Dr P. K . Meher
Principal Scientist
Animal Genetics & Breeding
Central Institute of Fresh Water Aquaculture
India
Biography
Dr P. K . Meher is currently a Principal Scientist in the department of Animal Genetics & Breeding Central institute of fresh water aquaculture India. He completed PhD in Life Science (2007). Utkal University , Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India 2 M.V.Sc in Animal genetics and Breeding 2004, Indian veterinary Institute, (UP.), India. 3 Bachelor in Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry (1992) from Orissa university of Agricultural Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Research Interest
Molecular and Population Genetics, Development of DNA Markers Technology, Permaculture and sustainable livelihood improvement.
Publications
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Alok Patel, Paramananda Das, Ashoktaru Barat, Prem Kumar Meher & Pallipuram Jayasankar. Utility of cross-species amplification of 34 rohu microsatellite loci in Labeo bata, and their transferability in six other species of the cyprinidae family. Aquaculture Research, 2010, 41, 590-593
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Patel, A., P. Das, P. K. Meher, A. Barat and N. Sarangi. (2011). Test of Mendelian segregation and linkage relationships among 69 microsatellite loci in rohu (Labeo rohita). Ind. J. Anim. Sci. 81 (8): 128–32.
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P. K. Meher, P. Das, A. Patel, L. Sahoo, J N Saha , K.D. Mohapatra and P. Jayasankar (2012). Effectiveness of ten polymorphic microsatellite markers in resolving parentage in rohu (Labeo rohita) Aquaculture research (Communicated)
