Dr. Sowbiya Muneer

Designation : Associate Professor Grade 1
School / Centre : VIT School of Agricultural Innovations And Advanced Learning
Department : Agriculture

Educational Details

Jamia Millia Islamia, New-Delhi, India.

PhD
Biotechnology
Graduated in 2011

Jamia Hamdard, New-Delhi, India.

M.Sc.
Botany
Graduated in 2007

University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India.

B.Sc.
Life Sciences
Graduated in 2004

Post Doctoral Experiences

• 2014-2018- Research Professor, Gyeongsang National University, South Korea. • 2011-2014-Postdoctoral Research Associate, Chonnam National University, South Korea. • 2010-2011-Postdoctoral Fellow, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), South Korea.

Research Details

Areas of Specialization
  • Horticultural Biotechnology
  • Plant Molecular Physiology

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On-going Consultancy Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Sub-Irrigational Supply of Timac-Agro Plant Nutrition Solutions on Tomato and Brinjal Crops under Salinity and Drought stress Timac Agro International

Completed Consultancy Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Mulching Sheet Application for Water Retention in Arecanut Balaji Polypacks

Ongoing Funded Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Characterization of Drought Stressed Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) Cultivars to Reveal the Critical Signalling Pathways and Homeostatic Maintenance Employing Grafting techniques and Proteomic Approach DST-SERB

Completed Funded Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Silicon Biology in Horticultural Crops BK21-National Research Foundation, South Korea

Books / Book Chapters Published Details

Title Publisher Published Year
Evaluation of Silicon Uptake and Deposition in Floricultural Plants CRC Press-Taylor and Francis 2017
Nodule physiology and Proteomics of stressed legumes Elsevier 2010

Awards & Recognitions Details

  • • 2019: Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Research Advisor Award, VIT University. • 2019: Best poster presentation, ICAR-Indian Horticultural Research Institute, Bangalore. • 2014: Brain Korea Research Fellow (Bk21 Plus), Government of Korea. (Research grant-50000000 KRW) • 2014: Best paper presentation by Korean Society for Horticultural Sciences, Korea. • 2016: Best paper presentation by Korean Society for Horticultural Sciences, Korea. • 2012: Best paper presentation Korean society of Grass land and Forage Science, Korea. • 2011: Brain Korea Research Fellow (Bk21 Plus), Government of Korea. (Research grant-40000000 KRW) • 2008: Fellowship for PhD Programmed by University grants commission, Govt. of India. • 2010: Junior Research Fellowship, Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India.

International Collaborations

  • Gyeongsang National University, South Korea. Chonnam National University, South Korea, University of Houston, USA. Oregon State University, USA.

Industry Collaborations

  • Timac Agro International, Chennai, India (France). Balaji Polypacks, Karnataka, India.

Other Information

Editorial Experience : Professional Activities • Editorial Board Member: Scientific Reports (Nature) • Review Editor: Frontiers in Plant Science (Section-Plant Nutrition) • Associate Guest Editor: Frontiers in Agronomy (Section-Agroecological cropping system) • Special Issue Guest Editor: Horticulturae (MDPI)