• Measures on improving quality seed production
• Seed treatments/priming for quality enhancement
• Variety characterization based on morpho-physiological traits for distinctness

1. Served as Co-developer for Bt cotton variety, ICAR-CICR 25 Bt which was released by ICAR-CICR And notified in the Gazette vide S.O. 8(E) dated December. 24, 2021 
2. Developed a standard protocol for ascertaining Refugia-In-Bag (RIB) compliance for BG-II cotton during 2021-2023 as per the directive of Deputy Commissioner, Quality Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, New Delhi
3. Developed the protocol for green synthesis of nano iron, nano silver and nano chitosan for effective seed priming which enabled superior germination and seedling growth especially root growth.
4. Effective foliar interventions using neem kernel extract and micronutrients developed for enhanced quality seed yield in cotton seed production

1. Participated in the Webinar on Quality in Plant Biotech organized by Gubba Cold Storage Pvt. Ltd, Telangana and Federation of Seed Industry of India on 29^th May 2021
2. National Symposium on ‘PARADIGM SHIFT IN COTTON CULTIVATION’ MPUAT, Udaipur, August 8-10, 2022
3. Participated in the Roundtable on “Seeds for Sustainable Cotton Production” held on October 4th, 2023, at the Hotel Taj Santacruz in Mumbai.
4. Two online Indo-German bilateral co-operation workshop on DUS testing organized by PPV&FRA, New Delhi during 26 May, 2024 and 17^th November 2024
5. Ninth ACRDN conference held at CIRCOT, Mumbai during 6-8^th December 2023 jointly organized by ICAR-CIRCOT, Mumbai and ICAC, Washington
6. Twelth National Seed Congress held at Aurangabad during 11-13^th December 2023 jointly organized by ISST and VNMKV, Parbhani
7. One day Seminar on Right to Information Act, 2005 conducted by ISTM, New Delhi on 30th August 2024
8. Attended workshop on Best Management Practices for Sustainable Cotton Production funded by RGSTC, Mumbai and organized by ICAR-CICR, Nagpur on 24^th October 2024
9. International Conference on “Innovative Technologies for Research and Development for Sustainable production of Cotton, Oilseed and fibre crops organized by Cotton Research and Development Association (CRDA) at KVK, ICAR-CCARI, Ela Old Goa, during 13-15, 2024 
10. Attended National Workshop on Cotton Yield Improvement Through HDPS held on 7^th March 2025 at Hotel Le Meridian, Nagpur

TRAINING ATTENDED 

Attended National training on “Biosecurity and Biosafety: Policies, Diagnostics, Phytosanitary treatments and issues” organized by ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi during 4-14 September 2024

TRAINING CONDUCTED

Conducted awareness-cum training to cotton breeders under AICRP on PVP registration of varieties- Step-by-Step guide on 30.04.2025

INVITED LECTURES 

Served as Resource person and delivered lecture on Seed Quality assurance in GM crop on 13.07.2021 in the International Webinar on Seed Testing in accordance with ISTA Standards organized under Indo-German Co-operation for Seed Sector development 

Served as Resource person in the National Level online training programme on“Emerging Trends in Seed Production Technology and Quality Control Framework for Effective Seed Supply Chain of Horticulture Crops” from 28.12.2020 to 06.01.21 organized by College of Horticulture, Raichur

Served as invited panelist on Challenges and potential solutions for the supply of seeds for sustainable cotton production in the Roundtable on “Seeds for Sustainable Cotton Production,” held on October 4th, 2023, jointly organized by GIZ India, Cotton Corporation of India, (CCI) and Central Cotton Research Institute (CICR). 

Delivered lecture on Selection of Varieties and Seed Production in a Women’s meet held at Warora, Chandrapur District on 11 th March 2023 and to Ambuja Cement

Delivered an invited lecture on Quality cotton seed production as part of the World Cotton Day meet organized by Solidaridad NGO on 7^th October 2024 at Kalmeshwar, Nagpur

Training lecture given on Selection of Varieties and Seed Production to Ambuja Cement sponsored trainees on 13^th February 2024

Best oral presentation award for the research paper titled Seed priming with eco-friendly   nanoparticles for enhanced seed germination and seedling vigor in cotton at the International Conference on “Innovative Technologies for Research and Development for Sustainable production of Cotton, Oilseed and fibre crops organized by Cotton Research and Development Association (CRDA) at KVK, ICAR-CCARI, Ela Old Goa, during 13-15, 2024

1. V. Santhy, M. Meshram, H. B. Santosh and K. R. Kranthi (2019) Molecular diversity analysis and DNA fingerprinting of cotton varietiesof IndiaIndian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding 79 (4) 719-725
2. V. Santhy, K. Rathinavel, M. Saravanan, Mithila Meshram and C. Priyadharshini (2020) Genetic diversity assessment of extant cotton varieties based on Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and cluster analysis of enlisted DUS traits   Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding 11 (2): 430-438
3. H. B. Santosh, M. Meshram, V. Santhy and V. N. Waghmare (2020) Microsatellite marker based diversity analysis and DNA fingerprinting of Asiatic cotton (Gossypiumarboreum) varieties of IndiaJournal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology(DOI: 10.1007/s13562-021-00675-z)
4. V. Santhy, Sunil Mahajan, P.R. Vijayakumari and Vaibhav Chaudhary (2021) Effect of foliar supplementation on enhancing seed yield and final recovery of processed seeds in cotton Seed Research 49 (1): 
5. Santosh H. B.; Ashwini; V. Santhy; K.P. Raghavendra; K.R. Kranthi and V. N. Waghmare (2022) Microsatellite marker-based DNA fingerprinting of cotton (Gossypium spp.) hybrids and their parents. Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding 13 (3) 
6. Santhy, V., Balasubramani, G., Biswas, A. et al. (2023) Determination of minimum sample size for testing proportion of non-Bt seeds under refuge-in-bag (RIB) for Bt cotton. Environ Dev Sustain https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-023-04188-8 NAAS rating: 10.09 
7. S.B. Singh; K.R. Kranthi; S. Kranthi; V. Santhy; K. P. Raghavendra; B. Fande; S. Bhave; U. Satija; A.H. Prakash; S. Manickam; B. Desouza; M. Saravanan; H.B. Santosh;; and M.D. Khanpara (2023) Cotton Variety: ICAR-CICR GJHV 374 Bt  Indian J. Genet. Plant Breed. 83 (3): 139-140
8. S.B. Singh; H.B. Santosh; K.R. Kranthi; G Balasubramani; B. Fande; V.Shah; Ramakrishna G.I.; A.H. Prakash; S. Manickam; Bhagyalakshmi; V. Santhy; K. Gaikwad and S. Gawande (2024) Cotton Variety: ICAR-CICR 25 Bt  Indian J. Genet. Plant Breed. 84 (1): 139-140
9. V. Santhy, Debashish Paul, Pratik Dhakade and Bhumeshwar Fande (2022) Variability for seed reserve traits and their interrelationship among hybrids and varieties of cotton Seed Research 50 (2): 86-90
10. V Santhy, Pooja Verma, Debashis Paul, Pratik Dhakade, Anjali Choudhary and V.N. Waghmare (2025)

BOOK CHAPTERS AND CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

1. V. Santhy, Sandra, N., Ravishankar, K.V., Chidambara, B. (2023). Molecular Techniques for Testing Genetic Purity and Seed Health. In: Dadlani, M., Yadava, D.K. (eds) Seed Science and Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-5888-5_15

PAPER PRESENTED IN CONFERENCE/ SEMINAR / SYMPOSIA (in the last 3 years)   

International

Oral presentation on Seed Protein content evaluation in Indian Cotton Cultivars was done in the 9^th ACRDN conference held at CIRCOT, Mumbai during 6-8^th December 2023 jointly organized by ICAR-CIRCOT, Mumbai and ICAC, Washington

National (See the format below)

1. Oral presentation on “Quality testing of Bt cotton seeds under RIB implementation” in the National Symposium on ‘PARADIGM SHIFT IN COTTON CULTIVATION’ MPUAT, Udaipur, August 8-10, 2022

2. Oral presentation on “Seed Technology challenges for effective Refugia-In-Bag implementation in cotton” 12^th  National Seed Congress held at Aurangabad during 11-13^th December 2023 jointly organized by ISST and VNMKV, Parbhani

3. Oral presentation on “Seed priming with ecofriendly nanoparticles for enhanced seed germination and seedling vigor in cotton in the International Conference on “Innovative Technologies for Research and Development for Sustainable production of Cotton, Oilseed and fibre crops organized by Cotton Research and Development Association (CRDA) at KVK, ICAR-CCARI, Ela Old Goa, during 13-15, 2024

POPULAR ARTICLES/ SHORT NOTES/ SHORT COMMUNICATIONS 

• V. Santhy and G. Balasubramani (2021) Seed production and quality control under ‘refuge-in-bag’ (RIB) implementation for Bt cotton in India Cotton Innovate 7(1)

• Life Member, Indian Society of Seed Technology, New Delhi
• Member, Indian Society for Cotton Improvement, Mumbai 

• Served as Editor in compiling and editing of matter for four issues of ICAR-CICR 
• Served as Nodal Officer, ARMS (Agricultural Research Management System) during 2021-24
• Newsletter (October 2020-March 2021) 
• Served as Chairman, Press and Publicity during 2021-2024
• Vigilance Officer from 2024- till date
• PIO for Right to Information from 2024- till date

In-put distribution and training on cotton production under Tribal-Subplan for MGMG farmers of Hingna cluster IRM-PBW

Contributed through Supply of quality Seeds of ICAR-CICR developed cotton varietiessuch as Suraj Bt, PKV-081 Bt, Suraj and Suraksha towards CICR FLDs. Large scaledemands for seeds of CICR varieties were met for the State Department of Bhadwani, Burhanpur, Bhanswada, Ratlam, Jabua, Khadgaon, Dhar and Chindwara districts of Madhya Pradesh; Nagpur, Wardha, Amaravati districts of Maharashtra and districts of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh under NFSM, FLDs during last four years (2021-2025)

2. The demonstration and participatory seed production taken up for CICR released variety, CICR PKV-081 Bt in farmer fields of Hingna district during 2022 and Suraksha variety in Wardha district during 2023 and 2024

I certify that the above information is correct to the best of my knowledge… 

Dr. V. Santhy