Devadas V. S.

Agriculture expert 

I am a Professor of Horticulture (Agriculture science) with 38 years experience in teaching, research, production and outreach activities

Work Experience (in reverse chronological order):

Professor & Head- Horticulture : At Vanavarayar Institute of Agriculture, Pollachi From 18th March 2022 (continuing for the last one year)

Professor of vegetable science:  At Karunya Instituteof Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore (continuing)  from 3rd May 2021 to   17th March  2022 for 10 months

Professor of vegetable science & DEAN I/C:  AtCentral Agricultural University- College of Horticulture , Mizoram from January to  - July 2020 for 6 months

Dean-Faculty of Agriculture sciences-   At Arunachal University of Studies, Namsai : Oct 2018 - Dec 2019 for  1 year  2 months

Jr.Asst Professor, Asst. Professor , Associate Professor- Professor & Associate Director of Research (at various capacities) : At Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur  : from May 1983 to  Dec 2017 for 34 years 7 months

Total Experience:       38  years,  1 months

Major skills: 

Administrative Experience: (Head of Stations,Assoc. Director of Research, Dean): 

Vegetable Breeding, Variety Development :   

Seed production and nursery management :   

Extension activities, training programmes, community development, farmer participatory research

Educational Qualifications : 

B.Sc (Horticulture), 

M. Sc. (Hort), 

Ph.D. in Horticulture