ENDOWMENT LECTURE SERIES
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
| S.No | Date | Department | Campus | Speaker Name & Designation | Title | Videos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16.12.2022 | Plant Pathology | Coimbatore | Dr. RICARDO OLIVA, Lead Scientist – Plant Pathology, World Vegetabl Centre, Taiwan |
Strategies to contain bacterial diseases in modern agriculture |  |
| 2 | 23-12-2022 | Genetics and Plant Breeding | Coimbatore | Dr.GOVINDARAJ CIAT, Columbia | Biofortification strategies and achievements in Pearl Millet | |
| 3 | 29.12.2022 | Agricultural Rural Management | Coimbatore | Dr.E.VADIVEL, Former Director of Extension Education | FPOs: Game Changer in Indian Agriculture? | |
| 4 | 30-12-2022 | Agrl. Extension & Rural Sociology | Coimbatore | Dr. RASHEED SULAIMAN Director, Centre for Research Extension Innvoation & Science Policy, Hyderabad | Role of Extension and Advisory Services in Enabling Innovation | |
| 5 | 02-01-2023 | Department Of Bioinformatics | Coimbatore | Dr.SAMPATH PERUMAL, PhD Technical Lead – Plant Improvement Program Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS), University of Saskatchewan, 110 Gymnasium Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0W9 Canada, |
Are we ready to feed 10 billion people: challenges and opportunities | |
| 6 | 12-01-2023 | Department Of Agronomy | Killikulam | Dr. R. Thangavelu Principal Scientist, ICAR National Research Centre of Banana, Trichy |
Current Advances in Plant Disease Management in Banana | |
| 7 | 20-01-2023 | Agronomy | Coimbatore | Dr.P. SOMAN, Chief Agronomists, Global -Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd, Jalgoan, Maharashtra |
How drip irrigation allows for changes in agronomy of crops leading towards high productivity | |
| 8 | 27-01-2023 | Food Science and Nutrition | Madurai | Dr. PURNIMA MENON, Director International Food Policy Research Institute, New Delhi |
Strategy for tackling malnutrition in India | |
| 9 | 03-02-2023 | Seed Science and Technology | Madurai | Dr.P.MURUGESAN, Principal Scientist, CTCRI, Trivandrum | Prospects and Challenges in Cultivation of Underutilized Crops | |
| 10 | 03-02-2023 | Entomology | Trichy | Dr.S.SUBRAMANIANPRINCIPAL SCIENTIST & HEAD, Indian Agricultural Research Institute,New Delhi | Genomic approaches for Insect Pest Management | |
| 11 | 10-02-2023 | Soil Science | Coimbatore | Dr.S.VADIVELU, Consultant, Karnataka State Remote Sensing Applications Centre, Bengaluru & Former Principal, Scientist and Head, NBSS&LUP, Bengaluru |
Soil Mapping | |
| 12 | 14-02-2023 | Department of Horticulture, AC&RI, | Killikulam | Dr. C. RAMASAMY Former Vice-Chancellor, TNAU, Coimbatore | Sustainable Agriculture-Perspectives and insights of an Economist | |
| 13 | 17-02-2023 | Soil Science | Madurai | Dr. DIPAK RANJAN BISWAS FISS, FASCT, Principal Scientist, Division of Soil Science and Agrl. Chemistry, ICAR, New Delhi, Email: drb_ssac@iari.res.in; Ph: 9868554968 |
Smart Fertilizer for Crop Production and Soil Health: A Novel Approach | |
| 14 | 24-02-2023 | Spices and Plantation Crops | Coimbatore | Dr. K. NIRMAL BABU Retd. Director, IISR, Calicut | Technological innovations for increasing production and productivity of spices | |
| 15 | 03-03-2023 | Agricultural Extension, AC&RI | Madurai | Dr.S.SARAVANAN RAJ Director (Agrl. Extension), MANAGE, Hyderabad | Agricultural Education: New Competencies and Innovations for Future | |
| 16 | 10-03-2023 | Plant Physiology | Coimbatore | Dr.ARUN KUMAR SHANKER Principal Scientist, Central Institute for Dry land Agriculture | High resolution dissection of Photosystem II electron transport and its implications in stress | |
| 17 | 17-03-2023 | Dept. of Food Process Engineering | Coimbatore | Dr.P. HEARTWIN AMALADHAS, Ph.D., (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) Principal Scientist, Southern Regional Station, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Adugodi, Bengaluru – 560 030 | Application of Nanotechnology in Food Processing | |
| 18 | 24-03-2023 | Plant Biotechnology | Coimbatore | Dr. UTPAL NATH Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru | Morphogenesis in Plants | |
| 19 | 31-03-2023 | Agricultural Economics | Coimbatore | Dr.A.Narayanamoorthy Senior Professor and Head, Department of Economics and Rural Development, Alagappa University, Karaikudi . | Tamilnadu’s Irrigation Sector: Issues and Challenges | |
| 20 | 21-04-2023 | Department of Seed Science and Technology | Coimbatore | Dr.Malavka Dadlani Former Joint Director ICAR – Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi | Seed Enhancements – The Future of Seed Technology |  |
| 21 | 28-04-2023 | Department of Agricultural Economics | Coimbatore | Prof.R.RAMAKUMAR Professor, Centre for study of Developing Economics,School of Development Studies,Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai | Policy issues in Indian Agriculture | |
| 22 | 12-05-2023 | Anbil Dharmalingam Agricultural College and Research Institute | Trichy | Prof. (Dr.) K. Prathapan, Ph.D., PGDBA, Vice Chancellor, D. Y. Patil Agriculture and Technical University Talsande | State of the art of Agricultural Higher Education: Scope, Opportunities and Way Forward | |
| 23 | 19-05-2023 | Department of Agronomy, Agricultural College & Research Institute | Madurai | Dr. S.S. Hallikeri, Ph.D., Principal Scientist (Agronomy), AICRP-Cotton, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, Karnataka |
Challenges and Prospects of Cotton Cultivation in India | |
| 24 | 26-05-2023 | Horticultural College and Research Institute | Periyakulam | Dr.T.K.Behara,Leading Indian Horticultural Scientist, Director & Secretory ISVS | Vegetable research in India for sustainable food and nutritional security | |
| 25 | 16-06-2023 | Forestry College and Research Institute | Mettupalayam | Dr. Mohan Kumar, Ex-Vice- Chancellor, Arunachal University of Studies, Namsai | Nature-based Solutions for Achieving India’s net zero emission targets and for biodiversity conservation: A Perspective on Agroforestry | |
| 26 | 30-06-2023 | Department of Microbiology, Agricultural College & Research Institute | Madurai | Dr. B. Ramakrishnan, Principal Scientist, Division of Microbiology, IARI, Pusa Campus, New Delhi | Microbiome Innovations for the future of food and agriculture | |
| 27 | 07-07-2023 | Agricultural Engineering College & Research Institute | Kumulur | Dr. P.T. Umashankar, Consultant, Asian Development Bank, Adyar, Chennai – 600020. | Advances and recent trends in landscape irrigation (including vertical, indoor and rooftop gardens) | |
| 28 | 14-07-2023 | Department of Sericulture | Mettupalayam | Dr.B.Mohan, Scientist – D, National Silkworm Seed Organisation , Central Silk board, Bangalore | Recent Techniques in silkworm seed production | |
| 29 | 21.07.2023 | Department of Agrl. Economics | Madurai | Dr. Anil Kuruvila, Professor, College of Agriculture, Vellanikkara, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, Kerala | Implications of Trade Liberalization on Indian Agriculture | |
| 30 | 04.08.2023 | Department of Physical Sciences and Information Technology | Coimbatore | Dr. Eldho Varghese, Senior Scientist, Fishery Resources Assessment Division, ICAR – Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Ernakulam, Kochi | Experimental Designs for Agricultural Research | |
| 31 | 11.08.2023 | Department of Plant Breeding & Genetics | Madurai | Dr. K.K.Vinod Principal Scientist, Plant Breeding and Associate Dean, IARI, New Delhi | Meeting SDG 12: Need for Nutrient Efficient Crops | |
| 32 | 18.08.2023 | Horticultural College and Research Institute | Periyakulam | Dr. R. Selvarajan, Director, National Research Centre for Banana(NRCB) | Recent trends in banana crop improvement | |
| 33 | 26.02.2024 | Department of Food Process Engineering | Coimbatore | Dr. Digvir S.Jayas,President and Vice-Chancellor. University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada | Mathematical Modeling for Management of Stored-Grain Ecosystems | |