Mr. N. Karthikeyan

Scientist

Professional Experience:

Position held Department Institution Duration
Junior Research Fellow Dept. of Agronomy Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 01.09.2003-29.02.2004
Senior Research Fellow Dept. of Ag. Microbiology Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 30.06.2009-16.12.2009
Senior Research Fellow Dept. of Food Microbiology Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu 01.02.2010-28.02.2011
Assistant Microbiologist (AICRP-RES) Dept of Farm Power and Machinery College of Agricultural Engineering and Post Harvest Technology, Central Agricultural University, Sikkim 26.04.2012-25.06.2013
Scientist FOCARS 98th Batch ICAR-NAARM, Hyderabad, Telangana 01.07.2013-30.39.2013
Scientist (Ag Microbiology) ICAR-NBAIM, Maunath Bhanjan, UP 10.10.2013- till date
  Research Interest: ·         Plant-Microbe interaction ·         Microbe mediated abiotic stress management Contact Details: Address: ICAR-National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms Kushmaur, Mau, Uttar Pradesh – 275103, India                                              Phone: +91 547 2530080 (Office); +91 8005202078 / 9677612001 (Mobile)  E-Mail: microkarthi.iari@gmail.com                            Significant recognition (Awards/Fellowships/ Technologies transferred/ Patents etc.): 2004 Junior Research Fellowship (Indian Council of Agricultural Research) 2007 IARI Merit Medal for outstanding academic performance in MSc (Microbiology) 2007 Erasmus Mundus Fellowship (European Commission) For Master’s in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition program (SEFOTECHNUT) 2011 Senior Research Fellowship (Indian Agricultural Research Institute)   Membership of Societies: Life member of AMI, India On-going projects: Publications (no.) · Research papers -03 · Reviews-02 · Books –          Nil · Book Chapters -05 · Popular articles –         02 · Others

List of publications (Best 10 publications):

Ø Karthikeyan, N., Prasanna, R., Lata and Kaushik, B.D. (2007). Evaluating the potential of plant growth promoting cyanobacteria as inoculants for wheat. European Journal of Soil Biology. 43: 23-30

Ø Karthikeyan, N., Prasanna, R., Sood, A., Jaiswal, P and Kaushik, B.D. (2009). Physiological characterization and electron microscopic investigation of cyanobacteria associated with wheat rhizosphere. Folia Microbiologica 54 (1): 43-51

Ø Om Prakash, Rohit Sharma, Praveen Rahi, Nanjappan Karthikeyan, (2015). Role of Microorganisms in Plant Nutrition and Health. In: Nutrient Use Efficiency: from Basics to Advances. Springer. pp 125-161

Ø Rajasekaran Murugan, Swamination Chitraputhirapillai, Peter von Fragstein und Niemsdorf, Karthikeyan Nanjappan. (2011)Effects of Combined application of biofertilisers with neem cake on soil fertility, grain yield and protein content of black gram (Vigna mungo (L.). HepperWorld Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 7(5): 583-590

Ø Parewa, H.P., Yadav, J., Rakshit, A., Meena, V.S., Karthikeyan, N., (2014). Does a plant growth promoting rhizobacteria enhance growth and nutrient uptake of crops. Agriculture for Sustainable Development 2 (2): 101-116.

Ø Chakdar, H., Kumar, M., Pandiyan, K., Singh, A., Nanjappan, K., Kashyap, P.L., Srivastava, A.K. (2016). Bacterial xylanases: biology to biotechnology. 3 Biotech, vol. 6: 150