Akilan Mano

@tnau.ac.in

Senior Research Fellow, Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics
Anbil Dharmalingam Agricultural College and Research Institute

Akilan Mano


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EDUCATION

M.Sc. (Ag) in Genetics and Plant Breeding

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Plant Genetics, Plant Breeding, Rice Breeding, Plant Tissue Culture, Mutation Breeding
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Scholar Citations

7

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RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Mutation Breeding for Yield and Quality Traits in Pulses
    A Karthikeyan, M Akilan, JK Lekshmi, D Sankaran, A Gunasekaran, ...
    Mutation Breeding in Crop Improvement: Principle and Application, 81-89 , 2026
    2026
  • Genomics-assisted breeding approaches for protein biofortification in rice grains
    M Kavipriya, S Rohit, P Jeyaprakash, K Sakthivel, S Rathika, ...
    Molecular Breeding 45 (12), 101 , 2025
    2025
  • Marker-trait association for grain protein content in rice RIL population of IG 29 x Mappillai Samba through bulked segregant analysis
    M Kavipriya, P Jeyaprakash, M Akilan, S Rohit, K Sakthivel, S Rathika, ...
    Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology 34 (4), 1042-1057 , 2025
    2025
  • Prioritization of candidate genes regulating the dwarfness in rice by integration of whole-genome and transcriptome analyses
    G Ariharasutharsan, A Karthikeyan, S Geetha, M Raveendran, R Lalitha, ...
    Functional & Integrative Genomics 25 (1), 19 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 3
  • Multi-locus genome-wide association studies reveal genomic regions associated with sodicity tolerance in rice
    M Akilan, P Jeyaprakash, M Shanmuganathan, S Meena, V Rajanbabu, ...
    Plant Molecular Biology 115 (4), 88 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Untargeted metabolomics analysis in tolerant and susceptible landraces of rice under sodicity stress
    M Akilan, P Jeyaprakash, M Shanmuganathan, S Meena, V Rajanbabu, ...
    Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 110251 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • De Novo Transcriptome Assembly of Rice Bean ( Vigna umbellata ) and Characterization of WRKY Transcription Factors Response to Aluminum Stress
    G Ariharasutharsan, M Akilan, M Dhasarathan, M Amaravel, S Divya, ...
    Plants 13 (22), 3170 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 2
  • Morphological characterization and genetic diversity analyses of yield and yield attributing traits in sweet corn (Zea mays var. saccharata)
    A Kumar, M Akilan, R Nirmalaruban
    Journal of Scientific Research and Reports 30 (7), 635-646 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 1
  • The nutrient-rich profile of wonder cane: A comprehensive phytochemical and elemental analysis of Co 86032 sugarcane variety
    S Rohit, M Shanmuganathan, P Jeyaprakash, M Akilan, S Rathika
    Annals of Phytomedicine 13 (2), 1019-1029 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 2
  • Mapping and validating quantitative trait loci (QTL) for anthocyanin-related genes, coupled with marker analysis for pericarp pigmentation and yield traits in a black and white …
    P Savitha, P Jeyaprakash, M Akilan, S Geethanjali
    Indian Journal of Biochemistry & Biophysics 60 (12) , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 2
  • Comparative patterns of principal component and cluster analysis under sodicity and normal soil conditions in rice (Oryza sativa L.).
    M Akilan, P Jeyaprakash, M Shanmuganathan, S Meena, V Rajanbabu, ...
    Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding 14 (3) , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 3
  • Comparative delineation of genetic variability and association among yield and its contributing traits under sodic and normal soil conditions in rice (Oryza sativa L.).
    M Akilan, P Jeyaprakash, M Shanmuganathan, S Meena, V Rajanbabu
    Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding 14 (2), 591 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 1
  • Assessment of genetic variability parameters for yield and fibre quality traits of cotton (Gossypium Hirsutum L.) in F2 population
    K Keerthivarman, S Subhashini, B Madhu, K Aravind, G Ariharasutharsan, ...
    International Journal of Agricultural Science 8, 265-271 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 4
  • Untangling the physio-chemical and transcriptional changes of black gram cultivars after infection with urdbean leaf crinkle virus
    A Karthikeyan, M Akilan, SM Samyuktha, G Ariharasutharsan, ...
    Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 6, 916795 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 11
  • Multi-Omics and integrative approach towards understanding salinity tolerance in rice: A review
    P Muthuramalingam, R Jeyasri, K Rakkammal, L Satish, S Shamili, ...
    Biology 11 (7), 1022 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 51
  • Distinctive physio-biochemical properties and transcriptional changes unfold the Mungbean cultivars differing by their response to drought stress at flowering stage
    G Ariharasutharsan, A Karthikeyan, VG Renganathan, V Marthandan, ...
    Horticulturae 8 (5), 424 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 6
  • Multi-omics and integrative approach towards understanding salinity tolerance in rice: A review. Biology 11: 1022
    P Muthuramalingam, R Jeyasri, K Rakkammal, L Satish, S Shamili, ...
    2022
    Citations: 3
  • Early flowering, good grain quality mutants through gamma rays and EMS for enhancing per day productivity in rice ( Oryza sativa L.)
    V Gautam, M Swaminathan, M Akilan, A Gurusamy, M Suresh, ...
    International Journal of Radiation Biology 97 (12), 1716-1730 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 18
  • Assessment of phytochemical diversity in essential oil composition of eighteen Piper nigrum (L.) accessions from southern India
    K Ashokkumar, S Vellaikumar, M Murugan, MK Dhanya, A Karthikeyan, ...
    Journal of Essential Oil Research 33 (6), 549-558 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 15
  • Essential oil profile diversity in cardamom accessions from southern India
    K Ashokkumar, S Vellaikumar, M Murugan, MK Dhanya, ...
    Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 5, 639619 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 66

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Essential oil profile diversity in cardamom accessions from southern India
    K Ashokkumar, S Vellaikumar, M Murugan, MK Dhanya, ...
    Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 5, 639619 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 66
  • Multi-Omics and integrative approach towards understanding salinity tolerance in rice: A review
    P Muthuramalingam, R Jeyasri, K Rakkammal, L Satish, S Shamili, ...
    Biology 11 (7), 1022 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 51
  • Comparative profiling of volatile compounds in popular south Indian traditional and modern rice varieties by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry analysis
    K Ashokkumar, M Govindaraj, S Vellaikumar, VG Shobhana, ...
    Frontiers in nutrition 7, 599119 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 51
  • Studies on genetic parameters, correlation and path analysis for yield attributes and Iron content in a backcross population of rice [Oryza sativa (L.)]
    M Prasannakumari, M Akilan, S Kalaiselvan, A Subramanian, P Janaki, ...
    Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding 11 (3), 881-886 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 26
  • Early flowering, good grain quality mutants through gamma rays and EMS for enhancing per day productivity in rice ( Oryza sativa L.)
    V Gautam, M Swaminathan, M Akilan, A Gurusamy, M Suresh, ...
    International Journal of Radiation Biology 97 (12), 1716-1730 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 18
  • Assessment of phytochemical diversity in essential oil composition of eighteen Piper nigrum (L.) accessions from southern India
    K Ashokkumar, S Vellaikumar, M Murugan, MK Dhanya, A Karthikeyan, ...
    Journal of Essential Oil Research 33 (6), 549-558 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 15
  • Untangling the physio-chemical and transcriptional changes of black gram cultivars after infection with urdbean leaf crinkle virus
    A Karthikeyan, M Akilan, SM Samyuktha, G Ariharasutharsan, ...
    Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 6, 916795 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 11
  • Distinctive physio-biochemical properties and transcriptional changes unfold the Mungbean cultivars differing by their response to drought stress at flowering stage
    G Ariharasutharsan, A Karthikeyan, VG Renganathan, V Marthandan, ...
    Horticulturae 8 (5), 424 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 6
  • Study on the impact of mutagenic treatment on pollen and spikelet fertility and its relationship in rice (Oryza sativa L.).
    M Akilan, G Anand, C Vanniarajan, E Subramanian, K Anandhi
    Electronic journal of Plant Breeding 10 (2) , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 6
  • Sensitivity and insensitivity of various traits to mutagen treatment in rice ( Oryza sativa L.).
    M Akilan, C Vanniarajan, E Subramanian, K Anandhi, G Anand
    2020
    Citations: 5
  • Assessment of genetic variability parameters for yield and fibre quality traits of cotton (Gossypium Hirsutum L.) in F2 population
    K Keerthivarman, S Subhashini, B Madhu, K Aravind, G Ariharasutharsan, ...
    International Journal of Agricultural Science 8, 265-271 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 4
  • Prioritization of candidate genes regulating the dwarfness in rice by integration of whole-genome and transcriptome analyses
    G Ariharasutharsan, A Karthikeyan, S Geetha, M Raveendran, R Lalitha, ...
    Functional & Integrative Genomics 25 (1), 19 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 3
  • Comparative patterns of principal component and cluster analysis under sodicity and normal soil conditions in rice (Oryza sativa L.).
    M Akilan, P Jeyaprakash, M Shanmuganathan, S Meena, V Rajanbabu, ...
    Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding 14 (3) , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 3
  • Multi-omics and integrative approach towards understanding salinity tolerance in rice: A review. Biology 11: 1022
    P Muthuramalingam, R Jeyasri, K Rakkammal, L Satish, S Shamili, ...
    2022
    Citations: 3
  • De Novo Transcriptome Assembly of Rice Bean ( Vigna umbellata ) and Characterization of WRKY Transcription Factors Response to Aluminum Stress
    G Ariharasutharsan, M Akilan, M Dhasarathan, M Amaravel, S Divya, ...
    Plants 13 (22), 3170 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 2
  • The nutrient-rich profile of wonder cane: A comprehensive phytochemical and elemental analysis of Co 86032 sugarcane variety
    S Rohit, M Shanmuganathan, P Jeyaprakash, M Akilan, S Rathika
    Annals of Phytomedicine 13 (2), 1019-1029 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 2
  • Mapping and validating quantitative trait loci (QTL) for anthocyanin-related genes, coupled with marker analysis for pericarp pigmentation and yield traits in a black and white …
    P Savitha, P Jeyaprakash, M Akilan, S Geethanjali
    Indian Journal of Biochemistry & Biophysics 60 (12) , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 2
  • Response for Callus Induction in Popular Indica Rice Varieties and Its Mutant Lines Using Different Media Combinations
    A Manoharan, A Gurusamy, V Chocklingam, S Elangovan, ...
    Biosciences Biotechnology Research Asia 17 (2), 407-412 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 2
  • Multi-locus genome-wide association studies reveal genomic regions associated with sodicity tolerance in rice
    M Akilan, P Jeyaprakash, M Shanmuganathan, S Meena, V Rajanbabu, ...
    Plant Molecular Biology 115 (4), 88 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Untargeted metabolomics analysis in tolerant and susceptible landraces of rice under sodicity stress
    M Akilan, P Jeyaprakash, M Shanmuganathan, S Meena, V Rajanbabu, ...
    Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 110251 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1