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Ms. Sherry Rachel Jacob
Designation:
Senior Scientist
     
Division/RS/Unit:
Division of Germplasm Conservation
     
Discipline:
Seed Technology
Contact:
     
E-Mail:
Sherry.Jacob(AT)icar.gov.in, sherryrachel(AT)yahoo.co.in
     
Personal Webpage:
     
Salient Achievements:

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION

Ph.D. (2007)       : Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012                        http://www.iari.res.in

Specialization    : Seed Technology, Genetics, Physiology and Entomology

Dissertation       : Delivery of seed protectant chemicals through polymer seed coating in tomato

M.Sc. (2002)       : Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012 http://www.iari.res.in

Specialization    : Seed Technology and Genetics

Dissertation       : Biochemical and molecular markers for testing distinctness and uniformity of pearlmillet inbred lines

B.Sc. (2000)       : Kerala Agricultural University, Thiruvananthapuram

Discipline           : Agriculture

 

EMPLOYMENT RECORD

1.       Scientist, Seed Technology

From                          : 14.06.2010 till date ( promoted to Senior Scientist on 12.06.2016)

Organisation              : Division of Germplasm Conservation, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi 110012, INDIA http://www.nbpgr.ernet.in

Job Type                     : Research and Education

Description of Work    : Genebank curator for cereal crops

2.       Scientist, Seed Technology

From                          : 12.06.2007 to 13.06.2010

Organisation              : Directorate of Seed Research, Maunath Bhanjan, UP, INDIA http://www.dsr.org.in

Job Type                     : Research and Co-ordination

Description of Work    : Principal investigator for the institutional project on ‘Seed Quality Enhancement in Vegetable Crops’.

Research Articles-18, Book Chapters-3, Compilations -6, Popular articles/ e-resources-16

Books Authored:

PK Agrawal and Sherry Rachel Jacob (2018) Techniques in seed science and technology. 3rd Edition.  Brillion publishing, New Delhi.  267p   

Registered Germplasm- Five in barley and twelve in wheat ( Total-17)

  •                          EC 573562 of wheat
  •                           IC 536140 of wheat
  • EC339604 of Wheat (INGR18012) 
  • IC252459 of Wheat (INGR18013) 
  • IC 564121of Wheat (INGR18014)
  • IC443669 of Wheat (INGR18015) 
  • IC536365 of Wheat (INGR19007)
  • EC574482 of Wheat (INGR19008)
  • IC 529962of Wheat (INGR19044)
  • IC 529684of Wheat (INGR19045)
  • IC290150 of Wheat (INGR19046)
  •  IC113045 of Barley ( INGR 19055)
  •  IC113052 of Barley ( INGR 19056)
  •  EC667420 of Barley ( INGR 19057)
  • EC492301 of Barley ( INGR 19058)
  • IC542197 of Barley ( INGR 19059)
  • IC427824 of Wheat (INGR 4080)

Journal Editor

  • Editor of Seed Research Journal (2015- 2017)
  • Editor of Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources (2019 onwards)

Technical Bulletins:

  • Kavita Gupta, Sunil Archak, K. Pradheep, Sandeep Kumar, Sherry R. Jacob, Vandana Tyagi, Mukesh Kumar Rana, Sandhya Gupta, Jyoti Kumari, Gurinderjit Randhawa and Kuldeep Singh (2018). ICAR-NBPGR : Bridging Science and Service (2012-2018). ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, India, 74 p.
  • Seed Genebank (2018). Compiled and edited by J Aravind, Sherry Rachel Jacob and Veena Gupta, Division of Germplasm Conservation, ICAR-NBPGR, New Delhi. (Flyer)

 
     
Awards/Honours:

Best Student award of PG School, IARI for the PG Batch 2000-2002

Received Young Scientist Award for the year 2017 (sponsored by Society for Scientific Development and Technology, Meerut) during the International Conference on “Global Research Initiatives for Sustainable Agriculture & Allied Sciences, held at Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, Rajasthan on 02–04 December, 2017.

Received Best Presentation Award in the international conference on ‘Advances in Agricultural and Biodiversity Conservation for Sustainable Development’ at C. C. S. University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh from October 27 - 28, 2017.
     
Recent Publications Research Papers
1.  Sherry Rachel Jacob, Aradhana Mishra, Manju Kumari, K.C. Bhatt, Veena Gupta & Kuldeep Singh (2020). A Quick Viability Test Protocol for Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) Seeds, Journal of natural Fibres, DOI: 10.1080/15440478.2020.1764451: 
2.  Sherry Rachel Jacob, Girish Jha, Gajab Singh and Arun Kumar MB (2019). A viable mathematical model for seed moisture prediction in multiple species, Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 89 (9): 1518-1522
3.  Gopalareddy Krishnappa, Kalyani Srinivasan, Anju Mahendru Singh, Aradhana Mishra, Arvind Kumar Ahlawat, Gyanendra Pratap Singh and Sherry Rachel Jacob (2019). Exploratory studies on components of variability for seed longevity and quality traits in bread (Triticum aestivum) and durum (Triticum durum) wheat, Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 89 (3): 515-521
4.  • A K Singh, Shiksha Chaurasia, Sundeep Kumar, Rakesh Singh, Jyoti Kumari, Mahesh C Yadav, N Singh, S Gaba and Sherry Rachel Jacob (2018). Identification, analysis and development of salt responsive candidate gene based SSR markers in wheat, BMC Plant Biology, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-018-1476-1: 
5.  Jacob SR, MBA Kumar, V Eldho and SN Sinha (2016). Hydrophilic polymer film coat as a micro-container of individual seed facilitates safe storage of tomato seeds., Scientia Horticulturae, 204: 116-122.
6.  Jha NK, Jacob SR, Nepolean T, Jain SK and Kumar MBA (2015). SSR markers based DNA fingerprinting and it’s utility in testing purity of eggplant hybrid seeds., Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops & Foods, DOI:10.3920/QAS2015.0689: 
7.  Sherry R Jacob, Vandana Tyagi, Anuradha Agrawal, Shyamal K Chakrabarty, Rishi K Tyagi (2015). Indian plant germplasm on the global platter: an analysis. , PloS ONE, May 2015: 
8.  VK Vikas, M Sivasamy, J Kumar, P Jayaprakash, Sundeep Kumar, R Parimalan, Arun Kumar, Kalyani Srinivasan, J Radhamani, Sherry Rachel Jacob, Mamata Yadav, Jyotisna Rani, IS Bisht, DC Bhandari, Sunil Archak, M Dutta, RK Tyagi, KC Bansal (2014). Stem and leaf rust resistance in wild relatives of wheat with D genome (Aegilops spp.)., Genet Resour Crop Evol, 61: 861–874
9.  Sherry Rachel Jacob (2011). Of science, copyright and open access., Current Science, 100(5): 601
10.  Sherry RJ, Kumar MBA, Gopal M, Srivastava C and Sinha SN (2009). An analysis of the persistence and potency of film coated seed protectant as influenced by various storage parameters. , Pest Management Science, 65(7): 817-822
     
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Last Updated : 03/09/2022