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Research interests
Our research goal is to understand plant-microbe interactions to enhance plant health, developing sustainable strategies to improve crop yields, and finding solutions to important agriculture problems. Our research lab's primary research area is to understand the dynamics of the soil-borne fungal pathogens, such as Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, its virulence, and the resistance/susceptibility mechanism of different host plants using omics, genetics, biochemical and molecular biology approaches.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 13 Climate Action
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Potato Breeding Crop Improvement - Management of Potato disease (Verticillium wilt and Common Scab) nurseries at Sand Plain Research Farm, MN
Ranjan, A. (PI)
7/20/26 → 10/1/26
Project: Research project
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Strengthening Disease Management in Cultivated Wild Rice and Its Rotational Cropping System
Ranjan, A. (PI) & Castell-Miller, C. V. (CoI)
MINNESOTA CULTIVATED WILD RICE COUNCIL, MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
5/18/26 → 4/30/28
Project: Research project
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Building a Better Potato: Field validation of potato varieties resistant to Verticillium Wilt
Ranjan, A. (PI)
MINNESOTA POTATO RES AND PROMO COUNCIL
5/7/26 → 4/14/27
Project: Research project
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Cultivated Wild Rice Pathology Research
Ranjan, A. (PI)
MINNESOTA CULTIVATED WILD RICE COUNCIL
9/8/25 → 9/7/26
Project: Research project
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Rapid Agricultural Response Funds 2026-2027
Fernandez, F. G. (PI), Haagen, I. W. (PI), Hadrich, J. C. (PI), Heimpel, G. E. (PI), Mousel, E. M. (PI), Ranjan, A. (PI), Salfer, I. J. (PI), Shannon, L. M. (PI) & Yang, F. (PI)
MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
8/1/25 → 7/31/30
Project: Research project
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Comparative insights into soybean and other oilseed crops’ defense mechanisms against Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
Talmo, N. & Ranjan, A., 2025, In: Frontiers in Plant Science. 16, 1616824.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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First Report of Verticillium dahliae Race 3 Causing Verticillium Wilt of Potato in Minnesota
Lerohl, K. E., Winkel, J. L. & Ranjan, A., Aug 2025, In: Plant disease. 109, 8, 1788.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The arms race of plants and pathogens: An introduction
Tyagi, K. & Ranjan, A., Jun 16 2025, Advances in Biochemical and Molecular Mechanisms of Plant-Pathogen Interaction. Institute of Physics Publishing, p. 1.1-1.23Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Foreword/postscript
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Interactive transcriptome analyses of Northern Wild Rice (Zizania palustris L.) and Bipolaris oryzae show convoluted communications during the early stages of fungal brown spot development
Castell-Miller, C. V., Kono, T., Ranjan, A., Schlatter, D. C., Samac, D. A. & Kimball, J. A., 2024, In: Frontiers in Plant Science. 15, 1350281.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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High-throughput platform for yeast morphological profiling predicts the targets of bioactive compounds
Ohnuki, S., Ogawa, I., Itto-Nakama, K., Lu, F., Ranjan, A., Kabbage, M., Gebre, A. A., Yamashita, M., Li, S. C., Yashiroda, Y., Yoshida, S., Usui, T., Piotrowski, J. S., Andrews, B. J., Boone, C., Brown, G. W., Ralph, J. & Ohya, Y., Dec 2022, In: npj Systems Biology and Applications. 8, 1, 3.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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