Ranjan Lab

Investigates the plant development in response to environmental signals and optimizing plant developmental features for efficient photosynthesis

[Ranjan Lab @thePhotoDevoLab]

Glad to see our work featured among the most-viewed articles on @NewPhyt. Grateful for the interest from the plant science community and for the discussions the study has generated🌱 #TopViewedArticle
https://t.co/PrMes6gvaE

@PrakshiAneja @rajarshi_sanyal @AashishPlantBio

[Ranjan Lab @thePhotoDevoLab]

@PlantPhys @S_Chatterjeebgb @Thepallavisingh @Uni_of_Essex @aditidwivedi_11 @NIPGRsocial @CSIR_IND Nitrogen promotes rice tillering by shifting hormonal balance from auxin-driven dormancy to cytokinin-driven bud activation via OsTB1 regulation. Read more: https://t.co/uDsBRBgGYk

[Ranjan Lab @thePhotoDevoLab]

Delighted to see our work accepted in @PlantPhys.🌱
Congratulations to @S_Chatterjeebgb for this well-deserved achievement. Great to see him continue as a Postdoctoral Fellow in @Thepallavisingh lab at @Uni_of_Essex.
Special thanks to @aditidwivedi_11 for her contribution!

[Ranjan Lab @thePhotoDevoLab]

Congratulations to Dr. @chiragsinghal71 on the publication of his PhD research! 🎉
Looking forward to many more discoveries ahead!

[Sreeram Gangappa @Plant_EnSiGnLab]

Delighted to share new research from the lab @Plant_EnSiGnLab at @iiserkol.
CUL3LRB E3 ubiquitin ligases control thermosensory growth in Arabidopsis by differentially regulating HY5 and PIF4 protein stability | Science Advances https://t.co/5lnodvOinm

[Ranjan Lab @thePhotoDevoLab]

Our lab actively participated in #PTCBB2026, contributing to discussions on plant development and physiology. Glad to see our work on plant developmental physiology resonate with the community, with one of our posters receiving recognition at the meeting. 🌱

[Ranjan Lab @thePhotoDevoLab]

#Thermomorphogenesis community!!
Looking forward to an engaging discussion.
Please join and share with colleagues working on temperature signaling and plant development. 🌱

[Rodrigo Reis @Rodrigo_S_Reis]

📢 Thermomorphogenesis community 📢
Excited to announce that Ritesh Raipuria (@RaipuriaRitesh @thePhotoDevoLab) will present his preprint on hydrogen peroxide and thermomorphogenesis regulation in our next JC.
Don't miss out!!

[Rajarshi Sanyal @rajarshi_sanyal]

Honored to receive the Best Poster Award at #PTCBB2026 from Dr. @rajesh_gokhale (Secretary, @DBTIndia) and Padma Shri Prof. S. K. Sopory.
Grateful to @thePhotoDevoLab for the collective effort driving our work in plant developmental physiology. 🌱
@NIPGRsocial #conference

[Ranjan Lab @thePhotoDevoLab]

Grateful to share that our PI, Dr. Aashish Ranjan has been inducted as a NASI Fellow (#FNASc) by the @nasi_academy. This recognition reflects the collective efforts of lab members and the strong research ecosystem at @NIPGRsocial, with continued support from @DBTIndia

[Ranjan Lab @thePhotoDevoLab]

How do legumes know when to start fixing nitrogen? 🌱
Check out this exciting study from the @ssinhar group revealing RSD as the key transcriptional repressor controlling the shift from symbiosome development to nitrogen fixation!
#LegumeBiology #Symbiosis

[Ranjan Lab @thePhotoDevoLab]

🌱 New preprint from our lab!
We uncover how a cytokinin–auxin module regulates nitrogen-driven tiller outgrowth in rice.
Read here 👉https://t.co/T3RbMmHrnA
@S_Chatterjeebgb, @aditidwivedi_11, anandaKsarkar @AashishPlantBio
#plantbiology #rice #development

[Ranjan Lab @thePhotoDevoLab]

At #SciEfflux2025, our lab members contributed to both academic and cultural excellence.🌱
Three scholars presented their research work, while two showcased their talent during the cultural evening, #Rainbow.
A true reflection of our commitment to both science and creativity💡

[Ranjan Lab @thePhotoDevoLab]

Kudos to @RaipuriaRitesh @sainikumud.bsky.social @Plantae_panda @aditidwivedi_11 @AashishPlantBio for their amazing effort.

[Ranjan Lab @thePhotoDevoLab]

🌱New preprint!🌡️How do plants adapt to high temperatures?
Our latest work reveals that PIF4 regulates H₂O₂ homeostasis by activating CATALASEs, fine-tuning #thermomorphogenesis in Arabidopsis.
📄Read here 👉https://t.co/4g7GwFCU2M
#plants #ROS #signaling

[Ranjan Lab @thePhotoDevoLab]

📝 Our new @JXBot review is out!
☀️ Light = energy for photosynthesis
🌱 Light = signal for plant development

🤔 How do light-signaling TFs connect developmental responses with photosynthetic control?

Find out here 👉 https://t.co/Ttc2yeYuVx

#photosynthesis @rajarshi_sanyal

[Ranjan Lab @thePhotoDevoLab]

Preprint Alert 🌿
Check out the recent preprint from our lab and make sure to share your feedback. Kudos to @VikramJathar92 @vivek37373 @Plantae_panda @aditidwivedi_11 @AashishPlantBio @AnuragDaware @shaileshgenome for their efforts!!

[Vikram Jathar, Ph.D. @VikramJathar92]

Excited to share our #bioRxiv preprint: "Integrative comparative transcriptomics using cultivated & wild rice reveals key regulators of developmental & photosynthetic progression along the rice leaf developmental gradient" .

[Ranjan Lab @thePhotoDevoLab]

We’re live! 🎉
Welcome to The PhotoDevo Lab, where we decode how plants respond to their environment and fine-tune development for optimal photosynthetic efficiency.

🌿Curious about our research? Visit our website 🔗https://t.co/yPdSjSej72

#plantscience #scicomm #labwebsite

[Ranjan Lab @thePhotoDevoLab]

📨 Inviting applications 📨
One post each for Research Associate-II and Senior Research Fellow [Deadline: 16.06.25]

One post each for Research Associate-II (one post)
Project Associate I, and Technical Assistant [Deadline: 09.06.25]

Details: https://t.co/nsy2z1ttyw

[Ranjan Lab @thePhotoDevoLab]

🚀Students from our lab had the incredible opportunity to interact with astronauts!
Huge thanks to @isro, @DBTIndia, @ICGEBNewDelhi & @iafastro for making this possible at #GLEX2025! 🌍✨ #SpaceExploration #STEM

[Ranjan Lab @thePhotoDevoLab]

@annusingh1206 @Carbon_Explorer @aditidwivedi_11 4/ 🧬Gene co-expression networks identified hub genes and key transcription regulators shaping source–sink dynamics

5/ 📢 This work advances our understanding of yield-related traits & offers candidate genes for improving crop productivity.

[Ranjan Lab @thePhotoDevoLab]

🚨 Publication Alert !!
We integrated metabolite & transcriptome profiles of cultivated & wild rice to unravel gene networks behind source & sink strength—key traits for yield!
@annusingh1206, @Carbon_Explorer, @aditidwivedi_11
🔗Read: https://t.co/0T2NGrGUGp

#RiceGenomics

[Ranjan Lab @thePhotoDevoLab]

@annusingh1206 @Carbon_Explorer @aditidwivedi_11 3/ 🧪 Wild rice had stronger source strength:
✅ Higher photosynthesis
✅ More primary metabolites in leaves

🌾 Cultivated rice had more efficient sink:
✅ Bigger grains
✅ Higher accumulation of sugars, amino acids, fatty acids