Faculty
Department Of Animal Husbandry
Dr. R.Vijayan M.V.Sc., Ph.D., F.V.A.Sc.
Visiting Professor (Veterinary &Animal Husbandry)Area of Specialization: Veterinary Clinical Medicine
Course Handled: Livestock and Poultry Management
Dr. K. Viswanathan, M.V.Sc, Ph.D
Professor (Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Sciences)Area of Specialization: Newer Feed resources, Poultry nutrition, Agro-forestry
Department of Crop Management
Dr. S. Nalliah Durairaj Ph.D.
Professor in AgronomyArea of Specialization: Cropping System & Water Management
Course Handled: 1. All Agronomy courses in UG & PG Programme,
2. Guided 15 students of M.Sc. (Ag.) Degree in Agronomy,
3. Assisted in preparation of UG curricula and syllabi in 1995 for Agronomy courses in TNAU
Dr. M. Mohamed Amanullah M.Sc., Ph.D.
Professor in AgronomyArea of Specialization: Farming System
Course Handled: 1. All Agronomy courses in UG & PG Programme,
2. Guided 8 students of M.Sc. (Ag.) Degree and 5 Ph.D students in Agronomy
Dr. R. Balamurugan, Ph.D. with ASRB-NET
Assistant professor (Agronomy)Area of Specialization: Nutrient and weed Management, Organic farming
Course Handled: 1. Fundamental of Agronomy and Agricultural heritage ,
2. Introductory Agro-meterology and Climate change,
3. Crop Production Technology - I (Kharif crops), II(Rabi crops) ,
4. Study tour ,
5. Farming System and Sustainable Agriculture,
6. Farming System and Sustainable Agriculture,
7. Practical Crop Production - I (Kharif crops), II(Rabi crops)
8.Principles of Organic farming,
9.Weed and Irrigation management,
10. Project Report Preparation, presentation and Evaluation
Dr. M. Keerthana, Ph.D. with ASRB-NET
Assistant Professor (Agronomy)Area of Specialization: Weed management
Course Handled: Fundamentals of Agronomy and Agricultural Heritage
Mr. Kanala Vishnuvardhan Reddy, M.Sc. (Ag.) with ASRB -NET
Assistant Professor (Agronomy)Area of Specialization: Agronomy
Course Handled: 1. Practical Crop Production-II (Rabi),
2. Farming System and Sustainable Agriculture
Mr. S. Soundar Rajan, M. Sc. (Forestry)
Assistant Professor (Agroforestry)Area of Specialization: Forestry
Course Handled: Agroforestry
Dr. Geethu Jacob, Ph.D. with ASRB -NET
Assistant Professor (Soil Science &Agrl Chemistry)Area of Specialization: Soil fertility and Plant nutrition
Course Handled: 1. Problematic Soils and their management,
2. Environmental Pollution and management
Dr. Senthil Kumar A, Ph.D with ASRB - NET
Assistant Professor – Soil Science & Agricultural ChemistryArea of Specialization: Crop residue, Moisture regime and Nutrient management
Course Handled: 1. Fundamentals of Soil Science,
2. Soil Resource Inventory,
3. Problematic Soils and Their Management,
4. Manures, Fertilizers and Soil Fertility Management,
5. Crop and Pesticide Chemistry,
6. Fundamentals of Plant Biochemistry
7. On Farm Advisory on Soil Health, Water Quality and Plant Nutrition
Mr.Vinothraj. J, M.Sc.(Ag.)
Assistant Professor(Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry)Area of Specialization: Soil fertility and Crop residue management
Course Handled: 1.Fundamentals of Soil science(2+1),
2.Soil Resource Inventory(1+1),
3.Soil Fertility, fertilizers and manures(2+1),
4.Geo-Informatics for Precision farming(1+0),
5.Problematic soils and their management(2+0),
6.Crop and Pesticide chemistry(2+2)
Mrs.P.Sangeetha, M.Sc.(Ag.).
Assistant Professor (Agricultural Microbiology)Area of Specialization: Biofertilizers,Bacillus thuringiensis(Bt)
Course Handled: 1.Fundamentals of Microbiology
2.Agricultural Microbiology
3.Project Work
4.Experiential Learning programme
Dr.K.Vasnthakumr M. Sc. Horticulture, Ph.D
Professor Of HorticultureArea of Specialization: Plantation Horticulture, Spices, Floriculture and Landscaping, Processing Technology of Horticulture Crops
Course Handled: Production Technology of Ornamental Cropsand Landscaping
Dr. Geethu M, M.Sc., Ph.D. with ASRB-NET
Assistant Professor (Horticulture)Area of Specialization: Post-Harvest Technology
Course Handled: 1. Production technology of vegetables and spices,
2. Commercial nursery production technology in horticulture,
3. Principles of Food Science and Nutrition
Dr. Maheswari R.S. Nair, Ph.D. with ASRB-NET
Assistant Professor (Horticulture)Area of Specialization: Horticulture (Plantation Crops and Spices)
Course Handled: 1. Fundamentals of Horticulture,
2. Production technology for Fruit and Plantation crop
Mr. J. Purushothaman, M.Sc. (Hort.) with ASRB - NET
Assistant Professor (Horticulture)Area of Specialization: Molecular breeding and Vegetable hybridization
Dr. Jagamohan Meher Ph.D
Assistant Professor (Agricultural Engineering)
Er. M. Selvaraj
Assistant Professor (Agricultural Engineering)Area of Specialization: Renewable Energy
Course Handled: 1. Soil and Water conservation Engineering,
2. Protected Cultivation and Secondary Agriculture,
3. Renewable Energy and Green Technology
Ms. K. Mathavi
Teaching Assistant (Agrl. Engineering)Area of Specialization: Farm implements and food packaging material’s
Course Handled: 1. Soil and water conservation Engineering,
2. Renewable Energy and green technology
Dr. C. David Devadhas M.Sc. (Ag), M.B.A, Ph.D
Guest FacultyArea of Specialization: Arboriculture, Turf, Plant propagation, Landscape Design, Floriculture
Course Handled: 1. Landscaping and ornamental Horticulture,
2. Floriculture,
3. Nursery Techniques and propagation
4. Management of Horticulture crops
5. Fundamentals of Horticulture
6. Turf laying and management
7. Tree planting and management
Mr. S. Udhaya Bharathi, M.Sc. (Ag.)
Assistant Professor (Agronomy)Area of Specialization: Crop production, Moisture stress management
Course Handled: 1. Crop Production Technology -II (Rabi Crops),
2. Introductory Agro-meteorology and Climate Change
Ms. K. Sindhu, M.Sc. (Ag.)
Assistant Professor (Agronomy)Area of Specialization: Nutrient management
Course Handled: 1. Farming System and Sustainable Agriculture,
2. Principles of Organic Farming
Ms. K. Buvaneshwari, M.Sc. (FSN) with UGC - NET
Assistant Professor (Food Science and Nutrition)Area of Specialization: Food Science and Nutrition quality
Course Handled: 1. Principles of Food Science and Nutrition,
2. Post Harvest Management and Value Addition of Fruits and Vegetables
Department of Crop Improvement
Dr. S. Jebaraj M.Sc., Ph.D
Professor in Plant breeding and geneticsArea of Specialization: Plant breeding and genetics
Course Handled: Courses Handled for UG, PG and Ph. D in Plant breeding
Mrs. Greety Williams, M.Sc. (Ag.) with ASRB – NET
Assistant Professor (Plant Breeding)Area of Specialization: Tissue culture, germplasm characterization and evaluation
Course Handled: 1.Introduction to Agricultural Botany
2.Fundamentals of Genetics
3.Fundamentals of Plant Breeding
4.Crop Improvement
5.Plant Genetic Resources – Collection, conservation and utilization
Dr. R. Muthuvijayaragavan, Ph.D., PDF
Assistant Professor (Plant Breeding and Genetics)Area of Specialization: Marker Assisted Selection, SNP Genotyping
Course Handled: 1.Introduction to Agricultural Botany
2.Fundamentals of Genetics
3.Crop Improvement
4.Plant Biotechnology
5.Plant Genetic Resources – Collection, conservation and utilization
Mrs. E. Punitha M.Sc.,(Agri)
Assistant Professor (Agrl. Biotechnology )Area of Specialization: Plant Molecular Biology
Course Handled: 1. Plant Biotechnology
2. Fundamentals and Applications of Nanotechnology
3. Fundamentals of Crop Physiology
Dr. G.P. Chinnasamy M.Sc., Ph.D
Assistant Professor (Seed Science & Technology)Area of Specialization: Seed Quality Testing and Seed Vigour
Course Handled: Principles of Seed Technology
Department of Crop Protection
Dr. M. Syamala, Ph.D. with ASRB – NET
Associate Professor (Plant Pathology)Area of Specialization: Plant Bacteriology
Course Handled: 1.Fundamentals of Plant Pathology,
2.Principles of Integrated Plant Disease Management, 3.Diseases of Field Crops and Their Management, 4.Diseases of horticultural crops and their management 5.Diseases of field and horticultural crops and their management -I, 6.Experiencial learning, 7.Project in plant pathology
Dr. J. Gowri Prakash, Ph.D. with ASRB – NET
Assistant Professor (Agrl. Entomology)Area of Specialization: Insect Taxonomy
Course Handled: Pests of Horticultural crops, Stored produces and their management
Dr. A. Athithya, Ph.D. with ASRB – NET
Assistant Professor (Agrl Entomology)Area of Specialization: Hymenopteran Parasitoid Taxonomy and Bio-control
Course Handled: Management of beneficial and harmful insects
Ms.K. Vinothini, M.Sc. (Ag.)
Assistant Professor (Plant Pathology)Area of Specialization: Mycology, Biological Control, Plant Molecular Biology, Molecular Docking and Metagenomics.
Course Handled: 1. Principles of Integrated Plant Diseases Management,
2. Diseases of Field and Horticultural Crops and their management
Department of Social Science
Dr.J. Jane Sujatha,Ph.D.
Professor & Head, Agrl.Extension Education
Mr.A.Joney Prasad,M.Sc(Ag.),D.F.T.,PGDHRM.
Assistant Professor (Agricultural Extension)Area of Specialization: HR Development, Training, Agricultural Extension
Course Handled: 1.Fundamentals of Rural sociology and educational psychology, 2.National Service Scheme, 3.Development Education, 4.Fundamentals of Agricultural Extension Education, 5.Dimensions of Agricultural Extension, 6.Communication Skills and Personality Development, 7.Extension Methodologies & Transfer of Agricultural Technology, 8.Rural Agricultural Work Experience, 9.All India Study Tour, 10.Project Work
Dr. Y. Melba, M. Sc (Agri.), Ph.D
Assistant Professor (Economics)Area of Specialization: Development Economics
Course Handled: Farm Management, Production and Resource Economics
Mr. Sanjeev Kumar S, M.Sc. (Ag.) with ASRB – NET
Assistant Professor (Economics)Area of Specialization: Marketing And Value Chain
Course Handled: Fundamentals of Agricultural Economics
Mrs. J.Roselyn, M.Sc. (Ag.)
Assistant Professor (Agricultural Economics)Area of Specialization: Agricultural production
Course Handled: 1. Principles of Agricultural Economics,
2. Agricultural Finance and Co-Operation
Mrs. G. Shelina Jhansi, MCA
Assistant Professor (Computer Science)Area of Specialization: Computer Applications
Course Handled: AgroInformatics
Mrs. Ramalakshmi K, M.Sc., M.Phil., B.Ed.
Assistant Professor (Mathematics)Area of Specialization: Mathematics
Course Handled: 1.Elementary Mathematics
2.Statistical methods
Mr.G.Jeba Singh,M.A,M.P.Ed,M.Phil.
Physical DirectorArea of Specialization: Basket Ball,Athletics
Course Handled: 1.Physical Education
Mr. A.Subramanian B.Sc.,M.A.(YHE).
Area of Specialization: Yoga
Course Handled:
1. Simplified Exercises
2. Meditation
3.Kayakalpa practice
4.Personality development
5.Yoga for youth empowerment.
