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Dr. Rakesh Srivastava (ICRISAT) leads the global chickpea molecular breeding and pearl millet genomics and molecular breeding teams at ICRISAT. He is extensively involved in generation of various genetic and genomic resources, mining, mapping and deployment of QTLs/genes for various biotic, abiotic, grain and fodder quality related traits in pearl millet. He is involved in development and maintenance of a world pearl millet inbred germplasm association panel (PMiGAP), representing the global pearl millet genetic diversity. He has contributed significantly towards the international whole genome sequencing initiative for pearl millet involving the world reference germplasm Tift23D2B1-PI-P5, and the entire PMiGAP. He helped in development of Chromosome Segment Substitution Lines (CSSLs) in an agronomically elite genetic background for all the seven linkage groups. He is involved in development and maintenance of more than 20 pairs of bi-parental mapping population segregating for various traits of agronomic importance. He helped developed a consensus linkage map in pearl millet using four diverse sets of mapping populations. The consensus map constructed till date has the largest number of SSRs of any map published till now for this crop, and is a reference genetic map globally. He is associated in deployment of major effect validated QTLs for important traits in parental lines of popular hybrids in collaboration with the National Agricultural Research System (NARS). He is also actively involved in various capacity building programs, and supervised/supervising six Ph.D. and nine Master’s students for thesis research work.

Activities

Employment (1)

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics: Hyderabad, Telangana, IN

2007 to present | Principal Scientist (Global Chickpea Breeding Lead/Pearl Millet Genomics & Molecular Breeding) Research Program - Accelerated Crop Improvement )
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Rakesh K Srivastava

Education and qualifications (1)

Indian Agricultural Research Institute: New Delhi, Delhi, IN

Ph.D (Genetics)
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Funding (5)

Breeding for low glycemic index(GI) pearl millet using modern genomic tools

Grant
CGIAR (Hyderabad, IN)
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Generations of genetic resources

Grant
CGIAR (Hyderabad, IN)
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Rakesh K Srivastava

Genomic Resources

Grant
CGIAR (Hyderabad, IN)
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Rakesh K Srivastava

Molecular breeding

Grant
CGIAR (Hyderabad, IN)
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Rakesh K Srivastava

Trait mapping

Grant
CGIAR (Hyderabad, IN)
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Rakesh K Srivastava

Works (50 of 96)

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Millets for a sustainable future

Journal of Experimental Botany
2024-12-26 | Journal article
Contributors: Arindam Ghatak; Iro Pierides; Roshan Kumar Singh; Rakesh K Srivastava; Rajeev K Varshney; Manoj Prasad; Palak Chaturvedi; Wolfram Weckwerth; Kay Trafford
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Rice Bran Extraction and Stabilization Methods for Nutrient and Phytochemical Biofortification, Nutraceutical Development, and Dietary Supplementation

Nutrition Reviews
2024-12-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Prajna Priyadarshini Das; Mir Zahoor Gul; Annika M Weber; Rakesh K Srivastava; Balram Marathi; Elizabeth P Ryan; Irfan A Ghazi
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Decoding the genome of the pearl millet pathogen Sclerospora graminicola unveils the molecular strategies underlying its pathogenesis and evolution

2024-11-12 | Preprint
Contributors: Rakesh K Srivastava; Chandranayaka S; Shekar Shetty HS; Ram Baran Singh; Rajan Sharma; Tara Satyavathi C; Srikanth Bollam; Vijay Reddy Lachagari
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Transpiration efficiency variations in the pearl millet reference collection PMiGAP

PLOS ONE
2024-07-26 | Journal article
Contributors: Laura Grégoire; Vanessa Carels; Jana Kholova; Rakesh Srivastava; Charles Thomas Hash; Yves Vigouroux; Vincent Vadez
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Transpiration efficiency variations in the pearl millet reference collection PMiGAP

2024-02-19 | Preprint
Contributors: Laura Gregoire; Jana Kholova; Rakesh Srivastava; Charles Thomas Hash; Yves Vigouroux; Vincent Vadez
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Improved pearl millet genomes representing the global heterotic pool offer a framework for molecular breeding applications

Communications Biology
2023-09-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Punna Ramu; Rakesh K. Srivastava; Abhijit Sanyal; Kevin Fengler; Jun Cao; Yun Zhang; Mitali Nimkar; Justin Gerke; Sriram Shreedharan; Victor Llaca et al.
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Mapping QTLs for important agronomic traits in an Iniadi-derived immortal population of pearl millet

Biotechnology Notes
2021 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2665-9069
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Rakesh K Srivastava

Metabolite Diversity and Metabolic Genome-Wide Marker Association Studies (Mgwas) for Health Benefiting Nutritional Traits in Pearl Millet Grains

Cells
2021-11-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Chandra Bhan Yadav; Rakesh K. Srivastava; Prakash I. Gangashetty; Rama Yadav; Luis A. J. Mur; Rattan S. Yadav
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Transpiration efficiency: insights from comparisons of C4 cereal species

Journal of Experimental Botany
2021-07-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0022-0957
Part of ISSN: 1460-2431
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Rakesh K Srivastava

Evaluation of Multiple Salinity Tolerance Indices for Screening and Comparative Biochemical and Molecular Analysis of Pearl Millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] Genotypes

Journal of Plant Growth Regulation
2021-06-25 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0721-7595
Part of ISSN: 1435-8107
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Rakesh K Srivastava
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Deciphering Genotype-By-Environment Interaction for Target Environmental Delineation and Identification of Stable Resistant Sources Against Foliar Blast Disease of Pearl Millet

Frontiers in Plant Science
2021-05-17 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1664-462X
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Rakesh K Srivastava

Genetic Gains in Pearl Millet in India: Insights Into Historic Breeding Strategies and Future Perspective

Frontiers in Plant Science
2021-03-30 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1664-462X
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Rakesh K Srivastava

Nitrogen Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural and Environmental Science in India

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
2021-02-18 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2571-581X
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Rakesh K Srivastava

Genetic Variation for Nitrogen Use Efficiency Traits in Global Diversity Panel and Parents of Mapping Populations in Pearl Millet

Frontiers in Plant Science
2021-02-04 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1664-462X
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Rakesh K Srivastava

Genomic Designing of Pearl Millet: A Resilient Crop for Arid and Semi-arid Environments

Genomic Designing of Climate-Smart Cereal Crops
2020 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 9783319933801
Part of ISBN: 9783319933818
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Rakesh K Srivastava

Discovery and validation of candidate genes for grain iron and zinc metabolism in pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.]

Scientific Reports
2020-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2045-2322
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Rakesh K Srivastava

Harnessing wild relatives of pearl millet for germplasm enhancement: Challenges and opportunities

Crop Science
2020-12-22 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0011-183X
Part of ISSN: 1435-0653
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Rakesh K Srivastava

Genomic resources in plant breeding for sustainable agriculture

Journal of Plant Physiology
2020-12-17 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0176-1617
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Rakesh K Srivastava

Assessing genetic diversity and population structure of sugarcane cultivars, progenitor species and genera using microsatellite (SSR) markers

Gene
2020-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0378-1119
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Rakesh K Srivastava

Genome‐wide association mapping and comparative genomics identifies genomic regions governing grain nutritional traits in finger millet ( Eleusine coracana L. Gaertn.)

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET
2020-07-05 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2572-2611
Part of ISSN: 2572-2611
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Rakesh K Srivastava
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Exploitation of Heterosis in Pearl Millet: A Review

Plants
2020-06-27 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2223-7747
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Rakesh K Srivastava
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Identification of polymorphic SSR markers in elite genotypes of pearl millet and diversity analysis

Ecological Genetics and Genomics
2020-02-20 | Journal article
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Rakesh K Srivastava

Identification of heterotic groups in South-Asian-bred hybrid parents of pearl millet

Theoretical and Applied Genetics
2020-01-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0040-5752
Part of ISSN: 1432-2242
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Rakesh K Srivastava

An Integrated Transcriptomic, Proteomic, and Metabolomic Approach to Unravel the Molecular Mechanisms of Metal Stress Tolerance in Plants

Plant-Metal Interactions
2019 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 9783030207311
Part of ISBN: 9783030207328
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Rakesh K Srivastava

Application of Plant Breeding and Genomics for Improved Sorghum and Pearl Millet Grain Nutritional Quality

Elsevier
2019 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 9780128115275
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Rakesh K Srivastava

Conventional and Molecular Breeding Approaches for Biofortification of Pearl Millet

Quality Breeding in Field Crops
2019 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 9783030046088
Part of ISBN: 9783030046095
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Rakesh K Srivastava

Identification of polymorphic SSR markers in elite genotypes of pearl millet and diversity analysis

Ecological Genetics and Genomics. (accepted)
2019 | Journal article
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Rakesh K Srivastava

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and genomic selection (GS) in pearl millet: advances and prospects

Frontiers in Genetics
2019-12 | Journal article
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Rakesh K Srivastava

Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici causal agent of vascular wilt disease of tomato: Biology to diversity– A review

Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
2019-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1319-562X
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Rakesh K Srivastava

Genetic variability, genotype × environment interaction and correlation analysis for grain iron and zinc contents in recombinant inbred line population of pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L). R.

Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding (The)
2019-09-23 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0019-5200
Part of ISSN: 0019-5200
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Rakesh K Srivastava

Mapping quantitative trait loci (QTLs) associated with resistance to major pathotype-isolates of pearl millet downy mildew pathogen

European Journal of Plant Pathology
2019-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0929-1873
Part of ISSN: 1573-8469
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Rakesh K Srivastava

Discerning combining ability loci for divergent environments using chromosome segment substitution lines (CSSLs) in pearl millet

PLOS ONE
2019-08-28 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1932-6203
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Rakesh K Srivastava
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Crop biofortification for iron (Fe), zinc (Zn) and vitamin A with transgenic approaches

Heliyon
2019-06 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2405-8440
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Rakesh K Srivastava

Origin of early maturing pigeonpea germplasm and its impact on adaptation and cropping systems

Plant Breeding
2019-06 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0179-9541
Part of ISSN: 1439-0523
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Rakesh K Srivastava

Genomic Approaches to Enhance Stress Tolerance for Productivity Improvements in Pearl Millet

Biotechnologies of Crop Improvement, Volume 3
2018 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 9783319947457
Part of ISBN: 9783319947464
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Rakesh K Srivastava

Chitosan nanoparticles having higher degree of acetylation induce resistance against pearl millet downy mildew through nitric oxide generation

Scientific Reports
2018-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2045-2322
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Rakesh K Srivastava

Development of a Cajanus cajanifolius-based CMS Hybrid Technology in Pigeonpea

Journal of Crop Science and Biotechnology
2018-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1975-9479
Part of ISSN: 2005-8276
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Rakesh K Srivastava

Lipopolysaccharide-induced priming enhances NO-mediated activation of defense responses in pearl millet challenged with Sclerospora graminicola

2018-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2190-572X
Part of ISSN: 2190-5738
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Rakesh K Srivastava

Phenotypic Data from Inbred Parents Can Improve Genomic Prediction in Pearl Millet Hybrids

G3: GENES, GENOMES, GENETICS
2018-07 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2160-1836
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Rakesh K Srivastava

Quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for water use and crop production traits co-locate with major QTL for tolerance to water deficit in a fine-mapping population of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L. R.Br.)

Theoretical and Applied Genetics
2018-07 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0040-5752
Part of ISSN: 1432-2242
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Rakesh K Srivastava

Mapping Grain Iron and Zinc Content Quantitative Trait Loci in an Iniadi-Derived Immortal Population of Pearl Millet

Genes
2018-05-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2073-4425
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Rakesh K Srivastava

Genome-Wide Identification and Analysis of Arabidopsis Sodium Proton Antiporter (NHX) and Human Sodium Proton Exchanger (NHE) Homologs in Sorghum bicolor

Genes
2018-05-03 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2073-4425
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Rakesh K Srivastava

Genome-wide in silico analysis of dehydrins in Sorghum bicolor, Setaria italica and Zea mays and quantitative analysis of dehydrin gene expressions under abiotic stresses in Sorghum bicolor

Plant Gene
2018-03 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2352-4073
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Rakesh K Srivastava

Towards Defining Heterotic Gene Pools in Pearl Millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.]

Front Plant Sci
2018-03-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1664-462X
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Rakesh K Srivastava

Draft genome sequence of Sclerospora graminicola , the pearl millet downy mildew pathogen

Biotechnology Reports
2017-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2215-017X
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Rakesh K Srivastava

Mapping QTLs Controlling Flowering Time and Important Agronomic Traits in Pearl Millet

Frontiers in Plant Science
2017-12-20 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1664-462X
Source: Self-asserted source
Rakesh K Srivastava

Genetic Linkage Map Construction in Pearl Millet Using SSR Markers

International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience
2017-11-30 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2320-7051
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Rakesh K Srivastava

Mapping Host Plant Resistance Qtls against Three Virulent Isolates of Downy Mildew PathogenIn Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum [L.] R. Br.)

International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience
2017-11-30 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2320-7051
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Rakesh K Srivastava

Pearl millet genome sequence provides a resource to improve agronomic traits in arid environments

Nature Biotechnology
2017-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1087-0156
Part of ISSN: 1546-1696
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Rakesh K Srivastava

Genetic Variability for Downy Mildew Disease Incidence in Mapping Population Parents of Pearl Millet

International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience
2017-10-30 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2320-7051
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Rakesh K Srivastava
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