Prof. AKILA CHANDRA SEKHAR

@yvu.edu.in

Professor, Dept of Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa
Registrar

Prof. AKILA CHANDRA SEKHAR

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Biotechnology, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Genetics, Biotechnology
712

Scholar Citations

12

Scholar h-index

15

Scholar i10-index

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Growth, Physiological and Biochemical Effects of Atrazine on Foxtail Millet Genotypes
    KSS Reddy, CSR Naik, C Reddy, AC Sekhar
    Journal of Experimental Agriculture International 47 (11), 301-310 , 2025
    2025
  • Genome Sequence and Association Analysis Reveal Allelic Variants for Agronomically Important Traits in Foxtail Millet (Setaria italica L.) Germplasm
    S Shaik, A Kumar, BB Dholakia, KS Reddy, SA Rajakumar, R Palakurthi, ...
    2025
  • Allele mining for strong culm genes in mutant Sambha Mahsuri background
    PK Guha, KL Sharvani, AC Sekhar, DVR Prasad, MS Madhav, ...
    Gene Reports, 102308 , 2025
    2025
  • Genetic diversity analysis of morpho-physiological and yield attributing traits in foxtail millet (Setaria italica (L.) Beauv.)
    HV Battula, N Ragimekula, SP Mallapuram, CS Akila, VB Dasari
    Journal of Innovative Agriculture 12 (1), 1-8 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Association analysis for morpho-physiological and yield-attributing traits in foxtail millet (Setaria italica L. Beauv.)
    N RAGIMEKULA
    Annals of Arid Zone 64 (1), 129-134 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Genetic variability studies for morpho-physiological and yield-attributing traits in foxtail millet (Setaria italica L. Beauv.)
    BH Vardhan, R Narasimhulu, MS Priya, AC Sekhar
    International Journal of Environment and Climate Change 14 (8), 76-84 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 3
  • Genetic Improvement of Foxtail Millet ( Setaria italica L.)
    A Kumar, S Sameena, R Kumar, SA Rajakumar, KSS Reddy, PCO Reddy, ...
    Genetic Engineering of Crop Plants for Food and Health Security: Volume 2 … , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 1
  • ICPOES Based seed micronutrient content analysis as Tool to identify Allelic Sergeants’ in a Stable RIL mapping population of Foxtail millet (Setaria italica L.)
    S Sameena, A Kumar, SS Reddy, A Raja
    Indian J. Applied & Pure Bio. Vol 39 (2), 1117-1126 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 1
  • TRAIT ASSOCIATION ANALYSIS AND DIVERSITY ASSESSMENT IN BROWN TOP MILLET (Brachiaria ramose L.) GERMPLASM LINES
    A Kumar, S Sameena, KSS Reddy, SAR Kumar, PCO Reddy, C Reddy, ...
    2024
  • Agro-morphological, Physiological and Biochemical Analysis of Foxtail Millet (Setaria italica L.) Landraces Along with Released Cultivars Under Induced Drought Stress
    P Ramesh, G Mallikarjuna, S Sameena, P Yugandhar, V Pandit, RK Singh, ...
    Available at SSRN 4489736 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 1
  • STUDY OF PHENOTYPIC AND GENETIC DIVERSITY IN CLUSTER BEAN (CYAMOPSISTETRAGONOLOBA [L.] TAUB) GENOTYPES BY RAPD & ISSR MARKERS
    R Seenaiah, P Ramesh, BJ Naik, P Varakumar, A ChandraSekhar
    Chelonian Research Foundation 18 (2), 515-530 , 2023
    2023
  • Molecular genetic and taxonomical relationship among selected Setaria species using inter simple sequence repeat (ISSR’s) and microsatellite (SSRs) markers
    R Palakurthi, Y Poli, VN Juturu, M Gunti, SK Buchanapalli, COR Puli, ...
    Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 70 (3), 903-917 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 4
  • Molecular genetics and phenotypic assessment of foxtail millet ( Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv.) landraces revealed remarkable variability of morpho-physiological …
    P Ramesh, VN Juturu, P Yugandhar, S Pedersen, A Hemasundar, ...
    Frontiers in Genetics 14, 1052575 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 19
  • From seizures to wounds: the potential of phenytoin in traumatic wound management
    PA BABU, AC SEKHAR
    Int J Pharm Pharm Sci , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 2
  • IMPROVING FUNCTION IN KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS WITH PLATELET-RICH PLASMA THERAPY: A FUNCTIONAL OUTCOME EVALUATION
    PA BABU, AC SEKHAR, S SUJIN
    Int J Pharm Pharm Sci , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 1
  • Molecular breeding and application of molecular markers for improvement of antidiabetic medicinal plants
    S Shaik, A Kumar, G Mallikarjuna, GL Kola, PCO Reddy, AC Sekhar
    Antidiabetic potential of plants in the era of omics, 263-277 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 1
  • Endophytic microbiome-assisted drought tolerance in plants
    COR Puli, CS Akila, SR Kandi, PN Korra Thimma Naik, N Yammanuri, ...
    Understanding the microbiome interactions in agriculture and the environment … , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 2
  • Endophytic bacteria Bacillus amyloliquefaciens (Pj2) imparted growth promotion and enhanced drought stress tolerance of peanut.
    RK Suresh, K Sravani, KG Krishna, NKT Preetham, RY Naga, ...
    2022
  • Molecular Genetic and Taxonomical Relationship among Selected Setaria Species using Inter Simple Sequence Repeat (ISSR's) and Microsatellite (SSRs) Markers
    P Ramesh, P Yugandhar, VN Juturu, G Mallikarjuna, BS Kumar, ...
    2022
    Citations: 1
  • Endophytic bacteria Bacillus amyloliquefaciens (Pj2) im-parted growth promotion and enhanced drought stress tolerance of peanut
    SR Kandi, SKKK Guduru, PN KT
    crops 7, 8 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 3

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Advancements in molecular marker technologies and their applications in diversity studies: P. Ramesh et al.
    P Ramesh, G Mallikarjuna, S Sameena, A Kumar, K Gurulakshmi, ...
    Journal of biosciences 45 (1), 123 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 136
  • Stress Inducible Overexpression of AtHDG11 Leads to Improved Drought and Salt Stress Tolerance in Peanut ( Arachis hypogaea L.)
    JN Banavath, T Chakradhar, V Pandit, S Konduru, KK Guduru, CS Akila, ...
    Frontiers in chemistry 6, 34 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 117
  • Novel genes are enriched in normalized cDNA libraries from drought-stressed seedlings of rice ( Oryza sativa L. subsp. indica cv. Nagina 22)
    AR Reddy, W Ramakrishna, AC Sekhar, N Ithal, PR Babu, MF Bonaldo, ...
    Genome 45 (1), 204-211 , 2002
    2002
    Citations: 110
  • Genetic diversity analysis of selected Onion (Allium cepa L.) germplasm using specific RAPD and ISSR polymorphism markers
    GS Sudha, P Ramesh, AC Sekhar, TS Krishna, PV Bramhachari, ...
    Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology 17, 110-118 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 61
  • Genotypic variability in membrane thermostability in groundnut.
    HS Talwar, AC Sekhar, RCN Rao
    2002
    Citations: 30
  • Chitosan/poly(dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate- co -hydroxyethylacrylate) based semi-IPN hydrogels and silver nanocomposites: Synthesis, evaluation of amoxicillin …
    NS Reddy, S Eswaramma, I Chung, KSVK Rao, P Ramesh, ...
    International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials 68 … , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 29
  • Annotation and BAC/PAC localization of nonredundant ESTs from drought-stressed seedlings of an indica rice
    P Ravindra Babu, A Chandra Sekhar, N Ithal, G Markandeya, AR Reddy
    Journal of Genetics 81 (1), 25-44 , 2002
    2002
    Citations: 25
  • Molecular genetics and phenotypic assessment of foxtail millet ( Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv.) landraces revealed remarkable variability of morpho-physiological …
    P Ramesh, VN Juturu, P Yugandhar, S Pedersen, A Hemasundar, ...
    Frontiers in Genetics 14, 1052575 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 19
  • In vitro anti-venom potential of various Jatropha extracts on neutralizing cytotoxic effect induced by phospholipase A2 of crude venom from Indian cobra (Naja naja)
    KVNR Reddi, SS Rajesh, K Narendra, S Jangala, PCO Reddy, AK Satya, ...
    Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology 9 (1), 22-28 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 17
  • Role of molecular based markers methods and their applications in crop improvement
    BV Reddy, CVCM Reddy, AC Sekhar, PCO Reddy, P Rajasekhar, ...
    Plant Cell Biotechnology and Molecular Biology 22 (38-54) , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 16
  • Quorum sensing and biofilm formation in pathogenic and mutualistic plant-bacterial interactions
    R Mohan, M Benton, E Dangelmaier, Z Fu, A Chandra Sekhar
    Implication of quorum sensing system in biofilm formation and virulence, 133-160 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 15
  • Variability in seed mineral composition of foxtail millet (Setaria italica L.) landraces and released cultivars
    G Kola, PCO Reddy, S Shaik, M Gunti, R Palakurthi, HS Talwar, ...
    Current Trends in Biotechnology and Pharmacy 14 (3), 239-255 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 14
  • Computational analysis of human and mouse CREB3L4 protein
    KK Velpula, AA Rehman, S Chigurupati, R Sanam, KK Inampudi, CS Akila
    Bioinformation 8 (12), 574 , 2012
    2012
    Citations: 12
  • Salacia mulbarica leaf extract mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles for antibacterial and ct‐DNA damage via releasing of reactive oxygen species
    CS Espenti, KSV Krishna Rao, P Ramesh, A Chandra Sekhar, ...
    IET nanobiotechnology 14 (6), 485-490 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 11
  • Optimization of in vitro regeneration protocol for a popular Indica rice (Oryza sativa L. cv Swarna)
    VN Juturu, GK Mekala, M Garladinne, PCO Reddy, AC Sekhar
    Ann. Plant Sci 5, 1395-1401 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 10
  • Peanut ( Arachis hypogaea L.) Transgenic Plants for Abiotic Stress Tolerance
    COR Puli, CS Akila, V Pandit, S Konduru, SR Kandi, S Chinta
    Genetically Modified Crops: Current Status, Prospects and Challenges Volume … , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 7
  • Genetic diversity using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and inter-simple sequence repeats (ISSR) markers in Tinospora cordifolia from the Rayalseema region in Andhra …
    HF Nazneen, BA Naik, P Ramesh, AC Sekhar, PC Shankar
    African Journal of Biotechnology 18 (10), 231-241 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 7
  • Transgenic plants for remediation of radionuclides
    PCO Reddy, KS Raju, K Sravani, AC Sekhar, MK Reddy
    Transgenic plant technology for remediation of toxic metals and metalloids … , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 7
  • Structural insights into the extra cellular segment of integrinβ5 and molecular interaction studies
    A Setti, HS Sankati, TAP Devi, AC Sekhar, JV Rao, SC Pawar
    Journal of Receptors and Signal Transduction 33 (5), 319-324 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 7
  • Identification of nitrogen efficient Indica rice (Oryza sativa L.) genotypes: a physiological and multivariate statistical approach
    KK Guduru, V Pandit, R Palakurthi, S Konduru, SR Kandi, JN Banavath, ...
    Current Trends in Biotechnology and Pharmacy 12 (1), 16-32 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 5