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Jayalekshmy, V.G ., Dr

Professor
Attached Department: 

Department of Plant Breeding & Genetics

College of Agriculture, Vellayani
Mobile Phone No: 
9847202919
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Completed  BSc (Ag) from College of Horticulture, Vellanikkara, MSc (Ag) in Plant Breeding from College of Agriculture, Vellayani and Ph.D in Plant Breeding & Genetics from school of Genetics Tamil Nadu Agricultural University.  Received best thesis award for the Ph.D research.  Joined KAU in 1998.   Currently engaged in research projects in molecular breeding.   Completed  three external aided projects.  Two of them  were molecular analysis in cashew and rice.  Presently handling three external aided projects.  One funded by DBT is pyramiding of resistance genes to BLB in Kerala rice varieties, state Plan Project on developing hybrids in Komadan palm and their molecular characterisation.  RKVY project in isolation of biomolecules of dyes from  natural dye yielding plants.  Guided Seven  MSc (Ag) students, presently guiding Four Ph.D students.  All the student research work are in molecular breeding.