Gopal Kakani
Assistant Professor
Bioenergy Crop Production
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Gopal Kakani Oklahoma State University Department of Plant and Soil Sciences 368 Agricultural Hall Stillwater, OK 74078-6028 Office Location: 271 Agricultural Hall Phone Number: 405-744-4046 FAX Number: 405-744-5269 v.g.kakani@okstate.edu |
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Education
| PhD: | University of Reading, Reading, UK; Crop Physiology and Modeling-2001 Dissertation: “Quantifying the effects of high temperature and water stress in groundnuts (Arachis hypogaea L.)” |
| MS: | Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Hyderabad, India; M.Sc. Agronomy-1994 Thesis: “Comparative performance of split-plating of tillers and different methods of rising rice” |
| BS: | Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Hyderabad, India; B.Sc. Agriculture-1992 |
Links
http://www.okbioenergycenter.org/
Professional Experience
Feb 2008 – Present, Assistant Professor, Plant and Soil Sciences Department, Oklahoma State University.
April 2006 to Jan 2008, Post-Doctorate Associate, Department of Agronomy, University of Florida, FL, USA.
May 2001 to April 2006, Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, USA.
Dec 1995 to Sep 1997 Research Associate, Groundnut Physiology, ICRISAT Asia Center, Patancheru, Hyderabad, India.
Membership in Professional Societies
American Society of Agronomy
Crop Science Society of America
American Society of Plant Biology
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Honors and Awards
Felix Scholarship (1997-2001) Fully funded competitive scholarship for PhD studies, offered at University of Reading, Reading, UK.
Commonwealth Scholarship (2001) Nominated by Government of India.
Senior Research Fellowship (1997) Awarded by Indian Council for Agricultural Research, New Delhi, India, to study PhD in Agriculture at an Indian University.
NET Certificate (1995) National Eligibility Test for Research and Teaching in Agronomy conducted by Indian Council for Agricultural Research, New Delhi, India.
Junior Research Fellowship (1992) Awarded by Indian Council for Agricultural Research, New Delhi, India, to study M Sc. in Agriculture at an Indian University.
Recent Publications (since 2003)
Refereed Journal ArticlesKakani, V.G., G.K. Surabhi and K.R. Reddy. 2008. Photosynthesis and fluorescence responses of C4 plant Andropogon gerardii acclimated to temperature and carbon dioxide. Photosynthetica (Revised).
Singh, S.K., V.G. Kakani, D. Brand, B. Baldwin, K.R. Reddy. 2008. Assessment of cold and heat-tolerance of winter-grown canola (Brassica napus L.) cultivars by pollen-based parameters. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science, 194: 225-236.
Kakani, V.G. and K.R. Reddy. 2007. Temperature response of C4 species big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) is modified by growing carbon dioxide concentration. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 61: 281-290.
Reddy, K.R. and V.G. Kakani. 2007. Screening pepper species of different origin for high temperature tolerance by in vitro pollen germination and pollen tube length. Scientia Horticulturae. 112: 130-135.
Zhao, D., K.R. Reddy, V.G. Kakani, Read, J.J. and S. Koti. 2007. Canopy reflectance in cotton for growth assessment and lint yield prediction. European Journal of Agronomy, 26: 335-344.
Salem, M.A., V.G. Kakani, K.R. Reddy and S. Koti. 2007. Screening soybean genotypes for high temperatures by in vitro pollen germination and pollen tube length. Crop Science, 47: 219-239.
Koti, S., K.R. Reddy, V.G. Kakani, D. Zhao and W. Gao. 2007. Effects of carbon dioxide, temperature and ultraviolet-B radiation and their interactions on soybean (Glycine max L.) growth and development. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 60: 1-10.
Kakani, V.G. and K.R. Reddy. 2006. Deriving a simple spectral ratio R1689/R1657 for spatial and temporal determination of cotton leaf water potential. Journal of NewSeeds. 8: 11-27.
Mostovoy, G.V., R.L. King, K.R. Reddy, V.G. Kakani and M.G. Filippova. 2006. Regression estimate of daily maximum and minimum air temperatures from MODIS LST data over State of Mississippi: Variations with season, spatial resolution and satellite platform, GIScience and Remote Sensing, 43: 78-110.
Kakani, V.G., K.R. Reddy, S. Koti, T.P. Wallace, P.V. Vara Prasad, V.R. Reddy, and D. Zhao. 2005. Differences for in vitro pollen germination and pollen tube growth of cotton cultivars in response to temperature. Annals of Botany, 96: 56-67.
Zhao, D., K.R. Reddy, V.G. Kakani, S. Koti and W. Gao. 2005. Physiological causes of cotton fruit abscission under conditions of high temperature and enhanced ultraviolet-B radiation. Physiologia Plantarum. 124: 189-199.
Zhao, D., K.R. Reddy, V.G. Kakani and V.R. Reddy. 2005. Nitrogen deficiency effects on plant growth, leaf photosynthesis, and hyperspectral reflectance properties of sorghum. European Journal of Agronomy. 22: 391-403.
Zhao, D., K.R. Reddy, V.G. Kakani, J. J. Read and S. Koti 2005. Selection of Optimum Reflectance Ratios for Estimating Leaf Nitrogen and Chlorophyll Concentrations of Field-Grown Cotton. Agronomy Journal, 97: 89-98.
Koti, S., K.R. Reddy, V.R. Reddy, V.G. Kakani and D. Zhao. 2005. Interactive effects of carbon dioxide, temperature, and ultraviolet-B radiation on soybean (Glycine max L.) flower and pollen morphology, pollen production, germination, and tube lengths. Journal of Experimental Botany, 56: 725-736.
Koti, S., K.R. Reddy, V.G. Kakani, D. Zhao and V.R. Reddy. 2004. Soybean (Glycine max) Pollen Germination Characteristics, Flower and Pollen Morphology in Response to Enhanced Ultraviolet-B Radiation. Annals of Botany, 94: 855-864.
Kakani, V.G., K. R. Reddy, D. Zhao and W. Gao. 2004. Senescence and hyperspectral reflectance of cotton leaves exposed to ultraviolet-B radiation and carbon dioxide. Physiologia Plantarum, 121: 250-257.
Reddy, K.R., V.G. Kakani, D. Zhao, S. Koti and W. Gao. 2004. Interactive effects of ultraviolet-B radiation and temperature on cotton physiology, growth, development and hyperspectral reflectance. Photochemistry and Photobiology, 79: 416-427.
Zhao, D., K.R. Reddy, V.G. Kakani, A.R. Mohammed, J.J. Read, and W. Gao. 2004. Leaf and canopy photosynthetic characteristics of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) under elevated CO2 concentration and UV-B radiation. Journal of Plant Physiology, 161: 581-590.
Kakani V.G., K.R. Reddy, D. Zhao and K. Sailaja. 2003. Field Crop responses to ultraviolet-B radiation: A review. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 120: 191-218.
Kakani, V.G., K.R. Reddy, D. Zhao and A.R. Mohammed. 2003. Ultraviolet-B radiation effects on cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) morphology and anatomy. Annals of Botany, 91: 817-826.
Reddy, K.R., V.G. Kakani, D. Zhao, A.R. Mohammed and W. Gao. 2003. Cotton responses to ultraviolet-B radiation: experimentation and algorithm development. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 120: 249-265.
Zhao, D., K.R. Reddy, V.G. Kakani, J.J. Read and J. Sullivan. 2003. Growth and physiological responses of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) to elevated carbon dioxide and ultraviolet-B radiation under controlled environmental conditions. Plant Cell and Environment, 26: 771-782.
Zhao, D., K.R. Reddy, V.G. Kakani, J.J. Read and G.A. Carter. 2003. Corn growth, leaf pigment concentration, gas exchange and leaf hyperspectral reflectance properties as affected by nitrogen supply. Plant and Soil, 257: 205-218.
Craufurd, P.Q., P.V. Vara Prasad, V.G. Kakani, T.R. Wheeler and S.N. Nigam. 2003. Heat tolerance in groundnut. Field Crops Research, 80: 63-77.
Proceedings Publications
Reddy, K.R., S. Koti, V.G. Kakani, D. Zhao, W. Gao 2005. Genotypic variation of soybean and cotton crops in their response to UV-B radiation for vegetative growth and physiology. Proc. SPIE, Ultraviolet Ground- and Space-based Measurements, Models, and Effects (Eds.) G. Bernhard, J. R. Slusser, J. R. Herman, W. Gao. Vol. 5886, p. 156-168.
Mostovoy, G.V., R. King, K.R. Reddy, and V.G. Kakani. 2005. Using MODIS LST data for high-resolution estimates of daily air temperature over Mississippi. 2005 International Workshop on the Analysis of Multi-Temporal Remote Sensing Images, 16-18 May 2005 pp. 76 – 80.
Reddy, K.R., D. Zhao, V.G. Kakani, J. J. Read and K. Sailaja. 2003. Estimating cotton growth and developmental parameters through remote sensing. In Ecosystems Dynamics, Agricultural Remote Sensing and Modeling, and Site-Specific Agriculture, Edited by Wei Gao and David Shaw, Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 5153 (SPIE, Bellingham, WA), pp. 277-288.
Reddy, K.R., K. Sailaja, D. Zhao, V.G. Kakani, and W. Gao. 2003. Interactive effects of atmospheric carbon dioxide and ultraviolet-B radiation on cotton growth and development. In: Proceedings of SPIE, Vol. 5156 Ultraviolet Ground- and Space-based Measurements, Models, and Effects III, edited by James R. Slusser, Jay R. Herman and Wei Gao, vol. 5156 (SPIEE, Bellingham, WA) pp. 262-272.
Reddy, V.R., K.R. Reddy, A.G. Richardson, V.G. Kakani, D. Zhao and S. Koti. 2003. Cotton modeling: Advances and gaps in our ability to assess climate change, crop management, economic, and environmental policy decisions. Proceedings of the World Cotton Research Conference – 3, Chief Editor A. Swanepoel, Pretoria, South Africa, pp. 881-895.
Reddy, K.R., D. Zhao, V.G. Kakani, J.J. Read and K. Sailaja. 2003. Estimating cotton growth and developmental parameters through remote sensing. In Ecosystems Dynamics, Agricultural Remote Sensing and Modeling, and Site-Specific Agriculture, Edited by Wei Gao and David Shaw, Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 5153 (SPIE, Bellingham, WA), pp. 277-288.
Book Chapters
Reddy, K. R., V. G. Kakani and H.F. Hodges. 2007. Exploring the use of environmental productivity index concept for crop production and modeling. In: Recent Advances In: Understanding and Modeling of Water Stress Effects on Plant Growth Processes, Ed. Ahuja, L. et al. Crop Science Society of America, Madison, WI. (In press).
Reddy, K.R., P.V.V. Prasad and V.G. Kakani. 2005. Crop responses to elevated carbon dioxide and interactions with temperature. In: Tuba, Z. Ecological Responses and Adaptations of Crops to Rising Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide. Food Products Press, Binghamton, NY, pp. 157-191.
Prasad, P.V.V., V.G. Kakani and K.R. Reddy. 2003. Plants and the Environment: Ozone Depletion. In: B. Thomas, D. Murphy and B. Murray (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Applied Plant Sciences. Elsevier Ltd. pp. 749-756.
Reddy, K.R., V.G. Kakani, and J.M. McKinion. 2001. Applications of a cotton simulation model, GOSSYM/COMAX, for crop management, economic and policy decisions. In: L.R. Ahuja, Liwang Ma and T.A. Howell (Eds.) Agricultural Systems in Field Research and Technology Transfer, CRC Press, LLC, Boca Raton, FL, USA. pp.33-53.
