Dr Suresh Madugula
TS (Projects) to Vice-Chancellor
Email ID: m.suresh@angrau.ac.in
Ph: 9490068266
Notable contributions :
First ever and unique weather based fore warning model for safflower for Alternaria leaf spot - recommended to all AICRP centres.
Development of wilt sick plot at ARS, Tandur for Fusarium udum in redgram
. Establishment of virus indexing facility at RARS, Anakapalle
DAS-ELISA and RT-PCR procedures were standardized for the detection of ScYLV.
Molecular characterization of 13 F.udum isolates and ScYLV isolates.
Associated with the development of redgram and safflower varieties
i) TSF – 1 (Kagna) – Associate
ii) RGT – 1 (Swetha) – Associate
Updation and preparation of study material and manuals for UG courses; 171, 272 & 373
Research Interests :
-Fungal pathogen characterization, Plant Disease modelling and Epidemiology, Molecular diagnosis of fungal and viral plant pathogens, Biological control of plant pathogens.
Professional recognition :
1. Selected for International training programme under IDP-NAHEP to NMSU, USA.
2. Selected for ICAR-PDF during 2020-21 at IARI.
3. Acted as content creator for ELCT 272 course under NAHEP.
4. Submitted two ScYLV isolates to NCBI - NCBI accession No. KX371835 and NCBI accession No. KX260957.
5. Received Meritorious Research Scientist of ANGRAU for 2013
6. Acted as member for Seven (7), M.Sc. (Entomology) students
7. Got total citation index of 564 (h-index-6 & i10 index-2)
Research publications :
International / National Journals : 45
Conference proceedings: 28
Books and Book chapters: 10
Technical bulletins: 10
Popular articles: 18
Awards & Honours :
ICAR-IARI Post-Doctoral Fellow for 2020-21
Meritorious Research Scientist of ANGRAU for 2013
NAHEP course content creator for 2021
Fellow of Indian Society of Oilseeds Research
Received first best poster during International Safflower Conference, 2012