MSc Prajeesh Parameswaran

Research Fellow

parameswaran@umwelt.uni-hannover.de

Topic

• The composition of the non-crop flora in the rice-paddy system and its variation along the gradient of agricultural intensification

Research Field/Expertise

• 2006 onwards: Research associate, M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Community Agrobiodiversity Centre, Wayanad, Kerala (as coordinator for rice and farmers' rights programmes)
• 2004-2006: Research assistant, Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Centre, Kerala Agricultural University, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

Current Research Interests

• Ecology of rice fields
• Spatial and seasonal plant diversity associated with the rice ecosystem
• Farmers' ecological knowledge
• Social-ecological research: inter- and transdisciplinarity

Academic Background

• 2003: Master of Science in Botany (MSc). Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India
• 2001: Bachelor of Science in Botany (BSc). Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India