Centre of Excellence in Sustaining Soil health
Centre of Excellence (COE) in sustaining Soil Health has been established during 2015-18 under NADP programme of Government of Tamil Nadu for testing soilsof farmers and offering high class analytical instrumentation and research servicesto researchers for their project works focussed on soil health sustenance. Scientists and Scholars involved in basic and applied research addressing complicated issues related to soil health utilize the facilities of this centre. Sophisticated instrumentation facilities viz., GC-MS, LC-MS, MALDI-TOF, FT-IR, UV-Vis Spectrometers and other important lab equipments are installed in this Centre. Over all support is rendered in this centre for research works covering the soil quality maintenance by balancing fertilization, improving capacity of a soil to functionwithin ecosystem boundaries, sustaining biologicalproductivity and maintaining environmental quality. Ultimately this centre aims to promoteresearch that improves normal and salt affected soils to reach the ability to sustain crop productivity. Total cost of building and instrumentation infrastructure of this centre was Rs. 470 Lakhs.
Besides analytical services this centre offers periodical training (2 day training) to Scientists/ scholars on analytical instrumentation techniques on following titles:
- Chromatographic instrumentation techniques of HPLC and GC
- Mass spectrometric instrumentation techniques of GC-MS, LC-MS and MALDI-TOF
One day Workshop on High Throughput Diagnosis and Omics of Microbes using MALDI-TOF MS
VENUE: COE-Soil Health, ADAC&RI, Trichy Date: 09th JULY 2025 |
About the College
Anbil Dharmalingam Agricultural College and Research Institute (ADAC & RI) is a constituent college of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University. The Mission of the College is to provide exemplary learning environment and academic activities for transforming students into experts in agricultural technology, research process, transfer of technology and agripreneurship provide innovative solutions for short term and long-term issues in agriculture in this region through research, extension and entrepreneurship.
Centre of Excellence in Sustaining Soil Health is functioning in this college
About the Workshop
- Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) is a cutting-edge analytical technique widely used in proteomics, microbiology, polymer analysis, and clinical diagnostics.
- MALDI-TOF MS is a powerful and widely used technique for identifying and analyzing biomolecules, such as proteins, peptides, DNA, and small organic compounds.
- It offers fast, sensitive, and accurate identificationof molecular weights, making it ideal for applications in biotechnology, clinical microbiology, proteomics, and materials science.
- This workshop is designed to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of the fundamental principles, operational protocols, and practical applications of MALDI-TOF MS instrumentation.
Criteria for Participation
- The participants include /Assistant Professor/ Associate Professor of TNAU/ other Academic institutions / Industries.
| Faculties of TNAU | Rs. 1000/Participant |
| Faculties other than TNAU | Rs. 1500/Participant |
Registration Instruction
- Please make your payment online using the account details given below and make a note of the Reference Number
- Move to the ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM using the registration link given below (Fill in the requisite details and submit the form)
- A confirmation email will be sent to the participant after successful verification of details provided in the application.
Bank Account Details
Name of the Bank: UCO Bank
Branch: Navalurkutapattu
Account Holder: The Dean, ADAC&RI, COE Soil Health
Account Number: 16560110072752
IFSC Code: UCBA0001656
Note
- Registration and online payment of registration fee is mandatory for participation in the workshop.
- Participation certificate will be provided to the candidate.
Registration link:
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Convener
Dr.C.Vanniarajan
Dean (ADAC&RI)
Trichy-27
Workshop Coordinators
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Dr.R.K. Kaleeswari Professor&Head (NRM) &Project Director Centre of Excellence (Soil Health) ADAC&RI, Trichy-27 |
Dr.M.Baskar Professor&Head (SS&AC) ADAC&RI, Trichy-27
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Workshop Organizers:
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Dr.R.Parthasarathi Asst.Professor (Agrl.Microbiology) ADAC&RI, Trichy |
Dr.T. Sherene Jenita Rajammal Associate Professor (SS&AC) ADAC&RI, Trichy
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Dr.M. Vijayakumar Asst.Professor (SS&AC) ADAC&RI, Trichy |
| Dr. K. Senthil Professor, (Ag. Chem) ADAC&RI, Trichy |
Dr.K.G.Anitha Professor(Agrl.Microbio.) ADAC&RI,Trichy |
Dr.M.Sundar Professor(Agrl.Microbio.) ADAC&RI,Trichy |
About
- Centre of Excellence in sustaining Soil Health (COE-Soil Health) was established under NADP scheme (2015-2018) with a budget outlay of Rs. 420 Lakhs.
- This centre is offering facility to researchers to conduct analytical works using sophisticated instruments for developing technology for sustaining Soil Health and Crop productivity
Vision
- To offer advance instrumental analytical service for the benefit of farmers, research scholars and scientists.
- The center with high end instruments facilitate research activities in soil-water-crop ecosystems and food analysis
- Technology dissemination by conducting Skill Development trainings
Mission
- Analytical services, quality control and precise quantification of compounds
- Detecting contaminants and environmental monitoring
- Identification and quantification of compounds in agriculture and environmental research
Skill Development Trainings / Workshops conducted
(Year: 2024)
| S. No. | Title |
| 1. | Analytical Techniques using FTIR, Photometer and UV-Spectrophotometer |
| 2. | Advanced Instrumentation Techniques for optimizing Climate Change Research using Open Top Chambers (OTCs) |
| 3. | Metabolome Profiling Techniques using FTIR |
| 4. | Biomolecular Characterization : GC-MS Techniques |
| Instruments | Scientist in-charge |
| Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) |
Dr. T. Sherene Jenita Rajammal Assoc. Prof. (SS&AC) Dr. M. Vijayakumar Asst. Prof. (SS&AC) |
| Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer | |
| Pressure Plate Apparatus | |
| Photometer Ionic analyser | |
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Liquid Chromatography –Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) |
Dr. K. Senthil Professor (Agrl. Chemicals) |
| Gas Chromatography –Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) | |
| Fermenter |
Dr. R. Parthasarathi Asst. Prof. (Agrl. Microbiology) |
| UV-Visible Double Beam Spectrophotometer |
Dr. R.K. Kaleeswari Project Director COE (Soil Health) |
| MALDI-TOF : Microbial community analyzer |
Dr. M. Selvamurugan Asst. Prof. (Env. Sci.) |
| Open Top Chambers | |
| Gel Electrophoresis & PCR |
Dr. P. Jeyaprakash Prof. &Head (PBG) |
| Refrigerated Centrifuge |
Dr. K. Sakthivel Assoc. Prof. (PBG) |
| Deep Freezer |
Analytical Services
Centre of Excellence in sustaining soil health regularly takes up analysis of soils, water and plant samples brought by the researchers, farmers and farm entrepreneurs through Venture Capital Scheme under this
| Year | Name of the Product |
Samples analyzed (No.) |
Amount (Rs.) |
| 2018-2019 | Soil, Plant and Water analysis | 179 | 90,325 |
| 2019-2020 | Soil, Plant and Water analysis | 158 | 4,60,231 |
| 2020-2021 |
Soil, Plant and Water analysis GC-MS and LCMS analysis |
360 | 686420 |
| 2021-2022 |
Soil, Plant and Water analysis GC-MS, LCMS, FTIR analysis pressure plate analysis and training |
403 | 676293 |
| 2022-2023 |
Soil, Plant and Water analysis GC-MS, LCMS, FTIR analysis and training |
600 | 623764 |