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Helan Baby Thomas
Post-Doctoral Research Associate
Plant and Environmental Sciences Department
Office: Romm 340, BRC, 105 Collings St. Clemson University
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Email: hbabyth@clemson.edu
Personal Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helan-baby-thomas-780285134/
Educational Background
Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya 2021
Agricultural Biotechnology
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University 2016
BSc. Agriculture
University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore 2016
Publications
Thomas, H., Verulkar, S., Agarwal, T., Saxena, R. and Verma, S. (2024), Identifying Genetic Loci Determining Grain Yield Under Drought Stress in Rice (Oryza sativa L.). J Agro Crop Sci, 210: e12743. https://doi.org/10.1111/jac.12743
Sujatha Mulpuri, Helan Baby Thomas, Hari Prakash Meena, Mangesh Y. Dudhe (2024). A novel strategy to develop powdery mildew resistant phenotypes and diagnose reaction to Golovinomyces latisporus in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, 131,102266. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmpp.2024.102266.
Sujatha, M., Suresh, G., Helan, T.B. et al. Association of Golovinomyces ambrosiae and Podosphaera xanthii in causing powdery mildew disease of Guizotia abyssinica L.f. Cass in India. Australasian Plant Pathol. 52, 107–119 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13313-022-00901-9
Pushpa, H.D. et al. (2023). Innovative Approaches for Genetic Improvement of Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.): Current Status and Prospectus. In: Sharma, D., Singh, S., Sharma, S.K., Singh, R. (eds) Smart Plant Breeding for Field Crops in Post-genomics Era . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-8218-7_10