suresh
Designation
Scientist
Qualification
Ph. D. Horticulture
Division
Division of Crop Production
Specialisation
Vegetable Science
Intercom
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Email
[email protected]
Location
Head Quarters

Urban farming, soil less production, weed management, nutrient management.

 Number of institute projects completed : one

Integrated weed management in tuber crops (Experiments completed: 02

i.e., IWM in taro, Weed management in elephant foot yam).

Number of Institute projects being handled (Add list): 

As PI with an experiment: 01

  1. Integrated weed management is sweet potato

As Co-PI with separate experiments in other PIs projects: 03

1. Standardisation of package of practices for grow bag cultivation of sweet potato (Experiment in 2024-25: NPK requirement standardisation for low weight media based grow bag cultivation of sweet potato season 2)

2. Standardisation of package of practices for bio-fortified yam (Experiment in 2024-25: NPK standardisation for bio-fortified yam season 3)

3. High density planting of elephant foot yam (Experiment in 2024-25: season 3)

 As Co-PI in others scientists’ experiments: 04

1. Water requirement standardisation of Chinese potato

2. Long term fertilizer application of cassava 

3. Climate change adaptation and mitigation in tropical tuber crops

4.  Investigation on rapid multiplication of yams and aroids

5. Number of externally funded projects completed (Add list): As Co-PI: 02

1. Tuber Crops Development project funded by Government of Kerala state, phase-II worth 7.5 million INR. Period: April, 2016 - March, 2018.

  1. AICRP on Tuber Crops, Thiruvananthapuram centre since October, 2016-till date. The sanction budget approx. 15 million INR (Co-PI of the centre). 

6. Number of externally funded projects being handled (Add list): 01 (As Co-PI)

1. AICRP on Tuber Crops, Thiruvananthapuram centre

Number of Research papers : NAAS 6.0 and above-07

  1. Sunitha, S., Akash, A.U., Sheela, M.N. and Suresh Kumar, J. 2023. The water footprint of root and tuber crops. Environment, Development and Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-023-02955-1 (Impact factor 4.0)
  2. Sanket J. More, V. Ravi, J. Sreekumar, Suresh Kumar, J, R. Sarvanan. 2023. Exogenous application of calcium chloride, 6-Benzyladenin and salicylic acid modulates morpho-physiological and tube yield responses of sweet potato exposed to heat stress. South African journal of Botany 155: 60-78. (Impact factor 3.11).
  3. Pavithra, P., Thangamani, C., Pugulendhi, L., Suresh Kumar, J. 2023. Assessment of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) accessions for growth, yield and quality traits. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 93 (3): 332–335. https://doi.org/10.56093/ijas.v93i3.132490 (NAAS 6.37).
  4. J. Suresh Kumar, S. Sunitha, J. Sreekumar, K. Mamatha, Biswajith Das, S. Sengupta, P.R. Kamalkumaran, C.Thangamani, Surajit Mitra, Jayanta Tarafdar, Himani B. Patel, M. Nedunchezhiyan and B. Srikanth. 2023. Weed management strategies in elephant foot yam [Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson] under different agro environments in India. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 93 (12): 1314-1319. https://doi.org/10.56093/ijas.v93i12.139365 (NAAS 6.37).
  5. Sunitha, S., Suresh Kumar, J., Sreekumar, J., Suja, G., Ramesh, V. and Byju, G. 2022. Water requirement of upland Taro (Colocasia esculenta) under humid tropical zones of India. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 92 (11): 1364-1368. https://doi.org/10.56093/ijas.v92i11.125277 (NAAS 6.37).
  6. Suresh Kumar, J., Sunitha, S. and Nedunchezhiyan, M. 2020. Weed control approaches for tropical tuber crops - A review. International Journal of Vegetable Science 27(5), 439-455. https://doi.org/10.1080/19315260.2020.1839156 (Impact factor 0.35)
  7. Suresh Kumar, J. and Pandit, M.K. 2020. Studies on heterosis, combining ability and gene action for earliness, yield and yield components in sponge gourd. Indian Journal of Horticulture 77(1), 210-214  (NAAS 6.16)

Number of Books/Book chapters : 

Books: 02

1. More Sanket, J., Giri Namrata, A., Suresh Kumar, J., Visalakshi Chandra, C. and Sirisha, T. 2021. Recent Advances in Root and Tuber Crops. Brillion Publishing, New Delhi, 406p. ISBN: 978-93-90757-44-2, e-ISBN: 978-93-90757-47-3

  1. Sunitha, S., Suresh Kumar, J. and Ravi, V. 2020. Standard operating procedures for AICRP on Tuber Crops. ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Sreekariyam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. 129p. ISBN: 978-93-5407-281-9 

2. Book chapters: 12

  1. Suresh Kumar, J., Sandra Jose. and A.U. Akash. 2024. Hydroponics: Production Technology for High-Value Vegetables. In: Sustainable Production Technologies for Horticultural Crops. Balraj Singh., A.K. Singh., B.S. Tomar., J.K. Ranjan and Som Dutt. (Eds.). NIPA Genx Electronic Resources & Solutions Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi, 331p. ISBN: 978-93-58874-77-8. 
  2. Suresh Kumar, J., M. Nedunchezhiyan., S. Sunitha. and T. Janakiram. 2024. Scope and Potential of Vertical Farming in Root and Tuber Crops Production. In: Sustainable Production Technologies for Horticultural Crops. Balraj Singh., A.K. Singh., B.S. Tomar., J.K. Ranjan and Som Dutt. (Eds.). NIPA Genx Electronic Resources & Solutions Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi, 331p. ISBN: 978-93-58874-77-8. 
  3. Suresh Kumar, J., Visalakshi Chandra, C. and Senthil Alias Sankar. 2023. Agathi. In: Production Technology of Underexploited Vegetable Crops. Dubey Rakesh K., Jagdish Singh. (Eds.). Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi, 552 p. ISBN: 9789355403414
  4. Suresh Kumar, J., Krishnakumar, T., Arutselvan, R., Sajeev, M.S. and Sunitha, S. 2022. Postharvest Management of Tropical Tuber Crops. In: Postharvest Technology of Tropical Fruits and Vegetables. Surajit Mitra and Bose T.K (Eds.), Diya Publishing House, Astral International Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, ISBN: 978-93-5461-429-3.
  5. Visalakshi Chandra, C., Sheela, M.N., Suresh Kumar, J., Namrata A. Giri. and Senthil Alias Sankar. 2023. Cassava. In: Production Technology of Underexploited Vegetable Crops. Dubey Rakesh K., Jagdish Singh. (Eds.). Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi, 552 p. ISBN: 9789355403414.
  6. Sunitha, S., Nedunchezhiyan, M. and Suresh Kumar, J. 2021. Water Management in tropical tuber crops. In: Current Horticulture: improvement, production, plant health management and value addition (Vol. 1). Balraj Singh, Singh, A.K., Tomar, B.S., Ranjan, J K., Som Dutt. (Eds.), Brillion Publishing, New Delhi. 480 p. ISBN: 978-93-90757-42-8 e-ISBN: 978-93-90757-43-5
  7. Nedunchezhiyan M., J. Suresh Kumar and S. Sunitha. 2021. Weed management in root and tuber crops. In: Current Horticulture: improvement, production, plant health management and value addition (Vol. 2). Balraj Singh, A.K. Singh, B.S. Tomar, J.K. Ranjan and Som Dutt. (Eds.), Brillion Publishing, New Delhi. 599p. ISBN: 978-93-90757-79-4 e-ISBN: 978-93-90757-91-6
  8. Nedunchezhiyan, M., Suresh Kumar, J. and Sunitha, S. 2021. Different weed control approaches in tropical tuber crops. In: Recent Advances in Root and Tuber Crops. S.J. More, N.A. Giri, J. Suresh Kumar, V.C. Chandra and T. Sirisha (Eds.), Brillion Publishing, New Delhi, pp. 161-183. ISBN: 978-93-90757-44-2, e-ISBN: 978-93-90757-47-3. 
  9. Sunitha, S., Suresh Kumar, J. and Ravi, V. 2020. AICRP on Tuber Crops- An overview. In: Standard operating procedures for AICRP on Tuber Crops. (Eds). Sunitha, S., Suresh Kumar, J., Ravi, V. and James George. (ISBN: 978-93-5407-281-9). 1-9 p
  10. Sunitha, S., Suresh Kumar, J., Susan John, K, and Neduncheziyan, M. 2020. Crop Production Experiments. In: Standard operating procedures for AICRP on Tuber Crops. (Eds). Sunitha, S., Suresh Kumar, J., Ravi, V. and James George. (ISBN: 978-93-5407-281-9). 36-48 p
  11. Sunitha, S., James George, and Suresh Kumar, J. 2020. Quality planting material production. In: Standard operating procedures for AICRP on Tuber Crops. (Eds). Sunitha, S., Suresh Kumar, J., Ravi, V. and James George. (ISBN: 978-93-5407-281-9). 66-69 p
  12. Sunitha, S., Suresh Kumar, J. and Ravi, V. 2020. Reporting of AICRP on Tuber Crops. In: Standard operating procedures for AICRP on Tuber Crops. (Eds). Sunitha, S., Suresh Kumar, J., Ravi, V. and James George. (ISBN: 978-93-5407-281-9). 81-88 p

12. Number of Technical Bulletins : 13

  1. B. Augustine Jerard., V. Damodaran., S. Sunitha., M.N.  Sheela. and J. Suresh Kumar. 2023. A catalogue of conserved Greater Yam accessions at ICAR-CIARI, Port Blair. 134p.
  2.  Byju, G. and Suresh Kumar, J. 2022. OSOP, Crop Production Division, ICAR-CTCRI (Central Tuber Crops Research Institute), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 20p.
  3. Namrata, A.G., Sanket. J.M., Murugesan, P., Laxminarayana, K., Visalakshi, C.C., Suresh Kumar, J., Sivakumar, P.S.  and Mandira, C. 2020. Tuber Crops based Traditional Food Recipes of Tripura. Technical Bulletin No. 79. ICAR- ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 44p.
  4. Murugesan, P., Laxminarayana, K., Visalakshi, C.C., Namrata A.G., Sanket, J.M, Suresh Kumar, J. and Sivakumar, P.S. 2020. Genetic resources, agro-techniques, value addition and utilisation in tropical tuber crops: Current prospects for North Eastern States in India. Technical bulletin No. 80. ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 63 p.
  5. Sunitha, S., Suresh Kumar, J., Ravi, V. and James, G. 2020. Standard Operating Procedures for AICRP on Tuber Crops, Technical Bulletin No. 81, AICRP on Tuber Crops, ICAR- Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 129 p.
  6. Suja, G., Suresh Kumar, J. and Ravi, V. 2019. Technical bulletin 38th FTF-ITT (Feed the future- India Triangular Training): Integrated technology for production, processing and value addition in tuber crops, ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, 309p.
  7. James George., Sunitha, S. and Suresh Kumar, J. 2018.  Tuber Crops Based Integrated Farming Systems, Technical bulletin No. 69, ICAR-All India Coordinated Research Project on Tuber Crops, ICAR-CTCRI, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, 132p.
  8. James George., Sunitha, S. and Suresh Kumar, J. 2018. Compendium of Tuber Crops Technologies 1968-2018 by AICRP on Tuber Crops. Technical bulletin No. 70, ICAR-All India Coordinated Research Project on Tuber Crops, ICAR-CTCRI, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, 108p.
  9. Sunitha, S., James George., Sheela, M. N., Suresh Kumar, J. and Archana Mukherjee. 2018. Tuber Crops Varieties released/ Recommended for release by AICRPTC over Five Decades, Technical bulletin No. 71, ICAR-All India Coordinated Research Project on Tuber Crops, ICAR-CTCRI, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, 140
  10. Sunitha, S. and Suresh Kumar, J. 2020. All India Coordinated Research Project on Tuber Crops 2014-19 QRT Report. ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Sreekariyam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India 94p.
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