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Kumar Scientific

Dr.V.Kumar [Principal Scientist]

Specialization / Discipline	Horticulture / Production System Management
Department	Crop Production
Official email	kumarnrcb@gmail.com, Kumar.V@icar.gov.in
Salient Research Achievements (in bullets)	Standardized season of planting for commercial cultivars of banana Standardized integrated weed management practices for banana. Standardized mulching and fertigation technology Standardized planting systems, spacing and nutritional requirement for commercial cultivars of banana Standardized stage wise nutrient requirement for enhancing the quality production of banana cv. Udhayam.
Current Research Projects(Institute)	Development of clump management technology for enhanced productivity in banana(PI) Studies on Nutrient Dynamics in Banana (Co-PI) Organic banana farming for sustainable soil healthand nutritional security (Co-PI)
Current Research Projects(External)	Development of banana sucker paring equipment, pseudo-stem injector, bunch harvester and pseudo-stem outer sheath plate making equipment (CC-PI)
Area of Interest	Crop Production System Management/ Integrated Nutrient Management/ Precision farming/ Good Agricultural Practices for Banana
Total Research Publications	12
Best five Publications	Sundararaju, P. and V. Kumar. 2003. Management of root-lesion nematode,Pratylenchus coffeae in six commercial cultivars of banana through organic and inorganic amendments. Info Musa. 12: 35-38 Uma, S., Kalpana, S., Sathiamoorthy, S. and V. Kumar. 2005. Evaluation of Commercial cultivars of banana (Musa spp.) for their suitability for fibre industry.Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter No. 142: 29-35. Shiva shankar, S. and V. Kumar. 1999. Pattern of fruit development in six banana varieties. Indian J. Plant Physiology 4 (4): 286-288. Sundararaju, P., Mustaffa, M.M., Kumar, V., Cannayane, I. and Tanuja Priya, B. 2002. Effect of organic farming on plant parasitic nematodes infesting banana cv. Karpuravalli. Current Nematology 13: 39-43 Uma, S., Kalpana, S. and Kumar, V. 2007. Evaluation of culinary Musagermplasm for fibre yield and quality. The Indian J. Agric. Sciences 77 (8): 553-557.
Awards	Fellow of Association for the Improvement in Production and Utilization of Banana. Fellow of Confederation of Horticultural Associations of India.

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