P. Pardha Saradhi
Born
India
NationalityIndian
Alma mater
Known forStudies on transgenics
Awards
Scientific career
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Institutions

P. Pardha Saradhi is an Indian plant biologist and a professor at the Department of Environmental Studies of the University of Delhi.[1] The team led by him is reported to have developed a transgenic mustard for the first time in India.[2] He was also in the news for filing a case of plagiarism against KVSK Prasad, his one-time student and Deepak Pental, a former vice-chancellor of Delhi University.[3][4]

Saradhi did his college education at the University of Delhi, earning a BSc Honors in Botany in 1977, following it up with an MSc in 1979, MPhil in 1980 and a PhD in 1986.[5] He started his career as a lecturer at the S. V. College of Delhi University in 1985 but moved to Jamia Millia Islamia in 1987 and worked there till 2001. He was serving as a reader when he returned to Delhi University that year to take up the position of a professor, a position he holds to date. His studies have been documented by way of a number of articles[6][note 1] and ResearchGate, an online repository of scientific articles has listed 120 of them.[7] Besides, he has edited one book, titled, Biophysical Processes in Living Systems.[8] The Department of Biotechnology of the Government of India awarded him the National Bioscience Award for Career Development, one of the highest Indian science awards, for his contributions to biosciences in 2000.[9]

Selected bibliography

Books

  • P. Pardha Saradhi (1 January 2001). Biophysical Processes in Living Systems. Science Publishers. ISBN 978-1-57808-157-8.

Articles

  • S. RajasubramaniamP. Pardha Saradhi (1994). "Organic nitrogen stimulates caulogenesis from hypocotyl callus of Phyllanthus fraternus". Plant Cell Reports. 13 (11): 619–622. doi:10.1007/BF00232932. PMID 24196240. S2CID 9575086.
  • Dhir B, Sharmila P, Pardha Saradhi P, Nasim SA (2009). "Physiological and antioxidant responses of Salvinia natans exposed to chromium-rich wastewater". Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 72 (6): 1790–1797. doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2009.03.015. PMID 19409614.
  • Sharmila P, Kumari PK, Singh K, Prasad NV, Pardha-Saradhi P (2016). "Cadmium toxicity-induced proline accumulation is coupled to iron depletion". Protoplasma. 254 (2): 763–777. doi:10.1007/s00709-016-0988-5. PMID 27311981. S2CID 1988835.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Please see Selected bibliography section

References

  1. ↑ "DU plagiarism case: It feels like fighting against my son, says Saradhi". Indian Express. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "They asked me to withdraw my court case". Downtoearth.org. 15 February 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Court Grants Exemption to Former Delhi University Vice Chancellor in Plagiarism Row". ND TV. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Plagiarism Complaint Places Indian Professor in Jail". Write Check. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "Faculty Profile" (PDF). University of Delhi. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "On Google Scholar". Google Scholar. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "On ResearchGate". 23 November 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  8. ↑ P. Pardha Saradhi (1 January 2001). Biophysical Processes in Living Systems. Science Publishers. ISBN 978-1-57808-157-8.
  9. ↑ "Awardees of National Bioscience Awards for Career Development" (PDF). Department of Biotechnology. 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2017.


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