{"id":7569,"date":"2025-09-01T13:11:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T07:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.55.70:8080\/?page_id=7569"},"modified":"2025-12-02T16:48:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T11:18:33","slug":"dr-prathima","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sugarcane.res.in\/?page_id=7569","title":{"rendered":"Dr Prathima"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7569\" class=\"elementor elementor-7569\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a575df9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-eae-slider=\"63784\" data-id=\"a575df9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44d3aed\" data-eae-slider=\"71987\" data-id=\"44d3aed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db55887 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db55887\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Scientist Profile<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-d5b3de6 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"33332\" data-id=\"d5b3de6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-ae6040a e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"25278\" data-id=\"ae6040a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-a868967 e-con-full desktopContent wpr-sticky-section-yes e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"40849\" data-wpr-sticky-section=\"yes\" data-wpr-position-type=\"sticky\" data-wpr-position-offset=\"0\" data-wpr-position-location=\"top\" data-wpr-sticky-devices=\"mobile_sticky desktop_sticky\" data-wpr-custom-breakpoints=\"default\" data-wpr-active-breakpoints=\"mobile_sticky tablet_sticky desktop_sticky\" data-wpr-z-index=\"10\" data-wpr-sticky-hide=\"\" data-wpr-replace-header=\"\" data-wpr-animation-duration=\"\" data-wpr-sticky-type=\"sticky\" data-id=\"a868967\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;position_offset&quot;:0,&quot;position_offset_tablet&quot;:0,&quot;position_offset_mobile&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70cd12f elementor-widget__width-initial wpr-team-member-divider-center wpr-team-member-social-media-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-team-member\" data-id=\"70cd12f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpr-team-member\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-media\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sugarcane.res.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cropped-019707.jpg\" alt=\"Dr P.T. Prathima \">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-content\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wpr-member-name\">Dr P.T. Prathima <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-job\">Principal Scientist (Biotechnology)<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-description\">\nGenomics lab, Crop Improvement Division\nICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute\nCoimbatore -641007 \nMail:prathimasambandam@gmail.com<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-social-media\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Prathima-T-2?ev=hdr_xprf\" class=\"wpr-member-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fab-researchgate\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 32v448h448V32H0zm262.2 334.4c-6.6 3-33.2 6-50-14.2-9.2-10.6-25.3-33.3-42.2-63.6-8.9 0-14.7 0-21.4-.6v46.4c0 23.5 6 21.2 25.8 23.9v8.1c-6.9-.3-23.1-.8-35.6-.8-13.1 0-26.1.6-33.6.8v-8.1c15.5-2.9 22-1.3 22-23.9V225c0-22.6-6.4-21-22-23.9V193c25.8 1 53.1-.6 70.9-.6 31.7 0 55.9 14.4 55.9 45.6 0 21.1-16.7 42.2-39.2 47.5 13.6 24.2 30 45.6 42.2 58.9 7.2 7.8 17.2 14.7 27.2 14.7v7.3zm22.9-135c-23.3 0-32.2-15.7-32.2-32.2V167c0-12.2 8.8-30.4 34-30.4s30.4 17.9 30.4 17.9l-10.7 7.2s-5.5-12.5-19.7-12.5c-7.9 0-19.7 7.3-19.7 19.7v26.8c0 13.4 6.6 23.3 17.9 23.3 14.1 0 21.5-10.9 21.5-26.8h-17.9v-10.7h30.4c0 20.5 4.7 49.9-34 49.9zm-116.5 44.7c-9.4 0-13.6-.3-20-.8v-69.7c6.4-.6 15-.6 22.5-.6 23.3 0 37.2 12.2 37.2 34.5 0 21.9-15 36.6-39.7 36.6z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=5i1kOGcAAAAJ&#038;hl=en\" class=\"wpr-member-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path fill=\"#4285f4\" d=\"M256 411.12L0 202.667 256 0z\"><\/path><path fill=\"#356ac3\" d=\"M256 411.12l256-208.453L256 0z\"><\/path><circle fill=\"#a0c3ff\" cx=\"256\" cy=\"362.667\" r=\"149.333\"><\/circle><path fill=\"#76a7fa\" d=\"M121.037 298.667c23.968-50.453 75.392-85.334 134.963-85.334s110.995 34.881 134.963 85.334H121.037z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-c28b469 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"35209\" data-id=\"c28b469\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-48c50ae e-con-full desktopContent e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"44931\" data-id=\"48c50ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_direction&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:47,&quot;end&quot;:61}},&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:4,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e43770 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"8e43770\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;multiple&quot;,&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1490\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1490\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Research interests and current focus <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" 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accumulation in sugarcane<\/li><li>Metabolic engineering of sugarcane for low calorie sugars<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1491\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1491\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Membership in professional societies  <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Life Member of Society for Sugarcane Research and Development, Coimbatore<\/li><li>Life member of Society for Sugarcane Research and Promotion, Lucknow<\/li><li>Life Member of Society for Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology, New Delhi<\/li><li>Life member of Genome India International, New Delhi<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1492\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1492\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> List of current external funded project <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" 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aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1492\" data-id=\"724742d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46b35cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46b35cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Title: Identification and characterization of SWEET genes associated with sugar content and disease susceptibility in sugarcane<\/li><\/ul><p>Agency:<strong> ANRF(DST-SERB)<\/strong><\/p><p>Amount: Rs. 32 Lakhs<\/p><ul><li>Platform integration for high Through-put multi omics data analysis and text processing-(CC-PI)<\/li><\/ul><p>Agency:<strong> DBT<\/strong><\/p><p>Amount: Rs. 28 Lakhs<\/p><ul><li>Genome Editing for high sucrose content in sugarcane<\/li><\/ul><p>Agency:<strong> ICAR-EFC<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1493\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1493\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Awards and honours <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 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Vegetable crop production, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, 2002<\/li><li><strong>CSIR-UGC JRF holder for pursuing PhD <\/strong>(Biotechnology): CSIR, 2004-&#8217;09<\/li><li>Qualified ICAR- NET certificate in Biotechnology, ASRB, New Delhi 2006<\/li><li>Qualified CSIR-NET certificate in Biotechnology, CSIR , 2004<\/li><li>Qualified UGC-NET certificate in Biotechnology, UGC, 2004<\/li><li>7<strong>. DBT-Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship holder for pursuing M.Sc<\/strong>(Biotechnology): Jawaharlal Nehru University -DBT, 2002-\u201804:<\/li><li><strong>Award for securing highest OGPA in the M.Sc<\/strong>(Biotechnology) , Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, 2004<\/li><li>Best Ph.D student in Biotechnology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, 2010<\/li><li><strong>Indo-Australian Career Boosting Gold fellowship<\/strong> for pursuing two years of post-doctoral studies at the University of Queensland, Australia from March 2016 to March 2018, DBT, 2016-2018<\/li><li><strong>International Travel Grant<\/strong>, DST, 2019<\/li><li><strong>Honorary Fellow, University of Queensland<\/strong>, Australia, University of\u00a0Queensland December 2019- Dec 2022<\/li><li><strong>Best research paper award<\/strong> for the year 2014 Society of Sugarcane Research and Development, 2020<\/li><li><strong> Member, UG\/PG Board of Studies in Biotechnology<\/strong>, PSG-College of Arts and Sciences, Coimbatore (2019-2022)<\/li><li><strong> Member, UG\/PG Board of Studies in Biotechnology<\/strong>, NGP-College of Arts and Sciences, Coimbatore (2022-2025)<\/li><li><strong> Editorial member<\/strong> \u2013Frontiers in Plant Science (Plant Breeding), SugarTech Journal<\/li><li><strong> Reviewer<\/strong>&#8211; BMC Genomics, Heliyon, Scientific Reports, Frontiers in Plant Science, Functional and Integrative Genomics, Bioinformatics, Plant Cell Reports, Critical Reviews in Biotechnology<\/li><li><strong> Number of students guided for M.Sc\/ Ph.D: <\/strong>Number of M.Sc\/M.Tech students guided: 30; Number of PhD students guiding: 3<\/li><li><strong> Recognized guide for PhD programme in <\/strong>Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli ; Bharathiar University, Coimbatore<\/li><li><strong>NABL assessor<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1494\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1494\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> International Exposure  <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-f379f3f e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"37794\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1494\" data-id=\"f379f3f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18b47f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18b47f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p><strong>Post-doc:<\/strong> Two years of post-doctoral training in the field of transcriptomics at the University of Queensland, St.Lucia, Brisbane, Australia, under the guidance of Prof. Robert Henry from 2016 -2018 availing the Indo-Australian Career Boosting Gold Fellowship from the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1495\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"6\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1495\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Research Publications  <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-e3e3291 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"26766\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1495\" data-id=\"e3e3291\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d57daa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d57daa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Aswini, N., Moniusha, J., Keerthana, S., Amaresh, Nandhini, M., Prathima, P. T., &#8230; &amp; Manimekalai, R. (2025). Genomic Exploration for the Sucrose Content in Sugarcane.\u00a0<em>Tropical Plant Biology<\/em>,\u00a0<em>18<\/em>(1), 44.<\/li><li>Venkatesh, Y. N., Ashajyothi, M., Rajarajan, K., Sahu, S., Chaturvedi, V., Prathima, P. T., &#8230; &amp; Arunachalam, A. (2024). Transcriptional and physio-chemical responses of Tectona grandis L. triggered by teak defoliator.\u00a0<em>Plant Stress<\/em>,\u00a0<em>12<\/em>, 100468.<\/li><li>Manimekalai, R., Saranya, J., Saravanakumar, K., Rajagopal, S., Jini, N., Selvi, A., &#8230; &amp; Gomathi, R. (2024). Small RNA profiling and co-networking analysis identifies stress-responsive miRNAs involved in sugarcane and its wild species.\u00a0<em>Plant Physiology Reports<\/em>, 1-19.<\/li><li>Thirugnanasambandam, P. P., Singode, A., Thalambedu, L. P., Athiappan, S., Krishnasamy, M., Purakkal, S. V., &#8230; &amp; Henry, R. (2023). Long read transcriptome sequencing of a sugarcane hybrid and its progenitors, Saccharum officinarum and S. spontaneum.\u00a0<em>Frontiers in Plant Science<\/em>,\u00a0<em>14<\/em>, 1199748.<\/li><li>Swathik Clarancia, P., Naveenarani, M., Ashwin Narayan, J., Krishna, S. S., Thirugnanasambandam, P. P., Valarmathi, R., &#8230; &amp; Appunu, C. (2023). Genome-wide identification, characterization and expression analysis of plant nuclear factor (NF-Y) gene family transcription factors in Saccharum spp.\u00a0<em>Genes<\/em>,\u00a0<em>14<\/em>(6), 1147.<\/li><li>Surya Krishna, S., Harish Chandar, S. R., Ravi, M., Valarmathi, R., Lakshmi, K., Prathima, P. T., &#8230; &amp; Appunu, C. (2023). Transgene-free genome editing for biotic and abiotic stress resistance in sugarcane: prospects and challenges.\u00a0<em>Agronomy<\/em>,\u00a0<em>13<\/em>(4), 1000.<\/li><li>Rajarajan, K., Sakshi, S., Taria, S., Prathima, P. T., Radhakrishna, A., Anuragi, H., &#8230; &amp; Arunachalam, A. (2022). Whole plant response of Pongamia pinnata to drought stress tolerance revealed by morpho-physiological, biochemical and transcriptome analysis.\u00a0<em>Molecular Biology Reports<\/em>,\u00a0<em>49<\/em>(10), 9453-9463.<\/li><li>Senthilkumar, S., Vinod, K. K., Parthiban, S., Thirugnanasambandam, P., Lakshmi Pathy, T., Banerjee, N., &#8230; &amp; Govindaraj, P. (2022). Identification of potential MTAs and candidate genes for juice quality-and yield-related traits in Saccharum clones: a genome-wide association and comparative genomic study.\u00a0<em>Molecular Genetics and Genomics<\/em>,\u00a0<em>297<\/em>(3), 635-654.<\/li><li>Banerjee, N., Kumar, S., Singh, A., Annadurai, A., &amp; Thirugnanasambandam, P. P. (2022). Identification of microRNAs involved in sucrose accumulation in sugarcane (Saccharum species hybrid).\u00a0<em>Plant Gene<\/em>,\u00a0<em>29<\/em>, 100352.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Book chapters<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Kasirajan, L., Kamaraj, K., Sebastiar, S., Thirugnanasambandam, P. P., &amp; Karpagam, E. (2024). Proteomic Approaches for Ligninolytic Enzymes Production for Enhancing Sugarcane Biomass Conversion Efficiency. In\u00a0<em>Value Addition and Product Diversification in Sugarcane<\/em>\u00a0(pp. 175-200). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.<\/li><li>Krishnapriya, V., Anusha, S., Vinu, V., Nisha, M., Pazhany, A. S., Prathima, P. T., &#8230; &amp; Gomathi, R. (2024). Sugarcane Metabolomics and Its Applications in Value Addition. In\u00a0<em>Value Addition and Product Diversification in Sugarcane<\/em>\u00a0(pp. 109-124). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.<\/li><li>Namratha, P. M., Thirugnanasambandam, P. P., Swaliha, A., &amp; Kasirajan, L. (2024). A Recent Update on Metabolic Engineering in Plants, Its Futuristic Applications with Special Inference to Sugarcane Value Addition.\u00a0<em>Value Addition and Product Diversification in Sugarcane<\/em>, 295-310.<\/li><li>Thirugnanasambandam, P. P., Singode, A., Vengavasi, K., &amp; Velayudhan, V. (2022). Genomic designing for abiotic stress resistant sugarcane. In\u00a0<em>Genomic designing for abiotic stress resistant technical crops<\/em>\u00a0(pp. 299-328). Cham: Springer International Publishing.<\/li><li>Viswanathan, R., Geetha, N., Anna Durai, A., Prathima, P. T., Appunu, C., Parameswari, B., &#8230; &amp; Selvi, A. (2022). Genomic designing for biotic stress resistance in sugarcane. In\u00a0<em>Genomic designing for biotic stress resistant technical crops<\/em>\u00a0(pp. 337-439). Cham: Springer International Publishing.<\/li><li>Thirugnanasambandam, P.P., Singode, A., Thalambedu, L. and Shanmugavel, S. (2022). Opportunity and Challenges for High-throughput Genotyping in Sugarcane. In Genotyping by Sequencing for Crop Improvement (eds H. Sonah, V. Goyal, S.M. Shivaraj and R.K. Deshmukh).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/9781119745686.ch14\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/9781119745686.ch14<\/a><\/li><li>Viswanathan, R., Geetha, N., Durai, A. A., Prathima, P. T., Appunu, C., Parameswari, B., &#8230; &amp; Selvi, A. (2022). Genomic Designing for Biotic Stress Resistant Technical Crops.<\/li><li>Ameer, A. A., Thirugnanasambandam, P. P. P., Vannish, M. R., &amp; Basheer, S. (2022). SWEET transporters in plants and their significance in Sugarcane.\u00a0<em>Journal of Sugarcane Research<\/em>,\u00a0<em>12<\/em>(2), 112-127.<\/li><li>Selvi, A., Devi, K., Manimekalai, R., Prathima, P. T., Valiyaparambth, R., &amp; Lakshmi, K. (2021). High-throughput miRNA deep sequencing in response to drought stress in sugarcane.\u00a0<em>3 Biotech<\/em>,\u00a0<em>11<\/em>(7), 312.<\/li><li>Rajarajan, K., Ganesamurthy, K., Raveendran, M., Jeyakumar, P., Yuvaraja, A., Sampath, P., &#8230; &amp; Senthilraja, C. (2021). Differential responses of sorghum genotypes to drought stress revealed by physio-chemical and transcriptional analysis.\u00a0<em>Molecular biology reports<\/em>,\u00a0<em>48<\/em>, 2453-2462.<\/li><li>Selvi, A., Devi, K., Manimekalai, R., Prathima, P. T., Valiyaparambth, R., &amp; Lakshmi, K. (2021).\u00a0<em>High-throughput miRNA deep sequencing in response to drought stress in sugarcane. 3 Biotech 11 (7): 312<\/em>.<\/li><li>Selvi, A., Devi, K., Manimekalai, R., &amp; Prathima, P. T. (2020). Comparative analysis of drought-responsive transcriptomes of sugarcane genotypes with differential tolerance to drought.\u00a0<em>3 Biotech<\/em>,\u00a0<em>10<\/em>, 1-14.<\/li><li>Thirugnanasambandam, P. P., Mason, P. J., Hoang, N. V., Furtado, A., Botha, F. C., &amp; Henry, R. J. (2019). Analysis of the diversity and tissue specificity of sucrose synthase genes in the long read transcriptome of sugarcane.\u00a0<em>BMC plant biology<\/em>,\u00a0<em>19<\/em>, 1-14.<\/li><li>Devi, K., Prathima, P. T., Gomathi, R., Manimekalai, R., Lakshmi, K., &amp; Selvi, A. (2019). Gene expression profiling in sugarcane genotypes during drought stress and rehydration.\u00a0<em>Sugar Tech<\/em>,\u00a0<em>21<\/em>, 717-733.<\/li><li>Thirugnanasambandam, P. P., Hoang, N. V., &amp; Henry, R. J. (2018). The challenge of analyzing the sugarcane genome.\u00a0<em>Frontiers in plant science<\/em>,\u00a0<em>9<\/em>, 616.<\/li><li>Hoang, N. V., Furtado, A., Thirugnanasambandam, P. P., Botha, F. C., &amp; Henry, R. J. (2018). De novo assembly and characterizing of the culm-derived meta-transcriptome from the polyploid sugarcane genome based on coding transcripts.\u00a0<em>Heliyon<\/em>,\u00a0<em>4<\/em>(3).<\/li><li>Devi, K., Prathima, P. T., Gomathi, R., Ramalashmi, K., &amp; Selvi, A. (2018). Physiological and molecular responses of sugarcane genotypes subjected to hypoxia.<em> ournal of Sugarcane Research<\/em>,\u00a0<em>8<\/em>(1), 52-65.<\/li><li>Thirugnanasambandam, P. P., Hoang, N. V., Furtado, A., Botha, F. C., &amp; Henry, R. J. (2017). Association of variation in the sugarcane transcriptome with sugar content.\u00a0<em>BMC genomics<\/em>,\u00a0<em>18<\/em>, 1-22.<\/li><li>Hoang, N. V., Furtado, A., Mason, P. J., Marquardt, A., Kasirajan, L., Thirugnanasambandam, P. P., &#8230; &amp; Henry, R. J. (2017). A survey of the complex transcriptome from the highly polyploid sugarcane genome using full-length isoform sequencing and de novo assembly from short read sequencing.\u00a0<em>BMC genomics<\/em>,\u00a0<em>18<\/em>, 1-22.<\/li><li>Kasirajan, L., Aruchamy, K., Thirugnanasambandam, P. P., &amp; Athiappan, S. (2017). Molecular cloning, characterization, and expression analysis of lignin genes from sugarcane genotypes varying in lignin content.\u00a0<em>Applied biochemistry and biotechnology<\/em>,\u00a0<em>181<\/em>, 1270-1282.<\/li><li>Raj, P., Selvi, A., Prathima, P. T., &amp; Nair, N. V. (2016). Analysis of Genetic Diversity of Saccharum Complex Using Chloroplast Microsatellite Markers (vol 18, pg 141, 2016).\u00a0<em>SUGAR TECH<\/em>,\u00a0<em>18<\/em>(2), 149-149.<\/li><li>Sobhakumari, V. P., &amp; Prathima, P. T. (2015). Isolation of a novel centromere-associated CENH3 gene and its characterization from sugarcane. <strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cabidigitallibrary.org\/action\/doSearch?do=Journal+of+Sugarcane+Research\">Journal of Sugarcane Research<\/a>, 2015, Vol. 5, No. 2, 22-29<\/li><li>Prathima, P. T., &amp; Meena, S. A. (2015). Structure based comparative in silico analyses of invertase gene families in sugarcane. Journal of Sugarcane Research, 2015, Vol. 5, No. 2, 30-41<\/li><li>Ramalashmi, K., Prathima, P. T., Mohanraj, K., &amp; Nair, N. V. (2014). Expression profiling of sucrose metabolizing genes in Saccharum, Sorghum and their hybrids.\u00a0<em>Applied biochemistry and biotechnology<\/em>,\u00a0<em>174<\/em>, 1510-1519.<\/li><li>Prathima, P., Suparna, T., Anishma, S., Punnya, R., &amp; Ramalashmi, K. (2014). Cloning and characterization of a differentially regulated invertase inhibitor gene during sucrose accumulation in sugarcane.\u00a0<em>J Sugarcane Res<\/em>,\u00a0<em>4<\/em>, 21-8.<\/li><li>Prathima, P. T., Raveendran, M., Kumar, K. K., Rahul, P. R., Kumar, V. G., Viswanathan, R., &#8230; &amp; Balasubramaniam, P. (2013). Differential regulation of defense-related gene expression in response to red rot pathogen Colletotrichum falcatum infection in sugarcane.\u00a0<em>Applied biochemistry and biotechnology<\/em>,\u00a0<em>171<\/em>, 488-503.<\/li><li>Nivetha, L., Nair, N. V., Prathima, P. T., &amp; Selvi, A. (2013). Identification of microsatellite markers for high fibre content in sugarcane. Journal of Sugarcane Research, 2013, Vol. 3, No. 1, 14-19<\/li><li>Prathima, P. T., Suresha, G. S., &amp; Selvi, A. (2011). Expression profiling of genes involved in sucrose metabolism in different Saccharum spp. and commercial sugarcane hybrids. Journal of Sugarcane Research, 2011, Vol. 1, No. 2, 35-42<\/li><li>Viswanathan, R., Ramesh Sundar, A., Malathi, P., Rahul, P. R., Ganesh Kumar, V., Banumathy, R., &#8230; &amp; Balasubramanian, P. (2009). Interaction between sugarcane and Colletotrichum falcatum causing red rot: Understanding disease resistance at transcription level.\u00a0<em>Sugar Tech<\/em>,\u00a0<em>11<\/em>, 44-50.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scientist Profile Dr P.T. Prathima Principal Scientist (Biotechnology) Genomics lab, Crop Improvement Division ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute Coimbatore -641007 Mail:prathimasambandam@gmail.com Research interests and current focus Molecular basis of sucrose accumulation in sugarcane Metabolic engineering of sugarcane for low calorie sugars Membership in professional societies Life Member of Society for Sugarcane Research and Development, Coimbatore Life member of Society for Sugarcane Research and Promotion, Lucknow Life Member of Society for Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology, New Delhi Life member of Genome India International, New Delhi List of current external funded project Title: Identification and characterization of SWEET genes associated with sugar content and disease susceptibility in sugarcane Agency: ANRF(DST-SERB) Amount: Rs. 32 Lakhs Platform integration for high Through-put multi omics data analysis and text processing-(CC-PI) Agency: DBT Amount: Rs. 28 Lakhs Genome Editing for high sucrose content in sugarcane Agency: ICAR-EFC Awards and honours Award for securing highest marks in Pomology subjects, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, 2002 Award for securing highest marks in Vegetable crop production, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, 2002 CSIR-UGC JRF holder for pursuing PhD (Biotechnology): CSIR, 2004-&#8217;09 Qualified ICAR- NET certificate in Biotechnology, ASRB, New Delhi 2006 Qualified CSIR-NET certificate in Biotechnology, CSIR , 2004 Qualified UGC-NET certificate in Biotechnology, UGC, 2004 7. DBT-Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship holder for pursuing M.Sc(Biotechnology): Jawaharlal Nehru University -DBT, 2002-\u201804: Award for securing highest OGPA in the M.Sc(Biotechnology) , Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, 2004 Best Ph.D student in Biotechnology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, 2010 Indo-Australian Career Boosting Gold fellowship for pursuing two years of post-doctoral studies at the University of Queensland, Australia from March 2016 to March 2018, DBT, 2016-2018 International Travel Grant, DST, 2019 Honorary Fellow, University of Queensland, Australia, University of\u00a0Queensland December 2019- Dec 2022 Best research paper award for the year 2014 Society of Sugarcane Research and Development, 2020 Member, UG\/PG Board of Studies in Biotechnology, PSG-College of Arts and Sciences, Coimbatore (2019-2022) Member, UG\/PG Board of Studies in Biotechnology, NGP-College of Arts and Sciences, Coimbatore (2022-2025) Editorial member \u2013Frontiers in Plant Science (Plant Breeding), SugarTech Journal Reviewer&#8211; BMC Genomics, Heliyon, Scientific Reports, Frontiers in Plant Science, Functional and Integrative Genomics, Bioinformatics, Plant Cell Reports, Critical Reviews in Biotechnology Number of students guided for M.Sc\/ Ph.D: Number of M.Sc\/M.Tech students guided: 30; Number of PhD students guiding: 3 Recognized guide for PhD programme in Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli ; Bharathiar University, Coimbatore NABL assessor International Exposure Post-doc: Two years of post-doctoral training in the field of transcriptomics at the University of Queensland, St.Lucia, Brisbane, Australia, under the guidance of Prof. Robert Henry from 2016 -2018 availing the Indo-Australian Career Boosting Gold Fellowship from the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India Research Publications Aswini, N., Moniusha, J., Keerthana, S., Amaresh, Nandhini, M., Prathima, P. T., &#8230; &amp; Manimekalai, R. (2025). Genomic Exploration for the Sucrose Content in Sugarcane.\u00a0Tropical Plant Biology,\u00a018(1), 44. Venkatesh, Y. N., Ashajyothi, M., Rajarajan, K., Sahu, S., Chaturvedi, V., Prathima, P. T., &#8230; &amp; Arunachalam, A. (2024). Transcriptional and physio-chemical responses of Tectona grandis L. triggered by teak defoliator.\u00a0Plant Stress,\u00a012, 100468. Manimekalai, R., Saranya, J., Saravanakumar, K., Rajagopal, S., Jini, N., Selvi, A., &#8230; &amp; Gomathi, R. (2024). Small RNA profiling and co-networking analysis identifies stress-responsive miRNAs involved in sugarcane and its wild species.\u00a0Plant Physiology Reports, 1-19. Thirugnanasambandam, P. P., Singode, A., Thalambedu, L. P., Athiappan, S., Krishnasamy, M., Purakkal, S. V., &#8230; &amp; Henry, R. (2023). Long read transcriptome sequencing of a sugarcane hybrid and its progenitors, Saccharum officinarum and S. spontaneum.\u00a0Frontiers in Plant Science,\u00a014, 1199748. Swathik Clarancia, P., Naveenarani, M., Ashwin Narayan, J., Krishna, S. S., Thirugnanasambandam, P. P., Valarmathi, R., &#8230; &amp; Appunu, C. (2023). Genome-wide identification, characterization and expression analysis of plant nuclear factor (NF-Y) gene family transcription factors in Saccharum spp.\u00a0Genes,\u00a014(6), 1147. Surya Krishna, S., Harish Chandar, S. R., Ravi, M., Valarmathi, R., Lakshmi, K., Prathima, P. T., &#8230; &amp; Appunu, C. (2023). Transgene-free genome editing for biotic and abiotic stress resistance in sugarcane: prospects and challenges.\u00a0Agronomy,\u00a013(4), 1000. Rajarajan, K., Sakshi, S., Taria, S., Prathima, P. T., Radhakrishna, A., Anuragi, H., &#8230; &amp; Arunachalam, A. (2022). Whole plant response of Pongamia pinnata to drought stress tolerance revealed by morpho-physiological, biochemical and transcriptome analysis.\u00a0Molecular Biology Reports,\u00a049(10), 9453-9463. Senthilkumar, S., Vinod, K. K., Parthiban, S., Thirugnanasambandam, P., Lakshmi Pathy, T., Banerjee, N., &#8230; &amp; Govindaraj, P. (2022). Identification of potential MTAs and candidate genes for juice quality-and yield-related traits in Saccharum clones: a genome-wide association and comparative genomic study.\u00a0Molecular Genetics and Genomics,\u00a0297(3), 635-654. Banerjee, N., Kumar, S., Singh, A., Annadurai, A., &amp; Thirugnanasambandam, P. P. (2022). Identification of microRNAs involved in sucrose accumulation in sugarcane (Saccharum species hybrid).\u00a0Plant Gene,\u00a029, 100352. Book chapters Kasirajan, L., Kamaraj, K., Sebastiar, S., Thirugnanasambandam, P. P., &amp; Karpagam, E. (2024). Proteomic Approaches for Ligninolytic Enzymes Production for Enhancing Sugarcane Biomass Conversion Efficiency. In\u00a0Value Addition and Product Diversification in Sugarcane\u00a0(pp. 175-200). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. Krishnapriya, V., Anusha, S., Vinu, V., Nisha, M., Pazhany, A. S., Prathima, P. T., &#8230; &amp; Gomathi, R. (2024). Sugarcane Metabolomics and Its Applications in Value Addition. In\u00a0Value Addition and Product Diversification in Sugarcane\u00a0(pp. 109-124). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. Namratha, P. M., Thirugnanasambandam, P. P., Swaliha, A., &amp; Kasirajan, L. (2024). A Recent Update on Metabolic Engineering in Plants, Its Futuristic Applications with Special Inference to Sugarcane Value Addition.\u00a0Value Addition and Product Diversification in Sugarcane, 295-310. Thirugnanasambandam, P. P., Singode, A., Vengavasi, K., &amp; Velayudhan, V. (2022). Genomic designing for abiotic stress resistant sugarcane. In\u00a0Genomic designing for abiotic stress resistant technical crops\u00a0(pp. 299-328). Cham: Springer International Publishing. Viswanathan, R., Geetha, N., Anna Durai, A., Prathima, P. T., Appunu, C., Parameswari, B., &#8230; &amp; Selvi, A. (2022). Genomic designing for biotic stress resistance in sugarcane. In\u00a0Genomic designing for biotic stress resistant technical crops\u00a0(pp. 337-439). Cham: Springer International Publishing. Thirugnanasambandam, P.P., Singode, A., Thalambedu, L. and Shanmugavel, S. (2022). Opportunity and Challenges for High-throughput Genotyping in Sugarcane. In Genotyping by Sequencing for Crop Improvement (eds H. Sonah, V. Goyal, S.M. Shivaraj and R.K. Deshmukh).\u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/9781119745686.ch14 Viswanathan, R., Geetha, N., Durai, A. A., Prathima, P. 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