PG Degree Program
PG and Ph.D programme in Agrometeorology are being offered since 2004 and 2011 with the objectives to strengthen and foster the agricultural meteorological science through research activities relevant to the state and the country and to provide manpower to the Agromet division of IMD, TNAU, ICAR, SAU’s, national services organizations and corporate sector. Students are given hands on training on basic manual observation, Automated instruments, crop weather modeling, high computing server, Climate Control Chamber studies. About 70% of passed out students have well placed in renowned national and international institutes. The other 30% are working as research fellows in SAUs.
M.Sc. Curriculum
| Course No. | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major Courses (20 credits) | ||
| AMT 501 | Fundamentals of meteorology and climatology | 1 + 1 |
| AMT 502 | Fundamentals of agricultural meteorology | 1 + 1 |
| AMT 503 | Applications of micrometeorology in agriculture | 2 + 1 |
| AMT 504 | Agromet instrumentation and measurements | 0 + 2 |
| AMT 505 | Soil water balance climatology | 1 + 1 |
| AMT 506 | Crop production and system modeling | 1 + 2 |
| AMT 507 | Weather modification and risk management | 2 + 0 |
| AMT 508 | Weather forecasting in agriculture | 1 + 1 |
| AMT 509 | Climate change and impact Assessment | 1 + 1 |
| Total (Major courses) | 10 + 10 | |
| Minor Courses (Minimum 9 credits) | ||
| AMT 510 | Crop weather relationship | 1 + 0 |
| PLP 501 | Principles of plant physiology | 2 + 1 |
| AGR 510 | Farming and Cropping Systems | 2 + 0 |
| AGR 508 | Dry farming, agroforestry and watershed management | 2 + 1 |
| SAC 510 | Remote Sensing & GIS applications in soil and crop studies | 2 + 1 |
| SAC 511 | Analytical techniques and instrumental methods in soil and plant analysis | 1 + 1 |
| Total (Minor Courses – Any 9 credits of above) | 9 | |
| Supporting Courses (Minimum 5 credits) | ||
| STA 501 | Applied Statistical Methods | 1 + 1 |
| STA 502 | Design of Experiments | 1 + 1 |
| STA 503 | Computer Applications in Statistics | 0 + 1 |
| Total (Supporting Courses) | 5 | |
| Seminar | 0 + 1 | |
| Research | 0 + 20 | |
| Total | 19 + 36 | |
Non-credit Courses
| Course No | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PGS 501 | Library and Information Services | 0 + 1 |
| PGS 502 | Technical Writing and Communication Skills | 0 + 1 |
| PGS 503 | Intellectual Property Rights and its Management in Agriculture | 1 + 0 |
| PGS 504 | Basic Concepts in Laboratory Techniques | 0 + 1 |
| PGS 505 | Agricultural Research, Research Ethics and Rural Development Programmes | 1 + 0 |
| PGS 506 | Disaster Management | 1 + 0 |
Agrometeorology Students’ Thesis Research – M.Sc.
| S.No | Student Name | Advisory committee | Thesis Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | B.Arthi Rani
04-604-001 |
Dr. R. Jagannathan
Dr.K.P.Rajendran Dr.K.Appavu |
Influence of time of sowing on growth and yield of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) cultivars. |
| 2. | S.Kokilavani
04-604-002 |
Dr. R. Jagannathan
Dr.P.Subbian Dr.P.M.Shanmugam |
Response of sesame cultivars (S. indicum L.) to morphological modification by terminal clipping. |
| 3. | S.Poornima
04-604-003 |
Dr. V. Geethalakshmi
Dr.S.Ramasamy Dr.K.P.Rajendran |
Validation of CERES- Sorghum model for sweet sorghum under different dates of sowing and nitrogen levels. |
| 4. | M.Leelamathi
04-604-004 |
Dr. K. P. Rajendran
Dr. V. Geethalakshmi Dr.S.Mani Dr.R.Jagannathan |
Assessing the feasibility of spectral reflectance characteristics of green gram to predict yield with varying level of nutrients. |
| 5. | K. Bhuvaneswari
05-604-001 |
Dr. K. P. Rajendran
Dr.R.Jagannathan |
Transplanting studies in maize for desired leaf orientation to improving maize productivity |
| 6. | O. Srivani
05-604-002 |
Dr. V. Geethalakshmi
Dr.R.Jagannathan |
|
| 7. | A.Priya
06-604-001 |
Dr. V. Geethalakshmi
Dr.R.Jagannathan Dr. N. Maragatham Dr.N.Thavaprakaash |
Impact of temperature increase on growth and productivity of rice. |
| 8. | M.Shobha Maragatham
06-604-002 |
Dr. R. Jagannathan
Dr.N.K.Sathyamoorthy Dr.A.Ramanathan |
Studies on forewarning of Tikka leaf spot disease in groundnut |
| 9. | Umesh Kumar Sahu
06-604-003 |
Dr. K. P. Rajendran | The effect of maize crop geometry and crop nutrition or microclimate dynamics growth and yield. |
| 10. | Linitha Nair
07-604-001 |
Dr. R. Jagannathan
Dr. K. P. Rajendran Th.R.Venkatachalam |
Medium range weather forecasts for agriculture: Performance of weather research & forecasting (WRF) model. |
| 11. | A.P.Ramaraj
07-604-002 |
Dr. K. P. Rajendran
Dr. R. Jagannathan Dr.R.Palanisamy |
Regional climate models (PRECIS) for downscaling of climate change scenarios for crop simulations. |
| 12. | Subhra barani Sial
07-604-003 |
Dr. V. Geethalakshmi
Dr.A.Lakshmanan Dr.C.Vijayalakshmi |
Calibration and validation of EPIC crop simulation model for rice hybrid CORH3 under Tamil Nadu condition |
| 13. | D.Rajalakshmi
08-604-001 |
Dr. R. Jagannathan
Dr. K. P. Rajendran Dr.N.K.Sathyamoorthy |
Impact of climate change projections of PRECIS and RegCM3 regional climate models on rice yield of Cauvery delta zone of TN |
| 14. | Ramadevi Obisetti
09-604-001 |
Dr. V. Geethalakshmi
Dr. Mallikavanangamudi Dr.A.Velayutham |
Assessing the impact of elevated temperature and CO2 on rice crop through controlled condition and modeling techniques. |
| 15. | M.Ramya
09-604-003 |
Dr. Enayathulla Shah
Dr. V. Geethalakshmi Dr.J.S.Kennady |
Influence of elevated temperature on the dynamics of pests and disease of rice |
| 16. | A. Sankar
09-604-004 |
Dr. V. Geethalakshmi
Dr. A. Lakshmanan Dr. N. Maragatham |
Effect of temperature, redox and dissolved oxygen on methane flux of rice soil ecosystem and designing mitigation strategies to minimize global warming potential |
| 17. | M. Snehalatha
10-505-001 |
Dr. A. Lakshmanan
Dr. V. Geethalakshmi Dr.K.S.Subramanian |
Minimizing the global warming potential of rice ecosystem by methane emission reduction and carbon sequestration using cyanobacterial system |
| 18. | P.Arun kumar
12-505-001 |
Dr. V. Geethalakshmi
Dr. A. Lakshmanan Dr.C.N.Chandrasehkar |
Study on the response of C3 (Rice) and C4 (Maize) plants to elevated temperature and CO2 |
| 19. | D.Kanimozhi
12-505-002 |
Dr. N. Maragatham
Dr. R. Jagannathan Dr.P.Mazharvizhi Dr. V. Geethalakshmi |
Effect of elevated temperature on nutrient uptake in rice |
| 20. | S. Sathuragiri
12-505-003 |
Dr. Mallika vanangamudi
Dr.K.Sathyamoorthi Dr.R.Sivakumar |
Impact of elevated temperature on physiology of tomato with reference to nutrient uptake and productivity |
| 21. | S. Venkadesh
12-505-005 |
Dr. R. Jagannathan
Dr. V. Geethalakshmi Dr.K.P.Ragunath |
Agro-ecological zonation at micro level using remote sensing and geographical information system. |
| 22. | U. S. Archana
13-505-001 |
Dr. N. K. Sathyamoorthy
Dr. R. Jagannathan Dr.K.P.Ragunath |
Identification of Agro Micro Meteorological Areas for Tamil Nadu Using Remote Sensing and Geographical Information system |
| 23. | P.Cuba
13-505-002 |
Dr. R. Jagannathan
Dr.R.Balasubramanian Dr.N.K.Sathyamoorthy |
Analysis of dry and wet spells of CMIP5 climate projections and climate change impact assessment with SWAT model |
| 24. | Kalaiselvi M
13-505-003 |
Dr. A. Lakshmanan
Dr. V. Geethalakshmi Dr.S.Robin |
Assessing carbon sequestration potential of Azolla and blue green algae in rice soil ecosystem as climate change mitigation strategy |
| 25. | C. Pradipa
13-505-004 |
Dr. N. Maragatham
Dr. V. Geethalakshmi Dr.M.Maheswari |
Effect of soil amendments and fertilizers on GHGs emission and yield of rice |
| 26. | Sahana Sridhar Hegde
13-505-005 |
Dr. K. Sathyamoorthi
Dr. S.Panneerselvam Dr.R.Jagadeeswaran Dr.R.Krishnan |
Computation of soil moisture stress for selected districts of Tamil Nadu to address the productivity problems of dry land. |
| 27. | K. Sivakami Sundara Nachiyar
13-505-006 |
Dr. V. Geethalakshmi
Dr.R.Sivasamy Dr.N.K.Sathyamoorthy Dr. Mallikavanangamudi |
Crop yield forecasting for rice, maize and grounut over tamil nadu using agrometeorological tools |
| 28. | Vimal Kumar
13-505-007 |
Dr. S.Panneerselvam
Dr.A.Lakshmanan Dr. V. Geethalakshmi Dr.P.Jeyakumar / Dr.N.Maragathm |
Assessing the crop productivity and GHG fluxes in rice soil ecosystem at current and future temperature scenarios and designing mitigation strategies. |
| 29. | Arul prasad.S
2014-601-001 |
Dr. Ga. Dheebakaran
Dr. S.Panneerselvam Dr.S.Kokilavani |
Improving the accuracy of numerical rainfall prediction of TN with astrometeorology |
| 30. | Gayathri. C
2014-601-002 |
Dr. N. Maragatham
Dr.P.Jeyakumar Dr. Ga. Dheebakaran |
Study on effect of elevated temperature on physiology and production of Sorghum |
| 31. | Gowtham R
2014-601-003 |
Dr. Panneerselvam
Dr. V. Geethalakshmi Dr. K.S. Subramanian |
Simulating the spatial response of Maize crops to changing climate over Tamil Nadu. Opportunities and adaptations. |
| 32. | Kowshika N
2014-601-004 |
Dr. N. Maragatham
Dr. V. Geethalakshmi Dr.S.Avudainayagam |
Impact of Soil Amendments on rice productionand GHGs Emission |
| 33. | Muthu pandian.S
2014-601-005 |
Dr. V. Geethalakshmi
Dr.A.Lakshmanan Dr.M.Sabapathi |
Impact of climate change on productivity on feed availability and productivity of diary cows in small holder farming system of TN. |
| 34. | Rajesh krishnan R.K.
2014-601-006 |
Dr. A. Lakshmanan
Dr. V. Geethalakshmi Dr.S.Robin |
Assessing the water productivity and carbon footprints of different systems of rice cultivation |
| 35. | Sivaranjani.S
2014-601-007 |
Dr. V. Geethalakshmi
Dr.J.S.Kennedy Dr.D.Uma |
Plant-herbivore interaction under elevated carbon-dioxide and elevated temperature. |
| 36. | Sudarmanian N.S.
2014-601-008 |
Dr. S. Pazhanivelan
Dr.A.Lakshmanan Dr.R.Jagadeeswaran |
Monitoring methane emission from rice fields at regional scale through remote sensing in Trichy district |
| 37. | Velnachiyar N
2014-601-009 |
Dr. S.Panneerselvam
Dr.S.Subramanian Dr. Ga. Dheebakaran |
Studies on the impact of rainfall and throughfall in soil nutrient enrichment |
| 38. | Vengateswari.M
2014-601-010 |
Dr. V. Geethalakshmi
Dr. S.Panneerselvam Dr.N.Margatham |
Enso liknked variability in climate over tamil nadu and its associated impact on rain-Fed maize productivity |
| 39. | Ajit kumar Mandal
2014-601-011 |
Dr. Ga. Dheebakaran
Dr. C. Chinnusamy Dr. N. Maragatham |
Assessing acclimatization capacity of problematic weeds under future climate change temperature scenarios |
| 40. | Arulmathi. C
2015-601-002 |
Dr.S.Kokilavani
Dr.S.Panneerselvam Dr. Ga. Dheebakaran |
Revalidating efficient cropping zone and adjusting sowing window for major food and oil seed crops in TN. |
| 41. | Balamurali.B
2015-601-003 |
Dr. Ga. Dheebakaran
Dr.S.Panneerselvam Dr.S.Kokilavani |
Formulating ephemeris based astrometeorological rules to increase the accuracy of medium range rainfall forecasting in Tamil nadu. |
| 42. | Deepakraju.S
2015-601-004 |
Dr.A.Lakshmanan
Dr. S. Panneerselvam Dr. V. Geethalakshmi |
Assessing the methane footprint of rice genotypes for managing green house gas fluxes |
| 43. | Guhan.V
2015-601-005 |
Dr. V. Geethalakshmi
Dr. Ga. Dheebakaran Dr. K. Krishna Surender |
Maximizing water use efficiency and productivity of tomoto under varied climatic conditions using aquacrop model as a tool |
| 44. | Jeevanand .K.P
2015-601-006 |
Dr.S. Panneerselvam
Dr. Ga. Dheebakaran Dr. N. Sritharan |
Effect of Eleveted temperature on growth parameters and yield attributes of mungbean (Vigna radiata.L.Wilczek) |
| 45. | Monisha.M
2015-601-007 |
Dr.N.Maragatham
Dr.R.Mathivanan Dr.D.Rajakumar |
Effect on seasons on broiler production |
| 46. | R. Dhanuja
2016-601-004 |
Dr.S. Panneerselvam
Dr. Ga. Dheebakaran Dr.N.Sritharan Dr.N.Chandrasekaran |
Effect of Elevated Temperature on Growth parameters and Yield attributes of Foxtail millet (Setaria italica) |
| 47. | M. Megala
2016-601-005 |
Dr. Ga. Dheebakaran
Dr.S. Panneerselvam Dr.Patil Santhosh |
Improving the accuracy of medium range numerical weather forecast for agriculture |
| 48. | C.Navinkumar
2016-601-006 |
Dr.N.Thavaprakaash
Dr. Ga. Dheebakaran Dr. D. Jegadeeswari |
Studying the influence of planting methods on microclimate and yield of organic rice varieties |
| 49. | Rathika K
2016-601-007 |
Dr. Ga. Dheebakaran
Dr. S. Panneerselvam Dr. Patil Santhosh Ganapati |
Formulating ephemeris based astrometeorological rules for wind speed forcasting for hourly interval in Tamil Nadu |
| 50. | C. Dharani
2017-601-001 |
Dr. Ga. Dheebakaran
Dr. V. Davamani Dr. D. Jagadeeswari Dr. V. Geethalakshmi |
Study the impact of elevated temperature and moisture stress on decomposition and nutrient release pattern of organic matters |
| 51. | S. Franklin
2017-601-002 |
Dr. S. Kokilavani
Dr. S. Panneerselvam Dr. Ga. Dheebakaran |
Revisiting the onset and withdrawl date of North East Monsoon and desingning Length of Growing Period for different blocks of Tamil Nadu. |
| 52. | T. Govindaraj
2017-601-003 |
Dr. P. Murali Arthanari
Dr. Ga. Dheebakaran Dr. A. Senthil Dr. C. Bharathi |
Effect of elevated temperature and moisture stress on growth behaviour and post emergence herbicide efficacy on parthenium and horse purslane weeds |
| 53. | M. Guna
2017-601-004 |
Dr. S. Panneerselvam
Dr.K.S.Subramani Dr.A.S.Krishna Moorthy Dr.A.Lakshmanan |
Investigation of phyllo-sphere microbes mediated ice nucleation on tomato. |
| 54. | M.N Harinarayanan
2017-601-005 |
Dr. V. Manivannan
Dr.Ga.DheebakaranDr.S.Kokilavani |
Downscaling monthly and seasonal ERFS products and integration with DSSAT crop simulation model for climate risk management |
| 55. | S. Mohan Kumar
2017-601-006 |
Dr. N. Thavaprakash
Dr.S.Panneerselvam Dr.R.Jagadeeshwaran Dr.N.Sritharan |
Studies on microclimate of rice under modified system of rice intensification |
| 56. | T. Sankar
2017-601-007 |
Dr. Ga. Dheebakaran
Dr.S.Panneerselvam Dr.S.Kokilavani |
Study the relationship between planet ephemeris and cyclone events in Bay of Bengal. |