Dr. Nidhi Rawat

Post-doctoral Fellow
University of Florida, USA


Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Plant Genetics from University of Florida, Florida, USA

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Biography

Dr. Nidhi Rawat is currently working as Post Doctoral Fellow at University of Florida, USA. She has completed her Ph.D. in Plant Genetics from same University. Her main area of interest focuses on Plant Genetics. Her area of expertise includes Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Plant Genetics, Genomics, and Transcriptomics. She has published 11 research articles in journals contributed as author/co-author.

Area of Interest:

Plant and Soil Sciences
Plant Genetics
Molecular Biology
Genomics
Bioinformatics

Selected Publications

  1. Rawat, N., S.P. Kiran, D. Du, F.G. Gmitter and Z. Deng, 2015. Comprehensive meta-analysis, co-expression, and miRNA nested network analysis identifies gene candidates in citrus against Huanglongbing disease. BMC Plant Biol., Vol. 15. 10.1186/s12870-015-0568-4.
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  2. Du, D., N. Rawat, Z. Deng and F.G. Gmitter, 2015. Construction of Citrus Gene Coexpression Networks from Microarray Data Using Random Matrix Theory. Nature Publishing Group, USA.

  3. Sama, V.S.A.K., N. Rawat, R.M. Sundaram, K. Himabindu, R.M. Sundaram, S. Bhaskar and B.C. Naik, 2013. A putative candidate for the recessive gall midge resistance gene gm3 in rice identified and validated Theoret. Applied Genet., 127: 113-124.
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  4. Rawat, N., K. Himabindu, C.N. Neeraja, S. Nair and J.S. Bentur, 2013. Suppressive subtraction hybridization reveals that rice gall midge attack elicits plant pathogen-like responses in rice. Plant Physiol. Biochem., 63: 122-130.
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  5. Bentur, J.S., N. Rawat, D.K. Sinha, J. Nagaraju and S. Nair 2013. New Genetic Avenues for Insect Pest Management in Rice as Revealed by Studies on Gall Midge. In: International Dialogue on Perception and Prospects of Designer Rice, Muralidharan, K. and E.A. Siddiq (Eds). Society for Advancement of Rice Research, Directorate of Rice Research, India, pp: 185-187.

  6. Yasala, A.K., N. Rawat, V.S.A.K. Sama, K. Himabindu, R.M. Sundaram and J.S. Bentur, 2012. In silico analysis for gene content in rice genomic regions mapped for the gall midge resistance genes. PlantOmics, 5: 405-413.
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  7. Rawat, N., C.N. Neeraja, R.M. Sundaram, S. Nair and J.S. Bentur, 2012. Differential gene expression in gall midge susceptible rice genotypes revealed by Suppressive Subtraction Hybridization (SSH) cDNA libraries and microarray analysis. Rice, Vol. 5. 10.1186/1939-8433-5-8.
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  8. Rawat, N., C.N. Neeraja, R.M. Sundaram, S. Nair and J.S. Bentur, 2012. A novel mechanism of gall midge resistance in the rice variety Kavya as revealed by microarray analysis. Funct. Integr. Genomics, 12: 249-264.
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  9. Rawat, N., D.K. Sinha, P. Rajendrakumar, P. Shrivastava and C.N. Neeraja et al., 2010. Role of pathogenesis related genes in the rice-gall midge interactions. Curr. Sci., 99: 1361-1368.
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  10. Awasthi, A.K., P.K. Kar, P.P. Srivastava, N. Rawat, K. Vijayan, A.R. Pradeep and S. Raje Urs, 2008. Molecular evaluation of bivoltine, polyvoltine and mutant silkworm (Bombyx mori L.) with RAPD, ISSR and RFLP-STS markers. Indian J. Biotechnol., 7: 188-194.
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