About

Working as Professor at Dept. of Plant Sciences, Manipal School of Life Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, Karnataka, India.

Employment

• Manipal School of Life Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education: Udupi, Karnataka, IN Professor
  2025 - Present
• Manipal School of Life Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education Professor and Head
  2018 - 2024
• School of Life Sciences, Manipal University Associate Professor & Head
  2015 - 2017
• School of Life Sciences, Manipal University Associate Professor
  2009 - 2014
• School of Life Sciences, Manipal University Assistant Professor
  2006 - 2009
• Jawaharlal Nehru University School of Life Sciences Research Associate (CSIR)
  2004 - 2006
• Jawaharlal Nehru University Research Associate (ICAR)
  2003 - 2004
• Bharathidasan University Post Doctoral Researcher
  2003 - 2003
• Bharathidasan University CSIR-Extended SRF
  2002 - 2003
• St. Joseph's College, Assistant Professor (Leave vacancy)
  2001 - 2002

Education

• Bharathidasan University PhD
  1997 - 2002
• Bharathidasan University M.Phil
  1991 - 1993
• University of Madras MSc
  1989 - 1991
• Bharathidasan University (Periyar EVR College, Tiruchi, TN) BSc
  1986 - 1989

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (70)

• Unlocking the potential of brown algae as a biostimulant and its role in disease resistance and stress tolerance in crop plants
  Planta 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-026-05096-7
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• Chemical profiling and quantitative assessment of functional phytochemicals from areca nut (Areca catechu L.)
  Journal of Food Composition and Analysis 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2026.109465
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• Comparative Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Wild Atalantia from Taiwan and Sri Lanka Using SSR Markers
  Plants 2026 DOI: 10.3390/plants15040570
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• Enhanced fungal disease detection in brinjal leaves using deep semantic segmentation with U2-Net
  Discover Artificial Intelligence 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s44163-026-01208-0
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• Pharmacological and biological activities of areca nut (Areca catechu L.): A systematic review
  Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s11694-026-04393-9
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• Bioactive warriors from Solanaceous plants – An inclusive review on anticancer potential and its molecular mechanisms
  PharmaNutrition 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.phanu.2026.100505
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• Modulation of morpho-physiological responses and antioxidant enzymes in green gram under metal stress
  Vegetos 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s42535-026-01785-6
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• Semi-connected structure and asymmetric gene flow of Nypa fruticans Wurmb. across the Philippine archipelago
  Frontiers in Plant Science 2026 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2026.1879288
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• High Salinity Induces Changes in the Leaf Transcriptome of Withania somnifera
  Plant Molecular Biology Reporter 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s11105-025-01674-3
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• Sustainable bio-valorisation of water hyacinth for enhancing rural livelihood and achieving sustainable development goals
  Bioresource Technology Reports 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.biteb.2025.102352
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