Publications in Peer-reviewed International Journals
37. Clobas-Celiz A.R., Marshall M*, Anco D.J., Narayanan S. 2025. Evaluation of weed size and adjuvants on Texas panicum control with Clethodim. Weed Technology. 39:e61.
36. Ghimire O.P., Kuraparthy V., Jones M., Campbell B.T., Bridges W.C., Alege F.P., Delhom C. Narayanan S.* 2025. Better root length distribution in the deep soil profile enhances upland cotton performance. Field Crops Research. 325:109805.
35. Ingole HP, Saripalli G, Jones ZT, Parthiban M, Toyinbo J, Narayanan S, Mir RR, Rustgi S*. 2025. Genome-wide association analysis for pollen viability under heat stress in peanut. Plant Stress. 15:100760.
35. Ingole HP, Saripalli G, Jones ZT, Parthiban M, Toyinbo J, Narayanan S, Mir RR, Rustgi S*. 2025. Genome-wide association analysis for pollen viability under heat stress in peanut. Plant Stress. 15:100760.
34. Tilhou N*…, Narayanan S., …., Riday H. 2025. Hairy vetch (Vicia villosa Roth) germplasm contains a cryptic second species (Vicia varia Host). Crop Science 65:e21455.
33.Toyinbo J.O, Saripalli G., Ingole H.P., Jones Z.T., Naveed S., Noh E., Narayanan S., Rustgi S*. 2025. Impact of mutations in soybean oleate and linoleate desaturase genes on the germinability of seed from heat-stressed plants at the anthesis stage. Crops. 5, 2.
32. Spivey W.W., St Aime R., Sherer T., Zimmerman P., Kuraparthy V., Narayanan S. 2024*. Physiological characterization of leaf-shape isolines of upland cotton. Agronomy Journal. 117:e70005.
31. Kakati J.P., Fallen B., Armstrong P., Yan S., Bridges W.C., Narayanan S*. 2024. High-protein soybean lines with stable seed protein content under heat and drought stresses. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research. 18:101469.
30. Holladay S.K., Plumblee M.T.*, Jones M.A., Narayanan S., Inman M.D., and Marshall M. 2024. Can cotton seed size mitigate preemergence herbicide injury? Crop, Forage, & Turfgrass Management. 10:e20286.
29. Ghimire O.P., Spivey W.W., Kuraparthy V., Campbell B.T., Jones M., Thomas J., Bridges W.C., Narayanan S.* 2024. Phenotypic variability in the U.S. upland cotton core set for root traits and water use efficiency at the late reproductive stage. Crop Science. 64:1831–1845.
28. Holladay S.K., Plumblee M.T*., Marshall M., Jones M.A., Narayanan S. 2024. Determining the optimum planting date by maturity group combination for soybean produced in South Carolina. Crop, Forage, & Turfgrass Management. 10, e20270.
27. Rustgi S*., Kakati J.P., Narayanan S. 2024. Shaping plant architecture for improved productivity: Strigolactones and beyond. Advances in Agronomy. 186:1-50.
26. Spivey W.W., Rustgi R., Welti R., Roth M.R., Burow M.D., Bridges Jr. W.C., Narayanan S*. 2023. Lipid Modulation contributes to heat stress adaptation in peanut. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14, 1299371.
25. St Aime R., Bridges W.C., Jr., Narayanan S.* 2023. Interseeded cover crops did not reduce the performance of silage corn in the sandy loam soils of South Carolina. Agrosystems Geosciences and Environment. 6:e20364.
24. St Aime R., Bridges W.C., Jr., Narayanan S*. 2023. Single- and multi-species cover crops can reduce weed presence and improve soil health without depleting soil water in the Southeastern clayey soils. Agronomy Journal 115:242-260.
23. Kakati J.P., Fallen B., Bridges W.C., Jr., Narayanan S*. 2022. Characterization of a soybean (Glycine max L. Merr.) population for germination and seedling root traits under water stress. Agronomy 12: 1944.
22. Noh E., Fallen B., Payero J., Narayanan S.* 2022. Parsimonious root systems and better root distribution can improve biomass production and yield of soybean. PLOS ONE 17(6): e0270109.
21. Kakati J.P., Zoon Lwe Z., Narayanan S*. 2022. Heat stress during the early flowering stage did not affect seed fatty acid contents in conventional oleic peanut varieties. Peanut Science 49(1): 63-69.
20. St Aime R., Noh E., Bridges W.C., Jr., Narayanan S*. 2022. A comparison of drill and broadcast planting methods for biomass production of two legume cover crops. Agronomy 12:79.
19. Rustgi S.*, Kakati J.P., Jones Z.T., Zoong Lwe Z., Narayanan S. 2021. Heat tolerance as a function of membrane lipid remodeling in the major US oilseed crops (soybean and peanut). Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology 30:652-667. Invited Review.
18. Zoong Lwe Z., Sah S., Persaud L., Li J., Gao W., Reddy K.R.*, Narayanan S*. 2021. Alterations in the leaf lipidome of Brassica carinata under high temperature stress. BMC Plant Biology 21:404.
17. St Aime R., Rhodes G., Jones M., Campbell B.T., and Narayanan S*. 2021. Evaluation of root traits and water use efficiency of different cotton genotypes in the presence or absence of a soil-hardpan. The Crop Journal 9:945-953.
23. Kakati J.P., Fallen B., Bridges W.C., Jr., Narayanan S*. 2022. Characterization of a soybean (Glycine max L. Merr.) population for germination and seedling root traits under water stress. Agronomy 12: 1944.
22. Noh E., Fallen B., Payero J., Narayanan S.* 2022. Parsimonious root systems and better root distribution can improve biomass production and yield of soybean. PLOS ONE 17(6): e0270109.
21. Kakati J.P., Zoon Lwe Z., Narayanan S*. 2022. Heat stress during the early flowering stage did not affect seed fatty acid contents in conventional oleic peanut varieties. Peanut Science 49(1): 63-69.
20. St Aime R., Noh E., Bridges W.C., Jr., Narayanan S*. 2022. A comparison of drill and broadcast planting methods for biomass production of two legume cover crops. Agronomy 12:79.
19. Rustgi S.*, Kakati J.P., Jones Z.T., Zoong Lwe Z., Narayanan S. 2021. Heat tolerance as a function of membrane lipid remodeling in the major US oilseed crops (soybean and peanut). Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology 30:652-667. Invited Review.
18. Zoong Lwe Z., Sah S., Persaud L., Li J., Gao W., Reddy K.R.*, Narayanan S*. 2021. Alterations in the leaf lipidome of Brassica carinata under high temperature stress. BMC Plant Biology 21:404.
17. St Aime R., Rhodes G., Jones M., Campbell B.T., and Narayanan S*. 2021. Evaluation of root traits and water use efficiency of different cotton genotypes in the presence or absence of a soil-hardpan. The Crop Journal 9:945-953.
16. Zoong Lwe, Z.S., Welti R., Naveed S., Rustgi S., Anco, D., and Narayanan, S*. 2020. Heat stress elicits remodeling in the anther lipidome of peanut. Scientific Reports 10: 22163.
15. Djanaguiraman M., Narayanan, S., Erdayani E., Prasad P.V.V.* 2020. Effects of high temperature stress during anthesis and grain filling periods on photosynthesis, lipids and grain yield in wheat. BMC Plant Biology 20:268 .
14. Narayanan, S*. Zoong Lwe Z.S., Gandhi N., Welti R., Fallen B., Smith J.R., and Rustgi S*. 2020. Comparative lipidomic analysis reveals heat stress responses of two soybean genotypes differing in temperature sensitivity. Plants 9(4): 457.
13. St Aime R., G. Zehnder, C. Talley, and Narayanan, S*. 2020. Differences in biomass production and water use efficiency among seven different cover crops in the wet winter seasons of 2016/17 and 2018 in South Carolina. Agronomy 10(4): 463.
12. Narayanan, S.* and B. Fallen. 2019. Evaluation of soybean plant introductions for traits that can improve emergence under varied soil moisture levels. Agronomy 9:118.
11. Fried, H., Narayanan, S.*, and B. Fallen. 2019. Evaluation of soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] genotypes for yield, water use efficiency, and root traits. PLoS ONE 13(7): e0200463.
10. Fried, H., Narayanan, S.*, and B. Fallen. 2018. Characterization of a soybean (Glycine max L. Merr.) germplasm collection for root traits. PLoS ONE 13(7): e0200463.
9. Narayanan, S.*, P.V.V. Prasad*, and R. Welti. 2018. Alterations in wheat pollen lipidome during high day and night temperature stress. Plant, Cell and Environment 41:1749–1761.
8. Narayanan, S.* 2018. Effects of high temperature stress and traits associated with tolerance in wheat. Open Access Journal of Science 2:177-186. Invited Review.
7. Narayanan, S.*, P.J. Tamura, M.R. Roth, P.V.V. Prasad*, and R. Welti. 2016. Wheat leaf lipids during heat stress: I. High day and night temperatures result in major lipid alterations. Plant, Cell and Environment 39:787-803.
6. Narayanan, S.*, P.V.V. Prasad*, and R. Welti. 2016. Wheat leaf lipids during heat stress: II. Lipids experiencing coordinated metabolism are detected by analysis of lipid co-occurrence. Plant, Cell and Environment 39:608-617.
5. Narayanan, S., P.V.V. Prasad*, A.K. Fritz, D.L. Boyle, and B.S. Gill. 2015. Impact of high night-time and high daytime temperature stress on winter wheat. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science 201:206-218.
4. Narayanan, S., A. Mohan, K.S. Gill, and P.V.V. Prasad*. 2014. Variability of root traits in spring wheat germplasm. PLoS ONE 9(6): e100317.
3. Narayanan, S., and P.V.V. Prasad*. 2014. Characterization of a spring wheat association mapping panel for root traits. Agronomy Journal 106:1593–1604.
2. Narayanan, S.*, R. Aiken, P.V.V. Prasad, Z. Xin, G. Paul, and J. Yu. 2014. A simple quantitative model to predict leaf area index in sorghum. Agronomy Journal 106:219-226.
1. Narayanan, S.*, R. Aiken, P.V.V. Prasad, Z. Xin, and J. Yu. 2013. Water and radiation use efficiencies in sorghum. Agronomy Journal 105:649-656.
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Published Refereed Book Chapters
2. Narayanan, S. 2020. Membrane fluidity and compositional changes in response to high temperature stress in wheat. In: Physiological, molecular, and genetic perspectives of wheat improvement. Mohan A. and Wani S.H. Eds. Springer-Nature. (Invited book chapter)
1. Prasad P.V.V., J.M.G. Thomas, and . 2016. Plants and environment: global warming effects. In: Encyclopedia of Applied Plant Sciences. 2nd edition (Eds. B. Thomas, B.G. Murray, and D.J. Murphy). Elsevier, London, U.K. pp 289-299.
Teaching Publications
1. Narayanan S.* 2024. Customizing course content to meet student needs. Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service, Land-Grant Press by Clemson Extension; LGP OTLS 1198.