EDUCATION

Institution	Year	Degree	Major
University of Madras	1987	Ph.D.	Botany (Plant Pathology)
University of Madras	1984	M.Phil	Botany (Mycology)
University of Madras	1982	M.Sc	Botany

Research

Sivamani Elumalai holds a 100% research appointment in the area of rice molecular biology and gene expression. Current research activities include identification characterization and activity enhancement of new promoters from rice genome. 

Teaching

Instructor for the following courses

PP495 (Introduction to Molecular Biology)

BIT569/569L (RNA purification and analysis)

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS (selected)

Elumalai Sivamani and Rongda Qu.  Expression enhancement of a rice polyubiquitin gene promoter.  Plant Molecular Biology (2006) 60 (2): 227-241

Xi Chen, Wenqian Yang, Elumalai Sivamani, Art H. Bruneau, Binghe Wang, and Rongda Qu (2005) Selective Elimination of Perennial Ryegrass by activation of a pro-herbicide through engineering E. coli argE gene.  Molecular Breeding (2005) 15:339-347

Sivamani E., C. W. Brey, L. E. Talbert, W. E. Dyer, W. K. Kaniewski, M. Young, and R. Qu.  Resistance to wheat streak mosaic virus in transgenic wheat engineered with the viral coat protein gene. Transgenic Research (2002) 11:31-41

Sharp, G. L., J. M. Martin, S. P. Lanning, N. K. Blake, C. W. Brey, Sivamani, E., Qu, R.  and L. E. Talbert.  Field evaluation of transgenic and classical sources of wheat streak mosaic virus resistance. Crop Science (2002) 42: 105-110

Sivamani E, Ludovic Bassie, Paul Christou and Teresa Capell.  Development of a novel gene transfer system for Cajanus cajan and expression of a monocot arginine decarboxylase cDNA in transformed cell lines.  Plant Physiology and Biochemistry (2001) 39 (7-8): 575-582.

Sivamani, E., C. W. Brey, W. E. Dyer, L. E. Talbert, and R. Qu.  Resistance to wheat streak mosaic virus mediated by WSMV-RNA replicase gene in transgenic wheat. Molecular Breeding (2000) 6: 469-477.

Sivamani, E., Baheildin, A., Wraith, J.M., Al‑Niemi, T., Dyer, W.E., Ho, T.H.D and Qu, R. Improved biomass productivity and water use efficiency under water deficit conditions in transgenic wheat constitutively expressing the barley HVA1 gene.  Plant Science (2000) 155 (1):1-9.

Sivamani, E., Huet, H., Shen, P., Ong. C. A., deKochko, A., Fauquet, C. M. and Beachy, R. N.  Rice plants (Oryza sativa L.) containing Rice tungro spherical virus (RTSV) coat protein transgenes are resistant to virus infection.  Molecular Breeding (1999) 5 (2):177‑185.

H. Huet, S. Mahendra, J. Wang, E. Sivamani, C. A. Ong, L. Chen, A. de Kochko, R. N. Beachy, and C. Fauquet.   Near Immunity to Rice Tungro Spherical Virus Achieved in Rice by a Replicase-Mediated Resistance Strategy.  Phytopathology (1999) 89 (11):1022-1027.

Sivamani, E and Qu, R., Cloning and in vitro  expression of the wheat streak mosaic virus NIb gene. Molecular Plant Pathology On‑Line 1997.

Sivamani, E., Shen, P., Opalka, N.,  Beachy, R. N., and Fauquet, C. M.  Selection of large quantities of embryogenic calli from indica rice seeds for production of fertile transgenic plants using the biolistic method.  Plant Cell Reports (1996) 15:322‑327.

Tian W. Z., Rance, I., Sivamani, E., Fauquet, C. M and Beachy R. N.  Improvement of plant regeneration frequency in vitro in indica rice.  Acta Genetica Sinica. (1994) 21 (3):215‑221.

Rajendran, N.,  Sivamani, E and Jayaraman, K.  Expression of the insecticidal crystal protein gene from a Gram‑positive Bacillus thuringiensis in a Gram‑negative Pseudomonas fluorescens  mediated by protoplast fusion. FEMS microbiology letters.  (1994) 122:103‑108.

Sivamani, E., Rajendran, N., Senrayan, R., Ananthakrishnan, T. N., and Kunthala Jayaraman.   Influence of some plant phenolics on the activity of delta‑endotoxin of Bacillus thuringiensis  var. galleriae  on Heliothis armigera. Entomologia experimentalis et applicata. (1992) 63:243‑248.

Sivamani, E., and Gnanamanickam, S. S.  Biological control of Fusarium oxysporum  f.sp.cubense in banana by inoculation with Pseudomonas fluorescens.  Plant and Soil.  (1988) 107:3‑9.

Sivamani, E and Gnanamanickam, S. S.  Presence of Race 4 of Fusarium Oxysporum  f.sp.cubense in India.  Current Science.  (1988) 57:1251‑1252.

Sivamani, E., Anuratha, C. S., and Gnanamanickam, S. S.  Toxicity of Pseudomonas fluorescens  towards bacterial plant pathogens of banana (Pseudomonas solanacearum) and rice (Xanthomonas campestris  pv. oryzae).  Current Science.  (1987) 56:547‑548.

Sivamani, E and Gnanamanickam, S. S.  Occurrence of Moko wilt in “Poovan” banana in Pudukottai district of Tamil Nadu.  Indian Phytopathology.  (1987) 40:233‑236.

Sivamani, E and Gnanamanickam, S. S.  Distribution of Panama wilt pathogen in Tamil Nadu.  Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences.  (1987) 57:854‑857.

Sakthivel, N., Sivamani, E., Unnamalai, N and Gnanamanickam, S. S.  Plant growth‑promoting rhizobacteria in enhancing plant growth and suppressing plant pathogens.  Current Science.  (1986) 55:22‑25.

Suryanarayanan, T. S., Muthukumarasamy, S and Sivamani, E.  Apical disintegration of fungal hyphae with reference to their branching potential.  Current Science.  (1984) 53:597‑599.