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Dr. C. Gireesh

Field of Specialisation :

Principal Scientist

Dr. C. Gireesh

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1. Personal Information

Details
Name Dr. C. Gireesh
Designation Senior Scientist
Discipline Genetics and Plant Breeding
Email ID gireesh.c@icar.org.in
Phone Number (Official)
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3. Area of Specialization

Genetics and Plant Breeding

2. Academic Qualifications

Degree Discipline Institution Year Merits if any
B.Sc. Agriculture University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bangalore 2004 First
M.Sc. Genetics and Plant Breeding University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bangalore 2006 First
Ph.D. Genetics ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi 2014 First
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S.No. Position Organisation From To
1. Principal Scientist ICAR–Indian Institute of Seed Science, Regional Station, Bengaluru, Karnataka 18.01.2024 Continued…
2. Senior Scientist ICAR–Indian Institute of Rice Research, Hyderabad 07.01.2018 17.01.2024
3. Scientist ICAR–Indian Institute of Rice Research, Hyderabad 23.11.2014 06.01.2018
4. Scientist ICAR – Directorate of Soybean Research, Indore – 452001, Madhya Pradesh 07.01.2013 22.11.2014
5. Scientist ICAR – Directorate of Soybean Research, Indore – 452001, Madhya Pradesh 07.01.2008 06.01.2013
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Ongoing projects (List): Genetic analysis of seed quality traits in tomato

Research Accomplishments (5 Best)

  • Development of Rice Varieties: Developed rice varieties including DRR Dhan 55, DRR Dhan 56, DRR Dhan 60, Bina Dhan 17, BRRI Dhan 69, and BRRI Dhan 75, suitable for various rice ecologies.
  • Marker-Assisted Transfer of Imazethapyr Herbicide Resistance Gene: Transferred resistance gene from donor parent Pusa 44 NIL into DRR Dhan 60 and DRR Dhan 44. Developed BC3F2 introgression lines with herbicide resistance and high yield potential.
  • QTL Mapping for Early Seedling Vigour and Weed Competitiveness: Identified QTL hotspot regions in IR64*1/O. glaberrima associated with early seedling vigour and weed competitiveness (Muralidhara et al., 2020).
  • Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS): GWAS in rice germplasm identified significant genomic regions for root and yield traits under aerobic and irrigated conditions (Padmashree et al., 2023).
  • Mapping Bacterial Blight Resistance from O. glaberrima: QTL analysis in BC2F6 population revealed a major QTL on chromosome 6 conferring resistance to bacterial blight.

Additional Contributions

  • AB-NAM Population Development: Developed an AB-NAM population with 1500 BC1F6 lines using 10 accessions of O. glaberrima to improve early seedling vigour and weed competitiveness.
  • Blast-Resistant Introgression Lines: Developed high-yielding, blast-resistant genotypes from Oryza rufipogon in the Samba Mahsuri background (Basavaraj et al., 2020; 2021).
  • Involvement in AICRIP: Contributed to seed multiplication/distribution, fund release to voluntary centers, data analysis, and report preparation.
  • Soybean Core Collection Development: Developed a core set of 713 soybean accessions using morphological and yield traits (Gireesh et al., 2015).
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  • Chandavarapu, R., Shruti, Rajendran, P.A., Garnepudi, S.L., Siddaiah, A.M., C. Gireesh, Meenakshi, S.R., Chockalingam, V., Jegadeesan, R. (2025).
    Development and evaluation of improved breeding lines possessing combination of Xa21, xa13, xa5 genes for bacterial blight resistance and OsPSTOL1 gene for low soil phosphorus tolerance in rice.
    Field Crops Research, 332, 110010.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2024.110010
  • Gireesh, C., Sundaram, R.M., Siddaiah, A.M., Pandey, M.K., Madhav, M.S., Rathoda, S., Yathish, K.R., Senguttuvel, P., Kalyani, B.M., Ranjith, E., Subbarao, L.V., Mondal, T.K., Swamy, M., & Rakshit, S. (2021).
    Nested Association Mapping (NAM) Populations: Present Status and Future Prospects in the Genomics Era.
    Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences.
    https://doi.org/10.1080/07352689.2021.1880019
  • Muralidhara, B., Siddaiah, A., Senguttuvel, P., Ramappa, L., Patil, B., Appaiah, M., Madhav, M.S., Sundaram, R.M., Shankarappa, S., Tuti, M.D., Banugu, S., Parmar, B., Rathod, S., Kulakarni, K., Kota, S., Subbarao, L.V., Mondal, T.K., Gireesh, C.* (2020).
    Mapping QTL hotspots associated with weed competitive traits in backcross population derived from Oryza sativa L. and O. glaberrima Steud.
    Scientific Reports.
    https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78675-7
  • Bharamappanavara, M., Siddaiah, A.M., Appaiah, M.C., Patil, B.S., Vijjeswarapu, A., Senguttuvel, P., Madhav, M.S., Rathod, S., Mondal, T.K., Ramappa, L., Mathada, U.R., Sundaram, R.M., Palakolanu, S., Parmar, B., Rapolu, M.K., Subbarao, L.V., Gireesh, C.* (2023).
    Genetic analysis of early seedling vigour in Oryza glaberrima accessions under laboratory and direct-seeded rice conditions.
    Cereal Research Communications.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s42976-023-00349-7
  • Kale, R.R., Durga Rani, C.V., Anila, M., Swamy, H.K.M., Bhadana, V.P., Senguttuvel, P., Subrahmanyam, D., Dass, M.A., Swapnil, K., Anantha, M.S., Punniakotti, E., Prasanna, B.L., Rekha, G., Sinha, P., Kousik, M.B.V.N., Dilip, T., Hajira, S.K., Brajendra, P., Mangrauthia, S.K., Gireesh, C., Tuti, M., Mahendrakumar, R., Giri, J., Singh, P., Sundaram, R.M. (2021).
    Novel major QTLs associated with low soil phosphorus tolerance identified from the Indian rice landrace, Wazuhophek.
    PLoS ONE, 16(7): e0254526.
    https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254526
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    Awards by society –
    Best oral/poster award
    1. Honnappa, Diwan, J. R., Gireesh, C., Manoj, C. A., Muralidhara, B, R M Sundaram, Kalyani B, Santosha Rathod, Senguttuvel, P, Kemparaju P, Subbarao L V., Anantha, M. S. 2020.
      Allele mining strategy to identify the low phosphorus tolerant introgression lines with superior alleles in rice. Theme 8: Advances in molecular biology of abiotic stress tolerance In the International E-Conference on ‘Advances and Future Outlook in Biotechnology and Crop Improvement for Sustainable Productivity’ organised by the Department of Biotechnology and Crop Improvement, College of Horticulture, Bengaluru, India during 24-27th November, 2020.
      (Received Best Oral Presentation Award).
    2. Gireesh C, Muralidhara B, Basavaraj P S, Ishwarya Lakshmi V G, Ajitha V, Manoj C A, Anantha M S, Senguttuvelu P, Bidyasagar Mandal, and Subbarao L V. 2020.
      “Development of an Advanced Backcross Nested Association Mapping (AB-NAM) Population derived from Oryza. sativa cv. IR 64 /O. glaberrima” under the session on the Theme 4 : Trait mapping and marker/genomics assisted breeding.in the International E-Conference on ‘Advances and Future Outlook in Biotechnology and Crop Improvement for Sustainable Productivity’ organised by the Department of Biotechnology and Crop Improvement, College of Horticulture, Bengaluru during 24-27th November, 2020. (Received First Best Oral Presentation Award)

      3. Basavaraj, P.S., Murali, B., Manoj, C.A., Anantha, M.S.,Shehsu Madhav, M., Senguttuvelu. P.,Santosha Rathod., Prakasam, V., Srinivas Prasad, M., Subba Rao, L.V., and Gireesh, C. 2020. Identification of blast (Magnaportheoryzae) resistant lines from Oryza glaberrima accessions. International E Conferebce on Multidisciplinary approaches for plant disease management in achieving sustainability in agriculture. during October 6-9th, 2020. College of Horticulture, UHS Campus GKVK, Bengaluru, India. (Received Best Oral Presentation Award)

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    Trainings Attended

    1. Participated in “Refresher training on application of molecular tools in agriculture research” held at NAARM, Hyderabad during 4–9 December 2017.
    2. Underwent 21 days CAFT training program on “Plant Genomic Resources Management” from 16 November to 6 December 2017 at the ICAR-NBPGR, New Delhi.
    3. Participated in “National training program on Transgenic and Genome Editing Approaches in Crop Plants” organized by NRCPB, New Delhi, from 12–21 October 2016.
    4. Attended training on “Advances in Molecular Breeding in Field Crops” organized by ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, from 24 August – 12 September, 2015.
    5. Participated in national workshop on “Application of Molecular Markers in Crop Improvement”, organized by DSR, Indore, from 3–5 March 2015.
    6. Successfully attended the “Strategic Research and Extension Planning (SREP)” training program conducted by ICAR – National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM), Hyderabad from 1–6 August 2011.
    7. Participated in training on “Recent Trends in Soybean Research” organized by the ICAR – Directorate of Soybean Research, Indore, M.P., during 12–18 March 2010.
    8. Short-term training on “Molecular Marker and Genetic Analysis in Crops” at the Department of Plant Biotechnology, TNAU, Coimbatore, from 16–29 March 2009.
    9. Training on “Biometrical analysis of genetic data using SAS” at IASRI, New Delhi, during 16–20 June 2008.
    10. Participated in “One-week training on marker-assisted gene pyramiding” from 11–17 January 2007 at Directorate of Rice Research, Hyderabad.

    Workshops Attended

    • One-year Winter exposure as Research Associate at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Kolkata, in collaboration with University of Calcutta and Bose Institute, under the guidance of Prof. Umesh Varshney and Dr. Sarin, IISc, Bangalore.
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    Links of Google Scholar and ResearchGate (if available)
    Google Scholar:
    https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=1mXuVAkAAAAJ&hl=en
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