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Dr. (Mrs) Gitanjali Sahay

Principal Scientist

Area of specialization

Plant breeding (legume / grass breeding) — 31 years of specialization in legume crop improvement, from 1995 to 2026.

Current area of research

Breeding of Kabuli chickpea for better grain quality, productivity and adaptability.

Major research achievements

  • Crop improvement projects on legume breeding and genetic resources — enrichment, exploration, collection, conservation and utilization — leading to development of six new crop varieties through an interdisciplinary approach: Umiam Soyabean-1; fodder cowpea varieties Bundel Lobia-4 and IGFRI DC-215 (licensed); Marvel grass variety JHD-2013-2; butterfly pea variety JGCT-2013-3; Deenanath grass variety JHD 19-4.
  • Publication of germplasm catalogues in cowpea and lucerne (2 nos.).
  • Publication of technical bulletins on improved forage crop varieties of IGFRI, forage genetic resources (2 nos.) and seed production of pigeonpea at IIPR, RS, Bhopal.
  • Publication of DUS guidelines on oat.
  • Externally funded projects handled — inter-institutional project on developing guidelines for DUS testing of cowpea and oats (IGFRI Jhansi); CIAT international project (IGFRI Jhansi); ICARDA international BOLD project (IIPR RS Bhopal); Seed Hub project (IIPR RS Bhopal).

Awards and recognitions

  • Birbal Sahani Gold Medal for 1st position (M.Sc. Botany), 1992, Allahabad University.
  • Ph.D., 2009, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi.
  • Sardar Patel Outstanding ICAR Institution Award 2015 (large institute category), as PS at ICAR-IGFRI Jhansi.
  • Best Division Award 2018 (as PS), 57th Foundation Day of IGFRI, Jhansi, 1 November 2018.
  • Life member, Range Management Society of India; Indian Society of Pulses Research and Development.

Profile link

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Personal information

Discipline and specialization

Genetic, Cytogenetics & Plant breeding/Legume Breeding & genetic resources.

Professional Information

Current area of research

  • Legume Breeding & genetic resources. (Grasspea and Kabuli Chickpea)

Publications

  • Sahay G , Malaviya D R. 2007. Biochemical Characterization of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) germplasm.Range Management and Agroforestry 28 (2B) pp 278.
  • Sahay G, Hasan N, Singh, U P and Chandra A. 2007 Identification and Characterization of two nematode resistant and one erect line of fodder cowpea.Range Management and Agroforestry28 (2B) pp 302.
  • Sahay G Chandra A, Bhaskar R B and Shukla G P. 2008. Genetic relationship among elite lines of cowpea based on isozyme and RAPD markers Forage Research33 (4) pp 193-198.
  • Gupta S, Kozak M, Sahay G, Durai A, Mitra J, Verma M R, Pattanayak A, Thongbam P D and Das A. 2009 Identification of promising genotypes for cultivation and hybridization in rice bean [Vigna umbellata Thunb. (Ohwi and Ohashi)] in mid altitude of Meghalaya.Journal of Agricultural Sciences pp: 581-588.
  • Sahay Gand Malaviya D R, Singh U P and Shukla G P. 2009.Variability and Cluster Characteristics of Morphological, Fodder and Seed Yield attributes of Cowpea Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp germplasm for Identification of Donor Sources,Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources, pp 195-198
  • Roy S, Sahay G, Singh UP and Soni Richa, 2011. Evaluation of genetic divergence in Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L) Walp) for major insect pests Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 81 (1): 82-5
  • Shah NK, Sahay G and Tyagi PK, 2011. Field selection for resistance in Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L) Walp) to major insect pests. Range Management and Agroforestry 32 (2): 138-140
  • Sahay G, Malaviya DR, Singh UP. 2013. Morphological traits association with fodder and seed yield in Vigna unguiculata (L.), Journal of Environmental Biology Vol 34, 139-145.
  • Sultan Singh, Geetanjali Sahay, A K Misra, K K Singh, M M Das, S B Maity and S K Mahanta (2018) Nutritive value of cowpea fodder cultivars and their effect on nutrients intake, digestibility and nitrogen balance in sheep Indian Journal of Animal Sciences 88 (5): 54–60.
  • Nilamani Dikshit1, Tejveer Singh1 , Natarajan Sivaraj2 , Seva Nayak Dheeravathu1 and Gitanjali Sahay1 (2020) Ecological niche modelling for mapping deenanath grass (Pennisetum pedicellatum) distribution in India, Range Mgmt. & Agroforestry 41 (2) : 209-217, 2020 ISSN 0971-2070

Awards and Fellowships

  • Birbal Sahani Gold Medal for Ist position (MSc Botany) 1992 Allahabad University.
  • Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) 2009 Bundelkhand University, Jhansi.
  • Sardar Patel Outstanding ICAR Institution AWARD 2015 to (For Large Institute Category) (As PS at ICAR-IGFRI Jhansi) by ICAR, New Delhi.
  • Best division Award 2018 (As PS) conferred on 57th Foundation day of IGFRI, Jhansi, 1st November, 2018 by IGFRI, Jhansi.