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Dr Chitdeshwari T

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Professor, Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry
Tamilnadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore

Expertise

  • Soil Science

Publications

Total Articles 194
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Professional Recognition

2007

Australian leadership award fellowship (ALA), AusAID, Australia

AusAID, Australia
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
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
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
2006

Tamil Nadu Young women Scientist Award for Micronutrient Research

Science City, Chennai, Govt. of Tamil Nadu
2019

Niche award for the expertise in the field of Micronutrients research

TNAU, Coimbatore
1990

Junior Research Fellowship for doing M.Sc. Programme

ASPEE Agricultural Research and Development Foundation, Bombay
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

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Society for Advancement of Human and Nature

2023
Life Member

Uzavarin valarum velanmai

2022
Life Member

National Academy of Biological Sciences

2022
Life Member

Agricultural Scientific Tamil Society

2020
Life Member

TNAU Alumni Association

2020
Life Member

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

2014
Life Member

Madras Agricultural Students Union (MASU)

1995
Life Member

Journal of Advances in Plant sciences

1995
Fellow & Life Member

Journal of Indian Society of Soil Science

1990
Annual Member

Bio

Mcironutrients and Heavy Metals research in soil and crops

Personal Details

  • Female
  • Professor , Tamilnadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
  • Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Lawley Road
Ph.D
Other Institute 2000
MSc.(Agri)
Other Institute 1992
B.Sc. (Agri)
Other Institute 1990
Professor Feb 1995 – Present
Tamilnadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore | Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry

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Scholarly Work

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

Lead Principal Investigator

22,880,000

2020 - 2022

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

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

Principal Investigator

487,000

2020 - 2022

Completed
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

Principal Investigator

2,400,240

2019 - 2023

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

Funding Agency: ICAR-NAHEP, New Delhi

Co-Principal Investigator

248,683,000

2019 - 2023

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

Funding Agency: TNAU Core Project

Principal Investigator

300,000

2018 - 2020

Completed
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

Principal Investigator

1,600,000

2015 - 2018

Completed
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

Co-Principal Investigator

30,944,800

2014 - 2018

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

Funding Agency: DBT-GoI, New Delhi

Principal Investigator

4,620,000

2014 - 2017

Completed
Validation of Chromatogram technique for soil nutrient analysis

Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India

Co-Principal Investigator

641,000

2014 - 2014

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

Funding Agency: University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India

Co-Principal Investigator

796,800

2011 - 2014

Completed
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

Co-Principal Investigator

267,000

2010 - 2012

Completed
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

Co-Principal Investigator

328,000

2010 - 2012

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

Funding Agency: University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India

Principal Investigator

848,000

2010 - 2013

Completed
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

Co-Principal Investigator

6,085,000

2010 - 2014

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

Funding Agency: M/s. Ramicides Chennai

Co-Principal Investigator

257,000

2009 - 2010

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

Funding Agency: DBT, New Delhi

Co-Principal Investigator

913,000

2006 - 2009

Completed
Network project on organic farming

Funding Agency: Project Directorate for cropping system Res. Meerut

Co-Principal Investigator

2,089,000

2004 - 2007

Completed

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

University Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Year 2023

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

University Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Year 2022

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

University Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Year 2022

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

University Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Year 2017

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

University Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Year 2016
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Scholarly Publications

Synthesis of nanosilica from rice husk: characterization and silicon release pattern in soil

Open Access
Article
Authors: Rakesh B.;Chitdeshwari T.;Maragatham S.;Jeya Sundara Sharmila D.;Senthil A.;Chitra N.

Rice husk derived nanosilica for boosting morpho-physiological properties and micronutrient nutrition of hybrid maize (Zea mays L.)

Open Access
Article

A REVIEW ON BIOMASS PRODUCTIVITY OF CASUARINA (CASUARINA EQUISETIFOLIA L.) THROUGH FERTILIZATION AND IRRIGATION APPROACHES

Open Access
Article
Authors: Navaneetha K.S.;Balasubramanian A.;Radhakrishnan S.;Sekar I.;Chitdeshwari T.;Varadharaj S.;Hari Prasath C.N.;Swathiga G.;Anjali K.S.

Reclamation of Calcareous Sodic Soil by Brevibacterium sp. SOTI06, a Calcite Dissolving Bacteria

Open Access
Article
Authors: Tamilselvi S.M.;Brindhavani P.M.;Thiyagarajan C.;Uthandi S.

Green innovations: Next-gen silvicultural strategies for managing vegetative multiplication gardens

Open Access
Review
Authors: Eniya A.;Balasubramanian A.;Sivakumar B.;Hemaprabha K.;Chitdeshwari T.;Swathiga G.;Krishnan S.N.;Meenakshi R.;Suwethaasri D.;Niranjan M.A.

Impacts of human-wild boar interactions on agricultural and natural vegetation: Challenges, management strategies and future perspectives

Open Access
Review
Authors: Kumar N.R.;Baranidharan K.;Chitdeshwari T.;Priyadharshini P.;Radha P.;Ravi R.;Hemalatha P.;Vijayabhama M.;Moulidharshan R.;Vasanth V.

Enhancing biomass production in multifunctional agroforestry: A review of strategies and benefits

Open Access
Review
Authors: Krishnakumaran S.;Chitdeshwari T.;Suganya S.;Parthiban K.T.;Maheswari M.

Kinetics of lead sorption by farm yard manure

Open Access
Article