Arumugam Mohanasundaram
National Research Centre for Banana, Indian Agricultural Research Institute
0000-0003-1295-2642
About
Dr. A. Mohanasundaram obtained B.Sc (Ag.) (2003) from A C and RI, Madurai, TNAU, M.Sc.(Ag.) in Agricultural Entomology (2005) from TNAU, Coimbatore and Ph.D. (2010) from IARI, New Delhi. He worked as a Scientist at ICAR-Indian Institute of Natural Resins and Gums, Ranchi from April 2010 to March 2021. He is currently working as a scientist at ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Trichy from April 2021 onwards.
His important research achievements and contributions are in the field of collection and conservations of the lac insect genetic resources and lac insect crop management and lac insect pest management. Lac insect was collected from Madurai, Thrissur and Manipur were described as new species, Kerria maduraiensis & Kerria canalis, Kerria thrissurensis and Kerria manipurensis, respectively. His work on field demonstration of Lac integrated Agro-forestry System, newly identified lac host Callindra calothyrysis is commendable. He has developed improved and accurate method for forecasting of lac insect crawler emergence, for broodlac quality of lac insects and seri-lac culture model. He reported eighteen numbers of lac associated fauna and five pests of lac hosts and three alternate hosts of A. purpureus for the first time.
He detected semiochemicals in lac inoculated plants and other major compounds in lac insect and associated products. Dr. Mohanasundaram has published 37 research articles, 02 book, 02 Technical bulletin, 01Training manual, 06 Extension folders, 05 Souvenir-cum-book abstracts, 07 book chapters, 04 E publications, several popular articles and filed one patent. He delivered 9 TV and 1 Radio talk and developed one Mobile app LakhKaDoctor. He is a recipient of Young Scientist Award in DISHA Conference (2018), Distinguished Worker Award (Scientific category-2018 of ICAR-IINRG, Ranchi), Young Scientist award (Runner up) with Rs. 5000 cash prize in National Conference on Entomology (2018), Received Young Scientist Award from Dr. B. Vasantharaj David Foundation (2019), Outstanding Achievement Award in the field of Agricultural Entomology (PRAGATI - 2019), Received Young Scientist Award from SANRAG society, ICAR-IINRG, Ranchi (2021) and of 06 best oral/poster presentation awards
Employment
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National Research Centre for Banana Scientist2021 - Present
Education
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Indian Agricultural Research Institute Ph.D2006 - 2010
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (10)
- Bionomics, morphometrics, and seasonal incidence of Eublemma amabilis Moore (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) infesting lac insect under Assam conditions Save
- Biological Notes on Elasmus brevicornis Gahan (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), an Early Larval Parasitoid of Banana Skipper, Erionota torus Evans (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) Save
- First report of two insects, Megachile sp. and Armadillidium sp., as new pests on Flemingia spp. In Thrissur, Kerala Save
- Trial for the propagation method in Flemingia spp., a shrub plant and a lac insect host in Thrissur, Kerala Save
- Ripening dependent changes in skin color, physicochemical attributes, in-vitro glycemic response and volatile profiling of banana varieties Save
- Syncola crypsimorpha (Meyrick, 1922) (Gelechioidea: Blastobasidae): A new pest species associated with cultured lac in India Save
- Electroantennography and behavioral studies of Eublemma amabilis [Moore] and Pseudohypatopa pulverea [Meyr] in relation to volatiles of lac insect (Kerria lacca Kerr.) and its associated products Save
- Unraveling bacterial diversity of the Indian Lac Insect Kerria lacca (Kerr) using next generation sequencing Save
- A new species of lac insect in the genus Kerria Targioni Tozzetti (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Tachardiidae) on Samanea saman (Fabaceae) from India Save
- Genetic association of geographic populations and species of lac insects of the genus Kerria (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) with EST-microsatellite markers Save