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ICAR-SBI, Veerakeralam, Coimbatore, 641007, Tamil Nadu.\n\n\n\nMail: praveenkona61@gmail.com; kona.praveen689@icar.org.in\nPhone: +91- 8500227214\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t
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  • Development of high yielding, high quality and smut resistant sugarcane genotypes<\/li>
  • Reference set development for smut resistance<\/li>
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    • Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA)<\/li>
    • Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding (ISGPB)<\/li>
    • Society for Sugarcane Research And Development (SSRD)<\/li>
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      • Title:<\/strong> Enhancing Sugar Productivity in Tamil Nadu through Institute-Industry Approach (Start: June, 2022 End; Aug., 2027);<\/li><\/ul>

        Agency : <\/strong>SISMA-TN funded-SWEET BLOOM 2.0; Amount: <\/strong>Rs. 53 lakhs (As Co-PI)<\/strong><\/p>

        • Title:<\/strong> Identification of suitable location specific sugarcane varieties for commercial cultivation under different agro-climatic situations in India (Start: Aug., 2023 End: Mar., 2029);<\/li><\/ul>

          Agency :<\/strong> ISMA-funded; Amount: <\/strong>Rs. 750 lakhs (As Co-PI)<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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          1. Best Scientist Award<\/strong>, ICAR-DGR, Junagadh during Annual Foundation Day, October 1st<\/sup> 2023 for outstanding contribution in research.<\/li>
          2. N.G. Ranga and Bharathi Devi Ranga Memorial Gold Medal (1900-1995)<\/strong> for securing highest OGPA grade in Ph.D program in Faculty of Agriculture during 51st<\/sup> Annual Convocation held at Tirupati on 04.03.2022 from ANGRAU, Lam, Guntur.<\/li>
          3. Sri Vaddadi Narasimha Swamy Memorial Gold Medal<\/strong> for securing highest OGPA grade in Ph.D in Genetics and Plant Breeding during 51st<\/sup> Annual Convocation held at Tirupati on 04.03.2022 from ANGRAU, Lam, Guntur.<\/li>
          4. Sri G. Sriramulu Memorial Gold Medal<\/strong> for securing highest OGPA grade in Ph.D program in Faculty of Agriculture during 51st<\/sup> Annual Convocation held at Tirupati on 04.03.2022 from ANGRAU, Lam, Guntur.<\/li>
          5. Received “Young Scientist award”<\/strong> for Outstanding contribution in Genetics and Plant Breeding from the ‘Society for Scientific Development in Agriculture and Technology’ on the occasion of ”International web conference on Global Research Initiatives for Sustainable Agriculture and Allied Sciences (GRISAAS 2020)” during 28-30th December, 2020.<\/li>
          6. Best oral presentation award<\/strong> at \u20184th<\/sup> International conference on Agriculture and Animal Husbandary\u2019 scheduled at School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, in 2019<\/li>
          7. UGC National Fellowship<\/strong>, 2014-15 by University Grants Commission, New Delhi for Ph.D program.<\/li>
          8. 4th<\/sup> All India Sugarcane Workers Conference \u2018Book Prize award\u2019<\/strong> by All India Sugarcane Workers Association in 2015 for securing highest OGPA in M.Sc (Ag.) and doing thesis work on sugarcane.<\/li>
          9. Best Poster Award<\/strong> in 4th<\/sup> National Seminar on Computer Aided Drug Design, SVIMS, Tirupati, 2013 for the database development on sugarcane germplasm.<\/li>
          10. K.V. Subba Reddy Cash Award<\/strong> for securing highest OGPA in M.Sc. (Ag.) at Dept. of Genetics and Plant Breeding, S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati in 2013.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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            • Priya Shah, Graeme Wright, Chigozie V. Nwosu, Daniel O\u2019Connor, Panagiota Tsatsos, Pasupuleti Janila, Kona Praveen<\/strong>, Kuldeep Singh, Sandip K. Bera, Mahendar Thudi, Chittaranjan Kole, Rajeev K. Varshney, Manish K. Pandey. 2025. Industry perspective, genetics and genomics of peanut blanchability, Plant Science.<\/em><\/strong> 355: 112473, ISSN 0168-9452.<\/li>
            • Praveen Kona,<\/strong> Ajay B.C., Gangadhara K., Narendra Kumar, Raja Ram Choudhary, M.K. Mahatma, Sushmita Singh, Kiran K. Reddy, Bera S.K, Chandramohan Sangh., Kirti Rani, Zarana Chavada, and Solanki K.D. 2024. AMMI and GGE Biplot Analysis of Genotype by Environment Interaction for Yield and Yield contributing traits in Confectionery Groundnut. Scientific reports<\/em><\/strong>. <\/em>4:2943.<\/li>
            • Rani K., Gangadhara K., Ajay B.C., Kona P.,<\/strong> Narendra Kumar and Bera S. K. 2024. A comprehensive phenotypic and genotypic evaluation of Spanish groundnuts from diverse crosses to identify superior and stable donors for fresh seed dormancy. Scientific reports<\/em><\/strong>. <\/em>14:14988<\/li>
            • Sushmita Singh, Chandramohan Sangh, Praveen Kona<\/strong>, and Sandip Kumar Bera. 2024. Genome editing in peanuts: advancements, challenges and applications. The Nucleus<\/em><\/strong>. 67:127\u2013139<\/li>
            • Rani K., Gangadhara K., Ajay B.C., Kona P., <\/strong>Singh S., Kumar N. and Bera S.K. 2024. Multi-phenotyping and genotyping of Spanish groundnuts from diverse crosses to identify sources of fresh seed dormancy and selection of high yielding stable genotypes. Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding, <\/em><\/strong>84(2): 242-249.<\/li>
            • Gangadhara K., Ajay BC, Praveen Kona<\/strong>, Rani K, Kumar N, Bera SK. 2023. Performance of some early-maturing groundnut (Arachis hypogaea<\/em>) genotypes and selection of high-yielding genotypes in the potato-fallow system. PLoS ONE<\/em><\/strong> 18(4): e0282438. https:\/\/ doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0282438.<\/li>
            • Singh, S., Singh, A.L., Pal, K.K. Kiran K. Reddy, Gangadhara K., Rinku Dey, Mahatma M. K., Aman Verma, Narendra Kumar, Patel C. B., Lokesh Kumar Thawait, Suhail Ahmed, Radha Navapara, Kirti Rani and Praveen Kona<\/strong>. 2023. Accumulation of resveratrol, ferulic acid and iron in seeds confer iron deficiency chlorosis tolerance to a novel genetic stock of peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) grown in calcareous soils. Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants <\/em><\/strong>29: 725\u2013737.<\/li>
            • Kirti Rani, Ajay B.C., Bera S.K., Mahatma M.K., Sushmita Singh, K. Gangadhara, A. L. Rathnakumar, Praveen Kona<\/strong>, Narendra Kumar, G. A. Rajanna. 2023. Genetic exploration of variability and environmental influence on yield, components, and nutritional properties among groundnut germplasm originated from different countries for identification of potential stable donors. Genet Resources and Crop Evolution<\/em><\/strong>. <\/em>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007 \/s10722-023-01761-y<\/li>
            • Aman Verma, Mahatma M.K., Thawait L.K., Sushmita Singh, Gangadhar K., Praveen Kona,<\/strong> Singh A.L. 2022. Processing techniques alter resistant starch content, sugar profile and relative bioavailability of iron in groundnut (Arachis hypogaea <\/em>) kernels. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis<\/em><\/strong>.<\/em> 112: 104653.<\/li>
            • Ajay B. C., Fiyaz R. A., Bera S. K., Kumar N., Gangadhar K., Kona P.,<\/strong> Rani K., Radhakrishnan T. 2022. Higher Order AMMI (HO-AMMI) analysis: A novel stability model to study genotype-location interactions. Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding,<\/em><\/strong> 82(1): 25-30.<\/li>
            • Gangadhara K., Kirti Rani, Ajay B.C., Sushmita Singh, Praveen Kona<\/strong>, Kiran K. Mori, Narendra Kumar, Bera, S.K and Praharaj, C.S. 2022. Multi-seasons evaluation of Spanish bunch advanced breeding lines for fresh seed dormancy in groundnut (Arachis hypogaea<\/em>). Annals of Agricultural Research. New Series,<\/em><\/strong> 43 (4): 450-456.<\/li>
            • Praveen Kona,<\/strong> Mahatma M.K., Gangadhara K., Ajay B.C., Narendra Kumar, Kiran Kumar Reddy, Dagla M.C., Lokesh Kumar T. and Gor H.K. 2021. Evaluation and identification of promising advanced breeding lines for quality and yield traits in groundnut (Arachis hypogaea<\/em>). International Journal of Agricultural Sciences<\/em><\/strong>.<\/em> 17 (2): 280-286.<\/li>
            • Deshmukh D. B., Variath M. T., Patne N., Kona P.,<\/strong> Marathi B. and Pasupuleti J. 2021. Inheritance of high oleic acid content and high throughput non-destructive phenotyping for nutritional traits in groundnut kernels. Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding<\/em><\/strong>, 81(4): 566-574.<\/li>
            • Gangadhara K., Dagla M.C., Kona Praveen<\/strong>, Ajay B.C., Narendra Kumar , Sushmita, Kirti Rani, Kiran Kumar Reddy and Gor H.K. 2021. EMS Induced Variability for Pod Yield in Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea<\/em>). Frontiers in Crop Improvement<\/em>.<\/strong> 9 (2): 116-121.<\/li>
            • Ajay B.C., Ramya K.T., Abdul Fiyaz R., Govindaraj G., Bera S.K., Narendra Kumar, Gangadhar K., Praveen Kona<\/strong>, Singh G.P. and Radhakrishnan T. 2021. R-AMMI-LM: Linear-fit Robust-AMMI model to analyze genotype-by environment interactions. Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding,<\/em><\/strong> 81(1): 87-92<\/li>
            • Praveen Kona, <\/strong>Mahatma MK, Gangadhara K, Narendra Kumar, Ajay BC, Kirti Rani, Radhakrishnan T, Dagla MC and Lokesh Kumar (2020) Variations for physical and nutritional quality traits in advanced breeding lines of groundnut. Journal of Oilseeds research<\/em><\/strong> 37:31.<\/li>
            • Ajay, C., Bera S. K., Singh A. L., Narendra Kumar,\u00a0 Gangadhar, K and Praveen Kona.<\/strong> 2020. Evaluation of Genotype x Environment Interaction and Yield Stability Analysis in Peanut under Phosphorus Stress Condition Using Stability Parameters of AMMI Model. Agricultural Research<\/em><\/strong>. https:\/\/doi. org\/10.1007\/s40003-020-00458-3.<\/li>
            • Gangadhara, K, Rathnakumar AL, Praveen Kona<\/strong>, Ajay BC., Narendra Kumar, Sushmita and Gor H.K. 2020. Evaluation of groundnut germplasm for pod yield and its attributes in summer. Journal of Oilseeds Research<\/em><\/strong> (Special Issue).37:39.<\/li>
            • Jadhav Y, Manohar SS, Sunkad G, Viswanatha P. Kannalli, Manish K. Pandey, Murali T. Variath, Shasidhar Yaduru, Praveen Kona<\/strong>, Rajeev K. Varshney, Janila Pasupuleti. 2019. Genomic regions associated with resistance to peanut bud necrosis disease (PBND) in a recombinant inbred line (RIL) population. Plant Breeding<\/em><\/strong>. 00:1\u201313. https:\/\/doi. org\/10.1111\/pbr.12743.<\/li>
            • Ajay BC, Aravind J, Abdul Fiyaz R, Narendra Kumar, Chuni Lal, Gangadhar K, Praveen Kona<\/strong>, Dagla MC and Bera SK (2019) Rectification of modified AMMI stability value (MASV). Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding<\/em><\/strong>, 79(4) 726-731. DOI: 10.31742\/IJGPB.79.4.11.<\/li>
            • Praveen Kona<\/strong>, Hemanth Kumar M, Reddy KHP, Hemalatha TM, Reddy DM, Eswar Reddy NP, Latha P (2019) Regeneration and evaluation of somaclones of sugarcane variety Co86032 for yellow leaf disease resistance and yield traits. Journal of Biosciences<\/em><\/strong>. 44: 29(1-9).<\/li>
            • Gangadhara K, Dagla MC, Praveen Kona, NarendraKumar, Ajay BC, Rathnakumar AL and Gor HK (2019) Evaluation of Large Seeded Groundnut Advanced Breeding Lines for Components of Pod Yield and Water Use Efficiency. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences<\/em><\/strong>. 8(10): 835-844.<\/li>
            • Praveen Kona<\/strong>, Hemanth Kumar M, Reddy KHP, Reddy DM, Eswar Reddy NP, Latha P and Balaji MS (2019) Effect of 2, 4 D and EMS on in vitro Regeneration in Sugarcane Cultivar, Co86032. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences<\/em><\/strong>. 8 (03): 1228-1236.<\/li>
            • Narendra Kumar, Ajay BC, Rathanakumar AL, Radhakrishnan T, Mahatma MK, Praveen Kona<\/strong> and Chikani BM (2019) Assessment of genetic variability for yield and quality traits in groundnut genotypes. Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding<\/em><\/strong>. 10 (1): 196-206.<\/li>
            • Deshmukh DB, Kona P<\/strong>, Teggi AM, Variath MT, Marathi B, Sudini HK and Durga Rani ChV (2018) Rapid measurement of moisture content in groundnut kernels using non-destructive near infrared reflectance spectroscopy. International Journal of Chemical Studies<\/em><\/strong>. 6 (4): 1686-1689.<\/li>
            • Praveen Kona<\/strong>, Hemanth Kumar M, Reddy KHP, Reddy DM, Eswar Reddy NP, Latha P and Balaji MS (2018) Effect of 2, 4 D & EMS on in vitro regeneration in sugarcane cultivar, 2003V46. International Journal of Microbiology Research<\/em><\/strong>. 10 (3): 1090-1093.<\/li>
            • Praveen K, <\/strong>Reddy KHP, Hemanth Kumar M, Reddy DM, Eswar Reddy NP, Latha P and Balaji M (2017) Morphological characterization of sugarcane somaclones using DUS descriptors. The Bioscan.<\/em><\/strong> 10:33-44.<\/li>
            • Praveen K, <\/strong>Hemanth Kumar M, Reddy DM and Hariprasad Reddy K (2016) Screening of Sugarcane Germplasm for Traits Related to Diversified Uses. Journal of Plant Development Sciences.<\/em><\/strong> 8 (1): 11-18<\/li>
            • Praveen K, <\/strong>Hemanth Kumar M, Umamaheshwari A, Reddy DM, Sudhakar P, Munikumar M, Pradhan D, Sabita N (2015) SGDB: A Sugarcane Germplasm Database. Sugar Tech.<\/em><\/strong> 17(2): 150-155<\/li>
            • Praveen K, <\/strong>Hemanth Kumar M, Reddy DM, Sudhakar P (2015) Characterization of Sugarcane Accessions for DUS Descriptors. The Andhra Agricultural Journal.<\/em><\/strong> 62 (2): 280-292.<\/li><\/ul>

              Books or Chapter Published<\/strong><\/p>

              • Kona, P<\/strong>., Sangh, C., Ravikiran, K.T., Ajay, B.C., Kumar, N. (2024). Genetic and Genomic Resource to Augment Breeding Strategies for Biotic Stresses in Groundnut. In: Parihar, A.K., Bohra, A., Lamichaney, A., Mishra, R., Varshney, R.K. (eds) Genomics-aided Breeding Strategies for Biotic Stress in Grain Legumes. Springer, Singapore.<\/li>
              • Kirti Rani, Mithlesh Kumar, Ali Razzaq, Ajay B.C., Praveen Kona<\/strong>, Sandip Kumar Bera, Shabir H. Wani. (2023). Recent advances in molecular marker technology for QTL mapping in plants, Editor(s): Shabir Hussain Wani, Dechun Wang, Gyanendra Pratap Singh, QTL Mapping in Crop Improvement, Academic Press, Pages 1-15, ISBN 9780323852432, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/B978-0-323-85243-2.00006-4.<\/li>
              • Radhakrishnan, T., Kona, P.,<\/strong> Ajay, B.C., Kumar, N. (2022). Groundnut Breeding. In: Yadava, D.K., Dikshit, H.K., Mishra, G.P., Tripathi, S. (eds) Fundamentals of Field Crop Breeding. Springer<\/em>, Singapore. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/978-981-16-9257-4_16.<\/li>
              • Singh A.L., Kirti Rani, Rupak Jena, Praveen Kona<\/strong>, Kiran K. Reddy, Gangadhara K. (2022). Microbes-based bio-stimulants towards sustainable oilseeds production: Nutrient recycling and genetics involved. New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering <\/em>(Sustainable Agriculture: Microorganisms as Biostimulants), Elsevier publishers. 111-130.<\/li>
              • Singh A.L., Vidya chaudhari, Kirti Rani, Praveen Kona<\/strong>, Mahatma M.K., Aman Verma, Reddy K.K., Sushmita Singh, Lokesh Kumar, Patel CB. (2021). Cultivation, Breeding and nutritional uses of groundnut. In: Arachis hypogaea<\/em>– Cultivation, production and nutritional value. Nova Sci. Publishers. ISBN: 978-1-53619-386-2, p1-158.<\/li>
              • Nagarjuna V., Praveen Kona, Nukala Naveen Kumar, Lakshmi Prasad A., Nagarjuna D. 2016. Objective Reckoners for General Agriculture- Objective Book. E. Publications, Coimbatore. ISBN NO.: 978-93-81972-83-0.<\/li>
              • Narendra Kumar, Praveen Kona<\/strong> and Chandramohan S. 2020. Training manual on \u201cAdvanced production technologies of groundnut for Gujarat State. ICAR-DGR, Junagadh.<\/li><\/ul>

                Patent\/Registration of unique germplasm \/Genetic stock Details <\/strong><\/p>

                Registered Germplasm:<\/strong><\/p>

                • PBS 29079B – High Hundred Kernel Weight (85.36 g) (INGR No. 21229)<\/li>
                • PBS 16023 \u2013 Having 3 weeks fresh seed dormancy in Spanish background (INGR No. 24030)<\/li>
                • PBS 14064 \u2013 Having 3 weeks fresh seed dormancy in Spanish background (INGR No. 24031)<\/li>
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                  Scientist Profile Dr. Kona Praveen Scientist (SS), ICAR-SBI, Veerakeralam, Coimbatore, 641007, Tamil Nadu. Mail: praveenkona61@gmail.com; kona.praveen689@icar.org.in Phone: +91- 8500227214 Research interests and current focus Development of high yielding, high quality and smut resistant sugarcane genotypes Reference set development for smut resistance Molecular breeding and markers identification for smut resistance Membership in professional societies Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding (ISGPB) Society for Sugarcane Research And Development (SSRD) Society for Scientific Development in Agriculture and Technology (SSDAT) List of current external funded project Title: Enhancing Sugar Productivity in Tamil Nadu through Institute-Industry Approach (Start: June, 2022 End; Aug., 2027); Agency : SISMA-TN funded-SWEET BLOOM 2.0; Amount: Rs. 53 lakhs (As Co-PI) Title: Identification of suitable location specific sugarcane varieties for commercial cultivation under different agro-climatic situations in India (Start: Aug., 2023 End: Mar., 2029); Agency : ISMA-funded; Amount: Rs. 750 lakhs (As Co-PI) Awards and honours Best Scientist Award, ICAR-DGR, Junagadh during Annual Foundation Day, October 1st 2023 for outstanding contribution in research. N.G. Ranga and Bharathi Devi Ranga Memorial Gold Medal (1900-1995) for securing highest OGPA grade in Ph.D program in Faculty of Agriculture during 51st Annual Convocation held at Tirupati on 04.03.2022 from ANGRAU, Lam, Guntur. Sri Vaddadi Narasimha Swamy Memorial Gold Medal for securing highest OGPA grade in Ph.D in Genetics and Plant Breeding during 51st Annual Convocation held at Tirupati on 04.03.2022 from ANGRAU, Lam, Guntur. Sri G. Sriramulu Memorial Gold Medal for securing highest OGPA grade in Ph.D program in Faculty of Agriculture during 51st Annual Convocation held at Tirupati on 04.03.2022 from ANGRAU, Lam, Guntur. Received “Young Scientist award” for Outstanding contribution in Genetics and Plant Breeding from the ‘Society for Scientific Development in Agriculture and Technology’ on the occasion of ”International web conference on Global Research Initiatives for Sustainable Agriculture and Allied Sciences (GRISAAS 2020)” during 28-30th December, 2020. Best oral presentation award at \u20184th International conference on Agriculture and Animal Husbandary\u2019 scheduled at School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, in 2019 UGC National Fellowship, 2014-15 by University Grants Commission, New Delhi for Ph.D program. 4th All India Sugarcane Workers Conference \u2018Book Prize award\u2019 by All India Sugarcane Workers Association in 2015 for securing highest OGPA in M.Sc (Ag.) and doing thesis work on sugarcane. Best Poster Award in 4th National Seminar on Computer Aided Drug Design, SVIMS, Tirupati, 2013 for the database development on sugarcane germplasm. K.V. Subba Reddy Cash Award for securing highest OGPA in M.Sc. (Ag.) at Dept. of Genetics and Plant Breeding, S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati in 2013. Research Publications Priya Shah, Graeme Wright, Chigozie V. Nwosu, Daniel O\u2019Connor, Panagiota Tsatsos, Pasupuleti Janila, Kona Praveen, Kuldeep Singh, Sandip K. Bera, Mahendar Thudi, Chittaranjan Kole, Rajeev K. Varshney, Manish K. Pandey. 2025. Industry perspective, genetics and genomics of peanut blanchability, Plant Science. 355: 112473, ISSN 0168-9452. Praveen Kona, Ajay B.C., Gangadhara K., Narendra Kumar, Raja Ram Choudhary, M.K. Mahatma, Sushmita Singh, Kiran K. Reddy, Bera S.K, Chandramohan Sangh., Kirti Rani, Zarana Chavada, and Solanki K.D. 2024. AMMI and GGE Biplot Analysis of Genotype by Environment Interaction for Yield and Yield contributing traits in Confectionery Groundnut. Scientific reports. 4:2943. Rani K., Gangadhara K., Ajay B.C., Kona P., Narendra Kumar and Bera S. K. 2024. A comprehensive phenotypic and genotypic evaluation of Spanish groundnuts from diverse crosses to identify superior and stable donors for fresh seed dormancy. Scientific reports. 14:14988 Sushmita Singh, Chandramohan Sangh, Praveen Kona, and Sandip Kumar Bera. 2024. Genome editing in peanuts: advancements, challenges and applications. The Nucleus. 67:127\u2013139 Rani K., Gangadhara K., Ajay B.C., Kona P., Singh S., Kumar N. and Bera S.K. 2024. Multi-phenotyping and genotyping of Spanish groundnuts from diverse crosses to identify sources of fresh seed dormancy and selection of high yielding stable genotypes. Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding, 84(2): 242-249. Gangadhara K., Ajay BC, Praveen Kona, Rani K, Kumar N, Bera SK. 2023. Performance of some early-maturing groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) genotypes and selection of high-yielding genotypes in the potato-fallow system. PLoS ONE 18(4): e0282438. https:\/\/ doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0282438. Singh, S., Singh, A.L., Pal, K.K. Kiran K. Reddy, Gangadhara K., Rinku Dey, Mahatma M. K., Aman Verma, Narendra Kumar, Patel C. B., Lokesh Kumar Thawait, Suhail Ahmed, Radha Navapara, Kirti Rani and Praveen Kona. 2023. Accumulation of resveratrol, ferulic acid and iron in seeds confer iron deficiency chlorosis tolerance to a novel genetic stock of peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) grown in calcareous soils. Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants 29: 725\u2013737. Kirti Rani, Ajay B.C., Bera S.K., Mahatma M.K., Sushmita Singh, K. Gangadhara, A. L. Rathnakumar, Praveen Kona, Narendra Kumar, G. A. Rajanna. 2023. Genetic exploration of variability and environmental influence on yield, components, and nutritional properties among groundnut germplasm originated from different countries for identification of potential stable donors. Genet Resources and Crop Evolution. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007 \/s10722-023-01761-y Aman Verma, Mahatma M.K., Thawait L.K., Sushmita Singh, Gangadhar K., Praveen Kona, Singh A.L. 2022. Processing techniques alter resistant starch content, sugar profile and relative bioavailability of iron in groundnut (Arachis hypogaea ) kernels. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis. 112: 104653. Ajay B. C., Fiyaz R. A., Bera S. K., Kumar N., Gangadhar K., Kona P., Rani K., Radhakrishnan T. 2022. Higher Order AMMI (HO-AMMI) analysis: A novel stability model to study genotype-location interactions. Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding, 82(1): 25-30. Gangadhara K., Kirti Rani, Ajay B.C., Sushmita Singh, Praveen Kona, Kiran K. Mori, Narendra Kumar, Bera, S.K and Praharaj, C.S. 2022. Multi-seasons evaluation of Spanish bunch advanced breeding lines for fresh seed dormancy in groundnut (Arachis hypogaea). Annals of Agricultural Research. New Series, 43 (4): 450-456. Praveen Kona, Mahatma M.K., Gangadhara K., Ajay B.C., Narendra Kumar, Kiran Kumar Reddy, Dagla M.C., Lokesh Kumar T. and Gor H.K. 2021. Evaluation and identification of promising advanced breeding lines for quality and yield traits in groundnut (Arachis hypogaea). International Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 17 (2): 280-286. Deshmukh D. B., Variath M. T., Patne N., Kona P., Marathi B. and Pasupuleti J. 2021. 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