Dr. Sapna

Dr. Sapna
Senior Scientist

Division/RS/Unit

Division of Germplasm Evaluation

Contact

Off.-011-25802894
Email- sapna(AT)icar.gov.in, singh.sapna06(AT)gmail.com

Qualification

Degree Discipline Year
M. Sc.Biochemistry2008
MBAInternational Business2010
M.PhilBiotechnology2012
Ph. D.BiochemistryTo be awarded

 

SPECIALIZATION
Plant Breeding

Salient Achievements

  1. Varieties: Co-developer varieties/opvs, hybrids etc. (10 maize, 1 Rajmash)
  2. Developed/modified three biochemical protocols.
  3. Identified nutrient rich germplasm in Maize, Linseed, sesame, pigeon pea and a few other crops.
  4. Published 6 books with reputed publishers including Springers and Frontiers.
  5. Published more than 50 research/review papers in peer- reviewed reputed journals
  6. Editor in PeerJ, Guest Editor in frontiers in Nutrition, Guest Editor in frontiers in Plant Science, Guest Editor in frontiers in Bioinformatics, Guest Editor in frontiers Sustainable food system, Guest Editor in American Journal of Plant Biology, Guest Editor in Horticulturae, MDPI, Editor in Journal of Food Quality
  7. PI of 5 external funded projects by DBT, DST and CSIR and Co-PI of 2 external funded projects in CRP agrobiodiversity and SDC-FibL

Awards/Honours

  1. National Overseas Fellowship for Phd. by GOI (2008)
  2. CSIR-International Travel Grant (2017)
  3. INSA-Visiting Scientist award (2018)
  4. ICAR-NAHEP National Hecathon 3.0 as Team amritPoly (2nd position, 2023)
  5. CSIR-INSPIRE Awardee (2024)

Conference Awards

  1. Young Scientist Award (2021) in the International Conference on “Research Initiatives for Agricultural Biotechnology and Allied Sciences (ICRIABAS-2020)” by New Age Mobilization Society in collaboration with IIMT University, held at Meerut.
  2. Best Poster Award in the National Conference on Maize for Resources Sustainability Industrial Growth and Farmers prosperity on 23-25 Feb’2022 organized by the Maize Technologists Association, India (MTAI), held at Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.
  3. Received “Young scientist award” and “Best oral presentation Award” for presenting paper on novel oilseed protein quantification method in the 7th International Conference on Opportunities and Challenges in Agriculture, Environmental & Biosciences for Global Development (OCAEBGD-2022) at St. Joseph Vaz Spiritual Renewal Centre Cruz Dos Milagres, Old Goa, Goa from October 29-31, 2022.
  4. Received “Young Women scientist award” at the1st International Agriculture at Guru Kashi University Punjab from June 07-08, 2022.
  5. Received “NESA Distinguished Scientist Award SASE-2023” for Contribution in the field of Biochemistry by National Environment Science Academy, New Delhi.

 

Recent Publications Research Papers

  1. Sapna, Chauhan, S.K., Chaudhary, D.P., Dar, Z.A., Sayyed, R.Z. and El Enshasy, H.A., 2020. Correlation studies among nutritional quality parameters of baby corn. Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research. NISCAIR-CSIR, India http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/55425
  2. Sapna Langyan, Fatima Najish Khan, Pranjal Yadava and Ashok Kumar (2021). In silico proteolysis and analysis of bioactive peptides from sequences of fatty acid desaturase 3 (FAD3) of flaxseed protein. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.08.027
  3. Dar ZA, Dar SA, Khan JA, Lone AA, Langyan S, Lone BA, et al. (2021) Identification for surrogate drought tolerance in maize inbred lines utilizing high-throughput phenomics approach. PLoS ONE 16(7): e0254318. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254318
  4. Singh, R., Das, R., Sangwan, S. Langyan S (2021). Utilization of agro-industrial waste for sustainable green production: a review. Environmental Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42398-021-00200-x
  5. Sapna Langyan, Zahoor A Dar, DP Dhaudhary, JC Shekar, Sushila Herlambang, S Rakshit, HeshamEl Enshasy, RZ Sayyad (2021). Analysis of nutritional quality attributes and their inter-relationship in maize inbred lines for sustainable livelihood. Sustainability. 13(11): 6137.
  6. Abhijit Kumar Das, Avinash Singode, D. P. Chaudhary, K. R. Yathish, Chikkappa G. Karjagi, Ramesh Kumar, Bhupender Kumar, Vishal Singh, Ganapati Mukri, Sapna and Sujay Rakshit (2021). Identification of potential donor for pro-vitamin A using functional markers in maize (Zea mays L). Indian J. Genet., 81(1): 50-55, DOI: 10.31742/IJGPB.81.1.5
  7. Sapna Langyan, Rakesh Bhardwaj, J. Radhamani, Rashmi Yadav, Raj Kumar Gautam, and Ashok Kumar (2022). A quick analysis method for protein quantification in oilseed crops: A comparison with standard protocol. Frontiers in Nutrition: 9:892695. 1078. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2022.892695
  8. Sapna Langyan, Pranjal Yadava, Fatima Nazish Khan, Zahoor A Dar, Renu Singh, Ashok Kumar (2022). Sustaining Protein Nutrition through Plant-Based Foods. Frontiers in Nutrition. 8: 772573. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2021.772573
  9. Sapna Langyan, Pranjal Yadava, Sanjula Sharma, Mahin haque, Navin Chandra Gupta, Ruchi Bansal, Rashmi Yadav and Ashok Kumar (2022). Food and nutraceutical functions of Sesame: an underutilized crop for nutritional and health benefits. Food Chemistry. 389:132990. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.132990.
  10. Langyan Sapna, Bhardwaj R, Kumari J, Jacob SR, Bisht IS, Singh A, Pandravada SR, Singh PB, Dar ZA, Kumar A, Rana JC (2022). Nutritional diversity in native germplasm of maize collected from three different fragile ecosystems of India. Frontiers in Nutrition. DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.812599
  11. Renu Singh, Sapna Langyan, Bharti Rohtagi, Sibananda Darjee, Ashish Khandelwal, Manoj Shrivastava, Richa Kothari, Har Mohan, Shubham Raina, Japleen Kaur, Anita Singh (2022). Production of biofuels options by contribution of effective and suitable enzymes: Technological developments and challenges. Materials Science for Energy Technologies. 5: 294-310. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mset.2022.05.001.
  12. Singh N, Ujinwal M, Langyan Sapna, Sayyed RZ, El Enshasy HA, Kenawy AA (2022) Genome-wide exploration of sugar transporter (sweet) family proteins in Fabaceae for Sustainable protein and carbon source. PLoS ONE 17(5): e0268154. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268154
  13. Kaur C, Sethi M, Devi V, Chaudhary DP, Phagna RK, Singh A, Bhushan B, Langyan Sapna, Rakshit S (2022) Optimization of Protein Quality Assay in Normal, opaque-2 and Quality Protein Maize. Front. Sustain. Food Syst. doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2022.743019
  14. Singh R, Langyan Sapna, Sangwan S, Rohtagi B, Khandelwal A and Shrivastava M (2022) Protein for human consumption from oilseed cakes: A review. Front. Sustain. Food Syst. doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2022.856401
  15. Yadav R, Kalia S, Rangan P, Pradheep K, Rao GP, Kaur V, Pandey R, Rai V, Vasimalla CC, Langyan S, Sharma S, Thangavel B, Rana VS, Vishwakarma H, Shah A, Saxena A, Kumar A, Singh K, Siddique KHM. Current Research Trends and Prospects for Yield and Quality Improvement in Sesame, an Important Oilseed Crop. Front Plant Sci. 2022 May 6;13:863521. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2022.863521. PMID: 35599863; PMCID: PMC9120847.
  16. Ranjeet R. Kumar, Neha Singh, Sapna Langyan, T. Vinutha, Veda Krishnan, Suneha Goswami, Bhupinder Kumar, Shankar L. Jat, L. N. Yogeesh, Sumer P. Singh, Gyan P. Mishra, C. Tara Satyavathi, Archana Sachdev and Shelly Praveen (2022). Nutritional supremacy of pearl- and foxtail millets: assessing the nutrient density, protein stability and shelf-life of flours in millets and cereals for developing nutri-stable foods. Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology https://doi.org/10.1007/s13562-021-00761-2
  17. Bhaskar, K.A., Al-Hashimi, A., Meena, M., Meena VS, Langyan Sapna et al. Conservation agricultural practices for minimizing ammonia volatilization and maximizing wheat productivity. Environ Sci Pollut Res (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-16370-4
  18. Langyan, Sapna., Yadava, P., Khan, F.N., Bhardwaj, R., Tripathi, K., Bhardwaj, V., Bhardwaj, R., Gautam, R.K. and Kumar, A., 2022. Nutritional and food composition survey of major pulses toward healthy, sustainable, and biofortified diets. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 6.
  19. Sibananda Darjee, Manoj Shrivastava, Sapna Langyan, Geeta Singh, Rakesh Pandey, Avadhesh Sharma, Ashish Khandelwal, Renu Singh (2022). Integrated nutrient management reduced the nutrient losses and increased crop yield in irrigated wheat. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science. 12: 0365-0340. https://doi.org/10.1080/03650340.2022.2084535
  20. Renu Singh, Sapna Langyan*, Seema Sangwan, Priyanka Gaur, Fatima Nazish Khan, Pranjal Yadava, Bharti Rohatgi, Manoj Shrivastava, Ashish Khandelwal, Sibananda Darjee, Pramod Kumar Sahu (2022). Optimization and production of alpha-amylase using Bacillus subtilis from apple peel: Comparison with alternate feedstock. Food Bioscience, 49, 101978, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fbio.2022.101978.
  21. Gautam, Raj K., Sapna Langyan, S. Vimla Devi, Rakesh Singh, D. P. Semwal, Sharik Ali, G. S. Mangat et al. “Genetic resources of sticky rice in India: status and prospects.” Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution (2022): 1-12.
  22. Bhadoria, Prakash, Manoj Shrivastava, Ashish Khandelwal, Ruma Das, Sapna Langyan, Bharti Rohatgi, and Renu Singh. “Preparation of modified rice straw-based bio-adsorbents for the improved removal of heavy metals from wastewater.” Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy 29 (2022): 100742.
  23. Singh, Nisha, Priyanka Jain, Megha Ujinwal, and Sapna Langyan*. “Escalate protein plates from legumes for sustainable human nutrition.” Frontiers in Nutrition 9 (2022). Front Nutr. 2022; 9: 977986. Published online 2022 Nov 4. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.977986
  24. Langyan, Sapna, Pranjal Yadava, Tarun Belwal, and Tanushri Kaul, eds. “Sustaining protein nutrition through plant-based foods: A paradigm shift.” (2022). (Editorial). Frontiers in Sustainable Food System.
  25. Gautam, Anuradha, et al. “Cloning and comparative modeling identifies a highly stress tolerant Cu/Zn cytosolic super oxide dismutase 2 from a drought tolerant maize inbred line.” PeerJ 11 (2023): e14845.
  26. Ramalingappa, P. L., Shrivastava, M., Dhar, S., Bandyopadhyay, K., Prasad, S., Langyan, S., … & Singh, R. (2023). Reducing options of ammonia volatilization and improving nitrogen use efficiency via organic and inorganic amendments in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). PeerJ, 11, e14965.
  27. Kaur, Vikender, Mamta Singh, Dhammaprakash Pandhari Wankhede, Kavita Gupta, Sapna Langyan, Jayaraman Aravind, Boopathi Thangavel et al. “Diversity of Linum genetic resources in global genebanks: from agro-morphological characterisation to novel genomic technologies–a review.” Frontiers in Nutrition 10 (2023): 1165580.
  28. Langyan, S., Khan, F.N. & Kumar, A. Advancement in Nutritional Value, Processing Methods, and Potential Applications of Pseudocereals in Dietary Food: A Review. Food Bioprocess Technol17, 571–590 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11947-023-03109-x
  29. Plaha, Navdeep Singh, Nutan Kaushik, Sumegha Awasthi, Mamta Singh, Vikender Kaur, Sapna Langyan, Ashok Kumar, and Sanjay Kalia. “Comparison of nutritional quality of fourteen wild Linum species based on fatty acid composition, lipid health indices, and chemometric approaches unravelling their nutraceutical potential.” Heliyon9, no. 11 (2023).
  30. Langyan, Sapna, Pranjal Yadava, Fatima Nazish Khan, Sanjula Sharma, Renu Singh, Ram Swaroop Bana, Nisha Singh, Vikender Kaur, Sanjay Kalia, and Ashok Kumar. “Trends and advances in pre-and post-harvest processing of linseed oil for quality food and health products.” Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition(2023): 1-24.
  31. Kaur, V., Gomashe, S.S., Aravind, J., Yadav, S.K., Singh, D., Chauhan, S.S., Kumar, V., Jat, B., Tayade, N.R., Saroha, A. and Kaushik, N., 2023. Multi-environment phenotyping of linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) germplasm for morphological and seed quality traits to assemble a core collection. Industrial Crops and Products, 206, p.117657.
  32. Gautam, Raj Kumar, Pankaj Kumar Singh, Kannan Venkatesan, Bandol Rakesh, Krishnan Sakthivel, Sachidananda Swain, Muthulingam Srikumar et al. “Harnessing intra-varietal variation for agro-morphological and nutritional traits in a popular rice landrace for sustainable food security in tropical islands.” Frontiers in Nutrition10 (2023): 1088208.
  33. Singh, Nisha, Sapna Langyan, and Vandna Rai. “Advances and applications of cost-effective, high-throughput genotyping technologies for sustainable agriculture: Editorial.” Frontiers in Plant Science14 (2023): 1335417.
  34. Dev, Manu, Prameel Kumar, Sapna Singh, and Renu Singh. “Role of Mutant Phosphate Solubilizing Microorganism on Growth of Brassica juncea (L.) cv RH 30.” Indian Journal of Microbiology63, no. 4 (2023): 461-466.
  35. Thakur, Garima, Satish Paul, R. K. Gautam, and Sapna Langyan. “Revelation of Genotype×Environment Interaction in Linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) Under Conventional and Natural Farming Production Systems in the North-Western Himalayas.” Journal of Food Quality2023 (2023).
  36. Langyan, Sapna, Tarun Belwal, Chunpeng Craig Wan, Pranjal Yadava, and Tanushri Kaul. “Agro-morphological and nutritional profiling of crops: Edtorial.” Frontiers in Food Science and Technology3 (2023): 1297763.
  37. Wan, Chunpeng, Sapna Langyan, Javier Echeverría, Hari Prasad Devkota, Devesh Tewari, Mohammad Amin Moosavi, Shahira Mohammed Ezzat et al. “Edible fruits and berries as a source of functional polyphenols: current scene and future perspectives.” Phytochemistry Reviews(2023): 1-29.
  38. Gautam, Raj Kumar, Pankaj Kumar Singh, Krishnan Sakthivel, K. Venkatesan, Shyam S. Rao, M. Srikumar, Joshitha Vijayan et al. “Marker-assisted enhancement of bacterial blight (Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae) resistance in a salt-tolerant rice variety for sustaining rice production of tropical islands.” Frontiers in Plant Science14 (2023): 1221537.
  39. Adhikari, Sneha, Jyoti Kumari, Rakesh Bhardwaj, Sherry Jacob, Sapna Langyan, Shivani Sharma, Anju M. Singh, and Ashok Kumar. “Unlocking the potential of ancient hexaploid Indian dwarf wheat, Tritium sphaerococcum for grain quality improvement.” PeerJ 11 (2023): e15334

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