♦ Breeding of Improved sugarcane varieties.

♦ DUS testing and characterization of sugarcane varieties.

♦ Transcriptome approach in sugarcane for early maturity genes.

1. ♦ Germplasm evaluation under subtropical climates.
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♦ Promotion of healthy breeder seed production under NFSM (CC) and RKVY Schemes

• Quatro Sugarcane single bud cutter is a cost effective single budded sett cutting tool which begged design patent in the country “Design No. 297432″.

♦ DST-SERB funded project C1-19/1-2-47. Unraveling the molecular mechanism of early maturing responsive gene in sugarcane through transcriptome analysis Fund approved for: 46,26,000/- (Forty six lakh twenty six thousand only). (As-PI)

♦  MOA/GOI, PPV&FR Authority funded project; C1-07/6.1.20. Identification, characterization and verification of new sugarcane varieties for DUS testing ( form 2014 to 2019 ; Sanctioned amount: 30, 00,000/- (Thirty Lakh only) (As-PI)

♦  As Co-PI of the Healthy seed production and mechanization of sugarcane agriculture- A farers participatory initiative (RKVY). Sanctioned Budget: 75.0 Lakh (2018-19), 33 Lakhs (2019-20)

♦ As Co-PI of MOA/GOI, Funded NFSM project on Sugarcane Breeder seed production and demonstration of intercropping. (NFSM-CC) 4.0 Lakhs in each year since the initiation of this scheme.

 Mintu Ram Meena, Ravinder Kumar, Karuppaiyan Ramaiyan, Manohar Lal Chhabra, Arun Kumar Raja, Mohanraj Krishnasamy, Neeraj Kulshreshtha, Shashi Kant Pandey and Bakshi Ram. Biomass potential of novel interspecific and intergeneric hybrids of Saccharum grown in sub-tropical climates. Scientific Reports 10, 21560 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78329-8

Meena, M.R., Kumar, R., Chinnaswamy, A. et al. Current breeding and genomic approaches to enhance the cane and sugar productivity under abiotic stress conditions. 3 Biotech 10, 440 (2020).

Meena, M.R.; Appunu, C.; Arun Kumar, R.; Manimekalai, R.; Vasantha, S.; Krishnappa, G.; Kumar, R.; Pandey, S.K.; Hemaprabha, G. Recent Advances in Sugarcane Genomics, Physiology, and Phenomics for Superior Agronomic Traits. Front. Genet. 2022, 13, 854936.

M. R. Meena, R. Karuppiayan, Bakshi Ram, Ravinder Kumar and Neeraj Kulshreshtha (2017).Genotypes x environment interactions and stability analysis of sugarcane clones (Saccharum spp.) by AMMI model in sub-tropical region of India. Indian Journal of Genet. 77(4): 540-546.NAAS rating (2017) 6.28 (Page no. 73).

MS. Dharshini, Nam V. Hoang, C.Mahadevaiah, T.S.Sarath Padmanabhan, G.Alagarasan, G.S.Suresha, Ravinder Kumar, Mintu Ram Meena, Bakshi Ram, C.Appunu 2020. Root transcriptome analysis of Saccharum spontaneum uncovers key genes and pathways in response to low-temperature stress. Environmental and Experimental Botany. Vol. 171, March,2020,103935. ://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2019.103935

Dharshini S, Chakravarthi M, V Dhandapani, GauriNerkar, A. Narayan Jayanarayanan, Mohanan VM, Naveenarani Murugan, Lovejot Kaur,  Mahadevaiah Chennappa, Ravinder Kumar, Minturam Meena, Bakshi Ram, Appunu Chinnaswamy.(2018). Differential gene expression profiling through transcriptome approach of Saccharum spontaneum L. under low temperature stress reveals genes potentially involved in cold acclimation, Biotech 3, 8 (4):195.

Dharshini, S., Manoj, V.M., Suresha, G.S., Narayan, A.J., Padmanabhan, S.S.T., Kumar, R., Meena, M.R.., Manickavasagam, M., Ram, B., Appunu, C. (2020). Isolation and Characterization of Nuclear Localized Abiotic Stress Responsive Cold Regulated Gene 413 (SsCor413) from Saccharum spontaneum.  Plant Mol Biol Rep https://doi.org/10.1007/s11105-020-01224-z

C. Appunu1, J. Ashwin Narayan, H. K. Mahadevaswamy, S. Karthigeyan, R. Valarmathi, C. Mahadevaiah, Ravinder Kumar, Mintu Ram Meena, Bakshi Ram (2020) Variability and molecular diversity of wild sugarcane germplasm collected from low temperature regions Lohit and Changlang of Arunachal Pradesh. Indian Journal of Biotechnology, Vol. 19, July 2020

SK Holkar, A Kumar, MR Meena, RJ Lal. (2017). Detection and partial molecular characterization of sugarcane mosaic virus infecting sugarcane genotypes. Journal of Environmental Biology, 38 (3), 409-417

Dharshini S, Chakravarthi M, Ashwin Narayan J, Manoj VM, Naveena Rani M, Ravinder Kumar, Meena MR, Bakshi Ram, Appunu C (2016) De novo sequencing and transcriptome analysis of a low temperature tolerant Saccharum spontaneum clone IND 00-1037. Journal of Biotechnology 231: 280–294.

NASS RATING BELOW 6

M.R. Meena*, R. Karuppiayan, Bakshi Ram, Ravinder Kumar and Neeraj Kulshreshtha (2018). Distinctness of candidate varieties of sugarcane using DUS descriptors. Bhartiya Krishi Anusandhan Patrika 33 (1&2):94-98.

Ravinder Kumar, MR Meena, Neeraj Kulshreshtha, Ashwani Kumar, Bakshi Ram (2017). Genotypic response of recently evolved sugarcane “Co” clones under different levels of saline irrigation water. Journal of Sugarcane Research 7(2): 159-168.

N Kulshreshtha, R Kumar, M R Meena, R Kumar et al (2019). Sugarcane Breeding for salt affected soils of subtropical India. Bhartiya Krishi Anusandhan Patrika, 34 (1):46-49.

Vishal Goyal, M. R. Meena, Sukhdev Kumar (2019). Effect of vinasse (spentwash) on quality of soil and sugarcane-A review. Quarterly Research Journal of Plant & Animal Sciences/Bhartiya Krishi Anusandhan Patrika 34(1); p38-41. 4p

Bakshi Ram, R. Karuppaiyan, Mintu Ram Meena, Ravinder Kumar, Neeraj Kulshreshtha, G. Hemaprabha, M.L. Chhabra, B. Parameswari and S.K. Pandey (2019). Co 12029 (Karan 13) A new midlate sugarcane variety released for commercial cultivation in north west zone of India. Journal of Sugarcane Research. 9 (2): 196-198.

http://doi.org/10.37580/JSR.2019.2.9.196-198

Bisht Rashmi, Jeena A.S., Meena M.R., Koujalagi Deepak, Singh S.P., Khan K.A. (2017).Genetic diversity assessment among early generation sugarcane (Sacccharum officinarum L.) clones through microsatellite markers. Applied Biological Research. 19 (3): 315-323.

Bakshi Ram, R. Karuppaiyan, Ravinder Kumar, M.R. Meena, G. Hemaprabha, R. Viswanathan, M. L. Chhabra and B. Parameswari (2017) Co 09022 (Karan 12): a new midlate sugarcane variety for NWZ of India. Journal of Sugarcane Research, 7 (1) : 70

Bakshi Ram, R Karuppiyan, Mintu Ram Meena, Ravinder Kumar, Neeraj Kulshreshta (2017). Winter sprouting index of sugarcane genotypes is a measure of winter ratooning ability. International Journal of Development Research 7(9):15385-15391 (IF (7.02)

♦ M R Meena* R. Karuppiyan and Bakshi Ram (2017). Rights and benefit sharing under PPV&FR Act (Book Chapter) IP Protection and technology transfer in Indian perspective by ICAR & NBAGR, Karnal (ISSN.978-93-83537-31-0) Pp 125-132.

♦ M R Meena*, Ravinder Kumar, R. Karuppaiyan, B. Parameswari and Bakshi Ram (2017). Procedure for filling application for registration of varieties under PPV&FR Act (Book Chapter) IP Protection and technology transfer in Indian perspective by ICAR-NBAGR, Karnal (ISSN:978-93-83537-31-0) Pp 133-151.

♦ Lakshmi K, Appunu C, Kumar, R., Meena MR and Yadav DK. Transgenic approaches for biotic stress tolerance in plants. (2021) In: Recent Advances in Plant Stress Physiology (eds. Dr. Praduman Yadav, Dr. Sunil Kumar, Dr. Veena Jain). Astral International Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi – 110 002. Pp. 1-539.

♦  Choudhary, S., Jain, D., Meena, M.R., Verma, A.K. and Sharma, R. Gene Silencing in Horticultural Transgenic Crops. In: Rout, G.R., Peter, K.V. (Eds.), Genetic Engineering of Horticultural. (Book chapter, 2018) Crops. Academic Press, Elsevier pp. 47–61. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-810439-2.00003-9

♦ Lovejot Kaur, M.R.Meena, Ravinder Kumar, C. Appunu and Neeraj Kulshreshtha. (2021). Molecular approaches for improving abiotic stress tolerance in sugarcane. Publisher- Elsevier, Editor- Shankar, et al.-Climate Change and Crop Stress.pp:1-525(ISBN-9780128160916).

♦ Awarded the ‘Young Researcher Award’ by the Society for Sugarcane Research and Development (SSRD) on 06.11. 2020 in the 9th annual general body meeting held at ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore.

♦ Awarded tang bursary international travel awards 2019 by International Union for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB) and PSBMB, Manila, Philippines for attending IUBMB 2019 international conference held at Manila, Philippines on Nov. 13-15, 2019.

♦ Received the “Certificate of Appreciation” on 31 Dec 2020 from the Director, ICAR-SBI, Coimbatore for an extraordinary duties during the Covid period.

♦ Received “Reviewer Excellence Award” by ARCC Journal as reviewer of Legume Research journal for significant contribution in reviewing of the articles during 2019.

♦ Best oral paper award by ICAR-SBI in collaboration with SSRD, ISPP, New Delhi, and NAAS-Coimbatore on ‘Transcriptome profiling and expression analysis reveals alternate route of respiration followed in Saccharum spontaneum under low temperature stress condition’ by C. Appunu et.al., Ravinder Kumar, R. Meena and Bakshi Ram in the international plant physiological virtual symposium on “Physiological Interventions for Climate Smart Agriculture-IPPVS 2021” held at Coimbatore (India) during 11-12th March., 2021.

♦ Awarded first Prize by Nagar Rajbhasha Karyanyavan Samittee (Ministry of Home, Rajbhasha Department, GOI), at ICAR-NDRI, Karnal to the Hindi phamplet “Ganne ki unnat kismeh-01/2020” (2019-20) published by M. R. Meena, Ravinder Kumar, Bakshi Ram and SK Pandey.

♦ Awarded the best scientist awards and received the “Certificate of Appreciation” on 18.11.2022 from the Director, ICAR-SBI, Coimbatore in recognition his outstanding contribution in scientist and senior scientist category.