♣ Germplasm conservation and maintenance

♣  Breeding varieties  resistant to waterlogging

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♠ Nisha M, Chandran K, Manjunatha T, R Viswanathan and PP Gireesan. 2019. Genetic variability for agromorphological traits among the interspecific hybrids of Saccharum. Journal of sugarcane research 9(1)55-63.

♠ Chandran K., Nisha M., Gireesan P.P. Characterization of Progenies from Polycrosses of S. robustum.Clones f. sanguineum. Sugar Tech 22(3): 379–388.

♠ Gopi R, Mahendran B, Chandran K, Nisha M and Viswanathan R .2021. Plant and weather factors on resistance of Saccharum officinarum germplasm against ring spot disease. Sugar Tech Sugar Tech 23(4):720–729.

♠ Gopi R. B. Mahendran, M. Nisha, K. Nithya and P. Mahesh. 2021. Biochar and Its Scope in Nutrient, Pest and Disease Management in Sugarcane. Biotica Research Today 3(7): 627-630.

♠ Gopi, R. B. Mahendran, M. Nisha,and P. Mahesh. 2021. Beneficial microbes for sustainable sugarcane cultivation. International Sugar Journal. 123 (1476): 826-838.

♠ Nisha M, Chandran K, Gopi R, Krishnapriya V and Mahendran B. 2017. Nutritional and therapeutic benefits of sugarcane and its products. Journal of Sugarcane Research 7(1): 1-10.

♠ Krishnapriya V., Arun Kumar R., Vasantha S., Hari K., Arumuganathan T., Suresha G.S., Anna Durai A., Chandran K., Nisha M., Pooja D. 2022. Multipronged phenotyping approaches to characterize sugarcane root systems. Journal of Visualized Experiments 186: e63596 doi: 10.3791/63596 IF: 1.355.