Scientist Profile

Dr. SURESHA G.S.

Dr. SURESHA G.S.

Senior Scientist (Biochemistry) Division- Crop Production
ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute Coimbaotre-641007 Email: sureshgiriyapur@gmail.com Phone: +91-4222472621 extn 302 (O) Mobile:+918122378551
  • Sugarcane sucrose metabolism, source-sink dynamics in regulation of sucrose yield and quality: Biochemical and molecular mechanisms.
  • Genome editing and transgenics development in sugarcane for biotic and abiotic stress tolerance, yield and quality attributes.
  • Value addition and product diversification in sugarcane.
  • Life member of Society for Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology (SPBB), New Delhi
  • Life member of Indian Society for Plant Physiology, New Delhi
  • Life member of Society for Sugarcane Research and Development (SSRD), Coimbatore
  • Life member of National Academy of Biological Sciences, Chennai, India
  •  Title: Enhancing climate resilience and ensuring food security with genome editing tool”- A component of the Sub-Scheme “Basic and Strategic Research and Education” of the Scheme “Crop Science for Food and Nutritional Security

Agency: ICAR

Amount:560 Lakhs

  • ICAR-SBI Foundation Day award 2023 under Scientific Category in recognition of outstanding contribution at ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute Coimbatore-641007.
  • Received Excellence and Innovation award 2022 from Dr B. Vasantharaj David Foundation, Chennai 600125 for “Developing novel technologies, processes and products, licensing of innovative technologies, training entrepreneurs, technology commercialization, filing patents and trademarks” at 4th National Conference on Agriculture and Allied Sciences and Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences held on 1st October, 2022, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.                    
  • Early Career Research Project (ECR) award from the Department of Science and Technology (DST)-Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Govt. of India.
  • Received Young Achiever Award 2020, The Institute of Scholars (InSc), India.
  • Post-Doctoral Visiting Scientist Award from Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India for two year at Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Australia
  • Best poster award International Symposium on Sugarcane Research Since Co 205: 100 years and beyond (SucroSym2017), September 18-21, 2017, ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, India.
  • Best Poster Paper award International Plant Physiology Virtual Symposium on “Physiological Interventions for Climate Smart Agriculture (IPPVS 2021)” held during 11-12th March 2021 at ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, in collaboration with Indian Society of Plant Physiology(ISPP), New Delhi, India.
  • Best Oral paper award International Plant Physiology Virtual Symposium on “Physiological Interventions for Climate Smart Agriculture (IPPVS 2021)” held during 11-12th March 2021 at ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, in collaboration with Indian Society of Plant Physiology(ISPP), New Delhi, India.
  • Best oral paper presentation award13th NABS National Conference on Current Perspectives for Sustainable Development in Life Sciences, Environment and Agriculture during 23-25 January 2023, Periyar University, Salem.
  • Best oral paper presentation award International Conference on Biotechnological Initiatives for Climate Resilient Agriculture-2022 (BICRA-2022) (In hybrid mode) during January 07-09, 2022) at Samastipur, Pusa, Bihar.
  • Best oral paper presentation award International Conference on Physiological and Molecular Mechanisms of Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants at University of Calicut, Kerala (Oct 26-28, 20220.
  • Best oral paper award 7th IAPSIT International Sugar Conference and SUGARCON-2022: Sustainability of the Sugar and Integrated Industries:Issues and Intiatives. October 16-19, 2022, ICAR-Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
  • Best Paper award SSRD Coimbatore
  • Best poster award National Seminar on Research Imperatives for Sustaining Sugarcane, Sugar and Ethanol Production (SugarSem-2023), 25 August 2023, ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Best stall award for ICAR-SBI-ABI in Cane Fest jointly organized by ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore and SSRD Coimbatore during September 23-24 2022.
  • CSIR New Delhi Junior Research Fellowship 2007-2009
  • ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute Senior Research Fellowship 2005-2007

  • Post doctoral Visiting Research Scientist, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Australia funded by DBT India under Indo-Australian Career Boosting Gold Fellowship (IACBGF)

  • Suresha, G.S., Krishnappa, G., Palanichamy, M., Swamy, H.K.M., Kuppusamy, H. and Govindakurup, H. eds., 2024. Value Addition and Product Diversification in Sugarcane. Springer Nature Singapore Pp.1-373. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-7228-5
  • Appunu Chinnaswamy, Surya Krishna Sakthive, Mahadevaiah Channappa, Valarmathi Ramanathan, Suresha Giriyapur Shivalingamurthy, Swathik Clarancia Peter, Ravinder Kumar, Raja Arun Kumar, Pooja Dhansu, Mintu Ram Meena, Gomathi Raju, Parasuraman Boominathan, Manickavasagam Markandan and Arun Muthukrishnan            2024    Overexpression of an NF-YB gene family member, EaNF-YB2, enhances drought tolerance in sugarcane (Saccharum Spp. Hybrid).    BMC Plant Biology 1246 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-024-05932-6 24       
  • Appunu C, Krishna SS, Chandar SH, Valarmathi R, Suresha GS, Sreenivasa V, Malarvizhi A, Manickavasagam M, Arun M, Kumar RA, Gomathi R.         2024 Overexpression of EaALDH7, an aldehyde dehydrogenase gene from Erianthus arundinaceus enhances salinity tolerance in transgenic sugarcane (Saccharum spp. Hybrid)        Plant Science,348:112206      
  • Mohanan MV, Thelakat Sasikumar SP, Jayanarayanan AN, Selvarajan D, Ramanathan V, Shivalingamurthy SG, Raju G, Govind H, Chinnaswamy A. (2024) Transgenic sugarcane overexpressing Glyoxalase III improved germination and biomass production at formative stage under salinity and water-deficit stress conditions. 3 Biotech. Feb;14(2):1-1. IF-2.883; NAAS-8.80.
  • Srikanth, J., Singaravelu, B., Crickmore, N., Mahesh, P., Sankaranarayanan, C., Suresha, G.S., Appunu, C., Nirmala, R., Om Prakash, M. and Athira, K.M., 2024. Laboratory evaluation of a scarabid-specific isolate of Bacillus thuringiensis against white grub Holotrichia serrata. Biocontrol, 69(1), pp.53-64. 69(1), pp.53- 64. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-023-10220-7. NAAS rating 8.20.
  • Valarmathi, R., Mahadeva Swamy, H.K., Appunu, C., G. S. Suresha, K. Mohanraj, G. Hemaprabha, C. Mahadevaiah & V. Ulaganathan (2023). Comparative transcriptome profiling to unravel the key molecular signalling pathways and drought adaptive plasticity in shoot borne root system of sugarcane. Scientific Reports 13, 12853 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-39970-1.
  • Channappa Mahadevaiah, Palanisamy Vignesh , Chinnasamy Appunu , Ramanathan Valarmathi ,Pooja Dhansu , Ashwani Kumar, Selvarajan Dharshini , Thelakat Sasikumar Sarath Padmanabhan ,Jayanarayanan Ashwin Narayan , Kannan Selvamuthu, Venkatarayappa Sreenivasa ,Huskur Kumaraswamy Mahadeva Swamy, Vazhakkannadi Vinu , Arun Kumar Raja, Giriyapura Shivalingamurthy Suresha , Govindakurup Hemaprabha  and Ravinder Kumar 2023 Physiological Characterization of Tripidium arundinaceum and Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) Germplasm for Salinity Stress Tolerance at the Formative Stage. Sustainability 15, 6962. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15086962
  • Swathik Clarancia, Peter, Murugan Naveenarani, Jayanarayanan Ashwin Narayan, Sakthivel Surya Krishna, Prathima Perumal Thirugnanasambandam, Ramanathan Valarmathi, Giriyapur Shivalingamurthy Suresha, Raju Gomathi, Raja Arun Kumar, Markandan Manickavasagam, Ramalingam Jegadeesan, Muthukrishnan Arun, Govindakurup Hemaprabha, and Chinnaswamy Appunu 2023 Genome-Wide Identification, Characterization and Expression Analysis of Plant Nuclear Factor (NF-Y) Gene Family Transcription Factors in Saccharum spp. Genes,14 (6) p.1147 https://doi.org/10.3390/genes14061147
  • R. Arun Kumar, G. Hemaprabha , S. Vasantha , T. Arumuganathan , K. Hari , T. Senthilkumar , R. H. Sadvatha , Dawn C. P. Ambrose , C. Manikandan ,K. Lakshmi, G.S. Suresha, P. Govindaraj , V. Sreenivasa, C. Palaniswami, R. Gomathi , C. Appunu , P. Mahesh , C. Yogambal , V. Krishnapriya ,A. S. Tayade , M. Alagupalamuthirsolai and Vinayaka 2023. Rapid Assessment of Rind Hardness in Sugarcane and Its Association with Biochemical Traits International Journal of Environment and Climate Change, 13 (8), Pp. 2019-2031. DOI:10.9734/IJECC/2023/v13i82159 NAAS rating 5.13
  • Naveenarani M., Suresha, G. S*., Srikanth, J, Hari, K., Sankaranarayanan, C.,Mahesh, P., Nirmala, R., Clarancia, P.S., Crickmore, N., Bakshi Ram, Appunu, C. and Singaravelu, B (2022) Whole genome analysis and functional characterization of a  novel Bacillus  thuringiensis (Bt 62)  isolate against sugarcane whitegrub Holotrichia serrata (F) Genomics 114:185–195. (*Equal contribution to first author)
  • Krishnapriya V., Arun Kumar R., Vasantha S., Hari K., Arumuganathan T., Suresha G.S., Anna Durai A., Chandran K., Nisha M., Pooja D. 2022. Multipronged phenotyping approaches to characterize sugarcane root systems. Journal of Visualized Experiments 186: e63596 doi: 10.3791/63596 Impact Factor 1.424
  • J. Srikanth., P. Mahesh, R. Manimekalai, G.S. Suresha, B. Singaravelu and K.P. Salin 2022 Web mite Schizotetranychus krungthepensis on sugarcane in India: molecular evidence for occurrence and the way forward. Current Science.123 (8): p. 1038 doi: 10.18520/cs/v123/i8/1038-1049
  • P Vignesh, C Mahadevaiah, R Parimalan, R Valarmathi, S Dharshini, Singh Nisha, GS Suresha, S Swathi, HK Mahadeva Swamy, V Sreenivasa, K Mohanraj, G Hemaprabha, Ram Bakshi, C Appunu (2021) Comparative de novo transcriptome analysis identifies salinity stress responsive genes and metabolic pathways in sugarcane and its wild relative Erianthus arundinaceus [Retzius] Jeswiet. Scientific Reports 11:1-16
  • R. Gomathi, V. Krishnapriya, S.Kohila, S.Vasantha and G.S. Suresha (2021) High Temperature Stress Causes Transient Change in the Photosynthetic Machinery and Sucrose Metabolism of Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) Agrica 10:1-12
  • Mahadevaiah C, Appunu C, Aitken K, Suresha GS, Vignesh P, Mahadeva Swamy HK, Valarmathi R, Hemaprabha G, Alagarasan G and Ram B (2021) Genomic Selection in Sugarcane: Current Status and Future Prospects. Front. Plant Sci.12:7082 doi: 10.3389/fpls.2021.708233 NAAS rating 11.75
  • Suresha Giriyapura Shivalingamurthy* and Hari Kuppusamy 2021 Comparative evaluation of xylan extraction methods and product characterization from sugarcane bagasse. Journal of Sugarcane Research.  11, 158-171. https://doi.org/10.37580/JSR.2021.2.11.158-171.
  • P. Swathik Clarancia, R .Valarmathi, G. S. Suresha, G. Hemaprabha and C. Appunu 2021 Isolation and characterization of drought responsive Aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) gene from drought tolerant wild relative of sugarcane, Erianthus arundinaceus. Journal of Sugarcane Research. 11, 158-171. https://doi.org/10.37580/JSR.2021.2.11.180-190
  • Singaravelu, G.S. Suresha, J. Srikanth, C. Appunu, C. Sankaranarayanan,P. Mahesh, R. Nirmala, and M. Rajeshkumar (2021) Prospecting in Western Ghats of Karnataka for indigenous Bacillus thuringiensis isolates harbouring novel crystal toxin genes for sugarcane pest management. Journal of Sugarcane Research 10:113-120
  • Swathik Clarancia Peter, Naveenarani Murugan,Manoj Vadakkancherry Mohanan,Sarath Padmanabhan Thelakat Sasikumar,Dharshini Selvarajan,Ashwin Narayan Jayanarayanan, Suresha G. Shivalingamurthy, Mahadevaiah Chennappa,Valarmathi Ramanathan,Hemaprabha Govindakurup,Bakshi Ram & Appunu Chinnaswamy (2020) Isolation, characterization and expression analysis of stress responsive plant nuclear transcriptional factor subunit (NF-YB2) from commercial Saccharum hybrid and wild relative Erianthus arundinaceus. 3 Biotech 10, 304 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13205-020-02295
  • P. Swathik Clarancia,, M. Naveenarania,, R .Valarmathi, G. S. Suresha, G. Hemaprabha, Bakshi Ram and C. Appunu (2020) Isolation, characterization and expression analysis of novel water deficit stress responsive DEEPER ROOTING 1 (DRO1) gene from drought-tolerant Erianthus arundinaceus. Journal of Sugarcane Research 10:1-11 https://doi.org/10.37580/JSR.2020.1.10.1-11
  • Dharshini, S., Manoj, V.M., Suresha, G.S. J. Ashwin Narayan, T. S. Sarath Padmanabhan, Ravinder Kumar, Mintu Ram Meena, M. Manickavasagam, Bakshi Ram & C. Appunu (2020) Isolation and Characterization of Nuclear Localized Abiotic Stress Responsive Cold Regulated Gene 413 (SsCor413) from Saccharum spontaneum. Plant Mol Biol Rep. 38:628-640. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11105-020-01224
  • S. Dharshini, Nam V. Hoang, C. Mahadevaiah, T.S. Sarath Padmanabhan, G. Alagarasan, G.S. Suresha , Ravinder Kumar, Mintu Ram Meena, Bakshi Ram, C. Appunu (2020) Root transcriptome analysis of Saccharum spontaneum uncovers key genes and pathways in response to low-temperature stress. Environmental and Experimental Botany 171 (2020)103935 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2019.103935
  • J. Ashwin Narayan, S. Dharshini, V. M. Manoj, T. S. Sarath Padmanabhan, K. Kadirvelu, G. S. Suresha, N. Subramonian, Bakshi Ram, M. N. Premachandran, C. Appunu, (2019) Isolation and characterization of water‑deficit stress‑responsive α‑expansin 1 (EXPA1) gene from Saccharum complex 3 Biotech 9: 186. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13205-019-1719-3.
  • Vadakkancherry Monahan Manoj, Pushpanathan Anunanthini, PeterSwathik Clarancia, Selvarajan Dharshini, Jayanarayanan Ashwin Narayan, Markandan Manickavasagam, Ramalingam Sathishkumar, Giriyapura Shivalingamurthy Suresha, Govind Hemaprabha, Bakshi Ram, Chinnaswamy Appunu (2019) Comparative analysis of Glyoxalase pathway genes in Erianthus arundinaceus and commercial sugarcane hybrid under salinity and drought conditions. BMC Genomics 19 (Suppl 9):986. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-018-5349-7
  • Suresha G. Shivalingamurthy, Raveendra Anangi, Sundaravelpandian Kalaipandian, Donna Glassop, Glenn F. King and Anne L. Rae. (2018) Identification and Functional Characterization of Sugarcane Invertase Inhibitor (ShINH1): A Potential Candidate for Reducing Pre- and Post-Harvest Loss of Sucrose in Sugarcane. Frontiers in Plant Science. 9:598. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00598.
  • G.S. Suresha, J. Prasath, M. Naveenarani, C. Appunu, S. Vasantha and K. Hari 2017 Assessing the effect of soluble acid invertase activity in post-harvest sugarcane under tropical conditions.Journal of Sugarcane Research 7 (2) 93 – 99           
  • B. Singaravelu, C. Appunu, G.S. Suresha, J. Srikanth, C. Sankaranarayanan, P. Mahesh, R. Nirmala, M. Rajeshkumar and M. Naveenarani  2017 Screening of indenous Bacillus thuringiensis isolates for novel cry1 crystal toxin gene for use against lepidopteran sugarcane borers       . Journal of Sugarcane Research         7 (2)            121-125          
  • C. Anuradha, R. Selvarajan, S. Vasantha and G.S. Suresha 2015 Biochemical Characterization of Compatible Plant Virus Interaction: A Case Study with Bunchy Top Virus-Banana Host-PathosystemPlant Pathology Journal 14 (4): 212-222.
  • Suresha, G.S., Sanjeev Kumar. and Santha, I.M 2013Functional expression of Brassica juncea oleate desaturase gene (Bjfad2) in Escherichia  coli. Biologia 68 (4) 599-605.       
  • Suresha, G. S. And Santha ,I .M.  2013 Molecular cloning and  in silico analysis of novel  oleate desaturase  gene homologues from Brassica juncea through sub-genomic library  approach Plant Omics Journal 6(1) 55-64           

Book Chapters:

  • Suresha, G.S., Hari, K and Murali, P. 2023 Value added products form sugarcane In: D Puthira Prathap, P Murali: Improved Sugarcane Production Technologies, ICAR- Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore-641007 Pp. 212-225.
  • Hari, K., Suresha, G.S., and Murali, P. 2023 Commercialized technologies from ICAR Sugarcane Breeding Institute Coimbatore  and Value added products from sugarcane In: D Puthira Prathap, K Mohanraj and G Hemaprabha: Technologies for sustainable sugarcane production, ICAR- Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore-641007 Pp. 170-204.
  • P. Murali, G.S. Suresha and K. Hari 2021 Economics of Sugarcane and Agripreneurship for Doubling Farmers’ Income In: Recent Scientific Advances in Sugarcane Cultivation for Doubling Farmer’s Income 2021 Bakshi Ram;G. Hemaprabha, Ratna Nashine, K. Mohanraj Dr. P. Murali and Rayees Ahmad Shah. Dilpreet Publishers & Distributors,H.O.: F-198, Vishnu Gardan, New Delhi – 110018. Pp.430-442
  • Hari, K. and Suresha G S 2021 Product Diversification and Value Addition in Sugarcane In: Recent Scientific Advances in Sugarcane Cultivation for Doubling Farmer’s Income 2021 Bakshi Ram; G. Hemaprabha, Ratna Nashine, K. Mohanraj Dr. P. Murali and Rayees Ahmad Shah. Dilpreet Publishers & Distributors,H.O.:  F-198, Vishnu Gardan, New Delhi – 110018. Pp.229-239.
  • Suresha GS, Mahadevaiah C. and Appunu C. 2017 Biotechnological interventions for improving sucrose accumulation in sugarcane. In: C. Mohan (Ed.), Sugarcane Biotechnol. Challenges Prospect. Springer International Publishing, Cham, 2017, pp. 111-122.
  • P. Murali, G.S. Suresha and K. Hari 2021 Economics of Sugarcane and Agripreneurship for Doubling Farmers’ Income In: Recent Scientific Advances in Sugarcane Cultivation for Doubling Farmer’s Income 2021 Bakshi Ram;G. Hemaprabha, Ratna Nashine, K. Mohanraj Dr. P. Murali and Rayees Ahmad Shah. Dilpreet Publishers & Distributors,H.O.: F-198, Vishnu Gardan,New Delhi – 110018. Pp.430-442
  •  Hari, K. and Suresha G S 2021 Product Diversification and Value Addition in Sugarcane In: Recent Scientific Advances in Sugarcane Cultivation for Doubling Farmer’s Income 2021 Bakshi Ram; G. Hemaprabha, Ratna Nashine, K. Mohanraj Dr. P. Murali and Rayees Ahmad Shah. Dilpreet Publishers & Distributors,H.O.:  F-198, Vishnu Gardan,New Delhi – 110018. Pp.229-239.
  • Gauri Nerkar, G. S. Suresha, Bakshi Ram, and C. Appunu 2019 Key Challenges in Developing Products from Transgenic Plants In: Advances in Plant Transgenics: Methods and Applications, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9624-3_14 Springer Nature Publishers, USA. Pp. 315-331.
  • Suresha, G.S., Kuppusamy, H., Palanichamy, M., Lavanya, R., Selvi, K., Krishnappa, G., Maruthi, R.T., Swamy, H.K.M. and Amaresh (2024). Technological Interventions in the Production of Sugarcane Juice Concentrates. In: Suresha, G.S., Krishnappa, G., Palanichamy, M., Mahadeva Swamy, H.K., Kuppusamy, H., Govindakurup, H. (eds) Value Addition and Product Diversification in Sugarcane. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-7228-5_3.
  • Amaresh Nunavath, A., Vinayaka, Kumari, S., Avinash, G., Abhishek, G.J., Dhanya, V.G., Maruthi, R.T., Krishnappa, G., Swamy, H.K.M. and Suresha, G.S. (2024). Sugarcane Bagasse: Transforming Waste into Renewable and Bio-Compostable Materials for a Sustainable Future. In: Suresha, G.S., Krishnappa, G., Palanichamy, M., Mahadeva Swamy, H.K., Kuppusamy, H., Govindakurup, H. (eds) Value Addition and Product Diversification in Sugarcane. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-7228-5_12
  • Palanichamy, M., Kuppusamy, H., Suresha, G.S., Prakash, P. (2024). Economics of Sugarcane Value Chain and Policy Capsules on Value-Added Products. In: Suresha, G.S., Krishnappa, G., Palanichamy, M., Mahadeva Swamy, H.K., Kuppusamy, H., Govindakurup, H. (eds) Value Addition and Product Diversification in Sugarcane. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-7228-5_13
  • Chandran, K., Nisha, M., Gopi, R., Mahendran, B., Keerthi, S.C., Dilsha, C., Suresha, G.S., Kuppusamy, H. and Govindakurup, H. (2024). Sugarcane-Based Traditional Sweeteners and Health Benefits. In: Suresha, G.S., Krishnappa, G., Palanichamy, M., Mahadeva Swamy, H.K., Kuppusamy, H., Govindakurup, H. (eds) Value Addition and Product Diversification in Sugarcane. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-7228-5_14
  • Suresha, G.S., Kuppusamy, H., Palanichamy, M., Lavanya, R., Selvi, K., Krishnappa, G., Maruthi, R.T., Swamy, H.K.M. and Amaresh (2024). Sugarcane Fibre as Dietary Supplement, Health Benefits and Applications in Functional Foods. In: Suresha, G.S., Krishnappa, G., Palanichamy, M., Mahadeva Swamy, H.K., Kuppusamy, H., Govindakurup, H. (eds) Value Addition and Product Diversification in Sugarcane. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-7228-5_17