作者: S. Murugan

Professor M. Prakash, born in 1966, obtained degrees of B.Sc.(Ag.) and M.Sc.(Ag.) from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, India in 1988 and 1990 respectively. He obtained his Ph.D. (Agricultural Botany) from Annamalai University, India in 1997. He teaches Genetics and Crop Physiology to both the under graduate and post graduate students at the Annamalai University from 1992. He also guides Ph.D and M.Sc.(Ag.) students in research. Professor Prakash”s major area of interest is abiotic stress tolerance and heterosis breeding. He has published more than 58 research papers in referred journals and participated in several National and International conferences. He has organized three National seminars and one National scientific workshop. He has completed three research projects and now operating a DST sponsored Major Research Project and serving as Coordinator for UGC-SAP-DRS-PHASE-I programme in Department of Agricultural Botany. Professor S. Murugan, born in 1966, obtained degrees of B.Sc.(Ag.) and M.Sc.(Ag.) from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, India in 1987 and 1989 respectively. He obtained his Ph.D. (Agricultural Botany) from Annamalai University, India in 1998. He teaches Plant Breeding, Genetics and Plant biotechnology to the under graduate and post graduate students at the Annamalai University from 1993. He also guides post graduate students of M.Sc.(Ag.) Plant Breeding and Genetics in research. Professor Murugan”s major area of interest is breeding for stress tolerance in rice and diversification of cytoplasmic male sterility in rice hybrids. The author has also worked in chickpea cytogenetics and Mitochondrial DNA in sorghum male steilie lines at Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi and Tamil Nadu Agricultural University respectively. He has published more than 25 research papers in referred journals and participated in several National and three international conferences. He has organized a National seminar and one National scientific workshop. He is currently serving as Dy. Coordinator for UGC-SAP-DRS-PHASE-I programme in Department of Agricultural Botany.