Dr. Vartika Srivastava
Dr. Vartika Srivastava
Senior Scientist
Division/RS/Unit
Division of Germplasm Conservation
Contact
Off.- 011-25802775
Email- Vartika.Srivastava(AT)icar.gov.in, vartika0906(AT)gmail.com
Qualification
| Degree | Discipline | Year |
| M.Sc. (Ag.) | Horticulture (Fruit Science) | 2007 |
| Ph.D. | Horticulture (Fruit Science) | 2011 |
SPECIALIZATION
Fruit Science
Salient Achievements
Dr. Vartika Srivastava is working as Scientist (Sr. Scale), Division of Germplasm Conservation at ICAR-NBPGR, New Delhi. Involved in the teaching of UG and PG students of IARI, she has over 11 years of research experience in tissue culture. Her current research includes development of in vitro conservation and cryopreservation protocols for horticultural crops. She has developed in vitro multiplication, slow growth and cryopreservation of various horticultural crops including Musa sp., Garcinia indica, Momordica dioica, Colocasia esculenta etc. In addition, she is involved in the in vitro conservation of banana (Musa spp.) and taro (Colocasia esculenta) germplasm and has standardized the protocol for re-establishment of plantlets infected with endophytic bacteria. She is associated in the Wide Hybridization and Genetic Enhancement of Linseed and standardized the embryo rescue and in vitro regeneration protocols in Linseed.
Awards/Honours
- Young Woman Scientist Award-2020” for outstanding contribution in the field of Horticulture by Agro-Environmental Development Society.
Recent Publications Research Papers
1. Srivastava V., Panis B. & Agrawal A. (2024) Droplet vitrification: a lifeline for long-term conservation of threatened species Garcinia indica. In Vitro Cell.Dev.Biol.-Plant. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11627-024-10423-2
2. Rane P., Thakre M., Verma M.K., Kumar C., Prakash J., Srivastava V., Shashank P.R., Murukan N., Chawla G. , Mandal P.K., Kumar H., Jadhav A.K. , Varghese E., Patel V.B., Singh S.K. (2024) Studies on pollen micro-morphology, pollen storage methods, and cross-compatibility among grape (Vitis spp.) genotypes. Frontiers in Plant Science,15,https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2024.1353808
3. Rane P., Thakre M., Verma M.K., Prakash J., Kumar C., Srivastava V., Shashank P.R., and Murukan N. (2023). Standardization of pollen collection method and in vitro pollen germination media in grapes. The Pharma Innovation Journal, 12(12): 3159-3161
4. Sagore B., Singh K., Prakash J., Singh S.K., Srivastava V., Vignesh M. and Yadav B.K. (2023). Effect of plant growth regulators on fruit quality of papaya. The Pharma Innovation Journal. 12(8): 481-485
5. Sagore B., Singh K., Prakash J., Srivastava V., Vignesh M., Yadav BK. (2023) Elucidating the effect of plant bioregulators on embryo maturation for shortening the breeding cycle in papaya. Indian J. Hortic. 80(3): 233-238. DOI : 10.58993/ijh/2023.80.3.1
6. Agrawal A., Gowthami R., Chander S., Srivastava V. (2022) Sustainability of In vitro genebanks and cryogenebanks. Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources. 35(3): 180-184 (2022). DOI 10.5958/0976-196.2022.00065.1
7. Yeddula N, SE Topno, V Srivastava, V Bahadur, VM Prasad, SK Singh (2022) Effect of chemical priming on seed germination and seedling growth in papaya (Carica papaya L.). The Pharma Innovation Journal 11(5):2542-2546. (NAAS rating: 5.23)
8. Srivastava V., Bhatt K.C. and Agrawal A. (2022) In vitro medium-term conservation of Garcinia indica: a tropical recalcitrant seeded fruit tree of India. In Vitro Cell. Dev. Biol. -Plant 58, 876–887 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s11627-022-10288-3
9. Srivastava V., Hajong S., Chandora R., Agrawal A. (2022) Desiccation and freezing tolerance of recalcitrant seeds and embryonic axes of Prunus napaulensis (Ser.) Steud.: a crop wild relative of cherry” Genet Res Crop Evol. 69 (4): 1571-1583. doi: 10.1007/s10722-021-01320-3
10. Ranjan P., Brahmi P., Tyagi V., Ranjan J.K., Srivastava V., Yadav S.K., Singh S.P., Singh S., Binda P.C., Singh S.K., Singh K. (2022) Global interdependence for fruit genetic resources: status and challenges in India. Food Sec 14: 591–619. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-021-01249-6
11. Agrawal A., Sharma N., Gupta S., Bansal S., Srivastava V., Malhotra E.V., Chander S., Gowthami R., and Singh K. (2022) Biotechnological applications for plant germplasm conservation at ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, India – Recent achievements. Acta Horticulturae 1339: 29-41. DOI 10.17660/ActaHortic.2022.1339.5
12. Srivastava V., Nerwal D.K., Kandan A. et al. Management of microbial contaminants in the In Vitro Gene Bank: a case study of taro [Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott]. In Vitro Cell.Dev.Biol.-Plant 57, 152–163 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11627-020-10125-5
13. Srivastava V., and AK Singh (2019) Mycorrhization alters root morphology, leaf starch and nutrient content of micropropagated banana under water stress. Indian Journal of Horticulture 76(1): 44-49.
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