Dr. Chhandak Basu's Publications

• Peer-reviewed articles (Graduate student co-authors are shown with superscript ‘G’ and undergraduate student co-authors are shown with superscript ‘UG’) 

  1. Bharadwaj, BG., Sanathanam, S. K., Pham, T., Cantrell, C. L., Wang, M., Lee, J., Mentreddy, S. R. & Basu, C., (2024) “Physiological and Biochemical Responses of Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) Under Drought Stress”, Journal of Medicinally Active Plants. 13(2-3), 40–55. 

  2. Basu, C., and Perl, S.M. (2024) The use of RNA-seq for the study of physiological adaptations of halophiles in extreme environments for astrobiological data interpretation. Frontieres in Astronomy and Space Science. 11: 1342694. 

  3. Bharadwaj G, Bhiolina., Mishegyan UG, Avetis., Nagalingam, Sanjeevi., Guenther, Alex., Joshee, Nirmal., Sherman, Samantha H., Basu, Chhandak. (2023) Physiological and genetic responses of lentil (Lens culinaris) under flood stress. Plant Stress. 7: 100130. 

  4. Sanjeevi Nagalingam, Roger Seco, Kirill Musaev sG, Chhandak Basu, Saewung Kim, Alex Guenther. (2022) Impact of heat stress on foliar BVOC emission and gene expression in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) seedlings. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene 10: 1. 00096.  

  5. Katiyar, Neerja., RamadossG, Niveditha, GuptaG, Dinesh., Cooper, Kerry., Basu, Chhandak. (2021) Transcriptomic profiling of Paulownia elongata in response to heat stress. Plant Gene. 28: 10330. 

  6. Perry, Z., Saminathan, T., Arun, A., Vaidya, B., Basu, C., Reddy, U., Joshee, N. (2021) Transcriptome Analysis of Cambium Tissue of Paulownia Collected during Winter and Spring. Diversity 13: 423. 

  7. RamadossG, Niveditha, GuptaG, Dinesh., Vaidya, Brajesh Nanda., Joshee, Nirmal., Basu, Chhandak. (2018) Functional characterization of 1-aminocyclopropane 1-carboxylic acid oxidase gene in Arabidopsis thaliana and its potential in providing flood tolerance. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 503:365-370.  

  8. RamadossG, Niveditha, Basu, Chhandak. (2018) Extraction of RNA from recalcitrant tree species Paulownia elongata. Bio-protocol. 8(14): e2925. DOI: 10.21769/BioProtoc.2925 

  9. ChairesG, Michel., GuptaG, Dinesh., Joshee, Nirmal., Cooper, Kerry., Basu, Chhandak. (2017) Salt Stress Induced Transcriptome Analysis of the Potential Biofuel Tree Paulownia elongata. Journal of Plant Interactions. 12:127-136. 

  10. Das, Aayudh., Eldakak, Moustafa., Paudel, Bimal., Kim, Dea-Wook., HemmatiG, Homa., Basu, Chhandak., Rohila, Jai. (2016) Leaf Proteome Analysis Reveals Promising Drought and Heat Stress Response Mechanisms in Soybean. BioMed Research International.  vol. 2016, Article ID 6021047, 23 pages, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6021047  

  11. Basu, Chhandak., Joshee, Nirmal., GezalianUG, Tigran., Vaidya, Brajesh Nanda., SatidkitUG, Asada., HemmatiG, Homa., Perry, Zachary David. (2016) Field and genetic studies to assay biofuel potentials of Paulownia elongata. Bioethanol. 2:12-23.  

  12. Hemmati, HomaG., and Basu, Chhandak. Analyses of an ethanol inducible promoter in Escherichia coli and tobacco for production of cellulase. (2015) Biotechnology and Biotechnological Equipment. 29: 1043-1052. 

  13. GuptaG, Dinesh., Summers, Michael, L., Basu, Chhandak. (2014) Engineering an isoprenoid pathway in Escherichia coli for production of 2-Methyl-3-buten-2-ol: A potential biofuel. Molecular Biotechnology: 56:516–523.  

  14. GuptaG, Dinesh., Eldakakb, Moustafa., Rohila, Jai., Basu, Chhandak. (2014) Biochemical analysis of 'kerosene tree' Hymenaea courbaril L. under heat stress. Plant Signaling and Behavior. 9: e972851.  

  15. GuptaG, Dinesh., Ip, Tina., Summers, Michael, L., Basu, Chhandak. (2014) 2-Methyl-3-buten-2-ol (MBO) synthase expression in Nostoc punctiforme leadstooverleadstoover production of phytols. Bioengineered. 25: 1-9. 

  16. ReinsvoldG, Robert E., Jinkerson, Robert E., Radakovits, Randor., Posewitz, Matthew C., and Basu, Chhandak. The production of the sesquiterpene β-caryophyllene in a transgenic strain of the cyanobacterium Synechocystis. (2011) Journal of Plant Physiology. 168:848-52  

  17. ThorntonG, Brenda., and Basu, Chhandak. (2011) Real-time PCR (qPCR) Primer Design Using Free Online Software. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education. 39: 145-154.  

  18. G.M. Volk, A. Henk, C. Basu. (2011) Gene expression in response to cryoprotectant and liquid nitrogen exposure in Arabidopsis shoot tips. Acta Horticulturae. 908: 55-66.   

  19. Karl, T., Harley, P., Emmons, L., ThorntonG, B., Guenther, A., Basu, C., Turnipseed, A, and K. Jardine. (2010) Efficient atmospheric cleansing of oxidized organic trace gases by vegetation. Science. 330: 816 – 819.  

  20. Zwenger G, Sam, Alsaggaf, Rotana and Basu, Chhandak. Does an expressed sequenced tag (EST) library of Salsola iberica (tumbleweed) help to understand plant responses to environmental stresses? (2010) Plant Signaling and Behavior. 5: 1330 – 1335.  

  21. Zwenger G, Sam., Reinsvold G, Robert E., and Basu, Chhandak. (2010) Analysis and Functional Annotation of Expressed Sequence Tags from the Diesel Tree (Copaifera officinalis). Plant Biotechnology. 27: 385-391.  

  22. Retana-Ramirez UG, Silvia., and Basu, Chhandak. (2009) Comparative analyses of plant transcription factor databases. Current Genomics. 10: 10-17.  

  23. Hart UG, Shanion M., and Basu, Chhandak. (2009) Optimization of a digoxigenin based immunoassay system for gene detection in Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Biomolecular Techniques. 20: 96-100.  

  24. Basu, Chhandak. (2008) Gene amplifications from cryopreserved Arabidopsis thaliana shoot tips. Current Issues in Molecular Biology. 10: 55-60.  

  25. Zwenger G, Sam and Basu, Chhandak. (2008) Plant terpenoids: Applications and Potentials. Biotechnology and Molecular Biology Reviews. 3: 1-7. 

  26. Zwenger G, Samuel and Basu, Chhandak. (2007) In silico analysis of terpene synthase genes in Arabidopsis thaliana. EXCLI Journal (Experimental and Clinical Sciences Journal). 6: 203-211.  

  27. Halfhill, M.D., Good, L.L., Basu, C, Burris, J, Main, C., Mueller, T., and Stewart, CN, Jr. (2007) Transformation and inheritance of green fluorescent protein (GFP) and in vitro analysis of glyphosate tolerance in horseweed (Conyza canadensis). Plant Cell Reports. 26: 303-311.  

  28. Mitkowski, N.A., Browning, M., Basu, C., Jordan, K., and Jackson, N. (2005) Pathogenicity of Xanthomonas translucens from annual bluegrass on golf course putting greens. Plant Disease. 89: 469-473.  

  29. Basu, Chhandak., Halfhill, Mathew., Mueller, Thomas C., and Stewart, C. Neal. Jr. (2004). Weed genomics: new tools to understand weed biology. Trends in Plant Science. 9:391-398. 

  30. Basu, Chhandak., Kausch, Albert., and Chandlee, Joel. (2004) Use of beta-glucuronidase reporter gene (GUS) for gene expression analysis in turfgrasses. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 320: 7-10.  

  31. Basu, Chhandak., Luo, Hong., Kusch, Albert., and Chandlee, Joel. (2003). Transient reporter gene (GUS) in creeping bentgrass Agrostis palustris) is affected by in vivo nuclease activity.  Biotechnology Letters. 25: 939-944. 

  32. Basu, Chhandak., Luo, Hong., Kusch, Albert., and Chandlee, Joel. (2003). Promoter analysis in transient assays using a GUS reporter gene construct in creeping bentgrass (Agrostis palustris). Journal of Plant Physiology. 160 (10): 1233-1239.  

Book chapters 

1. Cox-GeorgianG, Destinney., RamadossG, Niveditha., DonaUG, Chathu.,and Basu, Chhandak. Therapeutic and Medicinal Uses of Terpenes. (2019) In: Medicinal Plants. Editors: Nirmal Joshee, Sadanand A. Dhekney, Prahlad Parajuli. Publisher: Springer Nature.pp 333-359. 

2. Thornton, Brenda., and Basu, Chhandak. Rapid and simple method of qPCR primer design. (2015) In: PCR Primer Design. Editor: Chhandak Basu. Publisher: Humana Press (Springer). pp 173-179. 

3. Hemmati, H.,G Gupta, D.,G and Basu, C. Molecular physiology of heat Stress Responses in Plants. (2015) In: Mechanism of Plant Hormone Signaling under Stress. Editor: Girdhar Pandey. Publisher: Wiley. pp 109-142. 

4. ZwengerG, Sam and Basu, Chhandak. Transcriptional Profiling in Plants. (2010) In: Principles and Practices of Plant Genomics (Volume 3: Structural and Functional Genomics). pp 424-446. Editors: C. Kole and A.G. Abbott. Publisher: CRC Press.  

5. ZwengerG, Sam and Basu, Chhandak. (2009) An introduction to molecular genetic techniques. In: Weedy and invasive plant genomics. Editor: C. Neal Stewart Jr. Publisher: Blackwell Scientific Publishing. pp 11-24.  

6. Basu, Chhandak., Kausch, Albert. and Chandlee, Joel. Optimization of Parameters for Delivery of Transgenes to Turfgrass Cells. (2006) In: Floriculture, Ornamental and Plant Biotechnology: advances and topical issues. Volume 1 (1st Edition). pp. 199-203.  Editor: Jaime Teixeira da Silva Publisher: Global Science Books. 

• White Paper 

1. Perl, S., Adeli, S., Basu, C., Baxter, B. K., Bowman, J., Boyd, E., … Zaloumis, J. (2021). National Academy of Sciences - Planetary Science & Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023-2032 - Salty Environments: The importance of evaporites and brine environments as habitats and preservers of biosignatures. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 53(4).