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Project Coordinator

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Name Dr. D Prasath
Designation Project Coordinator, AICRP on Spices
Qualification Ph.D
Specialisation Horticulture
Contact Prasath.D@icar.org.in
Areas of Interest Breeding and applied genomics

Prasath D, MN Venugopal and VA Parthasarathy (2010) Inheritance of Cardamom Mosaic Virus (CdMV) resistance in Cardamom. Scientia Horticulturae 125: 539–541 (DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2010.03.018).

Prasath D, I El-Sharkawy, S Sherif, KS Tiwary, S Jayasankar (2011) Cloning and characterization of PR5 gene from Curcuma amada and Zingiber officinale in response to Ralstonia solanacearum infection. Plant Cell Reports 30(10): 1799–1809, DOI: 10.1007/s00299-011-1087-x.

Prasath D, R Karthika, NT Habeeba, EJ Suraby, OB Rosana, A Shaji, SJ Eapen, U Deshpande and M Anandaraj (2014) Comparison of the Transcriptomes of Ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.) and Mango Ginger (Curcuma amada Roxb.) in Response to the Bacterial Wilt Infection. PLoS ONE 9(6): e99731. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0099731.

Prasath D, K Kandiannan, NK Leela, S Aarthi, B Sasikumar and K Nirmal Babu (2019) Turmeric: Botany and production practices. Horticultural Reviews 46: 99–184, ISBN: 978-1-119-52106-8.

Prasath D, A Matthews, WT O’Neill, EAB Aitken, A Chen (2023) Fusarium yellows of ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. zingiberi is associated with cultivar-specific expression of defense-responsive genes. Pathogens 12: 141. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12010141

Prasath D, RR Nair, R Anisha Babu (2022) Effect of colchicine induced tetraploids of ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) on cytology, rhizome morphology, and essential oil content. Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Crops 31: 100422. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jarmap.2022.100422

El-Sharkawy I, W El-Kayal, D Prasath, H Fernandez, M Bouzayen, AM Svircev, S Jayasankar (2012) Identification and genetic characterization of a gibberellin 2-oxidase gene that controls the tree stature and reproductive growth in plum. Journal of Experimental Botany 63(2): 1225–1239. doi:10.1093/jxb/err345.

Anandaraj M, D Prasath*, K Kandiannan, TJ Zachariah, V Srinivasan, AK Jha, BK Singh, AK Singh, VP Pandey, SP Singh, N Shoba, JC Jana, K Ravindra Kumar, K Uma Maheswari (2014) Genotype by environment interaction effects on yield and curcumin in turmeric (Curcuma longa L.). Industrial Crops and Products 53: 358–364. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2014.01.005.

Karthika R, D Prasath* and M Anandaraj (2019) Transcriptome-wide identification and characterization of resistant gene analogs (RGAs) of ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.) and mango ginger (Curcuma amada Roxb.) under stress induced by pathogen. Scientia Horticulturae 248: 81–88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2019.01.003.

Aarthi S, J Suresh, NK Leela and D Prasath* (2020) Multi environment testing reveals genotype–environment interaction for curcuminoids in turmeric (Curcuma longa L.). Industrial Crops and Products 145: 112090.

Akshitha HJ, K Umesha, NK Leela, MS Shivakumar and D Prasath* (2020) Quality attributes and essential oil profiling of ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.) genotypes from India. Journal of Essential Oil Research 32(5): 456–463. DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2020.1789000.

Snigdha M and D Prasath* (2021) Transcriptomic analysis to reveal the differentially expressed miRNA targets and their miRNAs in response to Ralstonia solanacearum in ginger species. BMC Plant Biology 21: 355. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-021-03108-0.

Vidya V, Prasath D*, Snigdha M, Gobu R, Sona C, Maiti CS (2021) Development of EST-SSR markers based on transcriptome and its validation in ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.). PLoS ONE 16(10): e0259146. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0259146.

  • 2008-2009: BOYSCAST Fellowship, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India (University of Guelph, Vineland Research and Innovation Centre, Canada)
  • 2017-2018: Endeavour Research Fellowship 2017, Government of Australia (University of Queensland, Australia)
  • IISR Pragati (turmeric), notified by Central varietal release committee (226(E) dated January 16, 2018)
  • IISR Surya (turmeric), notified by Central varietal release committee (S.O. 4000 (E) dated 01 September 2025)
  • IISR Vajra (ginger), notified by Central varietal release committee (S.O. 3254 (E) dated 20 July 2022)
  • IISR Navya, identified by the ICAR-AICRP for Spices
  • SAS Kevu (ginger), notified by Central varietal release committee (S.O. 4000 (E) dated 01 September 2025)
  • IISR Amrit (mango ginger), notified by Central varietal release committee (S.O. 4000 (E) dated 01 September 2025)
  • Appangala 2 (cardamom), notified by Central varietal release committee (S.O. 261(E) dated 16th January, 2018)
  • IISR Avinash (cardamom), notified by the Central varietal release committee (S.O. 692(E) dated February 05, 2019)
  • IISR Vijetha (cardamom), registered with PPVFRA (REG/2011/74), New Delhi
  • Novel single sprout transplanting technique in ginger.
  • Healthy planting material production technology in black pepper using soil-less nursery mixture using plug-trays
  • Fellow-National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi (2020)
  • Fellow-The Horticulture Society of India, New Delhi (2019)
  • ICAR-Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed award 2019 for outstanding research in tribal farming systems (2020)
  • DP Ghosh Young Scientist Award, The Horticultural Society of India, New Delhi (2017)