Scientist Profile

Dr. S. Karthigeyan

Dr. S. Karthigeyan

Principal Scientist , Division of Crop Improvement
ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore-641007, Tamil Nadu, INDIA Mail:karthi.sugarcane@gmail.com
  • Breeding sugarcane for yield, quality and red rot resistance
  • Conservation of genetic resources – Saccharum and allied genera
  • Lucerne improvement – yield, quality and stem weevil resistance
  • Quality seed cane materials production through Farmer’s participatory approach and supply to Co-operative sugar mills and private sugar factories 2015 to till date
  • External expert for NAIP e-course during 2008 to 2010 – Tamil Nadu Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, Chennai
  • Evaluator for CAPART – 2009 (Council for Advancement of People’s Action, Dharwad, Karnataka
  • Society for Sugarcane Research and Development
  • Range management Society of India  
  • Best Poster Award – 2011 – Range Management Society of India, Jhansi
  • Best Research Paper Award – 2016 – Society for Sugarcane Research & Development

Research papers

  • Appunu, C., Hemaprabha, G., Sreenivasa, V., Anna Durai, A., Mohanraj, K., Elayaraja, K., Sheelamary, S., Vinu V., Pazhany, A.S., Mahadeva Swamy, H.K., Lakshmi Pathy, T., Karuppaiyan, R., Karthigeyan, S., Govindaraj, P., Alarmelu, S., Shanthi, R.M., Prabakaran, A.J., Ananda Lekshmi, Surya Krishna, S., Arun Kumar, R., Karjagi, C.G. and Ram, B. 2024. Evaluation of sugarcane genotypes (Saccharum sp. hybrid) for multi-trait stability analysis across diverse environments. Industrial Crops and Products 219: 118993 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2024.118993 11.60
  • Lakshmi Pathy, V. Vinu, Adhini S. Pazhany and S. Karthigeyan. 2022. Constructing and comparing selection indices for early growth traits in Saccharum spontaneum. Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding, Vol. 13(1): 1-10. https://doi.org/10.37992/2022.1301.005.
  • Jayabose, V. Anusheela, S. Karthigeyan, P. Govindaraj and A.K. Rema Devi. 2022. Genetic analysis of Saccharum spontaneum accessions of Maharastra collection. Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding, Vol. 13(1): 216-224. https://doi.org/10.37992/2022.1301.030.
  • Karthigeyan, Adhini S. Pazhany, S. Sheelamary, P. Govindaraj and R.K. Remadevi. 2021. Variation in the flowering behaviour of Saccharum spontaneum L. world collection at Coimbatore.  Journal of Sugarcane Research, 11: 191 – 204.
  • Prabakaran and S. Karthigeyan. 2021. Safalatha ki kahani:  Kissano ki bagidhari se ICAR ganna prajanan samsthan, Coimbatore dwara utch sthar par gunuvakthyukth ganna beej uthpadhan.  Gannaprala.   Ganna Prakash, 6(6): 10-11.  (In Hindi)
  • G Hemaprabha, K Mohanraj, C Appunu, S Alarmelu, RM Shanthi, S Karthigeyan, P Govindaraj, A Anna Durai, Adhini S Pazhani, V Sreenivasa, S Sheelamary, AJ Prabhakaran and Bakshi Ram.  2021. Co 14016 (IC635052; INGR20069), a Sugarcane (Saccharum sp.) Germplasm for High Cane Population (Number of Millable Canes 1,07,670/ha). Donor for Ratoonability. Plant Germplasm Registration Notice Plant Germplasm Registration Notice Indian J. Plant Genet. Resour. 34(2): 305–373.
  • Sheelamary and S. Karthigeyan. 2021. Evaluation of promising commercial sugarcane genotypes for stability by AMMI analysis. Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding, 12 (2): 371 – 378. https://doi.org/10.37992/2021.1202.055.
  • Karthigeyan, P. Govindaraj and Adhini S. Pazhany. 2020. Wild sugarcane – Saccharum sp. germplasm collection in the states of Punjab & Haryana, India.  Journal of Sugarcane Research 10: 121 – 139.
  • Appunu1, J. Ashwin Narayan , H. K. Mahadevaswamy , S. Karthigeyan , R. Valarmathi , C. Mahadevaiah , Ravinder Kumar , Mintu Ram Meena , Bakshi Ram. 2021. Variability and molecular diversity of wild sugarcane germplasm collected from low temperature regions Lohit and Changlang of Arunachal Pradesh. Indian Journal of Biotechnology, 19: 159-168.
  • Govindaraj P., S. Karthigeyan and Adhini S. Pazhany. 2016 Exploration and genetic diversity analysis of Saccharum spontaneum in Maharashtra State, India Journal of Sugarcane Research 6(2):72-84.
  •  Karthigeyan, K. Sridhar, Narendra S. Kulkarni and Edna Antony. 2014. Pollen – pistil interaction study in interspecific crosses of Medicago sativa L. x Medicago scutellata L. (Mill.) for stem weevil resistance. Range Management and Agroforestry 35 (2):  198-203. 
  • Kiran Kaul, S. Karthigeyan, D. Dhyani, Navtej Kaur, R.K. Sharma and P.S. Ahuja.  2009.   Morphological and molecular analyses of Rosa damascena x R. bourboniana interspecific hybrids.  Sci. Hort., 122: 258-263.
  • Ashu Gulati, Rajkumar, S. Karthigeyan, …. Rajagopal Rajkumar, Suresh C. …. Mridul Hazarika and Paramvir S. Ahuja.  2009.  Catechin and catechin fractions as biochemical marker to study the diversity of Indian tea [Camellia sinensis (L.)O.Kuntz.] germplasm.  Chemistry and Biodiversity, 6: 1042 – 1052.
  • Singh, D. Dhyani, S. Karthigeyan and S. Rajkumar. 2008. Karyomorphology of Incarvillea emodi and its phylogenetic position in the genus. Curr. Sci., 95(4): 454.S. Karthigeyan, S. Rajkumar, R. K. Sharma, Ashu Gulati, R. K. Sud and P. S. Ahuja.  2008.  High Level of genetic diversity among the selected accessions of Tea (Camellia sinensis) from abandoned tea gardens in Western Himalaya.  Biochem. Gen., 46 (11-12): 810 – 819.
  • Kaur, R.K. Sharma, D. Dhyani, S. Karthigeyan and P.S. Ahuja. 2007. Molecular characterization of interspecific hybrids of scented roses using RAPD markers. Acta Hort., 751:  175-179. 
  • Dhyani, S. Karthigeyan, and P.S. Ahuja. 2005. An efficient Round Cut Method (RCM) for emasculation of Rose Flowers.  Acta Hort., 690:  125-130.
  • S. Natarajan, ……… S. Karthigeyan, and S. Dhamodharan.  2003.  Genetic stocks with Saccharum spontaneum clones as progenitors for developing varieties for cogeneration.   Annual Convention Proceedings of   DSTA, A: 20-32.
  • U.S. Natarajan, ………   S. Karthigeyan, and   S. Dhamodharan.  2001.  Role of Saccharum spontaneum in implementing stable resistance against sugarcane red rot.  Sugarcane International: 17-20.

Books and Book chapters

  • Singh S., Kumar A., Karthigeyan S. and Ahuja P. S. 2013. Genetic Improvement of Tea. In: Science of Tea Technology (eds. PS Ahuja, A. Gulati, RD Singh, RK Sud and RC Boruah). Scientific Publishers (India). pp. 22-63.