Dr. Raju Bheemanahalli Rangappa

Bista, M., Ramamoorthy, P., Vennam, R., Poudel, S., Reddy, K. R., Bheemanahalli, R. 2025. Impacts of abiotic stresses on cotton physiology and vigor under current and future CO2 levels.

Saripalli, G., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R., Jagadish, S. V., Prasad, P. V., Gill, K. S., Kumar, S., Sharma, P. K., Balyan, H. S., Gupta, P. K. 2025. Impact of heat stress on expression of nine major starch biosynthesis genes in two wheat genotypes differing for heat stress tolerance. Plant Physiology Reports 30(4):762-770.

Arthur, J., Li, T., Bi, G., White, S., Pennington, A., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R. 2025. Four Herbal Microgreen Species Varied in Optimal Seeding Densities and Growing Substrate for Maximized Shoot Yield and Mineral Nutrients . Technology in Horticulture

Vennam, R. R., Chinthalapudi, D. P., Shrestha, A., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R., Seepaul, R., Gao, W., Reddy, K. 2025. Exploring the effects of drought and salt stress on physiology, leaf reflectance, and growth dynamics of Brassica carinata. Industrial Crops and Products 235.

Sinha, N., Jeffers, D., Sharma, R., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R., Reed, V., Henry, W. B., Babiker, E., Williams, D., Dhillon, J. S. 2025. Hybrid, plant population, and nitrogen treatment: Impact on preharvest fumonisin contamination in corn (Zea mays). Crop Science 65(6).

Thenveettil, N., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R., Kharel, T. P., Reddy, K. N., Gao, W., Reddy, K. R. 2025. Drought and high nighttime temperature impact on soybean seed yield and quality under ambient and elevated CO(2) environments. Scientific reports 15(1):36679.

Thingujam, D., Gouli, S., Cooray, S. P., Chandran, K. B., Givens, S. B., Gandhimeyyan, R. V., Tan, Z., Wang, Y., Patam, K., Greer, S. A., Acharya, R., Moseley, D. O., Osman, N., Zhang, X., Brooker, M. E., Tagert, M. L., Schafer, M. J., Jeong, C., Hoffseth, K. F., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R., Wyss, J. M., Wijewardane, N., Ham, J. H., Mukhtar, M. S. 2025. Climate-Resilient Crops: Integrating AI, Multi-Omics, and Advanced Phenotyping to Address Global Agricultural and Societal Challenges. Plants 14(17).

Chinthalapudi, D. P., Kodadinne Narayana, N., Poudel, S., Brooks, J. P., Ganapathi Shanmugam, S., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R. 2025. Drought-induced shifts in cowpea rhizoplane bacterial communities across different vegetative and reproductive stages. Plant Stress 17.

Kumar Saini, D., Hein, N. T., Somayanda, I., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R., Ostmeyer, T., Jagadish, S. V. 2025. Genetic mapping and haplotype analysis identify novel candidate genes for high night temperature tolerance in winter wheat. Plant Genome 18(3).

Sinha, N., Jeffers, D., Sharma, R., Williams, D., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R., Reed, V., Henry, W. B., Babiker, E., Dhillon, J. S. 2025. Impact of hybrids, plant population density, and nitrogen strategies on corn grain yield and quality. Agronomy Journal 117(5).

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

Bista, M. K., Kodadinne Narayana, N., Chakravaram, A., Pieralisi, B., Dhillion, J., Reddy, K., Bheemanahalli , R. 2025. Intensifying heat stress impacts cotton flowering and boll development efficiency. BMC plant biology 25(1):984.

Sankarapillai, L. V., Adhikari, B., Bista, M. K., Shrestha, A., Stetina, S. R., Reddy, K. R., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R. 2025. High night temperature disrupts the assimilate utilization and yield potential in soybean. Plant Stress 16.

Chakravaram, A., Sankarapillai, L. V., Poudel, S., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R. 2025. Interactive effects of drought and high night temperature on physiology and yield components of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.). Journal of Agriculture and Food Research 21.

Poudel, S., Valsala Sankarapillai, L., Sivarathri, B. S., Hosahalli, V., Harkess, R. L., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R. 2025. Characterization of Cowpea Genotypes for Traits Related to Early-Season Drought Tolerance. Agriculture Switzerland 15(10).

Thingujam, D., Majeed, A., Sivarathri, B. S., Narayana, N. K., Bista, M. K., Cowart, K. E., Knight, A. J., Pajerowska-Mukhtar, K. M., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R., Mukhtar, M. S. 2025. The Impact of Soybean Genotypes on Rhizosphere Microbial Dynamics and Nodulation Efficiency. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 26(7).

Kharel, T. P., Reddy, K. R., Sehgal, A., Kodadinne, N., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R., Bhandari, A. B., Reddy, K. N., Gao, W. 2025. Impact of climate change stressors—temperature, CO2, and UV-B—on early growth and development of different cover crop species. Agrosystems Geosciences and Environment 8(1).

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

Kaur, N., Thenveettil, N., Sehgal, A., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R., Reddy, K. N., Gao, W., Reddy, K. R. 2025. Effect of elevated carbon dioxide on the growth, development, and nutrient composition of C3 and C4 functional groups. Frontiers of Earth Science

Brooks, J. P., Wubben, M. J., Smith, R. K., Waldbieser, J., Samiappan, S., Ramamoorthy, P., Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R. 2025. Predicting select soil health genes using hyperspectral reflectance in nematode-infected and drought stressed greenhouse cotton. Frontiers in Soil Science 5.

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.

Bheemanahalli Rangappa, R., 2019. Carbon balance and source‐sink metabolic changes in winter wheat exposed to high night‐time temperature. Plant, Cell & Environment

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.