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Arumugam T

Thiruvalluvar University

ORCID iD 0000-0002-1306-9563
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I,Dr.T.Arumugam have 11 years of administrative experience besides having worked in 3 Agricultural, 2 Horticultural Colleges and 2 Research Centres that has paved way to achieve professionalism in my career. I obtained my Bachelor, Master and Ph.D., Degrees from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University and acquired my higher training in Post-harvest Technology of Vegetables at University of California, Davis, USA as FAO Fellow. As the Chairman, Board of Studies (Horticulture), the syllabus for Diploma and B.Sc (Horticultural Sciences) were reoriented towards skill development and self-motivation. Remedial classes for tough courses were conducted regularly. Organized special coaching classes for ICAR-JRF exam resulted in bagging of the ICAR National First Rank in Horticulture (2020), besides 5 student fellowships and total of 14 JRF Fellowships obtained during 2021. I have Guided 12 M.Sc., 8 Ph.D. students and 2 UGC Post-doctoral Fellows. Many of my students occupy higher positions as administrators, scientists and entrepreneurs.
I have published 22 books with ISBN, 291 research and popular articles in peer-reviewed journals. I have obtained 14 externally funded projects to the tune of 1556.61 Lakhs. Organized two international, one national conference, one ICAR short-course and 63 workshop / trainings.
As an acclaimed researcher, I am responsible for release of 7 vegetables and 4 fruit crop varieties besides Standardizing fifteen the agro- technologies viz., Year-round production of Chrysanthemum, Identification of the best rootstock for cut rosés, Wax coating for shelf-life extension in banana, media for anthurium and orchids, Technology for polyhouse cultivation of tomato, capsicum, rose, carnation and chrysanthemum, Micro propagation protocol for important medicinal and aromatic plants like rosemary, thyme, feverfew and sarpaganda.
As an eminent extension worker, I have involved in the commercial production and popularization of brinjal grafts which is having high yield and resistance against soil borne diseases. I have made a remarkable impact in the upliftment of the socio-economic status of the farmers by popularising the green house technology in the cultivation of cut flowers in Pulney hills Kodaikanal, by training 180 farmers in cut flower production. In addition, I have offered training programmes in frontier areas of Horticulture for capacity building and entrepreneurship development. Besides, I have also introduced the cultivation of aromatic plants viz., Rosemary, Thyme and Geranium among the farmers of Kodaikanal which has augmented the betterment of the economic status of the growers. Also I have contributed in the development of organic production protocol for Feverfew, Sarpaganda and Pyrethrum. I have been instrumental in popularizing High-Density planting in guava to the farmers of Madurai and Ramnad districts which resulted in boosting the production and productivity of Guava in this region. I played a significant role in Tamil Nadu Precision Farming Project (TNPFP) and demonstrated precision farming technology for Vegetable Crops in an area of 1000 acres from 2003 to 2006 in Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri districts of Tamil Nadu. The success of this project paved way to the expansion of this technology to all the districts of Tamil Nadu Since 2008. Now this technology is being adopted in more than 60,000 ha in Tamil Nadu. The horticultural technologies developed by me in many crops viz., pomegranate, rose, chrysanthemum,anthurium, orchids, tomato, capsicum and cucumber is a mile stone in technology development.
I have assembled and evaluated more than 2316 germplasm in 37 horticultural crops and developed grafting technology for brinjal, tomato, chilli, watermelon and muskmelon, besidesfew pre-release cultures are in pipeline for release. Through the introduction of high yielding
varieties and hybrids which enabled many farmers to attain two-fold increase in yield and income, which transformed their socio economic conditions. Introduction of UHDP technologies in Guava, Moringa and Mango in and around Theni District have a remarkable impact in doubling farmers income. Around 14.954.62 Kg of Vegetable seeds were produced, which has benefited farmers covering an area of 29,628.92 ha in Tamil Nadu.
Signed 5 MoU's with different organizations and have prepared policy documents for
Government viz., (1) Concept for Cut Flower Park (TANFLORA) which was established at Hosur (1998) by Government of Tamil Nadu, (2) Export Zone for Moringa in Seven Districts viz., has been declared by Government of Tamil Nadu (2021) (3) Promotion of Palmyrah cultivation and processing industries in Tamil Nadu and Government announced to start Research at AC&RI, Kilikulam,(2021) (4) Supply Chain management of Fruits and Vegetables
prepared for Government of Tamil Nadu, (5) Alternate cropping system for delta region.

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