Dr. V. Mageshwaran (Agricultural Microbiology)

Professional experience:

• Joined service in ICAR as Agricultural Research Scientist on 04-11-2009
• Worked as Scientist at ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology, Mumbai from 15-03-2010 to 24-12-2019
• Presently, working as Senior Scientist (Agricultural Microbiology) at ICAR- National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms, Mau since 25-12-2019 to till date

Research interest:

• Bacterial endophytes for biotic stress management
• Organic matter recycling
• Lignocellulosic biomass utilization
• Solid state fermentation
• Gossypol detoxification
• Cotton by-products utilization
• Rapid composting of agricultural residues (paddy straw, cotton stalks etc.)

Contact details:

Tel: 91-9769941511; 91-6382698665 

E-mail: mageshbioiari@gmail.com; mageshwaran.v@icar.gov.in

Significant recognition (Awards/Fellowships/Technologies transferred/Patents etc.):

Awards/Fellowships

1. Indian Agricultural Research Institute Scholarship for PhD program (Aug 2006 – Dec 2007)
2. Jawaharlal Nehru Scholarship for doctoral studies (Jan 2008 –Dec 2009)
3. Recognized by Mumbai University as a teacher for the M.Sc. degree (By Research) in Microbiology.
4. Fellowship for international training on “Fermentation Technology” at University of North Carolina at Pembroke, USA during Sep 02 to Nov 30, 2013. The program was sponsored by Component-I of NAIP, ICAR
5. Best Research Paper Award 2014 for the paper titled “Gossypol detoxification in various cottonseed extractions by fungal cultures during solid state fermentation” by Indian Society for Cotton Improvement, Mumbai
6. Best Employee Award 2017 by ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology, Mumbai
7. DD Sahayadhri Krushi Sanman Team Award 2019” for the work on better utilization practices of cotton stalks for welfare of cotton growers.
8. ISAE 54^th team award 2019 for the work on better utilization practices of cotton stalks for the welfare of cotton growers.
9. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Award for Scientific Excellence – 2020” conferred by Marina Labs Research and Development, Chennai
10. Fellow award – 2024” conferred by Society of Plant Research & Springer Nature (FSPR)
11. YSRK Sarma Memorial award-2023 conferred by Springer Nature
12. Best oral presentation award conferred at the conference held at SKUAST-K, Srinagar, Kashmir

Technology developed/patented/ transferred / commercialized

1. Endophytic Bacillus subtilis for biocontrol of wilt complex in chickpea (Cicer arietinum)

1. Adoption of technology on “Rapid Composting of Agro-residues” among the farmers of Eastern Uttar Pradesh

3. A complete patent (1477/MUM/2014 dated 28-04-14) was filed on “A novel process for gossypol reduction and nutritive quality improvement in cottonseed cake for its use in non-ruminants feed” at Mumbai, India.
4. Solid state fermentation for gossypol reduction and nutritive quality improvement in cottonseed cake
5. Accelerated process for preparation of bioenriched compost from cotton plant stalks
6. Popularized the technologies on preparation of bio-enriched compost and oyster mushroom cultivation using cotton stalks among the cotton growers of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra
7. CIRCOT eco-friendly, efficient and rapid burning crematorium
8. Eco-friendly enzymatic process for preparation of absorbent cotton from non-spinnable short staple cotton

 

Membership in societies:

1. Life member in Indian Society of Cotton Improvement (ISCI)
2. Life member of Indian Fibre Society (IFS)
3. Annual member of Cotton Research and Development Association (CRDA)
4. Life member of Society for Plant Research (SPR)

On-going projects:

1. Institute project: Identification of effective bacterial endophytes for sustainable management of soil borne fungal pathogens in chickpea (Cicer arietinum)
2. Inter-Institutional project: Microbe-mediated dormancy breaking and enhanced germination in seeds of oil palm Inter-Institutional project (ICAR- NBAIM, Mau and IIOPR, Pedagevi, A.P.)
3. Indian Soil Microbiome Project (Diversity analysis of culturable and un-culturable microbes in soil samples of Himachal Pradesh and Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu)

   Publications (nos):

   S. No.	Type of publication	Nos
   1.	Full length papers	53
   2.	Abstract (International Seminar/ Conference)	11
   3.	Abstract (National Seminar/ Conference)	19
   4.	Books/ Book Chapter	9
   5.	Technical bulletin/ News letter	16
   6.	Leaflet/ Pamphlet	11
   7.	Popular article	6

    

   List of 10 best publications:

   Mageshwaran V, Suresh Walia, Govindasamy V and K Annapurna. 2011. Antibacterial activity of metabolite produced by Paenibacillus polymyxa strain HKA-15 against Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology. 49: 229-233.

   Mageshwaran V, Suresh Walia and K Annapurna. 2012. Isolation and partial characterization of antibacterial lipopeptide produced by Paenibacillus polymyxa HKA-15 against phytopathogen Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli M-5. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 28: 909-917.

   N.D. Kambli, V Mageshwaran, P.G. Patil, Sujata Saxena and R.R. Deshmukh. 2017. Synthesis and characterization of microcrystalline cellulose powder from corn husk fibres using bio-chemical route. Cellulose. DOI.101007/s10570-017-1522-4.

   Mageshwaran, V., Shaikh, A and Kathe, A. A. 2017. Optimization of process parameters for gossypol detoxification in chemical disinfected cottonseed cake by mixed fungal culture during solid state fermentation. Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research. 76: 714-719.

   Mageshwaran V., Sharma V, M. Chinnkar, N. Parvez and V. Krishnan. 2018. Biodegradation of gossypol by mixed fungal cultures in minimal medium” Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology. 54 (3): 301-308.

   Manoj Kumar, Jayashree Potkule, Sharmila Patil, Sujata Saxena, P.G. Patil, V. Mageshwaran, Sneh Punia, Eldho Varghese, Archana Mahapatra, Nandita Ashtaputre, Charlene D.’ Souza, John F. Kennedy. 2020. Extraction of ultra-low gossypol protein from cottonseed: Characterization based on antioxidant activity, structural morphology and functional group analysis, LWT – Food Science & Technology 140, 110692.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lwt.2020.110692

   Jagajanantha, P., Morey, M., Satankar, V and Mageshwaran, V. 2021. Bio‑scouring of non‑spinnable cotton by a crude Enzyme of a new fungal strain Aspergillus sp. VM‑1, isolated from banana pseudostem waste. Waste and Biomass Valorization. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-021-01621-9.

   Velmourougane, K., Manikandan, A., Blaise, D and Vellaichamy, M. 2022. Cotton stalk compost as a substitution to farmyard manure along with mineral fertilizers and microbials enhanced Bt cotton productivity and fibre quality in rainfed vertisols. Waste and Biomass Valoriztion. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-022-01689-x.

   Pandirwar, A.P., Khadatkar, A., Mehta, C.R., Majumdar, G., Idapuganti, R., Mageshwaran, V and Shirale, A.O. 2022. Technological Advancement in Harvesting of Cotton Stalks to Establish Sustainable Raw Material Supply Chain for Industrial Applications: a Review, BioEnergy Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12155-022-10520-3.

   Mageshwaran V, Gupta R, Singh S, Sahu PK, Singh UB, Chakdar H, Bagul SY, Paul S and Singh HV. 2022. Endophytic Bacillus subtilis antagonize soil-borne fungal pathogens and suppress wilt complex disease in chickpea plants (Cicer arietinum L.). Front. Microbiol. 13:994847. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.994847.