Research collaboration with IRRI under Melinda Gates and Bill Gates Foundation funded CSISA Project - High Temperature Tolerant Rice varietal development.
Rice Breeding works on All India Coordinated Research (AICRIP - ICAR) Project on Rice
EDUCATION
Master of Science in Plant Breeding and Genetics
Doctorate in Plant Breeding and Genetics on Rice
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Rice Genetic Improvement
Rice Breeding work
Traits specific Genetic Improvement in crops like Rice, Cotton, Medicinal plants and Pulses
Tissue culture
Traits improvement in field crops for Climate variation
69
Scholar Citations
4
Scholar h-index
2
Scholar i10-index
RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Insecticidal Potential of Essential Oil and Sesquiterpene Alcohols from Leaves of Clausena indica (Dalz.) Oliver Against Spodoptera litura, Helicoverpa armigera, and Tribolium … JA Devi, R Thangapandian, C Vijayaraghavan, RRD Patel, SR Kiran Neotropical Entomology 54 (1), 68 , 2025 2025 Citations: 4
Impact of environments on combining ability and heterosis in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) M Meera, A Subramanian, N Premalatha, NM Boopathi, D Vijayalakshmi, ... The Nucleus, 1-11 , 2025 2025
Stability analysis of cotton hybrids for yield and fiber quality using GGE biplot, WAASB, and MTSI approaches M Meera, A Subramanian, N Premalatha, NM Boopathi, D Vijayalakshmi, ... 2025
Rapid genetic purity test in rice (Oryza sativa L.) using novel Transit albino mutant RTSRS Rangasami2 Nepal Journal of Science and Technology 22 (No. 1 | Jan-Jun 2024), 39 - 45 , 2024 2024
Rapid Genetic Purity Test in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Using Novel Transit Albino Mutant R Thangapandian, SRS Rangasami Nepal Journal of Science and Technology 22 (2), 39-46 , 2023 2023
Transient albino and revertible to green (TARGreen) rice mutant: simple, affordable and beneficial novel tag for rapid genetic purity testing in rice ( Oryza sativa L.) R Thangapandian, N Manikanda Boopathi, A Yuvaraja Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 67 (8), 1949-1955 , 2020 2020
Revealing the genetic inheritance of elongated uppermost internode ( eui ) gene in spontaneous mutant of rice ( Oryza sativa L.). R Thangapandian, NM Boopathi, A Yuvaraja 2019
Validation of elongated uppermost internode (eui) gene with functional markers in spontaneous mutant rice (Oryza sativa L.) A Yuvaraj, R Thangapandian, NM Boopathi Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding 9 (4), 1303-1307 , 2018 2018
Validation of elongated uppermost internode (eui) gene with functional markers in spontaneous mutant in rice (Oryza sativa L.) R Thangapandian, NMBA Yuvaraja Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding 9 (4), 1303-1307 , 2018 2018 Citations: 1
Allelic inheritance of elongated uppermost internode (eui) gene in spontaneous mutant of rice (Oryza sativa L.) R Thangapandian, NMBA Yuvaraja A National Seminar on "Current Challenges and Innovative Breeding Approaches … , 2018 2018
Review Paper on Research Prespective On Sesame For Present and Future in India R Thangapandian, AYA Gopikrishnan A National Seminar on "Current Challenges and Innovative Breeding Approaches … , 2018 2018
Role of women farmers in social importance: Germplasm conservation and utilization by women farmers in TamilNadu R Thangapandian, AYS Anbumani Ameya ISBN:978-93-5273-955-4, 188-192 , 2018 2018
Endogenous Gibberellic Acids (GAs) Biosynthesis Is Tool to Characterization of Elongated Uppermost Internode (eui) Gene for Panicle Exsertion in Rice (Oryza sativa L.): A HPLC … AYAGK R. Thangapandian*1, N. Manikanda Boopathi2 Chemical Science Review and Letters 6 (23), 1700-1705 , 2017 2017
Farmer participatory varietal selection in pearl millet: Experience in vertisol tract of Southern districts of Tamil Nadu MJVS R. Thangapandian*1, P. Sumathi2, A. Yuvaraja2 Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding, 8 (3), 870-873 , 2017 2017 Citations: 3
Characterisation and evaluation of 646 greengram (Vigna radiata) genotypes for constituting core collection RSSJ M. Pandiyan1, N. Senthil2, D. Packiaraj1, Sanjeev Gupta4, N.Nadarajan4 ... Wudpecker Journal of Agricultural Research 1 (8), 294-301 , 2012 2012 Citations: 42
Rapid micro propagation techniques for conserving Centella asiatica - a valuable medicinal herb. R Thangapandian, PS Devi, V Theresa 2012 Citations: 8
Development of heat tolerant breeding lines and varieties in rice R Thangapandian, T Jayaraj, ED Redona, S Sheryl Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources 23 (01), 1-3 , 2010 2010 Citations: 11
Inheritance of floral traits in spontaneous mutants in rice (Oryza sativa L.) RTK Thiyagarajan current science 87 (8), 1051-1052 , 2004 2004
Identification of wide compatible and maintainer for WA-CMS lines in rice ( Oryza sativa L.). R Thangapandian 2004
Genetic diversity of indica, aus and japonica wide compatibility varieties (WCVs) of rice using RAPD RTK Thiyagarajan Pant nagar journal of research 1 (2), 28-32 , 2003 2003
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Characterisation and evaluation of 646 greengram (Vigna radiata) genotypes for constituting core collection RSSJ M. Pandiyan1, N. Senthil2, D. Packiaraj1, Sanjeev Gupta4, N.Nadarajan4 ... Wudpecker Journal of Agricultural Research 1 (8), 294-301 , 2012 2012 Citations: 42
Development of heat tolerant breeding lines and varieties in rice R Thangapandian, T Jayaraj, ED Redona, S Sheryl Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources 23 (01), 1-3 , 2010 2010 Citations: 11
Rapid micro propagation techniques for conserving Centella asiatica - a valuable medicinal herb. R Thangapandian, PS Devi, V Theresa 2012 Citations: 8
Insecticidal Potential of Essential Oil and Sesquiterpene Alcohols from Leaves of Clausena indica (Dalz.) Oliver Against Spodoptera litura, Helicoverpa armigera, and Tribolium … JA Devi, R Thangapandian, C Vijayaraghavan, RRD Patel, SR Kiran Neotropical Entomology 54 (1), 68 , 2025 2025 Citations: 4
Farmer participatory varietal selection in pearl millet: Experience in vertisol tract of Southern districts of Tamil Nadu MJVS R. Thangapandian*1, P. Sumathi2, A. Yuvaraja2 Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding, 8 (3), 870-873 , 2017 2017 Citations: 3
Validation of elongated uppermost internode (eui) gene with functional markers in spontaneous mutant in rice (Oryza sativa L.) R Thangapandian, NMBA Yuvaraja Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding 9 (4), 1303-1307 , 2018 2018 Citations: 1
Impact of environments on combining ability and heterosis in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) M Meera, A Subramanian, N Premalatha, NM Boopathi, D Vijayalakshmi, ... The Nucleus, 1-11 , 2025 2025
Stability analysis of cotton hybrids for yield and fiber quality using GGE biplot, WAASB, and MTSI approaches M Meera, A Subramanian, N Premalatha, NM Boopathi, D Vijayalakshmi, ... 2025
Rapid genetic purity test in rice (Oryza sativa L.) using novel Transit albino mutant RTSRS Rangasami2 Nepal Journal of Science and Technology 22 (No. 1 | Jan-Jun 2024), 39 - 45 , 2024 2024
Rapid Genetic Purity Test in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Using Novel Transit Albino Mutant R Thangapandian, SRS Rangasami Nepal Journal of Science and Technology 22 (2), 39-46 , 2023 2023
Transient albino and revertible to green (TARGreen) rice mutant: simple, affordable and beneficial novel tag for rapid genetic purity testing in rice ( Oryza sativa L.) R Thangapandian, N Manikanda Boopathi, A Yuvaraja Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 67 (8), 1949-1955 , 2020 2020
Revealing the genetic inheritance of elongated uppermost internode ( eui ) gene in spontaneous mutant of rice ( Oryza sativa L.). R Thangapandian, NM Boopathi, A Yuvaraja 2019
Validation of elongated uppermost internode (eui) gene with functional markers in spontaneous mutant rice (Oryza sativa L.) A Yuvaraj, R Thangapandian, NM Boopathi Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding 9 (4), 1303-1307 , 2018 2018
Allelic inheritance of elongated uppermost internode (eui) gene in spontaneous mutant of rice (Oryza sativa L.) R Thangapandian, NMBA Yuvaraja A National Seminar on "Current Challenges and Innovative Breeding Approaches … , 2018 2018
Review Paper on Research Prespective On Sesame For Present and Future in India R Thangapandian, AYA Gopikrishnan A National Seminar on "Current Challenges and Innovative Breeding Approaches … , 2018 2018
Role of women farmers in social importance: Germplasm conservation and utilization by women farmers in TamilNadu R Thangapandian, AYS Anbumani Ameya ISBN:978-93-5273-955-4, 188-192 , 2018 2018
Endogenous Gibberellic Acids (GAs) Biosynthesis Is Tool to Characterization of Elongated Uppermost Internode (eui) Gene for Panicle Exsertion in Rice (Oryza sativa L.): A HPLC … AYAGK R. Thangapandian*1, N. Manikanda Boopathi2 Chemical Science Review and Letters 6 (23), 1700-1705 , 2017 2017
Inheritance of floral traits in spontaneous mutants in rice (Oryza sativa L.) RTK Thiyagarajan current science 87 (8), 1051-1052 , 2004 2004
Identification of wide compatible and maintainer for WA-CMS lines in rice ( Oryza sativa L.). R Thangapandian 2004
Genetic diversity of indica, aus and japonica wide compatibility varieties (WCVs) of rice using RAPD RTK Thiyagarajan Pant nagar journal of research 1 (2), 28-32 , 2003 2003