Primer on Weed Management

About The Authors

Dr. M. Thiruppathi, did his B.Sc (Ag) in the year 1998, M.Sc (Ag) in Agronomy during 2001and Ph.D in Agronomy with specialization of cropping system and irrigation Agronomy from Annamalai University in the year 2007. He has qualified National Eligibility Test conducted by ICAR-ASRB in 2001. He has been teaching courses on weed science, irrigation agronomy, dry farming, agroforestry, organic farming and farming systems management to under-graduate and post-graduate students for the past 15 years and presently he is Assistant Professor in Agronomy. He has published 22 research articles in various national and international scientific journals. He also attended and presented more than 15 national and international seminars / conferences. He won a best paper presentation award at international and national level conferences. He is supervising M.Sc (Ag) and Ph.D scholars. He authored two books. He has successfully organized three national seminars as secretary and joint secretary. He authored two books. He operates research projects as principal investigator and co–principal investigator.

Dr. R. Rex Immanuel was born on 27th July 1974, in an agrarian village Nesarpuram, Kanyakumari district of Tamilnadu. The author did his M. Sc. (Agri.) and Ph. D (Agronomy) from Annamalai University, Tamilnadu and now working as Assistant Professor in Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University. He has qualified National Eligibility Test conducted by ICAR-ASRB in 2004.

His research area specialization is Coastal Agro-ecosystem Management. He has been teaching courses on agricultural meteorology, agroforestry, climate change and biodiversity management and farming systems management to under-graduate and post-graduate students for the past 14 years. He has authored one book and published research articles in national and international journals and also presented research papers in national and international seminars and conferences.

Dr. K. Arivukkarasu did his Under graduation, Post graduation and earned his Doctorate in Agronomy with specialization in Weed Science from Annamalai University. He has qualified National Eligibility Test conducted by ICAR-ASRB. He is a teaching faculty from the year 2005, and presently he is serving as Assistant Professor in Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University.

He has been teaching courses for Under graduate and Post graduate students, also guiding Post graduate scholars. He has published research papers in journals, participated in seminars, symposium, conferences, workshops, and as an organizing member for few national seminars. He served as Associating Scientist in ICAR-NAIP project operated in Department of Agronomy, Annamalai University. He is a life member in professional bodies like Indian Society of Agronomy and Indian Society of Weed science.