Designation:
Scientist
Division/Section:
Division of Vegetable Crops
Qualification:
Ph.D
Research Accomplishments:
(During the Period of 2019-2023)
- Standerdised pollen cryopreservation protocol in cassava and taro
- Standardised the production of cassava synthetic seed and its storage technique
- Standardised in vitro regeneration protocol in Arrowroot and taro
- Maintained tuber crops (cassava, yam, sweet potato, taro, arrowroot) germplasm under in vitro active germplasm (IVAG)
- Screened 370 greater yam genotypes for anthracnose under field conditions and identified four resistant, 138 tolerant,70 susceptible and 158 highly susceptible genotypes. Male,
- resistant genotype for anthracnose, Sree Karthika and susceptible female, Orissa Elite were selected as parents for the development of mapping population
- A total of 283 cucumber germplasm lines were characterized as per the minimal descriptor of NBPGR, New Delhi and 229 cucumber germplasm lines were screened for downy mildew resistance
Varieties / Technologies Developed:
- Pollen cryopreservation in cassava and taro
- Production of cassava (Manihot esculenta) synthetic seed and its storage for Germplasm Exchange
- Measurement of Pith Density of Cassava Stem: A Parameter to Drought Tolerance
- Scale for Classifying the Genotypes based on Drought Tolerance Index
- Optimized the in vitro pollen germination medium for greater yam to test the pollen viability
Publications:
(Best 10/High Impact)
- V. V. Koundinya, B. R. Ajeesh, N. Sai Lekshmi, Vivek Hegde, M. N. Sheela (2023). Classification of genotypes, leaf retention, pith density and carbohydrate dynamics in cassava under water deficit stress conditions. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 45: 83. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11738-023-03557-0
- M. P. Devi, M. Dasgupta, S. Mohanty, S. K. Sharma, Vivek Hegde, S. S. Roy, R. Renadevan, K. B. Kumar, H. K. Patel and M. R. Sahoo (2022). DNA Barcoding and ITS2 Secondary Structure Predictions in Taro (Colocasia esculenta L. Schott) from the North Eastern Hill Region of India. Genes, 13(12): 2294. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes13122294.
- C. Visalakshi, Shirly Raichal Anil, M. N. Sheela, Vivek Hegde, A. N. Jyothi and J. Sreekumar (2021). Genetic variation for important processing traits and identification of potential parents for developing hybrid clones suitable for processing in sweet potato (Ipomoea batatus L Lam). South African Journal of Botany, 141: 255-264. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2021.04.005
- V. V. Koundinya, B. R. Ajeesh, Vivek Hegde, M. N. Sheela, C. Mohan, K. I. Asha (2021). Genetic parameters, stability and selection of cassava genotypes between rainy and water stress conditions using AMMI, WAAS, BLUP and MTSI. Scientia Horticulturae, 281: 109949. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2021.109949
- Vivek Hegde, T. Makesh Kumar, Sheela M. N., A.V.V. Koundinya, Senthilkumar K.M. and C. Mohan (2021). Cassava (Manihot esculenta) Synthetic Seed Production for Germplasm Exchange. Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources, 34(3): 404–410. DOI : 10.5958/0976-1926.2021.00033.4.
- Kalidas Pati, Raja Kaliyappan, Vijay Bahadur Singh Chauhan, Venkatraman Bansode, Maniyam Nedunchezhiyan, Vivek Hegde, Ayyagari VV Koundinya (2020). Phenological growth stages of underutilised crop yam bean (Pachyrhizus erosus L. Urban) according to the extended BBCH scale. Annals of Applied Biology, 177 (3): 417-423. https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12637
- Senthilkumar K Muthusamy, Amina A. T., Vivek Hegde, Krishna Radhika N., Koundinya A. V. V., Visalakashi Chandra C., Sheela M. N. (2019). Comprehensive Analysis of MeGRAS Family Genes in Cassava and their Genome Collinearity Relationship with Arabidopsis and Populus Genome. Journal of Root Crops, 45 (2): 3-11.
- Shaji Arathi, Vivek Hegde, Sailekshmi N. and Koundinya A. V. V. (2019). An efficient Micropropagation Protocol for Nutritionally Rich Varieties of Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas L.). Journal of Root Crops, 45(2): 12-18.
- V. V. Koundinya, M. K. Pandit, S. Dolui, A. Bhattacharya and Vivek Hegde (2019). Multivariate analysis of fruit quality traits of brinjal (Solanum melongena L.). Indian Journal of Horticulture, 76 (1): 94-103.
- Vivek Hegde, A V V Koundinya, M N Sheela, C Visalakshi Chandra, Archana Mukherjee and S Darshan (2019). Storage of cassava pollen for conservation of nuclear genetic diversity and overcoming hybridization barriers. Indian Journal of Horticulture, 76 (1): 104-111.
- V. V. Koundinya, Vivek Hegde, M. N. Sheela, C. Visalakshi Chandra (2019). Evaluation of cassava varieties for tolerance to water deficit stress conditions. Journal of Root Crops, 44(1): 70-75.
- A V. V. Koundinya, P. Pradeep Kumar, R. K. Ashadevi, Vivek Hegde and P. Arun Kumar (2018). Adaptation and mitigation of climate change in vegetable cultivation: a review. Journal of Water and Climate Change, 9(1): 17-36.
- Visalakshichandra, M. N. Sheela, A. S. Swathy, B. S. Prakash Krishnan, Vivek Hegde (2018). Comparative Assessment and Optimisation of Different DNA Extraction Methods in Lesser Yam (Dioscorea esculenta). International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences. 7(7): 4308-4318.
- K. I. Asha, M. N. Sheela, Vivek Hegde, Archana Mukherjee, N. Krishna Radhika, Shirly Raichal Anil, A. V. V. Koundinya, M. S. Sajeev, S. Ramanathan (2018). Survey and Collection of Tuber Crops from Joida, Uttara Kannada-An Unexplored Biodiversity Hotspot. Journal of Root Crops, 43(2): 102-106.
- Vivek Hegde, P.S. Partap, R.C. Yadav and K.S. Baswana (2017). In vitro Androgenesis in Capsicum (Capsicum annuum L.). International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 6(5): 925-933.
- Vivek Hegde, P.S. Partap and R.C. Yadav (2017). Plant Regeneration from Hypocotyl Explants in Capsicum (Capsicum annuum L.). International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 6(7): 545-557.
- Vivek Hegde, P.S. Partap and R.C. Yadav (2017). In Vitro Regeneration of Capsicum (Capsicum annuum L.) from Cotyledon Explants. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 6(5): 225-237.
- Vivek Hegde, T. Makeshkumar, M. N. Sheela, Visalakshi Chandra C., A. V. V. Koundinya, Anil Shirly Raichal, R. Muthuraj, S. Darshan (2016). Production of Synthetic Seed in Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz). Journal of Root Crops, 42 (2): 5-9.
- S. Darshan, K. Arya, M.N. Sheela, A.V.V. Koundinya and Vivek Hegde (2017). Genetic Variability Studies in F1 Seedlings of Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) based on Morphological Traits. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 6(5): 1855-1859.
- Vivek Hegde, T. Makeshkumar, M. N. Sheela, Chandra C. Visalakshi, A. V. V. Koundinya, Anil Shirly, Raichal, R. Muthuraj, S. Darshan (2016). Production of Synthetic Seed in Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz). Journal of Root Crops, 42(2): 5-9.
- Virupaksh U Patil, Vanishree G, Vivek Hegde, Chaturvedi KK and Chakrabarti SK (2016). Computational Analysis of Short Tandem Repeat (STR) Markers from Genome Wide Expression Regions of Sugar Beet (Beeta vulgaris). Journal of Applied Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, 5:2. DOI: 10.4172/2329-9533.1000125.
Book Chapter
- Vivek Hegde (2023). Pollen Cryopreservation in Cassava. In. Pollen Cryopreservation Protocols, eds. P.E. Rajasekharan and M.R. Rohini, 543–552. ISBN: 978-1-0716-2842-3. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-2843-0.
- V. V. Koundinya, Arindam Das and Vivek Hegde (2023). Mutation Breeding in Tropical Root and Tuber Crops. In. Mutation Breeding for Sustainable Food Production and Climate Resilience, eds. Suprasanna Penna, S. Mohan Jain, 779–809. ISBN: 978-981-16-9719-7. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9720-3.
- Vivek Hegde, Chauhan V, B, S, Koundinya A, V, V, Kalidas Pati (2022). Elephant foot yam. In. Production Technology of Underexploited Vegetable Crops, eds. Rakesh K. Duhey and Jagdish Singh, 482-490. ISBN: 978-93-5540-341-41.