AAMIR RAINA

@amu.ac.in

Assistant Professor, Department of Botany
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh

AAMIR RAINA


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My research focuses on the use of physical and chemical mutagens in the development of high yielding mutant varieties in food legumes and medicinally important plants. In response to the FAO challenge: food productivity must be increased by 70% to support the growing population that is expected to reach to 9.6 billion by 2050. We undertook several research projects aimed at increasing the productivity of cool and warm-season food legumes that are ideal crops to achieve local and global food security. We were successful in developing high yielding mutant lines of cowpea, chickpea, and lentil that are promising in increasing the yielding potential of existing cultivars. I have published more than 40 scientific papers in reputed journals. I have expertise in many areas of Botany including Plant Breeding and Crop Genetics, Molecular Genetics, MAS, and QTL mapping. I am also an editorial board member of several reputed journals.

EDUCATION

Ph. D Botany

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Plant Breeding and Crop Genetics
56

Scopus Publications

3317

Scholar Citations

35

Scholar h-index

54

Scholar i10-index

Scopus Publications

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Major Reference Work "Legumes: Genetics and Genomics"
    AR Amit Kumar Singh, Samiullah Khan, Aditya Pratap, Manish K. Pandey
    Springer Singapore 1, eBook ISBN 978-981-92-0329-1 , 2026
    2026
  • Faba Bean: Breeding, Production, Cultivation and Uses
    AR Samiullah Khan
    Nova Science Publisher, 285 ISBN: 979-8-89530-447-1 , 2025
    2025
  • Gamma rays and sodium azide induced variations in bio-physiological and agronomical traits in linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.)
    R Jahan, A Raina, S Malik, S Khan
    Heliyon 10 (11) , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 1
  • Improving French Bean Yield Potential through Induced Mutagenesis using EMS and SA
    RA Laskar, B Dowarah, D Tamang, S Das, P Borah, A Raina
    Frontiers in Horticulture 2, 1288720 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 3
  • Contribution of conventional breeding approaches in legumes biofortification
    HM Ahmad, S Zahra, S Oranab, S Arif, S Zakia, A Raina, MZ Khan, ...
    Legumes biofortification, 111-129 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 3
  • SINE Markers as a Powerful Tool for Assessing Genetic Diversity to Improve Potato
    N Tomlekova, S Aziz, E Nacheva, B Weber, A Raina, KM Seibt
    Advanced Crop Improvement, Volume 2: Case Studies of Economically Important … , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 1
  • Induced Mutagenesis-A Reliable Technology to Overcome the Limitations of Low Genetic Variability in Lentils
    MR Wani, A Raina, N Tomlekova, RA Laskar, M Feroz, S Khan
    Advanced Crop Improvement, Volume 2: Case Studies of Economically Important … , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 2
  • Improvement of yield in cowpea varieties using different breeding approaches
    A Raina, RA Laskar, MR Wani, S Khan
    Advanced Crop Improvement, Volume 2: Case Studies of Economically Important … , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 3
  • Plant breeding from classical genetics to molecular approaches for food and nutrition security
    A Raina, RA Laskar, MR Wani, N Tomlekova, S Khan
    Advanced Crop Improvement, Volume 1: Theory and Practice, 1-32 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 7
  • Assessment of Bio-physiological damages and cytological aberrations in cowpea varieties treated with gamma rays and sodium azide
    A Raina, YR Tantray, S Khan
    PloS one 18 (7), e0288590 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 8
  • Mutagenic effect of gamma rays on induced mutation and principal component analysis of yield characters on green gram in M2 generation.
    S Vasudevan, A Dhanarajan, A Raina, Y Kasim, G Balasubramani, ...
    2023
    Citations: 7
  • Recent advances in artificial intelligence, mechanistic models and speed breeding offer exciting opportunities for precise and accelerated genomics-assisted breeding
    JA Bhat, X Feng, ZA Mir, A Raina, KHM Siddique
    Physiologia plantarum, e13969 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 49
  • Advanced Crop Improvement: Case Studies of Economically Important Crops
    A Raina, MR Wani, RA Laskar, NB Tomlekova, S Khan
    Springer , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 7
  • Advanced Crop Improvement: Theory and Practice
    A Raina, MR Wani, RA Laskar, NB Tomlekova, S Khan
    Springer , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 4
  • Mutagenesis in Genetic Improvement of Lentil: Development of Multipodding Mutant via Gamma R ays
    N SHEIKH, RA LASKAR, A RAINA
    Biotechnologies and Genetics in Plant Mutation Breeding: Volume 3 … , 2023
    2023
  • Field assessment of yield and its contributing traits of cowpea treated with lower, intermediate, and higher doses of gamma rays and sodium azide
    A Raina, S Khan
    Frontiers in Plant Science 14, 2053 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 18
  • Comparative effects of caffeine and lead nitrate on the bio-physiological and yield associated traits of lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.)
    J Yousuf, A Raina, S Rasik, ZA Reshi, D Shahwar
    Heliyon 9 (6) , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 12
  • Evaluation of morphophysiological, biochemical and antioxidant activity of green gram (Vigna radiata (L.) R.Wilczek) in responses to gamma irradiation
    RA Vasudevan S, Dhanarajan A, Kasim Y, Sankar V, Balasubramani G
    Plant Scinece Today 10 (2), 289-301 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 3
  • Legume Breeding in Transition: Innovation and Outlook
    A Raina, RA Laskar, S Khan, NB Tomlekova, W Ravelombola, M THUDI
    Frontiers in Genetics 14, 880 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 12
  • Mutagenesis in Genetic Improvement of Lentil: Development of Multipodding Mutant via Gamma Rays
    RA Laskar, A Raina, N Sheikh, MR Wani, S Khan
    Biotechnologies and Genetics in Plant Mutation Breeding, 253-279 , 2023
    2023

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Role and regulation of plants phenolics in abiotic stress tolerance: An overview
    MI Naikoo, MI Dar, F Raghib, H Jaleel, B Ahmad, A Raina, FA Khan, ...
    Plant signaling molecules, 157-168 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 490
  • Role of Mutation Breeding in Crop Improvement-Past, Present and Future
    A Raina, RA Laskar, S Khursheed, R Amin, YR Tantray, K Parveen, ...
    Asian Research Journal of Agriculture 2 (2), 1-13 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 196
  • Chromium toxicity in plants: signaling, mitigation, and future perspectives
    S Ali, RA Mir, A Tyagi, N Manzar, AS Kashyap, M Mushtaq, A Raina, ...
    Plants 12 (7), 1502 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 154
  • Characterization of induced High Yielding Cowpea Mutant Lines Using physiological, Biochemical and Molecular Markers
    A Raina, RA Laskar, YR Tantray, S Khursheed, MR Wani, S Khan
    Scientific reports 10 (1), 1-22 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 102
  • Induced mutation analysis with biochemical and molecular characterization of high yielding lentil mutant lines
    RA Laskar, AA Laskar, A Raina, S Khan, H Younus
    International journal of biological macromolecules 109, 167-179 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 102
  • Induced phenotypic diversity in the mutagenized populations of faba bean using physical and chemical mutagenesis
    S Khursheed, A Raina, K Parveen, S Khan
    Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 92
  • Lentil ( Lens culinaris Medik.) Diversity, Cytogenetics and Breeding
    RA Laskar, S Khan, CR Deb, N Tomlekova, MR Wani, A Raina, R Amin
    Advances in Plant Breeding Strategies: Legumes: Volume 7, 319-369 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 90
  • Induce Physical and Chemical Mutagenesis for Improvement of Yield Attributing Traits and their Correlation Analysis in Chickpea
    R Aamir, L Rafiul, Amin, K Shahnawaz, K Samreen, P Kouser, A Ruhul, ...
    International Letters of Natural Sciences 61, 14-22 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 89
  • Effect of gamma radiation and EMS on mutation rate: their effectiveness and efficiency in faba bean ( Vicia faba L.)
    S Khursheed, A Raina, RA Laskar, S Khan
    Caryologia 71 (4), 397-404 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 84
  • Quantitative analysis of induced phenotypic diversity in chickpea using physical and chemical mutagenesis
    RA Laskar, S Khan, S Khursheed, A Raina, R Amin
    Journal of Agronomy 14 (3), 102 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 84
  • Comparative analysis of cytological abnormalities induced in Vicia faba L. genotypes using physical and chemical mutagenesis
    S Khursheed, RA Laskar, A Raina, R Amin, S Khan
    Chromosome Science 18 (3-4), 47-51 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 83
  • Chemo-induced pod and seed mutants in mungbean (Vigna radiata L. Wilczek)
    MR Wani, AR Dar, A Tak, I Amin, NH Shah, R Rehman, MY Baba, A Raina, ...
    SAARC Journal of Agriculture 15 (2), 57-67 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 77
  • Impacts of drought stress on water use efficiency and grain productivity of rice and utilization of genotypic variability to combat climate change
    T Hussain, N Hussain, M Tahir, A Raina, S Ikram, S Maqbool, M Fraz Ali, ...
    Agronomy 12 (10), 2518 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 68
  • Morphological characterization of gamma rays induced multipodding mutant ( mp ) in lentil cultivar Pant L 406
    R Amin Laskar, MR Wani, A Raina, R Amin, S Khan
    International Journal of Radiation Biology 94 (11), 1049-1053 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 66
  • Induced morphological and chromosomal diversity in the mutagenized population of black cumin (Nigella sativa L.) using single and combination treatments of gamma rays and ethyl …
    A Raina
    2019
    Citations: 65
  • Improvement of Yield and Mineral Content in Two Cultivars of Vicia faba L. Through Physical and Chemical Mutagenesis and their Character Association Analysis
    S Khursheed, A Raina, S Khan
    Archives of Current Research International 4 (1), 1-7 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 65
  • Induction of morphological mutations and mutant phenotyping in black gram [ Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper] using gamma rays and EMS
    S Goyal, MR Wani, RA Laskar, A Raina, R Amin, S Khan
    Vegetos 32 (4), 464-472 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 63
  • Chickpea ( Cicer arietinum L.) Cytogenetics, Genetic Diversity and Breeding
    A Raina, S Khan, MR Wani, RA Laskar, W Mushtaq
    Advances in Plant Breeding Strategies: Legumes: Volume 7, 53-112 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 59
  • Chemical Mutagen affects Pollination and Locule Formation in Capsules of Black Cumin (Nigella sativa L.)
    SK AADIL YOUSUF TANTRAY*, AAMIR RAINA, SHAHNAWAZ KHURSHEED, RUHUL AMIN
    International Journal on Agricultural Sciences 8 (1), 108-118 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 57
  • Gamma rays and sodium azide induced genetic variability in high yielding and biofortified mutant lines in cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.]
    A Raina, D Laskar, R Amin, MR Wani, S Khan, P Ahmad
    Frontiers in Plant Science, 1605 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 56

Publications

Raina A*, Laskar RA, Wani MR, Jan BL, Ali S, Khan S (2022). Gamma rays and sodium azide induced genetic variability in high yielding and biofortified mutant lines in cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.]. Frontiers in Plant
Science 13:911049. doi: 10.3389/ IF 6.667
2.
Roy A, Sahu PK, Das C, Bhattacharyya S, Raina A*, Mondal S (2022) Conventional and New-Breeding Technologies for Improving Disease Resistance in Lentil (Lens Culinaris L. Medik). Frontiers in Plant Science (Accepted for publication) IF 6.667
3.
Raina A*, Laskar RA, Wani MR, Jan BL, Ali S, Khan S (2022). Comparative mutagenic effectiveness and efficiency of gamma rays and sodium azide in inducing chlorophyll and morphological mutants of cowpea. Plants 11, 1322.
DOI 10.3390/plants11101322 IF 4.665
4.
Raina A*, Laskar RA, Wani MR, Khan S (2022). Chemical mutagenesis: Role in
Breeding and Biofortification of lentil (Lens culinaris Medik) mutant lines. Molecular Biology Reports IF 2.775
5.
Rasik S, Raina A*, Laskar RA, Wani MR, Reshi Z, Khan S (2022). Lower doses of Sodium azide and Methyl methanesulphonate improved yield and pigment contents in vegetable cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.]. South African
Journal of Botany, 148, 727-736. IF 3.111
6.
Majeed A, Feng X, Raina A, Salgotra RK, Bhat JA (2022) Harnessing the Potential of Bulk Segregant Analysis-Sequencing and its Related Approaches in Crop Breeding. Frontiers in Genetics 13:944501
DOI: 10.3389/fgene 2022.