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Prof Appa Rao Podile

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Vice Chancellor, Department of Plant Sciences
University of Hyderabad

Expertise

  • Plant Sciences

Publications

Total Articles 159
Books 0
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Professional Recognition

2017

Fellow, Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi

Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi
2017

Millennium Plaques of Honour

Indian Science Congress Association
2016

President Elect

Association of Microbiologists of India
2014

Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences

Indian National Science Academy
2014

Best Faculty Researcher Award

Indian Chitin and Chitosan Society
2013

Prof. G. Rangaswami Award in Agricultural Microbiology

Association of Microbiologists of India
2012

Elected Fellow, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

National Academy of Agricultural Sciences
2005

Outstanding Young Scientist Award

Indian Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology
1998

Goyal Science Foundation’s Rajib Goyal Young Scientist Award in Agriculture

Biological control of fungal diseases of plants
2007

Elected Fellow, National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad

National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad
2007

Elected Fellow, Andhra Pradesh Akademi of Sciences

Andhra Pradesh Akademi of Sciences
2007

Honorary Fellow, Association of Biotechnology and Pharmacy

Association of Biotechnology and Pharmacy
2018

JC Bose National fellowship

Science and Engineering Research Board, DST, India
1991

Young Scientist Project Investigator

DST, India
2014

Tata Innovation Fellowship

Department of Biotechnology
2017

Honoris Causa D.Sc.

Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University
2016

Mrs. Sitamahalaxmi Memorial Lecture

AP Science Congress
2016

Foundation day lecture

Institute of Science and Technology
2016

Platinum Jubilee Lecture

Indian Science Congress Association
2015

Member DST SERB Programme Approval Committee Plant Sciences

DST-SERB
2014

Member DBT Expert Committee on Biofertilizers and Biopesticides

DBT
2014

Member Executive Committee Indian Academy of Microbiological Sciences

Indian Academy of Microbiological Sciences
2014

Member Editorial Board Biopesticides International Journal

Biopesticides International Journal
2013

Co Chair DBT Task force on Bioagents for Agriculture

DBT
2012

Elected Fellow National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

National Academy of Agricultural Sciences
2011

Member DBT Task Force on Bioagents for Agriculture

DBT
2012

Life Time Achievement Award in Biotechnology

Association of Biotechnology and Pharmacy
2011

Member Research Advisory Council

National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms Mau U.P.
2011

Associate Editor

Australasian Plant Pathology Springer
2011

Member Central Council

Association of Microbiologists of India
2011

Member Editorial Board Kavaka

Transactions of Indian Mycological Society
2010

Elected Fellow

Association of Microbiologists of India
2010

Vice President

Indian Chitin and Chitosan Society
2011

Vice President

Asian Society of PGPR for Sustainable Agriculture
2009

Member UGC-SAP Advisory Committee

Department of Biochemistry Gulbarga University
2009

Member UGC-SAP Advisory Committee

Department of Microbiology Sri Krishna Devaraya University Anantapur
2006

Member DBT Task Force Biofertilizers and Integrated Nutrition Management

DBT
2006

Member Editorial Board

Indian Journal of Microbiology New Delhi
0

Local Sectional Secretary New Biology Section

2002

Member Editorial Board (Bacteriology)

Journal of Mycology and Plant Pathology Udaipur
2002

Coordinator DBT Network project on Development of Transgenic Mineral Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria

DBT
2002

President Central Chapter

Indian Phytopathological Society
1998

Fellow of Indian Phytopathological Society

Fellow of Indian Phytopathological Society New Delhi
0

Honorary Fellow

Association of Biotechnology and Pharmacy Guntur
2018

K.C. Mehta Memorial Award

National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS), New Delhi

Community & Membership

2015

Institutional Biosafety Committee Pondichery University

DBT Nominee
2014

Research Degree Committee in Microbiology Barkatullah University

Bhopal
2014

Board of Studies in Biotechnology Acharya Nagarjuna University Guntur

Member
2014

Board of Studies in Botany Osmania University Hyderabad Telangana

Member
2014

Board of Studies in Biotechnology Telangana University Nizamabad Telangana

Member
2014

Board of Studies in Department of Genomic Science Central University of Kerala

Member

Departmental Research Committee Department of Biotechnology Krishna University Machilipatn

Chairman
2011

Institutional Biosafety Committee Kaveri Seeds Secunderabad

DBT Nominee
2010

Institutional Biosafety Committee DuPont Knowledge Centre Shamirpet Hyderabad

DBT Nominee
2012

Board of Studies in Biotechnology JNTU

Member
2012

Board of Studies in Biotechnology ANU

Member
2011

Board of Studies in Botany Sri Yogi Vemana University Kadapa Andhra Pradesh

Member
2011

Technology Advisory Committee College of Technology Osmania University

Member
2008

Board of Studies in Biotechnology Krishna University Vijayawada

External Member
2006

Board of Studies in Environment Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad

External Member
2006

Board of Studies in Biotechnology Acharya Nagarjuna University Guntur Andhra Pradesh

External Member
2006

M.Tech Bioinformatics Programme University of Hyderabad

Coordinator
2005

PG Diploma in Medicinal Botany University of Hyderabad

Co coordinator
1999

Animal Ethics Committee School of Life Sciences University of Hyderabad

Member
1997

Academic Council PB Siddardha College of Arts and Science Vijayawada A.P.

Member
1995

Purchase Committee School of Life Sciences University of Hyderabad

Member
1989

DNES-EPDP Academic Committee

Member
1992

School Board School of Life Sciences University of Hyderabad

Member

The National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

2013
Life Member

The National Academy of Sciences

2007
Life Member

Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore

Life Member

Society of Biological Chemists of India, Bangalore

Life Member

Association for Advancement of Pest Management in Horticultural Ecosystems, Bangalore

Life Member

Mycological Society of India, Chennai

Life Member

Asian PGPR Society for Sustainable Agriculture, India

Life Member

Indian Chitin and Chitosan Society, Coimbatore

Life Member

Association of Microbiologists of India

Life Member

National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad

Life Member

Andhra Pradesh Akademi of Sciences, Hyderabad

Life Member

Association of Biotechnology and Pharmacy, Guntur

Life Member

All India Biotech Association, Southern Chapter, Hyderabad

Life Member

Indian Society for Mycology and Plant Pathology, Udaipur

Life Member

Indian Phytopathological Society, New Delhi

Life Member

Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkata, India

Life Member

Indian Society for Biocontrol Advancement, Coimbatore

Life Member

Bio

Biological Control, Chitinases, Chitooligosaccharide Elicitors, Induced Resistance, Non-Host Resistance, and Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR).

Personal Details

  • Male
  • Professor , University of Hyderabad
  • University of Hyderabad, Prof CR Rao Road, Gachibowli
Ph.D
Sardar Patel University 1987
Vice Chancellor Sep 2015 – Present
University of Hyderabad | Department of Plant Sciences
Professor Nov 2004 – Present
University of Hyderabad | Department of Plant Sciences
Visiting Scientist Aug 2006 – Sep 2006
University of Muenster, Germany
Visiting Scientist Oct 2000 – Jan 2001
Academia Sinica
Post-Doctoral Fellow Jan 1998 – Jan 1999
Academia Sinica

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Scholarly Work

The core root associated microbiome of pigeon pea under the influence of host genotype

Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India

PI

31 Lakhs

2018 - Ongoing

Ongoing
India-UK Nitrogen Fixation Centre (IUNFC)

Funding Agency: DBT

PI

84.16 Lakhs

2016 - Ongoing

Ongoing
NanoBioengineering of Bioinspired Biopolymers

Funding Agency: European Union

0

Euro 140000

2013 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Development and scale up of a bioprocess for production of chitooligosaccharides using recombinant chitinases

Funding Agency: DBT

46 Lakhs

-0001 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Development and commercialization of bioweedicide for rice weeds

Funding Agency: BIRAC

40 Lakhs

-0001 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Molecular basis of groundnut PGPR interaction and development of liquid formulation

Funding Agency: DBT

64 Lakhs

N/A

Ongoing
Elicitor-loaded nanoparticles for crop protection

Funding Agency: DBT

62 Lakhs

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Ongoing
Molecular mechanism of plant growth promotion in tomato

Funding Agency: CSIR

23 Lakhs

N/A

Ongoing
Construction of metagenomic library to isolate genes coding for novel chitin/chitosan degrading/modifying enzymes

Funding Agency: DBT

37 Lakhs

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Ongoing
Transgenic male sterile gerbera and biochemical studies on pollination induced petal senescence

Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India

23 Lakhs

N/A

Ongoing
Development of mycoherbicides for rice weeds

Funding Agency: DBT

24 Lakhs

N/A

Ongoing
Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria to Increase Tomato Productivity in Marginal Soils of the Semi-Arid Zone

Funding Agency: 500

Euro 17

N/A

Ongoing
Expression of harpin under TA 29 promoter to induce male sterility in tobacco

Funding Agency: University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India

10.38 Lakhs

N/A

Ongoing
Studies on host pathogen interactions and use of transgenic approaches for late leaf sport resistance in groundnut

Funding Agency: DBT

24 Lakhs

N/A

Ongoing
Development of environment friendly truncated peptides of harpin from Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae as broad-spectrum biopesticides for improved crop health

Funding Agency: DBT

28 Lakhs

N/A

Ongoing
NanoBioSaccharides

Funding Agency: European Union

Euro 98000

N/A

Ongoing
Development of stable formulations of recombinant chitinases from bacteria

Funding Agency: Institute of Life Sciences

3.5 Lakhs

N/A

Ongoing
Yeast as a model to study the biochemical and molecular aspects of plant hypersensitive response (HR)

Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India

17 Lakhs

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Development of improved bioformulations for the control of late leaf spot of groundnut

Funding Agency: Andhra Pradesh-Netherlands Biotechnology Program

17.56 Lakhs

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Development of transgenic mineral phosphate solubilizing bacteria

Funding Agency: DBT

64.04 Lakhs

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Development of foliar spray for the control of late leaf spot of groundnut using chitinolytic bacteria

Funding Agency: Andhra Pradesh-Netherlands Biotechnology Program

17.48 Lakhs

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Evaluation of elicitor and antimicrobial activities of some essential oils from plants for control of blast and blight disease in rice

Funding Agency: CSIR

6.04 Lakhs

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Ongoing
Induction of Host Plant Resistance in Groundnut by Treatment with Elicitors and Biocontrol Bacteria

Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India

12 Lakhs

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Development of RFLP Probes

Funding Agency: 32 Lakhs

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Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) of Cotton and Groundnut

Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India

2 Lakhs

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Chitosan nanoparticles – based approach to study induced defense responses, bioavailability and localization of harpin pss in tomato

University University of Hyderabad
Year 2018

Induction of defense responses in tobacco harpin bio-functionalised nanoparticles

University University of Hyderabad
Year 2017

Characterization of unique chitinases from Serratia marcescens GPS5 and Flavobacterium johnsoniae Uw101

University University of Hyderabad
Year 2016

Biochemical characterization of chitinolytic enzymes and evaluation of chitooligosaccharides generated by a chitosanase of plant growth promoting Paenibacillus elgii

University University of Hyderabad
Year 2015

Structural and mutational analysis of transglycosylation by chitinase D of Serratia proteamaculans

University University of Hyderabad
Year 2014

Auxiliary role of bacterial chitin binding proteins in chitin digestion

University University of Hyderabad
Year 2014

Non-host resistance-associated proteome changes in Cirtus-Xanthomonas interactions

University University of Hyderabad
Year 2013

Biochemical and molecular analyses of apoplastic defenses in tomato non-host resistance

University University of Hyderabad
Year 2013

Characterization of chitinases and a heoxaminidase from Stenotrophomonas maltophilia k279a

University University of Hyderabad
Year 2012

Hydrolytic and transglycosylation activities of Serratia proteamaculans on chitinous substrates

University University of Hyderabad
Year 2011

Elicitor-mediated defense responses in groundnut and tobacco

University University of Hyderabad
Year 2011

Induction of male sterility and disease resistance with the expression of harpinPss in transgenic tobacco

University University of Hyderabad
Year 2010

Harpin-mediated cell death: Studies on events of cell death and biophysical features of harpinPss

University University of Hyderabad
Year 2009

Cloning and characterization of chimeric Bacillus chitinases using domain-swapping

University University of Hyderabad
Year 2009

Mutagenic and transgenic approaches to manipulate mineral phosphate solubilization with special reference to glucose dehdrogenase

University University of Hyderabad
Year 2008

Expression of hrpZ under developmentally regulated promoters to induce male sterility in tobacco

University University of Hyderabad
Year 2006

Molecular approach to alter the properties of the membrane-bound glucose dehyrogenase of Gram negative bacteria associated with mineral phosphate solubilization

University University of Hyderabad
Year 2006

Characterization of cell death of Saccharomyces cerevisiae caused by the harpin of Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae

University University of Hyderabad
Year 2005

Selection, characterization and application of fungicide-tolerant or chitinolytic bacteria for control of fungal diseases of groundnut with special reference to the late leaf spot

University University of Hyderabad
Year 2004

Molecular analysis of genomes in interspecific hybrids of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R Br.) Co-supervisor with Prof. N.C. Subrahmanyam

University University of Hyderabad
Year 2004

Characterization of chitinolytic activity of Bacillus subtilis AF 1 and its use in development of improved formulations for plant growth and disease control

University University of Hyderabad
Year 2000

Groundnut plant growth promoting rhizobacteria interactions: Changes in root exudates, root proteome and bacterial cell wall proteome

University University of Hyderabad
Year 2018
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Scholarly Publications

Composition of the pretreatment solvent and the structural features of substrates and chitinases influence the bioconversion of α-chitin

Open Access
Article
Authors: Sivaramakrishna D.;Bhuvanachandra B.;Bevara S.;Padhy H.;Maddu R.R.;Bellamkonda R.;Podile A.R.

Secretome analysis of the chitinolytic machinery of Chitiniphilus shinanonensis and its implication in chitooligosaccharide production

Open Access
Article
Authors: Rani T.S.;Takahashi D.;Mukherjee S.;Uemura M.;Madhuprakash J.;Podile A.R.

Influence of genotype, nodule position, and edaphic factors on microbial diversity and assembly of pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan) root nodules in Indian soils

Open Access
Article
Authors: Basu A.;Chalasani D.;Sarma P.V.S.R.N.;Uikey S.;Chenna V.R.;Choudhari P.L.;Podile A.R.

Correction to: Comprehensive genomic analysis of Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus paralicheniformis associated with the pearl millet panicle reveals their antimicrobial potential against important plant pathogens (BMC Plant Biology, (2024), 24, 1, (197), 10.1186/s12870-024-04881-4)

Open Access
Erratum
Authors: Ashajyothi M.;Mahadevakumar S.;Venkatesh Y.N.;Sarma P.V.S.R.N.;Danteswari C.;Balamurugan A.;Prakash G.;Khandelwal V.;Tarasatyavathi C.;Podile A.R.;Mysore K.S.;Chandranayaka S.

Comprehensive genomic analysis of Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus paralicheniformis associated with the pearl millet panicle reveals their antimicrobial potential against important plant pathogens

Open Access
Article
Authors: Ashajyothi M.;Mahadevakumar S.;Venkatesh Y.N.;Sarma P.V.S.R.N.;Danteswari C.;Balamurugan A.;Prakash G.;Khandelwal V.;Tarasatyavathi C.;Podile A.R.;Kirankumar M.S.;Chandranayaka S.

Foreword

Open Access
Editorial
Authors: Raj E.G.D.P.
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Fungal Planet description sheets: 1478–1549

Open Access
Article
Authors: Crous P.W.;Osieck E.R.;Shivas R.G.;Tan Y.P.;Bishop-Hurley S.L.;Esteve-Raventós F.;Larsson E.;Luangsa-Ard J.J.;Pancorbo F.;Balashov S.;Baseia I.G.;Boekhout T.;Chandranayaka S.;Cowan D.A.;Cruz R.H.S.F.;Czachura P.;De la Peña-Lastra S.;Dovana F.;Drury B.;Fel

Fungal planet description sheets: 1550-1613

Open Access
Article
Authors: Crous P.W.;Costa M.M.;Kandemir H.;Vermaas M.;Vu D.;Zhao L.;Arumugam E.;Flakus A.;Jurjević ;Kaliyaperumal M.;Mahadevakumar S.;Murugadoss R.;Shivas R.G.;Tan Y.P.;Wingfield M.J.;Abell S.E.;Marney T.S.;Danteswari C.;Darmostuk V.;Denchev C.M.;Denchev T.T.;Etay