Established Microbiology and Biochemistry laboratory at Post Harvest Engineering & Technology Centre from 2018 to 2021.

Produced and saled 50 tonnes of solid and 5000 litres of liquid biofertilizers and generated an income of 1.2 crores in revolving fund, Biofertilizers during the period 2020-2024 at RARS, Tirupati.

Established Mushroom research laboratory under AICRP Mushroom and given trainings to the rural people an Mushroom cultivation and spawn production technology.

Attending calls from farmer’s from different places of Andhra Pradesh and clarifying doubts and giving suggestions on of use of biofertilizers. (On an average 5-6 calls receiving per day).

Established Microbiology laboratory at College of Food Science & Technology, ANGRAU, Pulivendula during the period from 2010 to 2014.

Patents Granted :

1. Patent No: 411468. Date of Grant : 15/11/2022. A process for manufacturing of blended fruit squash with prickly pear (Opuntia ficus Indica and Opuntia dillenii) fruit juice and lemonjuice.

2. Patent No: 395370. Date of Grant : 25/04/20222. A process for production of Alcohol (Naturo-Hol) from Agave albomarginata.

Soil biodiversity and Bioinoculants, soil microbiology and food microbiology, mushroom research

Undergraduate courses taught (2010 to 2015) :

1. Fundamentals of Microbiology

2. Food Microbiology

3. Fermentation & Industrial Microbiology

4. Food Safety & Microbial Standards

Course Materials Prepared (2010 to 2015) :

1. Fundamentals of Microbiology : M. Raveendra Reddy& R, Subash Reddy, 2010 (http://www.angrau.ac.in/fststudymaterial.php)

2. Food Microbiology : M. Raveendra Reddy and R. Subhash reddy, 2010 (http://www.angrau.ac.in/fststudymaterial.php)

3. Fermentation & Industrial Microbiology : M. Raveendra Reddy& R. Subhash Reddy, 2011 (http://www.angrau.ac.in/fststudymaterial.php)

4. Food Safety&Microbial Standards : M. Raveendra Reddy and Ananda Raj, 2011 (http://www.angrau.ac.in/fststudymaterial.php)

Professional Experience :

14 years experience in teaching (2010 to 2015) and research (2015 to till date) and presently working on soil biodiversity, soil microbiology and biofertilizers.

Extension Works :

Conducted trainings on “Mushroom cultivation and spawn production technology” for rural and urban people.

Delivering lectures and method demonstrations to farming community on “Use of biofertilizers in agricultural and horticultural crops”

Sunitha, N., Reddy, G.K., Reddy, S.T., Reddy, M.R. and Nagamadhuri, K.V. (2023). Performance of Groundnut as Influenced by Integrated Nutrient Management under Fertigation. Legume Research. doi:10.18805/LR-5097.

Vamsi Yamalapalli, Tirumala Reddy S Raveendra Reddy M and Prathima T. 2023. Effect of Liquid Biofertilizers on Productivity, Quality and Soil Biota of Fodder Sorghum. International Journal of Environment and Climate Change.13(10). 3665-3671.

Vamsi Yamalapalli, Tirumala Reddy S Raveendra Reddy M and Prathima T.2023. Potentials of liquid biofertilizers in enhancing growth and yield of fodder sorghum. Pharma Innovation.12(9): Pharma Innovation. 12(9).

G. Raviteja, B. Vajantha, A. Prasanthi, M. Raveendra Reddy G.P. Leelavathy and M.V.S. Naidu. 2023. Growth Characters and Yield of Sugarcane Short Crop Influenced by Fertilizers and Microbial Inoculants. Andhra Pradesh Journal of Agricultural Sciences.9(2).90-94

G. Raviteja, B. Vajantha, A. Prasanthi, M. Raveendra Reddy and M.V.S. Naidu. Impact of Microbial Inoculants and Fertilizers on Nutrient Uptake and Yield of Sugarcane Short Crop.2022. Ecology, Environment and Conservation.29(2):641-646.

M. R. Reddy, R Aruna, V Latha, B Prabhakar. 2022. Physico Chemical Parameters of Muskmelon Juice enriched with Probiotic lactic Acid Bacteria. Journal of Pure & Applied Microbiology, 2022.

Reddy, M. R., Jayamma, P., & Srilatha, V. (2021). Survivability and Population Dynamics of Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) in Probioticated Sapota Juice (Achras sapota L.) and their Influence on Physicochemical Properties. Asian Journal of Dairy and Food Research, 42(1), 89-95.

V Srilatha, Karthik Reddy, Raveendra Reddy M, T Anitha, NC Mamatha, P Lavanya Kumari. 2021.Chemical interventions for extending shelf life of minimally processed bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) Pharma Innovation 10 (3) 746-753.

K Dundi Sai Rohan, A Prasanthi, B Vajantha and M Raveendra Reddy. 2022 Effect of bio-fertilizers and fertilizers on growth parameters, yield parameters and yield in black gram (Vigna mungo L.) The Pharma Innovation Journal; 11(7): 2455-2458.

Raveendra Reddy. M, Ashok Kumar.K,and Chennakesava Reddy. S,(2012). Standardization and Development of Muskmelon Bar. Journal of Food Process Tehnol, 20123:10 (Page -155)

Raveendra R. M., Shivaprakash, M.K., 2018, Antagonistic activity of bacterial endophytes isolated from millets against Rhizoctonia solani in foxtail millet, Mysore J. Agric. Sci., 52 (2): 241-247.

Raveendra, R. M., Shivaprakash, M.K., Earanna, N., and Narayanaswamy, B. 2018, Phytohormone production and drought tolerance activity of bacterial endophytes isolated from small millets. Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci., 7(09): 3427-3437.

Raveendra Reddy M., Adithya, S, Shivaprakash M.K., 2019, Potential ability of bacterial endophytes isolated from millets on biocontrol of Sclerotium rolfsiiin foxtail millet (SetariaitalicaL.) under in vitro conditions. International Journal of Microbiology Research, 11(6):1592-1597. 10.

Reddy, M. R., Shivaprakash, M. K., & Adithya, S. (2019). In vitro Evaluation of Bacterial Endophytes for Biocontrol of Pythium aphanidermatum and Plant Growth Promotion in Setaria italica L. Grown in Seedling Trays. Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology, 38(6), 1-14.

P. Padmavathi, A.Aziz Qureshi and M Ravendra Reddy(2012).Soil quality indicators under differentintegratednutrientmanagementpracticesinsafflowerbasedcropping systems. Journal of Oilseeds Research, Vol. 29(Page: 315-318).

M.R. Reddy,Veena Savalgi and V.P.Savalgi(2008).Nutritional profile of millet tempeh Asian Journal of Bio Science, Vol. 3No. 2 : 355-360.

M.R. Reddy, Veena Savalgi and V.P. Savalgi (2008). Utilization of minor millets for Tempeh production. Asian Journal of Bio Science, Vol.3No.2:311-316 (October, 2008).

Jayamma P., Raveendra Reddy M., Aruna R. and Nagalakshmi S. 2016, Determination of Antimicrobial activity of Probioticated Papaya Juice, Prog. Res, Vol (11), special issue – V: 3381 -3384.