Dr SENTHIVELU MUNIYANDI
@tnau.ac.in
Assistant Professor (Agronomy), Department of Millets
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Cropping and Farming System Research
Nutrient and Weed Management in Rice, Pulses and Pearl Millet
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K. Uttam, R. Sheoran and Rakesh Kumar
EJPB, ISPB, CPBG - Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
P. Jayamani, A. Muthuswamy, D. Kumaresan, T. Latha, D. Rajabaskar, M. Senthivelu, S. A. Fanish and S. Geetha
EJPB, ISPB, CPBG - Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Blackgram (Vigna mungo L.) is an important pulse crop in Tamil Nadu. An inter subspecific cross was made VBN (Bg) 5 x V. mungo var. silvestris (22/10) to develop high yielding variety with yellow mosaic disease resistance. A high yielding blackgram culture (COBG 10-05) was identified and evaluated in different yield trials from 2012 to 2020. The culture matures in 60 65 days. It recorded an overall mean yield of 881 kg/ha which is 12.1 , 12.4 and 14.4 per cent yield increase over the check varieties viz., CO 6 (786 kg/ha) , VBN 6 (784 kg/ha) and VBN 8 (770 kg/ ha), respectively. This culture is resistant to mungbean yellow mosaic virus disease and moderately resistant to leaf crinkle and stem necrosis diseases. It has bold seeds with 100 seed weight ranged from 5.5 to 6.0 g. The plant type is determinate with synchronized maturity and suitable for single/mechanical harvest. It contains 22.3 per cent protein. This culture was released as Co 7 and it is recommended for cultivation during kharif and rabi seasons in Tamil Nadu.
A.C. SURYA PRABHA, K. ARULMANI, M. SENTHIVELU, R. VELUMANI, and S. PRAGADEESH
ALOKI Ltd
Surya Prabha A.C., Velumani R., Senthivelu M., Arulmani K., and Pragadeesh S.
Journal of Applied and Natural Science ANSF Publications
Soil organic carbon (SOC) plays a vital role in soil fertility and is important for its contributions to mitigation and adaptation to climate change. The present study was undertaken to estimate the SOC stock in soils under different land uses of Cauvery Delta zone of Tamil Nadu. Four different land uses were selected for the study viz, Forests, Agriculture, Agro-forestry and Plantations. Soil samples were collected from Madukkur and Kalathur soil series of Cauvery Delta zone for soil carbon analysis. The soil samples were fractionated into three aggregate size classes viz., macro-aggregates (250-2000µm), micro-aggregates (53-250 µm) and silt and clay sized fraction (<53 µm). At 0-30 cm depth, the forest land use stored the maximum SOC stock in the different size fractions viz. macro-sized fraction (73.0 Mg ha-1), a micro-sized fraction (76.0 Mg ha-1) and silt+clay sized fraction (77.0 Mg ha-1) in Madukkur series. Agriculture land use registered the lowest SOC stock. Among the different size fractions, silt+clay sized fraction (< 53 µm) retained the maximum SOC in all the land uses. In Kalathur series also, maximum soil organic carbon stock was recorded in forest land use. The data generated in the study will be beneficial to the user groups viz., farmers in identifying the most suitable land use for enhancing the storage of soil organic carbon thereby improving yields of crops and trees.
A.C. Surya Prabha, T.M. Thiyagaraj, and M. Senthivelu
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