Dr. K Velmourougane

• Bioinoculants, Microbial biofilms, Microbial volatiles, Waste management, Soil health

Genetic Stock Developed and Accessioned in the National Culture Collection of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms (NAIMCC), Mau Nath Bhanjan

Major innovations and achievements in research

• Developed and patented five microbial-based volatiles formulation management of sucking pests in cotton
• Developed microbial formulation for enhancing cotton productivity under calcareous soils
• Developed Trichoderma viride based Azotobacter chroococcum biofilms, which has been evaluated on wheat, cotton and chickpea for their colonization behaviour, plant growth promotion, and soil nutrients/biological attributes.
• Documented environmental risk assessment associated with growing Bt cotton on soil microbes
• Developed microbial biofilm based formulation for cotton growth and development
• Documented soil biological properties (microbes, diversity index, enzymes) of Black Soil Regions of India
• Developed code of good practices based on HACCP Principles for production of quality coffee Standardised optimum fermentation protocol and drying techniques for coffee processing
• Developed treatment technologies for management of coffee effluent
• Developed compost and vermicomposting technologies for onfarm management of coffee wastes
• Developed techniques to manage Ochratoxin-A production in parchment/cherry coffee
• Standardised moisture requirements for coffee to prevent mycotoxin contamination at onfarm storage

RESEARCH PAPERS/ ARTICLES

International Journals

• Nirmala D. Desouza, D. Blaise, K. Velmourougane. 2023. Soot Aerosols from Wheat Stubble Burning Lead to Ice Nucleation and Heavy Rainfall Over Arid Rajasthan, India. Water Air Soil Pollution. 234:200. https://doi.org/10.1007/s 11270-023-06213-y (W013 NAAS Score: 8.98)
• Velmourougane K, Thapa S, Prasanna R. 2023. Prospecting microbial biofilms as climate smart strategies for improving plant and soil health: A review. Pedosphere. 33(1): 129-152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedsph.2022.06.037 (P033 NAAS Score: 11.51)
• Velmourougane K, Manikandan A, Blaise D, Mageshwaran V. 2022. Cotton stalk compost as a substitution to farmyard manure along with mineral fertilizers and microbials enhanced Bt cotton productivity and fibre quality in rainfed Vertisols. Waste and Biomass Valorization. 13(6): 2847-2860. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-022-01689-x (W003 NAAS Score: 9.45)
• Velmourougane K, Blaise, D. Manikandan A, Savitha S, Waghmare, VN. 2021. Environmental impacts of herbicide tolerant crops and glyphosate-based herbicides. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research. 19(5):3481-3504 (A242 NAAS Score: 6.82)
• Desouza Blaise, K.Velmourougane, Savitha Santosh, Angamuthu Manikandan. 2021. Intercrop mulch affects soil biology and microbial diversity in rainfed transgenic Bt cotton hybrids. Science of the Total Environment. 794: https://doi.org/10.1016/j. scitotenv.2021.148787 (S019 NAAS Score: 16.75)
• Thapa S, Prasanna R, Ramakrishnan B, Mahawar H, Bharti A, Kumar A, Velmourougane K, Shivay YS, Kumar A. 2021. Microbial inoculation elicited changes in phyllosphere microbial communities and host immunity suppress Magnaporthe oryzyzae in a susceptible rice cultivar. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology. doi.org/10.1016/ j.pmpp.2021.101625 (P075 NAAS Score: 8.74)
• Savitha Santosh, K. P. Raghavendra, K. Velmourougane, V. Mageshwaran, D. Blaise, VN. Waghmare. 2020. Microbial Detoxification of Gossypol in Cotton Seed Meal by Solid Substrate Fermentation. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Science 9(12): 1654-1663
• Asha Bharti, Prasanna R, Velmourougane K, Arun Kumar, Shivay YS, Lata Nain. 2020. Development of Nutrient‑Rich Media Through Cyanobacterial Amendment and Their Characterization. Waste and Biomass Valorization. 11: 6003-6016. (W003 NAAS Score: 9.45)
• Velmourougane K., Prasanna R., Supriya P., Ramakrishnan B., Thapa S., Saxena AK. 2019. Transcriptome profiling provides insights into regulatory factors involved in Trichoderma viride-Azotobacter chroococcum biofilm formation. Microbiological Research. 227: 126292. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micres.2019.06.002 (M050 NAAS Score: 11.07)
• Velmourougane, K, Radha Prasanna, Gautam Chawla, Lata Nain, Arun Kumar, Anil Kumar Saxena. 2019. Trichoderma-Azotobacter biofilm inoculation improves soil nutrient availability and plant growth in wheat and cotton. Journal of Basic Microbiology. 59(6): 632-644. (J096 NAAS Score: 8.65)
• Velmourougane, K, Radha Prasanna, Shashi Bala Singh, Rajesh Kumar, Supradip Saha. 2017. Sequence of inoculation influences the nature of extracellular polymeric substances and biofilm formation in Azotobacter chroococcum and Trichoderma viride. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 93 (7): doi: 10.1093/femsec/fix066. (F004 NAAS Score: 10.52)
• Velmourougane, K., Radha Prasanna, Surender Singh, Gautam Chawla, Arun Kumar, Anil Kumar Saxena. 2017. Modulating rhizosphere colonisation, plant growth, soil nutrient availability and plant defense enzyme activity through Trichoderma viride-Azotobacter chroococcum biofilm inoculation in chickpea. Plant and Soil. 421 (1-2): 157-174. (P127 NAAS Score: 10.99)
• Velmourougane, K., R. Prasanna. 2017. Influence of L-amino acids on aggregation and biofilm formation in Azotobacter chroococcum and Trichoderma viride. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 123 (4): 977-991. (J070 NAAS Score: 10.06)
• Velmourougane, K., Prasanna, R., Saxena, A.K. 2017. Agriculturally important microbial biofilms: Present status and future prospects. Journal of Basic Microbiology. 57(7):548-573. (J096 NAAS Score: 8.65)
• Velmourougane, K., R. Prasanna, A. K. Saxena, Shashi Bala Singh, Gautam Chawla, R. Kaushik, B. Ramakrishnan, and L. Nain. 2017. Modulation of Growth Media Influences Aggregation and Biofilm Formation between Azotobacter chroococcum and Trichoderma viride. Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology. 53 (5): 546-556. (A239 NAAS Score: 7.07)
• Velmourougane K, Blaise D. 2017. Impact of Transgenic Bt cotton on soil health. CAB Reviews 12, No. 046
• Asha Bharti, Velmourougane, K., Radha Prasanna. 2017. Phototrophic biofilms: diversity, ecology and applications. Journal of Applied Phycology. 29 (6) (J071 NAAS Score: 9.40)
• Prasanna R, Saxena G, Singh B, Ranjan K, Buddhadeo R, Velmourougane K, Ramakrishnan B, Nain L. 2018. Mode of application influences the biofertilizing efficacy of cyanobacterial biofilm formulations in chrysanthemum varieties under protected cultivation. Open Agriculture. 3: 478-489. (IF: 2.30)
• Thapa S, Prasanna R, Ramakrishnan B, Sheoran N, Kumar A, Velmourougane K, Kumar A. 2018. Interactive effects of Magnaporthe inoculation and nitrogen doses on the plant enzyme machinery and phyllosphere microbiome of resistant and susceptible rice cultivars. Archives of Microbiology. 200 (9): 1287-1305. (A290 NAAS Score: 8.67)
• Thapa, S., Prasanna, R., Ranjan, K., Velmourougane, K., Ramakrishnan, B. 2017. Nutrients and host attributes modulate the abundance and functional traits of phyllosphere microbiome in rice. Microbiological Research. 204:55-64. (M050 NAAS Score: 11.07)
• Thapa S, Ranjan K, Ramakrishnan B, Velmourougane K, Prasanna R. 2018. Influence of fertilizers and rice cultivation methods on the abundance and diversity of phyllosphere microbiome. Journal of Basic Microbiology. 58(2):172-186. (J096 NAAS Score: 8.65)
• Dhanashree Pable, Chatterji, S, Venugopalan, M.V, Velmourougane, K. 2016. Soil quality assessment in rainfed cotton growing environs of two agroecological subregions of Vidarbha, Maharashtra. International Journal of Agricultural Science and Research. 6(4): 243-250.
• Velmourougane, K. 2016. Impact of Organic and Conventional Systems of Coffee Farming on Soil Properties and Culturable Microbial Diversity. Scientifica. Vol. 2016: Article ID 3604026, 9 pages.
• Velmourougane, K, Venugopalan M.V, Bhattacharyya T, Dipak Sarkar, Pal D.K, Apeksha Sahu, Ray S.K, Nair K.M, Jagdish Prasad, Singh R.S. 2013. Soil dehydrogenase activity in agro-ecological sub regions of black soil regions in India. Geoderma. (197-198): 186-192. (G031 NAAS Score: 13.42)
• Velmourougane, K, Apeksha Sahu. 2013. Impact of transgenic cottons expressing cry1Ac on soil biological attributes. Plant, Soil and Environment. 59 (3): 108-114. (P124 NAAS Score: 8.33)
• Kurian Raphael, Sureka, Velmourougane, K. 2012. Vermicomposting of Coffee Processing Wastes Using Exotic (Eudrilus Eugeniae) and Native Earthworm (Perionyx Ceylanesis) Species. Macromolecular Symposia. Special issue: Recycling and reuse of materials. 320 (1): 61-69. (IF: 0.247)
• Velmourougane, K, Rajeev Bhat, T. N. Gopinandhan. 2012. Composting coffee wastes, a potential for ochratoxigenic fungi and ochratoxin A contamination. World Mycotoxin Journal 5 (4): 373-376. (IF: 2.0)
• Velmourougane K, Kurian Raphael. 2012. Vermicomposting of coffee processing wastes. Dynamic Soil, Dynamic Plant 6 (1): 110-116.
• Velmourougane, K. Rajeev Bhat. 2012. Changes in the physico-chemical and biological quality attributes of soil following amendment with untreated coffee processing wastewater. European Journal of Soil Biology. 50: 39-43. (E141 NAAS Score: 9.23)
• Velmourougane, K, Rajeev Bhat, T. N. Gopinandhan, P. Panneerselvam. 2011. Management of Aspergillus ochraceus and Ochratoxin-A contamination in coffee during on-farm processing through commercial yeast inoculation. Biological Control. 57: 215-221. (B082 NAAS Score: 9.86)
• Velmourougane, K. 2011. Effects of wet processing methods and subsequent soaking of coffee under different organic acids on cup quality. World Journal of Science and Technology. 1(7): 32-38.
• Velmourougane, K, Rajeev Bhat, Gopinandhan, T.N., P.Panneerselvam. 2011. Impact of delay in processing on mold development, Ochratoxin-A and cup quality in arabica and robusta coffee. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 27: 1809-1816. (W023 NAAS Score: 10.25)
• Kurian Raphael, Velmourougane, K. 2011. Chemical and microbiological changes during vermicomposting of coffee pulp using exotic (Eudrilus eugeniae) and native earthworm (Perionyx ceylanesis) species. Biodegradation. 22:497-507. (B065 NAAS Score: 9.73)
• Velmourougane, K, Rajeev Bhat, T.N. Gopinandhan. 2010. Coffee Berry Borer (Hypothenemus hampei)-A Vector for Toxigenic Molds and Ochratoxin A Contamination in Coffee Beans. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 7 (10) 1279-1284. (F063 NAAS Score: 9.79)
• Velmourougane, K, Rajeev Bhat, T.N. Gopinandhan. 2010. Impact of Drying Surface and Raking Frequencies on Mold Incidence, Ochratoxin A Contamination, and Cup Quality During Preparation of Arabica and Robusta Cherries at the Farm Level. 2010. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 7(11) 1435-1440. (F063 NAAS Score: 9.79)
• Shivaprasad, P., Jayarama, Mahadevan, K.M., Hareesh, S.B., Prasanna, S.M., Anantha Murthy, M., Velmourougane, K., Birradar, I.B., Shanmukhappa, D.R. 2010. Conjunctive use of coffee effluent and pond water on the performance of robusta coffee and soil properties. International Journal of Environmental Engineering. 2 (4):335-345.
• Gopinandhan, T.N, Kannan, G.S, Panneerselvam, P, Velmourougane, K, Raghuramulu.Y 2008. Survey on Ochratoxin-A in Indian green coffee destined for export. Food Additives and Contaminants: Part B, 1(1), 51-57. (F032 NAAS Score: 9.96)
• Rajeev Bhat, Kandikere R.Sridhar, Velmourougane, K. 2007. Microbial quality evaluation of velvet beans seeds (Mucuna pruriens L. DC.) Exposed to ionizing radiation. Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems. 7: 29-40. (IF: 0.562)

National Journals

• Velmourougane, K and Prasanna. R. 2023. Trichoderma–Azotobacter Biofilm‑Based Formulation Enhance Natural Plant deFense Enzyme Activities in Wheat and Cotton Seedlings. National Academy Science Letters https://doi.org/10.1007 /s40009-023-01324-w (N012 NAAS Score: 6.65)
• Savitha Santosh., Velmourougane, K., Idapuganti, R.G., Manikandan, A., Blaise, D. 2022. Potassium Solubilizing Potential of Native Bacterial Isolates from Cotton Rhizosphere of Rainfed Vertisols. National Academy Science Letters. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40009-022-01113-x. (N012 NAAS Score: 6.65)
• Blaise D, Majumdar G, Manikandan A, Santosh S, Velmourougane K. 2022. Subsoiling and crop rotation improved root growth of Bt-cotton grown on Vertisols. Current Science. 123(7):874-880. (C203 NAAS Score: 7.17)
• Velmourougane, K. 2017. Shade Trees Improve Soil Biological and Microbial Diversity in Coffee Based System in Western Ghats of India. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences 87(2): 489-497.
• Nalayini, P, Sankaranarayanan, K, Velmourougane, K, Suveetha, M. 2017. Biodegradable mulching for moisture conservation, weed control and enhanced productivity of winter irrigated cotton-maize system. Journal of Cotton Research and Development. 31 (2): 205-212. (J168 NAAS Score: 4.78)
• Ashutosh Kumar, Alok Kumar Srivastava, Velmourougane, K, Sidhu, G.S, Mahapatra, S.K, Singh, R.S, Sahoo, A.K, Das, K, Das, T.H, Reza, S.K, Bhattacharyya T, Sarkar, D, Sharma, A.K. 2015. Urease activity and its kinetics in selected bench mark soils of Indo-Gangetic Plains. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences 85(2): 407-413.
• Velmourougane, K., M.V. Venugopalan, T.Bhattacharyya, D. Sarkar, S.K.Ray, P.Chandran, D.K. Pal, D.K. Mandal, J.Prasad, G.S. Sidhu, K.M. Nair, A.K. Sahoo, K.S. Anil Kumar, A.Srivastava et al. 2014. Impacts of bioclimates, cropping systems, land use and management on the cultural microbial population in black soil regions of India. Current Science, 107 (9), 1452-1463. (C203 NAAS Score: 7.17)
• Alok Kumar Srivastava, Velmourougane, K., T.Bhattacharyya, D.Sarkar, D.K. Pal, J.Prasad, G.S. Sidhu, K.M. Nair, A.K. Sahoo, T.H. Das et al. 2014. Impacts of agro-climates and land use systems on culturable microbial population in soils of the Indo-Gangetic Plains, India. Current Science, 107 (9), 1464-1469. (C203 NAAS Score: 7.17)
• Velmourougane, K., Jagvir Singh, P.Nalayini. 2014. Field assessment of transgenic cotton expressing Cry1 AC gene on selected soil biological attributes and culturable microbial diversity in deep vertisols. Cotton Research Journal. 6(1), 18-27.
• Blaise, D., Velmourougane, K. 2014. Dynamics of soil dehydrogenase and alkaline phosphatase activities under organically and conventionally grown cotton on rainfed vertisols of Central India. Cotton Research Journal. 6(1), 54-57.
• Venugopalan, M.V., P.Tiwary, S.K.Ray, S.Chatterji, Velmourougane, K., T.Bhattacharyya, K.K. Bandhopadhyay, D.Sarkar, P.Chandran, D.K. Pal et al. 2014. InfoCrop-cotton simulation model – its application in land quality assessment for cotton cultivation. Current Science, 107 (9), 1512-1518. (C203 NAAS Score: 7.17)
• Ray, S.K., T.Bhattacharyya, K.R.Reddy, D.K. Pal, P.Chandran, P.Tiwary, D.K.Mandal, C. Mandal, J.Prasad, D.Sarkar, M.V.Venugopalan, Velmourougane, K., G.S.Sidhu et al. 2014. Soil and land quality indicators of the Indo-Gangetic Plains of India. Current Science, 107 (9), 1470-1486. (C203 NAAS Score: 7.17)
• Bhattacharyya, T., D.Sarkar, S.K.Ray, P.Chandran, D.K.Pal, D.K.Mandal, J.Prasad, G.S.Sidhu, K. M.Nair, A.K. Sahoo, T.H.Das, R.S.Singh, Velmourougane, K et al. 2014. Soil information system: use and potentials in humid and semi-arid tropics. Current Science,107(9),1550-1564. (C203 NAAS Score: 7.17)
• Chandran, P., P.Tiwary, T.Bhattacharyya, C.Mandal, J.Prasad, S.K.Ray, D.Sarkar, D.K. Pal, D.K. Mandal, Velmourougane, K., et al. 2014. Development of soil and terrain digital database for major food-growing regions of India for resource planning. Current Science, 107 (9), 1420-1430. (C203 NAAS Score: 7.17)
• Bhattacharyya, T., D.Sarkar, S.K.Ray, P.Chandran, D.K. Pal, D.K. Mandal, J.Prasad, G.S.Sidhu, K.M.Nair, A.K.Sahoo, T.H. Das, Velmourougane, K., et al. 2014. Georeferenced soil information system: assessment of Database. Current Science, 107 (9), 1400-1419. (C203 NAAS Score: 7.17)
• Sidhu, G.S., T.Bhattacharyya, D.Sarkar, S.K.Ray, P.Chandran, D.K.Pal, D.K.Mandal, J.Prasad, K. M.Nair, A.K.Sahoo, T.H.Das, R.S.Singh, C.Mandal, Velmourougane, K., et al. 2014. Impact of management levels and land-use changes on soil properties in rice–wheat cropping system of the Indo-Gangetic Plains. Current Science, 107 (9), 1487-1501. (C203 NAAS Score: 7.17)
• Chatterji, S., P.Tiwary, T.K.Sen, J.Prasad, T.Bhattacharyya, D.Sarkar, D.K.Pal, D.K.Mandal, G. S.Sidhu, K.M.Nair, Velmourougane, K., et al. 2014. Land evaluation for major crops in the Indo-Gangetic Plains and black soil regions using fuzzy model. Current Science, 107 (9), 1502-1511. (C203 NAAS Score: 7.17)
• Patil, N.G., P.Tiwary, T.Bhattacharyya, P.Chandran, D.Sarkar, D.K.Pal, D.K.Mandal, J.Prasad, G. S.Sidhu, K.M.Nair, A.K.Sahoo, Velmourougane, K., et al. 2014. Natural resources of the Indo-Gangetic Plains: a land-use planning perspective. Current Science, 107(9),1537-1549. (C203 NAAS Score: 7.17)
• Tiwary, P., N.G.Patil, T.Bhattacharyya, P.Chandran, S.K.Ray, K.Karthikeyan, D.Sarkar, D.K.Pal, J.Prasad, C.Mandal, D.K.Mandal, G.S.Sidhu, K.M.Nair, A.K.Sahoo, T.H.Das, R.S.Singh, R. Srivastava, T.K.Sen, Velmourougane, K., et al. 2014. Pedotransfer functions: a tool for estimating hydraulic properties of two major soil types of India. Current Science, 107 (9), 1431-1439. (C203 NAAS Score: 7.17)
• Mandal, C., D.K.Mandal, T.Bhattacharyya, D.Sarkar, D.K.Pal, Jagdish Prasad, G.S.Sidhu, K.M. Nair, A.K.Sahoo, T.H.Das, R.S.Singh, R.Srivastava, Velmourougane, K., et al. 2014. Revisiting agro-ecological sub-regions of India – a case study of two major food production zones. Current Science, 107 (9), 1519-1536. (C203 NAAS Score: 7.17)
• Mausumi Raychaudhuri, D.K.Kundu, Ashwani Kumar, K.G.Mandal, S.Raychaudhuri, G.Kar, T. Bhattacharyya, D.Sarkar, D.K.Pal, D.K.Mandal, Velmourougane, K., et al. 2014. Soil physical quality of the Indo-Gangetic Plains and black soil region. Current Science, 107 (9), 1440-1451. (C203 NAAS Score: 7.17)
• Jagvir Singh, Velmourougane, K, Kranthi, S, Shanty V. 2014. Evaluation of organic and inorganic cultivation systems of cotton on bollworm, soil microbial population and yield. Cotton Research Journal, 5(2), 117-119.
• Nalayini, P, Shankarnarayanan, K, Velmourougane, K. 2014. Efficient and economical weed management strategies in winter irrigated Bt cotton. Cotton Research Journal,5(2), 102-104.
• Velmourougane, K, Venugopalan M.V, Bhattacharyya T, Dipak Sarkar, Pal D.K, Apeksha Sahu, Chandran P, Ray S.K, Mandal Champa, Nair K.M, Jagdish Prasad, Singh R.S, Pramod Tiwary. 2013. Microbial biomass carbon in agro-ecological sub regions of black soil in India. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences 84 (3): 519-529.
• Velmourougane, K, Venugopalan M.V, Bhattacharyya T, Dipak Sarkar, Pal D.K, Apeksha Sahu, Chandran P, Ray S.K, Mandal Champa, Nair K.M, Jagdish Prasad, Singh R.S, Pramod Tiwary. 2013. Urease activity in various agro-ecological sub regions of black soil regions in India. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences 83 (4): 513-524.
• Velmourougane, K. 2013. Impact of natural fermentation on physicochemical, microbial and cup quality characteristics of Arabica and robusta coffee. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences 83 (2) 233-239.
• Bhattacharyya, T., Pal, D.K., Mandal, C., Chandran, P., Ray, S.K., Sarkar, Dipak, Velmourougane, K., Srivastava, A., Sidhu, G.S., Singh, R.S., Sahoo, A.K., Dutta, D., Nair, K.M., Srivastava, R., Tiwary, P., Nagar, A.P., Nimkhedkar, S.S. 2013. Soils of India: Their historical perspective, classification and recent advances. Review article. Current Science. 104 (10), 1308-1323. (C203 NAAS Score: 7.17)
• Nalayini, P, Shankarnarayanan, K, Velmourougane, K. 2013. Herbigation in cotton (Gossypium spp): Effects on weed control, soil microflora and succeeding green gram (Vigna radiata). Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 83 (11), 1144-1148. (I032 NAAS Score: 6.37)
• Biradar, I.B., N.Ramamurthy, Y.Raghuramulu , G.K.Manonmani, Velmourougane, K., Jayarama. 2010. Sustained organic production of arabica coffee. Journal of Coffee Research. 38 (1&2), 66 -74
• Velmourougane, K, D.R.Shanmukhappa, K.Ventakesh, C.B.Prakasan, Jayarama. 2008. Use of starter culture in Coffee fermentation – Effect on demucilisation and cup quality. Indian Coffee Vol.LXXII.No.1-2, 31-34.
• Velmourougane, K, Prafulla Kumari, Gopinandhan, T.N, Raghuramulu, Y, Jayarama. 2008. Evaluation of dust contamination potential in coffee curing works in relation to mould incidence. Indian Coffee Vol.LXXI.No.9.13-16
• Gopinandhan, T.N., Velmourougane, K, E.Keshamma, Y. Raghuramulu. 2008. Evaluation of moisture testing instrument of coffee. Indian Food Industry Journal. Jan-Feb. 60-63.
• Velmourougane, K, V.Aparnachand, G.K.Manonmani, Prafulla Kumari, C.B.Prakasan, Jayarama. 2008. Effect of coffee effluent on physico-chemical and biological properties of soil. Indian Coffee Vol.LXXII.No.4 72: 9, 15-20.
• Gopinandhan, T.N., Velmourougane, K, E.Keshamma and Y. Raghuramulu. 2007. Occurrence of Ochratoxin-A (OT-A) in green and commercial coffee samples. Journal of Food Science and Technology 44(3), 247-249. (J248 NAAS Score: 9.12)
• Velmourougane, K, V.Aparnachand, G.K.Manonmani, Prafulla Kumari, C.B.Prakasan, Jayarama. 2007. Effect of organic and conventional farming in coffee on soil properties. Indian Coffee Vol.LXXI.No.9 .21-26.
• Velmourougane, K., Panneerselvam, P., Gopinandhan, T.N., Jayarama. 2006. Determination of optimal drying floors for quality improvement, mould prevention and Ochratoxin contamination in coffee. Journal of Coffee Research 34 (1&2), 44 -56
• Panneerselvam, P., Velmourougane, K., K.Venkatesh, Jayarama. 2006. Physical and mycological changes during monsooning of coffee. Journal of Coffee Research 34 (1&2), 34 – 43.
• Muralidhara, H.R., I.B.Biradar, G.K.Manonmani, Velmourougane, K, Sudhakar S. Bhat. 2006. Enhancement of composting process of cherry husk for value added organic manure production in coffee plantations. Journal of Coffee Research 34 (1 & 2) 19-33.
• Velmourougane, K, P.Panneerselvam, T.N.Gopinandhan, Y.Raghuramulu, D.R.Shanmukhappa, C.B.Prakasan, Jayarama. 2006. Code of good practices for on-farm processing of coffee for total quality improvement. Indian Coffee Vol. LXX .No.4. 25-34.
• Velmourougane, K, D.Praffulla Kumari, H.R.Muralidhara, C.B.Prakasan, Jayarama. Microbiology of coffee rhizosphere. 2006. Indian Coffee Vol. LXX .No.5. 10-13.
• Velmourougane, K, D.Praffulla Kumari, C.B.Prakasan, Jayarama. Microbial diversity of popular arabica and robusta selections. 2006. Indian Coffee Vol. LXX .No.6. 27-31.
• Gopinandhan, T.N., Velmourougane, K., E.Keshamma, Y. Raghuramulu. 2006. Coffee husk – a potential source of Ochratoxin A contamination. Journal of Food Science and Technology 43(5), 488-490. (J248 NAAS Score: 9.12)
• Mularidhara, H.R, Rajeev Bhat, Velmourougane, K. 2004. Bio-diversity in coffee plantations-Need of conservation, Planter’s Chronicle. March. 11-16.
• Mularidhara, H.R, Rajeev Bhat, Velmourougane, K, N.Ramamurthy. 2004. Health benefits of caffeine in coffee. Planter’s Chronicle. Feb. 22-25
• Rajeev Bhat, Velmourougane, K. 2004. Quality enhancement of coffee quality by irradiation technology. Indian Coffee Vol.LXVIII.No.1. 7-9.
• Muthuramalingam, S., Velmourougane, K, N. Ramamurthy. Vanilla- A golden crop in Coffee Plantations. 2004. Indian Coffee, 9-12.
• Gopinandhan, T. N., Panneerselvam, P., Velmourougane, K, Naidu, R. (2001). Improving coffee quality through prevention of mould formation. PLANT HORTI TECH. 2:6, 36-37.
• Velmourougane, K, Panneerselvam, P, Shanmukhappa, D.R, Gopinandhan, T.N,Srinivasan, C.S, R.Naidu. 2000. Study on microflora associated with high and low grown coffee of arabica and robusta. Journal of Coffee Research 28 (1 & 2) 9-19.
• Panneerselvam, P, Velmourougane, K, Gopinandhan, T.N, Shanmukhappa, D.R, R.Naidu. 2000. Incidence of toxigenic mould in cured and uncured coffee samples. Journal of Coffee Research 28 (1 & 2) 40-48.
• Panneerselvam, P. Velmourougane, K. Shanmukhappa,D.R., R.Naidu. 2000. Study on association of mould in gleanings of arabica. Journal of Coffee Research 28 (1 & 2) 66-72.
• Panneerselvam,P., Velmourougane, K., Shanmukhappa, D.R., Anand Alwar. R.P., C.S.Srinivasan. Coffee cherry husk as a substrate for Oyster mushroom Production. 2000. Indian Coffee Vol.LXIV.No.1.

Book

• Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi For Nutrient, Abiotic and Biotic Stress Management in Rice. 2023. Eds. Panneerselvam P, Pradeep Kumar Das Mohapatra, Nayak AK, Mitra D, Velmourougane K, Santos-Villalobos SDL. Boca Raton, CRC Press. P. 230. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003354086

Book chapters

• Velmourougane K, Prasanna R. 2023. Climate change, its effect on soil health and role of Bioinoculants in mitigating climate change. In: Surender Singh, Radha Prasanna, Kumar Pranaw (Eds.) Bioinoculants: Biological option for mitigating climate change. Springer. pp. 23-55. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-2973-3_2
• Velmourougane K, Prasanna R. 2024. Microbial enhancement of phosphorus availability in soil systems. In: Norman Uphoff, Janice E.Thies (Eds.) Biological Approaches to regenerative and resilient soil systems, 2nd Edition, CRS Press. pp. 181-190.
• Velmourougane K, Prasanna R. 2024. Biological options for stimulating phosphorus availability in soil systems. In: Norman Uphoff, Janice E.Thies (Eds.) Biological Approaches to regenerative and resilient soil systems, 2nd Edition, CRS Press. pp. 345-352.
• Velmourougane K, D. Blaise. 2021. Rhizoengineering: A Strategy to Enhance Soil and Crop Productivity. In: R.N. Pudake et al. (Eds.), Omics Science for Rhizosphere Biology, Rhizosphere Biology, Springer Publishers. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0889-6_13
• Velmourougane K, D. Blaise, S. Savitha and V.N. Waghmare. 2021. Valorization of cotton wastes for agricultural and industrial applications: present status and future prospects. In: Bhat. R. (Eds.) Valorization of Agri-Food Wastes and By-Products, Elsevier Publishers. DOI: https://doi.org/10. 1016/B978-0- 12-824044-1.00043-X
• Blaise D, Velmourougane K, Manikandan A. 2021. Conservation Agriculture in Cotton-Based System: Impact on Soil Properties. In: Jayaraman S., Dalal R.C., Patra A.K., Chaudhari S.K. (eds) Conservation Agriculture: A Sustainable Approach for Soil Health and Food Security. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0827-8_5
• Velmourougane, K., Garima Saxena., Radha Prasanna. 2017. Plant-Microbe Interactions in the Rhizosphere: Mechanisms and Their Ecological Benefits. In: Plant-Microbe Interactions in Agro-Ecological Perspectives Volume 2: Microbial Interactions and Agro-Ecological Impacts. Eds. Singh, D.P, Bahadur H, Ratna P. Springer. pp. 193-219. doi. 10.1007/978-981-10-6593-4_7
• Velmourougane, K, Rajeev Bhat. 2017. Sustainability Challenges in the Coffee Plantation Sector. In: Sustainability Challenges in the Agrofood Sector. Eds. Rajeev Bhat. John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Sussex, UK. pp. 616-642.
• Velmourougane, K, Blaise, D. 2017. Soil Health, Crop Productivity and Sustainability Challenges. In: Sustainability Challenges in the Agrofood Sector. Eds. Rajeev Bhat. John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Sussex, UK. pp. 509-531.
• Velmourougane, K, Gopinandhan, T.N., Rajeev Bhat. 2014. Application of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point Principles for Ochratoxin-A prevention in Coffee Production Chain. In: Practical Food Safety: Contemporary Issues and Future Directions. Eds. Rajeev Bhat and Vicente M.Gomez-Lopez. John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Sussex, UK. pp. 577-592.
• Velmourougane, K., D.Blaise. 2014. Transgenic cotton and its impact on microbial diversity. In: Bacterial diversity in sustainable agriculture. Eds. D.K.Maheshwari. Springer International Publishing, Switzerland. pp. 191-204.
• Velmourougane, K, Venugopalan, M.V, Apeksha Sahu, Tapas Bhattacharya, S.K. Ray, P. Chandran, Jagdish Prasad, K.M. Nair, K.S. Anil Kumar, S. Srinivas, T.K. Sen, Vishakha Dongre and Sarkar, D. 2012. Microbiology of black soil regions of India – Impacts of bio-climates, cropping and land use systems. In: Managing land resources for sustainable agriculture. Eds. Bhattacharyya et al., ISSLUP, NBSS & LUP, Nagpur, Maharashtra, pp. 163- 165
• Velmourougane. K, Rajeev Bhat. 2009. Improvement of coffee quality through prevention of moulds. In: Frontiers in Fungal Ecology, Diversity and Metabolites. Eds Dr. K.R. Sridhar, I.K. International Publishing House Pvt Ltd, New Delhi. ISBN: 978-81-89866-91-4, pp. 210-226
• Velmourougane K, Bharambe PR, Khadi BM. 2008. Biofertilizer technology for sustainable cotton production and soil health. In: Biotechnology: Concepts and Applications. Eds. Dr.Ravishankar Rai, Narosa Publishing house, ISBN: 978-81-7319-902-8, pp.371-388.
• Velmourougane K, N.Ramamurthy, Y.Raghuramulu, R.Naidu. 2005. Microbial biodiversity of Arabica and Robusta coffee ecosystem of Coorg Region – Karnataka, India. In: 20th ASIC. Eds. The Association Scientifique Internationale pour le Café, ISBN: 2-900212-19-7, ASIC, Paris, France, pp. 535-539
• Velmourougane K, P.Panneerselvam, T.N.Gopinandhan, Y.Raghuramulu, R.Naidu. 2005. Distribution of Aspergillus ochraceus in major coffee growing regions of India. In: 20th ASIC. Eds. The Association Scientifique Internationale pour le Café, ISBN: 2-900212-19-7, ASIC, Paris, France, pp. 530-534
• Naidu, R., K.Velmourougane, P.Panneerselvam, T.N.Gopinandhan, Raghuramulu. 2005. Investigations of on-farm processing and drying of coffee in India to develop a GAP and GMP plan for prevention of mould formation. In: 20th ASIC. Eds. The Association Scientifique Internationale pour le Café, ISBN: 2-900212-19-7, ASIC, Paris, France, pp. 364-371
• Panneerselvam, P., K.Velmourougane, T.N.Gopinandhan, Y.Raghuramulu, R.Naidu. 2005. Fate of artificially inoculated Aspergillus ochraceus and OTA production during wet processing of coffee. In: 20th ASIC. Eds. The Association Scientifique Internationale pour le Café, ISBN: 2-900212-19-7, ASIC, Paris, France, pp. 517-520
• Gopinandhan, T.N., Mahantesh Sajjan, Velmourougane, K, Panneer Selvam, P, Y.Raghuramulu, R.Naidu. 2005. Survey of Indian coffee samples for ochratoxin-a (OTA) contamination. In: 20th ASIC. Eds. The Association Scientifique Internationale pour le Café, ISBN2-900212-19-7, ASIC, Paris, France, pp. 517-520
• Panneerselvam, P. Velmourougane, K. Shanmukhappa, D.R., Naidu, R. 2001. Studies on mycoflora association during harvesting and on farm processing of coffee in India. In: 19th ASIC. Eds. The Association Scientifique Internationale pour le Café, ISBN, ASIC, Trieste, Italy, pp. 517-520

Newsletters/Popular articles

• Velmourougane K, A. Manikandan, D. Blaise. 2022. Microbial dissolution of calcium carbonate: A novel ecofriendly approach to ease soil sodicity. Cotton Innovate 3(1), 2-3.
• Velmourougane K, Savitha Santosh, Rachna Pande, Dipak Nagrale, P. Nalayini, A. Manikandan, D. Blaise. 2022. Microbial biofilms: An eco-friendly agri-input to enhance soil and cotton productivity. Cotton Innovate 1(2):1-2.
• Velmourougane K. 2021. Cotton stalk compost-an alternative farmyard manure for cotton production. ICRA-Cotton Innovations. 1(1):9.
• Velmourougane K, Blaise D, Pooja Verma. 2021. Bioprospecting microbial volatiles for plant growth promotion and pest management in cotton. Cotton Innovate 7(1): 3-4.
• Nalayini, P., K.Sankaranarayanan, K. Velmourougane. 2010. Herbicide rotation – a smart approach of controlling late emerging weeds in cotton. CICR News letter. 26(2): 5.
• Bandyopadhyay, K.K., Gopalakrishnan, N., Velmourougane, K., and Praharaj, C.S. and. 2010 CO2 evolution and soil enzyme activity in cotton-sorghum vs cotton-fallow cropping system. CICR News letter. 26(3): 4.
• Bandyopadhyay, K.K., Velmourougane, K., Praharaj, C.S. and Gopalakrishnan, N. 2009 Distribution of soil aggregates and aggregate associated carbon in cotton-sorghum vs cotton-fallow cropping system. CICR News letter. 25(2): 5.

Training manual

• Manikandan A, Sain SK, Velmourougane, K. 2017. Role of biofertilizers in sustainable agriculture. In: Training Manual for “Biopesticide Laboratory Operations and Research”. Cotton Technical Assistance Programme (TAP) for Africa. National Semi-Arid Resources Research Institute Serere, Uganda.
• Sain SK, Velmourougane, K, Manikandan A. 2017. Sterilization and disinfection techniques. In: Training Manual for “Biopesticide Laboratory Operations and Research”, Cotton Technical Assistance Programme (TAP) for Africa. National Semi-Arid Resources Research Institute Serere, Uganda.
• Sain SK, Velmourougane, K. 2017. Isolation of antagonistic and entomopathogenic fungi and bacteria from soil, plant parts and insects. In: Training Manual for “Biopesticide Laboratory Operations and Research”, Cotton Technical Assistance Programme (TAP) for Africa. National Semi-Arid Resources Research Institute Serere, Uganda.

Technical reports/Bulletins

• Velmourougane, K. et al. 2014. Biological Properties of Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP) and Black Soil Region (BSR). Georeferenced Soil Information System (GeoSIS): NAIP Working Report No.6, NBSS Publ.No. 1067, NBSS& LUP, Nagpur. 98 pp.
• Ray, S.K et al. 2014. Baseline Data Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP) Part-I. Georeferenced Soil Information System (GeoSIS): NAIP Working Report No.1, NBSS Publ.No. 1062 (a), NBSS& LUP, Nagpur. 600 pp.
• Ray, S.K et al. 2014. Baseline Data Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP) Part-II. Georeferenced Soil Information System (GeoSIS): NAIP Working Report No.1, NBSS Publ.No. 1062 (b), NBSS& LUP, Nagpur. 601-1165 pp.
• Ray, S.K et al. 2014. Baseline Data Black Soil Region (BSR) Part-I. Georeferenced Soil Information System (GeoSIS): NAIP Working Report No.2, NBSS Publ.No. 1063 (a), NBSS& LUP, Nagpur. 424 pp.
• Ray, S.K et al. 2014. Baseline Data Black Soil Region (BSR) Part-II. Georeferenced Soil Information System (GeoSIS): NAIP Working Report No.2, NBSS Publ.No. 1063 (b), NBSS& LUP, Nagpur. 425-658 pp.
• Bhattacharyya, T et al. 2014. Soil Datasets of the Hot Spots Indo-Gangetic Plains. Georeferenced Soil Information System (GeoSIS): NAIP Working Report No.3, NBSS Publ.No. 1064, NBSS& LUP, Nagpur. 191 pp.
• Bhattacharyya, T et al. 2014. Soil Datasets of the Hot Spots Black Soil Region (BSR). Georeferenced Soil Information System (GeoSIS): NAIP Working Report No.4, NBSS Publ.No. 1065, NBSS& LUP, Nagpur. 225 pp.
• Raychaudhuri, M et al. 2014. Physical Properties of IGP & BSR Soils To Assess Soil and Land Quality. Georeferenced Soil Information System (GeoSIS): NAIP Working Report No.5, NBSS Publ.No. 1066, NBSS& LUP, Nagpur. 158 pp.
• Tiwary, P et al. 2014. Development of Pedo-Transfer Functions for Indian Soils. Georeferenced Soil Information System (GeoSIS): NAIP Working Report No.7, NBSS Publ.No. 1068, NBSS& LUP, Nagpur. 40 pp.
• Chandran, P et al. 2014. Soil and Terrain Database for Georeferenced Soil Information System (GeoSIS) for Indo-Gangetic Plains & Black Soil Region. Georeferenced Soil Information System (GeoSIS): NAIP Working Report No.8, NBSS Publ.No. 1069, NBSS& LUP, Nagpur. 432 pp.
• Ray, S.K et al. 2014. Soil and Land Quality Indicators of the Indo-Gangetic Plains & Black Soil Region. Georeferenced Soil Information System (GeoSIS): NAIP Working Report No.9, NBSS Publ.No. 1072, NBSS& LUP, Nagpur. 337 pp.
• Chatterji, S et al. 2014. Land Evaluation for Agricultural Land Use Planning for Bench Mark Spots in Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) and Black Soil Region (BSR). Georeferenced Soil Information System (GeoSIS): NAIP Working Report No.10, NBSS Publ.No. 1071, NBSS& LUP, Nagpur. 51 pp.
• Mandal, D.K. et al. 2014. Computation of Length of Growing Period (LGP): A Modified Approach. Georeferenced Soil Information System (GeoSIS): NAIP Working Report No.11, NBSS Publ.No. 1072, NBSS& LUP, Nagpur. 40 pp.
• Mandal, C. et al. 2014. Revised Agro-ecological Sub Region for Land Use Planning. Georeferenced Soil Information System (GeoSIS): NAIP Working Report No.11, NBSS Publ.No. 1073, NBSS& LUP, Nagpur. 105 pp.

Training programs undergone Professional Training aboard:

• Undergone International Training on “Carbon Trading/Carbon Sequestration/Climate Change (Crop Sciences)” at Centre for Environmental Risk Assessment and Remediation (CERAR), University of South Australia from 08th January to 14th March 2014 under the guidance of Prof. Nanthi S. Bolan, Chair in Environmental Science CERAR. This training programme was approved under the HRD program of National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP) under Learning and Capacity Building (L&CB) of Component-1 of NAIP.

• Reviewer of scientific journals, namely, 3Biotech, Agronomy, AMB Express, Applied Soil Ecology, Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science, Biological Control, BMC Microbiology, Crop Protection, European Food Research and Technology, Food Chemistry, Food Research International, Foodborne Pathogens and Disease, Frontiers in Microbiology, Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Indian Journal of Microbiology, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, International Journal of Food Properties, International Journal of Fruit Science, Journal of Applied Microbiology, Journal of Food Process Engineering, Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, Journal of Tropical Agriculture, Letters in Applied Microbiology, Microbial Biotechnology, Pedobiologia – Journal of Soil Ecology, Plant and Soil, Plant soil, environment, PLOS One, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Biological Sciences, Rhizosphere, Scientific Reports, Waste Management Research

Technologies:

• Developed microbial-based volatiles formulation for management of sucking pests in cotton
• Developed microbial formulation for enhancing cotton productivity under calcareous soils
• Developed microbial biofilm-based formulation for enhancing cotton and soil productivity
• Developed microbially enriched cotton stalk compost as an alternative to FYM in cotton
• Developed soil biological maps (microbes, diversity index, enzymes) for BSR of India

Patents:

• Velmourougane, K., Pooja Verma., Manikandan, A., Prasad, Y.G. File No. IN23/1561 – IP Application No. 202321058813-TEMP/E-1/68209/2023- MUM: Bacterial-based volatiles composition as jassid attractant (Filling date: 1st Sept 2023).
• Velmourougane, K. File No. IN23/1562 – IP Application No. 202321058814-TEMP/E-1/68284/2023- MUM: Bacterial-based volatiles composition as thrip attractant (Filling date: 1st Sept 2023).
• Velmourougane, K. File No. IN23/1560 – IP Application No. 202321058816-TEMP/E-1/68119/2023- MUM: Bacterial-based volatiles composition as aphid attractant (Filling date: 1st Sept 2023).
• Velmourougane, K., Prasad, Y.G. File No. IN23/1564 – IP Application No. 202321058817-TEMP/E-1/68269/2023- MUM: Bacterial-based volatiles composition as beneficial insects attractant (Filling date: 1st Sept 2023).
• Velmourougane, K., Pooja Verma., Manikandan, A., Prasad, Y.G., Rishi Kumar., Blaise, D. File No. IN23/1563 – IP Application No. 202321058818-TEMP/E-1/68199/2023- MUM: Bacterial-based volatiles composition as whitefly attractant (Filling date: 1st Sept 2023).

Copyrights:

• Copyright Regn. No. L-70091/2017. Sarkar, Dipak, … Velmourougane, K.. …et al. (2017). Soil and land quality of the Indo-Gangetic Plains and the Black Soil Region. Copy Regn. No. L-70091/2017. Copyright Registered (Copyright Office, Govt. of India). A Publication from NAIP-GeoSIS Project.
• Copyright Regn. No. L-70095/2017. Sarkar, Dipak, … Velmourougane, K. …et al (2017). Soil Information System : Use and Potentials in Humid and Semi-Arid Tropics. Copyright Regn. No. L-70095/2017. Copyright Registered (Copyright Office, Govt. of India). A Publication from NAIP-GeoSIS Project.
• Copyright Regn. No. L-70097/2017. Sarkar, Dipak, … Velmourougane, K. …et al (2017). Development of SOTER Database for major food growing regions (IGP and BSR) of India for Resource Planning. Copyright Regn. No. L-70097/2017. Copyright Registered (Copyright Office, Govt. of India). A Publication from NAIP-GeoSIS Project.

Professional membership:

• Life member, Indian Society for Cotton Improvement (ISCI)

Administration/Management /Coordination Committee

• Secretary, IRC
• Nodal Officer, PIMS-ICAR
• Member, PME committee
• Member- Purchase committee
• Member, ITMU
• Member- Quarters allotment committee