Prof. Senthil Natesan has published over 200 research articles and four books
Prof. Senthil Natesan, a faculty at the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Univesity (TNAU) has been recognized by the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences for the prestigious honour as a Fellow of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (FNAAS), India 2021.
It is notable that the distinguished alumni of TNAU, Dr. M S Swaminathan was the first person to be recognized as NASS fellow in 1990. Dr. Senthil is the 6th person from TNAU to receive the award for releasing several new varieties and addressed a fundamental question of how a crop plant is domesticated by studying the evolutionary genes. This NAAS Fellow is accorded to Prof. Senthil Natesan in the category of Crop Science, with a special focus in Molecular Breeding.
Prof. Senthil Natesan has published over 200 research articles and four books. He is one of the most-cited authors in the research gate (35.35 score), Google scholar (H index of 26 and i10 index of 67). He is also actively involved in the development and release of 8 high-yielding millet varieties. Further, he was involved in the development of three tropical wheat varieties for cultivation in Tamil Nadu and mapping Pseudo back chaff in wheat through association mapping. His contribution in the development of Finger millet, Foxtail millet, Proso millet, little millet, and Barnyard millet varieties had created an impact in the expansion of area under minor millets cultivation in Tamil Nadu.
Notably, Prof. Senthil Natesan has also developed high beta carotene maize inbreds through Marker Assisted Breeding. For the first time, he elucidated the genetic basis of grain dispersal mechanisms in Barley and published it in the Journal “CELL” (2015). He developed an interspecific SNP-based Mungbean linkage map for mapping MYMV and bruchid resistance and also contributed to the development of a mungbean variety „Vamban 3‟ and black gram varieties viz., „Vamban (Bg) 6& „Vamban 7 for commercial cultivation in Tamil Nadu. As the founding Project Director of the Centre of Innovation at the TNAU AC&RI, Madurai, Senthil Natesan established a long-term research initiative by establishing the new Department of Biotechnology that is focused on minor millet research addressing the micronutrient deficiencies in India and identifying genes and markers that can create transformative change. He is currently working as Director, Centre for Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
As an apex body of agriculture sciences in India, members are elected to NAAS in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. This multi-level selection process follows a nomination from an existing distinguished Fellow after which an extensive review is conducted by the National Committees. The main objective of the Academy is to recognize and support excellence in agricultural science, research, technologies, and innovations.
It is notable that the distinguished alumni of TNAU, Dr. M S Swaminathan was the first person to be recognized as NASS fellow in 1990. Dr. Senthil is the 6th person from TNAU to receive the award for releasing several new varieties and addressed a fundamental question of how a crop plant is domesticated by studying the evolutionary genes. This NAAS Fellow is accorded to Prof. Senthil Natesan in the category of Crop Science, with a special focus in Molecular Breeding.
Prof. Senthil Natesan has published over 200 research articles and four books. He is one of the most-cited authors in the research gate (35.35 score), Google scholar (H index of 26 and i10 index of 67). He is also actively involved in the development and release of 8 high-yielding millet varieties. Further, he was involved in the development of three tropical wheat varieties for cultivation in Tamil Nadu and mapping Pseudo back chaff in wheat through association mapping. His contribution in the development of Finger millet, Foxtail millet, Proso millet, little millet, and Barnyard millet varieties had created an impact in the expansion of area under minor millets cultivation in Tamil Nadu.
Notably, Prof. Senthil Natesan has also developed high beta carotene maize inbreds through Marker Assisted Breeding. For the first time, he elucidated the genetic basis of grain dispersal mechanisms in Barley and published it in the Journal “CELL” (2015). He developed an interspecific SNP-based Mungbean linkage map for mapping MYMV and bruchid resistance and also contributed to the development of a mungbean variety „Vamban 3‟ and black gram varieties viz., „Vamban (Bg) 6& „Vamban 7 for commercial cultivation in Tamil Nadu. As the founding Project Director of the Centre of Innovation at the TNAU AC&RI, Madurai, Senthil Natesan established a long-term research initiative by establishing the new Department of Biotechnology that is focused on minor millet research addressing the micronutrient deficiencies in India and identifying genes and markers that can create transformative change. He is currently working as Director, Centre for Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
As an apex body of agriculture sciences in India, members are elected to NAAS in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. This multi-level selection process follows a nomination from an existing distinguished Fellow after which an extensive review is conducted by the National Committees. The main objective of the Academy is to recognize and support excellence in agricultural science, research, technologies, and innovations.