Dr. V. Sivakumar
Scientist - D
Genetics and Tree Breeding
Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding
India
Biography
His education includes: M.Sc. (Forestry), Ph.D. His research interest is in Genetic improvement of forest trees, Quality seed production and management of seed orchards and Yield assessment using image analyser. His ongoing projects are: Principal investigator in the project “Progeny testing of selected clones for establishment of clonal and seedling seed orchards in Eucalyptus” funded by ICFRE, Validation of DUS Testing Guidelines for Casuarinas and Eucalypts, A Value Chain on Industrial Agroforestry in Tamilnadu.
Research Interest
Genetic improvement of forest trees
