• Introduction

    Land and water are vital resources in urban, agricultural, and natural ecosystems. The Land and Water Management (LWM) Research Group provides highly visible leadership in research and development, consultancy and extension programs to improve the agricultural productivity, enhance water security, and protect and conserve natural resources. We work across the domains of land, water, and terrestrial plant ecosystems and communities to deliver outcome based focussed basic as well as applied research.

    Land and water are among the most important of all natural resources, hence maintaining soil and water resources are essential for sustainable development especially to sustain the agricultural productivity and protection and conservation of land and water resources. Under rapidly changing environment, sustainable water management through targeted research on each sphere of soil: plant: water continuum is essential and to increase food production through enhancing water productivity, identifying adaptation needs and addressing the challenges and research directions in water management in humid tropics are of great importance. R&D programs are designed to meet the changing needs of all our stakeholders at state, national and international levels with the following vision and mission.

    Vision

    The vision of the LWM research group is to be a global leader in advancing the scientific understanding of land and water resources management

    Mission

    The mission of the LWM research group is to provide knowledge and science based solutions for managing the soil health and water resources, to improve the agricultural productivity and protection of natural resources and environment in Kerala and the nation.

    Thrust Area

    Our research programs are focused to address land and water resources issues in a wide range of ecosystems, including: agricultural lands, forested lands, urban lands, wetlands, and shallow lakes and estuaries with a focus  and global significance in the areas of improving the agricultural productivity, enhancing the water use efficiency, ecosystem productivity, carbon sequestration, soil health management, greenhouse gas emissions, and climate change, environmental services and ultimately ensuring water and food security.

    The management strategies involves investigations on soil, water, climate, crops and environment and hence, the activities of the group are inter-disciplinary, comprising of the experts in the disciplines of Agronomy,  Agricultural and Environmental Engineering, Agricultural Meteorology and Statistics, Biotechnology, Plant Physiology, Remote sensing & GIS and Soil Science.

    In addition, LWM research group offers excellent research and educational opportunities for students / research scholars seeking careers in soil, water, plant and environmental sciences related to land and water resource management.

  • Soil Science Laboratory

    • Total CHNS Analyzer
    • UV-Vis Spectrophotometer
    • Pressure Plate Apparatus
    • Flame photometer
    • Electronic automatic microprocessor based distillation system (Pelican) model- DISTEL EM
    • Electronic automatic Kel plus six place macro block digestion system (pelican) model-KES 06L
    • Electronic acid neutralising scrubber (Pelican) model KEL VAC
    • Yodder’s apparatus
    • Soil Moisture Probe –Continuous measurement with data logger
    • Soil Moisture Probe –Point measurement with data logger
    • Portable Multiparameter water quality analyzer
    • Time domain reflectometer
    • Pocket penetrometer
    • Deep soil penetrometer
    • Willey Mill
    • Tensiometers
    • Soil thermometers

    Plant Physiology Laboratory

    • Plant canopy analyzer
    • Li-Cor Portable leaf area meter
    • Li-Cor Steady State Porometer
    • Sap flow system
    • Lux Meter
    • Psychrometer
    • Osmometer
    • Pressure Chamber Apparatus
    • Solarimeter

    Biotechnology Laboratory

    • Inverted Microscope with Camera
    • Refrigerated Centrifuge
    • Digital Microbalance
    • Laminar Flow Hood
    • Deep Freeze (- 85.0° C)
    • Autoclave
    • Hot Air Oven
    • Table Top Platform Shaker
    • Magnetic Stirrer with Hot Plate
    • Inoculation Room with Laminar Air Flow Hood
    • Tissue Culture Racks with Timer-controlled Lighting System
    • Quartz Double Distillation Unit
    • HiLoop Auto Sterilizer

    Meteorological Observatory

    • Wind Wane 
    • Anemometer
    • Open Pan Evaporimeter
    • Sunshine Recorder
    • Recording Rain gauge
    • Non recording Rain gauge
    • Stevenson’s Screen
    •  Wet & Dry bulb Thermometer
    • Maximum, Minimum Temperature Thermometer
    • Thermohygrograph
    • Soil Thermometer

    Models and Software

    • NUTMON- Nutrient Budgeting model
    • CROPWAT-Water requirement of crops
    • HYDRUS- Water and Nutrient movement
    • ARCGIS
    • ERDAS
    • INFOCROP- Crop Simulation Model
    • DSSAT- Crop Simulation Model
    • CENTURY – Soil Carbon Model
Water Security Assessment and its association with Quality of Life in Chaliyar River Basin
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Naveena K
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
2 Years
Budget:
Rs. 15.28 Lakhs
Carbon Footprint Assessment of Agriculture Farms of Kerala
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Naveena K
Funding Agency:
Department of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare, Government of Kerala
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Duration:
2 Years
Budget:
Rs. 40.96 Lakhs
Study of Carbon footprint in agricultural land use system from the temperate and tropical ecosystem Western Ghats under Climate Change scenario
Principal Investigator:
Vivek B
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Naveena K
Funding Agency:
SERB- DST
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Duration:
3 Years
Budget:
Rs. 16.84 Lakhs
Socio-Economic Vulnerability Assessment of coastal areas to sea-level rise (under climate change scenarios) – a case of Kerala coast
Principal Investigator:
Dr. K.Ch.V Naga Kumar
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Naveena K
Funding Agency:
Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Duration:
3 Years
Budget:
Rs. 15.30 Lakhs
Scoping study to assess the Hydrological Services provisioned by the Forest Eco System of Kerala
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. K.Ch.V Naga Kumar
Funding Agency:
Forest & Wildlife Department, Govt. of Kerala
Budget:
Rs. 161.00 lakhs
Water conservation measures to mitigate drought effects in Athikkadavu Colony at Sultan Bathery Taluk of Wayanad District
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Ashish K Chaturvedi
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Arun P R, Dr. C P Priju
Funding Agency:
Cochin Shipyard Ltd under CSR
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Exploring climate change perceptions and adaptation options in the marginalized Paniya tribal hamlet of Wayanad, Kerala for water and agricultural resilience

Exploring climate change perceptions and adaptation options in the marginalized Paniya tribal hamlet of Wayanad, Kerala for water and agricultural resilience

Principal Investigator:
Dr. Ashish K Chaturvedi
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Surendran U, Dr. Arun P R
Funding Agency:
ICSSR, Govt. of India
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Rain water harvesting as climate adaptation strategy for enhancing ground water and agricultural resilience of Paniya tribe, Wayanad, Kerala
Funding Agency:
CSR Cochin Shipyard Ltd.
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Climate Change impact on Turmeric, Black pepper and Ginger
Funding Agency:
ICAR
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Study of Carbon footprints in Western ghats region under changing climate scenario
Funding Agency:
Department of Science and Technology
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Investigation on Land subsidence and reconstruction on Geomorphological Evolution of Kallada Delta through Remote Sensing and Sediment Proxies
Principal Investigator:
Dr. K.Ch.V Naga Kumar
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
2 Years
Budget:
Rs. 33.05 Lakhs
Socio-Economic Vulnerability Assessment of Coastal areas to Sea Level Rise (under climate change scenarios) a case of Kerala state, India
Principal Investigator:
Dr. K.Ch.V Naga Kumar
Funding Agency:
ICSSR, Govt. of India
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Date of Completion:
Budget:
Rs. 15.30 Lakhs
Appraisal on Morphological Changes of Rivers in Kerala Using Geospatial Technologies (Phase – I)
Principal Investigator:
Dr. K.Ch.V Naga Kumar
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Surendran U, Dr. C P Priju
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
3 Years
Budget:
Rs. 29 Lakhs
Water for Change, Integrative and Fit for Purpose Water Sensitive Design Framework for Fast Growing Livable cities (India-Netherlands project)
Principal Investigator:
Dr. K.Ch.V Naga Kumar
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Smitha V S, Dr. Sruthi K V
Funding Agency:
Department of Science and Technology (DST), GoI
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
5 Years (November 2019 to November 2024)
Budget:
Rs. 164.21 Lakhs
Karyashala-High-End Workshop on “Novel Concepts and Innovative Technologies in Agriculture Water Management for Climate Smart Agriculture
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Ashish K Chaturvedi
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Surendran U, Dr. Naveena K
Funding Agency:
Science & Engineering Research Board(SERB), DST,New Delhi Govt.of India
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Date of Completion:
Development of Decision Support System (DSS) - Crop Management Information System(CMIS)
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Surendran U
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Date of Completion:
Budget:
Rs. 27 Lakhs
Feasibility study on rainwater harvesting in Malabar Medical College, Modakkallur, Atholi
Principal Investigator:
Vivek B
Funding Agency:
Malabar Medical College, Modakkallur
Date of Completion:
Duration:
6 Months
Preparation of an Integrated Water Resource Development Plan for Thodupuzha Cricket Stadium of KCA
Principal Investigator:
Vivek B
Funding Agency:
Kerala Cricket Association
Date of Completion:
Duration:
3 months
'Integrated Drainage Improvement Plan Facilitating Sustainable Farming Activities in Various Padasekharams of Panthalayani Block in Kozhikode District
Funding Agency:
Panthalayani Block Panchayat
Date of Completion:
Duration:
6 months
Budget:
Rs. 05.00 lakhs
Assessment of Land use/Land cover changes in the command area of the Peechi Irrigation project using IRS ID LISS III data.
Funding Agency:
CWRDM
Date of Completion:
Budget:
Rs.0.49 lakhs
Drip fertigation package for higher productivity in Black Pepper (Piper nigrum L.)
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Surendran U
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Date of Completion:
Budget:
Rs. 23.00 lakhs
Environmental Status of Selected Rivers of Kerala
Principal Investigator:
Vivek B
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Jainet P J, Dr. Renjith K R, Ihjas K
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
2020 - 2023
Exposition and validation of soil and water conservation measures in selected watersheds of Kerala
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Surendran U
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Ashish K Chaturvedi, Dr. Naveena K
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
2 Years
Analysis of factors influencing the productivity of banana under irrigated conditions in Kozhikode district
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Naveena K
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Surendran U, Dr. Ashish K Chaturvedi, Dr. Venu Prasad H D
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
3 years (01-July-2020 to 01-July-2023)
Budget:
Rs. 11 Lakhs

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Publication Year
2020 Elzopy, K. A., Chaturvedi, Ashish K., Chandran, K. M., Gopinath, G., Naveena K. & Surendran, U. (2020). Trend analysis of long-term rainfall and temperature data for Ethiopia. South African Geographical Journal, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/03736245.2
2020 Nageswara Rao K, Saito Y, NagaKumar KChV, Kubo S, Pandey S, Li Z, Demudu G, Rajawat AS; Holocene evolution and Anthropocene destruction of the Krishna Delta on the east coast of India: Delta lobe shifts, human impacts, and sea-level history (2020); Marine
2020 Gopinath G, Surendran U, Abhilash S, NagaKumar K.Ch.V, Anusha C K; Assessment of drought with a real-time web-based application for drought management in humid tropical Kerala, India (2020); Environment Monitoring and Assessment, Vol. 192:728. ISSN No.: 1
2021 Morthekai P, Nageswara Rao K, Naga Kumar K.Ch.V, Demudu G, Rajapara M, Reddy DV; Synthesized Luminescence ages of palaeo-beach ridges in Krishna-Godavari twin delta plain, east coast of India (2021); Quaternary Geochronology, Vol. 62, 101145. ISSN No.: 18
2022 NagaKumar K.Ch.V, Deepak PM, Basheer Ahammed KK, Nageswara Rao K, Gopinath G, Dinesan VP; Coastal Vulnerability assessment using Geospatial technologies and Multi Criteria Decision Making approach – a case study of Kozhikode District coast, Kerala state,
Arivazhagan S, Naseer K A, Mahmoud K A, Libeesh N K, Arun Kumar K V, NagaKumar KChV, Sayyed M I, Algahtani M S, Shiekh EI, Khandaker M U;The radiation shielding proficiency and hyperspectral-based spatial distribution of lateritic terrain mapping in Irikk
2007 Chaturvedi Ashish K, Vashistha R K, Prasad P, Nautiyal M C (2007) Need of innovative approach for climate change studies in alpine region of India. Current Science 93(12):1648-1649.
2009 Chaturvedi Ashish K , Vashistha R K, Rawat N, Prasad P, Nautiyal M C (2009) Effect of CO 2 enrichment on photosynthetic behavior of Podophyllum hexandrum Royle, an endangered medicinal herb. Journal of American Science 5(5):113-118.
2010 Chaturvedi Ashish K, Prasad P, Nautiyal M C (2010) Lesser chamber effect inside open top chambers provides near-natural microenvironment for CO2 enrichment studies in an alpine region of India. Journal of American Science 6(3):109-117.
2011 Vashistha R K, Rawat N, Chaturvedi Ashish K, Nautiyal B P, Prasad P, Nautiyal MC (2011) Characteristics of life-form and growth-form of plant species in an alpine ecosystem of north-west Himalaya. Journal of Forestry Research 22(4): 501-506.
2012 Vashistha R K, Rawat N, Chaturvedi Ashish K, Nautiyal B P, Nautiyal MC (2012) Phytostructure of diverse growth forms in an alpine ecosystem of north-west Himalaya, India. Plant Biosystems 146(1): 124-133.
2013 Chaturvedi Ashish K, Prasad P, Nautiyal M C (2013) Impact of elevated CO2 on growth, morphology and dry matter partitioning in alpine growth forms of north western Himalaya. Indian Journal of Plant Physiology 18(2): 118-124.
2014 Pal M, Chaturvedi Ashish K, Shah D, Bahuguna R N, Sadhana, Singh S, Mukhopadhyay D, Khetarpal S, Anand A, Deshmukh P S, Bhardwaj C, Kumar J (2013) Growth dynamics and temperature sensitivity of late planting chickpea under Delhi conditions. Indian Journal
2016 Rai P, Chaturvedi Ashish K, Shah D, Viswanathan C, Pal M (2016) Impact of elevated CO2 on high temperature induced effects in grain yield of chickpea (Cicer arietinum). Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 86(3): 414-7.
2016 Bahuguna R N, Chaturvedi Ashish K, Pal M (2016) Physiological traits for improving high temperature stress tolerance in rice. Indian Journal of Plant Physiology 21(4):420- 427.
2017 Singh D, Singh C K, Taunk J, Tomar R S S, Chaturvedi Ashish K, Gaikwad K, Pal M (2017) Transcriptome analysis of lentil (Lens culinaris Medikus) in response to seedling drought stress. BMC Genomics 18:206 doi: 10.1186/s12864-017-3596-7.
2017 Chaturvedi, Ashish K. (2017) The quest for rice productivity under diurnally changing temperature amplitude in future CO2 enriched climate. Journal of Rice Research, 5, e129. DOI: 10.4172/2375-4338.1000e129
2017 Chaturvedi Ashish K, Bahuguna R N, Shah D, Pal M, Jagadish K S V (2017) Heat stress at flowering and grain filling offsets effect of elevated CO2 on assimilate partitioning and sink strength in rice. Scientific Reports 7:8227 doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-07464
2017 Chaturvedi Ashish K, Bahuguna R N, Pal M, Shah D, Maurya S, Jagadish K S V (2017) Elevated CO2 and heat stress interactions affect grain yield, quality and mineral nutrient composition in rice under field conditions. Field Crops Research 206:149-157.
2018 Chaturvedi, Ashish K., Madhava Chandran K., Surendran, U. (2018) Revisiting climate change adaptation through proactive policy designing and institutional mechanism. Tropical Plant Research, 5(1), 14-18. DOI: 10.22271/tpr.2018.v5.i1.003
Publication Year
2021 Chaturvedi, Ashish K , Surendran U, Munavir Ali, KP, Anjali N, Gopinath Girish, Naveena K, Madhava Chandran K (2021) Drought induced effect and ameliorative response of salicylic acid on bush pepper under anticipated future climate change. In Proc. of Int
2015 Variations in the Holocene sediment accumulation rates and growth pattern of the Krishna and Godavari deltas, India (2015) NageswaraRao K, Saito Y, Kubo S, NagaKumar KChV, Demudu G and Rajawat AS. XIX INQUA Congress, Nagoya, Japan.
2015 Holocene Evolution of the Krishna delta, India inferred from sediment facies and AMS 14C ages (2015) NagaKumar KChV, Saito Y, Kubo S, NageswaraRao K, Demudu G and Rajawat AS. XIX INQUA Congress, Nagoya, Japan.
2015 Quaternary Evolution and Anthropogenic degradation of the Kolleru Lake, A Coastal Wetland along the East Coast of India (2015) HemaMalini B, Kubo S, NagaKumar KChV, Demudu G, Naoko N, NageswaraRao K. XIX INQUA Congress, Nagoya, Japan
2016 Evolution and Environmental degradation of the Kolleru Lake, East Coast of India (2016) Demudu G, Nagakumar KChV, HemaMalini B and Nageswara Rao K. International Conference on Geospatial Technologies and Wetland Management, Visakhapatnam, AP, India.
2016 Evolution and Environmental degradation of the Kolleru Lake, east coast of India – a study through geo-spatial technologies (2016) NagaKumar KChV National Symposium on Recent Advances in Remote Sensing and GIS with Special Emphasis on Mountain Ecosyst
2017 Assessment of Coastal Erosion along the Kozhikode district, Kerala state using satellite data of 1990-2000 and 2000-2016 time frames (2017) NagaKumar KChV, Dinesan VP, Girish Gopinath, Deepak PM, Lakshmana Dinesh K National Seminar on Natural Resource
2019 Coastal Erosion and Human Impacts at Global, Regional, and Local Scale Causes: Examples from Eastern and Western Coastal Regions of India (2019) K.Ch.V NagaKumar, G.Demudu, Dinesan VP, Girish Gopinath, K.Nageswara Rao. In: Abstract volume of “Internat
2020 Applications of Geo-Informatics for the Delineation of Groundwater Prospects Zones in Poonurpuzha Basin in Kozhikode, Kerala (2020) Dinesan V P, NagaKumar KChV, Rohit John, Sarankumar, Aghil Ghosh. In: Book of Abstracts of “IIIrd Indian National Ground
2020 Hydrological Modelling using SWAT Model for Chaliyar River Basin, Kerala (2020) Anaz A, Nikhil P, Drissia TK, NagaKumar KChV, Dinesan VP. In: Book of Abstracts of “IIIrd Indian National Groundwater Conference (INGWC-2020) Groundwater Resources Manageme
2021 NagaKumar KChV and K.Nageswara Rao (2021) Human-Induced Coastal Erosion along Godavari Delta-Front coast, East Coast of India. In: Book of Abstracts of “34th International Geography Congress” August 16-20, 2021, pp. 126
2021 NagaKumar KChV and K.Nageswara Rao (2021) Temporal Trends in Suspended Sediment Loads in the River Deltas on the East coast of India. In: Book of Abstracts of “34th International Geography Congress” August 16-20, 2021, pp. 125
2021 NagaKumar KChV (2021) Geomorphological Implications on the Evolution of Vembanad Lake and its environs. In: Book of Abstracts of “34th International Geography Congress” August 16-20, 2021, pp. 352
2022 NagaKumar KChV, Ansa Peter, Athira Jose T, Kavya B. Krishnan, Girish Gopinath, V.P Dinesan (2022) Optical and Microwave Satellite Remote Sensing for Mapping Cropland (Paddy); A Case Study of Kuttiyadi Command Area, Kozhikode District, Kerala”. In Book
2022 Jasin S, Rajeev P C, K Ch V Naga Kumar and U. Surendran (2022). Carbon footprint of Rice Production in Kerala. In Proc. International Conference on Water and Environmental Management (WEM-2022), 22-24 June, 2022, CWRDM, India
2022 Reshma R, K.Ch.V Naga Kumar, Kakani Nageswara Rao, Nikhil Lele, Sumiko Kubo, K.K.Basheer Ahammed, Bimal K Bhattacharya (2022) Artificial Neural Network (ANN) approach for detecting and mapping of ‘Mangrove vegetation’: a case study from Kuppam (River)
2023 K.Ch.V Naga Kumar (2023) Geomorphological framework and Geo-spatial technologies towards understanding the spatial extent of the Kottuli wetland, India. In: National Conference on “Reviving Wetlands”, October 11-13, 2023, CWRDM, India
2007 Chaturvedi Ashish K, Prasad P, Nautiyal M C (2007) Strategy for global climate change studies in respect to alpine plants of India. In: International Tropical Ecology Congress: Climate Change: Impact, Assessment and Management, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, Indi
2008 Chaturvedi Ashish K, Rawat N, Vashistha R K, Prasad P, Nautiyal B P, Nautiyal M.C. (2008) Potential consequences of climate change on the alpine vegetation of the Himalaya. In: Souvenir of 3rd Uttarakhand State Science and Technology Congress, IIT, Roorke
2009 Chaturvedi Ashish K, Prasad P, Nautiyal M C (2009) Open Top Chambers for exposing alpine plants to elevated CO2: Innovation in Indian Alpine. In: Souvenir of 4th Uttarakhand State Science and Technology Congress, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India, pp.102

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