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Publications (21)

Effect of Nutrients and Growth Regulators on Fruit Set, Fruit Retention and Yield of Ber CV. Banarasi

Krishna Surendar K., A. Senthil, P. Balasubramanian, ChelviRamessh., Sathiyavani E., Krishna Kumar S., B. Venudevan & Nallakurumban B · Archives of Current Research International · 2025

Fruit quality is found best under hot sunny and dry conditions but there should be a support to the growth and flowering leaving enough soil moisture to carry the fruit to maturity. The experiment was conducted at Regional Research Station, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Aru...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/acri/2025/v25i91529

Mitigation of Salinity Stress by Application of Plant Growth Promoting Substances in Rice

S. Selvamani, A. Senthil, V. Ravichandran, M. Djanaguiraman, K. Anitha, P. M. Shanmugam & N. Manikanda Boopathi · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2023

Aim: Salt stress adversely affects plant growth and development. Various mitigating strategies have been employed to enhance the adaptability of plants to salt stress. The present study was conducted with the objective of evaluating the recently developed CO55 rice variety's abil...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i102879

Phenotyping Rice (Oryza sativa. L) Genotypes for Nitrogen use Efficiency

R. Gowri Karthigaa, A. Senthil, V. Ravichandran, Asish K. Binodh & R. Kuttimani · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2022

Aim: Global food security has become a serious issue, nitrogen fertilizer use has increased agricultural productivity globally, but at a significant environmental cost. The present study was aimed to identification of rice genotypes from the existing germplasm or development of r...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i1131023

Estimating Genetic Variability and Diversity for Vein Density, Photosynthesis and Yield in Rice Genotypes

S. Pavithra, A. Senthil, M. Djanaguiraman, M. Raveendran, R. Pushpam & N. Manikanda Boopathi · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2022

Understanding the physiological and leaf anatomical traits having positive association with higher yields is critical to utilize these traits effectively in breeding programs for yield improvements in stable food crops. In rice, this would help in improving the productivity to fe...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i1230959

Evaluation of Blackgram Genotypes for their Drought Tolerance at Seedling and Vegetative Phase

V. B. R. Prasad, A. Sumathi, A. Senthil & R. Rajasekar · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2023

Aim: To screen and identify blackgram genotypes for drought tolerance at seedlings and vegetative stage. Study Design:  Completely randomized complete block design. Place of Study: National Pulses Research Centre (NPRC), Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Vamban, Pudukkottai Dis...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i234273

Weather Influences on the Gas Exchanges of Neem Trees

R. Balasree, G. A. Dheebakaran, A. Senthil, N. K. Sathyamoorthy, Patil Santosh Ganapati, K. Pugazenthi & G. Senbagavalli · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2023

The neem tree is a prospective agroforestry tree with significant demand in the medical and timber industries. It has a specific season of reproductive phase in a year, mostly from February to July in India. A study was organized to identify the influence of various weather param...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i203825

Physiological Role of Nutrient Consortium for Improving the Yield in Cotton

N. Celcia Jenifer, N. Sritharan, A. Senthil, N. Premalatha & M. Jayakanthan · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2023

The present investigation was carried out to study the impact of nutrients and PGRs (Plant Growth Regulators) on morphological, physiological and yield attributes of the cotton crop. The statistical design used for the study was Factorial Completely Randomized Design (FCRD) with...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i193683

Foliar Application of Nutrient and Hormonal Consortia Boost-up the Growth Parameters in Greengram Plants

S. Rangasamy, V. Babu Rajendra Prasad, A. Senthil, G. Prabu Kumar, R. Suresh & A. Sumathi · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2023

Aim: To understand the influence of nutrients and plant growth regulators on growth attributes of greengram. Study Design:  Factorial and randomized complete block design. Place and Duration of Study: Wetland farms, Department of Agronomy, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coim...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i193686

Response of Gas Exchange Activity and Relative Water Content of Neem in Relation to Weather

K. Pugazenthi, V. Geethalakshmi, A. Senthil, K. Kumaran & S. Umesh Kanna · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2021

Neem is known for its medicinal values and is a hardy plant that can grow in a wide variety of environmental conditions. However, productivity is impacted by unfavourable weather conditions due to different geographical locations. The present study was conducted to study the infl...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i2130670

Effect of Different Defoliants and Time of Application on Defoliation Percentage and Boll Opening Percentage in High Density Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)

P. Chandrasekaran, V. Ravichandran, A. Senthil, L. Mahalingam & N. Sakthivel · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2020

Aims: To evaluate the time and type of chemical defoliants to improve the mechanical and manual picking of high density cotton CO 17 in terms of higher defoliation and increase boll opening percentage. Study Design: The study was performed in split plot design with seven treatmen...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i1030337

Morphological and Physiological Analysis of VRI-3 Cashew Plantations under Different Planting Density Systems

V. Kumaresh, M. S. Aneesa Rani, P. Irene Vethamoni, A. Senthil & D. Uma · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2023

Cashewnut (Anacardium occidentale L.) is an export-oriented plantation crop. The VRI-3 cashew plantation, utilizing a 7 x 7 m low-density (LD) system with approximately 200 plants ha-1, falls short of meeting the country's import and export demands. Consequently, a high-density p...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i103041

Problems Encountered by Coconut Growers by Adopting TNAU Coconut Tonic and their Perceived Benefits

M. Karthickraja, R. Premavathi, K. P. Vanetha, A. Senthil & R. Gangai Selvi · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2023

Aim: The study aims to analyse the problems encountered by Coconut growers by adopting the TNAU Coconut tonic and their perceived benefits. Study Design: Ex post facto research design. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in the Coimbatore district which represent...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i92611

Evaluating the Suitability of System of Rice Intensification Practices for Enhancing Rice and Water Productivity in Semi-Arid Environment, Tamil Nadu, India

Jeevanand Palanisamy, V. Geethalakshmi, S. P. Ramanathan, A. Senthil & . Balajikannan · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2022

  In the world of rapid change in climate, irregular rainfall pattern tends to pose serious impact on water availability for agriculture. Rice is one of the important food crops to get affected by the low water availability because of its high water requirement. Various technique...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i1030814

Unravelling the Growth Potential of Rice under Modified Rice Cultivation System in Tamil Nadu, India

Jeevanand Palanisamy, V. Geethalakshmi, S. P. Ramanathan, A. Senthil & Balaji Kannan · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2022

There is a need for increasing rice productivity to cope up with increasing population and water shortages, especially in Tamil Nadu, India. Efforts were made in the past, mainly to increase the genetic potential of the crop, by developing high yielding varieties. However, adopti...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i1831077

Influence of Heat Units on Defoliation, Physiology and Yield of Cotton during Defoliants Application

P. Chandrasekaran, V. Ravichandran, T. Sivakumar, A. Senthil, L. Mahalingam & N. Sakthivel · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2020

Aims: A study was conducted to determine the effect of temperature on defoliation process, physiology and yield of cotton during defoliants application. Study Design: The experiment was laid out in split-plot design with four replications. Place and Duration of Study: Field exper...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2020/v10i1030251

Performance of Planting Methods and Sett Treatments on Quality, Nutrient Uptake and Economics of Bajra Napier Hybrid Grass (Pennisetum glaucum L. X P. purpureum schumach)

S. V. Varshini, C. Jayanthi, S. D. Sivakumar, A. Senthil, P. Malarvizhi & R. Karthikeyan · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2020

A field experiment to assess the effect of  planting methods and sett treatments on quality, nutrient uptake and economics of bajra napier hybrid grass CO (BN) 5 was conducted during 2018-2019 at the Eastern block farm of the Department of Agronomy, Tamil Nadu Agricultural Univer...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i1930823

Influence of Fruit Bagging on the Physical Qualities and Shelf Life of Mango cv. Alphonso under Ultra-High-Density Planting

S. Aravinda Samy, I. Muthuvel, P. Soman, K. A. Shanmugasundaram, A. Senthil & I. Johnson · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2023

The present experiment was conducted to study the effect of preharvest fruit bagging on the physical parameters and shelf life of mango cv. Alphonso during 2023. Mango fruits were bagged 35 days after the fruit set with various types of bags viz: T1: Brown paper bag; T2: Double l...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i102765

Post Flowering Management Using Plant Growth Regulators in Greengram (Vigna radiata L.)

B. Kesava Priya, S. Panneerselvam, S. Marimuthu, K. S. Subramanian & A. Senthil · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2022

Aim: The study was conducted to evaluate the effect of Auxin and Zeatin-based nanoformulations in post-flowering management in greengram. Place and Duration of Study: Nanoformulations were standardized at the Department of Nano Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural Univ...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i242670

Analyzing the Variability and Correlation in M4 Mutants of Kodo Millet (Paspalum scrobiculatum L.) Grown in Southern India

G. Jeeva, R. Ravikesavan, K. Iyanar, M. Raveendran, A. Senthil & T. Chitjeshwari · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2022

Kodo millet is one of the underutilized lost crops that has renowned nutritional and climate resilient traits. As a gluten free nutricereal, it is now being consumed in a fashion similar to that of rice and several value-added products are arising in the market day by day. Hence,...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2231462

Mechanisms of Plant Resistance to Rice Leaf Mite, Oligonychus oryzae Hirst (Acari: Tetranychidae)

E. Sumathi, V. Baskaran, B. Keerthana, V. Karthik, S. V. Krishnamoorthy & A. Senthil · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2022

Due to the changing climatic scenario rice leaf mite, Oligonychus oryzae Hirst becoming one of the major pests of paddy and cause severe yield loss. In this context, field experiment was carried out at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore to screen popular rice varietie...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2131271

Rapid Screening of Small Millet Varieties for Seedling Stage Drought Stress Tolerance

Neethu Francis, R. Ravikesavan, K. Iyanar, M. Raveendran, T. Chitdeshwari & A. Senthil · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2021

Aim: Drought is one of the most important abiotic stresses that affect the yield of crops globally. The present investigation was conducted to identify small millet genotypes tolerant to seedling stage drought stress. Study Design: The experiment was laid out in Completely Random...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i2330739