Plant Development

Geetha kumari G.B

Ph.D., in Sericulture (Mulberry crop Protection)

Career Objective

To be a top notch professional in my field, to be able to understand the

n uances involved in teaching and learning through each interaction, exposure &

experience. With an undying passion for life, I i ntend on being a better person &

seek knowledge, learn, apply & upgrade my t raining and teaching skills &

u nderstanding when the need arises & to serve in an organization which provides

me with a professional environment where I can acquire the required skills & serve

t he organization & the purpose to the best of my abilities & build a career therein. I t

is my conscious effort to evolve a new model in teaching to help educands perform

better.

S kills

Basics computer skills.

Fast learner, enthusiastic for team work.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Comprehensive problem solving abilities

Conducting field surveys, Laboratory experimentation Finding out novel

solutions for the research problems.

Academics

Name of the

Exam University/Board Specialization / Aggregate Year of passing

Subjects percentage

S.S.L.C

K.S.E.E. Board, Science, Maths Social

Bangalore studies 67.0 1990

B.Sc

Bangalore University, Botany, Zoology,

Bangalore Sericulture 52.0 1997

M.Sc

Bangalore University,

Bangalore Sericulture 64.0 1999

Ph.D

Bangalore University, Degree

Bangalore Sericulture Awarded 2011

Academic Experience

1. Worked as Junior Research Fellow for 3 years and

2. Senior Research Fellow for 2 years (Funded by UGC Fellowship)

3. Three years of experience in engaging practical classes for

M.Sc Sericulture (Pathology)

4. Two years of experience in engaging particle classes for M.Sc Life Science

(microbiology and plant physiology)

P apers presented

1. Raju, H.V, Govindaiah, Geetha Kumari, G. B. and Santhosh Kumar, M. K.

2004. Survey on the incidence and severity of fungal leaf blight diseases of

mulberry. Symposium on Biology, Biotechnology, Epidemiology and

Management of Plant Diseases, IPS Annual Meeting (South Zone).

2. Geetha Kumari, G. B. Anand Kumar, M. D. Ananthanarayana S. R and Santhosh

Kumar, M. K. 2005. Effect of feeding tender leaves on the growth and

development of Silkworm larvae Bombyx mori L. 92nd Ind. Sci. Cong

3. M. K. Santhosh Kumar, M. D. Anand Kumar, Geetha Kumari G. B. and.

Ananthanarayana S.R 2005. Effect of feeding tender leaves on commercial

parameters of Silk worm Bombyx mori. L. 92nd Ind. Sci. Cong.

4. Narayanaswamy, M., M. K. Santhosh Kumar and Geetha kumari G. B. 2006.

Role of supplementary nutrients on growth, Cocoon Parameters and Fecundity in

Silkworm, Bombyx mori L. (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae). Proc. 93 rd Ind. Sci.

Cong. Part 111, (Advance Abstracts).

5. Raju, H.V, Govindaiah, Geetha Kumari, G. B. and Santhosh Kumar, M. K.

2006. Assessment of leaf yield loss due to Alternaria alternata in mulberry.

National Conference on “New Strategies in research and Development of

Sericulture- Indian Perspective”

6. Geetha Kumari G.B. and Govindaiah 2009. Screening of medicinal plant

extracts against Lasiodiplodia theobromae causing stem canker in mulberry

nurseries. International Conference, Environmental, Agriculture and Food

security of India, Dept. of Geography, Bangalore University, Bangalore.

7. Geetha Kumari G.B., Govindaiah and Sukumar, J 2010. In vitro testing of

fungicides against Lasiodiplodia theobromae causing stem canker in mulberry

nurseries. Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Commemoration National Conference on Plant

Diversity and Plant Health, Mysore.

8. Geetha Kumari G.B., Govindaiah and Sukumar, J 2011. Effect of testing

fungicides against Lasiodiplodia theobromae causing stem canker in mulberry

nurseries under in vitro conditions. Green Farming International Journal of

Applied Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences. Vol.2, No.6, pp68-71.

9. Geetha Kumari, G. B., Govindaiah and Sukumar, J 2011. Incidence of stem

canker (Lasiodiplodia theobromae) in mulberry nurseries of Kolar district. Indian

Journal of Sericulture, 50(1),78-81, short communication.

10 .Geetha Kumari, G. B., Govindaiah and Sukumar, J 2012. Effect of abiotic

factors on the growth and development of L. theobromae causing stem canker in

mulberry. Green Farming International Journal of Applied Agricultural and

Horticultural Sciences. Vol3, No.3, pp302-306.

L anguages known

English – read, wri te, and speak.

Kannada- read, wri te, and speak.

H indi- read, wri te, and speak.

Tamil- speak.

Telugu- speak.

Malayalam- understand.

P ersonal P rofile P

Personal p

Name : GEETHA KUMARI G. B.

Husband : S.M. PRASANNA MUMAR

Date of Birth : 14/1/1975

Marital Status : MARRIED

Hobbies : Reading books and research articles, playing chess, writing prose

A ddress for communication : #18, C Block-2 Type -3, Income Tax Colony, Near

H MT Watch Factory, Jalahalli, Bangalore, Karnataka,

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P in Code- 560003.

Contact details : Mobile: +91-994******* / +91-974*******

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Declaration

I hereby declare that the above given information is true to the best of my knowledge and

belief, as on this day.

Date:

Place: Bangalore

Dr. G.B.GEETHA KUMARI

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