Dr. Madhu Subramanian

Name

Dr. Madhu Subramanian

Department

Agricultural Entomology

Specialisation

Biological Control

Host Plant Resistance

Position

Director of Research, Directorate of Research

Professor & PI, AICRP on Biological Control of Crop pests and Weeds

Mobile No

9447100151

E mail id

dr@kau.in

madhu.s@kau.in

Address

India

Land Phone No

0487-2438101

Profile

• 25 years of experience in teaching, research and extension activities in the field of Agricultural Entomology
• Four years of experience in research administration.

Courses offered

• Insect behaviour (Ph. D)
• Concepts of Integrated Pest Management, Host Plant Resistance, Host Plant Resistance (PG)

Student Guidance

• Guided 5 M.Sc. (KAU) and 3 Ph.D students as Major Advisor

Profile

• Published about more than 20 research papers
• Expertise and experience in research on pest management and biological control
• Experience in mobilising and organizing farming and marginalised communities
• Experience in capacity building of farmer organisations to adopt and adapt appropriate technologies
• Experience in planning and execution of regional level capacity building programmes and policy dialogues across South Asian countries such as India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh as a resource person to South Asian  Perspectives Network Association (SAPNA), a regional platform for strengthening grass root organizations in poverty eradication through social mobilization
• Experience in undertaking research projects for international organizations such as Ford Foundation (study on the local self governance in Kerala) and Konrad Adenaeur Foundation (study on empowerment of women in local self governments in Kerala)
• Conducted 10 vocational trainings on Biological Control
• Acted as a resource person for various other training  programme on biological control and pest management.
•  Life member- Society for Biocontrol Advancement
• Life member- Entomological Society of India