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UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA
Department of Botany
FACULTY ACADEMIC PROFILE/ CV
1. Full name of the faculty member: Dr. Karabi Datta
2. Designation: Reader & Coordinator, DBT-COE programme, Department of Botany
3. Specialisation : Plant Biotechnology
4. Passport size photograph :
5. Contact information :
Official: Dept. of Botany, University of Calcutta, 35, Ballygunge Circular Road,Kolkata-700 019,
Ph: 033-2461 5445 Ex-296; Fax: 033-2461-4849
Residential: Udita, Apt. no: UD 02-0302, 1050/1 Survey Park, Kolkata-700075, WB
Mobile: 098305 38205
E-mail: [email protected]
6. Academic qualifications:
College/ university from which the
degree was obtained
Abbreviation of the degree
Presidency College, CU/ Presidency
University
B.Sc. (Hons)
University of Calcutta M.Sc.
Visva-Bharati University PhD
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7. Positions held/ holding: SL. No
From To Nature of Organization
Position
1. 1983 1987 Visva-BharatiUniv Santiniketan, India
Post Doc & CSIR Pool officer
2. 1987 1993 ETH-Zurich, Switzerland Scientist
3. 1993 1993 ICGEB, New Delhi, India Research Scientist
4. 1993 2005 IRRI, Philippines Senior Scientist
5. 2009 Till date University of Calcutta, India Reader; Coordinator, DBT-COE
8.Research interests:
Please cite briefly the areas of research interests
Genomics and Plant Biotechnology
Crop improvement by Genetic Engineering
9.Research guidance :
Number of researchers awarded Ph.D degrees : 7
Number of researchers pursuing Ph.D : …10
10. Projects :
Completed projects :
Extramural Research Projects (completed)
Sl
No.
Title of Project Funding Agency Amount Sanction
date &
Duration
1. "Translational Research on
Transgenic Rice"
DBT , Govt. of India
(Coordinator)
Rs. 701.26
lakhs
01/02/2007
Five +Two
yrs
2. “Jute Genomics and
Biotechnology”
UGC-UPE
(PI)
Rs. 118.00
lakhs
2007-2012
Five years
3. “ Use of RNAi technology in
developing low phytate soybean
and rice”
NBSFARA/ICAR
Govt. of India
(CCPI)
Rs.89.767
lakhs
01/06/2011
Four years
4. “Development of Hybrid varieties
and Production of Quality Jute
Seed”
RKVY- Scheme I
Govt. of WB (CCPI)
Rs. 70.00
lakhs
30/06/2012
Three years
Individual Students’ Projects under supervision (completed)
3
UGC-NET project entitled "Molecular breeding of micronutrient dense
rice”(completed on 2012)
CSIR-NET project entitled “Development of transgenic rice plants for sheath
blight resistance”. (2009-2014)
UGC-URF project entitled "Nutritional improvement of potato by
biotechnological approach"(2009-2013)
Current projects :
No. Sanctioned
year
Funding agency Project title Duration
1. 2015 DBT , Govt. of India
(Coordinator)
Translational Research on
Transgenic Rice (Phase II) 2015-2020
(Rs. 428.03
lakhs)
2. 2014 ICAR,All India
Coordinated Project
(PI)
Biofortification in selected crops
for nutritional security 2014-17
((40.18 lakhs
for 2014-2016)
3. 2014 ICAR, All India
Coordinated Project
(PI)
Incentivizing Research in
Agriculture 2014-2017
((168.65 lakhs
for 2014-2016)
4. 2014 ICAR, All India
Coordinated Project
(PI)
Network Project on Transgenics
in crops (NPTC) 2014-2017
(18.00 lakhs for
2014-2016)
Individual Students’ Projects under supervision (ongoing)
UGC-RFSMS project entitled “Development of an efficient genetic transformation
system of jute” (2012-2017)
DBT-JRF (BET 2014) project entitled “Genetic engineering of indica rice for sheath blight
resistance”(2014-2019)
11. Select list of publications:
Selected 10 important publications with citation
1. Datta K, Baisakh N, Ganguly M, Krishnan S, Shinozaki K, Datta SK (2012) Overexpression of
Arabidopsis and rice stress genes inducible transcription factor confers drought and salinity
tolerance to rice. Plant Biotechnology Journal 10(5):579-586 [I.F.5.752, citation 38]
2. Datta K, Baisakh N, Oliva N, Torrizo L, Abrigo E, Tan J, Rai M, Rehana S, Al-Babili S, Beyer P,
Potrykus I, Datta SK (2003) Bioengineered 'golden' indica rice Cultivars with β-carotene
metabolism in the endosperm with hygromycin and mannose selection systems. Plant
BiotechnologyJournal 1:81-90 [I.F. 5.752, citation 159]
3. de Vasconcelos M, Datta K, Oliva N, Khalekuzzaman M, Torrizo L, Krishnan S, Oliveira M, Goto
F, Datta SK (2003) Enhanced iron and zinc accumulation in transgenic rice with ferritin gene.
Plant Science 64(3): 371-378 [I.F. 3.607, citation 272]
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4. Datta K, Baisakh N, Thet KM, Tu J, Datta SK (2002) Pyramiding transgenes for multiple
resistance in rice against bacterial blight, yellow stem borer and sheath blight. Theor. Appl. Genet.
106:1-8 [I.F. 3.790, citation 155]
5. Tu J, Zhang G, Datta K, Xu C, He Y, Zhang Q, Khush GS, Datta SK (2000) Field performance
of transgenic elite commercial hybrid rice expressing Bacillus thuringiensis-endotoxin. Nature
Biotechnology 18:1101-1104 [I.F.41.514, citation 407]
6. Datta K, Velazhahan R, Oliva N, Mew T, Khush GS, Muthukrishnan S. Datta S.K.(1999) Over
expression of cloned rice thaumatin-like protein (PR-5) gene in transgenic rice plants enhances
environmental friendly resistance to Rhizoctonia solani causing sheath blight disease. Theor.
Appl. Genet. 98:1138-1145 [I.F. 3.790, citation 281]
7. Datta K, Vasquez A, Tu J, Torrizo L, Alam MF, Oliva N, Abrigo E, Khush GS, Datta SK (1998)
Constitutive and tissue-specific differential expression of cryIA(b) gene in transgenic rice plants
conferring resistance to rice insect pest. Theor. Appl. Genet. 97:20-30 [I.F. 3.790, citation 245]
8. Lin W, Anuratha CS, Datta K, Potrykus I, Muthukrishnan S, Datta SK (1995) Genetic
engineering of rice for resistance to sheath blight. Bio/Technology (Nature Biotechnology)
13:686-691 [I.F.41.514, citation 359]
9. Datta SK, Datta K, Soltanifar N, Donn G, Potrykus I (1992) Herbicide- resistant Indica rice plants
from IRRI breeding line IR72 after PEG-mediated transformation of protoplasts. Plant Mol. Biol.
20:619-629 [I.F. 4.26, citation 245]
10. Datta SK, Peterhans A, Datta K, Potrykus I (1990) Genetically engineered fertile Indica-rice plants
recovered from protoplasts. Bio/Technology (Nature Biotechnology) 8:736- 740 [I.F. 41.514;
citation 465]
All Publications (1975-2016)
a) Journals:
1.Gayen D, Paul S, Sarkar SN, Datta SK, Datta K (2016) Comparative nutritional compositions and
proteomic analysis of transgenic Xa21 rice seeds compared to conventional rice. Food Chemistry 203:301-
307 [I.F. 3.391]
2. Karmakar S, Molla K, Chanda P, Sarkar SN, Datta SK, Datta K (2016) Green tissue-specific co-
expression of chitinase and oxalate oxidase 4 genes in rice for enhanced resistance against sheath blight.
Planta 243:115–130 DOI 10.1007/s00425-015-2398-x[I.F. 3.263]
3. Gayen D, Ali N, Sarkar SN, Datta SK, Datta K (2015) Down-regulation of lipoxygenase gene reduces
degradation of carotenoids of golden rice during storage. Planta DOI: 10.1007/s00425-015-2314-4 [I.F.
3.263]
4.Paul S, Datta SK, Datta K (2015) miRNA regulation of nutrient homeostasis in plants. Front. Plant
Sci.6:232.doi:10.3389/fpls.2015.00232 [I.F. 3.95, citation 12]
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5. Paul S, Gayen D, Datta SK, Datta K (2015) Dissecting root proteome of transgenic rice cultivars
unravels metabolic alterations and accumulation of novel stress responsive proteins under drought stress.
Plant Science (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2015.02.006) [I.F 3.607]
6. Saha P, Sarkar D, Kundu A, Majumder S, Datta SK, Datta K (2014) Karyotype analysis and
chromosomal evolution in Asian species of Corchorus (Malvaceaes.l.) Genetic Resources and Crop
Evolution61:1173–1188 (DOI 10.1007/s10722-014-0099-0) [I.F.1.59, citation 2]
7. Saha P, Datta K, Majumder S, Sarkar C, China SP, Sarkar SN, Sarkar D, Datta SK (2014)
Agrobacterium mediated genetic transformation of commercial jute cultivar Corchorus capsularis cv. JRC
321 using shoot tip explants Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture118 (2) :313-326 (doi: 10.1007/s11240-
014-0484-6) [I.F.2.13, citation 6]
8. Ganguly M,Molla KA, Karmakar S, Datta K, Datta SK (2014) Development of pod borer resistant
transgenic chickpea using a pod specific and a constitutive promoter driven fused cry1Ab/Ac gene.
Theoretical and Applied Genetics DOI: 10.1007/s00122-014-2397-5[I.F. 3.790,citation 2]
9. Paul S, Ali N, Datta SK , Datta K (2014) Development of an iron-enriched high-yielding indica rice
cultivar by introgression of a high-iron trait from transgenic iron-biofortified rice, Plant Food for Human
Nutrition 69:203–208, DOI: 10.1007/s11130-014-0431-z[I.F.1.98, citation 1]
10. Datta K, Sahoo G, Krishnan S, Ganguly M, Datta SK (2014)Genetic Stability developed for β-carotene
synthesis in BR29 rice line using dihaploid homozygosity, PLoS ONE
9(6):e100212.doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0100212[I.F. 3.234, citation 1]
11. Gayen D, Ali N, Ganguly M, Paul S, Datta K, Datta SK. (2014) RNAi mediated silencingof
lipoxygenase gene to maintain rice grain quality and viability during storage. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ
Culture118:229–243(DOI 10.1007/s11240-014-0476-6)[I.F.2.13,citation 10]
12.Ghosh S, Majumdar S, Sarkar D, Datta K (2014) An efficient leaf based multiple adventitious shoot
regeneration system for potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Journal of Plant Biochemistry & Biotechnology
(DOI: 10.1007/s13562-014-0273-7) [I.F. 1.094]
13. Molla KA, Karmakar S, Palas K, Chanda PK, Ghosh S, Sarkar SN, Datta SK, Datta K(2013) Rice
oxalate oxidase gene driven by green tissue specific promoter increased tolerance to sheath blight pathogen
(Rhizoctoniasolani) in transgenic rice. Molecular Plant Pathology14:910-922 [I.F. 4.724, citation 18]
14. Ali N, Paul S, Gayen D, Sarkar SN, Datta K, Datta SK (2013) Generation of a low Phytate indica rice
cultivar by RNAi mediated silencing of Inositol 1,3,4,5,6-pentakisphosphate 2-kinase gene (IPK1) using
Oleosin18 promoter. PLoSONE8(7): e68161.doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0068161 [I.F. 3.234, citation 27]
15. Ali N, Paul S, Gayen D, Sarkar SN, Datta SK, Datta K (2013) RNAi mediated down regulation of myo-
inositol-3-phosphate synthase to generate low phytate rice. Rice6(1):12doi: 10.1186/1939-8433-6-12 [I.F.
3.919, citation 11]
16. Gayen D, Sarkar SN, Datta SK, Datta K (2013) Comparative analysis of nutritional compositions of
transgenic high iron rice with its non-transgenic counterpart. Food Chemistry 138: 835-840 [I.F.3.391,
citation 18]
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17. Paul S, Ali N, Gayen D, Datta SK, Datta K (2012) Molecular breeding of osfer2 gene to increase iron
nutrition in rice grain. GM Crops and Food 3(4): 310-6[citation 14]
18. Ganguly M, Datta K, Roychoudhury A, Gayen D, Sengupta DN, Datta SK (2012) Overexpression of
Rab16A gene in an indica rice variety for generating enhanced salt tolerance. Plant Signaling and
Behavior 7(4): 502-509 [citation 17]
19. Datta K, Baisakh N, Ganguly M, Krishnan S, Shinozaki K, Datta SK (2012) Overexpression of
Arabidopsis and rice stress genes inducible transcription factor confers drought and salinity tolerance to
rice. Plant Biotechnology Journal10(5):579-586 [I.F.5.752, citation 38]
20. Ganguly M, Roychoudhury A, Sarkar S, Sengupta D, Datta SK, Datta K (2011)Inducibility of three
salinity/abscisic acid-regulated promoters in transgenic rice with gusA reporter gene. Plant Cell Reports
30: 1617-1625 [I.F. 3.071, citation 18]
21. Chandel G, Datta K, Datta SK (2010) Detection of genomic changes in transgenic Bt rice populations
through genetic fingerprinting using amplified fragment length polymorphisms (AFLP),GM Crops 1(5): 1-
10 [citation 5]
22. Zhang J, Bandyopadhyay A, Krishnan S,Wang G,Xie H, Datta K, Datta SK (2010) Characterization of
C4 maize pyruvate orthophosphate dikinase expressed in C3transgenic rice plants. African Journal of
Biotechnology. 9(2):234-242 [I.F.0.57, citation 7]
23. Krishnan S, Datta K, Parkhi V, Datta SK (2009) Rice caryopsis structure in relation to distribution of
micronutrients (iron, zinc, β-carotene) of rice cultivars including transgenic indica rice. Plant Science.177:
557-562 [I.F.3.607, citation 42]
24. Laha G.S, Balachandran S.M, Sundaram R.M, Goshal B, Datta K, Mishra B, Datta SK (2008)
Performance of transgenic indica rice with Xa21 gene against Indian Isolates of bacterial pathogen under
field condition. Trends in Biosciences.1(1;2): 1-4 [citation 1]
25. Datta SK, Datta K, Parkhi V, Rai M, Baisakh N, Sahoo G, Rehana S, Bandyopadhyay A, Alamgir M,
Ali MS, Abrigo E, Oliva N, Torrizo L (2007) Golden Rice:Introgression, breeding, and field evaluation.
Euphytica 154:271-278 [I.F. 1.385, citation 32]
26. Rai M, Datta K, Parkhi V, Tan J, Oliva N, Chawla HS, Datta SK (2007) Variable T-DNA linkage
configuration affects inheritance of carotenogenic transgenes and carotenoid accumulation in transgenic
indica rice. Plant Cell Rep. 26 :1221-1231 [I.F.3.071, citation 33]
27. Bandopadhyay A ,Datta K, Zhang J, Wang W, Raychaudhuri S, Miyao M, Datta SK (2007) Enhanced
Photosynthesis rate in genetically engineered indica rice expressing Pepc gene cloned from maize.Plant
Science. 172:1204-1209 [I.F. 3.607, citation 59]
28.Datta K, Rai, M, Parkhi V, Oliva N, Tan J, Datta SK (2006) Improved „golden‟ indicarice and post-
transgeneration enhancement of metabolic target products of carotenoids (beta-carotene) in transgenic elite
cultivars (IR64, BR29). Current Science 91:935- 939 [ I.F. 0.926, citation 22]
29. Baisakh, N, Rehana S, Rai M, Oliva N, Tan J, Mackill D, Khush GS, Datta K, Datta SK(2006)
Marker-free transgenic (MFT) near-isogenic introgression lines (NILs) of „golden‟ indica rice (cv IR64)
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with accumulation of provitaminA in the endosperm tissue. Plant Biotechnol. J. 4:467-475 [I.F. 5.752,
citation 22]
30. Ho NH, Baisakh N, Oliva N, Datta K, Frutos R, Datta SK (2006) Translational fusion hybrid Bt genes
confer resistance against yellow stem borer in transgenic eliteVietnamese rice (Oryza sativa) cultivar. Crop
Science 46:781-789 [I.F. 1.58, citation 37]
31. Khalekuzzaman M, Datta K, Oliva N, Alam MF, Joarder OJ, Datta SK (2006) Stable integration,
expression and inheritance of the ferritin gene in transgenic elite indica rice cultivar BR29 with enhanced
iron level in the endosperm. Ind. J. Biotech. 5:26- 31[I.F. 0.51, citation 14]
32. Yao HW, Ye GY, Jiang CY, Fan LJ, Datta K, Hu C, Datta SK (2006) Effect of the pollen of transgenic
rice line, TT9-3 with a fused cry1Ab/cry1Ac gene from Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner on non-target
domestic silkworm, Bombyx mori Linnaeus (Lepidoptera:
Bombyxidae). Applied Entomology and Zoology, 41 (2): 339-348 [I.F. 0.877, citation 17]
33. Tan J, Baisakh N, Oliva N, Torrizo L, Abrigo E, Datta K, Datta SK (2005) HPLC Carotenoid
Profiles of Rice Germplasm. International Journal of FoodScience and Technology 40:563-569 [I.F.
1.384, citation 18]
34. Parkhi V, Rai M, Tan J, Oliva N, Rehana S, Bandyopadhyay A, Torrizo L, Ghole V, Datta K,
Datta SK (2005) Molecular Characterization of marker free transgenic lines of indica rice
that accumulate carotenoids in seed endosperm. Molecular Genetics and Genomics 274:325-336
[I.F. 2.728, citation 36]
35. Altpeter F, Baisakh N, Beachy R, Bock R, Capell T, Christou P, Daniell H, Datta K, Datta SK et al
(2005) Particle bombardment and genetic enhancement of crops: myths and realities. Molecular Breeding
15:305-327[I.F. 2.246, citation 249]
36. Narayanan NN, Baisakh N, Oliva, NP, Vera Cruz CM, Gnanamanickam SS, Datta K, Datta
SK (2004) Molecular breeding: marker-assisted selection combined with biolistic transforamtion for
blast and bacterial blight resistance in Indica rice (cv. CO39). Molecular Breeding 14:61-71 [I.F.
2.246, citation 51]
37.Datta K, Baisakh N, Oliva N, Torrizo L, Abrigo E, Tan J, Rai M, Rehana S, Al-Babili S, Beyer P,
Potrykus I, Datta SK (2003) Bioengineered 'golden' indica rice Cultivars with β-carotene
metabolism in the endosperm with hygromycin and mannose selectionsystems. Plant Biotechnology
Journal 1:81-90 [I.F. 5.752, citation 159]
38. de Vasconcelos M, Datta K, Oliva N, Khalekuzzaman M, Torrizo L, Krishnan S, Oliveira M, Goto
F, Datta SK (2003) Enhanced iron and zinc accumulation intransgenic rice with ferritin gene. Plant
Science 64(3): 371-378 [I.F. 3.607, citation 272]
39. Tu J, Datta K, Oliva N, Zhang G, Xu C, Khush GS, Zhang Q, Datta SK (2003) Site-
independently integrated transgenes in the elite restorer rice line Minghui 63 allow removal of
a selectable marker from the gene of interest by self-segregation. Plant Biotechnology Journal
1:155-165 [I.F 5.752, citation 43]
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40. Krishnan S, Datta K, Baisakh N, de Vasconcelos M, Datta SK (2003) Tissue-specificlocalization
of -carotene and iron in transgenic indica rice (Oryza sativa L).Current Science 84:101-104
[I.F.0.926, citation 21]
41. Datta SK, Chandel G, Tu J, Baisakh N, Datta K (2003) Engineering Bt transgenic rice for insect
pest protection Journal of New Seeds 5(2-3)77- 91 [citation 6]
42. Narayanan NN, Baisakh N, Vera Cruz CM, Gnanamanickam SS, Datta K, Datta SK (2002)
Molecular breeding for the development of blast and bacterial blight resistance in rice cv. IR50.
Crop Science 42:2072-2079 [I.F. 1.58, citation 87]
43. Datta K, Baisakh N, Thet KM, Tu J, Datta SK (2002) Pyramiding transgenes for multiple
resistance in rice against bacterial blight, yellow stem borer and sheath blight.Theor. Appl. Genet.
106:1-8 [I.F. 3.790, citation 155]
44. Baisakh N, Datta K, Oliva N, Ona I, Rao GJN, Mew TW, Datta SK (2001) Rapid development of
homozygous transgenic rice using anther culture harboring rice chitinase gene for enhanced sheath
blight resistance. Plant Biotechnology (Japan)18(2):101-108 [IF 0.94, citation 45]
45. Datta K, Tu J, Oliva N, Ona I, Velazhahan R, Mew TW, Muthukrishnan S, Datta SK (2001)
Enhanced resistance to sheath blight by constitutive expression of infection- related rice chitinase in
transgenic elite indica rice cultivars. Plant Science 160:405-414 [I.F. 3.607, citation 173].
46. Ye G, Tu J, Hu C, Datta K, Datta SK (2001) Transgenic IR72 with fused Bt gene cry1AB/cry1Ac
from Bacillus thuringiensis is resistant against four lepidopteran speciesunder field conditions.
Plant Biotechnology (Japan) 18(2):125-133 [IF 0.94, citation 81]
47. Ho NH, Uyen NV, Datta K, Datta SK (2001) Production of transgenic rice plants resistant to yellow
stem borer and herbicide in two Vietnamese varieties via Agrobacterium tumefaciens, Omonrice 9: 30-35
48. Tu J, Zhang G, Datta K, Xu C, He Y, Zhang Q, Khush GS, Datta SK (2000) Field performance
of transgenic elite commercial hybrid rice expressing Bacillus thuringiensis-endotoxin. Nature
Biotechnology 18:1101-1104 [I.F.41.514, citation 407]
49. Datta K, Koukolíková-Nicola Z, Baisakh N, Oliva N, SK Datta (2000)Agrobacterium-mediated
engineering for sheath blight resistance of indica rice cultivars from different ecosystems. Theor. Appl.
Genet. 100:832-839 [I.F. 3.790, citation 117]
50. Tu J, Datta K, Khush GS, Zhang Q, Datta SK (2000) Field performance of Xa21 transgenic indica
rice (Oryza sativa L.), IR72. Theor. Appl. Genet. 101:15-20 [I.F.3.790, citation 65]
51. Alam MF, Datta K, Vasquez A, Tu J, Virmani SS, Datta SK (1999) Transgenic insect resistant
maintainer line (IR68899B) for improvement of hybrid rice. Plant Cell Reports 18:572-575 [I.F.
3.071, citation 66]
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52. Datta K, Velazhahan R, Oliva N, Mew T, Khush GS, Muthukrishnan S. Datta S.K.(1999) Over
expression of cloned rice thaumatin-like protein (PR-5) gene in transgenic rice plants enhances
environmental friendly resistance to Rhizoctonia solani causing sheath blight disease. Theor.
Appl. Genet. 98:1138-1145 [I.F. 3.790, citation 281]
53. Tu J, Datta K, Alam MF, Khush GS, Datta SK (1998) Expression and function of a hybrid
Bt toxin gene in transgenic rice conferring resistance to insect pests. Plant Biotechnology (Japan) 15:183-
191[IF0.94, citation 88]
54.Datta K, Vasquez A, Tu J, Torrizo L, Alam MF, Oliva N, Abrigo E, Khush GS , Datta SK (1998)
Constitutive and tissue-specific differential expression of cryIA(b) gene in transgenic rice plants
conferring resistance to rice insect pest. Theor. Appl. Genet. 97:20-30 [I.F. 3.790, citation 245]
55. Alam MF, Datta K, Abrigo E, Vasquez A, Senadhira D ,Datta SK (1998) Production of transgenic
deep water indica rice plants expressing a synthetic Bacillus thuringiensis cryIA(b) gene with
enhanced resistance to yellow stem borer. Plant Science 135:25-30 [I.F. 3.607, citation 67]
56. Reddy PM, Ladha JK, Ramos MC, Maillet F, Hernandez RJ, Torrizo LB, Oliva NP, Datta SK,
Datta K (1998) Rhizobial lipochitooligosaccharide nodulation factors activate expression of the legume
early nodulin gene ENOD12 in rice. The Plant Journal 14:693-702 [I.F. 5.972, citation 64]
57. Bao PH, Granata S, Castiglione S, Wang G, Giordani C, Cuzzoni E, Damiani G, Bandi C, Datta SK,
Datta K, Potrykus I, Callegarin A, Sala F (1996) Evidence for genomic changes in transgenic rice (Oryza
sativa L.) recovered from protoplasts. Transgenic Res. 5:97-103 [I.F 2.32, citation 45]
58. Lin W, Anuratha CS, Datta K, Potrykus I, Muthukrishnan S, Datta SK (1995) Genetic
engineering of rice for resistance to sheath blight. Bio/Technology (Nature Biotechnology) 13:686-691
[I.F.41.514, citation 359]
59.Bao PH, Castiglione S, Giordani C, Li W, Wang G, Datta SK, Datta K, Potrykus I, Sala F (1993)
State of the foreign gene and of the genome in transgenic rice (Oryza sativa).Cytotechnology 11:123-125
[I.F. 1.449, citation 6]
60 Datta K, Potrykus I, Datta SK (1992) Efficient fertile plant regeneration from protoplasts of the Indica
rice breeding line IR72 (Oryza sativa). Plant Cell Reports 11:229-233 [I.F. 3.071, citation 57]
61. Datta SK, Datta K, Soltanifar N, Donn G, Potrykus I (1992) Herbicide- resistant Indica rice plants
from IRRI breeding line IR72 after PEG-mediated transformation of protoplasts. Plant Mol. Biol.
20:619-629 [I.F. 4.26, citation 245]
62. Peterhans A, Datta SK, Datta K, Godall GH, Potrykus I, Paszkowski J (1990) Recognition of
efficiency of Dicotyledoneae-specific promoter and RNA processing signals in rice. Molelular and
General Genetics. 221:362-368 [I.F. 2.728, citation 61]
63. Datta SK, Peterhans A, Datta K, Potrykus I (1990) Genetically engineered fertile Indica-rice plants
recovered from protoplasts. Bio/Technology (Nature Biotechnology)8:736- 740 [I.F. 41.514; citation
10
465]
64. Datta SK, Datta K, Potrykus I (1990) Fertile Indica rice plants regenerated from protoplasts isolated
from microspore derived cell suspensions. Plant Cell Reports 9:253-256 [I.F. 3.071; citation 72]
65. Datta SK, Datta K, Potrykus I (1990) Embryogenesis and plant regeneration from microspores of
both Indica and Japonica rice (Oryza sativa). Plant Science 67:83-88[I.F. 3.607; citation 66]
66. Datta K , Datta SK (1985) Auxin-KNO3 induced regeneration of leguminous-tree Leucaena
leucocephala . Current Science 52:434-436 [I.F. 0.926, citation 16]
67. Datta K, Datta SK (1984) Rapid clonal multiplication of Angelonia salicariefolia. Plant Cell
Tissue and Organ Culture 3:215-220 [I.F. 2.13; citation 3]
68. Datta K, Datta SK, Datta PC (1984) Pharmacognostic evaluation of potential
“yams”(Dioscorea). Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany. 5:181-196 [citation 7]
69. Datta K , Datta SK (1984) Auxin induced clonal multiplication of Holarrhena antidysentrica by
tissue culture. J. Tree Sci. 3:47-52 [citation 1]
70. Datta K, Datta SK (1984) Clonal multiplication of elite tree- Leucaena leucocephala. Leucaena
Res. Report 5:22-23 [citation 5]
71. Datta SK , Datta K (1984) Chemodifferentiation of diosgenin in Dioscorea composita.
Phytochemistry 23:2684-2685 [I.F. 2.547; citation 8]
72. Datta SK, Datta K (1983) Auxin induced regeneration of forest trees-Dalbergia sissoo Roxb.
through tissue culture. Current Science 52:435–436 [I.F.0.935, citation 14]
73. Datta SK, Datta K, Pramanik T (1982)In vitro clonal multiplication of mature trees of
Dalbergia sissoo. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture 2:15-20 [I.F. 2.13, citation 37]
74. Datta SK, Datta (Chakraborty) K, Datta PC (1975) In vitro effect of acidity levels of xylem
differentiation in Plumeria. Current Science 44:814-816 [I.F. 0.926, citation 5]
Short Research Papers
75. Khalekuzzaman M, Oliva N, Datta K, Datta SK (2003) Transgenic BRRI Dhan 29 developed
with enhanced iron in polished seeds. Rice Genetics Newsletter 20:77-79
76. Laha GS, Rao MVR, Abrigo E, Oliva N, Datta K, Datta SK (2003) Evaluation of durable
resistance of transgenic hybrid maintainer line IR58025B for bacterial blight disease of rice. Rice
Genetics Newsletter 20:88-91
77. Rao MVR, Abrigo E, Rai M, Oliva NP, Datta K, Datta SK (2003) Marker- freetransgenic Bt
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rice conferring resistance to yellow stem borer. Rice Genetics Newsletter 20:98-101
78. Rai M, Datta K, Baisakh N, Abrigo E, Oliva N, Datta SK (2003) Agronomic performance of
Golden indica rice (cv. IR64). Rice Genetics Newsletter 20:30-33
79. Baisakh N, Datta K, Rai M, Rehana S, Beyer P, Potrykus I, Datta SK (2001)Development of
dihaploid transgenic “golden rice” homozygous for genes involved inthe metabolic pathway for -
carotene biosynthesis. Rice Genet. News letter. 18:91-94 [Citation 6]
80. Aguda RM, Datta K, Tu J, Datta SK, Cohen MB (2001) Expression of Btgenes under control of
different promoters in rice at vegetative and flowering stages. Int. RiceRes.Notes 26:26-27 [citation 4]
81. Baisakh N, Datta K, Rashid H, Oliva NP, Datta SK (2000) Agrobacterium tumefaciens- mediated
transformation of an elite indica rice maintainer line IR68899Bwith a reconstructed T-DNA carrying
multiple genes. Rice Genetics Newsletter 17:122-125
82. Baisakh N, Datta K, Oliva NP, Datta SK (1999) Comparative molecular andPhenotypic
characterization of transgenic rice with chitinase gene developed through biolistic and Agrobacterium-
mediated transformation. Rice Genetics Newsletter 16:149- 152
83. Datta K, Vasquez A, Khush GS, Datta SK (1999) Development of transgenic NewPlant Type rice
for stem borer resistance. Rice Genetics Newsletter 16:143-144 [citation 6]
84. Dey M, Torrizo LB, Chaudhuri RK, Reddy PM, Ladha JK, Datta K, Datta SK (1999)Transgenic rice
harboring legume ENOD40 gene. Rice Genetics Newsletter 16:147-149
85. Alam MF, Datta K, VasquezAR, Oliva N, Khush GS, Datta SK (1996)Transformation of New
Plant Type lines through protoplast and biolistic systems. Rice Genetics Newsletter 13:139-
141[citation 4]
86. Datta K, Oliva N, Torrizo L, Abrigo E, Khush GS, Datta SK (1996) Genetic transformation of
Indica and Japonica Rice by Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Rice Genetics Newsletter 13:136-139
Scientific Reviews
87. Paul. S, Ali N, Sarkar SN, Datta SK, Datta K (2013) Loading and bioavailability of
iron in cereal grains. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ culture. DOI 10.1007/s11201202867
[I.F.2.13, citation 5]
88. Ali N, Datta SK, Datta K (2010) RNA interference in designing transgenic crops. GM
Crops.1(4): 1-7 [Citation 22]
89. K Datta, SK Datta (2001) Plant Transformation. Molecular Biology 1:13-31 [ I.F. 0.637, citation 7]
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b) Articles Published in Seminars, Symposia, and Conferences volumes
90.Datta K, Paul S, Ali N, Gayen D, Ghosh S, Karmakar A, Bhattacharya S, Sengupta S, Datta SK
(2012) Genetically engineered rice with iron and carotenoids. In.Proceedings of International
Dialogue on designer rice for future: Perception andProspects. Hyderabad, India, E.A. Siddique
(ed.) pp. 168-173
91. Roychoudhury A, Datta K, Datta SK (2008) C4 Plants and abiotic stress. In: Proceedings of
The Humboldt Kolleg on Global Warming in Context to the Indian Sub-continent, Puri, India 86-
105
92. Datta SK, Chakraborty S, Datta K (2008) Impact of functional genomics of food crops: Rice to
legumes. In : Proceedings of the Forth International Food Legumes ResearchConference (IFLRC –
IV), New Delhi, M.C. Kharkwal (ed.), Food Legumes for Nutritional Security and Sustainable
Agriculture, Vol. 1: 291-314
93. Datta SK, Vasconcelos M, Rai M, Khalekuzzaman M, Rehana S, Torrizo L, Abrigo E, Oliva N, Tan J,
Baisakh N, Datta K (2004) Bioengineered rice with enhanced ironand provitamin A. In:
Proceedings of the IX Asian Congress of Nutrition, Seshadri M, and Siddhu A (eds.), Nutrition
Foundation of India, New Delhi, India 79-83
94. Balachandran S, Chandel G, Alam MF, Tu J, Virmani SS, Datta K, Datta SK (2003) Improving
hybrid rice through anther culture and transgenic approaches. In: Proceedings of the 4th
International
symposium on Hybrid rice for food security, poverty alleviation, and environmental protection.
Virmani SS, Mao CX, and Harby B(eds.), Hanoi Vietnam, and IRRI, Philippines. pp.105-118 [citation
6]
95. Datta SK, Baisakh N, Tu J, Narayanan NN, Balachandran S, Torrizo L, Abrigo E, Oliva N, Arboleda
M, Datta K (2002) Transgenic rice in the field and beyond: In:proceedings of the IC-MPMI
Congress “Biology of Plant- Microbe Interactions” Leong SA, Allen C, Triplett EW (eds.) St.Paul
Minnesota,USA vol.3 pp. 336-341
96. Datta SK, Baisakh N, Balachandran S, Torrizo L Chandel G, Arboleda M, Abrigo E, Oliva N, Tu J,
Datta K. (2002) Development of Transgenic Bt rice and its deployment in Asia. Proceedings of the
4th
Pacific Rim Conference, Editors RJ Akhurst et al., CSIRO, Canberra, Australia
97.Datta K, Tu J, Oliva N, Muthukrishnan S, Datta SK. (1998) Transgenic rice for enhanced resistance
to Rhizoctonia solani causing sheath blight disease. In: proceedings of the 4th Asia-Pacific Conference
on agricultural Biotechnology. Larkin PJ, ed. Darwin,Australia. pp. 38-40.
98. Datta K, Torrizo L, Oliva N, Alam MF, Wu C, Abrigo E, Vasquez A, Tu J, Quimio C, Alejar M,
Nicola Z, Khush GS, Datta SK (1997) Production of transgenic rice by protoplast, biolistic and
Agrobacterium, systems. Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on Rice Molecular
Biology, Yi Hsien Pub. Co. Taipei, Taiwan. pp.159-167
99. Datta SK, Datta K, Torrizo LB, Alam MF, Tu J, Fan Y, Altosaar K, Bentur J, Khush GS (1996)
Production of efficient Bt rice and application. In: Proceedings of the2nd
Pacific Rim Conference on
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Biotechnology of Bacillus thuringiensis and its impact to the environment, Chiang Mai, Thailand. pp.
401-411
100. Datta SK, Datta K, Peterhans A, Potrykus I (1993) Gene transfer to Indica rice. In New
Frontiers in Rice Research, Editors, Muralidharan K. and Siddique, E.A., DRR, Hyderabad, India.
101. Datta SK, Datta K, Peterhans A, Potrykus I (1991) Inheritance of a foreign gene in transgenic
Indica-rice plants. In: Proceedings of 2nd International Rice Genetics Symposium, IRRI, Manila. pp.
613-623
102. Datta SK, Datta K, Datta PC (1981) Propagation of Yam-Dioscorea composita through Tissue
culture. In Proceedings on Tissue Culture of EconomicallyImportant Plants. Singapore. pp. 90-
93[citation 9]
c) Books/ book chapters :
103. Datta K, Datta SK (2011) Genetically improved nutrition rice with special reference to Golden
rice. In: Genomics and crop improvement: relevance and reservation, Eds,Muralidharan &Siddiq, ICAR
& DBT Publication, pp. 408-416
104. Roychoudhury A, Datta K, Datta SK(2010) Abiotic Stress in Plants : From Genomicsto
metabolomics In: Omics and plant abiotic stress tolerances Eds, Tuteja et al, Bentham Science
publishers LTD.pp 91-120[citation-2]
105. Datta K, Datta SK (2008) Biotechnological approaches to disease resistance inrice.In:Rice
Improvement in the Genomics Era, ed, S.K. Datta, CRC Press, Boca Raton, London, NY.pp.179-205
106. Datta K, Tuteja N, Datta SK (2008) Transgenic Research on plant abiotic stress and nutrition
improvement of food derived from plants. In: A transgenic approach in plant Biochemistry and
Physiology (M Rivera-Dominguez, RT Rojas, ME Tiznado- Hernandez, eds.), Signpost, Trivandrum.
pp. 181-215
107. Datta K, Datta SK (2006) Indica rice (Oryza sativa, BR29 and IR64). In, Methods In Molecular
Biology, Vol. 343, Agrobacterium protocols, ed, Kan Wang, Humana press, New Jersey, USA, Vol 1,
pp 201-212 [citation 20]
108. Datta K, Datta SK (2004) Tranformation methods and impact. In: Encyclopedia of Plant and
Crop Science, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, pp.1233-1237
109. Datta K, Datta SK (2001) Plant Transformation In: Molecular Plant Biology, Gilmartin PM and
Bowler C (eds.). Vol. 1. A Practical Approach, Oxford University Press, United Kingdom. pp.13-32
[citation 7]
110. Datta K ,Muthukrishnan S, Datta SK (1999) Expression and Function of PR- Protein Genes in
Transgenic Plants. In: Pathogenesis-related proteins in plants, Eds.;SK Datta and S
Muthukrishnan,CRC Press, USA.pp. 261-277 [citation 59]
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111. Datta K, Datta SK (1999) Transformation of rice via PEG-mediated DNA uptake into
protoplasts. In: Methods in Molecular Biology, Plant Cell Culture Protocols, (ed.R.D Hall),Vol. 111,
Humana Press Inc., Totowa, New Jersey. pp. 335-347 [citation 62]
d)Other publications :
112. Datta SK, Torrizo L, Tu J, Oliva N, Datta K (1997) Production and molecular evaluation of
transgenic rice plants. IRRI Discussion Paper Series No. 21 International Rice Research
Institute.P.O. Box 933, Manila 1099, Philippines
12. Membership of Learned Societies:
Elected Fellow of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (FNAAS), 2012
Elected Member of the National Academy of Sciences (MNASc), 2011
Elected Member of Plant Tissue Culture Association (PTCA), 2014
Elected Fellow of West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology (FWAST), 2015
Life Member, Indian Science Congress Association
13. Patents :
NCBI submission: (Published)
(a) Oryza sativa Indica Group Oxalate Oxidase 4 (OXO4) mRNA Complete cds.
GenBank : KJ781300.1dated July22, 2014
PUBMED 23809026
(b) Oryza sativa Indica Group Cultivar IRBB21 photosystemII 10 kDa polypeptide
(D540) gene, promoter region.
GenBank: KJ857554dated July 22, 2014
PUBMED 23809026
14. Invited lectures delivered:
Invited speaker/participant at International seminars/symposia including:
3rd Annual South Asia Biosafety Conference (http://sabc.biotech.co.in) held in
Dhaka,Bangladesh on 19-20 September 2015, co-organized by the USAID-funded
South Asia Biosafety Program and the Bangladesh Academy of Sciences
11th
International Symposium on Rice Functional Genomics (11th
ISRFG) on
“Sustaining Food and Nutritional Security” held at New Delhi, India on 20th
-23rd
November, 2013
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International Dialogue on Designer Rice for Future: Perception and Prospect
organized by Society for Advancement of Rice Research, ICRISAT,
Hyderabad, 2012
Borlaug Global Initiative (BGRI), Minnesota, USA, 2011
HarvestPlus, Washington, USA 2010
International Plant Molecular Breeding conference, Beijing, China, 2010
7th
Bt Asia-Pacific Conference, New Delhi, India, 2009
XXII IVACG International Nutrition Congress, Peru 2004
International Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology Conference., Florida, USA
2002
International Plant Molecular Biology meeting at Quebec, Canada 2000
4th
Asia–pacific conference on Agricultural, Biotechnology, Darwin, Australia 1998
etc.
Invited speaker at National seminars/symposia including:
52nd
All India Wheat and Barley Research Workers’ Meet held on 1st -4
th
September, 2013 at Chandra Sekhar Azad University of Agricultural and
Technology, Kanpur (India).
Plant Physiology Forum to deliver lecture on “Biodiversity Conversation in Plants
and Food Security” held on 13th
June, 2013 at Botany Department, Calcutta
University.
34th
Annual meeting of Plant Tissue Culture Association (India) on “National
Symposium on Plant Tissue Culture & Biotechnology for Food and Nutrition
Security (PTCBFNS)” held on March 11-13th
,2013 at CFTRI, Mysore.
Attended as Invited participant by the International Crops Research Institute for the
Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in a Rice Biofortification Group meeting on 12th
April, 2013 at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science and Technology of
Kashmir, Srinagar.
Attended as Invited speaker to deliver lecturer on “Genetically modified crops and
foods security” seminar organized by National Atlas & Thematic Mapping
OrganizationDepartment of Science & Technology, Government of India on the
National Science Day held on28th
February, 2013 at Kolkata.
Invited speaker in the 100th
Indian Science Congress held at Kolkata during 3-7th
January, 2013 to deliver lecture on “Designing Nutrition Enriched Rice” and 101th
Indian Science Congress held on 3-7th
February, 2014 at University of Jammu,
Jammu to talk on “GM Rice: Traits Improvement”
Attended as Invited speaker in the “International Dialogue on Designer Rice for
Future: Perception and Prospect” meeting organized by Society for Advancement of
Rice Research, held on July 9-10, 2012 at ICRISAT, Hyderabad.
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Invited speaker to talk on Golden rice at One day seminar on Crop Culture
Biotechnology and Bio-Diversity held on 8th
July‟2011 at Saha Institute of Nuclear
Physics, Kolkata.
Attended on invitation to deliver a lecture on “Genetic engineering for quality
traits” on “Molecular and Genomic Tools Improvement” during 27 June to 6th
July,
2011 at Indian Institute of Pulses research, Kanpur.
Organized as convener National Symposia on “Genomics Research and Impact in
Plant System” held on 2011 at University of Calcutta.
Organized as convener National Symposia on “Food Security and GM Crops”, held
on 28th
Oct, 2013 at University of Calcutta.
Committee member for organizing of a number of International/national
workshop/symposium at ETH- Zurich, IRRI-Manila, Calcutta University, BIT-Mesra,
Ranchi
15. Awards :
Best Science paper award by CGIAR (Consultative Group of International
Agriculture Research) in 2004 on Iron and Zinc improvement in Rice, published in
Plant Science (2003)
16. Other notable activities:
Editorial board member of international journal, Agriculture & Food Security (Springer,
UK), Frontiers in Plant Science ( Nature publishing group)
Panel member and Reviewer of joint BBSRC and DBT (UK and India) Crop
Genomics and Technologist (CGAT) initiative programme for assessment of project proposals, 2014
Invited Reviewer for assessment of proposal of ERA-CAPS Grant application of Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft ( German Research Foundation), 2014
Elected Member of the Sectional Committee of the Section of Agriculture and Forestry
for 2014-2015 for the 102nd
Session of the Indian Science Congress
Gopinath Sahu Memorial Lecture organized by ARRW and GopinathSahu Memorial Trust, 2010
Recognized as supervisor of summer training scholars under inter- Academia [IASC-
INSA- NASI, organized by National Academy of Sciences, Bangalore] (since 2009).
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Member of the Institutional Bio-safety Committee of the Rice Research Station,
Chinsurah, (approved by DBT), Bose Institute, Kolkata and Central Research Institute
for Jute & Allied Fibres, Barrackpore, Kolkata (DBT nominated)
Resource person in the TIFAC meeting entitled “Technology Vision 2035” held during
June 6-7 , 2011 at Bose Institute, Kolkata.
Member, Research Advisory Committee (RAC) of CRRI, Cuttack (2009-2011) and
Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur for a period of three years. (2010- 2013)
Expert scientist in 6th
Review meeting of ICAR network project on transgenics in crops
held on May 19-20, 2010.
Member Adviser, Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB) held on 29-30
November, 2010 at New Delhi.
Reviewer of different international scientific journals like, TAG (Theoretical and
Applied Genetics), Transgenic Research, GM Crops and Food, Plant Cell Reports, Plant
Cell Tissue and Organ Culture, Plant Signaling and Behavior, Journal of Plant
Biochemistry and Biotechnology, European Journal of Plant Pathology, African journal of
Biotechnology, Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, Agriculture and Food
Security,PLoSONE etc.
Expert member under the DBT online eProMIS System to evaluate/review project
proposal.
Karabi Datta
Signature of the faculty member
Date: 25.04.2016
