Joined as Scientist at ICAR-CAZRI on 07.04.2014 to 11.06.2025
Joined as Senior scientist (Agroforestry) at ICAR-CRIDA from 12.0.2025 to till date
Awards and Recognitions
Received Young Scientist Award for the year 2022 from the Society for Science of Climate Change and Sustainable Environment for work in the field of forestry and sustainable development.
Received Mahila Vigyanik Puruskar 2024 by the Indian Society of Agroforestry (ISAF), Jhansi.
Received Gold Medal for Best Ph.D. Student in Forestry by TNAU and Seshasayee Paper and Boards Limited Award for the year 2022.
Best Paper (Oral) Presentation Award in the First International Conference on “Re-imaging Rainfed Agroecosystems: Challenges and Opportunities (ICRA 2022)” held at CRIDA, Hyderabad during December 22–24, 2022, organized by the Indian Society of Dryland Agriculture (ISDA) and ICAR–Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA) in collaboration with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi.
Blog Competition Winner Award at the XV World Forestry Congress held in Seoul, Republic of Korea during May 02–06, 2022, organized by the Korea Forest Service and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Best Oral Presentation Award in the National Agroforestry Symposium on “Climate Resilient Agroforestry Systems to Augment Livestock Productivity Ensuring Environmental Biodiversity” held at Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS), Kattupakkam, Tamil Nadu during March 05–06, 2020, organized by the Institute of Animal Nutrition, Centre for Animal Production Studies, TANUVAS in collaboration with World Agroforestry (ICRAF), South Asia Regional Program, New Delhi and Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi.
Best Poster Award in the 6th International Agronomy Congress on “Re-visioning Agronomy for Smart Agri-food Systems and Environmental Stewardship” held during November 24–26, 2025 at the NAAS Complex, New Delhi, India, organized by the Indian Society of Agronomy, New Delhi.
Research Interests
Ecosystem services, carbon sequestration
Designing multifunctional agroforestry models
Multitier agroforestry
Publications
Keerthika, A., Parthiban, K.T., Chavan, S.B., AR, U., Gupta, D.K., Shukla, A.K. and Mehta, R.S. (2025). Integrating ecosystem services through sustainable land use approach in multifunctional agroforestry: The case of Tamil Nadu, Southern India. Environmental and Sustainability Indicators, p.100998.
Keerthika, A., Parthiban, K.T., Chavan, S.B., Shukla, A.K. and Gupta, D.K. (2024). Leaf litter decomposition in different tree species of multifunctional agroforestry: Decay constant and initial litter chemistry. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 1–23.
Keerthika, A. and Parthiban, K.T. (2022). Wood-specific gravity and carbon proportion of multifunctional agroforestry trees in foothills of Nilgiris, Western Ghats, India. Agroforestry Systems, 96, 811–815.
Keerthika, A. and Parthiban, K.T. (2021). Understanding cultural ecosystem services: A case study from foothills of Nilgiris, Western Ghats, India. Current Science, 121(12), 1610–1618.
Keerthika, A. and Parthiban, K.T. (2022). Quantification and economic valuation of carbon sequestration from smallholder multifunctional agroforestry: A study from the foothills of the Nilgiris, India. Current Science, 122(1), 61–69.
Keerthika, A. and Chavan, S.B. (2022). Multifunctional agroforestry landscapes: Augmenting butterfly biodiversity at foothills of Nilgiris, India. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. doi:10.1007/s42690-021-00570-z.
Keerthika, A. and Chavan, S.B. (2022). Oxygen production potential of trees in India: An estimate. Current Science, 122(7), 850–853.
Keerthika, A., Khandelwal, V. and Shukla, A.K. (2015). Popularization of Manilkara hexandra (Khirni) – an endangered underutilized fruit tree for conservation and utilization. Current Science, 109(6), 1010–1011.
Keerthika, A., Shukla, A.K., Gupta, D.K., Noor Mohamed, M.B. and Jangid, B.L. (2020). Vachellia nilotica subsp. cupressiformis – status and conservation approach of an endemic agroforestry tree in Rajasthan. Current Science, 120(8), 1293–1294.
Keerthika, A., Shukla, A.K., Gupta, D.K., Noor Mohamed, M.B., Jangid, B.L. and Singh, M. (2020). Variability in fruit and seed parameters of Manilkara hexandra (Roxb.) Dubard in Rajasthan. Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources, 33(1), 98–101.
Gupta, D.K., Keerthika, A., Mohamed, M.N., Bhatt, R.K., Shukla, A.K., Kumar, P., Choudhary, K.K., Mehta, R.S., Meena, S.R. and Regar, P.L. (2021). Dynamics of biomass and soil carbon sequestration across an age-sequence of Lawsonia inermis plantation in semi-arid region, Rajasthan, India. The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 92(6), 705–710.
