Dr. Raju Bheemanahalli Rangappa

Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R., Wilson, J. C. 2025. Morpho-Physiological, Leaf Hyperspectral, and Nutritional Responses of Lettuce to Salt Stress. Plant Physiology Reports

Czarnecki, J., Samiappan, S., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R., Huang, Y., Shammi, S. A. 2025. A brief history of remote sensing of soybean. Agronomy Journal

Sharma, R. K., Dhillon, J. S., Oglesby, C. D., Gajula, P., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R., Li, X., Cox, M. S., Reed, V., Reddy, K. N. 2024. Corn response to multiple rates of nitrogen and sulfur. Field Crops Research 319.

Poudel, S., Vennam, R. R., Sankarapillai, L. V., Liu, J., Reddy, K. R., Wijewardane, N., Mukhtar, M., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R. 2024. Negative synergistic effects of drought and heat during flowering and seed setting in soybean. Environmental and Experimental Botany 222:105769.

Walne, C. H., Thenveettil, N., Ramamoorthy, P., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R., reddy, K. N., Reddy, K. R. 2024. Unveiling drought-tolerant corn hybrids for early-season drought resilience using morpho-physiological traits. Agriculture 14:425.

Vennam, R. R., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R., Reddy, K. R., Dhillon, J. S., Zhang, X., Adeli, A. 2024. Early-season maize responses to salt stress: Morpho-physiological, leaf reflectance, and mineral composition. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research 15.

Mathur, S., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R., Jumaa, S. H., Kakar, N., Reddy, V., Gao, W., Reddy, K. R. 2024. Impact of ultraviolet-B radiation on early-season morpho-physiological traits of tropical and temperate rice genotypes. Frontiers in Plant Science 15:1369397..

Sivarathri, B. S., Kodadinne Narayana, N., Bryant, C., Dhillon, J. S., Reddy, K. R., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R. 2024. Influence of seed-applied biostimulants on soybean germination and early seedling growth under low and high temperature stress. Plant Physiology Reports 30:32-44.

Gajula, P., Dew, J., Sharma, R. K., Kaur, G., Singh, G., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R., Reed, V., Dhillon, J. S. 2023. Assessing the effect of cultural practices on Mississippi Corn Production 2. Grain Composition. Crop, Forage & Turfgrass Management

Sharma, R. K., Dhillon, J. S., Kumar, P., Mulvaney, M., Reed, V., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R., Cox, M. S., Kukal, M. S., Reddy, K. N. 2023. Climate trends and soybean production since 1970 in Mississippi: Empirical evidence from ARDL model. Science of the Total Environment 905.

Sharma, R. K., Dhillon, J. S., Kumar, P., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R., Li, X., Cox, M. S., Reddy, K. N. 2023. Climate trends and maize production nexus in Mississippi: empirical evidence from ARDL modelling. Scientific Reports 13(1).

Gupta, S., Valsala Sankara Pillai, L., Reddy, K. R., Stetina, S., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R. 2023. Resilience of cotton cultivars to chilling stress during germination. Plant Physiology Reports 28:521-531.

Vennam, R., Poudel, S., Ramamoorthy, p., Samiappan, S., Reddy, K. R., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R. 2023. Impact of soil moisture stress during the silk emergence and grain-filling in maize. Physiologia plantarum 175(5):e14029.

Poudel, S., Adhikari, B., Dhillon, J. S., Reddy, K. R., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R. 2023. Quantifying the physiological, yield, and quality plasticity of southern USA soybeans under heat stress. Plant Stress 9.

Shrestha, A., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R., Adeli, A., Samiappan, S., Czarnecki, J., McCraine, C., Reddy, K. R., Moorhead, R. J. 2023. Phenological stage and vegetation index for predicting corn yield under rainfed environments. Frontiers in Plant Science 14.

Adhikari, B., Olorunwa, O., Brazel, S., Barickman, ., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R. 2023. Impact of salt stress on physiology, leaf mass, and nutrient accumulation in romaine lettuce. Photosynthetica

Silva, F., Wijewardane, N., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R., Reddy, K. R., Zhang, X., Vennam, . 2023. Comparison of UV, visible and near-infrared, and mid-infrared spectrometers to estimate maize and sorghum leaf nutrients using dry-intact and ground leaves. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 211.

Vennam, R., Ramamoorthy, P., Poudel, S., Reddy, K. R., Henry, W. B., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R. 2023. Developing Functional Relationships between Soil Moisture Content and Corn Early-Season Physiology, Growth, and Development. Plants 12(13):2471.

Olorunwa, O., Adhikari, B., Brazel, S., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R., Barickman, C., Reddy, K. R. 2023. Waterlogging stress reduces cowpea Vigna unguiculata L.) genotypes growth, seed yield, and quality at different growth stages: Implications for developing tolerant cultivars under field conditions. Agricultural Water Management

Doddaraju, P., Dharmappa, P. M., Thiagarayaselvam, A., Vijayaraghavareddy, P., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R., Basavaraddi, P. A., V Malagondanahalli , M., Kambalimath, S., Hirekodathakallu, T. V., Sreeman, S. M. 2023. Comprehensive analysis of physiological and metabolomic responses to drought reveals specific modulation of acquired tolerance mechanisms in rice. Physiologia plantarum 175(3):e13917.

Whatley, C., Wijewardane, N., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R., Reddy, K. R., Lu, Y. 2023. Effects of fine grinding on mid‑infrared spectroscopic analysis of plant leaf nutrient content. Scientific reports 13.

Poudel, S., Vennam, R., Shrestha, A., Reddy, K. R., Wijewardane, N., Reddy, K. N., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R. 2023. Resilience of soybean cultivars to drought stress during flowering and early‑seed setting stages. Scientific reports 13:1277.

Sharma, R. K., Kumar, S., Vatta, K., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R., Dhillon, J. S., Reddy, K. N. 2022. Impact of recent climate change on corn, rice, and wheat in southeastern USA. Scientific Reports 12(1).

Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R., Ramamoorthy, P., Poudel, S., Samiappan, S., Wijewardane, N., Reddy, K. R. 2022. Effects of drought and heat stresses during reproductive stage on pollen germination, yield, and leaf reflectance properties in maize ( Zea mays L.). Plant Direct 6(8).

Ramamoorthy, P., Samiappan, S., Wubben, M. J., Brooks, J. P., Shrestha, A., Panda, R. M., Reddy, K. R., Bheemanahalli, R. 2022. Hyperspectral reflectance and machine learning approaches for the detection of drought and root-knot nematode infestation in cotton. Remote Sensing 14:4021.

Bheemanahalli, R., Vennam, R. R., Ramamoorthy, P. R., Reddy, K. R. 2022. Effects of post-flowering heat and drought stresses on physiology, yield, and quality in maize (Zea mays L.). Plant Stress 6.

Bheemanahalli, R., Ramamoorthy, P., Poudel, S., Samiappan, S., Wijewardana, N., Reddy, K. R. 2022. Effects of drought and heat stresses during reproductive stage on pollen germination, yield, and leaf reflectance properties in maize (Zea mays L.). Plant Direct 6:e434.

Persaud, , L., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R., Seepaul, R., Reddy, K. R., Macoon, B. 2022. Low- and high-temperature phenotypic diversity of Brassica carinata genotypes for early-season growth and development. Frontiers in Plant Science 13:900011.

Bheemanahalli, R., Poudel, S., Alsajri, F., Reddy, K. R. 2022. Phenotyping of southern united states soybean cultivars for potential seed weight and seed quality compositions. Agronomy 12(4):839.

Alsajri, F., Wijewardana, C., Bheemanahalli, R., Irby, J. T., Bellaloui, N., Krutz, L. J., Reddy, V. R., Reddy, K. R. 2022. Morpho-physiological, yield, and transgenerational seed germination responses of soybean to temperature. Frontiers in Plant Science 13.

Ramamoorthy, P., Bheemanahalli, R., Meyers, S. L., Shankle, M. W., Reddy, K. R. 2022. Drought, low nitrogen stress, and ultraviolet-B effects on growth, developmental, and physiology of sweetpotato cultivars during early-season. Genes 13:156.

Kakar, N., Bheemanahalli, R. R., Jumaa, S. H., Redona, E., Warburton, M., Reddy, K. R. 2021. Assessment of agro-morphological, physiological and yield traits diversity among tropical rice. PeerJ 9:e11752.

Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R., Wang , C., Bashir, E., Chiluwal, A., Pokharel, M., Perumal, R., Moghimi, N., Ostmeyer, T., Caragea, D., Jagadish, S. K. 2021. Classical phenotyping and deep learning concur on genetics of stomatal density and area in sorghum. Plant Physiology 186(3):1562–1579.

Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R., Knight, M., Quinones, C., Doherty, C. J., Jagadish, S. K. 2021. Genome‑wide association study and gene network analyses reveal potential candidate genes for high night temperature tolerance in rice. Scientific Reports 11:6747.

Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R., Gajanayake, B., Lokhande, S., Singh, K., Seepaul, R., Collins, P., Reddy, K. R. 2021. Physiological and pollen-based screening of shrub roses for hot and drought environments. Scientia Horticulturae

Munyon, J., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R., Walne, C. H., Reddy, K. R. 2021. Developing functional relationships between temperature and cover crop species vegetative growth and development. Agronomy Journal

Somayanda, I., Bheemanahalli , R., Hein, N., Sandhu, J., PV Vara , P., Walia, H., SV, . 2021. High night temperature effects on wheat and rice: Current status and way forward. Plant Cell and Environment

Hein, N. T., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R., Wagner, D., Vennapusa, A. R., Bustamante, C., Ostmeyer, T., Pokharel, M., Chiluwal, A., Fu, J., Srikanthan, D. S., Neilsen, M. L., Jagadish SVK, . 2020. Improved cyber-physical system captured post-flowering high night temperature impact on yield and quality of field grown wheat. Scientific reports 10(1):22213.

Ostmeyer, T., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R., Srikanthan, D., Bean, S., Peiris, K. H., Madasamy, P., Perumal, R., Jagadish, S. V. 2020. Quantifying the agronomic performance of new grain sorghum hybrids for enhanced early-stage chilling tolerance. Field Crops Research 258.

Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R., Impa, S. M., Krassovskaya, I., Vennapusa, A. R., Gill, K. S., Obata, T., Jagadish, S. V. 2020. Enhanced N-metabolites, ABA and IAA-conjugate in anthers instigate heat sensitivity in spring wheat. Physiologia Plantarum 169(4):501-514.

Chiluwal, A., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R., Kanaganahalli, V., Boyle, D., Perumal, R., Pokharel, M., Oumarou, H., Jagadish, S. V. 2020. Deterioration of ovary plays a key role in heat stress-induced spikelet sterility in sorghum. Plant Cell and Environment 43(2):448-462.

Impa, S. M., Vennapusa, A. R., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R., Sabela, D., Boyle, D., Walia, H., Jagadish, S. V. 2020. High night temperature induced changes in grain starch metabolism alters starch, protein, and lipid accumulation in winter wheat. Plant Cell and Environment 43(2):431-447.

Šebela, D., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R., Tamilselvan, A., Kadam, N. N., Krishna Jagadish, S. V. 2019. Genetic dissection of photochemical efficiency under water-deficit stress in rice. Plant Physiology Reports 24(3):328-339.

Moghimi, N., Desai, J. S., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R., Impa, S. M., Vennapusa, A. R., Sebela, D., Perumal, R., Doherty, C. J., Jagadish, S. V. 2019. New candidate loci and marker genes on chromosome 7 for improved chilling tolerance in sorghum. Journal of Experimental Botany 70(12):3357-3371.

Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R., Hechanova, S., Kshirod, J. K., Krishna Jagadish, S. V. 2019. Root anatomical traits of wild-rices reveal links between flooded rice and dryland sorghum. Plant Physiology Reports 24(2):155-167.

Hein, N. T., Wagner, D., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R., Šebela, D., Bustamante, C., Chiluwal, A., Neilsen, M. L., Jagadish, S. V. 2019. Integrating field-based heat tents and cyber-physical system technology to phenotype high night-time temperature impact on winter wheat. Plant Methods 15(1).

Impa, S. M., Sunoj, V. S., Krassovskaya, I., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R., Obata, T., Jagadish, S. V. 2019. Carbon balance and source-sink metabolic changes in winter wheat exposed to high night-time temperature. Plant Cell and Environment 42(4):1233-1246.

Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R., Sunoj, V. S., Saripalli, G., Prasad, P. V., Balyan, H. S., Gupta, P. K., Grant, N., Gill, K. S., Jagadish, S. V. 2019. Quantifying the impact of heat stress on pollen germination, seed set, and grain filling in spring wheat. Crop Science 59(2):684-696.

Chiluwal, A., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R., Perumal, R., Asebedo, A. R., Bashir, E., Lamsal, A., Sebela, D., Shetty, N. J., Krishna Jagadish, S. V. 2018. Integrated aerial and destructive phenotyping differentiates chilling stress tolerance during early seedling growth in sorghum. Field Crops Research 227:1-10.

Lawas, L. M., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R., Solis, C. A., Krishna Jagadish, S. V. 2018. Sheathed panicle phenotype (Cv. sathi) maintains normal spikelet fertility and grain filling under prolonged heat stress in rice. Crop Science 58(4):1693-1705.

Kikuchi, S., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R., Jagadish, K. S., Kumagai, E., Masuya, Y., Kuroda, E., Raghavan, C., Dingkuhn, M., Abe, A., Shimono, H. 2017. Genome-wide association mapping for phenotypic plasticity in rice. Plant Cell and Environment 40(8):1565-1575.

Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R., Sathishraj, R., Manoharan, M., Sumanth, H. N., Raveendran, M., Ishimaru, T., Krishna, J. S. 2017. Is early morning flowering an effective trait to minimize heat stress damage during flowering in rice?. Field Crops Research 203:238-242.

Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R., Sathishraj, R., Tack, J. B., Nalley, L. L., Raveendran, M., Jagadish, K. S. 2016. Temperature thresholds for spikelet sterility and associated warming impacts for sub-tropical rice. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 221:122-130.

Sathishraj, R., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R., Ramachandran, M., Dingkuhn, M., Raveendran, M., Krishna, J. S. 2016. Capturing heat stress induced variability in spikelet sterility using panicle, leaf and air temperature under field conditions. Field Crops Research 190:10-17.

Shi, W., Lawas, L. M., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R., Jagadish, S. V. 2015. Acquired Thermo-Tolerance and Trans-Generational Heat Stress Response at Flowering in Rice. 202(4):309--319.