Rakesh K Srivastava
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), India
Biography
Rakesh K Srivastava obtained his Ph.D. from the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) New Delhi, India. He currently leads the pearl millet genomics team at ICRISAT. He is extensively involved in generation of various genetic and genomic resources, mining, mapping and deployment of QTLs/genes for various biotic, abiotic, grain and fodder quality traits in collaboration with the National Agricultural Research System (NARS) in pearl millet. He has contributed significantly towards the international whole genome sequencing for pearl millet involving world reference germplasm and entire association mapping panel. He is actively involved in various capacity building programs for NARS.
Abstract
Abstract : Translating advances in pearl millet genomics to farmer preferred cultivars