Work Experience

Dr. L. Muralikrishnan is currently serving as a Senior Scientist (Education Technology) at the ICAR-National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM), Hyderabad, since June 5, 2025. Previously, Dr. Muralikrishnan held the positions of Scientist and Scientist (Senior Scale) in the Division of Agricultural Extension at the ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, where he served from 2015 to 2025. During this tenure, he was also a Postgraduate Faculty at IARI for over nine years (2016–2025), contributing to academic instruction and student guidance. Prior to joining ICAR services, he worked as a Project Executive at DHAN Foundation, Madurai, between 2007 and 2010. He has been actively involved in frontline and development extension activities across twenty districts over twelve years of practical experience. His academic contributions are significant, with 38 research publications, more than 50 extension publications, and 17 books (edited or authored) to his credit.
Awards/Honours/ Recognitions:

• Young Scientist Award by Indian Society of Extension Education, New Delhi, 2019
• Best Extension Scientist Award by Society for Nature and Applied Sciences in 2022
• UGC-JRF in year 2012
• Appreciation Award in International Conference on Innovative Approaches for Agricultural Knowledge Management -2011 held in New Delhi.
• ICAR- JRF in year 2010

Areas of Interest:

Education Technology Management, Natural Resource Management Extension, Sustainable Livelihood & Development Extension and Social Entrepreneurship Extension

Details of Research Publication (10) with NAAS Rating

1. Muralikrishnan, B. Kakade, Premlata Singh, J.P. Sharma and R.N. Padaria. 2017. Sustainable Effectiveness of Farm Pond Based Water Shed Management Practices in the Hassan District of Karnataka for Enhanced Livelihood Diversification, Journal of Community Mobilization and Sustainable Development Vol. 12(1), 65-71. (NAAS Rating 5.67).
2. Vijay Pooniya, R. R. Zhiipao, NirajBiswakarma, Dinesh Kumar, Y. S. Shivay, SubhashBabu, Kajal Das, A. K. Choudhary, KarivaradharajanSwarnalakshmi, R. D. Jat, R. L. Choudhary, Hardev Ram, Mukesh K. Khokhar, Ganapati Mukri, K. K. Lakhena1, M. M. Puniya, RajkumarJat, L. Muralikrishnan, A. K. Singh &Achal Lama. (2022). Conservation agriculture based integrated crop management sustains productivity and economic profitability along with soil properties of the maize‑wheat rotation. Scientific Reports 2022. 12:1962. NAAS Rating 10.38
3. Muralikrishnan, V. Sangeetha, Sukanya Barua, Anil K. Choudhary ,AnchalDass and Premlata Singh. (2020). Food and nutrition consumption pattern vis-à-vis healthcare aptitude among farming households of north Indian plains. The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 90 (8): 1611–5, August 2020.NAAS Rating 6.23.
4. L Muralikrishnan, Paul S, Bishnoi S, Sangeetha V, Singh P, Satyapriya, Lenin V, BaruaS,Gurung B .2019. A Study on Assessment of Rural household’s Consumption Pattern in Different Arid region of India. Indian Journal of Extension Education55(1):61-65 (NAAS Rating 5.95).
5. Muralikrishnan, Sukanya Barua, V. Sangeetha, V. Lenin and Premlata Singh. 2021. Status of Urban Slum Households’ Food Consumption Pattern and Suggestions to Improve their Food Consumption Pattern in the National Capital Region. Journal of Community Mobilization and Sustainable Development Vol. 16 (1) P 161-166. NAAS Rating 5.67.
6. Sukanya Barua, Satyapriya, Rajeev Kumar, V. Sangeetha,  Muralikrishanand Monika Wason (2023). Knowledgeability about organic food consumption and the factors behind it. Front. Nutrition. Section. Nutrition and Sustainable Diets. Volume 10 – 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2023.1125323. (NAAS Rating 12.01)
7. Muralikrishnan, R.R. Burman, J.R. Misra and R.N. Padaria, (2022), Adoption and Impact of Innovative Farmers’ Led Climate Smart Agriculture Practices in India. Journal of Community Mobilization and Sustainable Development, Volume 1 May 26-28, 2022, (NAAS Rating 5.67).
8. Shanmuka, V. Lenin, V. Sangeetha, L. Muralikrishnan, V. Ramasubramaniyan and Alka Arora. (2022). Analysis of factors affecting social media utilization of extension agents. Indian Journal of Extension Education.58(2) P. 110-114 (NAAS Rating 5.95).
9. Prabhu Govindasamy, Sonu Kumar Mahawer, Debalin Sarangi, Hanamant M Halli, TK Das, Rishi Raj, Vijay Pooniya, Muralikrishnan, Sunil Kumar, Amaresh Chandra ( 2022). The comparison of Canopeo and sample point for measurement of green canopy cover for forage crops in India. Methods X, Elsevier. Volume 9, Pages 101916. Impact factor 8.21.
10. Govindasamy P, Muthusamy SK, Bagavathiannan M, Mowrer J, Jagannadham PTK, Maity A, Halli HM, G. K. S, Vadivel R, T. K. D, Raj R, Pooniya V, Babu S, Rathore SS, L. Muralikrishnan and Tiwari G (2023) Nitrogen use efficiency—a key to enhance crop productivity under changing climate, frontiers in plant sciences. NAAS Rating 12.60