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ICAR-National Institute of Seed Science & Technology, Mau
Certified Institute (ISO 9001:21015 &14001:2015)

Dr. Sripathy K.V.

Field of Specialisation :

Sr. Scientist

Dr. Sripathy K.V.

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Name Dr. Sripathy K.V.
Designation Senior Scientist
Discipline Seed Science & Technology
Email ID sripathy.v@icar.org.in
Phone Number (Official)
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3. Area of Specialization

Seed production, seed quality enhancement, seed vigour testing and storage studies

2. Academic Qualifications

Degree Discipline Institution Year
B.Sc. Agriculture UAS, Dharwad 2008
M.Sc. Seed Science & Technology ANGRAU, Hyderabad 2010
Ph.D. Seed Science & Technology ICAR-IARI, New Delhi 2016
PGD-RD Rural Development IGNOU, New Delhi 2012
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Designation Organization Duration Major Responsibilities
Scientist ICAR-NISST, Mau 2014 to 2023
  • Quality seed production in rice, wheat and pulses
  • Coordination of AICRP on Seed (Crops).
  • Seed quality enhancement and storage studies employing Nanomaterials.
Senior Scientist ICAR-NISST, R.S. Bangalore 2024 to till date
  • Quality seed production soybean.
  • Coordination of AICRP on Seed (Crops).
  • Seed vigour studies and development of protocols for vigour testing.
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1. Innovative Approaches for Enhancing Seed Quality and Longevity
2. Precision Seed Production and Quality Assurance Systems
3. Seed Vigour Testing: Tools, Techniques and Trait Integration
4. Harnessing Molecular and Biochemical Tools in Seed Quality Research

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S. No. Authors Year Title Journal NAAS ID/Rating
1 Nayak, P., Jayadeva, H.M., Manjanagouda S Sannagoudar*, Somashekarappa, P.R., Kumar Kurdekar, A., Kadalli, G.G., George, A., Shantharaja, C.S., Sripathy, K.V., Rajanna, G.A. and Paramesh, V. 2025 Biogenic Zinc Nanoparticles from Weeds as an Innovative Zinc Source for Boosting Growth, Yield, and Profitability in Maize. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 9.70
2 Dhanya V G, Banoth Vinesh, Sripathy K V, Udaya bhaskar K, A N Singh, Sunil Kannaujia, Sanjay Kumar, Amaresh, Gopi Kishan and Ambu V 2024 Induction of heat stress tolerance in barley (Hordeum Vulgare) through thermopriming. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 94 (4): 364–368. 6.30
3 Kethineni Udaya Bhaskar, Kudekallu Vasudeva Sripathy, Samudrala Prashant Jeevan Kumar, Channanamchery Radhika, Keshava Bhojaraja Naik, and Sanjay Kumar 2024 Seed quality enhancement through analyte-infused electrospun microcapsules in maize Journal of Plant Growth Regulation. 43. 1-11. 10.1007/s00344-024-11244-8. 10.80
4 Parakkunnel, R., K, B.N., Vanishree, G., George, A., Sripathy KV, Aruna YR, Udaya Bhaskar K, A. Anandan, and Sanjay Kumar. 2024 Exploring selection signatures in the divergence and evolution of lipid droplet (LD) associated genes in major oilseed crops. BMC genomics, 25(1), p.653. 9.50
5 Sripathy K.V., Udaya Bhaskar K., Chandu Singh, Ramesh K.V., Govind Pal, Ashutosh Kumar, Jeevan Kumar S.P., Raja K., Umesh Kamble, Sanjay Kumar, Vijay Kumar Garlapati 2023 Interference of Nanoparticulates in seed invigoration of Green gram. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 195 (2023):256-265. 11.44
6 Vinita Ramtekey, Susmita C, Sunil 2022 Seed longevity Frontiers in plant 12.63
Kumar, Sripathy KV, Seema Sheoran, Udaya Bhaskar K, Bhojaraja Naik K, Sanjay Kumar, A. N. Singh & Harsh Vardhan Singh legumes: Deeper insights into mechanisms and molecular perspectives. science 13:918206
7 Ramya Parakkunnel, K. Bhojaraja Naik, C. Susmita, Vanishree Girimalla, K. Udaya Bhaskar, K.V. Sripathy, C.S. Shantharaja, S. Aravindan, Sanjay Kumar, Suman Lakhanpaul and K.V. Bhat 2022 Evolution and co-evolution: insights into the divergence of plant heat shock factor genes. Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants 28(5):1029–1047 9.02
8 Chandu Singh, Sripathy K.V., S.P. Jeevan Kumar, Bhojaraja Naik K., Govind Pal, Udaya Bhaskar K., Ramesh K.V. and Somasundaram G. 2017 Delineation of inheritance pattern of aleurone layer colour through biochemical tests in rice. Rice 10: 48 pp 1-10. 11.64
9 Jeevan Kumar, S. P., Susmita, C., Sripathy, K. V., Agarwal, D. K., Pal, G., Singh, A. N., and Simal-Gandara, J. 2022 Molecular characterization and genetic diversity studies of Indian soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) Cultivars using SSR markers. Molecular Biology Reports, 49: 2129-2140 M072 / 8.74
10 Naik, K. B., Singh, C., Parakkunnel, R., Sripathy, K. V., Bhaskar, K. U., Kumar, S., & Tomar, R. S. 2021 Maximizing rice yield gains through component trait analyses in eastern Indo-Gangetic plains of India. Journal of genetics and plant breeding, 81(04): 513-521 I068 / 7.34
11 Govind Pal, Udaya Bhaskar K., S.P. Jeevan Kumar, Sripathy K.V., Kalyani Kumari and D.K. Agarwal 2021 An Economic analysis of Mung Bean seed production technology in Mau district of Eastern Uttar Pradesh. Legume Research-Vol.44 (10): 1260-1264 L014 / 6.67
12 Amrit Lamichaney, Sripathy Kudekallu, Umesh Kamble, Natarajan S, PK Katiyar and Abhishek Bohra 2017 Differences in seed vigour traits between desi (pigmented) and kabuli (non-pigmented) ecotypes of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) and its association with field emergence. Journal of Environmental Biology 38: 735-742 J195 / 5.57
13 Ashutosh Kumar, Ramesh K.V., Chandu Singh, Sripathy K.V., D.K. Agarwal, Govind Pal, Mrinal K. Kuchlan, Rajiv Kumar Singh, Ratna Prabha and S.P. Jeevan Kumar 2019 Bioprospecting nutraceuticals from soybean (Glycine max) seed coats and cotyledons. Indian Journal of Agricultural Science 89 (12): 2064-2068. I032 / 6.37
14 S. Rajendra Prasad, J.S. Chauhan and K.V. Sripathy 2017 An overview of national and international seed quality assurance systems and strategies for energizing seed production chain of field Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 87 (3): 387-300 I032 / 6.37
15 Amrit Lamichaney, PK Katiyar, S. Natarajan and KV Sripathy 2016 Relationship among some seed characters, laboratory germination and field emergence in chickpea genotypes differing testa colour. Journal of Food Legumes 29(1): 29-32 J239 / 4.82
16 Itigi Prabhakar, Jagadish Hosamani, K.V. Sripathy and Kalyan Rao 2012 Source of Agricultural Information of Tarai Region Farmers Environment and Ecology, 30 (1): 69-71 E073 / 5.25
17 Amasidda Bellundagi, Jagadish Hosamani, K.V. Sripathy and Itigi Prabhakar 2012 Protection of south western ghats forest: A treasure of national biodiversity Environment and Ecology, 30 (1): 88-93 E073 / 5.25
18 Chandu Singh, SP Jeevan Kumar, Sripathy K.V, Somasundaram G, Udaya Bhaskar K, Ramesh KV, Madan Kumar and S Rajendra Prasad 2017 Characterization and Identification of Rice Germplasm Accessions Using Chemical Tests. Seed Research 45(1): pp 75-83. S032 / 4.29
19 Pal, G., Sripathy, K. V., Kumari, K., Tyagi, V., & Kumar, S. 2021 Study on Production and Supply of Quality Seed in Eastern Uttar Pradesh. International Journal of Social Science, 10(3), 231-240. I344 / 4.38
20 Govind Pal, Sripathy K.V., Udaya B., Kalyani Kumari, S.P. Jeevan Kumar. D.K. Agarwal and Sanjay Kumar 2022 A study on Contribution of Formal and Informal Sectors in India Seed Domain: An Analytical Study International Journal of Social Science, 11(02): 51-58 I344 / 4.38
21 K.V. Sripathy, Jagadish Hosamani, Amasidda Bellundagi and Itigi Prabhakar 2012 Organic Seed Production Environment and Ecology, 30 (1): 102-105 E073 / 5.25
22 Itigi Prabhakar, K.V. Sripathy, Jagadish Hosamani, and Kalyan Rao 2012 Problems affecting agriculture production in Tarai region of Uttarakhand Environment and Ecology, 30 (1): 66-68 E073 / 5.25
23 Govind Pal, Sripathy K.V., Umesh R. Kamble, Udaya Bhaskar K., S.P. Jeevan Kumar, Kalyani Kumari and D.K. Agarwal 2020 An economic analysis of paddy seed production in Mau district of Eastern Uttar Pradesh. Journal of Economics Management and Trade 26 (4): 45-51. J176 / 4.93 (2020)
24 Govind Pal, Udaya Bhaskar K., S.P. Jeevan Kumar, Sripathy K.V., Ramesh K.V. and D.K. Agarwal 2019 Socio-Economic dynamics of Farmers and Economics of Certified Seed Production of Paddy in Karimnagar District, Telangana. Journal of Economics Management and Trade 23 (6): 1-9 J176 / 4.93 (2020)
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  1. As a Co-Coordinator of Coordination Unit, AICRP on NSP (Crops), meticulously prepared the award document for which ICAR conferred Chaudhary Devi Lal Outstanding All India Coordinated Research Project Award 2021 during the 94th ICAR Foundation Day held on 16th July, 2022 at NASc Complex, New Delhi.
  2. Best Oral Presentation Award for the paper entitled Storability, Longevity and Rancidity: A Genomic Perspective on Evolutionary Constraints in Major Oilseeds (Ramya P., Bhojaraja NK, G. Vanishree, Ramya KT, Anjitha George, Sripathy KV, Shantharaja CS, Udaya Bhaskar K, Anandan A and Sanjay Kumar) in the international conference on Vegetable Oils 2023 on Research, Trade, Value Chain and Policy held at ICAR-IIOR, Hyderabad during 17-21 January, 2023.
  3. Best Poster Presentation Award for poster entitled Genetic diversity studies of soybean (Glycine max) cultivars using SSR markers (Jeevan Kumar SP, Susmita C, Sripathy KV, Agarwal DK, Govind Pal, Arvind Nath Singh, Sanjay Kumar, Abhishek Kumar Rai and Kalyani Kumari) in the international E-conference on Advances and future outlook in biotechnology and crop improvement for sustainable productivity organized by the College of Horticulture, Bengaluru during 24-27 Nov., 2020.
  4. Best oral presentation (Invited lecture) on Seed technologies & policies that can substantially help export of India’s seed (Sanjay Kumar, Sripathy K.V., Udaya Bhaskar and Bhojaraja Naik K.) in the National Conference 5F Farming- Globalization of India’s Crop Improvement Research organized by ATPBR at Pune, Maharashtra during 19-21 January, 2023.
  5. Best oral presentation (Invited lecture) on Breeder seed production and supply chain in pulses: Indian perspective (Agarwal DK, Sripathy K.V., Pal Govind, Udaya Bhaskar and Kamble U.) in the international conference on Pulses the climate smart crops: Challenges and opportunities organized by ICAR-IIPR, Kanpur during 10-12 Feb., 2020 at Bhopal.
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Training Attended

  1. Undergone 03 months 99th Foundation Course for Agricultural Research Services (FOCARS) training at ICAR-NAARM, Hyderabad from 01.01.2014 to 29.03.2014.
  2. Undergone 03 months Professional Attachment Training (PAT) in field of seed science research and nano-technology & its application in seed research from 24.05.2014 to 22.08.2014 at TNAU, Coimbatore.
  3. Attended 05 days training on “Recent Physio-Molecular and Digital Tools in Abiotic Stress Management for Crop Modelling” organized by VNMKV, Parbhani during 29th June to 03rd July, 2020.

Training conducted

  1. Course Coordinator for 14 days training programme on “Certified Farm Advisor Programme Module-II (Seed Technology)” organized by ICAR-IISS, Mau during 23rd Oct. to 06th Nov., 2017.
  2. Course Coordinator for 15 days training programme on “Certified Farm Advisor Programme” Module II (Seed Technology) organized by ICAR-IISS, Mau during 23rd September to 07th October, 2019.
  3. Course Coordinator for 10 days training programme on ‘Imperatives of seed production, processing and testing: Quality assurance paradigm’ organized by ICAR-IISS, Mau during 22nd – 31st Jan., 2019.
  4. Course Coordinator for 21 days World Bank NAHEP IDP Skill Training programme on ‘Requisites of seed production, processing and quality assurance’ organized by ICAR-IISS, Mau during 23rd Jan to 12th Feb., 2020.
  5. Co-organizing Secretary of virtual training programme on Maintenance Breeding in Field Crops organized jointly by ICAR-IISS, Mau and ICAR-IARI, RS, Karnal on 19th January, 2021.
  6. Co-organizing Secretary of national webinar on Contemplative Perspectives on Seed: Conservation, Quality Assurance and Supply Systems organized by ICAR-IISS, Mau on 10th Sept., 2020.
  7. Co-Coordinator/Co-Organizer for international webinar cum workshop on ‘OECD Seed Certification’ organized by ICAR-IISS, Mau under the ambit of Indo-German Cooperation on Seed Sector Development during 21-24 Feb., 2022.
  8. Co-Coordinator/Co-Organizer for international webinar cum workshop on ‘Seed Testing in Accordance with ISTA Standards’ organized by ICAR-IISS, Mau under the ambit of Indo-German Cooperation on Seed Sector Development during 13-16 July, 2021.
  9. Co-Coordinator/Co-Organizer for international webinar cum workshop on ‘Seed Quality Enhancement’ organized by ICAR-IISS, Mau under the ambit of Indo-German Cooperation on Seed Sector Development during 27-29 Sept., 2021.
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Technologies developed

S. No. Technology/Product Research Paper/ extent of coverage
1 Developed nano ZnO mediated seed quality enhancement technique in green gram Sripathy K.V. et al. (2023). Interference of Nanoparticulates in seed Invigoration of Green gram.
Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 195 (2023):256-265.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.01.018
2 Identified unique and rare alleles for varietal identification and genetic purity analysis in Indian soybean cultivars employing SSR markers Jeevan Kumar, S. P. … Sripathy, K. V., et al. (2022). Molecular characterization and genetic diversity studies of Indian soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) Cultivars using SSR markers.
Molecular Biology Reports, 49: 2129-2140
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-021-07030-4
3 Developed aleurone layer colouration based rapid chemical tests in rice for varietal identification, gene expression analysis, cloning and tagging of gene Chandu Singh, Sripathy K.V., et al. (2017). Delineation of inheritance pattern of aleurone layer colour through biochemical tests in rice.
Rice 10: 48 pp 1-10.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12284-017-0187-9
4 Developed seed thermo-priming technique for betterment plant stand establishment and yield under heat stress condition in pigeon pea. Shiv K Yadav … Sripathy K.V. et al. (2021). Identified and recommended for release during 36th AGM of AICRP on Seed (Crops), 2021.
Referred technology communicated to various stakeholders of seed industry for wider publicity and adoption.
5 In paddy, the maximum permissible limit of ODVs can be enhanced from 20 (IMSCs, 2013) to 30/kg seed in certified seed class so that more lots of all varieties (fine, medium and coarse grained) can qualify for seed certification, without compromising on seed quality. Associated in experimentation and finalization of recommendation, which was identified and released as technology during joint AGM of AICRP on NSP (Crops) & ICAR Seed Project held on 14–15 May, 2020. Referred technology has been submitted to CSCB for notification.

New Traits/Genes identified

S. N. New traits/Genes/Species Research Paper/ extent of coverage
1 IC 463183, IC 462334, IC 577390, IC 466655 & IC 579017, rice germplasm, registered with NBPGR for yield related traits and resistance to leaf blast & yellow stem borer for eastern Indo-Gangetic Plains Naik, K. B., …Sripathy, K. V., et al. (2021). Maximizing rice yield gains through component trait analyses in eastern Indo-Gangetic plains of India. Journal of genetics and plant breeding, 81(04): 513-521.

https://doi.org/10.31742/ISGPB.81.4.3
2 Identified two major genes responsible for colour trait in aleurone layer based on response to biochemical tests in rice. Chandu Singh, Sripathy K.V., et al. (2017). Delineation of inheritance pattern of aleurone layer colour through biochemical tests in rice. Rice 10: 48 pp 1-10.

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12284-017-0187-9

Links of Google Scholar and ResearchGate (if available)
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=p7-oUEAAAAAJ&hl=en