♣ Chemical Ecology

♣ Integrated Pest Management

♣  Studies on enhancement of  parasitoid efficiency through  infochemicals    against sugarcane shoot borer (Collaborative project with Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad) with a sanctioned amount of Rs. 75.78 lakhs.

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♠ Easwaramoorthy, S. and Salin, K. P. 2002. Hundred Years of Sugarcane Entomologyin India. In Sugarcane Crop Management (eds.) S.B. Singh, G.P. Rao and S. Easwaramoorthy. SCI TECH Pub., USA, 410-492.

♠  Mahesh, P., Srikanth, J., Singaravelu, B., Salin, K.P. and Chandran, K. 2017. Occurrence and status of rice leaf folder Cnaphalocrocis ruralis (Walker) in Erianthus spp. In: Proceedings of International Symposium on Sugarcane Research Since Co 205: 100 Years and Beyond, Hemaprabha, G., Viswanathan, R., Ramasubramanian, T., Bhaskaran, A., Mohanraj, K. and Bakshi Ram (eds), pp. 356-357. Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, India, September 18-21, 2017.

♠ Mahesh, P., Srikanth, J., Singaravelu, B., Salin, K.P. and Chandran, K. 2018. Status of Saccharum spp. accessions vis-à-vis Chilo sacchariphagus indicus (Kapur) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). International Conference on Emerging Synergies in Agriculture, Food Processing Engineering and Biotechnology, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Tamil Nadu, India, February 21-23, 2018.

♠ Salin, K. P. 2008. Sucking pests of sugarcane. In: Sugarcane Pests and their Management. Jayanthi, R., Mukunthan, N., Srikanth, J., Salin, K. P., Geetha, N., Singaravelu, B. and Sankaranarayanan, C. (eds.) M.Sc. Sugarcane Technology – Open and Distance Learning Mode (ODL-SCT 610). Tamil Nadu Agricultural University and Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore.

♠ Salin, K. P. and Nirmala, R. 2016. Isolation of active principles through preparative HPLC. ICAR-Sponsored Short Course on Techniques in Insect Molecular Biology and Toxicology, September 07-16, 2016, Department of Entomology, ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore.

♠ Salin, K. P., Srikanth, J and Nirmala, R. 2016. Infochemicals for pest management. ICAR-Sponsored Short Course on Biotechnological and conventional approaches for biotic and abiotic stress management in sugarcane, December 07-16, 2016, ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore.

♠ Salin, K. P., Srikanth, J. and Jayanthi, R. 2012. A record of entomological research at Sugarcane Breeding Institute over a century. In: Govindaraj, P., Mohanraj, K., Appunu, C., Jayakumar, V., Ravinder Kumar, Manjunatha, T. and Sivaraman, K. (eds) Hundred Years of Research in Sugarcane Breeding Institute (1912-2012), SBI Centenary Publication No. 21. pp. 279-317. Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, India.

♠ Salin, K.P., Srikanth, J., Singaravelu, B., Jayanthi, R. and Nirmala, R. 2017. How does a parasitoid home in on to its multiple hosts? A case study with the braconid Cotesia flavipes Cameron in sugarcane. In: Proceedings of International Symposium on Sugarcane Research Since Co 205: 100 Years and Beyond, Hemaprabha, G., Viswanathan, R., Ramasubramanian, T., Bhaskaran, A., Mohanraj, K. and Bakshi Ram (eds), pp. 301-303. Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, India, September 18-21, 2017.

♠ Srikanth, J. and Salin, K.P. 2017. Biological control: a viable pest control option in sugarcane. Eco-friendly Management Practices for Pests and Diseases, Model Training Course, Directorate of Extension Education, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 23-30^th October, 2017.

♠ Srikanth, J., Salin, K.P. and Jayanthi, R. 2012. Sugarcane Pests and their Management. Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore. 88p.

♠ Srikanth, J., Salin, K.P., Punithavalli, M., Mahesh, P. and Jayanthi, R. 2017. Development of a field-release station and standardization of release protocol for dispensing cocoons of Cotesia flavipes against sugarcane internode borer. In: Proceedings of International Symposium on Sugarcane Research Since Co 205: 100 Years and Beyond, Hemaprabha, G., Viswanathan, R., Ramasubramanian, T., Bhaskaran, A., Mohanraj, K. and Bakshi Ram (eds), pp. 299-300. Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, India, September 18-21, 2017.7-7

♣ Dr. A.N. Puri medal for the best Ph.D student in Agricultural Entomology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore for the year 1990.