Plant Genetic Resources – Faculty

Faculties

  • Dr. R. SARASWATHI
  • Professor (PBG) and Head
Rice breeding- Development of new varieties and hybrids-both three-line and two-line; their maintenance breeding; parental line development in hybrids - both intra and intersubspecific crosses; handling of pre-breeding materials involving wild crosses; resistance breeding for diseases–BB and false smut; germplasm maintenance and characterization Crop improvement in mesta, sunnhemp and rice fallow crops- greengram, blackgram and cotton.
saraswathi.r@tnau.ac.in
  • Dr. D.MALARVIZHI
  • Professor (Plant Breeding and Genetics)
Hybrid Rice and Pulse Breeding, Plant Genetic Resources
dmalarvizhi@tnau.ac.in
  • Dr. P. R. RENGANAYAKI
  • Professor (Seed Science and Technology)
Seed Science and Technology Seed Physiology and Seed quality Enhancement
renganayaki.r.@tnau.ac.in