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Department of Biotechnology

Dr. Neeta Shivakumar, Assistant Professor Dr. Neeta Shivakumar
Educational Qualification Ph.D (Biotechnology), Kuvempu University
Experience Teaching: 5 years
R&D: 7 years
Area of Interest Plant tissue culture, Genetic Engineering and Agriculture Biotechnology
Email ID neeta@rvce.edu.in  

List of Publications:
Papers Published in National Journals:
  1. Vastrad, N V., Sulikeri, S. and Hegde. R., Effect of light Intensity and Vermicompost on Quality of ginger, Karnataka Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Vol 14(4): 1143-1144 (2000) .
  2. Vastrad, N. V., Hegde, R and Girithammanavar, V., 2006. Effect of light Intensity and Vermicompost on Yield of ginger. Karnataka Journal of Agricultural Sciences. Vol 20(3): 987-994
  3. Vastrad, N. V., Hegde, R and Girithammanavar, V., 2006. Effect of light Intensity and Vermicompost on Growth parameters of ginger. Karnataka Journal of Agricultural Sciences. Vol: 20(4): 1132-1136.
  4. Vastrad, N.V., Patil, P.N. and Dinesh, M R., In vitro propagation of papaya (Carica papaya) from the field grown trees. Journal of Horticultural Sciences Vol 2:99-102.
  5. Vastrad, N. V., Lalita, A. and Patil, P. N. 2006. A Male and hermaphoridite marker for sex determination in Papaya (Carica papaya L). Journal of Asian Horticulture Vol. 2 (2): 72-74
  6. Patil, P.N, Vastrad, N.V and Dinesh, M R., Donar plant climatic factors effect the in vitro establishment of (Carica papaya L). Accepted for publication in Journal of Ecobiology. – In press
  7. Vastrad, N. V., Basavaraj, B. and Girithammanavar, V., Comparative analysis of banana cultivars in the hilly regions of Karnataka – Accepted for publication in Karnataka Journal of Agricultural Sciences. – In press.
  8. Rapid Clonal propagation of ginger- Kissan World- Oct 2001-pp 12.
  9. Patil, P.N, Vastrad, N.V and Dinesh, M R., 2009. Donar plant climatic factors affect the in vitro establishment of (Carica papaya L). Journal of Ecobiology, 24(1)17-30

Attended
1) One day workshop on "e-waste recycle and waste management" held on 20th March 2010, at RVCE
2) All India Seminar on Sensor and Sensor networks for monitoring air, water and Food pollution from 28-29th of May 2010 at the Institute of Engineers, Bangalore.
3) Attended faculty development programme on Teaching engineering using Lab View by IUCEE from 28-30th June 2010 at RVCE.
4) All India Seminar on New Frontiers in Food Engineering(conducted by Institution of Engineers India) from 22 -23rd of October 2010 at the Institute of Engineers, Bangalore

Grants received

Name of PI & Co- PI

Project Title

Year of sanction & duration

Funding Agency

Total Amount Sanctioned
In Lakhs

Dr Neeta Shivakumar(PI)
Dr Pushpa Agrawal (Co-PI)

Crop improvement of ginger   (Zingerber officinale)

2010
(3 Years)

Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum

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