The Finger Millet Genome / Compendium of Plant Genomes (PDF)

technology to differentiate the dura, pisifera, and tenera fruit forms in oil palm using SNP-based CAPS marker at the seedling stage. He designed and developed first web-based oil palm microsatellite database in the world. He also identified highly significant microsatellite SSR marker for less height increment in oil palm based on bulk segregant analysis and association mapping, which he has applied for patenting. His publications in oil palm, finger millet, and maize are mostly of first reports. He reported for the first time the QTLs in finger millet for blast resistance, yield traits, and quality parameters like lysine and tryptophan. He also involved in the development of quality protein maize inbred lines VQL3, VQL8, VQL12, VQL16, and VQL30 which hashigh amount of lysine and tryptophan content which are being used as parents for hybridization programs.


Dr. Sanjay Mohan Gupta did his Ph.D. degree in Biochemistry in 2007 from University of Lucknow, Lucknow, and worked on genetic manipulation of banana fruit ripening. He has isolated and characterized ethylene regulated and ripening related 27 novel genes from banana pulp tissue by differential-display (DDRT-PCR) method. Presently, he is working as Scientist-E in DIBER, Haldwani, and involved in research project investigating the pharmacological activity of different leaf, seed extract, and seed oil of Camelina sativa and various rare high altitude medicinal Himalayan bio-resources against various pathogenic microorganisms. He has published more than 75 research papers in leading national and international journals (Google citation is =746 with h-index:14; i10 index: 27). He has 65 accession numbers of various genes submitted to NCBI & EST database in his credit. Heis Co-author of 03 books and 14 chapters in the field biotechnology. He has delivered various invited lectures/presentations in the national and international symposium/conferences. He has been awarded with "Laboratory Scientist of the Year -2010" by DRDO. He has also been awarded with "National Technology Day-2015" by DRDO.


Dr. B. Dayakar Rao is a Principal Scientist & CEO at Nutrihub, ICAR - Indian Institute of Millets Research, Hyderabad. He is the Principal Investigator for various externally funded projects such as NAIF-ABI, TBI, RKVY-RAFTAAR, APEDA, MoFPI, MoFPI-PMFME, etc. He was appointed as member of the core committee of the Taskforce for Implementation of International Year of Millets. He is a pioneer in the value chain development of millets and a member of various state government millet missions. He is credited for setting up of infrastructure such as Centre of Excellence, Nutrihub, and 10 diverse food processing lines as startups facility in view of millets promotion. Through Nutrihub, he supported 200 plus startups of which 66 plus were provided grant in aid support of Rs 6.2 Crores. He is also credited with development of 70 plus value-added technologies and retrofitted 40 plus processing machinery. He was conferred multiple National awards such as Agri Business Summit & Agri Awards 2021 under the category "Leader with strategic vision for millet incubator", Best Incubator in the Food Tech Sector Award under the Agri Food Empowering India Awards 2021, Outstanding Scientist National Award under SIRIDHANYA, 2018, by Govt of Karnataka, and Best Principal Scientist Award in Overall Performance Award by ICAR-IIMR. He has more than 200 publications to his credits. He also authored the "White Paper on Millets", and "Position Paper on Millets", two policy papers for mainstreaming millets in Nutritional Security of India, and has been highly appreciated and recognised nationally.