Background
Palanisami, Kuppannan was born on October 3, 1949 in Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India. Son of Kuppannan and Lakshmi Palanisami.
Palanisami, Kuppannan was born on October 3, 1949 in Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India. Son of Kuppannan and Lakshmi Palanisami.
Bachelor of Science, Tamilnadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India, 1973. Master of Science, Tamilnadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India, 1975. Doctor of Philosophy, Tamilnadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India, 1981.
Postgraduate, University Minnesota, 1983. Postgraduate, International Rice Research Institute, Los Banos, The Philippines, 1988.
Research associate, assistant professor, associate professor, Tamilnadu Agricultural U.
professor, Tamilnadu Agricultural U., since 1992. Consultant World Bank, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, 1996, visiting fellow, Khon Kaen, Thailand, 1984-1985. Visiting fellow IFPRI, Washington, 1993-1995.
Postdoctoral scientist International Rice Research Institute, 1986-1988.
Member IWRS, AERA.
Married Palanisami Saroja, February 14, 1986. Children: Karthikeyani, Jaiyanthi.