{"id":7029,"date":"2025-08-18T16:09:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T10:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.55.70:8080\/?page_id=7029"},"modified":"2025-09-17T15:07:39","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T09:37:39","slug":"dr-v-kasthuri-thilagam","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sugarcane.res.in\/?page_id=7029","title":{"rendered":"Dr V. Kasthuri Thilagam"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7029\" class=\"elementor elementor-7029\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a575df9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-eae-slider=\"45890\" data-id=\"a575df9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44d3aed\" data-eae-slider=\"40101\" data-id=\"44d3aed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db55887 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db55887\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Scientist Profile<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-d5b3de6 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"15478\" data-id=\"d5b3de6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-ae6040a e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"36011\" data-id=\"ae6040a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-a868967 e-con-full desktopContent wpr-sticky-section-yes e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"11159\" data-wpr-sticky-section=\"yes\" data-wpr-position-type=\"sticky\" data-wpr-position-offset=\"0\" data-wpr-position-location=\"top\" data-wpr-sticky-devices=\"mobile_sticky desktop_sticky\" data-wpr-custom-breakpoints=\"default\" data-wpr-active-breakpoints=\"mobile_sticky tablet_sticky desktop_sticky\" data-wpr-z-index=\"10\" data-wpr-sticky-hide=\"\" data-wpr-replace-header=\"\" data-wpr-animation-duration=\"\" data-wpr-sticky-type=\"sticky\" data-id=\"a868967\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;position_offset&quot;:0,&quot;position_offset_tablet&quot;:0,&quot;position_offset_mobile&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70cd12f elementor-widget__width-initial wpr-team-member-divider-center wpr-team-member-social-media-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-team-member\" data-id=\"70cd12f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpr-team-member\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-media\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sugarcane.res.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cropped-011209.jpg\" alt=\"Dr V. Kasthuri Thilagam\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-content\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wpr-member-name\">Dr V. Kasthuri Thilagam<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-job\">Senior Scientist (Soil Science) - Division of Crop Production<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-description\">ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute\nCoimbatore -641007, India\nPhone: Office: 0422-2472621 Extn: 327\nkasthurisk@gmail.com\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-social-media\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\" class=\"wpr-member-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fab-researchgate\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 32v448h448V32H0zm262.2 334.4c-6.6 3-33.2 6-50-14.2-9.2-10.6-25.3-33.3-42.2-63.6-8.9 0-14.7 0-21.4-.6v46.4c0 23.5 6 21.2 25.8 23.9v8.1c-6.9-.3-23.1-.8-35.6-.8-13.1 0-26.1.6-33.6.8v-8.1c15.5-2.9 22-1.3 22-23.9V225c0-22.6-6.4-21-22-23.9V193c25.8 1 53.1-.6 70.9-.6 31.7 0 55.9 14.4 55.9 45.6 0 21.1-16.7 42.2-39.2 47.5 13.6 24.2 30 45.6 42.2 58.9 7.2 7.8 17.2 14.7 27.2 14.7v7.3zm22.9-135c-23.3 0-32.2-15.7-32.2-32.2V167c0-12.2 8.8-30.4 34-30.4s30.4 17.9 30.4 17.9l-10.7 7.2s-5.5-12.5-19.7-12.5c-7.9 0-19.7 7.3-19.7 19.7v26.8c0 13.4 6.6 23.3 17.9 23.3 14.1 0 21.5-10.9 21.5-26.8h-17.9v-10.7h30.4c0 20.5 4.7 49.9-34 49.9zm-116.5 44.7c-9.4 0-13.6-.3-20-.8v-69.7c6.4-.6 15-.6 22.5-.6 23.3 0 37.2 12.2 37.2 34.5 0 21.9-15 36.6-39.7 36.6z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\" class=\"wpr-member-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path fill=\"#4285f4\" d=\"M256 411.12L0 202.667 256 0z\"><\/path><path fill=\"#356ac3\" d=\"M256 411.12l256-208.453L256 0z\"><\/path><circle fill=\"#a0c3ff\" cx=\"256\" cy=\"362.667\" r=\"149.333\"><\/circle><path fill=\"#76a7fa\" d=\"M121.037 298.667c23.968-50.453 75.392-85.334 134.963-85.334s110.995 34.881 134.963 85.334H121.037z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-c28b469 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"58841\" data-id=\"c28b469\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-48c50ae e-con-full desktopContent e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"16089\" data-id=\"48c50ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_direction&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:47,&quot;end&quot;:61}},&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:4,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e43770 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"8e43770\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;multiple&quot;,&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1490\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1490\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Research interests and current focus <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" 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Interest<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Soil fertility<\/li><li>Nutrient management<\/li><li>Soil and water Conservation<\/li><li>Nutrient modelling<\/li><li>Watershed management<\/li><li>Remote sensing and GIS<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Current focus<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Characterization of waterlogged soils<\/li><li>Management of alkaline soils for sugarcane production<\/li><li>Soil fertility management<\/li><li>Management of Sugarcane trash<\/li><li>Soil Carbon Sequestration strategies<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Significant contribution<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Modelling nutrient movement in agricultural watershed for reducing water pollution<\/li><li>Assessment of carbon sequestration under different soil and water conservation structures<\/li><li>Evaluation of ecosystem services from natural resource conservation and management<\/li><li>Cover crops for soil health management under potato- carrot cropping sequence<\/li><li>Characterization of waterlogged soils under sugarcane<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Technology Developed <\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Sugarcane settling transplanting technology (Co developer)<\/li><li>Integrated nutrient management package for sugarcane in calcareous soil (Co developer)<\/li><li>Efficient and Economical way of Nutripriming of Sugarcane Single Bud Setts (Co developer)<\/li><li>Soil Smart Sugarcane Management System (Sosmart) software with site specific nutrient and irrigation management for sugarcane (Co developer).<\/li><li>SIS (Soil Inference System) software for soil constraint management for sugarcane cultivation (Co developer)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1491\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1491\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Outreach and Extension <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-684f578 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"25773\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1491\" data-id=\"684f578\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1136caa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1136caa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Outreach and Extension <\/strong><\/p><ul><li>World Soil Day : Organised world soil day 2022, 2023 and 2024<\/li><li>Conducted Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra (VBSY) in Thiruvannamalia District<\/li><li>Conducted Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan (VKSA) in Coimbatore District.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Radio talk delivered<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>A talk delivered on the occasion of World Day to Combat Desertification and Droughts and broadcasted on 17.06.2024 in All India Radio, Coimbatore<\/li><li>A talk \/ discussion on <strong>Caring for soils: Measure, Monitor, Manage\u201d <\/strong>on the occasion of <strong>World Soil Day<\/strong> <strong>2024<\/strong> broadcasted on 05.12.2024 in All India Radio, Coimbatore<\/li><li>Radio talk on Water conservation in All India Radio on the eve of rivers day broadcasted on 28.09.2023<\/li><li>Radio talk on Soil and Water : a source of life in All India Radio broadcasted on world soil day 2023 (05.12.2023)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1492\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1492\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Membership in professional societies  <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-727c52a e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"39598\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1492\" data-id=\"727c52a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3589810 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3589810\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Indian Society of Soil Science, New Delhi<\/li><li>Soil Conservation Society of India, New Delhi<\/li><li>Indian Association of Soil &amp; Water Conservationists, Dehradun\u00a0<\/li><li>Association of Agrometeorologists<\/li><li>Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers, New Delhi<\/li><li>Association of Global Groundwater Scientists (AGGS)<\/li><li>Society for Sugarcane Research and Development, Coimbatore<\/li><li>Society for Sugar Research and Promotion<\/li><li>Academy of Natural Resource Conservation and Management (ANRCM), Lucknow<\/li><li>The Society for Science of Climate Change and Sustainable Environment, New Delhi<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1493\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1493\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Awards and honours <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Awards<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong>SCSI Leadership award 2020<\/strong> from Soil Conservation Society of India New Delhi\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Achiever Award 2021 <\/strong>from the Society of Advancement of Human and Nature (SADHNA), Solan, Himachal Pradesh.<\/li><li><strong>Dr. K. K. Krishnamurthy and Dr. G. Selvakumari Gold medal award<\/strong> for the BEST Ph. D STUDENT in the department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, TNAU, Coimbatore.<\/li><li><strong>Best Research Paper<\/strong> for the year 2021-\u00a0 \u201cEffect of geo-textiles on runoff, soil loss, soil quality and vegetation in slopping lands of Western Ghats of India\u201d\u00a0by\u00a0S. Manivannan, OPS Khola, K. Kannan<strong>, V. Kasthuri Thilagam<\/strong> and P.K. Choudhury\u00a0published in\u00a0Indian Journal of Soil Conservation\u00a0(Volume 49 No. 1, April, 2021)\u00a0<\/li><li>Received <strong>best paper award<\/strong> for the paper on &#8220;Characterization of waterlogged soil under sugarcane cultivation for their hydraulic properties and nutrient status&#8221; by V Kasthuri Thilagam V., Vennila, A. and C. Palaniswami in 32nd National Conference on &#8220;Soil, Water and Energy Management for Sustainable Agriculture and Livelihood Security&#8221; organized by Soil Conservation Society of India, New Delhi at Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture &amp;Technology, Kanpur, during 18-20 October, 2024.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1494\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1494\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Research Publications  <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-e3e3291 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"71619\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1494\" data-id=\"e3e3291\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d57daa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d57daa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Kasthuri Thilagam,V.,<\/strong> S Manivannan (2025). Climate Change Implications on Soil Health and Agronomical Interventions to Increase Soil Carbon Sequestration under different Landuses. International Journal of Environmental &amp; Agriculture Research (IJOEAR), 11 (6):124-130.<\/li><li>Vennila, A., S. Anusha, C. Palaniswami, P. Malathi and <strong> Kasthuri Thilagam<\/strong> (2025). Sugarcane Settling Transplanting Technology for Improving Yield and Profit Maximization. RASSA Journal of Science for Society 7(1): 1-7. DOI: 10.5958\/2583-3715.2025.00001.8<\/li><li><strong>Kasthuri Thilagam<\/strong><strong> V<\/strong><strong>,<\/strong> Manivannan and R. Srinivasan 2024. Morphological Characterization of an Agricultural Watershed using Geospatial tools for effective Planning of Engineering Structures. Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability 2023, 11 (1): 49-56.<\/li><li>Manivannan, S., <strong> Kasthuri Thilagam.,<\/strong> Ravindra Yaligar and K N Manoj. (2024). Crop planning using innovative trend analysis of 62-years rainfall data. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 94 (7):774-779.<\/li><li>Vennila, A., \u00a0P.\u00a0Malathi Riya\u00a0Augustin, <strong>\u00a0Kasthuri\u00a0Thilagam<\/strong>,\u00a0 C.\u00a0Palaniswami,\u00a0 R.\u00a0Viswanathan (2023). Efcient and\u00a0Economical Way of\u00a0Improving Sugarcane Settling Vigour by\u00a0Mechanized Priming of\u00a0Single Bud Setts with\u00a0Nutrients. Sugar Tech.\u00a0<\/li><li>Panwar, P.; Machiwal, D.; Kumari, V.; Kumar, S.; Dogra, P.; Manivannan, S.; Bhatnagar, P.R.; Tomar, J.M.S.; Kaushal, R.; Jinger, D.; Pradip Kumar Sarkar, L. K. Baishya, NP Devi, Vijaysinha Kakade, Gaurav Singh, Nongmaithem Raju Singh, S. Gojendro Singh, Abhishek Patel, P. S. Renjith, Sharmistha Pal, V. K. Bhatt, N. K. Sharma, O. P. S. Khola, Sheetal K. Radhakrishnan<strong>, V. Kasthuri Thilagam, <\/strong> L. Bhutia, Kouberi Nath, Rekha Das, Dhiman Daschaudhuri, Arun Kumar, G. S. Panwar, S. V. Dwivedi, Sanjeev Kumar and B. K. Singh. Sustainable Water Harvesting for Improving Food Security and Livelihoods of Smallholders under Different Climatic Conditions of India.\u00a0Sustainability\u00a02023,\u00a015(12) 9230.<\/li><li><strong>Kasthuri Thilagam, V.;<\/strong> Manivannan, S.; Khola, O.P.S (2023) Deriving Land Management Practices for Reduced Nutrient Movement from an Agricultural Watershed Using the AGNPS Model.\u00a0Sustainability\u00a02023,\u00a015(5),<\/li><li><strong>Kasthuri Thilagam, V<\/strong>., Manivannan, S., Vaishnavi N. A. and Ravindra Yaligar (2022). Climate Change Impact on Forest Cover: A Critical Review. International Journal of Environment and Climate Change. <strong>12<\/strong>(11): 431-441.<\/li><li>S., <strong>V. Kasthuri Thilagam<\/strong> and Ravindra Yaligar (2022). Climate change impact on water resources in Indian river basins: A review. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 21 (1) : 76-85<\/li><li>Manivannan, S., O.P.S. Khola , K. Kannan, <strong> Kasthuri Thilagam<\/strong> and P.K.Choudhury. 2021. Effect of geotextiles on runoff, soil loss, soil quality and vegetation in sloppy lands of Western Ghats of India. Indian Journal of Soil Conservation. 49 (1): 1-11<\/li><li>Manivannan, S, P.S. Khola, K. Kannan, H.C. Hombegowda, D.V. Singh, P. Sundarambal and <strong>V. Kasthuri Thilagam<\/strong>. 2021. Comprehensive impact assessment of watershed development projects in lower Bhavani catchments of Tamil Nadu. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 20 (1): 66-73.<\/li><li>S., O P S Khola., K Kannan., P K Choudhury and <strong>V Kasthuri Thilagam<\/strong> (2018). Efficacy of open weave jute geotextiles in controlling soil erosion and its impact on hill slope stabilization. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 88 (5): 679\u201384.<\/li><li>Debarup Das, Amaresh Kumar Nayak, <strong>Kasthuri Thilagam,<\/strong> Dibyendu Chatterjee, M. Shahid, Rahul Tripathi, S. Mohanty, Anjani Kumar,\u00a0 B. Lal,\u00a0 Priyanka Gautam, B.B. Panda, S.S. Biswas (2018).\u00a0 Measuring potassium fractions is not sufficient to assess the long-term impact of fertilization and manuring on soil\u2019s potassium supplying capacity. Journal of Soils and Sediments (Online).<\/li><li>S, <strong>V. Kasthuri Thilagam<\/strong> and O.P.S. Khola (2017). Soil and water conservation in India: Strategies and Research Challenges. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 16 (4): 312-319.<\/li><li>Sushmita Munda, A. K. Nayak, P. N. Mishra, P. Bhattacharyya, Sangita Mohanty, Anjani Kumar, Upendra Kumar, M. J. Baig , Rahul Tripathi, Mohammad Shahid, Totan Adak, and <strong> Kasturi Thilagam<\/strong> (2016). Combined application of rice husk biochar and fly ash improved the yield of lowland rice. Soil Research, Vol. 54 (4): 451-459.<\/li><li>Rahul Tripathi, A.K. Nayak, Pratap Bhattacharyya, A.K. Shukla , Mohammad Shahid , R. Raja , B.B. Panda , Sangita Mohanty , Anjani Kumar , <strong> Kasthuri Thilagam.<\/strong> (2014). Soil aggregation and distribution of carbon and nitrogen in different fractions after 41 years long-term fertilizer experiment in tropical rice\u2013rice system. Geoderma, 213: 280\u2013286.<\/li><li><strong>Kasthuri Thilagam. V<\/strong> and R. Sivasamy (2013). Role of Remote Sensing and GIS In Land Resource Inventory- A Review. Agri. Reviews, 34 (3): 223-229.<\/li><li><strong>Kasthuri Thilagam,V.,<\/strong> Lalitha and R. Natesan (2011). Integrated Nutrient Management for Sustaining Cauliflower Productivity &#8211; A Review. Agri. Review, 32 (1): 26 \u2013 31.<\/li><li>Lalitha, M., <strong>Kasthuri Thilagam, V.,<\/strong> Balakrishnan, N., Mansour, M., 2010. E\ufb00ect of plastic mulch on soil properties and crop growth &#8211; A review. Agric. Rev. 31, 145\u2013149.<\/li><li><strong>Kasthuri Thilagam,<\/strong> and R. Natesan (2009). Fertilizer prescription equations for desired yield targets of cauliflower under integrated plant nutrient system based on targeted yield model. Agricultural Science Digest. 29(4):250-253.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Book Chapter<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong>Kasthuri Thilagam V.,<\/strong>Manivannan, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taylorfrancis.com\/search?contributorName=R.%20Srinivasan&amp;contributorRole=author&amp;redirectFromPDP=true&amp;context=ubx\">R. Srinivasan<\/a>. 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taylorfrancis.com\/chapters\/edit\/10.1201\/9781003412472-16\/role-zinc-nutrition-sustainable-vegetable-production-kasthuri-thilagam-manivannan-srinivasan?context=ubx&amp;refId=dc135b87-dc1a-4dad-b607-a8fc1c9e9380\">Role of Zinc Nutrition in Sustainable Vegetable Production<\/a>.\u00a0 Sukumar, E., Vinothkumar, K., &amp; Manickavasagan, A. (Eds.). Zinc: Early Development, Applications, and Emerging Trends (1st ed.). CRC Press. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1201\/9781003412472<\/li><li>Manivannan, S., Khola, O.P.S., <strong>Kasthuri Thilagam, V.<\/strong> (2023). Comprehensive Impact Assessment of Watershed Interventions in South Pennaiyar Catchment of Tamil Nadu, India.\u00a0Recent Progress in Science and Technology Vol. 5, 1\u201323. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.9734\/ bpi\/ rpst\/v5\/8033F. ISBN: 978-81-19102-15-0.<\/li><li>Vennila, A., <strong> Kasthuri Thilagam<\/strong> and C. Palaniswami. 2023. Precision water and nutrient management in sugarcane. In: Technologies for sugarcane production (Eds.) D. Puthira Prathap, K. Mohanraj and G. Hemaprabha. ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore. (ICAR-SBI Training Series: 2023\/E\/02) pp: 52-69. (ISBN:978-93-85267-39-0)<\/li><li>Palaniswami, C., <strong> Kasthuri Thilagam<\/strong>. and Vennila, A. 2023. Application of remote sensing and decision support system in sugarcane agriculture. In: Technologies for sugarcane production (Eds.) D. Puthira Prathap, K. Mohanraj and G. Hemaprabha. ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore. (ICAR-SBI Training Series: 2023\/E\/02) pp: 94-103. (ISBN:978-93-85267-39-0)<\/li><li><strong>Kasthuri Thilagam V.,<\/strong> Manivannan (2022). Soil management interventions for climate change mitigation through carbon sequestration. In: Community Based Climate Risk Management Through Watershed Development (Eds) Vanitha S. M, Renuka Rani B., Kannan K., Hombegowda H. C., Sundarambal P. and Jamanal S.K. published by National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE), Hyderabad, India. Pp: 82-90. (ISBN: 978-93-91668-06-8).<\/li><li>Vennila, A., <strong> Kasthuri Thilagam<\/strong> and C. Palaniswami. 2022. Integrated nutrient management for Sugarcane (Tamil). In: Handbook on Sugarcane (Eds.) T. Rajula Shanthy, G.Hemaprabha,\u00a0 R. Viswanathan and C. Palaniswami published by ICAR -Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore. pp:\u00a0 85-93. (ISBN: 978-93-85267-35-2).<\/li><li><strong>Kasthuri Thilagam.V.,<\/strong>Manivannan and O.P.S. Khola (2019). Impact of Soil Erosion And Nutrient Management Practices on Surface Water Quality in Nilgiris District. In Current Trends and Challenges in Sustainable Agriculture (Ed.) A. Raja Rajan S. Mani K. Vinoth Kumar B. Muthuraja and G. Yoganathan published by Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute, Coimbatore. P :5-8 (ISBN: 978-93-5351-321-4)<\/li><li><strong>Kasthuri Thilagam, V<\/strong> (2018). Integrated nutrient management for sustainable soil health management. In Manivannan.S, V. Kasthuri Thilagam, Balaji Kannan and G.Thiyagarajan. Integrated Watershed Management (Tamil), Thannambikai Publication, Coimbatore (ISBN 978-93-87314-60-3). Pp. 118-124.<\/li><li>Sangita Mohanty, A.K. Nayak, P. Bhattacharya, Anjani Kumar, <strong> Kasthuri Thilagam<\/strong> and Annie Poonam (2012). Nitrous oxide emission from rice and rice based production system and its mitigation strategy. In: Bhattacharya, P., Nayak, A.K., Raja, R. and Rao, K.S. (Eds.). Climate change: Green-house gas emission in rice farming and mitigation options. Central Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha, India. pp. 51-62.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scientist Profile Dr V. Kasthuri Thilagam Senior Scientist (Soil Science) &#8211; Division of Crop Production ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute Coimbatore -641007, India Phone: Office: 0422-2472621 Extn: 327 kasthurisk@gmail.com Research interests and current focus Research Interest Soil fertility Nutrient management Soil and water Conservation Nutrient modelling Watershed management Remote sensing and GIS Current focus Characterization of waterlogged soils Management of alkaline soils for sugarcane production Soil fertility management Management of Sugarcane trash Soil Carbon Sequestration strategies Significant contribution Modelling nutrient movement in agricultural watershed for reducing water pollution Assessment of carbon sequestration under different soil and water conservation structures Evaluation of ecosystem services from natural resource conservation and management Cover crops for soil health management under potato- carrot cropping sequence Characterization of waterlogged soils under sugarcane Technology Developed Sugarcane settling transplanting technology (Co developer) Integrated nutrient management package for sugarcane in calcareous soil (Co developer) Efficient and Economical way of Nutripriming of Sugarcane Single Bud Setts (Co developer) Soil Smart Sugarcane Management System (Sosmart) software with site specific nutrient and irrigation management for sugarcane (Co developer). SIS (Soil Inference System) software for soil constraint management for sugarcane cultivation (Co developer) Outreach and Extension Outreach and Extension World Soil Day : Organised world soil day 2022, 2023 and 2024 Conducted Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra (VBSY) in Thiruvannamalia District Conducted Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan (VKSA) in Coimbatore District. Radio talk delivered A talk delivered on the occasion of World Day to Combat Desertification and Droughts and broadcasted on 17.06.2024 in All India Radio, Coimbatore A talk \/ discussion on Caring for soils: Measure, Monitor, Manage\u201d on the occasion of World Soil Day 2024 broadcasted on 05.12.2024 in All India Radio, Coimbatore Radio talk on Water conservation in All India Radio on the eve of rivers day broadcasted on 28.09.2023 Radio talk on Soil and Water : a source of life in All India Radio broadcasted on world soil day 2023 (05.12.2023) Membership in professional societies Indian Society of Soil Science, New Delhi Soil Conservation Society of India, New Delhi Indian Association of Soil &amp; Water Conservationists, Dehradun\u00a0 Association of Agrometeorologists Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers, New Delhi Association of Global Groundwater Scientists (AGGS) Society for Sugarcane Research and Development, Coimbatore Society for Sugar Research and Promotion Academy of Natural Resource Conservation and Management (ANRCM), Lucknow The Society for Science of Climate Change and Sustainable Environment, New Delhi Awards and honours Awards SCSI Leadership award 2020 from Soil Conservation Society of India New Delhi\u00a0 Achiever Award 2021 from the Society of Advancement of Human and Nature (SADHNA), Solan, Himachal Pradesh. Dr. K. K. Krishnamurthy and Dr. G. Selvakumari Gold medal award for the BEST Ph. D STUDENT in the department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, TNAU, Coimbatore. Best Research Paper for the year 2021-\u00a0 \u201cEffect of geo-textiles on runoff, soil loss, soil quality and vegetation in slopping lands of Western Ghats of India\u201d\u00a0by\u00a0S. Manivannan, OPS Khola, K. Kannan, V. Kasthuri Thilagam and P.K. Choudhury\u00a0published in\u00a0Indian Journal of Soil Conservation\u00a0(Volume 49 No. 1, April, 2021)\u00a0 Received best paper award for the paper on &#8220;Characterization of waterlogged soil under sugarcane cultivation for their hydraulic properties and nutrient status&#8221; by V Kasthuri Thilagam V., Vennila, A. and C. Palaniswami in 32nd National Conference on &#8220;Soil, Water and Energy Management for Sustainable Agriculture and Livelihood Security&#8221; organized by Soil Conservation Society of India, New Delhi at Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture &amp;Technology, Kanpur, during 18-20 October, 2024. Research Publications Kasthuri Thilagam,V., S Manivannan (2025). Climate Change Implications on Soil Health and Agronomical Interventions to Increase Soil Carbon Sequestration under different Landuses. International Journal of Environmental &amp; Agriculture Research (IJOEAR), 11 (6):124-130. Vennila, A., S. Anusha, C. Palaniswami, P. Malathi and Kasthuri Thilagam (2025). Sugarcane Settling Transplanting Technology for Improving Yield and Profit Maximization. RASSA Journal of Science for Society 7(1): 1-7. DOI: 10.5958\/2583-3715.2025.00001.8 Kasthuri Thilagam V, Manivannan and R. Srinivasan 2024. Morphological Characterization of an Agricultural Watershed using Geospatial tools for effective Planning of Engineering Structures. Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability 2023, 11 (1): 49-56. Manivannan, S., Kasthuri Thilagam., Ravindra Yaligar and K N Manoj. (2024). Crop planning using innovative trend analysis of 62-years rainfall data. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 94 (7):774-779. Vennila, A., \u00a0P.\u00a0Malathi Riya\u00a0Augustin, \u00a0Kasthuri\u00a0Thilagam,\u00a0 C.\u00a0Palaniswami,\u00a0 R.\u00a0Viswanathan (2023). Efcient and\u00a0Economical Way of\u00a0Improving Sugarcane Settling Vigour by\u00a0Mechanized Priming of\u00a0Single Bud Setts with\u00a0Nutrients. Sugar Tech.\u00a0 Panwar, P.; Machiwal, D.; Kumari, V.; Kumar, S.; Dogra, P.; Manivannan, S.; Bhatnagar, P.R.; Tomar, J.M.S.; Kaushal, R.; Jinger, D.; Pradip Kumar Sarkar, L. K. Baishya, NP Devi, Vijaysinha Kakade, Gaurav Singh, Nongmaithem Raju Singh, S. Gojendro Singh, Abhishek Patel, P. S. Renjith, Sharmistha Pal, V. K. Bhatt, N. K. Sharma, O. P. S. Khola, Sheetal K. Radhakrishnan, V. Kasthuri Thilagam, L. Bhutia, Kouberi Nath, Rekha Das, Dhiman Daschaudhuri, Arun Kumar, G. S. Panwar, S. V. Dwivedi, Sanjeev Kumar and B. K. Singh. Sustainable Water Harvesting for Improving Food Security and Livelihoods of Smallholders under Different Climatic Conditions of India.\u00a0Sustainability\u00a02023,\u00a015(12) 9230. Kasthuri Thilagam, V.; Manivannan, S.; Khola, O.P.S (2023) Deriving Land Management Practices for Reduced Nutrient Movement from an Agricultural Watershed Using the AGNPS Model.\u00a0Sustainability\u00a02023,\u00a015(5), Kasthuri Thilagam, V., Manivannan, S., Vaishnavi N. A. and Ravindra Yaligar (2022). Climate Change Impact on Forest Cover: A Critical Review. International Journal of Environment and Climate Change. 12(11): 431-441. S., V. Kasthuri Thilagam and Ravindra Yaligar (2022). Climate change impact on water resources in Indian river basins: A review. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 21 (1) : 76-85 Manivannan, S., O.P.S. Khola , K. Kannan, Kasthuri Thilagam and P.K.Choudhury. 2021. Effect of geotextiles on runoff, soil loss, soil quality and vegetation in sloppy lands of Western Ghats of India. Indian Journal of Soil Conservation. 49 (1): 1-11 Manivannan, S, P.S. Khola, K. Kannan, H.C. Hombegowda, D.V. Singh, P. Sundarambal and V. Kasthuri Thilagam. 2021. Comprehensive impact assessment of watershed development projects in lower Bhavani catchments of Tamil Nadu. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 20 (1): 66-73. S., O P S Khola., K Kannan., P K Choudhury and V Kasthuri Thilagam (2018). 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