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Nagashree N Rao

Nagashree N Rao

Associate Professor and HOD, Department of Biotechnology, RVCE

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Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Joined May 2026
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Summary

Active plant biotechnology researcher with peer-reviewed publications spanning developmental genetics, plant programmed cell death and functional genomics — including a high-impact 2008 PNAS article on the rice LFY homolog (RFL). nih+1
Engaged in applied and materials-oriented bioscience, contributing to work on biodegradable biocomposites and environmental materials as co-author on an IntechOpen chapter and related publications. intechopen+1
Institutional leader and translational researcher at RVCE: listed as faculty/Head of Department in the Biotechnology department, serves as a principal investigator and is named on institutional patent filings stemming from food/instant formulation research. edu+2
Publishes across disciplines from classical plant developmental genetics to food-flavor metabolite reviews and environmental materials, indicating a blend of basic and applied research interests. nih+2

Work

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Eco-Friendly and Biodegradable Green Composites

January 1, 2021

Book chapter (IntechOpen) on natural-fiber-based biocomposites covering properties, processing, advantages and limitations of green biodegradable composites; lists Nagashree Nagaraj Rao as a co-author.

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2-Hydroxy-4-Methoxybenzaldehyde, an astounding food flavoring metabolite: a review

January 1, 2017

Review article on the flavoring metabolite 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde (HMB), its occurrence in plants and relevance to flavoring, nutraceutical and pharmaceutical contexts; includes departmental affiliation and contact email.

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Distinct regulatory role for RFL, the rice LFY homolog, in determining flowering time and plant architecture

January 1, 2008

Research article characterizing RFL (rice LFY homolog) through knockdown and overexpression in rice, showing RFL’s role in flowering time, tillering and plant architecture and its regulation of downstream flowering genes.

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Role of programmed cell death in development

January 1, 2001

A review/chapter on programmed cell death (PCD) comparing aspects of PCD in animals and plants and discussing mechanistic differences and open questions in plant cell death.

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A Preparation Method of Fruit and Vegetable Enriched Instant [formulation] (patent)

Listed inventorship on an RVCE patent entry for a preparation method of fruit- and vegetable-enriched instant formulations (institutional patent listing).

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