Indra K. Vasil

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

• Gene
• Botany
• DNA

Her main research concerns Botany, Callus, Somatic embryogenesis, Protoplast and Tissue culture. Her work deals with themes such as Molecular biology, Gene and Embryo, which intersect with Botany. Her Callus research incorporates themes from Explant culture, Cultivar, Poaceae and Phosphinothricin acetyltransferase.

Her work carried out in the field of Somatic embryogenesis brings together such families of science as Scutellum and Regeneration. In her work, Regeneration, Crop species, Somatic fusion, Totipotent and Agriculture is strongly intertwined with Biotechnology, which is a subfield of Protoplast. Her research investigates the connection with Tissue culture and areas like Germination which intersect with concerns in Coleoptile.

Her most cited work include:

• Cell culture and somatic cell genetics of plants (1221 citations)
• Herbicide resistant fertile transgenic wheat plants obtained by microprojectile bombardment of regenerable embryogenic callus (663 citations)
• The Viviparous-1 developmental gene of maize encodes a novel transcriptional activator. (585 citations)

What are the main themes of her work throughout her whole career to date?

Indra K. Vasil mainly investigates Botany, Callus, Somatic embryogenesis, Tissue culture and Protoplast. Her study ties her expertise on Embryo together with the subject of Botany. Her Callus study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Explant culture, Cultivar and Primordium.

Her research in Somatic embryogenesis focuses on subjects like Scutellum, which are connected to Leafy and Coleoptile. Her Tissue culture research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Ultrastructure, Cell culture and Embryogenesis. Her Protoplast study combines topics in areas such as Somatic fusion, Somatic cell, Saccharum officinarum, Biotechnology and Molecular biology.

She most often published in these fields:

• Botany (55.45%)
• Callus (32.70%)
• Somatic embryogenesis (27.96%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 1998-2016)?

• Botany (55.45%)
• Biotechnology (14.22%)
• Genetically modified crops (7.58%)

In recent papers she was focusing on the following fields of study:

Indra K. Vasil spends much of her time researching Botany, Biotechnology, Genetically modified crops, Tissue culture and Transgene. Indra K. Vasil has included themes like Sorghum, Trypsin inhibitor and Somatic embryogenesis in her Botany study. Her work in Somatic embryogenesis addresses subjects such as Regeneration, which are connected to disciplines such as Embryo and Poaceae.

The various areas that Indra K. Vasil examines in her Genetically modified crops study include Molecular biology and Western blot. Her studies deal with areas such as Zea mays, Transformation and Callus as well as Tissue culture. Her study in Plant tissue culture is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Protoplast, Cell culture, Plant propagation and Shoot.

Between 1998 and 2016, her most popular works were:

• DNA-based markers in plants (201 citations)
• Increased insect resistance in transgenic wheat stably expressing trypsin inhibitor CMe (113 citations)
• A history of plant biotechnology: from the Cell Theory of Schleiden and Schwann to biotech crops. (88 citations)

In her most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

• Gene
• DNA
• Botany

Indra K. Vasil mainly focuses on Genetically modified crops, Botany, Transgene, Biotechnology and Genome. Her research in Genetically modified crops intersects with topics in Storage protein, Cell theory and Food science. Her Botany research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Genomics, Genetic marker, Wheat flour and Gliadin, Gluten.

Her Transgene research includes elements of Lepidoptera genitalia, Gelechiidae, Sitotroga cerealella, Trypsin inhibitor and Agronomy. Her studies in Biotechnology integrate themes in fields like Griffith's experiment and Food security. Her Genome research includes themes of Quantitative trait locus, Molecular marker and Introgression.