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COIMBATORE: Tamil Nadu governor and the chancellor of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) Banwarilal Purohit on Monday appointed N Kumar as the vice-chancellor of TNAU . He has been a professor for 22 years.Kumar told TOI that his would aim at getting complete ICAR accreditation for TNAU. He was the dean of the faculty of horticulture at TNAU and has served for 30 years. He would assume charge on November 16 and be in office for a period of three years.According to a release from Raj Bhavan, Kumar has a strong academic record. This would pave way for more funds from the Centre and the Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR).“Also, along with the professors and other faculty members, we would work to make the results of our research more useful to farmers,” he said.Kumar, who has authored eight books and 18 research papers, has also been the editor of the International Society for Horticultural Science journal.Kumar succeeds K Ramasamy as TNAU VC..