NGGIBCI-V ICRISAT, Patancheru, India (Ralph W Cummings ...cegsb.icrisat.org/v-nggibci/Participantslist.pdf · Australia Atieno, Judith ... University of Queensland Brisbane [email protected]

5th International Conference on

Next Generation Genomics and Integrated Breeding for Crop Improvement

February 18-20, 2015

ICRISAT, Patancheru, India

(Ralph W Cummings Auditorium)

List of Participants

Australia Atieno, Judith Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics (ACPFG) University of Adelaide Adelaide [email protected] Batley, Jacqueline University of Western Australia Perth [email protected] Bhave, Mrinal Swinburne University of Technology Hawthorn [email protected] Colmer, Tim University of Western Australia Perth [email protected] Edwards, Dave University of Western Australia Perth [email protected] Henry, Robert J University of Queensland Brisbane [email protected] Huang, Emma Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Brisbane [email protected] Jordan, David R University of Queensland Brisbane [email protected]

Kamboj, Atul Swinburne University of Technology Hawthorn [email protected] Khan, Hammad Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics (ACPFG) University of Adelaide Adelaide [email protected] Kilian, Andrzej Diversity Arrays Technology Pty Ltd (DArT) Bruce [email protected] Li, Yongle Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics (ACPFG) University of Adelaide Adelaide [email protected] Mace, Emma University of Queensland Brisbane [email protected] Pang, Jiayin University of Western Australia Perth [email protected] Ruperao, Pradeep University of Western Australia Perth [email protected] Siddique, Kadambot UWA Institute of Agriculture, University of Western Australia Perth [email protected]

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Spangenberg, German C DEPI, La Trobe University Melbourne [email protected] Sutton, Tim South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) Adelaide [email protected] Bangladesh Islam, Shahinul University of Rajshahi Rajshahi [email protected] Mohd, Atikur R Advanced Seed Research and Biotech Center (ASRBC), Advanced Chemical Industries (ACI) Ltd Dhaka [email protected] Benin Ramaiah, Venuprasad Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) Cotonou [email protected] Burkina Faso Zongo, Adama University of Ouagadougou Ouagadougou [email protected] Canada Deokar, Amit A University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon [email protected] Sharpe, Andrew G National Research Council of Canada Saskatoon [email protected]

China Yu, Yue Millennium Genomics Inc. Shenzhen [email protected] Zhang, Gengyun BGI – Shenzhen Shenzhen [email protected] Czech Republic Smykal, Petr Palacky University Olomouc [email protected] Egypt Hamwieh, Aladdin International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) Cairo [email protected] Ethiopia Fenta, Berhanu A Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR) Melkassa [email protected] Ojiewo, Christopher O International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Addis Ababa [email protected] France Berges, Helene French Plant Genomic Resources Center Toulouse [email protected] Sorokin, Alexander Aglentech Evry

[email protected]

Germany Ordon, Frank JKI- Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants Quedlinburg [email protected] Stein, Nils Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) Gatersleben [email protected] Wenzl, Peter Global Crop Diversity Trust Bonn [email protected] Ghana Danquah, Eric Y West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI), University of Ghana Legon [email protected] Ifie, Beatrice E West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI), University of Ghana Legon [email protected] India Adarsh, MN Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry Solan [email protected] Agarwal, Gaurav International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected] Aggarwal, Ramesh CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) Hyderabad [email protected]

Agrawal, Pawan K National Agricultural Science Fund Ministry of Agriculture New Delhi [email protected] Alo, Fedaa International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected] Anand Kumar, P DSS Takara Bio India Pvt. Ltd New Delhi [email protected] Anandan, A ICAR-Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI) Cuttack [email protected] Angannan, Suganya ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute Coimbatore [email protected] Ansari, Mohd Jamal ICAR-Indian Institute of Pulses Research (IIPR) Kanpur [email protected] Apoorva, MJ ICAR- Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI) Cuttack [email protected] Arumugam, Chandrasekar ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana (NRCB) Tiruchirapalli [email protected] Babbar, Anita Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Viswa Vidyalaya (JNKVV) Jabalpur [email protected]

Babu, Raman CIMMYT-India Paancheru [email protected]

Bahuguna, Ashish Ministry of Agriculture New Delhi [email protected] Bajaj, Deepak National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR) New Delhi [email protected] Bajaj, Prasad International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected] Balyan, Harindra S Ch Charan Singh University Meerut [email protected] Bansal, Kailash C ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR) New Delhi [email protected] Basha, Munwar Xcelris Labs Ltd Ahmedabad [email protected] Bedis, Madhukar R Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth (MPKV) Rahuri [email protected] Bera, Biswajit Tea Board of India Kolkata [email protected] Bergvinson, David International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected]

Bhat, Ashraf Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agri. Sciences and Technology of Kashmir Shalimar [email protected]; [email protected] Bhat, Ramesh S University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) Dharwad [email protected] Bhatia, Chittranjan Former Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India Mumbai [email protected] Bhatia, Sabhyata National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR) New Delhi [email protected] Bhardwaj, Vinay Reliance Industries Mumbai [email protected] Bhattacharya, Parthasarathi Tierra Seed Science Pvt Ltd. Hyderabad [email protected]

Bindumadhava, H AVRDC/South Asia, The World Vegetable Center Patancheru [email protected] Biradar, Sunil K Monsanto Holdings Pvt Ltd Hyderabad [email protected] Chakraborthy, Niranjan National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR) New Delhi [email protected]; [email protected]

Carberry, Peter International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected] Chandra, Saket Birla Institute of Technology Mesra [email protected] Chattoo, Bharat B M.S.University of Baroda Baroda [email protected] Chaturvedi, Sushil K ICAR- Indian Institute of Pulses Research (IIPR) Kanpur [email protected] Chaudhary, Spandan Kadi Sarva Vishwavidyalaya Gandhinagar [email protected] Chellapilla, Bharadwaj ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) New Delhi [email protected] Chetukuri, Anuradha Prof. Jayshankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU) Hyderabad [email protected] Chinchole, Laxuman Bayer Crop Science Hyderabad [email protected] Chitikineni, Anu International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected] Dadakhalandar, Doddamani International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected]

Dan, Debasis DuPont Pioneer Hyderabad [email protected] Das, Alok ICAR- Indian Institute of Pulses Research (IIPR) Kanpur [email protected], [email protected] Das, Sandip University of Delhi New Delhi [email protected] Datta, Asis National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR) New Delhi [email protected]; [email protected] Datta, Karabi University of Calcutta Kolkata [email protected] Datta, Swapan K Visva-Bharati University Santiniketan [email protected] Deshpande, Sanjeev K University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) Dharwad [email protected] Deshpande, Santosh International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected] Devi, Pooja Bisco BioSciences Pvt Ltd Hyderabad [email protected] Dhaliwal, Harcharan S Eternal University Baru Sahib Via Rajgarh [email protected]

Dhande, Gaurav A Nirmal Seeds Pvt. Ltd. Pachora [email protected] Dharmaraj, PS ARS-Gulbarga, University of Agricultural Sciences Raichur [email protected] Easdown, Warwick AVRDC/South Aisa, The World Vegetable Center Patancheru [email protected] Ellis, Noel CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected] Gaikwad, Priyanka International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected] Garg, Aditya P ICAR-Indian Institute of Pulses Research (IIPR) Kanpur [email protected] Garg, Vanika International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected] Garladinne, Mallikarjuna Agri Biotech Foundation Hyderabad [email protected] Gaur, Pooran International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected]

Ghana, Pallavi DuPont Pioneer Hyderabad [email protected] Ghosh, Raju International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected] Gopinath, Ashok Illumina Inc. India Bengaluru [email protected] Gowda, Malali Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms Bengaluru [email protected] Grando, Stefania International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected] Gupta, Hari S Borlaug Institute for South Asia (BISA) New Delhi [email protected] Gupta, Pushpendra K Ch Charan Singh University Meerut [email protected] Gupta, Rajeev International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected] Gupta, Sanjeev ICAR-Indian Institute of Pulses Research (IIPR) Kanpur [email protected] Gupta, Shashi K International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected]

Gupta, Shilpa Punjab Agricultural University Ludhiana [email protected] Hingane, Anupama International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected] Hittalmani, Shailaja University of Agricultural Sciences Bangalore [email protected] Jaganathan, Deepa International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected] Jain, Ankit International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected] Jain, Mukesh National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR) New Delhi [email protected] Jeevankumar, SP ICAR-Directorate of Seed Research Maunath Bhanjan [email protected] Jhang, Tripta CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP) Lucknow [email protected] Kale, Sandip International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected] Kancharla, Nagesh Reliance Industries Limited Mumbai [email protected]

Kardile, Hemant ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI) Shimla [email protected] Karwa, Anup Krishidhan Seeds Pvt. Ltd Jalna [email protected] Kashikar, Ashwin Ankur Seeds Pvt Ltd Nagpur Kashikar, Pratiksha M Ankur Seeds Pvt Ltd Nagpur [email protected] Kavikishor, PB Osmania University Hyderabad [email protected] Kedareswar, Pradhan Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology (OUA&T) Bhubaneswar [email protected] Khan, Aamir W International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected] Khera, Pawan International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected] Konda, Kotilingam Bayer Crop Science Hyderabad [email protected] Koradi, Pranitha Barwale Foundation Hyderabad [email protected]

Korupalli, Usha K International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected] Kothari, SL Amity University Jaipur [email protected] Kotla, Anuradha International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected] Krishnamohan, KAVS International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected] Krishnamurthy, Nandini DuPont Pioneer Hyderabad [email protected] Kriti, Roopendra ICAR-Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research (IISR) Lucknow [email protected] Kudapa, Himabindu International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected] Kujur, Alice National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR) New Delhi [email protected] Kulwal, Pawan L Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth (MPKV) Rahuri [email protected] Kumar, Arvind IRRI South Asia Hub

Patancheru [email protected]

Kumar, Ashish Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Viswa Vidyalaya (JNKVV) Jabalpur [email protected] Kumar, Ashok International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected] Kumar, Bhavnesh DSS Takara Bio India Pvt. Ltd New Delhi [email protected] Kumar, Jitendra ICAR- Indian Institute of Pulses Research (IIPR) Kanpur [email protected] Kumar, Manish Birla Institute of Technology Ranchi [email protected] Kumar, Narendra ICAR- Directorate of Groundnut Research (DGR) Junagadh [email protected] Kumari, Poonam ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) New Delhi [email protected] Kumari, Varsha formerly with University of Agricultural Sciences Dharwad [email protected] Kundapura, Ravishankar Indian Institute of Horticultural Research Bengaluru [email protected]

Maganti, Sheshu Madhav ICAR- Indian Institute of Rice Research (IIRR) Hyderabad [email protected] Mahala, Rajendra S DuPont Pioneer Hyderabad [email protected] Mahto, Arunima National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR) New Delhi [email protected] Maity, Bhaswar Imperial Life Sciences Gurgoan [email protected] Manda, Sriswathi International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected] Mani, Elangovan Advanta India Limited Hyderabad [email protected] Mani, Vetriventhan International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected] Manivannan, N Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Coimbatore [email protected]; [email protected] Menon, Sai Ganga Kaveri Seeds Pvt. Ltd. Hyderabad [email protected] Modala, Venkateshwarlu Seribiotech Research Laboratory Bengaluru [email protected]

Mohanty, Amitabh DuPont Pioneer Hyderabad [email protected] Mohapatra, Trilochan ICAR-Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI) Cuttack [email protected]; [email protected] More, Pratik Xcelris Labs Ltd Ahmedabad [email protected] Mukherjee , Arijit Bayer Crop Science Hyderabad [email protected] Mukhopadhyay, Kunal Birla Institute of Technology Mesra [email protected] Muniswamy, S ARS-Gulbarga, University of Agricultural Sciences Raichur [email protected] Nadaf, HL University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) Dharwad [email protected] Nagabandi, Tulasi Premas Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd New Delhi [email protected] Nair, Ramakrishnan M AVRDC/South Asia, The World Vegetable Center Patancheru [email protected] Narayanan, Eswar DuPont Pioneer Hyderabad [email protected]

Narayanan, KK Metahelix Life Sciences Limited Bengaluru [email protected] Nayak, Spurthi International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected] Neelagiri, Jagan Mohan Rao Ganga Kaveri Seeds Pvt. Ltd. Hyderabad [email protected] Obala, Jimmy International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected] Palchamy, Kadirvel ICAR- Directorate of Oilseeds Research Hyderabad [email protected] Pandey, Arun K University of Hyderabad Hyderabad [email protected] Pandey, Dev Birla Institute of Technology Mesra [email protected] Pandey, Manish International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected] Pandravada, Anand DuPont Pioneer Hyderabad [email protected] Parida, Ajay M S Swaminathan Research Foundation Chennai [email protected]

Parida, Swarup K National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR) New Delhi [email protected]; [email protected] Parupalli, Swathi International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected] Parasuraman, N M S Swaminathan Research Foundation Chennai [email protected] Pasupuleti, Janila International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected] Patel, Kishan K International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected] Pathak, Dharminder Punjab Agricultural University Ludhiana [email protected] Patil, Bhuvaneshwaragouda R University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) Dharwad [email protected] Patil, Sanjiv S Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth (MPKV) Rahuri [email protected] Patil, Sudam C Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth (MPKV) Rahuri [email protected] Patil, Suyash International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected]

Pattanashetti, Santosh International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics Patancheru [email protected] Pattnaik, Swetansu DuPont Pioneer Hyderabad [email protected] Pental, Deepak University of Delhi- South Campus New Delhi [email protected] Polumetla , Ananda Kumar Prof. Jayshankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU) Hyderabad [email protected] Poornima, KN ICAR-Indian Institute of Pulses Research Kanpur [email protected] Pradhan, Akshay K University of Delhi- South Campus New Delhi [email protected] Prasad, Manoj National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR) New Delhi [email protected] Prashant, Ramya CSIR- National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) Pune [email protected] Prashant, S Osmania University Hyderabad [email protected] Pazhamala , Lekha T International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected]

Purohit, Shilp International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected] Radhakrishnan, T ICAR-Directorate of Groundnut Research (DGR) Junagadh [email protected] Mousam, Ram Kumar Birla Institute of Technology Mesra [email protected] Ramalingam, Abirami International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected] Rajani , G Prof. Jayshankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU) Hyderabad [email protected] Rathnakumar, Arulthambi Luke ICAR-Directorate of Groundnut Research (DGR) Junagadh [email protected] Rathore, Abhishek International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics Patancheru [email protected] Ratnaparkhe, Milind B ICAR-Directorate of Soybean Research (DSR) Indore [email protected] Reddy, Arjula R University of Hyderabad Hyderabad [email protected]

RM, Sundaram ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research (IIRR) Hyderabad [email protected] Robin, S

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) Coimbatore [email protected] Rohini, MK University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) Dharwad [email protected] Roorkiwal, Manish International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected] Sameerkumar, CV International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected] Samineni, Srinivasan International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected] Sanampudi, Venkata R Bisco BioSciences Pvt Ltd Hyderabad [email protected] Sandhu, JS Indian Council of Agricultural Research New Delhi [email protected] Saraswathi, Abhiman DuPont Pioneer Hyderabad [email protected] Saifulla, M University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) Bengaluru [email protected]

Saxena, Rachit International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected] Seleman, Kaoneka International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected] Senapathy, Senthilvel ICAR-Directorate of Oilseeds Research (DOR) Hyderabad [email protected] Sharma, Amita ICAR-Indian Institute of Sugar Cane Research Lucknow [email protected] Sharma, Mamta International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected] Sharma, Pankaj DuPont Pioneer Hyderabad [email protected]; [email protected] Sharma, Pradeep K Ch Charan Singh University Meerut [email protected] Sharma, Prakash C Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University New Delhi [email protected] Sharma, Ram K CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (IIHBT) Himachal Pradesh [email protected]

Sharma, Rameshwar University of Hyderabad Hyderabad [email protected] Sharma, Rameshwer P ICAR-National Research Centre for Plant Biotechnology New Delhi [email protected] Shedage, Sambhaji Bayer Crop Science Hyderabad [email protected] Shehzad , Anwar Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) Aligarh [email protected] Sheikh, Imran Eternal University Baru Sahib Via Rajgarh [email protected] Sheshshayee, MS University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) Bengaluru [email protected] Shukla, Vivek NRGene Hyderabad [email protected] Siddiq, Ebrahimali A Prof. Jayshankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU) Hyderabad [email protected]; [email protected] Singh, Akhilesh K Barwale Foundation Hyderabad [email protected] Singh, Anandita The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) New Delhi [email protected]

Singh, Anil K CSIR- Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology Palampur [email protected] Singh, Arpan ICAR- Indian Institute of Pulses Research (IIPR) Kanpur [email protected] Singh, BD Banaras Hindu University (BHU) Varanasi [email protected] Singh, Jang B ICAR- Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) Indore [email protected] Singh, Muneendra International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected] Singh, Nand Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad [email protected] Singh, Narendra P ICAR-Indian Institute of Pulses Research (IIPR) Kanpur [email protected] Singh, Rana DP ICAR- Sugarcane Research Station Gorakhpur [email protected] Singh, Servejeet Rajasthan Agricultural Research Institute (RARI) Durgapura [email protected]

Singh, Vikas K International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected] Singh, Vikash National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR) New Delhi [email protected] Singh, Uma Maheshwar IRRI South Asia Hub

Patancheru [email protected] Singhal, Tripti Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) New Delhi [email protected] Sinha, Pallavi International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics Patancheru (ICRISAT) [email protected] Sivaprasad, V Central Sericultural Research & Training Institute (CSRTI) Mysuru [email protected] Sivasankar, Shobha CGIAR Research Program on Dryland Cereals International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected] SM, Balachandran ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research (IIRR) Hyderabad [email protected] Sonti, Ramesh V CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) Hyderabad [email protected]

Srinivas, A Osmania University Hyderabad [email protected] Srivastava, Rakesh International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected] Sujatha, M ICAR-Directorate of Oilseeds Research (DOR) Hyderabad [email protected] Swaminathan, MS M S Swaminathan Research Foundation Chennai [email protected] Tathineni, Revathi Prof. Jayshankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU) Hyderabad [email protected] Thammineni, Chakradhar International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected] Thakare, Dipali International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected] Thirumalaisamy, PP ICAR-Directorate of Groundnut Research (DGR) Junagadh [email protected] Thudi, Mahendar International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected]

Tiwari, Onkar N Department of Biotechnology Ministery of Science & Technology [email protected] Tomer, Vinay K International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected] Tripathi, Shailesh ICAR- Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) New Delhi [email protected] Turlapati, Phanikanth DuPont Pioneer Hyderabad [email protected] Upadhyaya, Hari D International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected] Upputuri, Siva P DuPont Pioneer Hyderabad [email protected] Vadez, Vincent International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected] Varshney, Alok Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) Mumbai [email protected] Varshney, Rajeev International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected] Vasal, Surinder CIMMYT-India New Delhi [email protected]

Veera, Jayalakshmi Regional Agricultural Research Station, Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University Nandyal [email protected] Verma, Indu ICAR-Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research (IISR) Lucknow [email protected] Verma, Subodh National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR) New Delhi [email protected] Vishwakarma, Manish International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected] Viswanathan, Sadhasivam DuPont Pioneer Hyderabad [email protected] Yadav, Om P ICAR-Directorate of Maize Research (DMR) New Delhi [email protected] Yadav, Shailesh IRRI South Asia Hub

Patancheru [email protected] Yaduru, Shasidhar International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru [email protected] Yamini, KN Prof. Jayshankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU) Hyderabad [email protected] Yeri, Sharanabasappa B University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) Dharwad [email protected]

Iran Zaynali Nezhad, Khalil Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Gorgon [email protected] Israel Ronen, Gil NRGene Ness Ziona [email protected] Japan Manickavelu, Alagu Yokohama City University Yokohama [email protected] Jordan Baum, Michael International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) Amman [email protected] Kenya Boddupalli , Prasanna M International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) Nairobi [email protected] Djikeng, Appolinaire Biosciences Eastern and Central Africa (BecA) Hub, C/o ILRI ILRI, Nairobi [email protected] Ferguson, Morag International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Nairobi [email protected] Gemenet, Dorcus Chekesis Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Nairobi

[email protected] Kapinga, Fortunus International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Nairobi [email protected] Kimurto, Paul Egerton University Nakura [email protected] Manyasa, Eric International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Nairobi [email protected] Monyo, Emmanuel S International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Nairobi [email protected] NVPR, Ganga R International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Nairobi [email protected] Ojulong, Henry International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Nairobi [email protected] Olsen, Mike S International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center Nairobi [email protected] Yao, Nasser K Biosciences Eastern and Central Africa (BecA) Hub C/o ILRI Nairobi [email protected]

South Korea Lee, Suk-Ha Seoul National University Seoul

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