Name: Dr. Yerasu Suresh Reddy

Designation: Senior Scientist (Genetics & Plant Breeding)

Email: yerasusureshreddy@yahoo.co.in

Mobile No.: 73766 35332

Education & Training: B.Sc.(Ag), M.Sc.(Genetics & Plant Breeding), PhD (ICAR-IARI). Visited Research School of Biology, Australian National University (Jan–Oct 2018) under Indo-Australian career boosting gold fellowship (DBT).

Professional experience: Joined ICAR-IIVR as Scientist in 2011; working on genetic improvement of tomato including genomics, MAS, wide hybridization and genome editing to enhance resistance to biotic stresses and heat tolerance. Also involved in genetic improvement of baby corn.

Research interests: Genetic improvement of tomato for biotic stresses (ToLCV, late blight, early blight, root-knot nematode) and heat tolerance using marker-assisted selection, identification of novel resistance sources through wide hybridization, and CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing.

1. Yerasu, S.R., Prasanna, H.C., Krishnan, N., Maurya, S., Panwar, H.S., Reddy, S.K., Tiwari, J.K., Rai, N. & Behera, T.K. (2025). Marker assisted pyramiding of major resistance genes of tomato leaf curl and late blight diseases for stabilising tomato production. Physiol Mol Biol Plants 31(1):105–118. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12298-025-01548-8
2. Tiwari, J.K., Rai, N., Singh, M.K., Reddy, Y.S., Kumar, R. (2025). Delineating genotype × environment interaction for horticultural traits in tomato using GGE and AMMI biplot analysis. Sci Rep 15, 23796. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-09021-y
3. Sudheer Kumar Reddy P., Yerasu S.R., Syam Sundar Reddy P., Tiwari J.K. & Nagendra Rai (2024). Profiling of antioxidants and metabolite pigments in diverse tomato genotypes. Ann. Phytomed. 13(2):640–652.
4. Singh D.P., Rai N., Farag M.A., Maurya S., Yerasu S.R., et al. (2024). Metabolic diversity and biomarkers for high-temperature tolerance in tomato hybrid. Plant Stress 11:100420. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stress.2024.100420
5. Singh D.P., Maurya S., Yerasu S.R., et al. (2023). Metabolomics of early blight susceptible tomato reveals key biomarker metabolites. Sci Rep 13:21023. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-48269-0
6. Yerasu S.R., Gowda M.T., Krishna R., Prasanna H.C., Tiwari J.K., Rai N. & Behera T.K. (2023). Development of interspecific hybrids through embryo rescue for heat-stable nematode resistance (Mi-9 gene) from Solanum arcanum in tomato. Plant Cell Tissue Organ Cult. 154:703–711. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11240-023-02544-0
7. Meena B.R., Yerasu S.R., Gupta N. & Singh J. (2021). Resistance assessment and biochemical responses of maize genotypes against Rhizoctonia solani. Australas. Plant Pathol. 50(1):41–49.
8. Yerasu S.R., Loganathan M., Halder J., Prasanna H.C., Arpita S. & Singh B. (2019). Screening tomato genotypes for resistance to early blight and American serpentine leaf miner. Horticulture, Environment and Biotechnology 60(3):427–433.
9. Yerasu S.R., Talukdar A., Dikshit H.K., Singh V.P., Rana M. & Pathania A. (2017). Response of different yield components as selection criteria for yield. Legume Research 40(1):160–164.
10. Yerasu S.R., Talukdar A., Dikshit H.K., Singh V.P., Rana M. & Chand D. (2016). Genetic improvement of lentil through introgression of yield enhancing traits. Legume Research 39(1):7–13.

• Junior Research Fellowship during M.Sc (Ag) — ICAR, New Delhi (2005–07)
• Senior Research Fellowship during Ph.D — ICAR-IARI, New Delhi (2008–11)
• Indo-Australian career boosting gold fellowship (DBT) — 2016–17 (visit to ANU, Canberra, 2018)
• Dr. Harbhajan Singh Memorial Award — Indian Society of Vegetable Science (ISVS), Varanasi (2022)
• Dr. R.K. Arora Best Paper Award — Indian Society of Plant Genetic Resources (ISPGR), New Delhi (2023)

Kashi Adarsh (VRT-1201)

Identified and recommended for cultivation in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra (AICRP (VC) meeting, 10–13 May 2016). Resistant to tomato leaf curl virus (carries Ty-3 allele).

Kashi Amul (VRT-1202)

Identified and recommended for Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala (AICRP (VC) meeting, 10–13 May 2016). Resistant to tomato leaf curl virus (carries Ty-3 allele).