Dr. Muhammed Azharudheen TP

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Name	Dr. Muhammed Azharudheen TP
Designation	Scientist
Discipline	Genetics and Plant Breeding
Qualification	PhD (Genetics)
Specialisation	Molecular breeding
Contact	md.azharudheen@icar.gov.in; tpazhar@gmail.com
Areas of Interest	Genetic markers and their application in crop improvement
Research Experience	ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack, Odisha: April 2015 to May 2018; RRLRRS, Kamrup, Assam: May 2018 to October 2019; ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack, Odisha: November 2019 to August 2022; ICAR-IISR, Calicut, Kerala: August 2022 to till date.
Total publications	: Research articles: 17; Book chapters: 12; Technology Bulletin: 4; Research Bulletin: 1; Abstracts published in conference/symposia: 20

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Research Publications

Research Publications:

Anilkumar C, Azharudheen TPM, Sah RP, Sunitha NC, Devanna BN, Marndi BC and Patra BC. (2023). Gene based markers improve precision of genome-wide association studies and accuracy of genomic predictions in rice breeding. Heredity, 130(5), 335-345.
Radha B, Sunitha NC, Sah RP, Azharudheen TPM, Krishna GK, Umesh DK, Thomas S, Anilkumar C, Upadhayay S, Kumar A, Ch L. N. M Behera S, Marndi BC and Siddique KHM. (2023). Physiological and molecular implications of multiple abiotic stresses on yield and quality of rice. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13:996514. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2022.996514
Anilkumar C, Sah RP, Beena R, Azharudheen TPM, Kumar A, Behera S, Sunitha NC, Pradhan SK, Reshmiraj KR, Parameswaran C, Marndi BC and Singh, A. K. (2023). Conventional and contemporary approaches for drought tolerance rice breeding: Progress and prospects. Plant Breeding 2023; 1-21.
Azharudheen TPM, Nayak AK, Behera S, Anilkumar C, Marndi BC, Moharana D, Singh LK, Upadhyay and Sah RP*. (2022). Genome-wide association analysis for plant type characters and yield using cgSSR markers in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Euphytica, 218(6), 1-13.
Azharudheen TPM, Kumar A, Anilkumar C, Sah RP, Behera S and Marndi BC. (2022). Understanding natural genetic variation for grain phytic acid content and functional marker development for phytic acid-related genes in rice. BMC Plant Biology, 22(1) : 1-14.
Sah, RP, Behera S, Dash SK, Azharudheen TPM*, Meher J, Kumar A, Marndi BC, Kar MK, Subudhi HN and Anilkumar C. (2022). Unravelling genetic architecture and development of core set from elite rice lines using yield-related candidate gene markers. Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants 28(6): 1217-1232.
Nayak AK, C AnilKumar, Behera S, Sah RP, Gera RL, Kumar A, Behera L and Azharudheen TPM*. (2022). Genetic dissection of grain size traits through GWAS using genic markers in rice. Rice Science, 29(5): 462-472.
Anilkumar C, Sah RP, Azharudheen TPM, Behera S, Singh N, Prakash NR, Sunitha NC, Devanna BN, Marndi BC, Patra BC and Nair SK. (2022). Understanding complex genetic architecture of rice grain weight through QTL-meta analysis and candidate gene identification. Scientific Reports 12(1): 1-13.
Sah RP, Nayak AK, Anilkumar C, Behera S, Azharudheen TPM and Lavanya GR (2022). cgSSR marker-based genome-wide association study identified genomic regions for panicle characters and yield in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture: https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.12183.
Kumar A, Nayak S, Ngangkham U, Sah RP, Lal MK, Azharudheen TPM, Behera S, Swain P, Behera L and Sharma S. (2021). Single nucleotide substitution in the SPDT transporter gene reduced phytic acid and increased mineral bioavailability from Rice grain (Oryza sativa L.). Journal of Food Biochemistry, 45(7), e13822.
Bal A, Samal P, Chakraborti M, Mukherjee AK, Ray S, Molla KA, Behera L, Samal R, Sarangi S, Sahoo P, Behera M, Lenka S, Azharudheen TPM, Khandual A and Kar MK. (2020). Stable quantitative trait locus (QTL) for sheath blight resistance from rice cultivar CR 1014. Euphytica, 216(11), 1-19.
Molla KA, Azharudheen TPM, Ray S, Sarkar S, Swain A, Chakraborti M, Vijayan J, Singh ON, Baig MJ and Mukherjee AK. (2019). Novel biotic stress responsive candidate gene based SSR (cgSSR) marker from rice. Euphytica, 215(2), 1-17.

Book chapters

Azharudheen TPM, Molla KA, Anilkumar C and Sah RP. (2022). Advanced Technologies for Climate-Smart Breeding. In: Bhattacharyya, P., Chakraborty, K., Molla, K. A., Poonam, A., Bhaduri, D., Sah, R. P., Paul S., Hanjagi P. S., Gowda BG and Swain, P. (Eds) Climate Resilient Technologies for Rice based Production Systems in Eastern India. ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha, India. Pp. 59-71.
Anilkumar C, Sah RP, Azharudheen TPM, Sunitha NC, Behera S, Marndi BC, Sharma TR and Singh AK. (2022). Genomic Selection in Rice: Current Status and Future Prospects. Genomic Selection in Plants A Guide for Breeders. CRC Press, Boca Raton. Pp. 68-82.
Azharudheen TPM, RP Sah, D Moharana, S Behera and SK Pradhan. (2021). Genetic Improvement of Rice for Lowlands. In: Pradhan SK, Das SR and Patra BC (Eds) Advances in Rice Breeding: Stress tolerance, Climate resilience, Quality and High yield. ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha, India. Pp. 63-85.
Molla K.A., Karmakar S., Molla J., Azharudheen TPM., Datta K. 2018. Oryza meyeriana Baill. In: Mondal T., Henry R. (eds) The Wild Oryza Genomes, pp. 183-192. Compendium of Plant Genomes. Springer, Cham.
Molla K.A., Karmakar S., Molla J., Azharudheen TPM., Datta K. 2018. Oryza neocaledonica Morat. In: Mondal T., Henry R. (eds) The Wild Oryza Genomes. Pp. 203-206, Compendium of Plant Genomes. Springer, Cham.