Dr. Smrutishree Sahoo

2018- 2022	Ph.D. (Genetics and Plant Breeding)  Department of Genetics & Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar-263145 UK  Research: Genetic analysis for root mucilage and yield associated traits using teosinte and maize derived generations
2016- 2018	M.Sc. (Agriculture) Plant Breeding and Genetics  Department of Plant Breeding & Genetics, College of Agriculture, Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner- 334006 Rajasthan  Research: Variability and genetic divergence studies for seed yield and related traits in mothbean germplasms [Vigna aconitifolia (Jacq.) Marechal]
2012- 2016	B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture  College of Agriculture, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar- 751003 Odisha
2011	High Secondary Certificate (Class 12th)  Council of Higher Secondary Education, Bhubaneswar- 751003 Odisha
2009	Secondary School Certificate (Class 10th)  Board of Secondary Education, Bhubaneswar- 751003 Odisha

• 18 April 2022- 23 August 2023: – Assistant Professor, PBG in School of Agriculture, Gandhi institute of Engineering and Technology University, Gunupur, Odisha.
• 01 September 2023- 31 December 2024: – Worked as Assistant Breeder, Grade M2 in VNR Seeds Pvt. Ltd, Raipur. I have experience in Gourd breeding, backcross breeding, population improvement programme, pedigree breeding and other pre-breeding activities along with well communication with breeding support team (biotechnology) regarding molecular marker development, sequencing programmes.

• Swain R, Sahoo S, Behera M and Rout GR – Instigating prevalent abiotic stress resilience in crop by exogenous application of phytohormones and nutrient – Frontiers in Plant Science (International), 2023, 14, 1104874 (NAAS Score: 10.10)  

• Susmitha P, Kumar P, Yadav P, Sahoo S, Kaur G, Pandey MK, Singh V, Tseng TM and Gangurde SS – Genome-wide association study as a powerful tool for dissecting competitive traits in legumes – Frontiers in Plant Science (International), 2023, 14, 1123631 (NAAS Score: 10.10)  

• Varalakshmi S, Sahoo S, Singh NK, Pareek N, Garkoti P, Senthilkumar V, Kashyap S, Jaiswal JP, Jacob SR and Nankar AN – Marker–Trait Association for Protein Content among Maize Wild Accessions and Coix Using SSR Markers – Agronomy (International), 2023, 13(8), 2138 (NAAS Score: 9.30)  

• Swain R, Behera M, Sahoo S and Rout GR – Nanoscience in Plant Stress Mitigation: A Comprehensive Review – BioNanoScience (International), 2025, 15(1), 24 (IF: 3.2)  

• Nagesh P, Takalkar SA, Singh NK, Sahoo S, Joshi A, Mohan SM, Naidu PB, Shrestha J and Vivek BS – Stability of grain yield of pre-commercial maize (Zea mays L.) hybrids in rainfed ecosystems of South Asia – Maydica (International), 2025, 67(3), M28 (NAAS Score: 6.40)  

• Mathpal S, Joshi R, Bhatt B, Sahoo S and Joshi S – Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) Molecular Markers as a Valuable Tool to Confirm the Genetic Diversity in Soybean Germplasms (Glycine max) – Indian Journal of Agricultural Research (National), 2024, 58, 1011–1017 (NAAS Score: 5.60)  

• Sahoo S, Adhikari S, Joshi A and Singh NK – Use of wild progenitor teosinte in maize (Zea mays subsp. mays) improvement: Present status and future prospects. – Tropical Plant Biology (International), 2021, 14(2), 156–179 (NAAS Score: 7.80)  

• Sahoo S, Sanadya SK, Sharma AK and Shekhawat SK – Assessment of genetic diversity of mothbean (Vigna aconitifolia (Jacq.) Marechal) germplasm – Journal of Food Legumes (National), 2022, 35(2), 95–99 (NAAS Score: 5.54)  

• Sahoo S, Sharma AK, Sanadya SK and Kumar A – Character association and path coefficient analysis in mothbean germplasm – Frontiers in Crop Improvement (National), 2022, 10(2), 166–170 (NAAS Score: 4.20)  

• Sahoo S, Singh NK and Joshi A – Selection of teosinte (Zea mays subsp. parviglumis) predomestication alleles to inflate maize genetic resources – Pantnagar Journal of Research (National), 2021, 19(1), 8–15 (NAAS Score: 4.86)  

• Adhikari S, Joshi A, Sahoo S and Singh NK – Teosinte (Zea mays subsp. parviglumis) allelic influx as a measure to enhance and strengthen diversity in maize – Maize Journal (National), 2020, 9(1), 1–9 (NAAS Score: 4.28)  

• Sanadya SK, Sahoo S, Shekhawat SS, Sharma NK and Sharma AK – Variability and characters inter-relationships in accessions of sewan grass – Range Management and Agroforestry (National), 2020, 41(1), 168–172 (NAAS Score: 6.80)  

• Sanadya SK, Shekhawat SS, Sahoo S, Kumar A and Kumari N – Metroglyph analysis in sewan grass (Lasiurus sindicus Henr.) accessions – Forage Research (National), 2018, 44(2), 86–89 (NAAS Score: 4.76)  

Popular Articles  

• Singh NK and Sahoo S – Pant Popcorn 1: A high yielding hybrid of popcorn for cultivation – Indian Farming – 2020 – 70(9), 24–27  

• Sahoo S and Sanadya SK – Climate smart plant breeding – Agriculture and Food: e Newsletter – 2020 – 2(4), 23363  

• Sahoo S and Sanadya SK – Cytogenetically probes and comparative genomic hybridization for crop improvement – Krishi Science – 2020 – KS 1523  

• Sahoo S and Sanadya SK – Plant epigenomics and application in plant breeding – Agriculture and Food: e Newsletter – 2020 – 2(7), 30499  

• Sahoo S and Sanadya SK – Allele mining in crops – Agriculture and Food: e Newsletter – 2020 – 2(8), 31185 

• Aerial root mucilage in maize and its wild relative: a novel trait – 4th International Conference on ICAAAS-2022 – 2022 – Astha Foundation, Meerut 
• Transcriptional profile analysis of maize aerial roots for mucilage exudates – Plant Genomes, Systems Biology and Engineering – 2021 – Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York, USA 
• Anticipation of nitrogen fixation in maize plants – International Web Conference on GRISAAS-2021 – 2021 – Astha Foundation, Meerut
• Wild relatives in maize improvement – 4th International Conference on GNRSA-2020 – 2020 – ATDS, Lucknow 
• Analysis of variability parameters in the maize wide hybridisation hybrids – 6th national youth convention on “innovation and agricultural reforms towards farmers’ prosperity” – 2021 – AIASA, New Delhi 
• Salinity tolerance in Wheat – GRISAAS-2017 – 2017 – Astha Foundation, Meerut 
• Transgenics: present status in India – National Conference on current research and development in plant sciences – 2018 – Association of Plant Science Researchers, Dehradun 

• Singh NK, Joshi A, Sahoo S, Tufchi M and Rakshit S – Molecular breeding for improving yield in maize: Recent advances and future perspectives – QTL Mapping in Crop Improvement – 2023 – Academic Press, USA – pp. 75–99 
• Sanadya SK, Shekhawat SS and Sahoo S – Sewan grass: A potential forage grass in arid environments – Grasses and Grassland- New Perspectives – 2021 – IntechOpen Ltd, UK – pp. 139–154 
• Singh NK, Joshi A, Sahoo S and Prasad B – Resistance breeding and exploitation of wild relatives for new resistance sources – Emerging Trends in Plant Pathology – 2020 – Springer, Singapore – pp. 211–247 

 

Awards and Honours  

• Awards for scientific contribution – Student Excellence Award – 2021 – GBPUAT, Pantnagar  

• Awards for scientific contribution – Student Excellence Award – 2022 – GBPUAT, Pantnagar  

• Extraction Methods of Β-Glucan Contents in Oat – Best Article Award – 2020 – Agriculture and Food: e Newsletter  

• LITTSA-2023 – Best Presentation Award – 2023 – GIETU, Gunupur 

Membership 

• Annual Membership – (10 March 2020 – 10 March 2021) – Magazine Agriculture & Food: e Newsletter  

• Life Membership – (February 2023 onwards) – Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding