Basavaraj B. Bagewadi

Virus-induced Genome Editing in Plants: Viral Vector Biology, Germline Access and the Evidence Base for Heritable, Transgene-Free Crop Improvement

Nikhil Ramrao Mohite, Basavaraj B. Bagewadi & S. K. Prashanthi · Biotechnology Journal International · 2026

Delivery, rather than nuclease chemistry, now sets the practical limit on plant genome editing. Conventional delivery depends on tissue culture and stable transformation, which remain slow, genotype-dependent and unavailable for most cultivated germplasm. Plant viruses offer an a...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/bji/2026/v30i5903

Crystals of Consequence: A Critical Review of the Mechanism, History and Engineering of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry Proteins

Nikhil Ramrao Mohite, Basavaraj B. Bagewadi & S. K. Prashanthi · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2026

The crystalline pesticidal proteins of Bacillus thuringiensis occupy an unusual position in applied biology. They are simultaneously the most extensively deployed insecticidal molecules in agriculture, the subject of a mechanistic dispute that has remained unresolved for more tha...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arrb/2026/v41i92449