Sunil
Designation
Principal Scientist
Qualification
Ph. D. Horticulture
Division
Division of Crop Production
Specialisation
Horticulture
Intercom
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Email
[email protected]
Location
Head Quarters
Total publications
Number of Research papers: 11 (above 6 NAAS score) total __30 . Number of Books/Book chapters: _book-1, chapters- 13 . Number of Technical Bulletins: 6

Seed systems, Protected cultivation, Hitech horticulture, Urban farming, Breeding of horticultural crops 

Number of institute projects completed(Add list):11

Number of Institute projects being handled(Add list):3

Number of externally funded projects completed(Add list):8

Number of externally funded projects being handled(Add list):1

 

 List of institute projects completed/being handled

 

  1. Dissemination of technology and ict applications in oil palm sector
  2. Collection, conservation, cataloguing and evaluation of oil palm germplasm
  3. Breeding for high yield in oil palm
  4. Breeding for dwarfness in oil palm
  5. Strengthening of seed gardens for indigenous seed production
  6. Biotechnological studies in oil palm
  7. Investigations on rapid multiplication of yams and aroids
  8. Developing innovative techniques for seed production in tropical tuber crops and quality planting material production in cassava, sweet potato and chinese potato
  9. Improvement of tomato to develop suitable variety for manipur
  10. Improvement of brinjal to develop suitable varieties for manipur including agrotechniques
  11. Development and  transfer of tuber crops technology for the neh region     
  12. Development of suitable agrotechniques for pineapple in rainfed foothills of manipur
  13. Development of grading system for oil palm ffb and estimation of factory level oer  

14. Multidisciplinary approaches for transfer of technology and area expansion in relation to oil palm development in india

 Details of external funded Research Projects handled/being handled.

S.N.

Title

Funding Agency

Budget (lakhs)

Period (from-to)

1

Popularization of climate resilient improved varieties of tuber crops for food, nutrition and doubling income with emphasis on wellness of tribal and marginal farmers in Kerala

Dept of Agriculture, Govt. of Kerala

356.527 lakhs

2019-2022

 

2

Development of quality standards for planting material in oil palm nursery  (PI) 

 

DAC, Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. Of India with allocation 

(RKVY/NMOOP)

1.Rs 6.20 lakhs  

2013-14

 

2.Rs. 6.50 lakhs

2014-15

  3.Rs 10.0 lakhs 

2015-16

3

Optimization of pollen viability and storage techniques  in oil palm (PI)

DAC, TMOP

10 lakhs

2011-13

4

Strengthening of oil palm genetic resources in India  (Co PI)

DAC, TMOP

36.5 lakhs

2011-13

5

National network on integrated development of Jatropha    (Co PI)              

 

NOVOD Board, GOI

15

2005-2007

6

The technology mission for horticulture development in the north eastern region including Sikkim’: MM-1(Co PI)

DAC, GOI

41

2003-2007

7

Consultancy project on oil palm hybrid seed production at seed garden at Taraka  (PI)

 

The Department of Horticulture, Govt. of Karnataka

Rs. 22.48 lakhs

2012-13 to  2013-14

8

Consultancy project  on oil palm hybrid seed production   (Co PI)

 

Navbharat Agro products Pvt Ltd, Andhra Pradesh  

7.84 lakhs  

2013-14

Details of external funded Research Projects  being handled.

1

Empowerment of tuber crops farmers through sustainable use of resources and tuber crops technologies 

SCSP-Institute, ICAR-CTCRI

41.5 lakhs

2024-25

List of publications

Sl. no

Authors

Title

Journal

Volume 

Page no 

Year

 

Sunilkumar, K., Murugesan, P.    Mathur, R.K.  and Rajesh, M.K

Genetic diversity in oil palm (Elaeis guinensis and Elaeis oleifera) germplasm as revealed by microsatellite (ssr) markers. 

 

Ind. J. Agric. Sci. 

90(4):

741-45

2020

1

R.K.Mathur and K.Sunilkumar

Selection of pisifera parents based on progeny performance of D x P oil palm hybrids

Indian  J. of Hort.  

72 (2)

278-281

2015

2

Sunilkumar K., Mathur, R.K.  and Sparjanbabu, D. S.  

Efficacy of organic solvents for medium term storage of oil palm  (Elaeis Guineensis Jacq.) 

Indian Journal of Agricultural Research  

  

2015.

3

Murugesan, P. And Sunilkumar, K.

Dwarf palms for future generations.

Indian Horticulture, 

 

59(6)

10-12

2014

4

Murugesan, P. And Sunilkumar, K.

Enriching oil palm industry through American oil palm. 

 

Indian Horticulture 

59(3)

7-9

2014

5

Murugesan, P., K L Mary Rani, D Ramajayam, K Sunilkumar, R K Mathur, G Ravichandran, P Naveen Kumar and V Arunachalam, 

Genetic diversity of vegetative and bunch traits of African oil palm (Elaeis guineensis, Jacq.) germplasm in India, 

 

Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences  

85(7)

892-5

2015

6

Sunilkumar,  K ., Mathur R K ., and  Sparjan Babu , D S.

Differential pollen longevity in  Dura and Pisifera oil palm fruit types (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) and storage  temperatures

Indian journal of Agricultural sciences  

 

87(7):

893-8

2017

7

Murugesan, P Mary Rani, K L Ramajayam, D Sunilkumar, K., Mathur, R K Ravichandran, G Naveen Kumar P and V Arunachalam.

Genetic diversity of vegetative and bunch traits of African oil palm (Elaeis guineensis, Jacq.) germplasm in India.

Ind. J. Agricultural Sciences  

 

87(9)

1184-9

2017

8

P. Naveen Kumar, R. K. Mathur, P. Murugesan*, A. G. K. Reddy, K. Sunilkumar, D. Ramajayam,   G. Ravichandran

Seasonal variation in Fresh Fruit Bunch production in Dura Oil Palm.

Ind. J. Agricultural Sciences  

 

87(9)

1184-9

2017

9

K. Suresh, M.Kiran Kumar, D. Lakshmi Kantha, R. Prasanna Lakshmi and K. Sunilkumar

Variations in photosynthetic parameters and leaf water potential in oil palm grown under two different moisture regimes

Indian J. Plant Physiology 

17 (3-4)

233-240

2012

10

Sunilkumar, K.  and D.S. Sparjan Babu

Surface color based prediction of oil content in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) fresh fruit bunch

African journal of Agrl. Res. 

8 (6)

564-569

2013

11

Krishnakumar, C.R., Maheshwar, D.L. and Sunilkumar, K.

Record yield in oil palm achieved by woman farmer in Karnataka, India. 

 

The Planter

88 (1040)

831-833

2012.

Book

Sunilkumar, K., Mathur, R.K., Ravichandran, G. and Somasundaram, G.2019. Oil palm hybrid seed production (ISBN 81-87561-55-6). ICAR-Indian institute of oil palm research, Pedavegi .p 100

.Book chapters

 

  1. Sunilkumar, K. Rao, B.N.,Ngachan,S.V. and Kh. Hera Singh. 2003. Status of plasticulture in Manipur. In  Plasiculture Interventions for agriculture development in North-East region. (eds. K. K .Satapathy and Ashwanikumar), ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, Meghalaya, p 326-329
  2. Sunilkumar, K. 2008. Black turmeric (Curcuma caesia Roxb): Its importance, ecology and conservation.2008. In Eco-planning and Biodiversity conservation. (Ed. G.P. Mishra),  Avishkar Publishers, Jabalpur, India.
  3. Mathur, R.K., Sunilkumar,K. and Murugesan,P. 2016.Prospects of interspecific hybrids in oil palm. In M.R.Dinesh and  M.Sankaran (eds) Distant hybridization in horticultural crops published by Astral International Pvt.ltd., New Delhi.pp 103-109
  4. Sunilkumar, K., Mathur , R. K., Kalyan babu ,B and Murugesan, P.2017.Oil palm In  P.Chowdappa, Anitha karun, Rajesh, M.K and Ramesh S.V. (Eds) Biotechnology of Plantation Crops. Daya Publishing house, New Delhi. pp 241-260.
  5. Sunilkumar ,K. 2019.Selection of parent palms In: Eds K. Sunilkumar etal.(2019) Oil palm hybrid seed production (ISBN 81-87561-55-6). ICAR-Indian Institute of Oil Palm Research, Pedavegi .
  6. Sunilkumar ,K. and Ravichandran, G.  2019. Hybridization In: Eds K. Sunilkumar etal.(2019) Oil palm hybrid seed production (ISBN 81-87561-55-6). ICAR-Indian Institute of Oil Palm Research, Pedavegi.
  7. Sunilkumar ,K. 2019.Bunch analysis Eds K. Sunilkumar etal.(2019) Oil palm hybrid seed production (ISBN 81-87561-55-6). ICAR-Indian Institute of Oil Palm Research, Pedavegi
  8. Sunilkumar ,K. and Somasundaram, G.2019. Seed processing and germination, In:Eds K. Sunilkumar etal.(2019) Oil palm hybrid seed production (ISBN 81-87561-55-6). ICAR-Indian Institute of Oil Palm Research, Pedavegi.
  9. Sunilkumar ,K. and Mathur, R.K., 2019. Quality control  in hybrid seed production In: Eds K. Sunilkumar etal.(2019) Oil palm hybrid seed production (ISBN 81-87561-55-6). ICAR-Indian Institute of Oil Palm Research, Pedavegi.
  10. Sunilkumar, K., Muthuraj, R., Suresh Kumar, J.2023. Importance of    quality planting material in tropical tuber crops and CTCRI initiatives to develop seed system’.  Sunilkumar, K., Muthuraj, R. and Suresh Kumar, (Eds)  Advances in quality planting material production of tropical tuber crops. ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala:1-4
  11. Sunilkumar, K., Suresh Kumar, J.2023. In vivo rapid multiplication  of  yams and aroids.  Sunilkumar, K., Muthuraj, R. and Suresh Kumar, (Eds)  Advances in quality planting material production of tropical tuber crops. ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
  12. Sunilkumar, K. 2023. In vivo and in vitro methods of quality planting material production in yams and aroids. In: Sustainable Utilization of Genetic Resources of Neglected and Underutilized TuberCrops for Climate Resilience and Nutritional Security. Murugesan, P., Senthilkumar, K.M.,Krishna Radhika, N., Visalakshi Chandra, C. and Mohan, C. (Eds.). ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala,ISBN: 978-81-957479-1-7, pp. 182-190.
  13. Sunilkumar, K .2023. Protected cultivation for clean seed production in tropical tuber crops. Sunilkumar, K., Muthuraj, R. and Suresh Kumar, (Eds)  Advances in quality planting material production of tropical tuber crops. ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

Technical bulletins

  • Sunilkumar, K., Mathur, R.K. Navin Kumar, P.,Goutam Mandal and  Arulraj, S. 2013.Proceedings of  National Oil palm Seed Meet -2013’Directorate of oil palm research, Pedavegi p-24
  • Sunilkumar, K. Mathur, R.K. Navin Kumar, P., Arulraj, S. and Nampoothiri, K.U.K. 2013.Methodologies for conducting crop improvement trials in Oil palm’ Directorate of oil palm research, Pedavegi p-12
  • Sunilkumar, K., Ramachandrudu,K., Sparjanbabu,D.S. and KochuBabu, M.2010.Tools and techniques for oil palm harvesting.Directorate of oil palm research, Pedavegi p-16
  • Mathur, R. K., Murugesan, P., Prasad, M. V., Sunilkumar, K., Srinu, B., Praveen Kumar, B. and Ravi Kumar, K. 2014. Do’s and Don’t’s in oil palm hybrid seed production. Directorate of Oil Palm Research, Pedavegi, A. P., P.12.
  • Mathur, R.K., Murugesan, P., Prasad, M.V., Sunilkumar, K., Srinu, B., Praveenkumar, B. and Ravikumar, B. (ISBN 81-87561-28-9)  Ennapanayude sankara vitthulpadanam:Cheyyendathum cheyyaruthathathum (Malyalam) Directorate of Oil Palm Research, Pedavegi, A. P.,  p.12. 
  • Jeeva M.L., Sunilkumar K., Asha Devi , A. Kesavakumar H., Krishnakumar T. and P. Prakash.2023. Elephant Foot Yam . Technical Bulletin, ICAR-CTCRI. p38.
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