Dr. Vijay Kumar Dalal
Assistant Professor(Temporary) 
 
 
Educational Qualification: B.Sc, M.Sc, M.Tech(IIT Kharagpur), Ph.D
 
 
CONTACT:
Department of Botany,
Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra
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Research areas:

Photosynthesis, Chlorophyll biosynthesis, Chloroplast biogenesis, protected cultivation, Hydroponics, Tissue culture, Plant-microbe interaction in soil, Drought stress, Oxidative stress in-vitro

Work Experience: Current: Asst Prof, Botany (Temporary), (since Dec, 2022; Asst Prof, Guest since 19, Oct, 2019 to Dec, 2022), Dayalbagh Educational Institute (DEI), Dayalbagh, Agra, UP, India

  • Worked as Assistant Manager in BBIL, Hyderabad, April 27, 2017 to Sep 26, 2018.
  • Worked as Research Associate (RA, from Nov 2016 to April, 2017) in the lab of Prof. Baishnab C.Tripathy, School of Life Sciences, JNU, New Delhi, India.
  • Worked as Research Associate (RA, Nov 2015 –Oct 2016) in the lab of  Prof. A. S. Raghavendra (in collaboration with Dr S Rajagopal), Dept.of Plant Sciences, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad (UH), India.
  • Worked as a postdoc (from 1st Oct 2012 to 30th Sep 2015) in the lab of Prof. Zach Adam, at Institute of Plant Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel, in collaboration with (co-guide) Prof.Ziv Reich, Dept. of Biological Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.

Employment and Education:

Jan 2008 - Oct 2012:      

PhD student/SRF, Obtained PhD on 5th June 2012. Co-advisor (Workplace): Prof.Baishnab C. Tripathy, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India; registered at Dept. of Biotechnology, Maharshi Dayanad University (MDU), Rohtak with Prof. B. K. Behera. Thesis title: Effect of drought stress on chloroplast biogenesis and photosynthesis.

Feb 2007- Oct, 2007:       

Research Student, Institute of Human Genetics, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany.

Sep 2003- Jan 2007:        

Junior Research Fellow (JRF), JNU, New Delhi, India.

Oct 2002 - July 2003:     

Junior Research Fellow, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Centre for Biomedical Research, University of Delhi, India.

Jul 2000- Jan 2002:        

MTech, Applied Botany, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, India;

First Class: 7.88 (CGPA, on 10-point scale).

Jul 1998-Apr 2000:          

MSc,Master of Science, Agrochemicals and Pest Management, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India.

Aug 1995-May 1998:     

BSc,Botany, Honours, Hindu College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India.

Awards:

  1. Passed Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE), Jun 2000, 98.18 percentile; subject: Life Sciences; All-India Rank: 27.
  2. Passed Council of Industrial and Scientific Research (CSIR-JRF-NET) exam, Jul 2001 (conducted by Indian Government for PhD Fellowship and Lectureship Eligibility); availed fellowship during PhD.
  3. Graduate Research Aptitude (GRE) exam: V-580 (then 80 percentile); Q-760 (then 84 percentile); AW-4.0 (Dec 2002).
  4. Passed Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): 277/300 (Computer-based test, 2002).
  5. Awarded Planning and Budgeting Committee (PBC) fellowship to fund three years’ of postdoctoral studies in Israel, 2012-2015.
  6. Winner of Idea Rally $1000 International award (2011) organized by IdeaConnection. Pvt Ltd., USA.

 

DETAILS OF EXPERIENCES:    

  • Admin:

Research Co-ordinator (since around two years), Dept of Botany, DEI, Agra.

Co-ordinator. Mushroom Technology Modular course (since around three years), CART, DEI, Agra.

Co-ordinator. PGEGT, PG Diploma in Green Technology, DEI, Agra.

Member: Discipline Committee. Dept of Botany, DEI, Agra.

Managing Horticulture at a DEI site and Mushroom cultivation, (since around three years), Agra.

Managing crop cultivation in a Polyhouse, (since around three years), Dept of Botany, DEI, Agra.

  • Department of Boatny, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Dayalbagh, Agra, India (Oct 2019 –working)

I am working here on Photosynthesis, Stress Physiology, Protected cultivation, organic farming, growing lettuce, rtomato and other salads in Hydroponics system established inside polyhouse. Additionally, performing research guidance and administrative duties. Effect of drought on photosynthesis performance in rice and role of PGPRs in mitigating drought.

  • Postdoc research associate, Department of Plant Sciences, Central University of Hyderabad, India (Nov 2015 –Oct, 2016)

I worked here on a project entitled “Role of proline in protection of photosynthesis from photoinhibition”. The differential protective effect of osmoprotectant proline on reactive oxygen species (ROS; H2O2)-induced damage to some enzymes differing in their redox sensitivity (e.g., catalase, horse radish peroxidise, glucose oxidase, carbonic anhydrase, glutamate dehydrogenase, glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase, and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase) was studied in vitro through circular dichroism (CD) and fluorescence (internal flu from Tryptophan etc. and external flu with ANS) spectroscopy, and other biochemical methods such as native/SDS-PAGE.

  • Postdoc research fellow, Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel (Oct 2012- Sep 2015)

My investigations here were directed towards understanding chloroplast biogenesis/plastid development in the tomato shoot apical meristem (SAM) through transcriptomics/next-generation sequencing (NGS). Only a few genes are known or proposed to have a role in the biogenesis of chloroplast thylakoid membranes. The SAM contains the Central Zone (CZ) which harbours stem cells in the centre of the L2 layer. These cells reach the peripheral zone in the flanking area of the SAM after a few anticlinal cell divisions and acquire thylakoids during this transition. Therefore, the SAM has cells containing different stages of thylakoid formation, in a sharp gradient, and so is a very good system to study the transcriptional changes responsible for thylakoid biogenesis. The chloroplasts formed in the SAM give rise to all green-tissue chloroplasts in dicot plants.

Differential expression analysis of the transcriptome in various zones of the SAM was achieved by the sequencing of RNA isolated from a small number of cells, using laser micro-dissection, from the tomato SAM, usingChl fluorescence as a guide. RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) was performed and data analyzed.

  • PhD studies, and Junior and Senior research fellow/Research Associate, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India (Sep 2003 - Jan 2007 and Jan 2008 - Oct 2012)
  • At JNU, I studied the effect of water stress (applied by using polyethylene glycol (PEG)-nutrient solution) on chloroplast biogenesis in the drought-sensitive rice cultivar PB1. My investigations found that under water stress, chlorophyll (Chl) biosynthesis was down-regulated at the early steps of Chl biosynthesis to prevent the accumulation of harmful, singlet-oxygen-generating tetrapyrrole intermediates. Low Chl levels caused a decrease in the assembly of photosynthetic complexes that in turn caused a down-regulation of photosynthetic electron transport (ET). Due to stomatal closure there was a decrease in CO2 availability and in turn carbon fixation. The rate of ET declined to prevent the over-reduction of photosynthetic machinery that might otherwise result in generation of high amounts of superoxide and other ROS due to low availability of CO2. Still, excess reduction of the ET chain resulted in an increase in ROS intermediates as well as the induction of the activity of antioxidant enzymes and chemicals due to water stress. Protein contents of rice seedling declined in response to increasing water stress. A global proteomic analysis, using 2-D electrophoresis (2DE), was performed to find proteins that were down/up-regulated in response to water stress. Differentially expressed proteins from Coomassie Brilliant Blue- and silver-stained gels were identified using MALDI-TOF/TOF and LC-MS/MS. These were mainly related to carbon fixation, photosynthetic light reactions, cell homeostasis, and energy balance.
  • Chl, carotenoids and various Chl biosynthesis intermediates studied. To know the reason for the reduced Chl biosynthesis, enzyme activities of some Chl biosynthesis pathway enzymes were measured. Moreover, western blotting and transcript profiling for Chl biosynthesis pathway enzymes and proteins of the photosynthetic apparatus was performed.
  • Photosynthetic carbon fixation was measured using an infra-red gas analyser (IRGA). Ultrastructure of chloroplasts and thylakoids was studied by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and was found to be modified under water stress.
  •  The antioxidant response of rice seedlings was found to be elevated by water stress. This was determined by performing in-gel and/or enzyme assays for superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase, ascorbate peroxidase (APX), and guaiacol peroxidase. The a/gtocopherol contents of seedlings increased and their ratio changed in response to stress which were determined with HPLC.
  •  Overall, these studies showed that in contrast to mature plants/leaves, wherein photodamage/photoinhibition occurs due to an excess of absorbed light during drought, Chl biosynthesis and the formation of the photosynthetic apparatus is downregulatedin developing rice seedlings to prevent the harmful effects of excess light.
  • Researcher, Institut Human Genetics, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany (Feb 2007-Oct 2007)

My project here was regarding the production of a transgenic mouse model expressing a mutant, non-functional Mecp2 transcription factor gene (the cause of neuro-developmental disease Rett/RTT syndrome), translationally fused with EGFP, to be compared with an already-made RTT syndrome mouse model (with a functional Mecp2 gene fused to EGFP). I employed various techniques including fluorescence activated cell sorting (FACS), neuronal and fibroblast cultures, western blotting, northern blotting and immunostaining.

 

  • Junior research fellow, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Centre for Biomedical Sciences, Delhi University, New Delhi, India (Oct 2002 - Jul 2003)

The effects of various solvents on trypsin auto-digestion were studied. Purification of urease enzyme and growth hormone was performed. A hydoxamic acid derivative (urease inhibitor) was synthesized and its structure was analysed with infra-red and mass spectroscopy and by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) studies. The chemical showed some inhibitory activity against urease.

 

  • Master degree project, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, India (July 2001-Dec 2001)

Production of rosmarinic acid (RA; a therapeutic chemical) from solid callus cultures of holy basil (Ocimum sanctum). Enhancement of RA production was achieved through media manipulation and elicitor treatment.

 

Expertise Skills:

  • Physiology and Biophysics: Laser microdissection; measurement of photosynthetic parameters using Walz Dual PAM, Hansatech PEA and IRGA; PSI and PSII activity measurement using an O2 electrode (Oxylab); TEM; use of a FACE (Free Air CO2 Enrichment) system.
  • Molecular biology, Microbiology and bioinformatics: Cell culture, including neuronal and fibroblast culture; Agarose gel electrophoresis; DNA/RNA isolation; DNA/cDNAcloning; PCR, including qRT- PCR; DNA sequencing; construct preparation; southern blotting (including probe designing, probe labelling); northern blotting; use of DNA/protein databases; use of GO enrichment with Ontologizer; reads/sequence alignment/mapping viewing with Genome View and Integrative Genomics Viewer (IGV).
  • 2DE and proteomics:Immobilized pH gradient (IPG) focusing; silver and Coomassie Brilliant Blue (CBB) staining; LC-MS/MS and MALDI-TOF/TOF for protein identification.
  • Genomics: Poly-A- and random primer-based library preparation methods for RNA-seq; use of low-amount and partially-degraded RNA samples for RNA-seq; CEL-seq; Illumina sequencing.
  • Cell biology and biochemistry: CD and fluorescence spectroscopy;  microscopy, including confocal and epifluorescence imaging and TEM; SDS-PAGE and western blotting; immunoassays; FACS scanning; HPLC analysis of tocopherols; enzyme assays (published in PCE journal); native gels for antioxidant enzyme activity analysis; Chl and Chl-intermediates measurement using spectro-fluorometry; cell culture, including neuronal and fibroblast culture; breeding and genotyping transgenic mice; preparation of bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) DNA for microinjection to generate transgenic mice; immunohistochemistry of mice brain sections.

Lectures in Seminars, Symposia and Conferences:

  1. Oral presentation in 3rd Webinar on Plant Science and Molecular Biology, August 05-06, 2021 organized by Coalese Research Group and Department of Natural compounds and Nutrition MIGAL-Applied Research Institute, Israel,  “Plant Science & Molecular Biology” July 29-30, 2021
  2. Oral presentation (offline) in SAF-UGC workshop at Dept of Botany, DEI, Agra, India (March, 2021)
  3. Oral presentation in 1st Webinar on “International Webinar on Mass Spectrometry & Analytical Techniques” August 05-06, 2021 organized by Coalese Research Group.
  4. Oral presentation in National Conference (online) on  August 05-06, 2022 organized by ERA University, Farah, U.P.
  5. Oral presentation in 3rd Conference (online) on “Nutrition-2022” Sep 20-26, 2022 organized by Magnus Conferences.
  6. Oral presentation (offline) in National Conference on Medicinal Plants, CAFRI, Jhansi, UP., India (8-9 Sep, 2023)
  7. Oral presentation (offline) in Multidisciplinary National Conference on Impact of Post Pandemic on MSITEC, Agra, UP., India (3-4 Oct, 2023)
  8. Attended 7 days Faculty Development Program (FDP) on Precision farming, Sanskriti University, Aug, 2023.
  9. Attended 7 days FDP on NAAC, Sanskriti University, Oct, 2023.
  10. Oral presentation in 4th Conference (online) on “Nutrition-2023” Nov, 2023 organized by Magnus Conferences.
  11. Oral presentation (offline) in 2nd International Conference on Recent advances in Horticultural Research-2024, Amity University, G. Noida, UP., India (15-16 Feb, 2024)
  12. Oral presentation (offline) in International Conference-2024, Paliwal P G College, Shikohabad, Uttar Pradesh, UP., India (May, 2024).
  13. Completed Two-Week Online Multi-Disciplinary Refresher Programme on Research Methodology on Research Methodology in Advance Knowledge for a Sustainable Future by National Institute of Educational Planning & Administration in collaboration with Department of Zoology, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, under Malaviya Mission Teacher-Training Programme (MMTTP) from 11-25 November 2024

International Seminars, Symposia and Conferences Attended:

  1. Poster presentation at International Conference on Plant Science in Post Genomic Era (ICPSPGE-2011), Feb 17-19, 2011, Sambalpur University, JyotiVihar, Odisha, India.
  2. Poster Presentation at International Conference on Trends in Cellular and Molecular Biology, Jan 11-14, 2008, JNU, New Delhi, India.
  3. Attended 8 international conferences during my postdoc studies in Israel:
    1. At Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
  4. mRNA and Protein Trafficking in Health and Disease: New Insights into an Ancient Relationship, Nov17-20, 2013.
  5. Optogenetics: From Cells to Circuits and Behavior, Jul14, 2013.
  6. Synthetic Life, Oct13-16, 2013.
  7. Proteomics, Metabolomics and Cancer Drug Discovery, Jan 5, 2014.
  8. International Conference on Structural Genomics: Deep Sequencing Meets Structural Biology, Jun7-11, 2015.
    1. At Tel Aviv University / Volcani Institute, Israel
      1. Frontiers in Biology, 2015.
      2. The Biology of Crop Resistance to Stress: Joint Research Workshop of the Israel Science Foundation (ISF) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Nov24-26, 2014.
    2. At The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

Current Trends in Plant Biology for Crop Yield Enhancement, 2014.

  1. Poster Presentation at International Conference at JNU, Feb, 2016, New Delhi, India.
  2. Poster Presentation at International Conference at University of Hyderabad, Feb, 2017, Hyderabad, India.

 

Full Research Articles (10) and Book Chapters (8):

  1. Research Article: Dalal, V.K., Tripathy, B.C. “Modulation of chlorophyll biosynthesis by water stress in rice seedlings during chloroplast biogenesis ”(2012) Plant, Cell and Environment Vol. 35: 1685-1703. Online ISSN:1365-3040, [Impact factor, 7.947], doi:10.1111/j.1365-3040.2012.02520.x.
  2. Research Article: Dalal V.K., Tripathy, B.C. “Water-stress induced downsizing of light-harvesting system protects developing seedlings from photo-oxidative damage” (2018), 8 (1), 1-16, (doi:10.1038/s41598-017-14419-4). Scientific Reports. [Impact factor, 4.996].ISSN-2045-2322.
  3. Research Article: Vijay Dalal, Shlomi Dagan, Gilgi Friedlander, Elinor Aviv, Ralph Bock, Dana Charuvi, Ziv Reich and Zach Adam. “Transcriptome analysis highlights nuclear control of chloroplast development in the shoot apex” (2018) Scientific Reports.8 (1), 1-9, [Impact factor, 4.996]. ISSN-2045-2322.
  4. Review: Dalal, V.K. “Modulation of Photosynthesis and other proteins during water-stress” (2021)Molecular Biology Reports, 48(1), pg 3681-3693; https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-021-06329-6; [IF 2.742]. ISSN: 1573-4978 *Corresponding author.
  5. Review: Vijay Kumar D*.  (2021). Understanding Acoustic Communication in Plants. J Biomed Res Environ Sci. 2(9): 815-820. doi: 10.37871/jbres1314; ID: JBRES1314. ISSN: 2766-2276*Corresponding author.
  6. Review: Dalal VK. Impact of Urban Ecology and Related Stresses on Photosynthetic Activities of Plants. J Plant Biol Crop Res. 2021; 4(2): 1044; ISSN 2637-7721 *Corresponding author.
  7. Research Article: Dalal, VK*,Dhawal P., Biswal A.,  Rajagopal, S., Raghavendra A.S. (2022).  “In vitrostability of various enzymes by proline from H2O2 mediated oxidative damage”  Indian Journal of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 59 (1), 111-125; ISSN 0975-0959.[Impact factor, 1.476] *Corresponding author.
  8. Research: Dalal, V.K.*and Dantu P.K. (2022). “Induction of rosmarinic acid in callus cultures of Ocimum sanctum” J Plant Biochem & Biotechnology, 32(2), 388-392.[IF 1.525]. *Corresponding author. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13562-022-00794-1; Electronic ISSN: 0974-1275
  9. Research: Dalal VK*.(2022) Transcriptome of Laser Micro Dissected Tissue from SAM of Tomato Reveals Genes Responsible for Chloroplast Biogenesis, Int J Agri Res Env Sci 2 (2), 1-10.*Correspond author
  10. Review: Phurailatpam L, Dalal VK, Singh N and Mishra S (2022). Heavy Metal Stress Alleviation Through Omics Analysis of Soil and Plant Microbiome. Front. Sustain. Food Syst. 5:817932. doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2021.817932; ISSN-2571581X.(Impact Factor 5.03).
  11. Review: Dalal, V.K. (2024). Action Mechanism, Benefits and Cultivation (ABC) of Cordyceps. Fungal Genom Biol. 14:243.
  12. Review Article: Ray A., Dalal, V.K.* (2025).Proteomics Response of Photosynthetic Machinery to Abiotic Stresses: A Review. Current Proteomics, March, 2025.
  13. Book Chapter: Dalal, V.K., Tripathy, B.C. “Modulation of chlorophyll biosynthesis by environmental cues” (2013) (Chapter 27), Vol. 36, pg 601-639, eds: Biswal, B., Krupinska, K., Biswal, U.;of Book Series “Advances in Photosynthesis and Photorespiration”, Springer Publications, Dordrecht, Netherlands.Online ISBN 978-94-007-5724-0; doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5724-0_27
  14. Book Chapter:Jain, P., Pandey, B., Rathore, S.S., Prakash, A., Singh, P., Sachan, A., Singh, S.P., Dalal, V.K. and Singh,A.K. May 2022,Crop Plants, Abiotic Stress, Reactive Oxygen Species Production, Signaling and their Consequences. In: Ansari, S.A., Ansari, M.I., Husen, A. (eds) Augmenting Crop Productivity in Stress Environment. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6361-1_7.978; ISBN : 981-16-6360-4
  15. Book Chapter:Abhijita, S., Dalal, V.K., Misra, A. N. The Effects of Light Quality and Quantity on Photosynthesis. In: A Closer Look at Photosynthesis, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in Post Genomic Era. Plant Science Research and Practices, Nova Science Publishers. 2023; pp ; ISBN: 979-8-88697-815-5
  16. Book Chapter:Dalal, V. K.*, Chauhan, A. S. The Monitoring and Optimization of Photosynthesis through Technological Interventions and Automation. In: A Closer Look at Photosynthesis, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in Post Genomic Era. Plant Science Research and Practices, Nova Science Publishers. 2023; pp ; ISBN: 979-8-88697-815-5
  17. Book Chapter:Dalal, V. K.*, Singh,J., Soni, S. K. The Regulation of Photosynthesis by Drought Revealed through Omics Studies. In: A Closer Look at Photosynthesis, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in Post Genomic Era. Plant Science Research and Practices, Nova Science Publishers. 2023; pp ; ISBN: 979-8-88697-815-5
  18. Book Chapter:Dalal, V. K.  Lesser-Known Proteins Involved in Chloroplast and Thylakoid Biogenesis. In: A Closer Look at Photosynthesis, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in Post Genomic Era. Plant Science Research and Practices, Nova Science Publishers. 2023; pp ; ISBN: 979-8-88697-815-5
  19. Book Chapter:Dalal, V. K.*, Tripathy, B. C. Alterations of the Chlorophyll Biosynthesis Pathway in Higher Plants in Response to Stress. In: A Closer Look at Photosynthesis, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in Post Genomic Era. Plant Science Research and Practices, Nova Science Publishers. 2023; pp ; ISBN: 979-8-88697-815-5
  20. Conference article: Yadav, M.,  Chauhan, A. S., Dalal, V.K. (2024). Post-Pandemic Development and Adoption of Technologies in Agriculture. In Conference: Multidisciplinary National Conference on the Impact of Post Pandemic on Management, Science, Information Technology, Education & Commerce (MSITEC-2023).held at: Agra Group of Institutions, Agra.

Book chapters/articles currently under review or at advanced stages of preparation:

  1. Research Article: Ruhil K., Dalal, V.K., Tripathy, B.C. “Responses of photosynthetic system to elevated CO2 in two Brassica varieties PJK and PG”, To be submitted to Plant, Cell and Environment [Impact factor, 7.23].
  2. Review Article: Dalal, V.K.*Yadav N., Meena, N. Hydroponics Cultivation: Knowns, Issues and Recent Advances. To be submitted.
  3. Review Article: Dalal, V.K.*Protection of proteins from oxidative stress by proline: biosynthesis, mechanism, differential protection. To be submitted.
  4. Spatial transcriptomics in Plants: A review. To be submitted
  5. Photosynthetic and antioxidant machinery response of tomato suggest the better health of plants in hydroponics system as compared to soil system.

Projects:

  1. Transcriptomics of tomato SAM for chloroplast Biogenesis. PBC (Planning and Budgeting Committee) Fellowship provided by Israeli government for postdoc students from India and China (Jerusalem, IL). 2012-10 to 2015-09. ~100000 ILS (~INR 18,00,000). Role: project sanctioned to Israeli PI and Visiting scientist/postdoc (myself).
  2. Hydroponics cultivation of Lettuce inside polyhouse and estimation of their Nitrate contents. Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Agra, UP, India) minor grant. 2 Lacks. 2020-06 to 2022-05. Role: PI.
  3. Establishment of Mushroom Cultivation Centre at Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra (Agra, UP, IN). 23 Lacs. 2020-05 to 2023-05.Role: advisor/executer.
  4. “Button and Oyester mushroom cultivation demonstration for large scale adoption by farmers in Agra region”.  Training to the Farmersthrough NABARD-DEI Project sanctioned by NABARD (Lucknow). 2024-03 to 2026-03. Role: PI. 21.78 Lacs.

Reviewed articles in  Journals:

  1. Food & Function (Impact Factor 6.317), ISSN 2042-6496; ISSN (Online) 2042-650x
  2. 3 biotech (Impact Factor 2.893), eISSN 2190-5738 (THREE articles)
  3. Photosynthetica; (Impact Factor 2.482);eISSN: 1573-9058
  4. Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biophysics.  (IF 1.54); ISSN 09741275 (THREE articles)
  5. JSM Environmental Science & Ecology; ISSN: 2333-7141.
  6. Uttar Pradesh Journal Of Zoology, ISSN: 0256-971X, MB International Media and Publishing House, WB, India and Edinberg, UK.
  7. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, (Impact Factor 3.14)
  8. Planta(Impact Factor 4.6)
  9. Environment science Nano (IF 5.8)
  10. Plant Molecular Biology (IF 4.2)
  11. JPRE (IF 2.3)
  12. Plant Molecular Biology (5 years Impact Factor 4.6)

Editor:

  • Book Editor : Dalal, V. K., Misra, A. N. A Closer Look at Photosynthesis, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in Post Genomic Era. Plant Science Research and Practices, Nova Science Publishers, NY, USA, 2023; ISBN: 979-8-88697-815-5;  https://novapublishers.com/shop/a-closer-look-at-photosynthesis/
  • Currently Editing a Book as Main Editor (alongwith one Co-Editor), entitled “Chloroplast biogenesis and Plastid interconversions; Publiher: Springer Nature, Singapore.