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Personal

Born on October 14, 1953 at Sooranadu, Quilon, Kerala, India

Education

Diploma Management 1996 Indira Gandhi Nat. Open. U., India

Diploma Silviculture/For. Ecol. 1987 Utah State University, USA

PhD Soil & Water Mgt. 1983 Indian Agri. Res. Institute, India

PG Dip Seed Technology 1980 Indian Agri. Res. Institute, India

MSc (Ag) Agronomy 1978 Kerala Agri. University, India

BSc (Ag) Agriculture 1975 Kerala Agri. University, India

Professional experience

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  Associate Dean, College of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural University (August 2008--)
  
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  Professor and Head, Department of Silviculture & Agroforestry, Kerala Agricultural University (1998-present)
  
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  Courtesy Professor, School of Forest resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-0410, USA
  
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  Fulbright IAELP scholar, University of Florida, Gainesvile, USA (Oct - Dec 2007)
  
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  JSPS Visiting Professor, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan (Dec 2003- Feb 2004)
  
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  Visiting Faculty, Utah State University, Logan Utah, USA (1986-87)
  
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  Associate Professor, College of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural University (1985-98)
  
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  Assistant Professor, Kerala Agricultural University (1980-85); Junior Assistant Professor, Kerala Agricultural University (1975-80).
  

Editorships/Editorial Board Memberships

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  Editor, Journal of Tropical Agriculture (www.jtropag.in), Kerala Agricultural University (from 2004)
  
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  Associate Editor, Agroforestry Systems, an international journal published by Springer Science, The Netherlands [Editorial Board Member: 2003 to till date].
  
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  Editorial Board Member, Forest Ecology and Management (an international scholarly journal published by Elsevier Science, The Netherlands (1990 to till date).
  
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  Zonal Editor, Indian Journal of Agroforestry, Indian Society of Agroforestry, Jhansi (2004 to till date).
  
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  Editorial Board Member, Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies and Management, a journal published by the Dept. of Geography and Environmental Studies, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia.
  

Major Research Grants as Principal Investigator

• USDA/PL 480: Light utilisation and canopy nitrogen use efficiency of component crops in some selected agroforestry systems (1994-1997; Rs. 12 lakhs).

• ICFRE: Studies on intercropping forest trees with N fixing trees (1991-1994; Rs. 1.45 lakhs).

• Kerala Forest Department: Exploitation of indigenous multipurpose trees in agro/social forestry systems (1990-1992; Rs. 5.35 lakhs).

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  Department of Science and Technology, Government of India: FIST (Rs. 15 lakhs; 2001-2005).
  
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  ICAR: Distribution and abundance of bamboos in the homegardens of Kerala and studies on bamboo root distribution pattern (04-07; Rs. 12.5 lakhs); Niche area of excellence “functional dynamics of tropical homegardens” (116 lakhs; 06-07); All India Coord. Res. Project on Agroforestry (since 90).
  
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  Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: E-publishing of the Journal of Tropical Agriculture (9.5 lakhs; 2006-2007)
  
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  ICAR: Niche area of excellence on “functional dynamics of tropical homegardens” (116 lakhs; 2006-07)
  

Other experience/recognitions (including offices held)

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  Elected Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad, India (2004).
  
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  Elected Fellow of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi, India (2008).
  
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  Elected Fellow of the National Institute of Ecology, New Delhi, India (2008).
  
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  Invited speaker in the Food Security Symposium organised by the FAO during the First World Congress on Agroforestry (27 June to 2 July 2004), Orlando, Florida, USA
  
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  Approved Research Guide, University of Calicut.
  
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  Awarded certificate of appreciation by the Kerala Agricultural University for securing externally funded projects.
  

Dissertation guidance

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  PhD completed (as co-supervisor: FRI DU) - one
  
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  PhD (as member: University of Florida, USA) - one
  
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  Number of MSc students completed: as Chairman- eleven; as member-five
  
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  Undergraduate dissertations completed - twenty one
  

Visiting Fellows from abroad

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  Dr. Shibu Jose, Purdue University, USA (two months 1996)
  
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  Ms Soumya Mohan, PhD student, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA (two months in 2001)
  
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  Professor Jaime Fernando Sales Luis, IUFRO officer, C1.05.15, Silviculture and Management of Pines, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal (two months in 2003)
  
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  Ms Ellyn Damayanti and Mr. M. Dhakal, researchers from the University of Tsukuba, Japan, from 8 March 2004 to 10 March 2004
  
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  Dr. Yosei Oikawa, Assistant Professor, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan; 25 Feb 04 to 3 March 04
  
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  Dr. Ann Russell, Fulbright Fellow and Assistant Professor, Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Iowa State University, Iowa, USA: 18 September 2005 to 17 December 2005
  
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  Forrest Fleischman, Fulbright Scholar (9 months starting with October 2006)
  

Seminars/technical symposia organised/sessions chaired during the last five years

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  Invited to organize a session on “Carbon sequestration in Agroforestry” during the Second World Congress of Agroforestry (WCA2) 23-28 August 2009, Nairobi, Kenya.
  

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  Kerala Agricultural University-University of Florida (KAU-UF) Workshop on Scientific Writing in Agriculture and Natural Resources Management 20 – 25 October 2008.
  

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  Two-day Lecture Workshop on Frontiers in Natural Resource Management under the aegis of the SCIENCE ACADEMIES’ EDUCATION PROGRAMMES of The Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, The Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi and The National Academy of Sciences, India, Allahabad, at the College of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur 25 & 26 June 2008.
  

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  Session on Tropical Homegardens in the First World Congress on Agroforestry from 27 June to 2 July 2004 in Orlando, Florida, USA (http://conference.ifas.ufl.edu/wca).
  

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  Co-chaired Session X: ‘Growth and Productivity’ during the International Teak Conference, 2-5 December 2003, Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi, Kerala, India
  

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  Member, National Organising Committee of the National Symposium on Agroforestry and Sustainable Production, Indian Society of Agroforestry, Jhansi, November 7-9, 2003
  

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  Co-chair, session on Multi-enterprises Systems for Resource Use Efficiency: National Workshop on “Homestead Farming” at Kerala Agricultural University, March 6-7, 2003
  

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  Chairman, Programme Committee of Training Workshop on Natural Resource Management: changing scenarios and shifting paradigms: 21- 24 February 2003.
  

Publications

Books: 3

Book chapters: 26

Journal articles: 74

Seminar/Conference papers: 48

Other papers: 25; Technical reports: 11

Dr. P.K. ASHOKAN

Professor & Head

Dept of Tree Physiology and Breeding

College of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural University, KAU P.O., Thrissur, Kerala 680 656, India. Phone (office) 0487-2370050; Fax [phone]

E-mail :[e-mail]

Date of birth : 25. 12. 1952 ( Twenty fifth December Nineteen fifty two)

Academic qualifications:

Degree/ Diploma	Year of passing	University/ Institute	Specialization/ Subject taken	Class/ Division	% of Marks/OGPA	Rank if Any
B.Sc.(Ag.)	1974	K.A.U.	Agriculture	First	61.00
M.Sc.(Ag.)	1977	K.A.U.	Agronomy	First	4.0/4.0	First
Ph.D	1986	K.A.U.	Agronomy	First	4.0/4.0	First
Post-Doc.	1990	Purdue University, U.S.A.	Forestry – Tree Physiology		4.0/4.0

Experiences in teaching & research and others:

Joined service as Junior Agricultural Officer 16 March 1974

(Agrl. Extension Experience) : 1 year 8 months

Date of joining KAU : 31-10-1977

Date of joining as Associate Professor : 1-12-1986

Date of joining as Professor : 24-7 1998

Teaching UG : Since 1980

Teaching PG : Since 1980

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  Research (brief/specific details of research carried out)
  

External Aided Personal research projects :

Research Projects as Principal Investigator (P.I.) 2 No.

Research projects as Co-P.I./Associate 5 No.

Research projects guided for Ph. D programme: 1 No.

Influence of soil moisture stress on bush pepper

Research projects guided/guiding for M.Sc. ( Forestry) : 12 No.

Research projects guided/guiding for B.Sc. ( Forestry) : (11 No.)

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  Research Publications
  

57 research papers

5 popular articles

3 chapters in Books

5 reports

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  Participation in seminars/ symposia/ workshop/ conference etc. 13Nos
  
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  Awards/ distinctions received, if any :
  

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  USAID fellowship for one year post – doctoral training in forestry at Purdue University , U.S.A. (1989-90)
  
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  Full travel grant of the International Root Crop Society, to present the research paper “ Evaluation of Cassava-based intercropping systems under different geometries of planting” at the eighth International symposium of the society held at Bangkok, Thailand, 1988
  
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  ICAR senior fellowship for undergoing Ph.D programme (1983-1986)
  
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  Best poster award for the article co-authored (2003)
  

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  Participation in refresher courses/ summer institutes:
  
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    One year Post Doctoral training in Tree Physiology from Purdue University, USA ( 1989 Sep. – 1990 Sep.)
    
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    Training on use of radioisotopes and radiations in agriculture & biology research, Nuclear Research Laboratory, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, (70 days) 15-2-1987 to 30-4-1987
    
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    Indo-US workshop cum training on agroforestry in the area of tree nursery technology and management held at the Kerala Agricultural University from 6 to 18 May 1991.
    
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    Training programme for senior teachers – “Training on Management Development Programme” organized by the National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management, Hyderabad, organized at CTI, Mannuthy. 11-15 Dec. 2000
    
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    National Workshop on Natural Resource Management: changing scenarios and shifting paradigms. Sponsored by ICFRE & KAU, 21-24 Feb. 2003
    
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    Summer institute on “weed management in cropping systems”, during May 19 to June 13 1982 at the Marathawada Agricultural University, Parbhani, Maharashtra
    

Dr. K. SUDHAKARA

Professor and Head

Department of Silviculture & Agroforestry

College of Forestry , Kerala Agricultural University, KAU P.O., Thrissur, Kerala 680 656, India. Phone (office) 0487-2370050; Fax [phone];

E-mail: [e-mail]

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Date of Birth: 22 January 1955
Academic qualifications

Name of degree	Year of passing	Univ/institute	Specialization	% of marks /OGPA
B.Sc.(Ag)	1976	KAU	Agriculture	3.72/4.00
M.Sc (Ag)	1980	GBPUAT	Agronomy	4.60/5.00
Ph.D (Agron)	1985	IARI	Agronomy	3.37/4.00
One year Post Doctorate (Forestry)	1987-88	Mississippi State Univ, USA	Tree seed and nursery tech.	4.00/4.00
Commonwealth Postdoc. scholarship	1989-90	Univ. of Aberdeen,U. K.	Nutrient cycling in tree crops

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Short courses

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  Three weeks intensive workshop on Computer, Teaching and Research Methodology at the University of Florida, USA from Aug 1-27, 1987.
  
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  Three weeks' Intensive Field Course in "Agroforestry: Management Alternatives for Tropical Ecosystems, Graduate Short Course: Organisation for Tropical Studies, Inc., Costa Rica, June 15-July 5, 1988.
  
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  INDO-US Workshop cum Training on Agroforestry -"Tree Nursery Technology & Management" May 6-18, 1991 held at Kerala Agri. University.
  
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  Fifth Faculty Development Programme on Advances in Educational Technology Sept. 28 to Oct. 18, 2005 (21 days) at NAARM, Hyderabad.
  
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  International training programme on in vitro and cryopreservation techniques for conservation of plant genetic resources; NBPGR New Delhi, 4-18 December, 2006
  

Awards/ recognitions

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  State Merit Scholarship during Pre-Degree Course (1970-'72)
  
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  ICAR Scholarship during B.Sc. (Ag.) Programme (1972-'76)
  
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  Graduate Research Assistantship during M.Sc. (Agron.) Programme (1977-80)
  
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  ICAR Senior Fellowship during Ph. D. Programme (1981-85)
  
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  Best research paper award for the research paper at the XII^th National Seed Seminar, 24-26 February 2006, Indian Society of Seed Technology, at Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Hyderabad at ANGRAU, Rajendra Nagar, Hyderabad.
  
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  Project Coordinator of Seed Technology Coordination Group of Kerala Agricultural University Faculty Research Committee
  
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  External Examiner and question paper setter for the University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
  
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  Examiner for the conduct of ARS/NET examination on 15-4-2007
  
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  Organised/participated in numerous extension training programmes as a resource person dealing with seed technology, nursery management and watershed development.
  
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  Guided seven MSc (Forestry) students (as Chairman), five (as member), besides 13 BSc (Forestry) dissertations
  
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  Approved Research Guide, University of Calicut
  
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  Reviewer
  

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  Journal of Tropical Agriculture, Kerala
  
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  Journal of Tropical Forest Science, Malaysia
  
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  Current Science
  
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  Indian Journal of Agricultural Science
  

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  Handled several research projects
  

Membership in professional bodies and organisations

Life member, Indian Society of Tree Scientists Life member, Indian Society of Seed Technology Society of American Foresters (1987 to 1991) Mississippi Forestry Association (1987 to 1991) Indian Society for Plantation Crops Indian Society of Soil Science

Publications:
34 research articles, 5 book chapters, 23 seminar/symposia papers, 5 popular articles, 1 review article, 6 research reports