Vasanthkumar Sankar Sangeetha

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Plant and Environmental Sciences Department

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Email: vss@clemson.edu
Personal Website: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=nfpF3zgAAAAJ&hl=en

Educational Background

P.hD. Plant and Environmental Sciences (Horticulture)
Clemson University Expected 2029

M.Sc. Horticulture
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University 2024

B.Sc. Horticulture
Tamil Nadu Agricultural Unviersity 2022

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Profile

Vasanthkumar SS is a Ph.D. scholar in the Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences at Clemson University. His research focuses on vegetative propagation, grafting optimization, plant growth regulators, and sustainable vegetable production systems.

His doctoral research emphasizes watermelon grafting optimization, including rootstock–scion compatibility, grafting success rate, healing chamber management, and post-graft physiological performance. He investigates how grafting influences plant vigor, stress tolerance, nutrient uptake, and yield performance in watermelon production systems.

In addition, his research explores the role of organic amendments in vegetable crops, evaluating composts, bio-based soil amendments, and integrated nutrient management strategies to enhance soil health, improve nutrient availability, and increase crop productivity under sustainable and conservation-oriented systems.

His work integrates plant physiology, biochemical analysis, and advanced statistical modeling to improve propagation efficiency and vegetable crop resilience under changing climatic conditions.

Research Interests

Vegetative propagation and rooting physiology

Auxin-mediated root induction mechanisms

Biochemical profiling (Total soluble carbohydrates, phenolics, etc.)

Plant growth regulators and hormone interactions

Sustainable nursery production systems

Conservation agriculture and climate resilience

Data analysis and advanced visualization in R

Lab Members

Arshdeep Kaur, P.hD Plant and Environmental Sciences
Ashok Sah, P.hD Plant and Environmental Sciences

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