Rafia Akhtar

About

Rafia Akhtar is a dedicated PhD scholar in Plant Science at Bharathidasan University in Tiruchchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India. Her research primarily focuses on plant pathology, with significant contributions to understanding fungal diseases in crops. Rafia has published several notable papers, including the first report of Lasiodiplodia iraniensis causing postharvest decay in chillies and the discovery of novel antifungal compounds from Prunella vulgaris. Her work aims to develop sustainable bio-fungicides to combat phytopathogenic fungi

Employment

• Bharathidasan University PhD Student
  2021 - Present

Education

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Publications (5)

• Optimizing a standard protocol for protocorm-like bodies induction and mass propagation of Coelogyne mossiae plantlets for efficient evaluation of pharmaceutical potential
  Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC) 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s11240-026-03361-x
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• First report of Lasiodiplodia iraniensis causing postharvest decay in chillies (Capsicum spp.)
  Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.pmpp.2025.102580
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• Phytoconstituent Profiling and Antifungal Efficacy of Artemisia absinthium L.: Towards Sustainable Bio-Fungicide Development
  Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-024-05030-1
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• Novel antifungal compound from Prunella vulgaris: An in-silico approach towards the discovery of potent inhibitor to combat phytopathogenic fungi
  Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2024.103187
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• Isolation and Identification of soil born fungi from agricultural fields of Dehradun, India
  International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences 2022
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