Profile of Dr.K.L.Bhutia

• B.Sc. : Agriculture from College of Agriculture, CAU, Imphal
• M.Sc.: Plant Molecular Biology & Biotechnology from CPGS-AS (CAU-Imphal), Umiam, Meghalaya
• Ph.D.: Plant Molecular Biology & Biotechnology from CPGS-AS (CAU-Imphal), Umiam, Meghalaya

Professional Experience

• Research Area: Plant Molecular Biology & Biotechnology
• Research Interests: Functional genomics, Transcriptomics, Molecular Breeding, Plant Tissue Culture
• Memberships of Societies: Agro Environmental Development Society

Research Projects

Externally Funded Project

• Principal Investigator (PI): “SERB- DST, Govt. of India funded project “Shoot transcriptome based understanding of molecular mechanism for fusarium wilt resistance in chickpea” (Project duration: 2021-24)
• Principal Investigator (PI): “AICRP on Sunflower, TCA-Dholi Centre (2020-2024)

University Funded Projects

• Principal Investigator (PI):

1. “Mutation breeding of Sunflower (Helianthus annus L.) for biotic and abiotic stress resistance and yield attributing traits” (Project duration: 2019-2022)
2. “Studies on the effect of biofertilizer in enhancing the antioxidant property of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) seed oil” (Project duration: 2024-2026)

• Co-PI:

1. Morpho-molecular evaluation for high yielding stress resistant wheat viv-a-vis agroecology of Bihar
2. Exploring the microbiome: A comprehensive study on its role in rapeseed-mustard
3. Studies on nano-encapsulation of Oregano essential oil and its uses as fish anesthetic agent
4. Exploration of mutagenesis approaches to create novel variant in poinsettia and standardization of its micro-propagation protocol

Publications (Number)

• Research articles / Review articles /Short Communication: 17
• Books : 1
• Book Chapter: 15
• Popular articles: 8

Key Publications:

• Bhutia, K. L., …………. & Tyagi, W. (2020). In silico characterization, and expression analysis of rice golden 2-like (OsGLK) members in response to low phosphorous. Molecular Biology Reports, 47, 2529-2549. (NAAS: 8.80)
• Bhutia, K. L., ………..Tyagi, W. (2021). A 1.84-Mb region on rice chromosome 2 carrying SPL4, SPL5 and MLO8 genes is associated with higher yield under phosphorus-deficient acidic soil. Journal of Applied Genetics, 62, 207-222. (NAAS: 8.40)
• Rajeev, R……. & Bhutia, K. L. (2022). Morphological characterization and expression analysis of genes for antioxidants enzymes in gamma rays induced M3 mutants of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) cultivar TNAUSUF-7. International Journal of Radiation Biology, 98(11), 1655-1663. (NAAS: 8.60)
• Moulick, D., Bhutia, K. L., et al. (2023). The intertwining of Zn-finger motifs and abiotic stress tolerance in plants: Current status and future prospects. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13, 1083960. (NAAS: 11.60)
• Nongbri, E. L., Das, S., Bhutia, K. L., et al. (2023). Differential Expression of Iron Deficiency Responsive Rice Genes under Low Phosphorus and Iron Toxicity Conditions and Association of OsIRO3 with Yield in Acidic Soils. Rice Science, 30(1), 58-69. (NAAS: 10.80)
• Moulick, D., …….Bhutia, K.L. et al. (2024). Selenium–An environmentally friendly micronutrient in agroecosystem in the modern era: An overview of 50-year findings. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 270, 115832. (NAAS: 12.80)
• Bhutia, K. L., et al., (2024). Shoot transcriptome revealed widespread differential expression and potential molecular mechanisms of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) against Fusarium wilt. Frontiers in Microbiology, 14, 1265265. (NAAS: 11.20)
• Moulick, D., ……Bhutia K. L., et al., (2024). Heavy metal stress in the agro-environment: consequences, adaptations and remediation. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 1-44. (NAAS: 9.10)

Award/s:

Young Scientist Award at the 5^th International Conference on Advances in Agriculture, Environment and Biosciences for Sustainable Development (AAEBSSD-2021) organized by College of Horticulture and Forestry, Central Agricultural University (Imphal), Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh in association in Agro Environmental Development Society, Uttar Pradesh and NABARD from 5^th to 7^th August 2021

A. AB&MB, CBSH, RPCAU, Pusa, Samastipur-848 125 Bihar, India

M. klbhutia@rpcau.ac.in 

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