Dr. Amudha KAssistant Professor (Plant Breeding)
Department of Rice
Centre for Plant Breeding and Genetics
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore – 641003
Ph (O) – 091-0422-2474967
Mobile No. 9865006933
Email – amudha_pbg@yahoo.com
Education
Ph D in Plant Breeding and Genetics, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
Professional Experience
Rice Breeding
Aerobic rice
Courses Offered
PBG 152 “ Principles of genetics and methods of plant Breeding in horticultural crops”( 2+1)
PBG 121 “ Principles of genetics and methods of plant Breeding in Agricultural crops”( 2+1)
PBG 101“ Introduction to Agricultural Botany”( 1+1)
PBG 302 ”Genetics and breeding of host plants of silkworm”(2+1)
PBG 301 “Principles and Methods of Plant Breeding”(2+1)
BTB CO5“ Immunology and vaccine production”(1+2)
BTB-204 “ Introduction to Enzymology”(1+1)
Current Research Area
Breeding medium duration rice varieties with resistance to stem borer and blast for Tamil Nadu state
Research Projects being handled
Development of medium duration fine rice varieties with pest and disease resistance
Maintenance of Germplasm lines in rice
AICRIP – Rice
Genetic improvement of rice genotypes for aerobic condition
Publication
International : 6
National : 15