• Genetics 
• Plant Breeding 
• Biotechnology

• Lead Developer: Innovative on-plant bioassay method for selection of superior genotype/cultivar/event against pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders) in cotton under protected screen house condition. ICAR-CS-CICR-Technology-2023-028.
• Associate Developer: New protocol for evaluation of transgenic cotton genotypes introgressed with protein against whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) in cotton. ICAR-CS-CICR-Technology-2023-023.
• Associate Developer: Rapid, Reliable and Robust methodology for field level yield loss assessment in cotton due to pink bollworm and boll rot. ICAR-CS-CICR-Process-2025-022.
• Assisted in development of variety ICAR-CICR 16 Bt
• Assisted in development of variety ICAR-CICR 23 Bt
• Assisted in development of variety ICAR-CICR 21 Bt
• Assisted in development of variety ICAR-CICR 25 Bt
• Assisted in development of variety ICAR-CICR Namami Bt 
• Assisted in development of variety ICAR-CICR Samrat Bt
• Assisted in development of variety ICAR-CICR Tejas Bt
• Assisted in development of variety ICAR-CICR Yugank Bt
• Assisted in development of variety ICAR-CICR 18 Bt
• Assisted in development of variety ICAR-CICR 20-31 Bt 
• Assisted in development of variety PKV 081 Bt under irrigated conditions for South zone

• 9^thACRDN conference on Innovations for a resilient and sustainable cotton production and viable value chain” held at CIRCOT, Mumbai; 6-8^th December 2023
• National Symposium on Innovative technologies for research and development for sustainable production of cotton, oil seeds and fibre crops held at KVK, ICAR-CCARI, Goa on 13-15^th November 2024.

World Cotton Research Conference-8 (WCRC8) held on 3-7^th October 2024 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan

TRAINING ATTENDED 

• Winter school titled “Climate Smart Sugarcane Agriculture for Food and Energy Security in India” organized by ICAR-SBI, Coimbatore from 31.1.24 to 20.2.24.

TRAINING CONDUCTED

• List of trainings conducted (5 days or more) :NIL

INVITED LECTURES 

• List of Invited lectures delivered (outside institute) in the last 3 years : NIL

• DST SERB ITS -International Travel Scheme – travel grant was awarded for attending World Cotton Research Conference-8  (WCRC 8) in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from October 3^rd to 10^th, 2024
• International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC), Washington DC, financial support to participate in World Cotton Research Conference-8  (WCRC 8) in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from October 3^rd to 10^th, 2024

RESEARCH ARTICLES (not more than 10)

• Manivannan, A., Amal, T.C., and Shanmugam, A.2025. Evaluation of genetic diversity of cotton genotypes using morphological and molecular markers and evaluation for leaf hopper resistance, South African Journal of Botany, 179:206-215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2025.01.042
• Mahendiran, G., Shankarganesh, K., Manivannan, A., Anna Jose, G. Poornima, T. N. Chaithra, V. Gowtham, G. Priyatharsini, A. H. Prakash, G. T. Behere and S. N. Sushil. 2025. Morphological and molecular characterization and note on the biology of cotton stem weevil, Pempherulus affinis (Faust) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-024-01424-0
• Manivannan Alagarsamy, Thomas Cheeran Amal, Shankarganesh Karuppan, Karthikeyan Adhimoolam, 2024. Comparative proteomic analysis of resistant and susceptible cotton genotypes in response to leaf hopper infestation, Journal of Proteomics, 303: 105258, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jprot.2024.105258. 
• Alagarsamy, M. 2024. Combining ability studies in desi cotton (Gossypium arboreum L.) genotypes. J Cotton Res. 7: 37. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42397-024-00200-2
• Mawblei, C., Premalatha, N., Manivannan, A. et al.  2024. Characterization and screening of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) germplasm for leafhopper (Amrasca biguttula biguttula (Ishida)) resistance. J Cotton Res. 7: 19 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s42397-024-00182-1
• Alagarsamy, M., Karuppan, S., Amal, T. C., and Markkandan, K. 2024. Sequencing and analysis of the complete mitochondrial genome of Amrasca biguttula biguttula Ishida, 1913 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae: Empoascini). Mitochondrial DNA Part B, 9(6): 725-728.  https://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2024.2358958
• Alagarsamy Manivannan. 2023. Assessing genetic variation in Gossypium barbadense L. germplasm based on fibre characters.  Journal of Cotton Research 6:15 https://doi.org/10.1186/s42397-023-00153-y
• Thirumalaisamy PP, Parameswari B, Karthikaiselvi L, Amal TC, Pradheep K, Celia Chalam V, Suma A, Latha M, Senthilraja G, Anitha K, Manivannan A and Mahalingam A. 2023.  Phytoplasma association with phyllody of Sesamum species in India. Trop. plant pathol. 48: 594-603. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40858-023-00603-7
• Sukrutha Bhimireddy, Rajeswari Sivakami, Premalatha N., Boopathi Narayana Manikanda, Thirukumaran K. and  Manivannan A. 2023. Combining ability and gene action studies for yield and fibre traits in Gossypium arboreum using Griffings numerical and Haymans graphical approach. J Cotton Res. 6: 12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42397-023-00149-8

Manivannan, A., Kanjana, D., Dharajothi, B. Meena, B. 2021.Evaluation of resistance in cotton genotypes against leafhoppers Amrasca biguttula biguttula (Ishida), (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. 41: 2409–2420 https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-020-00416-0

• Bharathi Raja Ramadoss, Usharani Subramanian, Manivannan Alagarsamy and Manu Pratap Gangola.2021. Non-Enzymatic Antioxidants’ Significant Role in Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crop Plants. In: Organic Solutes, Oxidative Stress, and Antioxidant Enzymes Under Abiotic Stressors (first edition) (Ed: Arafat Abdel Hamed Abdel Latef) Pp.365-392.( ISBN 9781032040523).
• A.Manivannan. 2022. Application of proteomics for insect resistance in cotton. Paradigm shift in cotton cultivation (Eds. Somveer Nimbal, Meenakshi Jattan and Sandeepkumar), Cotton Research and Development Association, CCS Haraya Agricultural University, Hisar 125004, India. Pp.300-308( ISBN: 9789390670109)
• Alagarsamy Manivannan, Thomas Cheeran Amal and Karuppan Shankarganesh.2024. Proteomics of leafhopper (Amrasca biguttula biguttula(Ishida) resistance in cotton. In Book of Abstracts, World Cotton Research Conference-8 (p. 58). Tashkent, Uzbekistan: International Hotel Tashkent. Published by the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC), 1629, K Street, NW Suite 702, Washington DC. 20006 (ISBN: 979-8-218-56133-8)

A.Manivannan. A. Shanmugam, Amal T Cheeran, Vinita Gotmare. 2024. Agromorphological characterization of exotic Gossypium barbadense L. germplasm. In: Book of oral presentation. Innovative technologies for research and development for sustainable production of cotton, oil seeds and fibre crops. (Eds. Shivani Mandhania, Anil Jakhar, Shubham Lamba, Somveer Nimbal, and Karmal Singh Malik), Cotton Research and Development Association, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125004, India. Pp.36-38( ISBN: 9788194614845)

International

1. Oral presentation on “Proteomics of leafhopper (Amrasca biguttula biguttula(Ishida) resistance in cotton”. in the World Cotton Research Conference-8 (WCRC8) held on 3-7^th October 2024 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
2. Oral presentation on “Comparative proteomic analysis of cotton leaf hopper (Amrasca biguttula biguttula (Ishida) resistance in upland cotton” at  9^thACRDN conference on Innovations for a resilient and sustainable cotton production and viable value chain” held at CIRCOT, Mumbai.  

National Oral presentation on “Agromorphological characterization of exotic Gossypium barbadense L. germplasm.” at National Symposium on Innovative technologies for research and development for sustainable production of cotton, oil seeds and fibre crops held at KVK, ICAR-CCARI, Goa on 13-15^th November 2024.

• A Manivannan, 2021. CICR B COTTON 37 – A promising Extra Long Staple Cotton Variety.  Cotton Innovate,3(1):1-2.
• KPM. Dhamayanthi, A. Manivannan and K. Rathinavel. 2021. Cleistogamy in Gossypium barbadense cotton- A mechanism for self-pollination. Cotton Innovate,4(1):3-4. 
• A.Manivannan.2021.  Relevance of semigamy for in vivo haploid induction in Cotton. ICRA-Cotton Innovations,1(7): 26. (ISSN 2788-6611).
• A Manivannan and Amal T Cheeran, 2022. Proteomics of cotton fibre development. Research Biotica, 4(2): 47-50 (ISSN: 2582-6743, Online).
• Manivannan, 2023. 3D Genome Folding Revolved the Largest Cotton Genome in Gossypium rotundifolium(K2). Biotica Research Today, 5(7): 468-470. (e-ISSN : 2582-6654)
• A.Manivannan, K.Shankarganesh and Amal T Cheeran.2023. Research Note Clipping: Unravelling molecular mechanism of leafhopper resistance in cotton using quantitative proteomics. Cotton Innovate, 12(03):1-2.

Alagarsamy Manivannan, Thomas Cheeran Amal, and Karuppan Shankarganesh. 2025. Anatomical breeding for altered leaf parameters in Egyptian Cotton (Gossypium barbadense L.) to impart sucking pest resistance.  ICRA- Cotton Innovation,5(2): 27-33. (ISSN 2788-6611).

• A Manivannan, K Rathinavel, KPM Dhamayanthi. 2022. CICR B Cotton 37- High Yielding Extra Long Staple (ELS) cotton variety. ICAR-CICR, RS, Coimbatore. PP 1-4.  (English and Tamil) 
• A Manivannan, K Rathinavel, KPM Dhamayanthi. 2022. CICR B Cotton 45- High Yielding Extra Long Staple (ELS) cotton variety. ICAR-CICR, RS, Coimbatore. PP 1-4.  (English and Tamil)  
• A Manivannan, and K Rameash. 2023. CICR B Cotton 55- High Yielding Extra Long Staple (ELS) cotton variety. ICAR-CICR, RS, Coimbatore. PP 1-4.  (English and Tamil) 
• Sankaranarayanan K, Nalayini P, Raja R, Manickam S, Manivannan A, Prakash AH, and Prasad YG (2023) Packages of practices for ELS cotton. CICR-Folder/2023/8 (English/ Tamil) 
• ASSOCIATION IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

• Life Member, Indian Society of Plant Breeders 
• Life Member, Indian Society for Cotton Improvement, Mumbai 
• Life Member, Cotton Research Development Association, Hisar
• Life Member, Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding, New Delhi 

• Member, Technical evaluation committee 
• Member, Examination paper evaluation committee (RA/SRF/YP)

• Mera Gaon Mera Gaurav