International Conference on Banana (ICB 2020)

Innovations in sustainable production and value chain management in

Banana

(22-25, February, 2020)

Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India

LIST OF PRESENTATIONS

SESSION - I

GERMPLASM AND CROP DIVERSITY

22/02/2020

S.No. Title Authors Mode of

presentation

Key note

1. Musa Genetic Resources

Management – A global perspective

Nicolas Roux

The Alliance Bioversity

International and CIAT, France

Keynote

2. Role of ICAR-NBPGR in

management of Musa genetic

resources in India

Kuldeep Singh

ICAR-NBPGR, New Delhi Keynote

Oral

3. Diversity of Musa in Philippines and

its utilization

LavarneeGueco. S

Philippines

Oral

4. Musa diversity in Indonesia AgusSutanto

Indonesia

Oral

5. Banana pulp minerals: Assessment of

100 Indian Accessions

Ramajayam D, Jeyabaskaran K

J, Uma S, Saraswathi M S,

Backiyarani S, Anuradha C,

Pitchaimuthu R, Sivasankari, R

Oral

6. Altitudinal variation in physico-

chemical properties of rhizosphere

soils of wild Musa species in

Arunachal Pradesh

Sonia Devi, T; S. Suresh Kumar

Singh, and P.R. Gajurel

Oral

Poster

7. A Comprehensive Study on Indian

Cooking Bananas ABB

J.Auxcilia,

K.Soorianathasundaram,

N.Seenivasan and S.K.

Manoranjitham

Poster

8. Chromosomal localization of hAT

like transposable elements in some

AnathBandhu Das, Subrat

Kumar Dehery, Samuel Rai and

Poster

North East Indian Banana. Rabindra Kumar Sinha

9. Chimera in Red banana AAA in

Cumbum valley

T.N.Balamohan and A. Beaulah Poster

10. Morphological Characterization of

Wild Musa species in Garo Hills,

Meghalaya

A. Hajong, S.Chetry, R.Rao and

C.P. Suresh

Poster

11. Studies on genetic diversity of Musa

species found in North East India.

OyingJamoh, B. N. Hazarika,

Megha, Raghavan Poster

12. Genome types of wild and cultivated

bananas occurring in Arunachal

Pradesh and Manipur, North Eastern

India

GurumayumRanibala,,

Sorokhaibam Suresh

kumarSingh and Mohamed

Latif Khan

Poster

13. Genetic diversity assessment of

North Eastern Banana varieties Musa

spp. using SCoT markers

D. Sharmila Gayatri, M.S.

Saraswathi, A.P. Salini, R.

Soundaryan, P. Durai, S.

Backiyarani and S.Uma

Poster

14. Diversity of wild bananas Musa

species in Arunachal Pradesh, India

S. Sureshkumar Singh, P.R.

Gajurel, K. Shrivastava Poster

15. Chromosome Diversity and

karyotype asymmetry in six table top

and wild Musa species of North East

India

Subrat Kumar Dehery, Eleena

Panda and AnathBandhu Das

Poster

16. DUS characterization of farmer’s

variety Kamal Vikas at ICAR-

NRCB, Trichy

M.S.Saraswathi, P.Durai,

S.Sathish, B.Mahalakshmi,

A.Thirugnanavel,

S.Backiyarani and S.Uma

Poster

17. Estimation of mineral contents of

North Eastern banana cultivars at

two different phenological stages

R.Soundaryan,M.S.Saraswathi,

A.P.Salini, D.Sharmila Gayatri,

K.J.Jeyabhaskaran,

D.Ramajayam and S.Uma

Poster

18. Molecular and morphological

diversity analysis in dessert banana

genotypes and selection of elite

banana genotypes for coastal plain

zone of Odisha

Saudamini Swain, P.S. Munsi,

Swarnalata Das, Bipin Pradhan,

and Pragyanshree P. Sahu

Poster

19. Comparison of SSR markers of Musa

at species and sub species level for

exploitation in banana breeding

program

Chandrasekar A, Backiyarani S,

Subesh Kumar P, Saraswathi M

S and Uma S

Poster

20. Assessment of phylogenetic

relationship of co-existing members

of section Rhodochlamys and less

exploited members of section

EuMusa of genus Musa

P.Durai, S.Uma. M.S. Saraswathi , S. Backiyarani and N.Jayabalan

Poster

SESSION - II

CONVENTIONAL BREEDING STRATEGIES

22/02/2020

S.No. Title Authors Mode of

Presentation

Keynote

1. Valuation and utilization of Banana

genetic resources in crop

improvement

S. Uma

ICAR-NRCB, Trichy

Keynote

Oral

2. Hybridization and seed set in ABB x

AA cross combinations of banana

Rekha.A and Ramanjinappa. V Oral

3. NCR 17: (A hybrid to be reckoned to

revolutionize the plantain Bananas)

S.Backiyarani, P.Giribabu,

D.Ramajayam, V.Selvaraj,

P.Durai, A. Mariados, R.

Thangavelu, B. Padamanaban,

P.Sureshkumar, M.S.Saraswathi

and S.Uma

Oral

4. Banana exploration in Western

Indonesia and its screening for

resistance to BBTV

Sukartini, AgusSutanto, Edison

HS, Deni Emilda, Jumjunidang,

AgusNurawan, Nusyrwan,

EllinaMansyah, Hardiyanto, Sri

HendrastutiHidayat, Siti

Subandiyah, John Thomas

Oral

5. Development of Fusarium wilt Race

I tolerant mutants through mutation

breeding

Saraswathi M.S, Kannan G,

Thangavelu R, Ganapathy TR,

Bathrinath M, Backiyarani S

and Uma S

Oral

6. Evaluation of Seed Vigour Tests in

Fresh and Aged Seeds of

Musabalbisiana L. for Germplasm

Conservation

Shivani Singh, J. Radhamani,

Rajeev Kumar and Anuradha

Agrawal

Oral

Poster

7. Evaluation of New Banana

Genotypes for Growth and Yield

Attributes

Paramaguru. P, C. Kavitha,

S.K. Manoranjitham, K.

Soorianathasundaram and

Prakash Patil

Poster

8. Performance of Quintal Nendran

Clone in Coimbatore

Kavitha .C, P. Paramaguru1,

S.K. Manoranjitham, K.

Soorianathasundaram1 and

Prakash Patil

Poster

9. Breeding, evaluation and selection of

ornamental banana hybrids

Ramajayam D, Backiyarani S,

Uma S, Saraswathi M S,

Poster

Sivasankari, R and Ranjani, M

10. Optimization of media for in vitro

anther, ovary and ovules culture to

produced haploid plants in

Musabalbisiana.

ArabinduDebbarma and Rakhi

Chaturvedi Poster

11. Possibilities of improvement of

commercial triploid bananas through

tetraploid breeding

Gokulan, D., Backiyarani, S.,

Durai, P., Selvaraj, V. and

Uma, S.

Poster

12. Accelerated banana breeding through

chromosome doubling of diploid

banana

S.Kalpana, S. Backiyarani,

R.Karthic, S. Saranya, D.

Ramajayam, M.S. Saraswathi,

S. Uma

Poster

13. Acceleration of banana breeding

through multiple shoot formation in

embryo culture

Saranya S,

BackiyaraniSuthanthiram,

EuginPerianayagaraj S, Uma

Subbaraya

Poster

14. Standardization of in vivo and in

vitro germination protocol for

Musaaurantiaca an under exploited

species of the section Rhodochlamys

J. Mahendran, M.S.Saraswathi,

N.Kavitha, S.Saranya,

D.Ramajayam, P.Durai and

S.Uma

Poster

15. Protocol standardization for the

production of putative androgenic

haploids and doubled haploids in

banana Musa spp.

Ramajayam D, Backiyarani S,

Saraswathi M S and

Sivasankari, R

Poster

SESSION - III

QUALITY PLANTING MATERIAL, ARTIFICAL

INTELLIGENCE,INTERNET OF THINGS (IoT)&SENSOR BASED

TECHNOLOGIES

22/02/2020

S.No. Abstract title Authors Mode of

Presentation

Keynote

1. Use of Satellite remote sensing for

Banana crop assessment

S.S. Ray

MNCFC, New Delhi Keynote

2. Exploiting IoT in Agriculture S. Radha,

SSN College of Engineering,

Chennai

Keynote

3. National Certificate System for Tissue

culture raised plants: A success story in

India

Shivkant Shukla

BCIL, New Delhi Keynote

Oral

4. Next generation tissue culture for the

rescue of threatened banana landrace of

Tripura, India

R. Karthic, S. Kalpana, S.

Backiyarani, M. S.

Saraswathi, S. C. Das, S.

Uma

Oral

5. Synergistic effect of Silver nitrate and

Photon Flux Density on in-vitro

multiplication of Banana (cv. Grand

Nain, AAA)

Shashi Shekhar, Nisha Kant

Pandey, Anjana Rustagi,

Neera Bhalla Sarin, Kapil

Lawrence

Oral

6. Assessment of Crop Water Footprint for

Banana in Lalgudi Block using Remote

Sensing

J. Ramachandran, R. Lalitha,

S. Vallal Kannan, K.

Sivasubramanian

Oral

7. Testing and Validation of Banana AI

app Tumaini for pest and diseases of

banana in Tamil Nadu, India

SivalingamElayabalan,

Michael Gomez

Selvaraj, Alejandro

Vergara, Henry Ruiz, Nancy

Safari, Walter

Ocimati & Guy Blomme

Oral

Poster

8. Studies on the effect of LEDs of

different wavelengths on

micropropagation of banana Musa spp.

M.S.Saraswathi, S.Uma,

G.Kannan, M.Bathrinath,

C.Karthi, and J.Mahendran

Poster

9. Intensifying the effect of plant growth

regulators on in vitro micropropagation

of Local Musa Variety of Odisha

Nimisha Mohapatra, Bikram

Keshari, Bandita Deo Poster

10. Macropropagation of traditional banana

cultivars and development of technology

package for empowerment of rural

women

R. Karthic, S. Kalpana, S.

Backiyarani, M. S.

Saraswathi, S. Uma

Poster

11. In vitro mass propagation of banana

variety Yangambi Km-5 to fulfill the

demand of farmers in Odisha

Bikram Keshari, Nimisha

Mohapatra, Bandita Deo

Poster

12. Food Grade Agar, a promising

alternative gelling agent for in vitro

micropropagation of Banana

Shalini S., Deepa Sankar P. Poster

13. Development of direct regeneration

protocol for Musa spp. cv. Udhayam

Pisang Awak(ABB) using various

explants

N.Kavitha, M.S.Saraswathi,

M.Bathrinath, G.Kannan,

S.Backiyarani and S.Uma

Poster

14. Efficient In vitro Regeneration Protocol

For Banana cv. Ney Poovan

Prabhuling G and Bhalang D Poster

15. Bio-Hardening in Micropropagated

Banana Plantlets

Prabhuling G and Ferah TP Poster

16. Potential Low Cost Gelling Agents for

In vitro Commercial Multiplication of

Banana MusaParadisica L.

K.Ravindra Kumar, B.V.K.

Bhagavan and T.Gouri

Sankar

Poster

17. Effect of biotization during secondary

hardening of tissue cultured banana cv.

Nendran

Vinayak Lamani, Meera

Manjusha A.V

Poster

18. Effect of seed priming with plant growth

regulators on in vivo germination of

different ornamental hybrid seeds

Ramajayam D, Backiyarani

S, Uma S, Saraswathi M S,

Sivasankari, R and Ranjani,

M

Poster

19. Development of an efficient protocol for

in vitro mass propagation of Musa spp.

cv. Amritsagar(AAA), Cavendish using

shoot tip and immature flower bud

explants

C.Karthi, M.S.Saraswathi,

N.Kavitha, M.Umabharathi,

M.Bathrinath and S. Uma

Poster

20. Somatic embryogenesis and genetic

fidelity of banana Musa sp. cv. Grand

Naine (AAA) Cavendish using immature

male inflorescence

RumaDebbarma, N. Tanuja,

K. Soorianathasundaram, D.

Sudhakar, and K.K. Kumar

Poster

21. An effective micropropagation protocol

for Musaspp. using meristem culture

Imnanaro and Rakhi

Chaturvedi

Poster

22. Effect of different organic additives on

In vitroregeneration from immature male

flower buds of banana cv.

KarpuraChakkeraKeli (AAB)

M. Viswanath B. V. K.

Bhagavan K. Ravindra

Kumar P. Subbaramamma M.

GirijaRani and T. Gouri

Sankar

Poster

23. Media improvement for primary

hardening of tissue cultured banana cv.

Nendran

Vinayak Lamani, Meera

Manjusha A.V

Poster

24. Macropropagation derived shoot tips as

explants to reduce endogenous bacterial

contamination in in-vitro multiplication

of banana.

Sajith. K.P Poster

25. Establishment of embryogenic cell

suspension culture in banana cv.Nendran

(AAB)

Saroja P, Backiyarani S,

Kalpana S, Karthic R, Uma S

Poster

26. Bio-priming of banana tissue culture

plantlets with PGPR and endophytes for

enhanced resistance of rhizome rot of

banana

S.K.Manoranjitham,

Thangeeswari, M.Kavino and

G.Karthikeyan

Poster

27. Development of a solution phase optical

based Gold NanoRod biosensor for

detection of Banana bunchy top virus

Vinusri S, Shylaja MR, Baiju

KV and Kumar V Poster

28. Drip irrigation monitoring and control

using wireless sensors and internet of

things for banana

Mohamed Hussain K,

Sivakumaran N

Poster

29. Agriculture and Use of ICT R D Vaidkar, T H Rathod, P

P Chavan P P Gawande, S W

Khodke and R V Zanzal,

Poster

30. Identification and Rehabilitation of

Fungal Disease Affected Banana Plant

Jayakrishna.S.S, Elango.S,

Manavaalan.G Poster

31. Applications of Internet of Things (IoT)

in agriculture with special reference to

banana for production technologies and

pest and diseases detection

Ganapathi, G., Selvarajan, R.,

Thangavelu, R.,

Padmanaban, B.,

Hemalatha,R. Radha, S.

Poster

32. A Soft computing based automatic

control for drip irrigation system for

agriculture

M.Saravanabalaji,

Dr.S.N.Sivakumaran,

S.Hemamalini,Sangaran

Poster

33. Popularity of Information and

Communication Technologies (ICT)

tools in disseminating technology among

banana farmers in Tamil Nadu

Ravichamy, P., Siva balan,

K.C, Nandakumar, S

Poster

SESSION - IV

BIOTECHNOLOGY AND OMIC APPROACHES

23/02/2020

S.No. Abstract title Authors Mode of

Presentation

Keynote

1. Molecular cytogenetics and diversity in

Musa

Eva Hribova,

IEB, Czech Republic Keynote

2. Molecular approaches in Banana

improvement: success of “Breeding

better Bananas”

Brigitte Uwimana,

IITA, Uganda Keynote

Oral

3. Genome landscape of stress-tolerant

banana cultivar

Kuntal Kumar Dey,

Nabarun Roy, Priyabrata

Sen, S.Backiyarani, S.

Uma,Mahendra Kumar

Modi

Oral

4. Genome wide identification reveals

functional and structural characteristics

of TCP gene family in banana.

Siddhant Chaturvedi,

Shahirina khan, karambir,

RupamBhunia, Siddharth

Tiwari

Oral

5. Transcriptome analysis of banana roots

under iron deficiency 0 µM Fe and

excess 00 µM Fe

Prashanti Patel, Karuna

Yadav, Ashish Kumar

Srivastava , Penna

Suprasanna ,

ThumballiRamabhatta

Ganapathi

Oral

6. Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP)

in eukaryotic translation initiation factor

gene in banana accessions might confer

resistance to Banana bract mosaic virus

Anuradha C, Barathvaj

R,Selvarajan R, Backiyarani

S and Uma S

Oral

7. Polyketide synthases of banana

Musaacuminata: an evolutionary view

Pothiraj R, Backiyarani S,

Uma S, Panneerselvam K Oral

Poster

8. Enriching the pro vitamin A PVA in

commercial cultivar through transgenic

approach

Backiyarani S,

EuginPerianayagaraj S ,

Saranya S, Muneeswari

Alias Surya S, Selvaraj V,

MayilVaganan M,

Saraswathi M.S, Uma S

Poster

9. Development and characterization of a

new set of genic SSR markers in Musa

Era Vaidya Malhotra,

Sangita Bansal, Anuradha

Poster

species Agrawal

10. Identification and validation of SNP

markers for parthenocarpic traits in

banana Musasp

Sharmiladevi S,

Backiyarani S, Sasikala

R,Anuradha C and Uma S

Poster

11. Detection of candidate genes for

Fusarium wilt resistance in banana

Subesh Kumar P ,

Backiyarani S , Thangavelu

R, Rekha A, Anuradha C

and Uma S

Poster

12. Comparative proximate analysis of

genetically engineered Musa cultivars

and its non-transgenic counterparts

EuginPerianayagaraj S ,

BackiyaraniSuthanthiram ,

Saranya S, MayilVaganan

M, Jeyabaskaran K.J, Uma

Subbaraya

Poster

13. Expression of Oryza sativanicotianamine

synthase gene in Grand Naine banana

enhances a few fold of iron in fruits

M. MayilVaganan, C.

Sivagandhi, S. Ganesan, M.

Kumaravel, I. Ravi, K. J.

Jeyabaskaran, S.

Backiyarani and S. Uma

Poster

14. Single Nucleotide Polymorphism of

dirigent gene among the contrasting

cultivars for Eumusae P. eumusae leaf

spot disease resistance

Muneeswari Alias Surya S,

Backiyarani S, Thangavelu

R, Saravanakumar A S,

Saraswathi M S and Uma S

Poster

15. In silico Docking Studies on Sweet

Pepper Hrap Protein resistance to

Xanthomonas Wilt in Banana

Balakrishnan M, S K Soam,

Ashok V. Ghatte, Srinivasa

Rao Ch.

Poster

16. Comparative analysis of AtBAG4 gene

expression using constitutive and root

specific promoters in banana cv Rasthali

Usharani T R, Sunisha C,

Sowmya H D, Umesha M,

Sriram S

Poster

17. Expression of anti-apoptotic gene AtBag

enhances tolerance to Fusarium wilt

disease in banana cv Rasthali

Sunisha C, Umesha M ,

Sowmya H. D, Usharani T.

R and Sriram.S

Poster

18. Analysis of respiratory complex genes

influencing seed development in banana

cultivars

Padhma Priya T V,

Vaidheki C, Selvi

Subramanian

Poster

19. An improved procedure of

Agrobacterium-mediated gene

transformation of bananas for producing

higher number of transgenic plants

C. Sivagandhi, S. Ganesan,

M. MayilVaganan, M.

Kumaravel, I. Ravi, S.

Backiyarani and S. Uma

Poster

20. Optimization of Growth Regulator

Combination for Direct Differentiation

of In vitro Shoot Bud Induction from

Immature Male Flower Buds of

Musaspp. cv.

KarpuraChakkerakeli(AAB)

M. Viswanath B. V. K.

Bhagavan K. Ravindra

Kumar P. Subbaramamma

M. GirijaRani and T. Gouri

Sankar

Poster

21. Evaluation of Quantitative traits in

Banana Musa spp. Genomes in Tripura

Sukhen Chandra Das, S.

Uma, M. S. Sarawathi, P. Poster

and part of North-Eastern States. Durai, P. Debnath, P. Paul

and S. Saha

22. Evolution of the aldo-keto reductase

gene family in banana Musaspp.

Pothiraj R, Backiyarani S,

Uma S, Panneerselvam K

Poster

23. Gene expression analysis and iron

quantification in Grand Naine and

Rasthali bananas genetically transformed

with Oryza sativanicotianaminesynthase

gene

S. Ganesan, M.Kalpana, C.

Sivagandhi, M.

MayilVaganan, M.

Kumaravel, I. Ravi, S.

Backiyarani and S. Uma

Poster

24. Biochemical characterization of Grand

Naine and Rasthali bananas genetically

transformed with Oryza

sativanicotianamine synthaseOsNAS

gene

C. Sivagandhi, K.

Kalaimathi, S. Ganesan,M.

Kumaravel, M.

MayilVaganan, I. Ravi and

S. Uma

Poster

25. An Omics approach to understand

Fusarium wilt disease of Banana

A.Rekha, K.V.Ravishankar,

K.Pavitra,

S.Sriram&R.H.Laxman

Poster

26. Mortality and survival rate of ECS-

derived banana plants on primary

hardening after prolonged maintenance

in culture bottles

S. Ganesan, C. Sivagandhi,

M. Kumaravel, M.

MayilVaganan, I. Ravi, S.

Backiyarani and S. Uma

Poster

27. An efficient protocol for banana

protoplast isolation from Embryogenic

Cell Suspension ECS

Vanmathividhyashini S,

Kumaravel M, Backiyarani

S, Uma S

Poster

28. Candidate Resistant Gene(s)

Identification in Banana against

Fusarium oxysporumf.sp. cubense race1

and TR4

Anuradha C, Barathvaj R,

Backiyarani S, Thangavelu

R and Uma S

Poster

29. Induction of Disease Resistance in

Banana Through in vitro Mutagenesis

Rashmi M. Hegde and

Prabhuling G Poster

30. Application of nanopore sequencing

technology for detection of RNA viruses

infecting banana and other crops

V. Balasubramanian.,

Sundaram, S., Gayathrie, T.

Krishna Reddy, M.

and Selvarajan R

Poster

31. Detection and characterization of Banana

bunchy top virus, single stranded DNA

virus infecting banana using Oxford

nanopore MinION sequencing

S. Sundaram, V.

Balasubramanian, and

Selvarajan R

Poster

SESSION – V

PLANTARCHITECTURE AND SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION

23/02/2020

S.No. Abstract title Authors Mode of

Presentation

Keynote

1. Networking for banana improvement and

sustainable production

Prakash Patil

PC, AICRP Fruits, IIHR,

Bengaluru

Keynote

2. Sustaining resilience of East African

High land Banana cropping systems

J. Kubiriba,

NARO, Uganda Keynote

Oral

3. Effect of different organic manures on

banana cv. Grand Naine with respect to

nutrient releasing and uptake pattern

K.J.Jeyabaskaran, K.N.Shiva,

M.Loganathan, V.Kumar,

R.Pitchaimuthu and S.Uma

Oral

4. Effect of cover plant on soil chemical

properties and microbial diversity under

banana cropping system in a dry hot

valley area

Xu Sheng-tao, Wei Jia-di，He

Xiang, Zhang Li, Bai Ting-ting,

Fan Hua-cai, Yin Ke-suo,Yang

Bao-ming, Li Yong-ping, Huang

Yu-ling,Wang Mei-cun, Wang

Yong-fen, Yang Pei-wen, Yu

Yan-chun, Zheng Si-jun

Oral

5. Evaluation of banana cultivars in non-

traditional banana growing regions

A.K. Singh, Rashmi Upreti and

Sunita Kumari Oral

6. Yield, fruit quality and cost economics

of summer and winter grown bananas

(Musa spp.) as influenced by use of

polypropylene based non-woven bunch

sleeves

Kumar, V., Shiva, K.N., and K.

Kamaraju Oral

7. Agriplex OA for improving Banana plant

vigour under high pH conditions.

Satish Bhonde and Vijay Patil Oral

8. Gender roles in Musa Cultivation:

Implication for Banana Bunchy Top

Disease Mitigation in South Western

Nigeria

Sunday Akinyemi Oral

Poster

9. Effect of bunch feeding and bunch

spraying on yield and post-harvest

attributes of tissue culture banana cv.

Ney poovan(AB) under hill zone of

Karnataka.

Sathish, B, R., Yallesh Kumar,

H, S., Ganapathi, M. And

Narayana Swamy, M.

Poster

10. Evaluation of commercial banana

varieties in Andaman Islands

K. Abirami, V. Baskaran and B.

A. Jerard

Poster

11. Effect of Organic and Inorganic Source

of Fertilizers on the Quantitative and

Qualitative Parameters of banana cv.

KarpuraChakkera Keli (AAB)

K.Ravindra Kumar, K.

Mamatha, R. Nagalakshmi,

B.V.K. Bhagavan, Ch.Surya

Kishore Kumar, A. Snehalatha

Rani and G. Ramanandam

Poster

12. Effect of organic manures and

micronutrients on the performance of

banana Musasp cv. Grand Naine (AAA)

under rainfed shady hilly slopes of Garo

Hills

A.S. Marak, L.K. Marak and

C.P. Suresh

Poster

13. Integrated crop management of banana

cv Tellachakkerakeli(AAA)

R.Naga Lakshmi, K.Mamatha

and B.V.K.Bhagavan

Poster

14. Studies on the influence of potassium on

growth, yield and quality of hill banana

var. sirumalai

Gopi V., K. Sivanesh and C.T.

Sathappan

Poster

15. Effect of highdensity planting and

fertigation on vegetative growth, yield

and quality of banana Musaspp. cv.

Grand Naine

Hanuman Nayak M.,

Vanajalatha K., Kiran Kumar A,

Mutyala Naidu M

Poster

16. Nutrient budgeting in recycling of

residues of banana cv. Rasthali(AAB)

K.J.Jeyabaskaran, V.Kumar,

R.Pitchaimuthu and S.Uma Poster

17. Banana- vegetable cropping system: To

enhance the farm productivity

H. C. Parmar And Vinod B. Mor Poster

18. Enhancing the inputs use efficiency for

improvement in growth and yield of

banana cv. Grand Naine

P.K. Modi, A.P. Patel, T.R. Ahir

and A. R. Patel

Poster

19. Effect of Integrated Nutrient

Management on growth and yield

attributes in Banana cv. Ney Poovan in

main and ratoon crops under hill zone of

Karnataka.

D Thippesha., D Bhavani And

Yallesh Kumar Poster

20. ‘Phule Pride’ a New variety of Banana

for Sustainable Production

N.B.Shaikh, A.V.Attar,

A.R.Mendhe, K.B.Pawar and

J.S.Chaure

Poster

21. Bunch Improvement by de-handing and

spraying of chemicals in Banana

N.B.Shaikh. A.V.Attar and

A.R.Mendhe

Poster

22. Studies on growth and yield of banana

under precision farming

A.R. Mendhe, J. S. Chaure, N.

B. Shaikh and K, B. Pawar

Poster

23. Effect of an integrated nutrient mixture

on growth and development of banana

Musa sp. varieties Velchi(AB) and

Grand Naine(AAA) in red lateritic soils

Maneesha S.R. G.R. Mahajan

and R. Ramesh

Poster

of Goa

24. Elakki Banana: A remunerative crop to

the farmers in Cuddalore District

K. Manivannan, S. Ramesh

Kumar And J. Padmanaban Poster

25. Effect of integrated nutrient management

practice on yield and biotic stress

tolerance in banana cv. Rasthali

J.Auxcilia,

K.Soorianathasundaram,

S.K.Manoranjitham and

N.Seenivasan

Poster

26. Studies on the influence of biofertilizers

and graded dose of fertilizers on

enhancing yield and quality of banana

cv. Ney poovan under coconut plantation

G. Panjavarnam, S. Parthiban

and A.Subbaiah Poster

27. Effect of non-conventional soil

ameliorants in improving the yield and

quality parameters of banana (Musa

spp.) var. Nendran in northern lateritic

soil of Kerala

Amalendu M.V Poster

28. Profitable Production of Nutrient Dense

Banana through a novel crop solutions

A Jeyabal and N Gopinath Poster

29. Effect of micronutrients on growth and

yield of banana cv. Grand Naine(AAA)

under foothills of Arunachal Pradesh

Megha Raghavan, Lalrinchhani,

B. N. Hazarika, OyingJamoh

Poster

30. Formulation of solid and liquid nutrient

mixtures for tissue culture banana var

Nendran

Neethu Prabhakar, Premalatha.

A, P.R. Suresh, N.K. Binitha,

and O.P. Mubarack

Poster

31. Performance of tissue culture raised

banana varieties for crop duration

BaleshGoudappanavar and P.

Venkatesha Murthy Poster

32. Evaluation of tissue culture raised

banana varieties for growth performance

BaleshGoudappanavar and P.

Venkatesha Murthy Poster

33. Effect of integrated nutrient management

on nutrient status of leaf and soil during

harvesting of banana cv. Ney Poovan

under hill zone of Karnataka

D Bhavani , D Thippesha and

Yalleshkumar Poster

34. Effect of Integrated Nutrient

Management on Crop Duration and Post-

Harvest Quality of Banana cv. Ney

Poovan under hill zone of Karnataka

D Bhavani , D Thippesha and

Puli Tanuja Poster

35. Effect of plant growth regulators on

yield and yield attributes of banana cv.

Nendran (AAB)

D.Vidhya and S.Arumugachamy Poster

36. Assessment of water demand for banana

in upper Bhavani basin

A. Raviraj, J. Ramachandran,

Nitin Kaushal, Arjit Mishra

Poster

37. Improvement of the quality parameters

of diploid banana Cv. Matti through

foliar application of nutrients

Swarnapriya, R. and

Rajarathinam,P. Poster

38. Effect of organic and inorganic sources

of nutrients on growth, yield and quality

Tanuja. P Poster

of banana cv. Grand Naine

39. Standardization of organic nutrient

schedule in banana cv. Grand Nainein

South Gujarat

A.P. Patel, A. N. Patel, P.K.

Modi, K.D. Bisane and A.R.

Patel

Poster

40. Effect of integrated nutrient management

on growth attributes of Banana cv. Ney

Poovan

Arthi.L.R., Arumugam Shakila,

S.Sujith Raja

Poster

41. Influence of ecophysiological factors and

biofertilizers on growth and development

in banana cv. Grand Naine under Punjab

conditions

Sachin Mathew, S.

Senthilkumar, K. Rama Krishna,

S. Srivignesh, MoumitaMalakar,

S. Manivannan and C.P. Suresh

Poster

42. Multifaceted mineral nutrient

solubilization potential of banana niche

specific plant growth promoting

rhizobacteria

S. Paulraj, M. Thangaraju, G.

Gopalaswamy, K.S.

Subramanian And N. Kumar

Poster

43. Niche-specific isolation of multifaceted

plant growth promoting rhizobacteria in

banana

S. Paulraj, M. Thangaraju, G.

Gopalaswamy, K.S.

Subramanian And N. Kumar

Poster

44. Effect of cement kiln flue dust as a

source of potassium on physical,

physiological and biochemical

parameters of banana var. Poovan

V.P.Santhi and N. Kumar Poster

45. Effect of cement kiln flue dust as a

source of potassium on biological and

nematode population of soil under

banana var. Karpooravalli

V.P.Santhi and N. Kumar Poster

46. Impact of National Banana Festival held

at AC&RI, Madurai 21-23rd July 2017 to

make policies

T.N.Balamohan, Dr. A. Beaulah Poster

47. Impact of technology dissemination

through demonstration and group

farming through FPO for exportable

production in banana

K.A.Jadhav, V.R.Surywanshi,

V.G.Vairagar, H.S.Baheti Poster

48. Constrains of banana growers in

accessing farm information in

Tiruchirapalli district

Ravichamy, P., Nandakumar, S,

Siva balan, K.C. Poster

49. Innovative techniques adopted in banana

fruit production

Yallesh Kumar, H.S,

Hemavathi, G. N,

KulapathiHipargi,

Hanumanthappa, M. Thepesha,

D and Bhumika, H. R

Poster

SESSION – VI

ADVANCES IN ABIOTIC STRESS MANAGEMENT

23/02/2020

S.No Abstract title Authors Mode of

Presentation

Keynote

1. Phenomic and molecular strategies to

enhance climate resilience in crops with

special emphasis on banana

Maheshwari

ICAR-CRIDA, Hyderabad

Keynote

2. Combining real time transpiration

phenotyping to OMICS: The key to mine

the banana diversity for water use

efficiency

Sebastien Carpentier,

KU Leuven, Belgium Keynote

3. Phenomics of drought tolerance C. Vishwanathan,

ICAR-IARI, New Delhi Keynote

Oral

4. Evaluation of ABB banana genotypes

against drought stress tolerance

I. Ravi, T. Anithasree, M.

MayilVaganan and S. Uma

Oral

5. Role of banana leaf Cuticular wax in

drought tolerance: Composition and

regulation of its biosysnthesis

Megha, HS, Rekha A,

Laxman RH, Shivashankara

KS, Ravishankar KV

Oral

6. Thermal comfort operation of greenhouse

for homogeneous plant growth: An

energy efficient approach

Revathi S, Sivakumaran N,

Radhakrishnan T K

Oral

7. In silico study of abiotic stress related

transcription factor binding sites in the

promoter regions of banana germin-like

protein genes

Balakrishnan M, S.K. Soam,

Mounika Chilukuri and Ch.

Srinivasa Rao

Oral

8. Phenotyping techniques for assessment of

abiotic stress tolerance in banana

Laxman R.H., Ravishankar

K.V., Shivashankara K.S. and

Rekha A.

Oral

Poster

9. Geostatistical Analysis and Irrigation

Scheduling for Banana in Villages of

Lalgudi Block

J. Ramachandran, R. Lalitha,

S. Vallal Kannan, K.

Sivasubramanian

Poster

10. A comparative phenotypic and

physiological study of banana under

various stress condition

DebanjaliSaikia, Bhaben

Tanti

Poster

11. A Quest for drought tolerant candidate

genes by re-annotation of uncharacterized

proteins from the transcriptome profile of

Drought tolerant and sensitive Musa

cultivars

Sasikala Rajendran,

BackiyaraniSuthanthiram,

Ravi Iyyakutty, Uma

Subbaraya

Poster

12. Studies on soil moisture stress in banana

under Jalgaon condition

A.R. Mendhe, J. S. Chaure,

N. B. Shaikh and R. J. Jadhav

Poster

13. Field screening of banana genotypes

under sodic soil

A.Nithya Devi and J.

Auxcilia

Poster

14. Reproducible regeneration and genetic

manipulation of Musa spp. for abiotic

stress alleviation

Anjana Rustagi, Vishnu Bhat

and Neera Bhalla Sarin

Poster

15. Screening of North Eastern region banana

genotypes of India against soil moisture

stress

I. Ravi, B. Viveka, T.

Anithasree, M.

MayilVaganan and S. Uma

Poster

16. Screening of banana genotypes for salt

stress tolerance

Ganesh A, P. Paramaguru, I.

Ravi, K.

Soorianathasundaram, M.

MayilVaganan, R.

Anandham

Poster

17. Different methods of extraction of plant

pigments from banana leaves

T. Anithasree, B. Viveka, N.

Vidhya, M. MayilVaganan

and I Ravi

Poster

18. Monitoring the banana plant health status

with physiological indicators

N. Vidhya, B. Viveka, T.

Anithasree, I. Ravi

Poster

19. Groundnut AhcAPX conferred abiotic

stress tolerance in transgenic banana

through modulation of the ascorbate-

glutathione pathway

Shashi Shekhar, Anjana

Rustagi, Deepak Kumar,

Mohd. Aslam Yusuf, Neera

Bhalla Sarin, Kapil Lawrence

Poster

SESSION – VII

ADVANCES IN INSECT AND NEMATODE MANAGEMENT

23/02/2020

S.No Abstract title Authors Mode of

Presentation

Keynote

1. Role of semio-chemicals in Banana pest

management: Status quo and way ahead

Kamala Jayanthi, ICAR-

IIHR, Bengaluru

Keynote

2. Cassava based biopesticides for the

management of borer pests of banana

C.A. Jayaprakas,

ICAR-CTCRI, Trivandrum

Keynote

3. Advances in Management of Banana

Nematodes

M. Nagesh,

ICAR-NBAIR, Bengaluru

Keynote

Oral

4. Morphological and molecular

characterization of banana leaf- and fruit-

scarring beetles (Coleoptera:

Chrysomelidae) from the Indian region

with distribution and host records

J. Poorani, K. D. Prathapan,

S. Amritha Kumari, C.

Anuradha, B. Padmanaban

and R. Thanigairaj

Oral

5. Biogel: a novel strategy in insect pest

management

Remya S. and Reji Rani O. P. Oral

6. Identification of volatile semio-chemicals

from banana plant by air-entrainment

method

B. Padmanaban, N.Baskar

and S.Uma Oral

7. Evaluation of Nendran based banana

(Musa sp.) hybrids for resistance to root-

lesion nematode, Pratylenchuscoffeae

P. Giribabu, C. Prabhavathi,

S. Backiyarani, Selvaraj V

and S. Uma

Oral

8. Exploration and characterization of

antinemic endophytes against root knot

nematode, Meloidogyne incognita in

banana, Musa spp.

Vetrivelkalai, P., Bhagawati,

B., Nibha Gupta., Ganeshan,

K., Nipom Dutta and

Jiban Jyoti Panda

Oral

Poster

9. GC-MS analysis of extractives of some

parts of banana plant

B.Padmanaban,

M.Mayilvaganan, S.Uma and

S.Kumaravel

Poster

10. Bio-intensive management of Rugose

Spiraling Whitefly,

Aleurodicusrugioperculatus Martin

(Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), an invasive

pest of Banana

GavasRagesh, Irulandi, S.,

Padmanaban, B and Prakash

Patil

Poster

11. Studies on occurrence of banana leaf and

Fruit Scarring Beetle,

NodostomaSubcostatum Jacoby on local

and wild banana genotypes of Tripura

Pinku Paul, Sukhen Chandra

Das, Saurav Saha

Poster

12. Banana insect pests incidence in

association to crop phenology under

South Gujarat condition

K. D. Bisane and B. M. Naik Poster

13. Olfactory responses as a measure of the

degree of susceptibility of banana

cultivars to Odoiporuslongicollis

(Olivier)

S. Palanichamy, B.

Padmanaban, M.

MayilVaganan and S. Uma

Poster

14. Biochemical profiles of leaf sheath of

banana cultivars susceptible and resistant

to Odoiporuslongicollis (Olivier) and

Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar)

S. Palanichamy, B.

Padmanaban, M.

MayilVaganan and S. Uma

Poster

15. Banana Thrips Complex: A Threat to

Banana Growers with Relation to Fruit

Quality and Their Management

K. D. Bisane, B. Padmanaban

and Prakash Patil Poster

16. In vitro evaluation of biocontrol potential

of Beauveria bassiana and

Metarhiziumanisopliae against Banana

Fruit Scarring Beetle, Basileptasubcostata

(Jac.) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

Velavan.V, B.Padmanaban,

N.Baskar, R.Thangavelu and

S.Uma

Poster

17. In vitroscreening of endophytic fungal

isolates (Beauveria

bassiana,Metarhiziumanisopliae and

Lecanicilliumlecanii) against banana

aphid, PentalonianigronervosaCoquerel

K.K.Ashif , B.Padmanaban,

N.Baskar, Velavan V and

S.Uma

Poster

18. New and emerging insect pests of banana

in India

GavasRagesh, K.D. Bisane,

Sandeep Singh, A.Y. Munj ,

Anamika Kar, IneeGogoi,

B.Padmanaban, Prakash Patil

Poster

19. Screening of banana hybrids against root

lesion nematodes under field conditions

Soorianathasundaram, K.,

Vetrivelkalai, P, Kavitha, C

and Paramaguru, P

Poster

20. Geographic range of banana skippers,

Erionotaspp. (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae)

in India and prospects for their

management using stage-specific natural

enemies

J. Poorani, B. Padmanaban

and R. Thanigairaj Poster

21. Microbial consortia for the management

of banana corm weevil, Cosmopolites

sordidus

B.Padmanaban, Loganathan

M., N.Baskar and S.Uma Poster

SESSION – VIII

POSTHARVEST HANDLING AND SMART PACKAGING

23/02/2020

S.No Abstract title Authors Mode of

Presentation

Keynote

1. Application of nanotech in

developing sensors and smart

packaging

K.S. Subramanian

DoR, TNAU, Coimbatore

Keynote

2. Post harvest handling, smart

packaging and supply chain

management in banana

C.K. Narayana

ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru Keynote

3. Innovative Strategies in banana

production and export

K.B. Patil

JISL, Jalgaon

Keynote

Oral

4. Nano Sticker- Multilayered

encapsulation of 1- MCP and

Hexanal as a smart delivery system to

enhance the shelf-life of Banana

Srivignesh, S., Subramanian,

K.S., Rama Krishna, K.,

SenthilKumar, S., Suresh, C.P.,

and Manivannan, S.

Oral

5. Energy Management of Solar

Photovoltaic Powered cold storage

System with Compressor Speed

control

L.Maheswari, N. Sivakumaran Oral

6. Assessment of Post-harvest Losses in

Banana in Tamil Nadu, a major

banana hub in India

K.N. Shiva, P. Suresh Kumar,

M. Sivakumar, S. Sridharan, K.

Kamaraju, Prakash Patil and S.

Uma

Oral

7. Decoding the biochemical

mechanism of ‘green ripening’ of

Grand Naine(MusaAAA; Cavendish

subgroup) banana at higher

temperatures

M. MayilVaganan, I. Ravi,E.

Amala Claret, K. Mailraja and

A. Nandakumar

Oral

8. Effect of chemical treatment,

packaging material and storage

conditions on shelf life of Banana

Megha H. Dahale,

KrutikaInzalkar, Ekta P. Ningot

and D. M. Panchabhai

Oral

Poster

9. Effect of Post- Harvest Chemicals on

Quality and Shelf-Life of Banana

(Musaaccuminata L.)

Hanuman Nayak M.,

Vanajalatha K., Kiran Kumar

A. and Mutyala Naidu M

Poster

10. Postharvest dipping of banana

(Musaspp) in hexanal formulation for

extended shelf life

M. Kavino, P. Mutharasua , I.

Muthuvel, J.Rajangam and K.

S. Subramanian

Poster

11. Changes in physico-chemical and C. Indu rani, J. Deepa and P. Poster

sensory characteristics of banana

fruits cv. Grand Naine during

ripening

Rajkumar

12. Effect of active packaging in

extending the shelf-life of banana cv.

Udhayam

K.N. Shiva, P. Suresh Kumar,

P. Malathi, I. Ravi, V. Kumar,

K. Kamaraju, and S. Uma

Poster

13. Effect of pre-harvest treatments on

yield and quality of banana

Megha H. Dahale1, Shubhangi

P. Haste, Ekta P. Ningot and S.

G. Bharad

Poster

14. Pre-harvest and post-harvest ripening

delay of bananas using 1-MCP and

proteomic analysis to decipher the

biochemical mechanism

M. MayilVaganan, I. Ravi, K.

N. Shiva, S. Palanichamy and

A. Nandakumar

Poster

15. Physico-chemical changes as affected

by ripening agents in banana

Priya Elizabeth Francis, K.N.

Shiva, P. Suresh Kumar, K.

Kamaraju, and S. Uma

Poster

16. Effect of natural plant extracts and

natural ethylene sources on shelf life

and ripening behaviour of bananan

cv. Grand Naine

P.Tanuja Poster

17. Evaluation of new molecules and

smart packaging methods for the

extending of the shelf life of

traditional variety Ney poovan

SureshKumar. P, Renganathan.

R, Thangavelu R, K.N.Shiva.

K.N, Kamaraju. K and

S.Uma.S

Poster

18. Standardization of caliper grade and

storage environment on the

postharvest behavior of red banana

Renganathan. R, Sureshkumar.

P, K. N. Shiva, Kamaraju. K

and Uma. S

Poster

19. Effect of sodium nitroprusside on

shelf life and quality of banana cv.

Tellachakkerakeli (AAA)

R.Naga Lakshmi, K.Mamatha,

K.Ravindra Kumar,

B.V.K.Bhagavan,

V.S.N.Deepika and

A.Snehalatha Rani

Poster

20. Enhancement of banana cv. Ney

poovan (AB) through bunch feeding

and post-shooting spray of certain

nutrients on bunch yield and post-

harvest attributes

Yallesh Kumar, H.S, Sathish, B.

R, Thepesha, D, Ganapathi M,

Nataraj, S. K and

Hanumanthappa, M

Poster

21. Post-harvest management of finger

drop in Grand Naine and Rasthali

bananas using calcium chloride

K. Mailraja, E. Amala Claret, S.

Palanichamy, A. Nandakumar,

M. MayilVaganan and I. Ravi

Poster

22. A study on marketing of banana in

Tiruchirappalli district of Tamil Nadu

R.SalvadiEaswaran Poster

SESSION – IX

ADVANCES IN FUNGAL AND BACTERIAL DISEASE MANAGEMENT

23/02/2020

S.No Abstract title Authors Mode of

Presentation

Keynote

1. Application of transgenic and genome

editing technologies for improving

banana with disease resistance

Leena Tripathi,

IITA, Kenya Keynote

2. Networking in Asia for TR-4 Management

Sijun Zheng, Bioversity Int., China

Keynote

3. Management of Xanthomonas wilt in

Africa

Guy Blomme,

Ethiopia Keynote

Oral

4. Rhizome Rot of Banana: Its Status

and Characterization

M. Loganathan, R. Thangavelu,

R. Selvarajan, B. Padmanaban

and S. Uma

Oral

5. Molecular insights of gene expression

in induction of host plant tolerance by

ICAR-FUSICONT bio-formulation

against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp.

cubense TR 4 in banana

Muthukumar. M, Sandeep

Kumar, T. Damodaran, Kavita

Yadav and S. Rajan

Oral

6. Blast/pitting disease of banana:

Current state of Knowledge and

management strategies

Sangeetha G, Hari Shankar

Singh, Srinivas Petikam and

Gobind Ch Acharya

Oral

7. Disease scenario of banana in Andhra

Pradesh

A. Snehalatha Rani, B.V.K.

Bhagavan, R. Naga Lakshmi,

Ch. S. Kishore kumar, G.

Ramanandam and Prakash Patil

Oral

8. Population variations of Fusarium

oxysporumf.sp. cubense Tropical

Race 4 (Foc TR4) under different

types of field soil and different

banana growing stage

Tingting Bai, Shengtao Xu,

Huancai Fan, Lina Liu, Kesuo

Yin, Zhixiang Guo, Baoming

Yang, Yuling Huang, Yongping

Li, Xundong Li, Li Zeng, Si-

Jun Zheng,

Oral

9. Nano Encapsulation of

Mycomolecules of

Ophiocordycepssinensis and its anti-

fungal activity against

Lasiodiplodiatheobromae causing

Stem end rot disease of Banana var.

Grand Naine

Arumuka Pravin. I., Durgadevi.

D., Srivignesh. S., Nakkeeran. S

and Krishnamoorthy. A.S

Oral

Poster

10. In vitro and in vivo banana (Musaspp)

growth promotion with native

endophytes and rhizobacteria for

control of Fusarium wilt

M. Kavino, J.Rajangam and S.

K. Manoranjitham Poster

11. Screening for resistance to Fusarium

wilt caused by Fusarium

oxysporumf.sp. cubense and current

status of Fusarium wilt (Race-1)

incidence in ‘Banana (Musaspp ) in

Tripura

Sukhen Chandra Das, S. Uma,

P. Debnath, P. Paul and S. Saha

and Amar Bahadur

Poster

12. Impact of front line demonstrations

on integrated crop management

practices in banana in Dharmapuri

district of Tamil Nadu, India

Indhumathi. K, P.S.

Shanmugam and M. Sangeetha Poster

13. Screening for sigatoka leaf spot

disease resistance among eight Indian

cultivars of banana

Ipsita Das, SubhajitSaha, Mst.

MomtajBegam, Krishna Ray Poster

14. Chemical management of Eumusae/

Sigatoka leaf spot of banana

A. Snehalatha Rani, B.V.K.

Bhagavan, Ch. S. Kishore

kumar, K. Mamatha, K.

Ravindra kumar and Prakash

Patil

Poster

15. Biopesticide Formulation of

CalotrophisProcera against Banana

Crop Diseases

Sai Sruthi M, Sushmitha M,

Ramyadevi D, Vedha Hari BN Poster

16. Isolation and Characterization of

Antagonistic Bacteria in Controlling

Fusarium Wilt Disease of Banana

Kavita Yadav, T. Damodaran,

Ram Gopal, KakoliDutt, and M.

Muthukumar

Poster

17. ITS barcodes reveal that Sigatoka leaf

spot disease complex of banana in

Kerala is caused by

Mycosphaerellaeumusae

Milsha George, Anita Cherian

K., Deepu Mathew and Vimi

Louis

Poster

18. An innovative product to manage

Fusarium wilt in Banana

S. Albert and Loganathan

Kamaraj

Poster

19. Genotypic variability in Musa spp.

for defence inducing biochemical

attributes in response to Fusarium

oxysporum f. sp. cubense (E. F. Smith

Lishma N. P., Anita Cherian K.,

Vimi Louis and Aparna K.

Gokul

Poster

20. Proteome analysis of Fusarium

oxysporumf.sp. cubense race 1(VCG

0124) challenged mutant and wild

type of cv. Rasthali (AAB, Silk)

G.Kannan, M.S.Saraswathi,

R.Thangavelu, P.Subeshkumar,

K.Paneerselvam, S.Backiyarani

and S.Uma

Poster

21. Isolation, characterization, in vitro

and in vivo studies of banana

endophytes from Assam as a potential

Ajitkumar.savani, Ashok

Bhattacharyya, Ananya Baruah,

Bandana Saikia.

Poster

biocontrol agentsagainstFusarium

oxysporumf.sp. cubense (Foc)

inciting panama wilt of banana

22. Sustainable management of Fusarium

wilt –Tropical race 4 – A boon to the

banana growers

R.Thangavelu, S. Uma, M.

Gopi, M. Prabakaran,

Loganathan, M.S.Saraswathi, S.

Backiyarani, M. Durai, N.

Marimuthu, and R. Arthee

Poster

23. Geographical distribution and host

range of Fusarium wilt of banana in

India

R.Thangavelu, P. Pushpakanth,

M.Gopi, M. Loganathan, E.

Edwin Raj and S.Uma

Poster

24. Characterization and diversity

analysis of Fusarium oxysporumf.sp.

cubense (Foc) causing Fusarium wilt

of banana in Tamil Nadu and its

management

Ponnusamy Rajesh kumar,

Raman Thangavelu,

Subramaniam Rajesh,

PeriyasamyPushpakanth and

AyyanarKamalakannan,

Poster

25. Combating Eumusae leaf spot disease

of banana under Coimbatore

conditions

S.K.Manoranjitham, C.Kavitha,

P.Paramaguru and Prakash patil

Poster

SESSION – X

PROCESSING AND WASTE VALORIZATION INCLUDING TEXTILES

23/02/2020

S.No Abstract title Authors Mode of

Presentation

Keynote

1. Future Foods C. Anandaramakrishnan,

Director, IICPT, Thanjavur

Keynote

2. ICAR- CIRCOT interventions in

value addition of Banana pseudostem

P.G. Patil,

Director, ICAR-CIRCOT,

Mumbai

Keynote

3. Pharmaceutical opportunities with

agricultural residues

C. Ruckmani,

Anna University, Trichy Keynote

4. Traditional and medicinal values of

banana in Siddha practices

Sathya Rajeshwaran,

Asst. Director, Siddha Centre

and Res. Inst. (AYUSH),

Chennai

Keynote

Oral

5. Full scale banana value addition: key

to banana business profitability and

environmental sustainability

Edwin Zulu Oral

6. Functional and structural

characteristics of starches derived

from dessert, cooking and plantain

bananas (Musa spp.)

Suresh Kumar P, Saravanan A,

Sheeba N, Shiva KN, Ravi I,

MayilVaganan M and Uma S

Oral

7. Waste valorization of banana peel

into “SEV”: a healthy snack

Dev Raj Oral

8. Performance studies of sustainable

solar tunnel dryer for drying of green

banana

Rajesh Kondareddy, N

Sivakumaran, K.

Radhakrishnan, Prakash Kumar

Nayak

Oral

Poster

9. Handmade Fabrication and Testing

of Furniture Products from Banana

Tree Residues

T.Rajamanikandan,

S.Banumathi, B.Saranya Poster

10. Evaluation of select Banana

Genotypes (Musa AAB and ABB)

for bunch traits and suitability to

flour preparation

K. T. Naveena Kumar, C.

Kavitha, K.

Soorianathasundaram, P.

Jeyakumar and S. Balakrishnan

Poster

11. Standardization and development of

banana flour based snack food

Teena Joseph, K.N. Shiva, P.

Suresh Kumar, K.J.

Jeyabaskaran, M.

MayilVaganan, K. Kamaraju,

Poster

and S. Uma

12. Evaluation of fructans content in

fruits of banana cultivars from

Southern and North Eastern regions

of India

E. Amala Claret,K. Mailraja, S.

Palanichamy, A. Nandakumar,

M. MayilVaganan and I. Ravi

Poster

13. Development and evaluation of

banana pseudostem juice based RTS

beverage

Manju P. R., Pushpalatha P.B.

and Chinchu Paulson Poster

14. Ready-to-use herbal drink of banana

pseudostem extract developed

through spray drying technique

Sushmitha M, Sai Sruthi M,

Vedha Hari BN, Ramyadevi D

Poster

15. Raw banana flour : An assessment of

its suitability for baked products

P.B. Pushpalatha, Manju, P.R.

and Chinchu Paulson Poster

16. Extraction and characterization of

pectin from pseudostem of Musaspp.

J. Jayabarath, Aswathy C.S,

Anu george, Anjalydaniel,

Susan Mathew

Poster

17. Development of banana pseudostem

and leaf based biodegradable plates

&personal hygienic products

SureshKumar. P, Divya.P,

K.N.Shiva, Marimuthu.N and

S.Uma.S

Poster

18. Development of Hydrocolloid pre-

treated low fat banana chips/ crisps

Amelia Keran. D, Jasmin K S,

Suresh Kumar. P, Shiva. K.N,

M.S. Saraswathi, and Kamaraju.

K

Poster

19. Production of ferulic acid from

degummed banana pseudostem fibres

Divya.P, Durgadevi. P,

SureshKumar. P, Shiva. K. N.

and Uma. S

Poster

20. Functional enrichment of muffin with

dietary fibre rich banana peel flour

Hema. V, Arulpandian T,

Amelia Keran. D, Suresh

Kumar. P, Shiva K. N. and

Kamaraju. K

Poster

21. Fortification of vattayappam with

banana peel flour

Roji Waghmare, Christy Anna

Gibson,RosmyDavis,Kajal

Cyril

Poster

22. Nutritional baked snack from raw

banana with utilization of chickpeas

and Indian spices.

D.M.Nivedha, Jiby.K.B,

Shreya.J.S, Sreelakshmi.S,

NavyaUnni

Poster

23. Effect of different packaging material

on physico chemical properties of

raw banana pickle

PoomakaM,J.

AlagamSireeshaJ,Emmanuel Poster

24. Characterization of Modified Starch

(MS) derived from the banana variety

Popoulu and scope of its utility in

food industry

Saravanan A, Arthee R, Suresh

Kumar P, Shiva K.N. Ravi I,

MayilVaganan M and Uma S

Poster

25. Bio fortified banana to alleviate

vitamin A deficiency. A review

Manonmani S, Vijayalakshmi

K, Alakendu P R and

Nivethakumar S.

Poster

26. Extraction and characterization of

natural dyes from infloresence of

Musa spp. for dyeing fabrics

M.Srimathi, K.Mohanya,

P.A.Sindhu, S.Niju

Poster

27. Ready to eat –Banana stem soup mix Nivedha DM,

madhuprithaM,Jenifer Poster

28. Biochemical characterization, anti-

oxidant and anti-cancerous activity of

macro-encapsulated anthocyanins

from Nendran flower bracts

A. Nandakumar, S.

Palanichamy, E. Amala Claret,

K. Mailraja, M. MayilVaganan,

I. Ravi and P. Suresh Kumar

Poster

29. Design, development and

performance of hybrid drying

technique for banana slices

Anagha Balan, J.Deepa,

P.Rajkumar, C. Indu Rani,

P.Subramanaian and K.N.Shiva

Poster

30. Technology to Prepare Powder from

Unripe Banana (Musaspp.)

A K Senapati, Dev Raj,

P.S.Pandit, F.M.Sahu,

H.G.Suthar

Poster

31. Patent trend analysis and technology

commercialization in banana at

ICAR-NRCB – A glimpse

K.Kalaiponmani,

M.S.Saraswathi, K.N.Shiva,

P.Sureshkumar, M.Loganathan

and S.Uma

Poster

32. A strategy to ensure long-term

demand for banana leaves and related

products among future generations

Devi Ravindraraj Poster

33. Zambia Banana Industrialization

Development Initiative 2020

Edwin Zulu Poster

34. Banana and its by-product utilization

in Horticulture

E.K Naik, V.S.S.V. Prasanna Poster

SESSION - XI

ADVANCES IN VIRAL DISEASE MANAGEMENT

23/02/2020

S.No. Abstract title Authors Mode of

Presentation

Keynote

1. Importance of virus in International

movement of germplasm

John E. Thomas,

QUT, Australia Keynote

2. RPA – A novel technology in detection of

banana bunchy top virus

V.K. Baranwal,

ICAR-IARI, New Delhi Keynote

Oral

3. Virus diagnostics and impact of

certification of tissue culture banana

plants in India

Selvarajan R Oral

4. Purification of recombinant coat

protein of Cucumber mosaic virus

Banana isolate through Ni-NTA

column chromatography

Alan C. Antony, Dr. Vimi

Louis and DarsanaDilip

K.C

Oral

5. RNAi-mediated resistance against

banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) in

banana cultivar ‘Rasthali’

Tanuja, N,

RumaDebbarma, S.

Varanavasiappan, D.

Sudhakar and K. K. Kumar

Oral

6. Characterization of rep gene of

Banana bunchy top virus from banana

cultivar Nendran (Musa AAB)

Aparna K. Gokul, Anita

Cherian K., Deepu

Mathew and Lishma N. P.

Oral

Poster

7. Structural studies on coat protein of

Banana bunchy top virus

Sangita V, Sundaram S,

Savithri HS, Selvarajan R Poster

8. The phenomenon of latency in Banana

bunchy top virus infection in banana

R. Manohar Jebakumar, V.

Balasubramanian, R.

Selvarajan

Poster

9. Differential biochemical response

among banana (Musa spp.) genotypes

against Banana Bunchy Top Virus

(BBTV)

N. Tanuja, A.

Ramanathan1, S. Vanitha,

K. Soorianathasundaram

and K. K. Kumar

Poster

10. Molecular characterization of DNA-M

component of banana bunchy top

virus isolated from banana cvs. Hill

Banana and Grand Naine

RumaDebbarma, K.K.

Kumar, D. Sudhakar and

K. Soorianathasundaram

Poster

24/02/2020

SATELLLITE WORKSHOP ON Foc TR4 – THE DREADFUL DISEASE OF BANANA

S. No. Title Speaker

1 Global Status of TR-4 Altus Viljoen

South Africa

2 Transgenic Cavendish with resistance to TR4 and the

development of a gene edited version

James Dale

Australia

3 Preparedness for TR4 in Latin America Miguel Dita

Brazil

4 Global Initiatives of FAO in TR4 management FazilDusunceli, FAO

Turkey

5 Status of TR-4 in India R. Thangavelu

ICAR-NRCB, Trichy

6 Mapping and management of TR4 in North India S. Rajan

ICAR-CISH, Lucknow

24/02/2020

DISCUSSION ON PPV&FR ACT 2001 WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO FARMERS’

RIGHTS

S. No. Title Speaker

1 Awareness on Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Right

Ravi Prakash Registrar, PPV & FRA, New

Delhi

2 Legal aspects on Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Right

D.S. Raj Ganesh Legal Advisor, PPV & FRA,

New Delhi

24/02/2020

DBT’S INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE BANANA R & D IN NORTH EAST INDIA

S.No Abstract title Speaker Mode of

Presentation

Keynote

1 Improving the banana R& D and

capacity building in NE India

Madan Mohan Keynote

Oral

2 Metagenome analysis of rhizospheric

bacterial communities associated with

different banana Musa L. genome

groups in Mizoram, India

Thangjam Robert Singh Oral

3 Molecular identification of

Musayunnanensis from Manipur,

India using ITS sequence analysis

S. Sureshkumar Singh,

W. Robindro Singh, and

K. Shrivastava

Oral

4 Analysis of nuclear DNA content and

ploidy levels in Musa collected

fromNorth Eastern India by Flow

Cytometry

Kiran, P. Tamang, B.

Tanti, R. K. Sinha, A. B.

Das, S. N. Jena

Oral

5 Diversity of Musa spp. genetic

resources of Assam, India

DebanjaliSaikia and

Bhaben Tanti Oral

PANEL DISCUSSION ON BANANA EXPORT, TRADE AND

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

S.No Title Speaker

1 APEDA’s initiatives to promote banana export APEDA representative

2 Role of FPO in value chain management in

banana – A case study

T.N. Balamohan

ACRI, TNAU, Madurai

3 Agri start-ups in the changing business ecosystem

Saravanan Raj MANAGE, Hyderabad

4 Role of Govt. in developing entrepreneurial skill

among youth

Kalpana Shashtri

TISS, Hyderabad

5 ICAR- Agri-Innovate – Success stories and issues

Sudha Mysore ICAR-AgriInnovate, New Delhi