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Dr. Honnappa Asangi

Dr. Honnappa Asangi
Name Dr. Honnappa Asangi
Designation Senior Scientist
Division Crop Improvement and Biotechnology
Qualification Ph.D.
Specialisation Spices, Plantation, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
Contact hdasangi@gmail.com
Areas of Interest Genetic resource management, crop improvement, plant propagation

  1. Honnappa A, Shivakumar MS, Akshitha HJ, Mohammed FP, Balaji RM, Ankegowda SJ, Sheeja TE. Morphological variability and disease resistance levels in cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum Maton.) field gene bank accessions. Annual Research & Review in Biology. 2025;40(3):73–81.

  2. Balaji RM, Sivaranjani R, Senthil Kumar CM, Punithavalli M, Honnappa A, Ankegowda SJ. Impact of thrips (Sciothrips cardamomi) damage on volatile composition and other attributes of cardamom capsules (Elettaria cardamomum). Annals of Applied Biology. 2025;1–14.

  3. Harisha CB, Boraiah KM, Basavaraj PS, Hanamant MH, Singh RN, Jagadish R, Reddy KS, Halagundegowda GR, Chaudhary A, Verma AK, Ravi Y, Honnappa A, Senthamil E. Optimizing sowing time and weather conditions for enhanced growth and seed yield of chia (Salvia hispanica L.) in semi-arid regions. PeerJ. 2025;19210.

  4. Alagupalamuthirsolai M, Murugan M, Ashokkumar K, Ankegowda SJ, Vellaikumar S, Srinivasan V, Honnappa A, Akshitha HJ, Faisal MP, Sivaranjani R, Arun Kumar R. Bio-active essential oil components in small cardamom as influenced by weather elements. AMA, Agricultural Mechanization in Asia, Africa and Latin America. 2024;55(4).

  5. Ravi Y, Irene VP, Shailendra NS, Raveendran M, Velmurugan S, Santhanakrishnan VP, Sumer SM, Ashoka NN, Harisha CB, Honnappa A, Sharda C, Ravindra S, Yallappa D, Kavan KV, Narottam KM, Ram SM, Verma AK. Identification, validation and quantification of thymoquinone in conjunction with assessment of bioactive possessions and GC–MS profiling of pharmaceutically valuable Nigella (Nigella sativa L.) varieties. PeerJ. 2024;1–17.

  6. Harisha CB, Rane J, Halagunde Gowda GR, Chavan SB, Chaudhary A, Verma AK, Ravi Y, Honnappa A, Halli HM, Boraiah KM, Basavaraj PS, Kumar P, Reddy KS. Effect of deficit irrigation and intercrop competition on productivity, water use efficiency and oil quality of chia in semi-arid regions. Horticulturae. 2024.

  7. Akshitha HJ, Shivakumar MS, Sivaranjani R, Ankegowda SJ, Mohammed FP, Honnappa A, Balaji RM. Effect of different methods of drying on appearance and quality of black pepper. National Academy Science Letters. 2023.

  8. Honnappa A, Kattimani KN, Siddappa R, Harisha CB. Performance of ajwain (Trachyspermum ammi L.) varieties at varying nitrogen levels under semi-arid tropics of Northern Karnataka. Current Horticulture. 2023;11(2):53–57.

  9. Honnappa A, Kattimani KN, Mastiholi AB, Siddappa R, Harisha CB. Ajwain (Trachyspermum ammi L. Sprague)-based intercropping for higher system productivity in semi-arid tropics of Northern Karnataka. Journal of Spices and Aromatic Crops. 2023;32(2):186–193.

  10. Alagupalamuthirsolai M, Sivaranjani R, Ankegowda SJ, Murugan M, Krishnamurthy KS, Sharon A, Honnappa A. Essential oil constituents, physiological and quality parameters of small cardamom ecotypes (Elettaria cardamomum Maton) growing in the Western Ghats. Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants. 2021;23(6):1253–1264.

  11. Alagupalamuthirsolai M, Suresh R, Thankamani CK, Srinivasan V, Sivaranjani R, Krishnamurthy KS, Sarathambal C, Gobu R, Honnappa A, Akshitha HJ, Peeran MF, Rajkumar B. Application methodology and physiological insights of melatonin hormone for water stress alleviation in black pepper (Piper nigrum L.). International Journal of Environment and Climate Change. 2023;13(8):219–228.

  12. Honnappa A, Saxena SN, Kattimani KN, Kulkarni MS, Kotikal YK, Mastiholi AB, Jhalegar MDJ, Siddappa R. Genetic variation in essential oil constituents of ajwain (Trachyspermum ammi L. Sprague) varieties at varying nitrogen levels under semi-arid tropics of Northern Karnataka. Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants. 2021;23(6):1324–1333.

  13. Harisha CB, Honnappa A, Ravindra S. Growth, yield and water use efficiency of coriander (Coriandrum sativum) affected by irrigation levels and fertigation. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 2019;89(7):1167–1172.

  14. Honnappa A, Vasundhara M. Effect of pinching and growth regulators on growth, herbage yield, essential oil content and oil yield of patchouli (Pogostemon patchouli Pellet.). Journal of Horticultural Sciences. 2013;8(2):214–216.

Awards

  1. Received the Best Oral Presentation Award during the 3rd Indian Horticulture Summit-cum-International Conference, organized by the Society for Horticultural Research and Development, held at Rajasthan Agricultural Research Institute, Jaipur, from 1–3 February 2024.

  2. Received the Best Exhibition Stall Award at the 11th Indian Horticulture Congress and International Meet, held at the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru, from 6–9 November 2025.

  3. Received the Best Exhibition Stall Award at the National Horticulture Fair 2023, under the theme “Innovative Horticulture for Self-Reliance”, conducted from 22–25 February 2023 at ICAR–Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru.

  4. Received the Best Oral Presentation Award during the National Conference on Spices, Aromatic and Medicinal Plants for Economic Prosperity and Ecological Sustainability, held from 5–6 October 2023, organized by the Andaman Science Association, Port Blair, at ICAR–Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair.

  5. Received the Best Exhibition Stall Award at the National Horticulture Fair 2025, under the theme “Horticulture for Viksit Bharat – Nutrition, Empowerment, and Livelihood”, held from 27 February to 1 March 2025 at ICAR–Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru.

Varieties Developed

  1. Contributed to the development of the cardamom variety IISR Manushree.

  2. Contributed to the development of the cardamom variety IISR Kaveri.

Germplasm Registration

  • Registered the cardamom germplasm line IC 584058 (INGR 23102).

Patent

  • Received a patent for the design of a multilayer solar dryer.

PI

  1. Identification of core collection, characterization and maintenance of cardamom germplasm.

Co-PI

 

  1. Conservation and characterization of Piper germplasm; identification of core collection, characterization and maintenance of cardamom germplasm.

  2. Genetic resources management in tree spices.

  3. Evolving high-yielding, biotic and abiotic stress-resistant cardamom lines through selection and hybridization.

  4. ICAR Mega Seed Project: Production of nucleus planting materials of improved varieties of spice crops.

  5. Standardization of UAV-assisted precision spraying for enhanced nutrient and pesticide management in ginger and turmeric.

  6. Integrating whole genome resequencing, transcriptome sequencing, and genome-wide association analysis for allele mining of yield and quality traits in black pepper and cardamom.

  1. Akshitha HJ, Sharon A, Shivakumar MS, Prasath D, Ankegowda SJ, Muhammed Faisal P, Honnappa A, Balaji Rajkumar M. Cardamom: a leading spice crop for food, flavor and health. In: Sabu KK, Kole C, editors. The Cardamom Genome. Cham: Springer; 
    2024.