1. Developed national Musa information database.
2. Released 6 varieties : Udhayam, Kavery Kalki, Kavery Kanya, Kavery Sugantham, Kavery Haritha and Kavery Saba.
3. Identified four new Musa species and a natural tetraploid (ABBB).
4. Developed embryogenic cell suspensions and genetic transformation protocol.
5. Developed next generation tissue culture techniques using bioreactor.
6. Developed farmers friendly ‘Khela Vruddhi’ techniques for production of planting material.
7. As a team leader, developed sea protocol for banana export for a transit period upto 45 days
8. As a team leader, developed biofortified bananas with PVA (11 times) and Iron (5.5. times) through genetic transformation.
9. Developed embryo rescue techniques for hybrid regeneration.
10. Developed embryo in-vitro protocols for the production of multiple shoots and hybrid generation
11. Developed tissue culture protocols for several endangered and near extinct banana landraces and rejuvenation in their natural habitats
12. Developed baseline information on banana breeding strategies
13. Identified nutritionally rich banana for minerals and vitamins

1. Sardar Patel Outstanding ICAR Institution Award - 2020
2. Punjabrao Deshmukh Best Women Agricultural Scientist Award - 2008
3. PISANG RAJAH Award from Bioversity International, France.
4. Biodiversity conservation award – 2019 from AIPUB & Bioversity International, France
5. Dr.(Ms.)Prem Dureja Endowment Award – 2020 from NAAS, New Delhi
6. Dr.Kalayya Krishnamurthy National Award - 2019-2020 from Univ. of Agrl. Sciences, Bengaluru
7. Dr.M.H.Marigowda National Endowment Award for best Horticultural Research – 2019 from Univ. of Agrl. Sciences, Bengaluru
8. Indo-Japan best bioresource utilization award - 2018 from NIT, Guwahati
9. Girdhari Lal Chadha Memorial Gold Medal in Fruit Science – 2012 from HSI, New Delhi
10. Kadali Puraskar Award – 2003 from AIPUB
11. Best Research Paper Award – from ISHS held in Turkey – 2018
12. Best Poster Presentation Award from International Conference on Banana, GAAS, China in 2008
13. Sir JC Bose Memorial Award - 2020
14. Fellow of NAAS 2020 (National Academy of Agril. Science, New Delhi)
15. Fellow of HSI (Horticulture Society of India, New Delhi)
16. Fellow of ISPGR (Indian Society for Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi)
17. Fellow of AIPUB (Association for the Improvement in Production and Utilisation of Banana, Trichy)
18. Fellow of CHAI (Confederation of Horticultural Associations of India, New Delhi)

Best five Publications

1. S.Uma, M.Kumaravel, S.Backiyarani, M.Saraswathi, P.Durai, R.Karthic. 2021. Somatic embryogenesis as a tool for reproduction of genetically stable plants in banana and confirmatory field trials. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11240-021-02108-0.
2. Rashmi Agarwal, Rakesh Jain, S.Uma, R.Thangavelu. Tropical Wilt Race 4 affecting banana cultivation. Policy Paper No.92, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi: 12p.
3. Kumaravel, M., Uma. S, Backiyarani, S. et al. 2020. Proteomic analysis of somatic embryo development in Musa spp. cv. Grand Naine (AAA). 2020. Scientific Reports (Nature) 10, 4501 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-61005-2.
4. Uma, S, Sasikala, R, Sharmiladevi, S, Backiyarani S, Saraswathi M S 2020. Unravelling the regulatory network of transcription factors in parthenocarpy. Scientia Horticulturae, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2019.108920.
5. Thangavelu, R., Saraswathi, M.S., Uma, S. et al. Identification of sources resistant to a virulent Fusarium wilt strain (VCG 0124) infecting Cavendish bananas. Sci Rep 11, 3183 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-82666-7