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CSB – Central Sericultural Research & Training Institute (CSRTI), Mysuru

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Dr. Suresh K.

Dr. Suresh K.

Dr. SURESH K.

Scientist-D
Designation :

Scientist-D

Present Posting :

MBG Section, CSB - Central Sericultural Research & Training Institute (CSRTI), Mysuru

Specialization :

Mulberry Breeding and Genetics

Qualification :
Degree Specialization Awarded University
M.Sc. Plant Breeding and Genetics 2012 University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK , Bengaluru
Ph.D. Plant Breeding and Genetics 2018
PGD-IPR PG diploma in Intellectual property rights 2013 Annamali University, Cuddalore .Tamil Nadu
PGD-NBT PG diploma in Nano-Biotechnology 2014 Life Science Foundation India, Ballari
ARS-NET National Eligibility Test 2012 ICAR-ASRB, New Delhi
Research Work Experience :
Position Year University or Institute
JRF2014-2015University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK Bengaluru
Scientist-B2015-2019CSRTI- Berhampore, West Bengal
Scientist-C2019-2024CSRTI- Berhampore, West Bengal
Scientist-D2024-2025CSRTI- Berhampore, West Bengal
Scientist-D2025CSRTI- Mysuru, Karnataka
Details of research Projects :
Sl. No. Title of the project and code Funding Agency PI/CI Outcome
1 Development of drought tolerant mulberry variety for rainfed sericulture [PIB 3505] CSB PI Five drought tolerant mulberry(PD-1, PD-4, PD-7, PD-8 & PD-21)
2 Development of high yielding mulberry varieties using physiological growth parameters as markers for selection [PIB 3479, PIB 3610] CSB PI High yielding genotypes with better physiological efficiency ( PP-8, 10 & 24 >20% to C2038)
3 Evaluation of low temperature stress tolerant mulberry for productivity and quality [PIB 3576] CSB PI Early sprouting, cold tolerant and high yielding varieties [C-2060 & C-2065 with 58 - 60 t/ha/yr]
4 Final yield trial of promising high yielding mulberry genotypes for Eastern & NE India [PIB 02010 SI] CSB PI High yielding mulberry genotypes for both irrigated and rainfed zones
5 Evaluation of mulberry varieties suitable for low input soil [PIB 3481; PIE 2002] CSB PI Identified a low NPK stress tolerant and higher NUE mulberry variety C-2058 for rainfed red and laterite soils.
6 Evaluation of improved technologies developed in field of mulberry sector for East & NE India [MOE 02015 MI] CSB PI Identified suitable mulberry variety for hot humid region & colder region, drip fertigation package and bed disinfectant
7 Development of mulberry crop schedule for optimal silk productivity in West Bengal CSB PI Identified new mulberry and silkworm crop schedules for higher silk yield for West Bengal
8 Candidate gene based molecular marker(s) for screening promising recombinants in mulberry [PIC 3554] CSB PI Developed NRA & CHS population. Developed 8 higher yielding, high NRA & low PM genotypes
9 Evaluation of newly developed triploid mulberry varieties under irrigated condition [PIB 3515; PIE 2013] CSB CI Identified high yielding mulberry triploids for irrigated condition.
10 Identification of candidate genes based powdery mildew resistance for utilization in disease resistance breeding in mulberry [PRP 08002 MI] CSB CI Identified three MLO genes associated with susceptibility to powdery mildew disease in mulberry and validated marker associated with tolerance
11 Optimization of spacing and nutrient dose for newly developed high yielding mulberry variety (C-2038) under irrigated condition [PPA 02005 SI] CSB CI Crop production technology for new mulberry variety C2038 under irrigated condition
12 All India Co-ordinated Experimental Trial for Mulberry Varieties [AICEM]-Phase III & IV CSB CI Identified suitable mulberry variety C-2038 for irrigated and rainfed zones & Tr-23 for subtropical hills (AICEMIII).
CBP1 is powdery mildew resistant and suitable for irrigated and rainfed zones
Research publications :
Publications Numbers
Full length Research Papers21
Research Short notes2
Books2
Book chapters4
Research abstracts35
Popular articles15
TV/Radio Programmes-
Ten best publications:
  1. Suresh, K., H. Yallappa, A Pappachan, M Laskar, GR Manjunath, and V. Sivaprasad (2021), Selection of Mulberry Genotypes for Rainfed Conditions through Principal Component Analysis. Int. J. Curr. Microbiol. App. Sci. 10(01), 2762-2778.
  2. Nagaraju Y,T Sana, •SD Pradeep, BS Harshitha, Suresh, K., KU Deepika, H Yallappa and R Reshma, (2025) Appraisal of Shannon Diversity Index of mycorrhizae in mulberry crop:a preliminary study. Vegetos-International Journal of Plant Research. 10(3):641–648.
  3. Rao, Manudeep; Ramesha, A.; Dubey, Himanshu; Naleen; Shukla, Pawan; Ponnuvel, Kangayam M.; Sivaprasad, V.; Suresh, K.,(2024), Analysis of Expression, Mutation, and Alternative Splice Variants of Candidate Genes, MLO2 and MLO6A, Involved in Powdery Mildew Susceptibility in Mulberry (Morus spp.). Plant Molecular Biology Reporter. 42(40: 784-793
  4. Ramesha A, Dubey H, Vijayan K, Ponnuvel K. M., Mishra R. K, and Suresh, K., (2020), Genome wide characterization revealed MnMLO2 and MnMLO6A as candidate genes involved in powdery mildew susceptibility in mulberry. Molecular Biology Reports. 47(4):2889-2900.
  5. Savithramma, D.L. Sritama Kundu, Suresh, K., and Mallikarjun K. (2019), QTL analysis for surrogate traits of water use efficiency, yield and yield related traits in tomato developed from inter-specific cross Solanum lycopersicum × Solanum penelli. Proceedings of 174th ISERD Internat. Conference, New York, USA. 72-85.
  6. Suresh, K., Jalaja. S. K., D. Chakravarty and V. Sivaprasad (2019), Breeding for improved leaf yield and studies on combining ability in mulberry. J. Crop and Weed, 15(3): 65 -71.
  7. Suresh, K., M.K. Ghosh, R. Banerjee, D. Chakravarty and K. Trivedy (2018), Multivariate analysis of indigenous and exotic mulberry (Morus Spp.) germplasm for identifying diverse genotypes under humid subtropical region. Int. J. Pure App. Biosci., 6(1): 618 -627.
  8. Suresh, K., S. K. Jalaja, R. Banerjee and K.Trivedy (2017), Genetic variability, correlation and path analysis of physiological and yield attributes in mulberry. J. Crop and Weed, 13(1): 28 -33. [NAAS rating: 5.28]
  9. Suresh, K., D.L. Savithramma S.V. Madhu and R. Nandini(2017), Assessment of breeding potential of tomato (L. esculentum mill.) germplasm for productivity and adaptability traits. Agric. Update.,12(T8): 2070-2078.
  10. Suresh, K., Krishnappa, M.R., Kiran, K. K. and Shivakumar, N.2014, Genetic diversity analysis for grain yield and its attributes among diverse genotypes of rice (Oryza sativa L.). Trends in Biosci., 7(11): 994- 996.

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