• Scientist in Genetics from January, 1997 to December 2000 in ICAR.
• Scientist - Senior Scale from January 2001 to December 2005 in ICAR.
• Senior Scientist from January 2006 to November 2010 in ICAR.
• Working as Principal Scientist from November 2010 in ICAR

• Involved in the development and release of medium staple cotton Gossypium hirsutum L. variety "SUMANGALA" during the year, 2000.
• Involved in the development and release of long staple cotton Gossypium hirsutum L. variety "SURAJ" during the year, 2008.

• Course Coordinator for the Model Training Course on "Cultivation of Long Staple Cotton (ELS)" during December 15-22, 2007 at CICR, Regional Station, Coimbatore.
• Recognized to guide M. Phil. / Ph. D. students in Bharathiar University , Coimbatore .
• Guided four B. Tech. (Industrial Biotechnology) students of Government College of Technology, Coimbatore for the project work on Characteristic analysis of different Bt cotton hybrids during the year 2007-08.
• Guided four B. Tech. (Industrial Biotechnology) students of Government College of Technology, Coimbatore for the project work on Evaluation of Bt cotton hybrids and quantification of Bt Toxin during the year 2008-09.
• Evaluated Seven M. Sc. (Agri.) Thesis in Plant Breeding Genetics belonging to Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad during 2006-2008.
• Conducted Qualifying Examination for 17 M. Sc. (Agri.) students of Plant Breeding Genetics belonging to Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore and Madurai during 2006-2008.

• Nominated as Chairman of Monitoring Team to monitor the Breeding trials of AICCIP and ICAR Bt cotton trials of Indore and Khandwa in Madhya Pradesh State during the year 2008-09.
• Nominated as Member of Monitoring Team to monitor the Breeding trials of AICCIP and ICAR Bt cotton trials of South Zone during the year 2005-06 from December 3-10, 2005.
• Nominated as Member of National Level Monitoring Team [NALMOT] to monitor the TMC MM-II trials of Karnataka State during the year 2005-06 from January 6-10, 2006.
• Nominated as an External Member of Purchase Committee of Central Institute for Agricultural Engineering, Regional Research Centre, Coimbatore from May 2008 onwards.
• Nominated several times as an External Member of Selection Committee for the selection of various posts like Research Associate, Senior Research Fellow, Technical Person, and one Technical Helper in DBT Project, Network Project, DUS Scheme of Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore.
• Nominated as an Expert of the Assessment Committee for considering promotion cases of Group - I Technicians of Category - I & II of Sugarcane Breeding Institute during 23-05-2008.
• Nominated as an External Member of Technical Committee IX for the purchase of Cold Storage Unit and 200 KVA Power Generator of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore during December 18, 2008.
• Nominated as an External Member of Technical Committee XII for the purchase of Advanced Rapid Visco Analyzer of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore during December 18, 2008.
• Nominated as Invigilator for ARS / NET Examination 2007 at TNAU, Coimbatore on 25-05-2008.

Name of the Project	Name of Agency	Project Leader/ Project Associate
Development and promotion of Bt Transgenic Cotton for Boll worm Resistance (TMC-MM-1.4)	Technology Mission on Cotton	Cooperating Centre Principal Investigator
Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability (DUS) Scheme on cotton.	PPVFRA, GOI	Associate Nodal Officer

Name of the Project	Name of Agency	Project Leader/ Project Associate	Year of completion
Identification and development of promising genotypes from introgressed materials	TMC-MMA 1	Cooperating Centre Principal Investigator	2003
Identification and development of diploid cotton along with high yield and fibre quality suitable for higher spinning	TMC-MMA 2	Cooperating Centre Co-Principal Investigator	2003
Characterization of plant ideotypes for different agroclimatic zones	TMC-MMA3	Cooperating Centre Principal Investigator	2003
Improvement of medium long and extra long staple cotton with fibre quality suitable for high speed spinning	TMC-MMA 4	Cooperating Centre Co-Principal Investigator	2003
Overcoming incompatibility barriers in interspecific crosses of cotton	TMC-MMA 6	Cooperating Centre Principal Investigator	2003
Mission Mode Project on Development of Hybrids - Crops (in Cotton)	NATP	Cooperating Centre Principal Investigator	2005
Technology Assessment and Refinement through Institute Village Linkage Programme.	NATP	Co - Principal Investigator	2006
Genetic improvement through introgression of useful genes in cultivated species of cotton.	TMC-MM-1.3	Cooperating Centre Principal Investigator	2006

Name of the Project	Project Leader/ Project Associate
Development of long staple G. hirsutum variety with improved fibre strength	Project Leader
Maintenance and Evaluation of Cotton Germplasm	Project Associate
Breeding new G. hirsutum varieties with new plant types- development of medium staple varieties	Project Associate
Development of Extra long staple high spinning hybrids of interspecific origin with wide adaptability	Project Associate

Course / Training attended	Name of Organizing Inst./ Univ.	Subject Matter of Training	Course Duration
			From	To
Techniques in exploration & collection of Agri-biodiversity	NBPGR, New Delhi	Plant Genetic Resources	20-09-1997	29-09-1997
Cellular and Chromosomal Manipulations for Crop Breeding	TNAU, Coimbatore	Plant Breeding & Genetics	04-03-1998	25-03-1998
Plant Genetic Resources: Principles, Procedures and Approaches	NBPGR, New Delhi	Plant Genetic Resources	27-07-1998	06-08-1998
Faculty Development Program in Research Management	CCSHAU, Hisar	Research Management	03-11-2000	30-11-2000
Advances in Testing, Processing and By-Products Utilisation of Cotton	CIRCOT, Mumbai	Post harvest technology	30-08-2004	10-09-2004
National Information Sharing Mechanism for Establishment of Global Plan of Action	NBPGR, Hyderabad	Computer Application for creating Database	07-03-2005	08-03-2005
DUS Testing of Plant Varieties	Division of Seed Science & Technology, IARI, New Delhi	DUS Testing	12-09-2005	17-09-2005
Regional Training Workshops for State Agricultural Universities on Biosafety	Project Coordinating and Monitoring Unit, Ministry of Environment & Forests, GOI, India	Biosafety issues related to transgenic crops	02-08-2006	03-08-2006
DUS Testing of Essentially Derived and Special Purpose Varieties	Division of Seed Science & Technology, IARI, New Delhi	DUS Testing	05-09-2006	14-09-2006
Bioinformatics and Biotechnology	UGC - Academic Staff College, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore	Bio-informatics and Bio-technology	01-11-2006	21-11-2006
e-Education in Agriculture	TNAU, Coimbatore	e-Education	26-11-2007	06-12-2007

• Gururajan, K. N., Manickam, S., Anantha Raju, P. and Subashree, K. (2008). "Suraj (CCH. 510-4)" - A new long staple high yielding cotton variety. J. Indian Soc. Cotton Improv., 33 (3): 161-164.
• Dhamayanthi, K. P. M., Manickam, S., Rathinavel, K. Agarwal, D. K. (2008). Stability analysis of interspecific cotton hybrids ( Gossypium hirsutum x G. barbadense ). Ind. J. Agric. Sci., 78(12): 1058-1062.
• Manickam, S. and Gururajan, K. N. (2004). "Sumangala" - A new high yielding cotton variety. J. Indian Soc. Cotton Improv., 29(3): 178-180.
• Manickam, S. and Gururajan, K. N. (2004). Combining ability analysis for fibre quality in upland cotton ( Gossypium hirsutum L.). J. Indian Soc. Cotton Improv., 29(2): 86-91.
• Gururajan, K. N. and Manickam, S. (2002). Genetic Divergence in Egyptian Cotton ( G. barbadense L.). J. Indian Soc. Cotton Improv., 27(2): 77-83.
• Rathinavel, K., Chidambaram, P., Natarajan, K., Manickam, S. and Venugopal, K. (2002). Effect of sowing time on production and quality of cotton hybrid seed. Seed Tech. News, 32 (1): 14.
• Rathinavel, K., Chidambaram, P., Natarajan, K., Manickam, S. and Venugopal, K. (2002). Comparison of growth performance and productivity of F1 and F2 seeds in intra-hirsutum hybrids. Seed Tech. News, 32 (1): 15.
• Manickam, S. and Sarkar, K. R. (1999). Foreign pollen tube growth in maize after chemical treatments. Ind. J. Genet ., 59(1): 53-58.
• Manickam, S. and Sarkar, K. R. (1999). Maize, pearl millet and sorghum pollen tube growth rates in maize silk. Ann. Agric. Res ., 20(2): 216-219.
• Manickam, S. and Vijendra Das, L. D. (1995). Heterosis for forage character in sorghum. Ann. Agric. Res ., 16(1): 111-113.
• Manickam, S. and Vijendra Das, L. D. (1995). Combining ability analysis for forage characters in sorghum. Ann. Agric. Res ., 16(1): 49-52.
• Manickam, S. and Vijendra Das, L. D. (1994). Combining ability analysis in forage sorghum. Crop Res ., 8(3): 523-528.
• Manickam, S. and Vijendra Das, L. D. (1994). Character association and path analysis in forage sorghum. Mysore J. Agric. Sci. , 28: 116-119.
• Manickam, S. and Vijendra Das, L. D. (1994). Line X Tester analysis in forage sorghum. Sorghum Newsletter , 35: 79-80.

• Manickam, S . and Gopalakrishnan, N. (2008). SWOT Analysis of Bt Cotton Technology in India. In: Abstracts and Lead Papers of "National Seminar on Second Green Revolution: Necessity or Compulsion" held at Adilabad, Andhra Pradesh, October 19-21, 2008. P.58.
• Gopalakrishnan, N., Manickam, S. and Prakash, A. H. (2008). Effective Resource Management for Enhanced Cotton Productivity in India. In: Abstracts and Lead Papers of "National Seminar on Second Green Revolution: Necessity or Compulsion" held at Adilabad, Andhra Pradesh, October 19-21, 2008. P. 35
• Manickam, S . and Gopalakrishnan, N. (2008). Heritage varieties suitable for organic cotton production in India. In: "2008 India Regional Meeting of Organic Exchange" at Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, January 25-29, 2008.
• Gururajan, K. N., Manickam, S., Singh, V. V. and Gopalakrishnan, N. (2007). Biodiversity of cotton genetic resources in India ( Gossypium spp.). In: Abstracts of National Consultation Workshop on "Agro-biodiversity Hotspots and Access and Benefit Sharing" organized by National Biodiversity Authority, Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Right Authority and Annamalai University at Annamalai University, Chidambaram, July 19-20 th 2007, p.41.
• Gopalakrishnan, N., Manickam, S. and Prakash, A. H. (2006). ELS Cotton varieties and hybrids in Cultivation in India. Paper presented in National Workshop on "Increasing ELS cotton production in India" organized at TNAU, Coimbatore, October 6-7, 2006.
• Manickam, S. (2005). Fibre Quality of Bt cottons approved for Extension. In: Proceedings of National Seminar on "Cotton Fibre Quality Standards" at South India Mills Association, Coimbatore, 23 rd April, 2005, pp. 47-49.
• Manickam, S., Gururajan, K. N., and Rajendran, T. P. (2004). Status of Hybrid Cotton in India. In: Souvenir on National Symposium on " Harnessing Heterosis in Crop Plants ". (Eds. Rai, M., Singh, M. and Kumar, S.) held at IIVR, Varanasi from 13 th -15 th March, 2004, pp.78-86.
• Papers presented in seminar/ workshop/ congress:
• Manickam, S., Gururajan, K. N. and Gopalakrishnan, N. (2007). Bt cotton hybrids vis-à-vis Environmental Protection: An Indian Perspective. In: Abstracts of National Seminar on "Environmental Biotechnology: Opportunities & Challenges" organized at Department of Zoology and Microbiology, Thiagarajar College (Autonomous), Madurai, February 22 nd and 23 rd 2007.
• Manickam, S., Rathinavel, K., Gururajan, K. N. and Gopalakrishnan, N. (2007). DUS Testing in Cotton - A mechanism for protection of Plant Breeders and Farmers' Rights. In: Abstracts of National Seminar on "Environmental Biotechnology: Opportunities & Challenges" organized at Department of Zoology and Microbiology, Thiagarajar College (Autonomous), Madurai , February 22 nd and 23 rd 2007.
• Manickam, S. (2006). Performance of released Bt cotton hybrids in ICAR trials. In: Programme Abstracts of " National Seminar on Agricultural Diversification in the Changing Global Scenario - A Paradigm Shift" March 3-4, 2006 , Regional Agricultural Research Station, Nandyal, p.18.
• Gopalakrishnan, N., Surulivelu, T., Manickam, S. (2005). Utilization of metabolic processes for broadbasing bollworm tolerance in cotton. In: Abstracts of National Symposium on "Recent trends in Biochemistry" , September 17, 2005 , Department of Biochemistry, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University , Coimbatore , p. 39-40.
• Gururajan, K. N. and Manickam, S. (2005). Fibre Quality Improvement in Egyptian Cotton ( G. barbadense L.). In: Proceedings of the National Seminar on "Genetic Improvement of Fibre Quality Traits in Cotton" (Eds. Waghmere, V. N., Loknathan, T.R. and Singh, P), held at CICR, Nagpur , February 15, 2005 , pp. 46-56.
• Manickam, S., Rathinavel, K., Raja, K. and Gururajan, K. N. (2004). Cultivation of F 2 Cotton in India - A boon or bane? In: Proceedings of International Symposium on "Strategies for sustainable cotton production - A global vision ", Volume 1 on Crop Improvement, (Eds. Khadi, B. M., Vamadevaiah, H. M., Katageri, I.S., Patil, B. R., Patil, S. S. and Manjula, S. M.), held at University of Agricultural Sciences , Dharwad, November 23-25, 2004 , pp. 135-138.
• Manickam, S., Thangapandian, R., Prakash, A. H. and Sudhagar, R. (2004). Boric Acid and Activated Charcoal Supplements as Antioxidants for Callus Induction from Shoot Bit Explants of Interspecific Hybrids in Cotton. In: Proceedings of International Symposium on "Strategies for sustainable cotton production - A global vision" , Volume 1 on Crop Improvement, (Eds. Khadi, B. M., Vamadevaiah, H. M., Katageri, I.S., Patil, B. R., Patil, S. S. and Manjula, S. M.), held at University of Agricultural Sciences , Dharwad, November 23-25, 2004 , pp. 424-426.
• Prakash, A. H., Sudhagar, R., Manickam, S. and Thangapandian, R. (2004). Induction of High Frequency of Somatic Embryos in Interspecific Hybrids and Their Parents in Cotton ( Gossypium spp.). In: Proceedings of International Symposium on "Strategies for sustainable cotton production - A global vision" , Volume 1 on Crop Improvement, (Eds. Khadi, B. M., Vamadevaiah, H. M., Katageri, I.S., Patil, B. R., Patil, S. S. and Manjula, S. M.), held at University of Agricultural Sciences , Dharwad, November 23-25, 2004 , pp. 416-420.
• Manickam, S. and Gururajan, K. N. (2004). Variability for fibre quality characters in Indian Gossypium barbadense germplasm accessions. In: Book of Abstracts of " International Cotton Genome Initiative ICGI - 2004 Workshop " held at Hyderabad , October 10-13, 2004 , pp. 138-139.
• Manickam, S., Prakash, A. H., Thangaraj, K., Gomes, M., Deshpande, P. and Eapen, S. (2004). Interspecific hybridization between Gossypium hirsutum and Gossypium aridum - Cytomorphological and RAPD analysis . In: Book of Abstracts of " International Cotton Genome Initiative ICGI - 2004 Workshop " held at Hyderabad , October 10-13, 2004 , p. 140.
• Gopalakrishnan, N., Rajendran, T. P. and Manickam, S. (2004). RAPD analysis in wide hybrids of cotton for bollworm tolerance . In: Book of Abstracts of " International Cotton Genome Initiative ICGI - 2004 Workshop " held at Hyderabad , October 10-13, 2004 , p. 142.
• Rathinavel, K., Chidambaram, P., Natarajan, K., Manickam, S. and Venugopal, K. (2002). Effect of sowing time on production and quality of cotton hybrid seed. In: Proceedings of " XI National Seed Seminar on Quality Seed to Enhance Agricultural Profitability " held at University of Agricultural Sciences , Dharwad, January, 18-20, 2002.
• Manickam, S. and Sarkar, K. R. (2001). Effect of chemicals on seed induction in wide crosses of maize. In: Poster Abstracts of Diamond Jubilee Symposium on " Hundred Years of Post-Mendelian Genetics and Plant Breeding - Retrospects and Prospects ", (Ed. Kharkwal, M. C. and Mehra, R. B.), Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding, New Delhi , November 6-9, 2001 , p. 383.
• Manickam, S . Gururajan, K. N., Rathinavel, K., Chidambaram, P. and Natarajan, K. (2001). Evaluation of cotton germplasm for yield, seed quality and biotic stresses. In: Poster Abstracts of Diamond Jubilee Symposium on " Hundred Years of Post-Mendelian Genetics and Plant Breeding - Retrospects and Prospects ", (Ed. Kharkwal, M. C. and Mehra, R. B.), Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding, New Delhi , November 6-9, 2001 , p. 48.
• Manickam, S. and Gururajan, K. N. (2001). H eterosis in single and three way crosses in cotton ( G. hirsutum L.). In: Poster Abstracts of Diamond Jubilee Symposium on " Hundred Years of Post-Mendelian Genetics and Plant Breeding - Retrospects and Prospects ", (Ed. Kharkwal, M. C. and Mehra, R. B.), Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding, New Delhi, November 6-9, 2001, pp.152-153.
• Gururajan, K. N. and Manickam, S. (2001). Cotton varietal improvement and future challenges in south zone. In: Book of papers on " Sustainable cotton production to meet the future requirement of industry ". Directorate of Cotton Development, Mumbai, October 3-4, 2001 , pp. 7-13.
• Venugopal, K., Manickam, S., Gopalakrishnan, N. and Gururajan, K. N. (2001). Strategies to enhance cotton production in India . Paper presented at Monsanto Research Centre, Bangalore , August, 2001.
• Manickam, S., Gururajan, K. N. and Kannan, R. (2001) Evaluation and Utilization Of Gossypium b arbadense Germplasm Lines. In: Proceedings of National Symposium on " Biodiversity vis-à-vis Resource Exploitation: An Introspection ", CARI, Port Blair, April 23 - 24, 2001 , p. 15.
• Manickam, S., Gururajan, K. N., Rathinavel, K. and Venugopal, K. (2001). Commercial Cultivation of F 2 Cotton Hybrids - A Distinct Possibility. In: Proc. 88 th Ind. Sc. Cong. Part III (Advance Abstracts) , New Delhi , January 3-7, 2001 , pp. 118-119.
• Manickam, S. (2001). Pollen - Pistil Interactions Following In Vitro Pollination in Maize. In: Proc. 88 th Ind. Sc. Cong. Part III (Advance Abstracts) , New Delhi , January 3-7, 2001 , pp. 116-118.
• Gururajan, K. N., Manickam, S. and Waghmere, V. N. (2000). Induced mutation for quality improvement in Egyptian ( Gossypium barbadense L.) cotton. In: Proceedings of " DAE-BRNS Symposium on the Use of Nuclear and Molecular Techniques in Crop Improvement ", Mumbai, December 6-8, 2000 , pp.237-239.
• Manickam, S. and Sarkar, K. R. (1998). Pollen - pistil interactions in maize x sorghum crosses. In: Proceedings of " First National Plant Breeding Congress ", TNAU, Coimbatore , July 1-3, 1998 , p.45
• Manickam, S. and Sarkar, K. R. (1998). Cytological study of in vitro regenerated plants from maize x sorghum crosses. In: Proceedings of " First National Plant Breeding Congress ", TNAU, Coimbatore , July 1-3, 1998 , pp.

• Manickam, S. , Gururajan, K. N., Singh, V. V. Punit Mohan and Gopalakrishnan, N. (In Press). Cotton Genetic Resources in India . In: Agro biodiversity Hot Spots and Access and Benefit Sharing. National Biodiversity Authority, Chennai.
• Venugopal, K., Rathinavel, K., Manickam, S. and Gururajan, K. N. (2003). Hybrid Seed Production in Cotton. In: Hybrid Seed Production in Field Crops . Ed. Singhal, N. C., Kalyani Publishers, Ludhiana , India .
• Venugopal, K., Gopalakrishnan, N., Manickam, S. and Gururajan, K. N. (2002). Strategies to increase cotton production in India . P. 142-172. In: New Dimensions and approaches for Sustainable Agriculture . Eds. Kannaiyan, S., Uthamasamy, S., Theodore, R. K. and Palanisamy, S., Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore , pp. 387.
• Training Manual:
• Gopalakrishnan, N. and Manickam, S. (2007). Training Manual on Model Training Course on " Cultivation of Long Staple Cotton (ELS) " during 15 th December - 22 nd December, 2007 at Central Institute for Cotton Research, Regional Station, Coimbatore, pp. 231.
• Rathinavel, K. Manickam, S. and Sabesh, M. (2005). Training Manual on "DUS Test in Cotton with reference to PPV & FR legislation, 2001" at Central Institute for Cotton Research, Regional Station, Coimbatore, pp.201.

Technical Bulletin:

• Rathinavel, K., Manickam, S. and Gururajan, K. N. (2006). National Test Guidelines for Testing of Plant Varieties for Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability; Cotton , Published by Project Coordinator (Cotton Improvement) and Head, Central Institute for Cotton Research, Regional Station, Coimbatore
• Manickam, S., Rathinavel, K. and Gururajan, K. N. (2003). Cotton: Nucleus and Breeder Seed Production Manual , Project Coordinator (Cotton) and Head, Central Institute for Cotton Research, Regional Station, Coimbatore

Lecture delivered in Training to Scientists / Agricultural Officers:

• Gopalakrishnan, N., Rathinavel, K., Manickam, S. (2009). PPV&FR Act, 2001 and DUS Guidelines . In: Manual on Varietal Purity - Testing of Specified Traits" at Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur during 23-27 th February, 2009. Pp. 107-126.
• Rathinavel, K., Manickam, S., and Gopalakrishnan, N. (2009). Tolerance Tables and their Utility Calculation and Reporting Results . In: Manual on Varietal Purity - Testing of Specified Traits" at Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur during 23-27 th February, 2009. Pp. 127-146.
• Manickam, S. (2008). Quality Improvement in Cotton . In: CAS Training on " Trait based genetic enhancement in crop plants" at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore on 4-11-2008.
• Manickam, S. (2008). Heterosis Breeding in Cotton . In: CAS Training on " Modern approaches in Heterosis Breeding" at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore from February 12 - March 3, 2008.
• Manickam, S. (2007). Extra long staple varieties and hybrids in cotton . In: Model Training Course on " Cultivation of Long Staple Cotton (ELS) " during 15 th December - 22 nd December, 2007 at Central Institute for Cotton Research, Regional Station, Coimbatore.
• Gopalakrishnan, N., Manickam, S. and Prakash, A. H. (2007). Problems and Prospects of Cotton in Different Zones of India. In: Model Training Course on " Cultivation of Long Staple Cotton (ELS) " during 15 th December - 22 nd December, 2007 at Central Institute for Cotton Research, Regional Station, Coimbatore.
• Gopalakrishnan, N., Manickam, S. , Prakash, A. H. and Gururajan, K. N. (2006). Problems and Prospects of Cotton in different zones of India . In: Model Training Course on " Production Technology for Bt cotton with special focus on IPM " during 14 th September - 21 st September, 2006 at Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur.
• Gopalakrishnan, N., Prakash, A. H., Manickam, S. and Gururajan, K. N. (2006). Cultivation of natural and genetically modified cotton fibres. In: All India Council for Technical Education Staff Development Programme on "Natural Fibres and Man Made Fibres" at Department of Textile Technology, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam, Erode, 26 June - 08 July 2006, p.24-34
• Manickam, S. (2005). Development of Extra Long Staple varieties and hybrids in G. hirsutum . In: Training Manual on "Long Staple Cotton Cultivation in India", pp. , September 23-24, 2005, p. 1-6.
• Manickam, S. (2005). Morphological Characterization of Cotton Varieties. In: Training Manual on "DUS Test in Cotton with reference to PPV & FR legislation, 2001" , pp.201 (Ed: Rathinavel, K. Manickam, S. and Sabesh, M.) January 19-25, 2005, p. 87-92.
• Mauria, S. and Manickam, S. (2005). Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act - Implementation and Likely Impact on Indian Seed Sector. In: Training Manual on "DUS Test in Cotton with reference to PPV & FR legislation, 2001" , pp.201 (Ed: Rathinavel, K. Manickam, S. and Sabesh, M.) January 19-25, 2005, p. 36-48.
• Venugopal, K., Manickam, S. and Rathinavel, K. (2001). Recent Advances in Hybrid Seed Production of Cotton. In: "Recent Trends in Seed Production Management" , College of Agriculture, JNKVV, Jabalpur, 21-11-2001 to 10-12-2001.
• Venugopal, K. and Manickam, S. (2001). Problems and prospects of cotton production in different zones. In: National training course on "Integrated cotton production technology" , Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur, September 19-26, 2001.
• Venugopal, K., Rathinavel, K. and Manickam, S. (2000). Advances in Hybrid Cotton Seed Production. In: Advances in Hybrid Seed Production Technology . (Eds. Singhal, N. C. and Vari, A. K.). Division of Seed Science & Technology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi.

Lecture delivered in Training to Farmers:

• Manickam, S. (2008). Usefulness of Bt Cotton Hybrids to Tamil Nadu Farmers . In: Training for farmers on " Cotton Production Technology " during October, 2008 at Central Institute for Cotton Research, Regional Station, Coimbatore.
• Manickam, S. (2007). Bt Cotton Hybrids . In: Certificate Course for farmers on " Cotton Production Technology " during 2007-08 at Central Institute for Cotton Research, Regional Station, Coimbatore.
• Manickam, S. (2005). Bt cotton cultivation in Tamil Nadu. In: Lecture Notes for Farmers' Field School (2005). Eds. Duraisamy, G., Arunachalam, N., Buvaneswari, S. M. B., and Kalaivani, K. Published by Special Purpose Vehicle, Farmers' Field School - Cotton, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore .

Seminar / Symposium	Organized by	Venue	Period
First National Plant Breeding Congress	Indian Society of Plant Breeders	TNAU, Coimbatore	July 1-3, 1998
88 th Indian Science Congress	Indian Science Association, Calcutta	IARI, New Delhi	January 3-7, 2001
Cotton Research Strategy in New Millennium	National Society of Plant Science	CCSHAU, Hisar	April 16, 2001
National Symposium on Biodiversity vis-à-vis Resource Exploitation: An Introspection	Andaman Science Association, Port Blair	CARI, Port Blair	April 23 - 24, 2001
Diamond Jubilee Symposium on "Hundred Years of Post-Mendelian Genetics and Plant Breeding - Retrospects and Prospects"	Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding	IARI, New Delhi	November 6-9, 2001
National Symposium on "Harnessing Heterosis in Crop Plants"	Indian Institute for Vegetable Research, Varanasi	IIVR, Varanasi	March 13-15, 2004
International Cotton Genome Initiative ICGI-2004 Workshop	Indian Society for Cotton Improvement	Hyderabad	October 10-13, 2004
International Symposium on "Strategies for sustainable cotton production - A global vision"	University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad	Dharwad	November 23-25, 2004
National Seminar on "Cotton Fibre Quality Standards"	SIMA, SIMA-CDRA, SICA, Coimbatore	SIMA, Coimbatore	April 23, 2005
National Seminar on "Agricultural Diversification in the Changing Global Scenario - A Paradigm Shift"	Society of Agronomists, ANGRAU & RARS, Nandyal	RARS, Nandyal	March 3-4, 2006
National Workshop on increasing ELS cotton production in India	DOCD, Mumbai & Department of Agriculture, Tamil Nadu	TNAU, Coimbatore	October 6-7 th 2006
Regional Conference on WTO Agriculture and NAMA Negotiations: Identifying Products of Concern to India	Textiles Committee, Mumbai	Hotel Le Royal Meridian , Chennai	30 th October 2006
National Conference on Seed Quality Control.	National Seed Research and Training Centre, Varanasi	TNAU, Coimbatore	December 21-22 nd 2006
National Consultation workshop on "Agro-biodiversity Hotspots and Access and Benefit Sharing"	National Biodiversity Authority, Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Right Authority and Annamalai University	Annamalai University , Chidambaram	July 19-20 th 2007
India Regional Meeting of Organic Exchange - 2008	Organic Exchange	Aurangabad, Maharashtra	January 25-29, 2008

Group Meeting / Workshop	Venue		Period
Annual Group Meeting of All India Coordinated Cotton Improvement Project	CCSHAU, Hisar		April, 2001
Annual Group Meeting of All India Coordinated Cotton Improvement Project	CICR, Nagpur		March, 2002
Annual Review workshop of NATP-Mission Mode project on Development of Hybrids - Crops (Cotton)	CICR, Nagpur		April, 2002
Annual Review meeting of TMC - MM I - MMA 6 research project	CICR, Nagpur		March 2003
Annual Group Meeting of All India Coordinated Cotton Improvement Project	TNAU, Coimbatore		April, 2003
Combined Review workshop of NATP-Mission Mode project on Development of Hybrids - Crops	IARI, New Delhi		July, 2003
Annual Group Meeting of All India Coordinated Cotton Improvement Project	RAU, Sri Ganganagar		April, 2005
Second dialogue meeting between the authority and the agricultural system in Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry and Karnataka states	TNAU, Coimbatore	February 01, 2006
Annual Group Meeting of All India Coordinated Cotton Improvement Project	UAS, Dharwad		April 7-9, 2006
Annual Group Meeting of All India Coordinated Cotton Improvement Project	NAU, Navsari		April 11-13, 2007
Annual Group Meeting of All India Coordinated Cotton Improvement Project	PAU, Ludhiana		April 9-11, 2008
State Level Workshop on Management and Monitoring of Field Trials of Genetically Engineered Crops in SAUs	TNAU, Coimbatore		February 01, 2009