♣ Breeding sugarcane varieties with high sugar, high cane yield, resistant to biotic and abiotic stresses, suitable for tropical India.
♣ Development of short duration sugarcane varieties, to be harvested at Eight month.
♣ Characterization of sugarcane varieties and conduct of DUS test for tropical sugarcane varieties
Crop Varieties Registered & Protected under the PPV&FR Act (as Co-author)
DUS test for Sugarcane (Agali)– Funded by the PPV&FRA, New Delhi- PI of the project from 2014 to Feb 2021 and Co-PI since March 2021
Contact Info
Dr. R.Karuppaiyan,
Principal Scientist (Plant Breeding)
ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute,
Coimbatore 641007,
India.
Phone: Office: 0422-2472621- Ext. 262;
Mobile: +91-8015927937
E-mail: Karuppaiyan.r@icar.gov.in;