Dr. Ranjith M T
Assistant Professor
Attached Department:
Department of Agricultural Entomology
College of Agriculture, Vellanikkara
Mobile Phone No:
9400681441
Address (Residence):
India
Land Phone No (Residence):
0487-2438475
Profile:
Profile:
- Working as Assistant Professor (Agricultural Entomology) at College of Agriculture-Vellanikkara since 11/03/2019.
Area of research:
- Molecular Entomology
- Host Plant Resistance
- Insect Pest Management
- Vertebrate Pest Management
Courses handled
- Molecular approaches in entomological research (Ph.D.)
- Insect anatomy, physiology and nutrition (PG)
- Insect Ecology and Integrated Pest Management, Pest of crops and their management-1, Management of beneficial insects and non-insect pests UG).
Other assignments:
- Member, Placement Cell (CoA-Vellanikkara).
- Nodal Officer- Agriculture Knowledge Centre, Nenmara Block, Palakkad Dist.
- Mentor and Evaluator of Young Innovators programme (YIP), K-DISC.
Co-investigator of Projects: 3 Nos.
Publications (46):
- Published fourteen research papers, five books, eight book chapters, four papers in conference proceedings, six popular articles, seven leaflets, two technical bulletins (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=w4FHFDcAAAAJ&hl=en).
Conference/Symposium/ training attended
- Online Faculty Induction programme (FIP)-3, organized by UGC-HRDC Kannur University from 01-01-2021 to 31-01-2021.
- 6th International Barcode of Life Conference, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada (17th to 21st August 2015)
- Siver Jubilee international symposium on “Global Cotton Production Technologies vis-a-vis Climate Change” at CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar (10-12th October 2012).
- “Hands on training on DNA barcoding of insect pests”- Division of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Bangalore 5th to 9th June 2012.
Professional Recognition/ Award/ Prize/ Certificate/ Fellowship received:
- Travel award for research excellence – 6th IBOL conference (Smithsonian Institutions’, Washington DC)- 2015
- ICAR- Senior Research Fellowship -2010, UAS Raichur Gold Medal-2010, ICAR- Junior Research Fellowship-2008
- Membership in professional bodies
- Life member in Association for Advancement of Pest Management in Horticultural Ecosystem (AAPMHE), IIHR, Bangalore.