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Mahalingam Govindaraj is a Senior Scientist in the HarvestPlus program, Innovation Policy and Scaling Unit. As a crop development specialist, he manages the biofortification crop development research network and builds research capacities for biofortification mainstreaming. His efforts and more than 14 years of experience in crop improvement have been instrumental in building the public-private partnership on millet and research for development (R4D) biofortification. Govindaraj is experienced in pre-breeding, quantitative genetics, population improvement, hybrid breeding, breeding for disease/insect/end-use quality traits, advanced phenomics, and product testing. Before joining IFPRI, he led ICRISAT’s millet biofortification program in India, West Africa, and Central Africa, coordinated the Asia sorghum breeding program, and developed and disseminated 12 biofortified cultivars in India and Africa. In India, he established minimum standards on iron and zinc for the national pearl millet cultivar release policy.

Govindraj is the author of over 100 peer-reviewed publications and has supervised the dissertation research of several master’s and PhD students. His work has been recognized by a variety of individual and team awards, including the International Plant Nutrition Institute’s International Scholar Award (2009), MS Swaminathan Best Scientist Award (2018), and the Norman E. Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application (2022), awarded by the World Food Prize Foundation. He holds a PhD in plant breeding and genetics from the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India.

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Understanding of functional trait contributions to seed yield and drought adaptations in common bean

2026Sivasakthi, Kaliamoorthy; Voddu, Tejaswini; Surender, Reddymalla; Viateur, Ndayizeye; Govindaraj, Mahalingam
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Understanding of functional trait contributions to seed yield and drought adaptations in common bean

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2026

Authors

Sivasakthi, Kaliamoorthy; Voddu, Tejaswini; Surender, Reddymalla; Viateur, Ndayizeye; Govindaraj, Mahalingam

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Sivasakthi, Kaliamoorthy; Voddu, Tejaswini; Surender, R.; Viateur, Ndayizeye; and Govindaraj, Mahalingam. 2026. Understanding of functional trait contributions to seed yield and drought adaptations in common bean. Plant Physiology Reports 31(2): 392-401. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40502-026-00950-y

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Yields; Yield Components; Drought Resistance; Common Beans

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English

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Limited Access

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https://doi.org/10.1007/s40502-026-00950-y Source record

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Exploring rancidity in pearl millet flour: A lipidomic and biochemical approach

2025
Aher, Rasika Rajendra; Bhunia, Rupam Kumar; Kaur, Simranjit; Sanivarapu, Hemalatha; Palakolanu, Sudhakar Reddy; Taleon, Victor; Sharma, Kiran Kumar; Gupta, S.K.; Mahalingam, Govindaraj; Mazumdar, Saikat Datta
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Exploring rancidity in pearl millet flour: A lipidomic and biochemical approach

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2025

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Aher, Rasika Rajendra; Bhunia, Rupam Kumar; Kaur, Simranjit; Sanivarapu, Hemalatha; Palakolanu, Sudhakar Reddy; Taleon, Victor; Sharma, Kiran Kumar; Gupta, S.K.; Mahalingam, Govindaraj; Mazumdar, Saikat Datta; Bhatnagar-Mathur, Pooja

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Aher, Rasika Rajendra; Bhunia, Rupam Kumar; Kaur, Simranjit; Sanivarapu, Hemalatha; Palakolanu, Sudhakar Reddy; et al. 2025. Exploring rancidity in pearl millet flour: A lipidomic and biochemical approach. Journal of Cereal Science 126(November 2025): 104320. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2025.104320

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Rancidity; Deterioration; Pearl Millet; Lipids; Biochemical Analysis; Iron; Storage

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English

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Limited Access

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2025.104320 Source record

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Protocol for management of weedy rice (Red Rice) in biofortified rice production systems

2025Hurtado Rivas, Ivan Mauricio; Mahalingam, Govindaraj; Alvarez, Maria Fernanda; Bartholomé, Jerome; Herrera, Cristian Camilo
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Protocol for management of weedy rice (Red Rice) in biofortified rice production systems

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2025

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Hurtado Rivas, Ivan Mauricio; Mahalingam, Govindaraj; Alvarez, Maria Fernanda; Bartholomé, Jerome; Herrera, Cristian Camilo

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Hurtado Rivas, I.M.; Mahalingam, G.; Alvarez, M.F.; Bartholomé, J.; Herrera, C.C. (2025) Protocol for management of weedy rice (Red Rice) in biofortified rice production systems. Cali (Colombia): Alliance of Bioversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) / Washington, D.C. (USA): International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). 27 p.

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Colombia

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Americas; South America; Latin America and the Caribbean; Rice; Weed Control

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English

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Open Access

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Manual