Director of Research, Professor Jay Shankar Telangana State Agricultural University.
He is credited with identification and release of twelve (12) blast resistant rice varieties for Telangana State. Worked on rice research over 12 years.
Developed eco-friendly disease management package of organic rice cultivation and innovative strategies like silver based nano-fungicides for management of rice sheath blight.
Rice Research Centre, ARI, Rajendra nagar was adjudged Best AICRIP Plant Pathology Centre and Best Overall AICRIP Centre during 2012-13 and 2013-14,respectively owing to innovative research and coordination by the team effort under his able guidance.
He worked on important diseases of rice, soybean, groundnut, sesame, turmeric and chilly with specialization in plant virology, characterizing chili viral diseases of Northern Telangana Zone.
He also identified several novel fungicide molecules to combat various rice diseases and compatible pesticide combinations which also enabled farmers to reduce plant protection costs.
Developed eco-friendly disease management package of organic rice cultivation and innovative strategies like silver based nano-fungicides for management of rice sheath blight.
Recognitions
Best Extension Scientistaward.
Best Research Scientist award, Fellow of Indian Society of Plant Pathologists, Fellow of Plant Protection Association of India.
Padmasri I. V. Subba Rao Rythunestham award.
Best seed scientist award.
Rice Research Centre, ARI, Rajendranagar was adjudged Best AICRIP Plant Pathology Centre and Best Overall AICRIP Centre during 2012-13 and 2013-14, respectively owing to innovative research and coordination by the team effort under his able guidance.
Under his leadership as Director of Research several AICRIP schemes received national level awards and labs received National Accreditations.
