| Professional Information | |
|---|---|
| Area of specialization | Horticulture |
| Area of interest | Seed systems, Protected cultivation, Hitech horticulture, Urban farming, Breeding of horticultural crops |
| Number of institute projects completed | 11 |
| Number of externally funded projects completed | 8 |
| Number of externally funded projects being handled | 1 |
| Number of institute projects being handled | 3 |
| Number of Research Papers | 30 |
| Number of Technical Bulletins/Articles | 6 |
| Number of Popular Articles | 8 |
| Number of Books | 1 |
| Number of Book chapters | 13 |
| Technologies developed | 1. Development of methodology for quality testing of oil palm pollen |
| 2. Medium term storage of oil palm pollen | |
| 3. Storage of pollen in organic solvents | |
| 4. Development of Cryo preservation protocol for oil palm pollen | |
| 5. First report of Differential Longevity of Dura and Pisifera pollen | |
| 6. Development of dwarf oil palm | |
| 7. Identification of high yielding Dura mother palms | |
| 8. Promising interspecific hybrid palms Identified | |
| 9. Identified dwarf Dura palms having drought tolerance | |
| 10. Development of DxD and TxT crosses for high yield | |
| 11. Development of DxP Oil Palm Hybrids | |
| 12. Plant genetic resources developed | |
| 13.
Supplied parental palms to four new seed gardens
Seed garden established at Morumpudi, East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh and parental materials were developed and supplied. |