Kalva Madhana Sekhar

Kalva Madhana Sekhar

Assistant Professor

Department of Life Sciences

GITAM School of Science

Visakhapatnam

Education

Ph. D.

Dr. Kalva Madhana Sekhar is working as a Asst. Professor in Dept. of Life Sciences, Gitam School of Sciences, GITAM deemed to be University, at Visakhapatnam. Dr. Sekhar received his Ph.D. in 2017 from School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad. Further, he has done his Post Doctoral research at CPMB, Osmania University from 2018 to 2021. His area of research majorly emphasizes on crop productivity under changing climate.

Research Publications

  • Sekhar KM, Kota VR, Reddy TP, Rao KV, Reddy AR (2020) Amelioration of plant responses to drought under elevated CO 2 by rejuvenating photosynthesis and nitrogen use efficiency: implications for future climate-resilient crops. Photosynthesis Research 1-20.
  • Sekhar KM, Sreeharsha RV, Reddy AR (2015) Differential responses in photosynthesis, growth and biomass yields in two mulberry genotypes grown under elevated CO2 atmosphere. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology151: 172-179.
  • Sekhar KM, Sreeharsha RV, Mudalkar S, Reddy AR (2014) Persistent stimulation of photosynthesis in short rotation coppice mulberry under elevated CO2 atmosphere. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology 137: 21-30.
  • Sekhar KM, Reddy KS, Reddy AR (2017) Amelioration of drought induced negative responses by elevated CO2 in field grown short rotation coppice mulberry (Morus spp.), a potential bio-energy tree crop. Photosynthesis Research132: 151-164.
  • Sekhar KM, Kota VR, Reddy VD, Reddy AR, Rao KV, (2021) Activation of CDC48 and acetyltransferase encoding genes contributes to enhanced abiotic stress tolerance and improved productivity traits in rice. Plant physiology and Biochemistry 168: 329-339.

Expertise

  • Check Icon Plant Physiology, Proteomics and Genomics
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