Sadhasivam Viswanathan

• 11 years of experience in the commercial agriculture industry
• Technical leader in Commercial plant breeding in multiple field crops

• Technical leader in
  • Commercial plant breeding in multiple field crops – Line & hybrid development and evaluation, quantitative genetics and genomic selection, environment characterization,  parental lines characterization, germplasm exchange, pre-breeding, data management and analysis
  • Mega environment characterization, precision phenotyping, trial designs, data analysis, statistics, traits, seed inventory management, accelerated trait integration – conventional and transgenic traits
  • People management – with and without direct reporting
  • Green house crop culture for faster genetic gain & reduced recycling time – Soil culture, hydroponics culture, health management, rapid generation advancement (with temperature, humidity, light spectrum control)
  • Molecular breeding – Transgenic breeding,  event advancement, CRISPR, insect resistance, glyphosate traits, reproductive biology
  • Quality management – ISO and ETS

Doctorate in Plant Breeding and Genetics, Biotechnology