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Prof. Rathnaprabha Dharavath

PhD (Kakatiya University)

Assistant Professor Gr-I

Department of Biotechnology

Room No: Room No. 402 +91-870-2464226
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Research Areas

 Plant Biotechnology, Plant Tissue culture

  • Courses Handled
  • Research IDs
  • Selected Publications
  • Project/Consultancy
  • Current PhD Students
  • Awards and Accolades
  • Additional Responsibilities
  • Design Principles Living Systems(BT281)
  • Biology for Engineers(BT1161)
  • Plant Cell and Bioprocess Technology Lab(BT16007)
  • Summer Internship / EPICS(BT449)
  • Plant Cell and Tissue Culture(BT16033)
  • Biodiversity and Conservation(BT212)
  • Environmental Science and Engineering(IC308)
  • Cultivation of Mushroom and Biofertilizer Production(BT362)
  • Animal and Plant Biotechnology(BT352)
  • Advanced Plant and Animal Biotechnology(BT5122)
  • Biotechnology Laboratory - I(BT5105)
  • Cell Biology and Molecular Biology Laboratory(BT256)
  • Molecular Biology(BT254)
  • Agricultural Biotechnology(BT5164)
  • ORC ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4445-5440
  • Google Scholar ID: 1714379257961


  • In Vitro Plant Regeneration From Petiole Explants And Assessment Of Genetic Fidelity Using Issr Markers In Momordica Charantia L., By Yashodhara Velivela*, Muralikrishna Narra, Raghu Ellendula, Bharath Kumar Kalva, Rathnaprabha Dharavath and Sadanandam Abbagani, I.K Press, Plant Cell Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, vol.17, pp. 49-56, 2016
  • Micropropagation of white palash tree (Butea monosperma [Lam.] Taub. Var. lutea [Witt.]), By D. Rathnaprabha, N. Muralikrishna, E. Raghu, V. Yashodhara, A. Sadanandam*, TathQeef Scientific Publishing, Journal of Phytology, vol.09, pp.7-10, 2016
  • Rapid in vitro Plant Regeneration From Nodal Explants And Assessment of Genetic Fidelity Using Inter Simple Sequence Repeats Markers in Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taub. var. lutea (Witt.), By Rathnaprabha Dharavath, Muralikrishna Narra, Raghu Ellendula, Yashodhara Velivela and Sadanandam Abbagani, Science Alert, Asian Journal of Biotechnology, vol.09, pp.80-87, 2017
  • Activated charcoal: an effective enhancer of in vitro seed germination and growth in Nothapodytes foetida—a threatened medicinal plant, By A. Srividya & Rathnaprabha Dharavath, Springer, Springer (Vegetos), vol.02, pp.1049-1057, 2022
  • Seed Dormancy and Pre-treatment Procedures to Trigger Germination in Non-Viable Seeds, By Adityah Ganesh, Rathnaprabha Dharavath, HRBP Publication, Research and Reviews: Journal of Environmental Sciences, vol.04, pp.1-14, 2022
  • Novel plant disease detection techniques-a brief review, By Srividya Attaluri & Rathnaprabha Dharavath , Springer link, Molecular Biology Reports, vol.50, pp.9677-9690, 2023
  • Employing soil isolated fungi for production of bioactive phenolic compounds: a fermentative approach, By Dr. Rathnaprabha D, Srividya A, Taylor and Francis , Preperative Biochemistry and Biotecchnology, vol., pp., 2024
  • The synergistic effect of plant growth regulators and polyamines on regeneration of Nothapodytes foetida, and assessment of genetic fidelity using ISSR and SCoT markers, By Srividya A, Dr.Rathnaprabha Dharavath,, Springer Nature, Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), vol. 160: 42, pp.1-10, 2025
  • Efect of abiotic factors on germination and seedling emergence of a threatened medicinal forest tree: Nothapodytes nimmoniana (J. Graham) Mabb, By A. Srividya, Dr.Rathnaprabha Dharavath, Springer Nature, Vegetoes, vol.38, pp.1256-1260, 2025

Invitro micropropagation and enhancement of potent anticancer drug(Camptothecin) using elicitors and hairy root culture in Nothopodytes foedita(wright) sluemer- A Treatened medicinal plant

  • Role Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor DST SERB (EEQ)
  • Duration 35 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 496700
  • Status Completed

Invitro microptopogation of Azima tetracantha Lam. An important threatentend Medicinal Plant

  • Role Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor MHRD,NITW
  • Duration 21 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 500000
  • Status Completed


K.Naresh Kumar

  • Area of Research: Secondary metabolites extractions from Endangered Medicinal plants and characterization

Mrs. A Srividya

  • Area of Research: Plant tissue culture and novel compounds extractions invitro
  • DST –EEQ(Project)
  • Merit scholarship for Higher studies
  • UGC -RGNF
  • IV B.Tech Faculty co-ordinator (Continuing from June, 2025)
  • III B.Tech Faculty co-ordinator (June, 2024 - May, 2025)
  • B.Tech faculty co-ordinator (Continuing from August, 2023)
  • II B.Tech Faculty co-ordinator (June, 2023 - May, 2024)
  • Rate contract and Consumables in Charge (August, 2022 - August, 2024)
  • B.Tech First year co-ordinator (August, 2020 - August, 2022)
  • Departmental Timetable incharge (April, 2018 - August, 2021)