yerasusureshreddy

Scientist
Areas of Interest: 

I completed my B.Sc. (Ag) in 2004 from Acharya N.G Ranga Agricultural University, Hyderabad. I completed M.Sc. Ag (Genetics & Plant Breeding) in 2007 from University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad and obtained PhD in 2013 from ICAR – Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi. I joined Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Government of India as scientist in 2011. I have visited Research Scholl of Biology, Australian National University for nine months (15.01.208 to 14.10.2018) Canberra under Indo-Australian career boosting gold fellowships 2016-17 programme sponsored by Department of Biotechnology, Government of India. During this period I have worked on a project titled “Using genome editing to unravel Fusarium wilt resistance in tomato”.  Currently, I am working on genetic improvement of tomato against biotic stresses through multiple approaches like working on reported resistance genes through marker assisted selection, identifing and utolization of new resistance sources trough wide hybridization and genome editing with CRISPR/Cas-9 tool.  I am also working on genetic improvement of baby corn

Patents, Technology, Methodology, Genetic Stock, Variety, etc.:: 

I was associated in development of two tomato varieties

1. Kashi Adarsh:

It was identified and recommended for cultivation in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. The variety is resistant to tomato leaf curl virus disease. Variety carries an allele of Ty-3 gene.

2. Kashi Amul:

It was identified and recommended for cultivation in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.  The variety is resistant to tomato leaf curl virus disease. Variety carries an allele of Ty-3 gene.

Fellowship: 

1. Junior Research Fellowship during M.Sc (Ag) programme sponcered by Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, India

2. Senior Research Fellowship during Ph.D programme sponcered by ICAR- Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India

3. Indo-Australian career boosting gold fellowships 2016-17 sponcered by Department of Biotechnology Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India.

Publications: 

B. R. Meena, S. R. Yerasu, N. Gupta and J. Singh (2021) Resistance assessment and biochemical responses of maize genotypes against Rhizoctonia solani f. sp. sasakii Exner causing Banded leaf and sheath blight disease. Australasian Plant Pathology  50 (1):41-49

Suresh Reddy Yerasu, Loganathan Murugan, Jaydeep Halder, Prasanna H. C, Arpita Singh and B.Singh (2019) Screening Tomato Genotypes for Resistance to Early Blight and American Serpentine. Horticulture, Environment and Biotechnology 60(3):427-433. 

Yerasu Suresh Reddy, C. Sellaperumal, H. C. Prasanna, A.Yadav, S. P. Kashyap, Satyedra Singh, N. Rai, M. Singh and B. Singh (2018) Screening of Tomato genotypes against root-knot nematode and validation of Mi 1 gene linked markers. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences 88(1):65-72. 

Yerasu Suresh Reddy, Akshay Talukdar, Harsh Kumar Dikshit, V.P. Singh, Mukesh Rana and Pathania Anju (2017) Response of different yield components as selection criteria for yield and yield components in early generations of lentil (Lens culinaris L.).  Legume Research 40(1): 160-164. 

Yerasu Suresh Reddy, Akshay Talukdar, Harsh Kumar Dikshit, V.P. Singh, Mukesh Rana and Daya Chand (2016) Genetic improvement of lentil (Lens culinaris Medik) through introgression of yield enhancing traits and estimation of genetic parameters. Legume Research 39 (1): 7-13

Prasanna, H.C., Sarvesh P. Kashyap, Ram Krishna, Sinha, D. P., Suresh Reddy and Malathi, V. G. (2015) Marker assisted selection of Ty-2 and Ty-3 carrying tomato lines and their implications in breeding tomato leaf curl disease resistant hybrids. Euphytica 204: 407-418