Michael Gomez Selvaraj

Trait discovery, gene validation and mechanism of abiotic stress tolerance in CIAT's mandate crops such as rice and cassava. Current research at CIAT focuses on genetic improvement of crops for water and Nitrogen Use Efficiency using Marker Assisted Breeding and Transgenic approaches. Evaluating transgenic rice materials under water limited conditions in the confined fields. Validation of Dro1 QTL under control and target environment. Using remote sensing tools for crop phenotyping.