Scientists

ICAR-SBI Headquarters
Dr.P.Govindaraj

Dr.P.Govindaraj

Director
Dr.R.M.Shanthi

Dr.R.M.Shanthi

Principal Scientist & Head-Crop Improvement
Dr.S.Alarmelu

Dr.S.Alarmelu

Principal Scientist & I/C-Plant Breeding
Dr. A.J. Prabakaran

Dr. A.J. Prabakaran

Principal Scientist
Dr S. Karthigeyan

Dr S. Karthigeyan

Principal Scientist
Dr.A. Anna Durai

Dr.A. Anna Durai

Principal Scientist
Dr.R.Karuppaiyan

Dr.R.Karuppaiyan

Principal Scientist
Dr.K.Mohanraj

Dr.K.Mohanraj

Principal Scientist
Dr.C.Appunu

Dr.C.Appunu

Principal Scientist
Attending short time training at Molecular Crop Improvement Laboratory, Institute of Genomics for Crop Abiotic Stress Tolerance, Texas Tech University, USA from 17.09.2025 To 04.03.2026
Dr.K.Elayaraja

Dr.K.Elayaraja

Senior Scientist
Dr.R.T.Maruthi

Dr.R.T.Maruthi

Senior Scientist
Dr.S.Sheelamary

Dr.S.Sheelamary

Senior Scientist
Dr. H.K. Mahadevaswamy

Dr. H.K. Mahadevaswamy

Scientist
Dr.T. Lakshmi Pathy

Dr.T. Lakshmi Pathy

Scientist
Dr. Kona Praveen

Dr. Kona Praveen

Scientist
Dr. R. Gobu

Dr. R. Gobu

Scientist
Ms.Adhini S Pazhany

Ms.Adhini S Pazhany

Scientist

Dr.K.T.Ravi Kiran

Scientist
Dr D. Neelamathi

Dr D. Neelamathi

Principal Scientist & I/C Genetics & Cytogenetics
Dr V.P. Sobhakumari

Dr V.P. Sobhakumari

Principal Scientist (Gen. & Cyto.)
Dr.A. Suganya

Dr.A. Suganya

Principal Scientist (Economic Botany)
Dr C. Jayabose

Dr C. Jayabose

Principal Scientist (Genetics)
Dr R. Valarmathi

Dr R. Valarmathi

Scientist (Eco. Bot. and PGR)
Dr. R. Manimekalai

Dr. R. Manimekalai

Principal Scientist & I/C Biotechnology
Dr  A. Selvi (Plant Biotechnology)

Dr A. Selvi (Plant Biotechnology)

Principal Scientist
Dr K. Lakshmi (Plant Biotechnology)

Dr K. Lakshmi (Plant Biotechnology)

Principal Scientist
Dr K.Thamilarasi (Plant Biotechnology)

Dr K.Thamilarasi (Plant Biotechnology)

Principal Scientist
Dr P.T. Prathima (Plant Biotechnology)

Dr P.T. Prathima (Plant Biotechnology)

Principal Scientist
Dr K. Devakumar (Plant Biotechnology)

Dr K. Devakumar (Plant Biotechnology)

Senior Scientist
Dr Shweta Kumari (Bioinformatics)

Dr Shweta Kumari (Bioinformatics)

Scientist
Dr.K.Kannan

Dr.K.Kannan

Principal Scientist &Head-Crop Production
Dr.K.Kannan

Dr.K.Kannan

Principal Scientist & I/C Agronomy
Dr K. Hari

Dr K. Hari

Principal Scientist (Microbiology)
Dr T. Arumuganathan

Dr T. Arumuganathan

Principal Scientist (Farm Machinery & Power)
Dr. T. Subramani

Dr. T. Subramani

Principal Scientist
Dr P. Geetha

Dr P. Geetha

Senior Scientist
Dr S. Anusha

Dr S. Anusha

Scientist
Dr.C. Palaniswami

Dr.C. Palaniswami

Principal Scientist & I/C Soil Science,SCFM
Dr A. Vennila

Dr A. Vennila

Principal Scientist (Soil Science)
Dr G.S. Suresha

Dr G.S. Suresha

Principal Scientist (Biochemistry)
Dr V. Kasthuri Thilagam

Dr V. Kasthuri Thilagam

Senior Scientist (Soil Science)
Dr.R. Gomathi

Dr.R. Gomathi

Principal Scientist & I/C Plant Physiology
Dr R. Arun Kumar

Dr R. Arun Kumar

Principal Scientist (Plant Physiology)
Dr M. Alagupalamuthirsolai

Dr M. Alagupalamuthirsolai

Senior Scientist (Plant Physiology)
Dr V. Krishnapriya

Dr V. Krishnapriya

Scientist (Plant Physiology)
Dr.A. Ramesh Sundar

Dr.A. Ramesh Sundar

Principal Scientist & Head-Crop Protection
Dr.A. Rameshsundar

Dr.A. Rameshsundar

Principal Scientist & I/C-Plant Pathology
Dr. P. Malathi

Dr. P. Malathi

Principal Scientist
Dr R. Selvakumar

Dr R. Selvakumar

Principal Scientist
Dr R. Ramesh

Dr R. Ramesh

Principal Scientist
Dr V. Jayakumar

Dr V. Jayakumar

Principal Scientist
Dr R. Gopi

Dr R. Gopi

Senior Scientist
Dr A. Jeevalatha

Dr A. Jeevalatha

Senior Scientist
Dr K. Nithya

Dr K. Nithya

Senior Scientist

Dr S.Aravindan

Scientist
Dr.B. Singaravelu

Dr.B. Singaravelu

Principal Scientist & I/C-Entomology
Dr. N. Geetha

Dr. N. Geetha

Principal Scientist
Dr T. Ramasubramanian

Dr T. Ramasubramanian

Principal Scientist
Dr M. Punithavalli

Dr M. Punithavalli

Senior Scientist
Dr P. Mahesh

Dr P. Mahesh

Senior Scientist
Dr Maruthadurai.R

Dr Maruthadurai.R

Senior Scientist
Dr  C. Sankaranarayanan

Dr C. Sankaranarayanan

Principal Scientist & I/C- Nematology
 Dr P Murali

Dr P Murali

Principal Scientist (Agrl. Economics)
Dr. Vinayaka

Dr. Vinayaka

Scientist (Agrl. Statistics)
Dr D. Puthiraprathap

Dr D. Puthiraprathap

Principal Scientist & Officer I/C Extension
Dr.T. Rajula Shanthy

Dr.T. Rajula Shanthy

Principal Scientist
Dr.M.L. Chhabra

Dr.M.L. Chhabra

Principal Scientist & Head (I/c)
Dr. Ravinder Kumar

Dr. Ravinder Kumar

Principal Scientist
Dr Mintu Ram Meena

Dr Mintu Ram Meena

Principal Scientist ,Crop Improvement (Plant Breeding)
Dr Pooja

Dr Pooja

Senior Scientist

Dr K. Rajasekar

Scientist
Dr M. Nisha

Dr M. Nisha

Senior Scientist & Ofiicer I/C
Dr.R.T.Maruthi

Dr.R.T.Maruthi

Senior Scientist , I/C Agali Center