Dr. Suvrajit Patra
Assistant Professor in Horticulture (Fruit Science)
Qualifications:
Ph.D. Horticulture (Fruit Science)- KAU, Thrissur, Kerala- 2025
M.Sc. (Ag.) Horticulture- RPCAU, Pusa, Bihar- 2022
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Agriculture- 2020
Awards/Recognitions:
▪ Served as Volunteer Coordinator at the 37th Kerala Science Congress, organized by the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment, held at Velanikkara, Thrissur, from February 7 to 10, 2025.
▪ Attended the workshop on “Plant Genetic Resources of Kerala: Strategies for Conservation and Utilisation”, organized by ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Regional Station, Thrissur, on January 30, 2025.
▪ Awarded a Certificate of Participation for attending the 3rd KOICA-UPLB-IRRI International Conference, co-organized with PSBMB-SLC, held on August 13-14, 2024, at the International Rice Research Institute, UP Los Baños, Philippines, with the theme “Applications of Genomics and Bioinformatics to Agriculture, Aquaculture, and Natural Resources”.
▪ Represented my college ‘College of Agriculture, Vellanikkara’ in cricket at the Inter-Collegiate Sports & Games Meet held at the College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram from 19/12/2024 to 24/12/2024.
▪ Awarded a Certificate of Appreciation for attending the DST-SERB funded workshop titled “Non-coding RNAs: An emerging frontier in the modulation of plant biological processes”, organized by ICAR-CPCRI, Kasaragod, on April 18-19, 2024.
▪ Attended a workshop on “Novel Frontiers in Food Processing”, organized by the Agribusiness Incubator, College of Agriculture, Vellanikkara, Kerala Agricultural University, held from 12th to 16th December 2023.
▪ Successfully completed the training programme on “AI Tools in Research and Entrepreneurship” organized by Directorate of Extension, Central Training Institute, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur on September 20, 2023.
▪ Attended a national workshop on “Emerging trends for conducting Quality Research”, organized by Kerala Agricultural University on 22/03/2023.
What subject you teach at SSU ?
FSC-504: Breeding of Fruit Crops
PSM-501: Production of Plantation Crops
PSP-102: Commercial Production of Spices and Plantation Crops
HRT-203: Post-harvest Management and Value addition of Fruits and Vegetables
Interests:
▪ Production Technology of Horticultural Crops
▪ Fruit Breeding
▪ Fruit Physiology
▪ Pollen studies
Journals:
▪ Patra, S., Nagar, S., Renuka Swamy, K. M., Pathak, A., Kanth, N., et al. (2025). Synergistic Effects of Pollarding and Chlormequat Chloride on Growth, Yield, Quality, and Pest-Disease Incidence in Papaya cv. F1-Red Lady Under Controlled Cultivation. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00344-025-11669-9.
▪ Patra, S., Maurya, L.L., Muradi, K.B. et al. (2025). Unlocking the Potential of Avocado in India: Exploring Diversity, Cultivation Practices, and Pathways to Progress. Applied Fruit Science, 67: 154. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10341-025-01415-6.
▪ Patra, S., Krishnan, A.G., Ajith, K., Paul, R. et al. (2025). Effect of different fertigation regimes on the cost economics of Mango cv. Ratna under high density planting system. International Journal of Agriculture and Food Science, 7(11): 212-214. 10.33545/2664844X.2025.v7.i11c.962.
▪ B. Muradi, K., and Patra, S., et al., (Eds.). (2025). Recent agricultural innovation for a sustainable future. Elite Publishing House. ISBN 978-93-5899-676-0.
▪ Maurya, L. L., Muradi, K. B., Patra, S., Wayal, Y. W., Choudhari, B. K., and Raj, A. K. (2025). Fungi to the rescue: The role of dark septate Endophytes (dses) in plant adaptation to climate change. GreenariA: An Agricultural Monthly e-Magazine, 3(1): 30-34.
▪ Rajendra, B., Bhaskar, J., Sethunath, K., Naidu, S. A., Manohar, A., and Patra, S. (2024). Scientific study of brassinosteroids on production of fruit crops: a review. International Journal of Plant & Soil Science, 36(6): 288-303. 10.9734/IJPSS/2024/v36i64632.
▪ Rajendra, B., Bhaskar, J., Naidu, S. A., Sethunath, K., Raghavan, M., and Patra, S. (2024). Exploring Seaweed Extracts: Novel Benefits for Fruit Crops Growth. Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology, 27 (9):1102-19. https://doi.org/10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i91382.
▪ Published a Review Article on ‘Betel Leaf & it’s Immeasurable Value Addition’ at “Vigyan Varta” an international E- Magazine.
▪ Kumar, V., Maurya, P., Singh, A., Ramkumar., Kumar, A. and Patra, S. (2023). Advances in production technology of Fig. A Textbook on Advances in Production Technology of Tropical and Subtropical Fruits.
▪ Kumar, V., Maurya, P., Ramkumar., Kumar, A. and Patra, S. (2023). Advances production technology of Tamarind. A Textbook on Advances in Production Technology of Tropical and Subtropical Fruits.