CTCRI - CENTRAL TUBER CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Number of Research papers: 21

1. Vijay Bahadur Singh Chauhan, Hanume Gowda Krishnappa, Pinki Mohapatra,
Samarendra Narayan Mallick, Maniyam Nedunchezhiyan, Byju Gangadharan, Manas
Ranjan Sahoo, Rameshkumar Arutselvan, Mohammad Shahid, Arvind Kumar
Verma. 2025. Harnessing genotype× environment interaction and advanced selection
indices for nutritional enhancement in taro (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott). Food
Chemistry, 142938. (NAAS-14.80)
2. Arutselvan, R. and Makeshkumar, T. 2024. Single-tube colorimetric loop-mediated
isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for high-sensitivity detection in cassava from
southern India. Microbial Pathogenesis 192:106718. (NAAS-9.80)
3. Sumit Kumar, Mehjebin Rahman, Ali Chenari Bouket, Reza Ahadi, Mukesh Meena,
Ingudam Bhupenchandra, Udai B Singh, R Arutselvan, Ravindra Kumar, Satyendra
Pratap Singh, Abhijeet S Kashyap, Ruchi Tripathi, Sachin Gupta, Pranab Dutta,
Ramesh Singh, Prashant Swapnil. 2024. Unravelling the multifarious role of wood
vinegar made from waste biomass in plant growth promotion, biotic stress tolerance,
and sustainable agriculture. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis. e106851 (IF-
5.8)
4. Vellaichamy Mageshwaran, Osarenkhoe Omorefosa Osemwegie, Rameshkumar
Arutselvan, S Indhuja, Yalavarthi Nagaraju, Victoria Oynike Falade. 2024. Cycling
loops of anthropogenic climate change, soil microorganisms, and sustainable
agriculture. Bradleya 42 (10):54-104 (IF-1.6)
5. Hanume Gowda K, Madhavi Reddy K, Uma Maheshwari, Prabu P, Hegde V,
Arutselvan R. 2024. Screening, identification of root‑knot nematode resistance
sources using multivariate analysis and validation of molecular markers linked to Me
genes in chilli (Capsicum annuum L.). Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution.
doi.org/10.1007/s10722-024-02124-x (NAAS-8.00)
6. Amrutha Lakshmi M, Indraja M, Challa GK, Arutselvan R and Suresh K. 2024.
Evaluation of New Generation Fungicides Against Ganoderma Induced Basal Stem
Rot of Oil Palm. Journal of Mycology and Plant Pathology. 54(2):101-110 (NAAS-
5.08).
7. Kalidas Pati, Raja Kaliyappan, Alok Kumar Giri, Vijay Bahadur Singh Chauhan,
Hanume Gowda, Rameshkumar Arutselvan, Maniyam Nedunchezhiyan, Kuttumu
Laxminarayana. 2024. Phenological growth stages of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas
(L.) Lam.) according to the extended BBCH scale. Annals of Applied Biology.
https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12894 (NAAS-8.60)
8. Anjali., Kumar, S., Arutselvan, R., Greeshma, K., Shrey Bodhankar, A. U. Akash,
Vurukonda Sai Shiva Krishna Prasad, Yasser Nehela, Udai B. Singh, Ingudam
Bhupenchandra, Arnab Sen, Laxman Singh Rajput, Marina Burachevskaya, Tatiana
Minkina & Chetan Keswani. 2024. Unraveling the Seed Bio-priming Contours for
Managing Plant Health. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00344-024-11277-z (NAAS-10.8)
9. Vijay Bahadur Singh Chauhan, Samarendra Narayan Mallick, Pinki Mohapatra,
Kalidas Pati, Hanume Gowda, Rameshkumar Arutselvan, Arvind Kumar Verma,
Maniyam Nedunchezhiyan. 2023. Codification and description of phenological
growth stages of taro (Colocasia esculenta var. antiquorum) according to the extended
BBCH Scale. Annals of Applied Biology, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12882
(NAAS-8.60)
10. Gowda K Hanume, VBS Chauhan, M Nedunchezhiyan, K Pati, R Arutselvan, V
Hegde. 2024. Yield evaluation and identification of drought tolerant lines based on
stress tolerant indices, ranking method and multivariate analysis in sweet potato
(Ipomoea batatas Lam). Scientia Horticulturae. 326, 112781.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2023.112781 (NAAS-10.38)
11. Kumar, S., Korra, T., Thakur, R., Arutselvan, R., Kashyap, A. S., Nehela, Y., &
Keswani, C. (2023). Role of Plant Secondary Metabolites in Defence and
Transcriptional Regulation in Response to Biotic Stress. Plant Stress, 100154. (IF:
5.0)
12. Acharya, V., Arutselvan, R., Pati, K., Rout, A.K., Dehury, B., Chauhan, V.B.S. and
Nedunchezhiyan, M. 2022. Structural insights into the RNA interaction with Yam
bean mosaic virus (coat protein) from Pachyrhizus erosus using bioinformatics
approach. PloS One, 17(7): e0270534. (NAAS score: 9.24).
13. Arutselvan, R., Prasad, R., Devi, G.U. and Sarada, C. 2022. Management of
graymold disease of castor using fungicides. Indian Phytopathol.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42360-022-00556-y. (NAAS score: 5.95)
14. Nedunchezhiyan, M., Pati, K., Chauhan, V.B.S., Arutselvan, R., Laxminarayana, K.,
Byju, G. and Veena, S.S. 2020. Growth, dry matter production and yield
characteristics of greater yam + maize intercropping system under varied drip
irrigation and fertigation levels. J. Root Crops, 46(2): 14-22.
15. Nedunchezhiyan, M., Pati, K., Chauhan,V.B.S., and Arutselvan, R. 2023. Analysis of
benefit:cost ratio in drip irrigation and fertigation in greater yam (Dioscorea alata) +
maize (Zea mays) intercropping system. Current Hortic., 11(1): 57-60. (NAAS score:
4.53).
16. Arutselvan, R., Krishna Reddy, M., Makeshkumar, T. 2017. Rapid detection of
tomato leaf curl Bengaluru virus through loop mediated isothermal amplification
assay. VirusDisease. 28(3):303-308. (NAAS score: 5.9).
17. Laxminarayana, K., Anjana, J.M., Kalidas Pati and Arutselvan, R. 2022. Influence of
organic and inorganic fertilizers on dynamics of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium
in relation to yield and proximate composition of Colocasia. Journal of Root Crops
48(1&2): 93-102.
18. Sangeetha Ganesan, Dolly Pradhan, Arutselvan R, Nagendran Krishnan, Naresh
Ponnam, Gobind Ch Acharya. 2022. First report of cucumber mosaic virus infecting
Centella asiatica L. in India. Journal of Plant Pathology, 10.1007/s42161-022-01160-9
19. Arutselvan, R., Uma Devi, G., Prasad R.D. and Sarada, C. 2020. Effect of
temperature and culture media on mycelial growth and sporulation of the fungus
botryotinia ricini causing gray mold of castor. Journal of Research. PJTSAU.
48(1&2): 21-27.
20. Arutselvan, R., R D Prasad, G Uma Devi and C Sarada. 2020. In vitro evaluation of
the chemical fungicides against the fungus Botrytis ricini. International journal of
chemical studies. 8(5): 01-04.
21. Arutselvan, R., Prasad, R.D., Uma Devi, G and Sarada, C. 2021. Field evaluation of
propiconazole fungicide against gray mold disease of castor. International journal of
chemical studies. 8(6): 261-263.

Number of Books/Book chapters: 22

1. Arutselvan, R., Raja, K., Kalidas Pati, Chauhan, V.B.S., Nedunchezhiyan, M. 2023.
Tuber Crops and their Potential in Food and Nutritional Security. In Anil Kumar Anal
(eds), Pandemics and Innovative Food Systems, pp 122-136, CRC Press.
2. Vijay Bahadur singh Chauhan, Samarendra Narayan Mallick, Pinki Mohapatra,
Kalidas Pati, R Arutselvan, M Nedunchezhiyan and Arvind kumar verma. 2023.
Taro (Colocasia esculenta (l.) Schoff.) for nutritional Security and Health Benefits. In
Ravindra Singh et al (eds), Horticulture for nutrition and income security, NIPA
Publishers.pp1-11.
3. Vijay Bahadur singh Chauhan, Samarendra Narayan Mallick, Pinki Mohapatra,
Kalidas Pati, R Arutselvan, M Nedunchezhiyan and Arvind kumar verma. 2023.
Phytochemistry, Ethnobotany and Pharmacology of East Indian Arrowroot (Curcuma
angustifolia Roxb.). In Ravindra Singh et al (eds), Horticulture for nutrition and
income security, NIPA Publishers.pp 423-433.
4. Jeeva, M.L., Veena, S.S., Makeshkumar, T., Harish, E.R., Kesava Kumar H., and
Arutselvan, R. 2023. Pests and Diseases of Tropical Tuber Crops: Six Decades of
Research at ICAR-CTCRI. In Book: Souvenir. National Conference on Tropical
Tuber Crops for Sustainability, Tradition, Agri-Food Systems & Resilience (NCTTC
4 STAR 2023), pp 76-81.
5. Laxminarayana, K., Arutselvan, R., Kalidas Pati and M. Nedunchezhiyan. 2023.
Achievements of Regional Station, ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute,
Bhubaneswar, Odisha. In Book: Souvenir. National Conference on Tropical Tuber
Crops for Sustainability, Tradition, Agri-Food Systems & Resilience (NCTTC 4
STAR 2023), pp 103-107.
6. Arutselvan, R., Kalidas Pati, Aria Dolatabadian & Sudip Kumar Dutta. 2023. Citrus
Diseases and Management. In Sukhvinder Singh Purewal et al (eds), Recent
Advances in Citrus Fruits, pp 501-526, Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-
3-031-37534-7_16
7. Sumit Kumar, Anjali, R. Arutselvan, Prahlad Masurkar, Udai B. Singh, Ruchi
Tripathi, Ingudam Bhupenchandra, Tatiana Minkina, and Chetan Keswani. 2024.
Bacillus subtilis-Mediated Induction of Disease Resistance and Promotion of Plant
Growth of Vegetable Crops. In: Mageshwaran, V., Singh, U.B., Saxena, A.K., Singh,
H.B. (eds) Applications of Bacillus and Bacillus Derived Genera in Agriculture,
Biotechnology and Beyond. Microorganisms for Sustainability, vol 51, pp 165-212,
Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-8195-3_9
8. Jeeva, M. L., Makeshkumar, T. and Arutselvan, R. 2024. Plant Viral Diseases and
Conventional Diagnosis. In Book: Training on Diagnosis of Plant Diseases Through
Novel Approaches, pp 6-11.
9. R. Arutselvan. 2024. Nucleic acid based plant disease diagnosis. In Book: Training
on Diagnosis of Plant Diseases Through Novel Approaches, pp 16-29.
10. R. Arutselvan, K. Laxminarayana. 2024. Revolutionizing tuber crops production
through biotechnological approaches and precision farming. In: Futuristic Trends in
Biotechnology, Volume 3, Book 19, Part 5, Chapter 6 pp 240-248. IIP series
11. R. Arutselvan. 2024. Bio-intensive management of plant diseases. Advances in
Integrated Plant Health Management. pp 75-81.
12. Arutselvan, R., Raja, K., Pati, K., Chauhan, V.B.S. and Nedunchezhiyan, M. 2023.
Tuber crops and their potential in food and nutritional security. In: Pandemics and
Innovative Food Systems. Anal, A.K. (Ed.). CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group,
Boka Raton, FL 33487-2742, pp. 122-136, DOI: 10.1201/9781003191223.

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13. Arutselvan, R. and Nedunchezhiyan, M. 2022. Composting and vermicomposting
process: relationship between microorganism and physicochemical parameters with
special reference to tropical tuber crops. In: Fruits and Vegetable Wastes:
Valorization to Bioproducts and Platform Chemicals. Ray, R.C. (Ed.). Springer,
Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9527-8-8.
14. Jena, S.K., Arutselvan, R., Sahu, N.K., Priyadarshini, P. and Rekha Ray, R. 2022.
Postharvest bacterial storage rot in greater yam and its biological control. In: Current
Research and Innovations in Plant Pathology. Vol. 20. Singh, H.K. (Ed.). AkiNik
Publications, New Delhi, (ISBN: 978-93-5570-420-7). pp. 21-48.
15. Rekha Ray, R., Arutselvan, R., Sahu, N.K., Jena, S.K. and Priyadarshini, P. 2022.
Mass multiplication of Trichoderma using tuber crops. In: Current Research and
Innovations in Plant Pathology. Vol. 20. Singh, H.K. (Ed.). AkiNik Publications, New
Delhi (ISBN: 978-93-5570-420-7). pp. 49-86.
16. Suresh Kumar, J., Krishnakumar, T., Arutselvan, R., Sajeev, M.S. and Sunitha, S.
2022. Postharvest management of tropical tuber crops. In: Postharvest Technology of
Tropical Fruits and Vegetables. Surajit Mitra and Bose T.K. (Eds.), Diya Publishing
House, Astral International Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, (ISBN: 978-93-5461-429-3).
17. Jeeva M.L., Veena S.S., Makeshkumar T. and Arutselvan R. Potential Strategies to
Mitigate Emerging Diseases of Tropical Tuber Crops. Proceedings of International
Webinar on Harnessing the Potential of Tropical Tuber Crops under Changing
Climate (HPTTC 2020) held during 27 October 2020 through online platform. Pages:
70-82.
18. Jeeva, M.L., Veena, S.S., Makeshkumar. T., Harish, E.R., Kesavakumar, H. and
Arutselvan, R. 2023. Pests and diseases of tropical tuber crops: six decades of
research at ICAR-CTCRI. In: Souvenir, National Conference on Tropical Tuber
Crops for Sustainability, Tradition, Agri-Food Systems & Resilience (NCTTC 4
STAR 2023). Jyothi, A.N., Jaganathan, D., Krishna Radhika, N., Makeshkumar, T.,
Ramesh, V., Prakash, P. and Pradeepika, C. (Eds.). ICAR-Central Tuber Crops
Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, pp. 76-81.
19. Nedunchezhiyan, M., Pati, K., Chauhan, V.B.S. and Arutselvan, R. 2022.
Exploitation of arrowroot genotypes in Odisha state of India. In: Sustainable
Exploitation of Genetic Resources of Underutilized Tuber Crops. Murugesan, P.,
Senthilkumar, K.M., Krishna Radhika, N., Visalakshi Chandra, C. and Mohan, C.
(Eds.). ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala,
ISBN: 978-81-957479-0-0, pp. 51-61.
20. Nedunchezhiyan, M., Pati, K., Chauhan, V.B.S., Arutselvan, R. and Raja, K. 2023.
Leveraging agriculture for nutritional security in eastern India. In: Agriculture Policy
and Development in Eastern India. Patnaik, S.C. (Ed.). Nipa Genx Electronic
Resource and Solutions Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, ISBN: 978-93-95319-20-1, pp. 71-97.
21. Surya Prakash Reddy, M., Ashwini Kumar, Arutselvan, R. and Varsha Godbole
(2019). Forecasting and Expert Models in Plant Diseases Management: An Overview.
Current Research and Innovations in Plant Pathology. Volume 4: 73-93. (Paperback
ISBN: 978-93-5335-519-7; E-Book ISBN: 978-93-5335-520-3)
22. Greeshma, K., Jawahar Reddy A. and Arutselvan, R. (2020). Wolbachia-A Strategy
to Control Insect Vectors. Recent Trends in Insect Pest Management. Volume 3: 115-
134. (Paperback ISBN: 978-93-90322-51-0; E-Book ISBN: 978-93-90322-52-7)