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Presence Current · Arkansas
Last published 2026
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Payal Sanadhya

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Post Doctoral Fellow

Also affiliated: Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (2012–2021); Agricultural Research Organization (2017–2022); Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (2014–2021); Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (2014)

Entomology & Plant Pathology

9 h-index 14 pubs 228 cited

  • Tylenchoidea
  • Plant Diseases
  • Sodium Chloride
  • Animals
  • Plant Roots
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phylogeny
  • Plant Proteins
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
  • Soil Microbiology
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Chemoautotrophic Growth
  • Biota
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Carrier Proteins

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Payal Sanadhya's research focuses on understanding plant-nematode interactions and developing strategies to mitigate nematode infections. Her work investigates the molecular mechanisms by which nematodes parasitize plants and how plants respond to these invasions. Sanadhya has explored the role of specific plant genes, such as potassium transporters and peptide elicitors, in conferring resistance to root-knot nematodes like *Meloidogyne javanica* and *Meloidogyne incognita*. She also studies beneficial microbes, including *Bacillus subtilis*, for their potential in controlling nematode populations and enhancing plant defense. Her publications detail the cloning and characterization of plant genes, functional investigations of nematode effector genes, and the application of microbial treatments for soybean and Arabidopsis. Sanadhya has a publication record of 14 papers with 225 citations and an h-index of 9. She has collaborated with Fiona L. Goggin, Kallahan Minor, Joanna Kud, and Jiamei Li at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.

Metrics

  • h-index: 9
  • Publications: 14
  • Citations: 228

Positions

  • Post Doctoral Fellow 2021–present
    University of Arkansas Fayetteville Entomology and Plant Pathology ORCID
  • Postdoctoral Fellow 2015–2020
    Agricultural Research Organization Volcani Center Institute of Plant Protection ORCID

Selected Publications

  • Overexpression of AtPROPEP6 enhances Arabidopsis thaliana resistance to Southern root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita (2026)
    Plant Signaling & Behavior DOI OpenAlex
  • Optimizing Conditions for Bacillus subtilis Ectopic Gene Expression and Delivery via Seed Treatment (2025)
    Plants 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • The Effects of Bacillus subtilis Expressing a Plant Elicitor Peptide on Nematode Infection on Soybean (2024)
    Phytopathology 4 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Collaboration Network

12 Collaborators 7 Institutions 1 Country

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