Plant tissue culture, Molecular Virology, Genetic engineering in plants, RNA interference and Artificial intelligence (AI) in banana for development AI real time app (Tumaini) for detection of banana pest and diseases.
Administrative Experience
Cumulative of 12 Years of experience
Principal in charge–1 year 2 months IIAT
Staff Advisor -- 6 years 2 Months IIAT
Head of the Department, Crop Improvement - 10 yearsIIAT
Academic Year Co-ordinator - 10 yearsIIAT
ICAR Nodal Officer - 5 years IIAT
NSS Co-ordinator 1 Year IIAT
Deputy Warden - 6 years 2 Months IIAT
Anti ragging member & Ward Counsellor 10 yearIIAT.
Academic Experience
9+ Years of experience
Principles of Biotechnology (1+1ABT 201
Crop Physiology (2+1)CRP 101
Applied Plant Biotechnology (1+1) ABT 301
Fundamentals and Applications of Nanotechnology (1+0)NST 101
Project Report Preparation and Presentation and Evaluation (0+1)APW 401
Plant Biotechnology (2+1)ABT 301
Research Experience
Collaborative Researcher (December 2019 to December 2024).Tapioca and Castor Research Station (TCRS), Yethapur TNAU IAMWARM Project
Researcher (Feb 2013 to Jan 2014). Business Planning Development Unit Directorate of Agribusiness Development Coimbatore. TNAU. Coimbatore,
Visiting Scientist (Dec 2013 to Jan 2014).Department of Biological Science University of Sains Malaysia (USM) Malaysia-Penang.
Senior Research Fellow .(June 2012 to Jan 2013).Center for Plant Molecular Biology, Tamil Nadu Agriculture University Coimbatore, India
Senior Research Fellow (Sep 2011 to May 2012)Department of Fruits, Horticulture, College and Research TNAU, Coimbatore.
Research Scientist (Sep 2010 to July2011).(Banana and Plantain), CROP TECH LTD, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, East Africa.
Publications
Research Articles : 12
No. of Research Abstracts :18
No of Workshop and Conference participated :14
Books Published
Comprehensive notes on Applied Plant Biotechnology (ISBN: 9381972850)
Lab protocols for Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology ISBN (9789381972960)
Dictionary for Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (ISBN: 9381972796)
MCQ”s Plant Breeding, Biotechnology and Seed Science (ISBN :9789388449304)
Book Chapters
Molecular Marker Techniques in Musa Genomic Research, -Genetics, Genomics, and Breeding of Bananas- February16, 2012 by Science Publishers.
Functional Genomics and Transcriptomics in Musa, Genetics, Genomics, and Breeding of Bananas- February16, 2012 by Science Publishers.
Case for Molecular Breeding in Musa, Genetics, Genomics, and Breeding of Bananas- February 16, 2012 by Science Publishers.
Viruses infecting banana and their transgenic management, Genes, Genetics and Transgenics for Virus Resistance in Plants | Book Publisher: Caister Academic Press (2018)
Construction of BBTV rep gene RNAi Vector and Evaluate the Silencing Mechanism through Injection of Agrobacterium tumefaciens Transient Expression System in BBTV Infected Hill Banana Plants cv.Virupakshi (AAB). Indian Journal of Natural Sciences 7 (I42) : 12395- 1240Sivalingam Elayabalan* and Sreeramanan Subramaniam and Ramasamy Selvarajan 2017
An Overview on Phytochemical Composition of Banana (Musa spp.) . Indian Journal of Natural Sciences 7 (142) : 12408- 12419.Sivalingam Elayabalan1*, Sreeramanan Subramaniam , V.G.Shobana and K. Ashok Kumar 2017.
Awards / Accolades
National Award- Best Dissertation Award for banana and Plantain - by the Association for improvement in Production and Utilization in Banana (AIPUB), National Research Center for Banana, Indian Council of Agriculture Research and Bioversity international, INDIA at the Global conference on Banana-2010 at Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India.
Student -Senior Research Fellowship for pursuing Ph.D. (Biotechnology from 2006-2010)Secured Department of Biotechnology Govt of India funded
Young Scientist Award 2015-16 by TNSRO, Tamil Nadu
Best Oral presentation Award 2020 by International Banana conference, CGIAR-CIAT, ICAR-NRCB 2020, Trichy.
Best Tamil Research Paper for Biotechnology AWARD -2020 By TNAU, Coimbatore .
AGRICULTURE Educational Achiever Award 2018 by Jambu Maher Shree Associations, Chennai.
Global Teacher Award -2020 by AKS Educational Awards, New Delhi
Membership in Scientific Bodies
ISHS - International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)Life Membership
The Biotech Research Society, India-Individual member Life time Member
ProMusa member-Banana and Plantain international network member -Individual Member-Life Membership
