Designation
Principal Scientist, Agricultural Statistics
Educational qualification
M.Sc(Ag.Stat), Ph.D (Mathematics)
Division
Social Sciences
Contact Address
Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research,
Rajendranagar, Hyderabad,
Telangana, India- 500030
Tel No
040-24598174
E-mail
k.alivelu@icar.org.in
kalivelu@rediffmail.com
Projects completed
- Comparison & Evaluation of different models for establishing the relationship between the yields, soil and fertilizer nutrients.(IISS, Bhopal).
- Statistical techniques for simultaneous selection of cultivars for yield and stability (DOR, Hyderabad)
On-going Projects
PI
DOR 107-19 : Development of models to predict yield responses to climate change in oilseed crops
Co-PI
DOR 101-5 :Exploitation of inter and intraspecific genetic resources for development of agronomically superior inbred lines and populations in sunflower
DOR 104-13 ;Assessing safflower based cropping systems productivity and resource use efficiency under different land configurations, crop geometry and IPNM in different Vertisol types and rainfall patterns
Trainings undertaken (National & International)
- Tools on Monitoring, Evaluation and Impact Assessment of Rained Technologies and Agricultural Development programmes at CRIDA, Hyderabad from 1-10 Nov 2010
Recent Publications (best papers in past 5 years )
- K Alivelu, P Padmavathi and C Sarada. Efficiency of alpha lattice design in crop evaluation trials. J. Oilseeds Res., Vol. 37 (Special Issue), 14-15 (Feb., 2020)
- K.Alivelu, P.Padmavathi, C.Sarada, P.Lakshmamma. and M. Santha Lakshmi (2016). Safflower Yield Forecasting in India – An application of Auto Regressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) Model. J.Oilseeds res., 33 (1: 68-71)
- M. Santha Lakshmi Prasad, M. Sujatha, K. Alivelu and K. Sujatha. (2016) Sources of resistance to Alternariaster leaf blight in sunflower pre-breeding lines derived from interspecific crosses and wild Helianthus species. Crop protection.92. 70-78
- Hand book on technologies for oilseeds in Andhra Pradesh by M.Padmaiah, K.Alivelu, P.Madhuri, C.Sarada, I.Y.L.N.Murthy, M.V.Prasad, M. Santhalakshmi Prasad and Lakshmi Prayaga (2015)
- Hand book on technologies for oilseeds in Telangana by M.Padmaiah, K.Alivelu, P.Madhuri, C.Sarada, I.Y.L.N.Murthy, P. Duraimurugan, M.V.Prasad and Lakshmamma(2015)
- Hand book on technologies for oilseeds in Maharastra by P.Padmavathi, K.Alivelu, R.D.Prasad, P.Duraimurugan (2015)
- K. Alivelu, P. Padmavathi, P. S. Srinivas, R. D. Prasad, K. Anjani, N. Mukta, G. D Satish Kuamr, C.Sarada and S.V.Ramana Rao (2018). Kusuma.Yajamanya Paddathulu (Telugu) Ref : Extension folder-21
- K. Alivelu, P. Padmavathi, P. S. Srinivas, R. D. Prasad, K. Anjani, N. Mukta, G. D Satish Kuamr, C.Sarada and S.V.Ramana Rao (2017). Safflower management practices.(English) Ref : Extension folder-11
- K. Alivelu, P. Padmavathi, P. S. Srinivas, R. D. Prasad, K. Anjani, N. Mukta, G. D Satish Kuamr and S.V.Ramana Rao (2017). Kusum(Hindi). Ref : Visthara patrika-17
Area of expertise
- Forecasting techniques and Statistical Modeling
- Stability models
- Design of Experiments
- Multivariate Statistical Analysis
Awards and recognition
Best paper awards: on IIOR Foundation day for
- L.Parvathaneni, L. Prayaga and Alivelu Karusala (2017) Selection of castor germplasm with important traits for drought tolerance under field conditions. Indian Journal of plant physiology. 22 (3), 295-303
- M. Santha Lakshmi Prasad, M. Sujatha, K. Alivelu and K. Sujatha. (2016) Sources of resistance to Alternariaster leaf blight in sunflower pre-breeding lines derived from interspecific crosses and wild Helianthus species. Crop protection.92. 70-78
- Usha Kiran. B, Mukta.N, Kadirvel Palchamy, Alivelu. K, Senthilvel. S, Kishore. P, Varaprasad. K.S (2015) Plant genetic resources, Microsatellite markers, Genetic relationships, Genetic diversity, population structure and linkage disequilibrium in a core subset of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) germplasm as revealed by SSR markers. PGR 15-012—20:19.