Dr. Ranjith M T

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.