Name: Dr. A. Ramesh Kumar Designation: Associate Professor & Head Phone: 04366-277230 Email:rameshort@cutn.ac.in
Biographic Sketch:
Dr. A. Ramesh Kumar is presently working as Associate Professor (Horticulture) at Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. He is specialized in Fruit and vegetable Crops, Precision and Protected Horticulture. He has more than 15 years of teaching and research experience in the field of Horticulture. He graduated from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore in 1996 in Horticulture and completed his post-graduation in Horticulture from TNAU, Coimbatore in 1999. He has got ICAR- ASRB- NET in the year 2000. Subsequently, he worked as Senior Research Fellow at ICAR- National Research Centre for Banana (ICAR), Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, from 2000 to 2001. Then he obtained his Ph.D. (Horticulture) in 2005 from TNAU, Coimbatore with a specialization in Fruit crops. He was the recipient of Fellowship of IPI (Kali & Salz, Germany) for perceiving his doctorate. Then he worked in Precision Farming Project and DBT- palmyrah projects as Research Associate. He also worked as Horticulture Officer in Tamil Nadu Government Service for a short period wherein, he gained vast field experience in Protected Culture of Vegetables and Flowers. To his credit, he has published 41 books, 19 book chapters, 49 research papers in reputed peer reviewed International and national journals. He has presented many invited lectures. He has presented papers in many international and national conferences and won Best presentation award for his oral presentations. So far, he received 18 awards for his academic and research contributions. He received a “Certificate of Merit†for his research contribution from Academy of Plant Sciences India (APSI), U.P in the year 2008. He is recipient of M.S. Swaminathan Best Agriculture Scientist award, ACHIEVER award by SADHNA, H.P and listed as World Scientist -2021 by AD Scientific Index 2021 in horticulture science by Google Scholar. He his Fellow of Bose Science Society (FBSS). He has operated many external funded GOI projects with a financial outlay of 44.25 crores. He also served as Associate investigator in an ICAR- funded NAIP project with a budget of 144 lakhs. He is member in many scientific bodies and reviewer of many scientific journals. He has guided so far 8 Masters students in Horticulture and currently he is guiding 4 Masters and 2 Ph.D scholars in Horticulture. He is involved in teaching of M.Sc and Ph.D (Horticulture) students. Currently, he is serving as Head of Horticulture department, CUTN, Thiruvarur.
Research Highlights :
I completed a GOI- DBT funded project on "Development of National database in mango" during 2012-15, with a financial outlay of Rs. 27 lakhs. Also, I served as Associating Investigator of a project of "GOI- NAIP- A value chain on mango and guava for domestic and export markets" with the budget of 144.49 lakhs. While working at TNAU, 17 minor research projects were completed by me to the worth of 17.50 lakhs. Besides, I established a field genebank of guava with 42 genotypes, that were collected from different parts of the country. These genotypes were screened for their tolerance to sodicity, high yield and quality. At CUTN, I have obtained a budget of Rs. 60,000/- from GOI- DCCD- Kochi and conducted two trainings for cashew farmers of Pudukottai district, TN on " Improved production techniques and value addition in cashew" during March, 2023, in which 100 farmers were participated.
Recent Publications :
K. Gnanasundari, S. Srivignesh, K. Rama Krishna, Manish Kumar and A. Ramesh Kumar*. 2022. Integrated Nutrient Management in Onion-A Review. Eco. Env. & Cons. 28 (November Suppl. Issue) pp. (S182-S192). DOI No.: http://doi.org/10.53550/EEC.2022.v28i07s.030. (SCOPUS - H Index–15, PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL
UGC-CARE JOURNAL
(List II- Internationally Accredited Journals-Science Citation Index Expanded )
Bawya, D., Kumar, A.R., Srivignesh, S. and Krishna, K.R. (2022). Effect of Foliar Spray of Seaweed Extract and Humic Acid on Growth and Yield of Cluster Beans [Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub.] var. Pusa Navbahar. Legume Research. DOI: 10.18805/LR-4998. (NAAS Rating6.67, SJR.349 (2022) Q2, Impact Factor.669 (2022).
H. Ragulraj, S. Srivignesh, K. Ramakrishna and A. Ramesh Kumar*. 2022. Bio-stimulants Influence on Growth and Yield of Aggregatum Onion. Eco. Env. & Cons. 28 (4), pp. (2062-2067). DOI No.: http://doi.org/10.53550/EEC.2022.v28i04.063. (SCOPUS - H Index–15, PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL
UGC-CARE JOURNAL
(List II- Internationally Accredited Journals-Science Citation Index Expanded )
V.P. Santhi, K. Indhumathi, A. Ramesh Kumar, K. Gurusamy, J. Auxcilia, R. Arulmozhian and P. Paramaguru. 2022. EVALUATION OF GUAVA GERMPLASM FOR GROWTH, QUALITY AND YIELD ATTRIBUTES SUITABLE UNDER SODIC SOIL CONDITIONS. Plant Archives, 22 (1), pp. 442-450 DOI Url :
https://doi.org/10.51470/PLANTARCHIVES.2022.v22.no1.069 (Peer reviewed, cross ref journal)
Kalangadan, N., Mary, A. S., Jyothi, R. H., Punniyakoti, S., Sundaresan, S., Alagarsamy, R. K., & Rajaram, K. (2022). Characterization and antimicrobial evaluation of green synthesized silver nanoparticle thin films with reusable applications. Materials Letters, 314, 131923. (IF: 3.423).
Priyadarsini, L., Ramesh Kumar, A., Rama Krishna, K., Senthilkumar, S and Manivannan, S. 2021. Irradiation practices over fresh and fresh cut fruits and vegetables. In: Interdisciplinary approaches in agriculture and forestry. Eds. Sandeep Rout, Udit Nandan Mishra and Rupak Jena. Taran Publication, New Delhi.,. Pp:23-28.
Gnanasundari, K., Ramesh Kumar, A., Senthilkumar, S., Srivignesh, S and Manivannan, S. 2021. Transgenics in vegetable crops and its impact on the environment. In: Interdisciplinary approaches in agriculture and forestry. Eds. Sandeep Rout, Udit Nandan Mishra and Rupak Jena. Taran Publication, New Delhi., ISBN: 978-93-92313-22-6. Pp:29-38.
L. Priyadarsini, A. Subbiah, S. Srivignesh, K. Rama Krishna, K. Rajaram, S.Kathiresan
and A. Ramesh Kumar*.2023. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF GROWTH AND YIELD PARAMETERS OF GRAPE VAR. ‘MUSCAT
HAMBURG’ GRAFTED ON ‘DOG RIDGE’ ROOTSTOCK AND SELF-ROOTED CUTTINGS . Plant Archives Vol. 23, No. 1, pp.384-388. e-ISSN:2581-6063 (online), ISSN:0972-5210. DOI Url : https://doi.org/10.51470/PLANTARCHIVES.2023.v23.no1.063.
A. Ramesh Kumar, S.Srivignesh and B. Gopu. 2022. Flower biology and hybridization techniques in horticultural crops. Jaya Publishing House, New Delhi. ISBN: 978-93-928515-68.
