Genetics And Plant Breeding

Dr. VIJAYA DURGA KUNJA 

Assistant Professor and Head of Genetics and Plant Breeding

M.Sc. Ag., Ph.D Ag., NET Qualified

Email Id : kunjavijayadurga@gmail.com

Working Experience

  • Masters research work on Molecular Evaluation of Advanced Backcross Progenies for Salinity Tolerance in Rice (Oryza sativa L.)
  • Doctral research work on Genetic Dissection of Seedling and Reproductive stage Salinity Tolerance in Rice using salt tolerant cultivar MTU 1061
  • Provisional Fellowship Award “National Fellowship and Scholarship for higher Education of ST Students”

AWARDS

  • 1 (P.V. Krishnaiah Choudary, M.B.E. Memorial     Silver Medal) from the Andhra Agricultural Union
  • 1 (Winner of Poster Presentation) on the occasion of 6th International Conference on Advances in Agriculture Technology and Allied Sciences (ICAATAS -2023)

EXPERIENCE

  • Experience as Research Associate : Period: 1 year 1 month 16 days (13.06.2016 to 29.07.2017) At RARS, Chintapalli
  • Experience as Teaching Associate : Period: 11 Months (28.03.2022 to 27.02.2023) at Polytechnic of Agriculture, RARS, Maruteru

PUBLICATIONS

  • Correlation Studies Between Yield and its Components in Advanced Breeding Lines in Rice (Oryza Sativa L.) Under Salinity. The Andhra Agricultural Journal. 63 (4): 816-818.
  • Screening of Saline Tolerant Plants in Rice (Oryza Sativa L.) Crop by Hydroponics Method. International Journal of Progressive Research. 11:1994-2000.
  • Characterisation of Salinity tolerant Varieties using SSR markers in rice (Oryza Sativa L.). The Pharma Innovation journal. 7(10): 435-441.
  • Correlation studies in seedling and reproductive stage salinity tolerance in rice (Oryza sativa L.) under salinity. International Journal of Chemical Studies. 9(1):2140-2143.
  • Evaluation of F2:3 Population for Seedling Stage Salinity Tolerance in Rice (Oryza Sativa L.). The Andhra Agricultural Journal. 68(1):26-32.
  • Effect of Biochar and FYM on Physico-Chemical Properties of Soil Under Sweet Corn Crop. International Journal of Progressive Research. 11:5836-5838.
  • Physical Properties of Tobacco Growing Soils of Prakasam District. International Journal of Progressive Research. 11:4693-4698.
  • Identification of Low Grain Shattering QTLs in Rice using Backcross Inbred Lines of MTU1010. Plant Cell Biotechnology and Molecular Biology. 23(15&16):70-80.

ABSTRACTS

  • Molecular Evaluation of Advanced Backcross Progenies for Salinity Tolerance in Rice. IRS15-PP 171.
  • Identification of QTLs for Seedling Stage Salinity tolerance in rice using new donor MTU 1061. FCPPB2021-PP7035.
  • Evaluation of F2:3 population for seedling and reproductive stage salinity tolerance in rice (Oryza sativa L.). ICAATAS-2023-PP51.
  • BOOKS: “Girijana Pranthala Pantala Adhikothpattiki Melaina Yajamanya Paddathulu” at Regional Agricultural Research Station, Chintapalli

SEMINARS/CONFERANCES

  • Climate Change – Crop Improvement and Management Strategies for Food Security
  • Genetically Modified Crops and Food Security
  • International Rice Symposium 2015
  • National Service Scheme
  • Recent Molecular Approaches for Plant disease diagnosis-I
  • Recent Molecular Approaches for Plant disease diagnosis-II
  • 6th International Conference on Advances in Agriculture Technology and Allied Sciences (ICAATAS – 2023)

  NAME: Dattesh Tamatam                                                                          

  DESIGNATION: Assistant professor, Genetics and Plant Breeding     

  QUALIFICATION: Ph.D.

   DATE OF JOINING: 26 July 2024

   ADDITIONAL DUTIES: Additional Warden (Boys hostel)

   ID: Samson.dattesh.7@gmail.com

              NAME OF THE INSTITUTIONS STUDIED (UG, PG, PH.D):

                  UG- Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu.

                  PG & Ph.D.- Lovely Professional University, Punjab

           WORKING EXPERIENCE: 1 year

        RESEARCH ARTICLES:  09

                 PRESENTATIONS  IN WORKSHOPS/SYMPOSIUMS/CONFERENCES:

                  Attended and aced 2 workshops with ‘A grade’ on Big data handling and analysis in Agriculture, Two research articles presented in 2 conferences and attended 7 conferences

 

 

PULI VENKATA SRIVIDYA  

M.Sc Ag. Assistant Professor of Genetics and Plant Breeding 
Email Id : pvsr0708@gmail.com

Working Experience

  • Masters research work on “ Molecular Characterization of Sclerotium rolfsii Causing Collar Rot in Chickpea” 

PROJECTS:

  • RAWEP (Rural Agricultural Work Experience Programme)
  • AELP (Agricultural Experiential Learning Programme)

PRESENTATIONS AND SEMINARS

  • “Identification of novel genetic resources on sheath blight tolerance from mutant lines of Samba Mashuri”
  • Quantitative Trait Loci Utilization and its Applications
  • Cultural and Morphological Characterization of Sclerotium rolfsii causing collar rot in chickpea in two days seminar on National Conference on Techno Strategic Interventions for Profitable Agriculture
  • National conference on Adaptation Interventions for Climate Resilient Agriculture in Coastal Agro-Eco Systems.
  • Cultural and morphological characterization of Sclerotium rolfsii causing collar rot in chickpea.
  • An active volunteer and even worked as Coordinator in NSS Activities in Nanduru (vil). at College level.

EXPERIENCE:

➢ Worked as Principal in Abiram Polytechnique in Kanigiri.
➢ Worked as Junior Research fellow project entitled “Towards product development in rice using mutant have traits of agronomic importance” under Dr. Seshu Madhav, Principal scientist, IIRR, Hyderabad.

PUBLICATIONS

  • “Studies on diversity of Sclerotium rolfii Sacc. causing collar rot in chickpea isolates using morphological and molecular markers”
  • “Characterization of Sclerotium rolfii Sacc. causing collar rot in chickpea isolates using cultural and morphological traits”