Participation in symposia/conferences/workshops:

• National Workshop on “Intellectual Property Rights” organized by the Department of Biotechnology and Internal Quality Assurance Cell of Govt. V.Y.T. PG. Autonomous College, Durg in collaboration with Coordination Cell of Chhattisgarh Council of Science & Technology, Raipur, (CG), India (3^rd-9^th May, 2021).
• Participated in the 13th Annual Symposium at Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea (7^th December, 2016).
• Participated in the International conference of Korean Society for Molecular and Cell Biology, COEX, Seoul, South Korea (9-11 October, 2013).
• Participated in the International conference of Korean Society for Molecular and Cell Biology, COEX, Seoul, South Korea (21-23 October, 2014).
• Participated in the UK-Korea Symposium on “Next Generation Microbiology” Institute of Microbiology, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea (13 October, 2010).
• Participated in the “21st KSMCB Winter International Conference” Yong Pyong, Green Pia, South Korea (3-5th February, 2010).
• Participated in the International Conference on “Crop Functional Genomics” Ramada Plaza, Jeju, South Korea (14-16th April, 2010).
• Participated in the Workshop on “Plant Genomics and Breeding” Resom Ocean, Anmyun do, South Korea (June 2010).
• Participated in the Symposium on “Plant Development and Evolution” Seoul national University, Seoul, South Korea (November 2009).
• Participated in the International conference on “Molecular Biology and Biotechnology” Banashali University, Tonk, Rajasthan, India (19-21 October, 2008).
• Participated in the National Seminar on “Plant and fungal biodiversity and bioprospecting” Goa, India (18-19 January, 2007).
• Participated in the National Symposium on “Biotechnology in Future Medicine” Pt. J. N. M. Medical College, Raipur, India (25^th July, 2006).
• Participated in the International conference on “Sustainable crop production in stress environment and genetic options” JNKVV, Jabalpur (MP), India (9-11^th February, 2005).
• Participated in the International Conference on “Plant Genomics and Biotechnology: Challenges & Opportunities” Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Raipur (CG) India (26-28^th October, 2005).
• Participated in the training programme entitled “Recent Advances in Biotechnological Approaches: a Hands on Workshop” conducted by the Department of Biotechnology, Indira Gandhi Agricultural University, Raipur, India (September 2004).

Other professional contribution: Identify important scholarly activities- attendance in webinars:

• Participated in the webinar “NIAB Diverse MAGIC dissecting trait genetic architecture across 70 years of wheat breeding” organized by the International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium London, UK (1^st January, 2021).
• Participated in the webinar “Predictive biology: understanding and reversing the evolution of antibiotic resistance” organized by Phytobiomes Alliance   New York, USA (28^th January, 2021).
• Participated in the webinar “Genetic dissection of disease resistance mechanisms hijacked by a necrotrophic pathogen of wheat” Phytobiomes Alliance, USDA, USA, International Wheat Genome Sequencing ConsortiumFargo, North Dakota, USA  (11^th March, 2021).

Professional affiliations: Memberships in professional bodies:

• Editorial Board Member for Biohelikon: Plant Science & Research
• Editorial Board Member for Advanced Chemicobiology Research

Awards/recognitions: 

• Qualified the Joint Entrances Examination (JET) in 1999 to get admission in B. Sc. Agriculture held by Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India.
• Qualified the National Eligibility Test (NET) for Lectureship in 2007 held by an Agriculture Scientist Recruitment Board (ASRB, ICAR), New Delhi, India.
• Qualified the Agriculture Research Service Examination (Scientist) in 2007 held by an Agriculture Scientist Recruitment Board (ASRB, ICAR), New Delhi, India.
• Distinguished Poster Presentation Award in 2008, International conference on Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Banashali University, Tonk, Rajasthan, India.
• Awarded to Graduate Scholarship for Excellent Foreign Students (GSFS) in 2010-2012 at Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.
• Distinguished Poster Presentation Award in 2013, International conference of Korean Society for Molecular and Cell Biology, COEX, Seoul, South Korea.
• Awarded to Brain Korea 21 (BK 21) in 2012 at Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.
• Awarded to Lecture and Research Scholarship in 2016-2017 at Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.

Awards:

Distinguished Poster Presentation Award in 2008, International conference on Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Banashali University, Tonk, Rajasthan, India. Awarded to Graduate Scholarship for Excellent Foreign Students (GSFS) in 2010 at Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea. Distinguished Poster Presentation Award in 2013, International conference of Korean Society for Molecular and Cell Biology, COEX, Seoul, South Korea.

What subject you teach at SSU ?

Plant Biotechnology, Plant Breeding and Genetics, Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biology, Fundamental of Soil Science, Agriculture Heritage

Other Accomplishments:

Qualified the Joint Entrances Examination (JET) in 1999 to get admission in B. Sc. Agriculture held by Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India. Qualified the National Eligibility Test (NET) for Lectureship in 2007 held by an Agriculture Scientist Recruitment Board (ASRB, ICAR), New Delhi, India. Qualified the Agriculture Research Service Examination (Scientist) in 2007 held by an Agriculture Scientist Recruitment Board (ASRB, ICAR), New Delhi, India.

Interests:

Molecular Breeding, Structural and Functional Genomics of Biotic and Abiotic Stress.

Journals:

PUBLICATIONS (* First Author Equal Contribution)

• Kim, S.H., Vieira M., Kim, H.J., Kesawat, M.S., and Park, H.Y. MS2 Labeling of Endogenous Beta-Actin mRNA Does Not Result in Stabilization of Degradation Intermediates. Molecules and Cells. 42: 189.
• Kesawat, M.S., Kim, D.K. Zeba, N., Suh, M.C., Xia, X., and Hong, C.B. (2018). Ectopic RING Zinc Finger Gene from Hot Pepper Induces Totally Different Genes in Lettuce and Tobacco. Molecular Breeding. 38 (6): 70.
• Sim, J.S*., Kesawat, M.S*., Kumar, M., Kim, S.Y., Mani, V., Subramanian, P., Park, S., Lee, M.C. Kim, S.R. and Hahn, B.S. (2018). Lack of the Alpha 1, 3-Fucosyltransferase Gene (Osfuct) Affects Anther Development and Pollen Viability in Rice. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 19(4): 1225.
• Kim, D.K., Kesawat, M.S. and Hong, C.B. (2017). One gene member of the ADP-Ribosylation Factor Family is Heat-Inducible and Enhances Seed Germination in Nicotiana tabacum. Genes & Genomics. 39: 1353-1365.
• Kesawat, M.S., Das, B.K., Dey, S.K., and Manorama (2015). Assessment of Genetic Diversity Among Indian Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) Accessions Using RAPD, ISSR and SSR Markers. Research Journal of Biotechnology. 10(8): 35–47. 5. Ganguly, A., Park, M., Kesawat, M.S., and Cho, H.T. (2014). Functional Analysis of the Hydrophilic Loop in Intracellular Trafficking of Arabidopsis PIN-FORMED Proteins. Plant Cell. (26): 1570–1585.
• Bhaganagare, G.R., Kesawat, M.S., Das, B.K., and Manorama (2013). Assessment of nifH Diversity in Rhizobial Isolates of Different Origins and the Role of Antioxidants in Respiratory Protection. Journal of Crop Science and Biotechnology. 16(1): 17-22.
• Kesawat, M.S., Das, B.K., Bhaganagare, G.R and Manorama (2012). Genome-wide Identification, Evolutionary and Expression Analyses of Putative Fe–S Biogenesis Genes in Rice (Oryza sativa). Genome. 55(8): 571-583.
• Das, B.K., Das, L. and Kesawat, M.S. (2012). Comparison of Different Washing Solutions and Contact Times on the Quality Maintenance and Microbial Reduction of Fresh-Cut Iceberg Lettuce. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 82 (1): 50–54.
• Kesawat, M.S. and Das, B.K. (2009). Review on Molecular Marker: Its Application in Crop Improvement. Journal of Crop Science and Biotechnology. 12(4): 168-178.
• Kesawat, M.S., Manorama and Bhaganagare, G.R. (2009). Isolation and Characterization of Lipopolysaccharide from Different Rhizobial Isolates. Journal of Crop Science and Biotechnology. 12(3): 109-113.
• Deshmukh, R.K., Sonah, H., Tiwari, A., Mahatman, K., Jadav, K., Kadam, S.B., Kesawat, M.S., Reddy, N., Deshmukh, N. and Verulkar, S.B. (2008). Identification of Quantitative Trait Loci for Yield and Related Traits in Rice (Oryza sativa). Guangxi Agri. Sci. 39: 561-563
• Kesawat, M.S., Manorama and Bhaganagare, G.R. (2007). Role of Rhizobial Lipopolysaccharide in Host Specificity. Asian Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology & Environmental Sciences. 9(4): 959-964.
• Deokar, A.A., Kesawat, M.S., Thorat, A.S., Sahapurwad, A.B., Kadam, S.B., Deshmukh, R.K., Sharma, V. and Verulkar, S.B. (2007). Identification of QTLs for Leaf Rolling and Relative Water Content under Water Stress in Rice (Oryza sativa). Indian Journal of Crop Sciences. 2(2): 73-76. PUBLISHED BOOK CHAPTERS 1. Kesawat, M.S., Shivaraj, S.M., and Kumar, M. (2018). Metalloid and their Role in the Biological System. In: Role of Metalloid in Plants. Wiley, USA. 2. Kumar, M. and Kesawat, M.S. (2018). Mechanism of Salt Stress Tolerance and Pathways in Crop Plants. In: Metabolic Adaptations in Plants during Abiotic Stress. Taylor and Francis, USA. 3. Kesawat, M.S., Das, B.K., Kumar, M., Bhaganagare, G.R., and Manorama (2015). An Overview on Fe-S Protein Biogenesis from Prokaryotes to Eukaryotes. In: Biological Nitrogen Fixation book (p59-74). Wiley, USA. 4. Bhaganagare, G.R., Reddy, B.P.N., Kesawat, M. ., Deshmukh, R.K., Shivaraj, S.M., Patil, G.B. and Manorama (2009). nifH Diversity in Rhizobial Isolates of Different Legumes. Plant and Fungal Biodiversity and Bioprospecting (p 163-167). Broadway Publication, Goa, India.

Publications: Scopus Index/SCI journals/ NAAS/ Care Journals:

1. Kesawat MS, Kherawat BS, Katara J, et al (2023). Genome-Wide Analysis of Proline-Rich Extensin-Like Receptor Kinases (PERKs) Gene family reveals their roles in plant development and stress conditions in Oryza sativa Plant Sci 111749.
2. Khan S, Gaira KS, Asgher M, Verma S, Pant S, Agrawala DK, Alamri S, Siddiqui MH and Kesawat MS (2023). Temperature induced flowering phenology of olea ferruginea royle: a climate change effect. Sustainability, 15, 6936.
3. Sharma N, Sheikh ZN, Alamri S, Singh B, Kesawat MS and Guleria S. (2023). Chemical composition, antibacterial and combinatorial effects of the essential oils from Cymbopogon and Mentha arvensis with conventional antibiotics. Agronomy, 13, 1091.
4. Perveen N, Dinesh MR, Sankaran M, Ravishankar KV, Krishnajee HG, Hanur VS, Alamri S, Kesawat MS and Irfan M (2023). Comparative transcriptome analysis provides novel insights into molecular response of salt-tolerant and sensitive polyembryonic Mango genotypes to salinity stress at seedling stage. Front Plant Sci, 14:1152485.
5. Kesawat MS, Satheesh N, Kherawat BS, et al (2023). Regulation of reactive oxygen species (ros) and signaling crosstalk with other signaling molecules during salt stress in plants. Current perspective and future direction. Plants, 12(4), 864.
6. Kesawat MS, Kherawat BS, et al (2022). Genome-wide identification and expression profiling of aconitase gene family members reveals their roles in plant development and adaptation to diverse stress conditions in Triticum aestivum Plants, 11(24), 3475.
7. Debnath D, Samal I, Mohapatra C, Routray S, Kesawat MS, and Labanya R (2022). Chitosan: an autocidal molecule of plant pathogenic fungus. Life, 12, 1908.
8. Ram C, Danish S, Kesawat MS, et al (2022). Genome-wide comprehensive characterization and expression analysis of TLP gene family revealed its responses to hormonal and abiotic stresses in watermelon (Citrullus lanatus). Gene, 844:146818.
9. Mahapatra SR, Dey J, Raj TK, Kumar V, Ghosh M, Verma KK, Kaur T, Kesawat MS, et al (2022). The potential of plant-derived secondary metabolites as novel drug candidate against Klebsiella pneumoniae: Molecular docking and simulation investigation. S. Afr. J. Bot, 149: 789-797.
10. Kumar A, Singh RP, Kumar I, Yadav P, Singh SK, Singh PK, Gupta RK, Singh SM, Kesawat MS, et al (2022). Algal metabolites can be an immune booster against pandemic COVID-19. Antioxidants, 11(3), 452.
11. Dey P, Panda D, Saha D, Kesawat MS, et al (2022). Effect of leaf related traits on the yield of rice cultivars under low light stress. J Plant Devel Sci, 14(2): 157-165.
12. Kesawat MS, Kherawat BS, et al (2022). Genome-wide analysis and characterization of the proline-rich extensin-like receptor kinases (PERKs) gene family reveals their role in different developmental stages and stress conditions in Wheat (Triticum aestivum). Plants, 11(4), 496.
13. Kumar M, Singh SK, Singh PP, Singh VK, Rai AC, Srivastava A, Shukla L, Kesawat MS, et al (2021). Potential anti-mycobacterium tuberculosis activity of plant secondary metabolites: insight with molecular docking interactions. Antioxidants, 10(12):1990.
14. Kumar A, Singh SK, Kant C, Verma H, Kant C, Singh PP, Modi A, Droby S, Kesawat MS, et al (2021). Microbial biosurfactant: A new frontier for sustainable agriculture and pharmaceutical industries. Antioxidants, 10(9), 1472.
15. Kesawat MS, Kherawat BS, Singh A, et al (2021). Genome-wide identification and characterization of the Brassinazole resistant (BZR) gene family and its expression in the various developmental stage and stress conditions in Wheat (Triticum aestivum). Int J Mol Sci 22(16): 8743
16. Kumar M, Kherawat BS, Dey P, Saha D, Singh A, Bhatia SK, Ghodake GS, Kadam AA, Kim HU, Manorama, Chung SM, and Kesawat MS* (2021). Genome-wide identification and characterization of PIN-FORMED (PIN) gene family reveals role in developmental and various stress conditions in Triticum aestivum Int J Mol Sci 22(14): 7396
17. Kumar M, Kesawat MS, Ali A, et al (2019). Integration of abscisic acid signaling with other signaling pathways in plant stress responses and development. Plants (Basel). 8(12): 592
18. Kim, SH, Vieira M, Kim HJ, Kesawat MS, and Park HY (2019). MS2 labeling of endogenous beta-actin mRNA does not result in stabilization of degradation intermediates. Mol Cells 42: 189
19. Kesawat MS, Kim DK et al (2018). Ectopic RING zinc finger gene from hot pepper induces totally different genes in lettuce and tobacco. Mol Breed 38(6): 70
20. Sim JS*, Kesawat MS*, Kumar M, et al (2018). Lack of the alpha 1, 3-fucosyltransferase gene (Osfuct) affects anther development and pollen viability in rice. Int J Mol Sci 19(4): 1225
21. Kim DK, Kesawat MS, and Hong CB (2017). One gene member of the ADP-ribosylation factor family is heat-inducible and enhances seed germination in Nicotiana tabacum. Genes Genomics. 39: 1353-1365
22. Kesawat MS, Das BK, et al (2015). Assessment of genetic diversity among indian sesame (Sesamum indicum) accessions using RAPD, ISSR and SSR markers. Res J Biotech 10(8): 35–47
23. Ganguly A, Park M, Kesawat MS, and Cho HT (2014). Functional analysis of the hydrophilic loop in intracellular trafficking of arabidopsis PIN-FORMED proteins. Plant Cell (26): 1570–1585
24. Bhaganagare GR, Kesawat MS, et al (2013). Assessment of nifH diversity in rhizobial isolates of different origins and the role of antioxidants in respiratory protection. J Crop Sci Biotech 16(1): 17-22
25. Kesawat MS, Das BK, et al (2012). Genome-wide Identification, evolutionary and expression analyses of putative Fe–S biogenesis genes in rice (Oryza sativa). Genome. 55(8): 571-583
26. Das BK, Das L and Kesawat MS (2012). Comparison of different washing solutions and contact times on the quality maintenance and microbial reduction of rresh-cut Iceberg lettuce. Indian J Agric Sci 82 (1): 50–54
27. Kesawat MS, and Das BK, (2009). Review on molecular marker: Its application in crop improvement. J Crop Sci Biotech 12(4): 168-178
28. Kesawat, M.S., Manorama et al (2009). Isolation and characterization of lipopolysaccharide from different rhizobial isolates. J Crop Sci Biotech 12(3): 109-113
29. Deshmukh RK, Sonah H, Tiwari A, Mahatman K, Jadav K, Kadam SB, Kesawat MS, et al (2008). Identification of quantitative trait loci for yield and related traits in rice (Oryza sativa). Guangxi Agri. Sci. 39: 561-563
30. Kesawat, M.S., Manorama et al (2007). Role of rhizobial lipopolysaccharide in host specificity. Asian J Microbiol Biotechnol Environ Sci 9(4): 959-964
31. Deokar AA, Kesawat MS, et al (2007). Identification of QTLs for leaf rolling and relative water content under water stress in rice (Oryza sativa). Indian J Crop Sci 2(2): 73-76

Book Chapters:

1. Kabi M, Tripathy SK, Dash M, Baisakh B, Das TR and Kesawat MS (2023). Reverse breeding: A novel tool for crop improvement. Accepted.
2. Saha, D., Parida, S., Kulkarni, C., Saha, P., Mishra, U.N., Dey, P., Kesawat MS et al (2022). Crucial plant processes under excess of metal and metalloids tolerance through omics approaches. In: Metals and metalloids in soil-plant water system: Phytophysiology and remediation techniques, Elsevier.
3. Kesawat MS, Shivaraj SM, Kim DK, Kumar M, et al (2020). Metalloid and their role in the biological system. In: Deshmukh R et al (eds) Metalloids in plants: Advances and future prospects. Pp 1-17
4. Kumar M and Kesawat MS (2018). Mechanism of salt Stress tolerance and pathways in crop plants. In: Ramakrishna A and Gill SS (eds) Metabolic adaptations in plants during abiotic stress. pp 27-44
5. Kesawat MS, Das BK, Kumar M, Bhaganagare GR, and Manorama (2015). An overview on Fe-S protein biogenesis from prokaryotes to eukaryotes. In: de Bruijn FJ (eds) Biological nitrogen fixation book. pp 59-74
6. Bhaganagare GR, Reddy BPN, Kesawat MS, Deshmukh RK, Shivaraj SM, Patil GB and Manorama (2009). nifHdiversity in rhizobial isolates of different legumes. In: Krishnan S and Bhat DJ (eds) Plant and fungal biodiversity and b pp 163-167

Abstracts and Presentations in National and International conferences/Symposium/Workshops:

1. Kesawat MS, Kim DK, and Hong CB (2016). A C3HC4-type RING zinc finger protein gene from hot pepper negatively regulates growth and flowering in transgenic lettuce plants. In: 13th Annual Symposium at Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea 7^th December, 2016.
2. Kesawat MS, Kim DK, and Hong CB (2013). A C3HC4-type RING zinc finger protein gene from Capsicum annuum negatively regulates growth and flowering in transgenic lettuce plants. In: International conference of Korean Society for Molecular and Cell Biology, COEX, Seoul, South Korea 9-11 October, 2013.
3. Kim DK, Kesawat MS, and Hong CB (2014). Analysis of ARF gene family between model and crop plants. In: International conference of Korean Society for Molecular and Cell Biology, COEX, Seoul, South Korea 21-23 October, 2014.
4. Kesawat MS, Sonah H, Deokar AA, Patil GB, Kondawar V,  Sharma V,  Jain PK and Srinivasan R (2008) Identification of putative Fe-S protein coding candidate genes in Rice. In: International conference on Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Banasthali, Tonk, India, 19-21 Oct 2008.
5. Bhaganagare GR, Kesawat MS, Deshmukh RK, Patil GB and Manorama nifH gene diversity in rhizobial symbionts isolated from different legumes. In: National Symposium on Plant and Fungal Diversity and Biosophication, Goa, India 18-19th Jan 2007.
6. Jadav K, Bhaganagare GR, Singh M, and Manorama “Biodiversity of native Rhizobia using morphological, biochemical and molecular techniques. In: International conference on “Plant Genomics and Biotechnology: Challenges and Opportunities”, Raipur (CG) India 26-28th Oct 2005.

Manuals and Bulletin:

1. Lab Manual of Crop Improvement I (Kharif Crops). Singh A, Kesawat MS, and Kabi M, 2022, 1-59.
2. Lab Manual of Crop Improvement II (Rabi Crops). Singh A, Kesawat MS, and Kabi M, 2022, 1-50.
3. Lab Manual of Fundamental of Plant Breeding. Singh A, Kesawat MS, and Kabi M, 2022, 1-64.
4. Lab Manual of Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology. Kabi M, Kesawat MS, and Singh A, 2022, 1-80.
5. Lab Manual of Geoinformatics and Nanotechnology and Precision Farming. Dwivedi DK, and Kesawat MS, 2022, 1-70.
6. Laboratory Manual for Fundamental of Crop Physiology. Dey P, Saha D, Singh A,   Kesawat MS, and Singhal RK, 2023, 1-60.

Technical Reports: NA