Shankar Ganapathi Shanmugam

M.Sc.(Ag) candidate

I am currently working on my second year of my Master's program at NSAC, and Dr. Phil Warman is my supervisor.

I was brought up in a city in India, with an urban setup and didn't have much rural exposure. I thought agriculture was going to be of no interest to me. But slowly I had a growing interest in it and realized that I have become a part of a vibrant research community. I was given a good agriculture background during my undergraduate study in India and decided to update it with a global perspective.

I chose NSAC for my Master's degree, and I am working on "Organic Small Fruits Production" - aiming at comparing organic and conventional amendments in strawberry and half-high blueberry production. A comparative study between organic amendments and chemical fertilizers is vital in order to understand the feasibility of using organic amendments in place of chemical fertilizers.

Organic agriculture is becoming one of the fastes-growing segments of global agriculture, and I am really proud to be a part of this "organic group".

Member: Canadian Society of Soil Science

Contact Information:
Shankar G. Shanmugam
Department of Environmental Sciences,
Nova Scotia Agricultural College
Truro , Nova Scotia
B2N 5E3
Phone: 902-893-4995
Fax: 902-893-1404
Email:sgshanmugam@nsac.ca