Dr G Ravichandran
Scientific Staff
Location
ICAR-IIOPR Pedavegi

Name

Dr. G. Ravichandran

Designation

Principal Scientist

Discipline

Seed Science and Technology

Qualification

M.Sc (Agri)

PhD (Seed Science and Technology)

Experience

29 years 

Contact

G. Ravichandran@icar.org.in

Academic Identity –Scopus ID

50662028100

 

Membership in Professional bodies

Life Member, Indian Potato Association, Shimla, HP.India.

Life Member: Plantation Crops Association, Kasaragod, Kerala.

Life Member: Society for promotion of oil palm research and development, Pedavegi, AP.India.

Life Member: Valarum Velanmai Published by Tamilnadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore.

Member: Naveena Velanmai, a popular agricultural Journal in Tamil Language.

 

Honours & Awards

Senior Research Fellow (ICAR) – 1988 

 

Publications

Ravichandran, G., Murugesan, P., Naveen Kumar, P., Mathur, R.K. and Ramajayam, D.2016, Effect of chemicals on disintegration of the operculum in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) seeds for early germination. Seed Sci. & Technol., 44, 475-485

Babu BK, Mathur RK, Kumar PN, Ramajayam D, Ravichandran G, Venu MVB, Spergen Babu.2017. Development, identification and validation of CAPS marker for SHELL trait which governs dura, pisifera and tenera fruit forms in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.). PLoS ONE 12(2). 1-16

Kalyana Babu B., Mary Rani K. L., Sarika Sahu, R. K. Mathur, Naveen Kumar P. , RavichandranG., Anitha P.  & Bhagya H. P. 2019.  Development and validation of whole genome-wide and genic microsatellite markers in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.): First microsatellite database (OpSatdb) .Scientific Reports | (2019) 9:1899 | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-37737-7.

Babu BK, Mathur RK, G.Ravichandran, Anitha P and MVB Venu.2019. Genome-wide association study for leaf area, rachis length and total dry weight in oil palm ( Eleaeis guineensis) using genotyping by sequencing. Plos ONE, 14(8): e0220626. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0220626

B. Kalyana  Babu, R.K. Mathur, G. Ravichandran, P. Anita,  M.V.B. Venu.2019. Genome  wide  association study  (GWAS) and  identification of candidate genes  for yield and  oil yield related traits  in oil palm  (Eleaeis guineensis) using  SNPs by genotyping-based sequencing. Genomics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygeno.2019.06.018

G.Ravichandran, B.Kalyana Babu, Anitha P, Somasundaram G and Bhagya H.P.  2020. Standardization of seed viability testing through Tetrazolium in oil palm (Eleaeis guineensis). Journal of oil seed research, 37;170-171.

G.Ravichandran, E P Venkatachalam, Aarti Bairwa and RK Singh. 2020. Method to prolong shelf-life of potato (Solanum tuberosum) micro-tubers under refrigerated condition. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 90 (3): 546–50.

Kalyana Babu.B.,R.K.Mathur., Venu M V B.,Sandip Shil., Ravichandran G., Anitha P., Bhagya H P. 2021. Genome-wide association mapping study (GSAS) of major QTL,s for bunch and oil yield related traits in Elaeis quinensis L. Plant Science, 305(2021)110810.

B Kalyana Babu, RK Mathur, G Ravichandran, P Anitha, HP Bhagya, MVB Venu. 2023. A novel QTL linked to asparagine synthetase gene for stem height increment in oil palm (E. guineensis Jacq.) identified and validated through integrated genomic approaches. Euphytica. 219 (7)

B Kalyana Babu, RK Mathur, Suresh K, G Ravichandran, B. Susanthi, S. Tiwari. 2023. In Vitro cultural studies for callogenesis and embryogenesis of oil palm (Elaeis Guineensis Jacq.) using seedling and spear leaf explants. J of Oil Palm Research (Published online).

 

Projects (Onging)

In-house

Genetic enhancement in oil palm (Principal Investigator)

Collection, conservation, cataloguing and evaluation of oil palm germplasm (Associate)

Dissemination of technology & information communication technology applications in oil palm sector (Associate)

 

Externally funded

Generation of parental material, support of establishing new seed gardens, strengthening existing seed gardens and research on increasing the germination percentage of planting material (DA & FW sponsored) – PI

FFP-Enhancing profitability of oil palm based cropping system through resource use efficient technologies with farmer – scientist and stakeholders interface (ICAR sponsored)