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General Informations

  • Join Date: 31/07/2014
  • College: College of Agriculture
  • Department: Biochemistry & Agricultural Chemistry
  • Office Email: sunayana.rathi[at]aau.ac.in

Education Details

 
 
 
 
 
2002
B.Sc. (Agri.)

Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam

 
 
 
 
 
2004
M.Sc. (Agril. Biochemistry)

Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam

 
 
 
 
 
2012
Ph.D.(Biotechnology)

Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam

 
 
 
 
 
2017
Post Doctoral

Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Halle (Saale), Germany

 
 
 
 
 
2022
Other Qualifications

University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK

Employment History

 
 
 
 
 
31-07-2014 - Till date
Assistant Professor

Assam Agricultural University

Publications

Surojit Sen;Sunayana Rathi;Jagajjit Sahu;Subhash C Mandal;Supratim Ray;Petr Slama;Shubhadeep Roychoudhury (2023) . In Silico Mining and Characterization of High-Quality SNP/Indels in Some Agro-Economically Important Species Belonging to the Family Euphorbiaceae., Genes, 14(2), 332-342 , DOI : https://doi.org/10.3390/genes14020332
Indrani Chetia;Sunayana Rathi;Manashi Das Purkayastha;Ananta Saikia;Samindra Baishya (2022) . Bamboo Shoot Processing-effects on Nutritional and Anti-nutritional Quality from Assam, India., International Journal of Environment and Climate Change. , 12(12), 460-471 , DOI : DOI: 10.9734/IJECC/2022/v12i121483
Amrit Dutta;Akhil Ranjan Baruah;Bhabesh Gogoi;Ananta Madhab Baruah;Surojit Sen;Sunayana Rathi (2022) . Variations in Oxidative and Antioxidant Responses of Rice Plant to Arsenic Contaminated Areas of Assam., International Journal of Environment and Climate Change. , 12(12), 96-101 , DOI : doi.org/10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i121443.
Minakshi Dutta;Debanjal Borah;Samindra Baishya;Sunayana Rathi (2022) . Nutrient composition and total antioxidant activity in eggplant (Solanum melongena) germplasm., International Journal of Environment and Climate Change., 12(11), 1419-1425 , DOI : 10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i1131121
Hemanth Kumar Manne;Minakshi Dutta;Rahul Sen;Samindra Baishya;Manashi Das Purkayastha;Akhil Ranjan Baruah;Surojit Sen;Raju Paswan;Sunayana Rathi (2022) . Nutritional, antinutritional and in vitro digestibility of sprouted mung beans, Agricultural Mechanization in Asia, Africa and Latin America, 53(7), 9113-9121
Indira Sagolsem;Sunayana Rathi;Samindra Baishya (2021) . Impact of different drying methods on nutritional quality of Garcinia cowa and Garcinia pedunculata fruits., Journal of Environmental Biology. 42: 714-719., 42(3), 714-719
T Longvah;K Mangthya;k Subhash;Surojit Sen;Sunayana Rathi (2021) . Comprehensive nutritional evaluation of popular rice varieties of Assam, Northeast India., Journal of Food Composition and Analysis. 101:103952., 101(7), 103952-103952 , DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2021.103952
K V Jawalekar;Samindra Baishya;Sunayana Rathi;K Gade;M Jagtap;D M Ithape;K P Bhagat (2020) . Assessment of Nutritional Composition in Prominent Cajanus cajan Germplasm in India., International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 9(12), 387-397
Ritwik Phukon;Samindra Baishya;Sunayana Rathi;Akashi Sarma (2019) . Characterization of Rice Landraces from Dibrugarh District of Assam., Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources, 32(3), 368-376
P Talukdar;Sunayana Rathi;K Pathak;S K Chetia;A R Baruah;R N Sarma (2017) . QTL analysis in Aromatic Rice of Assam, India., Journal of Rice Research, 5(4), 186-192 , DOI : DOI: 10.4172/2375-4338.1000186
P Talukdar;Sunayana Rathi;K Pathak;S K Chetia;R N Sarma (2017) . Population structure and marker-trait association in indigenous aromatic rice., Rice Science, 24(3), 145-154 , DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsci.2016.08.009
K Pathak;Sunayana Rathi;H Verma;R N Sarma;Samindra Baishya (2016) . Variability in Grain Quality Characters of Local Winter (Sali) Rice of Assam, India., Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources, 29(1), 22-31 , DOI : 10.5958/0976-1926.2016.00005.X
Samindra Baishya;Sunayana Rathi;A Sarma (2016) . Genetic Variation in Bamboo Species of North East India through RAPD., Indian Journal of Agricultural Biochemistry, 29(1), 36-40 , DOI : 10.5958/0974-4479.2016.00006.x
K Pathak;Sunayana Rathi;H Verma;Samindra Baishya;R N Sarma (2016) . Microsatellite based association studies for grain mineral content in local winter (Sali) rice of Assam., Indian Journal Genetics and Plant Breeding, 76(3), 356-360 , DOI : 10.5958/0975-6906.2016.00053.5
K Pathak;Sunayana Rathi;H Verma;R N Sarma;Samindra Baishya (2016) . Assessment of physical, chemical and antioxidant properties of few pigmented glutinous rice grown in Northeast India., Indian Journal of Plant Physiology, 21(3), 287-299 , DOI : 10.1007/s40502-016-0237-0
K Pathak;Sunayana Rathi;A R Baruah;B Kumar;R N Sarma (2015) . Marker-trait associations for improving cooking quality in glutinous rice., Indian Journal of Biotechnology, 14(3), 320-327 , DOI : http://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/334
H Verma;K Pathak;Sunayana Rathi;R N Sarma (2015) . Genetic arechetecture for grain quality parameters in indica rice., The Ecoscan, 9(3), 963-967 , DOI : http://theecoscan.in/JournalPDF/93&4R21%20HARENDRA
H Verma;K Pathak;Sunayana Rathi;R N Sarma (2015) . Association analysis for grain quality traits in rice., Indian Journal Genetics and Plant Breeding, 75(4), 506-509 , DOI : 10.5958/0975-6906.2015.00080.2
Samindra Baishya;Sunayana Rathi (2014) . Biodegradation of substrates during mushroom growth and possibility of its recycling., Indian Journal of Agricultural Biochemistry, 27(1), 7-12 , DOI : http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijo
Sunayana Rathi;R N S Yadav;K Pathak;R N Sarma (2014) . Genetic Diversity in Upland Rice of Assam detected by SSR markers., Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding, 74(2), 238-242 , DOI : 10.5958/0975-6906.2014.00161.8
Sunayana Rathi;K Pathak;R N S Yadav;B Kumar;R N Sarma (2014) . Association studies of dormancy and cooking quality traits in direct seeded indica rice., Journal of Genetics, 93(1), 3-12 , DOI : https://www.ias.ac.in/article/fulltext/jgen/093/01
Hemanth Manne Kumar;K Vaishnavi;Surojit Sen;Sunayana Rathi (0) . Effect of sprouting on the Physico-Chemical Properties of Mung Bean Seeds., International Journal of Environment and Climate Change. 11(3): 108-114., 11(3), 108-114
Surojit Sen;B Dehury;J Sahu;Sunayana Rathi;R N S (0) . In silico mining and characterization of simple sequence repeats (SSRs) from Euphorbia esula expressed sequence tags (ESTs): A potential crop for biofuel., Plant Omics, 10(2), 53-63 , DOI : doi:10.21475/poj.10.02.17.pne370
Surojit Sen;B Dehury;J Sahu;Sunayana Rathi;R N S (0) . Mining and comparative survey of EST–SSR markers among members of Euphorbiaceae family, Molecular Biology Reports, 45(4), 453-468 , DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-018-4181-0
Sahewalla, S.; Choudhury, M.; Sen, S.; Rathi, S.; Sahni, S. and , B.D.P.(2023). Engineering Plants with Disease Resilience.. in : New Frontiers In Plant Disease Management: A Molecular Approach, Prasad, B.D.; Sahni, S.; Rathi, S.; (Eds), A K INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATION ,39/4-A, Rajinder Nagar, PO Babyal Ambala Cantt - 133001 (Haryana), pp 215-239, ISBN:ISBN 978-81-958899-1-4..
Choudhury, B.; Aranha, D.L.; Sen, S.; Rathi, S.; Sahni, S. and , B.D.P.(2023). Improved Disease Resilience in Crops through Genetic Modification.. in : New Frontiers In Plant Disease Management: A Molecular Approach, Prasad, B.D.; Sahni, S.; Rathi, S.; (Eds), A K INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATION ,39/4-A, Rajinder Nagar, PO Babyal Ambala Cantt - 133001 (Haryana), pp 197-213, ISBN:ISBN 978-81-958899-1-4..
Aranha, D.L.; Choudhury, B.; Rathi, S.; Sen, S.; Sahni, S. and , B.D.P.(2023). Plant Disease Resilience through Molecular Genetics.. in : New Frontiers In Plant Disease Management: A Molecular Approach, Prasad, B.D.; Sahni, S.; Rathi, S.; (Eds), A K INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATION ,39/4-A, Rajinder Nagar, PO Babyal Ambala Cantt - 133001 (Haryana), pp 47-65, ISBN:ISBN 978-81-958899-1-4..
Choudhury, M.; Sahewalla, S.; Rathi, S.; Sen, S.; Sahni, S. and , B.D.P.(2023). Disease Resistance: Biochemical Mechanisms.. in : New Frontiers In Plant Disease Management: A Molecular Approach, Prasad, B.D.; Sahni, S.; Rathi, S.; (Eds), A K INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATION ,39/4-A, Rajinder Nagar, PO Babyal Ambala Cantt - 133001 (Haryana), pp 13-30, ISBN:ISBN 978-81-958899-1-4..
Sahni, S.; Prasad, B.D.; Rathi, S.; Sen, S.; Ranjan, T.; Kumar, A.; Kumar, S. and , T.K.(2023). Biotechnological approaches in crop disease management.. in : New Frontiers In Plant Disease Management: A Molecular Approach, Prasad, B.D.; Sahni, S.; Rathi, S.; (Eds), A K INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATION ,39/4-A, Rajinder Nagar, PO Babyal Ambala Cantt - 133001 (Haryana), pp 1-11, ISBN:ISBN 978-81-958899-1-4..
Sen, S. and Rathi, S.(2022). Bioinformatics Approaches to Improve and Enhance the Understanding of Plant-Microbe Interaction: A Review.. in : Plant-Microbe Interactions: Harnessing Next Generation Molecular Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture. First Edition, Sahu, J. and Vaishnav, A. Singh, H.B.; (Eds), CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton, London, New York.,Boca Raton, London, New York., pp 101-112, ISBN:ISBN 9780367774424 (hardb.
Rathi, S. and Sen, S.(2020). Marker-aided selection. in : Host-Pathogen Interaction: A Molecular Approach., Sahni, S. and Prasad, B.D. (Eds), Today & Tomorrow’s Printers and Publishers,New Delhi, India, pp 165-174, ISBN:ISBN 10: 81-7019-695-X. .
Sen, S. and Rathi, S.(2020). Pyramiding and cloning of r genes. in : Host-Pathogen Interaction: A Molecular Approach., Sahni, S. and Prasad, B.D. (Eds), Today & Tomorrow’s Printers and Publishers,New Delhi, India, pp 127-136, ISBN:ISBN 10: 81-7019-695-X. .
Sen, S. and Rathi, S.(2020). Mapping of resistance genes. . in : Host-Pathogen Interaction: A Molecular Approach., Sahni, S. and Prasad, B.D. (Eds), Today & Tomorrow’s Printers and Publishers,New Delhi, India , pp 117-126, ISBN:ISBN 10: 81-7019-695-X. .
Baishya, S.; Sen, S. and Rathi, S.(2016). Biochemistry of Seed Germination.. in : Advances in Seed Science and Technology, Shukla, P.S.; Prasad, B. (Eds), Biotech Books,New Delhi, pp 59-85, ISBN:978-81-7622-352-2.
Rathi, S.; Baruah, A.R.; Sen, S. and Baishya, S.(2018). Principles and Practices of Mapping QTLs in Plants.. in : Plant Biotechnology, Principles, Techniques, and Applications, Volume 1, Prasad, B.D.; Sahni, S.; Kumar, P.W. and Siddiqui, M.W. (Eds), Apple Academic Press, CRC Press,USA, pp 480-496, ISBN:9781771885805 .
Choudhury, M.(2022). BIOCHEMICAL INDICATORS IN DETERMINING THE BUCKWHEAT FLOUR SHELF LIFE.M.Sc. (Agril. Biochemistry) thesis submitted to Department of Biochemistry & Agricultural Chemistry, ASSAM AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, Jorhat-785013, Assam, India
Wuike, V.G.(2022). Nutrient and anti-nutrient composition of dolichos bean seeds of Assam.M. Sc. (Agricultural Biochemistry) thesis submitted to Biochemistry and Agricultural Chemistry, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat-785013, Assam
Dutta, A.(2021). Analysis of rice in arsenic contaminated areas of Jorhat district.M.Sc. (Agril. Biochemistry) thesis submitted to Department of Biochemistry & Agricultural Chemistry, ASSAM AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, Jorhat-785013, Assam, India
Dutta, M.(2020). Nutrient composition and total antioxidant activity in selected eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) germplasms.M.Sc. (Agril. Biochemistry) thesis submitted to Biochemistry & agricultural Chemistry, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat-13, Assam, India
Kumar, H.M.(2019). Nutritional and functional properties of sprouted mung beans..M.Sc. (Agril. Biochemistry) thesis submitted to Biochemistry & agricultural Chemistry, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat-13, Assam, India
Achivements
  •  Awarded Post Doctoral Scholarship by the European Union under BRAVE programme for ten month (Dec 2016 to September 2017)
  •  Awarded Faculty Development Training programme by NAHEP, ICAR, Govt. of India for four months (April 2022 to Aug 2022) under the supervision of Prof. Adam Price, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
  • Master Trainer for Food Micro & Small Enterprises (Fats and Oilseeds Processing), Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI), Govt. of India from 04-07-2021 to 04-07-2023.
  • Fellowship Award (FISAB-2023) in the XV Convention of the Indian Society of Agricultural Biochemists held at University of Lucknow, Lucknow-226007, Uttar Pradesh on 24th November, 2023
Membership
  • Indian Society of Agricultural Biochemist.
    Life Member
  • Assam Agricultural University Teachers’ Association
    Life Member
Projects
  • NMPB, Ministry of AYUSH, Govt. of India sponsored project on "Bio-evaluation, identification quantification of bio-active compounds and development of bio-pesticides from ethno-medicinal plant extracts against major insect pests of vegetable crops", project cost Rs.41.052 Lakh implemented in 2024.
  • DBT sponsored project on "Development of high-yielding, non-lodging, and biotic-resistant varieties of black scented rice of Manipur and Assam through biotechnological intervention (Scented Rice Group 4 - Phase II)", project cost Rs.2.3006 Crore implemented in 2023.
  • ICAR, New Delhi sponsored project on "Network Project, on Transgenics in Crops (NPTC), Sub Project: ICAR–NPTC-3088", project cost Rs.129.60 Lakh implemented in 2015.
  • AAU sponsored project on "Development of plant based insecticide formulation for management of stored grain pests.", project cost Rs.15.00 Lakh implemented in 2022.
  • National Innovation Fund, India sponsored project on "Morpho-physiological, bio-chemical and genotypic evaluation of Upendra Rice", project cost Rs.4.9 Lakh implemented in 2021.
  • DBT, GoI, New Delhi sponsored project on "Phytochemical characterization and nutritional profiling of germplasm diversity of Citrus species existing in North East Region", project cost Rs.147.90640 Lakh implemented in 2021.
  • SERB-DST sponsored project on "Mapping of genes for grain quality in Assam rice with particular reference to amylose", project cost Rs.15.196 Lakh implemented in 2013.