V. R. Senthamizhkumaran

Rhizosphere Enzyme Dynamics: Spatial and Temporal Regulation by Plant Growth, Root Architecture, and Soil Microbiome Interactions

V. R. Senthamizhkumaran, R. Senthil Raj, B. Santhoshkumar, K. Dakshini, S. Dhanushya, J. Kalaivani, S. Moogambiga, K. Shamini, P. Suvitha & G. Soundaraj · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2026

The rhizosphere represents one of the biochemically active microenvironments in terrestrial ecosystems, where bidirectional fluxes of carbon compounds, ions, enzymes, and signaling molecules govern the nutritional and structural dynamics of plant-soil systems. Extracellular enzym...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i66111

Impact of Organic and Inorganic Sources of Nutrients on Root Architecture, Soil Microbial Biomass and Yield on Low Land Rice Ecosystem

V. R. Senthamizhkumaran, P. Santhy, D. Selvi, T. Kalaiselvi & K. G. Sabarinathan · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2021

To study the impact of vermicompost, arbuscular mycorrhizae and FYM application on the rice ecosystem at low land, a field experiment was conducted with rice CO(R) 51 at the Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University in Coimbatore du...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i2430773

Assessment of Somatic Mutagenic Effects on Different Black Gram Varieties by Chemical Mutagen Ethyl Methane Sulfonate (EMS)

K. Mohana Sundaram, V. R. Senthamizhkumaran, R. Senthil Raj, T. Ilavarasan, S. Jeeva, V. Jegathbabu, S. Ragunathan, T. Sasthika & S. Sri Janani · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2026

Black gram [Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper], a nutritionally rich pulse crop, suffers from narrow genetic variability due to its cleistogamous nature, limiting conventional breeding progress. Induced mutagenesis using chemical mutagens offers a viable approach to generate novel genetic...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i66117

Impact of Salinity Stress on the Seedling Vigor of Green Gram (Vigna radiata L.) CO 9 Variety

S. Vinithra, V. R. Senthamizhkumaran, M. Oviya, D. Parasuraman, P. S. Pavithra, V. Pooja, P. Poongodi, P. Pradeep Raj & S. Praveen · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2026

Soil salinity is a critical abiotic stress that significantly limits seed germination, seedling establishment, and productivity in legumes. This study evaluated the effects of six sodium chloride (NaCl) concentrations (0%, 0.1%, 0.5%, 1.0%, 2.0%, and 3.0%) on the germination and...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i56067