Dr. Menka Tiwari

Dr. Menka Tiwari
Teaching Faculty-School of Basic Sciences (Biology)
Area of Expertise: Plant Defence Priming and Transgenerational Immune Priming
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Dr. Menka Tiwari

Teaching Faculty  |  School of Basic Sciences (Biology), RGNAU, Fursatganj

Contact Information

Email: menka.tiwari@rgnau.ac.in
Phone: +91-8840649027

Brief Profile

Dr. Menka Tiwari is a Teaching Faculty in the School of Basic Sciences (Biology) at Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University (RGNAU), Fursatganj, Amethi. She holds a Ph.D. in Botany from the Department of Botany, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University (BHU). Her doctoral research focused on Exploring Within- and Between-Generation Defense Priming Responses in Wheat and Barley using Trichoderma and BABA.

She completed her M.Sc. and B.Sc. (Hons.) in Botany from the Department of Botany, Institute of Science, BHU. Her research broadly focuses on plant defence priming mechanisms in crop plants against biotic and abiotic stresses using various priming agents. Dr. Tiwari has published research articles and reviews in reputed international journals such as Frontiers in Plant Science, Environmental and Experimental Botany, Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, and Plant Stress.

She is a CSIR-UGC NET JRF qualified researcher and has received several academic awards, including the First Prize Award at Shodh Sangam 2024 organized by the Institute of Science, BHU. She has also actively presented her research work at national and international conferences.

Educational Qualifications

  • Ph.D. (Botany), Department of Botany, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), 2024
  • M.Sc. (Botany), Department of Botany, Institute of Science, BHU, 2017
  • B.Sc. (Botany Hons.), Department of Botany, Institute of Science, BHU, 2015
  • Intermediate, Sunbeam School Varuna, Varanasi, 2010
  • High School, St. Mary’s School, Zamania, Ghazipur, 2008

Research Interests

  • Plant Defense Priming in Crop Plants against Biotic and Abiotic Stresses
  • Intergenerational and Transgenerational Immune Priming
  • Culturing of Microorganisms
  • Biochemical Studies
  • Gene Expression Analysis in Plants under Stress Conditions

Awards & Achievements

  • Qualified CSIR-UGC NET JRF (2019)
  • Qualified GATE (2019)
  • First Prize for Oral Presentation, Shodh Sangam 2024, Institute of Science, BHU
  • Third Prize for Oral Presentation, International Conference, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur (2023)

Publications

Research Articles

  1. Tiwari, M., Singh, R., Jha, R., & Singh, P. (2022). Heritable priming by Trichoderma: A sustainable approach for wheat protection against Bipolaris sorokiniana. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13, 1050765. (Citations: 27)
  2. Tiwari, M., Devi, B., Sinha, S., Yadav, N., & Singh, P. (2024). Intergenerational priming by Trichoderma alleviates drought stress in barley. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 223, 105772. (Citations: 14)
  3. Tiwari, M., & Singh, P. (2024). Guardians of wheat: Unleashing transgenerational immune priming with Trichoderma against spot blotch. South African Journal of Botany, 169, 242-254.
  4. Tiwari, M., & Singh, P. (2024). Bolstering wheat's immunity: BABA-mediated defense priming against Bipolaris sorokiniana amid competition. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, 133, 102372.
  5. Tiwari, M., & Singh, P. (2023). Stress for parents can translate into resilience for their children. The Science Breaker, 9(3).
  6. Devi, B., Tiwari, M., Yadav, N., & Singh, P. (2023). Intergenerational immune priming: Harnessing plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) for augmented wheat protection against spot blotch. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, 128, 102164. (Citations: 17)
  7. Devi, B., Yadav, N., Tiwari, M., Gupta, S., Chhodvadiya, B., & Singh, P. (2025). Harnessing drought-induced immune priming for intergenerational resistance to spot blotch in wheat. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, 136, 102558.

Review Articles

  1. Tiwari, M., Pati, D., Mohapatra, R., Sahu, B. B., & Singh, P. (2022). The impact of microbes in plant immunity and priming-induced inheritance: A sustainable approach for crop protection. Plant Stress, 4, 100072. (Citations: 85)
  2. Tiwari, M., & Singh, P. (2021). Green Vaccination: A Boon to Plant Immunity and Sustainability. LS – An International Journal of Life Sciences, 10(3), 230-233.

Book Chapters

  1. Tiwari, M., & Singh, P. (2021). Plant Defense Priming: A New Tool for Sustainable Global Food Security. In G. S. Shekhawat (Ed.), Agriculture Innovations and Sustainability (pp. 133-153).
  2. Jha, R., Tiwari, M., Devi, B., Jha, U. C., Tripathi, S., & Singh, P. (2023). Genomic Approaches for Resistance Against Fungal Diseases in Soybean. In Diseases in Legume Crops: Next Generation Breeding Approaches for Resistant Legume Crops (pp. 301-328). Springer Nature Singapore.

Conference / Seminar Participation

  • First Prize, Oral Presentation, Shodh Sangam 2024, Institute of Science, BHU (21–23 Feb 2024)
  • Oral Presentation, International Conference on Fungal Biology and Plant-Microbe Interactions, BHU (16–18 Feb 2024)
  • Third Prize, Oral Presentation, International Conference on Emerging Trends in Plant and Environment Sciences, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur (2023)
  • Poster Presentation, National Symposium on Plant Pathology, BHU (Dec 2023)
  • Workshop on RT-PCR & Next Generation Sequencing, IMS-BHU (2022)
  • Poster Presentation, XV Agricultural Science Congress, NAAS-BHU (2021)
  • Webinar on Plant Defense Priming, Parul University (2021)
  • International E-Conference on Environment and Biodiversity Conservation, Govt. College Kota (2020)

Professional Membership

  • Life Member, Mycological Society of India (MSI)