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Dr. R. Pandiselvam

Scientist

Physiology | Biochemistry | and Post-Harvest Technology

Scientist

r.pandiselvam@icar.gov.in

anbupandi006@gmail.com

04994-232232 (ext.) 232

Ph.D.

Agricultural Structure & Process Engineering

 

1 Designed and developed a Tender Coconut Trimming Machine, Testa Removing Machine, Motorized Tender Coconut Punching Machine, Solar Assisted Tender Coconut Cutting Machine, and Hydraulic Based Tender Coconut Cutting Machine  
2 The process protocol for preservation of trimmed tender coconut has been standardized and commercialized 
3 Extrusion processing parameters for coconut milk residue enriched extrudates has been optimized and commercialized as “Kalpa Krunch”
4 Production process for nutritious extrudates from foxtail millet and coconut milk residue blend has been standardized.
5 Standardized the process for production of virgin coconut oil by induced fermentation method
6 Evaluated the air blast sprayer for Coconut
7 Matured coconut water based value added products have been developed.
8 Modelling the quality standards of virgin coconut oils derived from various methodologies [J. Food Process Eng. 43 (6):p.e13395].
9 Process parameters optimized for the production of jaggery infused osmo-dehydrated coconut chips [LWT, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lwt.2021.111441]
10 Developed a cashew apple pomace powder enriched cereal based extrudates [LWT, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lwt.2020.110539]


1 ICAR -National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) Young Scientist Award (Agricultural Engineering & Technology) for the Biennium 2019-20.
2 ICAR -National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) Young Associate 2021 in the field of Agricultural Engineering and Technology.
3 Dr. R. Pandiselvam featured in Stanford's 2023 top 2% scientists list.
4 Dr. R. Pandiselvam received “Best Paper Award” in category of Food Technology from Journal of Food Science and Technology for the research paper “Reaction kinetics of physico-chemical attributes in coconut inflorescence sap during fermentation” during 29th ICFoST at Trivandrum during 05.01.2023.
5 Dr. R. Pandiselvam as part of the Scientific team of ICAR-DCR, Puttur were awarded for DCR-Best Research Paper Award for the year 2021 for publishing one research article on “Cashew apple pomace powder enriched the proximate, mineral, functional and structural properties of cereal based extrudates” published in LWT Journal.
6 Associate Editor for Measurement: Food (Elsevier), Frontiers in Nutrition and Science Progress.
7 Editorial Advisory Board member of Journal of Texture Studies (NAAS Score 9.94), Ozone: Science & Engineering (NAAS Score 8.60), Journal of Food Biochemistry (NAAS Score 9.65), Journal of Food Quality (NAAS Score 9.20), Journal of Food Processing & Preservation (NAAS Score 8.61).

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1 Pandiselvam, R., Manikantan, M.R., Kothakota, A., Rajesh, G.K., Beegum, S., Ramesh, S.V., Niral, V. and Hebbar, K.B., 2018. Engineering properties of five varieties of coconuts (Cocos nucifera L.) for efficient husk separation. Journal of Natural Fibers, Accepted, doi: 10.1080/15440478.2018.1507863. (NAAS Rating: 9.51)
2 Pandiselvam, R., Manikantan, M.R., Sunoj, S., Sreejith, S. and Beegum, S., Modeling of coconut milk residue incorporated rice-corn extrudates properties using multiple linear regression and artificial neural network. Journal of Food Process Engineering, Accepted, doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/jfpe.12981  (NAAS Rating: 8.89)
3 Pandiselvam, R., Manikantan, M. R., Subhashree, N., Mathew, A. C., Balasubramanian, D., Shameena Beegum, P.P., Ramesh, S.V., Niral, V., Ranjini, T.N. and Hebbar, K. B. 2019. Correlation and principal component analysis of physical properties of tender coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) in relation to the development of trimming machine. Journal of Food Process Engineering, Accepted, https://doi.org/10.1111/jfpe.13217 (NAAS Rating: 8.89)
4 Pandiselvam, R., Manikantan, M. R., Balasubramanian, D., Shameena Beegum, P.P.,  Mathew, A. C., Ramesh, S.V., Hebbar, K.B. and Niral,V. 2019. Mechanical properties of tender coconut (Cocos nucifera L.): Implications for the design of processing machineries. Journal of Food Process Engineering, Accepted, DOI: 10.1111/jfpe.13349 (NAAS Rating: 8.89)
5 Pandiselvam, R., Manikantan, M.R.*, Binu, S.M., Ramesh, S.V., Shameena Beegum, P.P., Murali Gopal, Hebbar, K.B., Mathew, A.C., Kothakota, A., Kaavya, R.  and Sandeep Shil. 2021. Reaction kinetics of physico-chemical attributes in coconut inflorescence sap during fermentation. Journal of Food Science and Technology, 1-9. DOI: https://doi.org/ 10.1007/ s13197-021-05088-3 (NAAS Rating: 9.12)
6 Pandiselvam, R., Anandu Chandra Khanashyam, Manikantan. M.R.*, Balasubramanian, D., Shameena Beegum, P.P., Ramesh, S.V.,  Anjineyulu Kothakota, Niral, V.,  and Sandip Shil.  2021. Textural Properties of Coconut Meat: Implication on the Design of Fiber Extraction and Coconut Processing Equipment. Journal of Natural Fibers, 1-13. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2021.2009401 (NAAS Rating: 9.51)
7 Pandiselvam, R., Mahanti, N. K., Manikantan, M. R., Kothakota, A., Chakraborty, S. K., Ramesh, S. V., & Beegum, P. S. (2022). Rapid detection of adulteration in desiccated coconut powder: Vis-NIR spectroscopy and chemometric approach. Food Control, 133, 108588. NAAS Rating: 12.65
8 Pandiselvam, R., Prithviraj, V., Manikantan, M. R., Beegum, P. S., Ramesh, S. V., & Kothakota, A (2022). Dynamics of biochemical attributes and enzymatic activities of pasteurized and bio-preserved tender coconut water during storage. Frontiers in Nutrition, 9. NAAS Rating: 12.59
9 Pandiselvam, R., Manikantan, M.R., Mathew, A.C., Shameena Beegum and Hebbar, K.B. 2021. Design, development and evaluation of minimal processing machine for tender coconut (Cocos nucifera). Agricultural Mechanization in Asia, Africa and Latin America, 52(1): 39-43. (NAAS Rating: 6.29)
10 Pandiselvam, R., Shaji, A., Ramesh, S. V., Sathyan, N., Manikantan, M. R., & Mathew, A. C. (2023). Development, evaluation, and optimization of portable pyrolysis system for the production of biochar from tender coconut husk. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 1-10. (NAAS Rating: 10.05)
11 Pandiselvam, R., Prithviraj, V., Manikantan, M. R., Beegum, P. S., Ramesh, S. V., Padmanabhan, S., ... & Khaneghah, A. M. (2022). Central composite design, Pareto analysis, and artificial neural network for modeling of microwave processing parameters for tender coconut water. Measurement: Food, 5, 100015.
12 Pandiselvam, R., Joseph, L. T., Manikantan, M. R., Khanashyam, A. C., Beegum, P. S., Ramesh, S. V., ... & Hebbar, K. B. (2023). Physical, chemical and functional attributes of Neera honey infused extrudates. Bioengineering, 10(1), 114.
13 Pandiselvam, R., Hebbar, K. B., Manikantan, M. R., Prashanth, B. K., Beegum, S., & Ramesh, S. V. (2020). Microwave treatment of coconut inflorescence Sap (Kalparasa®): A panacea to preserve quality attributes. Sugar Tech, 22, 718-726. (NAAS Rating: 7.87)
14 Pandiselvam, R., Mathew, A. C., Imran, S., Pandian, R. T. P., & Manikantan, M. R. (2023). Design, development and evaluation of a tractor mounted air blast sprayer for coconut and arecanut. Science Progress, 106(3), 00368504231199927.
15 Pandiselvam, R., Akshay, A. T., Manikantan, M. R., Ramesh, S. V., Patil, H., Gopal, M., & Shil, S. (2023). Influence of skimmed coconut milk starter on the fermentation rate and biochemical quality attributes of virgin coconut oil. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 1-13. (NAAS Rating: 10.05)
16 Shameena Beegum, P. P., Manikantan, M. R., Anju, K. B., Vinija, V., Pandiselvam, R., Jayashekhar, S., & Hebbar, K. B. (2022). Foam mat drying technique in coconut milk: Effect of additives on foaming and powder properties and its economic analysis. Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, 46(11), e17122. (NAAS Rating: 8.61)
17 Prithviraj, V., Pandiselvam, R., Babu, A. C., Kothakota, A., Manikantan, M. R., Ramesh, S. V., ... & Hebbar, K. B. (2021). Emerging non-thermal processing techniques for preservation of tender coconut water. LWT, 149, 111850. (NAAS Rating: 12.06)
18 Ramesh, S. V., Pandiselvam, R., Thushara, R., Manikantan, M. R., Hebbar, K. B., Beegum, S., ... & Shil, S. (2020). Engineering intervention for production of virgin coconut oil by hot process and multivariate analysis of quality attributes of virgin coconut oil extracted by various methods. Journal of Food Process Engineering, 43(6), e13395. (NAAS Rating: 8.89)
19 Jacob, A., Sudagar, I. P., Pandiselvam, R., Rajkumar, P., & Rajavel, M. (2023). Effect of packaging materials and storage temperature on the physicochemical and microbial properties of ultrasonicated mature coconut water during storage. Food Control, 149, 109693. NAAS Rating: 12.65
20 Beegum, P. S., Pandiselvam, R., Ramesh, S. V., Sugatha, P., Nooh, A., Neenu, S., ... & Hebbar, K. B. (2022). Sensorial, textural and nutritional attributes of coconut sugar and cocoa solids based ‘bean to bar’dark chocolate. Journal of Texture Studies. DOI: 10.1111/jtxs.12698 ; NAAS Rating: 9.94
21 Prithviraj, V., Pandiselvam, R.,  Manikantan, M. R., Ramesh, S. V., Shameena Beegum, P. P., Kothakota, A., & Mousavi Khaneghah, A. (2022). Transient computer simulation of the temperature profile in different packaging materials: an optimization of thermal treatment of tender coconut water. Journal of Food Process Engineering, e13958. NAAS Rating: 8.89
22 Preetha, P., Varadharaju, N., Jeevarathinam, G., Deepa, J., Kumar, A. M., Balakrishnan, M., ... & Pandiselvam, R. 2023. Optimization of continuous flow pulsed light system process parameters for microbial inactivation in tender coconut water, pineapple and orange juice. Journal of Food Process Engineering, e14254. NAAS Rating: 8.89
23 Pravitha, M., Manikantan, M. R., Kumar, V. A., Beegum, P. S., & Pandiselvam, R. (2022). Comparison of drying behavior and product quality of coconut chips treated with different osmotic agents. LWT, 162, 113432. NAAS Rating: 12.06
24 Pravitha, M., Manikantan, M. R.*, Kumar, V. A., Beegum, S., and Pandiselvam, R. 2021. Optimization of process parameters for the production of jaggery infused osmo-dehydrated coconut chips. LWT, 146, 111441. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.lwt. 2021.111441 (NAAS Rating: 12.06)
25 Preethi, P., Shamsudheen, M., Thanushree, K., Reddy, S.V.R., Pandiselvam, R., Ramesh, S.V., Sachin, A.J., Manikantan, M.R. and Veena, G.L. 2022. Synergistic effect of powdered cashew sprout cum cotyledon and cereals on improving the biochemical and physical properties of extrudates. Journal of Food Processing and Preservation. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfpp.16938 NAAS Rating: 8.61
26 Vishnu Priya, V., Balakrishnan, M., Karthikeyan, S., Rajkumar, P., Manikantan, M. R., Gurusamy, K., & Pandiselvam, R. (2023). Evaluation of Effect of Tapping Frequency and Lime Coating on the Biochemical Changes and Fermentation Rate of Coconut Inflorescence Sap. Sugar Tech, 1-10. NAAS Rating: 7.87
27 Ramesh, S.V., Rose Mary, Shameena Beegum, P.P., Pandiselvam, R., Sugatha Padmanabhan, Neenu Sathyan, Sandip Shil, Niral, V., Manikantan, M.R., Lokesha, A.N., Shivashankara, K.S. and Hebbar, K.B. 2022. Physicochemical characterization and fatty acid profiles of testa oils from various coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) genotypes. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.12150. NAAS Rating: 10.12
28 Pandiselvam, R., Kaavya, R., Martinez Monteagudo, S. I., Divya, V., Jain, S., Khanashyam, A. C., ... & Cozzolino, D. (2022). Contemporary Developments and Emerging Trends in the Application of Spectroscopy Techniques: A Particular Reference to Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.). Molecules, 27(10), 3250. NAAS Rating: 10.93 
29 Hebbar, K. B., Ramesh, S. V., Ghosh, D. K., Beegum, P. P., Pandiselvam, R., Manikantan, M. R., & Mathew, A. C. (2022). Coconut sugar-a potential storehouse of nutritive metabolites, novel bio-products and prospects. Sugar Tech, 1-16. NAAS Rating: 7.87
30 Priya, R. B., Rashmitha, R., Preetham, G. S., Chandrasekar, V., Mohan, R. J., Sinija, V. R., & Pandiselvam, R. (2022). Detection of Adulteration in Coconut Oil and Virgin Coconut Oil Using Advanced Analytical Techniques: A Review. Food Analytical Methods, 1-14. NAAS Rating: 9.50
31 Beegum, P. S., Pandiselvam, R., Ramesh, S. V., Thube, S. H., Pandian, T. P., Khanashyam, A. C., ... & Hebbar, K. B. (2022). A critical appraisal on the antimicrobial, oral protective, and anti-diabetic functions of coconut and its derivatives. Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops & Foods, 14(2), 86-100. NAAS Rating: 7.67
32 Ramesh, S. V., Pandiselvam, R., Shameena Beegum, P. P., Saravana Kumar, R. M., Manikantan, M. R., & Hebbar, K. B. (2021). Review of Cocos nucifera L. testa-derived phytonutrients with special reference to phenolics and its potential for encapsulation. Journal of Food Science and Technology, 1-10. NAAS Rating: 9.12
33 Beegum, P. S., Nair, J. P., Manikantan, M. R., Pandiselvam, R., Shill, S., Neenu, S., & Hebbar, K. B. (2022). Effect of coconut milk, tender coconut and coconut sugar on the physico-chemical and sensory attributes in ice cream. Journal of Food Science and Technology, 1-12. NAAS Rating: 9.12
34 Jacob, A., Sudagar, I. P., Pandiselvam, R., Rajkumar, P., & Rajavel, M. (2022). Optimization of ultrasound processing parameters for preservation of matured coconut water using a central composite design. Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops & Foods, 14(SP1), 33-41. NAAS Rating: 7.67
35 Shameena Beegum, P. P., Manikantan, M. R., Sharma, M., Pandiselvam, R., Gupta, R. K., & Hebbar, K. B. (2019). Optimization of processing variables for the development of virgin coconut oil cake based extruded snacks. Journal of Food Process Engineering, 42(4), e13048. NAAS Rating: 8.89
36 Priya, V. V., Balakrishnan, M., Pandiselvam, R., Karthikeyan, S., Rajkumar, P., Manikantan, M. R., ... & Preetha, P. (2023). Effect of Pulsed Light Treatment for the Preservation of Coconut Inflorescence Sap. Sugar Tech, 1-11. NAAS Rating: 7.87
37 Hebbar, K. B., Pandiselvam, R., Manikantan, M. R., Arivalagan, M., Beegum, S., & Chowdappa, P. (2018). Palm sap—Quality profiles, fermentation chemistry, and preservation methods. Sugar Tech, 20(6), 621-634. NAAS Rating: 7.87
38 Preethi, P., Mangalassery, S., Shradha, K., Pandiselvam, R., Manikantan, M. R., Reddy, S. V. R., ... & Nayak, M. G. (2021). Cashew apple pomace powder enriched the proximate, mineral, functional and structural properties of cereal based extrudates. LWT, 139, 110539. NAAS Rating: 12.06
39 Harikrishnan, M. P., Vishnu, V., Kothakota, A., Pandiselvam, R., Venkatesh, T., Pillai, S., & Manikantan, M. R. (2023). Impact of Integrated Ultra Violet-Ozone Treatment on Textural and Structural Properties of Dough Made of Natural Fiber Based Agro Residues. Journal of Natural Fibers, 20(1), 2161690. NAAS Rating: 9.51
40 Srikanth, V., Rajesh, G. K., Kothakota, A., Pandiselvam, R., Sagarika, N., Manikantan, M. R., & Sudheer, K. P. (2020). Modeling and optimization of developed cocoa beans extractor parameters using box behnken design and artificial neural network. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 177, 105715. NAAS Rating: 12.76
41 Rifna, E. J., Pandiselvam, R., Kothakota, A., Rao, K. S., Dwivedi, M., Kumar, M., ... & Ramesh, S. V. (2022). Advanced process analytical tools for identification of adulterants in edible oils–A review. Food Chemistry, 369, 130898. NAAS Rating: 15.23
42 Sruthi, N. U., Premjit, Y., Pandiselvam, R., Kothakota, A., & Ramesh, S. V. (2021). An overview of conventional and emerging techniques of roasting: Effect on food bioactive signatures. Food Chemistry, 348, 129088. NAAS Rating: 15.23
43 Kundukulanagara Pulissery, S., Shahanas, E., Vithu, P., Kallahalli Boregowda, S., Kothakota, A., & Pandiselvam, R. (2023). Optimization of Retort Processing Parameters for the Production of Ready-To-Serve Flavored Skimmed Coconut Milk. Journal of Culinary Science & Technology, 1-16.