Dr. K Kandiannan

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Name	Dr. K Kandiannan
Designation	Principal Scientist
Discipline	Agronomy
Qualification	Ph D
Specialisation	Agronomy, Agricultural Meteorology
Contact	Official mail Kandiannan.K@icar.gov.in, Personal mail kandiannan@gmail.com Mobile 9446023078
Areas of Interest	Crop Production, Crop Ecology, Crop and crop-weather model
Total publications	50

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Research Publications

Research Publications:

Ankegowda S J, Kandiannan K and Venugopal M N. 2010. Rainfall and temperature trends- A tool for crop planning. Journal of Plantation Crops. 38(1): 57-61.
Kandiannana, K. Utpala Parthasarathy, K.S.Krishnamurthy, C.K.Thankamani, V.Srinivasan 2009 Modeling individual leaf area of ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe.) using leaf length and width. Scientia Horticulturae 120: 532-537
Kandiannan, K. and K.K. Chandaragiri. 2008 Phenology and dry matter disrtibution in turmeric (Curcuma doemstica Valeton. Syn (C. longa L.). Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Sciences 30:105-109.
Kandiannan, K., C.K. Thankamani, and P.A. Mathew 2008. Analysis of rainfall of the high rainfall tract of northern agro-climatic zone of Kerala. J. Spices & Aromatic Crops 17 (1) : 16-20.
Kandiannan, K. and K.K. Chandaragiri. 2008 Monetary and non-monetary inputs on turmeric growth , nutrient uptake, yield and economics under irrigated condition. Indian J. Horticulture.65 (2) 209-213
Thankamani, C.K., R. Dinesh, S.J. Eapen, A. Kumar and K. Kandiannan. 2008. Effect of solarized potting mixture on growth of black pepper (Piper nigrum L.). Journal of Spices and Aromatic Crops. 17 (2): 103-108.
Thankamani, C.K., P.A. Mathew, V. Srinivasan, K.S. Krishnamurthy, K. Kandiannan and S. Hamza. 2008. Granite powder as a substitute for sand in nursery mixture for black pepper (Piper nigrum L.). Journal of Plantation Crops. 36(2): 117-122.
Kandiannan, K., Krishnamurthy, K.S., Thankamani, C.K. and Mathew, P.A. 2007. Pattern and variability of black pepper yields in tropical humid climatic conditions. Indian Journal of Horticulture 64 (3) : 314-319.
Kandiannan, K. and K.K. Chandaragiri. 2006. Influence of varieties, dates of planting, spacing and nitrogen levels on growth, yield and quality of turmeric (Curcuma longa). Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 76 (7) : 432 -4.
Kandiannan, K., C.K. Thankamani, V.S. Korikanthimath and P.A. Mathew 2005. Performance of Java Long pepper (Piper chaba Hunter non Blume syn. P. retrofractum Vahl.) intercropped with arecanut. Journal of Plantation Crops 33(1):77-78.
Kandiannan, K, Karthikeyan,R., Manorama, K., Umamaheswari, C., Krishnan, R. and Balasubramanian T N (2003). Forecasting Grass Minimum Temperature for Coimbatore. J. Agrometeorology. 5(1) : 97-101.
Kandiannan, K, Chandaragiri K K, Govindaswamy, M., Subbian,P. and Sankaran N, (2002). Analysis of Spatial Variability of Turmeric (Curcuma longa L. syn. Curcuma domestica Val.) yield in India. J. Spices and Aromatic Crops. 11(2):155-159.
Kandiannan, K, Chandaragiri K K, Sankaran N, Balasubramanian T N and Kailasam, C. (2002) Crop-weather model for turmeric yield forceasing for Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, India Agric Forest Meteorol 112:133-137.
Kandiannan, K., Karthikeyan, R., Krishnan, R., Kailasam, C. and Balasubramanian T.N. (2002) A crop-weather model for prediction of rice (Oryza sativa L.) yield using an empirical - statistical technique. J. Agronomy & Crop Science 188 (1) : 59-62.
Kandiannan, K., Kailasam, C., Chandaragiri K K. and Sankaran N.(2002) Allometric model for leaf area estimation in black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) J. Agronomy & Crop Science 188 (2): 138-140.
Kandiannan, K, Chandaragiri K K, Sankaran N, Balasubramanian T N and Kailasam, C. (2002) Weather during turmeric production and its relation with turmeric yield under tropical irrigated condition. J. Plantation Crops. 30 (2): 45-49.
Kandiannan, K, Chandaragiri K K, Sankaran N, and Balasubramanian T N (2001). Delineation of Turmeric Zones in Tamil Nadu. J. Spices and Aromatic Crops 10(2): 153
Kandiannan, K, Chandaragiri K K, Sankaran N, Balasubramanian T N and Kailasam, C. (2001). Empirical Model for Turmeric (Curcuma domestica Val.) yield prediction. J. Spices and Aromatic Crops. 10(1) : 59-61
Kandiannan,K., K.Sivaraman, M.Anandaraj and K.S.Krishnamurthy. 2000. Growth and Nutrient content of black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) cuttings as influenced by inoculation with biofertilizers. J. Spices & Aromatic Crops. 9(2) : 145 - 147.
Kandiannan.K., K.M. Abdulla Koya and K.V.Peter. 1999. Mixed cropping of ginger (Zingiber officnale Rosc.) and maize (Zea mays L.) J. Spices & Aromatic Crops 8(2) : 219 - 220.

Awards

Awards:

Junior Research Fellowship, 1987- 88, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi,
Foreign Examiners Donation Prize for the Best Ph D Student in Agronomy 2003.
Prof. Dr. S. Subramanian and Scholars Award for the Best Ph D Thesis Research in Agronomy 2003.
Best Ph D Thesis award 2003, Indian Society of Agronomy, New Delhi

Research Projects

Research Projects:

CURRENT PROJECTS

Agr. XXXVII (813): Production of nucleus planting materials of improved varieties of spice crops (PI)

NICRA Strategic Component Project: Climate change impact, mitigation and climate resilience studies in black pepper, ginger and turmeric (Co-PI)

COMPLETED PROJECTS

Institute Research Projects

Sl. No.	Name of the project	Date of commencement	Date of completion	Role (PI/Co-PI)
1	Studies on the impact input technologies on the yield performance and quality attributes of black pepper	1993	1998	PI
2	Studies on the effect of organic nutrition and secondary nutrients on establishment, growth and yield of black pepper	1994	1995	PI
3	Biofertilizer application on growth, yield and quality of black pepper	1995	1998	PI
4	Influence of varieties, times of planting, spacing and nitrogen levels on growth, yield and quality, crop-weather and growth simulation modeling and yield forecast in turmeric	1999	2002	PI
5	Efficacy of biofertilizers on nutritional management of black pepper	2000	2006	Co-PI
6	Biometeorological Investigations and modelling in black pepper	2003	2006	PI
7	Enhancing the productivity in black pepper by intercropping	2006	2009	Co-PI
8	Phenology of ginger and turmeric	2006	2010	PI
9	Input use efficiency in turmeric in relation to quality	2007	2011	PI
10	Database on Agro-technologies generated for major spices (black pepper, cardamom, ginger and turmeric) in agro-climatic regions of India.	2011	2014	PI
11	Effect of weed management practices on growth, yield and quality parameters of ginger	2011	2016	Co-PI
12	Source sink relationship, endogenous hormone levels and their relationship with rhizome development in ginger and turmeric	2011	2016	Co-PI
13	Production of nucleus planting materials of improved varieties of spice crops	2006	2025	PI

Externally Funded Research Projects

Sl. No.	Name of the project	Date of commencement	Date of completion	Role (PI/Co-PI)	Grant (Lakhs)
1	Evaluation of Sulphate of Potash (SOP) as Potassium Source on growth, yield and quality of Black Pepper	2004	2007	PI	9.85
2	Impact, adaptation and mitigation of climate change effects on growth and productivity of plantation crops with special reference to black pepper	2004	2007	Co-PI	11.45
3	ICAR- Mega Seed Project on Seed Production in Agricultural Crops and Fisheries	2006	2012	PI	58.00
4	Pepper rehabilitation package – Technology mission on black pepper for Wayanad..	2010	2013	Co-PI	50.02
5	Seed system development in major spice crops (ginger, turmeric, naga chilli)	2012	2015	Co-PI	10.02
6	Integrated pepper research and development project for North Kerala districts	2013	2016	Co-PI	33.00
7	Network on Organic Farming in Horticulture Crops	2014	2022	Co-PI	52.62
8	Delineation of spices zone beyond boundaries using climate analogue tools in changing climate	2016	2019	PI	29.50
9	NICRA Strategic Component Project: Climate change impact, mitigation and climate resilience studies in black pepper, ginger and turmeric	2021	2026	Co-PI	100.00