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Employment (1)

Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology: Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, IN

1997 to present | Scientist (Plant Disease Biology and Biotechnology)
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George Thomas

Education and qualifications (4)

University of Hyderabad: Hyderabad, Telangana, IN

1990 to 1996 | PhD (Department of Plant Sciences, School of Life Sciences)
Education
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George Thomas

Mangalore University: Mangalore, Karnataka, IN

1988 to 1990 | Master of Philosophy (Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Regional Station Vittal)
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George Thomas

University of Kerala: Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, IN

1985 to 1987 | Master of Science (Department of Botany)
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George Thomas

St. Thomas College, : Pala, Kerala, IN

1982 to 1985 | Bachelor of Science (Department of Botany)
Education
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George Thomas

Funding (12)

Delineation and characterization of defense signaling pathways and genetic regulation of induced systemic resistance in Zingiber-Pythium pathosystems

2018 to 2021 | Grant
Department of Biotechnology , Ministry of Science and Technology (New Delhi, IN)
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George Thomas

De novo transcriptome sequencing microarray development and elucidation of Pythium responsive defense pathways in Zingiber zerumbet Smith

2015 to 2017 | Grant
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (New Delhi, IN)
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George Thomas

Development of rice varieties for Kerala with pyramided genes for resistance to BLB by marker assisted selection

2013 to 2019 | Grant
Department of Biotechnology , Ministry of Science and Technology (New Delhi, IN)
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George Thomas

Prospecting Zingiber zerumbet for molecular resources

2010 to 2013 | Grant
Department of Biotechnology , Ministry of Science and Technology (New Delhi, IN)
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George Thomas

Circumscription of medicinal rice njavara from other traditional rice in Kerala following microsatellite assisted fingerprinting

2008 to 2011 | Grant
Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (Thiruvananthapuram, IN)
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George Thomas

DNA barcoding of the selected genera of family Zingiberaceae: Alpinia, Zingiber and Globba.

2007 to 2010 | Grant
Department of Biotechnology , Ministry of Science and Technology (New Delhi, IN)
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George Thomas

Gene banks of traditional medicinal rice strains form Western ghats: collection and DNA fingerprinting

2006 to 2009 | Grant
Western Ghat Development Cell, Government of Kerala (Thiruvananthapuram, IN)
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George Thomas

DNA fingerprinting and evaluation of wild Zingiber spp. from Western ghats: a valuable source of horticultural traits and medicine,

2005 to 2008 | Grant
Kerala Forest Department (Thiruvananthapuram, IN)
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George Thomas

Molecular marker assisted genotyping and genetic structural studies of in njavara, a traditional medicinal rice (Oryza sativa L) in Kerala, India,

2004 to 2007 | Grant
International Foundation for Science (Sweden, SE)
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George Thomas

Improvement of selected spices through biotechnology tools: black pepper, cardamom, ginger, vanilla

2001 to 2005 | Grant
Department of Biotechnology , Ministry of Science and Technology (New Delhi, IN)
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George Thomas

Identifiication and evaluation of bioactive peptides: A biotechnological approach towards controlling fungal pathogen of the quick wilt disease of black pepper,

2001 to 2004 | Grant
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (New Delhi, IN)
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George Thomas

Clonal seed orchard management for higher seed productivity

2000 to 2002 | Grant
Kerala Forest Department (Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, IN)
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George Thomas

Works (5)

Chitosan triggers tolerance to Pythium myriotylum infection in ginger (Zingiber officinale) by modulating multiple defense signaling pathways

Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology
2023-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmpp.2023.101983
Contributors: Lini Varghese; George Thomas
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Genome and Transcriptome Sequence Resources and Effector Repertoire of Pythium myriotylum Drechsler

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions®
2022-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1094/MPMI-07-21-0165-A
Contributors: Gayathri R. Satheesh; Sayuj Koyyappurath; Lini Varghese; George Thomas
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Transcriptional analysis and histochemistry reveal a dominant role for cell wall signaling in mediating Pythium myriotylum resistance in Zingiber zerumbet

Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology
2019-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmpp.2018.11.002
Contributors: Kiran Ayyanperumal Geetha; Sayuj Koyyappurath; Lesly Augustine; George Thomas
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Transcriptome-based mining and expression profiling of Pythium responsive transcription factors in Zingiber sp.

Functional & Integrative Genomics
2019-03-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10142-018-0644-6
Contributors: Vishnu Sukumari Nath; Sayuj Koyyappurath; Teena Elizabeth Alex; Kiran Ayyanperumal Geetha; Lesly Augustine; Alka Nasser; George Thomas
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Highly repetitive DNA sequences of pearl millet: Modulation among Pennisetum species and cereals.

Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology
2000 | Journal article
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George Thomas

Peer review (6 reviews for 5 publications/grants)

Review activity for Biochemical genetics. (2)
Review activity for BMC plant biology (1)
Review activity for Euphytica. (1)
Review activity for Molecular genetics and genomics. (1)
Review activity for Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants. (1)
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