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ARS Home Pacific West Area Kimberly, Idaho Northwest Irrigation and Soils Research People & Locations







Raj  Majumdar
                        Northwest Irrigation and Soils Research

                        




                        
                        Research Plant Pathologist
                        Phone: (208) 423-6517
                        
                        
                        Fax: (208) 423-6555(Employee information on this page comes from the REE Directory. Please contact your front office staff to update the REE Directory.)
                            ProjectsDecipher Molecular Mechanisms for Genetic Variations in Agronomically Important Traits to Improve Sugar Beet Disease Resistance and Yield
                                                    In-House Appropriated
                                                                    (D)Accession Number: 444242Disease and Sprout Control in Potato Tubers using Cold Atmospheric-Pressure Gaseous Plasma Technology
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 444553A Novel Bio-based Approach for Managing Root Rot in Sugar Beet Industry
                                                    Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (T)Accession Number: 443998**Publications**
                                                (Clicking on the reprint icon
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                                                    will take you to the publication reprint.)Introgression of the cercospora leaf spot (CLS)disease resistance trait from KEMS06 sugar beet germplasm into two double-haploid breeding lines, KDH4-9 and KDH13

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Kimberly sugar beet germplasm evaluated for Rhizoctonia crown and root rot resistance in Idaho, 2023

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Vincill, E.D., Majumdar, R., Strausbaugh, C.A. 2024. Kimberly sugar beet germplasm evaluated for Rhizoctonia crown and root rot resistance in Idaho, 2023. Plant Disease Management Reports. 18:V009.Foliar and seed treatment insecticides for the control of beet curly top in Idaho sugar beet, 2023

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Strausbaugh, C.A., Majumdar, R., Wenninger, E.J. 2024. Foliar and seed treatment insecticides for the control of beet curly top in Idaho sugar beet, 2023. Plant Disease Management Reports. 18:V008.Combined omics approaches reveal distinct mechanisms of resistance and/or susceptibility in sugar beet double haploid genotypes at early stages of beet curly top virus infection
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Galewski, P.J., Majumdar, R., Strausbaugh, C.A., Eujayl, I.A., Lebar, M.D. 2023. Combined omics approaches reveal distinct mechanisms of resistance and/or susceptibility in sugar beet double haploid genotypes at early stages of beet curly top virus infection. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(19). Article 15013. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms241915013.Combined omics approaches reveal distinct mechanisms of resistance and/or susceptibility in sugar beet double haploid genotypes at early stages of beet curly top virus infection
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Galewski, P.J., Majumdar, R., Lebar, M.D., Strausbaugh, C.A., Eujayl, I.A. 2023. Combined omics approaches reveal distinct mechanisms of resistance and/or susceptibility in sugar beet double haploid genotypes at early stages of beet curly top virus infection. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24:15013. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms241915013.Vibrio gazogenes-dependent disruption of aflatoxin biosynthesis in Aspergillus flavus: the connection with endosomal uptake and hyphal morphogenesis
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Jesmin, R., Cary, J.W., Lebar, M.D., Majumdar, R., Gummadidala, P.M., Dias, T., Chandler, S., Basu, P., Decho, A.W., Keller, N.P., Chanda, A. 2023. Vibrio gazogenes-dependent disruption of aflatoxin biosynthesis in Aspergillus flavus: the connection with endosomal uptake and hyphal morphogenesis. Frontiers in Microbiology. 14:1208961. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1208961.Kimberly sugar beet germplasm evaluated for rhizomania and storage rot resistance in Idaho, 2022

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Majumdar, R., Eujayl, I.A., Strausbaugh, C.A. 2023. Kimberly sugar beet germplasm evaluated for rhizomania and storage rot resistance in Idaho, 2022. Plant Disease Management Reports. 17:138.USDA-ARS Plant Introduction lines evaluated for rhizomania and storage rot resistance in Idaho, 2022

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Dorn, K.M., Strausbaugh, C.A., Majumdar, R. 2023. USDA-ARS Plant Introduction lines evaluated for rhizomania and storage rot resistance in Idaho, 2022. Plant Disease Management Reports. 17. eArticle V114.Evaluation of USDA-ARS sugar beet germplasm for resistance to rhizomania and storage rot in Idaho, 2022

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Dorn, K.M., Strausbaugh, C.A., Majumdar, R. 2023. Evaluation of USDA-ARS sugar beet germplasm for resistance to rhizomania and storage rot in Idaho, 2022. Plant Disease Management Reports. 17. Article eV153.Foliar insecticides for the control of curly top in Idaho sugar beet, 2022

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Strausbaugh, C.A., Majumdar, R., Wenninger, E.J. 2023. Foliar insecticides for the control of curly top in Idaho sugar beet, 2022. Plant Disease Management Reports. 17. Article ST004.Host plant resistance mechanisms against fungal pathogens
                                                        

- (Other)Majumdar, R., Rajasekaran, K., Vaughan, M.M., Ozias-Akins, P. 2022. Host plant resistance mechanisms against fungal pathogens. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13:1103046. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.20221103046.Leaf bacteriome in sugar beet show differential response against beet curly top virus during resistant and susceptible interactions
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Majumdar, R., Strausbaugh, C.A., Vincill, E.D., Eujayl, I.A., Galewski, P.J. 2022. Leaf bacteriome in sugar beet show differential response against beet curly top virus during resistant and susceptible interactions. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23158073..Leaf bacteriome in sugar beet show differential response against Beet curly top virus (BCTV) during susceptible and resistant interactions
                                                        

- (Abstract Only)Majumdar, R., Strausbaugh, C.A., Eujayl, I.A. 2022. Leaf bacteriome in sugar beet show differential response against Beet curly top virus (BCTV) during susceptible and resistant interactions. Phytopathology. 112:S3.65. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-112-11-s3.1.Cell wall degrading enzymes originating from Rhizoctonia solani increase sugar beet root damage in the presence of Leuconostoc mesenteroides
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Majumdar, R., Strausbaugh, C.A., Galewski, P.J., Minocha, R., Rogers, C.W. 2022. Cell wall degrading enzymes originating from Rhizoctonia solani increase sugar beet root damage in the presence of Leuconostoc mesenteroides. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(3). Article 1366. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23031366.Vibrio gazogenes inhibits aflatoxin production through downregulation of aflatoxin biosynthetic genes in Aspergillus flavus
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Kandel, S.L., Jesmin, R., Mack, B.M., Majumdar, R., Gilbert, M.K., Cary, J.W., Lebar, M.D., Gummadidala, P.M., Calvo, A.M., Rajasekaran, K., Chanda, A. 2022. Vibrio gazogenes inhibits aflatoxin production through downregulation of aflatoxin biosynthetic genes in Aspergillus flavus. PhytoFrontiers. 2(3):218-229. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTOFR-09-21-0067-R.Regulatory roles of small non-coding RNAs in sugar beet resistance against beet curly top virus
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Majumdar, R., Galewski, P.J., Eujayl, I.A., Minocha, R., Vincill, E.D., Strausbaugh, C.A. 2022. Regulatory roles of small non-coding RNAs in sugar beet resistance against beet curly top virus. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12. Article 780877. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.780877.Cell wall degrading enzymes associated with Rhizoctonia solani can increase sugar beet root damage in the presence of Leuconostoc mesenteroides

- (Abstract Only)Majumdar, R., Strausbaugh, C.A., Minocha, R. 2022. Cell wall degrading enzymes associated with Rhizoctonia solani can increase sugar beet root damage in the presence of Leuconostoc mesenteroides. Phytopathology. 111(10S):S2.150-151.Changes in bacterial endophyte community following aspergillus flavus infection in resistant and susceptible maize kernels
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Majumdar, R., Kandel, S.L., Cary, J.W., Rajasekaran, K. 2021. Changes in bacterial endophyte community following aspergillus flavus infection in resistant and susceptible maize kernels. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(7). Article 3747. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22073747.The secondary metabolism of Aspergillus flavus: small molecules with diverse biological function

- (Abstract Only)Contribution of maize polyamine and amino acid metabolism toward resistance against Aspergillus flavus infection and aflatoxin production
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Majumdar, R., Minocha, R., Lebar, M.D., Rajasekaran, K., Long, S., Carter-Wientjes, C.H., Minocha, S., Cary, J.W. 2019. Contribution of maize polyamine and amino acid metabolism toward resistance against Aspergillus flavus infection and aflatoxin production. Frontiers in Plant Science. 10:692. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2019.00692.Targeting polyamine metabolism for control of fungal pathogenesis and increasing host resistance during the maize-Aspergillus flavus interaction

- (Abstract Only)Host-induced silencing of Aspergillus flavus genes to control preharvest aflatoxin contamination in maize

- (Abstract Only)Aspergillus flavus secondary metabolites and their roles in fungal development, survival and virulence

- (Abstract Only)Contribution of maize polyamine and amino acid metabolism towards resistance against Aspergillus flavus infection and aflatoxin production

- (Abstract Only)Inhibition of Aspergillus flavus growth and aflatoxin production in transgenic maize expresing the a-amylase inhibitor from Lablab purpureus L
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Rajasekaran, K., Sayler, R.J., Majumdar, R., Sickler, C.M., Cary, J.W. 2019. Inhibition of Aspergillus flavus growth and aflatoxin production in transgenic maize expresing the a-amylase inhibitor from Lablab purpureus L. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 144:e59169. https://doi.org/10.3791/59169.Identification and functional analysis of the aspergillic acid gene cluster in Aspergillus flavus

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Lebar, M.D., Cary, J.W., Majumdar, R., Carter-Wientjes, C.H., Mack, B.M., Wei, Q., Uka, V., De Saeger, S., Diana Di Mavungu, J. 2018. Identification and functional analysis of the aspergillic acid gene cluster in Aspergillus flavus. Fungal Genetics and Biology. 116:14-23.Aspergillus flavus secondary metabolites: more than just aflatoxins
                                                        

- (Review Article)Cary, J.W., Gilbert, M.K., Lebar, M.D., Majumdar, R., Calvo, A.M. 2018. Aspergillus flavus secondary metabolites: more than just aflatoxins. Food Safety. 6(1):7-32. https://doi.org/10.14252/foodsafetyfscj.2017024.RNA interference-based silencing of the alpha-amylase (amy1) gene in Aspergillus flavus decreases fungal growth and aflatoxin production in maize kernels
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Gilbert, M.K., Majumdar, R., Rajasekaran, K., Chen, Z.-Y., Wei, Q., Sickler, C.M., Lebar, M.D., Cary, J.W., Frame, B.R., Wang, K. 2018. RNA interference-based silencing of the alpha-amylase (amy1) gene in Aspergillus flavus decreases fungal growth and aflatoxin production in maize kernels. Planta. 247:1465–1473. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-018-2875-0.The Aspergillus flavus spermidine synthase (spds) gene, is required for normal development, aflatoxin production, and pathogenesis during infection of maize kernels

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Majumdar, R., Lebar, M.D., Mack, B.M., Minocha, R., Minocha, S., Carter-Wientjes, C.H., Sickler, C.M., Rajasekaran, K., Cary, J.W. 2018. The Aspergillus flavus spermidine synthase (spds) gene, is required for normal development, aflatoxin production, and pathogenesis during infection of maize kernels. Frontiers in Plant Science. 9:317. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2018.00317.Control of Aspergillus flavus growth and aflatoxin production in transgenic maize kernels expressing a tachyplesin-derived synthetic peptide, AGM182

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Rajasekaran, K., Sayler, R.J., Sickler, C.M., Majumdar, R., Jaynes, J.M., Cary, J.W. 2018. Control of Aspergillus flavus growth and aflatoxin production in transgenic maize kernels expressing a tachyplesin-derived synthetic peptide, AGM182. Plant Science. 270:150-156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2018.02.006.The Aspergillus flavus homeobox gene, hbx1, is required for development and aflatoxin production
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Cary, J.W., Harris-Coward, P.Y., Scharfenstein, L.L., Mack, B.M., Chang, P.-K., Wei, Q., Lebar, M.D., Carter-Wientjes, C.H., Majumdar, R., Mitra, C., Banerjee, S., Chanda, A. 2017. The Aspergillus flavus homeobox gene, hbx1, is required for development and aflatoxin production. Toxins. 9(10):315. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins9100315.The pathogenesis-related maize seed (PRms) gene plays a role in resistance to Aspergillus flavus infection and aflatoxin contamination
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Majumdar, R., Rajasekaran, K., Sickler, C.M., Lebar, M.D., Musungu, B.M., Fakhoury, A.M., Payne, G.A., Geisler, M., Carter-Wientjes, C.H., Wei, Q., Bhatnagar, D., Cary, J.W. 2017. The pathogenesis-related maize seed (PRms) gene plays a role in resistance to Aspergillus flavus infection and aflatoxin contamination. Frontiers in Plant Science. 8:1758. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2017.01758.Fidelity of a simple Liberty leaf-painting assay to validate transgenic maize plants expressing the selectable marker gene, bar
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Rajasekaran, K., Majumdar, R., Sickler, C., Wei, Q., Cary, J.W., Bhatnagar, D. 2017. Fidelity of a simple Liberty leaf-painting assay to validate transgenic maize plants expressing the selectable marker gene, bar. Journal of Crop Improvement. 31(4):628-636. https://doi.org/10.1080/15427528.2017.1327913.RNA interference (RNAi) as a potential tool for control of mycotoxin contamination in crop plants: concepts and considerations
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Majumdar, R., Rajasekaran, K., Cary, J.W. 2017. RNA interference (RNAi) as a potential tool for control of mycotoxin contamination in crop plants: concepts and considerations. Frontiers in Plant Science. 8:200. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2017.00200.Silencing of grapevine pectate lyase-like genes VvPLL2 and VvPLL3 confers resistance against Erysiphe necator and differentially modulates gene expression

- (Abstract Only)Majumdar, R., Mahanil, S., Lillis, J.A., Osier, M., Reisch, B., Cadle Davidson, L.E. 2015. Silencing of grapevine pectate lyase-like genes VvPLL2 and VvPLL3 confers resistance against Erysiphe necator and differentially modulates gene expression. Annual International Plant & Animal Genome Conference, San Diego, CA.Application of Genotyping-By-Sequencing for selection of locus-specific BAC clones to construct physical maps and identify candidate genes in Vitis
                                                        

- (Abstract Only)Lillis, J.A., Majumdar, R., Ledbetter, C.A., Cadle Davidson, L.E. 2015. Application of Genotyping-By-Sequencing for selection of locus-specific BAC clones to construct physical maps and identify candidate genes in Vitis. Annual International Plant & Animal Genome Conference. P0876: 15550.


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