Dr. Sangita Bansal
Dr. Sangita Bansal
Principal Scientist
Division/RS/Unit
Division of Genomic Resources
Contact
Off.-011-25802722
Email- Sangita.Bansal(AT)icar.gov.in, sangitabansal(AT)yahoo.com
Qualification
| Degree | Discipline | Year |
| M.Sc. | Biotechnology | 1999 |
| Ph.D. | Molecular Biology and Biotechnology | 2005 |
SPECIALIZATION
Agricultural Biotechnology
Salient Achievements
Genomic Resource Development: Developed genomic resources of Elwendia persica Boiss. synonym Bunium persicum Boiss. for the first time through de novo sequencing that are submitted and registered as four sequence read archives (SRA) at NCBI GenBank with accession nos., SRX13571721, SRX13571722, SRX13571723 and SRX13571724. Further, a total of 177029 perfect and 5915 compound SSR motifs were identified in 212585 assembled sequences to generate novel SSR markers. Total 101519 and 2649 primers were successfully designed for sequences containing perfect and compound SSR repeat motifs, respectively. A set of more than 100 primer pairs for perfect SSR motifs were synthesized and successfully validated. Similarly, novel SSRs were also developed and validated for Genus Gentiana.
Molecular markers and DNA Barcoding: extensively worked upon molecular detection of adulterants/ contaminants of food using specific markers and DNA barcodes. Worked on assessment of genetic integrity of in vitro conserved/ cryopreserved germplasm using molecular markers.
Germplasm conservation: was involved in in vitro and cryoconservation of Tuber/ spice crops. Developed improved in vitro propagation/ cryoconservation protocols for different spp. Including sweet potato, Xanthosoma, Cardamom, Vanilla, Hops etc. Besides, worked upon cryoconservation of orthodox/ non-orthodox seed species conserved valuable germplasm of various non-orthodox species including Buchanania lanzan, Citrus spp., Prunus spp. Capparis deciduas etc.
Use of Microorganism in developing value added products: Isolated, characterized and registered a number of probiotic bacteria and used them for development of various value added products such as probiotic soy yoghurt, probiotic peanut yoghurt
Patent Approved and Commercialized:
- Indian Patent no. 407257 Title: Microbial method for production of protein isolate/ concentrate from oilseed cakes/meals. Inventors: DN Yadav, Sangita Bansal, RK Singh, SN Jha. Date of Grant: 29/03/2019
Commercialized and transferred to:
- Samyog Health Foods Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, Maharashtra on September 13, 2021
- M/s Trishveda Naturals Pvt. Ltd., Ludhiana, Punjab on February 28, 2022
Awards/Honours
- Best Research Paper Award of AYUSH Award of CCRAS-2018 (Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences)
- Certificate of Honour from Vice Chancellor, SVP University of Agriculture and technology, Meerut
- Certificate of Appreciation from Director ICAR-CIPHET, Ludhiana
- Distinguished Scientist Award 2019 from Hi-Tech Horticultural Society
- Scientist of the Year Award from Society for Recent Development in Agriculture
- Young Scientist Award (Biotechnology) 2013 from Society for plant research (Regd. no. IB14052-88 established 1988)
- Young Fellow Award 2008 from Society for Recent Development in Agriculture
Recent Publications Research Papers
- Sangita Bansal, Manoj K. Sharma, Shivangi Singh, Parampara Joshi (2024) Histological and molecular insights in to in vitro regeneration pattern of Xanthosoma sagittifolium. Scientific Reports 13, 5806.
- Sangita Bansal, MK Sharma, P Joshi, EV Malhotra, M Latha, SK Malik (2024) An efficient direct organogenesis protocol for in vitro clonal propagation of Rubia cordifolia L. Industrial Crops and Products 208, 117856.
- EV Malhotra, SC Mali, S Sharma, Sangita Bansal (2024) A droplet vitrification cryopreservation protocol for conservation of hops (Humulus lupulus) genetic resources. Cryobiology 115, 104887
- Sangita Bansal, MK Sharma, P Joshi, EV Malhotra, SK Malik (2023) Meta-topolin mediated enhanced in vitro propagation and genetic integrity assessment in sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam). South African Journal of Botany 157, 27-36
- Sangita Bansal, A Kumar, AA Lone, MH Khan, EV Malhotra, R Singh (2022) Development of novel genome‑wide simple sequence repeats (SSR) markers in Bunium persicum. Industrial crops and products 178: 114625.
- DN Yadav, S Tushir, S Sethi, NA Mir, R Wadhwa, Sangita Bansal (2022) A superior approach for production of protein isolates from de-oiled soy meal and its comparison with conventional method. International Journal of Food Science and Technology 57: 6245-6254.
- EV Malhotra, R Jain, S Tyagi, KV Raman, Sangita Bansal, R Aminedi, D Pattanayak (2022) Comparative analysis of herbivory responsive miRNAs to delineate pod borer (Helicoverpa armigera) resistance mechanisms in Cajanus cajan and its wild relative Cajanus scarabaeoides. Plant Cell Reports 41(4):1147-1161. DOI: 10.1007/s00299-022-02842
- N Sharma, EV Malhotra, R Chandra, R Gowthami, SM Sultan, Sangita Bansal, M Shankar, A Agrawal (2022) Cryopreservation and genetic stability assessment of regenerants of the critically endangered medicinal plant Dioscorea deltoidea Wall. ex Griseb. for cryobanking of germplasm. In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology-Plant 58, 521–529 Doi:10.1007/s11627-022-10267-8
- EV Malhotra, R Jain, S Tyagi, KV Raman, Sangita Bansal, D Pattanayak (2022) Identification of dynamic microRNA associated with systemic defence against Helicoverpa armigera infestation in Cajanus scarabaeoides. Pest Management Science 78: 314-3154
- Sangita Bansal, Sharma K, Gautam V, Lone AA, Malhotra EV, Kumar S and Singh R (2021) A comprehensive review of Bunium persicum: a valuable medicinal spice. Food Reviews International 39(2): 1184-1202 DOI: 10.1080/87559129.2021.1929305
- EV Malhotra, M Kamalapriya, Sangita Bansal, DPS Meena, A Agrawal (2021) Improved protocol for micropropagation of genetically uniform plants of commercially important cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum Maton). In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Plant, 1-9.
- V Srivastava, DK Nerwal, A Kandan, J Akhtar, N Sharma, R Kiran, Sangita Bansal and A Agrawal (2021) Management of microbial contaminants in the In Vitro Gene Bank: a case study of taro [Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott]. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Plant 57: 52–163.
- EV Malhotra, R Jain, Sangita Bansal, SC Mali, N Sharma, A Agrawal (2021) Development of a new set of genic SSR markers in the genus Gentiana: in silico mining, characterization and validation. 3 Biotech 11, 1-14.
- EV Malhotra, Sangita Bansal, P Pathania, SC Mali, A Agrawal (2021) Regeneration of plantlets through protocorm-like bodies: An alternative method for vanilla micro propagation. Indian Journal of Biotechnology 20: 388-395
- Sangita Bansal, S Thakur, M Mangal, A K. Mangal and R. K. Gupta (2019) Identification of suitable locus for specific detection of biological adulterants of saffron. Food Analytical Methods12:2509–2517.
- Sangita Bansal, M Mangal, S Tushir, HS Oberoi, RK Gupta (2019) A rapid and reliable method for the specific detection of aflatoxigenic fungi in groundnut and rice samples. J Food Process Preservation 43(10)e14127: 1-6.
- Sangita Bansal, Priyanka Prasad, Mangal M, Yadav DN and Gupta RK (2019) Nutritional and physicochemical characteristics of novel health food- probiotic soy yoghurt. Progressive agriculture 19(1): 18-23.
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