Dr. C. Tara Satyavathi is currently serving as the Director of ICAR-Indian Institute of Millets Research, Hyderabad, India. She completed her Ph.D. in the year 1998 from Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi. Worked as Project Coordinator ICAR – AICRP on Pearl Millet, Rajasthan and Principal Scientist in the Division of Genetics, IARI, New Delhi. She has developed hybrids (2) varieties (3), identified QTL(s) for downy mildew resistance, agronomically important traits, developed and identified high grain iron and zinc pearl millet lines, mapping populations for downy mildew resistance, thermo tolerance, genetic stocks for high lysine, high tryptophan, white coloured pearl millet lines that are of use in food industry.
Project Coordinator (Pearl millet)
- Introduced minimum iron and zinc content in the promotion criteria in varietal release policy for the first time ever in the world and facilitated release of 35 hybrids and varieties with minimum 42 ppm iron and 32 ppm zinc leading to the nutritional security of rural masses, women, children and the nation.
- As Project Coordinator, facilitated the release of technical recommendation – Plant production (5) and Plant Protection (5).
- Developed product profiles in Pearl millet for different production ecologies
- Research efforts addressing rancidity in pearl millet – NAE funded project developed with Division of Biochemistry, IARI
- Development of material and technologies for very dry areas with rainfall less than 400 mm annual rainfall were taken up.
- Published 140 research papers in reputed national and international journals, 3 books, 24 book chapters.
- PG guidance: Successfully guided 3 students for Ph.D. and 8 students for M. Sc degree; currently guiding 2 Ph.D. students at AU, Jodhpur
- Member, Task Force on Enhancement of Production and Productivity of Millets for IYOM.
- Served as Vice President, ISGPB (2018-2019), member of IMC (CAZRI), member of BOM (SDAU), member of AAAC of DEI (for Botany Dept)
Awards:
- Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Outstanding Woman Scientist award (2016)
- Outstanding Millet Scientist award (2018)
- Outstanding research contribution in Pearl Millet Improvement in the country (2018, 2020)
- M.S. Swaminathan Woman Scientist Award (2019).
