Dr Harjeet Khanna
This person does not currently hold a position at QUT.
Personal details
Keywords
Anti-Apoptosis, Banana, Biotic And Abiotic Stress, Carotenoids, Plant Biotechnology, Raman Spectroscopy, Rice, Sugarcane, Tocopherols, Wheat
Research field
Agricultural Biotechnology, Plant Biology
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- PhD (Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut)
- MSc(Genetics) (University of Delhi)
- Grad Cert Res Mgmt (Southern Cross University)
- BSc(Hons)Botany (University of Delhi)
Publications
- Khanna, H., Paul, J., Harding, R., Dickman, M. & Dale, J. (2007). Inhibition of Agrobacterium-Induced Cell Death by Antiapoptotic Gene Expression Leads to Very High Transformation Efficiency of Banana. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 20(9), 1048–1054. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/9017
- Khanna, H. & Daggard, G. (2006). Targeted expression of redesigned and codon optimised synthetic gene leads to recrystallisation inhibition and reduced electrolyte leakage in spring wheat at sub-zero temperatures. Plant Cell Reports, 25(12), 1336–1346. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/7276
- Khanna, H. & Daggard, G. (2003). Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of wheat using superbinary vector for and a polyamine-supplemented regeneration medium. Plant Cell Reports, 21(5), 429–436. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/10359
- Khanna, H. & Raina, S. (2002). Elite indica transgenic rice plants expressing modified cryIA(c) endotoxin of Bacillus thuringiensis show enhanced resistance to yellow stem borer (Scirpophaga Incertulas). Transgenic Research, 11(4), 411–423. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/10358
- Khanna, H. & Daggard, G. (2001). Enhanced shoot regeneration in nine Australian wheat cultivars by spermidine and water stress treatments. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology, 28(12), 1243–1247. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/10357
- Khanna, H., Becker, D., Kleidon, J. & Dale, J. (2004). Centrifugation Assisted Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated Transformation (CAAT) Embryogenic Cell Suspensions of Banana (Musa spp. Cavendish AAA and Lady finger AAB). Molecular Breeding, 14, 239–252. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/7842
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Harjeet, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Selected research projects
- Title
- Abiotic Stress Tolerant Sugarcane: Drought-proofing Sugarcane with Cell-death Protection Genes
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- STU065
- Start year
- 2008
- Keywords
- Sugarcane; Transformation; Agrobacterium; Drought; Abiotic; Stress
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.
Supervision
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- Towards the Biofortification of Banana Fruit for Enhanced Micronutrient Content (2011)
- Defining the role of phytoene synthase in carotenoid accumulation of high provitamin A bananas (2010)
- The Manipulation of Apoptosis-Related Genes to Generate Resistance to Fusarium Wilt and Water Stress in Banana (2009)