Dr. R.Muthukumarasamy is a retired Research Officer and Head at Main Bio-control Research Laboratory, unit of Tamilnadu Co-operative Sugar Federation. He is having 33 years of research and production experience in the field of Bio-fertilizers, Bio-pesticides and Organic fertilizers. He is the first man to isolate, identify and characterize Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus, a sugarcane diazotroph which can reduce 50% inorganic N application in most of the commercial crops for the first time in India during 1991.
Expertise, Professional Experience and Training
R. Muthukumarasamy Completed his Post Graduation in Plant Science at Annamali university.
Obtained M.Phil degree on Azospirillum biofertilizer for sugarcane under DST research project (Govt. of India).
Awarded Ph.D on Acetobacter diazotrophicus for Sugarcane at Bharathidasan University.
Undergone advanced inoculation technology under Dr. Johanna Dobeiner, at EMBRAPA, Brazil (World number one scientist on Biological Nitrogen fixation) under TWAS-UNESCO fellowship.
Obtained training on molecular methods at BHABHA Atomic Research Center, Trombay.
Completed Post Docotorate Fellowship at South Korea under Korean Brain Pool Program on Paddy biofertilizers.
Selected as a collaborating scientist with Dr. Cabbellero-Mellado at CIFN (International Centre for Biological Nitrogen Fixation), Mexico under TWAS-UNESCO program.
Honors/Awards
Best research paper and Gold medal award in the Agriculture division for the year 1990- Conferred by South Indian Sugar Technologists Association for the research paper (Muthukumarasamy et al., 1990. SISSTA 16:29 -35)
UNESCO/TWAS Fellowship to Brazil to undertake advanced training on the inoculation technology of new biofertilizer Acetobacter to sugarcane crop under the guidance of World renowned Nobel nominee Dr. Johanna Dobereiner, EMBRAPA, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Best Scientist – Conferred at X Southern Regional Conference on Microbial inoculants (10 - 11th December, 1996 at Poondi – 613 502, Tamilnadu) for the development of Acetobacter biofertilizer for sugarcane crop
Best research paper and Gold medal award in the Agriculture division for the year 1998- Conferred by South Indian Sugar Technologists Association for the research paper (Muthukumarasamy et al. 1998, SISSTA, 23:53-55)
Selected as a visiting scientist by the UNESCO under the TWAS – UNESCO Associateship Scheme at center of Excellence in the South at International Center for biological N₂ fixation, Mexico.
Dr. G. Revathi is a retired Research Officer at Main Bio-control Research Laboratory, unit of Tamilnadu Co-operative Sugar Federation and is having more than 25 years of research experience in the field of bacterial and algal Bio-fertilizers.
Her role in the isolation and identification of
G. diazotrophicus was immeasurable. She is an expert in the field of Bio-waste conversion and production of bacterial and fungal inoculants. She received many prestigious awards and honors in the field of bio inoculants.
Expertise, Professional Experience and Training
Dr. G. Revathi completed her Post Graduation in Plant Science, obtained Ph.D on Algal Bio-fertilizer Nostoc calcicola.
Developed microbial mix comprising of thermophilic bacteria, fungi and actinomycetes to convert agricultural wastes in particular sugarcane trashes and bagasse into compost in a shorter duration.
She has an appreciable knowledge in blue-green algal Bio-fertilizer production and sugarcane Tissue culture techniques.
Expertise and Professional Experience and Training
Dr. G. Revathi completed her Post Graduation in Plant Science at Annmalai University, obtained Ph.D on Algal biofertilizer Nostoc calcicola at Centre for Advanced studies in Botany, Madras University under the guidance of Prof.Dr. N. Anand. Developed microbial mix comprising thermophilic bacteria, fungi and actinomycetes to convert agricultural wastes into a compost in shorter duration. Expert in algal biofetilizer production and Tissue culture techniques.
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