TNAU NEWS

Tamil Nadu Agricultural UniversityCoimbatore - 641 003

August

2020

VC's Desk

VOL : 72 No. 08

The staff and students of TNAU whole

heartedly appreciate the five students of TNAU who

exhibited their outstanding performance in the UPSC

examinations (2019) revealing their hard work and standing as a

testimony.

A Webinar on 'Challenges and Policy Options for Agriculture Sector Growth and

Transformations in India' was organized by the Centre for Agricultural and Rural Development Studies (CARDS),

TNAU, Coimbatore.

Online application process for the Undergraduate admission (2020-2021) to the 14 Constituent Colleges and

28 Affiliated Colleges of TNAU was launched. A series of Endowment lectures were organized by Dean (SPGS)

through online to motivate the PG students to indulge in diverse research fields.

Shri. K. Rajamani, IAS, District Collector, Coimbatore inaugurated the Arid zone fruit orchard and visited

the Botanic Garden of the University. To monitor the activities of 'Amma Green Park', Shri. Shunchonngam Jatak

Chiru, IAS, Commissioner Agricultural Marketing and Agribusiness, Government of Tamil Nadu visited TNAU

Information and Training Centre (I&TC), Chennai.

Independence Day was celebrated in TNAU campus. 'Parthenium awareness week' was observed between th nd16 and 22 August 2020 by the Department of Agronomy, TNAU, Coimbatore under which the Parthenium Free

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With wishes,

(N. Kumar)

campaign programme was kick started. Refresher Training for Middle Level Extension Officers of State

Departments of Agriculture, Horticulture, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Marketing and Seed

Certification was held in virtual mode.

Technology Business Incubator (TBI), Directorate of Agribusiness Development, TNAU,

Coimbatore organized a programme during which the TBI agripreneurs were handed over with the first th

instalment for the start-ups. The 40 Board of Studies (PG Education) was conducted by the Dean, School

of Post Graduate Studies and Chairman, Board of Studies (PG Education).

Field performance of greengram varieties and pre-release culture, redgram grafting experiment

and wild species of Vigna and Cajanus were observed in the Department of Pulses, CPBG, Coimbatore.

TNAU entered into an MoU with Dalhousie University, Canada for dual degree programme. FC&RI,

Mettupalayam signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with TNPL (Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Paper

Ltd.) which would help in identifying new genetic resources with precision silvicultural techniques.

th The 50 Research Council meeting of the TNAU was held on 25.08.2020 through webinar in which

the Government Nominees and representatives presented their views.

I participated in the International Webinar on Covid19 pandemic on World Health and Wealth

organized by the Centre for Post Harvest Technology, AEC&RI, Coimbatore on 06.08.2020 and Advances

in Rice Researches for Food Security & Environmental Sustainability organized by Tamil Nadu Rice

Research Institute, Aduthurai on 13.08.2020. I also participated in the webinar on Farm Mechanization,

Challenges and Policy Options for Agriculture Sector Growth and Transformation in India.

As a trustee member, I attended the Board of Trustees meeting of MSSRF, Chennai on 07.08.2020. I thparticipated in the Foundation Day and 27 Annual General Body Meeting of NAAS on 13.8.2020 and the

Finance Committee meeting and Board of Management meeting of TNAU on 19.08.2020.

I also participated in the second meeting of the High-Level Committee constituted to advise the

State Government on medium term policy response to revive the state economy from the adverse thimpact of COVID-19 pandemic and 27 Foundation Day and Kisan Mela of ICAR – National Research

Centre for Banana on 21.08.2020.

Active participation in the ICAR – NEP meeting organized on 26.08.2020 under the chairmanship

of Hon'ble Union Minister for Agriculture and the Director General, ICAR on implementation of New

Education Policy 2020 with special reference to Agricultural Education unraveled many issues.

In the recently announced Union Public

Service Commission (UPSC) 2019 results, five

students of TNAU exhibited their outstanding

performance in the examinations. Ms. S. Bharani,

an alumnus of TNAU passed the UPSC exam 2019

attaining 58 rank. She completed B.Sc., t h

(Agriculture) at Agriculture College & Research

Institute (AC&RI), Coimbatore during 2010-14.

Ms.S.Sangeetha, who completed her B.Sc.,

(Agriculture) at AC&RI, Madurai in 2014 scored

the 499 rank. Presently, she is a Police officer th

undergoing DSP training. Ms. S. Abinaya, who

secured 559 rank in the UPSC examination, th

completed her Agriculture degree at AC&RI,

Coimbatore during 2010-14. Ms. S. Malliga,

secured her B.Tech., (Biotechnology) in TNAU

during 2015 secured 621 place. Mr. N. Venkatesa st

Prabhu, an Indian Forest Service ( IFS)

Probationary officer is presently undergoing

training at Dehradun and he completed the

Under graduate degree in A griculture at

ADAC&RI, Trichy in 2014. He cleared UPSC exam

2019 in the second attempt with 751 rank. On this st

momentous occasion, Dr. N. Kumar, Vice-

Chancellor, the staff and students of TNAU whole

heartedly appreciate their hard work and wished

a bright and promising career.

Mushroom Training through online

An online training on 'Oyster mushroom

cultivation' was conducted at the Department of

Plant Pathology, TNAU, Coimbatore on 05.08.2020

through Zoom link covering classes and video

demonstrations on commercial cultivation, pest

and disease management and marketing aspects.

A total of 253 participants belonging to farming

community, students, business persons,

entrepreneurs, mushroom growers and woman

self help group members from 20 districts of

Tamil Nadu and other states viz., Maharashtra,

Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Gujarat, Himachal

Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala participated in

the training programme. The queries raised by

the participants were addressed to build

confidence among them to startup mushroom

enterprise.

Webinars Organized

A series of Endowment lectures were

presided by the Vice-Chancellor which were

organized through online by Dean, SPGS to

motivate the PG students to undertake diverse

research areas. Webinar on 'Farm Mechanization

in India: Present and Future Trends' was

organized on 03.08.2020 in which Dr. C.R. Mehta,

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3August 2020

TNAU Students' Accomplishment in UPSC 2019 Exam

Mr. N. Venkatesa PrabhuMs. S. Bharani Ms. S. Sangeetha Ms. S. Abinaya Ms. S. Malliga

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Engineering (CIAE), Bhopal was the Guest

Speaker. Dr. Rose Prabin Kingsly, Associate

Professor, Purdue University, USA was the invited

speaker for the second webinar on 'Discrete

Element Modeling for Agricultural Engineering'

organized on 10.08.2020. The third webinar on

'Long-term Experiments for Assessing Soil

Carbon Sequestration' was organized on

14.08.2020 in which Dr. Rattan Lal, Director,

Carbon Management and Sequestration Center,

Ohio State Univers i ty, USA interacted.

Dr. P. Parvatha Reddy, Former Director (IIHR),

Bengaluru was the guest speaker for the webinar

on 'Advances in Nematode Management'

organized on 17.08.2020. Dr. Sathish Kumar,

University of Arkansas, USA was the invited

speaker for the webinar on 'Gene Editing in

Plants using the CRISPR / Cas9 approach in rice'

organized on 31.08.2020.

Besides, an International Webinar on

'Covid 19 pandemic on World Health and Wealth'

was organized by Centre for Post Harvest

Technology (CPHT), Agricultural Engineering

College and Research Institute (AEC&RI),

Coimbatore on 06.08.2020 wherein Dr. N. Kumar,

Vice-Chancellor, TNAU, Coimbatore in his Key

note address explained the Covid 19 situation and

how TNAU helped the community by introducing

nano sanitizers. Dr. B. Sesikeran, M.D., Former

Director, NIN (National Institute of Nutrition),

Hyderabad; Mr.Ramesh Ramiah, Principal

Portfolio Manager, World Bank, USA; Dr. Vijaya

Raghavan, Ph.D., McGill Professor, Canada;

Dr. Kannan Krishnan, Ph.D., Chief Scientific

Officer of Robert-Sauvé Occupational Health

and Safety Research Institute, Canada and

Dr.K .M.L.S.T.Mo orthi , DM (Nephrology),

Community Hospital, Indiana, USA explained the

ways and methods to cope up with current

Covid 19 pandemic. Dr. B. Shridar, Dean, AEC&RI

welcomed the participants and Dr. Z. John

Kennedy, Professor and Head, CPHT proposed

vote of thanks. Nearly 560 registered participants

spread all over the globe attended.

The Centre for Agricultural and Rural

D eve lopment S tud ies (CA RDS) , TNAU,

Coimbatore organized a webinar on 'Challenges

and Policy Options for Agriculture Sector

Growth and Transformations in India' on

13.08.2020 wherein Prof. C. Ramasamy, Former

Vice-Chancellor, TNAU outlined the policy

changes in agriculture over years. The Guest

Speaker, Dr. Vijay Paul Sharma, Chairman,

Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices

(CACP), Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers

Welfare, Government of India, New Delhi

discussed about the recent reforms by the Central

Government, institutional issues, agricultural

price policy, trade policy and need for

strengthening the agricultural infrastructure and

agri-logistics. Dr. N. Kumar, Vice-Chancellor,

TNAU del ivered the inaugural address .

Dr.K.R.Ashok, Director, CARDS welcomed the

participants while Dr. D. Suresh Kumar, Professor

and Head, D epartment of A gr icul tura l

Economics, CA RDS, TNAU, Coimbatore

p r o p o s e d v o t e o f t h a n k s . To t a l l y,

120 scientists and students attended the webinar.

TNAU UG Online Admission 2020-2021

Launched

Online application process for the

Undergraduate admission (2020-2021) to the Ten

Degree programs offered in 14 Constituent

Colleges and 28 Affiliated Colleges of TNAU was

launched on 07.08.2020 by Dr. N. Kumar, Vice-

Chancellor, TNAU. All the Deans and University

Officers participated in the programme.

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Visit of District Collector to TNAU

Shri. K. Rajamani, IAS, Coimbatore

District Collector inaugurated the Arid zone fruit

orchard in the presence of Dr. N. Kumar, Vice-

Chancellor, TNAU . on 14.08.2020 Further, the

Collector made a visit to the University Botanic

Garden to witness the various renovation

o p e r a t i o n s . He a l s o v i s i t e d t h e P l a n t

Conservatory which has been given a facelift. A

tree planting programme was taken up as a part

of his visit and traditionally and historically

important native tree species were planted in the

B o t a n i c G a rd e n b y t h e d i g n i t a r i e s . A

demonstration was conducted on QR (Quick

Response) coding of the plant species in the

TNAU Botanic Garden to enable effective

dissemination of scientific knowledge about the

plants to the visiting public, students, researchers

and garden enthusiasts. Dr. A.S. Krishnamoorthy,

Registrar, Dr. L. Pugalendhi, Dean, HC&RI and

other University officials participated.

Endowment Webinar Organized by DNRM

A We b i n a r e n t i t l e d ' L o n g - t e r m

Experiments for A ssessing Soil Carbon

Sequestration' was organized by the Department

of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry

(SS&AC), Directorate of Natural Resource

Management (DNRM), TNAU, Coimbatore on

14.08.2020 jointly with School of Post Graduate

Studies, TNAU, Coimbatore under Endowment

webinar series. A thought provoking lecture was

presented by Dr. Rattan Lal, Director, Carbon

Management and Sequestration Center, Ohio

State University, Colombus, USA. He is a laureate

of the World Food Prize, 2020, Glinka World Soil

Prize, 2019, Japan Prize, 2019, U.S. Awasthi IFFCO

Award 2019 and GCHERA World Agriculture

Prize, 2018. In his lecture, he narrated the global

classical long term experiments and described

the soil and nutrient management strategies for

enhancing the soil carbon stocks. Dr.J.S.Kennedy,

The Dean, School of Post Graduate Studies,

TNAU, Coimbatore welcomed the gathering.

Dr. K.S. Subramanian, Director of Research,

TNAU, Coimbatore felicitated the speaker and

narrated the research works on soil carbon at

TNAU. Dr. N. Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, TNAU,

Coimbatore in his Presidential Address

deliberated about the Long term experiments

that are in operat ion at DNRM, TNAU,

Coimbatore. Dr. R. Santhi, Director, NRM

highlighted the significance of soil organic

matter on soil health and the interventions made

in the ongoing classical PME at TNAU,

Coimbatore. Dr. M. Velayutham, Former Director

of NBSS & LUP, Nagpur, Dr. P. Subbian, Former

Registrar, TNAU, Coimbatore and Dr. Pradip Dey,

Project Coordinator (AICRP-STCR), ICAR-IISS,

Bhopal and about 250 participants participated in

the webinar through online and offline.

Demonstration of Bottling Technology of

Sugarcane Juice

I n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h e

Commercialization of 'Bottling Technology of

Sugarcane Juice', a complete demonstration of

the technology was conducted on 14.08.2020 as

per the mandate of the MoU with the University to

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the representatives from M/s. AIRA Food

Products, Sathyamangalam. The scientists

Dr. D. Amirtham, Asst.Professor (Biochemistry),

Dr. R. Arulmari, Asst. Prof (Processing) and

Dr. P. Rajkumar, Professor and Head, Department

of Food Process Engineering, Agricultural

Engineering College & Research Institute, TNAU,

Coimbatore conducted the demonstration.

thTNAU Celebrated the 74 Independence Day

The Independence Day was celebrated in

T N A U o n 1 5 . 0 8 . 2 0 2 0 . D r . N . K u m a r ,

Vice-Chancellor, TNAU hoisted the National flag

and delivered the Independence Day speech. He

recalled the eternal memories of the martyrs who

sacrificed their lives for achieving independence.

He also appreciated the services rendered by the

TNAU scientists for the farming community

during Covid-19 pandemic period. He presented

an encomium to the TNAU Doctors, farm

labourers and sanitary workers for their fruitful

contribution during the pandemic. The efforts of

Deans/Directors and faculty members in

conducting online classes and Agricultural

Graduate Students Conference (AGSC) online

was highly appreciated. The University Officers,

Scientists, Staff of TNAU campus participated.

Crop Boosters Complex Inaugurated

Crop Boosters Complex, an exclusive

TNAU Crop Booster Production unit, was

declared open by Dr. N. Kumar, Vice-Chancellor,

TNAU on 15.08.2020 at the Department of Crop

Physiology in the presence of the Registrar,

D i r e c t o r o f Re s e a rc h , D i r e c t o r ( Cro p

Management), University Officers, Heads of the

Departments and Scientists. The Crop Boosters

viz., TNAU Coconut Tonic, TNAU Pulse Wonder,

TNAU Groundnut Rich, TNAU Cotton Plus, TNAU

Maize Maxim and TNAU Sugarcane Booster will

be produced in the Complex and distributed to

the needy farmers and also through State

Department of Agriculture, Constituent Colleges

of TNAU, Research stations, KVKs and NGOs

across the State. This complex has an exclusive

facility to address the physiological and

nutritional problems in various agricultural and

horticultural crops.

Parthenium Free Campus Campaign Kick

Started

To create awareness amongst the general

public, farmers, school and college students and

policy makers about the impact of the obnoxious

parthenium weed and how to manage this weed,

'Parthenium awareness week' was observed

between 16 and 22 August 2020 by the AICRP th nd

Weed Management Unit, Department of

Agronomy, TNAU, Coimbatore. Dr. N. Kumar,

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Vice-Chancellor, TNAU kick started the

Parthenium Free Campus campaign programme

on 17.08.2020 at TNAU Main Campus He removed

the Parthenium in the farm premises and

instructed the scientists and farm workers to

maintain and adopt periodical management

strategies to remove Parthenium and make

Parthenium free campus. Further, he distributed

safety kits to labourers and requested everyone

to involve to make a Parthenium free campus.

Dr.C.R.Chinnamuthu, Professor and Head,

Department of Agronomy, Dr. P. Murali Arthanari,

Associate Professor and Principal Investigator;

AICRP Weed Management, Dr. S. Radhamani,

A ssociate Professor (Farm management),

Dr. C. Bharathi, Assistant Professor organized the

programme.

RKVY-RAFTAAR- R-ABI Grants Announced

for TNAU Startups

Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers'

Welfare, RKVY Division, New Delhi established a

RKVY-RAFTAAR (Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana –

Remunerative Approaches for Agriculture and

A l l ied Sectors Rejuvenat ion) Regional

Agribusiness Incubators (R-ABI) centre at the

Technology Business Incubator (TBI), Directorate

o f A g r i b u s i n e s s D e v e l o p m e n t , T N AU ,

Coimbatore during 2019-2020. About 325

Agripreneurs have enrolled as members in TBI

and they are provided with handholding support

for technical guidance, market linkages, financial

linkages, grants from government institutions,

testing and quality certification, in-house office

space, business promotional activities, patenting

services and trade mark registration. On

17.08.2020, the had an interactive agripreneurs

session with Dr. N. Kumar, Vice–Chancellor,

TNAU and the first installment of the grant was

released to the selected Agripreneurs.

Board of Studies (PG Education) Conducted

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held on 18.08.2020 was presided by the Dean,

School of Post Graduate Studies and Chairman,

Board of Studies (PG Education). The external

experts , Dr. D. Gir i ja , Registrar, Kerala

Agricultural University, Thrissur, Kerala and

Dr. M.N. Sreenivasa, Professor, University of

Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, Karnataka and

other members in the off campuses participated

through Microsoft Teams. The members of Board

of Studies (PG Education) in Coimbatore campus

participated. Various agenda pertaining to PG

Education were discussed.

Vice-Chancellor's visit to Department of

Pulses

Vice-Chancellor visited pulses seed

production fields of Centre for Plant Breeding

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and Genetics (CPBG), TNAU, Coimbatore on

18.08.2020 along with the Technical Directors. The

field performance of two greengram varieties

viz., CO 7 and CO 8 and pre-release blackgram

culture COBG 10-05 raised under drip irrigation

was observed. The team also visited net house

and observed the redgram grafting experiment

and wild species of Vigna and Cajanus. The

Professor and Head and scientists of Department

of Pulses were present.

Refresher Training for Middle Level

Extension Officers

Inaugural function of the Refresher

Training for Middle Level Extension Officers of

State Departments of Agriculture, Horticulture &

Plantation Crops, Agricultural Engineering,

Agricultural Marketing and Agribusiness, and

Seed Certification and Organic Certification was

held on 24.08.2020 in virtual mode. Shri.

Gagandeep Singh Bedi, IAS, A gricultural

Production Commissioner & Principal Secretary

(APC & PS) to Government, Govt. of Tamil Nadu,

the Chief Guest of the function, inaugurated the

Refresher Training series. The APC & PS

expressed that knowledge is getting upgraded

continuously and therefore it is important for the

Extension Officers to update their knowledge on

the latest Agricultural technologies for delivering

b e t t e r e x t e n s i o n s e r v i c e s t o f a r m e r s .

Dr. N. Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, TNAU in his

presidential address highlighted the important

TNAU technologies that are introduced recently.

Dr. N. Subbaiyan, IAS, Director of Horticulture &

Plantation Crops, Dr. R. Murugesan, Chief

Engineer (A gricultural Engineering), and

Th. M. Subbiah, Director of Seed Certification &

Organic Certification offered their remarks.

Dr. M. Jawaharlal, Director of Extension

Education, TNAU welcomed the gathering and

briefed the training programme series. Dr. Ravi

Kumar Theodore, Professor & Head, Training

Division, DoEE, TNAU proposed vote of thanks.

th50 Research Council Meeting in TNAU

th The 50 Research Council meeting of

TNAU was held on 25.08.2020 through webinar.

The session was inaugurated by Dr.N.Kumar,

Vice-Chancellor, TNAU and Chairman of the

Research Council . The Vice-Chancellor

highlighted the importance of Research Council

as the apex body to identify the field problems

and to set the stage to develop research strategies

to tackle the challenges ahead. Dr. K .S.

Subramanian, Director of Research and the

Member Secretary welcomed the State

Department Officials, Government Nominees

(External Members), University Officers, TNAU

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meet. Dr.J.Venkata Pirabu, Director, Planning &

Monitoring proposed a formal vote of thanks.

MoUs signed

MoU signed between TNAU and Dalhousie

University, Canada

TNAU signed an MoU with Dalhousie

University, Canada for dual degree programme

on 20.08.2020. Dr. N. Kumar, Vice-Chancellor,

TNAU and Dr. Deep Saini, President and Vice-

Chancellor, Dalhousie University, Canada signed

the agreement in a virtual ceremony. The dual

degree will promote Indian students to undergo

B.Sc. (Agri.) Plant Science in Dalhousie University

on completing three years course at TNAU

enabling to get two degrees in a quinquennial

year. In addition, an MoU for Joint TNAU-

Dalhousie Program (Ph.D) was also signed. The

ceremony was held in the presence of Dr. Prachi

Kaul, Director, Shastri Indo- Canada Institute,

New Delhi, Dr. A.S. Krishnamoorthy, Registrar,

TNAU, faculty Deans in TNAU and Dalhousie

University. The program was jointly organized by

Dean, SPGS and Dean, Centre for Students

Welfare.

nominated Scientists and other participants in

both online and offline mode. He highlighted the

findings and ongoing research activities of the

University. The details of Core projects for an

amount of Five Crores funded Tamil Nadu

Government were also presented by the Director

of Research for the approval of Research Council.

The Director of A griculture, Director of

Horticulture & Plantation Crops, Commissioner

of A gricultural Marketing & A gribusiness,

Commissioner of Sugars, Director of Seed

Certification & Organic Certification and Chief

Engineer, Agricultural Engineering Department

participated in the meeting and offered their

remarks and futuristic research needs to address

emerging field problems in the State. The

External Experts Dr.BMC Reddy, Former Vice-

Chancellor of YSR Horticultural University,

Andhra Pradesh, Dr.S.Kombairaju, Former Dean

(SPGS), Dr.C.Diwakar Durairaj, Former Dean,

AEC & RI, TNAU, Coimbatore, Dr.N.Nadarajan,

Former Director, IIPR, Kanpur and Mr.V.Akilan,

Lead farmer & Entrepreneur, serving as

Government Nominees presented their views

about the on-going research and development

activities. The University Nominees presented

their views for consideration by the Research

Council. The Vice-Chancellor & the Chairman of

the Research Council concluded the event with

his closing remarks such as identification of the

newer parasites and predators against invasive

pests, development of miniaturized machinery to

Indian farming and reiterated regular conduct of

the Research Council preceding to crop scientists

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and systematic research efforts taken up by the

Institute and the Public - Private Partnership

developed with various wood based industries.

Dr.S.D.Sivakumar, Director, A gribusiness

Development lauded the ef forts taken to

promote various business opportunities in the

f i e l d o f A g r o f o r e s t r y a n d F o r e s t r y.

Dr.M.Kalyanasundaram, Dean (Agriculture)

felicitated the gathering and expressed the

significance of linking various stakeholders to

facilitate better opportunities. The dignitaries

also inaugurated the PG Lab at the Department of

Sericulture, FC&RI.

Events Organized Outside TNAU Main

Campus

Webinar on 'Entrepreneurship Scope in

Food Processing’

A Webinar was organized under

Institutional Development Plan (IDP), ICAR-

NAHEP for B.Tech. (Agrl. Engg.) students of AEC &

RI, Kumulur on 05.08.2020 to encourage the

entrepreneurship skil ls in fo od process

e n g i n e e r i n g . T h e g u e s t s p e a k e r ,

Dr.N.Venkatachalam, Professor and Head,

Department of Food Processing, IIFPT, Thanjavur

deliberated on 'Entrepreneurship scope in food

Processing. Dr. M. Manikandan, A ssistant

Professor (SWCE) and Dr. S.S. Sivakumar, IDP

Coordinator organized the webinar under the

stewardship of Dr. V. Thirupathi, Dean, AEC & RI,

Kumulur. Sixty participants attended the webinar

including students and staff.

FC&RI signed MoA with TNPL

Forest College and Research Institute

(FC&RI), Mettupalayam signed a Memorandum

of Agreement (MoA) with TNPL (Tamil Nadu

Newsprint and Paper Ltd.) on 28.08.2020.

Dr.K.T.Parthiban, Dean, FC&RI welcomed the

delegates and informed that the MoA would help

in identifying new genetic resources with

precision silvicultural techniques to augment

productivity of land and profitability of farmers.

The MoA was signed by Dr.A.S.Krishnamoorthy,

Registrar, TNAU and Dr.R.Seenivasan, General

Manager, TNPL in the presence of Dr.N.Kumar,

Vice Chancellor, TNAU and other university

officers. Signing of MoA by TNAU marked the

launch of TNPL funded research project entitled

'Improvement, wood quality characterization

and utilization of pulpwood genetic resources

amenable for Agroforestry' with a budget outlay

of Rs.60.60 lakhs. The project was launched by

Dr. N. Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, TNAU. He

envisaged that this MoA would ensure intensive

promotion of organized pulpwood Agroforestry

through contract farming. Dr. K.S. Subramanian,

Director of Research appreciated the continuous

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boosting Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods by

Dr. Manjeet Aggarwal HOD, Basic and Applied ,

Sciences, Dean (Research) and Director, Centre

for Food Research and Analysis, NIFTEM

(National Inst i tute of Fo od Technology

Entrepreneurship and Management), New Delhi.

Dr. Shweta Khandelwal, Head, Nutrition Research

and Additional Professor, Public Health

Foundation of India, New Delhi spoke on Covid

19 as national problem and priorities to mitigate

ad v er se e f f ec t s d ue t o t h e p and em ic .

Dr. M. Ilamaran, Assistant Professor (FSN)

proposed vote of thanks. Around 300 students

and Professionals participated.

This Institute also organized an Online

Awareness Campaign on 'Support Breast Feeding

for a Healthier Planet' in view of the World Breast

Feeding Week' on 07.08.2020. Dr. R.V. Jeyabalaji,

MD (Pediatrics), Professor, Velammal Medical

College Hospital and Research Institute,

Mrs.Meenakshi Bajaj, Dietician, Tamil Nadu

Government Multi Super Speciality Hospital &

Coordinator, Academy of Clinical Nutrition,

Madras Medica l Col lege , Chennai and

Ms. S. Suriya, Child Development Project Officer,

Tirupur were the guest speakers. Dr. K. Shanthi,

Associate Professor (FSN) proposed vote of

thanks.

Webinar on Application of Statistical Models

in Agricultural Sciences

Webinar on 'Application of statistical

models in agricultural sciences' was organized at

the Department of Agricultural Economics,

Webinars Organized by CSC&RI, Madurai

A Webinar on Work, Work Environment

and Wellness- An ergonomic perspective was

organized by the Community Science College

and Research Institute (CSC&RI), Madurai on

05.08.2020. Dr. P. Parimalam, Professor and Head,

Department of Family Resource Management

welcomed the participants. Dr. S. Amutha, Dean,

CSC&RI was the convener of the event.

Dr. V.K. Paulpandi, Dean, AC&RI, Madurai and

Dr. K.S. Subramaniam, Director of Research,

TNAU sensitized the researchable issues in the

field of ergonomics. The invited speakers were

Dr. A. Mrunalini, Former Dean, (Home Science),

PJTSAU, Hyderabad; Dr. R. Reena Valecha,

Principal ergonomic consultant, Godrej, Mumbai

and Dr. K. Kolandaisamy, Technical Advisor for

Covid 19 and former Director of Public Health

and Preventive Medicine, Government of Tamil

Nadu. The webinar ended with a vote of thanks

proposed by Dr. G. Sashidevi, A ssociate

Professor. Department of Food Science and

Nutrition (FSN) of the institute organized a

Webinar on Covid-19: its impact on Health and

Nutrition on 07.08.2020. Dr. G. Hemalatha,

Professor and Head (FSN) welcomed the

gathering. The webinar was inaugurated by

Dr. S. Amutha, Dean, CSC&RI, Madurai. She

emphasized the role of nutrition in keeping the

infection at bay and boosting the immunity.

Dr. T. Arumugam, Dean, HC&RI, Periyakulam

delivered the Special address on alleviating

hidden hunger through horticultural produce.

This was followed by a lecture on Immune

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Coimbatore inaugurated the virtual conference

and deliberated about the green house gas

emissions from rice fields and also stressed the

need for Site Specific Nutrient Management and

Soil Test Crop Response approach for increasing

the rice productivity. In the presidential address,

Dr. K.S. Subramanian, Director of Research,

TNAU, Coimbatore focused on the role of nano

fertilizers in improving rice productivity.

Dr. Kazuyuki Inubushi, Professor in Soil Science,

Graduate Scho ol of Horticulture, Chiba

University, Matsudo, Japan made a presentation

on 'Advances in rice research under changing

climate'. Dr. Sheetal Sharma, Scientist in Soil

Science and Nutrient Management (South Asia),

Sustainable Impact Platform, International Rice

Research Institute (IRRI), Philippines, New Delhi

Centre discussed on 'Site-specific balanced

nutrition in rice ecosystem'. The scientists of

T R R I u n d e r t h e c o - o r d i n a t i o n o f

Dr. R. Manimaran, Organizing Secretary

arranged this event in which nearly 1000

participants from National and International

Ins t i tu tes reg i s tered and par t ic ipated .

Dr. C. Umamageswari, Co-Convenor proposed

vote of thanks.

Commissioner, Agricultural Marketing and

Agribusiness visited Amma Green Park

Shri.Shunchonngam Jatak Chiru, IAS,

Commissioner Agricultural Marketing and Agri

Business, Government of Tamil Nadu visited

TNAU Information and Training Centre (I&TC),

Chennai on 14 .08 .2020 to moni tor the

implementation of 'Amma Green Park', a Joint

Agricultural College and Research Institute

( A C & R I ) , M a d u r a i o n 1 2 . 0 8 . 2 0 2 0 .

Dr. V.K. Paulpandi, Dean, AC&RI, welcomed the

participants. Dr. N. Kumar, Vice-Chancellor,

TNAU delivered the presidential address and

deliberated the importance of statistical tools for

agricultural sciences. Dr.K.S.Subramanian,

Director of Research, delivered the keynote

address and highlighted the application of

statistical models in agricultural research.

Dr.V.Ramasubramanian, Principal Scientist,

ICAR- Indian Agricultural Statistics Research

Institute, New Delhi was the guest speaker and he

narrated about the application of regression

models in agricultural sciences and data analysis

using statistical software and open source.

Dr.Pradeep M ishra, A ssistant Professor,

Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya,

Jabalpur delivered a lecture on time series

modeling and its application in agricultural

sciences. Dr. S. Selvam, Professor and Head,

Department of Agricultural Economics proposed

vote of thanks. More than 550 Research scholars,

faculties and scientists across the country

participated.

International Webinar on Advances in Rice

Research Organized by TRRI

Tamil Nadu Rice Research Institute

(TRRI), Aduthurai organized an International

Webinar on 'Advances in Rice Research for Food

Security and Environmental Sustainability' on

13.08.2020. Dr. V. Ambethgar, Director, TRRI

welcomed the dignitaries and participants.

Dr. N. Kumar, V ice-Chance l lor, TNAU,

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Vice-Chancellor's visit to ARS, Bhavanisagar

Dr. N. Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, TNAU,

visited the different experimental trials and

blocks of Agricultural Research Station (ARS),

Bhavanisagar, on 27.08.2020 and offered various

suggestions for improvement. The Vice-

Chancellor advised for cultivation of Bamboo /

Coconut/ Horticultural fruit trees/ forest species

as per the land suitability. It was also instructed to

implement mechanization for all crops. Vice-

Chancellor witnessed the use of mechanical

transplanter, power weeder and drum seeder in

rice and suggested for giving a wider publicity.

Review of individual scientists was also

conducted by the Vice-Chancellor.

Webinar on 'Block Chain Technology and

Supply Chain in Agriculture’

Webinar on 'Block chain technology and

Supply chain in Agriculture' was organized by the

Department of Social Sciences, Agricultural

College and Research Institute (AC&RI),

Killikulam on 29.08.2020. Dr. R. Senthilkumar,

Venture project of Tamil Nadu State Agricultural

Marketing Board and TNAU at Guindy, Chennai.

Dr. A. Sadasakthi, Project Consultant of Amma

Green Park highlighted the establishment

a c t i v i t i e s o f A m m a G r e e n P a r k .

Dr.K .R.Vi jayalatha, A ss is tant Professor

(Horticulture) explained the significance of

various training programmes organized by

TNAU-I&TC and demonstration unit on Roof

garden. Dr. S. Suganya, Assistant Professor

(SS&AC) briefed the activities of Soil and Water

Testing Laboratory.

Webinar Organized on the eve of

Independence Day

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Day celebration at ADAC & RI and HC & RI (W),

Trichy a Webinar was organized on 'Conserve the

N a t u r e a n d C o n q u e r t h e H e a l t h ' .

Dr. P. Masilamani, Dean, ADAC & RI, Trichy

inaugurated the programme and delivered a

special lecture on 'Conservation of nature and

natural resources'. The programme was attended

by Undergraduate students of TNAU.

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occasion. The Exhibition with a display of 174

traditional rice varieties was inaugurated. A book

on Traditional Rice Varieties compiled by

Scientists of KVK, Needamangalam was released.

The seeds of Traditional Rice Varieties were

distributed to the farmers. Hon'ble Minister

appreciated the ef forts of the centre in

conserving traditional varieties. The Director,

TRRI informed that Nel Jeyaraman Traditional

Rice Centre is getting established at KVK,

Needamangalam. The Dean, PAJANCOA & RI,

Karaikal stressed the need for breeding

programme for conserving the traditional

varieties. A round 235 farmers including

traditional rice cultivators, Line Department

officials participated. The KVK also organized a

Farm Machinery Mela on 06.08.2020 with the

objective of creating awareness among farmers

to use various machines and implements. Nearly

130 participants including farmers and farm

women took part in the event.

A webinar on 'Dimensions of parthenium

weed eradication' was organized by Scientists of

KVK, Needamangalam in collaboration with the

National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources

Professor and Head, Department of Social

Sciences, AC&RI, Killikulam welcomed the

gathering and explained about the programme.

Dr. K. Eraivan Arutkani Aiyanatan, Dean, AC&RI,

Killikulam delivered the presidential address and

mentioned the importance of block chain

technology. Dr. M. Sethumadhavan, Professor

and Head and Mr. R. Ramaguru, Research

Associate, TIFAC CORE on Cyber security, Amrita

University, Coimbatore delivered the lecture on

“Block chain technology”. Dr. Chitra Parayil,

Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural

Economics, College of Horticulture, Kerala

Agricultural University, Thrissur explained about

the supply chain in agriculture. Dr.R.Rajasekaran,

Associate Professor, Department of Social

Sciences, AC&RI, Killikulam proposed vote of

thanks. Around 230 participants attended the

programme.

Extension Activities

KVK, Needamangalam Organized Traditional

Rice Festival

KVK, Needamangalam in collaboration

w i t h Ne l J e y a r a m a n Tr a d i t i o n a l R i c e

Conservation Centre, Aadhirengam village,

organized the 14 Traditional Rice Festival on th

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Thiruthuraipo ondi block of Thiruvarur.

Thiru. R. Kamaraj, Honourable Minister for Food

and Civil Supplies, Govt. of Tamil Nadu;

Dr. V. Ambedkar, Director, Tamil Nadu Rice

Research Institute (TRRI) and Dr.V.Kanthaswamy,

Dean, PAJANCOA & RI, Karaikal graced the

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m a c h i n e ' u n d e r t h e s a m e p ro j e c t f o r

Sivarakkottai village farmers (Kalligudi block) at

Regional Research Station (RRS), Aruppukkottai

on 25.08.2020. Dr. G. Srinivasan, Professor and

Head, RRS, Aruppukkottai and Dr. Rajadurai,

Associate Professor (Horticulture) participated in

the programme.

Students' Activities

International Youth Day Celebrated

Webinar to promote Engagement of

Youth for Global Action was organized by the NSS

unit, AC & RI, Coimbatore on 12.08.2020 on the

eve of International Youth Day. Dr. A. Sudha, NSS

Programme officer welcomed the gathering.

Dr. T. Raguchander, Dean (Centre for Students

Welfare) inaugurated the programme and

introduced the speaker. The felicitation address

was delivered by Dr. M.R. Backiyavathy, NSS

Programme Coordinator. The Chief Guest

Dr. Kavidasan, Director, Roots Industries India

Ltd., Coimbatore motivated the students.

Selvi L. Navishkha, NSS volunteer proposed vote

of thanks.

(NBAIR) on 21.08.2020 as a part of Parthenium

Eradication Week. Dr. P. Sreerama Kumar,

Principal Scientist, Plant Pathology, NBIAR,

Bengaluru gave an Introduction about the ill

effects of Parthenium and the importance of

eradication. Dr. M. Sampath Kumar Scientist, ,

Entomology of NBIAR, Bengaluru gave a lecture

on Control of Parthenium weeds through

biological methods. Dr. P. Murali Arthanari,

A ssociate Professor (A gronomy), TNAU,

Coimbatore gave a lecture on Control of

Parthenium weeds through chemical methods.

P r o g r a m m e C o o r d i n a t o r

Dr.M.Ramasubramanian, Dr.V.Rathakrishnan,

A ss i s tant Pro fessor (Entomology) and

D r. S e l v a m u r u g a n , A s s i s t a n t P ro f e s s o r

(Environmental Sciences) organized the event.

Around 54 participants across Tamil Nadu

participated online.

Demonstration on Mechanization in Farmers'

Field under TANII Project

Under the TANII (Tamil Nadu Innovative

Initiatives) project operated at the Department of

Agronomy, AC & RI, Madurai, awareness cum

demonstrat ion on rotary mulcher was

conducted at Arittapatti village, Madurai on

17.08.2020. Dr. E. Subramanian, A ssistant

Professor (Agronomy) delivered a lecture on

farm mechanization – scope and need.

Dr.A .Gurusamy, Professor (A gronomy)

highlighted the modern farm mechanization and

its uses. Mrs. A. Veerammal, President of village

panchayat presided. The Scientists also

conducted a 'Demonstration on zero till sowing

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rStudents' Motivational Webinar Organized at

AC&RI, Eachangkottai

AC&RI, Eachangkottai , Thanjavur

organized a Students' Motivational webinar titled

'You Can' by Dr. C. Sylendra Babu IPS, Director

General of Police (DGP) – Railways, Director, Fire

and Rescue Services, Tamil Nadu wherein he

interacted with students of TNAU on 17.08.2020.

Dr. R . Rajendran, D ean welcomed the

participants and highlighted the purpose of the

webinar. Dr. N. Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, TNAU

inaugurated the Webinar and delivered inaugural

address. Dr. C. Sylendra Babu delivered Chief

Guest address. As an Alumnus of TNAU, he

motivated the students for appearing in UPSC

exams. Nearly 300 students from 14 constituent

colleges and 29 affiliated colleges of TNAU

participated in the webinar and interacted with

the Chief guest. Dr. T. Senguttuvan, Academic

Coordinator, AC&RI, Eachangkottai proposed

vote of thanks.

Sadbhavana Diwas observed by TNAU NSS

Sadbhavana Diwas pledge was taken by

the faculty of constituent colleges of TNAU and

the NSS volunteers at home along with their

parents, friends and relatives on 20.08.2020.

Promoting National Integration and Communal

Harmony among people across religions,

languages and regions was the theme. The

observance of 'Sadbhavana Diwas' is to avoid

violence and to promote goodwill among the

people. Totally, 900 NSS volunteers and 600 family

members took the pledge.

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