Amity University, India (Retired)

Email: smpaulkhurana@gmail.com

Qualifications

1988 Post-Doc., University of Minnesota, USA

1972 Post-Doc., Kyushu University, Japan

1969 Ph.D., University of Gorakhpur, Gorakhpur

1965 M.Sc., University of Gorakhpur, Gorakhpur

1963 B.Sc., University of Gorakhpur, Gorakhpur

Publications(Selected)

1. Kumar, N., S.C. Dubey, P. Kumar and S.M.P. Khurana, 2019. Fusarium solani causing stem rot and wilt of lucky Bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana) in India-first record. Indian Phytopathol. (In Press). 10.1007/s42360-019-00119-8.
2. Khandelwal, S. and S.M.P. Khurana, 2019. Molecular docking studies and GC-MS analysis of the antimicrobial compounds isolated from leaves of Moringa oleifera. Med. Plants, 11: 95-103.
3. S.M.P. Khurana and Narendra Kumar(2018)Most Important high value Medicinal Plants with multiple effects.Proceedings of 7th Global Summit on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Nov 19-21,2018.Medicinal Plants(International Journal of Phytomedicine and Related Industries)Special issue,supplement 2.p.1.indexed in ;SCOPUS ;ISSN: 0975-4261. NAAS Rating: 4.23.ugc j serial no.25682.
4. Sharma, M. and S.M.P. Khurana, 2018. Biomedical Engineering: The Recent Trends. In: Omics Technologies and Bio-Engineering, Barh, D. and V. Azevedo (Eds.).
5. Marwal, A., R.K. Verma, S.M.P. Khurana and R.K. Gaur, 2018. Molecular Interaction between Plant Virues and their Biological Vectors. In: Plant Viruses: Diversity, Interaction and Management, Gaur, R.K., S.M.P. Khurana and Y. Dorokhov (Eds.). CRC Press, USA. ISBN-13:978-1-1138-06151-4, pp: 205-216.
6. Marwal, A., R.K. Gaur and S.M.P. Khurana, 2018. Possible Approches for Developing Deferent Strategies to Prevent Transmission of Gemin Viruses to Important Crops. In: Plant Viruses: Diversity, Interaction and Management, Gaur, R.K., S.M.P. Khurana and Y. Dorokhov (Eds.). CRC Press, USA. ISBN-13:978-1-1138-06151-4, pp: 301-319.
7. Kumar, N. and S.M.P. Khurana, 2018. Phytochemistry and medicinal value of harad (Terminalia chebula Retz.) the ‘King of medicinal plants’. Der Pharma Chem., 10: 186-195.
8. Kumar, N. and S.M.P. Khurana, 2018. Phytochemistry and medicinal potential of the Terminalia bellirica Roxb.(Bahera). Indian J. Nat. Prod. Resour., 9: 97-107.
9. Kumar, N. and S.M.P. Khurana, 2018. Phytochemicals and bioactive potential of Trachyspermum ammi L. Der Pharm. Lett., 10: 48-56.
10. Khatodia, S. and S.M.P. Khurana, 2018. Genetic Engineering for Plant Transgenesis: Focus to Pharmaceuticals. In: Omics Technologies and Bio-Engineering, Barh, D. and V. Azevedo (Eds.). Academic Press, USA. ISBN: 978-0-12-815870-8, pp: 71-86.
11. Gaur, R.K., R.K. Verma and S.M.P. Khurana, 2018. Genetic Engineering of Horticultural Crops: Present and Future. In: Genetic Engineering of Horticultural Crops, Rout, G.R. and K.V. Peter (Eds.). Chapter 2, Academic Press, New York, USA. ISBN: 978-0-12-810439-2, pp: 23-46.
12. Rai, R., S.M.P. Khurana, S.M.P. Khurana, S.K. Sharma, S. Watpade and V.K. Baranwal, 2017. Characterization of grapevine leafroll-associated virus 4 from Indian vineyards. J. Plant Pathol., 99: 255-259.
13. Malik, S., K.C. Upadhyaya and S.M.P. Khurana, 2017. Phylogenetic analysis of nuclear-encoded RNA maturases. Evol. Bioinform., Vol. 13. 10.1177/1176934317710945.
14. Madhupriya, N. Banyal, V.S.R. Dantuluri, R. Manimekalai, G.P. Rao and S.M.P. Khurana, 2017. Association of different groups of phytoplasma in flower malformation, phyllody, foliar yellowing and little leaf disease of rose (Rosa sp.). J. Hortic. Sci. Biotechnol., 92: 424-431.
15. Kumar, N. and S.M.P. Khurana, 2017. First report of Taphrina sp. causing leaf distortion and reddening in glue berry, Cordia dichotoma in India. Med. Plants Int. J. Phytomed. Related Ind., 9: 221-222.
16. Godara, S., S.M.P. Khurana and K.K. Biswas, 2017. Three variants of cotton leaf curl begomoviruses with their satellite molecules are associated with cotton leaf curl disease aggravation in New Delhi. J. Plant Biochem. Biotechnol., 26: 97-105.
17. Khatodia S, Bhatotia K, Passricha N, S.M.P. Khurana, Tuteja N. The CRISPR/Cas Genome-Editing Tool: Application in Improvement of Crops. Front Plant Sci. 2016 Apr 19;7:506. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00506. PMID: 27148329; PMCID: PMC4835450.
18. Usharani, K.S., Surendranath, B., Paul‐Khurana, S.M., Garg, I.D. and Malathi, V.G. (2004), Potato leaf curl – a new disease of potato in northern India caused by a strain of Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus. Plant Pathology, 53: 235-235. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0032-0862.2004.00959.x