SEETHARAM Kaliyamoorthy

Scientist with more than10 years of experience in plant breeding, with a expertise in abiotic stresses (Drought, Heat, Water logging & Salinity) breeding in Maize, Sorghum and Rice. Adept in conventional and molecular breeding, deriving best products (Hybrids or varieties) for up-scaling through multi-location national and international trials, data compilation and analysis for decision making. Can also execute, training, manage people and resource for crop management, breeding and trialing related activities.

• Heat Tolerant Maize for Asia (HTMA) - Phase I and Phase II - Funded by USAID, USA
• Abiotic Stress Tolerance Maize for Asia (ATMA) - funded by GIZ, Germany
• Climate Resilient Maize for Asia (CRMA) - Funded by GIZ, Germany
• Stress Resilient Maize for Odisha (SRMO) - Funded by Govt. of Odisha

• Established a managed post flowering drought screening site in Corteva Agrisciences
• Contributed in release of 7 CMLs in CIMMYT
• Contributed in releasing of one medium maturing salinity tolerant rice variety- KKLR-1
• Identified eight mutant lines with salinity tolerance and good cooking quality

• Genetic gains in tropical maize hybrids across moisture regimes with multi-trait based index selection, Front. Plant Sci. Sec. Plant Abiotic Stress Volume 14 - 2023, 10.3389/fpls.2023.1147424
• Genomic regions associated with heat stress tolerance in tropical maize (Zea mays L.), Sci Rep 11, 13730 (2021), 10.1038/s41598-021-93061-7
• Genotype × environment interaction and selection of maize (Zea mays L.) hybrids across moisture regimes, Field Crops Research 270 (2021), 10.1016/j.fcr.2021.108224
• Genetic gains with genomic versus phenotypic selection for drought and waterlogging tolerance in tropical maize (Zea mays L.), The Crop Journal,2021, 10.1016/j.cj.2021.03.012
• Field evaluation of heat stress-resilient maize hybrids for improved and stable maize production in Nepal, SAARC J. Agric., 19(1) 27-43 (2021), 10.3329/sja.v19i1.54776
• Genome wide association study and genomic prediction for stover quality traits in tropical maize (Zea mays L.), Sci Rep 11, 686 (2021), 10.1038/s41598-020-80118-2

• Pioneer Agronomy essentials, held in Corteva agrisciences in virtual mode, from June 8th to august 31st, 2021
• Technologies for Tropical maize breeding held in CIMMYT, Mexico, during Aug 31 to Sep 11, 2015
• Statistical & Genomic Analysis course held in CIMMYT, India, during 12th to 24th May, 2014.
• Quantitative methods in Maize breeding held in CIMMYT, India, during Sep, 2013

• International symposium on 100 Years of rice science and looking beyond
• Golden Jubilee Commemorative National Seminar on Fifty years of Indian Agriculture: Problems, Prospects and Future Thrusts

• Dr. P.H. Zaidi, Principal scientist, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), phzaidi@cgiar.org, +91-4030713780, +91-9000525267
• Dr. M Govindraj, Senior Scientist, International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), m.govindaraj@cgiar.org, +91 9676802617
• Dr Venkatesh selvarengam, EZ Lead APIK - India Kharif, Seed, Research & Development, Corteva Agrisciences, Hyderabad, India, venkatesh.selvarangam@corteva.com, +91-8374278787