International Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

International Journal of Agriculture and Forestry provides a multi-disciplinary and international platform in which researchers can present their work on all aspects of agricultural and forest to other researchers, policy makers and professionals. The journal welcomes primary research papers, reviews and short communications on Agriculture and Forestry research.


Vijaya Pasapula

Doctoral, Gilead Sciences Inc, USA

Research Areas

Life Sciences, Statistical Analysis

Publications: Journals

[1]  Vijaya Pasapula, Guoxin Shen, Sundaram Kuppu, Julio Paez-Valencia, Marisol Mendoza, Pei Hou, Jian Chen, Xiaoyun Qiu, Longfu Zhu, Xianlong Zhang, Dick Auld, Eduardo Blumwald, Hong Zhang, Roberto Gaxiola and Paxton Payton. Expression of an Arabidopsis vacuolar H+-pyrophosphatase gene (AVP1) in cotton improves drought- and salt tolerance and increases fibre yield in the field conditions. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 2011; 9-1:88-99
[2]  Yang He, Vijaya Pasapula, Xiang Li, Ran Lu, Bei Niu, Pei Hou, Yi Wang, Ying Xu, Fang Chen. Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated Transformation of Jatropha curcas: Factors Affecting Transient Transformation Efficiency and Morphology Analysis of Transgenic Calli. Silvae Genetica. 2009; 58: 123-128.
[3]  Yang He, Xiulian Guo, Ran Lu, Bei Niu, Vijaya Pasapula, Pei Hou, Feng Cai, Ying Xu, Fang Chen. Changes in morphology and biochemical indices in browning callus derived from Jatropha curcas hypocotyls. Plant cell Tissue and Organ Culture. 2009; 98: 11-17.
[4]  Cixin He, Guoxin Shen, Vijaya Pasapula, Sujatha Venkataramani, Xiaoyun Qiu, Sundaram Kuppu, Dmytro Kornyeyev, Scott Holaday, Dick Auld, Eduardo Blumwald, Hong Zhang. Ectopic expression of Atnhx1 in Cotton (Gossypium Hirsutum) enhances salt tolerance and improves photosynthetic performance. Journal of Cotton Science, 2007; 11: 266-274.
[5]  Guoxin Shen, Juqiang Yan, Vijaya Pasapula , Jinhua Luo, , Cixin He, Adrian K. Clarke, Hong Zhang. A chloroplast protease, ClpP4, is a substrate of AtCHIP, an E3 ubiquitin ligase involved in stress response in plants. Plant Journal, 2007; 49: 228 – 237.
[6]  Savitha Narendra, Sujatha Venkataramani, Guoxin Shen, Jing Wang, Vijaya Pasapula, Yun Lin, Dmytro Kornyeyev, A. Scott Holaday, and Hong Zhang. The Arabidopsis ascorbate peroxidase 3 is a peroxisomal membrane-bound antioxidant enzyme and is dispensable for Arabidopsis growth and development. Journal of Experimental Botany, 2006; 57: 3033 - 3042.

Publications: Conferences/Workshops/Symposiums

[1]  Annual meeting of American Society of Plant Biologists, July 2006, Boston, MA. “Expression of an Arabidopsis vacuolar sodium/proton antiporter gene (AtNHX1) and an Arabidopsis vacuolar H+-pyrophosphatase gene (AVP1) in cotton to increase tolerance to drought and salt stresses”
[2]  International Conference organized by International Centre for Arid and Semi-arid Land Studies, November 2006, Lubbock, TX “Increasing cotton’s drought and salt tolerance by overexpressing the Arabidopsis genes AVP1 and AtNHX1”
[3]  Plant Biology Joint Congress, July 2007, Chicago, IL “Expression of an Arabidopsis vacuolar H+-pyrophosphatase gene (AVP1) in cotton to increase tolerance to drought and salt stresses”
[4]  World Cotton Research Conference-4, September 2007, Lubbock, TX “Expression of an Arabidopsis vacuolar H+-pyrophosphatase gene (AVP1) in cotton to increase tolerance to drought and salt stresses”
[5]  Consultation on Teach program for incoming TEACH fellows. Teaching and Learning Technology Center, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX. Program year 2007