MA SARATH CHANDRAN

About

I am working as a Scientist (Agricultural Meteorology) in ICAR-Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture. My research interests include crop modelling; impact of climate change on crops/cropping systems; agricultural drought etc.

Employment

• ICAR-Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture Senior Scientist
  2023 - Present
• Indian Council of Agricultural Research Scientist (Agricultural Meteorology)
  2013 - 2022

Education

• Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswa Vidyalaya Ph.D.
  2018 - 2022
• Indian Agricultural Research Institute M.Sc.
  2009 - 2011
• Kerala Agricultural University B.Sc. (Agriculture)
  2004 - 2008

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (40)

• CO2 Fertilization and Cowpea Yield Loss Under Future Climate Scenarios
  Prasanna G. Kelageri, M. A. Sarath Chandran, Venugopalan Visha Kumari +5 more
  Agricultural Research 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s40003-026-00962-y
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• A harmonised gridded input dataset for simulation modelling of the major crops of South Asia
  Paresh Shirsath, Prasun K. Gangopadhyay, Pramod Kumar Aggarwal +11 more
  Data in Brief 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2026.113054
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• A Harmonised Gridded Input Dataset for Simulation Modelling of the Major Crops of South Asia [version 1]
  2026 DOI: 10.12688/verixiv.3339.1
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• Broad Bed + Mulch and Foliar Nutrition of KNO3 Alleviate Intra‐Seasonal Moisture Stress in Rainfed Maize (Zea mays L)
  Venugopalan Visha Kumari, N. Jyothi Lakshmi, Savitha Santosh +8 more
  Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science 2026 DOI: 10.1111/jac.70183
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• Spatiotemporal variability and trends of hailstorms over India
  A. V. M. Subba Rao, Fawaz Parapurath, M. A. Sarath Chandran +3 more
  Natural Hazards 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s11069-024-06866-w
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• Critical weather limits for paddy rice under diverse ecosystems of India
  Santanu Kumar Bal, Abdus Sattar, Nidhi Nidhi +9 more
  Frontiers in Plant Science 2023 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1226064
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• Coupling crop simulation modelling and multi-criteria decision aid for ranking the sustainability of cropping sequences
  M. A. Sarath Chandran, Saon Banerjee, Asis Mukherjee +5 more
  Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 2023 DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2023.1208283
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• Coordinated research on agrometeorology: India perspective
  Journal of Agrometeorology 2023 DOI: 10.54386/jam.v25i2.2128
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• Identifying appropriate prediction models for estimating hourly temperature over diverse agro-ecological regions of India
  Santanu Kumar Bal, V. P. Pramod, V. M. Sandeep +6 more
  Scientific Reports 2023 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-34194-9
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• Modeling the impacts of projected climate change on wheat crop suitability in semi-arid regions using the AHP-based weighted climatic suitability index and CMIP6
  Karam Alsafadi, Shuoben Bi, Hazem Ghassan Abdo +7 more
  Geoscience Letters 2023 DOI: 10.1186/s40562-023-00273-y
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• Evaluating area-specific adaptation strategies for rainfed maize under future climates of India
  A. V. M. Subba Rao, M. A. Sarath Chandran, Santanu Kumar Bal +8 more
  Science of The Total Environment 2022 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155511
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• Plant Nutrition: An Effective Way to Alleviate Abiotic Stress in Agricultural Crops
  Venugopalan Visha Kumari, Purabi Banerjee, Vivek Chandra Verma +7 more
  International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2022 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23158519
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• Foliar Spray of Micronutrients Alleviates Heat and Moisture Stress in Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik) Grown Under Rainfed Field Conditions
  Visha Kumari Venugopalan, Rajib Nath, Kajal Sengupta +8 more
  Frontiers in Plant Science 2022 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.847743
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• Smart fertilizers – a way ahead for sustainable agriculture
  Venugopalan Visha Kumari, Rajib Nath, M. A. Sarath Chandran
  Journal of Plant Nutrition 2022 DOI: 10.1080/01904167.2022.2046065
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• Water Demand in Maize Is Projected to Decrease under Changing Climate in India
  Santanu Kumar Bal, M. A. Sarath Chandran, V. M. Sandeep +8 more
  Sustainability 2022 DOI: 10.3390/su14031419
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• Temporal trends in frost occurrence and their prediction models using multivariate statistical techniques for two diverse locations of Northern India
  Santanu Kumar Bal, Rajkumar Dhakar, Praveen Kumar +7 more
  Theoretical and Applied Climatology 2021 DOI: 10.1007/s00704-021-03786-8
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• Thermal Response of Spring–Summer-Grown Black Gram (Vigna mungo L. Hepper) in Indian Subtropics
  Purabi Banerjee, Bishal Mukherjee, Venugopalan Visha Kumari +6 more
  Atmosphere 2021 DOI: 10.3390/atmos12111489
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• Evaluating the long-term impact of projected climate on rice-lentil-groundnut cropping system in Lower Gangetic Plain of India using crop simulation modelling
  M. A. Sarath Chandran, Saon Banerjee, Asis Mukherjee +2 more
  International Journal of Biometeorology 2021 DOI: 10.1007/s00484-021-02189-8
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• Evaluating the impact of projected climate on rice–wheat-groundnut cropping sequence in lower Gangetic plains of India: a study using multiple GCMs, DSSAT model, and long-term sequence analysis
  M. A. Sarath Chandran, Saon Banerjee, Asis Mukherjee +3 more
  Theoretical and Applied Climatology 2021 DOI: 10.1007/s00704-021-03700-2
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• The Response of Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) to Soil Moisture and Heat Stress Under Different Dates of Sowing and Foliar Application of Micronutrients
  Visha Kumari Venugopalan, Rajib Nath, Kajal Sengupta +8 more
  Frontiers in Plant Science 2021 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.679469
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