International Journal of Modern Botany

International Journal of Modern Botany is an international journal of plant systematics covering related aspects of biodiversity, conservation science and phytogeography for plants and fungi. All papers are peer reviewed and an international editorial board provides a body of expertise to reflect the wide range of work published and the geographical spread of the journal’s authors and readers.


Kalpalatha Melmaiee

Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Modern Botany

Research Scientist, Delaware State University, USA

Research Areas

Plant Genetics, Genomics and Breeding

Education

2007Ph.DPlant Science, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
1995M.ScAgriculture, Genetics and Plant Breeding, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, INDIA
1993B.ScAgriculture, Agricultural Sciences, Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University, Hyderabad. INDIA

Experience

2008-presentPost Doctoral Research Associate, Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Delaware State University, Dover, DE
2007-2008Assistant Scientist II, Dept. of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
2007Post Doctoral Research Associate, Dept. of Biology, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA
2002-2006Graduate Research Associate, Dept. of Plant & Soil Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
99-2001Agricultural Officer, Department of Agriculture, Soil Testing Lab, Janagam, AP, India
1996-1999Research Associate, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Asia center, Patancheru

Academic Achievement

Awarded the NET (National Eligibility Test) for Lectureship or Asst. Professorship conducted by Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB), India-is a nationwide competitive award-1997
Best Poster Presenter Award, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Cells and Molecules section, 2005 annual meeting, Washington, D. C
Graduate Research Mentor Scholarship, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) through CTBS (Critical Thinking in Biological Sciences) program from January 2004 to May 2005
Outstanding PhD student for the academic year 2005-2006, awarded by the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences for excellent contributions to Plant and Soil Sciences programs
Travel award by OSU Plant Bio-Net. Received for presenting research poster at Plant and Animal Genome XV conference on January 2007, San Diego, California
Second Best presenter Award, for the oral presentation in the 17th Annual Research Symposium, Biological Sciences Section, Oklahoma State University, 2006
Top Poster Presenter Award, 16th Annual Research Symposium, Biological Sciences Section, Oklahoma State University, 2005
H.F. "Pat" Murphy Memorial Scholarship, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, 2005-2006, for excellent academic record and involvement in student activities at OSU
Travel award: OSU Plant BioNet. Received for presenting research poster at Crop Science Society of America annual meetings, November 2004
Oliver H. "Buck" and Bessie Brensing Centennial Scholarship, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Oklahoma State University 2004-2005. For academic excellence and involvement in student activities

Membership

Member, American Society of Plant Biologists
Member, the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Member, the American Association of Horticultural Science

Publications: Conferences/Workshops/Symposiums/Journals/Books

[1]  Kalpalatha Melmaiee and Ganesan Jagadheswar. (1998) Assessment of recombination potential in F2 generation of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.). Crop Research 16:337-339.
[2]  Tilahun Abebe, Kalpalatha Melmaiee, Virginia Berg and Roger P. Wise (2009) Drought response in the spikes of barley: gene expression in the lemma, palea, awn, and seed Functional & Integrative Genomics DOI 10.1007
[3]  Kalpalatha Melmaiee and Venu Kalavacharla (2010) "ESTs and their Role in Functional Genomics" Principles and Practices of Plant Genomics; volume 3 Science Publishers, Inc., New Hampshire, Jersey, Plymouth.
[4]  Venu Kalavacharla, Zhanji Liu, Blake C. Meyers, Jyothi Thimmapuram, Kalpalatha Melmaiee (2011) A survey of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) transcriptome derived by massively parallel pyrosequencing-Accepted BMC Plant Genomics