Sampath Kumar Pamu
Fruit Crops
Indian Council of Agricultural Research
India
Biography
Currently he is a Professor in Division of Fruit Crops at ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research
Research Interest
Developed an inter specific F1 hybrid in Annona viz., Arka Sahan which has high yielding ability. Fruits weigh about 500-600g on average, have fewer small seeds, higher shelf life of more than a week and high TSS (>30OB) with sweet sour blend. Evolved a multiple hybrid in pomegranate “Ruby” with deep red arils, soft seeds. Fruits are medium sized weighing about 300g with high yielding potential. Introduced and acclimatized three exotic cultivars of Fig viz., Deann, Conadria and Excel and standardized use of Brown Turkey as a rootstock in those varieties in addition to Poona fig. Found the crossability among different species of Annona among themselves. Standardized hormonal treatment and time and concentration and combination of GA and cytokinins in new world grape varieties like Flame Seedless, Sharad Seedless, Red Globe and Crimson Seedless. Standardized sub cane development and levels of pinching for optimum fruit bud differentiation in coloured seedless varieties under mild tropics. Studies were conducted on genetics of pomegranate.
Publications
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Jalikop, S.H. and P. Sampath Kumar (1998). Use of soft, semi-soft and hard-seeded types of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) for improvement of fruit attributes. Indian J. of Agri. Sciences, 68(2) : 87-91.
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Jalikop, S.H. and P. Sampath Kumar (1990). Use of a gene marker to study the mode of pollination in pomegranate (Punica granatum L.). Journal of Hort. Sci., 65(2): 221-223.
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Pal . D. K. and P. Sampath Kumar (1995). Changes in the physic-chemical and biochemical compositions of custard apple (Annona squamosa L) fruits during growth, development and ripening. J.of Hort. Sci 70 (4) 569-572.
