Faculty
Dr. Dinesh Kumar P
Assistant Professor
Centre for Distance and Online Education
Dr. Dinesh Kumar P is an accomplished academic and researcher in the field of Agricultural Statistics. He holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural Statistics from Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya (BCKV), West Bengal, where his doctoral research focused on analyzing the water quality of the River Ganga as it flows through agricultural watersheds. He earned his M.Sc. in Agricultural Statistics from the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru, and his B.Sc. in Agriculture from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University. He qualified the ICAR NET examination who was awarded the prestigious INSPIRE JRF by the Department of Science and Technology, GoI for his doctoral research.
Selected Research Publications
- Kumar, P. D. (2023). Predicting the area and production of sugarcane in Tamil Nadu, India using neural networks. Current Science, 124(4), 500–504.
- Kannan, M., Elango, K., Jayaprakash, S. A., Kumar, P. D., et al. (2023). Environmental forecast modeling for major pests using ARIMAX. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 43(2), 475–484.
- Elango, K., Nelson, S. J., Kumar, P. D. (2021). Forecasting of rugose spiraling whitefly using ARIMAX. Journal of Agrometeorology, 23(2), 194–199.
- Biswas, T., Mazumdar, D., Kumar, P. D., et al. (2021). Additive main effects and multiplicative interactions in field pea genotypes. Legume Research, 44(8), 894–899.
- Kumar, P. D., Biswas, T. (2022). Impact of Precipitation over Sugarcane Productivity. International Journal of Environment and Climate Change, 12(11), 125–130.
Popular Articles
- Dinesh Kumar, P. (2019). Design of Experiments for Agricultural Sciences. Agrobios, 17(10): 143–144.
- Dinesh Kumar, P. & Biswas, T. (2019). Use of Artificial Neural Networks in Time Series Forecasting. Agrobios, 17(12): 41–42.
- Biswas, T. & Dinesh Kumar, P. (2019). A Multivariate Discussion: Canonical Correlation Analysis (CCA). Agrobios, 18(1): 131–132.
Book Chapters
- Dinesh Kumar, P., Jeevanand, K.P., & Raju, D. (2019). Standardized Precipitation Index: A Statistical Approach. Research Trends in Agriculture Sciences, AkiNik Publications, New Delhi.
- Dinesh Kumar, P., & Chaithra, M. (2019). Modelling and Forecasting of Stochastic Data. Advances in Applied Statistics, New Delhi Publications.
Conference Presentations (Selected)
- Predicting Sugarcane Production in Tamil Nadu Using Neural Networks, GIASE 2019, ATDS, Ghaziabad.
- Groundwater Exploitation and Agricultural Effects, ICIWRM’22, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore.
- Mathematical Modelling of Banana Slices in Solar Dryer, ICGEST 2023, KLS Gogte Institute of Technology, Belagavi.
Awards and Recognitions
- INSPIRE Junior Research Fellowship, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India (2017)
- Best Poster Award, National Conference on Innovative Farming for Food and Livelihood Security in Changing Climate, BCKV, West Bengal (2018)
- Best Poster Award, International Symposium on Innovations and Advancements in Agriculture and Plant Sciences, DSAC, Perambalur (2018)
- Best Participant Award, National Level Online STTP on Research Methodology, Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute, Chennai (2020)
