AAU

Academic Background

Education & Career Milestones

Educational Qualifications

B.Sc. Agri

2004

CA, AAU, Jorhat

M.Sc. Agri

2006

CA, AAU, Jorhat

Specialization: Agricultural Biotechnology

Ph.D.

2012

Gauhati University

Specialization: Biotechnology

Post Doctoral

2016

Mississippi State University, USA

Specialization: Molecular Biology

Employment History

Assistant Professor (Stage III)

09-07-2011 – Till date

FA, AAU, Jorhat

Jorhat

Research & Scholarship

Scholarly Publications 37 Total Records

Reshma Ahmed; Paromita Saikia; Aryasree R.; Priyadarshini Bhorali (2024). Isolation and characterization of Alternaria brassicicola from Assam (India) and screening for resistance in Sinapis alba, Tropical Plant Pathology, 0(0), 0–0 DOI: doi.org/10.1007/s40858-024-00678-w

Sudarshana Borah; Dipsikha Bora; Priyadarshini Bhorali (2023). Molecular Dissection of the Odoiporus longicollis Infested Musa paradisiaca Transcriptome Reveals Key Genes Involved in Defense, Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 0(0), 0–0 DOI: doi.org/10.1007/s11105-022-01368-0

Reshma Ahmed; Kuntal Kumar Dey; Senthil-Kumar Muthappa; Mahendra Kumar Modi; Bidyut Kumar Sarmah; Priyadarshini Bhorali (2023). Comparative transcriptome profiling reveals differential defense responses among Alternaria brassicicola resistant Sinapis alba and susceptible Brassica rapa, Frontiers in Plant Science, 14(14), 0–0 DOI: doi: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1251349

Sudarshana Borah; Banashree Saikia; Dipsikha Bora; Priyadarshini Bhorali (2022). Expression analysis of defense response genes upon Sigatoka infection in Musa paradisiaca cultivar Kachkal., Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding, 82(2), 217–223 DOI: 10.31742/IJGPB.82.2.11

Sudarshana Borah; Dipsikha Bora; Priyadarshini Bhorali (2022). Infection by Pseudocercospora musae leads to an early reprogramming of the Musa paradisiaca defense transcriptome., 3Biotech, 12(8), 177–177 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13205-022-03245-9

Namrata Farwaha; Himangana Das; Saikia Richita; Rickyraj Paswan; Munmi Phukon; Rashmi Rekha Baruah; Ratna Kalita; Priyadarshini Bhorali; Basanta Kumar Borah; T (2021). Genomics-led insight into the coronavirus evolution, pathogenicity and management., Annals of Phytomedicine, 10(2), 1–12

Sudarshana Borah; Dipsikha Bora; Priyadarshini Bhorali (2020). Morphological studies on Yellow Sigatoka disease in banana cultivar Kachkal (Musa paradisiaca ABB) and its causal organism., Plant Archives, 20(2), 6655–6661

Sudarshana Borah; Sushil Kumar Singh; Dipsikha Bora; Priyadarshini Bhorali (2020). Seasonal incidence pattern and host preference of Odoiporus longicollis Olivier (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in certain banana cultivars of Assam., Journal of Entomological Research, 44(1), 59–66

U Fatima; P Bhorali; S Borah; S K Muthappa (2019). Perspectives on the utilization of resistance mechanisms from host and nonhost plants for durable protection of Brassica crops against Alternaria blight, PeerJ, 7(7486), 0–0

U Fatima; P Bhorali; S K Muthappa (2019). Morpho-pathological and global transcriptomic analysis reveals the robust nonhost resistance responses in chickpea interaction with Alternaria brassicae, Mol Plant Microbe Interact, 32(12), 1598–1613

T Bandyopadhyay; B Gohain; R Bharalee; S Gupta; P Bhorali; S K Das; R Kalita; S Das (2015). Molecular landscape of Helopeltis theivora induced transcriptome and defense gene expression in tea, Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 33(0), 1042–1057

N Agarwala; P Bhorali; N Bhattacharyya; R Bharalee; T Bandyopadhyay; S Gupta; B Gohain; M Deka; S Das (2014). Heterologous expression and in-silico characterization of pathogenesis related protein1 (CsPR1) gene from Camellia sinensis, Journal of Biochemical Technology, 5(2), 674–678

S Gupta; R Bharalee; P Bhorali; S K Das; P Bhagawati; T Bandyopadhyay; B Gohain; N Agarwal; P Ahmed; S Borchetia; M C Kalita; A K Handique; S Das (2013). Molecular Analysis of Drought Tolerance in Tea by cDNA-AFLP Based Transcript Profiling, Molecular Biotechnology, 53(3), 237–248

B Gohain; S Borchetia; P Bhorali; N Agarwal; L P Bhuyan; A Rahman; K Sakata; M Mizutani; B Shimizu; G Gurusubramaniam; R Ravindranath; M C Kalita; M Hazarika; S Da (2012). Understanding Darjeeling tea flavour on a molecular basis, Plant Molecular Biology, 78(6), 577–597 DOI: doi: 10.1007/s11103-012-9887-0

S Gupta; R Bharalee; P Bhorali; T Bandyopadhyay; B Gohain; N Agarwal; P Ahmed; H Saikia; S Borchetia; M C Kalita; A K Handique; S Das (2012). Identification of drought tolerant progenies in tea by gene expression analysis, Functional and Integrative Genomics, 12(3), 543–563

P Bhorali; B Gohain; S Gupta; R Bharalee; T Bandyopadhyay; S K Das; N Agarwal; H R Singh; P Bhagawati; N Bhattacharyya; P Ahmed; S Borchetia; S Sarma; S Das (2012). Molecular Analysis and Expression Profiling of Blister Blight Defense-Related Genes in Tea, Indian Journal of Genetics & Plant Breeding, 72(2), 226–233

Bhorali, P.; Rahman, N.; Kalita, R. and Borkakati, R.N. (2025). Multidisciplinary approaches in crop production and sustainable management. Elite Publishing House, H-1/60, Sector-16, New Delhi- 110089, ISBN: 978-93-71089-56-2

Mahanta, K.; Kohli, A.; Kalita, S.; Bhorali, P.; Rahman, N.; Arora, S. and Singh, A.K. (2022). Abstract e-book: National Webinar on Sustainable Interventions Towards Resource Conservation and Natural Farming. Academy of Natural Resource Conservation and Management, Lucknow, ISBN: 978-81-957292-0-3

Gogoi, A.; Rahman, N.; Bhorali, P. and Hazarika, J. (2025). Crop Diversifcation Approaches for Rice Fallow Cropping Systems in India, in: Bhorali, P.; Rahman, N.; Kalita, R. and Borkakati, R.N. (Eds.), Multidisciplinary approaches in crop production and sustainable management, Elite Publishing House, H-1/60, Sector-16, New Delhi- 110089, pp 82–92, ISBN: 978-93-71089-56-2.

Phukon, M.; Bhorali, P.; Konwar, P.B. and Kalita, R. (2025). Biotechnology: A Solution to Climate and Food Crisis, in: Borah, K.; Saikia, D.; Kakati, P. and Pun, K.B. Hazarika, P.P.; (Eds.), Dynamic Agriculture: Problems and Way Forward, Integrated Publications, H. No. - 3 Pocket - H34, Sector - 3, Rohini, Delhi-110085, pp 153–170, ISBN: 978-93-5834-429-5.

Kalita, R.; Bhorali, P. and Boro, R.C. (2024). Advances in Cotton Genomics and Genetic Improvement, in: Kalita, B.B.; Gogoi, N. and Bhuyan, S. Boruah, S.; (Eds.), The Cotton Path: From farm to wardrobe, Dept. of TAD, College of Community Science, AAU, Jorhat, pp 103–115, ISBN: 978-81-959422-9-9.

Kalita, R.; Bhorali, P.; Gogoi, M.B. and Gogoi, B. (2024). Advances in Chilli Pepper (Capsicum spp.) Improvement Using Modern Genetic Tools, in: Tiwari, S.; Koul, B.; (Eds.), Genetic Engineering of Crop Plants for Food and Health Security Vol. I, Springer Nature Singapore, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd., 152 Beach Road, #21-01/04 Gateway East, Singapore 189721, Singapore, pp 151–167, ISBN: 978-981-99-5033-1.

Bhorali, P.; Borah, B.K. and Boro, R.C. (2023). Biotechnology vis-à-vis Natural Farming, in: Mahanta, K.; Kohli, A. and Sharma, V. Arora, S.; Singh, A.K.; (Eds.), Sustainable Interventions for Resource Conservation, Climate Resilience and Natural Farming, Academy of Natural Resource Conservation and Management, Academy of Natural Resource Conservation and Management (ANRCM), Lucknow- 226010, UP, pp 123–130, ISBN: 978-81-957292-5-8.

Barua, P.K.; Barua, M.; Roy, A.; Talukdar, A.; Taku, M. and Bhorali, P. (2023). Biodiversity of Oilseed Crops in the North-East Region: Problem and Prospect of Production, in: Das, R.; Patgiri, P.; Deka, B.; Sarmah, A.K.; (Eds.), Sustainable use of bioresources of North East India, College of Agriculture, Assam Agricultural University, College of Agriculture, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat-13, pp 49–87, ISBN: 978-81-963002-3-4.

Kalita, S. (2022). Molecular characterization of chitinase gene(s) from oilseed Brassica species. M.Sc. thesis submitted to Agricultural Biotechnology, Assam Agricultural University, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat

Hrishikeshan, K.N. (2021). Expression profiling of pathogenesis related (PR) genes in response to Pseudocercospora eumusae infection in Banana (Musa spp.). M.Sc. (Agri) thesis submitted to Agricultural Biotechnology, Assam Agricultural University, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat-785013

Bhattacharjee, M. (2021). Hormonal regulation of defense gene expression against Alternaria brassicicola infection in Brassica rapa. M.Sc. (Agri) thesis submitted to Agricultural Biotechnology, Assam Agricultural University, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat-785013

Deuri, B. (2021). Optimization of in vitro transformation protocol and RNAi based gene silencing for viral (Cucumber Mosaic Virus) resistance in Bhut jolokia (Capsicum chinense Jacq.). Ph.D. (Agri) thesis submitted to Agricultural Biotechnology, Assam Agricultural University, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat-785013

Ahmed, R. (2021). Characterization of the Sinapsis alba-Alternaria brassicicola interaction and, identification of associated defense response genes. Ph.D. (Agri) thesis submitted to Agricultural Biotechnology, Assam Agricultural University, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat-785013

Borah, S. (2020). Study of Transcriptomes and Development of Defense Related ESTs of Musa acuminata Linnaeus in Response to Odoiporus longicollis Olivier and Cercospora musae Zimm. Infestation. Ph.D. thesis submitted to Department of Life Sciences, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh–786004, Assam, India

Saikia, P. (2019). Optimization of an in vitro regeneration and transformation protocol for Brassica rapa ssp. Toria. M.Sc. (Agri) thesis submitted to Agricultural Biotechnology, Assam Agricultural University, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat-785013

Kataria, R. (2019). In vitro regeneration of Musa spp. cultivars Malbhog and Bhimkol, and assessment of genetic fidelity of regenerated plantlets using molecular markers. M.Sc. (Agri) thesis submitted to Agricultural Biotechnology, Assam Agricultural University, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat-785013

Hazarika, G. (2018). Molecular characterization of NBS-LRR resistant gene analogues (RGAs) from indigenous and wild banana (Musa spp.) germplasm. M.Sc. (Agri) thesis submitted to Agricultural Biotechnology, Assam Agricultural University, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat-785013

Saikia, B. (2017). Study disease progression and gene expression in a banana cultivar resistant Yellow Sigatoka. M.Sc. (Agri) thesis submitted to Agricultural Biotechnology, Assam Agricultural University, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat-785013

Deuri, B. (2015). A study on defense related gene expression in banana during interaction with Cercospora musae. M.Sc. (Agri) thesis submitted to Agricultural Biotechnology, Assam Agricultural University, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat-785013

Bhorali, P. (). The Telomeres: A New Era of Anti-Aging Therapeutics, SeujBeeksha: Biennial mouthpiece of the Assam Agrrcultural University Teachers Association (Faculty of Agriculture), 1(1), 124-126, Assam Agrrcultural University Teachers Association (Faculty of Agriculture), AAU, Jorhat, Jorhat, Assam

Bhorali, P. (). Genomics based strategies for climate resilient crop development, Souvneir, Regional Agriculture Fair, 2025, 1(2147483647), 169-171, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, AAU, Jorhat

Promoting chickpea cultivation in Rice fallow of North Eastern Region of India with development of new varieties with using moleuclar breeding and genome editing

Implemented in 2025

DBT Rs. 8150000 Lakh

Transcriptional reprogramming...stimulated herbivory

Implemented in 2023

DBT Rs. 2857120 Lakh

Germplasm screening...PVY in Bhut jolokia

Implemented in 2023

SERB (DST) Rs. 21.0 Lakh

Molecular Analysis of Resistance to Yellow Sigatoka and Characterization of Genes Differentially Expressed during Musa-Cercospora musae Interactions

Implemented in 2013

DBT-NER-GoI Rs. 57.8 Lakh

Molecular disection of defense against sigatoka infection in banana; exploitation of Musa germplasm of north east for development of sigatoka resistant hybrid

Implemented in 2018

GOI-DBT Rs. 41.29 Lakh

Identification of genes contributing resistance to Alternaria brassicae from a nonhost plant and their characterization in Arabidopsis for durable crop protection against blight disease in Brassica rapa

Implemented in 2016

Recognition & Accolades

Achievements & Honours 6 Honours

Received EU funded grant under AdaptNET programme (Erasmus+) to attend international training on Climate Resilient Agriculture (2020)

Received Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship, funded by USDA (2016)

Received SERB- DST funded Fasttrack Young Scientist grant to conduct independent research (2013)

Qualified National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by ASRB (ICAR)

International travel grant (by DBT, Govt. of India) for presenting a talk at the 12th International EMBL PhD Student Symposium

University first rank holder awards in the Post Graduate and Under Graduate degree programmes

Learned Societies

Professional Memberships 3 Societies

Indian Science Congress Association

Life Member

Assam Science Society

Life Member

Indian Society of Genetics & Plant Breeding

Annual Member

2021

Dr. Priyadarshini Bhorali

Assistant Professor

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College: College of Agriculture

Department: Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

AAU Joining Date: 09 Jul, 2011