Dr.(Mrs) Thankamani.CK

Photo	Dr. CKT Photo.jpg
Designation	Principal Scientist
Division	Crop Production and Post Harvest Technology
Qualification	B.sc(Ag),M.sc(Ag), P.hD
Specialisation	Agronomy
Contact	Thankamani.CK@icar.gov.in,tmanimidhun15@gmail.com,tmani4@rediffmail.com,9495083552
Areas of Interest	Organic farming of spices, developing IOFS models,Fertigation,High density planting,PGR
Total publications	90

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Research Publications

Research Publications:

Thankamani, C. K, Sivaraman, K and Kandiannan, K. 1996. Response of clove (Syzygium aromaticum L Merry & Perry) seedlings and black pepper (Piper nigrum L) cuttings to propagating media under nursery conditions. J. Sp & Ar. Crops 5(20): 99-104.
Thankamani, C. K and Ashokan, P.K. 2000. Optimum percentage of allowable depletion of soil moisture in bush pepper. Centennial Conference on Spices and Aromatic crops, Calicut, pp. 97-100.
Thankamani, C. K., Sivaraman, K. and Kandiannan, K. 2002. Evaluation of different methods for storage of turmeric rhizomes (Curucuma longa L.) In: Rethinam, P., Khan, H.H., Reddy, V.M., Mandal, P.K. and Suresh (Eds). Plantation Crops Research and Development in the New Millennium, Hyderabad, PP. 589-591.
Thankamani, C. K and Ashokan, P.K. 2002. Chlorophyll and leaf epicuticular wax content of black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) varieties in response to water stress. Medicinal and aromatic plant sciences 24: 943-946.
Thankamani, C. K and Ashokan, P.K. 2002. Effect of drip irrigation on growth, yield and quality parameters of bush black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) intercropped in mature coconut garden. In: Yadav, J. S. P. and Sharma, A.R.(Eds). Extended Summaries, vol.2. Second International Agronomy Congress on Balancing food and Environment Security-A continuing Challenge, 26-30 November 2002, New Delhi, pp.1350-1351
Thankamani, C. K and Ashokan, P.K. 2002 Influence of drip irrigation on yield and moisture extraction pattern of bush pepper grown in Coconut garden. In: Manivannan, S., Sikka, A. K., Korikanthimath, V. S., Ashok Kumar, J., Priyadevi, S and Manjunath, B. C (Eds). National symposium on soil and water conservation measures and sustainable land use systems with special reference to western Ghat region. Old Goa, PP. 157-160.
Thankamani, C. K, Ashokan, P.K., Kamalam, N.V. 2003. Root distribution pattern of field planted bush black pepper employing radiotracer technique. Nuclear agriculture and Biology 32 (1): 23-28.
Thankamani, C. K and Ashokan, P.K 2003. Evaluation of two bush black pepper varieties (Piper nigrum L) for photosynthetic translocation under water stress. Journal of nuclear Agriculture & Biology 32 (2): 109-115.
Thankamani, C. K, Anandaraj, M., Diby Paul and Kandiannan, K. 2003 Compatibility of Pseudomonas fluorescence, VAM (Glomus fasciculatum), Trichoderma harzianum and pesticides on establishment and growth of black pepper under nursery condition, In: M.S. Reddy, M. Anandaraj, Santhosh J. Eapen, Y.R. Sarma, J.W. Kloepper (Eds.), 6th International Workshop on PGPR, Calicut, pp. 82-88.
Thankamani, C. K, Chempakam, B., Ashokan, P.K. 2003 . Water stress induced changes in enzyme activities and lipid per oxidation in black pepper (Piper nigrum L). Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic plant sciences 25 (3): 646-650.
Thankamani, C. K and Ashokan, P.K. 2004. Solute accumulation in black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) varieties in response to water stress. Indian Journal of Horticulture. 61(1): 71-74.
Thankamani, C. K and Ashokan, P.K. 2004. Screening of black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) cultivars for water stress. Agricultural Science Digest 24 (3): 162-165.
Thankamani, C. K, Srinivasan,V., Anandaraj, M. and Kandiannan, K. 2004. Evaluation of weed management practices in a black pepper garden. In: Korikanthimath,V. S., Zachariah, T. J., Babu, K. N., Suseela Bhai, R. and Kandiannan,K.(Eds). National seminar on New Perspectives in Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic plants . Indian Society for spices, Calicut, pp. 215-218
Thankamani, C. K, Madan, M. S., Sivaraman, K and Kandiannan, K., 2005 Utilization of composted coir pith for growth and yield of turmeric. Agricultural Science Digest. 25 (2): 99-102.
Thankamani, C. K., Sreekala, K and Anandaraj, M., 2005. Effect of Pseudomonas fluorescens (IISR6) and Trichoderma harzianum on growth of black pepper varieties in the nursery. Journal of Spices and Aromatic Crops: 14(2): 116.
Thankamani, C. K., Srinivasan, V., Hamza, S., Kandiannan, K., Mathew, P.A., 2007. Evaluation of nursery mixture for planting material production in black pepper (Piper nigrum L). Journal of Spices and Aromatic Crops 16: 111-114.
Thankamani, C. K, Dinesh, R., Eapen, S. J., Kumar, A., Kandiannan, K and Mathew, P.A. 2007 Effect of solarized potting mixture on growth of black pepper rooted cuttings (Piper nigrum L.) in the nursery. Journal of spices and aromatic crops, (Supplement).:103-108
Thankamani, C. K., and Ashokan, P. K. 2007. Influence of drip irrigation on growth and yield of black pepper (Piper nigrum L) intercropped in coconut garden in laterite soil. Journal of Plantation Crops (2): 166-170.
Thankamani, C. K., and Sreekala, K. 2008 Growth and nutrient uptake of black pepper (Piper nigrum L) varieties in nursery are influenced by the application of Pseudomonas fluorescence and Trichoderma harzianum .Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic plant Sciences. 30: 105-108.
Thankamani, C. K., Mathew P. A., Srinivasan, V., Krishnamurthy, K. S., Hamza, S.,Kandiannan, K. 2008 Granite powder as a substitute for sand in nursery mixture for black pepper . Journal of plantation crops 36 (2) :123-126
Thankamani, C. K, Kandiannan K, Madan M S, Hamza S and Krishnamurthy K S. 2010. Intercropping of tuber and fodder crops in juvenile black pepper garden. pp. 186–190. In: Proceedings of National Seminar on Soil, Water and Crop Management for Higher Productivity of Spices. 11–12 Feb. 2010, Centre for Water Resources Development and Management (CWRDM), Calicut
Thankamani, C. K.., Kandiannan, K., Srinivasan, V. and Hamza, S. 2012 Intercropping medicinal plants in black pepper. Indian Journal of Horticulture 69: 133-135.
Thankamani, C.K. , Kandiannan, K., Srinivasan, V., and Krishnamurthy, K. S. 2014. Application of Azosprillum and nutrients on yield, quality parameters and economics of Black pepper. Indian Journal of Horticulture 71: 292- 294.
Thankamani, C.K., Kandiannan, K., Hamza, S. and Saji, K. V. 2016. Effect of mulches on weed suppression and yield of ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) Scientia Horticulturae . 207: 125-130
Srinivasan, V., Thankamani, C. K., Dinesh, R., Kandiannan, K., Zacharia, T. J., Leela, N. K., Hamza, S., Shajina, O. and Ansha, O. 2016. Nutrient management system in turmeric. Effect on soil quality, rhizome yield and quality.Industrial crops and products. 85: 241-250
Kalidasu Giridhar, Surepeddi Surya Kumari, Kantipudi Nirmal Babu. Thankamani, C. K Eleswarapu Vani DiwakaraSastry, Dhirendra Singh, Gopal Lal, S. P. Singh, S. K. Tehlan, V. P.Pandey, Dhirendra Singh, A. K. Singh,Dinesh Patel, Preeti Verma and Ritesh Patel. 2016 Mega Environment Analysis and Cultivar Selection for Resource Optimization International Journal of Bio-resource and Stress Management, 7: 798-806
Thankamani C K, Muthamil Selvan M, Annamalai S J K & Jayashree E 2017 Influence of machine generated potting mixture in the growth of black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) cuttings and nutmeg (Myristica fragrans Houtt.) seedlings in nursery. Journal of Plantation Crops. 45(3): 200-206.
V. Srinivasan, Thankamani C K, R. Dinesh, Kandiannan K, S.Hamza , NK Leela, and T Zacharia 2018 Variation in soil properties, rhizome yield and quality as influenced by different nutrient management schedules in rainfed ginger. Agricultural Research (NAAS-springer): 1-13
Thankamani C K, Prathusha K, Hamza S and Kandiannan K 2020. Enhancement of rooting and growth of bush pepper by jeevamrutham and tender coconut water. Journal of plantation crops. 48: 142-146 (5.54)
Krishnamurthy K S, Kandiannan K, Srinivasan V, Dinesh R, AnkegowdaSJ, Thankamani CK, Nirmal Babu K and Peter K V 2020. Climate change Impact and water productivity in Black pepper and Cardamom. International Journal of Innovative Horticulture. 9(1):1-8
Alagupalamuthirsolai M, Srinivasan V, Sarathambal C, Thankamani C K, Krishnamurthy KS, & Subila, KP 2021. Development of screening method for moisture deficit tolerance of black pepper genotypes. International Journal of Environment and Climate Change. 11(2): 157-164.
Saljuna K.P., Thankamani. C.K., Krishnamurthy K.S, Gayathri Pavithran and M.Alagupalamuthirsolai, 2023, Effect of growth regulators on the growth and yield of ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.) under polyhouse condition. Journal of Plantation Crops, 51(1): 16-22

Awards

Awards:

Thankamani, C.K. and Ashokan, P.K.2002. Influence of drip irrigation on yield and moisture extraction pattern of bush pepper grown in Coconut garden. National symposium on soil and water conservation measures and sustainable land use systems with special reference to western Ghat region, ICAR research complex for Goa, old Goa, 16-17 November, 2002.
Thankamani, C.K., Srinivasan, V., Hamza, S., Kandiannan, K., Mathew, P.A., 2006 Alapatti Prasad Rao best poster award for the research paper’ Evaluating soil less mixture for the production of planting materials in black pepper’, SYMSAC-III, Bangalore 08-10 November , 2006.
Bhadramurthy V, Bhat AI, Jasmine George, Thankamani CK, Mathew P.A 2007. Alapatti Prasad Rao Award for the best poster on variation in the concentration and indexing black pepper plants for viruses through DAS-ELIZA, SYMSAC IV , OUAT, Bhubaneswar, November 25-26.

Research Projects

Research Projects:

No.of Institute projects completed-11

No.of External projects completed-6