Dr. Shashi Meena is an ARS Scientist (Plant Physiology) at the ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi. She holds an M.Sc. in Botany from the University of Delhi and a Ph.D. in Plant Physiology from ICAR-IARI. Her research primarily focuses on the mitigation and management of abiotic stresses in wheat, with particular expertise in the physiological, biochemical, and molecular responses to heat and combined drought-heat stress. Currently, she is investigating the role of bioregulators in enhancing abiotic stress tolerance in wheat. Dr. Meena's work contributes to the development of climate-resilient wheat cultivars aimed at sustaining crop productivity under adverse environmental conditions. She has received several accolades for her research, including the Young Woman Scientist Award at an international conference in 2024, the Best Paper Presentation Certificate at the International Conference held at Navsari in 2023, as well as Best Article and Best Poster Awards.
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Dr. Shashi Meena
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AFFILIATION
Scientist (Sr. Scale)
Division of Plant Physiology
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR-IARI)
Pusa Campus
New Delih
India
110012
Email : meena7shashi@gmail.com
RESEARCH IDS
| # | ID Type |
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| 1. | Google Scholar |
| 2. | ORCiD |
| 3. | Research Gate |
| 4. | SCOPUS |
RESEARCH INTERESTS
| # | Area |
|---|---|
| 1. | Abiotic Stress Physiology |
PAPERS PUBLISHED
| # | Article Title | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Meena, S., Taria, S., Yadav, S., Kousalya, S., Kumar, S., Chinnusamy, V., & Arora, A. 2025. Effects of combined drought and high temperature stress on wheat: Insights into grain yield and quality dynamics. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences. (Accepted; Manuscript ID: 154184) | 2025 |
| 2. | Yadav, S, Meena, S, Kalwan, G, Jain, PK*. 2024. DNA methylation: an emerging paradigm of gene regulation under drought stress in plants. Molecular Biology Reports, 51(1), pp.1-16. | 2024 |
| 3. | Yadav S, Yadava YK, Meena S, Kalwan G, Bharadwaj C, Paul V, Kansal R, Gaikwad K, Jain PK. 2024. Novel insights into drought-induced regulation of ribosomal genes through DNA methylation in chickpea. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 266(1):131380. | 2024 |
| 4. | Meena, S, Arora, A*, Taria, S, Yadav, S, Kumar, S, Pushkar, S, Chinnusamy, V, Kumar, RR and Padaria, JC. 2023. Unraveling the physiological and molecular mechanisms regulating grain yield under combined drought and heat stress in wheat (Triticum aestivum). Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 93(8), pp.821-826. | 2023 |
| 5. | Yadav, S., Kalwan, G., Meena, S., Gill, S.S., Yadava, Y.K., Gaikwad, K. and Jain, P.K.*, 2023. Unravelling the due importance of pseudogenes and their resurrection in plants. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 203, p.108062 (Review paper) | 2023 |
BOOKS PUBLISHED
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BOOK CHAPTERS PUBLISHED
| # | Chapter Title | Book Title | Publication Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Generation and scavenging mechanism of ROS in plants. In Gurumurthy S, &Jinus SS. | Management of abiotic stress in crop plants | 2020 |
| 2. | Regulatory role of Strigolactone in abiotic stress tolerance | Physiological Interventions in Developing climate resilient cereals and foddercrops | 2021 |
| 3. | Role of 24-epibrassinolide on the Physiochemical and biochemical components of heat tolerance in rice | Applied Research Developme nt in Agricultural Science | 2021 |
| 4. | Breeding Chickpea for Climate Resilience: An Overview | Developing Climate Resilient Grain and Forage Legumes | 2022 |
| 5. | Introduction to Plant Nitrogen Metabolism: An overview | Advances in Plant Nitrogen Metabolism | 2022 |
ACADEMIC PROFILE
| # | Examination | Passing Year | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ph.D. (Plant Physiology) | 2024 | India |
| 2. | M.Sc. (Botany) | 2013 | India |
EMPLOYMENT DETAILS
| # | Institution | Position | Country | Service Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi | Scientist (Sr. Scale) | India | 3 years, 5 months, 16 days |
| 2. | ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute Delhi | Scientist | India | 7 years, 11 months, 30 days |
| Total Period : | 11 years, 5 months, 16 days |
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