Dr. Hemavathi Associate Professor

Specialization

Plant Molecular Breeding, Molecular Biology, Environmental Biotechnology, Microbiology

Areas Of Interest

Molecular plant physiology, Molecular farming, phytoremediation

Qualification

M.Sc., Ph.D in Plant Biotechnology (South Korea)

Teaching Experience

Academic- 6 yrs

Awards & Recognition

• DST Women Scientist (2014-2017)

International Visits: - Post-Doctoral Fellow, South Korea

Orcid ID

0000-0002-7850-0334

Vidwan ID/Profile URL

https://vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in/profile/231327

Scopus ID/Google Scholar ID

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=L-2QjCMAAAAJ

Funded Project (amount sanctioned)

• 145000 (SeedFund) REVA University

Publications In Refereed Journals

Key Publications (Only Q1 & Q2 rated): (3)

• Disruption of Prefoldin2 Protein in Root-Knot Nematode Through Host Mediated Silencing Leads to Efficient Down-Regulation in Turn Protecting Plants. Hemavathi Ajjappala, Ha Young Chung, Joon-Soo Sim and Bum-Soo Hahn (2015). Planta, 241:773-787, DOI: 10.1007/s00425-014-2211-2, Q1
• Expression and Functional Validation of Heat-Labile Enterotoxin B (LTB) and Cholera Toxin B (CTB) Subunits in Transgenic Rice (Oryza sativa). Ho Seon Soh, Ha Young Chung, Hyun Ho Lee, Hemavathi Ajjappala, Kyoungok Jang, Jong-Hwa Park, Joon-Soo Sim, Gee Young Lee, Hyun Ju Lee, Young Hee Han, Jae Wook Lim, In Sik Chung and Bum-Soo Hahn (2015). SpringerPlus, 4:148, DOI: 10.1186/s40064-015-0847-4, Q1
• Dynamic Proteomic Profile of Potato Tuber During its invitro Development. Jae-Woong Yu, Jong-Soon Choi, Chandrama Prakash Upadhyaya, Sang-Oh Kwon, Mayank Anand Gururani, Nookaraju Akula, Ju-Hyun Nam, Chi-Won Choi, Seung-Il Kim, Hemavathi Ajjappala, Hyun- soon Kim, Jae-Heung Jeon and Se-Won Park (2012). Plant Science, 195, 1-9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2012.06.007, Q1
• Expression and Large-Scale Production of the Biochemically Active Human Tissue-Plasminogen Activator in Hairy Roots of Oriental Melon (Cucumis melo).Sung-Ryong Kim, Joon-SooSim, Hemavathi Ajjappala, Yong-Hwan Kim and Bum-Soo Hahn (2012). Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, 113(1),106-111, DOI:10.1016/j.jbiosc.2011.09.008, Q1
• Chlorophyll a Fluorescence Transient Analysis of Transgenic Potato Overexpressing D-GalacturonicAcid ReductaseGene for Salinity Stress Tolerance. Jelli Venkatesh, Chandrama Prakash Upadhyaya, Jae-Woong Yu, Ajjappala Hemavathi, Doo-Hwan Kim, Reto J. Strasser and Se Won Park (2012). Horticulture, Environment and Biotechnology, 53(4), 320-328, DOI: 10.1007/s13580-012-0035-1, Q2
• Expression of the Human Tissue-Plasminogen Activator in Hairy Roots of Oriental Melon (Cu-cumis melo). Sol Kang, Hemavathi Ajjappala, Hyun-Hui Seo, Joon-Soo Sim, Sang-Hong Yoon, Bon-Sung Koo, Yong-Hwan Kim, Sukchan Lee and Bum-Soo Hahn (2012). (Equal first au-thor). Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 29(4), 919-926, DOI: 10.1007/s11105-011-0303-8, Q1
• Transgenic Potato Overproducing L-Ascorbic Acid Resisted an Increase in Methylglyoxal Un-der Salinity Stress via Maintaining Higher Reduced Glutathione Level and Glyoxalase Enzyme Activity. Chandrama Prakash Upadhyaya, Jelli Venkatesh, Mayank Anand Gururani, Leonid Asnin, Kavita Sharma, Hemavathi Ajjappala and Se Won Park (2011). Biotechnology Letters, 33(11), 2297-2307, DOI: 10.1007/s10529-011-0684-7, Q1
• Biochemical Analysis of Enhanced Tolerance in Transgenic Potato Plants Overexpressing D-Galacturonic Acid Reductase Gene in Response to Various Abiotic Stresses. Hemavathi, Upadhyay CP, Nookaraju A, Kim HS, Heung JJ, Chun SC, Kim DH and Park SW (2011). Mo-lecular Breeding, 28, 105-115, DOI: 10.1007/s11032-010-9465-6, Q1
• Enhanced Ascorbic Acid Accumulation in Transgenic Potato Confers Tolerance to Various Abiotic Stresses. Hemavathi, Upadhyay CP, Nookaraju A, Ko EY, Chun SC, Kim DH and Park SW (2010). Biotechnology Letters, 32, 321-330, DOI 10.1007/s10529-009-0140-0, Q1
• Over-expression of Strawberry D-Galacturonic Acid Reductase in Potato Leads to Accumula-tion of Vitamin C with Enhanced Abiotic Stress Tolerance. Hemavathi, Upadhyay CP, Ko EY, Nookaraju A, Kim HS, Heung JJ, Oh MO, Reddy AC, Chun SC, Kim DH and Park SW (2009). Plant Science, 177, 659-667, DOI:10.1016/j.plantsci.2009.08.004, Q1
• Parthiban, S., Hemavathi, B., & Hahn, B.-S. (2025). Phylogenetic patterns of understudied species within the plant genus Brassica: Future prospects in the post genomics era. Plant Gene, 41, 100489. Q2
• Bala, R., Madaan, R., Chauhan, S., Gupta, M., Dubey, A. K., Zahoor, I., Brijesh, H., Calina, D., & Sharifi-Rad, J. (2024). Revitalizing allicin for cancer therapy: Advances in formulation strategies to enhance bioavailability, stability, and clinical efficacy. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, 397(3), 703–724. Q2
• Ajjappala, H., Chung, H. Y., Sim, J.-S., & Hahn, B.-S. (2015). Disruption of Prefoldin2 protein in root-knot nematode through host-mediated silencing leads to efficient down-regulation in turn protecting plants. Planta, 241(4), 773–787. Q1

Other Publications: (17)

• Brijesh, H., & Ajjappala, B. (2023). Micropropagation strategies in medicinally important turmeric (Curcuma sp.): Current research and future challenges. Journal of Applied Biology & Biotechnology, 11(5), 1–8.
• Hemavathi, B., & Shashidhar, H. E. (2017). Gene expression analysis in roots of rice (Oryza sativa L.) under varied zinc condition. International Journal of Agricultural Science and Research, 7(4), 651–656.
• Hemavathi, B., Shashidhar, H. E., & Vijayakumar Swamy, H. V. (2017). Zinc uptake and accumulation in recombinant inbred lines of rice (Oryza sativa L.) under varied zinc levels. International Journal of Agricultural Science and Research, 7(3), 421–426.
• Soh, H. S., Chung, H. Y., Lee, H. H., Ajjappala, H., Jang, K., Park, J.-H., Sim, J.-S., Lee, G. Y., Lee, H. J., Han, Y. H., Lim, J. W., Chung, I. S., & Hahn, B.-S. (2015). Expression and functional validation of heat-labile enterotoxin B (LTB) and cholera toxin B (CTB) subunits in transgenic rice (Oryza sativa). SpringerPlus, 4, 148.
• Brijesh, A. S., Hemavathi, B., & Siddarame Gowda, T. K. (2015). Isolation and molecular characterization of glutamine synthase gene from Serratia marcescens involved in phosphate solubilization. Environment & Ecology, 33(3), 1089–1094.
• Ajjappala, H., Sim, J.-S., & Hahn, B.-S. (2012). RNA interference silencing in root-knot nematodes. Journal of Korean Society of International Agriculture, 24(4), 485–493.
• Venkatesh, J., Upadhyaya, C. P., Yu, J.-W., Hemavathi, A., Kim, D.-H., Strasser, R. J., & Park, S. W. (2012). Chlorophyll a fluorescence transient analysis of transgenic potato overexpressing D-galacturonic acid reductase gene for salinity stress tolerance. Horticulture, Environment and Biotechnology, 53(4), 320–328.
• Yu, J.-W., Choi, J.-S., Upadhyaya, C. P., Kwon, S.-O., Gururani, M. A., Akula, N., Nam, J.-H., Choi, C.-W., Kim, S.-I., Ajjappala, H., Kim, H.-S., Jeon, J.-H., & Park, S.-W. (2012). Dynamic proteomic profile of potato tuber during its in vitro development. Plant Science, 195, 1–9.
• Kim, S.-R., Oh, B.-J., Ajjappala, H., Eom, S.-H., Sim, J.-S., Kim, Y.-H., & Hahn, B.-S. (2012). Large-scale production of transgenic hairy root of oriental melon (Cucumis melo) expressing human tissue-plasminogen activator. Journal of Korean Society of International Agriculture, 24(2), 226–231.
• Kim, S.-R., Sim, J.-S., Ajjappala, H., Kim, Y.-H., & Hahn, B.-S. (2012). Expression and large-scale production of the biochemically active human tissue-plasminogen activator in hairy roots of oriental melon (Cucumis melo). Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, 113(1), 106–111.
• Kang, S., Ajjappala, H., Seo, H.-H., Sim, J.-S., Yoon, S.-H., Koo, B.-S., Kim, Y.-H., Lee, S., & Hahn, B.-S. (2012). Expression of the human tissue-plasminogen activator in hairy roots of oriental melon (Cucumis melo). Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 29(4), 919–926.
• Ajjappala, H., Sim, J.-S., Kim, Y.-H., & Hahn, B.-S. (2011). Expression of human tissue-type plasminogen activator derivatives in transgenic hairy root of oriental melon (Cucumis melo). Journal of Korean Society of International Agriculture, 23(2), 205–209.
• Upadhyaya, C. P., Venkatesh, J., Gururani, M. A., Asnin, L., Sharma, K., Ajjappala, H., & Park, S. W. (2011). Transgenic potato overproducing L-ascorbic acid resisted an increase in methylglyoxal under salinity stress via maintaining higher reduced glutathione level and glyoxalase enzyme activity. Biotechnology Letters, 33(11), 2297–2307.
• Hemavathi, B., Upadhyaya, C. P., Nookaraju, A., Kim, H. S., Jeon, J. H., Chun, S. C., Kim, D. H., & Park, S. W. (2011). Biochemical analysis of enhanced tolerance in transgenic potato plants overexpressing D-galacturonic acid reductase gene in response to various abiotic stresses. Molecular Breeding, 28, 105–115.
• Hemavathi, B., Upadhyaya, C. P., Ko, E. Y., Nookaraju, A., Chun, S. C., Kim, D. H., & Park, S. W. (2010). Enhanced ascorbic acid accumulation in transgenic potato confers tolerance to various abiotic stresses. Biotechnology Letters, 32, 321–330.
• Hemavathi, B., Upadhyaya, C. P., Ko, E. Y., Nookaraju, A., Kim, H. S., Jeon, J. H., Oh, M. O., Reddy, A. C., Chun, S. C., Kim, D. H., & Park, S. W. (2009). Overexpression of strawberry D-galacturonic acid reductase in potato leads to accumulation of vitamin C with enhanced abiotic stress tolerance. Plant Science, 177, 659–667.
• Hemavathi, B., Navi, V., Shashidhar, K. S., & Suresh, C. K. (2006). Effect of different levels of Azotobacter chroococcum and Pseudomonas fluorescens on growth and nutrition of bamboo (Dendrocalamus strictus). Environment & Ecology, 24(2), 277–279.
• Expression of Human Tissue-Type Plasminogen Activator Derivatives in Transgenic Hairy Root of Oriental Melon (Cucumis melo). Hemavathi Ajjappala, Joon-SooSim, Yong-Hwan Kim and Bum-Soo Hahn (2011). Journal of Korean Society of International Agriculture, 23(2), 205-209
• Large-Scale Production of Transgenic Hairy Root of Oriental Melon (Cucumis melo) Expressing Human Tissue-Plasminogen Activator. Sung-Ryong Kim, Byung-Ju Oh, Hemavathi Ajjappala, Sun-Ho Eom, Joon-SooSim, Yong-Hwan Kim and Bum-Soo Hahn (2012). Journal of Korean Society of International Agriculture, 24(2), 226-231
• Effect of Different Levels ofe Azotobacter chroococcum and Pseudomonas fluorescens on Growth and Nutrition of Bamboo (Dendrocalamus strictus). Hmavathi, Vitttal Navi, Shashidhar KS and Suresh CK (2006). Environment and Ecology, 24(2): 277-279.
• Effect of Different Levels ofe Azotobacter chroococcum and Pseudomonas fluorescens on Growth and Nutrition of Bamboo (Dendrocalamus strictus). Hmavathi, Vitttal Navi, Shashidhar KS and Suresh CK (2006). Environment and Ecology, 24(2): 277-279.
• RNA Intereference Silencing in Root-Knot Nematodes. Hemavathi Ajjappala, Joon-Soo Sim and Bum-Soo Hahn (2012). Journal of Korean Society of International Agriculture, 24(4), 485-493
• Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Glutamine synthase Gene from Serratia marcescens Involved in Phosphate Solubilization. Brijesh AS, Hemavathi and Siddarame Gowda TK (2015). Environment & Ecology, 33 (3):1089-1094
• Zinc uptake and accumulation in recombinant inbreed lines of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) un-der varied zinc levels. Hemavathi, Brijesh AS, Shashidhar HE and Vijayakumar Swamy HV (2017). International Journal of Agricultural Science and Research, 7(3): 421-426
• Gene expression analysis in roots of rice (oryza sativa L.) under varied zinc condition. Hemavathi, Brijesh AS and Shashidhar HE (2017). International Journal of Agricultural Science and Research, 7 (4), 651-656.

UG / PG Projects

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