Dr.K.Chandran
Principal Scientist ICAR-SBI(RC), Kannur
Research Area
Technology developed
Publications
Books or Chapter Published
Awards
Research Area
♣ Plant Genetic resources
♣Tissue culture
♣ Breeding for waterlogging resistance
♣ Value addition in sugarcane
Technology developed
❖ “Standardised Liquid Jaggery Process”.
❖ System and method for powder jaggery processing from sugarcane juice with organic clarificants.
❖ Freeze preservation of Sugarcane juice with natural additives
❖ PROCESS OF ICE CREAM PREPARATION BASED ON SUGARCANE SYRUP AND POWDER JAGGERY
Publications
♦ Chandran K., M.Nisha, P.P. Gireesan Ornamental chewing canes Journal of Sugarcane Research 7(2): 169—173
♦ Viswanathan, P. Malathi, K. Chandran, R. GOPI .2018. Screening of sugarcane germplasm for red rot resistance Journal of Sugarcane Research7(2): 100—11.
♦ P.Srikanth j, Salin, Singaravelu. B, Chandran K, Mahendran.B .2018.Phenology of sugarcane leaf hopper Pyrilla perpusilla (Walker) (Homoptera: Lophopidae) and its natural enemies in a crop island scenario Crop Protection 120. DOI: 10.1016 /j.cropro.2019.02.020
♦ MAHESH, J. SRIKANTH, K. CHANDRAN, B. SINGARAVELU, K. P. SALIN, C. JAYABOSE and S. BALAN . 2019. Occurrence, Damage pattern and Status of the Rice Leaf folder Cnaphalocrocis ruralis Walker (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in Erianthus spp. In India Experimental Agriculture 55(3)
♦ Chandran, A.K. Shibina, M. Nisha, Maya Lekshmi and R. Arun kumar . 2019.SSR GENOTYPING OF GERMPLASM COLLECTIONS OF SACCHARUM EDULE HASSK Journal of Sugarcane Research (2018) 8 (2) : 103 – 113.
♦ Chandran, R. Gomathi, M. Nisha and R. Arun kumar 2019.Breeding for waterlogging tolerance in sugarcane Journal of Sugarcane Research 9 (1) : 29 – 44
♦ Nisha, K. Chandran, D. Manjunatha, R. Viswanathan and P.P. Gireesan . 2019.Genetic variability for agro morphological traits among The interspecific hybrids of Saccharum Journal of Sugarcane Research 9 (1) : 55 – 63
♦ Chandran K., Nisha M., Gireesan P.P.2020 .Characterization of Progenies from Polycrosses of S. robustum Clones f. sanguineum Sugar Tech (May-June 2020) 22(3):379–388
♦ Mahesh , J. Srikanth , B. Mahendran , K. Chandran , B. Singaravelu and K.P. Salin .2020.Scale insect Melanaspis glomerata (Green) (Homoptera: Diaspididae) in world collection of Saccharum spontaneum L.. International Journal of Tropical Insect science (2020).
♦ Mahesh P, Srikanth J, Ph.D, Mahendran B, Ph.D, Chandran K, Ph.D, Singaravelu B, Ph.D .2021. Occurrence of the exotic mite Schizotetranychus krungthepensis (Acarina: Tetranychidae) in world collection of sugarcane germplasm in India Crop Protection: Crop Protection 144 (2021) 105556.
♦ R Gopi, Mahendran B, Chandran K, Nisha M, R Viswanathan.2021. Plant and Weather Factors on Resistance of Saccharum officinarum Germplasm Against Ring Spot Disease Sugartech .Sugar Tech (July-Aug 2021) 23(4):720–729
♦ K, Athira R, Mayalekshmi, NishaM, Mahendran B, Gopi R . 2021. Cytological investigation on interspecific progenies of red fleshed Saccharum robustum Journal of Sugarcane Research (2020) 10, 179-185
♦ Gopia*, R.Viswanathanb, K. Chandran, M. Nisha, B. Mahendrana, P. P. Girishan. 2021. And Mayalekshmia Distribution scenario of diseases in sugarcane germplasm at Kannur, Kerala Journal of Sugarcane Research (2020) 10, 186-197
♦ Chandran K, Anusree VP, Nisha M, Gopi R and Mahendran B .2022.Morphological and Anatomical Characterization of Dewlap in polycross progenies of Saccharum robustum. Indian J. Plant Genet. Resour. 35(1): 34–43 (2022) 34 DOI 10.5958/0976-1926.2022.00006.7
♦ Srikanth, B. Mahendran, B. Singaravelu, P. Mahesh, K.P. Salin and K. Chandran. . Status of woolly aphid Ceratovacuna lanigera and establishment of the parasitoidEncarsia flavoscutellum in sugarcane germplasm. Journal of Sugarcane Research (2021) 11, 74-82.https://doi.org/10.37580/JSR.2021.1.11.74-82
Books or Chapter Published
♦ Chandran K., Nisha M., and Mahesh P.2015. Sugarcane Genetic Resources: Ex-situ conservation in Gene Bank and complimentary conservation strategies in Prospects in Forestry and Agriculture Mohanan K.V, Hrideek.T.K. Raghu A.V, Amruth M, Muralidharan E.M. Radhakrishnan V.V.(Eds) KFRI, Peechi, Kerala.311p;202-208.
♦ Bakshi Ram, R.Karuppaiyan and Chandran.K 2022. Developing Sugarcane varieties for abiotic stresses in Physiological Interventions for Developing climate Resilient Commercial crops R.Gomathi, AH Prakash, Bakshi Ram, Satish SerialPublishing HouseElhi-110033
Awards
♦ Fellow of the Indian Society of Oilseeds Research 2002-2003
♦ Fellow Indian Society of Plant Genetic Resources 2012
♦ Second prize in poster Presentation Oct130, 2012. Physiological markers for screening waterlogging resistance in sugarcane international symposium on new paradigms in sugarcane research 15-18 SBI, Coimbatore, India pp.
♦ Poster presentation first prize, Sugarcane Research Since Co 205: 100 Years and Beyond” h in theme area.
♦ Short oral presentation First prize, Theme 6. Cane con 2021.
♦ Rajbhasha shield for implementing Official language at SBIRC.Kannur: Awarded with Rajbhasha shield 2nd prize in 2013-14, 3rd prize2014-15, 2nd prize2015-16, III rd price, 2016-17, 2nd Prize 2018-2019, IIIrd prize.2020-21
Contact Info
Dr. K.Chandran
Principal Scientist (Genetics and Plant Breeding)
Head- Research Center (Kannur )
ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute Research Centre,