Papers published in Peer Reviewed journals: (* Corresponding author)

  1. R Idrishi, S Singha, L Rangan* (2024) Quality characterization, variety discrimination and correlations amongst twelve landraces of black rice of Assam and Manipur, India. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 106182.  
  2. G Bhatt, L Rangan A M Limaye (2024) Karanjin alters gene expression through ERα: a preliminary study. bioRxiv, 584382.  
  3. MK Gupta, S Sanjana, L Rangan* (2023) 3, 5-dihydroxy 4′, 7-dimethoxyflavone-DNA interaction study for nucleic acid detection and differential cell staining. Intl J of Biological Macromolecules, (Accepted).  
  4. G Bhatt, AM Limaye, L Rangan* (2023) Phytochemicals a natural prospect towards healthcare-a tryst with Karanjin. Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences India- Part B, (Accepted).  
  5. S Sanjana, R Singh, L Rangan* R Swaminathan* (2023)Enhanced electronic absorption and solubility of mammeigin in aqueous micelles and protein aggregate solutions compared to water. Journal of Molecular Liquids, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2023.122510  
  6. A Senapati, BK Chetri, S Mitra, RG Shelke, L Rangan* (2023) Decoding the complete chloroplast genome of Cissus quadrangularis: insights into molecular structure, comparative genome analysis, and mining of mutational hotspot regions. Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12298-023-01312-w  
  7. N Debeni Devi, C Mukherjee, G Bhatt, L Rangan, VV Goud (2022) Co-cultivation of microalgae-cyanobacterium under various nitrogen and phosphorus regimes to concurrently improve biomass, lipid accumulation and easy harvesting. Biochemical Engineering Journal, 188: 108706 
  8. A Ghose, D Gupta, V Nuzelu, L Rangan, S Mitra (2023) Optimization of laccase enzyme extraction from spent mushroom waste of Pleurotus florida through ANN-PSO modeling: an ecofriendly and economical approach Environmental Research 115345 
  9. P Borah, ER Rene, L Rangan, S Mitra (2022) Phytoremediation of nickel and zinc using Jatropha curcas and Pongamia pinnata from the soils contaminated by municipal solid wastes and paper mill wastes. Environmental Research 219, 115055 
  10. RG Shelke, L Rangan* (2022) The whole chloroplast genome of Mesua ferrea: insight into the dynamic pattern of evolution and its comparison with species from recently diverged families. Gene 146866 
  11. MK Gupta, R Singh, L Rangan* (2022) Phytochemical screening, antibacterial, anti-biofilm and quorum sensing inhibiting activity of Alpinia nigra leaf extract against infectious pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1. Food Control 109327 
  12. P Mukherjee, IH Mondal, L Rangan, R Uppaluri (2022) RSM based optimal drying-parameters of unripe-papaya (Carica papaya L.) Materials Today: Proceedings https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.06.35 
  13. G Bhatt, A Gupta, L Rangan, AM Limaye (2022) Global transcriptome analysis reveals partial estrogen-like effects of karanjin in MCF-7 breast cancer cells. Gene  830, 146507. 
  14. MK Gupta, AK Chiranjivi, T Dutta, VK Dubey, L Rangan* (2022). Synthesis and characterization of 3,5-dihydroxy 4', 7- dimethoxyflavone-zinc derivatized compound against leishmaniasis. BioMetals https://doi.org/10.1007/s10534-022-00364-x
  15. IH Mondal, L Rangan, R Upplauri (2022) Tray drying characteristics of Musa splendida and Musa balbisiana Colla psuedo-stem. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-021-11183-6
  16. A Senapati, S Basak, L Rangan* (2021) A review on application of DNA barcoding technology for rapid molecular diagnostics of adulterants in the herbal medicine. Drug Safety DOI : 10.1007/s40264-021-01133-4
  17. S Sahu, MP Rajbonshi, N Gujre, MK Gupta, R G Shelke, A Ghose, L Rangan, K Pakshirajan S Mitra (2021). Bacterial strains found in the soils of a municipal solid waste dumping site facilitated phosphate solubilization along with cadmium remediation. Chemosphere https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132320
  18. MK Gupta, S Sanjana, AK Chiranjivi, K Banik, S Girisa, AB Kunnumakkara, VK Dubey, L Rangan* (2021) Anti-inflammatory and anti-tyrosinase activity of 3,5-dihydroxy-4',7-dimethoxyflavone isolated from the leaves of Alpinia nigra. Phytomedicine Plus 1 (3), 100097
  19. S Mitra, A Gose, N Gujre, S Sanjana, P Borah, A Paul, L Rangan (2021) A review on environmental and socioeconomic perspectives of three promising biofuel plants Jatropha curcas, Pongamia pinnata and Mesua ferrea. Biomass and Bioenergy 151, 106173
  20. N Gujre, R Agnihotri, L Rangan, MP Sharma, S Mitra (2021) Deciphering the dynamics of glomalin and heavy metals in soils contaminated with hazardous municipal solid wastes. Journal of Hazardous Material (Accepted)
  21. A Singh, MZ Ansari, S Sanjana, L Rangan, R Swaminathan (2021) Enhanced solubility, electronic absorption and fluorescence observed for karanjin in aqueous SDS micelles compared to water. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A (Accepted)
  22. N Gujre, L Rangan, S Mitra (2021) Occurrence, geochemical fraction, ecological and health risk assessment of cadmium, copper and nickel in soils contaminated with municipal solid wastes. Chemosphere  271: 129573
  23. A Singh, G Bhatt, N Gujre, S Mitra, R Swaminathan, AM Limaye, L Rangan* (2021) Karanjin. Phytochemistry 10.1016/j.phytochem.2020.112641
  24. R Shelke, S Basak, L Rangan* (2020) Development of EST-SSRs markers for Pongamia pinnata by transcriptome database mining: cross-species amplification and genetic diversity. Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants  (2020)
  25. Chakrabartty, NJ Kalita, V Katiyar, KR Hakeem, L Rangan* (2020) Physico-rheological characterization of organically - derived seed samples from Alpinia nigra, an ethnic medicinal plant of Northeast India. Industrial Crops Products  152; 112560
  26. IH Mondal, L Rangan, R Uppaluri (2020) A robust and novel methodology for the optimal targeting of leafy vegetable mix soup formulations. LWT - Food Science and Technology (Accepted)
  27. IH Mondal, L Rangan, R Uppaluri (2020) Process-product characteristics of tray dried Benincasa hispida. Journal of Food Processing and Preservation DOI.org/10.1111/jfpp.14697
  28. N Gujre, S Mitra, A Soni, R Agnihotri, L Rangan, ER Rene, MP Sharma (2020) Speciation, contamination, ecological and human health risks assessment of heavy metals in soils dumped with municipal solid wastes. Chemosphere. 128013
  29. N Gujre, A Soni, L Rangan, DTW Tsang, S Mitra (2020) Sustainable improvement of soil health utilizing biochar and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: A review. Environmental Pollution. DOI.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115549.
  30. IH Mondal, L Rangan, R Uppaluri (2020) Parametric optimality of tray dried Musa balbisiana Colla blossom. Journal of Food Science and Technology  DOI:10.1007/s13197-020-04498-z.
  31. IH Mondal, L Rangan, R Uppaluri (2020) Symphony of kinetics and statistical design approaches for response analysis during tray drying of Lagenaria siceraria leaves. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry  DOI: 10.1007/s10973-020-09782-w.
  32. R Das, L Rangan* (2020) Correlation of genome size with cell phenotypic traits in non-edible oil crops. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum  DOI: 10.1007/s11738-020-03064-6.
  33. P Borah, N Gujre, ER Rene, L Rangan, RK Paul, T Karak, S Mitra (2020) Assessment of mobility and environmental risks associated with copper, manganese and zinc in soils of a dumping site around a Ramsar site. Chemospheree DOI:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126852.
  34. PK Baruah, I Chakrabartty, DS Mahanta, L Rangan, AK Sharma, A Khare (2020) Efficacy of cellulose paper treated with Cu and Ag oxide nanoparticles synthesized via pulsed laser ablation in distilled water in the annihilation of bacteria from contaminated wastewater. Review of Scientific Instruments DOI.org/10.1063/1.5144495.
  35. P Baruah, A Singh, L Rangan, AK Sharma, A Khare (2020) Elucidation of size, structure, surface plasmon resonance and photoluminescence of Ag nanoparticles synthesized by pulsed laser ablation in distilled water and its viability as SERS substrate. Applied Physics A. DOI.org/10.1007/s00339-020-3375-1
  36. Imdadul H. Mondal, L Rangan, R Uppaluri (2019) Effect of oven and intermittent airflow assisted tray drying methods on nutritional parameters of few leafy and non-leafy vegetables of North-East India. Heliyon. 5 (11), e02934
  37. R Shelke, L Rangan* (2019) The role of transposable elements in Pongamia unigenes and protein diversity. Molecular Biotechnology. DOI.10.1007/s12033-019-00223-0
  38. A Paul, J Deka, N Gujre, L Rangan, S Mitra (2019) Does nature of livelihood regulate the urban community's vulnerability to climate change? Guwahati city, a case study from North East India. Journal of Environmental Management. doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109591
  39. R Shelke, L Rangan* (2019) Isolation and characterisation of Ty1-copia retrotransposons from Pongamia pinnata. Trees Structure and Function. DOI:10.1007/S00468-019-01878-7
  40. S Basak, AM Ramesh, A Parida, S Mitra, L Rangan* (2019) Evaluation of rapid molecular diagnostics for differentiating medicinal Kaempferia species from its adulterants. Plant Diversity DOI: 10.1016/j.pld.2019.04.003.
  41. I Chakrabartty, A Vijayasekhar, L Rangan* (2019) Therapeutic potential of labdane diterpene isolated from Alpinia nigra: Detailed hemato-compatibility and antimicrobial studies. Natural Products Research DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2019.1610756.
  42. S Basak, I Chakrabartty, V Hedaoo, RG Shelke, L Rangan* (2018) Assessment of genetic variation among wild Alpinia nigra (Zingiberaceae) population: genome mining and molecular marker approach. Molecular Biology Reports 46 (1), 177-189.
  43. P Baruah, A Singh, L Rangan, A Kumar, A Khare (2018) Optimization of copper nanoparticles synthesized by pulsed laser ablation in distilled water as a viable SERS substrate for karanjin. Materials Chemistry and Physics 220, 111-117.
  44. S Basak, L Rangan* (2018) Production, characterization and inhibition of fungal cellulases utilizing rice bran as substrate in solid state fermentation. Microbiology: Current Research 2(3), 69-74.
  45. R Das, RG Shelke, L Rangan*, S Mitra (2018)  Estimation of nuclear genome size and characterization of Ty1-copia like LTR retrotransposon in Mesua ferrea L. Journal Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology 27(4), 478-487.
  46. I Chakrabartty, PK Baruah, AN Panda, A Khare, L Rangan* (2018) Hybrid formulation of Cu nanoparticles and labdane diterpene from Alpinia nigra: a vibrational spectroscopic study. Journal of Applied Spectroscopy 85 (5), 983-990.
  47. S Basak, L Rangan* (2018) New record of nuclear DNA amounts of some Zingiberaceae species from North east India. Data in Brief 17, 66-70.
  48. P Borah, P Singh, L Rangan, T Karak, S Mitra (2018) Speciation and risk assessment of cadmium and chromium in soils: Can paper mill wastes intensify soil contamination and environmental risks? Groundwater for Sustainable Development. 6, 189-199.
  49. S Basak, H Krishnamurty, L Rangan* (2018) Genome size variation among 3 selected genera of Zingiberoideae. Meta Gene 15, 42-49.
  50. PK Baruah, A Singh, I Jahan, , AN Panda, L Rangan, AN Panda, AK Sharma, A Khare (2017) Surface-enhanced Raman scattering from copper nanoparticles treated furanoflavonoid karanjin. Advanced Materials Letters 8(10), 971-976
  51. PM Gresshoff, L Rangan, A Indrasumunar, PT Scott (2017) A new bioenergy crop based on oil-rich seeds from the legume tree Pongamia pinnata. Energy and Emission Control Technologies 5, 19-26.
  52. V Kesari, AM Ramesh, L Rangan* (2017) 16S rRNA gene based identification and phylogenetic analysis of root nodule Rhizobium sp. isolated from P. pinnata occurring in North Guwahati, Assam. Indian Journal of Biotechnology (Accepted)
  53. S Basak, V Kesari, AM Ramesh, L Rangan*, A Parida, S Mitra (2017) Assessment of genetic variation among nineteen turmeric cultivars of Northeast India- nuclear DNA content and molecular marker approach. Acta Physiologia Plantarum 39 (2), 45.
  54. S Ghosh, RK Singh, VK Dubey, L Rangan* (2017) Antileishmanial activity of labdane diterpenes isolated from Alpinia nigra seeds. Letters in Drug Design and Discovery 14 (1), 119-124.
  55. P Singh, S Mitra, D Majumdar, P Bhattacharyya, A Prakash, P Borah, A Paul, L Rangan (2017) Nutrient and enzyme mobilization in earthworm casts: A comparative study with addition of selective amendments in undisturbed and agricultural soils of a mountain ecosystem. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation 119, 437-447.
  56. D Yadav, L Barbora, D Bora, S Mitra, L Rangan*, P Mahanta (2017) An assessment of duckweed as a potential lignocellulosic feedstock for biogas production. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation 119, 253-259.
  57. P Gupta, L Rangan*, TV Ramesh, M Gupta (2016) Comparative analysis of contextual bias around the translation initiation sites in plant genomes. Journal of Theoretical Biology 404, 303-311.
  58. A Singh, I Jahan, M Sharma, L Rangan*, A Khare, AN Panda (2016) Structural characterization, in silico studies and in vitro antibacterial evaluation of furanoflavonoid from Karanj. Planta Medica Letters DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-105159
  59. S Das, A Singh, L Rangan*, C Jana (2016) Synthesis, In silico studies and in vitro evaluation for antioxidant and antibacterial properties of diarylmethylamines: A novel class of structurally simple and highly potent pharmacophore. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 88,202-209.
  60. AM Ramesh, A Singh, RG Shelke, PT Scott, PM Gresshoff, L Rangan* (2016) Identification of two genes encoding microsomal oleate desaturases (FAD2) from the biodiesel plant Pongamia pinnata L. Trees 30 (4), 1351-1360.
  61. D Yadav, L Barbora, L Rangan*, P Mahanta (2016) Tea waste and food waste as a potential feedstock for biogas production. Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy DOI 10.1002/ep
  62. S Mitra, P Singh, S Manzoor, P Bhattacharyya, T Bera, AK Patra, L Rangan, P Boraha (2016) Can rice and wheat biochar amendment protect the carbon loss from tropical soils-an experimental study. Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy 35, 183-188
  63. S Ghosh, L Rangan* (2015) Molecular docking and inhibition kinetics of α-glucosidase activity by labdane diterpenes isolated from Tora seeds (Alpinia nigra B.L. Burtt.)". Applied Biochemistry Biotechnology 175 (3), 1477-1489.
  64. A Das, V Kesari, V Madurai Satyanarayana, A Parida, S Mitra, L Rangan* (2015) Genetic diversity in ecotypes of the scarce wild medicinal crop Zingiber moran revealed by ISSR and AFLP marker analysis and chromosome number assessment. Plant Biosystems-An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology 149 (1), 111-120
  65. JN Vaughn, SR Chaluvadi, Tushar, L Rangan, JL Bennetzen (2014) Whole plastome sequences from five major zingiberaceae members facilitate marker development and define limits to barcode methodology. PloS ONE 9 (10), e108581.
  66. S Ghosh, L Rangan* (2014) Inhibition kinetics and molecular docking of α-amylase against isolated labdane diterpenes from Alpinia nigra. Medicinal Chemistry Research 23 (11), 4836-4852.
  67. S Basak, AM Ramesh, V Kesari, S Mitra, A Parida, L Rangan* (2014) Molecular phylogeny of Hedychium from Northeast India as dissected using PCA analysis and hierarchical clustering. Meta Gene 2, 459–468.
  68. S Ghosh, L Rangan* (2014) Unveiling the effect of plant derived labdane diterpenes as promising bactericidal and anticancer agents. Planta Medica 80 (10), PD30.
  69. AM Ramesh, V Kesari, L Rangan* (2014) Characterization of a stearoyl-acyl carrier protein desaturase gene from potential biofuel plant, P. pinnata. L. Gene 542 (2), 113-121.
  70. S Ghosh, Tl Ozek, N Tabanca, A Ali, JU Rehman, IA Khan, L Rangan* (2014) Chemical composition and bioactivity studies of essential oils from Alpinia nigra (Gaertn.) B. L. Burtt. Industrial Crops and Products 53, 111-119.
  71. RR Chodhury, S Basak, AM Ramesh, L Rangan* (2014) Nuclear DNA content of P. pinnata L. and genome size stability of in vitro regenerated plantlets. Protoplasma 251 (3), 703-709.
  72. AM Ramesh, S Basak, RR Chodhury, L Rangan* (2014) Flow cytometric estimation of nuclear DNA content and determination of mitotic chromosome count in Pongamia pinnata, a valuable biodiesel plant. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology 172 (1), 533-548.
  73. L Rubia, L Rangan, RR Choudhury, P Dobrev, J Malbeck, M Kamínek, M Fowler, A Slater, N Scott, J Bennett, S Peng, GS Khush, M Elliott (2014) Changes in the chlorophyll content, rate of senescence and cytokinin levels in the top three leaves of new plant type rice during grain filling. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation 33 (1), 66-76.
  74. V Kesari, AM Ramesh, L Rangan* (2013) Characterization of root nodulating bacteria from biodiesel crop, Pongamia pinnata L. BioMed Research International dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/165198
  75. S Ghosh, K Indukuri, S Bondalapati, A K Saikia, L Rangan* (2013) Studies on antibacterial activity of two labdane diterpenes isolated from Alpinia nigra (Gaertn.) B. L. Burtt seeds. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 66, 101-105.
  76. S Ghosh, GF Padilla-González, L Rangan* (2013) Radical scavenging and antibacterial efficacy of Alpinia nigra seed extracts. Industrial Crops and Products 49, 348-356.
  77. S Ghosh, L Rangan* (2013) Alpinia: The gold mine of future therapeutics. 3Biotech 3(3), 173-185.       
  78. L Rangan* (2013) Pongamia- A multipurpose versatile legume. Research Journal of BioTechnology 8(1), 1-3 (cover page).
  79. A Das, V Kesari, L Rangan* (2013) Micropropagation and cytogenetic assessment of Zingiber species of Northeast India. 3Biotech3(6), 471-479.
  80. A Das, N Kasoju, U Bora, L Rangan* (2013) Chemico-biological investigation of rhizome essential oil of Zingiber moran-native to Northeast India. Medicinal Chemistry Research 22, 4308-4315.
  81. A Das, V Kesari, A Nath, A Khare, L Rangan* (2013) Antimicrobial activity and micro-Raman spectroscopy of selected Zingiberaceae species from Northeast India. Journal of Crop Science and Biotechnology 16(1), 75-81.
  82. S Mishra, P. Singh, S. Dutta, L Rangan, S Mitra (2012) Exploration of 'hot-spots' of methane and nitrous oxide emission from the agriculture fields of Assam, India. Agriculture and Food Security Journal, 1, 16
  83. V Kesari, AM Ramesh, L Rangan* (2012) Rapid multiplication and assessment of genetic purity by biomolecular techniques in micropropagated plants of Pongamia pinnata, a potential biodiesel plant. Biomass and Bioenergy44, 23-32
  84. V Kesari, L Rangan* (2012) Electrophoretic patterns of proteins isolated from immatured and matured stages of 10 candidate plus trees of versatile oleaginous legume, Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre. Agroforestry Systems 84, 157-161.
  85. A Nath, A Das, L Rangan, A Khare (2012) Screening of antimicrobial activity of Copper nanoparticles against pathogenic bacteria. Science of Advanced Materials 34, 234-237
  86. V Kesari, L Rangan* (2011) Co-ordinated changes in storage proteins during development and germination of elite seeds of Pongamia pinnata, a versatile biodiesel legume. AoB Plants DOI: 10.1093/aobpla/plr026
  87. V Kesari, L Rangan* (2011) Assessment of gentic diversity by RAPD markers in candidate plus trees of P. pinnata, a promising biodiesel plant. Biomass and Bioenergy 35, 3123-3128
  88. A Jain, S Hallihosur, L Rangan* (2011) Dynamics of Nanotechnology patenting- An Indian scenario. Technology in Society 33, 137-144
  89. A Das, V Kesari, MS Vinod, A Parida, L Rangan* (2011) Genetic relationship of Curcuma species from North East India using PCR based markers Molecular Biotechnology 49, 65-76.
  90. G Dwivedi, S Hallihosur, L Rangan* (2010) Evergreening- A deceptive devise in patent rights. Technology in Society 32(4), 324-330.
  91. V Kesari, MS Vinod, A Parida, L Rangan* (2010) Molecular marker based characterization in candidate plus trees of P. pinnata, a potential biodiesel legume from North Guwahati, Assam. AOB PLANTS Vol 2010, plq017.
  92. V Kesari, L Rangan* (2010) Development of Pongamia pinnata as an alternative biofuel crop- current status of plantations in India and scope. Journal of Crop Science and Biotechnology 13(3), 127-137.
  93. Tushar, S Basak, GC Sarma, L Rangan* (2010) Ethnomedical uses of Zingiberaceous plants of Northeast India. Journal of Ethanopharmacology 132(1), 286-296.
  94. V Kesari, L Rangan* (2010) Effect of genotype and auxin treatments on rooting response in stem cuttings of CPTs of Pongamia pinnata. Current Science98,1234-1237.
  95. A Das, V Kesari, L Rangan* (2010) Plant regeneration in Curcuma species and assessment of genetic stability of regenerated plants. Biologia Plantarum 54 (3), 423-429.
  96. V Kesari, A Das, L Rangan* (2010) Physico-chemical characterization and microbial assay from seed oil of Pongamia pinnata, potential biofuel crop. Biomass and Bioenergy 34, 108-115.
  97. A Das, T Tushar, V Kesari, L Rangan* (2010) Aromatic Joha rice of Assam- A review. Agriculture Reviews 31 (1), 1-10.
  98. V Kesari, M Sudarshan, A Das, L Rangan* (2009) PCR amplification of the genomic DNA from the seeds of Ceylon Ironwood, Jatropha, and Pongamia. Biomass and Bioenergy 33, 1724-1728.
  99. L Rangan*, A Rout, M Sudarshan (2009) Molecular cloning, expression and mapping of translational initiation factor eIF1 gene in Oryza sativa. Functional Plant Biology 36(5), 442-452.
  100. A Singh, S Hallihosur, L Rangan* (2009) Changing landscape in biotechnology patenting. World Patent Information 31, 219-225
  101. V Kesari, K Anitha, L Rangan* (2009) Effect of auxin on adventitious rooting from stem cuttings of candidate plus tree Pongamia pinnata (L.), a potential biodiesel plant. Trees- Structure and Function 23, 597-604.
  102. V Kesari, K Anitha, L Rangan* (2008) Systematic characterization and oil analysis in candidate plus trees of biodiesel plant P. pinnata. Annals of Applied Biology  152, 397-404.
  103. L Rangan*, C Vogel, AK Srivastava (2008) Analysis of context sequence surrounding translation initiation site from complete genome of model plants. Molecular Biotechnology 39, 207-213.
  104. M Jaiswal, M Prasanna, L Rangan* (2007) Resonant Recognition model for prediction of lead-in regions in proteins. IEEE CS DOI 10.1109/FBIT. 2007.32.
  105. M Jaiswal, L Rangan* (2007) Context sequence for transcription factors surrounding start codon in model crops. Current Science. 93, 215-218.
  106. L Rangan*, SM Daskalova, R Leila, AC McCormac, NW Scott, MC Elliott (2006) Tools for rice transformation: A flexible series of vectors harbouring phytohormone genes and specific promoters. Journal of Crop Science. 1, 42-48.
  107. P Eganathan, HMSR Subramanian, L Rangan, CS Rao (2006) Oil analysis in seeds of S. brachiata. Industrial Crops and Products. 23, 177-179.
  108. L Rangan* , GH S Hosseini, J Bennett, MS Swaminathan (2004) Molecular cloning and expression of stress-responsive eIF1 gene in P. coarctata Tateoka. Functional Plant Biology. 31(10), 1035-1042.
  109. L Rangan*, L Rubia, J Bennett, MS Swaminathan (2004) Allele mining for stress tolerance genes in Oryza species and related germplasm. Molecular Biotechnology. 27, 101-108. 
  110. L Rangan*, CS Rao, HM SR Subramaniam, P Eganathan, MS Swaminathan (2004) Approaches to breeding for salinity tolerance- A case study on P. coarctata Tateoka. Annals of Applied Biology 144, 177-184.
  111. L Rangan*, TS Suryanarayanan, MS Swaminathan (2004) Genetic diversity in Acremonium endophytes isolated from warm-season grasses as revealed by RAPD markers. Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 13, 39-42.
  112. L Rangan*, HM SR Subramaniam, R Radha, MS Swaminathan (2002) Genetic relationships of P. coarctata using molecular markers. Plant Biosystems136, 339-348.
  113. R Radha, L Rangan and M S Swaminathan (2002) Chemical composition and bioactivity of essential oil from Syzygium travancoricum Gamble'. J. Flavour & Frag. 17 (5), 352-354
  114. R Radha, L Rangan, MS Swaminathan (2002) Chemical composition and bioactivity of essential oil from S. travancoricum. Journal of Flavour & Fragrance.17, 352-354.
  115. L Rangan*, MS Swaminathan (2002) Protein changes in response to salt stress in Porteresia coarctata Tateoka. Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 11, 49-52.
  116. J Bennett, S Hosseini, A Arif, L Rangan, E Liwanag (2001) Resources for functional genomics of stress tolerance in rice. Plant and Cell Physiology 42 (supplement) pp S12.
  117. L Rangan, S Constantino, GS Khush, MS Swaminathan, J Bennett (1999) The feasibility of PCR-based allele mining for stress tolerance genes in rice and related germplasm. Rice Genetics Newsletter 16, 43-48.
  118. L Rangan, AK Anand, CS Rao, P Eganathan, P Balakrishna (1998) In vitro propagation of salt tolerant wild rice relative, Porteresia coarctata Tateoka. Plant Growth Regulation. 17, 231-235.
  119. A Anand, CS Rao, L Rangan, PC Josekutty, P Balakrishna (1998) Micropropagation of U. picta, a medicinal plant through axillary bud culture and callus regeneration. In-Vitro Cell & Developmental Biology - Plant 34, 136-140.