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HANSRAJ COLLEGE

University of Delhi

NAAC Grade A++ with CGPA 3.71 NIRF Rank # 12 (Amongst Colleges)

Botany

Dr. Sahil Mehta

Assistant Professor | Department of Botany

Contact (Off.): 9871683808

Email Address : sahilmehtasm21[at]hrc[dot]du[dot]ac[dot]in

  1. Crop Improvement
  2. Transgenics
  3. Plant Pathology
  4. Metagenomics
  5. Nanotechnology
  • Ph.D. (Life sciences) , 2017-2022 , International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India
  • M.Sc. (Botany) , 2015-2017 , Hansraj College, University of Delhi
  • B.Sc. (H) Botany , 2012-2015 , Hansraj College, University of Delhi
  • AISSCE , 2011-2012 , Shaheed Bishan Singh Memorial Senior Secondary School (Central Board of Secondary Education)
  • AISSE , 2009-2010 , Shaheed Bishan Singh Memorial Senior Secondary School (Central Board of Secondary Education)

Recently, in October 2022, Dr. Sahil Mehta was appointed to Hansraj College, University of Delhi, making him the Youngest Assistant professor (Botany) in his alma mater as well as entire University of Delhi. Before the appointment, he had served as a lecturer in the Faculty of Life Sciences, IAMR-Ghaziabad, as well as the School of Agricultural Sciences, K.R. Mangalam University, Sohna, Gurugram. His educational qualifications include a Ph.D. (Life Sciences) from the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Jawaharlal Nehru University, and an M.Sc. (Botany) from the very reputed Department of Botany, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India. In addition, he is a lifetime member of the Indian Phytopathological Society (IPS) and the Delhi University Botanical Society (DUBS).

His primary research interests include (i) the development of transgenics and their biotechnological applications in cutting-edge areas, (ii) the effect of herbicides on plant microbiome, (iii) fungicidal application of agrochemicals, and (iv) the application of nanotechnology in plant protection and alleviating non-biological stresses. To date, Dr. Mehta (h-index 25) has published more than 142+ research, review articles, book chapters, and many awards with 2350+ citations. Recently, he is editing a Taylor and Francis book “Applications of Nanoscaled Platforms in Gene Delivery,” along with many phytonanotechnology stalwarts.

  1. DSE: Natural Resource Management
  2. DSE: Analytical Techniques in Plant Sciences
  3. DSC: Ecology and Evolution
  4. DSC: Plant Biotechnology
  5. DSC: Plant Metabolism
  6. DSC: Genetics and Molecular Biology
  7. DSC: Cell Biology: Organelles and Biomolecules
  8. DSC/GE: Basic Laboratory and Field Skills in Plant Biology and Allied Sciences
  9. GE: Economic Botany and Plant Biotechnology
  10. VAC: Science and Society
  11. SEC: Sustainable Ecotourism and Entrepreneurship
  12. SEC: Culinary Science
  13. Introductory Biology (SOAS-KRMU)
  14. Fundamentals of Agricultural Microbiology (SOAS-KRMU)
  15. Fundamentals of Plant Biochemistry (SOAS-KRMU)
  16. Fundamentals of Plant Biotechnology (SOAS-KRMU)
  17. Fundamentals of Plant Pathology (SOAS-KRMU)

Working with UG students on the topic of "Crop Improvement using Various approaches in the Present Scenario"

  1. Convenor, e-Samvaad Centre, MHRFDC, Hansraj College
  2. Convenor, StateCraft: The MUN Society (2023-Present)
  3. Convenor, CRY Chapter@HRC (2024-Present)
  4. General Secretary, Hansraj College Canteen Committee (2025-Present)
  5. Co-Convenor, Culinary Arts Society (2023-Present)
  6. Co-Convenor, Hult Prize Society (2023-Present)
  7. Co-Convenor, Vintago: The Fashion Society (2023-Present)
  8. Co-Convenor, TEDxHRC (2024-Present)
  9. Co-Convenor, Markus (2024-Present)
  10. Member, Hansraj College Admissions Committee (2022-Present)
  11. Member, Purchase Committee Botany Department, Hansraj College (2022-Present)
  12. Member, TEDxHRC (2022-2024)
  13. Member, DU 66th Annual Flower Show Organizing Committee (2024)
  14. Member, DU 65th Annual Flower Show Organizing Committee (2023)
  15. Member, Viksit Bharat@2047 HRC Committee (2024-Present)
  16. Member, HRC Central Exam Committee (2024-Present)
  17. Member, Hansraj College G20 Committee (2022-23)
  18. Member, Grievance Redressal Committee Admissions (2023-24)
  19. Member, Hansraj College Canteen Committee (2023-24)
  20. Member, Hansraj College Alumni Association (HRCAA) (2022-24)
  21. Member, K.R. Mangalam University Research Ethics Committee (2021-2022)
  • Ph.D. Thesis titled "Effect of Selected herbicide(s) on phytopathogens and Homotopy of modified herbicide-tolerant rice"
    (Under the Joint Supervision Dr. M.K. Reddy & Dr. Neel Neel Sarovar Bhavesh from ICGEB, New Delhi, India)
  • Masters Dissertation titled “Evaluation and elicitation of berberine (Anticancerous and Neuroprotective biomolecule) in Linum usitatisimum L.”
    (Under the supervision of Professor Veena Agrawal (Department of Botany, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India)

Assessing genotoxic effects of Silver and other NPs on Allium cepa and Hordeum vulgare: Implications for Agricultural Nanotechnology

Springer Nature book on “Applications of Nanoscaled Platforms In Gene Delivery” (Delivery date December 2025)

  1. Kumar, A., Choudhary, A., Kaur, H., Singh, K., Guha, S., Choudhary, D.R., Sonkar, A., Mehta, S. and Husen, A., 2025. Exploring the role of silicon in enhancing sustainable plant growth, defense system, environmental stress mitigation and management. Discover Applied Sciences, 7(5), p.406.
  2. Choudhary, A., Kaur, H., Awasthi, S., Koul, M., Mehta, S. and Husen, A., 2024. Technological advancements for the management of Chromium: An Unavoidable Pollutant for Plants. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, p.103466.
  3. Khaled, F., Mehta, S., Agrawal, P.K., Abdel-Monem, U.M., El-Akkad, H., Gendy, A.S., Al-Maracy, S.H., Heakel, R.M., Wafa, H.A., Fathy, R. and Narayan, O.P., 2024. The era of genome editing: current updates and the status of food and nutrition security. Frontiers in Sustainability, 5, p.1378712.
  4. Choudhary, A., Sharma, S., Kaur, H., Sharma, N., Gadewar, M.M., Mehta, S. and Husen, A., 2024. Plant system, abiotic stress resilience, reactive oxygen species, and coordination of engineered nanomaterials: A review. South African Journal of Botany, 171, pp.45-59. (JCR IF=2.7).
  5. Rajpal, V.R., Dhingra, Y., Khungar, L., Mehta, S., Minkina, T., Rajput, V.D. and Husen, A., 2024. Exploring Metal and metal-oxide nanoparticles for nanosensing and biotic stress management in plant systems. Current Research in Biotechnology, p.100219. (JCR IF=5.6).
  6. Datta, D., Manna, M., Parmar, H., Karippadakam, S., Rashid, A., Mehta, S., Lal, S.K., Venkatapuram, A.K., Singh, J., Reddy, M.K. and Patnaik, S., 2024. Investigating the Phi Use Efficiency of a NADP Utilizing Phosphite Dehydrogenase in Rice. Journal of Plant Biology, pp.1-10. (JCR IF=2.9).
  7. Lal, S.K., Gaggar, P., Kumar, S., Mallikarjuna, M.G., Vishwakarma, C., Rakshit, S., Pandey, A., Achary, V. and Mehta, S., 2024. Recent Advancements in Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Crop Plants Achieved by Genomics and Targeted Genetic Engineering Approaches. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, pp.1-15. (JCR IF=2.1).
  8. Ramlal, A., Mehta, S., Nautiyal, A., Baweja, P., Sharma, D., Lal, S.K., Vijayan, R., Raju, D., Subramaniam, S. and Rajendran, A., 2024. Androgenesis in soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.): a critical revisit. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Plant, pp.1-15. (JCR IF=2.6).
  9. Rajpal, V.R., Prakash, S., Mehta, S., Minkina, T., Rajput, V.D. and Deswal, R., 2023. A comprehensive review on mitigating abiotic stresses in plants by metallic nanomaterials: prospects and concerns. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, pp.1-39. (JCR IF=4.3).
  10. Ramlal, A., Bhat, I., Nautiyal, A., Baweja, P., Mehta, S., Kumar, V., Tripathi, S., Mahto, R.K., Saini, M., Mallikarjuna, B.P. and Saluja, S., 2023. In silico analysis of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitory compounds obtained from soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.]. Frontiers in Physiology, 14, p.1172684. (JCR IF=4.0).
  11. Lal, S.K., Mehta, S., Raju, D., Achary, V.M.M., Venkatapuram, A.K., Yadav, S.K., Parmar, H., Pandey, R., Panditi, V., Sheri, V. and Singh, A.K., 2023. Concurrent overexpression of rice GS1; 1 and GS2 genes to enhance the nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) in transgenic rice. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 42(10), pp.6699-6720. (JCR IF=4.8).
  12. Patel, A., Sahu, K.P., Mehta, S., Javed, M., Balamurugan, A., Ashajyothi, M., Sheoran, N., Ganesan, P., Kundu, A., Gopalakrishnan, S. and Gogoi, R., 2023. New Insights on Endophytic Microbacterium-Assisted Blast Disease Suppression and Growth Promotion in Rice: Revelation by Polyphasic Functional Characterization and Transcriptomics. Microorganisms, 11(2), p.362. (JCR IF=4.5).
  13. Patel, A., Sahu, K.P., Mehta, S., Balamurugan, A., Kumar, M., Sheoran, N., Kumar, S., Krishnappa, C., Ashajyothi, M., Kundu, A. and Goyal, T., 2022. Rice leaf endophytic Microbacterium testaceum: Antifungal actinobacterium confers immunocompetence against rice blast disease. Frontiers in Microbiology, 13, p.1035602. (JCR IF=5.2).
  14. Ramlal, A., Nautiyal, A., Baweja, P., Kumar, V., Mehta, S., Mahto, R.K., Tripathi, S., Shanmugam, A., Pujari Mallikarjuna, B., Raman, P. and Lal, S.K., 2022. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitory peptides and isoflavonoids from soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.]. Frontiers in Nutrition, 9, p.1068388. (JCR IF=5.0).
  15. Rajpal, V.R., Rathore, P., Mehta, S., Wadhwa, N., Yadav, P., Berry, E., Goel, S., Bhat, V. and Raina, S.N., 2022. Epigenetic variation: A major player in facilitating plant fitness under changing environmental conditions. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 10, p.1020958. (JCR IF=5.5).
  16. Ramlal, A., Nautiyal, A., Baweja, P., Kumar Mahto, R., Mehta, S., Pujari Mallikarunja, B., Vijayan, R., Saluja, S., Kumar, V., Kumar Dhiman, S. and Lal, S.K., 2022. Harnessing heterosis and male sterility in soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merrill]: A critical revisit. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13, p.981768. (JCR IF=5.6).
  17. Kumar, A., Choudhary, A., Kaur, H., Suthar, T. and Mehta, S., 2022. Floristic diversity of Threatened medicinal plants at two major reservoirs associated regions in Lahaul Valley, Western Himalayas, India. Journal of Current Opinion in Crop Science, 3(3), pp.114-134.
  18. Sharma, S., Kumar, A., Choudhary, A., Harish, B.M., Karmakar, P., Sharma, P., Singh, J., Pandey, V. and Mehta, S., 2022. Recent developments in smart nano-agrochemicals: A promise for revolutionizing present-day agriculture. Materials Today: Proceedings, 69, pp.530-534.
  19. Sharma, R., Kumar, A., Devgan, M., Kaur, A., Kaur, H., Choudhary, A., Dixit, A.K., Singh, K. and Mehta, S., 2022. Applications of nanostructured materials in agriculture: A review. Materials Today: Proceedings, 69, pp.549-555.
  20. Mehta, S., Kumar, A., Achary, V.M.M., Ganesan, P., Patel, A., Singh, A., Rathi, N., Das, T.K., Lal, S.K. and Reddy, M.K., 2022. Antifungal and defense elicitor activity of potassium phosphite against fungal blast disease on ptxD-OE transgenic indica rice and its acceptor parent. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, 182, p.105026. (JCR IF=4.7).
  21. Kumar, A., Choudhary, A., Kaur, H., Guha, S., Mehta, S. and Husen, A., 2022. Potential applications of engineered nanoparticles in plant disease management: a critical update. Chemosphere, 295, p.133798. (JCR IF=8.8).
  22. Singh, A., Mehta, S., Yadav, S., Nagar, G., Ghosh, R., Roy, A., Chakraborty, A. and Singh, I.K., 2022. How to Cope with the Challenges of Environmental Stresses in the Era of Global Climate Change: An Update on ROS Stave off in Plants. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23(4), p.1995. (Equally contributed as First author) (JCR IF=5.6).
  23. Reddy, B., Mehta, S., Prakash, G., Sheoran, N. and Kumar, A., 2022. Structured Framework and Genome Analysis of Magnaporthe grisea Inciting Pearl Millet Blast Disease Reveals Versatile Metabolic Pathways, Protein Families, and Virulence Factors. Journal of Fungi, 8(6), p.614. (JCR IF=4.7)
  24. Chattopadhyay, A., Purohit, J., Mehta, S., Parmar, H., Karippadakam, S., Rashid, A., Balamurugan, A., Bansal, S., Prakash, G., Achary, V.M.M. and Reddy, M.K., 2022. Precision Genome Editing Toolbox: Applications and Approaches for Improving Rice’s Genetic Resistance to Pathogens. Agronomy, 12(3), p.565. (Equally contributed as First author) (JCR IF=3.7).
  25. Sharma, P., Meyyazhagan, A., Easwaran, M., Sharma, M.M.M., Mehta, S., Pandey, V., Liu, W.C., Kamyab, H., Balasubramanian, B., Baskaran, R. and Klemeš, J.J., 2022. Hydrogen Sulfide: A new warrior in assisting seed germination during adverse environmental conditions. Plant Growth Regulation, pp.1-20. (JCR IF=4.2).
  26. Panditi, V., Fartyal, D., Sheri, V., Agarwal, A., Mehta, S., Lal, S.K., Venkatapuram, A.K., Parmar, H., Karippadakam, S., Rashid, A. and Reddy, M.K., 2022. Functional characterization of differentially-expressed increased glyphosate resistance (igrA) gene in transgenic rice (Oryza sativa L.). Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), pp.1-11. (JCR IF=3.0).
  27. Kumar, A., Choudhary, A., Kaur, H. and Mehta, S., 2022. A walk towards Wild grasses to unlock the clandestine of gene pools for wheat improvement: A review. Plant Stress, 3, p.100048.(JCR IF=5).
  28. Mehta, S., Kumar, A., Achary, V.M.M., Ganesan, P., Rathi, N., Singh, A., Sahu, K.P., Lal, S.K., Das, T.K. and Reddy, M.K., 2021. Antifungal activity of glyphosate against fungal blast disease on glyphosate-tolerant OsmEPSPS transgenic rice. Plant Science, 311, p.111009. (JCR IF=5.2).
  29. Mehta, S., Chakraborty, A., Roy, A., Singh, I.K. and Singh, A., 2021. Fight Hard or Die Trying: Current Status of Lipid Signaling during Plant–Pathogen Interaction. Plants, 10(6), p.1098. (JCR IF=4.5).
  30. Sahu, K.P., Patel, A., Kumar, M., Sheoran, N., Mehta, S., Reddy, B., Eke, P., Prabhakaran, N. and Kumar, A., 2021. Integrated Metabarcoding and Culturomic-Based Microbiome Profiling of Rice Phyllosphere Reveal Diverse and Functional Bacterial Communities for Blast Disease Suppression. Frontiers in Microbiology, 12, p.780458 (JCR IF=5.2).
  31. Reddy, B., Kumar, A., Mehta, S., Sheoran, N., Chinnusamy, V. and Prakash, G., 2021. Hybrid de novo genome-reassembly reveals new insights on pathways and pathogenicity determinants in rice blast pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae RMg_Dl. Scientific reports, 11(1), p. 22922. (JCR IF=4.6).
  32. Kumar, A., Choudhary, A., Kaur, H., Mehta, S. and Husen, A., 2021. Metal-based nanoparticles, sensors, and their multifaceted application in food packaging. Journal of Nanobiotechnology, 19, p. 256. (JCR IF=10.2).
  33. Kumar, A., Choudhary, A., Kaur, H., Mehta, S. and Husen, A., 2021. Smart nanomaterial and nanocomposite with advanced agrochemical activities. Nanoscale Research Letters, 16, p.156. (JCR IF=6.5).
  34. Sharma, P., Pandey, V., Sharma, M.M.M., Patra, A., Singh, B., Mehta, S. and Husen, A., 2021. A Review on Biosensors and Nanosensors Application in Agroecosystems. Nanoscale Research Letters, 16, p.136. (JCR IF= 6.5).
  35. Yadav, B., Jogawat, A., Lal, S.K., Lakra, N., Mehta, S., Shabek, N. and Narayan, O.P., 2021. Plant mineral transport systems and the potential for crop improvement. Planta, 253, p. 45. (JCR IF=4.3).
  36. Viswanath, K.K., Varakumar, P., Pamuru, R.R., Basha, S.J., Mehta, S. and Rao, A.D., 2020. Plant lipoxygenases and their role in plant physiology. Journal of Plant Biology, 63(2), pp.83-95. (JCR IF=2.9).
  37. Kumar, K.N, Manoranjitham, S.K., Rajendran, L., Darshan, K., Bharani, A. and Mehta, S., 2020. Morphological and molecular characterization of two devastating chilli pathogens Colletotrichum acutatum (Chilli die-back/ Anthracnose) and Fusarium brachygibbosum (Chilli wilt). Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, 9(2), 916-921.
  38. Mehta, S., Bharti, J. and Guha, S., 2020. WRKY transcription factor super family: Role in plant disease management. Hans Shodhsudha, 1(1), 34-50.
  • Mehta, S., Kumar, A., Prakash, G., Achary, V.M.M., and Reddy, M.K. 2022. Fungicidal activity of herbicidal compound, Glyphosate, against Rice blast disease on glyphosate-tolerant OsmEPSPS transgenic rice, poster presented at International Conference (Hybrid mode) on Plant Pathology: Retrospect and Prospects, 23-26 March 2022, SKN Agricultural University, Jobner-Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. (Abstract No. PP105 (On) 3B) (Best Poster Award).
  • Mehta, S., Kumar, A., Prakash, G., Singh, A., Rathi, N., Achary, V.M.M., Das, T.K. and Reddy, M.K., 2021. Potassium phosphite: A novel blasticide enhances blast disease resistance in ptxD-OE transgenic rice, poster presented at the National e-Conference on Plant Health and Food Security: Challenges and Opportunities, 25-27 March, 2021, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India. (Abstract No. PP(S3)/02) (Best Poster Award).
  • Lal, S.K., Dhandapani, R., Mehta, S., Chinnusamy, V. and Reddy, M.K., 2021. Enhancement in nitrogen use efficiency and grain yield through modulated co-overexpression of GS1.1 and GS2 in rice, poster presented at the International Symposium on Advances in Plant Biotechnology and Genome editing & 42nd Meeting of Plant Tissue Culture Association (India), 8-10 April, 2021, ICAR-Indian Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Ranchi, India. (Abstract No. S6-PP2).
  • Mehta, S., Kumar, A., Achary, V.M.M., Ganesan, P., Rathi, N., Das, T.K., Lal, S.K., Jameel, M.R., and Reddy, M.K., 2019. Fungicidal activity of the herbicidal compound, glyphosate against blast disease on glyphosate-resistant transgenic rice, poster presented at the XIX International Plant Protection Congress, 10-14 November, 2019, Hyderabad International Convention Centre, Hyderabad, Telangana, India. (Abstract No. IPM2 P36).
  • Kumar, A., Munjal, V., Ganesan, P., Achary, V.M.M., Rathi, N., Das, T.K., Mehta, S. and Reddy, M.K., 2019. Potassium phosphite: A versatile compound displays fungicidal, bactericidal and herbicidal activity against major pathogens and weeds of rice, poster presented at the XIV Agricultural Science Congress-Innovations for Agricultural Transformation, 20-23 February, 2019, ICAR-NASC complex, New Delhi, India. (Abstract No. 978).
  • Lal, S.K., Sheri, V., Varakumar, P., Mehta, S., Jameel, M.R., Kumar, V.A., and Reddy, M.K., 2018. Overexpression of GS-GOGAT gene in rice for enhancing nitrogen use efficiency, poster presented at the 4th International Plant Physiology Congress, 2-5 December, 2018, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, India. (Abstract No. PM371/IPC_2018_ABS_L2751).
  1. Delivered an Online Talk on the Advancement & Importance of Biotechnology in Online Bridge Course for Newly Joined Undergraduate Students, organized by Amity University Jharkhand, Ranchi, India (on 31.08.2023).
  2. Delivered an Online Talk on the Hypothesis Building, Sampling in Qualitative and Quantitative Research, Data Collection and Sampling Techniques in One Week Faculty Development Programme on Advance Tools and Techniques in Research and Systematic Literature Review, organized by KR Mangalam University Gurugram, Haryana, India (on 18.07.2023).
  • Organized Advances in Plant Biology (APB 2024 and 2023) as Co-Convenor on February 10th, 2024 and December 9th, 2022
  • Participated in the DBT-Apex BTIC workshop on “Advanced Structural Bioinformatics” from 18-21st November 2019 at ICGEB, New Delhi, India.
  • Participated in the course “Translational aspects of plant microbiome research” from 26-30th November, 2018 at ICGEB, Trieste, Italy.
  • Attended the workshop “Plant responses to light and stress: emerging issues in climate change” from 10-12th October, 2018 at ICGEB, New Delhi, India.
  • Participated in the training program entitled “Schrodinger Training Workshop” from 24-28th September, 2018 at ICGEB, New Delhi, India.
  • Attended the workshop “Smart metabolic engineering of plants for drug biosynthesis” from 16-17th March, 2018 at ICGEB, New Delhi, India.
  • Participated in collaborative mini-course: “The fate of carbon in forests: a functional traits approach” held at Department of Botany, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India from 12-17th October, 2016.
  • Participated in “National Conference on Plant Science Research: Looking Beyond 21st century” as a volunteer held at Department of Botany, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India (2015).
  • Participated at “Century for Environmental & Agricultural Revolution” held at Department of Botany, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India (2015).
  • Participated in “Inspire Internship Programme-2015” as Student Mentor held at Miranda House, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India (2015).
  • Attended 2 days DBT workshop on “Recent Advances in Microbiology” at Hansraj College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India (2014).
  • Presented poster in National Conference on “Nano technology in Cancer Cure” held at Hans Raj College, New Delhi, India from 16-18th March, 2013. 

Patents

  1. Patent Application Publication No. 202211035299 (Bio-technical Interventions for Precision Agricultural Aspects along with Crop monitoring Analysis) on 01.07.2022
  2. Patent Application Publication No. 202241073252 (Novel Methodologies for Early weed detection for improvising Crop yield using the Algorithms of Machine learning) on 17.12.2022
  3. Patent Application Publication No. 202311005166 (Deep Learning based approach to analyze the Positive and Negative traits of Various Bio-natural products and their impact on Environment) on 25.01.2023

Bookchapters

  1. Dinkar, V., Singh, J., Krishnappa, C., Thakur, S., Kishan, G., Tak, Y., Patel, A., Sahu, K.P., Nabi, S.U. and Mehta, S., 2025. Insights into the Molecular Mechanism of Plant-Pathogen Interactions in Fungal Diseases of Crop Plants. Climate Change and Biotic Factors: A Molecular Approach, p.77.
  2. Sharma, R., Lakhanpal, M., Chauhan, S., Verma, T., Mehta, S., Singh, I.K. and Singh, A., 2024. Silicon Nanoparticles and Their Benefit for Sustainable Agriculture: An Overview. Silicon Advances for Sustainable Agriculture and Human Health: Increased Nutrition and Disease Prevention, pp.223-235.
  3. Aggarwal, S.K., Kaur, H., Kashyap, P.L., Mehta, S., Goyal, P., Singh, A., Chaudhary, A., Bhushan, B., Saharan, V. and Jat, H.S., 2024. Antimicrobial capacity of different nanoparticles in pursuit of eradicating biotic stress. In Microbiome and Nano-Cross-Talk (pp. 277-297). Academic Press.
  4. Ramlal, A., Singhal, H., Kumar, K., Kumar, L., Pandey, V. and Mehta, S., 2024. Transcriptional Activation and Suppression using CRISPR/Cas9 A Plant's Outlook. In Basics of CRISPR/Cas Mediated Plant Genome Editing (pp. 190-203). CRC Press.
  5. Gowda, R.S., Kaur, M., Kaushal, B., Kaur, H., Kumar, V., Sharma, R., Singh, T., Choudhary, A., Mehta, S. and Husen, A., 2024. Behavior, sources, uptake, interaction, and nutrient use efficiency in plant system under changing environment. In Essential Minerals in Plant-Soil Systems (pp. 93-127). Elsevier.
  6. Singh, A., Yadav, S., Bhardwaj, Y., Mehta, S. and Reddy, B., 2024. Metagenomics: A approach for understanding microbe-microbe and plant-microbiome-interactions. In Microbial Technology for Agro-Ecosystems (pp. 309-332). Academic Press.
  7. Sharma, R., Kumar, A., Kaur, H., Sharma, K., Verma, T., Chauhan, S., Lakhanpal, M., Choudhary, A., Singh, R.P., Reddy, D.M. and Venkatapuram, A., 2024. Current understanding and application of biostimulants in plants: an overview. Biostimulants in Plant Protection and Performance, pp.1-20.
  8. Kaur, A., Devgan, M., Sharma, R., Kumar, A., Choudhary, A., Singh, R.P., Reddy, D.M., Venkatapuram, A., Mehta, S. and Husen, A., 2024. Role of biostimulant in adventitious rooting via stimulation of phytohormones. In Biostimulants in Plant Protection and Performance (pp. 237-254). Elsevier.
  9. Rahman, S., Mehta, S. and Husen, A., 2024. Use of amino acids in plant growth, photosynthetic assimilation, and nutrient availability. In Biostimulants in Plant Protection and Performance (pp. 117-127). Elsevier.
  10. Sharma, R., Devgan, M., Kaur, A., Singh, T., Rana, U., Choudhary, A., Kesharwani, A.K., Rathor, R. and Mehta, S., 2024. Mustard Seeds (Brassica species). In Medicinal Spice and Condiment Crops (pp. 310-324). CRC Press.
  11. Devgan, M., Kaur, A., Choudhary, A., Sharma, R., Kaur, H. and Mehta, S., 2024. Green anthrosphere through industrial ecology. In Green Chemistry Approaches to Environmental Sustainability (pp. 131-147). Elsevier.
  12. Behar, N., Sharma, S., Parihar, R., Dubey, S.K., Mehta, S. and Pandey, V., 2024. Role of fungal metabolites in pharmaceuticals, human health, and agriculture. In Fungal Secondary Metabolites (pp. 519-535). Elsevier.
  13. Kumar, A., Gautam, H., Choudhary, A., Kaur, H., Mehta, S., Achary, V.M.M., Yadav, B. and Narayan, O.P., 2024. Methods for pesticide residue analysis: Recent advancements. In Pesticides in a Changing Environment (pp. 119-154). Elsevier.
  14. Sharma, P., Sangwan, S., Kaur, H., Patra, A., Anamika and Mehta, S., 2023. Diversity and evolution of nitrogen fixing bacteria. Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 60: Microbial Processes in Agriculture, pp.95-120.
  15. Satish, D. and Mehta, S., 2023. Induced Systematic Resistance and Plant Immunity. In Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 60: Microbial Processes in Agriculture (pp. 151-173). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.
  16. Anamika, Patra, A., Shehzad, S., Rani, A., Sharma, P., Mohammad, K.F. and Mehta, S., 2023. Microbial elicitors for priming plant defense mechanisms. In Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 60: Microbial Processes in Agriculture (pp. 175-196). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.
  17. Sharma, P., Patra, A., Singh, B. and Mehta, S., 2023. Microbial rejuvenation of soils for sustainable agriculture. In Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 60: Microbial Processes in Agriculture (pp. 293-323). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.
  18. Kumari, K., Patra, A., Sahu, K.P., Dilawari, R. and Mehta, S., 2023. Nutritional Biofortification of Crops by Microbes. In Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 60: Microbial Processes in Agriculture (pp. 269-292). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.
  19. Sharma, P., Sangwan, S., Kaur, H., Patra, A. and Mehta, S., 2023. Microbial remediation of agricultural residues. In Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 60: Microbial Processes in Agriculture (pp. 325-358). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.
  20. Kumari, K., Patra, A., Guha, S., Goyal, T., Kumar, M. and Mehta, S., 2023. The Biotechnological Story of Microbial Genes from Soil to Transgenic Plants. In Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 60: Microbial Processes in Agriculture (pp. 359-388). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.
  21. Ahmad, S., Kishan, A., Chitkara, P., Asiri, S.A., Eswaran, M., Mehta, S. and Alam, M., 2023. Natural Product-Based Drug Designing for Treatment of Human Parasitic Diseases. In Natural Product Based Drug Discovery Against Human Parasites: Opportunities and Challenges (pp. 37-59). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.
  22. Gautam, H., Kaur, H., Sharma, R., Kumar, A., Choudhary, A., Gupta, P., Husen, A. and Mehta, S., 2023. New field of Clay Minerals: Organoclays and Nanocomposites. In Characterization and Applications of Clay as a Novel Material, Cambridge Scholars Publishing (p.273).
  23. Sharma, R., Kumar, A., Choudhary, A., Kaur, H., Suthar, T., Lakhanpal, M., Fartyal, D., Singh, K. and Mehta, S., 2023. Application of Clay minerals in Agriculture and Farming: A critical update. In Characterization and Applications of Clay as a Novel Material, Cambridge Scholars Publishing (p.225).
  24. Lakhanpal, M., Kamboj, A., Kumar, A., Sharma, R., Choudhary, A., Sonkar, A., Guha, S. and Mehta, S., 2023. Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications of Nanomaterials from Carotenoids. In Secondary Metabolites Based Green Synthesis of Nanomaterials and Their Applications (pp. 67-90). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.
  25. Sharma, R., Choudhary, A., Kaur, H., Singh, G., Sharma, K., Kumar, A., Garg, A., Gadewar, M., Guha, S., Sonkar, A. and Mehta, S., 2024. Introduction to Diabetes: An Overview. In Antidiabetic Medicinal Plants and Herbal Treatments (pp. 1-24). CRC Press.
  26. Sharma, K., Devgan, M., Kaur, A., Sharma, R., Kumar, A., Choudhary, A., Gupta, P., Guha, S., Sonkar, A. and Mehta, S., 2024. Medicinal and Herbal Plant-Based Phytochemicals: God's Souvenir for Antidiabetic Response. In Antidiabetic Medicinal Plants and Herbal Treatments (pp. 25-45). CRC Press.
  27. Kain, D., Arya, A. and Mehta, S., 2024. Antidiabetic Potential of Ajuga sp. In Antidiabetic Medicinal Plants and Herbal Treatments (pp. 261-273). CRC Press.
  28. Rahman, S., Mehta, S. and Husen, A., 2023. Plants and their unexpected response to environmental pollution: An overview. Plants and their interaction to environmental pollution, pp.1-23.
  29. Kaur, H., Kumar, A., Choudhary, A., Sharma, S., Choudhary, D.R. and Mehta, S., 2023. Effect of elevated CO2 on plant growth, active constituents, and production. In Plants and their interaction to environmental pollution (pp. 61-77). Elsevier.
  30. Sharma, S., Choudhary, D.R., Katoch, V., Kumar, A., Choudhary, A., Harish, B.M., Kaur, H. and Mehta, S., 2023. Toxic effects of essential metals on plants: From damage to adaptation responses. In Plants and Their Interaction to Environmental Pollution (pp. 195-210). Elsevier.
  31. Gautam, H., Singh, S., Prashad, H., Kumar, A., Choudhary, A., Kaur, H., Narayan, O.P., Lal, S.K. and Mehta, S., 2023. Pesticide toxicity and their impact on plant growth, active constituents and productivity. In Plants and Their Interaction to Environmental Pollution (pp. 231-252). Elsevier.
  32. Singh, S., Sourabh, Kumar, P., Preeti, and Mehta, S., 2023. Plant responses to water pollution. In Plants and Their Interaction to Environmental Pollution (pp. 253-264). Elsevier.
  33. Abdelmotelb, K.F., Prasad, S.H., Lavale, S.A., Chichaghare, A.R. and Mehta, S., 2023. Radioisotopes and their impact on plants. In Plants and Their Interaction to Environmental Pollution (pp. 283-298). Elsevier.
  34. Harish, B.M., Sharma, S., Choudhary, D.R., Kumar, A., Choudhary, A., Kaur, H., Lakhanpal, M., Khan, W.A. and Mehta, S., 2023. Plant proteomics and environmental pollution. In Plants and Their Interaction to Environmental Pollution (pp. 411-428). Elsevier.
  35. Singh, K., Boken, G. and Mehta, S., 2023. Genetic modification and genome engineering of plants for adverse environmental pollution. In Plants and Their Interaction to Environmental Pollution (pp. 429-439). Elsevier.
  36. Gogna, M., Tailor, A. and Mehta, S., 2023. Brassinosteroids: perspective of biosynthesis, crosstalk, and role in plant development. In Hormonal Cross-Talk, Plant Defense and Development (pp. 75-85). Academic Press.
  37. Tailor, A., Gogna, M. and Mehta, S., 2023. Signaling crosstalk between brassinosteroids and abscisic acid in plant defense, growth, and development. In Hormonal Cross-Talk, Plant Defense and Development (pp. 101-109). Academic Press.
  38. Dilawari, R., Mehta, S., Singh, B. and Pandey, V., 2023. Switching role of hydrogen sulfide in amelioration of metal stress in plant. In Plant stress mitigators (pp. 187-199). Academic Press.
  39. Yadav, B., Narayan, O.P., Choudhary, A., Kumar, A., Kaur, H. and Mehta, S., 2023. Role of abscisic acid in regulating plant's physiological and molecular aspects under abiotic stress. In The Role of Growth Regulators and Phytohormones in Overcoming Environmental Stress (pp. 67-100). Academic Press.
  40. Sharma, S., Choudhary, A., Katoch, V., Chaudhary, D.R., Sharma, R., Kumar, A., Sharma, P., Guha, S., Sonkar, A. and Mehta, S., 2023. Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles from Vegetables and Their Waste Materials for Diverse Application. In Nanomaterials from Agricultural and Horticultural Products (pp. 13-30). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.
  41. Sharma, R., Devgan, M., Kaur, A., Kumar, A., Suthar, T., Choudhary, A., Guha, S., Sonkar, A. and Mehta, S., 2023. Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles from Fruits and Their Waste Materials for Diverse Applications. In Nanomaterials from Agricultural and Horticultural Products (pp. 49-80). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.
  42. Dilawari, R., Kaur, N., Priyadarshi, N., Prakash, I., Patra, A., Mehta, S., Singh, B., Jain, P. and Islam, M.A., 2022. Soybean: A key player for global food security. In Soybean improvement: physiological, molecular and genetic perspectives (pp. 1-46). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
  43. Loyal, A., Pahuja, S.K., Sharma, P., Malik, A., Srivastava, R.K. and Mehta, S., 2023. Potential environmental and human health implications of nanomaterials used in sustainable agriculture and soil improvement. In Engineered Nanomaterials for Sustainable Agricultural Production, Soil Improvement and Stress Management (pp. 387-412). Academic Press.
  44. Sangwan, S., Sharma, P., Wati, L. and Mehta, S., 2023. Effect of chitosan nanoparticles on growth and physiology of crop plants. In Engineered nanomaterials for sustainable agricultural production, soil improvement and stress management  (pp. 99-123). Academic Press.
  45. Kumar, A., Kaur, H., Choudhary, A., Mehta, K., Chattopadhyay, A. and Mehta, S., 2023. Role of nanocomposites in sustainable crop plants' growth and production. In Engineered nanomaterials for sustainable agricultural production, soil improvement and stress management (pp. 161-181). Academic Press.
  46. Sharma, P., Sangwan, S. and Mehta, S., 2023. Emerging role of phosphate nanoparticles in agriculture practices. In Engineered Nanomaterials for Sustainable Agricultural Production, Soil Improvement and Stress Management (pp. 71-97). Academic Press.
  47. Choudhary, A., Kumar, A., Kaur, H., Gautam, H., Venkatapuram, A.K., Bagaria, H., Mehta, S. and Husen, A., 2023. Role of plant growth-promoting Rhizobacterium in adventitious root formation. In Environmental, Physiological and Chemical Controls of Adventitious Rooting in Cuttings (pp. 159-181). Academic Press.
  48. Gogna, M., Kumar, R., Tiwari, L.D., Tailor, A., Kumari, A. and Mehta, S., 2023. Strigolactones: A new player in regulating adventitious root formation. In Environmental, Physiological and Chemical Controls of Adventitious Rooting in Cuttings (pp. 343-366). Academic Press.
  49. Kumari, A., Gogna, M., Mehta, S. and Husen, A., 2023. Adventitious root formation in cuttings and effects of maturation. In Environmental, Physiological and Chemical Controls of Adventitious Rooting in Cuttings (pp. 397-420). Academic Press.
  50. Kaur, H., Kumar, A., Choudhary, A., Parmar, H., Rashid, A., Mehta, S. and Husen, A., 2023. Metabolism during adventitious root primordia initiation and development. In Environmental, Physiological and Chemical Controls of Adventitious Rooting in Cuttings (pp. 133-158). Academic Press.
  51. Tailor, A., Kumari, A., Gogna, M. and Mehta, S., 2023. Revisiting the anatomical changes during adventitious root formation in cuttings. In Environmental, Physiological and Chemical Controls of Adventitious Rooting in Cuttings (pp. 101-132). Academic Press.
  52. Kumari, A., Tailor, A., Gogna, M., Bhushan, B., Aggarwal, S.K. and Mehta, S., 2023. Wound response and primary metabolism during adventitious root formation in cuttings. In Environmental, Physiological and Chemical Controls of Adventitious Rooting in Cuttings (pp. 65-99). Academic Press.
  53. Kumar, A., Choudhary, A., Kaur, H., Sangeetha, K., Mehta, S. and Husen, A., 2023. Physiological and environmental control of adventitious root formation in cuttings: An overview. Environmental, Physiological and Chemical Controls of Adventitious Rooting in Cuttings (pp. 1-24). Academic Press.
  54. Choudhary, J.R., Tripathi, A., Kaldate, R., Rana, M., Mehta, S., Ahlawat, J., Bansal, M., Zaid, A. and Wani, S.H., 2022. Breeding Efforts for Crop Productivity in Abiotic Stress Environment. In Augmenting Crop Productivity in Stress Environment (pp. 63-103). Springer, Singapore.
  55. Kumar, A., Choudhary, A., Kaur, H., Kumar, R., Sharma, R., Gautam, H. and Mehta, S., 2022. Water Pollution and Medicinal Plants: Insights into the Impact and Adaptation Responses. In Environmental Pollution and Medicinal Plants (pp. 117-129). CRC Press.
  56. Choudhary, A., Kumar, A., Kaur, H., Singh, M., Suri, G.S., Kaur, G. and Mehta, S., 2022. Effect of Elevated CO2 Conditions on Medicinal Plants: A Relatively Unexplored Aspect. In Environmental Pollution and Medicinal Plants (pp. 95-111). CRC Press.
  57. Kumar, A., Choudhary, A., Kaur, H., Aggarwal, S.K. and Mehta, S., 2022. Smut and Bunt Diseases of Wheat: Biology, Identification, and Management. In New Horizons in Wheat and Barley Research (pp. 107-131). Springer, Singapore.
  58. Parmar, H., Venkatapuram, A.K., Rashid, A., Sangeetha, K., Mehta, S., Reddy, M.K., Goel, A. and Achary, V.M.M., 2022. Portfolio of Drought Stress Response and Genetic Enhancement Strategies for Development of Future Drought-Tolerant Crop. In Plant Stress Mitigators (pp. 515-539). Springer, Singapore.
  59. Lal, S.K., Mehta, S., Kumar, S., Singh, A.K., Kumar, M., Singh, B.K., Bhadana, V.P. and Pattanayak, A., 2022. Genetic engineering intervention in crop plants for developing biopesticides. In Biopesticides (pp. 237-245). Woodhead Publishing.
  60. Mehta, S., Singh, B., Patra, A., Tripathi, A., Easwaran, M., Choudhary, J.R., Choudhary, M. and Aggarwal, S.K., 2021. Maize microbiome: current insights for the sustainable agriculture. In Microbiomes and Plant Health (pp. 267-297). Academic Press, Cambridge.
  61. Mehta, S., Gogna, M., Singh, B., Patra, A., Singh, I.K. and Singh, A., 2021. Silicon: A plant nutritional “non-entity” for mitigating abiotic stresses. In Plant Stress Biology (pp. 17-49). Springer, Singapore.
  62. Reddy, B., Kumar, A., Mehta, S. and Sahu, K.P., 2021. Methods of Assessments of Microbial Diversity and Their Functional Role in Soil Fertility and Crop Productivity. In Plant, Soil and Microbes in Tropical Ecosystems (pp. 293-314). Springer, Singapore.
  63. Kumar, A., Choudhary, A., Kaur, H., Padhy, A.K. and Mehta, S., 2021. Conventional Medicinal Plants: Boosting the Immune System in Humans. In Traditional Herbal Therapy for the Human Immune System (pp. 75-122). CRC Press.
  64. Kumar, A., Choudhary, A., Kaur, H., Arya, A., Singh, B. and Mehta, S., 2021. Traditional Himalayan Plants: Nature's Gift for Maintaining a Strong Immune System. In Traditional Herbal Therapy for the Human Immune System (pp. 211-244). CRC Press.
  65. Kumari, P., Kumar, S., Patra, A., Singh, B., Pandey, V. and Mehta, S., 2021. Plant-Microbe Symbiosis led synthesis of Bioactive Compounds. In Antioxidants in Plant-Microbe Interaction (pp. 21-40). Springer, Singapore.
  66. Dilawari, R., Kaur, N., Priyadarshi, N., Kumar, B., Abdelmotelb, K.F., Lal, S.K., Singh, B., Tripathi, A., Aggarwal, S.K., Jat, B.S. and Mehta, S., 2021. Genome Editing: A Tool from the Vault of Science for Engineering Climate-Resilient Cereals. In Harsh Environment and Plant Resilience: Molecular and Functional Aspects (pp. 45-72). Springer, Cham.
  67. Keshan, R., Patra, A., Mehta, S., Abdelmotelb, K.F., Lavale, S.A., Chaudhary, M., Aggarwal, S.K. and Chattopadhyay, A., 2021. Expression and regulation of stress-responsive genes in plants under harsh environmental conditions. In Harsh Environment and Plant Resilience (pp. 25-44). Springer, Cham.
  68. Bharti, J., Mehta, S., Ahmad, S., Singh, B., Padhy, A.K., Srivastava, N. and Pandey, V., 2021. Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase, Plants, and Heat Stress. In Harsh Environment and Plant Resilience (pp. 323-354). Springer, Cham.
  69. Sharma, M.M.M., Sharma, P., Kapoor, D., Beniwal, P. and Mehta, S., 2021. Phytomicrobiome Community: An Agrarian Perspective Towards Resilient Agriculture. In Plant Performance Under Environmental Stress (pp. 493-534). Springer, Cham.
  70. Kumar, A., Choudhary, A., Kaur, H., Javed, M. and Mehta, S., 2021. Plant Performance and Defensive Role of γ-Gamma Amino Butyric Acid Under Environmental Stress. In Plant Performance Under Environmental Stress (pp. 277-299). Springer, Cham.
  71. Choudhary, A., Kumar, A., Kaur, H., Balamurugan, A., Padhy, A.K. and Mehta, S., 2021. Plant Performance and Defensive Role of β-Amino Butyric Acid Under Environmental Stress. In Plant Performance Under Environmental Stress (pp. 249-275). Springer, Cham.
  72. Pandey, P., Pallujam, A.D., Leelavathi, S., Mehta, S., Dagla, M.C., Bhushan, B. and Aggarwal, S.K., 2021. Nitric Oxide: A Key Modulator of Plant Responses Under Environmental Stress. In Plant Performance Under Environmental Stress (pp. 301-328). Springer, Cham.
  73. Keshan, R., Mehta, S., Abdelmotelb, K.F., Aggarwal, S.K., Lavale, S.A., Jat, B.S., Tripathi, A. and Rajput, L.S., 2021. Salicylic Acid for Vigorous Plant Growth and Enhanced Yield Under Harsh Environment. In Plant Performance Under Environmental Stress (pp. 99-127). Springer, Cham.
  74. Das, A., Mehta, S., Abdelmotelb, K.F., Lavale, S.A., Aggarwal, S.K., Jat, B.S., Tripathi, A. and Garg, S., 2021. Jasmonic Acid for Sustainable Plant Growth and Production Under Adverse Environmental Conditions. In Plant Performance Under Environmental Stress (pp. 71-98). Springer, Cham.
  75. Sharma, P., Sharma, M.M.M., Malik, A., Vashisth, M., Singh, D., Kumar, R., Singh, B., Patra, A., Mehta, S. and Pandey, V., 2021. Rhizosphere, Rhizosphere Biology, and Rhizospheric Engineering. In Plant Growth-Promoting Microbes for Sustainable Biotic and Abiotic Stress Management (pp. 577-624). Springer, Cham.
  76. Rajput, L.S., Aggarwal, S.K., Mehta, S., Kumar, S., Nataraj, V., Shivakumar, M., Maheshwari, H.S., Yadav, S. and Goswami, D., 2021. Role of WRKY Transcription Factor Superfamily in Plant Disease Management. In Plant Stress Biology (pp. 335-361). Springer, Singapore.
  77. Ahmad, S., Chitkara, P., Khan, F.N., Kishan, A., Alok, V., Ramlal, A. and Mehta, S., 2021. Mobile technology solution for COVID-19: surveillance and prevention. In Computational Intelligence Methods in COVID-19: Surveillance, Prevention, Prediction and Diagnosis (pp. 79-108). Springer, Singapore.
  78. Tiwari, M., Suri, G.S., Kaur, G., Singh, B., Mehta, S. and Mishra, D., 2021. Genomic Evidence Provides the Understanding of SARS-CoV-2 Composition, Divergence, and Diagnosis. In Integrated Omics Approaches to Infectious Diseases (pp. 63-79). Springer, Singapore.
  79. Balasubramanian, B., Ahmad, S., Alok, V., Khan, F.N., Anand, K., Mehta, S., Easwaran, M., Meyyazhagan, A. and Saravanan, M., 2021. Exosomes as an emerging nanoplatform for functional therapeutics. In Handbook on Nanobiomaterials for Therapeutics and Diagnostic Applications (pp. 483-498). Elsevier, Amsterdam.
  80. Sharma, P., Sharma, M.M.M., Patra, A., Vashisth, M., Mehta, S., Singh, B., Tiwari, M. and Pandey, V., 2020. The role of key transcription factors for cold tolerance in plants. In Transcription Factors for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants (pp. 123-152). Academic Press, Cambridge.
  81. Mehta, S., Lal, S.K., Sahu, K.P., Venkatapuram, A.K., Kumar, M., Sheri, V., Varakumar, P., Vishwakarma, C., Yadav, R., Jameel, M.R., Ali, M., Achary, V.M.M. and Reddy, M.K., 2020. CRISPR/Cas9-edited rice: a new frontier for sustainable agriculture. In New frontiers in stress management for durable agriculture (pp. 427-458). Springer, Singapore.
  82. Mehta, S., James, D. and Reddy, M.K., 2019. Omics technologies for abiotic stress tolerance in plants: current status and prospects. In Recent Approaches in Omics for Plant Resilience to Climate Change (pp. 1-34). Springer, Cham.
  83. Mehta, S., Singh, B., Dhakate, P., Rahman, M. and Islam, M.A., 2019. Rice, marker-assisted breeding, and disease resistance. In Disease Resistance in Crop Plants (pp. 83-111). Springer, Cham.
  84. Anamika, Mehta, S., Singh, B., Patra, A. and Islam, M.A., 2019. Databases: a weapon from the arsenal of bioinformatics for plant abiotic stress research. In Recent approaches in Omics for plant resilience to climate change (pp. 135-169). Springer, Cham.
  85. Dhakate, P., Sharma, P., Mehta, S., Akter, J., Bhatt, V., Chandanshive, S., Chakravarty, D., Rahman, M. and Islam, M.A., 2019. Beneficial role of metalloids in plants: molecular understanding and applicability. In Recent Approaches in Omics for Plant Resilience to Climate Change (pp. 357-387). Springer, Cham.
  86. Singh, B., Mehta, S., Aggarwal, S.K., Tiwari, M., Bhuyan, S.I., Bhatia, S. and Islam, M.A., 2019. Barley, disease resistance, and molecular breeding approaches. In Disease resistance in crop plants (pp. 261-299). Springer, Cham.
  87. Rahman, M., Sultana, S., Nath, D., Kalita, S., Chakravarty, D., Mehta, S., Wani, S.H. and Islam, M.A., 2019. Molecular breeding approaches for disease resistance in sugarcane. In Disease Resistance in Crop Plants (pp. 131-155). Springer, Cham.
  88. Mehta, S., Lal, S.K., Varakumar, P., Fartyal, D. and Reddy, M.K., 2018. Tobacco rattle virus-A pathogen Based Vector System as a Tool for Functional Genomics. In Current Research in Microbiology, Volume 3 (pp. 1-5). Open Access eBooks, Las Vegas.
  89. Singh, B., Mehta, S., Tiwari, M. and Bhatia, S., 2018. Legume breeding for fungal resistance: a lesson to learn. In Molecular approaches for plant improvement (pp. 159-180). Kalpaz Publication, New Delhi.
  90. Lal, S.K., Kumar, S., Sheri, V., Mehta, S., Varakumar, P., Ram, B., Borphukan, B., James, D., Fartyal, D. and Reddy, M.K., 2018. Seed priming: an emerging technology to impart abiotic stress tolerance in crop plants. In Advances in seed priming (pp. 41-50). Springer, Singapore.

Popular articles

  1. Patel, A., Mehta, S., Sahu, K.P. and Kumar, M. (2020). Current status of rice blast management: Present and past. In Agrobios Newsletter, 18(9); 92-93. (Article no. 19520).
  2. Patel, A., Mehta, S., Sahu, K.P. and Kumar, M. (2020). Evolutionary trends in fungal effector genes. In Agrobios Newsletter, 18(9); 95-96. (Article no. 19529).
  3. Kumar, M., Mehta, S., Sahu, K.P., Goyal, T. and Patel, A. (2020). Plants, Defense system and Phyto-pathogens. In Agrobios Newsletter, 18(9); 98-100. (Article no. 19583).
  4. Sahu, K.P., Mehta, S., Goyal, T., Kumar, M. and Patel, A. (2020). Insights into the Seed priming. In Agrobios Newsletter, 18(9); 108-110. (Article no. 19584).
  5. Goyal, T., Mehta, S., Sahu, K.P., Kumar, M. and Patel, A. (2020).  Benefits of drones. In Agrobios Newsletter, 18(9); 129-130. (Article no. 19581).
  6. Singh, J., Mehta, S.,  Goyal, T.,  Sahu, K.P., Kumar, M. and Patel, A. (2020). Mushroom and national security. In Agrobios Newsletter, 18(9); 134-135. (Article no. 19593).
  7. Iddumu, V., Vijayan, V. and Mehta, S. (2020). SAR Development in Host System against Plant Pathogens thorough SA Mediated Signaling . In Agriculture & Food: e-Newsletter, 2(3); 289-291. (Article no. 23087).
  8. Iddumu, V., Vijayan, V. and Mehta, S. (2020). Influence of Root Exudates on Plant-Microbe Interactions. In Agriculture & Food: e-Newsletter, 2(6); 136-137. (Article no. 30052).
  9. Iddumu, V., Vijayan, V. and Mehta, S. (2020). Yeast: A Marvel Life-Form. In Agriculture & Food: e-Newsletter, 2(6); 138. (Article no. 30053).
  10. Iddumu, V., Vijayan, V. and Mehta, S. (2020). Studying Fungi as Tools of Biological Research. In Agriculture & Food: e-Newsletter, 2(6); 139-140. (Article no. 30054).
  11. Iddumu, V., Vijayan, V. and Mehta, S. (2020). Soil Solarization: An Eco-friendly Approach to Control Harmful Soil Inhabiting Organisms. In Agriculture & Food: e-Newsletter, 2(6); 141-142. (Article no. 30055).
  12. Iddumu, V., Stanly, N.M., Vijayan, V. and Mehta, S. (2020). Redox Regulation as Driving Force on Plant Immunity Against Plant Pathogens. In Agriculture & Food: e-Newsletter, 2(6); 685-687. (Article no. 30258).
  13. Mehta, S. (2019) Insights into the Herbicides Classification: A Lesson to Learn. In Agrobios Newsletter. 18(4); 16-17. (Article no. 18768).
  14. Mehta, S. (2019) DNA Base Editors. In Agrobios Newsletter. 18(5); 129-130. (Article no. 18900).
  15. Mehta, S., Sahu, K.P. and Kumar, M. (2019). Insights into the functions of Root border cells.  In Agrobios Newsletter. 18(5); 128-129. (Article no. 19038).
  16. Mehta, S., Sahu, K.P., Kumar, M., Patel, A. and  Singh, J. (2019). Story of Plant, Soil and Waterlogging. In Agrobios Newsletter. 18(6); 25-26. (Article no. 19176).
  17. Sahu, K.P., Mehta, S., Patel, A. and Kumar, M. (2019). Induced Systemic Resistance for Plant Protection. In Agrobios Newsletter, 18(6); 108-109. (Article no. 19183).

College Life Highlights

  1. Qualified ARS-NET (I)-2018 (Plant Physiology discipline).
  2. Qualified JOINT CSIR-UGC TEST (June, 2017 (JRF-CSIR Rank 46), Dec, 2016 (JRF-CSIR Rank 77), and June, 2016 (LS-NET Rank 46).
  3. General Secretary of the Delhi University Botany Society (DUBS) for the session 2016-17.
  4. Media President of Delhi University Students Union (D.U.S.U) for the session 2015-16.
  5. Joint Secretary of the Delhi University Botany Society (DUBS) for the session 2015-16.
  6. Treasurer and Head Coordinator of Departmental society-Botanique for the session 2013-14.
  7. Joint Secretary of Departmental society-Botanique for the session 2012-13.
  8. Head Boy and House Captain of the school for the sessions 2011-12, 2007-08, 2009-10 and 2010-11.
  9. Core member in Women Development Committee, Western Dance Society and Girl Defence Society of Hans Raj College, University of Delhi (2014, 2015).
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