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Dr. R. Vishnu

Assistant Professor
Attached Department: 

Department of Forest Products and Utilization

College of Forestry, Vellanikkara
Mobile Phone No: 
94477 70412
9677527702
Address (Residence): 
India
Profile: 

My research area of interest are Wood Science, Bio-nanomaterials, Natural Resource Management and Plant taxonomy. I have two years of working experience as scientist as well as teacher. So far I guided two students for their MSc. Program.

ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Seshasayee Paper and Boards Limited Award for the Best Ph.D. Student in Forestry in 2021.
  • Dr. S. Nagarajan Outstanding Research Scholar Award for Men Student in Ph.D. in 2021.
  • Second rank in B.Sc. (Hons.) Forestry from Kerala Agricultural University (2011).
  • First rank in ICAR's AICE-SRF(PGS)-2015
  • Selected as Scientist in Agricultural Research Service under Indian Council of Agricultural Research in 2017.
  • Qualified ICAR-NET held on 22nd September, 2014 in the discipline of Agroforestry.
  • Qualified UGC-NET held on 28th June, 2014 in the discipline of Environmental Sciences.
  • Qualified UGC-NET JRF held on December, 2014 in the discipline of Environmental Sciences.
  • Award for Best Student in Plant Taxonomy, college of forestry, Kerala Agri. University (2011).

RESEARCH PAPERS

  • Vishnu, R., and R. Revathi. 2019. “Studies on physical, chemical and fibre morphological parameters of three pulpwood species viz. Eucalyptus, Melia and Casuarina for pulp and paper making.” International Journal of Chemical Studies 7(5): 3155-3162.
  • Vishnu, R., and R. Revathi. 2019. “Methods of isolation of nanocellulose from wood: A review.” Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry 8(5): 2386-2392.
  • R Vishnu, EV Anoop, KCS Warrier and MC Anish. 2018. Genetic divergence for growth and wood parameters in different clones of Casuarina equisetifolia. Journal of Tropical Forest Science. Vol. 30, No. 4 (July 2018), pp. 615-621.
  • Rajarajan, K., Uthappa, A.R., Handa, A.K. S. B. Chavan, R. Vishnu, A. Shrivastava, A. Handa, M. Rana, S. Sahu, N. Kumar, A. K. Singh, S. Ahmed & M. Rana. 2021. Genetic diversity and population structure of Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit genotypes using molecular and morphological attributes. Genet Resour Crop Evol. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-021-01203-7
  • Kannan, C.S. Warrier, R, Vishnu and E.V. Anoop. Wood property variation in selected clones of Casuarina equisetifolia for pulp and paper making. Fifth International Casuarina Workshop, Mamallapuram, Chennai, India, 03-07 February 2014.
  • Meghana Rose Joseph, P.A Nizam, S.Gopakumar, Hanna J Maria, R Vishnu, Nandakumar Kalarikkal, Sabu Thomasd, K Vidyasagaran, E.V Anoop, 2020. Development and Characterization of CNF Reinforced Natural Babul Gum Nanocomposite. J. Industrial Crops and Products. In press.
  • Makrand Gujar, R. Vishnu, Jyothy K. Mandan, I. Sekhar and E. V Anoop. 2016. Anatomical properties of Anthocephalus cadamba(Roxb.) Miq. at five different ages. Indian Journal of forestry. 38(4):323-326.
  • Babu Sreejith, Anoop E.V., Anoob P., Vishnu R., Anish M., Adarsh M. and Kumar Vikas. 2015. Responses of Short period ring width and mean vessel area Chronologies of Plantation grown teak (Tectona grandis L. f.) to Climate in Thrissur, Kerala, India. Research Journal of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences. Vol. 3(4). 11-18p.
  • M. C. Anish, E. V. Anoop, R. Vishnu, B. Sreejith & C. M. Jijeesh. 2015. Effect of growth rate on wood quality of teak (Tectona grandis L. f.): a comparative study of teak grown under differing site quality conditions. Journal of the Indian Academy of Wood Science. Published online on 09 May, 2015.
  • E.V Anoop, C.M Jijeesh, S, Jinu, R, Vishnu and M.C. Anish. Identification and characterization of Acacia auriculiformis A. Cunn. Ex Benth and Acacia mangium Wild grown in Kerala. International Conference on Wood is Good: Current trends and Future Prospects in Wood Utilization, Institute of Wood Science and Technology (IWST), Bangaluru, India. 21-23 November, 2014.

BOOKS

  • Syam Viswanath, Sandeep, S., Sreekumar, V.B., Vishnu, R., and Sanil, M.S. “Manual for Bioremediation of River Banks in Kerala”. 2021. Published by KSCSTE-Kerala Forest Research Institute, Thrissur, Kerala. ISBN No. 81-85041-97-0. 97pp.

BOOK CHAPTERS

  • R. Vishnu, S. Ghosh and S.K. Soam. 2019. National Agroforestry Policy: Opportunities and Challenges. (Chapter 8). In Challenges and Emerging Opportunities in Indian Agriculture. Eds. Ch. Srinivasa Rao, S. Senthil Vinayakam, P.C. Meena. ICAR-National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, Hyderabad, India.178-198p.
  • Identification and Characterization of Tension Wood in Acacia auriculiformis A. Cunn. ex Benth. and Acacia mangium Willd. Grown in Kerala. E. V. Anoop, C. M. Jijeesh, S. Jinu, R. Vishnu, and M. C. Anish. Wood is Good: Current Trends and Future Prospects in Wood Utilization. Editors: Krishna K. Pandey, V. Ramakantha, Shakti S. Chauhan, A.N. Arun Kumar. Pages 153-159
  • Basic Density and Fibre Morphological Characteristics of Selected Pulpwood Species of Kerala. E. V. Anoop, Arun Joseph, C. M. Jijeesh, R. Vishnu and Anju S. Vijayan. Wood is Good: Current Trends and Future Prospects in Wood Utilization. Editors: Krishna K. Pandey, V. Ramakantha, Shakti S. Chauhan, A.N. Arun Kumar. Pages 161-167

TECHNICAL BULLETIN

  • Handa, A.K. S.B. Chavan, Veeresh Kumar, R. Vishnu, Suresh Ramanan, S., R.K. Tewari, A. Arunachalam, S. Bhaskar., S.K. Choudhari and T. Mohapathra. 2020. “Agroforestry for Income Enhancement, Climate Resilience and Ecosystem Services”, Indian council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi. Technical Bulletin. No. CAFRI/01/2020.

 

PROJECTS HANDLED

Sl. No.

Project title

Role

1

Standardization of nursery practices for the production of quality planting material of Indian Sandalwood (Santalum album L.)

Principal Investigator

2

TBOs based agroforestry models

Principal Investigator

3

Agroforestry based integrated farming system for small and marginal farmers in semi-arid region

Co-Investigator

4

Biomass modelling and area estimation in Tectona grandis based agroforestry systems in Central India

Co-Investigator

5

Evaluation and characterization of different Leucaena germplasm at ICAR-CAFRI

Co-Investigator

6

Assessment of area under agroforestry systems/species in agro-climatic zones of India

Co-Investigator

 

TRAINED IN

Have under gone short-term training on:

  • 3 months Foundation Course for Agricultural Research Scientist.
  • Five days training on advances in applications of nanotechnology at ICAR-CIRCOT, Mumbai in 2017.
  • 19 days training in Remote Sensing & GIS Technology and Applications conducted by Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), Dehradun in 2020.
  • DST sponsored 1-week training program on “Integrated Nutrient Management and Nutrient Budgeting through Advanced Models to Improve Crop Productivity”, 18th -22nd   January,   2021, at ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Research Centre, Ooty,TN.

 

POSITIONS HELD

  • Assistant Manager at Rehabilitation Plantations Limited, Punalur, Kollam, Kerala in 2012
  • Teaching assistant in College of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural University for two year (from 19-03-2013 to 18-03-2015)
  • Scientist (Agroforestry) in ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi, U.P. from January, 2019 to October, 2021.

RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC SKILLS

  • Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), MINITAB, GENRES, ImageJ.
  • Taxonomy of forest trees
  • Timber identification

Translations

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Address

College of Forestry
Kerala Agricultural University
KAU P.O
Vellanikkara
Thrissur Kerala 680656
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