Assistant Professor (Agronomy)
School of Agriculture
Aerobic Rice, Pulses, Nutrient and Irrigation Management, Utilization of drones, Yield estimation based on Crop Weather Models, Digitization in Agriculture
Irrigation Scheduling and Nutrient Management for Aerobic Rice
Mail: m.mohanakeerthi@sru.edu.in
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D). in Agronomy from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
Master of Science (M.Sc). in Agriculture with specilization of Agronomy from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
B.Sc. (Agriculture) from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
Assistant Professor (Agronomy) at SR University, Warangal, Telangana, from 2020-12-10 to Till Date.
Assistant Professor (Agronomy) at Mother Terasa College of Agriculture (Affiliated by TNAU), Pudukkottai, from 2019-03-02 to 2019-11-15.
Junior Research Fellow (JRF), Department of Crop Physiology at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, from 2014-10-10 to 2015-05-31.
Junior Research Fellow (JRF), Department of Crop Physiology at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, from 2012-04-19 to 2012-08-12.
Junior Research Fellow (JRF), Department of Agronomy at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, from 2011-10-14 to 2012-02-20.
Keerthi,M.M., R. Babu, R. Karthika, A. Arun, E. Subramanian, N.S. Venkataraman and P.P. Mahendran. 2019. Nitrogen use efficiency of aerobic rice under different irrigation regimes and nitrogen managements in water scarcity environment. In: 28th National conference on Farmers’ friendly soil and water conservation technologies for mitigating climate change impact, ICAR - IISWC, Regional Centre, Udhagamandalam, 31th January to 2nd February 2019. pp: 371-374.
Keerthi, M.M. and R. Babu. 2015. Optimizing plant geometry and nutrient management for grain yield in irrigated greengram. In: National Symposium on Organic Agriculture for the Sustainable Food Security Challenges and Opportunities, AC&RI, Madurai, 26th February to 27th February, 2015. P. 118
Vivitha, P., M.M. Keerthi, P. Chandrasekaran and D. Vijayalakshmi. 2015. Genetic variability in acquired thermo-tolerance in rice genotypes. 3rd Agricultural Graduate Students Conference on Impact of Climate Risks on Agricultural and Horticultural Productivity, pp. 137-138.
Karthika, R., E. Subramanian and M.M. Keerthi. 2019. Role of crop residues in maintenance of soil health. In: National Conference on Eco-Waste Management, PG-Department of Zoology, Govt. Arts College, Melur, 25th January 2019, p. 19.
Keerthi, M.M., R. Babu and R, Karthika. 2019. Integrated wastewater management and use in agriculture. In: National Conference on Eco-Waste Management, PG-Department of Zoology, Govt. Arts College, Melur, 25th January 2019, p. 27.
Karthika, R., E. Subramanian and M.M. Keerthi. 2019. Aerobic rice cultivation system in relation to weed emergence and their management under changing climatic condition – A Review. In: 28th National conference on Farmers’ friendly soil and water conservation technologies for mitigating climate change impact, ICAR - IISWC, Regional Centre, Udhagamandalam, 31th January to 2nd February 2019. pp: 1991-192.
Best Paper Award from International Journal of Agricultural Science and Research, TRANS STELLAR Publishers in the year of 2017
Best Master’s Thesis Award from GKV Society, Agra, UP in the year of 2015
Best Oral Presentation Award Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Hyderabad in the year of 2015
Best Short Film Award in the category of Direction, FeTNA’s Award from Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America (FeTNA), America in the year of 2014
Best Short Film Award in the category of Direction, Certificate of merit (Official selection) in Don Bosco Institute of Communication Arts, Chennai in the year of 2014