Faculty Detail

Dr Karthikeyan Thiyagarajan

Associate Professor

Amity Institute of Organic Agriculture

Qualifications
Graduation : B.Sc(Microbiology)-2002,Bharathidasan University, Trichy

Post Graduation : M.Sc(Plant Biotechnology)-2005,Bharathidasan University, Trichy

Doctorate : Ph.D.(Agrobiodeversity)-2009,Sant' Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy
Experience
14 Jul 2025 - Present
Associate Professor,
Amity Institute of Organic Agriculture

01 Jun 2022 - 12 May 2025
Research Consultant-Post Doctoral,
Borlaug Institute for South Asia-CIMMYT,
India

30 Jan 2018 - 30 Sep 2019
Research Consultant-Post Doctoral,
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre,
Mexico

04 Jan 2016 - 31 Dec 2017
Research Consultant-Post Doctoral,
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre,
Mexico

10 Dec 2014 - 10 Dec 2015
Vavilov-Frankel Fellow,
Bioversity International and CIMMYT,
Mexico

02 Jul 2012 - 24 Jan 2014
ENEA International Fellow,
Italian National Agency for New TESE Development,
Italy

03 Jun 2010 - 03 Aug 2011
Assistant Professor,
Srimad Andvan Arts and Science College,
Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
Current Courses Taught
Agronomy of Commercial Crops

Seed Production Technology

Thesis Project
Publications
Genetic Analysis of Quinoa Germplasms Reveal Genome Level Complexity ,
Current Research in Agriculture and Farming (CRAF)

The Chenopodium quinoa Crop Improvement: A Comprehensive Review Analysis ,
Current Research in Agriculture and Farming (CRAF)

Molecular markers for the identification of BNI capacity in chromosome addition lines and their use in marker-assisted breeding ,
Euphytica (Springer)
Activities
EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS: Academic Editor in PLOS One 2024 onwards. Associate Editor JMIRxBio 2024 onwards. EDITORIAL REVIEW CONTRIBUTIONS: Elsevier: Food Chemistry X, Enzyme and Microbial Technology, Gene. Springer: BMC Plant Biology, BMC Genomics, Achieves of Microbiology, Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, Journal of Biosciences, Journal of Genetics. PLOS: PLOS One. Taylor and Francois: Cogent Food & agriculture. MDPI: Agriculture, Agronomy, Current issues in molecular biology, DNA, Genes, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Life, Plants, Horticulture, Crops, Nitrogen. Frontiers: Frontiers in Plant Science, Frontiers in Genetics, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. POL Scientific: Journal of Biological Methods. CAAS Agricultural Journals: Czech Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding.

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