| Name | Dr. K. Ramachandrudu |
| Designation | Principal Scientist |
| Discipline | Horticulture |
| Qualification | M Sc (Ag) (Hort.), Ph D |
| Experience | 26 years |
| Contact | Chandrudu.KR@icar.org.in |
| Academic Identity – ORCID iD | 0009-0006-8163-3329 |
Membership in Professional bodies – Life Member
Indian Academy of Horticultural Sciences (IAHS)
Indian Society of Ornamental Horticulture (ISOH)
Society for Promotion of Oil Palm Research and Development (SOPOPRAD)
Society for Promotion of Horticulture (SPH)
Indian Society for Plantation Crops (ISPC).
Honours & Awards
ICAR Sr. Fellowship award for doing Ph.D at IARI in 1993.
NET-ICAR by ASRB in 1995.
Best poster presentation award-National Symposium on Ornamental Bulbous Crops -Comparative performance of gladiolus cultivars under coconut garden and open conditions held in Meerut during 5-6 December 2006 organized by SVB Patel University of Agriculture & Technology and Indian Society of Ornamental Horticulture.
Best poster presentation award-National Symposium on Ornamental Bulbous Crops -Status of floriculture and flori-business in Goa held in Meerut during 5-6 December 2006 organized by SVB Patel University of Agriculture & Technology and Indian Society of Ornamental Horticulture.
Best poster presentation award- Millipede-A potential bio-agent for recycling of biomass in oil palm gardens-International Conference on Crop Residue Management organized by Dept. of Agriculture, Govt. of Bihar and Bihar Agricultural University in Patna during 14-15 October 2019.
Fellow of Society for Promotion of Oil Palm Research and Development (SOPOPRAD) awarded in 2022.
Publications
Ramachandrudu, K., Thangam, M. and Korikanthimath, V. S. 2010. Performance of baby corn genotypes under high rainfall conditions of Goa. Indian Journal of Horticulture, 67(3):414-417 (NAAS: 6.16).
Suresh, K., Nagamani, C, Ramachandrudu, K. 2010. Gas exchange characteristics, leaf water potential and chlorophyll a fluorescence in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) seedlings under water stress and recovery. Photosynthetica 48(3): 430-436 (NAAS: 9.19).
Ramachandrudu, K. and Thangam, M. 2012. Performance of heliconia under coconut and open field conditions. Indian Journal of Horticulture, 69(3): 450-53 (NAAS: 6.00).
Ramachandrudu, K., Thangam, M. and Korikanthimath, V.S. 2013. Performance of sweet corn (Zea mays L. saccharata) varieties under tropical conditions of Goa. Indian Journal of Horticulture, 70(3): 387-391. (NAAS: 6.11).
Behera, S. K., Suresh, K., Ramachandrudu, K., Manorama, K., and Rao, B. N. 2016. Mapping spatial variability of leaf nutrient status of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) plantations in India. Crop & Pasture Sciences 67(1): 109-116 (NAAS IF: 7.48).
Suneetha, V. and Ramachandrudu, K. 2019. Changes in growth, microbial and enzyme activities in oil palm nursery in response to bio-inoculants and chemical fertilizers. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science. https://doi.org/10.1080/03650340.2019.1628343 (NAAS: 9.09).
Suneetha, V., Ramachandrudu, K. and Suresh, K. 2019. Gas exchange characterstics and chlorophyll pigment of oil palm seedlings under influence of microbial fertilizers. Journal of Oil Palm Research. https://doi.org/10.21894/jopr.2019.0000 (NAAS: 8.06).
Ramachandrudu, K. 2020. Evaluation of fertilizing capacity of palm oil sludge on growth and biomass production of oil palm seedlings. Indian Journal of Horticulture, 77(3): 548-552 (NAAS: 6.11).
Ramachandrudu, K., Suresh, K. and Manorama, K. 2023. Morpho-physiological changes in oil palm tenera hybrid (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) seedlings raised under different shade levels. Journal of Horticultural Sciences, 18(2). (NAAS rating: 6.10).
Ramachandrudu K., Narasimha Rao Bezawada and Manorama Kamireddy. 2023. Nutritive screening and forage yield of Guniea and hybrid Napier grass varieties grown under dense shade of mature oil palm plantation. Journal of Oil Palm Research, DOI: https://doi.org/10.21894/jopr.2023.0051 (NAAS rating: 7.30).
Projects (Onging)
In-house
Studies onoil palm based cropping systems.
Studies onnursery management in oil palm.
Dissemination of technology & information communication technology applications in oil palm sector (Associate)
Externally funded
Efficient utilization of available space, light and biomass for making oil palm plantation as productive and self sustainable system (DA&FW sponsored).
FFP-Enhancing profitability of oil palm based cropping system through resource use efficient technologies with farmer – scientist and stakeholders interface (ICAR sponsored) (Rs 84.60 lakhs)
