Ravindran Chandran
@tnau.ac.in
Assistant Professor
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
EDUCATION
PhD in Horticulture
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Horticulture
FUTURE PROJECTS
Testing the efficacy of grafting machine for soft wood grafting
Fruit crops play an major role in nutritional security. The supply of true to type of planting materials is very much essential for increasing yield. Production of planting materials through mechanized means will be an effective and precision in production of true to type of planting materials
Applications Invited
Funding agency
GRANT DETAILS
GOI-BIRAC-SBIRI- Project 55.81 Lakhs
RESEARCH OUTPUTS (PATENTS, SOFTWARE, PUBLICATIONS, PRODUCTS)
Patent Applied ( Under evaluation process)
20 different eco products from banana pseudo stem
CONSULTANCY
Through M/s Rope production centre, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Industry, Institute, or Organisation Collaboration
TNAU and M/s Rope Production Centre, Madurai
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
Rope making machine
Banana fibre spinning macine
STARTUP
waste utilization of Banana pseudo stem and value addition
SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, or ACADEMIC BENEFITS
Social- Alternative to plastic
Economic- increase farmers income and affordable price for all type of consumer
Academic- value addition and waste utilization of banana