Dr Yuvaraja Arumugam

@tnau.ac.in

Associate Professor (Plant Breeding and Genetics)
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Dr Yuvaraja Arumugam


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EDUCATION

Ph.D., in Plant Breeding and Genetics

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Maize breeding- Short/ long term inbred line development, single cross hybrid development, maintenance breeding, Speciality corns viz., sweet corn, Drought tolerance
Developed nine locally adopted native short term maize inbred lines
Sorghum Breeding-Red sorghum variety development, collection and characterization of sorghum land races, improvment of phytochemicals in red sorghum
Fodder sorghum: Development of Fodder sorghum (single cut/ multicut) with high nutritional content.
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Scopus Publications

399

Scholar Citations

11

Scholar h-index

16

Scholar i10-index

Scopus Publications

  • Uneven Indian monsoon response to the 4.2 ka event
    Ponnusamy Saravanan, Xiangzhong Li, Xin Wang, Arumugam Yuvaraja, Lakshmi Narasimhan, Guangxin Liu, Mohan Kuppusamy
    Science China Earth Sciences, 2026
  • Seasonal changes in dissolved trace elements and human health risk in the upper and middle reaches of the Bhavani River, southern India
    Arumugam Yuvaraja, Lakshmanan Elango, Ramesh RamyaPriya, Ganesan Gowrisankar, Sitthuraji Suganthi
    Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022
  • Evolution of the South Asian monsoon wind system since the late Middle Miocene
    Anil K. Gupta, A. Yuvaraja, M. Prakasam, Steven C. Clemens, A. Velu
    Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology, 2015
    The evolution and timing of the inception of the South Asian monsoon (SAM) has been one of the most debated climatic mysteries amongst climate workers. The Himalaya–Tibetan plateau (HTP) complex has been implicated as the main driver for SAM circulation. However, there are intense debates as to whether there was a critical elevation of the HTP complex that drove the SAM and at what time such a critical elevation was attained. Also, the role of the HTP complex in driving the SAM has been questioned in recent climate model studies. The model simulation suggests a major intensification of the SAM as early as ~ 30 Ma, whereas marine records from the Arabian Sea indicate a major strengthening of the South Asian summer or southwest monsoon winds between 10 and 8 Ma. The continental vegetation, on the other hand, captured a major transition from C 3 to C 4 type during 8–7 Ma but whether this change was local or global and whether this transition was driven by monsoonal precipitation is not unanimously accepted. Our new record from Ocean Drilling Program holes located off the Oman margin and on the Owen Ridge, western Arabian Sea shows appearance of monsoon wind proxy planktic foraminifer Globigerina bulloides , a significant increase in total organic carbon, and a negative shift in stable carbon isotope record of benthic foraminifera at ~ 12.9 Ma. These proxies indicate that present day South Asian monsoon wind system began to develop during the late Middle Miocene (~ 12.9 Ma) and summer monsoon was in its full strength in the late Miocene (~ 7 Ma). From 11 to 7 Ma, the summer monsoon was weaker when winter monsoon was stronger.
  • Species diversity variations in neogene deep-sea benthic foraminifera at ODP hole 730A, Western Arabian Sea
    Yuvaraja Arumugm, Anil K Gupta, Mruganka K Panigrahi
    Journal of Earth System Science, 2014
    Deep-sea benthic foraminifera are an important and widely used marine proxy to understand paleoceanographic and paleoclimatic changes on regional and global scales, owing to their sensitivity to oceanic and climatic turnovers. Some species of benthic foraminifera are sensitive to changes in water mass properties whereas others are sensitive to organic fluxes and deep-sea oxygenation. Benthic faunal diversity has been found closely linked to food web, bottom water oxygen levels, and substrate and water mass stability. The present study is aimed at analyzing species diversity trends in benthic foraminifera and their linkages with Indian monsoon variability during the Neogene. Species diversity of benthic foraminifera is examined in terms of number of species (S), information function (H), equitability (E) and Sanders’ rarefied values, which were combined with relative abundances of high and low productivity benthic foraminifera at Ocean Drilling Program Hole 730A, Oman margin, western Arabian Sea. The Oman margin offers the best opportunity to understand monsoon-driven changes in benthic diversity since summer monsoon winds have greater impact on the study area. The species diversity was higher during the early Miocene Climatic Optimum (∼17.2–16.4 Ma) followed by a decrease during 16.4–13 Ma coinciding with a major increase in Antarctic ice volume and increased formation of Antarctic Bottom Water. All the diversity parameters show an increase during 13–11.6 Ma, a gradual decrease during 11.6–9 Ma and then an increase with a maximum at 7 Ma. Thereafter the values show little change until 1.2 Ma when all the parameters abruptly decrease. The benthic foraminiferal populations and diversity at Hole 730A were mainly driven by the Indian monsoon, and polar waters might have played a minor or no role since early Neogene period as the Arabian Sea is an enclosed basin.

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • A High Yielding Dual Purpose Sorghum Variety K 13 Suitable for Rainfed Vertisol Tracts of Southern Districts of Tamil Nadu.
    N Malini, SH Ramakrishnan, E Murugan, D Kavithamani, A Yuvaraja, ...
    Madras Agricultural Journal 113 (june (4-6)), 1 , 2026
    2026
  • Molecular diagnostics insights of little leaf and witches' broom disease of sunnhemp in Tamil Nadu
    R Ramjegathesh, L Karthiba, R Ramesh, M Paramasivan, I Johnson, ...
    Plant Science Today 12, 10429 , 2026
    2026
  • Genotype × Environment Interaction Effects for Identifying Stable Genotypes with High Iron and Zinc Content in Mung Bean ( Vigna radiata )
    M Arunkumar, A Yuvaraja, D Kumaresan, N Manikanda Boopathi, ...
    Agricultural Research, 1-13 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Untangling the metabolome of resistant (VBN4) and susceptible (CO5) blackgram cultivar bacterized with Bacillus pumilus imparts resistance response against yellow mosaic disease
    R Sariga, BR Ajesh, P Renukadevi, S Nakkeeran, I Yesuraja, ...
    Microbial Pathogenesis, 108051 , 2025
    2025
  • Deciphering Heterotic Potential and Pistillate Character Expression in Castor ( Ricinus communis )
    C Deepika, SR Venkatachalam, A Yuvaraja, P Arutchenthil, N Indra, ...
    Agricultural Research, 1-9 , 2025
    2025
  • Comparison of genetic diversity using morphometric, molecular and digital imaging parameters in castor (Ricinus communis L.)
    C Deepika, SR Venkatachalam, A Yuvaraja, P Arutchenthil, N Indra, ...
    Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology 65, 103525 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 3
  • Fostering nutritional wealth: unveiling iron and zinc enhancement in pulse crops—mechanisms, achievements and future frontiers
    A Madhan, Y Arumugam, K Dharmalingam, M Chinnusamy, ...
    Journal of Plant Nutrition 48 (5), 751-772 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 5
  • Assessing the relationship between hardseedness and seed morphometrics in Blackgram
    C Menaka, S Pozhilarasi, A Yuvaraja , M Djanaguiraman, C Vanitha, K Raja
    PLANT SCIENCE TODAY 12 (Special 1), 1-8 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 2
  • EXPLORATION OF THE METABOLITES AND STRUCTURAL ANATOMY OF SEED COAT DORMANCY IN BLACK GRAM VBN-8 USING GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY MASS SPECTROMETRY (GC-MS) AND SCANNING ELECTRON …
    S Pozhilarasi, C Menaka, A Yuvaraja, K Senthil, M Djanaguiraman, ...
    The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences 35 (1) , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • HEALTH PROMOTING PROPERTIES OF BIOACTIVE DIETARY BETA-GLUCAN: A REVIEW
    JP SELVARAJ, YU ARUMUGAM, A ARUMUGAM, M CHINNUSAMY
    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL 9 (1), 730-735 , 2025
    2025
  • PROCESSING OF MILLET BRAN AND ITS UTILIZATION IN THE PRODUCTION OF FUNCTIONAL FOODS: A REVIEW
    JP SELVARAJ, A ARUMUGAM, YU ARUMUGAM, M CHINNUSAMY
    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL 7 (1), 47-51 , 2025
    2025
  • Advancing seed quality through cold plasma technology: A sustainable approach for agricultural enhancement
    M Biruntha, C Menaka, A Yuvaraja, C Vanitha, R Ramjegathesh
    PLANT SCIENCE , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 3
  • Value addition technologies for agricultural crops
    S Jesupriya, Yuvaraja A, Menaka C, PP Murugan, M karthikeyan
    2025
  • Varieties and value addition technologies for sustainable pulses production,
    Menaka C, Yuvaraja A, S Jesupriya, PP Murugan, M karthikeyan
    2025
  • Assessment of Herbicidal Mixtures for Effective Weed Management in Blackgram under Irrigated Conditions of Pudukkottai District
    MP Kavitha, A Yuvaraja, K Manonmani, V Vijayalaksmi, M Gnanasekar, ...
    Asian Research Journal of Agriculture 18 (1) , 2025
    2025
  • Bioactive compounds and therapeutic properties of millet bran
    Jesupriya Poornakala Selvaraj, Alagesan Arumugam, Yuvaraja Arumugam, Menaka ...
    Agriculture Association of Textile Chemical and Critical Reviews journal 13 … , 2025
    2025
  • miRNAs: A Novel TARGET for Improving Stress Tolerance in Plants Using Transgenics
    C Deepika, SR Venkatachalam, A Yuvaraja, P Arutchenthil
    miRNAomics and Stress Management in Plants, 127-147 , 2024
    2024
  • Genetic diversity and population structure of Azadirachta indica using simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers for genetic resource conservation and utilization
    K Rajarajan, S Sahu, AK Handa, A Arunachalam, E Priyadarshini, ...
    Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 71 (7), 3383-3394 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 10
  • Nipping and Foliar Spray for Enhanced Seed Yield in Horsegram var. Paiyur 2
    C Menaka, S Prasath, A Yuvaraja, C Vanitha, T Dharan
    International Journal of Environment and Climate Change 14 (6), 349-354 , 2024
    2024
  • Pattern of Seed Development and Maturation in Horse Gram (Macrotyloma uniflorum Lam.).
    S Prasath, C Menaka, R Geetha, A Yuvaraja
    Legume Research: An International Journal 47 (6) , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 2

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Principal component analysis and grouping of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) gene pool for genetic diversity
    Kavithamani D, Yuvaraja A, Selvi B
    Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding ISSN 0975-928X 142 10 (4), 1426-1434 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 38
  • Weed Management in Maize with New Herbicides
    Sivamurugan AP, A Yuvaraja
    Chemical Science Review and Letters , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 38
  • Differential responses of sorghum genotypes to drought stress revealed by physio-chemical and transcriptional analysis
    K Rajarajan, K Ganesamurthy, M Raveendran, P Jeyakumar, A Yuvaraja, ...
    Molecular Biology Reports (2021), https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-021-06279 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 34
  • Genetic variability and correlation among yield and yield contributing traits in sweet corn
    B Suhaisini, R Ravikesavan, A Yuvaraja
    Madras Agricultural Journal 103 (10-12), 293-296 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 21
  • Assessment of crtRB1 Polymorphism Associated with Increased β -Carotene Content in Maize ( Zea mays L.) Seeds
    DT Selvi, N Senthil, A Yuvaraj, AJ Joel, A Mahalingam, P Nagarajan, ...
    Food biotechnology 28 (1), 41-49 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 16
  • Genetic variability and multivariate analyses in coloured sorghum landraces (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) of Tamil Nadu
    C. Kavipriya, A. Yuvaraja, C. Vanniarajan, K. Senthil, J. Ramalingam
    Electronic Journal Of Plant Breeding 11 (02), 538-542 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 14
  • Assessment of combining ability for yield and yield contributing traits in sweet corn.
    R Ravikesavan, B Suhasini, A Yuvaraja, N KumariVinodhana
    Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding 11 (1) , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 14
  • Genetic Transformation Methods for Crop Improvement: A Brief Review.
    C Kavipriya, A Yuvaraja, Senthil, C Menaka
    Agricultural Reviews 40 (4), 281-288, 10.18805/ag.R-1904 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 14
  • GENETIC VARIABILITY AND DIVERSITY FOR SHOOT/ROOT PARAMETERS UNDER EARLY DROUGHT STRESS CONDITION IN SORGHUM (SORGHUM BICOLOR (L.) MOENCH) GENOTYPES
    K RAJARAJAN, K GANESAMURTHY, A YUVARAJA
    Forage Research 43 (4), 266-269 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 14
  • Biofuels and biodiesel
    C Basu
    Humana Press , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 12
  • Seasonal changes in dissolved trace elements and human health risk in the upper and middle reaches of the Bhavani River, southern India
    A Yuvaraja, L Elango, R RamyaPriya, G Gowrisankar, S Suganthi
    Environmental Science and Pollution Research 29 (3), 3629-3647 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 11
  • Genetic variability and correlation in maize inbred lines under irrigated and moisture stress condition.2021.
    P. Bharathi, R. Ravikesavan, A. Yuvaraja, N. Manikanda Boopathi, K. Iyanar
    Electroninc Journal of Plant Breeding. 12 (3), 928-933 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 11
  • Genetic variability and association studies in segregating generation of red sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) population
    Papineni Venkata Nirosh , A Yuvaraja, K Thangaraj, C Menaka
    Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding, https://doi.org/10.37992/2021.1202.073 … , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 11
  • Accelerated ageing test in maize: pattern of seed deterioration.
    S Kavitha, C Menaka, S Srinivasan, A Yuvaraja
    2017
    Citations: 11
  • Genetic diversity and population structure of Azadirachta indica using simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers for genetic resource conservation and utilization
    K Rajarajan, S Sahu, AK Handa, A Arunachalam, E Priyadarshini, ...
    Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 71 (7), 3383-3394 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 10
  • Effect of Planting Density and Nutrient Management Practices on the Performance of Maize Hybrids in Kharif Season
    Sivamurugan AP, A Yuvaraja
    Chemical Science Review and Letters , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 10
  • Linear discriminant analysis in red sorghum using artificial intelligence
    K Chinnasamy, Y Arumugam, R Jegadeesan, V Chockalingam
    The Nucleus 64 (1), 103-113 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 9
  • Selection of sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] genotypes for drought tolerance using physiological characterization
    K Rajarajan, K Ganesamurthy, B Selvi, A Yuvaraja, P Jeyakumar, ...
    Range Management and Agroforestry 40 (1), 59-66 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 7
  • Effect of different seed priming treatments for improving seedling growth of maize seeds
    B Shineeanwarialmas, C Menaka, A Yuvaraja.
    International Journal of Chemical Studies 7 (3), 1777-1781 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 6
  • Identification of Ideal Locations and Stable High Biomass Sorghum Genotypes in semiarid Tropics
    GS Anil Kumar, KS Vinutha, Devendra Kumar Shrivastava, S Jain, BA Syed, Rao ...
    Sugar Tech, 1-13 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 6

GRANT DETAILS

DBT-RGYI
NRTT, Mubmai,
ICAR, ICAR-IIMR
Private schemes

RESEARCH OUTPUTS (PATENTS, SOFTWARE, PUBLICATIONS, PRODUCTS)

Released
Maize: One single cross maize hybrid
Sorghum: CSV 33 MF (Multicut fodder sorghum) serving as national check in AICRP in Sorghum
Co 32 (Dual purpose)
Coconut: VPM4 and VPM 5