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Dr. Amrita Singh

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


Educational Qualifications

  • Ph.D. Department of Botany,University of Delhi
  • M.Sc. (Botany) (Department of Botany,University of Delhi)
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Areas of Specialization

  • Plant-pathogen interaction, Plant Molecular Genetics

Administrative roles/ responsibilities

Courses Taught

  • Archegoniatae, Microbiology and Phycology, Cell biology- Organelles and Biomolecules, Plant diversity and evolution, Plant Diversity and Systematics, Plant Physiology and Metabolism, Reproductive Biology, Environmental Studies
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Verma, Pratima, Amrita Singh, Supriya Purru, Kangila Venkataramana Bhat, and Suman Lakhanpaul. "Comparative DNA Methylome of Phytoplasma Associated Retrograde Metamorphosis in Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.)." Biology 11, no. 7 (2022): 954.


Singh, Amrita, and Suman Lakhanpaul. “Detection, characterization and evolutionary aspects of S54LP of SP (SAP54 Like Protein of Sesame Phyllody) –a Phytoplasma effector molecule associated with phyllody development in sesame (Sesamum indicum L.).” Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants 26, no.3 (2020): 445-458.


Singh, Amrita, and Suman Lakhanpaul. "Genome-Wide Analysis of Putative G-Quadruplex Sequences (PGQSs) in Onion Yellows Phytoplasma (Strain OY-M): An Emerging Plant Pathogenic Bacteria." Indian Journal of Microbiology 59, no. 4 (2019): 468-475.


Pathak, Niti, Neha Verma, Amrita Singh, K. V. Bhat, and Suman Lakhanpaul (2020). "Investigations on diverse sesame (S. indicum L.) germplasm and its wild allies reveal wide variation in antioxidant potential." Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants 26, no.3 (2020): 697–704.


Singh, Amrita, Pratima Verma, and Suman Lakhanpaul. "Exploring the methylation status of selected flowering genes in healthy and phyllody infected sesame plants." Phytopathogenic Mollicutes 10, no. 1 (2020): 36-42.


Verma, Pratima, Amrita Singh, Shubhangi Kalla and Suman Lakhanpaul. “Occurrence of CpG islands in differentially methylated loci in Sesamum indicum L. upon phytoplasma infection.” Phytopathogenic Mollicutes 11, no. 1 (2021): 45-50.


Singh, Amrita, Pratima Verma and Suman Lakhanpaul. “Phytoplasma effector molecules and their structural aspects: a review.” Phytopathogenic Mollicutes 9, no. 2 (2019): 265-275.


Recent Book chapters published/edited

Vibhuti Singh, Sachin Kumar, Amrita Singh, Niti Pathak, Kangila Venkataraman Bhat and Suman Lakhanpaul (2016) Unlocking the potential of genetic resources for improvement of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) – the current scenario. In: Gene Pool Diversity and Crop Improvement (Rajpal et al. eds) Springer (ISBN-978-3-527-32840-6) pg 447-479



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