Scientific Projects

I had momentous experience in writing, negotiating, implementing, monitoring and evaluating national and international projects for fund raising through competitive grants (sponsored by DBT, DST and SERB of Government of India, EDII, Government of Tamil Nadu, GCP-GSS-FAO, BMZ-GIZ, University of Florida) and shown commendable professional management of wide multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural and multi-institutional projects.

On-Going Projects

Completed Projects

S. No.

Scheme title

PI / Co-PI

Sponsor

Department / Centre

Duration

Budget (Rs.)

From

To

1.             

Development of Cotton for drought resistance and superior fibre quality using marker assisted selection.

PI

Department of Biotechnology Government of India

CPMB&B

2006

2011

76,402,000*

2.             

Development of drought tolerant rice (Oryza saliva L.) cultivars by identification and deployment of candidate genes and fine mapping of QTLs linked to drought resistance traits.

Co-PI

Department of Biotechnology Government of India

CPMB&B

2006

2011

76,402,000*

3.             

Proteomic identification and characterization of rice root proteins associated with root growth and hard pan penetration during drought

Co-PI

Department of Biotechnology Government of India

CPMB&B

2006

2011

76,402,000*

4.             

Characterization of allelic difference of eui gene and its effect on endogenous GA3 expression for solving poor panicle exertion in hybrid rice technology

Co-PI

Department of Science and Technology, Government of India

CPBG

9,01,800/-

5.             

Improvement of rice varieties/breeding lines for low water availability in South and Southeast Asia

PI

Generation Challenge Program, FAO-GIBP

CPMB

2009

2012

15,00,000

6.             

Program support for Research and Development in Agricultural Biotechnology at TNAU. Project 4: Development of Cotton for drought resistance and superior fibre quality using marker assisted selection

PI

Department of Biotechnology Government of India

CPMB

April, 2012

March, 2015

2,00,00,000 for six projects

7.             

Beating Begomovirus: Better livelihoods for farmers in tropical Asia with begomovirus-resistant tomato, hot pepper and mungbean and integrated disease management

PI

BMZ/GIZ, Germany

CPMB

April, 2012

March, 2015

40,05,300

8.             

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

PI and national co-ordinator

Department of Biotechnology Government of India

CPMB and three national centers

Nov.  2010

Oct.  2013

39,95,000

9.             

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

Co-PI

Department of Biotechnology (RGYI)

CPBG

Feb., 2011

Jan., 2013

17,73,000

10.           

Identification and mapping of QTLs linked to Jassid (Amrasca devastans) tolerance in cotton (Gossypium spp.)

Co-PI

Department of Biotechnology Government of India

CPBG

Aug., 2012

July, 2015

23,25,012

11.           

In vitro techniques for overcoming the fertilization barriers of Jatropha to develop interspecific hybrids

Co-PI

Department of Biotechnology (RGYI)

FC&RI

Sept., 2012

Aug., 2015

16,93,000

12.           

Program support for Research and Development in Agricultural Biotechnology at TNAU- Phase II. Project 4: Development of Cotton for drought resistance and superior fibre quality using marker assisted selection

PI

Department of Biotechnology Government of India

CPMB&B

May, 2015

May, 2017

20,00,000

13.           

Molecular breeding to mitigate chilli leaf curl virus (ChiLCuV) incidence by augmenting host plant resistance against its vector whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) in chillies (Capsicum annum L.)

Co-PI

Department of Biotechnology Government of India

AC&RI, Madurai

Mar., 2015 –

Feb., 2018

44,35,600

14.           

Establishment of moringa (Moringa oleifera Lam.) germplasm garden at HC&RI, Periyakulam

PI

University of Florida, USA

HC&RI, Periyakulam

Dec., 2015

Dec., 2016

3,28,366

15.           

EDII, Chennai sponsored Periyakulam Horti-Business Incubation Forum, a Section 8 company

Director and Program Coordinator

EDII, GoTN

HC&RI, Periyakulam

Aug., 2018

July, 2021

2,14,50,000

16.           

Exploitation of hybrid vigour for quality and yield improvement through marker assisted selection in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)

Co-PI

SERB, DST, New Delhi

HC&RI, Coimbatore

Apr, 2018

Mar., 2021

27,57,810

17.           

Development of consensus genetic linkage map for Gossypium spp., with SNP markers and QTL analysis for fiber traits: TNAU Coimbatore Component- Conduct of MLTs of mapping populations, phenotyping and QTL analysis for fiber quality traits in cotton

Co-PI

DBT, GoI, New Delhi

Dept. of Cotton, CPBG, TNAU, Coimbatore

Feb., 2017

Feb., 2020

34,09,600

18.           

TNAU-Corteva “Crop Genomics and Data Science: Challenges and Opportunities”

Student and Event Coordination

Coteva, USA

CPMB&B

17-18, 2019

-

5,70,000

19.           

Establishing Efficient Platform for Genetic Engineering in Indian Tea

PI

DBT, GoI

CPMB&B

2022

2024

30,63,040

20.           

Agricultural Bioinformatics – BIC at TNAU, Coimbatore

PI

DBT, GoI

CPMB&B

2022

2027

199,53,696

21.           

Empowering Current Cotton Cultivars with Resistance to Sucking Pests through Marker Assisted Breeding

PI

Rasi Seeds Pvt., Ltd., Attur, India

CPMB&B

2022 

2025

35,00,000

22.           

Establishment of DBT-BUILDER TNAU Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Platform for Advanced Research and Education

Co-PI

DBT, Govt. of Idia

CPMB&B

2022

2027

3,40,11,200

23.           

Germplasm characterization, genomic analysis and gene discovery for yield, metabolite and stress tolerance in tea

Co-PI

DBT, Govt. of Idia

CPMB&B

15/03/2022

14/03/2025

70.92,560

24.           

Harnessing the genetic potential of Annatto (Bixa orellano) as source of natural colourant

Co-PI

DBT, Govt. of Idia

CPMB&B

03/02/2023

02/02/2026

73,78,000

25.           

Integrated Pest Management package for tomato and lablab bean

PI

World Veg Centre, Taiwan

CPMB&B

2022 

27,64,040

26.           

Integrated Pest Management package for tomato and lablab bean

PI

World Veg Centre, Taiwan

CPMB&B

May 2022 

Mar., 2023

37,54,350

27.           

Integrated Pest Management package for tomato and lablab bean

PI

World Veg Centre, Taiwan

CPMB&B

Apr., 2024

Dec., 2024

32,39,943

28.           

Genomics selection in cotton for improved yield

PI

Rasi Seeds Pvt., Ltd., Attur, India

CPPS

15.05.2024

14.05.2027

1,52,66,000

29.           

Transcriptional profiling for the identification of differentially expressed genes related to iron and zinc accumulation in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L Moench: As Mentor of Women Scientist A (Dr. V. G. Shobhana)

Mentor

DST, GoI

CPBG

Jan., 2023

Jan., 2026

37,67,075

30.           

Mapping and utilizing QTLs for nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) by utilizing genome sequence information of rice 3k panels: As mentor of GOI- DBT-UNESCO-TWAS Post-doctoral researcher Dr. Ehab Abdellah Abdelaziz Salama

Mentor

DBT – TWAS – UNESCO

CPMB&B

Aug., 2024

Feb., 2026

11,58,800

2. Biotechnology Laboratory at HC&RI, Periyakulam

3. Centralized Laboratory at HC&RI, Periyakulam

4. Green house Facility to screen mutagenized Moringa lines at HC&RI, Periyakulam

5. F10 Recombinant Inbred Lines in cotton that segregate for drought tolerance and fiber quality traits