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Scientists

Dr. Mukesh Kr. Rana

Designation:

Principal Scientist

Division/RS/Unit:

Division of Genomic Resources

Discipline:

Plant Breeding/ Molecular Genetics

Contact:

011-25802809 (Ext.809)

E-Mail:

Mukesh.Rana(AT)icar.gov.in

Personal Webpage:

Salient Achievements:

Cultivar Identification and Molecular Diversity Assessment using DNA Markers: Actively involved in the DNA fingerprinting of Indian crop varieties for their unique identification. DNA fingerprinting protocols for molecular techniques such as SSR, SRAP, ISSR, AFLP, RAPD etc. have been developed in number of crops including cotton, jute, rice, wheat, maize, lentil, peas, sorghum etc.

Hybridity and Seed Purity Testing: Identified various microsatellite markers for seed purity testing of popular cotton hybrids grown in India. Also identified markers for true hybridity testing of crosses in lentil and chickpea.

DNA Fingerprinting Service: Rendered DNA Fingerprinting service to over two dozens of public and private sector organizations. This is a regular activity and resource generation is an inherent feature of this activity.

Human Resource Development: Trained over hundred of researchers, students, scientists etc. in the area of DNA fingerprinting from various public and private sector organizations from within the country and abroad.

Officer-In-Charge, Library (2010-13): Served NBPGR’s library in the capacity of Officer-In-Charge. Facilitaed the purchases of various online databases, national and international journals, books and periodicals for the library.

Teaching and Training:Actively involved in teaching courses PGR 605 and PGR 691 in the Division of Plant Genetic Resources. Also guiding M.Sc. and Ph.D. students in the same discipline.

Awards/Honours:

1. Certificates of Honour and Merit by HP Agricultural University, Palampur (HP) during B.Sc. (1989), M.Sc. (1991) and Ph.D. (1996) programs for outstanding academic achievements.

2. Gold Medal by HP Agricultural University, Palampur (HP) for obtaining first position in Ph.D. (1996).

3. Gold medal, citation and Certificate of Honour by Himotkarsh Sahitya, Sanskriti Avum Jan Kalyan Parishad, Una, H.P. for academic excellence (1997).

4. Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) by the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) (1994-96).

5. DBT’s ‘Associateship for Young Scientists’ in Niche Areas of Biotechnology (2007-08).

6. NAIP (ICAR) International Fellowship in USA under the field of Plant Genomic Resources Conservation (2010).

7. Fellow of Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding and Indian Society of Plant Genetic Resources.

Research publications

1. Verma, N., Rana, M., Negi, K.S., Kumar, G., Bhat, K.V., Park, Y.J. and Bisht, I. (2010) Assessment of genetic diversity in Indian Perilla frutescens (L.) Briton landraces using STMS markers. Indian Journal of Biotechnology, 9, 43-49.

2. Lin, L., Tang, H., Compton, R.O., Lemke, C., Rainville, L.K., Wang, X., Rong, J., Rana, M.K. and Paterson, A.H. (2011) Comparative analysis of Gossypium and Vitis genomes indicates genome duplication specific to the Gossypium lineage. Genomics, 97, 313-320.

3. Rana, M.K., Singh, S., Singh, A.K. and Kak, A. (2012) Genetic diversity assessment in Indian jute (Corchorus spp) cultivars using gene-targeted molecular markers. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 82, 660-666.

4. Singh, A.K., Rana, M.K., Kumar, S., Singh, S. and Singh, R. (2012) Isolation and expression analysis of cold acclimation specific gene CAS15 from white clover (Trifolium repens L.). VEGETOS, 25, 354-361.

5. Kong, W., Jin, H., Franks, C.D., Kim, C., Bandopadhyay, R., Rana, M.K., Auckland, S.A., Goff, V.H., Rainville, L.K., Burow, G.B. et al. (2013) Genetic analysis of recombinant inbred lines for Sorghum bicolor x Sorghum propinquum. G3: Genes | Genomes | Genetics, 3, 101-108.

6. Mondal, T., Ganie, S., Rana, M. and Sharma, T. R. (2013) Genome-wide Analysis of Zinc Transporter Genes of Maize (Zea mays). Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 1-12.

7. Mondal, T.K., Ganie, S.A., Niraj, R.R.K. and Rana, M.K. (2013) Cloning and in silico analysis of a gene encoding a putative ß-carbonic anhydrase from cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp). Journal of Plant Interactions.

8. Rana, M.K., Arora, K., Singh, S. and Singh, A.K. (2013) Multi-locus DNA fingerprinting and genetic diversity in jute (Corchorus spp.) based on sequence-related amplified polymorphism . Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 22, 1-8.

09. Singh, A.K., Rana, M., Singh, S., Kumar, S., Kumar, R. and Singh, R. (2013) CAAT box-derived polymorphism (CBDP): a novel promoter-targeted molecular marker for plants. Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology.

10. Singh, A.K., Rana, M.K., Singh, S., Kumar, S., Kumar, D. and Arya, L. (2013) Assessment of genetic diversity among the pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R Br.] cultivars using SSR markers. Range Management and Agroforestry, 34, 2249-5231.

11. Singh, M., Bisht, I.S., Dutta, M., Kumar, K., Rana, M.K., Sarker, A. and Bansal, K.C. (2013) Exploitation of wild annual Cicer species for widening the gene pool of chickpea cultivars. Journal of Agricultural Science, Cambridge (in press).

12. Singh, M., Rana, M.K., Kumar, K., Bisht, I.S., Dutta, M. and Bansal, K.C. (2013) Broadening the genetic base of lentil cultivars through inter-sub-specific and interspecific crosses of Lens taxa. Plant Breeding.

13. Kumar G., Kanwar P.S., Prasad K.V., Rana M.K., Namita and Panwar S. (2014). Genetic diversity analysis of chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum grandiflorum) cultivars using RAPD markers.Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 84: 1323-1328.

14. Mondal T. K., Ganie S. A., Niraj R.R.K. and Rana M.K., (2014). Cloning and in silico analysis of a gene encoding a putative ß-carbonic anhydrase from cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp)." Journal of Plant Interactions 9: 504-513.

15. Gore P.G., Rana M.K., Singh M., Bisht I.S. and Bhalla S. (2015). Genetic diversity in wild Lens spp. using ISSR molecular marker. Legume Research 38(5): 575-578.

16. Rana, M.K. and Singh S.(2017). Assessment of genetic diversity and DNA profiling of linseed (Linum usitatissimum subsp. usitatissimum L.) germplasm using SSR markers. J. Plant Biochem. Biotechnol. 26(3): 293-301

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