PUBLICATIONS

Nathani, S, Kumar, D., and Tripathi, J.N. (2021) Towards Improving Agricultural Productivity. Current Plant Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpb.2021.100218
Nathani, S, Kumar, D., and Tripathi, J.N. (2021) Plant genetics and genomics for building a sustainable agricultural system. Current Plant Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpb.2021.100208
GHaq, Md. I., GThakuri, B.K., UHobbs, T., UDavenport, M., and Kumar. D. (2020) Tobacco SABP2-interacting protein SIP428 is a SIR2 type deacetylase. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2020.04.034
Tripathi, D., Raikhy, G., & Kumar, D. (2019). Chemical Elicitors of Systemic Acquired Resistance–Salicylic Acid and Its Functional Analogs. Current Plant Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpb.2019.03.002
Kumar, D. (2019) Plant-Pathogen interactions: taking a green approach to control. Current Plant Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpb.2019.03.003
Naithani, S., and Kumar, D. (2018) Current Plant Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpb.2018.12.001
Kumar, D. (2018) Plant-Pathogen interactions and their control: Conventional vs. Modern Approach. Current Plant Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpb.2018.11.008
Naithani, S., and Kumar, D. (2017) Resources and Tools for Generating and Mining Big Data. Current Plant Biology. 11-12:1 (Editorial) https://doi.org/10.1016/J.CPB.2018.01.001
Kumar, D., GTripathi, D., GThakuri, BK (2017) Role of Multiple Phytohormones in Regulating Stress Responses in Plants published in “Mechanism of Hormone Signaling under Stress.” 455-476 DOI: 10.1002/9781118889022.ch33.
GChigurupati, P., GHaq, I., and Kumar, D., (2016) Tobacco Methyl Salicylate Esterase mediates nonhost resistance. Current Plant Biology. 6:48-55
Kumar, D., Haq. I., Chapagai, D., Tripathi, D., Donald, D., Hossain, M., and Devaiah, S. (2015) “Hormonal Signaling: Current Perspective on the Roles of Salicylic Acid and its Derivatives in Plants.” Recent Advances in Phytochemistry. The Formation, Structure, and Activity of Phytochemicals, 45:115-136. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-20397-3_5
Kumar, D. (2015) Synthetic Gene Complementation to Determine Off-Target Silencing. Plant Gene Silencing: Methods and Protocols, 281-293.
Kumar, D., GChapagai, D., K., GDean, P., and UDavenport, M., (2014) Biotic and Abiotic Stress Signaling Mediated by Salicylic Acid. Elucidation of Abiotic Stress Signaling in Plants. 329-346.
Kumar, D. (2014) Salicylic Acid Signaling in Disease Resistance. Plant Science, 228:127-134
Kumar, D., UHotz, T., GHossain, M., GChigurupati, P., GMayakoti, A., GBinda, N., UZhao, B., GTripathi, D. (2013) Methyl salicylate esterase’s in plant immunity. Plant Stress. 7:47-51
Israr, M., Jewell, A., Kumar, D. and Sahi, S. (2010) Interactive effects of lead, copper, nickel, and zinc on growth, metal uptake and antioxidative metabolism of Sesbania drummondii. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 186:1520-26
Tripathi, D., Jiang, Y-L, Kumar, D. (2010) SABP2, a methyl salicylate esterase, is required for the systemic acquired resistance induced by Acibenzolar-S-methyl in plants. FEBS Lett. 584 (15) 3458-63.
Sengar, R.K., Chaudhary, R., Sengar R.S., Gupta S., Kumar D., Sahi, S.V. (2010) Sustainable Agriculture- A call of the day. In a book entitled, “Food Production Stability and Sustainability of Agriculture: A Challenge ahead in 21st Century.” Published by Studium Press LLC, USA.
Kumar, D. and Klessig, D.F. (2008) The Search for the Salicylic Acid Receptor Led to Discovery of the SAR Signal Receptor. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 3 (9) 689-90.
Park, S.W., Kumar, D., Kaimoyo, E., Vlot, A.C., and Klessig, D.F. (2008) The roles of salicylic acid-binding protein 2 and methyl salicylate in systemic acquired resistance in tobacco and Arabidopsis. In “Biology of Plant-Microbe Interactions,” edited by F. Sánchez, C. Quinto I.M. López-Lara, and O. Geiger, IS-MPMI, St Paul, MN. Vol-6.
Vlot, A.C., Cameron, R.K., Yang, Y., Park, S.W., Kumar, D., Zhou, F., Gustafsson, C., Paddukavidana, T., Pichersky, E., and Klessig, D.F. (2008) Identification of orthologs of tobacco salicylic acid-binding protein 2 and their role in systemic acquired resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana. The Plant Journal. 56(3):445-56.
Park, S.-W., Kaimoyo, E., Kumar, D., Mosher, S., and Klessig, D. F. (2007) Methyl Salicylate is a Critical Mobile Signal for Plant Systemic Acquired Resistance. Science, 318 (5): 113-116.
Salicylic acid binding protein (SABP)2 and Systemic Acquired Resistance (2007). In “Biology of Plant-Microbe Interactions,” edited by F. Sánchez, C. Quinto I.M. López-Lara, and O. Geiger, IS-MPMI, St Paul, MN. 5:176-181.
Kumar D., Gustafsson C., and Klessig, D.F. (2006) Validation of RNAi silencing specificity using synthetic genes: Salicylic acid binding protein 2 is required for plant innate immunity. The Plant Journal. 45:863-868
Park, SW, Kumar, D., Vlot, AC, E Kaimoyo, DF Klessig (2006) The roles of salicylic acid-binding protein 2 and methyl salicylate in systemic acquired resistance to TMV in tobacco. Phytopathology 96 (6), S150-S150
Menke F.L., Kang H.G., Chen Z., Park, J.M., Kumar, D. and Klessig, D.F. (2005) Tobacco transcription factor WRKY1 is phosphorylated by the MAP kinase SIPK and mediates HR-like cell death in tobacco. Mol. Plant-Microbe Interact. 18: 1027-34.
Farhad, F., Yang*, Y., Kumar*, D., Chen, Y., Fridman, E., Park, S.W., Chiang, Y., Acton, T.B., Montelione, G.T., Pichersky, E., Klessig D.F. and Tong, L. (2005) Structural and biochemical studies identify tobacco SABP2 as a methyl salicylate esterase and implicate it in plant innate immunity. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 102: 1773-1778 *contributed equally to this work
D Kumar, AC Vlot, HG Kang, F Zhou, DF Klessig (2004) Identification of anSA receptor required for plant innate immunity. Phytopathology 94 (6), S55-S55
Kumar, D. and Klessig, D.F. (2003) The high-affinity salicylic acid-binding protein 2 is required for plant innate immunity and has salicylic acid-stimulated lipase activity. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 100: 16101-16106.
Klessig, D.F., D Kumar, Chandok, M., Slaymaker, D., Clark, D. Ytterberg, J., Van Wiyk, K., and Navarre, D.A. (2003) Key enzymes in SA and NO-Mediated Signal Transduction in Plant Disease Resistance. International Congress of Plant Molecular Biology, 09-1.
SA- and NO-mediated signaling in Plant Disease Resistance (2002) In Biology of Plant-Microbe Interactions. Ed. S.A. Leong, C. Allen, and E.W. Triplet, IS-MPMI, St Paul, MN. Vol. 3, pp 78-82.
Kumar, D. and Klessig, D.F. (2000) Differential induction of tobacco MAP kinases by the defense signals nitric oxide, salicylic acid, ethylene and jasmonic acid. Mol. Plant-Microbe Interact. 13: 347-351.
Salicylic acid- and nitric oxide-mediated signal transduction in plant disease resistance (2000) In Biology of Plant-Microbe Interactions 2: 13-18. Edited by P. de Witt., T. Bisseling, and W. Stiekema. Kluwer Academic Publishers, The Netherlands.
Klessig, D.F., Durner, J., Zhou, J.M., Kumar, D., Navarre, R., Zhang, S., Shah, J., Wendehenne, D., Du, H., Trifa, Y., Noad, R., Kachroo, P., Pontier, D., Lam, E. and Silva, H. (2000) NO and salicylic acid signaling in plant defense. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 97: 8849-8855.
Salicylic acid- and nitric oxide-mediated signaling in plant-microorganism interactions (2000) In 2000 Years of Natural Products Research; Past, Present, and Future. Edited by T.J.C. Luijendijk, Phtoconsult, Leiden, The Netherlands, pp. 105-118.
Salicylic acid- and nitric oxide-mediated signal transduction in disease resistance (2000). In: Signal Transduction in Plants: Current Advances. Edited by S.K. Sopory, R. Oelmüller, and S.C. Maheshwari. Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers, The Netherlands. pp. 201-207
Gaikwad, A., Tewari, K.K., Kumar, D., Chen, W. and Mukherjee, S.K. (1999) Isolation and characterization of the cDNA encoding a glycosylated accessory protein of pea chloroplast DNA polymerase. Nuc. Acids Res. 27: 3120-3129.
Kumar, D., Verma, H.N., Tuteja, N. and Tewari, K.K. (1997) Cloning and characterization of a gene encoding an antiviral protein from C. aculeatum L. Plant. Mol. Biol. 33:745-751.
Verma, H.N, Srivastava, S., Varsha and Kumar, D. (1996) Induction of systemic resistance in plants against viruses by a basic protein from Clerodendrum aculeatum leaves. Phytopathology 86: 485-491.
Chen, W., Gaikwad, A., Mukherjee, S.K., Choudhary, N.R., Kumar, D., and Tewari, K.K. (1996) A 43 kDa DNA-binding protein from the pea chloroplast interacts with and stimulates the cognate DNA polymerase. Nuc. Acids. Res. 24: 3953-3961.
Kumar, D., Mukherjee, S., Reddy, M.K., and Tewari, K.K. (1995) A novel single-stranded DNA-specific endonuclease from pea chloroplasts. J. Exp. Bot. 46:767-776.
Reddy, M.K., Choudhary, N.R., Kumar, D., Mukherjee, S.K., and Tewari, K.K. (1994) Characterization and mode of in vitro replication of pea chloroplast OriA sequence. Eur. J. Biochem. 220: 933-941.
Mukherjee, S.K., Reddy, M.K., Kumar, D., and Tewari, K.K. (1994) Purification and characterization of a eukaryotic type I topoisomerase from pea chloroplast. J. Biol. Chem. 269: 3793-3801
Ramachandran, P., Kumar, D., Varma, A., Pandey, P.K. and Singh, R.P. (1992) Coleus viroid in India. Current Science 62: 271-272
Varma, A., Khetrapal, R.K., Vishwanath, S.M., Kumar, D., Maury, Y., Sharma, B. and Tyagi, M.C. (1991) Detection of Pea seed-borne mosaic virus in commercial seeds of pea and germplasm of pea and lentil. Indian Phytopathology 44:107-111

Publications

Nathani, S, Kumar, D., and Tripathi, J.N. (2021) Towards Improving Agricultural Productivity. Current Plant Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpb.2021.100218

Nathani, S, Kumar, D., and Tripathi, J.N. (2021) Plant genetics and genomics for building a sustainable agricultural system. Current Plant Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpb.2021.100208

GHaq, Md. I., GThakuri, B.K., UHobbs, T., UDavenport, M., and Kumar. D. (2020) Tobacco SABP2-interacting protein SIP428 is a SIR2 type deacetylase. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2020.04.034

Tripathi, D., Raikhy, G., & Kumar, D. (2019). Chemical Elicitors of Systemic Acquired Resistance–Salicylic Acid and Its Functional Analogs. Current Plant Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpb.2019.03.002

Kumar, D. (2019) Plant-Pathogen interactions: taking a green approach to control. Current Plant Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpb.2019.03.003

Naithani, S., and Kumar, D. (2018) Current Plant Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpb.2018.12.001

Kumar, D. (2018) Plant-Pathogen interactions and their control: Conventional vs. Modern Approach. Current Plant Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpb.2018.11.008

Naithani, S., and Kumar, D. (2017) Resources and Tools for Generating and Mining Big Data. Current Plant Biology. 11-12:1 (Editorial) https://doi.org/10.1016/J.CPB.2018.01.001

Kumar, D., GTripathi, D., GThakuri, BK (2017) Role of Multiple Phytohormones in Regulating Stress Responses in Plants published in “Mechanism of Hormone Signaling under Stress.” 455-476 DOI: 10.1002/9781118889022.ch33.

GChigurupati, P., GHaq, I., and Kumar, D., (2016) Tobacco Methyl Salicylate Esterase mediates nonhost resistance. Current Plant Biology. 6:48-55

Kumar, D. (2015) Synthetic Gene Complementation to Determine Off-Target Silencing. Plant Gene Silencing: Methods and Protocols, 281-293.

Kumar, D., GChapagai, D., K., GDean, P., and UDavenport, M., (2014) Biotic and Abiotic Stress Signaling Mediated by Salicylic Acid. Elucidation of Abiotic Stress Signaling in Plants. 329-346.

Kumar, D. (2014) Salicylic Acid Signaling in Disease Resistance. Plant Science, 228:127-134

Kumar, D., UHotz, T., GHossain, M., GChigurupati, P., GMayakoti, A., GBinda, N., UZhao, B., GTripathi, D. (2013) Methyl salicylate esterase’s in plant immunity. Plant Stress. 7:47-51

Israr, M., Jewell, A., Kumar, D. and Sahi, S. (2010) Interactive effects of lead, copper, nickel, and zinc on growth, metal uptake and antioxidative metabolism of Sesbania drummondii. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 186:1520-26

Tripathi, D., Jiang, Y-L, Kumar, D. (2010) SABP2, a methyl salicylate esterase, is required for the systemic acquired resistance induced by Acibenzolar-S-methyl in plants. FEBS Lett. 584 (15) 3458-63.

Sengar, R.K., Chaudhary, R., Sengar R.S., Gupta S., Kumar D., Sahi, S.V. (2010) Sustainable Agriculture- A call of the day. In a book entitled, “Food Production Stability and Sustainability of Agriculture: A Challenge ahead in 21st Century.” Published by Studium Press LLC, USA.

Kumar, D. and Klessig, D.F. (2008) The Search for the Salicylic Acid Receptor Led to Discovery of the SAR Signal Receptor. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 3 (9) 689-90.

Park, S.-W., Kaimoyo, E., Kumar, D., Mosher, S., and Klessig, D. F. (2007) Methyl Salicylate is a Critical Mobile Signal for Plant Systemic Acquired Resistance. Science, 318 (5): 113-116.

Salicylic acid binding protein (SABP)2 and Systemic Acquired Resistance (2007). In “Biology of Plant-Microbe Interactions,” edited by F. Sánchez, C. Quinto I.M. López-Lara, and O. Geiger, IS-MPMI, St Paul, MN. 5:176-181.

Kumar D., Gustafsson C., and Klessig, D.F. (2006) Validation of RNAi silencing specificity using synthetic genes: Salicylic acid binding protein 2 is required for plant innate immunity. The Plant Journal. 45:863-868

Park, SW, Kumar, D., Vlot, AC, E Kaimoyo, DF Klessig (2006) The roles of salicylic acid-binding protein 2 and methyl salicylate in systemic acquired resistance to TMV in tobacco. Phytopathology 96 (6), S150-S150

Menke F.L., Kang H.G., Chen Z., Park, J.M., Kumar, D. and Klessig, D.F. (2005) Tobacco transcription factor WRKY1 is phosphorylated by the MAP kinase SIPK and mediates HR-like cell death in tobacco. Mol. Plant-Microbe Interact. 18: 1027-34.

D Kumar, AC Vlot, HG Kang, F Zhou, DF Klessig (2004) Identification of anSA receptor required for plant innate immunity. Phytopathology 94 (6), S55-S55

Kumar, D. and Klessig, D.F. (2003) The high-affinity salicylic acid-binding protein 2 is required for plant innate immunity and has salicylic acid-stimulated lipase activity. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 100: 16101-16106.

Klessig, D.F., D Kumar, Chandok, M., Slaymaker, D., Clark, D. Ytterberg, J., Van Wiyk, K., and Navarre, D.A. (2003) Key enzymes in SA and NO-Mediated Signal Transduction in Plant Disease Resistance. International Congress of Plant Molecular Biology, 09-1.

SA- and NO-mediated signaling in Plant Disease Resistance (2002) In Biology of Plant-Microbe Interactions. Ed. S.A. Leong, C. Allen, and E.W. Triplet, IS-MPMI, St Paul, MN. Vol. 3, pp 78-82.

Kumar, D. and Klessig, D.F. (2000) Differential induction of tobacco MAP kinases by the defense signals nitric oxide, salicylic acid, ethylene and jasmonic acid. Mol. Plant-Microbe Interact. 13: 347-351.

Salicylic acid- and nitric oxide-mediated signal transduction in plant disease resistance (2000) In Biology of Plant-Microbe Interactions 2: 13-18. Edited by P. de Witt., T. Bisseling, and W. Stiekema. Kluwer Academic Publishers, The Netherlands.

Klessig, D.F., Durner, J., Zhou, J.M., Kumar, D., Navarre, R., Zhang, S., Shah, J., Wendehenne, D., Du, H., Trifa, Y., Noad, R., Kachroo, P., Pontier, D., Lam, E. and Silva, H. (2000) NO and salicylic acid signaling in plant defense. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 97: 8849-8855.

Salicylic acid- and nitric oxide-mediated signaling in plant-microorganism interactions (2000) In 2000 Years of Natural Products Research; Past, Present, and Future. Edited by T.J.C. Luijendijk, Phtoconsult, Leiden, The Netherlands, pp. 105-118.

Salicylic acid- and nitric oxide-mediated signal transduction in disease resistance (2000). In: Signal Transduction in Plants: Current Advances. Edited by S.K. Sopory, R. Oelmüller, and S.C. Maheshwari. Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers, The Netherlands. pp. 201-207

Gaikwad, A., Tewari, K.K., Kumar, D., Chen, W. and Mukherjee, S.K. (1999) Isolation and characterization of the cDNA encoding a glycosylated accessory protein of pea chloroplast DNA polymerase. Nuc. Acids Res. 27: 3120-3129.

Kumar, D., Verma, H.N., Tuteja, N. and Tewari, K.K. (1997) Cloning and characterization of a gene encoding an antiviral protein from C. aculeatum L. Plant. Mol. Biol. 33:745-751.

Verma, H.N, Srivastava, S., Varsha and Kumar, D. (1996) Induction of systemic resistance in plants against viruses by a basic protein from Clerodendrum aculeatum leaves. Phytopathology 86: 485-491.

Chen, W., Gaikwad, A., Mukherjee, S.K., Choudhary, N.R., Kumar, D., and Tewari, K.K. (1996) A 43 kDa DNA-binding protein from the pea chloroplast interacts with and stimulates the cognate DNA polymerase. Nuc. Acids. Res. 24: 3953-3961.

Kumar, D., Mukherjee, S., Reddy, M.K., and Tewari, K.K. (1995) A novel single-stranded DNA-specific endonuclease from pea chloroplasts. J. Exp. Bot. 46:767-776.

Reddy, M.K., Choudhary, N.R., Kumar, D., Mukherjee, S.K., and Tewari, K.K. (1994) Characterization and mode of in vitro replication of pea chloroplast OriA sequence. Eur. J. Biochem. 220: 933-941.

Mukherjee, S.K., Reddy, M.K., Kumar, D., and Tewari, K.K. (1994) Purification and characterization of a eukaryotic type I topoisomerase from pea chloroplast. J. Biol. Chem. 269: 3793-3801

Ramachandran, P., Kumar, D., Varma, A., Pandey, P.K. and Singh, R.P. (1992) Coleus viroid in India. Current Science 62: 271-272

Varma, A., Khetrapal, R.K., Vishwanath, S.M., Kumar, D., Maury, Y., Sharma, B. and Tyagi, M.C. (1991) Detection of Pea seed-borne mosaic virus in commercial seeds of pea and germplasm of pea and lentil. Indian Phytopathology 44:107-111

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