Scientist Profile

Dr. T. Arumuganathan

Dr. T. Arumuganathan

Principal Scientist (Farm Machinery and Power)
ICAR SBI, Coimbatore 641041, TN India E-mail :arumuganathan@gmail.com
  • Implements and machineries for sugarcane mechanization
  • Drones in sugarcane agriculture
  • Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers, New Delhi.
  • Agricultural Research Service Scientist Forum (ARSSF).
  • National Environmental science academy, New Delhi.
  • Swedish South Asian Network on Fermented Foods (SASNET-Fermented Foods)
  • Indian Society of Agribusiness professionals (ISAP), New Delhi
  • NAARM Alumni association, Hyderabad.
  • Indian Society for Plantation Crops, CPCRI, Kasaragod.
  • Indian Society for Spices (ISS), IISR, Calicut
  • Society for Sugarcane Research and Development, SBI, Coimbatore
  • Society for Advancement of Human and Nature (SADHNA), Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, Himachal Pradesh.
  •  Title: Agricultural Drone Project

Agency: funded by ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Hyderabad under Sub Mission on Agricultural Mechanization

Amount: 35 Lakhs

  • Endeavour Research Fellowship 2018 for undergoing Post Doctoral Research in Australia for short duration of 6 months during 16th July 2018 to 15th January 2019 at Sugar Research Australia (SRA), Brisbane, Australia
  • Best Short Oral Presentation Award – SugarSem (2023)
  • Best paper award – International Conference on Intelligent Innovations in Engineering and Technology (ICIIET -2022)

Research papers 

  • Padmanathan, P.K., P. Parimalam, S. Thambidurai, B. Nallakurumban and Arumuganathan. 2025. Development and ergonomic evaluation of hand held vegetable seedling transplanter. Plant Science Today. https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.6279.
  • Neelavathi, R., C. Indurani and Arumuganathan. 2025. Optimization of water blanching and cabinet drying conditions for preservation of nutritional and phytochemical properties of moringa leaves. Plant Science Today. https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.6672.
  • D. Poovai, K. A. Athmaselvi, T. Arumuganathan, Shubham Subrot Panigrahi, C. Indu Rani, & R. Neelavathi. 2023. Effects of Tray and Freeze Drying on Physico-chemical and Structural Properties of Fig Fruit Powder. Journal of Agricultural Engineering (India). 60(3): 251-260. https://doi.org/10.52151/jae2023603.1811.
  • Venkatasubramanian, D. Puthira Prathap, P. Murali and T. Arumuganathan. 2023. Strengthening technology delivery system through empowerment of village organisations. International Journal of Social Science. 12(2): 65-70.
  • Arun Kumar, G. Hemaprabha, S. Vasantha, T. Arumuganathan, K. Hari, T. Senthilkumar, R. H. Sadvatha, Dawn C. P. Ambrose, C. Manikandan, K. Lakshmi, G. Suresha, P. Govindaraj, V. Sreenivasa, C. Palaniswami, R. Gomathi, C. Appunu, P. Mahesh, C. Yogambal, V. Krishnapriya, A. S. Tayade, M. Alagupalamuthirsolai and Vinayaka. 2023. Rapid Assessment of Rind Hardness in Sugarcane and Its Association with Biochemical Traits. International Journal of Environment and Climate Change. 13(8): 2019-2031.
  • Madhumathi, R., K. Ashok Kumar, N. Chandra Kumar, A. Dhyanesh and Arumuganathan. 2023. Soil Nutrient Prediction and Crop Recommendation System. In: International Conference on Circuit Power and Computing Technologies (ICCPCT) held during 10-11th August 2023 at Baselios Mathews II College of Engineering, Kollam, Kerala. IEEE Xplore, pg: 976-981. DOI: 10.1109/ICCPCT58313.2023.10245685.
  • Madhumathi, R., R. Dhanishtaa, E. Elakkiya, R. Gunashri and Arumuganathan. 2023. Prediction of soil fertility using ML algorithms and fertilizer recommendation system. In: 2023 International Conference on Self Sustainable Artificial Intelligence Systems (ICSSAS) held during 18-20th October 2023 at M.P.Nachimuthu M.Jaganathan Engineering College, Erode, IEEE Xplore, pg: 313-317. DOI: 10.1109/ICSSAS57918.2023.
  • Madhumathi, R., Arumuganathan, R. Shruthi and S. Raghavendar. 2022. Soil NPK Prediction Using Multiple Linear Regression. In: 8th International Conference on Advanced Computing & Communication Systems (ICACCS) held during 25-26 March 2022 at Sri Eshwar College of Engineering, Coimbatore, TamilNadu. IEEE Xplore, pg: 542-546, DOI: 10.1109/ICACCS54159.2022.9785338.
  • R.Manikantan, R. Pandiselvam, T.Arumuganathan, N. Varadharaju, N. U. Sruthi and Amin Mousavi Khaneghah. 2022. Development of linear low-density polyethylene nanocomposite films for storage of sugarcane juice. Journal of Food Process Engineering. 45(10), e13988. DOI: 10.1111/jfpe.13988.
  • R.Manikantan, R. Pandiselvam, T.Arumuganathan, Anandu Chandra Khanashyam and N. Varadharaju. 2022. Biochemical, colour and sensory attributes of pasteurized sugarcane juice stored in high-density polyethylene-based nanocomposite films. Packaging Technology and Science. 35:505–514. DOI: 10.1002/pts.2647.
  • Madhumathi, R., Arumuganathan and R. Shruthi. 2022. Soil Nutrient Detection and Recommendation Using IoT and Fuzzy Logic. Computer Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE). 43(2): 455 – 469.
  • Madhumathi, R., Arumuganathan, R. Shruthi and R. Sneha Iyer. 2022. Intelligent Time-based Irrigation System using Predictive Algorithms and Internet of Things. In: International Conference on Data Science, Agents & Artificial Intelligence (ICDSAAI-2022) held during 8-10 December 2022 at Chennai Institute of Technology, Chennai, vol. 1, pp. 1-6. IEEE Xplore. DOI: 10.1109/ICDSAAI55433.2022.10028945.
  • Madhumathi, R., Arumuganathan, S. Vishnu and T. Vimal. 2022. A LoRa Based Wireless Smart Irrigation System. In: 6th International Conference on Electronics, Communication and Aerospace Technology (ICECA 2022) held during 1-3 December 2022 at RVS Technical Campus, Coimbatore. IEEE Xplore. DOI: 10.1109/ICECA55336.2022.10009142.
  • R.Manikantan, R. Pandiselvam, T.Arumuganathan, C. Indu Rani and N. Varadharaju. 2022. Low-density polyethylene based nanocomposite packaging films for the preservation of sugarcane juice. Journal of Food Science and Technology. 59(4): 1629-1636. (https://doi.org/10.1007/s13197-021-05174-6).
  • Krishnapriya Vengavasi, Arun Kumar Raja, Vasantha Srinivasavedantham, Hari K., Arumuganathan T., Suresha G. S., Anna Durai A., Chandran K., Nisha M. andPooja D. Multipronged phenotyping approaches to characterize sugarcane root systems. Journal of Visualized Experiments, (186), e63596, doi:10.3791/63596.
  • Rajkumar, T. Arumuganathan, S. Saira Banu, N. Karthick and Libin Baby. 2020. Design and Development of IoT based soil moisture sensing system. International Journal of Creative Research Thoughts. 8(5): 2148-2152.
  • Bharathi, M.R. Manikantan, T. Arumuganathan and K.A. Athmaselvi. 2020. Development, nutritional and functional evaluation of mixed millet and mixed millet soy based cookies. International Journal of Agriculture Sciences. 12(9): 9837-9842.
  • Indu Rani, V. Thirupathi, T. Arumuganathan and R. Sasireka. 2019. Development of value added foods from underutilized deseeded moringa pods. Acta Horticulturae. 1241: 555-561.
  • Devakumar, T.Arumuganathan, R.J. Thomas, V. Niral, Anitha Karun and P. Chowdappa. 2018. A cost-effective ground pollination system for hybridization in tall coconut palms. Current Science. 114(5): 964-970.
  • Vinay Kumar Khare, R.D. Rai, Arumuganathan and Shwet Kamal. 2016. Inhibitory effect of some selected compounds on polyphenol oxidase activity of oyster mushroom (Pleurotus sajor-caju). Mushroom Research. 25(2): 99-102.
  • Arumuganathan, R.P.Tewari, Shwet Kamal, Rajesh Kumar and M.Ramanathan. 2017. Influence of turning methods on temperature profile of button mushroom compost pile. Mushroom Research. 26(2): 143-147.
  • Vinay Kumar Khare, R.D. Rai, B. Vijay, Arumuganathan and Shwet Kamal. 2017. Production of biodegradative enzymes by some thermophilic fungi of Agaricus bisporus compost. Mushroom Research. 26(1): 51-55.
  • Sasireka, C. Indu Rani and T.Arumuganathan. 2016. Utilization of deseeded moringa pods in food fortification and value addition. Advances in Life Sciences. 5(21): 9786-9789.
  • R.Manikantan, T.Arumuganathan, C. Indu Rani, R. Kasturi and N. Varadharaju. 2017. Storage stability of sugarcane juice in polypropylene based nanocomposite packaging films. Sugar Tech. 19(4): 438-445.
  • Jayabose, T.Arumuganathan, V.A. Amalraj, P. Rakkiyappan, T. Rajula Shanthi and R. Kailappan. 2017. Compressive force profile of high biomass Erianthus clones. Sugar Tech. 19(4): 341-346.
  • Deepa, P. Raj Kumar and T.Arumuganathan. 2015. Quality analysis of copra dried at different drying air temperatures. International Journal of Agricultural Science and Research. 5(4): 1-6.
  • A. Athmaselvi and T. Arumuganathan. 2015. Effect of osmotic dehydration and ultrasound treatment on water loss and solid gain of watermelon rind. Carpathian Journal of Food Science and Technology. 7(2): 137-148.
  • Arumuganathan, M.R. Manikantan, M. Ramanathan, R.D. Rai, C. Indu Rani and A. Karthiayani. 2017. Effect of diffusion channel storage on some physical properties of button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) and shelf-life extension. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences India Section B: Biological Sci. 87(3): 705-718.
  • Arumuganathan, Shwet Kamal, R.D.Rai, Rajesh Kumar and R.P.Tewari. 2015. Effect of pretreatments on the quality of the cabinet-dried white button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus). Mushroom Research. 24(1): 41-47.
  • Shwet Kamal, R.D.Rai, Arumuganathan, Rajesh Kumar, R.P.Tewari and Vinay Khare. 2015. Effect of pretreatments on the quality and acceptability of the cabinet dried oyster mushroom (Pleurotus florida). Mushroom Research. 24(2): 121-126.

Book Chapter

  • Gomathi, R., Rakkiyappan, P., Tayade, A.S., Arun Kumar, R and Arumuganathan, T. 2024. Sugarcane production technologies for changing climate scenario. In: Climate Resilience: Challenges and Opportunities in Environmental Management. Abhishek Chandra, Shekher Chaturvedi, Rajasekaran, C. and Rao, K.S. (Eds.) SED India Publications, Noida, India. pp. 63-104. (ISBN: 978-81-975795-5-4).
  • Arumuganathan. 2023. Mechanised sugarcane cultivation including usage of drones. In: Technologies for Sustainable Sugarcane Production (Eds. D. Puthira Prathap, K. Mohanraj and G. Hemaprabha), ICAR-SBI Training Series: 2023/E/02, ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, pp: 70-93. (ISBN: 978-93-85267-39-0).
  • Madhumathi, R., Raghavendar, B. Jegan, M. Naveenganesh and T. Arumuganathan. 2023. Transfer learning based nutrient deficiency prediction model for sugarcane crop. In: Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol. 782 (Eds. Simon Fong, Nilanjan Dey and Amit Joshi), Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2023, Singapore, pp. 207-215 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-6568-7).
  • Arumuganathan. 2022. Farm implements and machinery in sugarcane cultivation. In: Handbook on Sugarcane (Eds. G. Hemaprabha, T. Rajula Shanthy, R. Viswanathan and C. Palaniswami), ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, pp: 215-229. (ISBN: 978-93-85267-34-5).
  • Arumuganathan. 2022. Karumbu sagupadiyil pannai karuvigal matrum iyandhirangal. In: Karumbu Sagupadi (Eds. T. Rajula Shanthy, G. Hemaprabha, R. Viswanathan and C. Palaniswami), ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, pp: 173-183. (ISBN: 978-93-85267-35-2).
  • Arumuganathan. 2021. Farm mechanization for energy conservation and profit maximization and UAD: Drones for crop surveillance and management. In: Recent Scientific Advances in Sugarcane Cultivation for Doubling Farmer’s Income (Eds. Bakshi Ram, G. Hemaprabha, Ratna Nashine, K. Mohanraj, P. Murali and Rayees Ahmad Shah), Dilpreet Publishing House, New Delhi, pp: 255-278 (ISBN: 978-81-953726-0-7).
  • Madhumathi, R. Arumuganathan, T and Shruthi, R. 2021. Internet of Things in Precision Agriculture: A Survey on Sensing Mechanisms, Potential Applications and Challenges. In: Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems. 213 (Eds. Jennifer S. Raj, Ram Palanisamy, Isidoros Perikos and Yong Shi), Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2022, Singapore, pp. 539-553 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2422-3_42).
  • Madhumathi, R., Arumuganathan, T and Shruthi, R. 2021. A Survey on Wireless Sensor Networks and Instrumentation Techniques for Smart Agriculture. In: Lecture Notes on Data Engineering and Communications Technologies, v 68 (Eds. Subarna Shakya, Robert Bestak, Ram Palanisamy and Khaled A. Kamel), Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2022, Singapore, pp. 453-467 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-1866-6_33).
  • Arumuganathan, M.R. Manikantan, A.C. Mathew, K. Madhavan and P. Chowdappa. 2018. Processing and value addition technologies of tender coconut. In: Product Diversification in Plantation Crops (Eds. M.R. Manikantan and P. Chowdappa), Today & Tomorrow’s Printers and Publishers, New Delhi, pp: 29-52 (ISBN: 81-7019-607-7; 9788170196075).
  • R. Manikantan, T. Arumuganathan, A.C. Mathew, K. Madhavan and P. Chowdappa. 2018. Processing and value addition technologies of mature coconuts. In: Product Diversification in Plantation Crops (Eds. M.R. Manikantan and P. Chowdappa), Today & Tomorrow’s Printers and Publishers, New Delhi, pp: 53-101 (ISBN: 81-7019-607-7; 9788170196075).