Crop Physiology Completed Projects

Completed externally funded projects during the last five years

Name of the Scientist

 Title of the Project PI/Co-PI Budget (Rs.in lakhs) Duration

Sponser

Dr. M.K.Kalarani

Technological empowerment and sustainable livelihood security of tribal women through agricultural farm productivity and employment generation activities in Kalrayan hills of Tamil Nadu

PI

14.0 2012-2015

GOI –DSIR

Technological empowerment and sustainable livelihood of tribes in Pethanaikanpalayam                                                            block-Operation at TCRS, Yethapur

Co PI

20.8 2014-2017

DPC under TN- SBGF

Dr. A.Senthil

Physiological dissection Greengram genotypes for drought and high temperature stress tolerance

Co PI

46.02 29.05.2017 -28.05.2020

GOI-DST-SERB

Collaborative adaptation pathways for water management in Agriculture in Bhavani river basin, India

PI

56.68 01.01.2020 –  30.06.2021

NAAS,USA

Basic and applied research with newer insecticide, fungicide, nematicide, herbicide and plant growth stimulant molecules on agricultural and horticultural crops

PI

134.61 01.10.2020 – 30.09.2022

M/s. Syngenta India Limited, Coimbatore

Dr. D. Vijayalakshmi

Marker Assisted Introgression of QTLs controlling heat tolerance related traits into elite rice genotypes of Tamil Nadu for adaptation to climate change.

PI

37.096 25.3.2015 – 24.3.2018

Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi, India

Multi- site monitoring network of canopy micrometeorology and heat stresses of rice under the climate change

PI

6.66 1.04.2016 to 31.3.2019

Institute for Agro Environmental Sciences (NIAES), Japan.

Marker assisted introgression of Sub1 locus conferring tolerance to flooding into elite rice varieties of Tamil Nadu

PI

15.26 Feb., 2010-Jan., 2013

Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi, India

Engineering rice for drought tolerance using dreb1 transcription factor

PI

8.92 Apr., 2010-Mar., 2013

University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India.

Molecular breeding for developing drought tolerant Ahu rice cultivars suitable for upland ecosystem

Co-PI

19.00 Apr.,2012 to Mar.,2015

Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi, India

Development of heat tolerant rice

Co-PI

4.88 1.01.2014 to 30.9.2015

IRRI, Philippines

Safeguarding Asian Rice Production From a Rapidly Warming Climate

Co-PI

30.87 2012-2014

IRRI, Philippines & BMZ, Germany

Development of salinity stress resistance in rice varieties

Co-PI

76.59 2009- 2014

Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi, India

Programme Support for developing resilient rice through genomics: Ensuring rice productivity under warming climate and molecular dissection of heat tolerance related traits

Co-PI

86.85 21.01.2016 to 20.07.2021

Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi, India

Dr. V. Ravichandran

Oxidative stress tolerance to develop saline tolerant lines through screening of EMS rice mutants

PI

10.87 2013- 2016

University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India.

Dr. R. Sivakumar

Studies on physiological and molecular basis for action of bio-stimulant Vasicine in Tomato

PI

20.125 2017- 2019

Coramandel India Private ltd.

Oxidative stress tolerance to develop saline tolerant lines through screening of EMS rice mutants Co-PI 10.708 2013 – 2016 University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India.
Centre of Excellence in Frontier areas of Science and Technology (FAST) on MICROBES TO FEED THE WORLD: Plant-Microbe interactions to boost Agricultural Production (E28 YJ) Co-PI 250.00 2014 – 2018 MHRD, GOI, New Delhi, India.
Development of foliar formulation for enhancement of yield in horse gram under irrigated and rainfed environment PI 1.50 2018 – 2020 Government of Tamil Nadu
Mango Research Centre, Paiyur under NADP 2016 – 17 Co-PI 43.94 2017 – 2018 NADP – GOI
Revitalization of millets for nutritional security and enhanced productivity Co-PI 10.50 2017 – 2018 Government of Tamil Nadu
Revitalization of millets for nutritional security and enhanced productivity CC-PI 16.39 2018 – 2020 Government of Tamil Nadu
Development of high yielding long duration ragi varieties (Elusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.) with drought and blast resistance suitable for rainfed areas of North Western Zone Co-PI 2.00 2018 – 2020 Government of Tamil Nadu
Development of specific foliar formulation for improving yield and quality in Jasmine (Jasminum sambac) Co-PI 1.50 2018 – 2020 Government of Tamil Nadu
Study to evaluate the impact of PGR products on paddy, sugarcane and tomato PI 8.07 2014 – 2016 EID Parry India
Evaluation of Physiological effects of Antracol 70 WP in combination with Mn and B in Tomato PI 3.81 2013 – 2014 Bayer

Dr. B. Boominathan

Evaluation of growth and yield potential of row crop biostimulant in rice

PI

6.7 2017-2018

M/s. Valagro S.P.A, Mumbai

Physiological evaluation of rice genotypes for multiple stress tolerance Co-PI 24.07 2016-2019 DST, GOI
Studies on the performance of different1-MCP formulations on Physiological aspects, growth and yield of rice PI 33.49 2014-2017 M/s Rohm and Haas (India) Pvt. Ltd, Maharashtra
Oxidative stress tolerance to develop saline tolerant lines through screening of EMS rice mutants PI 10.70 2013-2016 UGC
Molecular and functional characterization of Casparian strip membrane domain proteins (CAPs) in rice for salinity stress tolerance Co-PI 14.20 2016-2019 UGC
Shelf life and quality improvement in banana and mango fruits using 1-methyl cyclo propene (1-MCP) technology Co-PI 11.25 2013-2016 UGC
Physiological and Molecular Dissection of High temperature tolerance in rice Co-PI 9.06 2011-2014 UGC
Multisite of heat stresses and paddy micro climate under various climate under Multi lateral Research exchange project for securing food and agriculture Co- PI 2.24 2010-2011 NIAES, Japan

Dr. M. Djanaguiraman

Enhancing the learning outcome, employability and entrepreneurial skills of farm graduates through excellence in education

 

Co-PI

40 lakhs 01.08.2019-31.07.2022

Indian Council of Agricultural Research and World Bank

Root  System Architecture and Its Association with Yield under Limited water Regimes in Diverse Sorghum lines

PI

3.51 01.01.2021 – 31.12.2022

ICRISAT

Multi-location testing of groundnut, pearl millet and sorghum

PI

0.98 01.08.2021 – 31.12.2022

M/s. ICRISAT, Patancheru

Dr. V. Babu Rajendra Prasad

Physiological and Molecular dissection of Greengram (Vignaradiata (L.) Wilczek) genotypes for Drought and High Temperature Stress Tolerance

PI

46 Lakhs May 2017 – Dec 2020

DST-SERB

Dr. K. Vanitha

Physiological evaluation of rice genotypes for Multiple Stress Tolerance

 

PI

24.07 lakhs Sep 2016-19

DST

Phase I: Measuring methane gas emission from paddy fields and mitigation

CO-PI

Rs.20,37,000/- July 16 – Feb 18

Chiba university, Japan

Phase II: Estimation of Regional-Global methane emissions and refinement of its estimate by GOSAT-2 and surface observations

CO-PI

Rs.19,33,900/- July 18 – Feb 21

Chiba university, Japan

Completed Bio-efficacy projects during the last five years

Name of the Scientist

 Title of the Project PI/Co-PI Budget (Rs.in lakhs) Duration

Sponser

Dr. M.K.Kalarani

Evaluation of Oligonergy(amino acid on growth, development and yield of tomato and chilli

PI

        6.03 2016-2017

T. Stanes and Co. Ltd:

Evaluation of “Bioefficacy of Asaava and Somrith in rice, blackgram and groundnut

PI

12.84 Jun 2021 to Sep 2022

M/s.Virenxia Global Innovation Investments LLC Dubai, UAE

Dr. A.Senthil

Bioefficacy and phyto-toxicity of Ambition in grape

PI

3.31 2019- 2020

M/s. Bayer Crop Science, Hydrabad

Dr. V.Ravichandran

Field Evaluation of JUMP START (Pencilliumbilaii, a Phosphate solubilizing  fungus)  in Rice

PI

4.60

2013-2015

 

M/s. Novozymes South Asia PVT. LTD. Bangalore

Physiological assessment of bio-stimulants mediated improvement of crop yield and quality  (Valagro I)

Co-PI

56.78 2019-2022

ValagroSpA, Italy

Physiological effects of bio-stimulants on abiotic stress and nutrient use efficiency in crops (Valagro II)

Co-PI

27.47 2020 to 2022

ValagroSpA, Italy

Dr. M.Djanaguiraman

Evaluating the efficacy of Amaze XL and Biozyme Fruit Plus on grape crop health and yield

PI

3.96 2019-2020

M/s. BiostadtPvt. Ltd. Mumbai

Evaluating the efficacy of Amaze XL and Biozyme Fruit Plus on grape crop health and yield

PI

3.96 2019-2020

M/s. BiostadtPvt. Ltd. Mumbai

Dr. V.Babu Rajendra Prasad

Bio-efficacy project: Evaluating the efficacy of BOOM FOL, on growth attributes physiological and yield parameters in Tomato and Bhendi

PI

4.66 2019 – 2020

M/s. Devi Crop science Chennai

Evaluation of Asava and Somrith in Rice, Blackgram and Groundnut

Co-PI

12.83 Jun 2021 to Sep 2022

M/s. Virenxia Global Innovations Investments LIC Dubai, UAE