Publications

Beyond Nitrogen: Phosphate Controls Root Nodule Symbiosis Commitment

Singh, J., Valdés-López, O., & Schornack, S.

Trends in Plant Science, 2026

Perspective article framing phosphate as a metabolic checkpoint for root nodule symbiosis. Proposes that the PHR-L7–NIN–TML axis translates Pi status into symbiotic commitment, integrating N, Pi and Fe signalling at the NIN locus.

The role of PIN-FORMED (PIN) auxin efflux transporters in plant abiotic stress responses

Jha, S.*, Tyagi, S., Soni, S., Choudhary, D., & Singh, J.*

Physiologia Plantarum, 2025

When Mutualism Turns Parasitic: How Alfalfa Balances Cooperating and Cheating Rhizobia

Gomez-Gutierrez, S. V., & Singh, J.

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 2025

Tracking rust effector protein delivery into plant cells

Tiwari, R.*, & Singh, J.

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 2025

Metabolic detour, symbiotic delay: Insights from S. meliloti suppressor mutants

Singh, J.*

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 2025

A viral brake on bloom: BYDV-GAV delays flowering via VOZ degradation

Prakash, V., & Singh, J.

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 2025

Symbiotic Advantage Beyond Root Architecture: How AMF Levels the Playing Field for Phosphorus Uptake in Sorghum

Li, F., Singh, J.*, & Kumar, A.*

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 2025

Regulatory genes for the improvement of salt and drought tolerance

Jha, S., Singh, J., Dutta, S., Varshney, V., Mishra, V., Choudhary, D., & Tak, N.

In Exogenous Priming and Engineering of Metabolic and Regulatory Genes. Elsevier, 2025

Strategies for Increasing Zinc Uptake Efficiency in Plants

Mishra, V., Shukla, P., Shukla, K., Varshney, V., Singh, J., & Srivastava, S.

In Zinc in Soil-Plant Continuum. Springer, 2025

Arsenic tolerance unveiled in Arabidopsis: CPK23 and PHT1;1 alliance

Singh, J., Mishra, V., & Varshney, V.

Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 2024

Nanotechnology in sustainable agriculture: A double-edged sword

Shukla, K., Mishra, V., Singh, J., Varshney, V., Verma, R., & Srivastava, S.

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 2024

Decoding the Fancy Coat Worn by Rhizobia in Symbiosis

Tiwari, R., & Singh, J.

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 2024

Rethinking Growth and Defense: miR472 as a Sensor and Regulator of Plant Immunity

Singh, J.*, & Prakash, V.

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 2024

Fortifying Plant Armor: CESA3 Enhances Arabidopsis thaliana’s Defense Against Bacterial Wilt Under Heat Stress

Singh, J.*, & Tiwari, M.

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 2024

Molecular techniques for improvement of abiotic stress tolerance in plants

Singh, J., Varshney, V., Jha, S., Saadhe, A., Manuka, R., & Penna, S.

In Innovative Methods in Horticultural Crop Improvement. Springer, 2024

Biotechnological insights into cold-stressed adapted microorganisms for plant health and soil improvement

Mishra, V., Singh, J., & Varshney, V.

In Extremophiles for Sustainable Agriculture. Springer, 2024

Understanding the problem at hand: nanotechnological implications that cannot be foreseen

Varshney, V., Singh, J., Dutta, S., Mishra, V., & Jha, S.

In Molecular Impacts of Nanoparticles on Plants and Algae. Academic Press, 2024

Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of glycogen synthase kinase encoding genes in foxtail millet (Setaria italica) under salinity, dehydration, and oxidative stress

Singh, J.*, Varshney, V., & Jha, S.

Plant Stress, 2023

Genome-Wide Identification of SWEET Genes in Cicer arietinum and Modulation of Its Expression in Endophytic Interactions with Serendipita indica

Pasari, N., Gazara, R.K., Singh, J., & Verma, P.K.

Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 2023

Harnessing the potential of symbiotic associations of plants in nutrient-deficient soil for sustainable agriculture

Singh, J., Isidra-Arellano, M.C., & Valdés-López, O.

Plant and Cell Physiology, 2023

Role of Nod factor receptors and its allies involved in nitrogen fixation

Singh, J.*, & Verma, P. K.

Planta, 2023

Interplay of calcium signaling and ERF-VII stability in plant hypoxia tolerance

Singh, J.*, Mishra, V., Varshney, V., & Jha, S.

Functional & Integrative Genomics, 2023

AUR1 and its pals: orchestration of intracellular rhizobia infection in legume for nitrogen fixation

Singh, J.*, Varshney, V., & Mishra, V.

Plant Cell Reports, 2023

Unlocking the plant ER stress code: IRE1-proteasome signaling cohort takes the lead

Varshney, V., Singh, J., & Mishra, V.

Trends in Plant Science, 2023

Unraveling the potential of the strigolactones-NSP1/NSP2 friendship in crop improvement

Isidra-Arellano, M.C., Singh, J., & Valdés-López, O.

Trends in Plant Science, 2023

Plant transcription factors and nodule development

Singh, J., & Verma, P. K.

In Plant Transcription Factors. Academic Press, 2023

Sugar Signaling and Their Interplay in Mitigating Abiotic Stresses in Plant

Varshney, V., Singh, J., & Salvi, P.

In Smart Plant Breeding for Field Crops in Post-genomics Era. Springer, 2023

Evaluation of multiple salinity tolerance indices for screening and comparative biochemical and molecular analysis of pearl millet

Jha, S., Singh, J., Chouhan, C., Singh, O., & Srivastava, R. K.

Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 2022

Integrated physiological and comparative proteomics analysis of contrasting genotypes of pearl millet reveals underlying salt-responsive mechanisms

Jha, S., Maity, S., Singh, J., Chouhan, C., Tak, N., & Ambatipudi, K.

Physiologia Plantarum, 2022

Discovering the genetic modules controlling root nodule symbiosis under abiotic stresses: salinity as a case study

Singh, J., & Valdés-López, O.

New Phytologist, 2022

A nodule peptide confiscates haem to promote iron uptake in rhizobia

Singh, J., & Valdés-López, O.

Trends in Plant Science, 2022

NSP1 allies with GSK3 to inhibit nodule symbiosis

Singh, J., & Verma, P. K.

Trends in Plant Science, 2021

Functional characterization of genes involved in legume nodulation using hairy root cultures

Singh, J., Kumar, K., & Verma, P. K.

In Hairy Root Cultures Based Applications. Springer, 2020