Velmurugan

About

I am working as a soil scientist engaged in research on soil resource management and land degradation. My interests include soil health assessment, carbon dynamics, and climate-resilient soil management. I focus on sustainable land use planning and improving soil function and productivity through science-based interventions.

Employment

• Indian Council of Agricultural Research Assistant Director General
  2022 - Present
• ICAR - Central Island Agricultural Research Institute Principal Scientist
  2009 - 2022
• Indian Space Research Organisation Scientist - Soils and Agriculture
  2004 - 2009

Education

• Indian Agricultural Research Institute Ph.D,
  1996 - 2000

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (64)

• Soil moisture mapping in Indian tropical islands with C-band SAR and artificial neural network models
  Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 2025 DOI: 10.1007/S10661-025-14239-4
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• Integrated farming system for women empowerment in an island ecosystem
  Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 2025 DOI: 10.56093/IJAS.V95I3.163406
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• Valorization of Rice Straw with Seaweed and Fish Waste for the Extraction of High-Value Humic Substances
  Waste and Biomass Valorization 2024 DOI: 10.1007/s12649-024-02619-9
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• Climate smart crop-livestock integrated farming as a sustainable agricultural strategy for humid tropical islands
  International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability 2024 DOI: 10.1080/14735903.2023.2298189
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• Climate-smart land management methods for enhancing the adaptive capacity of food production systems in the tropical regions
  Current Science 2024 DOI: 10.18520/CS/V126/I6/676-685
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• The role of traditional knowledge in climate change adaptation among the Nicobarese of Central Nicobar Islands, India
  Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge 2024 DOI: 10.56042/IJTK.V23I1.8138
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• Application of RMMF-Based GIS Model for Soil Erosion Assessment in Andaman Ecosystem
  Land 2023 DOI: 10.3390/LAND12051083
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• Vegetation–soil–microbial diversity influences ecosystem multifunctionality across different tropical coastal ecosystem types
  Tropical Ecology 2022 DOI: 10.1007/s42965-021-00209-7
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• Natural regeneration potential of Andaman Padauk (Pterocarpus dalbergioides) in sustaining the tropical forests of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India
  European Journal of Forest Research 2022 DOI: 10.1007/S10342-022-01458-4
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• Post‐tsunami land degradation on a South Asian island: Implications for conservation priorities
  Land Degradation & Development 2021 DOI: 10.1002/ldr.3884
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