Science City honours two TNAU scientists

Coimbatore: Two scientists at the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University have bagged awards constituted by Science City Chennai.
U Sivakumar, professor of Agricultural Microbiology, has been conferred with the Tamil Nadu Senior Scientists Award. Sivakumar is renowned in the sphere of lignocellulose biomass valorization and evidence of plant-microbe interactions through technologies developed by way of his patents.He has four patients in India and the US and 105 publications. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Tokyo and he has generated funds to the tune of Rs 9 crore from the department of biotechnology, Indian Council of Agricultural Research and department of science and technology.
Murali Arthanari, associate professor of Agronomy, received the Tamil Nadu Young Scientist Award and a cash prize. He specializes in weed science, developing integrated weed management technology for rice, maize, sunflower and cotton. He has published more than 55 papers in peer reviewed journals and has presented research work at International Weed Science Congress in China, the Czech Republic, Vietnam, Malaysia and Japan. He also leads the All India Coordinated Research Project on Weed Management as principal investigator.
Science City Chennai, an autonomous organization established under the department of higher education of the government of Tamil Nadu, identifies and honours scientists who have contributed immensely in their respective fields.