Committees

Symposium Committees

Chief Patrons

• Dr. R.S. Paroda, President, ISPGR and Chairman TAAS
• Dr. Mangi Lal Jat, Secretary, DARE & Director General, ICAR
• Dr. T. Mohapatra, Chairman, PPV&FRA

Patrons

Core Organizing Committee

Technical Program Committee

Role	Name	Designation/Affiliation
Chair	Dr. R.C. Agrawal	Vice President, ISPGR, New Delhi
Chair	Dr. T.K. Behera	Director, ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru
Co-Chair	Dr. R.K. Tyagi	Vice President, ISPGR, New Delhi
Member	Dr. K. Pradheep	OIC, ICAR-NBPGR Regional Station, Thrissur
Member	Dr. Joseph John	Ex OIC, ICAR-NBPGR Regional Station, Thrissur
Member	Dr. R. Sivaraj	Councillor (SZ), ISPGR, New Delhi
Member	Dr M.V. Dhananjaya	Principal Scientist, ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru
Member	Dr. M.R. Rohini	Councillor (South Zone), ISPGR, New Delhi
Member	Dr. Prakash Patil	Project Coordinator (Fruits), ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru
Member Secretary	Dr. Sherry Rachel Jacob	Joint Secretary, ISPGR, New Delhi

National Advisory Committee

Chairman

• Dr. Sanjay Kumar, Chairman, Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB), New Delhi

Members

• Dr. P. L. Gautam, Chancellor, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University (RPCAU), Samastipur
• Shri B. Ashok, IAS, Vice Chancellor, Kerala Agricultural University (KAU), Thrissur
• Dr. R. C. Jagadeesha, Vice Chancellor, University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences (UAHS), Shivamogga
• Dr. P. L. Patil, Vice Chancellor, University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), Dharwad
• Dr. M. Hanumanthappa, Vice Chancellor, University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), Raichur
• Dr. R. Thamizh Vendan, Vice Chancellor, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore
• Dr. Sanjay G. Bhave, Vice Chancellor, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth (DBSKKV), Dapoli
• Dr. R. Sarada Jayalakshmi Devi, Vice Chancellor, Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU), Andhra Pradesh
• Dr. K. Dhanumjaya Rao, Vice Chancellor, Dr. YSR Horticultural University (Dr YSRHU), Andhra Pradesh
• Dr. Aldas Janaiah, Vice Chancellor, Professor Jayashankar Telangana Agricultural University (PJTSAU), Telangana
• Dr. Raji Reddy Danda, Vice Chancellor, Sri Konda Laxman Telangana Horticultural University (SKLTGHU), Telangana
• Dr. V. B. Patel, Assistant Director General (Fruits and Plantation Crops), ICAR, New Delhi
• Dr. Sudhakar Pandey, Assistant Director General (Flowers, Vegetables, Spices and Medicinal Plants), ICAR, New Delhi
• Dr. Sanjeev Gupta, Assistant Director General (Seeds, Oilseeds and Pulses), ICAR, New Delhi
• Dr. D. K. Yadava, Director (Acting), ICAR–National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR)
• Dr. Parveen Kumar, Director (Acting), ICAR–Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute (CCARI), Goa
• Dr. Vinod Kumar Singh, Director (Acting), ICAR–Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA), Hyderabad
• Dr. G. Byju, Director, ICAR–Central Tuber Crops Research Institute (CTCRI), Thiruvananthapuram
• Dr. K. B. Hebbar, Director, ICAR–Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (CPCRI), Kasaragod
• Dr. Jai Sunder, Director, ICAR–Central Island Agricultural Research Institute (CIARI), Port Blair
• Dr. C. Tara Satyavathi, Director, ICAR–Indian Institute of Millets Research (IIMR), Hyderabad
• Dr. R. K. Mathur, Director, ICAR–Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research (IIOR), Hyderabad
• Dr. K. Suresh, Director, ICAR–Indian Institute of Oil Palm Research (IIOPR), Pedavegi
• Dr. R. M. Sundaram, Director, ICAR–Indian Institute of Rice Research (IIRR), Hyderabad
• Dr. R. Dinesh, Director, ICAR–Indian Institute of Spices Research (IISR), Kozhikode
• Dr. R. Selvarajan, Director, ICAR–National Research Centre for Banana (NRCB), Tiruchirappalli
• Dr. P. Govindaraj, Director, ICAR–Sugarcane Breeding Institute (SBI), Coimbatore
• Dr. J. Dinakara Adiga, Director, ICAR–Directorate of Cashew Research (DCR), Puttur
• Dr. Gopal Lal, Director (Acting), National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM), Hyderabad

Organising Committee

Chair
Dr. T. K. Behera, Director, ICAR–Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (ICAR-IIHR)

Members

• Dr. Prakash Patil, Project Coordinator (Fruits), ICAR-IIHR
• Dr. M. Sankaran, Head, Division of Fruit Crops, ICAR-IIHR
• Dr. H. C. Prasanna, Head, Division of Vegetable Crops, ICAR-IIHR
• Dr. P. Naveen Kumar, Head, Division of Flower and Medicinal Crops, ICAR-IIHR
• Dr. Sriram S., Head, Division of Crop Protection, ICAR-IIHR
• Dr. Basavaprabhu L. Patil, Head, Division of Basic Sciences, ICAR-IIHR
• Dr. R. K. Gautam, Head, Division of Germplasm Evaluation (DGE), ICAR–NBPGR
• Dr. Anju Mahendru Singh, Head, Division of Genomic Conservation (DGC), ICAR–NBPGR
• Dr. P. K. Singh, Head, Division of Plant Exploration and Germplasm Collection (DPEGC), ICAR–NBPGR
• Dr. Rakesh Singh, Head, Division of Germplasm Registration (DGR), ICAR–NBPGR
• Dr. Celia Chalam V., Head, Division of Plant Quarantine (DPQ), ICAR–NBPGR
• Dr. Sunil Archak, Officer-in-Charge, Germplasm Evaluation and Processing Unit (GEPU), ICAR–NBPGR
• Dr. L. Saravanan, Officer-in-Charge, ICAR–NBPGR Regional Station, Hyderabad
• Dr. Sunil Gomashe, Officer-in-Charge, ICAR–NBPGR Regional Station, Akola
• Dr. Varalakshmi L. R., Head (I/c), Division of Natural Resources, ICAR-IIHR
• Dr. Senthil Kumaran G., Head (I/c), Division of Post-Harvest Technology & Agricultural Engineering (PHT & AE), ICAR-IIHR
• Dr. R. Senthilkumar, Head (I/c), Division of Social Sciences & Technology (SST), ICAR-IIHR
• Dr. G. C. Acharya, Head (I/c), Central Horticultural Experiment Station (CHES), Bhubaneswar
• Dr. Muralidhara B. M., Head (I/c), Central Horticultural Experiment Station (CHES), Coorg
• Dr. G. Karunakaran, Principal Scientist & General Secretary, Society for Promotion of Horticulture (SPH)
• Dr. M. V. Dhananjaya, Principal Scientist & Joint Secretary, SPH
• Dr. Vasugi C., Principal Scientist, ICAR-IIHR
• Dr. Sumangala H. P., Principal Scientist & Nodal Officer (Landscaping), ICAR-IIHR
• Dr. Sridhar V., Principal Scientist, ICAR-IIHR
• Dr. Anil Kumar Nair, Principal Scientist, ICAR-IIHR
• Dr. Shankar S. Hebbar, Principal Scientist, ICAR-IIHR
• Dr. Balakrishna B., Principal Scientist, ICAR-IIHR
• Dr. Nandeesha, Principal Scientist, ICAR-IIHR
• Dr. G. R. Smitha, Principal Scientist, ICAR-IIHR & Treasurer, SPH
• Dr. T. Usha Bharathi, Senior Scientist, ICAR-IIHR
• Dr. B. R. Raghu, Senior Scientist, ICAR-IIHR

Member Secretary

• Dr. E. Sreenivasa Rao, ICAR–Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (ICAR-IIHR)