Dr. Sivalingam Elayabalan is the Technical Director / Agriculture Scientist at Sankar Bio-Tech in Hosur, Tamilnadu. His interests are Agricultural Biotechnology (Plant cell, Tissue culture and Molecular Plant Virology); AI technology for banana pest and disease detection; Mass production of bioinoculants and plant cell line development; Promotion of organic banana cultivation; Import and Export of planting materials ,fruits .