Advances in Life Sciences

Advances in Life Sciences is an international journal publishing articles that emphasize the molecular, cellular, and functional basis of therapy. All articles are rigorously reviewed. The journal favors publication of full-length papers where modern scientific technologies are used to explain molecular, cellular and physiological mechanisms.


Raveendra Patil

Editorial Board Member of Advances in Life Sciences

Associate Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering Department, University of Florida, USA

Research Areas

Climate Change and Agroecosystems Response, Plant Nutrition & Production, Agroforestry Systems, Application of Crop Simulation Modelling In Assessing Climate Change Impact Studies and Developing Gene Based Crop Models

Education

2008-2011Ph.DAgriculture; Copenhagen University, Denmark
1994-1996M.ScAgronomy; UAS Dharwad, India
1990-1994B.ScAgriculture; UAS, Dharwad, India

Experience

2011-presentPost Doctoral Associate (Research Scholar) Agricultural & Biological Engineering Dept., Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
2008-2011PhD Research Fellow Faculty of LIFE Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (project work based at Dept. of Agroecology & Environment, Faculty of Agril. Sciences, Aarhus University, Denmark)
2007-2008Visiting Research Fellow Division of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, School of Biosciences, U.P. Campus, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
2000-2007Assistant Professor (Agronomy) University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, India Sept. 2003-Jul. 2005: Visiting Senior Scholar College of Biosciences & Biotechnology, Yangzhou University, Jiangsu, P. R. China
2000-2001Nodal Scientist Watershed Development Project for Dryland Areas (NWDPRA) project to Hediyal Watershed funded by ICAR, New Delhi, India
1997-2000Senior Research Fellow Department of Agronomy, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, India

Academic Achievement

Young Scientist-ICAR, New Delhi, Govt. of India (2005-06) in recognition of research contribution in the field of natural resource management
Young Scientist-Indian Science Congress Association, India (2002-03) in recognition of academic excellence and contribution in the field of agriculture and forestry sciences
2 Gold Medals-First Rank to Univ. at PG program (9.46/10.00 OGPA; 94.6%; 1994-96)
4 Gold Medals-First Rank to Univ. at UG program (4.00/4.00 OGPA; 95.1%; 1990-94)

Membership

Member-International Consortium for Agricultural Systems Applications (ICASA)
Life Member-International Benevolent Research Forum, India since 2007
Life Member-Indian Society of Agril. Information Technology, India since 1999
Life Member-Institution of Agric. Technologists, Bangalore, India since 2006
Annual Member-British Society of Soil Science (BSSS), UK since 2007
Annual Member-Association of Applied Biologists (AAB), UK since 2009
Annual Member, Nordic Association of Agril. Scientists (NJF), since 2008

Publications: Journals

[1]  Eitzinger, J., Thaler, S., Schmid, E., Strauss, F., Ferrise, R., Moriondo, M., Bindi, M., Palosuo, T., Rotter, R., Kersebaum, C., Olesen, J. E., Patil, R. H., saylan, L., caldak, B., caylak, O. Sensitivities of crop models to extreme weather events demonstrated for maize and winter wheat at two locations in Austria. (Submitted; the Journal of Agricultural Science, Cambridge).
[2]  Patil, R. H., Laegdsmand, M., Olesen, J. E. and Porter, J. R., 2011. Sensitivity of crop yield and N losses in winter wheat to changes in mean variability of temperature and precipitation in northern Europe using the FASSET model. (Accepted; Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section B)
[3]  Palosuo, T., Kersebeaum, K. C., Angulo, C., Hlavinka, P., Moriondo, M., Olesen, J. E., Patil, R. H., Ruget, F., Rumbaur, C., Takac, J., Trnka, M., Bindi, M., Caldag, B., Ewert, F., Ferrise, R., Mirschel, W., Saylan, L., Siska, B., Rotter, R., 2011. Simulation of winter wheat yield and its variability in different climates of Europe. A comparison of eight crop growth models. European Journal of Agronomy, 35: 103-114.
[4]  Patil, R. H., Laegdsmand, M., Olesen, J. E. and Porter, J. R., 2010. Effect of climate change on soil N cycling and N use pattern in winter wheat. Aspects of Applied Biology, 105: 183-194.
[5]  Patil, R. H., Laegdsmand, M., Olesen, J. E. and Porter, J. R., 2010. Effect of soil-warming and rainfall patterns on soil N cycling in Northern Europe. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 139: 195-205.
[6]  Patil, R. H., Laegdsmand, M., Olesen, J. E. and Porter, J. R., 2010. Growth and yield response of winter wheat to soil warming and rainfall patterns. The Journal Agricultural Science, Cambridge, 148: 553-566.
[7]  Patil, R. H., Colls, J. J. and Steven, M. D., 2010, Effects of CO2 gas leaks from geological storage sites on agro-ecosystems. Energy, 35: 4587-4591.
[8]  John, J., Patil, R. H., Joy, M. and Nair, A. M., 2006, Methodology of Allelopathy Research: 1. Agroforestry systems, Allelopathy Journal, 18(2): 173-214.
[9]  Patil, R. H., Hunshal C. S. and Itnal, C. J., 2002, Effect of casuarinas litter leachates on crops. Allelopathy Journal, 10(2): 141-146.
[10]  Patil, R. H., Hunshal C. S. and Itnal, C. J., 2002, Influence of bund planted eucalyptus trees row on winter wheat. Allelopathy Journal, 10(1): 21-28.
[11]  Patil, R. H., Colls, J. J. and Steven, M. D., 2009, Effects of CO2 gas leaks from geological storage sites on agro-ecosystems. Paper presented at the SEEP2009 held from 12-15 August 2009 at the Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland. In: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Energy & Environmental Protection-Part I: Environmental Protection Beyond 2020 (Olabi, A.G., Naher, S., Acquaviva M., Eds.), ISBN: 978-0-9555781-3-7, pp. 113-118.
[12]  Patil, R., Laegdsmand, M., Olesen, J. E. and Porter, J. R., 2009, Climate change and soil nitrogen dynamics in winter wheat. In: Extended Abstracts of the International Symposium (Eitzinger, J., and Kubu, G., Eds., 2009) on Impact of Climate Change and Adaptation in Agriculture. University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, June 22-23 2009. BOKU-Met Report 17, pp. 134-137, ISSN 1994-4179 (Print), ISSN 1994-4187.
[13]  Hunshal, C. S., Alagawadi, A. R., Channal H. T. and Patil, R. H., 2000, Allelopathic Research in Agroforestry Systems of South India. In: Proceedings of 3rd International Congress on Allelopathy in Ecological Agriculture & Forestry, Dharwad, India, August 18-21, 1998, Kluwer Academic Publishers.
[14]  Patil, R. H., Hunshal C. S. and Itnal, C. J., 2003, Allelopathic effects of tree litter leachates on wheat crop. Journal of Maharashtra Agric, Univ., 28(2): 182-184.
[15]  Dasaraddy, S. V., Hiremath, S. M. and Patil, R. H., 2002, Performance of legumes as inter-crops in maize. Journal of Research (BAU), 14(2): 241-244.
[16]  Patil, R. H. and Itnal, C. J., 2002, Correlation and economic studies in emmer wheat genotypes under different sowing times and nitrogen levels. Karnataka Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 15(1): 131-133.
[17]  Patil, R. H. and Itnal, C. J., 2001, Nitrogen uptake & grain protein in emmer wheat genotypes as influenced by sowing dates & nitrogen levels. Karnataka Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 15(2): 349-352.
[18]  Patil, R. H. and Sukanya, T. S., 2001, Allelopathic effect of eucalyptus tree site soil on legume crops. Current Research, 30: 69-71.
[19]  Kalibhavi, C. M., Kachapur, M. D. and Patil, R. H., 2001, Performance of rabi sorghum under Integrated Nutrient Management System. Indian Journal of Dryland Agric. Research & Development, 16(1): 45-50.
[20]  Hundekar, S. T., Sarangmath, P. A. and Patil, R. H., 2001, Influence of conjunctive use of surface & sub-surface water on chemical properties of soil. GAU Research Journal, 26(2): 5-11.
[21]  Dasaraddy, S. V., Hiremath, S. M. and Patil, R. H., 2001, Studies on residual effect of in-situ green manuring on the safflower crop in maize + legume-legume sequence. Mysore Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 35: 323-327.
[22]  Silli, M. V., Hunshal, C. S. and Patil, R. H., 2001, Fodder yield & quality of sweet sorghum genotypes as influenced by N & P levels. Journal of Maharashtra Agricultural Universities, 26(1): 65-67.

Publications: Conferences/Workshops/Symposiums

[1]  Vallejos, C. E., Jones, J. W., Boote, K. J., Wu, R., Correll, M. J., Patil, R. H., Clavijo, J. A., Bhakta, M., Zhang, L. 2011. Development of Crop Simulation Models for the Genetic Characterization and Manipulation of Complex Plant Phenotypes. To be presented in: Low Carbon Earth Summit, Dalian, P. R. China, 19-26, October 2011 (http://www.lcesummit.com).
[2]  Eitzinger, J., Thaler, S., Schmid, E., Strauss, F., Ferrise, R., Moriondo, M., Bindi, M., Palosuo, T., Rotter, R., Kersebaum, C., Olesen, J. E., Patil, R. H. 2011. Sensitivities of crop models to extreme weather events demonstrated for maize and winter wheat at two locations in Austria. International Conference on Current Knowledge of Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture and Forestry in Europe. Organised by COST734 in cooperation with COST FP0703C and OPAG III of CAgM of WMO, and Slovak Hydro-meteorological Institute, Slovak University of Agriculture, Slovakia, 3-6, May 2011.
[3]  Patil, R. H., Laegdsmand, M., Olesen, J. E. and Porter, J. R., Sensitivity of Soil Nitrogen Losses from Arable Land to Climate Change in Northern Europe: A Modeling Study. 41st Biological Systems Simulation Conference. The University of Texas, Texas Advanced Computing Center, JJ Pickle Research Campus, Austin, Texas, April 19-21, 2011.
[4]  Patil, R. H., Laegdsmand, M., Olesen, J. E. and Porter, J. R. 2010, Effect of climate change on water and nitrogen use pattern in winter wheat. Two day conference on Water and Nitrogen use efficiency in plants and crops held on 15-16, December 2010 at Marston, Lincs, UK, organised by Association of Applied Biologists (AAB).
[5]  Patil, R. H., 2010, The FASSET model and its processes. Three day workshop on 'Crop Modelling" as a part of Cost Action 734 project held on 8-10, Sep. 2010 at MTT Agri-food Research, Jokioinen, Finland.
[6]  Patil, R. H., Laegdsmand, M., Olesen, J. E. and Porter, J. R. 2010, Effect of climate change on drainage and nitrate leaching from arable land. 4th International Conference on Sustainable Energy & Environmental Protection under Environmental Protection and Management Area-Climate Change session (SEEP2010), 29, June-2, July 2010, Politecnico di Bari, Bari, Italy.
[7]  Patil, R. H., Laegdsmand, M., Olesen, J. E. and Porter, J. R. 2010, Effect of soil warming and rainfall patterns on soil N cycling and performance of winter wheat. International Symposium on climate change and agricultural production in the Baltic seas region-focus on effects, vulnerability and adaptation, NJF Seminar 430, 4-6, May 2010, Swedish University of Agril. Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden. NJF Report, Vol. 6 (1), 2010 p. 49. ISSN 1653-2015.
[8]  Patil, R. H., Colls, J. J. and Steven, M. D., 2009, Effects of CO2 gas leaks from geological storage sites on agro-ecosystems. Presented 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Energy & Environmental Protection (SEEP2009), 12-15 August 2009, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland.
[9]  Colls Jeremy, Patil Ravi and Altra-boulsi Manal, 2007, Impact of elevated soil CO2 gas levels possibly leaked from geological storage sites on above ground vegetation and soil properties at ASGARD system. International Energy Agency Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Network, 7-9 November, Edmonton, Canada.
[10]  Patil, R. H., Hunshal, C. S., Channal, H. T. and Alagawadi, A. R., 2003, Bio-chemical Changes in soil under wheat based agro-forestry systems. 90th Session of Indian Science Congress, 3-7, January 2003, Bangalore University, Bangalore, India.
[11]  Patil, R. H., 2003, Influence of Integrated Nutrient Management on yield and quality of dry chilli. National Workshop on Production, processing & Export Potential of Spices, 21-23, Feb. 2003, sponsored by ICAR, New Delhi and organized by NJKVV, KNK College of Horticulture, Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh state, India,.
[12]  Patil, R. H., Itnal, C. J. and Hunshal, C. S., 2002, Studies on tree-crop interactions in wheat based agro-forestry systems. 89th Session of Indian Science Congress 3-7, January 2002, Luknow University, Luknow, India.
[13]  Hunshal, C. S., Channal, H. T., Alagawadi, A. R. and Patil, R. H., 1998, Scope of allelopathy research in agro-forestry systems in south India. 3rd International Congress on Allelopathy in Ecological Agriculture and Forestry, 18-21, August 1998, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, India.