1. TULASI SEEDS (P) LTD
Fastest Growing Cotton Seed
Company in the Country
2. PROMOTER
• Tulasi Ramachandra Prabhu
• Chairman, Tulasi Group
• A Mechanical Engineer from
prestigious Indian Institute of
Technology, Madras
• Tulasi group has thirteen
companies
• Group’s annual turnover is
around IRS 3000 Millions
5. DIRECTORS
• T R Prabhu Chairman
• T Yogish Chandra MD
• T Krishna Chaitanya Director
• T Aruna Director
• Dr P Chandrasekhar E D
6. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
• Dr P CHANDRASEKHAR, M Sc (Ag), Ph D
• A Doctorate in Agriculture (Genetics & Plant Breeding) with specialization in Plant
Biotechnology
• Total 15 years experience in Seed Research.
• Participated in the Project on “DNA Fingerprinting of Cotton hybrids” at the Nuclear Agriculture
& Biotechnology Division, BARC (Bhabha Atomic Research Centre), Mumbai.
• Worked under Dr.Raj K Bhatnagar (Senior Scientist, Insect Resistance Group, International
Centre for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology, New Delhi & Dr.V.Siva Reddy (Senior
Scientist, Plant Transformation Group, ICGEB) and actively involved in the development of Bt
Transgenic cotton hybrids.
7. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
• Worked in plant Biotechnology section (R&D Division), Maharashtra State Seeds Corp, Akola
for eight years (10.01.1995 to 01.01.2003) as Manager (Biotechnology) and looked after all
Research & Production activities of Plant Biotechnology section.
• Worked under the guidance of Dr.V.S.R. Anjaneyulu, Principal Breeder for cotton Breeding
Programme.
• Working in Tulasi Seeds (P)Ltd. Since 6th January 2003 as Executive Director and looking
after all the Research activities of Plant Breeding & Biotechnology, Quality Control, Seed
Production, Processing, Regulatory approvals, Marketing and administrative activities of the
company.
8. TULASI GROUP OF COMPANIES
Tulasi Seeds (P) Ltd
Chaitanya Packagings (P)Ltd
Coastal Packagings
Tulasi Filing Systems
Tulasi Digital Studio
Tulasi Technosoft (P) Ltd
Tulasi Ram Chits (P) Ltd
Tulasi Cotton Industries (P) Ltd
Impec Soft Solutions (P) Ltd
Chandra Transport
Vamsy Trade Links
Tulasi Townships (P) Ltd
Diehard Dies (P) Ltd
10. KEY MILE STONES
• Company incorporated in 1992
• Tulasi – 4 hybrid entered in market in 2000
• R & D recognized by DSIR, Govt of India in 2003
• Received ISO Certification in 2003
• Sublicensing agreement with MMB in 2003
• National award received in 2005
• Tulasi Bollgard cotton hybrid commercialized in 2006
• Tulasi BG II hybrids commercialized in 2008
• Collaboration with Monsanto for RRF technology in 2010
• Collaboration with CIMMYT, Mexico for Corn hybrids in 2010
11. PRINCIPAL BREEDER
• Mr. V S R Anjaneyulu (1922 to
2008)
• A Post Graduate from
prestigious Banaras Hindu
University.
• 60 years experience in cotton
breeding
• He was the Principal Breeder
and advisor for Tulasi cotton
breeding program from 1990 to
2008
13. PROMISING TULASI HYBRIDS
• Tulasi - 4 BG II
• Tulasi - 45 BG II
• Sainik BG II
• Bhaskar BG II
• Taakath BG II
• Lambuji BG II
• Prachand Bhaskar BG II
• Tulasi Vahini BG II
• Namaskar BG II
• Maha Tulasi BG II
14. TULASI BG II HYBRIDS
UNDER INHOUSE TRIALS
Total 74 promising Tulasi BG II hybrids are
under Replicated and Non Replicated inhouse
R&D trials
15. SEED STAFF
Division Number
R&D 29
QA 12
Production 49
Processing 47
Marketing 300
Administration 38
Total 475
16. TULASI DISTRIBUTORS
State Number
Andhra Pradesh 224
Orissa 9
Tamilnadu 17
Karnataka 31
MS 100
MP 29
Gujarath 46
Punjab 31
Haryana 27
Rajasthan 16
Total 530
31. R & D PROGRAM
Crops:
Cotton
Red Pepper
Sorghum
Sunflower
Maize
Okra
Egg plant
Tomato
Gourds
32. COTTON R & D PROGRAM
• Germplasm evaluation
• Inbred development program
• Hybrid development program
• Maintenance breeding
• New hybrid evaluation program
• In house & Multilocation trials
• MLRT
• BG & BG II introgression breeding program
• Zygosity testing
34. TULASI - 4 BG II
• Very high yielding
• Wider adaptability
• Tolerant to jassids
• Good reviving capacity
• Strong stem
• Good quality fibre
• Big bolls and good wt
• Suitable for both light and
heavy soils
• Tolerant to drought
conditions
35. TULASI - 4 BG II
• Very high yielding
• Wider adaptability
• Tolerant to jassids
• Good reviving capacity
• Strong stem
• Good quality fibre
• Big bolls and good wt
• Suitable for both light and
heavy soils
• Tolerant to drought
conditions
47. TULASI – 9 BG II
• Very high yielding
• Big Boll (6-7gms weight)
• Uniform bursting
• Easy for picking
• Tolerant to jassids
• Good quality of the lint
• Uniform arrangement of
sympodia
• High strength of the stem
49. TULASI – 118 BG II
• Very high yielding
• Earliness
• Good reviving capacity
• Strong main stem
• Tolerant to para wilt
• Tolerant to sucking pests
• Good quality of the fibre
with high elongation ratio
50. TULASI – 45 BG II
• High yielding
• Profuse bearing
• Drought tolerance
• Tolerant to jassids
• Good quality of the fibre
• Uniform bursting
51. TULASI – 7 BG II
• High yielding
• Erect type
• Suitable for less spacing
• Uniform boll bursting
• Good quality of the kapas
with naked seed
• Uniform arrangement of
sympodia