Name : Dr. D. GANESH Designation : Associate Professor & Head Educational Qualification : M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D. Professional Experience : 15 Years S.No. Designation Organization Research areas 1 Research Associate (1993 1997) 2 Assistant Plant Breeder (1997 2006) 3 Post. Doc. (2004 2006) 4 Assistant Professor (2006 2011) 5 Associate Professor (2011 Till date) Biotechnology Centre, Coffee Board Research Department, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Mysore, India Division of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Central Coffee Research Institute, Chickmagalur District, Karnataka, India. Institut de recherche pour le développement, Montpellier, France Department of Biotechnology, SPK Centre for Environmental Sciences. Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, India Department of Plant Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamilnadu, India Development of tissue culture technology for micropropagation of elite Indian coffee Varieties Conservation and management of coffee genetic resources and crop genetic improvement Development of durable resistance for coffee leaf rust disease Conservation and molecular genetics of medicinal plant genetic resources Molecular genetics of medicinal and agricultural crop genetic resources Field of Specialization : Conservation and molecular genetics of plant genetic resources Research Projects : Completed International collaborative research project between Central Coffee Research Institute, India and Institute for Research and
Development (IRD), Montpellier, France on Development of durable resistance to coffee leaf rust disease funded by Agropolis International, Montpellier, France during 2003 2004. Collection, conservation and molecular characterization of wild and hybrid derivatives of Indian Gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica) in Tirunelveli District, Tamilnadu, UGC, New Delhi during 2009-2011 Development of genetic identity for Indian coffee germplasm using chloroplast genome sequences, UGC, New Delhi. Ongoing Development of SNPs panel as DNA marker for precise identification of interspecific hybrids of offee, SERB, New Delhi. Research supervision (Ph. D) Completed (6); Submitted (1); Ongoing (3) Research supervision (M. Phil) Completed : 10 Awards Sl.No. Contribution 1 Contribution of research work on Development of Tissue culture technology for propagation of Vanilla through nodal culture 2 Contribution of research work on Clonal propagation of coffee through apical bud culture 3 Contribution of research work on Development of tissue protocol for multiplication of elite Arabica coffee varieties through tissue culture Name of the award Dr. C.S. Venkatram Memorial Award, Presented by Indian Society of Plantation Crops and organized by Rubber Research Institute of India, Kottayam, Kerala during the Plantation Crop Symposium held during 27.11.1996 29.11.1996 Dr. C.S. Venkatram Memorial Award, Presented by Indian Society of Plantation Crops and organized by Upasi Tea Research Institute, Tamilnadu at Coimatore during 16 th 18 th December 1998. Dr. C.S. Venkatram Memorial Award, Presented by Indian Society of Plantation Crops and organized by National Research Centre for Cashew, Mangalore, Karnataka. Publication : 2011-2015 (Five Years)
41. Thilaga, S., Joe, M.V.L., Parameswari, A and Rahul R Nair (2013). High frequency somatic embryogenesis from leaf tissue of Emblica officinalis Gaertn. - A high valued tree for non-timber forest products, has been accepted for publication in the Australian Journal of Crop Science. Australian Journal of Crop Science (In Press). 40. Rahul R. Nair, P. S. Udayan, S. Thilaga, M. Kavitha, R. M. harathanandhini, A. M. Nizzy and D. Ganesh (2013). Molecular distinction of two closely resembling Morinda species using rbcl and matk loci for quality management of Indian herbal medicines. Plant Genetic Resources 11(1): 90-93. 39. Rahul R Nair., Kavitha, M., Thilaga, S and D. Ganesh (2012). Conservation and in vitro multiplication of highly endangered Indian traditional medicinal plant (Morinda reticulate Gamble) through nodal explants. Plant Knowledge Journal 1(2) 46-51. 38. Selva Kumar, C; Nair Rahul R; Sivaramakrishnan, K. G; Ganesh, D; Janarthanan, S; Arunachalam, M; Sivaruban, T. (2012). Influence of certain forces on evolution of synonymous codon usage bias in certain species of three basal orders of aquatic insects Mitochondrial DNA 23 (6): 447-460. 37. Rahul R Nair, Manivasagam B Nandhini, Elango Monalisha, Kavitha Murugan, Thilaga Sethuraman, Sangeetha Nagarajan, Nayani Surya Prakash Rao, and D. Ganesh. (2011). Synonymous codon usage in chloroplast genome of Coffea Arabica. Bioinformation 8(22): 1096 1104. 36. Mercy S, Sangeetha N, Ganesh D. (2011). In vitro production of adventitious roots containing asiaticoside from leaf tissues of Centella asiatica L. In vitro Cell Dev Biol. DOI: 10.1007/s11627-011-9416-x. 35. Sangeetha N, Mercy S, Kavitha M, Rahul RN, Thilaga S, Parameswari A, Ganesh D. 2011. Improved protocol for isolation of genomic DNA from leaf tissues of Phyllanthus emblica Gaertn. Iranian J Biotechnol 9 (4): 307 313. 34. Rahul RN, Parameswari A, Mercy S, Thilaga S, Kavitha M, Sangeetha N, Syndia LAM and Ganesh D. (2011). Screening and conservation of tolerant germplasm of Indian Gooseberry (Emblica officinalis Gaertn.) against shoot gall maker (Betousa stylophora Swinhoe.) using bark as morphological marker. Int J Biol Technol (Special Issue): 1-7. 33. Sangeetha, N and D. Ganesh (2011). Optimization of protocol for in vitro polyploidization in genetic improvement of Bacopa monnieri L. Int J of Biol Technol (2011) 2(2):28-34. 2006 > 2010 (Five Years) 32. Mercy S, Sangeetha N and D. Ganesh (2010). Phloroglucinol and silver nitrate enhances axillary shoot proliferation in nodal explants of Vitex negundo L. an aromatic medicinal plant. Iranian Journal of Biotechnology 8(2): 82-89 31. Sangeetha, N, Sankar, R., S. Mercy, A. Hannah Selva Kumari, M. Kavitha, D. Ganesh (2010). In vitro conservation of zygotic embryos of Coffea arabica L. Journal of Plantation Crops 38 (1): 82-86.
30. Sangeetha, N., Mercy, S., Kavitha, M., Divya Selvaraj, Sathishkumar, R and D. Ganesh (2010). Morphological variation in the Indian gooseberries (Phyllanthus emblica and Phyllanthus indofischeri) and the chloroplast trnl (UAA) intron as candidate gene for their identification. Plant Genetic Resources 8 (3): 191-197. doi:10.1017/s1479262110000171 29. Mercy,S., N. Sangeetha, M. Kavitha, R. Soranam and D. Ganesh (2010). Plant Regeneration from Immature Zygotic Embryos of Two Drought Tolerant Wild Germplasm of Indian Gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica Gaertn.) and Medium Term in vitro Conservation. Asian Journal of Experimental Sciences 24 ( 1). 01-08. 28. Kavitha, M., Kalaimagal, I., Mercy, S., Sangeetha, N and D. Ganesh (2009). In vitro plant regeneration from apical bud and nodal segments of Anthocepahalus cadamba An important sacred and medicinal tree. Journal of Forest Sciences Vol. 25, No. 2, pp. 1-8. 27. D. Ganesh, Anne Sophi, Sangeetha, N, Mercy, S, Santa Ram, A, Prakash, N.S, Sreenath, H.L, Naidu, R, Jayarama and Diana Fernandez (2008). Molecular haracterization of WRKY transcription factor associated with leaf rust resistance in Coffea arabica L. Journal of Plantation Crops 36 (3): 211-117. 26. Ganesh, D. and H.L. Sreenath. (2008). Micropropagation of Coffea arabica using apical buds of mature field grown plants. Journal of Plantation Crops. Journal of Plantation Crops 36 (1): 1-7. 25. Sankar, A., Libin Mary, S., Vijayakumar, A., Karthi Rani, R., Raja Selvam, J., Kohila, R., Liby, I., Vadivukarasi, S. and D. Ganesh. (2008). Phloroglucinol enhances shoot proliferation in nodal explants of Vanilla planifolia Andr. (Vanilla). Journal of Plantation Crops 36 (2): 127 131. 24.Ganesh, D., Petitot, A.S., Alary, R., Santos, P, Ribeiro, A., Guerra-Guimaraes, L., Fernandez, D. 2006. Monitoring of the early molecular resistance response of coffee (Coffea arabica L.) to the rust fungus (Hemileia vastatrix) using real-time quantitative RT- PCR. Plant Science 170 (6): 1045 1051. 2001 > 2005 (Five years) 23. Ram Santa, A., Swamy, RL Narasimha,Vishveshwara, S and Ganesh, D (2005). S.288 - A spontaneous hybrid between C.arabica and C.liberica. Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources 18 (3): 38-41 22. RamSanta,SwamyRL Narasimha,VishveshwaraS andganeshd (2005). S.2464 (Ligeniodes) - A natural self compatible allotetraploid of Coffea.. Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources 18 (3): 38-41 21. Ram, A.S., Indu, E.P., Chandrasekar, A., Ravisankar, G.A and D. Ganesh (2005). Identification of low caffeine coffee in some inter-specific hybrids and their progenies. Journal of Plantation Crops 32 (2): 90-94.
20. Prakash, N.S., Ganesh, D. and Bhat, S. (2005). Population dynamics of coffee leaf rust in India. Proceeding of International confirence on durable resistance to coffee leaf rust in Department of Pathology, Universidale federal Vicosa, Brasil, pp 205 220. 19. Ganesh, D., Petitot, A.S., Alary, R., Santos, P, Ribeiro, A., Guerra-Guimaraes, L., Fernandez, D. 2004. Characterization of coffee gene expression during resistance to parasite by real-time quantitative RT-PCR. Proceedings of 20 th International Conference on Coffee Science (ASIC), Bangalore, India 18. Ganesh, D., Sreenath, H.L and Naidu, R. 2004. Micropropagation of coffee: Applications and limitations. J. Plantation Crops 34 (1): 1 12. 17. Ram, A.S., Ganesh, D., Reddy, A.G.S and C.S. Srinivasan. 2004. Ligenioides- A source of new genes for Arabica coffee breeding. Journal of Plantation Crops (Suppl.) 2004: 5 11. 16. Santa Ram, A., Ganesh, D., Sreenath, H.L and Srinivasan, C.S. (2002). Genetic fingerprinting of Coffee hybrids: Ligenioides x Hibrido de Timor. Journal of Plantation Crops 30 (1): 18-21 15. Sreenath, H.L., Jayashree, G., and Ganesh, D. (2002). Effect of endosperm extract on germination of somatic embryos in Coffea congensis x Coffea canephora hybrid. Journal of Plantation Crops 30 (2):13 17. 14. Ganesh, D., Ram, A.S., Prakash, N.S, Mishra, M.K., Jamsheed Ahmed, Jagadeesan, M., Reddy, A.G.S and Srinivasan, C.S. (2002). Evaluation of Coffea liberica x Coffea eugenioides and its progenies for leaf rust resistance, yield and quality. Proceedings of the XV Plantation crop Symposium, Mysore, India. pp 72-77. 13. Santa Ram, A., Geetha, N.P., Amruthesh, K.N., Kini, K.R, Ganesh, D., Srinivasan CS and Shetty, H.S. (2002). Biochemical Markers for Rust Resistance in Coffee. Proceedings of the XV Plantation crop Symposium, Mysore, India. pp 2-15. 12. Kumar, A., Amaravenmathy, V.S., Ganesh, D., Reddy, A.G.S and C.S. Srinivasan. 2002. Studies on top working in coffee: Influence of San Ramon root stock on plant growth, yield and quality of scions of different coffee cultivars. 2002. Proceedings of Plantation Crops Symposium, Mysore, India. 102-107. 1996 > 2000 (Five Years) 11. Ganesh, D.S. and Sreenath, H.L. (2000). Influence of genotypes and seasonal factors on bud break and shoot regeneration in micropropagation of coffee. Journal of Coffee Research 28 (1 & 2): 29 39. 10. Ganesh, D.S. and Sreenath, H.L. (1996). Silver nitrate enhanced shoot development in Coffea arabica Cv. Cauvery (S.4347). Journal of Plantation Crops 24 (Suppl.): 577-580. 09. Ganesh, D.S., Sreenath, H.L. and Jayashree, G. (1996). Clonal propagation of vanilla through node culture. Journal of Plantation Crops 24(1): 16-22. 08. Ganesh, D.S. and Sreenath, H.L. (1997). Clonal propagation of coffee through apical bud cultures. Journal of Plantation Crops 25(2): 169-174.
07. Ganesh, D.S. and Sreenath, H.L. (1997). Shoot regeneration from apical bud and node cultures in four clones of robusta coffee (Coffea canephora). In: Biotechnological Applications of Plant Cell and Cell Culture (Eds.) Ravishankar, G.A and Venkataramanan, L.V. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co.Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi, India. pp. 301-306 06. Babu, K.H., Jayashree, G., Naidu, M.M., Ganesh, D, S. and Sreenath, H.L. (1997). Effect of TIBA and BAP on integument cultures of C x R cultivar of robusta coffee,(coff'ea canephora). In: Biotechnological Applications of Plant Cell and Cell Culture (Eds.) Ravishankar, G.A and Venkataramana, L.V. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co.Pvt. LTD, New Delhi, India. pp. 296-300. 05. Naidu, M.M., Jayashree, G., Ganesh, D.S and Sreenath, H.L. (1999). Effect of genotypes on somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration in coffee. In: Plant tissue culture and Biotechnology (Eds). Kavikishor, P.B. University Press (India) Ltd, Hyderabad, India. 04. Ganesh, D.S. and Sreenath, H.L. (1999). Improved method of explant preparation for micropropagation of coffee through node culture. Journal of Plantation Crops 27(1): 29-35. 03. Ganesh, D.S. and Sreenath, H.L. (1999). Direct and indirect plant regeneration in coffee. Journal of Plantation Crops 27(3): 216-220. 1991 > 1995 (Five Years) 02. Jayashree, G., Sreenath, H.L. and Ganesh, D.S. (1995). Effect of kinetin on germination of somatic embryos in C x R cultivar of coffee. Journal of Coffee Research 25 (2): 102-105. 01. Babu, K.H, Shanta, H.M, Ganesh, D.S and Sreenath, H.L. (1993). Plant regeneration through high frequency somatic embryogenesis from leaf tissues in two cultivars of coffee. Journal of Plantation Crops 2: 307-312. Books Published : ---- Paper presented : Six Academic Responsibilities : Co-Ordinator for current M. Phil Degree program in School of Biotechnology, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, India Academic Membership : Life member in Indian Society for Plantation Crop, centerd at Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Indian Council of Agricultural, Research, Kasargod, Kerala, India Life member in Society for Biological Chemist, centered at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
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