Teaching Faculty
- Staff Details
- Teaching Faculty
- Dr. K. Vanitha
Faculty Profile
Name
Dr. K. Vanitha
Designation
Assistant professor
(Agronomy)
Department
Crop Management
Qualification
Ph.D
Additional Qualification
ASRB/ICAR-NET-4094331788
Teaching Experience
1 Year 3 months
Kvanitha1997@gmail.com
Phone No
7339436436
Education
Publications
Awards & Achievements
Workshops / Seminars / Conferences
Work Experience
Memberships
Responsibilities Held
Education
| Degree | Institute/Organisation | Specialisation | Year of Passing |
| Ph.D | Agriculturel College and Research Institute, Madurai | Agronomy | 2025 |
| M.Sc | Agriculturel College and Research Institute, Killikulam | Agronomy | 2020 |
| B.Sc | Adiparasakthi Agriculturel College, Kalavai | Agriculture | 2018 |
Publications
- Vanitha K, Vasuki A, Manju B, Somasundaram S, Rani S, Arthirani B, et al. Effect of establishment methods and nutrient management on soil microbial population, enzyme activity and yield of basmati rice (Oryza sativa L.). Plant Sci. Today [Internet]. 2025 Jul. 24 [cited 2025 Sep. 5];12(3). (NAAS: 6.7)
- Vanitha K, Manju BB, Dhanasekaran SK, Somasundaram S, Rani A, Arthirani B, et al. Health benefits and neutracuticle properties of palmyra palm – A forgotten treasure. Plant Sci. Today [Internet]. 2025 Aug. 1 [cited 2025 Sep. 5];12(sp1). (NAAS: 6.7)
- Dhanasekaran SK, Jawahar S, Gurusamy A, Ragavan T, Prabhakaran J, Sivakumar T, Vanitha K. A review on silicon nutrition for sustainable rice production. Plant Sci. Today [Internet]. 2025 Apr. 20 [cited 2025 Sep. 5];12(sp1). (NAAS: 6.7)
- Pazhanivelan S, Raguramakrishnan M, Sivamurugan AP, Pavithran P, Vanitha K, Asha Selvi G. Validation of soil moisture sensors in automated irrigation system and performance evaluation in maize. Plant Sci. Today [Internet]. 2025 Jul. 1 [cited 2025 Sep. 5];12(3). (NAAS: 6.7)
- Vanitha, K., D. Rajakumar, M. Joseph and M. Gomathy 2020. Effect of silica nutrition on growth and yield of aerobic rice (Oryza sativa L.). Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry. 9(6):1502-1504 (NAAS: 5.2)
- Raguramakrishnan M, Sankaran VM, Dhamodharan P, Vanitha K. Effect of zinc and iron biofortification on quality, post-harvest soil nutrient status, and economic performance of hybrid maize. Pharma Innovation 2023;12(9):985-989. (NAAS: 5.1)
- Vanitha K, Ragavan T, Manju B, Vasuki A, Yuvarani R, Dhanasekaran SK. Comprehensive and comparative analysis of various rice establishment methods: A review. Plant Sci. Today [Internet]. 2025 Jul. 31-12(sp1) (NAAS: 6.7)
Awards & Achievements
- Received Best Oral Presentation Award at APHISA conference, Killikulam 2025.
- Received Best Poster presentation Award at APHISA conference, Killikulam 2025.
Workshops / Seminars / Conferences
- Delivered a Tamil paper presentation entitled “Effect of silica nutrition on growth and yield of aerobic rice (Oryza sativa L.)’’ at the National conference held by Agricultural Scientific Tamil Society, New Delhi.
- Workshop on “Awareness workshop cum seed exhibition on traditional / farmer varieties” at Agricultural College and Research Institute, TNAU, Madurai during 27thand 28th March, 2025.
- Workshop on SPSS at Department of Agricultural Statistics, Institute of Agricultural Research & Technology, NMV, Aruppukottai on 11.01.2024.
- Ariraman, R., Vasuki, A., Vanitha, K., Ramamoorthy, P., & Karchikumar, A. S. (2025, August 14). Agronomic biofortification of selenium. Paper presented at the 3rd International Conference on The Next Green Revolution: Trends and Challenges in Sustainable Agriculture, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
- Ragavan T, Vanitha K, Muthuramu S, Elenchezhiyan, (Feb 14 -16) Effect of various levels of fertilizer doses on growth and yield of Ramnad Munduchilli (Capsicum annum L.) Paper presented at APHISA International Conference, Killikulam, Tamil Nadu, India.
- Vanitha K, Rajakumar D, Raguramakrishnan M, Dhanasekar S.K (Feb 14 -16) Effect of silica nutrition on water consumption rate and water use efficiency of aerobic rice (Oryza sativa L.) Paper presented at APHISA International Conference, Killikulam, Tamil Nadu, India.
- Vanitha K, Rajakumar D, 2023 Effect of potassium and silica nutrition on soil microbial population and enzyme activity of aerobic rice in 8th Agricultural Graduate Students Conference (AGSC) 2023 on “Globalization of Agriculture: Food, Feed and Fuel”.
- Vanitha K, Rajakumar D, 2024 Effect of potassium and silica nutrition on water and nutrient use efficiency of aerobic Rice in 9th Agricultural Graduate Students Conference (AGSC) 2024 on “Globalization of Agriculture: Food, Feed and Fuel”.
Work Experience
- Assistant Professor at SRS Institute of Agriculture and Technology, Dindigul (2025 and Continuing).
- Assistant Professor at Adiparasakthi Agriculturel College, Kalavai (2020-2021).
Memberships
Responsibilities Held
- Assistant Professor