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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
rathnaprabhad@nitw.ac.in
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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
  • Environmental Science and Engineering(IC308)
  • Plant Cell and Bioprocess Technology Lab(BT16007)
  • Plant Cell and Tissue Culture(BT16033)
  • Biodiversity and Conservation(BT212)
  • Cultivation of Mushroom and Biofertilizer Production(BT362)
  • Animal and Plant Biotechnology(BT352)
  • Biology for Engineers(BT1161)
  • Advanced Plant and Animal Biotechnology(BT5122)
  • Biotechnology Laboratory - I(BT5105)
  • Molecular Biology(BT254)
  • Cell Biology and Molecular Biology Laboratory(BT256)
  • Design Principles Living Systems(BT281)
  • 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

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
  • B.Tech faculty co-ordinator (Continuing from August, 2023)
  • 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)