Rupesh Deshmukh

@cuh.ac.in

Associate Professor, Department of Biotechnology
Central University of Haryana

EDUCATION

PhD Biotechnology

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Plant Science
13677

Scholar Citations

62

Scholar h-index

163

Scholar i10-index

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Challenges and Opportunities with CRISPR-Based Genome Editing in Legume Crops
    P Kumar, H Yadav, B Mahakalkar, R Mandlik, S Vats, V Thakral, V Kumar, ...
    Functional & Integrative Genomics 26 (1), 24 , 2026
    2026
  • Twenty-Five Years of Pi54: Discovery, Deployment, and Its Role in Silent Revolution in Rice Breeding
    TR Sharma, BN Devanna, R Rathour, MS Madhav, A Das, S Ray, ...
    Rice Science , 2026
    2026
  • Genome Editing of a Carotenogenic Gene for Lycopene Enhancement Increases Heavy Metal Stress Susceptibility in Tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum L.)
    S Vats, H Jadhav, B Mahakalkar, G Patil, H Sonah, TR Sharma, ...
    Physiologia Plantarum 178 (3), e70884 , 2026
    2026
  • Mineral Nutrient Acquisition Under Stress: Sensing, Signaling, and Transportation
    DK Tripathi, P Sharma, R Elbaum, H Nguyen, R Deshmukh
    Plant science: an international journal of experimental plant biology, 113166 , 2026
    2026
  • Opportunities and Challenges with Microbial Synthesis of Selenium Nanoparticles and its Applications in Agriculture
    B Mahakalkar, V Rana, A Bhardwaj, S Singh, G Raturi, S Vats, D Patel, ...
    Plant Nano Biology, 100258 , 2026
    2026
    Citations: 3
  • Securing nature’s pharmacy: investigating conservation and drug discovery potential in Curcuma caesia through germplasm characterization and threatened status …
    TP Devi, B Chowdhury, S Sudhakaran, R Deshmukh, MA Islam
    Vegetos 39 (1), 21-30 , 2026
    2026
  • Advancing ornamental plant breeding through genomic technologies: opportunities, challenges, and future directions
    MPK Muhammed, MC Pagariya, PR Jadhav, NS Gawade, DK Sarode, ...
    FUNCTIONAL & INTEGRATIVE GENOMICS 25 (1) , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • A CRISPR-Cas9 library to target putative redundant gene sets facilitates their functional exploration in grain development in rice
    B Yadav, S Sardar, A Yadav, A Kumari, M Gautam, R Mandlik, S Arora, ...
    BMC Plant Biology 25 (1), 1769 , 2025
    2025
  • Single-cell transcriptomic landscape of sorghum leaf reveals cell-specific mineral nutrient regulation
    L D’Agostino, V Devkar, YV Lenin, SV Jagadish, R Deshmukh, ...
    Plant Physiology Reports 30 (4), 959-964 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 2
  • Targeted disruption of OsBADH2 induces basmati aroma in the popular indica rice variety IR-64 using CRISPR/Cas9
    V Bhatt, TR Ramkumar, V Barvkar, R Deshmukh, GB Patil, A Nadaf
    Plant Physiology Reports 30 (4), 835-845 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 2
  • Advancing ornamental plant breeding through genomic technologies: opportunities, challenges, and future directions
    MC Pagariya, PR Jadhav, NS Gawade, DK Sarode, SG Karkute, ...
    Functional & Integrative Genomics 25 (1), 1-23 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 5
  • Deciphering the role of monoacylglycerol lipases (MAGL) under abiotic stress and lipid metabolism in soybean ( Glycine max L.)
    V Kumar, R Mandlik, S Kumawat, B Mahakalkar, N Rana, Y Sharma, ...
    Plant Biotechnology Journal 23 (10), 4318-4335 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 3
  • Mineral nutrient acquisition under stress: Sensing, signaling, and transportation
    PP Thakur, PV Jadhav, D Dasgupta, G Mote, R Bhagat, PB Kale, ...
    Plant Science, 112702 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Expression profiling, photosynthetic analysis, and metabolomics revealed biochemical pathways regulating silicon induced tolerance to Metalloid (As, Sb, Ge) Toxicity in …
    V Thakral, S Sudhakaran, B Mahakalkar, S Kumar, DK Tripathi, H Sonah, ...
    Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 110340 , 2025
    2025
  • A comparative study of silicon uptake, accumulation and understanding its role in salt stress mitigation in millets
    AA Mali, SS Shaikh, PH Mahadik, PS Mundada, AA Naik, TD Nikam, ...
    Plant Science, 112669 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Cell‐type‐specific response to silicon treatment in soybean leaves revealed by single‐nucleus RNA sequencing and targeted gene editing
    V Devkar, L D'Agostino, AO Kshetry, Y Chen, K Ghose, YV Lenin, ...
    The Plant Journal 123 (1), e70309 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 6
  • Genomic introgression and expression profiling of the KTI null allele in soybean through elite-by-elite backcrossing
    P Jadhav, U Shinde, P Thakur, B Gawande, A Mahobia, MP Moharil, ...
    Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 224, 109912 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 2
  • Nanomaterial-based gene delivery in plants: an upcoming genetic revolution?
    N Kandhol, PK Dash, VP Singh, R Deshmukh, OP Dhankher, LSP Tran, ...
    Trends Plant Sci. https://doi. org/10.1016/j. tplants 12 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 10
  • Delivering Genome Editing Reagents Into Plants: Agrobacterium - and Non- Agrobacterium -mediated Approaches
    M Bulle, K Ghose, H Shinde, A Nadaf, R Deshmukh, GB Patil
    Genome Editing for Crop Improvement: Theory and Methodology, 88-118 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Exploring Advances in Genome Editing for Multiple Traits Improvement in Tomato
    R Deshmukh
    PAG Asia India Conference, March 18-20, 2025 , 2025
    2025

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • The controversies of silicon's role in plant biology
    D Coskun, R Deshmukh, H Sonah, JG Menzies, O Reynolds, JF Ma, ...
    New Phytologist 221 (1), 67-85 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 824
  • Role of silicon in mitigation of heavy metal stresses in crop plants
    JA Bhat, SM Shivaraj, P Singh, DB Navadagi, DK Tripathi, PK Dash, ...
    Plants 8 (3), 71 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 440
  • Transcription factors as key molecular target to strengthen the drought stress tolerance in plants
    M Manna, T Thakur, O Chirom, R Mandlik, R Deshmukh, P Salvi
    Physiologia Plantarum 172 (2), 847-868 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 391
  • Role of silicon in plant stress tolerance: opportunities to achieve a sustainable cropping system
    SM Zargar, R Mahajan, JA Bhat, M Nazir, R Deshmukh
    3 Biotech 9 (3), 73 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 391
  • Integrating omic approaches for abiotic stress tolerance in soybean
    R Deshmukh, H Sonah, G Patil, W Chen, S Prince, R Mutava, T Vuong, ...
    Frontiers in Plant science 5, 244 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 372
  • Identification and functional characterization of silicon transporters in soybean using comparative genomics of major intrinsic proteins in Arabidopsis and rice
    RK Deshmukh, J Vivancos, V Guérin, H Sonah, C Labbé, F Belzile, ...
    Plant Molecular Biology 83 (4-5), 303-315 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 323
  • Significance of silicon uptake, transport, and deposition in plants
    R Mandlik, V Thakral, G Raturi, S Shinde, M Nikolić, DK Tripathi, H Sonah, ...
    Journal of experimental botany 71 (21), 6703-6718 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 292
  • Soybean ( Glycine max ) SWEET gene family: insights through comparative genomics, transcriptome profiling and whole genome re-sequence analysis
    G Patil, B Valliyodan, R Deshmukh, S Prince, B Nicander, M Zhao, ...
    Bmc Genomics 16 (1), 520 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 284
  • A precise spacing between the NPA domains of aquaporins is essential for silicon permeability in plants
    RK Deshmukh, J Vivancos, G Ramakrishnan, V Guérin, G Carpentier, ...
    The Plant Journal 83 (3), 489-500, doi:10.1111/tpj.12904 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 260
  • Genome-Wide Distribution and Organization of Microsatellites in Plants: An Insight into Marker Development in Brachypodium
    RK Deshmukh*, H Sonah*, A Sharma, VP Singh, DK Gupta, RN Gacche, ...
    PloS one 6 (6), e21298 , 2011
    2011
    Citations: 252
  • Genome editing in plants: exploration of technological advancements and challenges
    S Vats, S Kumawat, V Kumar, GB Patil, T Joshi, H Sonah, TR Sharma, ...
    Cells 8 (11), 1386 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 222
  • Aluminum toxicity and aluminum stress-induced physiological tolerance responses in higher plants
    DK Chauhan, V Yadav, M Vaculik, W Gassmann, S Pike, N Arif, VP Singh, ...
    Critical Reviews in Biotechnology 41 (5), 715-730 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 216
  • Molecular evolution of aquaporins and silicon influx in plants
    R Deshmukh, RR Bélanger
    Functional Ecology 30, 1277–1285 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 213
  • Identification and comparative analysis of differential gene expression in soybean leaf tissue under drought and flooding stress revealed by RNA-Seq
    W Chen, Q Yao, GB Patil, G Agarwal, RK Deshmukh, L Lin, B Wang, ...
    Frontiers in Plant Science 7, 1044 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 200
  • Computational Prediction of Effector Proteins in Fungi: Opportunities and Challenges
    RK Deshmukh*, H Sonah*, RR Bélanger
    Frontiers in plant science 7 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 180
  • Understanding the Dynamics of Blast Resistance in Rice- Magnaporthe oryzae Interactions
    BN Devanna, P Jain, AU Solanke, A Das, S Thakur, PK Singh, M Kumari, ...
    Journal of Fungi 8 (6), 584 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 178
  • Genome editing in cereals: approaches, applications and challenges
    WA Ansari, SU Chandanshive, V Bhatt, AB Nadaf, S Vats, JL Katara, ...
    International Journal of Molecular Sciences 21 (11), 4040 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 177
  • Mutation breeding in tomato: advances, applicability and challenges
    J Chaudhary, A Alisha, V Bhatt, S Chandanshive, N Kumar, Z Mir, ...
    Plants 8 (5), 128 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 175
  • Fascinating role of silicon to combat salinity stress in plants: An updated overview
    P Dhiman, N Rajora, S Bhardwaj, SS Sudhakaran, A Kumar, G Raturi, ...
    Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 162, 110-123 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 174
  • Highly variable SSR markers suitable for rice genotyping using agarose gels
    RK Deshmukh*, H Singh*, A Singh, AK Singh, K Gaikwad, TR Sharma, ...
    Molecular Breeding 25 (2), 359-364 , 2010
    2010
    Citations: 168