About
I have worked as a sorghum breeder at ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics) and potato breeder at CIP (International Potato Center). I was also involved in rice breeding work with Pioneer Hi-Bred International (Corteva Agri-Science). My area of expertise is stress breeding, plant-microbe interactions, citizen science, participatory plant breeding, sorghum phytochemicals, nutraceuticals, RFOs, sorghum, and soybean genetics.
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Publications
Elango, D., Wang, X., Bhatnagar, R. S., Tan, Q., Gaffoor, I., Hu, Z., Xue, W., Roth, G. W., Morris, G. P., Reddivari, L., & Chopra, S. (2022). Association genetics of early season cold and late season frost tolerance in Sorghum bicolor. Crop Science, 1-22. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20810
Elango D, Wang W, Thudi M, Sebastiar S, Ramadoss BR and Varshney RK. (2022). Genome-wide association mapping of seed oligosaccharides in chickpea. Plant Sci. 13:1024543. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1024543
Elango D., Rajendran K, Van der Laan L, Sebastiar S, Raigne J, Thaiparambil NA, El Haddad N, Raja B, Wang W, Ferela A, Chiteri KO, Thudi M, Varshney RK, Chopra S, Singh A and Singh AK. (2022). Raffinose Family Oligosaccharides: Friend or Foe for Human and Plant Health? Plant Sci. 13:829118. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.829118
Elango D, Devi KD, Jeyabalakrishnan HK, Rajendran K, Thoomatti Haridass VK, Dharmaraj D, Charuchandran CV, Wang W, Mishra R, Vembu K. (2022). Agronomic, breeding, and biotechnological interventions to mitigate heavy metal toxicity problem in agriculture. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 100374, ISSN 2666-1543. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2022.100374
Chatterjee D, Lesko T, Peiffer M, Elango D, Beuzelin J, Felton G, and Chopra S. (2022). Sorghum and maize flavonoids are detrimental to growth and survival of fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda. Journal of Pest Science. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-022-01535-y
Li T, Wang X, Elango D, Zhang W, Li M, Zhang F, Pan Q, Wu Y. (2022). Genome-wide identification, phylogenetic and expression pattern analysis of Dof transcription factors in blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum ). PeerJ 10:e14087. DOI: http://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14087
Gamba D, Lorts C, Haile A, Sahay S, Lopez L, Xia T, Kulesza E, Elango D, Kerby J, Yifru M, Bulafu C, Wondimu T, Glowacka K, Lasky J. (2022). The genomics and physiology of abiotic stressors associated with global elevation gradients in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell (under review). bioRxiv 2022.03.22.485410; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.03.22.485410
Gangurde SS, Xavier A, Naik YD, Jha UC, Rangari SK, Kumar R, Reddy MSS, Chennale S, Elango D, Mir RR, Zwart R, Laxuman C, Sudini HK, Pandey MK, Punnuri S, Mendu V, Reddy UK, Guo B, Gangarao NVPR, Sharma VK, Wang X, Zhao C, Thudi M. (2022). Two decades of association mapping: Insights on disease resistance in major crops. Frontiers in Plant Science (In press).
Elango, D., Sandoya G., Chopra S. (2021). Techniques and Tools of Modern Plant Breeding. In: Ricroch A., Chopra S., Kuntz M. (eds) Plant Biotechnology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68345-0_2
Elango D., Anand Kanatti, Wanyan Wang, Akoijam Ranjita Devi, Mahendran Ramachandran & Akhila Jabeen. (2021). Analytical Methods for Iron and Zinc Quantification in Plant Samples. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 52:10, 1069-1075, DOI: 10.1080/00103624.2021.1872608
Kar S., Nagasubramanian K, Elango D, Nair A, Mueller D, O’Neal M, Singh AK, Sarkar S, Ganapathysubramanian B & Singh A. (2021). Self-Supervised Learning Improves Agricultural Pest Classification. Paper presented at the AI for Agriculture and Food Systems workshop in the 2022 Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence Conference. Available at: https://openreview.net/pdf?id=3ndIvP2491e
Elango, D., Xue, W., & Chopra, S. (2020). Genome wide association mapping of epi-cuticular wax genes in Sorghum bicolor. Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants, 26(8), 1727-1737. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12298-020-00848-5
Elango, D.,Chopra, S., & Roth, GW. (2020). Seeding and nitrogen fertilization effects on the yield and quality of brachytic dwarf brown midrib forage sorghum hybrids. Crop, Forage & Turfgrass Mgmt., 6: e20067. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/cft2.20067 : Highlight: Adopted for Crop Certified Advisor’s, “CEU Quiz – 1.5 CEUs in Crop Management”
Cloutier M, Chatterjee D, Elango D, Cui J, Bruns MA & Chopra S. (2020). Sorghum root flavonoid chemistry, cultivar, and frost stress effects on rhizosphere bacteria and fungi. Phytobiomes Journal, 5(1): 39-50. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1094/PBIOMES-01-20-0013-FI
Elango, D. (2020). Elite sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) hybrids for postrainy season adaptation. Madras Agricultural Journal 107(6). DOI:29321/MAJ.2020.000354.http://masujournal.org/107/Dinakaran_article_(05-10-2020).pdf
Elango, D & Kawarazuka N. (2019). Gender responsive participatory varietal selection for sustainable seed potato systems in Assam, India. APART project. International Potato Center. https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/102487
Raja RB, Balraj R, Agasimani S, Elango D, Thiruvengadam V, Bapu JRK, Joel J & Ram SG. (2015). Determination of oligosaccharide fraction in a worldwide germplasm collection of chickpea (Cicer arietinum) using high performance liquid chromatography. Australian Journal of Crop Science. Available at: http://www.cropj.com/july2015.html
Krishnamurthy L, Elango D, Are AK & Reddy BVS. (2014). Field technique and traits to assess reproductive stage cold tolerance in sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]. Plant Production Science. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1626/pps.17.218
Elango D, Thirumeni S & Paramasivam K. (2012). Yield and fiber quality components analysis in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum ) under salinity. Annals of Biological Research. Available at: http://oar.icrisat.org/6110/
Reddy BVS, Reddy PS, Sadananda AR, Elango D, Are AK, Deshpande SP, Rao PS, Sharma HC, Sharma R, Krishnamurthy L & Patil JV. (2012). Postrainy season sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench): Constraints and breeding approaches. Journal of SAT Agricultural Research. Available at: http://oar.icrisat.org/6369/
Reddy BVS, Are AK, Sharma HC, Rao PS, Blümmel M, Reddy CHR, Sharma R & Elango, D. (2012). Sorghum improvement (1980-2010): Status and Way forward. Journal of SAT Agricultural Research. Available at: http://oar.icrisat.org/6245/
Conference papers
Fotouhi F, Baccam I, Elango D, Blair S, Ferela A, Van der Laan L, O’Neal M, Ganapathysubramanian B, Singh A, Singh AK, Sarkar S. (2022). Smart Quantification and Localization of Aphids Using Scaled-YOLOv4. Paper ID#10, Fourth International Workshop on Machine Learning for Cyber-Agricultural Systems (MLCAS2022), Iowa State University.
Chiranjeevi S, Young T, Elango D, Nagasubramanian K, Sarkar S, Singh AK, Singh A, Ganapathysubramanian B. (2022). 3D point cloud data for plant stress phenotyping. Paper ID#21, Fourth International Workshop on Machine Learning for Cyber-Agricultural Systems (MLCAS2022), Iowa State University.
Joshi S, Jignasu AN, Young T, Elango D, Jubery TZ, Jones SE, Aditya B, Singh A, Ganapathysubramanian B, Singh AK, Adarsh K. (2022). Virtual reality assisted stress tolerance rating of soybean varieties. Paper ID#13, Fourth International Workshop on Machine Learning for Cyber-Agricultural Systems (MLCAS2022), Iowa State University.
Working papers
Elango, D & Andrade-Pierda, JL. (2020). Multi-stakeholder consultation and household baseline survey reveals the current situation of potato seed system in Assam. Lima (Peru). CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB). RTB Working Paper.
Elango, D. (2019). Integrated seed health management strategy. In: Aeroponics training manual, edited by Swarup Kumar Chakrabarti. Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI), Shimla, India.
Elango, D, Vikram P, Kreuze JF & Andrade-Pierda JL. (2019). Seed production plan for improving potato seed systems in Assam, India. Lima (Peru). CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB). RTB Working Paper.
Elango, D, Tiwari S, Mahanta PK, Kreuze JF, Andrade-Pierda JL & Kroschel J. (2019). Seed System Exposure Visit Report to Bangladesh: Lessons Learned and Key Recommendations for Developing a Sustainable Seed System for Potato in Assam. International Potato Center, Lima, Peru.
Elango, D & Vikram, P. (2019). Potato Seed Production through Aeroponic System. CPRS-Shillong, July 8-12. International Potato Center, Guwahati, Assam, India.
Elango, D, Kreuze JF & Kroschel J. (2018). Biology and Management of Potato Insect Pests in Assam. CIP-APART Potato Value Chain Program. Directorate of Horticulture & Food Processing, Government of Assam in collaboration with the International Potato Center (CIP), Guwahati, Assam, India.
Elango, D, Kreuze JF & Kroschel J. (2018). Biology, Monitoring and Management of Potato Diseases in Assam. CIP-APART Potato Value Chain Program. Directorate of Horticulture & Food Processing, Government of Assam in collaboration with the International Potato Center (CIP), Guwahati, Assam, India.
Elango, D & Kroschel J. (2018). Demonstrations for the Sustainable Intensification of Rice-Potato Cropping Systems in Assam. CIP-APART Potato Value Chain Program. Directorate of Horticulture & Food Processing, Government of Assam in collaboration with the International Potato Center (CIP), Guwahati, Assam, India.