Usharani .R
Junior Research Fellow
Education
- M.Sc (Agri) in Agricultural Microbiology from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore in 2003. Thesis entitled "Soil microbial Transformation of Minerals as influenced by Tannery Effluent".
- National Eligibility Test (NET) - ARS cleared in 2004
- B.Sc (Agri) in Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore in 2001
Research Interests
Soil and environmental microbiology, Biofertilizers
Microbial control of insects
Experience
- As Senior Officer (R&D and production), Microbiology division, Poseidon Biotech, Chennai. From Dec 2004 to March 2007. Involved in pilot scale production and in the quality control of soil and water probiotics (Bacillus, Nitrifiers and anaerobes) for commercial use in shrimp farming.
- As microbiologist in mushroom spawn production project, Sugarcane Research Station. TNAU, Melalathur, Vellore district from Oct 2003 - Jan 2004.
Affiliations / Positions / Memberships
Grants / Awards / Honors
Fellowships
- Received Periyar Endowment Merit scholarship sponsored by TNAU during Post Graduation in the year 2001
Select Publications
Complete Publications
Popular article
- Usharani. R, K. Senthilarasi and P. Pushparani. 2001. Acacia Mangeum - princess of tree species. Kisan World, 28(9), 22.
Training Manual
- Chendrayan, K. and R. Usharani. 2003. Isolation, Characterisation and Identication of Rhizobium Strains. In. M.Thangaraju et al (Eds), Microbial Inoculant Technology. TNAU, Coimbatore, India, 3 -23 Feb. 2003. pp. 1-8.
Meetings / Conferences / Symposiums / Workshops
- Presented seminar on Biotechnological potentials of extremophilic microorganisms - Application of microorganisms that are isolated from different extreme conditions in TNAU, Coimbatore.
- Presented seminar on Bacterial endosymbionts of insects and their application in various fields in TNAU, Coimbatore.
Others
Contact
Email: usharani@atree.org, ushamicro@yahoo.co.in
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