AKILA CHANDRA SEKHAR

About

• Molecular Markers, Mapping and QTL identification – Millets in General and Foxtail Millet in particular – Germplasm Screening, Mapping Population(s) Development, QTL’s for Yield and Yield under Field Drought Stress and Nutritional Quality Traits
• Algal Biotechnology – Documentation, Pure Culture Establishment, Molecular Characterization and Bioprospecting for Industrially Important Compounds, Secondary Materials and Prospects of Biofuel (Biodiesel, Bioethanol and Hydrogen) Production from Local Freshwater Algal Strains

Employment

• YOGI VEMNA UNIVERSITY Professor
  2022 - Present
• Yogi Vemana University Associate Professor
  2019 - 2022
• Yogi Vemana University Assistant Professor
  2007 - 2019

Education

• University of Hyderabad Ph.D.,
  1999 - 2006
• Univerity of Hyderabad M.Sc.
  1997 - 1999

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (43)

• Allele mining for strong culm genes in mutant Sambha Mahsuri background
  Gene Reports 2025 0 citations DOI: 10.1016/j.genrep.2025.102308
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• Grain Filling, and Rice Biofortification Impact on Seedling Vigour
  International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences 2025 0 citations DOI: 10.20546/ijcmas.2025.1409.003
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• Genome Sequence and Association Analysis Reveal Allelic Variants for Agronomically Important Traits in Foxtail Millet (Setaria italica L.) Germplasm
  Research Square 2025 0 citations DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-7465120/v1
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• Genetic Variability Studies for Morpho-Physiological and Yield-attributing Traits in Foxtail Millet (Setaria italica L. Beauv.)
  International Journal of Environment and Climate Change 2024 1 citation DOI: 10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i84331
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• TRAIT ASSOCIATION ANALYSIS AND DIVERSITY ASSESSMENT IN BROWN TOP MILLET (Brachiaria ramose L.) GERMPLASM LINES
  The Journal of Research ANGRAU 2024 0 citations DOI: 10.58537/jorangrau.2024.52.2.02
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• Genetic Improvement of Foxtail Millet (Setaria italica L.)
  Genetic Engineering of Crop Plants for Food and Health Security Volume 2 2024 0 citations DOI: 10.1007/978-981-97-3119-0_11
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• Genetic Improvement of Foxtail Millet (Setaria italica L.)
  Genetic Engineering of Crop Plants for Food and Health Security 2024 0 citations DOI: 10.1007/978-981-97-3119-0_11
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• Agro-Morphological, Physiological and Biochemical Analysis of Foxtail Millet (Setaria Italica L.) Landraces Along with Released Cultivars Under Induced Drought Stress
  Ssrn 2023 1 citation DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4489736
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• Molecular genetic and taxonomical relationship among selected Setaria species using inter simple sequence repeat (ISSR’s) and microsatellite (SSRs) markers
  Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 2023 1 citation DOI: 10.1007/s10722-022-01474-8
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• Molecular genetics and phenotypic assessment of foxtail millet (Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv.) landraces revealed remarkable variability of morpho-physiological, yield, and yield‐related traits
  Frontiers in Genetics 2023 15 citations DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1052575
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