Faculty Profile
Dr. N. GOWRISRI
Dr. N. GOWRISRI
Faculty Profile
Name
Dr. N. GOWRISRI
Date of Birth
26.04.1996
Designation
Assistant Professor (Plant Pathology)
Department
Crop Protection
Qualification
Ph.D
Additional Qualification
NET: ASRB-NET 01189 (2019)
[email protected] ; [email protected]
Teaching Experience
KIA – DOJ: 01.03.2023
Publications
1.Research articles – 7 NAAS above 4
2. Conference papers/ attended – 10
Awards & Achievements
i. Best Paper Award- First Place at Sixth National Conference on Agricultural Scientific Tamil
ii. MITACS Global Research Award – for research in Canada – Shastri Indo- Canadian Fellowship (SICI)
Dr.S.M.SOUNDARYA
Dr.S.M.SOUNDARYA
Faculty Profile
Name
Dr.S.M.SOUNDARYA
Date of Birth
04.02.1995
Designation
Assistant Professor (Horticulture)
Department
Horticulture
Qualification
Ph.D
Additional Qualification
Nil
Teaching Experience
KIA – DOJ: 22.02.2023
Publications
1.Soundarya S.M., M Ganga, D Malarvizhi, K Iyanar, R Gnanam and M Jawaharlal.2022. Metabolite profiling in the flowers of white pitchi and its mutant genotypes of Jasminum grandiflorum (L.) The Pharma Innovations, 11(5): 961-697.
2.Soundarya S.M., M. Ganga, D. Malarvizhi, S. Divya, N. Senthil, K. Iyanar, R. Gnanam and M. Jawaharlal. 2022. Phenotypic Characterization and Biochemical analysis in Mutant Genotypes of Pink Pitchi (Jasminum grandiflorumL.). Biological Forum – An International Journal, 14(2): 1499-1509.
3.Soundarya S.M., M.Jawaharlal, S.P. Thamaraiselvi, D.Malarvizhi and P.Boominathan. 2018. A new propagation technique in chrysanthemum (Dendranthema grandiflora Ramat.) using plant growth regulators, Trends in Biosciences, 11 (34): 3784-3795.
1.Research articles – 6
2. Conference papers/ attended – 5
Awards & Achievements
Nil
Dr.B.Sudhakar
Dr.B.Sudhakar
Faculty Profile
Name
Dr.B.Sudhakar
Date of Birth
25.07.1979
Designation
Research Professor
Department
Crop Improvement
Qualification
Ph.D. (Sugarcane Genetic Engineering)
Industrial Experience
General Manager, Atul Rajasthan Date Palms Ltd (2011-2018)
Countries Trained / Consulted
Saudi Arabia, UK, Japan, Ireland, Israel, Morocco (2011-2018)Research Experience
KIA – from 11-Nov 2022 Head, Date Palm Biotechnology (2011-2018) Research Associate 2007-2011
Publications
10 Articles (Vide Orchid sudhakar Balakrishnan – 0000-0001-8838-0359) Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
20 nos. including National and International
Awards & Achievements
Center for Excellence in Research (2011)
Megavarshini P
Megavarshini P
Faculty Profile
Name
Megavarshini P
Designation
Assistant Professor (English)
Department
Social Sciences
Qualification
M.A
Additional Qualification
Nil
Teaching Experience
KIA – DOJ: 05.12.2022
Publications
1. News Paper Articles – 2
2. Conference papers/ attended – 3
Awards & Achievements
1. Cleared BEC Vantage in Cambridge English Entry Level Certificate in ESOL International.
Dr.Vinodhini C
Dr.Vinodhini C
Faculty Profile
Name
Dr.Vinodhini C
Date of Birth
20.08.1992
Designation
Assistant professor (Agricultural Economics)
Department
Social Sciences
Qualification
Ph.D
Additional Qualification
ASRB- NET 2114706677
Teaching Experience
KIA – DOJ: 29.11.2022
Publications
1. Vinodhini C, S Rakesh, AK Srivastava. 2018. Changes in Cropping and Consumption Pattern of India: Lessons for Marketing System” Trends in Biosciences pp 662-670 vol.11 (5).
2.Vinodhini C., K. V. Deshmukh and Ajay Kumar Srivastava. 2018. Economic Analysis of Coconut Marketing and Constraints in Coconut Cultivation with Special Reference to Karur District of Tamil Nadu. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences. 7(10): 1-8.
3.Vinodhini, C. and Deshmukh, K.V. 2017. An Economic Analysis of Coconut Farming in Karur District of Tamil Nadu. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences 6(12): 1566-1573.
1.Research articles – 6
2. Conference papers/ attended – 1
Awards & Achievements
1.Best thesis award by society of scientific development in agriculture and technology during IV th international conference on ICAAAS – 2022 at Himachal Pradesh University , Summer Hill, shimla, HP, India.
Mrs.P.Bhavithra
Mrs.P.Bhavithra
Faculty Profile
Name
Mrs.P.Bhavithra
Date of Birth
29.07.1996
Designation
Assistant Professor (Horticulture)
Department
Horticulture
Qualification
M.Sc (Horticulture)
Additional Qualification
NET/SLET
ASRB – NET (4111411532)
Teaching Experience
KIA– DOJ: 19.09.2022 ; Others– 6 months
Publications
1. Bhavithra P, Balakumbahan R, Paramaguru P.Evaluation of underutilized leafy vegetables for growth and yield. Journal of pharmacognosy and phytochemistry, 2019; 8(3):214-217.(NASS Rating- 5.21).
2. Bhavithra, P., Balakumbahan, R., Kannan, P., & Sivakumar, V. (2021). Underutilized leafy vegetables in Western Ghats region for nutritional security. Plant Archives, 21(1), 32–39. (NASS Rating- 5.59)
Research articles – 8
Conference papers/ attended – 4
Books chapters (With ISBN) – 10
Popular articles – 13
Awards & Achievements
1. Dr.M.H.Marigowda Young Horticultural Scientist Award from TIPAI conference, 2024.
2. Best popular article award from International E- Agri magazine 2025.
Dr.R.KasthuriThilagam
Dr.R.KasthuriThilagam
Faculty Profile
Name
Dr.R.KasthuriThilagam (Food Science & Nutrition)
Date of Birth
10.04.1982
Designation
Assistant Professor
Department
Horticulture
Qualification
Ph.D
NET/SLET
NIL
Teaching Experience
KIA – DOJ: 26.08.2022 ; others 4yrs
Publications
1. KasthuriThilagam.R,Sugasini.D, Kanchana.S, Hemalatha.G. Mini.M.L and Prabakaran.K (2017). Nutraceutical retention and frying stability of blended and interesterified oil of refined pam olein oil with sesame oil. Indian journal of Natural Sciences,42,7:976-997.NAAS rating:3.5
2. KasthuriThilagam.R,Kathiresan.S, Jeyakumar, Kanchana.S, Sugasini.D, Hemalatha.RChidambaranathan.N, Murugan.M and Prabhakaran.K (2017).Hypocholesterolemic effect of alpha linolenic acid rich blended and interesterified oil of refined palm olein oil with flaxseed oil in rats. Liver journal, Open Access.
Research articles
5 Nos
Conference papers/ attended
15 Nos
Books (With ISBN)
1 Nos
Awards Won
- Best Teacher Award,2022
- Society for Nature and Applied Sciences Trichy
Dr. K.S. Usharani
Dr. K.S. Usharani
Faculty Profile
Name
Dr. K.S. Usharani
Date of Birth
30.06.1987
Designation
Assistant Professor
Department
Crop Improvement
Qualification
Ph.D
NET/SLET
ASRB NET 1080500715
[email protected], [email protected]
Teaching Experience
KIA – DOJ: 04.08.2022 ; Others – 3 years & amp; 4 months
Publications
1. Usharani, K.S. and Ananda Kumar, C.R. 2015. Mutagenic effects of gamma rays and EMS on frequency and spectrum of chlorophyll mutations in urdbean (Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper). Indian Journal of Science and Technology, 8(10), 927-933.
2. Usharani, K.S., C.R. Ananda Kumar and C. Vanniarajan. 2017. Fixation of Lethal Dose50 and Effect of Mutagens in M1 Generation under Laboratory Condition. International Journal of Current microbiology and applied sciences, 6(7): 1356-1365.
Research articles
17 Nos
Conference papers/ attended
28 Nos
Books (With ISBN)
2 Nos
Awards Won
- 1. Best Researcher Award for the outstanding excellence and remarkable achievements in the field of Research and Publications for the year 2017 by International Research & Development Publisher (IRDP) – Chennai
- 2. Young Scientist Award 2016 by Centre for Advanced Research and Design (CARD) of Venus International Foundation – Chennai
- 3. Best Poster Presentation Award 2016 during International Conference on Advancing Frontiers in Biotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture and Health – Society of Biotechnology.
- 4. Scientist Associate Award 2015 by Society for scientific development in Agriculture & Technology – Astha Foundation, Meerut.
C. Nandhini
C. Nandhini
Faculty Profile
Name
C. Nandhini
Date of Birth
28.05.1996
Designation
Assistant Professor (Agricultural Statistics)
Department
Social Sciences
Qualification
M.Sc., (Agricultural statistics)
Additional Qualification
Nil
[email protected], [email protected]
Teaching Experience
KIA – DOJ: 24.06.2021
Publications
1.Research articles – 1 NAAS above 4
2. Conference papers/ attended – 4
Awards & Achievements
Nil