Dr. Mageshwaran Vellaichamy

Name: Dr. Mageshwaran Vellaichamy Designation: Senior Scientist (Agricultural Microbiology) Professional experience: Joined service in ICAR as Agricultural Research Scientist on 04-11-2009 at National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, Hyderabad. Worked as Scientist at ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology, Mumbai from 15-03-2010 to 24-12-2019 Presently, working as Senior Scientist (Agricultural Microbiology) at ICAR- National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms, Mau since 25-12-2019 to till date Research interest: Anti-microbial resistance in soil bacteria Bacterial endophytes for biotic stress management Organic matter recycling Lignocellulosic biomass utilization Solid state fermentation Gossypol detoxification Cotton by-products utilization Rapid composting of agricultural residues (paddy straw, cotton stalks etc.) Google Scholar Link: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=DKEnS-8AAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate Contact details: Office Address: ICAR-National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms Kushmaur, Maunath Bhanjan 275103  Uttar Pradesh (India)   Tel: 91-8765107799 E-mail: mageshbioiari@gmail.com | mageshwaran.v@icar.org.in

Significant recognition (Awards/Fellowships/Technologies transferred/Patents etc.):

1. Technologies

1. 1. Endophytic Bacillus subtilis for biocontrol of wilt complex in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)
   2. Adoption of technology on “Rapid Composting of Agro-residues” among the farmers of Eastern Uttar Pradesh
   3. Solid state fermentation for gossypol reduction and nutritive quality improvement in cottonseed cake
   4. Accelerated process for preparation of bioenriched compost from cotton plant stalks
   5. Popularized the technologies on preparation of bio-enriched compost and oyster mushroom cultivation using cotton stalks among the cotton growers of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra
   6. Eco-friendly enzymatic process for preparation of absorbent cotton from non-spinnable short staple cotton

2. Fellowships:

1. 1. Indian Agricultural Research Institute Scholarship for PhD program (Aug 2006 – Dec 2007)
   2. Jawaharlal Nehru Scholarship for doctoral studies (Jan 2008 –Dec 2009)
   3. Recognized by Mumbai University as a teacher for the M.Sc. degree (By Research) in Microbiology.
   4. Fellowship for international training on “Fermentation Technology” at University of North Carolina at Pembroke, USA during Sep 02 to Nov 30, 2013. The program was sponsored by Component-I of NAIP, ICAR

3. Patents/Copyrights:

1. 1. A complete patent (1477/MUM/2014 dated 28-04-14) was filed on “A novel process for gossypol reduction and nutritive quality improvement in cottonseed cake for its use in non-ruminants feed” at Mumbai, India.
   2. CIRCOT eco-friendly, efficient and rapid burning crematorium

4. Membership of Societies:
   1. Life member in Indian Society of Cotton Improvement (ISCI)
   2. Life member of Indian Fibre Society (IFS)
   3. Life member of Society for Plant Research (SPR)
   4. Life member of Agro-Environmental Development Society (AEDS)

5. Awards:
   1. Best Research Paper Award 2014 for the paper titled “Gossypol detoxification in various cottonseed extractions by fungal cultures during solid state fermentation” by Indian Society for Cotton Improvement, Mumbai
   2. Best Employee Award 2017 by ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology, Mumbai
   3. DD Sahayadhri Krushi Sanman Team Award 2019” for the work on better utilization practices of cotton stalks for welfare of cotton growers.
   4. ISAE 54^th team award 2019 for the work on better utilization practices of cotton stalks for the welfare of cotton growers.
   5. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Award for Scientific Excellence – 2020” conferred by Marina Labs Research and Development, Chennai
   6. Fellow award – 2024” conferred by Society of Plant Research & Springer Nature (FSPR)
   7. YSRK Sarma Memorial award-2023 conferred by Springer Nature
   8. Best oral presentation award conferred at the conference held at SKUAST-K, Srinagar, Kashmir
   9. Best Scientist Award in Microbiology conferred at the Recent Advances in Agricultural, Biological & Applied Sciences for Eco - Friendly Development (RAABASED 2025) held at Maya Devi University, Dehradun, India

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List of publications (Best 10 publications) with NAAS Rating and Impact Factor:

· Govindasamy V, SenthilKumar M., Mageshwaran V and K Annapurna. (2009). Detection and Characterization of ACC deaminase containing plant growth promoting rhizobacteria. Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 18; 71-76. (Corresponding author) (NAAS: 6.41)

· Mageshwaran V, Suresh Walia, Govindasamy V and K Annapurna. (2011). Antibacterial activity of metabolite produced by Paenibacillus polymyxa strain HKA-15 against Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology. 49: 229-233. (Corresponding author) (NAAS: 7.2)

· Mageshwaran V, Vital L and K Annapurna. (2012). Suppression of common blight disease by a bacterial endophyte in soybean. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 82 (4): 388-90. (Corresponding author) (NAAS: 6.2)

· Mageshwaran V, Mondal K K, Kumar U and K Annapurna. (2012). Role of antibiosis on suppression of bacterial common blight disease in French bean by Paenibacillus polymyxa strain HKA-15. African Journal of Biotechnology 11 (60): 12389 – 12395. (Corresponding author) (NAAS: Nil)

· Mageshwaran V, Suresh Walia and K Annapurna. (2012). Isolation and partial characterization of antibacterial lipopeptide produced by Paenibacillus polymyxa HKA-15 against phytopathogen Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli M-5. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 28: 909-917. (Corresponding author) (NAAS: 7.3)

· N.D. Kambli, V Mageshwaran, P.G. Patil, Sujata Saxena and R.R. Deshmukh. (2017). Synthesis and characterization of microcrystalline cellulose powder from corn husk fibres using bio-chemical route. Cellulose. DOI.101007/s10570-017-1522-4. (NAAS: 9.2)

· Mageshwaran, V., Shaikh, A and Kathe, A. A. (2017). Optimization of process parameters for gossypol detoxification in chemical disinfected cottonseed cake by mixed fungal culture during solid state fermentation. Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research. 76: 714-719. (Corresponding author) (NAAS: 6.4)

· Mageshwaran V., Sharma V, M. Chinnkar, N. Parvez and V. Krishnan. (2018). Biodegradation of gossypol by mixed fungal cultures in minimal medium” Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology. 54 (3): 301-308. (Corresponding author) (NAAS: 6.7)

· Mageshwaran V., Varsha Satankar and P. Jagajanantha. (2019). Optimization of enzymatic process for preparation of absorbent cotton” Indian Journal of Fibre & Textile Research. 44: 223-229. (Corresponding author) (NAAS: 6.4)

· Kumar, M., Potkule, J., Patil, S., Mageshwaran, V., Saxena, S., Ashtaputre, N and D’Souza, C. (2021). Evaluation of detoxified cottonseed protein isolate for application as food supplement. Toxin Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1080/15569543.2021.1.1889605. (NAAS: 8.6)