Education:

B.Sc. (Medical), Panjab University,Chandigarh (2008) ,M.Sc. (Biotechnology), PAU, Ludhiana (2010) ,Ph.D. (Biotechnology), PAU, Ludhiana (2015)

Positions held: Teaching Assistant: School of Agricultural Biotechnology, PAU, Ludhiana: 2015-2016, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, PAU, Ludhiana: 2016-2017, Woman Scientist-DST, Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, PAU, Ludhiana: July 2017-December 2017, Assistant Professor (Molecular Genetics): December 2017-Till date

Field of Specialization: Tissue culture, Genetic transformation, Genome editing

Research interests: Genome editing in wheat for increasing amylose content

Ongoing project:

1. DST Funded Project Development of resistant starch wheat using genome editing technology (PI)

Research publications:

1. Manchanda P, Kaur A, Thind K S and Gosal S S (2014) Influence of ethylene inhibitor on shoot organogenesis and regeneration in sugarcane (Saccharum spp. hybrid). International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Biotechnology 7(4): 759-64 (NAAS rating: 4.10)
2. Kaur A, Manchanda P, Gill M S and Gosal S S (2012) Optimal concentrations of selective agent ‘kanamycin’ for use during transformation of Saccharum officinarum L. Journal of Cell and Tissue Research 12(1): 3095-102 (NAAS Rating: 4.38)
3. Manchanda P, Kaur A, Kumar P, Choudhary O P and Gosal S S (2014) In vitro selection for drought tolerance in two elite sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) genotypes. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 84(12): 1513-6 (NAAS rating: 6.14)
4. Manchanda P and Gosal S S (2012) Effect of activated charcoal, carbon sources and gelling agents on direct somatic embryogenesis and regeneration in sugarcane via leaf roll segments. Sugar Tech 14(2): 168-73 (NAAS Rating: 6.58)
5. Manchanda P, Kaur A and Gosal S S (2012) Micropropagation of banana (Musa acuminata L.) through proliferation of axillary shoots. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 82(5): 451-4 (NAAS Rating: 6.14)

Book Chapters

1. Manchanda P, Gill M I S, Megha S and Gosal S S (2018) Production of super-elite planting material through in vitro culturing in banana. S. S. Gosal, S. H. Wani (eds.), Biotechnologies of Crop Improvement, Volume 3 © Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78283-6_9
2. Manchanda P, Kaur A and Gosal SS (2018) Somaclonal variation for sugarcane improvement. S. S. Gosal, S. H. Wani (eds.), Biotechnologies of Crop Improvement, Volume 3 © Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78283-6_9
3. Manchanda P and Suneja Y (2018) Genome Editing for Crop Improvement: Status and Prospects. S. S. Gosal, S. H. Wani (eds.), Biotechnologies of Crop Improvement, Volume 3 © Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94746-4_5