	Name:	Dr M V Venugopalan, Principal Scientist
	eMail:	mv venugopalan@gmail.com
	Specialisation	Soil fertility, Crop simulation modeling, Land Use Planning, Agronomy of new plant types, Abiotic stress management
	Qualification	Ph.D (Agronomy)
	Years of experience	19 years
	Address	Office : Central Institute for Cotton Research PB.No.2, Shankarnagar PO,Nagpur. India. 440010 Office Tel. No.: 07103-275549 Office Fax No.: 07103-275529 Home: Flat No. F2, Plot No173, Utkarsh Ashwini Apartments, RPTS Road , Laxminagar, Nagpur-440 022, Maharashtra. Ph. No. 0712 –2230618.

Educational Qualification:

B.Sc.Ag & AH, GB Pant University, Pantnagar
M.Sc. (Agronomy) Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
Ph.D. (Agronomy) Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
Title of Ph.D. Thesis : Agronomic evaluation of Ammonium Polyphosphates as a source of Phosphorus for wheat

Honors/awards/fellowships, etc.:

Bursary Merit Scholarship during B.Sc (Ag & AH)
ICAR Jr. Research Fellowship during M.Sc (Ag)
University Bronze Medal for academic performance during B.Sc (Ag & AH)
ICAR Team Award for outstanding team research (2005-06) in agriculture and allied sciences
Recognized as a faculty member for teaching and guiding (as member) M.Sc and PhD
students of Dr PDKV, Akola in Land Resource Management.

Designation with Institution and place of work	Period	Major duties/Field of research and teaching
Scientist, NAARM, Hyderabad	June to Oct. 1989	Foundation Course on Agricultural Reseach and Project Management
Scientist, CSSRI, Karnal	Nov. 1989-Apr. 1990	Attachment Training. (Long term effects of amendments on changes n physico-chemical properties of a Sodic Soil)
Scientist, CICR, Nagpur	June 1990 – June 1994	Foliar nutrition in rainfed cotton, Evaluation of cotton based cropping systems, IPNS techniques for cotton production on marginal soil, Cotton acreage and condition assessment using Remote Sensing (collaboration with SAC, Ahmedabad)
Scientist (Sr. Scale), CICR, Nagpur	June 1994- Jan. 2000	Long term fertilizer trial on cotton based cropping systems, Organic cotton production techniques, Agronomy of new cotton plant types, Salinity tolerence in cotton,
Sr. Scientist, NBSS&LUP, Nagpur	Feb. 7, 2000 to 27-08-2006	Perspective and participatory Land Use Planning, Crop Simulation Modelling
Principal Scientist., NBSS&LUP, Nagpur	28-07-2006-12-06-2008	Perspective and exploratory LUP, Contingency crop planning, Simulation modelling
Principal Scientist., CICR, Nagpur	13-06-2008 onwards	Climate change-consequences and coping-up strategies, Bt cotton agronomy, SOM dynamics

Course

Topics taught

Techniques in Land Resource management

Crop adaptation, Growth and growth analysis, cropping systems

Land evaluation

Optimum yield concept, Fertility Capability Classification,

Soil Potential Index, Soil test based fertilizer recommendations

Full length paper in referred scientific/professional journal : 45

Research short note/Seminar/short communications/symposia paper/popular articles : 53

Book published/book chapters authored or edited individually or Jointly : 13

Technical bulletins : 5

Research bulletins/ extensions bulletins/extension leaflets : 11