ICAR-CENTRAL CITRUS RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Dr. Deodas Tarachand Meshram (b.13th May, 1970) completed Bachelors (1995) in Agriculture Engineering from PDKV, Akola and Master (1997) in Water Resources Development and Management from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. Ph. D. (2010) in Irrigation & Water Management Engineering from CTAE, MPUAT, Udaipur. He is having total 23 years experience and written number 38 National, 7 International research papers, 12 book chapters and 6 books. From 1997 to 2001, he worked as a Scientific Associate in Maharashtra Remote Sensing Application Center, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. He were also gave a service as a Assistant Professor for 1 year in Dr.PDKV, Akola. Presently he is working as Pr. Scientist, (Land and Water Management Engineering) at ICAR-CCRI, Nagpur. Most significant research achievements: • Developed software for reference crop evapotranspiration •Developed stochastic model for time series •Standardized subsurface drip irrigation (SDI); lateral geometry; PRZDI & DI of micro-irrigation system for pomegranate •Developed crop coefficient curve and standardized organic and inorganic mulches for pomegranate. Awards/Recognition: •GATE Scholarship •Best Poster (6 Nos.) and Oral (7 Nos.) Presentation Award •Krishikranti; SARP Associate; SCSI Leadership; Vasantrao Naik Krishi Prerana Purshakar and Outstanding Scientist award Current Research Interests: • Stochastic modeling (ARIMA and SARIMA Model) • Water saving irrigation methods, Irrigation Scheduling, Watershed Management of fruit crops •Precision farming •Deficit Irrigation •Sensor based irrigation system •Partial Root Zone Drying Irrigation System