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Dr. P. MANIVEL

Discipline: Plant Breeding	Designation: Principal Scientist	Since March, 2007
Email: P.manivel@icar.gov.in	Mobile: +91-9429543209

Academic Qualifications

Degree	Institute/ University	Year of completion	Subject(s) with major field
BSc	Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore	1988	Agriculture
MSc	TNAU, Coimbatore	1990	Plant Breeding & Genetics
PhD	TNAU, Coimbatore	1995	Plant Breeding & Genetics
Post Gratuate Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights (PGDIPR)	Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi	2009	Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)

Employment Record & Experience (Starting from the present position)

Designation	Organization	Institution & place of posting	Period(From-to)	Duration(years, months)
Principal Scientist (Plant Breeding)	Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi	ICAR-Directorate of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research (DMAPR), Anand, Gujarat	24.03.2007 to Continuing
Senior Scientist (Plant Breeding)	ICAR, New Delhi	Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI), Shimla	19.3.2002 to 23.03.2007	5 years 4 days
Scientist (Sr. Scale) (Plant Breeding)	ICAR, New Delhi	National Research Centre for Groundnut (NRCG), Junagadh, Gujarat	13.02.1999 to 18.3.2002	3 years 1 month 5 days
Scientist (Plant Breeding)	ICAR, New Delhi	National Research Centre for Groundnut (NRCG), Junagadh, Gujarat	13.02.1995 to 12.2.1999	4 years
Research Associate	Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore	Oilseeds Research Station, Tindivanam	15.06.1992 to 09.02.1995	2 years 8 months

Collection, purification, evaluation, maintenance, characterization and documentation of Asparagus adscendens, Desmodium gangeticum, Gymnema sylvestre, Plantago ovata, and Withania somnifera
Development of high yielding varieties with appropriate secondary metabolite content in isabgol, and ashwagandha
Nodal - Officer, RFD; Secretary- IRC, Vigilance Officer

Varieties Developed: Developed a high yielding isabgol variety, “Vallabh Isabgol-1”
Germplasm Registered: Developed and registered five elite germplasm lines viz., (i) DPO 14 (INGR11035) -an early maturing (85-90 days) and high yielding mutant with high harvest index (>22%); (ii) DPO 296-4 (INGR 14010), a Golden yellow leaf colour mutant of isabgol; (iii) DGS 22 (INGR 13041) - A high fruit producing and high leaf yielding Gymnema sylvestre germplasm accession; (iv) DWS 327 – A dwarf (less than 30cm) ashwagandha pure line and DWS-6 a decumbent growth habit pure line of ashwagandha have been registered with NBPGR, New Delhi.
Technologies developed: Hybridization technique in Isabgol, Tetraploids in isabgol, and male sterile plants in ashwagandha (first report)

Gold medal for the best research paper (2013)
Gold medal for the best research paper (2004)
Fellow: National Academy of Biological Science (NABS), Chennai (2011)
Fellow: Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding, New Delhi (2011)
Best Citizen of India award given by International Publishing House, New Delhi during (2011)
Member Fellow: National Academy of Science, India (NASI), Allahabad.
Editorial Member (2012-14): Electronic journal of Plant Breeding.
Resource Person in seminar/ conferences (6 times) (2010-2014)

Mahesh Kawale, Sandip Ankoliya, Saravanan R, Manivel P (2014) Pharmacognostical and phytochemical analysis of Asparagus adscendens – a medicinal shrub. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry. 3(4): 131-139.
Mahesh Kawale, Saravanan R, Sandip Ankolia, Prakash Patel, Ashuthosh Srivastava, Narendra Gajbhiye, Sandip K Patel, Manivel P (2012) Pharmacognostic characterization of Desmodium gangeticum L., an Ayurvedic plant. International Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemical Research. 3(4): 119-126.
Deore HB, Manivel P (2014) Inheritance of growth habit and berry colour in ashwagandha (Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal) – A medicinal plant. Electronic J. Plant Breeding. 5 (2): 244-247.
Nandanwar HR, Manivel P(2014) Inheritance of flower colour in Desmodium gangeticum L. Electronic J. Plant Breeding. 5 (2): 290-293.
Nandanwar HR, Manivel P, Patil AS,Punewar AA (2014) Genetic Variability Studies in Desmodium gangeticum (L.) DC. International Journal of Bioresources and Stress Management (accepted).
Manivel P, Saravanan R (2010) DPO 14 – An early maturing mutant of Isabgol (Plantago ovata Forsk). Electronic J. Pl. Breed. 1(5): 1371-1373.

BOOK CHAPTERS

Bandyopadhyay A, Manivel P (2014) Chapter 13: Groundnut. In: Breeding Field Crops 1: Practices (Ed. V. L. Chopra). Studium Press LLC P.O. Box 722200, Houston TX 776-8950-USA. pp. 520-596. (ISBN: 1-62699-029-8).
Bandyopadhyay A, Manivel P (2014) Chapter 14: Groundnut. In: Breeding Field Crops 2: Advances (Ed. V. L. Chopra). Studium Press LLC P.O. Box 722200, Houston TX 776-8950-USA. pp. 243-262. (ISBN: 1-62699-029-8).
Satyabrata Maiti, Manivel P (2010) Medicinal and aromatic Plants. In: Horticulture in Different Agro-Climatic Conditions – Four Decades of Coordinated Research. (Eds. H.P. Singh and M.S. Palanisamy). Westville Press, New Delhi. Chapter No. 8. (Pp. 215-260). (ISBN 13: 9788185873602).

POPULAR ARTICLES

Saravanan R, Manivel P (2008) Nila Avarai – manavariku Uganda marhuthuvapayir. (In tamil). (Senna- suitable medicinal plant for rainfed cultivation). Valarum Velanmai (Growing

Manivel P, Vinay Kumar, Gajbhiye NA, Satyabrata Maiti (2012) DWS 327 (IC0588697; INGR11026), an Ashwaganhda (Withania somnifera) germplasm, with Dwarf Plant Type. Indian J. of Plant Genetic Resour. 25 (2): 215.
Manivel P, Saravanan R (2012) DPO-14 (IC0586947; INGR11035), an Isabgol (Plantago ovate) germplasm with Early maturing (80-85 days) and High Harvest Index (>22%). Indian J. of Plant Genetic Resources. 25 (2): 220.

Life member and Executive Body member of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Association of India (MAPAI), ICAR-DMAPR, Anand

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Last Updated on 21-11-2014