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  • Dr Chitdeshwari T

  • Professor
  • Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Publications 1991 - 2023

Publications

  • 151
    Journal Articles
  • 3
    Book Chapter
  • 6
    Conference
    Proceedings
  • 1
    Phdthesis
  • 1
    Review
  • 1
    Techreport
  • 2
    Other
  • 17
    Projects
  • 8
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3

Citations / H-Index

119 Citations
6 h-index
78 Citations

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Expertise

Soil Science

Mcironutrients and Heavy Metals research in soil and crops

Personal Information

Dr Chitdeshwari T

Female
Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Directorate of Natural Resource Management Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Lawley Road
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India - 641003


Experience

  • Professor

    Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry

    Tamil Nadu Agricultural University


Qualification

  • Ph.D

    Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

  • MSc.(Agri)

    Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

  • B.Sc. (Agri)

    Tamil Nadu Agricultural University


Honours and Awards

2022

Best Oral Presentation in 6th National conference on Salinity Management for Land Degradation Neutrality and Livelihood Security under Changing Climate held during 11-13th October, 2022

TNAU, Coimbatore & Indian Society of Soil Salinity and Water Quality, Haryana

2022

Best Poster Presentation in 6th National conference on Salinity Management for Land Degradation Neutrality and Livelihood Security under Changing Climate held during 11-13th October, 2022

TNAU, Coimbatore & Indian Society of Soil Salinity and Water Quality, Haryana

2019

Niche award for the expertise in the field of Micronutrients research

TNAU, Coimbatore

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2022

Best Oral Presentation in 6th National conference on Salinity Management for Land Degradation Neutrality and Livelihood Security under Changing Climate held during 11-13th October, 2022

TNAU, Coimbatore & Indian Society of Soil Salinity and Water Quality, Haryana

2022

Best Poster Presentation in 6th National conference on Salinity Management for Land Degradation Neutrality and Livelihood Security under Changing Climate held during 11-13th October, 2022

TNAU, Coimbatore & Indian Society of Soil Salinity and Water Quality, Haryana

2019

Niche award for the expertise in the field of Micronutrients research

TNAU, Coimbatore

2017

FAI-IZA award for Zn promotional activities in Agriculture

Fertilizer Association of India & International Zn Association, Belgium

2017

Best AICRP Centre Award among the All AICRP- Micronutrient centres (Team award)

ICAR-AICRP MNS, IISS, Bhopal

2017

S.N. Ranade Memorial Award for Excellence in Micronutrient Research under Senior Scientist category

IIMT, Pune

2007

Australian leadership award fellowship (ALA), AusAID, Australia

AusAID, Australia

2006

Smt. Kamala Devi & Shri Ram Lal Dhiman Academy of Plant Sciences India Award for Micronutrient Research

Academy of Plant Sciences India, Muzafer Nagar, India

2006

V.C.Vellingiri Gold Medal for Best Research Worker in the field of Micronutrients

TNAU, Coimbatore

2006

Tamil Nadu Young women Scientist Award for Micronutrient Research

Science City, Chennai, Govt. of Tamil Nadu

2003

S.N.Ranade Memorial Award for Excellence in Micronutrient Research under Junior category

IIMT, Pune

2000

Awarded the South Zone Award for Best Ph.D., thesis

Indian Society of Soil Science, New Delhi

2000

Awarded the Best Paper Presentation Award in the National Seminar on Environmental awareness at Sri Venkateshwara University, Thirupathi

Venkateshwara University, Thirupathi

1990

Junior Research Fellowship for doing M.Sc. Programme

ASPEE Agricultural Research and Development Foundation, Bombay

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Doctoral Theses Guided

2023

Organic acid and amino acid coated multi-nutrient fertilizers for improving the yield and nutrition of groundnut on calcareous soils

Dr.N.Rukmani, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

2022

Plant-Microbial interactions on fixed nutrient release in calcareous soils for improving the productivity of Hybrid maize

Dr.P.M. Brindhavani, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

2022

Bio-Fortification of Micronutrients (Zn and Fe) in Capsicum Hybrids under Protected Cultivation

Dr. Prakash Ranjan Behera, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

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2023

Organic acid and amino acid coated multi-nutrient fertilizers for improving the yield and nutrition of groundnut on calcareous soils

Dr.N.Rukmani, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

2022

Plant-Microbial interactions on fixed nutrient release in calcareous soils for improving the productivity of Hybrid maize

Dr.P.M. Brindhavani, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

2022

Bio-Fortification of Micronutrients (Zn and Fe) in Capsicum Hybrids under Protected Cultivation

Dr. Prakash Ranjan Behera, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

2017

Evolving technologies for alleviating salt stress in hybrid maize grown under saline water irrigation in texturally varied soils

Dr. B.Nandhini Devi, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

2016

Reclamation of calcareous sodic and saline- sodic soils through integrated approaches (Plant - Microbe - Ameliorants)

Dr. P.Pramila, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

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Membership In Professional Bodies

2023

Society for Advancement of Human and Nature

Life Member

2022

Uzavarin valarum velanmai

Life Member

2022

National Academy of Biological Sciences

Life Member

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2023

Society for Advancement of Human and Nature

Life Member

2022

Uzavarin valarum velanmai

Life Member

2022

National Academy of Biological Sciences

Life Member

2020

Agricultural Scientific Tamil Society

Life Member

2020

TNAU Alumni Association

Life Member

2014

Indian Society of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning (ISSLUP)

Life Member

1995

Madras Agricultural Students Union (MASU)

Life Member

1995

Journal of Advances in Plant sciences

Fellow & Life Member

1990

Journal of Indian Society of Soil Science

Annual Member

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Research Projects

Exploiting Plant-Microbial interactions to unlock the fixed nutrients in calcareous soils for increasing the crop productivity and soil fertility

Funding Agency : DBT-GoI, New Delhi

Enhancing the learning outcome, employability and entrepreneurial skills of farm graduates through excellence in education

Funding Agency : ICAR-NAHEP, New Delhi

Identification and Management of Nutrient deficiencies for improving plant and soil health

Funding Agency : SDPC,TNSLURB, GoI, TN, Chennai

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Exploiting Plant-Microbial interactions to unlock the fixed nutrients in calcareous soils for increasing the crop productivity and soil fertility

Funding Agency : DBT-GoI, New Delhi

Enhancing the learning outcome, employability and entrepreneurial skills of farm graduates through excellence in education

Funding Agency : ICAR-NAHEP, New Delhi

Identification and Management of Nutrient deficiencies for improving plant and soil health

Funding Agency : SDPC,TNSLURB, GoI, TN, Chennai

Strengthening Soil Analytical Laboratories of TNAU at various Agro-climatic zones for Sustaining Soil Health and Farm Income

Funding Agency : NMSA, GOI, New Delhi & DoA, Tamil Nadu Govt

Developing and testing organically chelated micronutrient formulations for fertigation in vegetables on calcareous soils

Funding Agency : TNAU Core Project

Centre of Excellence in Frontier areas of Science and technology (FAST) on Microbes to feed the World : Plant-Microbe interactions to boost Agricultural production

Funding Agency : MHRD, GOI, New Delhi

Evaluation of Efficacy of Sulphur and Zinc Containing Complex Fertilizers for Maximizing Yield through Balanced Nutrition of Different Crops in India

Funding Agency : M/s. Zuari Agro Chemicals Limited, Goa & ICAR

Bio-remediation of degraded calcareous sodic and saline-sodic soils

Funding Agency : DBT-GoI, New Delhi

Preparation of GPS and GIS based soil fertility maps for selected districts of the country-Tamil Nadu

Funding Agency : GOI, DAC, New Delhi –IISS-ICAR, Bhopal

Validation of Chromatogram technique for soil nutrient analysis

Funding Agency : DST, New Delhi

Impact of foliar and soil application on mulberry leaf quality and silkworm bioassay

Funding Agency : UGC, New Delhi

Exploiting genotypic efficiency for effective zinc sequestration by green gram in zinc deficient soils

Funding Agency : UGC, New Delhi

Efficiency of Bio-release micronutrient fertilizer Zinc (Micromac) on yield and zinc nutrition of different crops in India

Funding Agency : M/s. Micromac, ICAR, IISS, Bhopal

Evaluation of Efficiency of Patent Kali – PMS Fertilizer for Potash, Magnesium and Sulphur Nutrition and Yield of Different Crops in India

Funding Agency : M/s. Patent Kali, ICAR, IISS, Bhopal

Evaluation of newly designed zinc and iron chelates for rice ICAR Net work experiment

Funding Agency : M/s. Ramicides Chennai

Development of interactive Visual Diagnostic software for the identification of nutrient deficiencies in crop plants

Funding Agency : DBT, New Delhi

Network project on organic farming

Funding Agency : Project Directorate for cropping system Res. Meerut

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