Samiayyan, Kumarasamy

Elected Fellow –2011

Agricultural Sciences & Forestry: Agricultural Entomology

Birth place

Poyyundarkottai; Orathanadu; Thanjavur; TamilNadu
 

Education

B.Sc.(Agri) (1981), M.Sc.(Agri) (1983) and Ph.D.(1996), Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore.  Advanced three months training on Education Technology (Experiential Learning) at the University of Western Sydney, Australia (2001)
 

Positions held 

Professor of Agrl. Entomology (UG- Education), TamilNadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore (2006- till date); Professor of Agrl. Entomology (All India Co-ordinated Pulses Improvement Project- MULLARP), National Pulses Research Centre, TNAU, Vamban, Pudukkotai (2004-2006); Research Projects Approval Committee Member (Region –II) of Agrl. Entomology (2004-2006); Professor of Agrl. Entomology (Operational Research Project on Rice IPM and IRRI-RTOP- Philippines),  Soil & Water Management Research Institute, TNAU, Thanjavur (2002-2004); Associate Professor of Agrl.Entomology- Operational Research Project on Rice IPM AND TNAU- IRRI-RTDP(Mega Project), Soil & Water Management Research Institute, TNAU, Thanjavur (1998-2004); Team Leader-TNAU-IRRI-Project on Reversing the Trends of Declining Productivity (RTDP)  of Rice (1988-2004); Asst.Professor of  Agrl. Entomology, Operational Research Project on Rice IPM, ORP on Agroforestry, Soil & Water Management Research Institute, TNAU, Thanjavur (1990-1998); Asst.Professor of Agrl. Entomology, Rice Entomology, Tamilnadu Rice Research Institute, TNAU, Aduthurai (1989-1990); Asst.Professor of Agrl. Entomology, All India Co-ordinated Experiments on Spices and Cashew, Regional Research Station, TNAU, Vriddhachalam (1984-1989)
 

Research Area

Agrl .Entomology, IPM, Spiders and Rodents- Cashew, Rice and Pulses IPM; Farmers Field Schools on IPM; Pest and Nutrient Interactions, Spider diversity in different agro ecosystems; Integrated Rodent Management and Experiential Learning in Agriculture
 

Awards and fellowships

25 years of unblemished glorious best services from TNAU (2010); Best Teacher Award in Agriculture from TNAU (2010); Recognition awards towards the release of management technologies and Blackgram variety from TNAU (2007); Certificate of Appreciation-IRRI and TNAU on developing Site-Specific Nutrition Management (SSNM) for the rice farmers of Cauvery Delta (2004)
 

Address

Professor of Agricultural Entomology, Department of Agricultural Entomology, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore-641003, Tamil Nadu.
 

Residence

No. P30, Professors Quarters, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore-641003, Tamil Nadu.

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