🌱 Summary:
Thiruvengadam Venkatesan, an Associate Professor specializing in Plant Breeding and Genetics at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, India. With extensive expertise in cotton, groundnut, and sesame breeding, he is dedicated to conserving genetic diversity and advancing biotechnological applications in agriculture.
📚 Education:
- Ph.D. in Plant Breeding and Genetics, 2006, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan.
👨🏫 Professional Experience:
- 14 years at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore.
- Gene Bank Manager at Ramiah Gene Bank, TNAU.
- Established infrastructural facilities for the Centre of Excellence in Molecular Breeding.
🔬 Research Interests:
- Cotton breeding and biotechnology.
- Disease resistance breeding.
🏆 Achievements:
- Developed two sesame and one groundnut variety.
- Managed conservation of 28,000 TNAU germplasms across 50 crops.
- Guided students in Plant Breeding and Genetics.
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