Vasugi C.

Biography

Currently she is a Professor in Division of Fruit Crops at ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research

Research Interest

orking on the crop improvement of guava and papaya including the maintenance of Field Gene Bank. Involved in the development of two guava hybrids viz., Arka Kiran and Arka Rashmi and one mango hybrid Arka Udaya . Involved in the Characterization of guava, papaya and mango accessions as per the standard descriptor. Involved in the characterization of 40 unique indigenous ‘appemidi’ mango types using SSR markers including documentation. Involved in the development of DUS guidelines for papaya and recorded DUS traits for guava and mango. Involved in the development of technologies to extend the papaya seed viability during storage and SSR based DNA barcodes as a tool for identification of guava hybrids Involved in documenting pollinator diversity in mango growing areas of Konkan Region, Lucknow and Kanyakumari including floral biology study. Involved in the characterisation and documentation of unique indigenous mango varieties of Chitoor including documenting information on Custodian farmers and field demonstrations under UNEP-GEF Project.