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Dr Ravikesavan R

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Director, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding
Tamilnadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore

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  • Plant Sciences

Publications

Total Articles 573
Books 0
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Citations 1144
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Professional Recognition

2019

Best researcher award

TNAU
2009

Endeavour Research Fellowship

DEEWR, Government of Australia
2014

Best research paper on crop improvement

Cotton Research and Development Association
2009

Shiksha Rattan Puraskar

India International Friendship Society
2005

Ramakrishna Gold medal

Madras Agricultural Students Union
2000

Salgare National gold medal

Academy of Plant Sciences, India
2022

Veeraraghavalu Naidu shield and Medal

Madras Agricultural Students Union

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Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding

2019
Life member

Maize Technologists association of India

2018
Life member

Cotton Research and Development Association

2007
Fellow

Indian Society of Plant Breeders

1995
Life member

Madras Agricultural Students Union

1995
Life member

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Cotton, Maize and Millet Breeding

Personal Details

  • Male
  • Director , Tamilnadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
  • Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Lawley Road
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The University of Western Australia 2009
Ph.D
Other Institute 1995
Director Feb 1995 – Present
Tamilnadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore | Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding

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Scholarly Work

Biofortification in crops for nutritional security - Low phytate maize

Funding Agency: ICAR

CoPI

49.45 lakhs

2020 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Revitalisation of Millets for nutritional security and enhanced productivity

Funding Agency: SPC

PI

187.80 lakhs

2016 - 2020

Completed
Enrichment of nutritional quality of maize through molecular breeding

Funding Agency: DBT

CoPI

88.63 lakhs

2015 - 2020

Completed
Promotion of millets through quality seed production

Funding Agency: Worldbank

PI

41.45 lakhs

2014 - 2015

Completed
Enhancing the productivity and value addition of millets through knowledge transfer and skill demonstrations

Funding Agency: Govt of TN

PI

28.75 lakhs

2013 - 2014

Completed
Development of cotton for drought tolerance and fibre quality: Fine mapping validation and marker assisted selection

Funding Agency: DBT

CoPI

193.08 lakhs

2012 - 2015

Completed
Molecular breeding for exploitation of heterosis in genetic improvement of maize under water limited environments

Funding Agency: DBT

CoPI

17.73 lakhs

2011 - 2014

Completed
Farmers participatory large scale rollout and adaptive research trails on conservation agriculture

Funding Agency: CIMMYT-IRRI

CCPI

13.0 lakhs

2010 - 2011

Completed
Identification of consistent QTLs for fiber quality traits in cotton (Gossypium spp.,) based on two-mapping populations and four-environments

Funding Agency: DBT

CoPI

39.95 lakhs

2010 - 2013

Completed
Identification of varieties and hybrids with Extra Long Staple length to meet industrial demand (TMC MM1.2)

Funding Agency: ICAR

PI

10.40 lakhs

2007 - 2012

Completed
Development of high throughput marker assisted selection systems for improvement of drought tolerance and fibre quality traits

Funding Agency: CSIR

CoPI

101.80 lakhs

2007 - 2012

Completed

Development of foxtail millet (Setaria italica (L.) p. beauv.) genotypes for value addition

University Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Year 2015

Enhancing the nutritional and yield attributes of kodo millet through mutation breeding and genomics

University Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Year 2018

Combining Ability, Heterosis and Generation mean Analysis for Nutritional Traits in Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum(L.) R. Br.)

University Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Year 2019

Stability analysis and Heterotic studies in Maize (Zea mays L.) inbreds for identification of elite hybrids with low phytic acid and high quality protein

University Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Year 2020

Development of mutants for high yield and photosynthetic efficiency in proso millett

University Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Year 2022

Genetic and Morpho-physiological characterization of maize (Zea mays L.) for drought tolerance

University Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Year 2023

Genetic analysis of mutants for dissecting useful traits in kodo millet

University Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Year 2024
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Scholarly Publications

Sustaining Soil Fertility and Yield by Inductive cum Targeted Yield Model-based Fertilizer Prescriptions for Finger millet (Eleusine coracana L.) in Alfisols of Tamil Nadu, Southern India

Open Access
Article
Authors: Asan Mohamed B.;Santhi R.;Maragatham S.;Gopalakrishnan M.;Ravikesavan R.;Geetha P.

Field corn, an alternate option in sweet corn improvement: Generation Mean Analysis and Heterosis

Open Access
Article
Authors: Devadharssini O.K.;Subramanian A.;Ravikesavan R.;Senthil N.;Gurusamy K.;Djanaguiraman M.;Kumari Vinodhana N.

Genomic insights into maize: Advanced techniques for analysing diversity and enhancing crop traits

Open Access
Review
Authors: Sneha S.;Sheela K.R.V.S.;Ravikesavan R.;Selvakumar T.;Prasad V.B.R.

Guarding the cotton fields by refining the resilience against sucking pests: use of cutting-edge breeding and other techniques

Open Access
Review
Authors: Dinesh Kumar G.;Manikanda Boopathi N.;Geethanjali S.;Subramanian A.;Somasundaram S.;Kannan M.;Premalatha N.;Shobhana V.G.;Ramya Selvi N.;Nivetha D.K.;Akash A.;Ravikesavan R.

Integrative approaches for mustard improvement: Bridging conventional breeding, genetics and biotechnological advances

Open Access
Review
Authors: Gokul Prasanth R.;Utharasu S.;Ravikesavan R.;Sakthivel N.;Sivasakthivelan P.;Sudha M.

UNRAVELING THE GENETICS OF FERTILITY RESTORATION IN DIVERSIFIED CYTOPLASMIC GENETIC MALE STERILE LINES (CGMS): INSIGHTS FROM HYBRID STUDIES IN PEARL MILLET [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. BR]

Open Access
Article

Understanding genetic diversity in drought-adaptive hybrid parental lines in pearl millet

Open Access
Article
Authors: Kandarkar K.;Palaniappan V.;Satpathy S.;Vemula A.;Rajasekaran R.;Jeyakumar P.;Sevugaperumal N.;Gupta S.K.

Unraveling popping quality through insights on kernel physical, agro-morphological, and quality traits of diverse popcorn (Zea mays var. everta) inbreds from indigenous and exotic germplasm

Open Access
Article
Authors: Gopinath I.;Hossain F.;Thambiyannan S.;Sharma N.;Duo H.;Kasana R.K.;Katral A.;Devlash R.;Veluchamy S.S.K.R.;Zunjare R.U.;Sekhar J.C.;Guleria S.K.;Rajasekaran R.;Muthusamy V.