DR. JADALA SHANKARASWAMY
DR. JADALA SHANKARASWAMY
Jadala Shankaraswamy (also published as J. Shankaraswamy) is an Indian horticultural scientist, academic, and researcher serving as Assistant Professor (Senior Scale) in the Department of Fruit Science at the College of Horticulture, Mojerla, under Sri Konda Laxman Telangana Horticultural University (SKLTSHU), Telangana, India.[1][2] He is known for his interdisciplinary research in post-harvest technology, pomology, nano-biotechnology, phytochemistry, IoT, Sensor, Machine Learning[3], Quantum, Applied Vedic Science and value addition of horticultural crops, and is a recipient of the Chancellor's Gold Medal and several international scientific awards.[4][5]
Early life and education
Shankaraswamy is a native of the Karimnagar district of Telangana, India[6]. He began his higher education by enrolling in a B.Sc. in Horticulture programme (2001–2005) at Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Hyderabad[7]. He subsequently completed his M.Sc. in Post-Harvest Technology of Horticultural Crops (2005–2007) at Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, West Bengal[8]. He earned his Ph.D. in Horticulture, with specialisation in Fruit Science, from Junagadh Agricultural University, Gujarat, in 2013[9]. For his doctoral work, he was awarded the Chancellor's Gold Medal in recognition of his overall academic excellence[10][11]
He has also qualified the National Eligibility Test (NET) in Horticulture and Fruit Science and was a recipient of the ICAR Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Senior Research Fellowship (SRF)[12].
Academic and professional career
Shankaraswamy has more than twelve years of teaching and research experience across multiple Indian institutions[13]. His teaching career spans appointments at Amity University, Noida; Lovely Professional University, Punjab; Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Hyderabad; and APAC College, Tamil Nadu[14].
He also served as a Senior Research Fellow at the Directorate of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research, Anand, Gujarat[15].
He currently teaches courses on Fruit Science, Post-Harvest Management, and Processing of Horticultural Crops[16] [7]. He is listed as a faculty member in the official staff directory of the College of Horticulture, Mojerla, SKLTGHU[17].
Research
Shankaraswamy's research interests are interdisciplinary and span post-harvest technology and value addition of horticultural crops[18]. His work also includes pomology and medicinal & aromatic plants[19]. He is active in nano-biotechnology and phytochemistry applied to horticulture[20]. Additional areas of focus include chemoinformatics, horticultural therapy, and natural product chemistry[21]. He also conducts research on plant DNA barcoding for species identification and on biotechnological work involving telomeres and G-quadruplex structures[22]. He has more recently extended his research to artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) for smart horticultural supply chains[23].
As of 2026, his publications have been cited more than 300 times, with an h-index of 10, according to Google Scholar[24]. He has guided several M.Sc. students at SKLTSHU[25]. He has led significant funded research projects, including the Moringa Value Chain Study funded by the National Horticultural Research and Development Foundation (NHRDF)[26]. He also coordinated a NAHEP World Bank Project worth ₹2.85 crore on digital infrastructure and instructional farm development under Natural Farming System and developed Sasyagavya at Madanapuram of the College of Horticulture, Mojerla, Wanaparthy district, Telangana[27].
Green chilli powder innovation
Shankaraswamy is recognised as a pioneer in the development of green chilli powder produced without synthetic chemical means[28]. The Indian Patent Office (Intellectual Property India) granted him a patent for the method of producing green chilli powder and related products [6]. He has stated that the innovation is intended to serve as a healthier alternative to red chilli powder, which is often adulterated with carcinogenic 'Sudan' azo dyes[29].
Selected publications
His most cited paper, on the stabilisation of the i-motif DNA structure at physiological pH, was published in Biopolymers in 2017[30]. He authored a 2012 review titled "Flowering manipulation in mango: A science comes of age"[31]. With A. K. Banik, he published "Processing and quality evaluation of guava squash" in the Journal of Applied Horticulture in 2011[32]. His 2022 paper in RSC Advances describes structural changes in the human c-Myc promoter G-quadruplex upon peptide binding[33]. In 2024, he published an IoT and machine-learning study on post-harvest shelf-life prediction for tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) in the Journal of Environmental Biology[34]. He has also contributed the chapter "Utilisation of Plum Peels and Seeds" to the CRC Press Handbook of Plum Fruit (2022)[35].
According to biographical profiles, he has authored more than 15 books and book chapters as first author in international publications, along with more than 50 journal articles[36].
Areas of expertise
Shankaraswamy's research portfolio is interdisciplinary and spans:
- Post-Harvest Technology and Value Addition of horticultural crops[37]
- Pomology and Medicinal & Aromatic Plants[38]
- Nano-biotechnology in horticulture, including studies on multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) and graphene oxide for climate-resilient horticultural plants[39]
- Phytochemistry, Chemoinformatics, and natural-product drug discovery for lifestyle diseases[40]
- 3D Food Printing for personalized nutrition[41]
- Plant DNA barcoding for species identification[42]
- G-quadruplex DNA biophysics and peptide-based recognition of human telomeres[43]
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) for smart horticultural supply chains[44]
Citation metrics
According to Google Scholar, as of 2026, his publications have attracted more than 300 citations, with an h-index of 10 and an i10-index of 10[45]. He has published in international peer-reviewed journals including Biopolymers (Wiley), RSC Advances (Royal Society of Chemistry), SN Applied Sciences (Springer Nature), Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics (Taylor & Francis), Journal of Peptide Science (Wiley), Journal of Environmental Biology, and Journal of Applied Horticulture[46] [17]. He maintains a verified ORCID record at orcid.org/0000-0002-5623-6384[47].
Funded projects
He has led major externally funded research projects, including:
- The Moringa Value Chain Study funded by the National Horticultural Research and Development Foundation (NHRDF), aimed at enhancing Moringa leaf production for pharmaceutical purposes[48].
- The National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP) — a World Bank–ICAR initiative with a budget of approximately ₹2.85 crore, focused on digital infrastructure and farm development at the College of Horticulture, Mojerla[49].
Awards and honours
Awards and honours
International awards
| Year | Award | Conferring body / Country |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Ph.D. Chancellor's Gold Medal | Junagadh Agricultural University, India[50] |
| 2016 | Poster Award, International Water Conference | Bulgaria[51] |
| 2016 | Gilbert Ling Award (for contributions on exclusion-zone water and genomic DNA) | Europe[52] |
| 2023 | Best International Scientist Award | Institute of Food Resources, National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv[53] |
| 2024 | Sir Pietro de' Crescenzi Award | 2nd International Conference, Italy[54] |
| 2025 | AFSTI–Springer Nature Best Oral Presentation Award | 31st India Convention of Food Scientists and Technologists (ICFoST 2025)[55] |
| 2025 | Scientific Discovery of the Year Award | International[56] |
National awards
| Year | Award | Conferring body |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Young Scientist Award | India[57] |
| 2022 | Distinguished Scientist Award (OCAEBGD-2022) | Goa, India |
| 2022 | Best Supervisor Award — for mentoring the BITS Pilani, Hyderabad team that won the Innovate FPGA Design Contest in IoT-based post-harvest management | BITS Pilani Hyderabad |
| 2023 | Eminent Scientist of the Year Award | National Environmental Science Academy (NESA) – CSIR–NBRI, New Delhi |
| 2023 | Certificate of Commendation (Republic Day) | District Collector & Magistrate of Wanaparthy, Telangana |
| — | National Horticulture Talent Search Award | India |
| 2026 | Best Pitch X Award (Indian Carbon Innovation) | India |
References
- ↑ Shankaraswamy, Jadala (2025). "<p>Flowering Manipulation in Mango: A Science Comes of Age</p>". SSRN Electronic Journal. doi:10.2139/ssrn.5615412. ISSN 1556-5068.
- ↑ Jadala, Shankaraswamy (2025), "Quinone-based materials in immunotherapy", Quinone-Based Compounds in Drug Discovery, Elsevier, pp. 137–150, ISBN 978-0-443-24126-0, retrieved 2026-05-24
- ↑ Department of Fruit Science, College of Horticulture, Mojerla, Sri Konda Laxman,Wanaparthy-509 382, India; Shankaraswamy, J.; Radhika, T.S.L.; Department of Mathematics, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Hyderabad-500 078, India (2024-06-29). "Sensor, IoT-based post-harvest shelf life determination of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) through machine learning predictive analysis for intelligent transport" (PDF). Journal of Environmental Biology. 45 (4): 455–464. doi:10.22438/jeb/45/4/MRN-5339.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
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