Genetic resources management and sustainable improvement of tropical tuber crops.
| Institute Code | HORTCTCRISIL202501601473 |
|---|---|
| Project Leader |
| Sl. No. | Project Title | Principal Investigator | Co-Investigators / Team Members |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collection, Characterization, Conservation, Documentation and Utilization of Genetic Resources of Tuber Crops | K.I. Asha | Manas Ranjan Sahoo, P. Murugesan, C. Mohan, A. Asha Devi, N. Krishna Radhika, Kalidas Pati, C. Visalakshi Chandra, K.M. Senthilkumar, S.N. Rahana, K. Hanume Gowda, T. Makeshkumar, M.L. Jeeva, S.S. Veena, E.R. Harish, H. Kesava Kumar, R. Arutselvan, A.N. Jyothi, C. Pradeepika, J. Sreekumar, M. Nedunchezhiyan, K. Laxminarayana |
| 2 | Genetic improvement of cassava through gene editing for modified starch (Flagship Project) | N. Krishna Radhika | K.M. Senthilkumar, T.P. Sujatha, T. Makeshkumar, A.N. Jyothi |
| 3 | Breeding for resistance/tolerance to postharvest physiological deterioration (PPD), short duration, high starch and CMD resistance in cassava. | Visalakshi Chandra C | K.I. Asha, N. Krishna Radhika, K.M. Senthilkumar, A.N. Jyothi, J. Sreekumar, T. Makeshkumar, Saravanan Raju, V.S. Santosh Mithra |
| 4 | Breeding of new cultivars with drought tolerance following conventional and /or molecular breeding approaches in cassava | C. Mohan | K. M. Senthilkumar, N. Krishna Radhika, J. Sreekumar, R. Saravanan, V. S. Santhosh Mithra |
| 5 | Functional genomics for improvement of protein and vitamin A in cassava | T. P. Sujatha | Dr. A.N. Jyothi, Dr. Sreekumar J |
| 6 | Development of genomic resources in elite line(s) of cassava, elephant foot yam and tannia | K.M. Senthilkumar | C. Mohan, Asha Devi A, J. Sreekumar, Visalakashi Chandra C ,Saravanan Raju ,Hemant Kardile |
| 7 | Genetic improvement of sweet potato for short duration, photo/thermo-insensitivity and processability | Shirly Raichal Anil | Kalidas Pati, P.S. Sivakumar, C. Visalakshi Chandra, K.M. Senthilkumar, A.N. Jyothi, C. Pradeepika, S. Sunitha |
| 8 | Breeding for sweet potato weevil resistance/tolerance in nutritionally rich cultivars | Kalidas Pati | R. Arutselvan K. Laxminarayana, Visalakshi Chandra C., Harish E.R. |
| 9 | Breeding for drought and salinity tolerance in sweet potato utilizing cultivated and wild species | L. K. Bharathi | Shirly Raichal Anil, Saravanan Raju, Kalidas Pati |
| 10 | Breeding in yams for yield, earliness, anthracnose resistance and tuber quality | S. N. Rahna | C. Mohan, K. Sunilkumar ,M.L. Jeeva ,Jyothi Sreekumar ,J. Sreekumar |
| 11 | Breeding of elephant foot yam for yield, earliness, quality and resistance to collar rot and nematode | A. Asha Devi | C. Mohan, Kalidas Pati, K.M. Senthilkumar, M.L. Jeeva, A.N. Jyothi, J. Sreekumar, K. Sunilkumar |
| 12 | Breeding of taro for leaf blight disease resistance and economically important traits | Manas Ranjan Sahoo | Asha Devi A. , Senthilkumar K.M. , J Suresh Kumar , S.S. Veena , Kalidas Pati , M. Dasgupta |
| 13 | Breeding in Chinese potato, arrowroot and yam bean for economically important traits |
P. Murugesan | Kalidas Pati, L.K. Bharathi, Sujatha T. P, Saravanan Raju, H. Kesava Kumar, C. Pradeepika, K. Laxminarayana, R. Arutselvan |
