Publication for the year 2020

Kumar, Manoj, Dahuja, Anil (2019) Cellulase enhances anthocyanin and phenolic content in black carrot juice, Indian Journal of Horticulture, 76 (4), pp. 749-751 (NAAS rating 6.11)
Chavan, S, Sarangdhar, V, Vigneshwaran, N (2020) Toxicological effects of TiO2 nanoparticles on plant growth promoting soil bacteria, Emerging Contaminants, 6, pp. 87-92
Arude, V. G, Deshmukh, S. P, Shukla, S. K, Patil, P. G (2020) Assessment of strength of attachment of cotton fibre to seed, Journal of Cotton Research and Development, 34 (1), pp. 1-9 (NAAS rating 4.69)
Sardar, Ashtashila, Satankar, Varsha, Jagajanantha, P. and Mageshwaran, V. (2020) Effect of substrates (cotton stalks and cotton seed hulls) on growth, yield and nutritional composition of two oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus and Pleurotus florida), Journal of Cotton Research and Development, 34 (1) 135-145. (NAAS rating 4.69)
Jalgaonkar, K, Mahawar, M. K, Bibwe, B, Kannaujia, P (2020) Postharvest Profile, Processing and Waste Utilization of Dragon Fruit (Hylocereus Spp.): A Review, Food Reviews International. DOI: 10.1080/87559129.2020.1742152 (NAAS rating 9.93).
Prabu, G. T. V, Dhurai, Bhaarathi (2020) A Novel Profiled Multi-Pin Electrospinning System for Nanofiber Production and Encapsulation of Nanoparticles into Nanofibers, Scientific Reports, 10:4302 (NAAS rating 10.01)
Prabu, G. T. V, Dhurai, Bhaarathi, Saxena, Ayush (2020) Influence of high voltage polarity in multi-pin upward electrospinning system on the Fibremorphology of poly (vinyl alcohol), Journal of Polymer Research, 3/2020.
Mahawar, M. K, Jalgaonkar, K, Bibwe, B (2020) Development of composite mechanical peeler cum juice extractor for kinnow and sweet orange, Journal of Food Science and Technology, 57, pp. 4355-4363 (NAAS rating 7.85)
Arude, V. G, Deshmukh, S. P, Patil, P. G, Shukla, S. K (2020) Single Locking Cotton Feeder for Enhancing Ginning Efficiency of Double Roller Gin, Agricultural Mechanization in Asia, Africa and Latin America (AMA), 51 (1), pp. 24-28 (NAAS rating 6.15)
Arude, V. G, Deshmukh, S. P, Patil, P. G, Shukla, S. K (2020) Influence of single locking of cotton bolls on ginning performance of double roller gin for short staple cotton, Journal of Cotton Research and Development, 34 (2), pp. 278-290 (NAAS rating 4.69)
Krishna Prasad, G, Senthilkumar, T, Raja, A. S. M, Patil, P. G, Ashtaputre, Nandita M, Vigneshwaran, N (2020) Cotton Based Bioactive Wound Dressing Material with High Absorbency and Antibacterial Activity, Indian Journal of Fiber & Textile Research. (NAAS rating 6.51)
Kumar, V, Patil, P. G, Sundaramoorthy, C (2018) Cotton and Man-made Textile sector in India — A Curtain Raiser and Relevant Environment Issues, Cotton Research Journal, 9 (1 ), pp. 1-7 (NAAS rating 3.45)
Patil, P. G, Mandhyan, P. K, Sundaramoorthy, C, Arputharaj, A (2018) Challenges in Asian Cotton Fibre Quality and Future Requirement, Cotton Research Journal, 9 (1 ), pp. 8-13 (NAAS rating 3.45)
Shaikh, A. J, Patil, P. G, Shukla, S. K, Mageshwaran, V, Ambare, M. G (2018) Supply Chain and Value Addition of Cotton Byproducts in Asia, Cotton Research Journal, 9 (1 ), pp. 14-19 (NAAS rating 3.45)
Ghadge, S. V, Shukla, S. K, Satankar, Varsha, Patil, D. U, Shirsath, B. V (2018) Performance Evaluation of Bajaj Boll Opener for Cleaning and Opening of kawdi Cotton in Ginneries, Cotton Research Journal, 9 (1 ), pp. 20-23 (NAAS rating 3.45)
Krishna Prasad, G, Mageshwaran, V, Guruprasad, R, Arputharaj, A, Senthilkumar, T, Patil, P. G, Jadhav, R. K (2018) Mechanical and Chemical Processability of Cotton / Kapok Blends, Cotton Research Journal, 9 (1 ), pp. 24-26 (NAAS rating 3.45)
Jagajanantha, P, Mandhyan, P. K, Krishna Prasad, G, Patil, Sharmila, Senthilkumar, T, Arputharaj, A, Patil, P. G, , (2018) Core Spun Yarns for Warm Clothing, Cotton Research Journal, 9 (1 ), pp. 27-29 (NAAS rating 3.45)
Kambli, N. D, Deshmukh, R. R, Basak, S, Patil, P. G, Mandhyan, P. K, Raja, A. S. M, Arputharaj, A, , (2018) Comparative Study of Physico-chemical Characteristics of Cornhusk Fibre with Cotton, Cotton Research Journal, 9 (1 ), pp. 30-34 (NAAS rating 3.45)
Senthikumar, T, Bharimalla, A. K, Sundaramoorthy, C, Patil, P. G, Vigneshwaran, N (2018) Mechanical Properties of Cotton Stalk Micro Particles and Fibrillated Coir Fibre Reinforced Epoxy Composites, Cotton Research Journal, 9 (1 ), pp. 35-39 (NAAS rating 3.45)
Deshmukh, P. S, Bharimalla, A. K, Patil, P. G, Arude, V. G, Sundaramoorthy, C, Kamble, D. U, Jadhav, A. R, Chandrika Ram, (2018) ICAR-CIRCOT’s Training on Quality Evaluation of Cotton: An Analysis for 2014-17, Cotton Research Journal, 9 (1 ), pp. 40-43 (NAAS rating 3.45)
Krishna Prasad, G, Raja, A. S. M, Senthilkumar, T, Vigneshwaran, N, Patil, P. G. (2018) Characteristic Analysis of Commercial Wound Dressings, Cotton Research Journal, 9 (1 ), pp. 44-46 (NAAS rating 3.45)
Basak, S, Saxena, Sujata, Raja, A. S. M, Patil, P. G (2018) Sustainable Fire Retardancy of Cellulosic Materials by Application of Plant Bio-macromolecules, Cotton Research Journal, 9 (1 ), pp. 47-50 (NAAS rating 3.45)
Kumar, Manoj, Potkule, Jayashree, Saxena, Sujata, Patil, P. G (2018) Value-addition of Cottonseed: Protein Extraction, Functional Characterization and its Application, Cotton Research Journal, 9 (1 ), pp. 51-57 (NAAS rating 3.45)
Kadam, D. M, Kaur, Amanpreet (2018) Review on Natural Fibers Based Nanocomposite Materials: Part – I, Cotton Research Journal, 9 (1 ), pp. 79-91 (NAAS rating 3.45)
Kannaujia, P. K, Asrey, R, Singh, A. K, Mahawar, M. K, Bhatia, K (2020) Evaluation of postharvest quality attributes of gum arabic and fruwash coated summer squash, Indian Journal of Horticulture, 77(2), pp. 394-397 (NAAS rating 6.11)
Raja, A. S. M, Arputharaj, A, Senthilkumar, T, Saxena, Sujata, Patil, P. G (2020) Dyeing of cotton with reactive dyes using pre-treated sea water, Indian Journal of Fibre & Textile Research , 45 (3), pp. 319-325 (NAAS rating 6.51)
Raja, A. S. M, Arputharaj, A, Krishna Prasad, G, Saxena, Sujata, Patil, P. G (2020) Challenges in dyeing of cellulosics with reactive dyes and practical sustainable feasibilities, Chemical Management in Textiles and Fashion, 79.
Senthilkumar, T, Bharimalla, A. K, Sundaramoorthy, C, Patil, P. G, Vigneshwaran, N (2020) Fibrillation of Coconut Fibers by Mechanical Refining to Enhance Its Reinforcing Potential in Epoxy Composites, Fibers and Polymers, 21, pp. 2111-2117 (NAAS rating 7.44)
Dongarwar, Nupur, Parate, Himani, Satankar, Varsha, Palaniappan, Jagajanantha, Kuppusamy, Pandiyan and Vellaichamy, Mageshwaran, Simultaneous bioethanol production and lignin and cellulose fractionation from cotton stalks: A bio-refinery approach, Research Journal of Biotechnology, Vol. 15 (11), November (2020) (NAAS rating 5.00)
Sundaramurthy, V. T. and Saxena, Sujata (2020) The Environment and Textile Industry-Friendly Hirsute Cotton Variety, Indica. International Journal of bio-resource and Stress Management, p 451 – 455, Published online: 20 Nov 2020 (NAAS rating 4.65) DOI: HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.23910/1.2020.2151d
Chavan, S., Vigneshwaran, N (2020) Shifts in metabolic patterns of soil bacterial communities on exposure to metal engineered nanomaterials, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 189, 110012, 1 (NAAS rating 10.53)
Sahu, P. K., Singh, S., Gupta, A., Singh, U. B., Paul, S., Paul, D., Pandiyan, K., Singh, H. V., Saxena, A.K. (2020). A simplified protocol for reversing phenotypic conversion of Ralstonia solanacearum during experimentation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 17(12): 4274. (NAAS rating 8.47)
Pandiyan, K., Kushwaha, P., Bagul, S. Y., Chakdar, H., Madhaiyan, M., Krishnamurthi, S., Kumar, P., Karthikeyan, N., Singh, A., Kumar, M., Singh, U. B., Saxena, A. K. (2020). Halomonas icarae sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from soils of Pentha beach, India. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology (NAAS rating 8.17) https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.004611
Meena VS, Jalgaonkar K, Mahawar MK, Bhushan B, Bibwe B and Kashyap P. (2020). Optimization of process variables for preparation of pomegranate juice-fortified aonla candy. Current Science, 118 (1) : 114-118. (NAAS rating 6.76)
Kamat V, Sisodiya JH, Mahawar MK, Jalgaonkar K (2020). Determination of some physical properties of Plum (cv. Kala Amritsari) fruits. International Journal of Chemical Studies, 8(3):225-228. (NAAS rating 5.31)
Satankar, M., Patil, A. K., Kautkar, S. and Kumar, U. 2020. Pearl Millet: A Fundamental Review on Underutilized Source of Nutrition. Multilogic in Science. X(XXXIV): 01-04 (NAAS rating 5.20)
Patil, A. K., Satankar, M., Kautkar, S. and Raj, R. 2020. Cloud Point Extraction: A Novel Approach for Extraction of Bioactive Compounds from Fruit and Vegetable Waste. Chemical Science Review and Letters 9(34): 324-328 (NAAS rating 5.21)
Chaurasia, Himanshushekhar, Shah, Nawajul Islam, Sonica Priyadarshini, Rajeev Kumar and Md. Asif Khan (2020) Development of Android based Crop Advisory Application for Seed Spices, Int. J. Curr. Microbiol. App. Sci., 9(3): 904-913, (NAAS rating 5.38) https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2020.903.106
Sharma, Kanika, Guleriaa, Sanjay, Razdanb, Vijay K., Vikash Babu (2020) Synergistic antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of essential oils of some selected medicinal plants in combination and with synthetic compounds, Industrial Crops & Products, 154, 112569 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2020.112569 (NAAS Rating 10.19)

N. Vigneshwaran and A. Arputharaj, Functional Finishing of Cotton Textiles Using Nanomaterials, In: Advances in Functional Finishing of Textiles, 43-56, 2020.
Akshay Dheeraj, Sapna Nigam, Shbana Begam, Sanchita Naha, Salam Jayachitra Devi, Himanshu Shekhar Chaurasia, Dilip Kumar, Ritika, S.K. Soam, N. Srinivasa Rao, Alka Arora, P.D. Sreekanth and V.V. Sumanth Kumar, Role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) in Mitigating Climate Change, In: Climate Change and Indian Agriculture: Challenges and Adaptation Strategies published by ICAR-NAARM, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500 030, Telangana, India

Dr. V. G. Arude, presented an INVITED PAPER entitled 'Business Perspective and Entrepreneurship Opportunities in Cotton Stalk By-product Based Industry in India” in “Cotton Production Technologies in next decade: Problems & Perspectives” held at OUAT, Bhubaneswar during 22-24 January, 2020
The following papers were presented in the 54th Annual Convention of Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers (ISAE) and International Symposium on “Artificial Intelligence Based Future Technologies in Agriculture” at Hyatt Regency Pune from 07 - 09 Jan 2020.
Arude V.G., Shukla S. K Patil and P. G., 2020. Development and evaluation of cotton gin trash handling system for control of pink bollworm in ginneries presented by Dr. V. G. Arude.
Dattatreya M Kadam, Jagajanantha and Tushar Mahajan “Processing of Fibers for Development of Composite Materials for Sanitary Pads” presented by Dr. D. M. Kadam.
Manoj Kumar, Jayashree Potkule, P. G. Patil A paper on “Functional characterization of cottonseed protein” was presented by Dr. Manoj Kumar.
The following papers were presented by Dr. Manoj Kumar in the National seminar on Smart Horticulture at Jhalawar, Rajasthan on 30^th January 2020
Manoj Kumar, N. Vigneshwaran, T. Senthilkumar, A. K. Bharimalla, D. U. Kamble and P.G. Patil, “Valorization of lignocellulosic biomass for developing seedling trays”
Optimizing the extraction process of natural antioxidants from punica granatum peel using microwave-assisted extraction: a value addition approach. This presentation received first place in oral presentation.
Dr. P. Jagajanantha Presented a paper "The Concept as defined by Apparel and Textile
Scholars - Social Responsibility", in National Conference on 'Business Intelligence for Sustainable Development - NCBI 2020, held on 12 th Feb. 2020 organised by S.A.
Engineering College, Chennai
Dr. P. Jagajanantha Presented a paper "Conductive Yarn for Heat Generating Textiles", in 1st International Conference on 'Indian Context, Nature, Science, Information Media, General Management, Humanities and Technology (INSIGHT 2020), held on 29^th Feb. 2020 organised by S.A. College of Arts & Science, Chennai
Dr. Sujata Saxena, Principal Scientist & Head i/c CBPD presented a paper “Potential of Cotton Textiles for pesticide protective clothing” at International conference on Functional Textiles and Clothing 2020 held at IIT, Delhi during 7-9 February, 2020.
A poster on “Synthesis of Nano-Sulfur : A Potential Agricultural Input” by Dr. Manoj Mahawar was presented, in 11th Bengaluru INDIA Nano conference held at Bengaluru and during 2-4 March 2020
Two research papers were presented in National Conference on “Role of Agricultural Engineering Innovations in Doubling the Farmers’ Income” organized by the College of Agricultural Engineering, Raichur (Karnataka) during 12-14 March, 2020.
“Development and Evaluation of Sanitary Pad Properties” by Dattatreya M Kadam, Jagajanantha and Tushar Mahajan (Poster)
“Development and Characterization of WPI Based Biopolymers Incorporated With Silver Nano-Particle” by Dattatreya M Kadam, Pranita Jaiswal, Amanpreet Kuar, Supriya Rattan (Oral Presentation)
Dr. V. G. Arude, Senior Scientist & Head (In-charge) as Invited Speaker presented a paper titled “Business Perspective and Entrepreneurship Opportunities in Cotton Stalk By-product based Industry in India” in a webinar on ‘Scope of Agricultural Entrepreneurship Development’ organised by Navsari Agricultural University (NAU), Bharuch, Gujarat on 19^th August 2020.
G. Krishna Prasad, S Periyasamy, T Senthilkumar, A. S. M. Raja, P. G. Patil & V. G. Arude presented a paper in 5th International Conference on Industrial Textiles – Products, Applications and Prospects (InduTech 2020) – Webinar titled “Chemical Surface Roughening of Nylon 6,6 and its Effect on Bonding Strength in Rubber Composites” during 21^st – 23^rd August 2020.
T. Senthilkumar, G. Krishna Prasad, P. G. Patil, V. G. Arude, M. Murugesan and N. Vigneshwaran, Presented Paper “Production and Characterization of Organic Filler Reinforced Unsaturated Polyester Composite” in 5th International Conference on Industrial Textiles – Products, Applications and Prospects (InduTech 2020) – Webinar during 21^st – 23^rd August 2020.
A. S. M. Raja, A Arputhraj, G Krishnaprasad, S. Saxena, and P.G Patil presented Paper in 5^th International Conference on Industrial Textiles – Products, Applications and Prospects (InduTech 2020) – Webinar 21^st – 23^rd August 2020 on “Mosquito Repellent Finishing on Cotton Home Textiles through LBL coating with Cationic chemicals & microencapsulated citronella oil”.
Dr. P. Jagajanantha Presented a paper on "Heat Generating Textile Products using Conductive Yarn" in an International Conference on Advances in Technical Textiles (ICATT-2020), Organised by Department of Textile Technology, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam, during 24th-25th October, 2020.

Manoj Kumar (2019), Paruthi Paal, a nutrient-rich healthy drink from cottonseed: an Indian delicacy. Journal of Ethnic Food 6: 32
Bharimalla A. K., Patil P. G., Palkar, J., Mahawar, M. K. (2020). Nanotechnological approaches for synthesis of Sulphur nanoparticles. Agriculture & Food: E-Newsletter 2 (11): 182-184.
Jalgaonkar K., Jagajanantha P., Arputharaj, A., Mandhyan P. K. (2020)- Recent developments in the indoor air purification technology and application methods, Food and Scientific Reports, November 2020, 1(1): 23-26.
Bharimalla AK, Mahawar MK, Patil PG (2020). Inclusive approach for strengthening of agri-business start-ups ecosystem. Indian Farming. 70(1): 15-17
An article on “COVID -19 on Indian Cotton” by C. D. Mayee, Bhagirath Choudhary, DeSouza Blaise, Prashant G. Patil was published in The ICAC Recorder, June 2020, Volume XXXIX, No.2, ISSN 1022-6303
Kannaujia, P., K., Kale, S., Indore, N., Mahawar, M., K., Bhan, C., (2020) – सब्जियों के उत्पादन में जैविक पलवार का महत्व, फल फूल, 41(5): 35-37
खेती पत्रिका, दिसम्बर 2020, कृषि में नैनोटेक्नोलॉजी के अभिनव प्रयोग: मनोज कुमार महावर, ए. के. भारिमल्ला, पी. जी. पाटील, प्राची म्हात्रे
A Mahapatra, J Dhakane- Lad, S Patil, M Kumar, AK Bharimalla, PG Patil (2020). The advent of nanotechnology in edible coating. Beverage & Food World, 47 (3), 24-27
Kunal Gaikwad, Senthilkumar T and Santosh HB, ‘The Journey of Cotton from Seed to Fabric’, Food and Scientific Reports, Volume: 1, Issue: 8, 2020, Page 59-62
Mahawar M K, Jalgaonkar K, Bhushan (2020). Processing, packaging and development of space foods. Food and Beverage Newsletter.
Bibwe B, Jalgaonkar K, Kannaujia P (2020). Canning of litchi. Agriculture and Food E-Newsletter, 2(6):558-559
Kautkar, S. and Raj R. 2020. Novel Non-thermal Food Processing Technologies for Quality Food Production” in Readers Shelf. 16(05): 20-23.
Kautkar, S., Raj, R., Patil, A. K. and Satankar, M. 2020. Ultrasound and its Applications in Food Processing. Readers Shelf. 16(07): 24-26.
Patil, A. K., Satankar, M., Kautkar, S. and Raj R. 2020. Modern Engineering Technologies: A Boon to Transform Indian Agriculture. Readers Shelf. 16(05). 55-57.
Satankar, M., Patil, A. K., Kautkar, S. and Raj, R. A Novel Extraction Techniques for polyphenols from Fruit and Their Waste Products. Readers Shelf. 16(12): 13-15.
Rajeev Kumar, Sonica Priyadarshini, Md. Asif Khan, Animesh Kumar, Pramod Kumar Moury and Himanshu shekhar Chaurasia, PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY OF AZOLLA AS A FODDER CROP, Marumegh: Volume 5(1): 2020

Nono Zinc Oxide Production Technology
ICAR-CIRCOT NANOCELLULOSE PILOT PLANT (Using Eco-Friendly & Energy-Efficient Production Technology)
Valorizing Banana Pseudostem From Waste to Wealth
Naturally colour Cotton An opportunity for innovative Textile Startups
Empowering Women with Health & Hygiene Textiles
SUCCESS STORY ICAR-CIRCOT Calibration Cotton
Success Story ICAR-CIRCO T Portable Laboratory Model Gin
ICAR-CIRCOT Bajaj Cotton Pre-cleaner For Improved Ginning Performance & Lint Quality
ICAR-CIRCOT Green Crematorium (Flyer)
CIRCOT_LLC Baton Cotton Fabric Reinforced Rubber Baton : A Boon to Security -Police force (Flyer)
Dining ware & packaging material from plant waste banana - An Innovative Product of CIRCOT-R-ABI Startup
Agro-Residue reinforced Natural Rubber Garden Pots A Product of ICAR-CIRCOT-ABI Centre, Mumbai
Nano-finished High performance Sleeping Bags A Product of ICAR-CIRCOT-ABI Centre, Mumbai
Training Leaflets:

Spectroscopic & Chrom atographic Techniques for Material characterization
Characterization of Material using X-Ray Diffractometer (XRD)
Composite Material
Instrumental Evaluation of Clothing Comfort

A report on “Lint based cotton marketing begins in APMC, Higanghat, Wardha” was published in Agrowon dated 2^nd January 2020 and The Times of India dated 3^rd January 2020. CIRCOT has provided 3 mini Ginning machines of 1 HP capacity to the APMC for the implementation

Annual Report 2019 (English)
Annual Report 2019 (Hindi)
Mandhyan PK, Arputharaj A, Jagajanantha P, Jalgaonkar K, Fibre quality Report- AICRP on Cotton, May 2020.
P. G .Patil, PK Mandhyan, A. Arputharaj “Study on weight change of cotton bales during storage” report prepared for consultancy project for Cotton Corporation of India, July 2020.
Schedule of Fees for Tests