Jagadis Gupta Kapuganti

New PhytologistVolume 229, Issue 5 p. 2410-2412 ProfileFree Access Jagadis Gupta Kapuganti First published: 03 February 2021 https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.17150AboutSectionsPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use check box below share version article.I have read accept the Wiley Online Library UseShareable LinkUse link a this article with your friends colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL What inspired interest in plant science? I consider plants be most important beautiful living things on Earth. grew up southern part India, countryside village Dharmavaram which is Andhra Pradesh state. During my school years, was aware various varieties such as mango, custard apple several exotic palms. When child, would grow vegetables observe their development, family members still remember those days. Some were from farming communities used go fields crops trees. Plants provide us food, fodder, medicines, textiles, timber, oxygen. In nutshell, they are ever-present daily lives! Starting germination through maturity, flowering senescence, all science research very interesting. Since an integral lives give so much, we need protect them biotic abiotic stresses improve them. Plant fascinating it deals vast amount biology there huge scope develop crop obtain high yielding ensure food security. PhD, analysis metabolism, adaptive responses hypoxia, has been long lasting science. Why did you decide pursue career research? A sequence events drove me Masters study, fascinated by lectures many professors Sciences at University Hyderabad (India), had opportunity do summer internship Professor A. S. Raghavendra's laboratory. spent three months training his laboratory where learned about response osmotic stress role mitochondrial alternative respiratory pathways, motivated advanced biology. This further boosted biochemical pathology Apparao Podile. Luckily, joined Werner Kaiser Julius von Sachs Institute Science, Wurzburg (Germany), amazing place for doing molecular physiology. became PhD supervisor introduced nitric oxide (NO) research, that time ‘hot topic’. essential pathways how investigate lucky directly experiments participated fruitful discussions. developed great NO started exploring novel roles both basic applied research. motivates day-to-day basis? Every day day! ideas, methods, eagerness try new thinking hypotheses motivate me. like scientific interactions students engaging experiments, am happy see passion things. Connecting previous next following direction towards findings really It think elaborate into aspects can impact. One recent example taken finding increase longevity fruits. worked big ‘Wow!’, technology innovation supported Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), enterprise Department Biotechnology, Government India. We process device development increasing shelf life fruits, will direct benefit farmers production. heard European Patent Office 100% industrial applicability, further. Another memorable incident occurred recently when Kolbert et al. (2019) listed 15 milestone publications 40 years two co-authored papers among Achievements kind keep active pursuit passion. international collaborators UK, Canada, Germany, Russia, Switzerland, France Portugal. Continuous discussions developing collaborative ventures driving forces Is anyone model? people, who well respected fields. My Kaiser, taught formulate conduct test them, impact career. prepare careful organization attention detail postdoctoral George Ratcliffe Sciences, Oxford, UK. Dr Alisdair Fernie Max Planck Molecular Physiology, Potsdam, another scientist whom flexibility metabolism. Christine Foyer inspiration her ability make findings. Abir Igamberdiev’s studies energy metabolism me, he become good collaborator. jointly investigated phytoglobin–NO cycle continue publish work together. Sudhir K. Sopory's inspiring suggestions always insightful, thoughtful excellent directions. Further, Ramesh Sonti’s apply practical applications. Subhra Chakraborty pioneer nutritional genomics immunity these qualities while collaborating NO-related plant–pathogen over last few so. Satyajit Mayor National Centre Biological Bengaluru, collaborations worldwide, says global. Rajesh Ghokale Immunology, Delhi, bringing ideas market human welfare. favourite Phytologist why? There favourites. paper Martínez-Medina authors demonstrated helps generation signatures during establishment Solanum lycopersicum–Rhizophagus irregularis mycorrhizal symbiosis example. study exciting because explains importance cognate patterns phytoglobin expression determining or pathogenicity. Hence highlighted Trends Science spotlight (Kumari al., 2019). Berger (2020) power every stage Medicago–Sinorhizobium meliloti using Phytoglobin1.1 transgenic lines. An earlier Cvetkovska & Vanlerberghe (2012) oxidase-driven respiration acts minimize reactive oxygen nitrogen species mitochondria, remains one articles described oxidase (AOX) homeostasis. Tansley insight Lee Bailey-Serres (2021) describes mechanistic insights evolutionary variation integration nuclear cytoplasmic processes contribute variations flooding resilience plants. Interestingly, emphasized use single cell RNA identification specific decrease development. different tissues cells experience degrees hypoxia flooding. plant, Pomegranate (Punica granatum) plant. small shrub tree attractive flowers fruits (Fig. 1). The Genome (NIPGR) campus pleasing watch bright red throughout year hermaphrodite gradually period six seven months. popular India grown kitchen gardens source. interior ruby-coloured glistening appearance tasty nutritious antioxidant-rich seeds, compartments separated membranous wall. more interested G. Manjunatha College Horticulture, Bagalkot visited field sites say wonderful ever any farm. currently nutrition resistance pomegranate bacterial blight caused Xanthomonas axonopodis pv punicae (Xap). innovative approach tackle disease nanotechnology. growing NIPGR adaptable diverse climates varied soil types. fruit, including peel, seeds aerils, commercial value. peels preparation dye due presence granatonine value textile industry. Fig. 1Open figure viewerPowerPoint granatum). Photo credit: Manjunatha. Box working Scientist V (NIPGR India). He obtained MSc degree Wuerzburg (Germany) 2007. Later, 2007 2010, researcher Physiology (Potsdam, Germany), regulation Subsequently, Rostock serine hydroxymethyltransferases. From 2012 2014, Marie Curie Fellow Oxford (UK) low established group NIPGR, autonomous (Government His main interests signalling, understanding efficiency meet security agenda, stress, improving rice chickpea, nitrosative tolerance, postharvest loss vegetables. received prestigious awards fellowships, Fellowship, Ramalingaswami Ramanujan Innovative Young Award, Ignition Grant groups Portugal, France, elsewhere. serves Associate Editor Food Energy Security, Editorial board member Journal Experimental Botany, Plant, Cell Environment Planta. For information Jagadis, visit http://www.nipgr.ac.in/research/dr_jagadis.php, contact him email [email protected] ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7090-5097 References A, Guinand S, Boscari Puppo Brouquisse R. 2020. Medicago truncatula 1.1 controls symbiotic nodulation fixation via concentration. 227: 84– 98. M, GC. 2012. Alternative modulates leaf concentrations superoxide oxide. 195: 32– 39. Z, Barroso JB, R, Corpas FJ, KJ, Lindermayr C, Loake GJ, Palma JM, Petřivalský Wendehenne D 2019. forty journey: Nitric Oxide 93: 53– 70. Kumari Pathak PK, KJ. PHYTOGLOBIN–NO regulates symbiosis. 24: 981– 983. TA, J. 2021. Conserved nuanced hierarchy gene regulatory hypoxia. 229: 71– 78. Pescador L, Fernández I, Rodríguez-Serrano García Romero-Puertas MC, Pozo MJ. PHYTOGB1 elements 223: 1560– 1574. Volume229, Issue5March 2021Pages FiguresReferencesRelatedInformation