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Dr. V Ravi Kumar
Designation: Senior Technical Assistant | At IIMR Since: 2010
Email: ravi@millets.res.in; ravi@icar.gov.in | Mobile:9177606362 / 9490476098
Phone(O): +91-40-24599362 | Fax :- +91-40-24599304
Academic Qualifications
Ph.D (Environmental Science), Master of Computer Applications
Work Experience:
- Expertise in APSIM and DSSAT crop model and Application of GIS in Sorghum crop.
- Big Data Analytics and SAS analysis.
- Sorghum breeding activities (Crossing, data recording).
- Sorghum DUS testing.
- Establishment of IIMR Genebank and Barcode database created for 11323 germplasm sorghum accessions.
Conference/Seminar/training Attended:
- Mobile Application Development in Indian Languages, CDAC, Hyderabad. 15 – 19 November, 2016.
- Big Data Analytics in Agriculture, NAARM, Hyderabad. 13 – 22 June, 2016.
- Geospatial Analysis in Agriculture and Data Requirement for ICAR Geoportal, NAARM, Hyderabad. 29-30 March 2016.
- Management of Plant Genetic Resources, NBPGR, New Delhi. 16 – 25 September, 2013.
- Plant Genetic Resources and Genebank Management, ICRISAT, Hyderabad. 7- 12 October 2013.
- SAS for trainers, NAARM, Hyderabad. 26 June – 2 August 2010.
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V Ravi Kumar
Last Updated on 17th February 2017