{"id":6201,"date":"2025-07-24T10:18:28","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T04:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/localhost\/wordpress_local\/?page_id=6201"},"modified":"2025-09-17T13:19:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T07:49:30","slug":"dr-s-karthigeyan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sugarcane.res.in\/?page_id=6201","title":{"rendered":"Dr S.Karthigeyan"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6201\" class=\"elementor elementor-6201\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a575df9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-eae-slider=\"96727\" data-id=\"a575df9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44d3aed\" data-eae-slider=\"37090\" data-id=\"44d3aed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db55887 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db55887\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Scientist Profile<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-d5b3de6 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"3456\" data-id=\"d5b3de6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-ae6040a e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"25719\" data-id=\"ae6040a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-a868967 e-con-full desktopContent wpr-sticky-section-yes e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"94459\" data-wpr-sticky-section=\"yes\" data-wpr-position-type=\"sticky\" data-wpr-position-offset=\"0\" data-wpr-position-location=\"top\" data-wpr-sticky-devices=\"mobile_sticky desktop_sticky\" data-wpr-custom-breakpoints=\"default\" data-wpr-active-breakpoints=\"mobile_sticky tablet_sticky desktop_sticky\" data-wpr-z-index=\"10\" data-wpr-sticky-hide=\"\" data-wpr-replace-header=\"\" data-wpr-animation-duration=\"\" data-wpr-sticky-type=\"sticky\" data-id=\"a868967\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;position_offset&quot;:0,&quot;position_offset_tablet&quot;:0,&quot;position_offset_mobile&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70cd12f elementor-widget__width-initial wpr-team-member-divider-center wpr-team-member-social-media-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-team-member\" data-id=\"70cd12f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpr-team-member\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-media\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sugarcane.res.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dr.S.Karthigeyan.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. S. Karthigeyan\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-content\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wpr-member-name\">Dr. S. Karthigeyan<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-job\">Principal Scientist , Division of Crop Improvement <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-description\">\nICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore-641007, Tamil Nadu, INDIA\nMail:karthi.sugarcane@gmail.com  \n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-social-media\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\" class=\"wpr-member-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fab-researchgate\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 32v448h448V32H0zm262.2 334.4c-6.6 3-33.2 6-50-14.2-9.2-10.6-25.3-33.3-42.2-63.6-8.9 0-14.7 0-21.4-.6v46.4c0 23.5 6 21.2 25.8 23.9v8.1c-6.9-.3-23.1-.8-35.6-.8-13.1 0-26.1.6-33.6.8v-8.1c15.5-2.9 22-1.3 22-23.9V225c0-22.6-6.4-21-22-23.9V193c25.8 1 53.1-.6 70.9-.6 31.7 0 55.9 14.4 55.9 45.6 0 21.1-16.7 42.2-39.2 47.5 13.6 24.2 30 45.6 42.2 58.9 7.2 7.8 17.2 14.7 27.2 14.7v7.3zm22.9-135c-23.3 0-32.2-15.7-32.2-32.2V167c0-12.2 8.8-30.4 34-30.4s30.4 17.9 30.4 17.9l-10.7 7.2s-5.5-12.5-19.7-12.5c-7.9 0-19.7 7.3-19.7 19.7v26.8c0 13.4 6.6 23.3 17.9 23.3 14.1 0 21.5-10.9 21.5-26.8h-17.9v-10.7h30.4c0 20.5 4.7 49.9-34 49.9zm-116.5 44.7c-9.4 0-13.6-.3-20-.8v-69.7c6.4-.6 15-.6 22.5-.6 23.3 0 37.2 12.2 37.2 34.5 0 21.9-15 36.6-39.7 36.6z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\" class=\"wpr-member-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path fill=\"#4285f4\" d=\"M256 411.12L0 202.667 256 0z\"><\/path><path fill=\"#356ac3\" d=\"M256 411.12l256-208.453L256 0z\"><\/path><circle fill=\"#a0c3ff\" cx=\"256\" cy=\"362.667\" r=\"149.333\"><\/circle><path fill=\"#76a7fa\" d=\"M121.037 298.667c23.968-50.453 75.392-85.334 134.963-85.334s110.995 34.881 134.963 85.334H121.037z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-c28b469 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"8453\" data-id=\"c28b469\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-48c50ae e-con-full desktopContent e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"65134\" data-id=\"48c50ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_direction&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:47,&quot;end&quot;:61}},&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:4,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e43770 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"8e43770\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;multiple&quot;,&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1490\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1490\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Research interests and current focus <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-32284bf e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"73835\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1490\" data-id=\"32284bf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38b3ecd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38b3ecd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Breeding sugarcane for yield, quality and red rot resistance<\/li><li>Conservation of genetic resources &#8211; <em>Saccharum <\/em>and allied genera<\/li><li>Lucerne improvement \u2013 yield, quality and stem weevil resistance<\/li><\/ul>\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<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1491\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1491\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Outreach and Extension <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-0e87949 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"45283\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1491\" data-id=\"0e87949\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67ee62e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67ee62e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Quality seed cane materials production through Farmer\u2019s participatory approach and supply to Co-operative sugar mills and private sugar factories 2015 to till date<\/li><li>External expert for NAIP e-course during 2008 to 2010 \u2013 Tamil Nadu Veterinary &amp; Animal Sciences University, Chennai<\/li><li>Evaluator for CAPART \u2013 2009 (Council for Advancement of People\u2019s Action, Dharwad, Karnataka<\/li><\/ul>\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<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1492\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1492\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Membership in professional societies  <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-684f578 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"43291\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1492\" data-id=\"684f578\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1136caa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1136caa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Society for Sugarcane Research and Development<\/li><li>Range management Society of India\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\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<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1493\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1493\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Awards and honours <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-7e994b3 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"13955\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1493\" data-id=\"7e994b3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75246ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75246ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Best Poster Award \u2013 2011 \u2013 Range Management Society of India, Jhansi<\/li><li>Best Research Paper Award \u2013 2016 &#8211; Society for Sugarcane Research &amp; Development<\/li><\/ul>\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<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1494\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1494\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Research Publications  <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-e3e3291 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"57938\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1494\" data-id=\"e3e3291\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d57daa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d57daa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Research papers<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>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., <strong>Karthigeyan, S<\/strong>., 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 (<em>Saccharum<\/em>\u00a0sp. hybrid) for multi-trait stability analysis across diverse environments.\u00a0<em>Industrial Crops and Products<\/em>\u00a0219: 118993\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.indcrop.2024.118993\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.indcrop.2024.118993<\/a><u>\u00a011.60<\/u><\/li><li>Lakshmi Pathy, V. Vinu, Adhini S. Pazhany and <strong>S. Karthigeyan<\/strong>. 2022. Constructing and comparing selection indices for early growth traits in <em>Saccharum spontaneum<\/em>. <em>Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding<\/em>, Vol. 13(1): 1-10. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.37992\/2022.1301.005\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.37992\/2022.1301.005<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Jayabose, V. Anusheela, <strong>S. Karthigeyan<\/strong>, P. Govindaraj and A.K. Rema Devi. 2022. Genetic analysis of <em>Saccharum spontaneum <\/em>accessions of Maharastra collection. Electronic <em>Journal of Plant Breeding<\/em>, Vol. 13(1): 216-224. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.37992\/2022.1301.030\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.37992\/2022.1301.030<\/a>.<\/li><li><strong>Karthigeyan<\/strong>, 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.\u00a0 <em>Journal of Sugarcane Research<\/em>, 11: 191 \u2013 204.<\/li><li>Prabakaran and <strong>S. Karthigeyan<\/strong>. 2021. Safalatha ki kahani:\u00a0 Kissano ki bagidhari se ICAR ganna prajanan samsthan, Coimbatore dwara utch sthar par gunuvakthyukth ganna beej uthpadhan.\u00a0 Gannaprala.\u00a0\u00a0 <em>Ganna Prakash<\/em>, 6(6): 10-11.\u00a0 (<strong>In Hindi<\/strong>)<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>G Hemaprabha, K Mohanraj, C Appunu, S Alarmelu, RM Shanthi, <strong>S Karthigeyan<\/strong>, P Govindaraj, A Anna Durai, Adhini S Pazhani, V Sreenivasa, S Sheelamary, AJ Prabhakaran and Bakshi Ram.\u00a0 2021. Co 14016 (IC635052; INGR20069), a Sugarcane (<em>Saccharum<\/em> 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 <em>Indian J. Plant Genet. Resour.<\/em> 34(2): 305\u2013373.<\/li><li>Sheelamary and<strong> S. Karthigeyan. <\/strong>2021. Evaluation of promising commercial sugarcane genotypes for stability by AMMI analysis.<em> Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding<\/em>, 12 (2): 371 \u2013 378. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.37992\/2021.1202.055.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li><strong>Karthigeyan<\/strong>, P. Govindaraj and Adhini S. Pazhany. 2020. Wild sugarcane &#8211; <em>Saccharum<\/em> sp. germplasm collection in the states of Punjab &amp; Haryana, India.\u00a0 <em>Journal of Sugarcane Research<\/em> 10: 121 &#8211; 139.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Appunu1, J. Ashwin Narayan , H. K. Mahadevaswamy , <strong>S. Karthigeyan<\/strong> , 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. <em>Indian Journal of Biotechnology<\/em>, 19: 159-168.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Govindaraj P., <strong>S. Karthigeyan<\/strong> and Adhini S. Pazhany. 2016 Exploration and genetic diversity analysis of <em>Saccharum spontaneum<\/em> in Maharashtra State, India <em>Journal of Sugarcane Research<\/em> 6(2):72-84.<\/li><li><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Karthigeyan<\/strong>, K. Sridhar, Narendra S. Kulkarni and Edna Antony. 2014. Pollen \u2013 pistil interaction study in interspecific crosses of <em>Medicago sativa<\/em> L. x <em>Medicago scutellata <\/em>L. (Mill.) for stem weevil resistance. <em>Range Management and Agroforestry<\/em> 35 (2):\u00a0 198-203.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Kiran Kaul, <strong>S. Karthigeyan<\/strong>, D. Dhyani, Navtej Kaur, R.K. Sharma and P.S. Ahuja.\u00a0 2009.\u00a0\u00a0 Morphological and molecular analyses of <em>Rosa damascena<\/em> x <em>R. bourboniana<\/em> interspecific hybrids.\u00a0 Sci. Hort., 122: 258-263.<\/li><li>Ashu Gulati, Rajkumar, S. Karthigeyan, \u2026. Rajagopal Rajkumar, Suresh C. \u2026. Mridul Hazarika and Paramvir S. Ahuja.\u00a0 2009.\u00a0 Catechin and catechin fractions as biochemical marker to study the diversity of Indian tea [<em>Camellia sinensis<\/em> (L.)O.Kuntz.] germplasm.\u00a0 <em>Chemistry and Biodiversity<\/em>, 6: 1042 \u2013 1052.<\/li><li>Singh, D. Dhyani, <strong>S. Karthigeyan<\/strong> and S. Rajkumar. 2008. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ias.ac.in\/currsci\/aug252008\/454.pdf\">Karyomorphology of <em>Incarvillea emodi<\/em> and its phylogenetic position in the genus<\/a>. <em>Curr. Sci.,<\/em> 95(4): 454.S.\u00a0Karthigeyan, S.\u00a0Rajkumar, R.\u00a0K.\u00a0Sharma, Ashu\u00a0Gulati, R.\u00a0K.\u00a0Sud and P.\u00a0S.\u00a0Ahuja.\u00a0 2008.\u00a0 High Level of genetic diversity among the selected accessions of Tea (<em>Camellia\u00a0sinensis<\/em>) from abandoned tea gardens in Western Himalaya.\u00a0 <em>Biochem. Gen.,<\/em> 46 (11-12): 810 \u2013 819.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Kaur, R.K. Sharma, D. Dhyani, S. Karthigeyan and P.S. Ahuja. 2007. Molecular characterization of interspecific hybrids of scented roses using RAPD markers. <em>Acta Hort<\/em>., 751:\u00a0 175-179.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Dhyani, S. Karthigeyan, and P.S. Ahuja. 2005. An efficient Round Cut Method (RCM) for emasculation of Rose Flowers.\u00a0 <em>Acta Hort.,<\/em> 690:\u00a0 125-130.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>S. Natarajan, \u2026\u2026\u2026 S. Karthigeyan, and S. Dhamodharan.\u00a0 2003.\u00a0 Genetic stocks with <em>Saccharum spontaneum<\/em> clones as progenitors for developing varieties for cogeneration.\u00a0\u00a0 <em>Annual Convention Proceedings of <\/em>\u00a0\u00a0DSTA, A: 20-32.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>U.S. Natarajan, \u2026\u2026\u2026\u00a0\u00a0 S. Karthigeyan, and\u00a0\u00a0 S. Dhamodharan.\u00a0 2001.\u00a0 Role of <em>Saccharum spontaneum<\/em> in implementing stable resistance against sugarcane red rot.\u00a0 <em>Sugarcane International<\/em>: 17-20.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Books and Book chapters<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Singh S., Kumar A., <strong>Karthigeyan S<\/strong>. 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.<\/li><\/ul>\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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scientist Profile Dr. S. Karthigeyan Principal Scientist , Division of Crop Improvement ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore-641007, Tamil Nadu, INDIA Mail:karthi.sugarcane@gmail.com Research interests and current focus Breeding sugarcane for yield, quality and red rot resistance Conservation of genetic resources &#8211; Saccharum and allied genera Lucerne improvement \u2013 yield, quality and stem weevil resistance Outreach and Extension Quality seed cane materials production through Farmer\u2019s 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 \u2013 Tamil Nadu Veterinary &amp; Animal Sciences University, Chennai Evaluator for CAPART \u2013 2009 (Council for Advancement of People\u2019s Action, Dharwad, Karnataka Membership in professional societies Society for Sugarcane Research and Development Range management Society of India\u00a0\u00a0 Awards and honours Best Poster Award \u2013 2011 \u2013 Range Management Society of India, Jhansi Best Research Paper Award \u2013 2016 &#8211; Society for Sugarcane Research &amp; Development Research Publications 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\u00a0sp. hybrid) for multi-trait stability analysis across diverse environments.\u00a0Industrial Crops and Products\u00a0219: 118993\u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.indcrop.2024.118993\u00a011.60 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.\u00a0 Journal of Sugarcane Research, 11: 191 \u2013 204. Prabakaran and S. Karthigeyan. 2021. Safalatha ki kahani:\u00a0 Kissano ki bagidhari se ICAR ganna prajanan samsthan, Coimbatore dwara utch sthar par gunuvakthyukth ganna beej uthpadhan.\u00a0 Gannaprala.\u00a0\u00a0 Ganna Prakash, 6(6): 10-11.\u00a0 (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.\u00a0 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\u2013373. Sheelamary and S. Karthigeyan. 2021. Evaluation of promising commercial sugarcane genotypes for stability by AMMI analysis. Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding, 12 (2): 371 \u2013 378. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.37992\/2021.1202.055. Karthigeyan, P. Govindaraj and Adhini S. Pazhany. 2020. Wild sugarcane &#8211; Saccharum sp. germplasm collection in the states of Punjab &amp; Haryana, India.\u00a0 Journal of Sugarcane Research 10: 121 &#8211; 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. \u00a0Karthigeyan, K. Sridhar, Narendra S. 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