School of Agriculture Faculty

Department of Agronomy

Dr. B. Joseph

Dr. B. Joseph

Designation: Professor of Agronomy & Forestry Education: Ph.D. in Agronomy Specialisation: Agroforestry Systems Research: Agroforestry and Regenerative Agriculture
Dr. Dhanshree Bharat Jadhav

Dr. Dhanshree Bharat Jadhav

Designation: Assistant Professor of Agronomy Education: Ph.D. in Agronomy Specialisation: Land Configuration Techniques and Nutrient Management Research: Land Configuration and Organic Nutrient Management
Dr. N. Varsha

Dr. N. Varsha

Designation: Assistant Professor of Agronomy Education: Ph.D. in Agronomy Specialisation: Weed Management Research: Weed Management, Dryland agriculture and Nutrient Management
Dr. Karthika M

Dr. Karthika M

Designation: Assistant Professor of Agronomy Education: Ph.D. in Agriculture Specialisation: Agronomy Research: Nutrient Management, Mechanisation
Dr. N.Lavanya

Dr. N.Lavanya

Designation: Assistant Professor Education: PhD: Agriculture (Agronomy). PG: Agriculture (Agronomy), UG: B.sc Agriculture Specialisation: Agronomy Research: Irrigation and nutrient management, Climate smart agriculture

Department of Genetics & plant Breeding

Dr. Darmagaru Shivani

Dr. Darmagaru Shivani

Designation: Associate Professor of Genetics & Plant Breeding Education: Ph.D. in Genetics & Plant Breeding Specialisation: Molecular Biology Research: Biofortification and Genome Wide Association Mapping
Dr. A. Kavitha Reddy

Dr. A. Kavitha Reddy

Designation: Assistant Professor of Genetics & Plant Breeding Education: Ph. D in Genetics & Plant Breeding Specialisation: Pulse Breeding Research: Conventional and Molecular Breeding in Pulses, Seed production of major crops
Dr. S. Ramchander

Dr. S. Ramchander

Designation: Assistant Professor of Genetics & Plant Breeding Education: Ph. D., Post Doc in Genetics & Plant Breeding Specialisation: Molecular Breeding and Genomics Research: Stress Breeding, Mutation Breeding, Molecular Breeding and Quality Breeding in Rice
Dr. Sarma C. Mallubhotla

Dr. Sarma C. Mallubhotla

Designation: Distinguished Visiting Professor Education: Ph.D. Crop Physiology, Post Doc in Agronomy Specialisation: Genomics, Biotechnology (Plant Genetic Transformation, Plant Tissue Culture, Biofortication, Nanofertilizers) Research: Biofortication of staple food crops, Climate adaptation & Resilience, Food & Nutrition security
Dekshina Raj R

Dekshina Raj R

Designation: Research Associate Education: Masters in Genetics and plant breeding Specialisation: Genetics And plant breeding Research: Genetic variability , character association studies

Department of Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry

Dr. P. Surendra Babu

Dr. P. Surendra Babu

Designation: Professor of Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry Education: Ph.D. in Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry Specialisation: Soil Fertility Management Research: Site-specific Nutrient Management and Soil Health Management
Dr. J. Karpagam

Dr. J. Karpagam

Designation: Assistant Professor Education: Ph. D. Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry Specialisation: specialization :Soil fertility, Soil Chemistry Soil Microbiology Research: Soil Science, GIS and remote sensing in Agriculture and Soils, AI use for climate smart agriculture, carbon sequestration and GHG reduction, Sustainable Agroecosystem
Dr. Dasari Gopal

Dr. Dasari Gopal

Designation: Assitant Professor Education: Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry Specialisation: Nanotechnology in Soil and Plant Nutrition Research: Nanofertilizers, soil nutrient dynamics, and sustainable crop production.

Department of Plant Pathology

Dr. Kadiri Mahendra

Dr. Kadiri Mahendra

Designation: Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology Education: Ph.D. in Plant Pathology Specialisation: Biological Control, Mycology and Molecular Plant Pathology Research: Pan Genome, Metabolomics and Molecular Docking studies
Dr. D. Sheshanka

Dr. D. Sheshanka

Designation: Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology Education: Ph.D., Post Doc in Plant Pathology Specialisation: Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions Research: Resistance to Wheat Rust Pathogens

Department of Entomology

Dr. M.P. Bharath

Dr. M.P. Bharath

Designation: Assistant Professor of Entomology Education: Ph.D. in Agricultural Entomology Specialisation: Apiculture Research: Floral Diversity, Foraging activity and Nest Architecture of Honey Bees
Dr. Hareesh Shiralli

Dr. Hareesh Shiralli

Designation: Assistant Professor of Entomology Education: Ph. D. In Agricultural Entomology Specialisation: Apiculture with specialization in Bee Toxicology and Biological Control of Insect Pests Research: Toxicological studies on Indian honeybee and Biological control of insect pests through Bacillus thuringiensis (Berliner), characterization of responsible Cry genes

Department of Crop Physiology

Dr. Sadras Bhavana

Dr. Sadras Bhavana

Designation: Assistant Professor of Crop Physiology Education: Ph.D. in Crop Physiology Specialisation: Crop Growth Modelling, Phenotypic Field Screening and Biochemistry Research: Crop Growth Modelling
Dr. Navyashree R

Dr. Navyashree R

Designation: Assistant Professor Education: Ph.D.: Crop Physiology PG: Crop Physiology UG: Agriculture Specialisation: Crop Improvement; Drought and salinity tolerant studies Research: Germplasm characterisation, G × E Interaction, Stability and adaptability studies, Abiotic stress tolerance, Genetic diversity analysis using Molecular marker

Department of Agricultural Economics

Dr. T. Arivelarasan

Dr. T. Arivelarasan

Designation: Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics Education: Ph.D., Post Doc in Agricultural Economics Specialisation: Natural Resource and Development Economics Research: Climate Change Impact on Household Livelihoods
Dr. Cheela Soumya

Dr. Cheela Soumya

Designation: Assistant Professor Education: Ph.D.: Agricultural Economics, PG: Agricultural Economics, UG: Horticulture Specialisation: Rural Development and Climate change economics Research: Rural Development, Livelihood analysis, and Women empowerment

Department of Agricultural Engineering

Dr. G. Gopi

Dr. G. Gopi

Designation: Assistant Professor of Agricultural Engineering Education: Ph.D. in Agricultural Engineering Specialisation: Soil water Engineering Research: Remote Sensing on Risk Assessment of Flood Prone Areas
Dr. Yalaka Nandini

Dr. Yalaka Nandini

Designation: Assistant Professor Specialisation: Farm Machinery and Power Engineering Research: Autonomous Machinery, Weeders, Sprayers, Sowing Equipment’s .
Mr. Ezhil Maran

Mr. Ezhil Maran

Designation: Senior Instructor Education: B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering Specialisation: Tractor Technology, Agricultural Mechanization, and Precision Farming Systems. Research: Agricultural Mechanization, Tractor Technology, Agricultural Automation, Farm Machinery Testing and Evaluation

Department of Agricultural Extension

Dr. Tadepalli Yamini

Dr. Tadepalli Yamini

Designation: Agricultural Extension Specialisation: Agricultural Communication Research: Social Network Analysis and Impact assessment
Dr. Battu Preethi

Dr. Battu Preethi

Designation: Assistant Professor Education: Ph.D: Agricultural Extension and Communication, PG: Agricultural Extension, UG: Agriculture Specialisation: Impact Assessment of Programmes, Entrepreneurial Behaviour, Social Ecology of SHG’s Research: Artificial Intelligence in Agricultural Advisory Services, Sustainable Agricultural Innovation system, Resilient Farming Systems and Extension Approaches

Department of Horticulture

Dr. G. Madhuri

Dr. G. Madhuri

Designation: Assistant Professor of Horticulture Education: Ph.D. in Horticulture Specialisation: Floriculture and Landscape Gardening Research: Protected Cultivation and Nutrient Management

Department of Agricultural Statistics

Dr. Mamata

Dr. Mamata

Designation: Assistant Professor Education: Ph.D.: Agricultural Statistics PG: Statistics UG: Agriculture Specialisation: Time Series Modelling, Statistical Genetics and Stochastic Modelling Research: A study of regional disparities in agricultural production and prices in West Bengal: A Model Based Approach

Department of Agriculture Biotechnology

Dr. Pushpalatha Ganesh

Dr. Pushpalatha Ganesh

Designation: Dean Education: Ph.D.: Biotechnology Specialisation: Allele Mining, GWAS, GWI, Haplotype Networking in Cereals and Pulses for Salt and Drought tolerance. Research: Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Cereals and Pulses.

Department of Animal Husbandry

Dr.T.Anitha

Dr.T.Anitha

Designation: Assistant Professor Education: Ph.D. in the Department of Livestock Production Management Specialisation: Livestock Management, Feed Quality Control and Small Ruminant Research Research: Management Practices and Economics of Sheep and Goats Farming in Different Rearing Systems, Foldscope-Based Techniques for Quality Control of Feeds

Department of English

Dr.Parul Rani

Dr.Parul Rani

Designation: Assistant Professor Education: M.A.B.Ed.UGC-NET ,Ph.D. Specialisation: ENGLISH

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