1. AICRP Potential Crops (2021 - )

2. AICRP Wheat (2021 - )

3. AICRP Kodo Millet (2023 - )

4. Genome wide association mapping for dissecting genomic regions conferring drought tolerance in Durum wheat germplasm (UPCAR 2023 - 26)

• Lakde, S., Khobra, R., Sahi, V. P., Mamrutha, H. M., Wadhwa, Z., Rani, P., ... & Singh, G. (2024). Unraveling the ability of wheat to endure drought stress by analyzing physio-biochemical, stomatal and root architectural traits. Plant Physiology Reports, 1-24.
• Kumar, S., Sahi, V. P., Choudhary, S., & Singh, A. K. (2024). Assessment of the Genetic Diversity in Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) Genotypes for Yield and its Attributing Traits Using D2 Statistics. PLANT CELL BIOTECHNOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, 25(7-8), 61-70.
• Wetters, S., Sahi, V., Brosche, L., Häser, A., & Nick, P. (2024). Monitoring Indian “Superfood” Moringa oleifera Lam.–species-specific PCR-fingerprint-based authentication for more consumer safety. npj Science of Food, 8(1), 21.
• MAIBAM, P., & SAHI, V. P. (2022). In vitro MULTIPLE SHOOT INDUCTION OF Citrus aurantifolia. PLANT CELL BIOTECHNOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, 23(39-40), 1-8.
• Maibam, P., Sahi, V. P., & Singh, T. G. (2022). A Review of Medicinal Plants Commonly Used in Manipur: with Special Reference Against COVID-19. Journal of Ayurvedic and Herbal Medicine, 8(3), 204-208.
• Okur, S., Li, C., Zhang, Z., Sahi, V. P., Sarheed, M., Kanbar, A., ... & Wöll, C. (2021). Sniff species: SURMOF-based sensor array discriminates aromatic plants beyond the genus Level. Chemosensors, 9(7), 171.
• Ríos-Rodríguez, D., Sahi, V. P., & Nick, P. (2021). Authentication of holy basil using markers relating to a toxicology-relevant compound. European Food Research and Technology.
• Zhang, K., Zhu, X., Durst, S., Hohenberger, P., Han, M.J., An, G., Sahi, V.P., Riemann, M. and Nick, P., 2020. A rice tubulin tyrosine ligase‐like 12 protein affects the dynamic and orientation of microtubules. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology.
• Khattab, I.M., Sahi, V.P., Baltenweck, R., Maia‐Grondard, A., Hugueney, P., Bieler, E., Dürrenberger, M., Riemann, M. and Nick, P., 2020. Ancestral chemotypes of cultivated grapevine with resistance to Botryosphaeriaceae‐related dieback allocate metabolism towards bioactive stilbenes. New Phytologist.
• Sarheed, M.M., Rajabi, F., Kunert, M., Boland, W., Wetters, S., Miadowitz, K., Kaźmierczak, A., Sahi, V.P*. and Nick, P., 2020. Cellular base of mint allelopathy: Menthone affects plant microtubules. Frontiers in plant science, 11, p.1320. (*Corresponding Author)
• Grimm, A., Sahi, V.P., Amann, M., Vidotto, F., Fogliatto, S., Devos, K.M., Ferrero, A. and Nick, P., 2020. Italian weedy rice—A case of de‐domestication?. Ecology and evolution, 10(15), pp.8449-8464.
• Jürges J, Sahi V, Rios D, Reich E, Bhamra S, Howard C, Slater A, Nick P.(2018) Product Authenticity versus Globalisation - The Tulsi Case. PloS ONE 13, e0207763
• Dhakarey R., Raorane M.L., Treumann A., Peethambaran P.K., Schendel R.R., Sahi V.P., Hause B., Bunzel M., Henry A., Kohli A., Riemann M. (2017) Physiological and Proteomic Analysis of the Rice Mutant cpm2 Suggests a Negative Regulatory Role of Jasmonic Acid in Drought Tolerance. Frontiers Plant Science., 8.
• Sahi VP, Cifrová P, González JG, et al. (2017) Arabidopsis thaliana plants lacking ARP2/3 complex show defects in cell wall assembly and auxin distribution. Annals of Botany. 2018;122:777–789
• Sahi V P, Arumugam T U, Morita E H, Abe S (2011) Expression of a gene encoding a MKRN RING zinc finger protein in early germination stages of pea (Pisum sativum L.Var. Alaska) and its possible role in differentiation. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 33:1759-67
• Sahi V P*, Wadekar H B, Ravi S N, Arumugam T U, Morita E H, Abe S (2012) A molecular insight into Darwin’s 'plant brain hypothesis' through expression pattern study of the MKRN gene in plant embryo compared with mouse embryo. Plant Signaling and Behavior, 7: 375-381. (*Corresponding Author)
• Wadekar H B, Sahi V P, Morita E H, Abe S (2012) MKRN expression pattern during embryonic and postembryonic organogenesis in rice (Oryza sativa L. var. Nipponbare). Planta, 237(4) 1083-95 
• Sharma T, Sahi V P, Morita E H, Abe S. (2012) Spatio-temporal expression of PsAPY1 during germination, differentiation, and organogenesis in pea (Pisum sativum L.Var. Alaska). Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 35(4)

Review / Chapters: 

1. Sahi, V. P., & Baluška, F. (2018). Plant Cell Biology: When, How, and Why?. Concepts in Cell Biology-History and Evolution, 23.
2. Calvo, P., Sahi, V. P., & Trewavas, A. (2017). Are plants sentient?. Plant, cell & environment, 40(11), 2858-2869.
3. Maibam, P, Nawkar, G. M, Park, J. H, Sahi, V. P, Lee, S. Y, & Kang, C. H (2013) The influence of light quality, circadian rhythm, and photoperiod on the CBF-mediated freezing tolerance. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 14(6), 11527-11543.
4. Nawkar, G. M, Maibam, P, Park, J. H, Sahi, V. P, Lee, S. Y, & Kang, C. H (2013) UV-Induced Cell Death in Plants. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 14(1), 1608-1628.

Books

1. Editor: Sahi, V.P. and Baluška, F. eds., 2019. The Cytoskeleton: Diverse Roles in a Plant’s Life (Vol. 24). Springer Nature.
2. Editor: Sahi, V.P. and Baluška, F. eds., 2018. Concepts in Cell Biology-History and Evolution. Springer International Publishing.

Supervision of Bachelor and Master thesis at Botanical Institute, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany:

1. Member of Editorial Team, Plant Signaling and Behaviour, Francis and Taylor.
2. Visiting Scientist (December 2014- February 2015) at Bonn University, Germany, under DAAD ‘Ostpartnerschaftsprogramm’ between Charles University Prague and Bonn University
3. Monbukagakusho Scholar (2008-2012), Japan Governmenet, Japan
4. Official Blogger for EMBO 2010 meeting, Barcelona
5. Distinction in Animal Science and Agronomy (2001 –05, Allahabad Agricultural Institute Deemed University, India)
6.  National Standard Examination in Chemistry 2000—01 (Third Rank)
7.  Maths Olympiad Level III 1999 (Meritorious Position)