Manu Sundavalu Writes ✍️

International Year of Millets 2023 ends! But failed to recognise the contribution of the greatest millet breeder of world "C. H. Lakshmanaiah". He was popularly known as "Ragi Brahma " and developed 16 Indo-African varieties of Ragi designated as “ INDAF " and screened the world ragi germplasm and identified 5 African donor parents. Very regret to note that the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and United Nations (UN) including Government of India/ICAR/CGIAR institutes not conducted any seminar/lecture etc at national and international level on his contribution to the world millets!! Despite having a huge grants available for #IYM2023 Ragi Lakshmanaiah was born on May 15, 1921 in Harohalli, Mysore Taluk. Father Shri Chaluviah and Mother Shrimati Channamma. Lakshmanaiah was the eldest son of this family. Brought up in abject poverty and surrounded by parental affection, he received his primary education in Hattur and completed his secondary a...

Recently ICAR has issued an official-memorandum for OBC Reservation in the All India Quota across State Agricultural Universities (SAUs), for which, we two students from IARI, [ Dr. Manu S. M ., Former PhD Scholar, Students' Representative to the Academic Council of IARI, New Delhi, and President of Babasaheb Ambedkar and Birsa Students Association (BABSA), along with Mr. Vishnu Prasad , a current PhD Scholar at IARI] led a year-long struggle for the implementation of OBC Reservation with the support from All India OBC Students Association (AIOBCSA) . Background: The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is the apex body for coordinating, guiding, and managing research and education in agriculture in the entire country under the aegis of DARE, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. The ICAR-AU System of India has 74 Agricultural Universities comprising 63 State Agricultural, Veterinary, Horticultural and Fisheries Universities (SAUs), 4 ICAR-DUs, viz. IA...

Dear Sethu, On your special day, I penned down the following: You are incredibly understanding, You are remarkably caring, You are exceptionally tolerant, You are wonderfully humble, You possess a truly kind heart! I'll forever cherish the memories we made in class/course work, I'll forever thankful for the moments shared at RML hospital, I'll treasure the joy of cycling together, I'll fondly remember our memorable Delhi trips, I'll forever cherish the memories we created at IARI. Wishing you a very happy birthday! fall on this 17th day of July 2023. ~Manu Sundavalu (In picture Cycling team members: Elakkya, Saroj, Sethupathi, Manu S. M., & Amit) 10-01-2024 Dear Sethu, Bid you adieu!! Today, as you depart from the campus after submitting the PhD thesis, we are filled with a myriad of emotions, and I feel compelled to express my sincere appreciation for your extraordinary qualities. You are not merely a batchmate but an embodiment of *unde...

The Government of India totally neglected and failed to recognise the contributions of the following the greatest millet breeders of the world on this celebration of the International Year of Millets 2023 ! 1. Dr. C. H. Lakshmanaiah (Ragi Breeder) [Born: on 15.05.1921-14.05.1993] Developed 16 Indo-African varieties of Ragi designated as “INDAF" and Screened the world ragi germplasm and identified 5 African donor parents. 2. Dr. H. Shivanna (Sorghum Breeder) [Born: on 15.02.1953-] Developed 6 high yielding varieties and 3 hybrids in Sorghum and identified 15 male sterile lines with diversified cytoplasmic backgrounds.

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2023 Women's empowerment is very important. Men should take an active part! Women need encouragement, Men should push them for their best accomplishment!   Women need to fly high to achieve their dreams, Men should fulfil their aspirations! Women need to know their constitutional rights, Men should inform them to safeguard their rights!   Women need to live with dignity and modesty. Men should respect and protect them greatly! Women need to resist child marriages, Men should support them to fight against social (evil) garages!   Women need to break the patriarchy, Men should think rationally about this societal anarchy! Women need to choose their life partner beyond endogamy, Men should endorse their choice beyond endogamy! ~Manu Sundavalu (08-03-2023)

Following are the research articles published in the various journals. Please click on the title to read/to get PDF. 1. Effect of different nutrients and plant growth regulators on soybean productivity under assured moisture condition. S. M. MANU, S. P. HALAGALIMATH and H. T. CHANDRANATH 2. Effect of Nutrient Levels and Plant Growth Regulators on Harvest Index and Economics of Soybean ( Glycine max ). S. M. MANU, S. P. HALAGALIMATH, H. T. CHANDRANATH and B. D. BIRADAR  3. Influence of nutrient levels and plant growth regulators on relative chlorophyll content (SPAD value), days to 50% flowering and nodulation of soybean ( Glycine max ). MANU SM, HALAGALIMATH SP, BIRADAR BD and CHANDRANATH HT 4. Effect of plant-growth regulators and nutrient levels on productivity and nutrient uptake of soybean ( Glycine max ). S. M. MANU, S. P. HALAGALIMATH, H. T. CHANDRANATH and B. D. BIRADAR 5. Nitrogen budgeting under the influence of in-situ rice residue management options in rice ...