Agricultural Graduate Student

Conference 2013

on

Food Safety and Food Security

Editors

J.S. KennedyC. Udayasoorian

School of Post Graduate Studies

Tamil Nadu Agricultural UniversityCoimbatore, India

mmAllied Publishers Pvt. Ltd.

New Delhi • Mumbai • Kolkata • Lucknow • Chennai

Nagpur • Bangalore • Hyderabad • Ahmedabad

Contents

Preface v

Theme-I: Novel Approaches for Food Safety and Food Security

1. Synthesis of Colloidal Gold Nano Particles by L-Cystine Hydrochloride 3

N. Belliraj and K. Ilamurugu

2. In vitro Antagonistic Potential of Serratia against Post Harvest 4

Pathogen in MangoV. Ponvizhi Ramya, S. Gunasekaran and R. Murugesan

3. Design and Development of a Solar Dryer for Tomato 5

S. Kamatchi Devi, T. Hemambika, K. Karthikeyanand N. Varadharaju

4. Agricultural System Analysis and Strategy Development for Food Safety 6

P. Eshanthini, R. Arivarasi and Madhavi Ganeshan

5. Leveraging the Farm Finance by Improving Financial Literacy to 7

Enhance the Productivity: Empirical Evidence from Tamil Nadu

R. Ravikumar, S.D. Sivakumar, M. Jawaharlal, N. Venkatesapalanichamyand D. Sureshkumar

6. Refractance Window Dryer—A Novel Technology 8

V. Geetha, N. Karpoora Sundara Pandian and R. Kailappan

7. An Economic Analysis of Fresh Vegetables Supply—A Logistic 9

Approach to Food SecurityA. Narmatha and R. Rajesh

8. Dietary Interventions for Treating Pediatric Obesity 10

G.G. Kavitha Shree, M.R. Premalatha, T. Padmini,M.R. Duraisamy and J. Pushpa

9. Electronic Nose Technology for Fish Freshness Assessment 11

through Volatile Aroma AnalysisG. Sumathi, U. Manimaran and B. Sivaraman

10. Studies on Storability of Onion at Different Districts of Kamataka 12

Laxman Kukanoor, Archana Pattar and Anil Rathod

11. Effect of Biochar on Soil and Crop Yield in Cotton-Maize Cropping System 13

R. Elangovan and N. Chandra Sekaran

12. Nitrogen Fixing Potential of Diazotrophic Isolates From 14

Different Rice Production SystemsS. Kanimoli and K. Kumar

13. Fungal Cellulase Enzyme Production from Orange Peel Waste 15

under Submerged Fermentation Condition

M. Srinivasan, S. Gunasekaran, R. Murugesan, J. Prabakaran and K. Kumar

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Contents

Preface v

Theme-I: Novel Approaches for Food Safety and Food Security

1. Synthesis of Colloidal Gold Nano Particles by L-Cystine Hydrochloride 3

N. Belliraj and K. Ilamurugu

2. In vitro Antagonistic Potential of Serratia against Post Harvest 4

Pathogen in MangoV. Ponvizhi Ramya, S. Gunasekaran and R. Murugesan

3. Design and Development of a Solar Dryer for Tomato 5

S. Kamatchi Devi, T. Hemambika, K. Karthikeyanand N. Varadharaju

4. Agricultural System Analysis and Strategy Development for Food Safety 6

P. Eshanthini, R. Arivarasi and Madhavi Ganeshan

5. Leveraging the Farm Finance by Improving Financial Literacy to 7

Enhance the Productivity: Empirical Evidence from Tamil Nadu

R. Ravikumar, S.D. Sivakumar, M. Jawaharlal, N. Venkatesapalanichamyand D. Sureshkumar

6. Refractance Window Dryer—A Novel Technology 8

V. Geetha, N. Karpoora Sundara Pandian and R. Kailappan

7. An Economic Analysis of Fresh Vegetables Supply—A Logistic 9

Approach to Food SecurityA. Narmatha and R. Rajesh

8. Dietary Interventions for Treating Pediatric Obesity 10

G.G. Kavitha Shree, M.R. Premalatha, T. Padmini,M.R. Duraisamy and J. Pushpa

9. Electronic Nose Technology for Fish Freshness Assessment 11

through Volatile Aroma AnalysisG. Sumathi, U. Manimaran and B. Sivaraman

10. Studies on Storability of Onion at Different Districts of Karnataka 12

Laxman Kukanoor, Archana Pattar andAnil Rathod

11. Effect of Biochar on Soil and Crop Yield in Cotton-Maize Cropping System 13

R. Elangovan and N. Chandra Sekaran

12. Nitrogen Fixing Potential of Diazotrophic Isolates From 14

Different Rice Production SystemsS. Kanimoli and K. Kumar

13. Fungal Cellulase Enzyme Production from Orange Peel Waste 15

under Submerged Fermentation Condition

M. Srinivasan, S. Gunasekaran, R. Murugesan, J. Prabakaran and K. Kumar

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14. Studies on Heat Pump Drying of Thomson Seedless Grapes (Vitis vinifera) 16

for the Production of Raisins

G. Kaveii and V. Thirupathi

15. Exploitation of Novel Antibiotic Producing Biocontrol Agents for 17

Management of Grey Mould Rot Incited by Botrytis cinerea in Grape Berries

R. Senthil, I. Rajendran and K. Prabakar

16. Enhancing Crop Productivity through Zn and B Fertilization through 18

Maize-Blackgram Cropping SystemM. Naveen Saviour and P. Stalin

17. Effect of Cold Storage on Physiological and Biochemical Parameters 19

of Groundnut Seeds

N. Nithya and J. Renugadevi

18. Conversion of Farm Lands to Non-Agricultural Uses: Challenge to Food Security .... 20

R. Ravikumar and P. Paramasivam

19. Storage Potential of Polymer Coated CORH 3 Hybrid Rice Seed 21

S. Ambika and M. Bhaskaran

20. Nutrient Composition and Cooking Characteristics of Parboiled 22

Brown Rice (Dehusked Unpolished Rice)R. Gokhal Seetha, G. Gurumeenaski, S. Kanchana and C. Vanniarajan

21. Bacteriocin Activity of Methionine Producing Bacteria Isolated From 23

Sago Industrial Waste

N. Arunkumar, S.P. Sundaram, R. Anandham and M. Sahul Hameed

22. Improvement of Nutritional Quality of Pearl Millet Porridge with 24

Native Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolates

P. Reddypriya and H. Gopal

23. Effect of Integrated Nutrient Management on Soil Chemical Properties 25

Nutrients Uptake, Growth and Yield of Irrigated Rice (Oryza sativa. I)M. Thirunavukkarasu, Maj. S. Subramanian, K.S. Subramanian

and M. Naveen Saviour

24. Evaluation of Pigmented Maize Inbred Seeds for p-carotene 26

and Seed LongevityD. Thirusendura Selvi, P. Srimathi and N. Senthil

25. Development and Evaluation of Instant Adai Mix from Small Millets 27

L Senthamarai Selvi, D. Malathi, P. Banumathi, N. VaradharajuandA.R. Mohamed Haroon

26. Evaluation of Physico-Chemical and Antioxidant Properties of 28

Different Honey and Mead

N. Srimeena, S. Gunasekaran and M. Muthuraman

27. Food Security Concepts and Frameworks 29

N. Deepa and P. Balaji

28. Effect of Seed Enhancement on Seed Quality under Ambient 30

Storage Condition in Rice CV. IR 50

G. Dileep Kumar and G. Sathiya Narayanan

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29. Degrading and Exhausting Food Reserve Stored in the Tubers of 31

Cyperus rotundus with Hydrolytic EnzymeK. Brindha and C.R. Chinnamuthu

30. Investigation on Food Enzyme Production from Deoiled Cake 32

Using Submerged Fermentation

A. Sugirthaja, M. Balakrishnan, V. Thirupathi and N.O. Gopal

31. Cell Surface Physico-Chemical Analysis of Functional Lactic 33

Acid Bacterial Strains Obtained from Fermented Food Substrates

M. Karthikadevi and K. Vijila

32. Isolation and Characterization of Bacteriogenic Lactic Acid Bacteria 34

from Radish and Cucumber

P. Umamakesh, K. Vijila and S. Gunasekaran

33. Existence of Lactic Acid Bacteria with Functional Traits Having 35

Technological Application in Tropical Maize and Finger Millet

S. Naganandhini, S. Salitha and K. Vijila

34. Chitosan—Prospects in Active Food Packaging Applications 36

P. Tanuja and N. Varadharaju

35. Drying and Storage Studies of Curry Leaves 37

P. Preetha, N. Varadharaju, P. Vennila, J. Deepa and MM. Pragalyaashree

36. Evaluation of Enriched FYM on Root Parameters of Rice under 38

Rajarajan 1000 Practice

S. Sathya

37. Validation of Soil Test Crop Response based Integrated Plant Nutrition 39

System (STCR-IPNS) Recommendations for Hybrid Maize on Alfisol

K. Coumaravel, R. Santhi, S. Maragatham and KM. Sellamuthu

38. Influence of Storage Temperature on Respiration Rate of Moringa 40

G. Amuthaselvi, N. Varadharaju and S. Ganapathy

39. Quality Protein Maize for Human Nutritional Security 41

B. Subbulakshmi, S. Amutha, P. Banumathi, S. Parvathi

and A. Vanniyarajan

40. Production of Xylanase on Natural Substrates 42

by Bacillus pumilus (MTCC9861)T. Saeed, P. Srikanth, C. Daphy Meurial and U. Sivakumar

41. Effect of Processing on the Antioxidant Activity of Selected 43

Green Leafy VegetablesJ.G. Devipriya, Hemalatha, S. Kanchana and S. Balakrishnan

42. Development of Nutrient Rich the Cereal Fruit Bar 44

P. Amutha, R. Vijalakshmi, T. Padmini and N. Ayyappan

43. Technology for the Development of Modified Starch 45

/. Nousheen Noorul lyn, P. Banumathi, S. Kanchana, M. Ilamaran and J. Selvi

44. Hygiene and Sanitation in Seafood Safety 46

Vikas Kumar, Tandel Gauravkumar andAshiwini Kumar Singh

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45. The Role of Aquaculture in Improving Food Security and Nutrition 47

Tandel Gauravkumar, Vikas Kumar and Tandel Kirtan

46. Studies on Cellulose Producing Gluconacetobacter xylinum 48

Isolated from Fermented Sugarcane Juice

G. Gayathry and G. Gopalaswamy

47. Standardisation of Honey based Novel Amla Products 49

R. Uthaya, S. Kanchana, R. Saravanakumar and S. Balakrishnan

48. In vitro Efficacy of the Antibiotic, Phenazine against Root Knot 50

Nematode, Meloidogyne incognitaK. Sankari Meena, E.I. Jonathan and K. Devrajan

49. Proximate Composition of Barnyard Millet Incorporated Traditional Foods 51

J. Vanithasri, S. Kanchana, G. Hemalatha, C. Vanniarajan andM. Sahul Hameed

50. Olfactory Response for the Cucurbit Fruit Fly (Bactrocera Cucurbitae) 52

Family Tephritidae, Order Diptera to Male and Female Volatile Extract

V.G. Prakash, R. Philip Sridhar, C. Durai Raj and G. Ravi

51. Extent of Participation of Beneficiary in Mahatma Gandhi National 53

Rural Employment Guarantee Programme (MGNREGP)C. Lawrence Prabu and S. Shailaja

52. Agricultural Produce Towards Food Security—A Statistical Approach 54

Ramesh and Banjul Bhattacharyya

53. Organic Agriculture is a Viable Approach for Food Security and Food Safety 55

M. Srinivasarao, M. Pramanick and N.H. Satyanarayana

54. PCR and DNA Sequence Based Detection of Colletotrichum capsici 56

Causing Leaf Spot Disease of Turmeric

P. Adhipathi, S. Nakkeeran, A. Chandrasekaran, P. Rajesh Kumar and R. Dheepa

55. PCR and DNA Sequence Based Detection of Fusarium oxysporum 57

f. sp dianthi Causing Wilt Disease of Carnation

P. Rajesh Kumar, S. Nakkeeran, P. Adhipathi, D. Dinesh and R. Deepa

56. Antifungal Activity of Botanicals against Plant Pathogens 58

R. Dheepa, D. Aswini, P. Adhipathi, P. Rajesh Kumar and S. Nakkeeran

57. Lactic Acid Production from Agricultural Waste 59

S.L. Sivapriya, K. Sowmya andS.R. Raajmohan

58. Production of Laccase by Streptomyces sp. Using Agrowastes under 60

Solid and Submerged Fermentation

K. Kavi Raj, C. Ramsankar, C. Sathyaseelan, R. Santhosh Solomon,K. Sujatha and U. Sivakumar

59. Earthworm Casts as Source for Bacteria Degrading Hemicellulose 61

and Cellulose of Biomass Using Paddy Straw as Substrate

C. Daphy Meurial and U. Sivakumar

60. Cellulase Production by Cellulomonas fimi (MTCC 24) Using Agro 62Wastes as Substrate in Solid and Submerged Fermentation

M. Gayathri, R. Archana, T. Gokilavani, R. Janani,C. Daphy Meurial, K. Sujatha and U. Sivakumar

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61. Distribution, Biology and Seasonal Fluctuation of Citrus Nematode, 63

Tylenchulus semipenetrans Cobb on Lemon, Citrus limonia L

S.P. Deepa andS. Subramanian

62. WTO and its Impact on Indian Agriculture 64

V. Balamurugan, R. Thulasiram and S. Senthil Kumar

63. Rapid Detection and Identification of Aflatoxin Contaminated Fungal 65

Genes in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Using RT-PCR and BioanalyseYR.N.V.S. Sridevi, K. Manorama, K. RadhikaandAnurag Chaturvedi

64. Uptake of the N, P, K and Yields of Rabi Paddy in Farmers Fields 66

by Crop Cutting Experiments Approach in Nalgonda District, A.P.

Pavan Kumar Reddy Yerasi, M. Uma Devi, K. Avil Kumar,

N. Narender, M. Devender Reddy and G. Krishna Reddy

65. Colour Classification of Guava Using Computer Vision System 67

V. Pradeep, R. Mahendran, C.V. Kavitha AbiramiandK. Alagusundaram

66. Morphometric Variations in the Tamil Nadu Populations of 68

Heterodera cajaniKoshy, 1967

P. Manju and M. Sivakumar

67. Prevalence of Micronutrient Deficiencies (20-40 Years Women) 69

and Development of Multimedia Compact Disc for Nutrition Education

M. Baskar, S. Amutha, P. Banumathi and A. Andal

68. Under Utilized Tuber for Nutritional Security 70

R. Priya, G. Hemalatha, S. Kanchana and M.L. Mini

69. Impact of Treated Distillery Effluent on Yield of Rice and Quality of Soil and Water... 71

R. Angelin Silviya and P. Balasubramaniam

70. Sensory Evaluation of the Spiced Pineapple Ready-to-Serve 72

Beverages during Storage PERIOD (RTS)T. Amaravathi, P. Vennila, G. Hemalatha and A. Sadasakthi

71. Processing of Sugarcane Syrup and its Utilization in Value Addition 73

T. Thilagavathi, G. Hemalatha, P. Banumathi and P. Nagarajan

72. Studies on the Isolation and Characterization of Lytic Pseudomonas 74

Phages from Rotten Onion (Allium Cepa)P. Ezhilmalar and G. Prasad

73. Effect of Organic Nutrients on Yield and Quality of Babycorn 75

P. Murugan, P. Subbian, A. Ramachandran and N. Rajesh

74. Influences of Planting Geometry on Growth, Physiological Parameter 76

and Yield of Rabi Short Duration Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp)K. Jeevan Kumar, M. Balusamyand K.R. Latha

75. Influence of Integrated Weed Management in Rice based Cropping System 77

K. Chelladurai and T. Geetha Jebarathinam Kuttibai

76. Influence of Nursery Methods and Age of Seedlings on Grain Yield 78

and its Contributing Parameters

S. Santheepan, Subbalakshmi Lokanadhan and K. Sathyamoorthi

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77. Biosensors in Seafood Safety 79

B. Sivaraman, G. Sumathi and U. Manimaran

78. Strategies to Augment Consumption of Quality Freshwater Fishes 80

through Novel StrategiesU. Manimaran, B. Sivaraman and G. Sumathi

79. Studies on Extraction of Pulp and Preparation of Tamarind Paste 81

Archana Pattar, Laxman Kukanoor, Praveen Jholgiker and Anil Rathod

80. Development of Protein Enriched Cereal Pulse Blended Spaghetti 82

B. Karpagavalli, S. Amutha, T. Padminiand T. Arumugam

81. Utilization of Carrot Juice for the Preparation of Whey Beverage 83

P. Muneeshwah and T. Padmini

82. Optimization of Lovastatin Production by Aspergillus terreus Using 84

Agricultural Raw Materials

N. Jaivel, R. Rajesh and P. Marimuthu

83. Hypoglycemic Effect of Inulin Incorporated Multigrain Mixes 85

K. Jothilakshmi, M.R. Premalatha, T. Padmini, S.P. Sundaram

and M.R. Duraisamy

84. Modified Atmospheric Packaging of Culinary herbs 86

M.M. Pragalyaashree, V. Thirupathi, Z. John Kennady,R. Kasthuri, J. Deepa and P. Preetha

85. Extraction of Residual Oil from Coconut De-Oiled Cake 87

D.S. Aniesrani Delfiya and K. Thangavel

86. Studies on Ohmic Heating of Papaya, Carrot and Tomato 88

K. Gomathy, V. Anil and KThangavel

87. Studies on Some Important Properties of Onion Seeds (Allium cepa L. var 89

Aggregatum.) in Relation to Designing of Onion Umbels Thresher

R. Pandiselvam, R. Kailappan, V. Thirupathi and V. Arun Prasath

88. Studies on Effect of Extrusion on the Functional and Physical 90

Properties of Broken Rice-Based Expanded Snacks

B. Manjula and R. Visvanathan

Theme-ll: Recent Advances in Crop Evolution

89. Efficient Transformation of Cry2Ac Gene and Its Expression against 93

Helicoverpa armigera in Transgenic Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L)R. Pushpa and T.S. Raveenderan

90. Heterosis and Combining Ability Studies for Quality with Combined 94

Resistance to Nematodes in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)S.P. Gomathi, L. Pugalendhi, P. Paramaguru and K.N. Ganesan

91. Comparative Modelling of Ser/Thr Kinase Domain of Wall 95

Associated Kinase in Oryza sativa L.

G. Vikram Siddartha and P. Srinivasan

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92. Characterization of Morphological Traits for Genetic Purity 96

Assessment of Rice Cultivars of Tamil Nadu in Grow Out Field Plot

P. Padmapriya, R. Jerlin, N. Senthil, R. Umarani and R. Nivedha

93. Mapping of Genes for Resistance to Powdery Mildew in Sesamum 97

(Sesamum indicum L.)D. Sravani, G. Anuradha, M. Rajendar Reddy, S. Malathi,

Y. Vijay and K. Sudhakar

94. Exploitation of Heterosis for Fodder Quality Parameters in CMS Based 98

Sorghum HybridsR. Prakash, K. Ganesamurthy, A. Nirmalakumari and P. Nagarajan

95. Construction of Microsatellite Database for Rice Varieties 99

in Seed Chain of Tamil Nadu

R. Vigneshwari, A. Vijayakumar and M. Raveendran

96. In vitro Regeneration and agrobacterium- Mediated Genetic 100

Transformation of Pigeon Pea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.)M. Praghadeesh, Dhokane Dhananjay Annasaheb andS. Krishnaveni

97. Transferability of SSR Markers from Adzukibean, Mungbean 102

and Commonbean in Blackgram (Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper)R. Vinoth and P. Jayamani

98. Molecular and Diagnostic Characterization in Tomato Varieties 103

and HybridsK. Selvarani and K. Sivasubnamaniam

99. Floral Biology of Glory Lily 105

Anandhi Selvarasu and Rajamani Kandhasamy

100. Fertility Restoration and Combining Ability Studies 106

in Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)V.R. Prakash Reddy, H.L Nadafand A.G. Vijayakumar

101. Identification of Molecular Markers for Genomic Regions Associated 107

with High Iron and Zinc Concentration in Rice Grains

V. Roja, N. Saria, K. Manorama and K. Radhika

102. Association Mapping for Brown Planthopper Resistance in Rice 108

G. Pavithradevi, M. Jegadeeswaran, V. Nithya Nair, S. Revathi

and M. Maheswaran

103. Characterization of Thermo Sensitive Genetic Male Sterile Lines 109

for Morphology and Floral Traits in Rice

D. Dhivyapriya and R. Kalaiyarasi

104. Heterosis and Combining Ability in Sesame {Sesamum indicum L.) 110

R. Sreeja and S. Chidambaram

105. Evaluation of Rice Genotypes for Brown Planthopper Resistance 111

P. Shalini and M. Maheswaran

106. Assessment of Variability among Rice Genotypes under Sodicity 112

M. Gopikannan, T. Thirumurugan, M. Sakila, T.P. Mufeeda,M. Suganthi, M. Ramya andS.K. Ganesh

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107. Application of Nanotechnology in Plant Disease Management 113

A. Balamurugan and M. Muthamilan

108. Genetic Variability, Heritability and Genetic Advance for Yield 114

and Its Components in Moringa (Moringa oleifera lam.)

P. Selvakumari and V. Ponnuswami

109. Genetic Analysis for Identifying Potential Genotype for Green Yield 115

in Amaranthus {Amaranthus tricoloi)Salvadora Buhroy, T. Saraswathi, V.A. Sathyamoorthy,L. Pugalendhi and P. Jansi Rani

110. Genetic Variability and Character Association for Biomass and 116

Alkaloid Yield in Makoi (Solanum nigrum L.)T. Nandhini, P. Paramaguru, R.M. Vijaya kumarand L. Nalina

111. Effect of IBA on Callus Induction in Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) 117

T. Ezhilarasi, G. Nallathambi, S. Rajeswari and D. Sudhakar

112. Marker Survey for BPH Resistance in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) 118

R. Sellammal, M. Maheswaran, S. Robin, S. Rajeswari,D. Sudhakar and S. Suresh

113. Combining Ability Studies in Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) 119

over Environments

N. Vasu, Ravindra Mulge and L. Pugalendhi

114. Morphological Variability of Sunflower Collar Rot Pathogen—Sclerotium rolfsii 120

V. Karthik Pandi, C. Gopalakrishnan andA. Kamalakannan

115. Screening of Soybean Germplasm to Identify Genotypes with Low Phytic 121

Acid and High Inorganic PhosphorousB. Narmadha, S. Abirami, Ramayan Pandey, T. Kalaimagal,N. Senthil and N. Meenakshi Ganesan

116. In-vitro Screening of Soybean Genotypes for Drought Tolerance Using PEG 122

S. Abirami, B. Narmadha, Ramayan Pandey, T. Kalaimagal and A. Kalamani

117. Variability Studies in F3 Generation of Crosses Involving Mono/shy 123

Branch and Branched Genotypes in Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.)K. Sumathi, N. Manivannan and V. Muralidharan

118. Correlation Analysis for Physio-Morphological Traits of Drought 124

Resistance in Advanced Backcross Population of Rice (Oryza sativa L.)S. Ramchander, S. Robin and M. Raveendran

119. Standardization of Pre-Sowing Seed Management Techniques and 125

Nursery Techniques for Transplanted RedgramM. Ananthi, P. Selvaraju, P. Srimathi, S. Pazhanivelan, D. Selvi and M. Anitha

120. Efficiency and Effectiveness of Physical and Chemical Mutagens and 126

their Combinations in Urdbean (Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper)K.S. Usharani, C.R. Ananda Kumar and C. Vanniarajan

121. Nutritional and Quality Parameters in Normal and Quality Protein 127

Maize (Zea mays L.)

Lakshmiprasanna Kata, K. Keshavulu, M. Sreedhar and P. Sambasivarao

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122. Heterosis in Rice Hybrids under Semi Arid Tropics Condition 128

S. Rajkumar, S.M. Ibrahim, R.P. Gnamalar and K. Balakrishanan

123. Study on Genetic Parameters in F2 Generation Involving Aromatic 129

Rice Genotypes (O. sativa)M. Rajendar Reddy, Surendar Raju Ch, D. Sravaniand

K. LakshmiPrasanna

124. Heterosis Studies in Sunflower (Helianthus annuusL.) 130

N. Vairam, R.P. Gnanamalar and S.M. Ibrahim

125. Analysis of Variance and Proportional Contribution for Yield and Yield 131

Attributing Traits in Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.) GenotypesP. Savitha, A. Nirmala Kumatiand T. Raguchander

126. Studies on Variability, Heritabilrty and Genetic Advance for Quality 132

Characters in Heat Tolerant Genotypes of Rice (Oryza sativa L.)M. Maavimani, R. Vaithilingam, R. Saraswathi and P. Devasenapathy

127. Clustering of Greengram (VYgna radiata (L.) Wilczek) Genotypes on 133

Qualitative Characters

S. Anandhi Lavanya, N. Vairam and C. Vanniarajan

128. Mutagenic Effects of Gamma Rays, EMS and Combination 134

Treatments M1 Generation of Barnyard Millet

R. Naveen, R. Prakash, S.M. Ibrahim and C. Vanniarajan

129. Loss of Membrane Integrity Associated with Seed Vigour Due to 135

Aspergillus flaws Infection during Groundnut Seed StorageM. Ameer Junaithal Begum and P. Balamurugan

130. Study of Parents and F,'s in Barnyard Millet [Echinochloa 136

frumentaceae (Roxb.) Link]S. Christine Latitia, S. Jebaraj, A. Subramanian and C. Vanniarajan

131. Effect of Gamma Rays and Ethyl Methane Sulphonate in M, Generation 137

of Cultivated and Wild Forms of Sesame

V. Midhun, S. Jebaraj and C. Vanniarajan

132. Estimate of Genetic Diversity in Snake Gourd (Trichosanthus anguira) 138

N. Deepa Devi, S. Maraiappan, C.R. Ananda Kumar and T. Arumugam

133. Morphometric Diversity Analysis in Fodder Maize (Zea mays L.) Germplasm 139

M. Dhasarathan, C. Babu, K. lyanarand K. Velayudham

134. Biological Effect of Gamma Rays and EMS in the Mi Generation of 140

Vigno mungo (L hopper)B. Ramya, G. Nallathambi and S. Ganesh Ram

135. Genetic Studies on F3 Generation of Intervarietal Crosses in Rice 141

(Oryza sativa L.) under SodicityP. Jayabharathi, S.V. Sreeja, N.S. Velmurugan, M. Gopikannan,T. Thirumurugan, M. Sakila, U. Arulanandu and S.K. Ganesh

136. Study on Extent of Variation in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) under Sodicity 142

M. Ramya, T.P. Mufeeda, M. Suganthi, M. Gopikannan,T. Thirumurugan, M. Sakila and S.K. Ganesh

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137. Genetic Divergent Analysis in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Under Sodicity 143

ft Priya, P. Shadiya and G. Vinoth Kumar

138. Effect of SRI Method of Planting and Pulse Sprout Extract Foliar Spray 144

on Growth and Seed Yield of Short Duration Paddy Varieties

M. Kokila, P. Natesan and P. Jeyakumar

139. Identification of Chilli Genotypes Using Biochemical Test (SDS-PAGE) 145

J. Padma and K. Sivasubramaniam

140. Effect of Botanicals on Management of Blackgram Root Rot 146

S. Anusuya and J. Padma

141. In vitro Screening of Different Isolates of Antagonist against Marigold 147

Damping-Off Pathogen (Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn.)T. Sutha Rani and I. Yesu Raja

142. Heterosis and Combining Ability Studies for Yield and Quality Traits in 148

Rice (Oryza sativa L)ft Arulmozhi, A. Muthuswamy and N. Shunmugavalli

143. Evaluation of Gladiolus (Gladiolus spp. L) Varieties for Yield and 149

Quality under Shevaroys Conditions

T. Vetrivel, V. Lakshmanan, M. Jawaharial, S. Nagalakshmi and M.P. Sugumaran

144. Validation of STS Markers Linked with Bruchid Resistance 150

in Greengram (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek)M. Surya and P. Jayamani

145. Genetic Diversity Studies in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) 151

S. Mohan and T. Kalaimagal

146. Studies on Fruit Size and Seed Extraction Methods on Seed Quality 152

of Oriental Melon (Cucumis melo war. Conomon)M. Korabu, B. Arunkumar, P. Khapte and T.B. Puttaraju

147. Mutagenic Effectiveness and Efficiency of Gamma Rays in Sesame 153

(Sesamum indicum L.)ft Bharathi Raja, K. Ganesamurthy, K. Angappan and M. Gunasekaran

148. Efficacy of Different Organic Amendment Extracts against Macrophomina 154

phaseolina (Tassi.) Goid. Causing Root Rot of Sunflower (Helianthus annus L.) in vitro

A. Karmel Reetha and S. Mohan

149. Efficacy of Extracts of Different Medicinal Plants against Macrophomina 155

phaseolina (Tassi.) Goid. Causing Root Rot of Cluster Bean

S. Devipriya, N. Revathy, M. Muthamilan and R.P. Gnanamalar

150. Population Structure and Genetic Diversity using DNA Markers 156

in Rice GermplasmsM. Jegadeeswaran, Nithya V. Nair, G. Pavithradevi,S. Rajeswari, S. Suresh and M. Maheswaran

151. Effect of Different Media and Carbon Sources on the Growth of Curvularia 157

pallescens (Boedijn) Causing Fruit Rot of Ridge Gourd or Ribbed Gourd (Luffaacutangula Roxb L.) in vitro

A. Balamurugan, M. Muthamilan, N. Revathy and S. Mariappan

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152. Transplanting Pigeon Pea Combine with Foliar Nutrition Spray with 158

Use of Protray Nursery TechnologyN. Rajesh, V.K Paulpandi, P. Murugan and A. Ramachandran

153. Baby Corn Productivity under Drip Fertigation 159

S. Rani, V. Ganesaraja and S. Muralikrishnaswamy

154. Influence of Topping and Nutrient Management Practices on 160

Growth and Seed Yield of Dhaincha (Sesbania aculeata)M. Gopal, S. Nalliah Durairaj, N. Thavaprakaash, M. Senthivelu and K. Baskar

155. Mycotoxins Impacts on Maize Seeds—A Critical Review 161

C. Mohan Raj and P. Natesan

156. Physicochemical Properties in Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz.) 162

Landraces of Western Ghats to Enhance Commercial and Culinary ValuesS. Kanagarasu, S. Ganeshram, J. Prem Joshua andA. John Joel

157. Studies on in vitro Regeneration in Black Gram (Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper) 163

N. Deivendran, A. Vijayabharathi, C.R. Anandakumar

and C.K. Divya Ramakrishnan

158. Identification of MADS Box Transcription Factor for Elucidating 164

Its Role in Growth and Development of Hydroponically Grown Finger Millet

Siddhartha Swamp Jena, Pushpa Lohani and Anil Kumar

159. Gene Action, Combining Ability, Heterosis of Quality Protein Maize (Zea mays L.).... 165V. Anusheela, A.R. Muthiah andA. Johnjoel

160. Combining Ability Analysis for Yield and Yield Components Traits 166

in Aerobic Rice (Oryza sativa L.)D. Malathi, P. Gomathinayagam, C.R. Ananda Kumar and S. Gurumurthy

161. Studies on Effect of NILs with QTLs for Root Length on Grain Yield 167

and Water Use Efficiency in Rice (Oryza sativa. L) Under Aerobic Condition

S.K. Priyadarshini, H. Shivanna andShailaja Hittalmani

162. Assessment of Genetic Variability in Single Genotypes of Tuberose 168

{Polianthes tuberose L.)P. Ranchana, M. Kannan and M. Jawaharlal

163. Genetic Parameters on Fruit Characters in Cucumber (Cucumis Sativus L.) 169

C. Vidhya and S. Kumar

164. Development of Mosaic Resistant Bitter Gourd Hybrids with Good 170

Economic Traits Using Genetically Diverse Parents

C. Thangamani and L Pugalendhi

165. Studies on Heterosis for Certain Fruit, Seed and Quality Parameters in 171

Pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata duch.expoir)N.A. Tamil Selvi, P. Jansirani.L. Pugalendhi and A. Nirmalakumari

166. Storage Influence on Viability and Germination of Cocoa Pollen 172

M. Mohanaramya, P. Paramaguru and N. Kumar

167. Phenotypic Variability among the Plus Trees of Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) 173

R.B. Karthikkumar

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168. Combining Ability Analysis for Yield, Its Components and Physiological 174

Traits in Rice under SodicityG.R. Kannan and S.K. Ganesh

169. Assessment of Genetic Diversity in Horse Gram (Dolichos uniflorus) 176

V. Sandeep Varma, K. Kanaka Durga and R. Ankaiah

170. Participatory Varietal Evaluation and Genetic Variability for Grain Yield in 177

Fingermillet [Eleusine Coracana (L.) Gaertn] GenotypesV. Ulaganathan, A. Nirmalakumari, A. John Joel,

D. MalathiandZ. John Kennady

Theme-Ill: Climate Change and Natural Resource Management

171. Prediction of Post-Harvest Soil Test Values and Fertilizer Calibrations 181

for Cotton under Integrated Plant Nutrition System on InceptisolS. Praveena Katharine, R. SanthiandA. Bhaskaran

172. Mycorrhizae—The Soil Skeleton 182

P. Shiva Kuma, K. Baskar, V. Subramanian and KG. Sabarinathan

173. Evaluation of Black Soils of Cotton Research Station, Veppanthattai 183

of Perambalur District, Tamil Nadu for Sustainable Land Use PlanningD. Rajeshwar Malavath and S. Mani

174. Impact of Induced Dormancy on Seed Quality of Bunch Groundnut Cultivars 185

P. Poonguzhali, Balamurugan andJ. Renugadevi

175. Evaluation of Cotton Genotypes for High Density Planting System 186

S. Arunvenkatesh and K. Rajendran

176. Study of Phyllochron in Five Maize Hybrids (Zea Mays L.) 187

at Different Nitrogen Fertilizer Levels

K. Shoban Chakravarthy and R. Jagannathan

177. Novel Approach of Land Evaluation for Natural Resource 188

Management of Desert Areas

E. Adel Abdelhamid and R. Sivasamy

178. Movement of N Fractions in Soil under Drip Fertigation 189

S. Hemalatha, S. Chellamuthu, K. Amlmozhiselvan, V. Ravikumar

and P. Muthukrishnan

179. Optimization of Plant Population and Planting Method for Sustainable 190

Sugarcane Initiative under Sub-Surface Drip Fertigation SystemK. Vanathi, S. Krishnasamy, A. Gurusamy and P.P. Mahendran

180. Impact of Climate Change on Dry Land Agriculture—A Study 191

in Virudhunagar District of Southern Tamil Nadu

S. Lakshmanamoorthi, D. David Rajasekar and M. Umanath

181. Productivity of Direct Seeded Rice as Influenced 193

by Weed Management StrategiesT. Parthipan, V. Ravi and V. Subramanian

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182. Biopriming and Foliar Application of Maize Hybrid COH(M) 5 Seed 194

with Biocontrol Agents and Liquid Biofertilizer for ImprovingPerformance and Productivity Under Field Condition

R. RevathiandK.Vanangamudi

183. Assessment of SOC Stock in Relation to Morphological and Physico-Chemical 195

Properties in Benchmark Soils of Different Agro Climatic Zones of Tamil Nadu

R. Rajeswari, S. Natarajan and R. Sivasamy

184. Reduction of Global Warming Potential of Conventional Flooded Rice-Rice 196

and Futuristic Maize-Rice Cropping Systems in the CauveryDelta Zone, Tamil Nadu, South India

P. Janarthanan, K. Vairavan, J.K. Ladha, Agnesh Padre, V. Ravi and R. Rajendran

185. Characterization of Salt Affected Soils of Ongole Division 198

Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh

M. Vijaya Kumar, G.V. Lakshmi and P. Madhuvani

186. Transplanting Studies in Maize for Desired Leaf Orientation and 199

Its Influence on Microclimate, Growth and Yield

K. Bhuvaneswari, K. Rajendran, P. Jagannathan and V. Geethalakshmi

187. Use of Human Urine from Ecosan Toilet as an Alternative Source 200

of Fertilizer Nutrients for Crop Production

G. Sridevi

188. Effect of Tillage and Land Configuration Influence the Yield and 201

Economics of Cotton-Maize Cropping SystemP. Puvila and K. Siddeswaran

189. Can System of Rice Intensification (SRI) be an Alternate to,202

Conventional Rice Production System in Kerala?

A.R. Durga and D. Suresh Kumar

190. Markov Chain Model for Probability of Weekly Rainfall for Agricultural 203

Planning in Coimbatore of Western Zone of Tamil Nadu

Asha Joseph, D. Tamilmani and A. JaiAnanandhi

191. Status of Available Sulphur in the Soils of Madurai District of 205

Tamil Nadu Using GIS TechniquesS.A. Raja Rajeshwaran

192. Productivity and Economic Feasibility of Different Rice Establishment Methods 206

as Influenced by Different Weed Management Practices

M. Revathi, K. Annadurai and C. Chinnusamy

193. Impact of Nutrients Recycling through Seri-Based Integrated Farming System on 207

Soil Fertility, Productivity and Profitability in Maize—Sunflower Cropping SystemR. Shanmugam and K. Ramamoorthy

194. Isolation and Screening of Cellulolytic Fungi for Cellulase Enzyme Production 208

G. Sasikala and N.O. Gopal

195. Influence of Intercropping, Mycorrhiza and Fertilizer levels on 209

Root Colonization, Root Attributes and Yield of Hybrid Maize

T. Ananthi, M. MohamadAmanullah, P. Muthukrishnan,K.S. Subramanian and K. Kumutha

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196. Studies on Biocomposting of Mango Peel Waste 210

M. Navaneethakrishnan and G. Balasubramanian

197. Studies on the Effect of Nutrient Management on Chidambaram 211

Block of Cuddalore District Soil (Typic Haplusters)K. Rajkumar, D. Venkatakrishnan and M. Ravichanran

198. Evaluation of Tillage, Crop Residue and Supplemental Irrigation 212

through Drip Irrigation on Rainfed Red Gram

M. Saravanan, S. Jeyaramanand N. Asokaraja

199. Influence of Weed Competition at Different Stages of Growth on the Yield 213

of Rice-Fallow Cotton MCU 7 in the Coastal Deltaic Region of Karaikal

P. Ayyadurai and R. Poonguzhalan

200. Comparison of Leaf Extract Spray and Chemical Spray with the Combination 214

of Manual and Mechanical Method of Weed Control in Cotton (SVPR 4)

N. Malarkodi, R. Balasubramanian, K. Balakrishnan,S. Krishnasamy and S.P. Sundaram

201. Effect of Seed and Crop Fortification with Sprouted Pulses Extract on 215

Rice (Oryza sativa L)V. Vijayalakshmi, R. Umarani and M. Jayanthi

202. Intensive Farming and its Effect on Land and Water Resources in 216

Tamil Nadu State of India

V. Kavitha and K. Chandran

203. Integrated Weed Management for Bt Cotton 217

R.S. Vinoth, S. Manoharan and K. Rajendren

204. Effect of Drip Fertigation on Resultant Seed Quality of Long 218

Duration Pigeonpea (Cajanus Cajan) Cv. LRG 41

L. Vimalendran, K.R. LathaandB. Venudevan

205. Role of Honeybees in Enhancing the Yield of Different 219

Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) Varieties

M. Ramya, M. Muthuraman and P.A. Saravanan

206. Optimization of a Single Step Bleaching Process to Achieve Half 220

Whiteness of Botanicals for Dry Flower MakingM. Visalakshi, M. Jawaharlal, M. Kannan, V. Thirupathi,S. Nakeeran and M. Ganga

207. Dynamics of Soil Enzyme and Microbial Population under 221

Subsurface Drip Fertigation System of Sugarcane CropR. Selastin Antony

208. Influence of Storage Temperature on Respiration Rate of Moringa 222

G. Amuthaselvi, N. Varadharaju and S. Ganapathy

209. Modified Atmospheric (MA) Packaging of Culinary Herbs 223

M.M. Pragalyaashree, V. Thirupathi, Z. John Kennady,R. Kasthuri, J. Deepa and P. Preetha

210. Integrated Nutrient Management Approach in Mulberry 224

A. Thangamalar, K. Ramamoorthy, A. Chiristopher Lourduraj and T. Chitdeshwari

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211. Effect of Agra Chemicals (allwin wonder and allwin top) on 225

Nutrient Uptake and Yield of PaddyB. Kavitha, P. Doraisamy and M. Maheswari

212. Evaluation of Irrigation Regimes and Bed Width for Aerobic 226

Rice (CO (R) H3) under the Furrow Irrigated Raised Bed SystemG. Pradeepa and R. Babu

213. Herbicide Combination for Managing Complex Weed Flora in 227

Transplanted Rice

K. Sreelakshmi, R. Balasubramaniam, K. Balakrishnan and R. Babu

214. Effect of Crop Establishment Techniques and Weed Management 228

Practices on the Productivity of Rice

C. Sangeetha, A. Velayutham, P. Muthukrishnan, N.O. GopalandS. Meena

215. A Pilot Study on Crop Productivity Using Magnetized Water in Drip Irrigation 229

K. Suchitra, E. Awn Babu and S. Ravichandran

216. Media for Producing Healthy Seedlings in Rice Tray Nursery 230

S. Jayachandran and K. Vairavan

217. Bio Efficacy Evaluation of Halosulfuron Methyl on Sedge 231

(Cyperus rotundus) Control in Sugarcane and Its Effect on Residual CropsM. Suganthi, P. Muthukrishnan, C. Chinnusamy, K. Kumar and S. Meena

218. Socio-Economic Impact of Drip Irrigation in Sugarcane, Onion and 232

Leaf Banana in Tamil Nadu State

C. Karpagam, V. Ravichandran, P. Murali and D. Puthira Prathap

219. Evaluation of Tillage, Crop Residue and Supplemental Irrigation 233

through Drip Irrigation on Rainfed Red Gram

M. Saravanan, S. Jeyaraman and N. Asokaraja

220. Standardization of Botanical Seed Treatment to Improve Physiological 234

Performance in Fresh and Accelerated Aged BlackgramSeeds cv. CO 6

S. Sathish, M. Bhaskaran, R. Umarani and A.R. Muthiah

221. Assessment of Productivity Potential and Pedological Investigation 235

in Subbalapuram Soils Series of Tirunelveli District of Tamil Nadu

T. Selvaraj, D. Dineshand K.M.S. Anandan

222. What Can be Done is Yet to be Done: Aspects, Prospects and Suspects 236

of Crop Insurance for Sustainable AgricultureB. Swaminathan, M. Chinnadurai, S. Murali Gopal and A. Anbarassan

223. Performance of Multicut Fodder Sorghum as Influenced by Distillery 237

Industrial ByproductsP. Latha, P. Thangavel, K. Arulmozhiselvan and K. Velayudham

224. Influence of Organic Pre-Storage Treatments and Containers 238

on Storability of Rice var.CO.43

M. Jayanthi, R. Umarani and V. Vijayalakshmi

225. Recycling of Brewery Industry Wastewater for Agriculture 239

V. Saranya Devi, G. Rajannan, S. Avudainayagam and K. Valliappan

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226. Environmental and Socio-Economic Impact of Treated Paper Mill 240

Effluent Irrigation in Tewlis Area, Karur District of Tamil Nadu

A. Balusamy, C. Udayasoorianand R.M. Jayabalakrishnan

227. Influence of Climatic and Associated Factors Contributing for 241

Tank Performance

D. Periyar Ramasamy and S. Palaniswamy

228. Impact of Accelerated Recharge Technique in Hard Rock Regions 242

of Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu, India

A. Valliammai, C. Mayilswamiand K. Baladhandauytham

229. Climate Change Challenges in Vegetables and their Adaptation 243

through Bio-DiversityA.V.V. Koundinya, P. Pradeep Kumar and Sanjoy Bairagi

230. Effect of Climate Change on Rice Crop in Tamil Nadu Madurai District 244

T. Masanaselvam, R. Arunachalam and K. Prabakaran

231. The Vegetative Propagation of Green Manure Sesbania rostrata 245

in Increasing Rice Grain Yield with Different Fertilizer Levels

under Rice Based Intercropping SystemS. Alagappan, R. Venkitaswamy and P. Muthukrishnan

232. Assessment of Yield and Juice Quality Loss Due to Cut to 246

Crush Delay in SugarcaneY. Sharath Kumar Reddy, K.V. Naga Madhuri, V. Raja Rajeswari and P. Sudhakar

233. Microbial Diversity in a Calcareous Soils of Aruppukottai 247

P. Maheshwariand S. Anthoni Raj

234. Impact of Farm Diversification in Dryland Ecosystem of Tamil Nadu 248

P. Lavanya, V. Ravichandran and M. Anamica

235. Energy Sustaining Biofuel Crop (Jatropha curcas) Cultivation 249

by Biorecycling of Industrial Waste Water

S. Balasubramanian and G. Rajannan

236. Isolation and Characterization of Clostridium acetobutylicum 250

K. Srivani and N.O. Gopal

237. Coconut Based Cropping System with Medicinal Plants 251

for Sustainable Production

M. Prabu, K. Rajamani and N. Chezhiyan

238. Foliar Feeding of Liquid Organic Manures for Augmenting Rice Productivity 252

T. Saranraj and V. Imayavaramban

239. Effect of Improved Integrated Nutrient Management Practices 253

on Maize and Sunflower Sequential Cropping SystemG. Mariappan, K. Ramamoorthyand M. Mohammed Ammanullah

240. Effect of Elevated Atmospheric C02 Concentrations on Anti-Oxidative 254

Enzyme Activities in Rice Plants

S.K. Rajkishore, P. Doraisamy, K.S. Subramanian and M. Maheswari

241. Cocoa (theobroma cacao I.) A Potential Carbon Sequester 255

N.S. Vignesh, S.K. Rajkishore, M. Maheswari and P. Doraisamy

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242. Eco-Friendly Utilization of Distillery Spentwash on Crop Production in Dryland Soils.... 256

ft Murugaragavan and S. Mahimairaja

243. Biotransformation of Hexavalent Chromium by Indigenous Microbes 257

ft Sunitha, P. Gayathri, A. Bharani and S. Mahimairaja

244. Evaluating the Impact of Ambient and Elevated Ozone on the Growth 258

and Yield of Potato

V.S. Suganthy, C. Udayasoorian and R.M. Jayabalakrishnan

245. Studies on Preharvest Chemical Sprays on Post-Harvest Quality 259

Changes in Tomato

G. Priyadharshini and V. Ponnuswami

246. Amelioration of Subsoil Acidity and Aluminium Toxicity in Lateritic 260

Soils under Black Pepper (Pepper Nigrum)K. Thamarai Thuvasan, P.ft Suresh and P. Jayaraj

247. NPK Uptake, Dry Matter Production and Economics of Rice as 261

Influenced by Different Weed Management Practices

Y. Deepthi Kiran, D. Subramanyam, V. Sumathi and E. Aruna

248. Studies to Enhance Yield of Maize under Drip Irrigation through 262

Nutriseed Pack TechniqueB. Kalaiselvi, K. Arulmozhiselvan and S. Chellamuthu

249. Assessment of 15N Recovery by Maize from 15 N Labelled Urea Applied 263

by Nutriseed Pack Placement Technique and Surface Broadcast Method

K. Radhika and K. Arulmozhiselvan

250. Factors Influencing Soil Reclamation Measures: Evidences and Policy Implications 264

P. Asha Priyanka and S. Muraligopal

251. Growth and Yield of Castor Bean + Onion Inter Crop under Drip 265

Irrigation and Different Fertilization

K.R. Pushpanathan, B.J. Pandian, P. Manickasundaram and V. Rajendran

252. Investigation on Solid Waste as Growing Media for Beetroot 266

S. Janapriya, S. Santhana Bosu andM. Jayakumar

253. Response of rabi Sunflower to Varied Plant Densities and Weed 267

Management Practices

C. Nagamani, S.M. Muneendra Naidu, D. Subramanyam, V. Sumathi and N. Sunitha

254. Changes of Climate and Land Use in Selected Areas of Tamil Nadu 268

V. Navaneetha Pandian

Theme-IV: Market Led Production of High Value Crops

255. Integrated Nutrient Management Study Influence the Growth Attributes 271

in Bhendi (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench) cv. Arka Anamika

E. Alii Rani, S. Mariappan, A. Sadasakthi and K. Arulmozhiselvan

256. Studies on the Effect of Seaweed Gel on Microbial and Nematode 272

Population of Banana cv. Grand Naine

P. Anusuya, T.N. Balamohan, P. Jeyakumarand D. Durga Devi

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257. Effect of Fertigation through Drip and Micro Sprinkler on Flowering 273

Characters in Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L)C. Krishnamoorthy and K. Rajamani

258. Effect of Pre-Treatments on Physical, Chemical and Sensory Qualities 274

of Dehydrated Bitter Gourd Slices

Anil Rathod, Laxman Kukanoor, Archana Pattarand Shakuntala Yadal

259. The Development of Microbial Consortia for Enhancing the Yield 275

and Quality of Coleus forskohlii Briq.V. Janahiraman, M. Sahul Hameed, I. Yesuraja and R. Anandha

260. Evaluation of Nursery Techniques for Elite Seedling Production 276

in Bael (Aegle marmelos) the Endangered Medicinal Tree

B. Venudevan, P. SrimathiandN. Natarajan

261. Effect of Pruning Intensities on Chlorophyll and Flowering Characters 277

in Mango (Mangifera indica L.) cv. Alphonso Under Ultra HighDensity Planting System

B. Gopu, T.N. Balamohan, P. Soman and P. Jeyakumar

262. Studies on the Effect of Nitrobenzene on Growth and Flower Quality 278

of Malligai (Jasminum sambac Ait.) During Off Season

S. Bhuvaneswari, S. Balakrishnan and M. Jawaharlal

263. Effect of Pre-Treatments and Prepackaging in Extending the Shelflife 279

of Underutilized Fruits (Star fruit, Egg fruit and Fig)P. Adiyaman, S. Kanchana, G. Hemalatha,

M.R. Duraisamy and S. Balakrishnan

264. Effect of Nutripack Placement and Drip Fertigation on Growth 280

and Flower Quality of Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L.)R. Muthukrishnan, K. Arulmozhiselvan and M. Jawaharlal

265. Precision Production Techniques for Carnation under Protected Cultivation 281

S. Karthikeyan, M. Jawaharlal and D. Dhinesh

266. Standardization of Growing Media Consortia for Green House Grown Cut 282

Chrysanthemum var. Amalfi (standard type) for Growth and Yield

S. Ganesh, M. Kannan, M. Jawaharlal, R. Arulmozhiyan,P. Jeyakumar and S. Nakkeeran

267. Physical and Chemical Properties of Delignified Fibre Extracted 283from Commercial Banana Cultivars

P. Preethi and G. Balakrishnamoorthy

268. Seasonal Variation in Carbohydrate Concentration of Bearing and 284

Non-Bearing Trees of Off Season Mango Varieties

P. Anusuya, A. Jaya Jasmine, P. Nainarand D. Jawahar

269. Studies on the Effect of Growth Substances on Flowering and Fruiting 285

in Coriander (Coriandrum Sativum. L) Variety C03G. Vaidehi, S. Subramanian and D. Durga Devi

270. Effect of Nanosilver Particles in Enhancing Vase Life of Lilium Cutflowers 286

S. Vinodh, M. Kannan and M. Jawaharlal

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271. Effect of Storage Temperature on Respiration and Ethylene 287

Release of Jasminum sambac Ait. cv. Gundumalli Flowers

P. Mekala, N. Kumar, M. Jawaharlal and V. Thirupathi

272. Effect of Spacing and Fertilizer Levels on the Morphological and 288

Growth of Bhendi Hybrid (COBhHI) under Drip Fertigation SystemG. Rajaraman, L. Pugalendhi and D. Durgadevi

273. Ripening of Papaya Using Ethrel and Sodium Hydroxide 289

J. Deepa, P. Rajkumar, C. Indu Rani, M.M. Pragalyaashree and P. Preetha

274. Effect of Organic Manures on Growth, Yield, Quality and Economics 290

of Bhendi (Abelmoschus esculentus (L) Moench) cv Arka Anamika

V. Anbukkarasi andA. Sadasakthi

275. Developing a Suitable Organic Nutrient Management for Bhendi 291

Organic Seed Production

C. Karthika and K. Vanangamudi

276. Influence of Season on the Year Round Production of African Marigold 292

(Tagetes erecta L.) Varieties Grown Under Protected Structures

S. Sowmeya and M. Kannan

277. Studies on Pre-Harvest Chemical Sprays on Post-Harvest Quality 293

Changes in Tomato

G. Priyadharshiniand V. Ponnuswami

278. Effect of Chemicals and Growth Stimulants on Growth, Yield and 294

Quality of Gundumalli Under Polyhouse During Off-Season

R. Nithya, T. Arumugam, A. Ramarand T. Sivakumar

279. Effect of Mulching and Pre-Harvest Chemical Treatments on Yield, Growth 295

and Post-Harvest Shelf Life of Mango (Mangifera indica L.)cv. Alphonso

P.M. Suresh and V. Swaminathan

280. Effect of Plant Growth Regulators and Nutrients in Induction of 296

Flowering of Mango (Mangifera indica I.) cv. Neelum

A. Mahadevan, J. Rajangam and K. Venkatesan

281. Effect of Organic and Inorganic Nutrients on Yield and Quality of Tomato 297

Hybrid COTH 3 (Solanum lycopersicum) Under Shade Net Condition

S. Sridharan andS. Mariappan

282. Studies on Rejuvenation by Pruning and Paclobutrazol Application 298

in Senile Orchard of Mango (Mangifera indica L.) 'Neelum'

T. Bamini and S. Parthiban

283. Influence of Different Levels of Nutrients and Growth Regulators 299

on Nut Yield of Cashew

R. Pandiyan, G. Rajaraman and K. Manivannan

284. Studies on Effect of Organic Amendments on Morphology, Yield 300

and Quality of Gymnema (Gymnema sylvestre R. Br)S. Manigandan, K. Manivannan, S. Ramesh Kumar

and S. Dhanasekaran

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285. Standardization of Explant Surface Sterilization Technique 301

for Micropropagation in Moringa (Moringa olelfera Lam.)V. Punithaveni, S. Natarajan, L. Pugalendhi and K. Vaiyapuri

286. Studies on in vitro Propagation of Saraca asoca (roxb.) de Wilde a Medicinal Tree... 302

M. Paranthaman, R. Usha Kumari and S. Lakshmi Narayanan

287. Studies on in vitro Propagation of Jasminum grandiflorum L 303

S. Sugapriya and N. Kumar

288. Optimization of a Single Step Bleaching Process to Achieve Half 304

Whiteness of Botanicals for Dry Flower MakingM. Visalakshi, M. Jawahartal, M. Kannan, V. Thirupathi, S. Nakeeran and M. Ganga

289. A Comparative Study on Quality Parameters of Banana Fruit Leathers 306

Prepared from Hot Air and Microwave Ovens

N. Karpoora Sundara Pandian, T. Pandiarajan, P. Rajkumarand V. Geetha

290. Effect of Polyethylene Bags and Aloe vera Gel on Shelf Life and Physico- 307

Chemical Changes during Storage Period of Banana cv. "Grand Naine"

Abdul Aziz Sabir, B. Arunkumar, Veereshkumar and Sachin Utagi

291. Effectiveness of Precision Farming vis-a-vis Conventional Farming Technologies 308

Ram Banal and L. Muralikrishnan

Theme-V: Conservation and Intervention Agriculture

292. Effects of CrylAc Expressing Broccoli to Entomopathogenic Nematode: 311

Heterorhabditis bacteriophora under Tri-Trophic Interaction

Gautam Saurabh, Daniel! Olmstead, Jun-Ce Tian,

Hilda L. Collins andJ.S. Kennedy293. Hyperspectral Radiometry for Detection of Damage Caused 312

by Thrips Thrips tabacitind. in Cotton

G. Ranjitha andM.R. Srinivasan

294. Studies on Insect Growth Regulator Activity of Tomatine against 313

Subterranean Termite Odontotermes wallonensis (Wasmann)R. Nisha, D.S. Rajavel, R.K. Murali Baskran and A. Mohanraj

295. Impact of Leaf Coating Mite, Cisaberoptes kenyae Keifer 314

(Acari: Eriophyidae) on the Phytochemical Leaf

Components of MangoR. Vishnupriya and G. Umapathy

296. Effect of Tomatine on Consumption of Food by the Workers and 315Soldiers of Macrotermes convulsionarius (Insecta: Isoptera)

K. Datchina Murthy, D.S. Rajaveland R.K. Murali Baskaran

297. Effect of Microbial Consortia in Attraction and Enhancement of 316

Natural Enemy Population in Okra

T. Thiruveni, M. Shanthi, R.K. Murali Baskaran

and T. Raguchander

298. Influence of Leaf Quality on Immune Response of Silkworm Races 317

B. Bebitha, S. Manimegalai, S. Mohankumar and S. Meena

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299. DNA Based Early Detection and Development of Invert Emulsion 318Formulation for the Management of Anthracnose Disease in Banana

P. Mohammed Faisal, K. Prabakar, T. Prema Ranjitham,K. Nagendran, G. Kathikeyan and T. Raguchander

300. Susceptibility of Tomato Fruit Borer, Helicoverpa armigeraXo Beauveria bassiana.... 319

S.R. Prabhukarthikeyan, G. Karthikeyan, S. Jeyaraniand T. Raguchander

301. Molecular Detection of Tungro Disease from the Infected Rice Samples 320

by PCR ApproachP. Valarmathi, R. Rabindran, R. Velazhahan, S. Suresh and S. Robin

302. Rapid Detection and Identification of Aflatoxin Contaminated Fungal 321

Genes in Rice (Oryza sativa) using RT-PCR and BioanalyserR.N. V.S. Sridevi and Manorama Kanuri

303. Induction of Defense Enzymes and Proteins in Tomato Plants 322

by Bacillus subtilis EPC016 against Fusarium oxysporumi. sp. lycopersiciS.A. Ramyabharathi, B. Meena and T. Raguchander

304. Management on Fusarium Wilt of Groundnut {Arachis hyphogaea L.) 323

caused by Fusarium oxysporum (Schlecht.)S. Vasumathi andA. Sankaralingam

305. Standardization of Protocol for Isolation and Enumeration of Gut 324

Microbes from Pure Races and Cross Breeds of Silkworm, BombyxmoriL.P. Mohanraj, C.A. Mahalingam, T. Raguchander and D. Balachandar

306. Developmental Biology and Life Table of Tetranychus ludeni (Zacher) 325

(Acari: Tetranychidae) Infesting Gherkin (Cucumis sativus)K.B. Tharini, N. Srinivasa and Veereshkumar

307. Sympatric Variations in Papaya Mealybug, Paracoccus marginatus 326

R. Thilagavathi, Saurabh Gautam andJ.S. Kennedy

308. Mites-Emerging Pest in Coimbatore Vineyards and their Natural Management 327

V. Sheela and P. Sivasubramanian

309. Baseline Toxicity and Field Evaluation of Natural Toxin Spinoteram 12 SC w/v 328

(11.7% w/w) against Spodoptera litura, Thrips Complex and Aphis gossypii on TomatoM. Visnupriya, N. Muthukrishnan, W. Babyrani, C. Muthiah and K. Balakrishnan

310. Feeding Behavior Studies and Field Evaluation of Sulfoxaflor 330

3.75% + Chlorpyriphos 37.5% SC against Nilaparvata lugens on Rice

V. Amsagowri, N. Muthukrishnan and W. Baby Rani

311. In vivo and in vitro Evaluation of Methoxyfenozide 24 SC w/v (21.8% w/w) 331

against Spodoptera litura on Groundnut

A. Pawiya, N. Muthukrishnan and C. Muthiah

312. Survey and Surveillance of Mealy Bug Species and Natural Enemies on 332

Gossypium Genotypes and Weed Plants in Cotton Ecosystem of Southern Tamil Nadu

K. Bharathi and N. Muthukrishnan

313. Management of Cotton Pink Bollworm, Pectinophora 334

gossypiella (Saund.) with Newer Insecticide Molecules

Dhanasekaran, V.N. Muthukrishnan and S. Manisegaran

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314. Management of Cotton Whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) 335

with Newer Insecticide Molecules

B. Anantharaj, N. Muthukrishnan and J. Jayaraj

315. Field Evaluation of Certain Indigenous Medicinal Herbs for their 336

Bioefficacy against Broad Mite of Chilli, Polyphagotarsonemus latus Banks

Kanniammal, R.C. Chinniah, C. Muthiah and M. Muthamilan

316. Insect Pests and their Natural Enemies Associated with 337

Pigeonpea at PantnagarKuzhandhaivel Pillai, A. Meena Agnihotri and S. Selvaraj

317. Safety of Chlorantraniliprole 18.5 SC to Cotesia plutellae, 338

an Larval Endoparasitoid of Plutella xylostella L.

M. Nanda Kishore, S.V. Krishnamoorthyand S. Kuttalam

318. Evaluation of Fenazaquin 10 EC against Two Spotted Spider 339

Mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch on BrinjalS. Sangeetha, K. Ramaraju and S. Kuttalam

319. Relative Abundance of Legume Pod Borer, Maruca vitrata 340

Geyer (lepidoptera: pyraustidae) on Different Pulses

S. Sambath Kumar, C. Durairaj, N. Ganapathy, S. Mohan Kumar

andJ.R. Kannan Bapu

320. Evaluation on the Toxicity of Systemic Insecticides against 341

Red Cotton Bug, Dysdercus cingulatus (Fabricius) in Cotton

M.B. Mahadeerand M. Shanthi

321. Bioefficacy of Newer Insecticide Molecules against Sucking Pests 342

of Okra Under Precision Farming System

P.K. Muthukumar, C. Muthiah, C. Chinniah and N. Muthukrishnan

322. Interaction of Meloidogyne incognita and Macrophomina phaseolina 344

on Mulberry and their Effect on Some Physiological Functions

M. Muthulakshmi, K. Devrajan, E.I. Jonathan and S. Ramakrishnan

323. Studies on Mealy Bug Species Complex and Exploration of Natural Enemies 345

against the Mango Downey Snow Line Mealy Bug, Rastrococcus

iceryoides (Green) (Pseudococcidae: Coccoidea: Hemiptera)

R. Jothimani, D.S. Rajavel, S. Suresh andR.K. Murali Baskar

324. Seasonal Incidence of Green Lace Wing (Chrysoperla carnea) and their 346

Relationship with Weather Parameters on Different Eco-SystemsV. Sumitha, Y.S. Johnson, Thangaraj Edward, N. Murugesan and M.A.K. Pillai

325. New Host Record and Biodiversity of Coccids in Flower and 347

Medicinal Crops in Tamil Nadu

S. Vijay, S. Suresh and K. Sasikumar

326. AGRONEEM 1%: A Safer Chemical to Natural Enemies of Nut-Infesting 348

Eriophyid Mite, Aceria guerreronis Keifer (Eriophyidae: Acari) on Coconut

S. Kowsika and K. Ramaraju

327. Biocontrol Potential of Pseudomonas fluorescens against Wilt Disease of 349

Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L.) Caused by Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. dianthi

P. Mahalakshmi and S. Mohan

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328. Management of Yellow Vein Mosaic Disease in Okra 350

(Abelmoschus esculentus)S. Malathi, K Kannan and D.P. Tripathi

329. Effective Method of Inoculation, Virulence, Age of Susceptibility 351

against Colletotrichum capsici (syd.) Butler and Bisby CausingAnthracnose of Chilli (Capsicum annuum I.)

S. Rajamanickam, K Sethuraman and A. Sadasakthi

330. Studies on Pathogenicity and Virulence of Colletotrichum musae 352

Causing Postharvest Anthracnose Disease on Banana

T. Prema Ranjitham, P. Mohammed Faisal, K. Prabakar,G. Karthikeyan and T. Raguchander

331. Management of Wilt of Tomato Caused by Fusarium oxysporum 353

f.sp. lycopersici(Sacc.) Using Biocontrol AgentsS. Susitha and M. Theradimani

332. Characterization of Insect Virulence Factors in Xenorhabdus spp 354

Associated with Entomopathogenic Nematode, Steinernema spp.E. Revathi

333. Yeast-Fermented Castor Oil Soft Soap as a Biosurfactant for Crop Protection 355

T. Agilandeswari, B.J. Prabina, A. Kavitha Pushpam,P. Kalaiarasan, Y.S.J.T. Edward and P.M.M. David

334. Combined Effect Mahua Cake Extract and Pseudomonas fluorescens 356

against Leaf Spot of Aloe vera Incited by Alternaria alternate

K. Kannan, V.K. Satya, S. Mohan, S. Nakkeeran and P. Renuka Devi

335. Induced Defense Response in Anthurium by Biocontrol Agents against 357

Leaf Blight Incited by Alternaria altemata

S. Thangeswari and A. Sankaralingam

336. In vitro Screening of New Fungicide Molecule—Azoxystrobin 25 SC 358

against Colletotrichum capsiciP. Ahila Devi, V. Prakasam, J. Rajalakshmi and M. Vinothini

337. Bioefficacy Evaluation and Phytotoxicity of New Fungicide Molecule— 359

UPF 807 against Powdery Mildew of Peas (Pisum sativum L.)J. Rajalakshmi, V. Prakasam, P. Ahila Devi and M. Vinothini

338. Evaluation of Bio-Efficacy and Phytotoxicity of New Fungicide Molecule—UPF 509.. 360

(Azoxystrobin 8.3 w/w +Mancozeb64.75 w/w against Powdery Mildew of GrapesM. Vinothini, V. Prakasam, P. Ahila Devi and J. Rajalakshmi

339. Histopathology and Biochemical Studies of Bud Mite Injury Caused 361

by Aceria mangiferae Sayed (Eriophyidae: Acari) in MangoBoga Vamsi Krishna and G. Umapathy

340. Insect Fauna and their Occurrence Associated with Jatropha curcas L 362

Veereshkumar, C.T. AshokKumar, Rajash Chowdary,B. Arunkumar and KB. Tharini

341. Bioefficacy of Diafenthiuron (New Source) 50 WP against Yellow Mite, Poly- 363

phagotarsonemus latus Banks and Thrips, Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood on Chillies

M. Shenbagam, N. Ganapathy and S. Chandrasekaran

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342. Effect of Organic Sources of Nutrients on the Management of Sucking 364

Pests of Coleus (Coleus forskohlii Briq.)

K. Thangavel, R.K. Murali Baskaran, D.S. Rajavel and K. Suresh

343. Field Release and Evaluation of Chrysoperia Carnea (Chrysoperla 365

zastrowi sillemi) as a Biological Control against Sucking Pests

on Okra EcosystemJ. Aravind, P. Karuppuchamy and M. Kalyanasundaram

344. Effect of Elevated Temperature on Development Time of Major Pests of Rice 366

N. Manikandan, J.S. Kennedy and V. Geethalakshmi

345. Molecular Studies of Tomato Leaf Curl Disease in Tomato Genotypes 367

of Tamil Nadu

M. Deivamani, R. Rabindran, S. Buvaneswari, S. Rageshwari,P. Valaimathi, P. Nagarajan, L. Pugalendhi and T. Ganapathy

346. Bioefficacy of Sesamin against Subterranean Termites Odontotomies 368

wallonensis (Wasmann) in SugarcaneE. Adlin Pricilla Vasanthi, D.S. Rajavel and R.K. Murali Baskaran

347. Survey and Monitoring of Insecticide Resistance in Diamondback Moth 369

in Tamil Nadu

V. Muralitharan, T. Manoharan, B. Vinothkumar and G. Preetha

348. Biochemical Changes in Stored Maize Grains Protected by C02 370

Treatment against Sitophilus Oryzae (L.)N. Srithar, M.R. Srinivasan and K. Bhuvaneswari

349. Bio-Efficacy of Streptomyces sp Culture Filtrates against Root Knot Nematode 372

(Meloidogyne incognita) on Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.)M. Rajeswari and S. Ramakrishnan

350. Screening for Variation in Host Suitability to Rice Root-Knot Nematode, 373

Meloidogyne graminicola Golden and Brichfield Populations in

Commonly Grown Rice Varieties in Tamil Nadu

Shanmuga Priya, Shanmugam Subramanian and Sabariappan Robin

351. In vitro Efficacy of the Antibiotic, Phenazine against Root Knot 374

Nematode Meloidogyne IncognitaK. Sankari Meena, E.I. Jonathan and K. Devrajan

352. Distribution, Biology and Seasonal Fluctuation of Citrus Nematode 375

Tylenchulus Semipenetrans Cobb on Lemon, Citrus Limonia L.

S.P. Deepa and S. Subramanian

Theme-VI: Farm Mechanization and Energy Conservation

353. Water Balance Studies in Agras Distributory Command for Various Crops 379

G. Muralee Krishna, Radhey Shyam and H. V. Hema Kumar

354. Design and Development of an On-Farm Ventilated Potato Storage 380

System Suitable for Climatic Conditions of Nilgiri District

V. Arun Prasath, S. Ganapathy and R. Pandiselvam

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355. Development and Evaluation of Pulse Seeder as Influenced 381

by Crop, Machine and Operational Parameters

M. Manoharan and K. Kathirvel

356. Study on Bio-Methanation of Papaya Fruit Processing Industrial Wastes 382

M.M.C. Rajivgandhi, M. Singaravelu and S. Kamaraj

357. Liquid Biofuel Production from Agricultural Byproducts and 383

Wastes through PyrolysisR. Kiruthika and P. Subramanian

358. Thermogravimetric Analysis of Selected Biomass Stalks and their Briquettes 384

V.B. Shinde, P. Venkatachalam, R. Viswanathan and P. Subramanian

359. Hydrological Drought Analysis in the Aliyar Sub-Basin, Tamil Nadu 385

M. Manikandan and D. Tamilmani

360. Optimization of Ethanol Fermentation of Sugarcane Bagasses Using 386

Saccharomyces Cerevisiae: Response Surface Methodology (RSM)V. Dharmaraj and P. Venkatachalam

361. Probability Analysis of Seasonal and Annual Rainfall Data of 387

Lam Farm, Andhra Pradesh

Mukesh Kumar Palsania, H.V. Hema Kumar and G. Muralee Krishna

362. Studies on Noise Levels in Agricultural Machinery 388

H. V. Hema Kumar, Mukesh Kumar Palsania, B. Raj Kiran

and D. Bhaskara Rao

363. Pedotransfer Functions for Estimating Some Soil Properties Using 389

Multivariate Regression and Artificial Neural Network ApproachesK. Balathandayutham, A. Valliammai and D. Tamilmani

364. Performance Evaluation of Non-Descript Bullock Drawn Weeder 390

for Chattisgarh RegionBalachand Ch., S.V. Jogdand, V.M. Victor and J.S. Nikhade

365. Bioconversion of Cassava Peel into Ethanol Using Candida Tropicalis 391

C. Padmapriya andN.O. Gopal

366. Modelling Water Flow and Nutrient Transport Processes from 392

Agricultural Fields with Controlled Drainage Sub-Irrigation—A Review

P. Praveen and K. Ramasamy

367. Engineering Properties of Selected Paddy Varieties Associated to 393

Development of Portable Paddy Thresher

P. Dhananchezhiyan, S. Parveen and Ravindra Naik

368. Hydrogen-Rich Syngas Production from Reforming of Biogas 394

M.M.C. Rajivgandhi and M. Singaravelu

369. Improved Coconut Tree Climbing Device for Ensured Safety and 395

Comfort of Workers

A.P. Mohankumar, D. Anantha Krishnan, K. Kathirvel and S. Syed Imran

370. Development and Evaluation of Passive Solar Still 396

S. Syed Imran, S. Sirramajayam and A.P. Mohan Kumar

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371. Changes of Climate and Land Use in Selected Areas of Tamil Nadu 397

V. Navaneetha Pandian, K. RamaswamyandH.V. Hema Kumar

372. Planning and Assessment of Watershed Developmental Activities 398

Using Remote Sensing and Geographical Information SystemV. Malathi and M. Chellamuthu

373. Studies on By-Product Utilization of Mango Peel Waste 399

T. Hemambika and V. Thirupathi

374. Physico-Chemical Characteristics of Selected Biomass for Biochar Production 400

R. ShaliniandS. Pugalendhi

375. Performance Analysis of Gasification of Briquettes from Agra Residues 401

G. Saravanapriya and P. Venkatachalam

Theme-VII: Networking and Linkages for Agricultural Marketing

376. Consumer Willingness-To-Pay for Food Safety of Fruits and Vegetables 405

in Coimbatore City: An Ordered Logit Model of AnalysisP. Balaji

377. Attitude and Buying Behaviour of Consumers towards Organic Foods 406

V. Sakthirama, R. Venkatram and S.D. Sivakumar

378. Nutrition Security and the Changing Indian Consumption Pattern 407

R. Dhivya, S.D. Sivakumarv, N. Ajjan and K.R. Ashok

379. A Study on Marketing of Fish to Device Suitable Processing Unit 408

with Respect to Retailing in Cuddalore District

R. Thulasiram, A. Daniel Viswasam Samuel and A. Balamurugan

380. Analysis of Lilium Cut Flower Supply Chain—A Study in Nilgiris District 409

K.C. Prakash and S.D. Sivakumar

381. Marketing Problem of Coconut Growers in Thanjavur District 410

R. Dhara, V. Sekarand M. Umamageshwari

382. Market Potential of Fifth Generation Pesticides (FGPs) in 411

Thiruvallur District

G. Goutham, K. Mahendran and B. Swaminathan

383. Assessing the Corporate Financial Health of Selected Seed Firms in India 412

for Improving the Agricultural Production: An Application of Altman's Model

S. Praveena, K. Mahendran, S.D. Sivakumar, C. Sekar and R. Senthilkumar

384. Mango in Tamil Nadu—A Commodity Specific Study 413

K. Kumaresh and C. Sekar

385. Current Status of Geographical Indications (GIS) in India—Issues and Perspectives... 414

P.G. Dhamotharan

386. Growth and Variability in the Production of Major Crops— 415

An Exploratory Study in Kanyakumari District

S. Vinu Kumar, D. David Rajasekarand M. Umanath

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387. Decadal Changes of Land Use Pattern and Cropping of Pattern 416

in Villupuram District in Tamil Nadu—An Economic AnalysisR. Paramasivam, S. Varadharaj and T.R. Shanmugasundaram

388. Market Integration and Efficiency of Turmeric Market 417

D. Dilipkumar

389. Use of E-Resources by Farmers in Coimbatore District of Tamil Nadu 418

N. Kumarasamy and C. Sekar

390. Value Chain Analysis in Chilly 419

G. Parthasarathi

391. An Economic Analysis of Resource-Use Efficiency of Modernized 420

Method of Rice Cultivation

A. Anbarassan

392. Indian Coffee-Growth, Instability and Export Performance 421

K. Vijayasarathy

393. Paradigm Shift in Sugarcane Cultivation in Tamil Nadu 422

V. Arthick

394. An Economic Enquiry on Market Led Production of Papain 423

under Contract Farming in Tamil Nadu

M. Umamageswari

395. Optimum Plans for Sustainable Crop Production through Lexicographic 424

Goal Programming for Small Irrigated Farms in Kottampatti Block

of Madurai District, Tamil Nadu

M. Umanath and D. David Rajasekar

Theme-VIII: New Vistas in Technology Transfer

396. Role of SMS Based Market Intelligence in Increasing the Jncome 427

of Maize Farmers in Tamil Nadu

D. Murugananthi, A. RohiniandN. Ajjan

397. Consequential Effects of Tribal Development Programmes 428

in Bringing Social Change through Transfer of TechnologyN. Suganthi andJ. Venkatapirabhu

398. Dynamics of Psychographic and Socio-Personal Variables on Migration 429

Behaviour of Dryland Farmers and Strategies to Overcome Distress MigrationM. Anamica, V. Ravichandran and P. Lavanya

399. Students Learning Experience with Reusable Learning Objects (RLOs) 431

K. Indumathyand J. Venkata Pirabu

400. Utilization Pattern of Information Available in TNAU Agritech Portal 432

by Extension Personnel

S.K. Sankri and N. Anandaraja

401. Agricultural Knowledge Transfer and Role of ICT Tools 433

K.C. Siva Balan and P. Muthiah Manoharan

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402. Association of Socio-Profile Characteristics of Tomato Growers 434

Towards Adoption of Precision Farming TechnologiesS. Sangeetha and R. Ganesan

403. Measuring Impact of Command Area Development Programme in Kodiveri Project.... 435

B. Kavitha and T.R. Shanmugam

404. Extension Strategies to Popularize the Scientific Technologies among 436

Potato Tribal Farmers through Communication Contrivances

A. Senthil and T. Rathakrishanan

405. Perceived Attributes of Leads Project among the Farmers of Kerala State 437

S. Darsana and V. Ravichandran

406. Analysing the Impact of Dynamics of Self-Help Groups bn Rural 438

Women Empowerment—A Case Study ApproachM.V. Kariina Jeba Mary, V. Ravichandran and S. Palanaiswamy

407. Constraints in Use of Farm Machineries in Paddy Cultivation 439

A. Anitha Pauline and V. Sekar

408. Empowerment of Women through Self-Help Groups—A Critical Analysis 440

P. Sivaraj and Rexlin Selvin

409. Scale to Measure the Attitude of Trainees Towards Krishi Vigyan 441

Kendra Training Programmes in Technology Transfer

K. Ramakrishnan and T. Rathakrishnan

410. Impact of Participation of Rural Women of SHGs on Empowerment 443

V. Meenakshi, V. Ravichandran and R. Vasanthi

411. The Marketing of Turmeric in Erode District of Tamil Nadu: 444

An Empirical AssessmentN. Kiruthika

412. Assessing the Training Needs of Pulses Seed Growers 445

S. Janani, M. Elavarasi andA. Palaniswamy

413. Impact of Participation of Tribal Women in Self Help Groups on Empowerment 446

T.N. Sujeetha and V. Ravichandran

414. A Study on National Horticultural Mission (NHM) Training Programme 447

Adoption Behaviour of Cashew Growers in Cuddalore District

M. Balarubini and Rexilin Selvin

415. A Study on Empowerment of Women through Self-Help Groups in Trichy District....

448

M. Elavarasi, S. Janani and Rexlin Selvin

416. Relationship between Changing Aspects and the Consequences on Farming 449

R. Vasanthi, Rexlin Selvin and V. Meenakshi

Author Index 451

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