Associate Professor (PBG)

Department of Rice

Centre for Plant Breeding and Genetics

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Coimbatore – 641003

Ph (O) – 091-0422-2474967

Mobile No. 09443376334

Email – swamimano@yahoo.co.in  

Ph D in Plant Breeding and Genetics, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 

Rice Breeding 

Hybrid Rice Breeding and Molecular breeding for parental line improvement 

NCC 101 for UG students

PBG 505.  Breeding for Cereals, Forage crops and Sugarcane for PG students  

New CMS development 

Development of rice hybrids using three line and two line system

Marker Assisted Breeding for incorporation of biotic stress resistance in parental lines of rice hybrids  

Development of rice hybrids with higher heterosis for better grain quality

Molecular tagging of thermo-sensitive genic male sterile gene for development of new TGMS lines in rice 

Introgression of EUI gene in the parental lines of Rice Hybrid

Marker Assisted Breeding for incorporation of blast and Bacterial leaf blight resistant to parental lines of rice hybrids    

All India Co ordinated Rice Improvement Programme

Maintenance breeding of the parental lines and Popularization of CORH 3 and CORH 4 rice hybrid in Tamil Nadu

Macro Management Scheme on “Front Line Demonstrations”

Involved in the release of CORH 3, CORH 4 rice hybrids and CO (R) 48, CO (R) 49, CO (R) 50 rice varieties 

International : 2

National : 20

Robin S. and S.Manonmani. 2012. Rice (Oryza sativa).In: Breeding of Field Crops, B.N.Bharadwaj (Ed): 2012. p23-74. Published by Agrobios (India),Jodhpur. (ISBN:978-81-7754-456-5)

Sree Rangasamy, S. R. K.Thiyagarajan, S. Robin, R. Rabindran, S. Suresh, S. Manonmani, S. Rajeswari, P. Jeyaprakash, V. Ravichandran, S. Radhamani and R. Pushpam. 2012. Book on “ International Symposium on 100 Years of Rice Science and Looking Beyond- Symposium Papers” Vol 1. Crop Improvement, Rice Mechanization  and Rice Policy (ISBN  819080802-8)

Sree Rangasamy, S. R. K.Thiyagarajan, S. Robin, R. Rabindran, S. Suresh, S. Manonmani, S. Rajeswari, P. Jeyaprakash, V. Ravichandran, S. Radhamani and R. Pushpam. 2012. Book on 

“International Symposium on 100 Years of Rice Science and Looking Beyond- Symposium Papers”   Vol 2. Crop Management and Crop protection.  (ISBN  819080802-8 )

Manonmani, S, Umadevi M., Pushpam, Robin S. Rajeswari S. and K.Thiyagarajan.2012. Evaluation of Floral and Morphological Traits in CMS lines of hybrid Rice. Madras Agric. J., 96 (1-3) : 5-7.

Pandian, S.S, S. Robin, K.K. Vinod, S. Rajeswari, S. Manonmani, K S. Subramanian, R. Saraswathi, APM. Kirubhakaran. 2011. Influence of intrinsic soil factors on genotype by  environment interactions governing micronutrient content of milled rice grains. Aust. J. Crop Sci. 5 (13): 1737-1744.

Manonmani, S, Senthilvel S., M. Maheswaran and Fazlullah Khan A.K. 2011. Efficiency of isozyme polymorphism and its relation to expression of heterosis in rice. Oryza 48(1):30-36

Malarvizhi,D.,K.Thiyagarajan,C.Vijayalakshmi and S. Manonmani. 2010. Exploration of heterosis for yield and morpho physiological traits in hybrid rice (Oryza sativa L.) : A comparative study under flooded and aerobic conditions. Indian J. Genet., 69 (4): 1-12. 

Kavithamani,D, S.Robin, S.Manonmani, D.Malarvizhi, R.Pushpam, K.Mohana Sundaram and T.S.Raveendran.2009. Molecular Tagging of Therma Sensitive Genic Male Sterility gene in fine grain indica rice.p339-342. In Xie, F., Hardy, B. (Eds) 2009. Accelerating Hybrid Rice Development ,Los Bonos,International Rice Research Institute, Philippines 698 p.(ISBN : 978-971-22-0252-0).

Pushpam R., Robin,S., S.Manonmani, K.Mohana Sundaram and T.S.Raveendran.2009. Developing non aromatic CMS lines and identifying restorers for hybrid rice breeding p197- 206. In Xie, F., Hardy,B. (Eds) 2009. Accelerating Hybrid Rice Development ,Los Bonos,International Rice Research Institute, Philippines 698p.(ISBN:978-971-22-0252-0).

Manonmani, S. Thiyagarajan, and K., Malarvizhi D. 2009. COMS14 A and COMS15 ACMS lines from popular rice varieties of Tamil Nadu, India with good grain quality. IRRN :1-9

Manonmani, S, Senthilvel S., Fazlullah khan A.K. and M. Maheswaran 2006.Molecular marker distance and its relation to expression of heterosis in Rice. J.Genet.& Breed. 60: 183-186.

Manonmani, S.,  K.Thiyagarajan and D.Malarvizhi. 2006. Isolation Free Method-An Easy way for Hybrid Seed Production in Rice. Journal of Rice Research,1:(2): 174-175

Asish K.Binodh, R.Kalaiyarasi, K.Thiyagarajan and S.Manonmani.2006. Physio chemical and cooking quality characterististics of promising varieties and hybrids in rice. Indian J. of Genet., 66(2) :107-113

Asish K.Binodh, R.Kalaiyarasi, K.Thiyagarajan and S.Manonmani.2006. Evaluation of stable performance of cytoplasmic genic male sterile lines in Rice. Oryza 43 (4): 323-325

Malarvizhi, D., Thiyagarajan, K., Manonmani, S. and P. Deepa Sankar 2004. Fertility Restoration behavior of promising CMS lines in Rice   (Oryza sativa).  Indian journal of Agricultural Research. 37(4):259-263. 

Manonmani, S. and  A.K. Fazlullah Khan 2004. Effect of Growth regulators on androgenesis and regeneration in rice. Indian J. of Genet., 64(1) :17-20.

Manonmani, S. and  A.K. Fazlullah Khan 2003. Analysis of genetic diversity for selection of parents in rice. Oryza 40 (3&4) : 54-56.

Narasimman R., Manonmani S. and S. R. Sree Rangasamy. 2000. Evaluation of Anther culture derived doubled haploid and F2  generation of  Indica – japonica crosses in rice (Oryza sativa L.) Oryza 37(4) : 287-291.

Manonmani,S., T.B.Ranganathan. and R. Narashimman. 1999.  Interrelationship between earliness and yield components in rice.   Madras Agric. J., 86 (1-3) : 124-126

Manonmani, S.  R. Narasimman and S.R. Sree Rangasamy, 1998.  Inheritance of amylose in kernals in the anther derived plants (A2) and F2 generations of indica-japonica crosses in rice. Oryza 35 (3) : 272-274.

Manonmani,S.,  and T.B.Ranganathan. 1996.   Heterosis in early lines of inidca rice (Oryza sativa L.). Madras Agric. J., 83 (9) : 548 – 551

Narasimman,R., S.R. Sree Rangasamy,  S. Manonmani and Sundar Danial Paulas, 1994. Morphogenesis in Rice : Factors influencing anther culturability of indica-japonica rice (Oryza sativa  L.) Oryza. 31(2): 93-95.

Manonmani, S., T.B. Ranganathan, S. R. Sree Rangasamy, R. Narasimman and  M. Suresh. 1993. Nitrate reductase (NRase) activity as an index for early maturity. IRRN. 18(3): 26.