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| GENESIS |
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- Parent Department - Agricultural Microbiology
- Year of establishment - 1984
- Age - 24 years
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| RESEARCH |
i. Ph.D - 14
ii. M.Sc.(Ag.) - 10
iii. Project on hand & new projects sanctioned:
Dr.A. Eswaran |
ICAR - DRR Sponsored "Experimental Farming Centre at Annamalai Nagar" |
DRR-ICAR Hyderabad |
2006 Onwards |
Voluntary Centre |
Dr.A. Eswaran |
Rural Youth Empowerment through Edible Mushroom Production and Processing |
DBT New Delhi |
2006-2009 |
17.91 |
Dr.A. Eswaran |
Evaluation of Trifloxystrobin 25%+Tebuconazole 50% WDG against rice sheath blight, blast and glume discoloration diseases. |
Bayer India Ltd. Mumbai |
2006-2007 |
1.05 |
Dr.P.Balabaskar |
Evaluation of efficacy of bio-inoculant Pirifomospora indica against red rot and sett rot diseases of sugarcane |
Biotech Insternational Ltd. Bangalore |
2007-2008 |
0.40 |
Dr. V. Kurucheve |
"Ecofriendly measures to manage Fusarium wilt in tomato Crop" |
CIKS, Chennai |
2008 |
0.60 |
| Dr.G. Sangeetha |
“ Evaluation of Trichoderma viride A.S, Pseudomonas fluorescence A.S, and Bacillus subtilis W.P. for management of damping off disease as seed treatment caused by pythium aphanidermatum on chilli crop’’ |
Bio-Tox Services, New Delhi |
2008 |
0.30 |
| Dr. A. Eswaran |
“Evaluation of Bio efficacy and Phytotoxicity studies of new fungicide.” |
BASF-Mumbai |
2008 |
1.40 |
| Dr .A. Eswaran |
Restoration and Rehabilitation of Tsunami affected coastal ecosystem through alternate livelihood involving agriculture, Animal Husbandry and fisheries. |
DST
New Delhi |
2009 |
23 .00 |
CO PI Level
Sl.No. |
Name of the Project |
Principal Investigator |
Funding Agency |
Period |
Amount
Rs.in lakhs |
1. |
Development, Dissemination and popularization of location specific IPM strategies in different rice agro eco systems |
Dr. S. Usharani, Co PI |
NAIP-ICAR, New DelhiNCIPM ICAR, New Delhi |
2008-2009 |
1.38 |
2.
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A project entitled “Rural empowerment through bio-fertilizer microbial pesticides and biocompost production technology for coastal agriculture” |
Dr. A. Eswaran |
Department of Biotechnology |
2007-2010 |
9.09 |
3. |
Exploitation of under utilized coastal wastelands for increasing medicinal plant production through participation of fisher and agricultural women folks. |
Dr. A. Eswaran |
NMPB, Ministry of Health, New Delhi |
2007-2010 |
12.00 |
Associative Scientist level
Sl.No. |
Name of the Project |
Principal Investigator |
Funding Agency |
Period |
Amount Rs.in lakhs |
1. |
Farming systems for livelihood security of small and marginal farmers in disadvantaged districts of Tamil Nadu |
Dr. A. Eswaran |
NAIP-ICAR, New Delhi |
2008-2011 |
7.33 |
iv.Degree Awarded
a) Ph.D in Plant Pathology
b) M.Sc(Ag.) in Plant Pathology
c) B.Sc.(Ag.)
d) B.Sc.(Horti.)
Off campus programmes (DDE mode)
Diploma in Bio-pesticides technology and bio-fertilizer production
P.G. Diploma in Plant Protection
P.G. Diploma in System Management for Natural Farming
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| WORKSHOP |
One day workshop of DST project entitled “Rural youth empowerment through edible mushroom production and processing” on 22.02.09. |
| OTHER ACTIVITIES |
I. MOU Signed
CIKS (Centre for Indian Knowledge Systems), Chennai has entered collaboration with Department of Plant Pahtology, Annamalai University for conducting research work entitled "Eco Friendly Management of Fusarial wilt of tomato" on the use of natural products for plant protection based on traditional practices during May 2008 - May 2009. |
| DEPARTMENT LIBRARY |
No. of books on the subject in Library |
Central |
Faculty |
Department |
71 |
1015 |
107 |
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| STAFF AWARDED – DISTINCTIONS |
| Dr. V. Kurucheve, Professor & Head was awarded "ICPP 2008 Congress Bursary award" by Ninth International Congress of Plant Pathology (ICCP - 2008), Italy. |
| EQUIPMENT-LABORATORIES |
Sl.No. |
Name of the equipment |
1. |
Spectrophotometer |
2. |
Thermocycler (PCR) |
3. |
Cooling centrifuge |
4. |
Electrophoresis –Vertical and submarine along with power pack and transilluminator |
5. |
Flash Evaporator |
6. |
Deep freezer |
7. |
Laminar air flow chambers (3 nos.) |
8. |
BOD incubators (2 nos.) |
9. |
Sterilization unit |
10. |
LCD projectors – 2 Nos |
11. |
Trinocular research microscope |
12. |
Analytical digital balance |
13. |
ELISA reader |
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