Dr. J. Vanitha

Dr. J. Vanitha

Tutor
Area: Plant Breeding & Genetics
Affiliation: Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, SRM Institute of Science and Technology
E-mail:vanithaj@srmist.edu.in

Education

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Courses

• Introduction to Agricultural Botany (2+1)
• Principles of Genetics and Cytogenetics (2+1)

Research Interests

• Molecular marker analysis
• QTL Analysis 
• Conduct field trials

Fellowship

• UGC Major Research Project – Senior Research Fellowship for Ph.D research in “Molecular approaches towards identification of zinc deficiency tolerance in rice under aerobic condition”

Selected Publications

• Vanitha J., K. Amudha, R. Mahendran, J. Srinivasan, S. Robin, and R. Usha Kumari. 2016. Mapping QTLs Related to Zinc Deficiency Tolerance under Aerobic Rice Ecosystem. Vegetos 29:4.
• Vanitha, J., K.  Amudha, R.  Mahendran, R . Usha Kumari and S.  Robin. 2018. Molecular Diversity Analysis for Zinc Deficiency Tolerance under Aerobic Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Ecosystem. Indian Journal of  Plant Genet. Resources. 31(1): 1- (20)
• J Vanitha, Manivannan, N. Chandirakala R and Abirami S. 2017. Quantitative trait loci analysis for seed quality traits in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) recombinant inbred lines. J. Oilseeds Res., 34(1): 9-14.

Conference/ Seminars/ Workshops Attended

• Participated in State level Symposium on “National science day and BIOCONCORRENZA’09” at TNAU, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, 28, February, 2014.
• National Biotechnology Symposium on “BIOCONCORRENZA’15 - Unraveling the enigma of science” held at TNAU, Coimbatore, India, 3 - 4, March, 2015.
• National seminar on “Challenges and Innovative Approaches in Crop Improvement” conducted at AC&RI, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, 16-17, December, 2015.
• Biogalaxia’15 “BIO Revolution – Trends for Scientific Harmony” (One day National Level Symposium) held at Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, 18, December, 2015.
• National conference on “Reinvigorating Agricultural Innovations” at Hyderabad, India, 3-4, May, 2015.
• International conference on environment and health in changing climate at Bharathidasan University, 14-16, September, 2016.

Academic/ Research Experiences

• Assistant Professor at Sethu Bhaskara Agricultural College and Research Foundation, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu ( 11 Months)
• Assistant Professor at Mother Terasa College of Agriculture, Iluppur, Tamil Nadu (01 year 01 Month)

Achievements and Awards

• Best poster award in poster presentation at National expo on Assemblage of Innovative Ideas held at Agricultural college and research institute, Madurai, on March 27, 2015.

Memberships

• Indian society of plant breeder (Life member)
• All India Agricultural Students Association (Life member)
• Tamil Nadu Plant Breeders Forum (Life member)
• Agricultural Scientific Tamil Society (Life member)