Characterized crop responses to the combination of multiple co- and simultaneously occurring abiotic and biotic stresses in rice and wheat crop. 

Being part of the wheat biofortification team, we have developed a high yielding blast resistant finger millet variety Rajendra Madua-1 (RAUF-17) and a high yielding, iron and zinc biofortified wheat variety Rajendra Genhu-4 (HUW-828) 

Developed a unique low-cost field-based plant phenotyping platform for screening crops and mapping populations for combinations of different abiotic stresses (Heat, Drought, Salinity), and elevated CO2 

Advanced phenotyping and characterization of diverse rice germplasm for CO2-high night temperature combination stress

Carbon balance dynamics (Photosynthesis: respiration) in rice under high day and night temperature 

Characterization of rice mutant lines for a combination of heat-drought-salinity stress

We have provided a solution to overcome the sensitivity of rice to high night temperatures by active selection of genotypes and developing varieties that are highly responsive to CO2.

We have explained (i) the differential response of rice crop towards high day and high night temperatures, and (ii) dark respiration is a major route of carbon loss resulting in lower yield and biomass in rice.

We could identify the target enzymes in developing rice caryopsis, which can be utilized to develop high night temperature tolerance in rice.