Dr. Rohini M R

Membership in Professional bodies

Life member of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Association of India (MAPAI)

Life member of Society for Promotion of Horticulture

Life member of Indian Society of Plant Genetic Resources ICAR-NBPGR, New Delhi

Zonal Councilor of Southern region of Indian Society of Plant genetic resources

Honours & Awards

ICAR-JRF Award for pursuing Masters in Plant Genetic Resources

DST-INSPIRE Fellowship from Department of Science and Technology for Doctoral Programme

Dr. K.L Mehra Award for the best (PGR) Student from IARI, PG School during 2012 from the Indian Society of Plant Genetic resources

Recognized faculty in Division of Plant Genetic Resources of ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Recognized faculty in Plant Genetic Resources/Genetic and Plant Breeding from University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot, Karnataka

Recognized faculty in Plantation, Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic Crops from University of Shimoga, Karnataka

Publications

M. R. Rohini · H. C. Raghavendra · V. K. Rao · B. Sreenu. (2024). Insight into the morphological and bioactive variability in the ex‑situ genepool of Gymnema sylvestre accessions collected from Peninsular India. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-024-02053-9

M R, Rohini., V K, Rao, Banoth, S., G R, Smitha., & Gutam, S. (2024). Enhanced metabolite yield with compensatory biomass reduction revealed by moisture stress induction in Centella asiatica (L.).  Journal of Horticultural Sciences, 19(1). https://doi.org/10.24154/jhs.v19i1.2460. (NAAS-6.1)

Raghavendra HC, Rohini MR, Rao V K, Himabindu K (2024). Genetic variability and heritability of growth, yield and quality traits in Gymnema sylvestre: an antidiabetic medicinal herb. Plant Genetic Resources: Characterization and Utilization 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1479262124000613

Rohini, M. R., Rao, V. K., & Rajendiran, S. (2024). Studies on the effect of induced polyploidy on yield and phytochemical content in Centella asiatica (L.) Urban. Journal of Horticultural Sciences, 19(2). https://doi.org/10.24154/jhs.v19i2.2469

Rohini, M. R., & Smitha, G. R. (2022). Studying the effect of morphotype and harvest season on yield and quality of Indian genotypes of Centella asiatica: A potential medicinal herb cum underutilized green leafy vegetable. South African Journal of Botany, 145, 275-283.

M.R.Rohini, G.R.Smitha and C.Aswath. (2021). Stakeholders interface meeting on cultivation and marketing of medicinal plants. Medicinal Plants-International Journal of Phytomedicines and Related Industries, Vol. 13 (4):701-104

M.R.Rohini, M.Sankaran, S.Rajkumar, K.Prakash, A.Gaikwad, R.Chaudhary, S.K.Malik. (2020). Morphological characterization and analysis of genetic diversity and population structure in Citrus jambhiri Lush. using SSR markers. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 67:1259–1275https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-020-00909-4 

M.R Rohini, S.K Malik, R.Chaudhary, S.Kaur, A. Uchoi and R. Chaudhury. (2016). Storage behavior and cryopreservation studies in Indian rough lemon (Citrus jambhiri): a promising rootstock for long-term conservation. Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry, 40: 865-873

Patil, M., Bharathi, T. U., Usharani, T. R., Rohini, M. R., Kumar, R., Kulkarni, B. S., & MC, K. (2025). In vitro regeneration and optimization of physical and chemical mutagenesis protocol in tuberose (Agave amica (Medik.) Thiede & Govaerts) cv.‘Arka Vaibhav’. International Journal of Radiation Biology, 1-13.

Kumar, B.A., Rao, V.K., Bindu, K.H., Rohini M.R and Shivkumar (2021). Development, validation and application of RP-HPLC method for quantitative estimation of wedelolactone in different accessions and plant parts of Eclipta alba (L.). J. Plant Biochem. Biotechnol. .https://doi.org/10.1007/s13562-021-00721-w

Projects (Ongoing)

Inhouse

Collection, conservation, cataloguing & evaluation of oil palm germplasm

Genetic enhancement in oil palm

Dissemination of technology & ICT applications in oil palm sector (Associate)