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Dr. Aditi Kothari Chhajer

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Assistant Professor Department of Botany aditi@svc.ac.in


Educational Qualifications

  • Ph.D. (Commonwealth Split-Site Doctoral Fellow) (University of Rajasthan; Rothamsted Research Institute, UK)
  • M.Sc. (Botany) (University of Rajasthan, Gold Medalist)
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Areas of Specialization

  • Plant Tissue Culture, Agrobacterium-mediated Genetic Transformation
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Administrative roles/ responsibilities

  • Member, Editorial Board of the Sri Venkateswara College Diamond Jubilee Souvenir Publication released at the Valedictory Function of the SVC Diamond Jubilee on 28 August, 2022
  • Co-Convener, Connecting Dreams Foundation chapter at Sri Venkateswara College, 2022.
  • Resource person in one day FDP on Digital Pedagogy and Climate Change Education Across Disciplines organized by Sri Venkateswara College in collaboration with TROPICSU on 28 Aug, 2021.
  • Convener, Magazine Committee (Verdure), Biological Sciences for the years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
  • Member, Prospectus Committee, Sri Venkateswara College for the year 2019, 2020, 2021
  • Co-Convener, National Workshop on Techniques in Plant Sciences held at Sri Venkateswara College from 4-5 December, 2019.
  • Member, Magazine Committee (Neerajana), Sri Venkateswara College for years 2018-19.
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Courses Taught

  • Light and Life, Intellectual Property Rights, Economic Botany and Biotechnology, Cell and Molecular Biology, Genetics, Plant Physiology and Metabolism, Analytical Techniques in Plant Sciences
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Mehla N, Kothari Chhajer A, Kumar K, Dahiya S, Mohindroo V (2021) Applications of Antioxidants: A Review. In: Ekiert H.M., Ramawat K.G., Arora J. (eds) Plant Antioxidants and Health. Reference Series in Phytochemistry. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45299-5_28-1 (ISBN 978-3-030-45299-5)


Bhatt, R., Asopa, P. P., Jain, R., Kothari-Chajer, A., Kothari, S. L., & Kachhwaha, S. (2021). Optimization of Agrobacterium Mediated Genetic Transformation in Paspalum scrobiculatum L.(Kodo Millet). Agronomy, 11(6), 1104. (ISSN: 2073-4395)


Kothari-Chhajer A, Krishna K, Singh H, Bisht D, Mukherjee I, Kashyap A, Rattanpal T, Dhirayan G, Tanwar A, Mishra A, Aggarwal A and Wadhawan S (2017). Growth Stimulation in Wheat and Brinjal by Impact of Water-Soluble Carbon Nanotubes. DU Journal of Undergraduate Research and Innovation 4(1), 14-25 (ISSN 2395-2334)


Kothari-Chhajer A, Samad A, Reema, Vasu K, Karan J, Aditi, Dhiman C and Ray N (2016). Comparative Analysis of Antioxidant Activity in Various Plant Species. DU Journal of Undergraduate Research and Innovation 2(1), 7-12 (ISSN 2395-2334)


Jagga-Chugh S, Kachhwaha S, Sharma M, Kothari-Chajer A, Kothari SL (2012). Optimization of factors influencing microprojectile bombardment-mediated genetic transformation of seed derived callus and regeneration of transgenic plants in Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture 109,401-410


Sharma M, Kothari-Chajer A, Jagga-Chugh S and Kothari SL (2011) Factors influencing Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated genetic transformation of Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 105:93-104


E-PROTOCOL Contribution

E-Lesson Plans

Under the aegis of TROP ICSU “Trans-disciplinary Research Oriented Pedagogy for Improving Climate Studies and Understanding”, a program led by International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS) and co-led by International Union For Quaternary Research (INQUA), I created teaching resources which will enable educators to teach a topic in a particular discipline with the help of examples, case studies, and exercises related to climate change


  • Wild Strawberry Fruiting and Climate Change (2019)
  • Impact of Climate Change on Photosynthesis (2019)
  • Abiotic Stress on Plants due to Climate Change (2019)
  • “Plant Diseases and Climate Change (2019)
  • Phenotypic Plasticity: Coping with Climate Change
Bhatt, R., Asopa, P. P., Jain, R., Kothari-Chajer, A., Kothari, S. L., & Kachhwaha, S. (2021). Optimization of Agrobacterium Mediated Genetic Transformation in Paspalum scrobiculatum L.(Kodo Millet). Agronomy, 11(6), 1104. (ISSN: 2073-4395)


Kothari-Chhajer A, Krishna K, Singh H, Bisht D, Mukherjee I, Kashyap A, Rattanpal T, Dhirayan G, Tanwar A, Mishra A, Aggarwal A and Wadhawan S (2017). Growth Stimulation in Wheat and Brinjal by Impact of Water-Soluble Carbon Nanotubes. DU Journal of Undergraduate Research and Innovation 4(1), 14-25 (ISSN 2395-2334)


Kothari-Chhajer A, Samad A, Reema, Vasu K, Karan J, Aditi, Dhiman C and Ray N (2016). Comparative Analysis of Antioxidant Activity in Various Plant Species. DU Journal of Undergraduate Research and Innovation 2(1), 7-12 (ISSN 2395-2334)


Jagga-Chugh S, Kachhwaha S, Sharma M, Kothari-Chajer A, Kothari SL (2012). Optimization of factors influencing microprojectile bombardment-mediated genetic transformation of seed derived callus and regeneration of transgenic plants in Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture 109,401-410


Sharma M, Kothari-Chajer A, Jagga-Chugh S and Kothari SL (2011) Factors influencing Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated genetic transformation of Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 105:93-104


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    Awarded the Kishore Vaigyanic Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) Fellowship – 2001-2005 M.Sc. (Botany) –Gold Medallist Commonwealth Split site Doctoral Fellow 2007 tenable at Rothamsted Research Institute, UK Sakura Science Fellow 2019 at University of Miyazaki, Japan