Publications having NAAS rating 6 and above with first or corresponding author only

1. Dutta TK*, Ray S, Akhil VS, Rupinikrishna K, Chauhan U, Dutta A, Vijayan J, Iquebal MA, Chinnusamy V (2026). A synthetic guide RNA scaffold enhanced CRISPR/Cas9 editing efficiency in plants across multiple gene targets. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 365:152456. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2026.152456 (NAAS score - 14.7)
2. Santhoshkumar K, Mathur C, Mandal A, Dutta TK* (2021). A toxin complex protein from Photorhabdus akhurstii conferred oral insecticidal activity against Galleria mellonella by targeting the midgut epithelium. Microbiological Research 242: 126642. DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2020.126642 (NAAS score - 14.5)
3. Dutta TK*, Akhil VS, Gawade BH, Bhowmick PK, Singh AK, Singh NK, Groen SC (2025). Resources for genetic control of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne enterolobii, an impending threat to direct-seeded rice agriculture. Plant Stress 18:101067. DOI: 10.1016/j.stress.2025.101067 (NAAS score - 14.1)
4. Dutta TK*, Akhil VS, Chauhan U, Bhowmick PK, Ray S, Chinnusamy V, Groen SC (2026). Knockout of OsHIPP19 reduces rice susceptibility to root-knot nematode Meloidogyne graminicola. Rice Science 33(): DOI: 10.1016/j.rsci.2026.05.008 (NAAS score - 13.4)
5. Singh D, Dutta TK*, Shivakumara TN, Dash M, Bollinedi H, Rao U (2021). Suberin biopolymer in rice root exodermis reinforces preformed barrier against Meloidogyne graminicola infection. Rice Science 28(3): 301-312. DOI: 10.1016/j.rsci.2021.04.008 (NAAS score - 13.4)
6. Dutta TK*, Veeresh A, Mathur C, Phani V, Mandal A, Sagar D, Nebapure SM (2021). The induced knockdown of GmCAD receptor protein encoding gene in Galleria mellonella decreased the insect susceptibility to a Photorhabdus akhurstii oral toxin. Virulence 12(1): 2957-2971. DOI: 10.1080/21505594.2021.2006996 (NAAS score - 12.8)
7. Thorat YE, Dutta TK*, Jain PK, Subramaniam K, Sirohi A (2024). A nematode-inducible promoter can effectively drives RNAi construct to confer Meloidogyne incognita resistance in tomato. Plant Cell Reports 43(1): 3. DOI: 10.1007/s00299-023-03114-6 (NAAS score - 11.3)
8. Dutta TK*, Vashisth N, Ray S, Phani V, Chinnusamy V, Sirohi A (2023). Functional analysis of a susceptibility gene (HIPP27) in the Arabidopsis thaliana-Meloidogyne incognita pathosystem by using a genome editing strategy. BMC Plant Biology 23: 390. DOI: 10.1186/s12870-023-04401-w (NAAS score - 11.6)
9. Dutta TK*, Rupinikrishna K, Akhil VS, Vashisth N, Phani V, Pankaj, Sirohi A, Chinnusamy V (2024). CRISPR/Cas9-induced knockout of an amino acid permease gene (AAP6) reduced Arabidopsis thaliana susceptibility to Meloidogyne incognita. BMC Plant Biology 24: 515. DOI: 10.1186/s12870-024-05175-5 (NAAS score - 11.6)
10. Papolu PK, Dutta TK*, Tyagi N, Urwin PE, Lilley CJ, Rao U (2016). Expression of a cystatin transgene in eggplant provides resistance to root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita. Frontiers in Plant Science 7: 1122 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01122 (NAAS score - 11.9)

Patent / Technologies / Methodologies / System etc. (Upto Five) :

1. A patent titled “Enhanced CRISPR/Cas9 Editing in Plants via Synthetic 86-nt gRNA Scaffold for Multigene Targeting” (application number: 202611000034) published. This invention relates to guide RNA scaffold engineering for improving genome editing efficiency in monocot and dicot plants.

2. A patent titled “Novel gene-based markers for introgression of root-knot nematode resistance in Indian rice accessions” (application number: 202611098744) published. This invention relates to development of two CAPS markers for screening the nematode resistance gene in different rice cultivars and breeding resistance in susceptible accessions.

3. An industrial design patent titled “Portable nematode detection device” (application number: 467034-001) granted. This invention relates to an electrochemical biosensor chip (DNA probes embedded)-based device that can simultaneously detect multiple nematode species from a given field.

4. An industrial design patent titled “Portable chemotaxis screening device” (application number: 484515-001) granted. This apparatus offers simultaneous, four-directional chemical screening within a uniform X-shaped channel embedded on a planar assay platform.

5. A copyright titled “MultiEdit PTG Designer 1.0” (application number: SW-51560/2025-CO) granted. This software aids in seamless assembly of multiple guide RNA spacers via 4-bp overhang towards multiplex genome editing (https://multieditptgd.daasbioinfromaticsteam.in/).

Awards / Recognitions / Fellowship (Upto Five) :

1. Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence (FNAPE) fellow at University of California, Davis, USA

2. Associate Fellow, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)

3. Selected Member, National Academy of Sciences India (NASI)

4. British Council Funded UKIERI Fellow at Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, UK

5. Jawaharlal Nehru award conferred by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)