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

1. Katral A, Palacios NR, Hossain F, Prasanna BM, Muthusamy V* and Zhang X* (2026) Uncovering genetic architecture and genomic prediction of vitamin E content in tropical maize. Plant Cell and Environment https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.70410 (IF: 6.3) (NAAS: P100/12.30)
2. Mathavaraj P, Muthusamy V*, Katral A, Mandal P, Zunjare RU and Hossain F (2025) Lipoxygenases (LOXs): Will turning off this genetic switch help safeguard the flavor and nutritional quality of stored lipid-rich staple foods? Food Chemistry https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.142637 (IF: 9.8) (NAAS: F051/14.50)
3. Rojaria V, Katral A, Muthusamy V*, Zunjare RU, Bhatt V, Sarma GR, Madhavan J, Neeraja CN and Hossain F (2025) Spatiotemporal expression dynamics of lpa1 and lpa2 genes showed low phytate accumulation in maize foliage and seeds during early developmental stages. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2025.110627 (IF: 5.7) (NAAS: P121/12.10)
4. Ganesh BT, Muthusamy V*, Katral A, Gopinath I, Kyada AD, Sharma G, Madhavan J, Zunjare RU and Hossain F (2025) Unveiling the functionality of phytase activity in maize for enhanced bioavailability of minerals: a new avenue for nutritional security. Journal of Cereal Science https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2025.104220 (IF: 3.7) (NAAS: J145/9.90)
5. Mishra SJ, Hossain F, Zunjare RU, Chhabra R, Katral A, Gopinath I, Bhatt V, Sarma GR, Talukder ZA, Kasana RK, Devi EL, Sarika K, Mehta BK, Guleria SK, Kumar J and Muthusamy V* (2025) Genomics-assisted stacking of waxy1, opaque2, and crtRB1 genes for enhancing amylopectin in biofortified maize for industrial utilization and nutritional security. Functional and Integrative Genomics https://doi.org/10.1007/s10142-024-01523-8 (IF: 3.1) (NAAS: F115/9.90)
6. Katral A, Hossain F, Zunjare RU, Mishra SJ, Ragi S, Kasana RK, Chhabra R, Thimmegowda V, Vasudev S, Kumar S, Bhat JS, Neeraja CN, Yadava DK and Muthusamy V*(2024) Enhancing kernel oil and tailoring fatty acid composition by genomics-assisted selection for dgat1-2 and fatb genes in multi-nutrient rich maize: new avenue for food, feed and bioenergy. The Plant Journal https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.16926 (IF: 5.7) (NAAS: P113/ 12.20)
7. Gopinath I, Hossain F, Thambiyannan S, Sharma N, Duo H, Kasana RK, Katral A, Devlash R, Veluchamy SSKR, Zunjare RU, Sekhar JC, Guleria SK, Rajasekaran R and Muthusamy V* (2024) Unraveling popping quality through insights on kernel physical, agro-morphological, and quality traits of diverse popcorn (Zea mays var. everta) inbreds from Indigenous and exotic germplasm. Food Research International 191: 114676 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2024.114676 (IF: 8.0) (NAAS: F061/ 13.00)
8. Katral A, Hossain F, Zunjare RU, Ragi S, Kasana RK, Duo H, Gopinath I, Mehta BK, Guleria SK, Thimmegowda V, Vasudev S, Kumar B, Karjagi CG, Pandey S, Neeraja CN, Yadava DK and Muthusamy V* (2024) Maize genotypes with favourable dgat1-2 and fatb alleles possess stable high kernel oil and fatty acid health and nutritive indices. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 278: 134848 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.134848 (IF: 8.5) (NAAS: I192/13.70)
9. Rojaria V, Hossain F, Zunjare RU, Bhatt V, Katral A, Kasana RK, Mishra SJ, Basu S, Singh AK and Muthusamy V* (2024) Development and characterization of lpa1 and lpa2-based low phytate double mutants in maize for enhancing the nutritional quality of food and feed. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2024.106771 (IF: 4.6) (NAAS: J257/10.00)
10. Gopinath I, Hossain F, Zunjare RU, Thambiyannan S, Kumar S, Bhatt V, Chand G, Veluchamy SSKR, Kumar B, Sekhar JC, Singh G, Rajasekaran R and Muthusamy V*(2024) Genetic analysis of popping quality traits and development of superior quality popcorn hybrids for sustainable popcorn breeding program in India. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.13748 (IF: 3.5) (NAAS: J575/ 9.30)

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

1. Biofortified Maize Hybrids (17): Pusa Biofortified Maize Hybrid-8, Pusa Biofortified Maize Hybrid-7, Pusa Biofortified Maize Hybrid-6, Pusa Biofortified Maize Hybrid-5, Pusa Biofortified Maize Hybrid-4, Pusa Biofortified Maize Hybrid-3, Pusa Biofortified Maize Hybrid-2, Pusa Biofortified Maize Hybrid-1, Pusa VQPM-9 Improved, Pusa VH27 Improved, Pusa HQPM1 Improved, Pusa HQPM4 Improved, Pusa HQPM5 Improved, Pusa HQPM7 Improved, Pusa HM4 Improved, Pusa HM8 Improved and Pusa HM9 Improved

2. Popcorn Hybrids (2): Pusa Popcorn Hybrid-1 and Pusa Popcorn Hybrid-2

3. Sweet Corn Hybrids (3): Pusa Super Sweet Corn-1, Pusa Super Sweet Corn-2 and Pusa Super Sweet Corn-3

4. Baby Corn Hybrids (3): Pusa HM4 Male Sterile Baby Corn (Shishu), Pusa HM4 Male Sterile Baby Corn-2, and Pusa Male Sterile Baby Corn Hybrid-3

5. Waxy Corn Hybrid (1): Pusa Waxy Maize Hybrid-1; Fodder Maize Hybrid (1): Pusa Forage Maize Hybrid-1

Awards / Recognitions / Fellowship (Upto Five) :

1. Fellow, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) (2026); NAAS-Associateship (2022); ISGPB-Fellow (2020); MTAI-Fellow (2024)

2. Japan International Award for Young Agricultural Researchers by JIRCAS, AFFRC and MAFF, Government of Japan (2025); Maize-Asia Youth Innovators Award by CIMMYT, CGIAR Research program on Maize and YPARD (2018)

3. Young Scientist Award by three National Science Academies, viz. Indian National Science Academy (INSA) (2022), National Academy of Sciences India (NASI) (2021) and NAAS (2022)

4. IARI-IV Dr. HK Jain Memorial Young Scientist Award (2025); ICAR-Jawaharlal Nehru Award for Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Research in Agricultural and Allied Sciences (2014); IARI-Merit Medal for Outstanding Academic performance in the PhD programme (2013)

5. Dr. Joginder Singh Memorial Award for Maize Breeding (2025) - Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding (ISGPB); Srinivasa Ramanujam Award for Young Scientist (2021) - ISGPB; Pran Vohra Award by Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA), Kolkata (2019); Dr. NN Singh Young Scientist Award (2024) - Maize Technologists Association of India (MTAI)