Scientist Profile

Dr T Lakshmi Pathy

Dr T Lakshmi Pathy

Scientist (Genetics and Plant Breeding)
ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute Coimbatore. E-mail : lakshmipathy.t@icar.org.in; pathy4u76@gmail.com
  • Identification of superior sugarcane varieties for tropical region

  • Screening sugarcane germplasm for biotic and abiotic stresses at Coimbatore

  • Identifying location specific varieties for factory locations under SISMA and ISMA

  • Inbreeding in sugarcane for isolating true breeding lines

  • Indian society of Genetics and Plant Breeding (ISGPB)
  • Society for sugarcane research and development (SSRD)
  • Indian society of Plant Breeders (ISPB)
  • ICAR JRF for pursuing M. Sc (Agri)
  • One University gold medal and two certificate medals for Doctoral degree program at UAS, Bangalore
  • R Vigneshwari, RM Shanthi, T Lakshmi Pathy, K Mohanraj. 2025. Estimates of Genetic Parameters and Prediction of Breeding Values Among Full-Sib Sugarcane Families for Commercial Cane Sugar Yield Traits Through REML/BLUP Analysis. Sugar Tech
  • R Selvakumar, T Lakshmi Pathy*, Gopalareddy Krishnappa, A Anna Durai, R Viswanathan. 2025. Temporal Dynamics and Characterization of Sugarcane Parental Pool for Rust Resistance under Tropical Climate. Tropical Plant Biology
  • V Vinu, T Lakshmi Pathy*, HK Mahadeva Swamy, Gopalareddy Krishnappa, R Arun Kumar, R Valarmathi, R Gobu, V Sreenivasa, RT Maruthi, P Govindaraj. 2025. Deciphering Drought Tolerance Potential of Saccharum spontaneum in Tropical Climates Using Multivariate Techniques. Sugar Tech
  • Balthikumeru Vishwanatha Sinchana, Sampangi Ramesh, Chindi Basavaraj Siddu,  Dinesh Sindhu, Gonal Basanagouda, Mugali Pundalik Kalpana, Muniraja Pallavi, Harshitha, Sobanada Prakash Prem Sagar, Thalambedu Lakshmi Pathy, Bisalere Puttappa Maruthi Prasad, Chetana, Kagathi Manjunatha Shirisha, Venkatesha Prashantha. 2025. Quantitative Genetic Statistics to Predict the Sources of Favourable Dominant Alleles Not Present in the Parents of Elite Bitter Gourd (Momordica charantia L.) Single Cross Hybrids. Plant Breeding
  • C Appunu, G Hemaprabha, V Sreenivasa, A Anna Durai, K Mohanraj, K Elayaraja, S Sheelamary, V Vinu, Adhini S Pazhany, HK Mahadeva Swamy, T Lakshmi Pathy, R Karuppaiyan, S Karthigeyan, P Govindaraj, S Alarmelu, RM Shanthi, AJ Prabakaran, Ananda Lekshmi, S Surya Krishna, R Arun Kumar, Chikkappa G Karjagi, Bakshi Ram. 2024. Evaluation of sugarcane genotypes (Saccharum sp. hybrid) for multi-trait stability analysis across diverse environments. Industrial Crops and Products
  • T Lakshmi Pathy, A Mohan Rao, TV Krishna, Kuldeep Tripathi, S Ramesh, N Akshay Rahul, Akshata G Bhat, Pratibha B Honnannavar. 2024. Characterising cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) mini-core set for flowering responses to various photoperiod and temperature regimes. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution
  • R Viswanathan, T Ramasubramanian, C Chinnaraja, R Selvakumar, T Lakshmi Pathy, K Manivannan, R Nithyanantham. 2024. Population dynamics of Melanaphis sacchari (Zehntner), the aphid vector of sugarcane yellow leaf virus under tropical conditions in India. Tropical Plant Pathology
  • Akshata G Bhat, A Mohan Rao, T Lakshmi Pathy, J Ashwini Jain, S Ramesh, K Madhusudan, SR Anand. 2024. Identification of superior breeding population in cowpea for yield attributing traits in segregating population. Plant Archives
  • V Vinu, T Lakshmi Pathy, R Valarmathi, Manju M Paul, RA Kumar. 2024. Evaluation of Saccharum spontaneum Clones for Water Deficit Stress Tolerance. Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources
  • T. Lakshmi Pathy, A. Mohan Rao, S. Ramesh, K. Madhusudan, N. Nagaraju, S. R. Anand, N. Akshay Rahul, V. Prashantha, J. Ashwini Jain. 2024. Identifying Promising Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) Genotypes for Grain yield and its Component Traits through Direct and Indirect Selection Suitable for Rabi Conditions. Mysore Journal of Agricultural Sciences
  • R Selvakumar, T Lakshmi Pathy, K Gopalareddy, R Viswanathan. 2024. Cut leaf assay: A rapid method for screening rust resistance in sugarcane. Journal of Sugarcane Research
  • Prathima Perumal Thirugnanasambandam, Avinash Singode, Lakshmi Pathy Thalambedu, Selvi Athiappan, Mohanraj Krishnasamy, Sobhakumari Valiya Purakkal, Hemaprabha Govind, Agnelo Furtado, Robert Henry. 2023. Long read transcriptome sequencing of a sugarcane hybrid and its progenitors, Saccharum officinarum and S. spontaneum. Frontiers in Plant Science
  • T Lakshmi Pathy, V Vinu, A Annadurai, Bakshi Ram, G Hemaprabha. 2023. Identification of near homozygous inbred lines for developing hybrid populations to explore the possibility of true seed-based sugarcane cultivation. Sugar Tech
  • R Vigneshwari, RM Shanthi, T Lakshmi Pathy, K Mohanraj. 2023. Evaluation of full-sib sugarcane families for cane yield potential through Random Coefficient Model (RCM) analysis. Journal of Sugarcane Research
  • N Anuradha, TSSK Patro, Ashok Singamsetti, Y Sandhya Rani, U Triveni, A Nirmala Kumari, Nagappa Govanakoppa, T Lakshmi Pathy, Vilas A Tonapi. 2022. Comparative Study of AMMI- and BLUP-Based Simultaneous Selection for Grain Yield and Stability of Finger Millet [Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.] Genotypes. Frontiers in plant science
  • Shanmugavel Senthilkumar, KK Vinod, Selvaraj Parthiban, Prathima Thirugnanasambandam, T Lakshmi Pathy, Nandita Banerjee, Thelakat Sasikumar Sarath Padmanabhan, P Govindaraj. 2022. Identification of potential MTAs and candidate genes for juice quality-and yield-related traits in Saccharum clones: a genome-wide association and comparative genomic study. Molecular Genetics and Genomics
  • G Hemaprabha, T Lakshmi Pathy, K Mohanraj, S Alarmelu, B Ram. 2022. Population Structure of Coimbatore Canes Developed in a Century of Sugarcane Breeding in India. Sugar Tech
  • T Lakshmi Pathy, A Trivikrama Reddy, Jayarame Gowda, V Jayalakshmi, A Vijayabharathi. 2022. Simultaneous selection for yield and stability of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum) germplasm through AMMI based parameters. The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences
  • T Lakshmi Pathy, V Vinu, AS Pazhany, S Karthigeyan. 2022. Constructing and comparing selection indices for early growth traits in Saccharum spontaneum. Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding
  • K Sathish, D Parte, K Thakur, D Sahu, T Lakshmi Pathy, N Mehta. 2022. Multivariate based Genetic Diversity Analysis among Linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) Germplasm Accessions by Principle Component Analysis. Biological Forum–An International Journal
  • V Vinu, T Lakshmi Pathy, AS Pazhany, S Karthigeyan. 2022. Cluster and principal component analyses for assessment of genetic diversity in Saccharum spontaneum. Journal of Sugarcane Research
  • T Lakshmi Pathy, K Mohanraj. 2021. Estimating Best Linear Unbiased Predictions (BLUP) for Yield and Quality Traits in Sugarcane. Sugar tech
  • C Anilkumar, AM Rao, S Ramesh, T Lakshmi Pathy. 2021. Do fruiting habit traits affect green fruit yield and its component traits in chilli (Capsicum annuum L.)?. Plant Genetic Resources
  • G Hemaprabha, S Alarmelu, C Appunu, RM Shanthi, K Mohanraj, P Govindaraj, A Anna Durai, Adhini S Pazhani, T Lakshmi Pathy, Bakshi Ram. 2021. Co 13001 (IC635051; INGR20068), a Sugarcane (Saccharum sp.) Germplasm with High Sucrose at 240 days. Short Duration Clone (Maturing@ 240 days).. Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources
  • G Hemaprabha, C Appunu, K Mohanraj, A Anna Durai, S Alarmelu, V Sreenivasa, R Karuppaiyan, S Karthigeyan, RM Shanthi, P Govindaraj, C Mahadevaiah, T Lakshmi Pathy, HK Mahadevaswamy, AJ Prabakaran, S Sheelamary, Adhini S Pazhani, K Elayaraja, R Viswanathan, Bakshi Ram. 2019. Co 11015 (ATULYA) A RECENTLY NOTIFIED SUGARCANE VARIETY FOR TAMIL NADU. Journal of Sugarcane Research
  • J Suresh Kumar, MK Pandit, T Lakshmi Pathy. 2019. Genetic variability, diversity and character association in sponge gourd [Luffa cylindrica (Roem.) L.]. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences
  • T Lakshmi Pathy, A Mohan Rao, S Ramesh. 2019. Performance prediction and validation of three way cross and double cross hybrids for fruit yield in chilli (Capsicum annuum L.). International Journal of chemical studies
  • T Lakshmi Pathy, A Mohan Rao, S Ramesh. 2018. Assessing Breeding Potential of Three-Way Cross and Double-Cross Hybrids in Chilli (Capsicum annuum). Agricultural Research
  • N Anuradha, C Tara Satyavathi, C Bharadwaj, Mukesh Sankar, Sumer Pal Singh, T Lakshmi Pathy. 2018. Pearl millet genetic variability for grain yield and micronutrients in the arid zone of India. International Journal of chemical studies
  • A Trivikrama Reddy, T Lakshmi Pathy, A Vijayabharathi, Jayarame Gowda. 2017. Non-Parametric Methods for analyzing stability of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) genotypes. The Bioscan

Book chapters:

  • R.M. Shanthi, S. Alarmelu, T. Lakshmi Pathy. 2021. Influence of Environmental Stresses on Sucrose Accumulation of Sugarcane Varieties. Physiological Interventions for Developing Climate Resilient Commercial Crops, pp. 271-300.
  • Thirugnanasambandam, P.P., Singode, A., Thalambedu Lakshmi Pathy. and Shanmugavel, S., 2022. Opportunity and Challenges for High‐throughput Genotyping in Sugarcane. Genotyping by Sequencing for Crop Improvement, pp.306-327.
  • Shanthi, R.M., Alarmelu, S., Mahadeva Swamy, H.K. and Lakshmi Pathy, T., Impact of climate change on sucrose synthesis in sugarcane varieties. In Agro-industrial perspectives on sugarcane production under environmental stress(pp. 13-38). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.