Dr. Mahesh Rao

Dr. Mahesh Rao
Senior Scientist
Mahesh[dot]rao[at]icar[dot]gov[dot]in
Phone :
9968835622

Discipline: Plant Genetics

Education:

Ph.D. (Ag): Genetics and Plant Breeding; Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, U. P.

Research Interest

  • Enlarging gene pool of Brassica juncea using different parental lines and improvement of Brassica spp. through tissue culture, cytogenetic, molecular marker, wide hybridization and gene introgression approach.

 

Awards & Honors

  • Singh PK, Singh Nitish, Singh AK, Shahi JP, Rao M (2013) Heterosis in relation to combining ability in quality protein maize (Zea mays L.). Biolife 1(2):65-69
  • Singh AK, Singh PK, Nandan R, Rao M (2012) Grain quality and cooking properties of rice germplasm. Annals of Plant and soil research 14(1): 52-57
  • Singh AK, Singh PK, Rao M (2011) Diversity analysis in Rice under rainfed conditions. Annals of Plant and soil research 13(1): 58-61
  • Singh Mahak, Rao Mahesh, Rajshekher, Dixit RK (2009a) Genetic variaviality and character association in Indian Mustard (Brassica juncea L. Czern & Coss). Journal of Oilseeds Research. 26 (Spl. Issue): 56-57
  • Srivastava SBL, Rajshekher, Singh Mahak, Rao Mahesh (2009b)Combining ability analysis for yield and yield contributing characters in in Indian Mustard (Brassica juncea L. Czern & Coss). Journal of Oilseeds Research. 26 (Spl. Issue): 58-60
Name Designation
Priyanka Kumari MSc
Muhammed Shamnas v MSc
Akash Paul MSc
Amresh Kumar JRF/SRF