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Ecology and Evolution
India
2026

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
43
Citations
5917
World Ranking
5389
National Ranking
8

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in India Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in India Leader Award

Overview

R. Uma Shaanker is affiliated with the University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad in India. Their research primarily falls within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a specialized focus on Plant Science, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Pharmacology.

The scientist's work encompasses several main topics, including Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions, Plant and fungal interactions, Plant tissue culture and regeneration, Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food, and Fungal Biology and Applications.

Frequent co-authors with whom they have collaborated include Karaba N. Nataraja, Ralf Oelmüller, G. Ravikanth, T. S. Suryanarayanan, and Shannon B. Olsson.

R. Uma Shaanker has published in various academic venues, with multiple articles in Current Science, Frontiers in Plant Science, Scientific Reports, Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, and Microbiological Research.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by R. Uma Shaanker include:

  • Inhibition of plant pathogenic fungi by endophytic Trichoderma spp. through mycoparasitism and volatile organic compounds, 2020, Microbiological Research
  • Molecular Docking Analysis of Selected Natural Products from Plants for Inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease, 2020, Current Science
  • Fungal Endophyte-Mediated Crop Improvement: The Way Ahead, 2020, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • An endophyte from salt-adapted Pokkali rice confers salt-tolerance to a salt-sensitive rice variety and targets a unique pattern of genes in its new host, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • An Endophytic Trichoderma Strain Promotes Growth of Its Hosts and Defends Against Pathogen Attack, 2020, Frontiers in Plant Science

Best Publications

  • Endophytic fungal strains of Fusarium solani, from Apodytes dimidiata E. Mey. ex Arn (Icacinaceae) produce camptothecin, 10-hydroxycamptothecin and 9-methoxycamptothecin

    S. Shweta;S. Zuehlke;B.T. Ramesha;V. Priti

  • Extraction of non-timber forest products in the forests of Biligiri Rangan Hills, India. 2. Impact of NTFP extraction on regeneration, population structure, and species composition

    K. S. Murali;Uma Shankar;R. Uma Shaanker;K. N. Ganeshaiah

  • Parent-Offspring Conflict, Sibling Rivalry, and Brood Size Patterns in Plants

    R. Uma Shaanker;K. N. Ganeshaiah;Kamaljit S. Bawa

  • Permanent Genetic Resources added to Molecular Ecology Resources Database 1 October 2009–30 November 2009

    Junghwa An;Arnaud Bechet;Åsa Berggren;Sarah K. Brown

  • The Use of Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Forest Management: an Example from India

    Lucy Rist;R. Uma Shaanker;E. J. Milner-Gulland;Jaboury Ghazoul

  • Assessing species admixtures in raw drug trade of Phyllanthus, a hepato-protective plant using molecular tools.

    R. Srirama;U. Senthilkumar;N. Sreejayan;G. Ravikanth

  • Species Adulteration in the Herbal Trade: Causes, Consequences and Mitigation.

    Ramanujam Srirama;J. U. Santhosh Kumar;G. S. Seethapathy;Steven G. Newmaster

  • Seed abortion in wind-dispersed pods of Dalbergia sissoo: maternal regulation or sibling rivalry?

    K. N. Ganeshaiah;R. Uma Shaanker

  • Livelihood gains and ecological costs of non-timber forest product dependence: assessing the roles of dependence, ecological knowledge and market structure in three contrasting human and ecological settings in south India

    R. Uma Shaanker;K.N. Ganeshaiah;Smitha Krishnan;R. Ramya

  • An endophyte from salt-adapted Pokkali rice confers salt-tolerance to a salt-sensitive rice variety and targets a unique pattern of genes in its new host.

    Megha Hastantram Sampangi-Ramaiah;Jagadheesh;Prajjal Dey;Shridhar Jambagi

  • Fungal Endophyte-Mediated Crop Improvement: The Way Ahead.

    Vijaya R Chitnis;Trichur S Suryanarayanan;Karaba N Nataraja;S Rajendra Prasad

  • Predicting the potential geographical distribution of the sugarcane woolly aphid using GARP and DIVA-GIS

    KN Ganeshaiah;Narayani Barve;Nilima Nath;K Chandrashekara

  • Does long-distance pollen dispersal preclude inbreeding in tropical trees? Fragmentation genetics of Dysoxylum malabaricum in an agro-forest landscape.

    Sascha A. Ismail;J. Ghazoul;G. Ravikanth;R. Uma Shaanker

  • Seed size optimization in a wind dispersed tree Butea monosperma: a trade-off between seedling establishment and pod dispersal efficiency

    K. N. Ganeshaiah;R. Uma Shaanker

  • Status of pollinators and their efficiency in coffee fruit set in a fragmented landscape mosaic in South India

    Smitha Krishnan;Cheppudira. G. Kushalappa;R. Uma Shaanker;Jaboury Ghazoul

  • Reconstructing the history of introduction and spread of the invasive species, Lantana, at three spatial scales in India

    Ramesh Kannan;Charlie M. Shackleton;R. Uma Shaanker

  • Extraction of non-timber forest products in the forests of Biligiri Rangan Hills, India. 4. Impact on floristic diversity and population structure in a thorn scrub forest.

    Uma Shankar;K. S. Murali;R. Uma Shaanker;K. N. Ganeshaiah

  • EXTRACTION OF NON-TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS IN THE FORESTS OF BILIGIRI RANGAN HILLS, INDIA. 3. PRODUCTIVITY, EXTRACTION AND PROSPECTS OF SUSTAINABLE HARVEST OF AMLA PHYLLANTHUS EMBLICA, (EUPHORBIACEAE)'

    Uma Shankar;K. S. Murali;R. Uma Shaanker;K. N. Ganeshaiah

  • Seed abortion in Pongamia pinnata (Fabaceae)

    H. S. Arathi;K. N. Ganeshaiah;R. Uma Shaanker;S. G. Hegde

  • Measuring and Mapping Threats to a Wildlife Sanctuary in Southern India

    Narayani Barve;MC Kiran;G Vanaraj;NA Aravind

Frequent Co-Authors

K. N. Ganeshaiah
K. N. Ganeshaiah University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad
Karaba N. Nataraja
Karaba N. Nataraja Bangalore University
Kamaljit S. Bawa
Kamaljit S. Bawa University of Massachusetts Boston
Charlie M. Shackleton
Charlie M. Shackleton Rhodes University
Sandip B. Bharate
Sandip B. Bharate Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
Martin Lascoux
Martin Lascoux Uppsala University
Stefan Gustafsson
Stefan Gustafsson Science for Life Laboratory
Ralf Oelmüller
Ralf Oelmüller Friedrich Schiller University Jena
E. J. Milner-Gulland
E. J. Milner-Gulland University of Oxford

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