Dr. Preethi Vijayaraghavareddy

Publications

• (* indicates corresponding author)
• Maniraj R., Dokka N., Senthil K., Mahawar S., Tyagi S., Rengarajan D., Vijayaraghavareddy P., et al. (2025). Orchestration of ROS Homeostasis and Enhanced Defense by CpMSRB1 Against Helicoverpa armigera in Cajanus platycarpus. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions.
• Spoorthi, N., Kavyashree, N. M., Sushma, V., Vijayaraghavareddy, P*., & Sreeman, S. (2025). Warm Nights, waxy leaves: exploring the interplay between epicuticular wax and nocturnal transpiration. Rice Science.
• Dawane A., Deshpande S., Vijayaraghavreddy P., Vemanna R.S. (2024). Polysome-bound mRNAs and translational mechanisms regulate drought tolerance in rice. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 208: 108513.
• Spoorthi N., Mohan R., Vijayaraghavreddy P., Abhishree R., Chaitanya P., Sreeman S. (2024). Triose phosphate utilization determines the yield–grain protein trade-off in contrasting rice genotypes under varying light intensities. Plant and Soil.
• Chaitanya P., Vijayaraghavareddy P., Lekshmy S. V., Spoorthi N., Math R. G. H., Shinde D. D., Struik P. C., Sreeman S. (2024). Molecular basis of distinct responses to drought between rice and wheat genotypes. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 221: 105734.
• Ramachandra A., Vijayaraghavareddy P., Chaitanya P., Spoorthi N., Sreeman S. (2024). Decoding stomatal characteristics regulating water-use efficiency at leaf and plant scales in rice genotypes. Planta, 260(3): 56.
• Nagaraju S., Mohan R., Vijayaraghavreddy P.*, Abhishree R., Chaitanya P., Sreeman S. (2024). Rice night-time thirst: Genotype nutrient needs reflected in nocturnal transpiration. Rhizosphere, 32: 100956.
• Doddaraju P., Dharmappa P.M., Thiagarayaselvam A., Vijayaraghavareddy P., et al. (2023). Comprehensive analysis of physiological and metabolomic responses to drought reveals specific modulation of acquired tolerance mechanisms in rice. Physiologia Plantarum, 175(3): e13917.
• Albert D., Vijayaraghavareddy P., Sreeman S. (2023). Seed size, an imperative trait for seed vigor and drought tolerance in rice. Cereal Research Communications.
• Sankarapillai L. V., Vijayaraghavareddy P., Nanaiah K., Arpitha G. D., Chaitanya P. M., Sathishraj R., Shindhe D., Vemanna R. S., Yin X., Struik P. C., Sreeman S. (2023). Phenotyping and metabolome analysis reveal the role of AdoMetDC and Di19 genes in determining acquired tolerance to drought in rice. Physiologia Plantarum, 175(5): e13992.
• Vanitha P. A., Vijayaraghavareddy P., Uttarkar A., Dawane A., Sujitha D., Ashwin V., Babitha K. C., et al. (2022). Novel small molecules targeting bZIP23 TF improve stomatal conductance and photosynthesis under mild drought stress by regulating ABA. The FEBS Journal.
• Adhinarayanreddy V., Vijayaraghavareddy P., Vargheese A., Dadi S., Uttarkar A., Niranjan V., Anuradha C. V., Sreeman S., Vemanna R. (2022). A simple and rapid oxidative stress screening method of small molecules for functional studies of transcription factor. Rice Science.
• Lekshmy S. V., Vijayaraghavareddy P., Nanaiah K. S., Sreeman S. (2022). Relevance of acquired tolerance traits and root length in determining spikelet fertility and yield in rice. Plant Physiology Reports, 27(4): 641–652.
• Sreeman S. M., Vijayaraghavareddy P., Sreevathsa R., Rajendrareddy S., Arakesh S., Bharti P., Dharmappa P., Soolanayakanahally R. (2018). Introgression of physiological traits for a comprehensive improvement of drought adaptation in crop plants. Frontiers in Chemistry, 6: 382.
• Vijayaraghavareddy P., Akula N. N., Vemanna R. S., Math R. G. H., Shinde D. D., Yin X., Struik P. C., Udayakumar M., Sreeman S. (2021). Metabolome profiling reveals impact of water limitation on grain filling in contrasting rice genotypes. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 162: 690–698.
• Lekshmy V. S., Vijayaraghavareddy P., Nagashree A. N., Vemanna R. S., Ramegowda V., Udayakumar M., Sreeman S. (2021). Induction of acquired tolerance through gradual progression of drought maintains spikelet fertility and yield in rice under semi-irrigated aerobic conditions. Frontiers in Plant Science, 11: 2275.
• Vijayaraghavareddy P., Yin X., Struik P. C., Udayakumar M., Sreeman S. (2020). Responses of lowland, upland and aerobic rice genotypes to water limitation during different phases. Rice Science, 27(4): 345–354.
• Vijayaraghavareddy P., Vemanna R. S., Yin X., Struik P. C., Udayakumar M., Sreeman S. (2020). Acquired traits contribute more to drought tolerance in wheat than in rice. Plant Phenomics, 2020.
• Ramu V. S., Vijayaraghavareddy P., Srivastava K. R., Sheshshayee M. S., Mysore K. S., Udayakumar M. (2020). Carbonyl cytotoxicity affects plant cellular processes and detoxifying enzymes scavenge these compounds to improve stress tolerance. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 68(23): 6237–6247.
• Vijayaraghavareddy P., Adhinarayanreddy V., Vemanna R. S., Sreeman S., Udayakumar M. (2017). Quantification of membrane damage/cell death using Evan’s blue staining technique. Bio-Protocol, 7(16): e2519.

Editorial Activities

• Scientific editor-Elsevier
• Associate Editor, Plant Physiology Reports
• Guest Editor Frontiers in Plant Science
• Editorial board member, Modern Agriculture