Ravishankar K.v.
Biotechnology
Indian Council of Agricultural Research
India
Biography
Currently he is a Professor in Department of Biotechnology at ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research
Research Interest
Developed microsatellite markers for mango, banana, okra and pomegranate. -Invovled in gene pyarmiding and development of tomato hybrids. -Assessement of genetic diversity and characterization of Indian mango cultivars Projects involved: 1. Functional Genomics of Fusarium wilt and drought tolerance in Banana (ICAR NPTC; as PI) 2. Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Wild and Indigenous Mango Varieties of Indo- Burma Region (North- Eastern Region)(DBT; as PI) 3.Metabolomics of tomato with special reference to fruit quality (DBT; as associate) 4. Development of microsatellite markers in okra and pomegranate
Publications
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Vasantaiah HK, Ravishankar KV, Shivashankar KS , Anand L, Narayanaswamy P, Mukunda G and Prasad TG 2006 Cloning and characterization of differentially expressed genes of internal breakdown in mango fruit (Mangifera indica). Journal of Plant Physiology 163:671-679
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Ravishankar, K.V. Chandrashekara P. Sreedhar, S.A. Dinesh, M.R. Lalitha Anand and Saiprasad, G.V.S. 2004 Diverse genetic bases of Indian Polyembryonic and Monoembryonic Mango (Mangifera indica L) Cultivars. Current Science. 87:870-71
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Shibu M.P., Ravishankar, K.V ., Lalitha Anand, Ganeshaiah K.N. and Uma Shaanker, R. 2000 Identification of sex specific DNA markers in the dioecious tree nutmeg ( Myristica fragrans Houtte). Plant Genetic Resources News Letter. 121:59-61
