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Plant Science and Agronomy
USA
2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
95
Citations
32302
World Ranking
207
National Ranking
72

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in United States Leader Award
  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Agriculture
  • Agronomy
  • Botany

P. V. Vara Prasad mainly investigates Agronomy, Horticulture, Sorghum, Pollen and Botany. His Agronomy research incorporates elements of Nutrient and Carbon dioxide. In the subject of general Carbon dioxide, his work in Carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere is often linked to Yield, thereby combining diverse domains of study.

His research in Sorghum intersects with topics in Crop productivity and Lipid composition. His Pollen study incorporates themes from Photosynthesis, Ecophysiology, Abiotic stress and Animal science. His studies deal with areas such as Thylakoid and Starch as well as Botany.

His most cited work include:

  • Temperature variability and the yield of annual crops (423 citations)
  • Adverse high temperature effects on pollen viability, seed-set, seed yield and harvest index of grain-sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) are more severe at elevated carbon dioxide due to higher tissue temperatures (295 citations)
  • Effects of elevated temperature and carbon dioxide on seed‐set and yield of kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) (210 citations)

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

His primary scientific interests are in Agronomy, Sorghum, Horticulture, Crop and Agriculture. His study ties his expertise on Pollen together with the subject of Agronomy. His study in Sorghum is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Mesotrione, Vapour Pressure Deficit, Transpiration, Panicle and Hybrid.

His studies in Horticulture integrate themes in fields like Botany, Plant physiology and Sucrose. The various areas that P. V. Vara Prasad examines in his Crop study include Quantitative trait locus, Abiotic component, Nutrient and Phenology. His work on Conservation agriculture and Sustainable agriculture as part of his general Agriculture study is frequently connected to Business, thereby bridging the divide between different branches of science.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (52.69%)
  • Sorghum (29.94%)
  • Horticulture (19.16%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Agronomy (52.69%)
  • Sorghum (29.94%)
  • Horticulture (19.16%)

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

P. V. Vara Prasad focuses on Agronomy, Sorghum, Horticulture, Agriculture and Crop. His work deals with themes such as Mesotrione, Biofuel, Nested association mapping and Hybrid, which intersect with Sorghum. His research in Horticulture intersects with topics in Photosynthesis, Genotype and Plant physiology.

The Sustainable agriculture research P. V. Vara Prasad does as part of his general Agriculture study is frequently linked to other disciplines of science, such as Business, therefore creating a link between diverse domains of science. He focuses mostly in the field of Grain filling, narrowing it down to topics relating to Germination and, in certain cases, Pollen, Vegetative reproduction and Point of delivery. His Cultivar research integrates issues from Bloom and Shoot.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Drought and heat stress-related proteins: an update about their functional relevance in imparting stress tolerance in agricultural crops (31 citations)
  • Influence of drought and heat stress, applied independently or in combination during seed development, on qualitative and quantitative aspects of seeds of lentil (Lens culinaris Medikus) genotypes, differing in drought sensitivity. (26 citations)
  • Satellite-based soybean yield forecast: Integrating machine learning and weather data for improving crop yield prediction in southern Brazil (25 citations)

Best Publications

  • Rising Temperatures Reduce Global Wheat Production

    S. Asseng;F. Ewert;P. Martre;P. Martre;R. P. Rötter

  • Species, ecotype and cultivar differences in spikelet fertility and harvest index of rice in response to high temperature stress

    P.V.V. Prasad;K.J. Boote;L.H. Allen;J.E. Sheehy

  • Impacts of Plastic Pollution on Ecosystem Services, Sustainable Development Goals, and Need to Focus on Circular Economy and Policy Interventions

    Rakesh Kumar;Anurag Verma;Arkajyoti Shome;Rama Sinha

  • Global assessment of agricultural system redesign for sustainable intensification

    Jules Pretty;Tim G. Benton;Zareen Pervez. Bharucha;Lynn V. Dicks

  • Temperature variability and the yield of annual crops

    Timothy R Wheeler;Peter Q Craufurd;Richard H Ellis;John R Porter

  • Impacts of Drought and/or Heat Stress on Physiological, Developmental, Growth, and Yield Processes of Crop Plants

    P. V. V. Prasad;S. A. Staggenborg;Z. Ristic

  • Drought or/and heat-stress effects on seed filling in food crops: Impacts on functional biochemistry, seed yields, and nutritional quality

    Akanksha Sehgal;Kumari Sita;Kadambot H. M. Siddique;Rakesh Kumar

  • Similar estimates of temperature impacts on global wheat yield by three independent methods

    Bing Liu;Bing Liu;Senthold Asseng;Christoph Müller;Frank Ewert

  • Independent and Combined Effects of High Temperature and Drought Stress During Grain Filling on Plant Yield and Chloroplast EF‐Tu Expression in Spring Wheat

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  • Selenium protects sorghum leaves from oxidative damage under high temperature stress by enhancing antioxidant defense system.

    M. Djanaguiraman;P.V.V. Prasad;M. Seppanen

  • Field crops and the fear of heat stress—Opportunities, challenges and future directions

    P.V. Vara Prasad;R. Bheemanahalli;S.V. Krishna Jagadish

  • Adverse high temperature effects on pollen viability, seed-set, seed yield and harvest index of grain-sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) are more severe at elevated carbon dioxide due to higher tissue temperatures

    P.V. Vara Prasad;Kenneth J. Boote;L. Hartwell Allen

  • Impact of Nighttime Temperature on Physiology and Growth of Spring Wheat

    P. V. V. Prasad;S. R. Pisipati;Z. Ristic;U. Bukovnik

  • Differences in in vitro Pollen Germination and Pollen Tube Growth of Cotton Cultivars in Response to High Temperature

    V. G. Kakani;K. R. Reddy;S. Koti;T. P. Wallace

  • Role of Cytochrome P450 Enzymes in Plant Stress Response.

    Balaji Aravindhan Pandian;Rajendran Sathishraj;Maduraimuthu Djanaguiraman;Maduraimuthu Djanaguiraman;P.V. Vara Prasad

  • Sensitivity of Grain Sorghum to High Temperature Stress during Reproductive Development

    P. V. V. Prasad;S. R. Pisipati;R. N. Mutava;M. R. Tuinstra

  • Effects of elevated temperature and carbon dioxide on seed-set and yield of kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)

    P. V. Vara Prasad;Kenneth J. Boote;L. Hartwell Allen;Jean M. G. Thomas

  • Satellite-based soybean yield forecast: Integrating machine learning and weather data for improving crop yield prediction in southern Brazil

    Raí A. Schwalbert;Raí A. Schwalbert;Telmo Amado;Geomar Corassa;Luan Pierre Pott;Luan Pierre Pott

  • Response of floret fertility and individual grain weight of wheat to high temperature stress: sensitive stages and thresholds for temperature and duration

    P. V. Vara Prasad;Maduraimuthu Djanaguiraman

  • Influence of High Temperature and Breeding for Heat Tolerance in Cotton: A Review

    Rishi P. Singh;P.V. Vara Prasad;K. Sunita;S.N. Giri

  • Effects of drought and high temperature stress on synthetic hexaploid wheat.

    Gautam P Pradhan;P V Vara Prasad;Allan K Fritz;Mary B Kirkham

  • High-Temperature Stress Alleviation by Selenium Nanoparticle Treatment in Grain Sorghum.

    M. Djanaguiraman;M. Djanaguiraman;N. Belliraj;Stefan H. Bossmann;P. V. Vara Prasad

  • FRUIT NUMBER IN RELATION TO POLLEN PRODUCTION AND VIABILITY IN GROUNDNUT EXPOSED TO SHORT EPISODES OF HEAT STRESS

    P.V. Vara Prasad;P.Q. Craufurd;R.J. Summerfield

  • Impact of Climate Change Factors on Weeds and Herbicide Efficacy

    Aruna Varanasi;P.V. Vara Prasad;Mithila Jugulam

  • Yield Responses to Planting Density for US Modern Corn Hybrids: A Synthesis-Analysis

    Yared Assefa;P. V. Vara Prasad;Paul Carter;Mark Hinds

  • Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles Decrease Drought-Induced Oxidative Damage in Sorghum Leading to Higher Photosynthesis and Grain Yield.

    Maduraimuthu Djanaguiraman;Maduraimuthu Djanaguiraman;Remya Nair;Juan Pablo Giraldo;Pagadala Venkata Vara Prasad

  • Mapping QTL for the traits associated with heat tolerance in wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.)

    Shyamal Krishna Talukder;Ali Babar;Kolluru Vijayalakshmi;Jesse Poland

  • Cover Crops, Fertilizer Nitrogen Rates, and Economic Return of Grain Sorghum

    George Y. Mahama;P. V. Vara Prasad;Kraig L. Roozeboom;Jesse B. Nippert

  • Impact of high temperature stress on floret fertility and individual grain weight of grain sorghum: sensitive stages and thresholds for temperature and duration

    P. V. V. Prasad;Maduraimuthu Djanaguiraman;Ramasamy Perumal;Ignacio A. Ciampitti

  • Genetic variability of transpiration response to vapor pressure deficit among sorghum genotypes

    Manoochehr Gholipoor;P.V. Vara Prasad;Raymond N. Mutava;Thomas R. Sinclair

  • High night temperature decreases leaf photosynthesis and pollen function in grain sorghum.

    P. V. Vara Prasad;Maduraimuthu Djanaguiraman

  • Variability of root traits in spring wheat germplasm.

    Sruthi Narayanan;Amita Mohan;Kulvinder S. Gill;P. V. Vara Prasad

Frequent Co-Authors

Ignacio A. Ciampitti
Ignacio A. Ciampitti Kansas State University
Kadambot H. M. Siddique
Kadambot H. M. Siddique University of Western Australia
Kenneth J. Boote
Kenneth J. Boote University of Florida
Peter Craufurd
Peter Craufurd International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
Harsh Nayyar
Harsh Nayyar Panjab University
Ramasamy Perumal
Ramasamy Perumal Kansas State University
Tesfaye T. Tesso
Tesfaye T. Tesso Kansas State University
R. J. Summerfield
R. J. Summerfield University of Reading
Prasanna H. Gowda
Prasanna H. Gowda United States Department of Agriculture
Muhammad Farooq
Muhammad Farooq Sultan Qaboos University

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