Dr Praful Umaretiya
48 Macquarie Avenue
Padbury, WA 6025
Australia
Email : umaretiyapp@gmail.com 
Mobile : 0061 4321 90099

Career Goals

To specialize in the field of agricultural research particularly in breeding of crop plants and to contribute as an ideal team member in a professional organization and to attain greater heights in the field of hybrid development with the use of my skill, knowledge and experience along with value addition to the organization as well as to my personality.

EMPLOYMENT

May 2001 - March 2007
Solar Agrotech Pvt Ltd
Rajkot, India
Plant Breeder ann Station In-charge at R&D centre Rajkot

Achievements / Contributions

• Development of the centre as the facility for in-house Research & Development activities

• Collection, introduction, evaluation, selection and screening of the germplasm to be utilized in the breeding programme
  
  Job Responsibility

• Collection, introduction, evaluation, selection and screening of the germplasm to be utilized in the breeding programme

• Development of new CMS lines in cotton and pearl millet

• Development of new hybrids and inbreds in cotton, cereals and vegetables

• Design and Evaluation of hybrid trials

• Development of parental lines of transgenic and conventional cotton hybrids

• Analysis of Bt cotton lines for Bt gene by Qualitative Eliza and Strip Eliza techniques

• In backcrossing programme doing selections in segregating generations, documenting the results etc.

• Handling field and greenhouse experiments of transgenic parental lines and hybrid combination in Bollgard and Bollgard II cotton

• Conducting field inspections to maintain minimum prescribed standards during seed production programmes of different field crops

• Performing Purity tests thro' grow-out tests and with chemicals

• Certifying the breeder and foundation seeds for seed production purposes

• Initiation and design of breeding experiments

• Variety development, on-farm testing and multi-location trials, variety description and release

• Data collection, analysis, interpretation and report writing

Academic Background

Ph.D. (Plant Breeding and Genetics) from Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, India (2007)
Thesis : Line x Tester over environments in pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.Br.)

M.Sc. (Plant Breeding and Genetics) from Gujarat Agricultural University, Junagadh, India (2002)
Thesis: Heterosis and combining ability studies in Brinjal (Solanum melongena L.)
Special Research : Studies on in-vitro testing for salt tolerance in callus culture of sugarcane ( Saccharum officinarum L.)

B.Sc. (Agri.) from Gujarat Agril University, Junagadh, India (1999)

Knowledge and Technical Skills

• DNA isolation and purification

• PCR Technologies

• ELISA testing of Bollgard and Bollgard-II cotton

• Zygosity testing of Bollgard and Bollgard-II cotton

• Gel Electrophoresis for Genetic Purity of the seeds

• Plant Tissue culture

• Correlation and comparison of results with the Conventional GOT Analysis, Using software for clearing the GOT lots of Cotton, pearl millet, wheat, castor and vegetables.

Computer skills

• Windows 95/98/XP/Vista

• Microsoft Office (Word/Excel/Power Point/Outlook)

• Database and internet browsers

• SPAR, SPSS and Window STAT (Statistical software)

Trainings / Seminars / Conferences

• Bt Cotton : Central Institute of Cotton Research (CICR), Nagpur, India

• ELISA, PCR, Zygosity for Bollgard and Bollgard II Cotton : Monsanto Research Centre, Banglore, India

• Workshop on "Helicoverpa Management" at International Crop Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad , India

• National Seed Seminars since 2001, India

• Training – "Agri. Business Centre and Agri. Clinic" organized by MANAGE, Hyderabad, India

Attributes and skills

• Proven record in quantitative genetics research

• Sound writing skills, particularly in research findings

• Reliable employee with positive work ethic

• Strong analytical skills and the use of Statistics in data analysis and interpretation

• Able to contribute as part of a team as well as working without supervision

• Good and proven managerial skills

• Good communication skills with ability to relate to others at all levels

• Committed to principles of occupational health and safety

References : Available on request

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