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Edwin Raj Esack

Edwin Raj Esack

LiveDNA ID: 91.16416
ACSE
18 Publications
0 Editorial Roles
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About

Professional Summary

Esack Edwin Raj is interested in using various empirical spatial statistical approaches of research in understanding the linkages between climate and crop yield variability for sustainable tea production in South India. His research focus is on sustainable land use management and planning, geographical information systems, digital mapping and in developing drought tolerant and disease resistance clones using marker-assisted selection.

Education

Academic Background
  • Ph.D. Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India Plant Physiology | Completed: 2019
  • M.Phil. Bharathidasan University Biosystematics and Taxonomy | Completed: 2009
  • M.Sc. Bharathidasan University, India Botany | Completed: 2007
  • B.Sc. Bharathidasan University, India Biology/Botany | Completed: 2003

Publications (18)

Selected Scholarly Contributions
Development of PCR-Based Race-Specific Markers for Differentiation of Indian Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense, the Causal Agent of Fusarium Wilt in Banana
Raman Thangavelu, Esack Edwinraj, Muthukathan Gopi, Periyasamy Pushpakanth, Kotteswaran Sharmila, Manivasakan Prabaharan, Murugan Loganathan, Subbaraya Uma
Journal of Fungi | Journal Article
10.3390/jof8010053
Crossref
2022
Comparative Whole-Genome Sequence Analyses of Fusarium Wilt Pathogen (Foc R1, STR4 and TR4) Infecting Cavendish (AAA) Bananas in India, with a Special Emphasis on Pathogenicity Mechanisms
Thangavelu Raman, Esack Edwin Raj, Gopi Muthukathan, Murugan Loganathan, Pushpakanth Periyasamy, Marimuthu Natesh, Prabaharan Manivasakan, Sharmila Kotteeswaran, Sasikala Rajendran, Uma Subbaraya
Journal of Fungi | Journal Article
10.3390/jof7090717
Crossref
2021
Comparative proteomic analysis of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense strains ( Foc R1 and Foc TR4) provides better insights into mechanisms of their virulence, habitat adaptation and pathogenesis
Thangavelu Raman, Kalaiponmani Kalaimughilan, Edwin Raj Esack
Posted Content
10.1101/2021.12.29.474485
Crossref
2021
Gene expression profiling of Tea ( Camellia sinensis L.) in response to biotic stress using microarrays
S. Ashokraj, E. Edwin Raj, K.N. Chandrashekara, R. Govindaraj, T. Femlin Blessia, B. Radhakrishnan
Posted Content
10.1101/2020.03.17.994806
Crossref
2020
Development of non-destructive methods to estimate functional traits and field evaluation in tea plantations using a smartphone
Esack Edwin Raj, Rajagobal Raj Kumar, Ashokraj Shanmugam, Balakrishnan Radhakrishnan
Posted Content
10.1101/2020.03.17.994897
Crossref
2020
El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) impact on tea production and rainfall in South India.
Raj, E.E., R.R. Kumar and K.V. Ramesh,
J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., | Journal Article
10.1175/JAMC-D-19-0065.1
Self Edwin Raj Esack
2020
Modelling the impact of agrometeorological variables on regional tea yield variability in South Indian tea-growing regions: 1981-2015
Esack Edwin Raj, K. V. Ramesh, Rajagobal Rajkumar
Cogent Food & Agriculture | Journal Article
10.1080/23311932.2019.1581457
Crossref
2019
Cold treatment prompts embryogenic callus and cytodifferentiation in the anthers of tea (Camellia sp.) genotypes.
Kumar, CH.N.P., E.E. Raj, P.M. Kumar, R.R. Kumar and K.N. Chandrashekara,
Plant Physiol. Rep., | Journal Article
10.1007/s40502-019-00445-z
Self Edwin Raj Esack
2019
Above and Belowground Biomass Allocation Pattern of Young Tea (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze) Plants Under Rainfed Conditions
Esack Edwin Raj, Rajagobal Raj Kumar
American Journal of Plant Physiology | Journal Article
10.3923/ajpp.2017.45.57
Crossref
2017
Ethnomedicinal plants and traditional knowledge of Malayali tribe in Pachamalai Hills, a part of Eastern Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India.
Kolar, A.B., E.R. Esack, L. Vivekanandan and M.G. Basha,
J. Ethnobiol. Tradit. Med., | Journal Article
Self Edwin Raj Esack
2015
Screening of tea progenies for tolerance to drought stress using multivariate statistical techniques.
Esack, E.R., A. Shanmugam, V. Palanisamy, V. Lakshmipathy, K.N. Chandrashekara and R.K. Rajagopal,
Scientia Horticulturae, | Journal Article
10.1016/j.scienta.2015.09.027
Self Edwin Raj Esack
2015
Physiological response of tropical tree species to elevated CO2 levels at seedling stage.
Raj, E.E., C. Buvaneswaran, E. Menason and C. Vijayalakshmi,
Indian J. Ecol., | Journal Article
Self Edwin Raj Esack
2014
In vitro regeneration and evaluation of genetic stability of Rubia cordifolia L.: An endangered medicinal plant of Pachamalai Hills, Tamil Nadu, India.
Vivekanandan, L., A.B. Kolar, E.E. Raj, N. Sisubalan and M.G. Basha,
Eur. Acad. Res. J., | Journal Article
Self Edwin Raj Esack
2014
Stimulation of callogenesis from anthers of chinery and cambod tea (Camellia sp.) clones.
Kumar, C.N.P., E.E. Raj, R.R. Kumar, P.M. Kumar and K.N. Chandrashekara,
Int. J. Adv. Biotechnol. Res., | Journal Article
Self Edwin Raj Esack
2014
Study on genetic diversity of Bacopa monnieri (L.) Pennell ecotype variants from Tamil Nadu by the RAPD markers.
Kumar, M.M., R. Gopi, G.M.A. Lakshmana, R. Paneerselvam and E.E. Raj,
Rom. J. Biol.-Plant Biol., | Journal Article
Self Edwin Raj Esack
2013
Comparative analysis of different DNA extraction protocols and genetic diversity studies in a medicinal plant Cassia obtusa (Roxb.) Wight & Arn. of Eastern Ghats, Tamil Nadu.
Kolar, A.B., M.G. Basha, G. Silambarasan, M.S. Sultana and E.E. Raj,
Int. J. Curr. Res., | Journal Article
Self Edwin Raj Esack
2012
Changing pattern of South-West monsoon in the Anamalais.
Kumar, R.R., E.E. Raj and P.M. Kumar,
Planters Chronicle, | Journal Article
Self Edwin Raj Esack
2012
Scope and opportunities of research on elevated CO2 and plant response to tropical tree species.
Buvaneswaran, C., E.E. Raj, R.R. Warrier and R.S.C. Jayaraj,
ENVIS For. Bull., | Journal Article
Self Edwin Raj Esack
2010