Department of Botany

BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY Tiruchirappalli- 620 024, India

DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY

PROFILE 2

National Recognitions

UGCSAP (DRS- II)

DSTFIST (LevelI)

Faculty Members

Dr.B.D. RanjithaKumari Professor and Head

Dr.M.B. Viswanathan Professor

Dr.A. Lakshmi Prabha Professor

Dr.T. Senthil Kumar Associate Professor

Dr.M. Sathiyabama Associate Professor

Dr.S. R. Sivakumar Assistant Professor

Dr.P. Nithiya Guest Lecturer

Preface

The Department of Botany of Bharathidasan University was established right from the inception of the Bharathidasan University in the year 1982. It was created from the erstwhile Department of Botany of the University of Madras. Dr. K. PeriyasamyHeaded this Department at the time of formation and succeeded by Dr.G.R.Rao. Then the Department was headed by Dr.K.V. Krishnamurthy in the year 1996 and succedded by Dr.N. Jayabalan in the year 2006. Dr. M.V. Rao and Dr. M.B. Viswanathan headed the department for three years each. Currently Dr. B.D. Ranjitha Kumari is the Head of the Department Since 2017. This Department is very much proud enough to mentioned that the Five Years Integrated course was started during 1984 with M.Sc. in Botany, a novel pattern of Degree course which comprised both the Under Graduate and Post Graduate level of studies with the exposured to all field of Sciences. The Department has published more than 2000 Rsearch Publications since its inception and has operated Research Projects to the tune of nearly 3 Crores. The Research expertise is mainly focused on the Conservation of Flora of the Country by employing various latest and advanced techniques of Plant Biotechnology. Presently the Department is running a M.Sc. course in Botany, M.Phil. Programme in Botany and Ph.D. course in the field of Botany / Plant Biotechnology.

Professor and Head

Objectives:

 To conduct programmes in Botany with a Special focus in the advanced and Developed fields of Plant Biotechnology at Post-graduate and M.Phil. Levels.

 To carryout Basic, Applied and Advanced Research in various fields of Botany mainly in the conservation of rare and endangered Medicinal and Economically important plants.

 To associate with institutions and industries for the development of drugs and economically important products from the plants

 To render consultancy and testing of laboratory samples to the industries.

Vision and Mission

 To conduct Master and Research programmes in Botany with a focus to prepare the students to compete globally for their employment and further studies.

 To carryout Advanced Research in different areas of Botany.

 Genetic modification of the plants for the development of resistant varieties to Abiotic and Biotic stresses.

 Enhancement of Secondary Metabolites and their efficacy for antibacterial, antifungal and on Cell line Cultures.

 Nanoparticle synthesis in medicinal plants and their applications.

Research Interest

Faculty I Area of Research/Specialization:  Plant Stress Physiology and Biochemistry  Plant Tissue Culture  Plant Genetic Transformation  Nanotechnology in Medicinal and Crop Plants Dr. B.D.Ranjitha Kumari Achievements made in Teaching/Research/Extension Professor & Head

No. of Research Publications : 118 No. of papers presented in Conferences : 152 H-index : 18 i-10 index : 37 Total Citations : 1037 Patents Granted/Filed : -- Products Developed : -- Projects Completed/Ongoing : 10 Consultancies Completed/Ongoing : --

Awards and Recognitions

 Awarded UGC - BSR Faculty Fellow ship for the period 2019 – 2022  Honoured with Shiksha Rattan Puraskar (2011) for outstanding services, achievements and contributions by India International Friendship Society, New Delhi- 110001  Expert member for young investigator scheme of DBT 2006-2007

Research Group Members

S. No. Name of the Ph.D. Scholars

1. S.Raghavendra Rao

2. Santanu Das

3. Anil Kumar Moola

4. Keerthi Chadalavada

5. A Thirumurugan

6. J. Yasotha

7. Prasobh K Mohan

Past Members

S.No. Name of the Ph.D. Scholars 1. Dr. M. Kamaraj

2. Dr. A. Settu 3. Dr. K. Murugesan 4. Dr. P. Velayutham 5. Dr. M.D.Saravanamoorthy 6. Dr. S. Anitha 7. Dr. S. Nandagopal 8. Dr. J. Vijaya Kumar 9. Dr. G. Sujatha 10. Dr. R. Radhakrishnan 11. Dr. P. Arun Mozhi Varman 12. Dr. G. Raja 13. Dr. S. Pradeep Kumar 14. Dr. P. Ananthi 15. Dr. M. Prathap 16. Dr. C. Janani 17. Dr. B. Sundararajan 8

Faculty II

Areas of Research/Specialization:

Plant Taxonomy, Ethnobotany, Medicinal Plants, Species Recovery, Molecular Biology, Plant Conservation, Drug Discovery and Development, Ethnopharmacology, Drugs from Traditional Medicines, Ecological Niche Management, Secondary Metabolites Production through Micropropagation, Protein Pharmaceuticals, Medicinal Plants Cultivation and Marketing Dr. M.B. Viswanathan Professor Achievements made in Teaching/Research/Extension

No. of Research Publications : 112

No. of papers presented in Conferences : 73

h-index : 14

i-10 index : 18

Total Citations : 531

Patents Granted/Filed : -

Products Developed : -

Projects Completed/Ongoing : 12

Consultancies Completed/Ongoing : -

Awards and Recognitions

2018: Lifetime Achievement Award from Antiviral Research Society, National Seminar on “Recent Advances in Antiviral Drug Design, Discovery & Development”, conducted by Cherraan’s College of Pharmacy, Coimbatore on June 8th & 9th 2018.

2017: Best Poster Award. National Seminar on “Recent Advances in Antiviral Drug Design and Discovery against emerging and re-emerging viral diseases”. 24-25 October 2017. Kalasalingam University, Krishnankoil.

2016: Best Poster Award. National Seminar on Recent Advances in HIV/AIDS Drug Discovery and Development, 27-28 December 2016. Kalasalingam University, Krishnankoil. 9

2016: Second Prize Awarded for Best Poster Presentation. International Conference on Translational Medicine and Imaging (ICTMI 2016), 4-5 March 2016. Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Tiruvananthapuram, and Mar Ephraem College of Engineering and Technology, Marthandam.

2015: Journal Club Award 2015. RVS College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Coimbatore.

2006: Best Oral Presentation. National Seminar on Advances in Plant Sciences, 24-25 February, 2006. Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli.

1986: Best Paper Award. 9th Indian Botanical Conference, Madras.

Research Group Members

1. T. Amutha

2. R. Rajesh

3. P. Sakthidhasan

Past Members

1. Dr. C. Rajasekar 2. Dr. P. Sathishkumar 3. Dr. T. MiniShobi 10

Faculty III Area of Research/Specialization:  Plant Tissue Culture  Phytochemistry  Gene Transformation  Bio-Nanotechnology Dr. A. LAKSHMI PRABHA Achievements made in Teaching/Research/Extension Professor

No. of Research Publications : 48 No. of papers presented in Conferences : 25 h-index : 08 i-10 index : 08 Total Citations : 204 Patents Granted/Filed : - Products Developed : 00 Projects Completed/Ongoing : 04 /- Consultancies Completed/Ongoing : - / - Awards and Recognitions  Best NSS programme officer award 2008-2009  Best Educationalist National Award – 2015  Large Blood Donation Camp - 2015  Best scientist award – IARA award – 2016 Research Group Members  P. Senthil Kumar  R. Rajendran  T. Manikandan  Suresh Pullani  R. Mani Raj  A. Vasuki  S. Thavamurugan  K. Saravanan Past Members  Dr. R. Umamaheswari  Dr. S. SenthamilSelvi  Dr. G. Dhandapani  Dr. B. Helen Mary Piramila 11

 Dr. R. Syed Moideen  Dr. M. Vigneshwaran 12

Faculty IV

Area of Research/Specialization:

Floristic Studies, Ethno botany, Plant Conservation, Plant

Tissue Culture & Phytochemistry.

Dr. T. Senthil Kumar Achievements made in Teaching/Research/Extension Associate Professor

No. of Research Publications : 78 No. of papers presented in Conferences : 30 h-index : 10 i-10 index : 10 Total Citations : 432 Patents Granted/Filed : Nil Products Developed : Nil Projects Completed/Ongoing : 05 Consultancies Completed/Ongoing : Nil Awards and Recognitions 1. Fellow of the Indian Botanical Society (FBS) awarded by Indian Botanical Society in the year 2013. 2. Fellow of the Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy (FIAT) awarded by Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy in the year 2013. Research Group Members 1. Tino Ammini.N 2. Gurappa. S 3. Anbazhakan.R

Past Members 1. Dr. Prabakaran, R. 2. Dr. Rajesh, S. V. 3. Dr. Kannan, M. 4. Dr. Muthukumar, M. 5. Dr. Premkumar, G. 6. Dr. Thaniarasu, R 7. Dr. John Adams, S. 13

Faculty V

Area of Research/Specialization: Plant and Microbial Technology Molecular Plant Pathology Nanobiotechnology

Achievements made in Teaching/Research/Extension Dr. M. Sathiyabama Associate Professor No. of Research Publications : 49

No. of papers presented in Conferences : 18 h- index : 12 i- 10 index : 16 Total Citations : 465 Patents Granted/Filed : -- Products Developed : -- Projects Completed/Ongoing : 4 Consultancies Completed/Ongoing : -- Awards and Recognitions  INSA- Visiting Scientist under bilateral exchange programme to Germany (2008-09).  INSA-Visiting Scientist under bilateral exchange programme to China 2016.  Fellow – The Academy of Sciences, Chennai National Recognition has been achieved as a:  Mentor in Life Science, DST-INSPIRE programme, New Delhi.  External Expert, CSIR Assessment Committee in the area of “Bioscience and Biotechnology”.  DST – SERB - Project Reviewer. International Recognition has been achieved as a Research reviewer for reputed Journals: Research Group Members Mrs. R. Anitha Mr. S. Muthukumar Ms.M. Indhumathi Ms.A. Nathiya Past Members 1.Dr. M. Chandrasekaran 2. Dr.G. Akila 3. Dr.R. Eistein Charles 4. Dr.R. Parthasarathy 5. Dr.S. Anusuya 6.Dr. N. Prabhakaran 14

7.Dr. R. Rajesh K. Bhoge 8.Dr.A.Manikandan 15

Faculty VI Area of Research/Specialization:

Seaweeds

Achievements made in Teaching/Research/Extension Dr. S. R. SIVAKUMAR Assistant Professor No. of Research Publications : 17 No. of papers presented in Conferences : 01 h- index : 03 i- 10 index : 02 Total Citations : 60 Patents Granted/Filed : - Products Developed : - Projects Completed/Ongoing : - Consultancies Completed/Ongoing : -

Awards and Recognitions NIL

Research Group Members 1. J. Karikalan 2. P.Thirunavukarasu 3. R.Krishnamoorthi 4. C.H. Vamshidhar Raju 5. V.J Dessy 6. R. Velmurugan 7. E.R. Prasad

Past Members NIL 16

Faculty VII Area of Research/Specialization:

Phytodrug analysis, Plant tissue culture, Phytochemistry

Achievements made in Teaching/Research/Extension Dr. P. Nithiya Guest Lecturer No. of Research Publications : 05 No. of papers presented in Conferences : 10 h- index : 03 i- 10 index : 01 Total Citations : 30 Patents Granted/Filed : - Products Developed : - Projects Completed/Ongoing : - Consultancies Completed/Ongoing : -

Awards and Recognitions NIL

Research Group Members NIL

Past Members NIL 17

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Consultancy

Research UGC - SAP Projects

DST – FIST and PURSE

Funds Generated (Rs. in Lakhs) 18

Details of Research & Consultancy Projects – Appendix I Duration of the Name of the Funds project Funding Name of the Project Principal Dept. Year provided (DD/MM/ agency Investigator (in Rs.) YYYY -- DD/MM/Y YY) Enhancement of repellence activity in Artemisia vulgaris (L.) to control yellow fever 01/04/2013 Ranjitha mosquitoes Aedes Botany 2013 14,20,800 - UGC Kumari BD aegypti through in vitro 31/03/2017 precursor and Agrobacterium rhizogenes. Status and distribution TBGP, surveys of selected Tamil 23/11/2013 CR/EN/DD taxa in Viswanathan Nadu Botany 2013 475800 - wild in Coimbatore M B Forest 31/05/2015 Forest Division of the Departm Tamil Nadu ent Status and distribution Tamil surveys of threatened Nadu taxa in wild as per Rao MV, 04/12/2013 State IUCN guidelines under Senthil Kumar Botany 2013 2,92,800 -- Forest Tamil Nadu T 3/12/2015 Departm Biodiversity and ent greening project

An Ecofriendly 01/06/2012 approach to control Sathiyabama Botany 2012 230000 - TNSCST rhizome rot disease of M 30/05/2014 turmeric

Isolation, characterization and enhancing the 01/07/2012- production of Psoralen Jayabalan N Botany 2012 11,99,800 UGC -31/03/2014 from Psoralea corylifolia L. through in vitro culture. 19

UGC-Major Research Project-Improving the production of Aristolochic acid from Aristolochia indica and Lakshmi 11,08,984/ 01/02/2011- Botany 2011 UGC A. bracteolata through Prabha A - 31/01/2014 in vitro culture-A potential antivenom and anticancer drug” for the year 2011- 2014 Abiotic stress tolerance transgenic plant production in cotton by overexpression of Jayabalan N, SiNAC transcription 01/04/2011- Senthil Kumar Botany 2011 38,17,434 DBT factor gene from millet -31/03/2014 T (Setaria italica L.) through Agrobacterium tumefaciens mediated transformation Ex-situ conservation and antibacterial Rao MV, 01/07/2011 studies of Plectranthus 11, 04, Senthil Kumar Botany 2011 -- UGC bourneae Gamble, an 533 T 31/12/2014 endemic red data listed plant Molecular interactions during pathogenesis of 01/02/2010 Sathiyabama Plasmopara halstedii Botany 2010 2,53,400 - UGC M in elicitor treated 31/01/2103 sunflower plant

Details of Fellowships being availed by the Research Scholars/Project Staff S. No. Name Reg. No. Fellowship 1. Rajasekar C 36035 SRF 2. Sathish Kumar P 22911 Technical/Field Assistant 3. Uma Maheswari R 23148 JRF 4. Amutha T 5891 JRF 5. Senthil Kumar P 31172 Project Fellow 6. Syed Moideen R 31181 UGC- Meritorious Fellow 7. Gurusaravanan P 23575 UGC- Meritorious Fellow 8. Senbagalakshmi P 39447 UGC- Meritorious Fellow 9. Thaniarasu R 12634 Project Fellow 10. Siva G 27498 Project Fellow 11. Anusuya S 45637 Project Fellow 12. Prem Kumar G 17918 JRF 13. Sivakumar S 32456 JRF 14. Rajesh R 34031 Research Fellow 15. Manikandan A 48332 URF 16. Prathap M 15911 URF 17. Mini Shobi T 32694 URF 18. Rajendran R 8423 URF 19. Sundararajan B 35237 Project Fellow 20. Prabhakaran N 38088 Research Fellow 21. Rajesh Bhoge K 45850 Project assistant 22. Mahendran G PDF UGC – PDF 23. 0 Manikandan T 7359 URF 24. Muthukumar S 2628 URF 25. Anil Kumar M 14142 CSIR – SRF 26. Indhumathi M 26966 DST PURSE RF 27. KeerthiChadalavada 40354 Research Fellow 28. Kirshnamoorthi 04110 URF

Journals :

Citations in Each Year (Web of Science)

h-index : 19

TOTAL NUMBER OF CITATIONS = 1588

List of Research Publications since 2013-14 to 2017-18 – Appendix II

1. Sundararajan Balasubramani, Gopal Sabapathi, Anil Kumar Moola, Rajadurai Vijay Solomon, Ponnambalam Venuvanalingam and Ranjitha Kumari Bollipo Diana., Evaluation of the Leaf Essential Oil from Artemisia vulgaris and its larviciidal and repellent activity against dengue fever vector Aedes aegypti - An Experimental and Molecular Docking Investigation. (2018) ACS Omega, 3, 15657−15665. 2. Sundararajan, B.; Anil Kumar Moola.; K. Vivek and Ranjitha Kumari, B. D. (2018) Formulation of nanoemulsion from leaves essential oil of Ocimum basilicum L. and its antibacterial, antioxidant and larvicidal activities (Culex quinquefasciatus). Microbial Pathogenesis (125) 475-485. (Impact Factor 2.332). 3. Viswanathan, M. B., C. Rajasekar and P. Sathish Kumar. 2018. ISSR and ITS analyses to assess genetic diversity and phylogeny to conserve an endemic and critically endangered tree, Memecylon subcordatum, in India. Ecological Genetics and Genomics 7-8: 6-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egg.2018.03.004. 4. R Thaniarasu, T Senthil Kumar, M V Rao (2018). Rapid in vitro propagation by liquid culture system and genetic homogeneity assessment of Plectranthus bourneae Gamble, an endemic plant species to South India. Ind J Plant Physiol.23 (2):376-384. (UGC S. No. 20852; Impact Factor: 0.72) 5. N Ahamed Sherif, JH Franklin Benjamin, T Senthil Kumar and M V Rao (2018). Somatic embryogenesis, acclimatization and genetic homogeneity assessment of regenerated plantlets of Anoectochilus elatus Lindl., an endangered terrestrial jewel orchid. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 132 (2): 303-316 (UGC S. No. 30982; Impact Factor: 2.08 ) 6. Sebastian John Adams, Thiruppathi Senthil Kumar, Gnanamani Muthuraman, Anju Majeed (2018). Distribution, morphology, anatomy and histochemistry of Crepidium acuminatum. Modern Phytomorphology 12: 15–32 7. M. Sathiyabama, R. Balasubramanian, 2018. Protection of groundnut plants from rust disease by application of glucan isolated from a biocontrol agent Acremonium obclavatum. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.04190. (Impact Factor: 3.6) Elsevier 8. M. Sathiyabama, A. Manikandan, 2018. Application of Copper-chitosan nanoparticles stimulate growth and Induce resistance in finger millet (Eleusine coracana Gaertn.) plants against blast disease. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. Doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.7b05921. (Impact Factor: 3.1) ACS Publications 9. Raghavendra Rao Sangala, Anil Kumar Moola, B D Ranjitha Kumari. A Review on Advanced methods in Plant Gene Targeting, Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology., ISSN: 1687-157X, (2017), 15, 317-321, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgeb.2017.07.004. 10. C Janani and B D Ranjitha Kumari, Antidiabitic activity of Methanolic Leaves Extracts of Transformed Soybean in 3T3 L1 Pre-Adipocytes Cell Line, , International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research., ISSN: 2320-5148, (2017), 8, 11, DOI: 10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.8(11).4732-44. (Impact Factor: 0.59). 24

11. B Sundararajan and B D Ranjitha Kumari, Novel synthesis of gold nanoparticles using Artemisia vulgaris L. leaf extract and their efficacy of larvicidal activity against dengue fever vector Aedes aegypti L,Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology., ISSN: 0946-672X, (2017), doi: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2017.03.008. (Impact factor: 3.755) 12. B Sundararajan, R Thamaraiselvi, Anil Kumar Moola and B D Ranjitha Kumari , Development of nanoemulsion from Vitex negundo L. essential oil and their efficacy of antioxidant, antimicrobial and larvicidal activities (Aedes aegypti L, Environmental Science and Pollution Research., (2017), 24, 15125- 15133, (Impact Factor – 2.8) 13. Tangavelou, A.C. and M.B. Viswanathan. 2017. Anti-inflammatory activity of the epidermal glandular extract of Cyclosorus parasiticus in experimental animals. Journal of Biologically Active Products from Nature 7 (3): 245-250. doi. 10.1080/22311866.2017.1342560. 14. Sathish Kumar, P., M.B. Viswanathan, M. Venkatesan and K. Balakrishna. 2017. Bauerenol, a triterpenoid from Indian Suregada angustifolia: Induces reactive oxygen species–mediated P38MAPK activation and apoptosis in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2) cells. Tumor Biology 39 (4): 1-15. 15. M. Sathiyabama, R. Parthsarathy, 2017. Withanolide production by fungal endophyte isolated from Withania somnifera. Natural Product Research. Doi: 10.1080/14786419.2017.1389934. (Impact Factor: 1.8) Taylor & Francis 16. Kannan M, Senthil Kumar T and Rao M V (2016). Antidiabetic and Antioxidant Properties of Waltheria indica L., an ethnomedicinal plant. Int. J Pharma. Res. Health Sci. 4 (5):1376-1384. (UGC S.No. 46433) 17. S. Revathi Lakshmi, S. Parthibhan, N. Ahamed Sherif, T. Senthil Kumar and M.V. Rao. (2017). Micropropagation, in vitro flowering, and tuberization in Brachystelma glabrum Hook.f., an endemic species. In Vitro Cell.Dev.Biol.-Plant 53(1):64-72. (UGC S.No. 62882; Impact Factor:1.024) 18. S. Muthukrishnan, T. Senthil Kumar and M V Rao. (2017). Anticancer activity of biogenic nanosilver and its toxicity assessment on Artemia salina- evaluation of mortality, accumulation and elimination: An experimental report. J Environ Chem Eng. 5(3):1685-1695. (UGC S.No. 7385; Impact factor: 3.59 ) 19. R.G. Baradwaj, M.V. Rao and T. Senthil Kumar. (2017). Novel purification of 1’S-1’- Acetoxychavicol acetate from Alpinia galanga and its cytotoxic plus antiproliferative activity in colorectal adenocarcinoma cell line SW480. Biomedicine & Pharmacotheraphy 91:485-493. (UGC S. No. 14808; Impact Factor:2.759) 20. R.G. Baradwaj, M.V. Rao and T. Senthil Kumar. (2017). Curbing actinomycetes and thidiazuron enhanced micropropagation in the rare Alpinia galanga - a medicinal Zingiber. Asian J Pharm Clin Res, 10 (7): 153-158. (UGC S. No. 8804) 21. K. Mridula, S. Parthibhan, T. Senthil Kumar and M.V. Rao. (2017). In vitro organogenesis from Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Miers - A highly valuable medicinal plant. South African Journal of Botany 113, 84-90. (UGC S.No. 33343; Impact Factor: 1.427 ) 22. N Ahamed Sherif, T Senthil Kumar & M V Rao (2017). In vitro propagation and genetic stability assessment of an endangered terrestrial jewel orchid Anoectochilus elatus Lindl. Indian Journal of Experimental Bioloy. 55(12):855-863. (UGC S.No. 20769 ; Impact Factor: 1.34 ) 25

23. M Muthukumar, T Senthil Kumar and M V Rao, (2017). Phenology and seed germination of the Indian Screw Tree Helicteres isora L. (Malvales: Malvaceae). Journal of Threatened Taxa 9 (12), 11040-11044. (UGC S.No. 11398) 24. Sathish Kumar, P., M.B. Viswanathan, M. Venkatesan and K. Balakrishna. 2017. Bauerenol, a triterpenoid from Indian Suregada angustifolia: Induces reactive oxygen species–mediated P38MAPK activation and apoptosis in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2) cells. Tumor Biology 39 (4): 1-15. 25. G Mahendran and B D Ranjitha Kumari, Biological activities of silver nanoparticles from Nothapodytes nimmoniana (Graham) mabb. Fruit extracts, Food Science and HumanWellness.ISSN: 2213-4530,(2016),5(4),207, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fshw.2016.10.001 26. B Sundararajan, G Mahendran, R Thamaraiselvi and B D Ranjitha Kumari, Biological activities of synthesized silver nanoparticles from Cardiospermum halicacabum L., Bulletin of Material Science., ISSN:0250-4707, (2016), 39(2), 423. (Impact factor: 0.925) 27. M. Chandrasekaran, B. Thangavelu, S. C. Chun, M. Sathiyabama, 2016. Proteases from Phytopathogenic fungi and their importance in phytopathogenecity. Journal of General Plant Pathology, 82; 233-239. (Impact Factor: 1.1) Springer 28. M. Sathiyabama, R. Parthasarathy, 2016. Biological preparation of chitosan nanoparticles and its in vitro antifungal efficacy against some phytopathogenic fungi. Carbohydrate Polymers, 151, 321-325. (Impact Factor: 4.8) Elsevier 29. M. Sathiyabama, A. Manikanadan, 2016. Chitosan nanoparticle induced defense responses in finger millet plants against blast disease caused by Pyricularia grisea (Cke) Sacc. Carbohydrate Polymers, 154, 241-246. (Impact Factor: 4.8) Elsevier 30. Sathiyanarayan Anusuya, Muthukrishnan Sathiyabama 2016. Effect of chitosan on growth, yield and curcumin content in turmeric under field condition. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 6, 102-106. Elsevier 31. Murugesan Chandrasekaran, Raman Chandrasekar, Se-Chul Chun, Muthukrishnan Sathiyabama, 2016. Isolation, characterization and molecular three-dimensional structural predictions of metalloprotease from a phytopathogenic fungus, Alternaria solani (Ell. And Mart.) Sor. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, 122, 131- 139. (Impact Factor: 2.2) Elsevier 32. Appu Manikandan, Muthukrishnan Sathiyabama, 2016. Preparation of chitosan nanoparticles and its effect on detached rice leaves infected with Pyricularia grisea. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 84: 58-61. (Impact Factor: 3.6) Elsevier. 33. N. Ahamed Sherif, T. Senthil Kumar and M.V. Rao. (2016). In vitro regeneration by callus culture of Anoectochilus elatus Lindley, an endangered terrestrial jewel orchid. In Vitro Cell. Dev. Biol.-Plant 52(1);72-80. (UGC S.No. 62882; Impact Factor: 1.024) 34. R. Thaniarasu, T. Senthil Kumar and M.V. Rao. (2016). Mass Propagation of Plectranthus bourneae Gamble through indirect Organogenesis from leaf and internode explants Physiol Mol Biol Plants 22(1):143-151. (UGC S.No. 30885) 35. A.R. Lavanya, M. Muthukumar, S. Muthukrishnan, V. Kumaresan, T. Senthil Kumar, A.S. Rao and M.V. Rao. (2016). In vitro micropropagation of Simarouba glauca DC. Indian J Biotechnol. 15: 107-111. (UGC S.No. 20724; Impact Factor: 0.386) 26

36. R.G. Baradwaj, M.V. Rao, Carol C. Baskin and T. Senthil Kumar (2016), Non-deep simple morphophysiological dormancy in first report for Zingiberaceae. Seed Science Research, 26 (2): 165-170. (UGC S.No. 35691; Impact Factor:1.841) 37. Kannan M, Senthil Kumar T and Rao M V. (2016). Ethnobotanical note on the veterinary health care management by malayali tribes of Kalrayan hills Asian J Pharm Clin Res, 9 (Suppl.): 66-82. (UGC S.No. 8804) 38. S. Bhakya, S. Muthukrishnan,‡M. Sukumaran, M. Grijalva,L. Cumbal, J. H. Franklin Benjamin, T. Senthil Kumar and M. V. Rao. (2016). Antimicrobial, antioxidant and anticancer activity of biogenic silver nanoparticles – an experimental report. RSC Adv., 6, : 81436-81446. (UGC S.No. 23625; Impact Factor: 3.108 ) 39. M Muthukumar, T Senthil Kumar and MV Rao, (2016). Organogenesis and evaluation of genetic homogeneity through SCoT and ISSR markers in Helicteres isora L.,a medicinally important tree South African Journal of Botany 106: 204-210. (UGC S.No. 33343; Impact factor: 1.427 ) 40. K. Kamaleswari, V. Nandagopalan and A. Lakshmi Prabha (2016). Effects of Plant Growth Regulators on in-vitro regeneration of a potential medicinal plant -Scilla hyacinthina (Roth.) J.F. Macbr. Journal of Applied Biology & Biotechnology Vol. 4 (01), pp. 043-046, 41. M. Sathiyabama, R. Einstein Charles, 2015. Fungal cell wall polymer based nanoparticles in protection of tomato plants from wilt disease caused by Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici. Carbohydrate Polymers, 133: 400-407. (Impact Factor: 4.8) Elsevier 42. Sathiyanarayanan Anusuya, Muthukrishnan Sathiyabama, 2015. Protection of turmeric plants from rhizome rot disease under field conditions by β-D-glucan nanoparticle, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 77: 9-14. (Impact Factor : 3.6) Elsevier 43. Rajesh K. Bhoge, Rashmi Chhabra, Gurinderjit Randhawa, Muthukrishnan Sathiyabama, Monika Singh, 2015. Event-specific Analytical Methods for Six Genetically Modified Maize Events using Visual and Real-time Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification. Food Control, 55: 18-30. (Impact Factor: 2.8) Elsevier 44. Ramalingam Parthasarathy, Muthukrishnan Sathiyabama, 2015. Lovastatin-producing endophytic fungi isolated from a medicinal plant Solanum xanthocarpum. Natural Product Research ( doi: 10.1080/14786419.2015.1016938). (Impact Factor: 1.8) Taylor & Francis 45. Sathiyanarayanan Anusuya, Muthukrishnan Sathiyabama, 2015. β-glucan nanoparticle pre-treatment induce resistance against Pythium aphanidermatum infection in turmeric. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 74, 278-282. (Impact Factor: 3.6) Elsevier 46. N. Prabhakaran, T Prameela Devi, M.Sathiyabama, Deeba Kamil, 2015. Screening of different Trichodema species against agriculturally important foliar plant pathogens. Journal of Environmental Biology, 36: 191-198 (Impact Factor: 0.55) 47. S. Anusuya, M. Sathiyabama, 2015. Foliar application of β-D-glucan nanoparticles to control rhizome rot disease of turmeric. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 72: 1205-1212 (Impact Factor: 3.6 Elsevier 27

48. C Janani, B D Ranjitha Kumari, PPAR Gamma Gene - A Review, , Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews., ISSN: 1871-4021, (2015), 9, 46, doi: 10.1016/j.dsx.2014.09.015. 49. Sandhya Srikanth, Rachit K. Saxena, M. V. Rao, Rajeev K. Varshney and Nalini Mallikarjuna. 2015. Development of a new CMS system in pigeonpea utilizing crosses with Cajanus lanceolatus (WV Fitgz) van der Maesen. Euphytica.201 (3). DOI 10.1007/s106810141321z. 50. S. Muthukrishnan, S. Bhakya, T. Senthil Kumar and M.V. Rao. (2015). Biosynthesis, characterization and antibacterial effect of plant-mediated silver nanoparticles using Ceropegia thwaitesii– An endemic species. Industrial Crops and Products. 63: 119-124. (UGC S.No. 15734; Impact Factor: 3.449) 51. Thaniarasu R, Senthil Kumar T, Abubacker M.N, Rao M.V. (2015). Preliminary phytochemical screening and evaluation of antibacterial activity of different solvent extracts of Plectranthus bourneae Gamble (Lamiaceae).Asian J Pharm Clin Res. 8(1):79- 82. (UGC S.No. 20; Impact Factor: 0.4 ) 52. R Pushpavalli, John Quealy, Timothy D. Colmer, Neil C. Turner, Kadambot H.M Siddique, Mandali V. Rao and Vincent Vadez. 2015.Salt stress delayed flowering and reduced reproductive success of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.), a response associated with Na+ accumulation in leaves, J Agron and Crop Science, 11 March 2015. DOI:10.1111/jac.12128. 53. Selvaraju Parthibhan, Thiruppathi Senthil Kumar, Mandali Venkateswara Rao. (2015). Phenology and reintroduction strategies for Dendrobium aqueum Lindley – An endemic, near threatened orchid. Journal for Nature Conservation 24:68-71. ( UGC S.No. 18865; Impact Factor:2.2) 54. Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva, Elena A. Tsavkelova, Songjun Zeng, Tzi Bun Ng, S. Parthibhan, Judit Dobra´nszki, Jean Carlos Cardoso and M. V. Rao. 2015. Symbiotic in vitro seed propagation of Dendrobium: fungal and bacterial partners and their influence on plant growth and development. Planta,242:1–22. May 15, 2015. DOI 10.1007/s00425- 01523019. 55. Raju Pushpavalli, Laxmanan Krishnamurthy, Mahendar Thudi, Pooran M Gaur, Mandali V Rao,Kadambot HM Siddique, Timothy D Colmer, Neil C Turner, Rajeev K Varshney and Vincent Vadez. 2015.Two key genomic regions harbour QTLs for salinity tolerance in ICCV 2 × JG 11 derived chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) recombinant inbred lines BMC Plant Biology (2015) 15:124.DOI 10.1186/s1287001504918. 56. Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva, Elena A. Tsavkelova, Songjun Zeng, Tzi Bun Ng, S. Parthibhan, Judit Dobra´nszki, Jean Carlos Cardoso and M. V. Rao. 2015. Symbiotic in vitro seed propagation of Dendrobium: fungal and bacterial partners and their influence on plant growth and development. Planta, 242:1–22. May 15, 2015. DOI 10.1007/s0042501523019. 57. Selvaraju Parthibhan, Mandali Venkateswara Rao and Thiruppathi Senthil Kumar, (2015). In vitro regeneration from protocorms in Dendrobium aqueum Lindley – An imperiled orchid. J Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology 24:68-71. (UGC S.No. 28285) 28

58. M. Gayathri, P. Senthil Kumar, A. Lakshmi Prabha and G. Muralitharan (2015). In vitro regeneration of Arachis hypogaea L. and Moringa oleifera Lam. using extracellular phytohormones from Aphanothece sp. MBDU 515. Algal Research 7: 100–105. (Impact Factor = 5.014). 59. Viswanathan, M. B., C. Rajasekar and P. Sathish Kumar. 2015. Genetic diversity of steno endemic and critically endangered Monoon tirunelveliense (Annonaceae) from India as revealed by ISSRs. Trees 29: 437-447. doi:10.1007/s00468-014-1122-y. 60. Packia Lekshmi, N. C. J., S. Viveka, M. B. Viswanathan, T. Mini Shobi, S. Jeeva and J. Raja Brindha. 2015. High performance thin layer chromatography profile of quercetin in three cultivars of Allium cepa and its antimicrobial activity against bacterial cultures. Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research 8(3): 213-218. 61. Packia Lekshmi, N.C.J., S.Viveka, M.B.Viswanathan and T. Mini Shobi. 2015. GC- MS characterization of organic Sulphur compounds and other volatile odorous compounds from Allium sativum. Asian Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Environmental Sciences 17 (Spl. Iss.): 73-78. 62. Manickam Gayathri Pichaimuthu Senthil Kumar, Azhagiya Manavalan Lakshmi Prabha and Gangatharan Muralitharan (2015). In vitro regeneration of Arachis hypogaea L. and Moringa oleifera Lam. using extracellular phytohormones from Aphanothece sp. MBDU 515. Algal Research 7: 100–105. 63. G. Prem Kumar, Sivakumar Subiramani, Siva Govindarajan, Vinoth Sadasivam, Vigneswaran Manickam, Kanakachari Mogilicherla, Senthil Kumar Thiruppathi, Jayabalan Narayanasamy (2015) Evaluation of different carbon sources for high frequency callus culture with reduced phenolic secretion in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) cv. SVPR-2. Biotechnology Reports 7 (2015) 72–80 64. Gurusamy Dhandapani, Mogilicherla Kanakachari, Kethireddy Venkata Padmalatha, Mullapudi Lakshmi Venkata Phanindra, Vivek Kumar Singh, Sanagala Raghavendrarao, Narayanasamy Jayabalan, Azhagiyamanavalan Lakshmi Prabha, Polumetla Ananda Kumar (2015). A Gene Encoding Cold-Circadian Rhythm-RNA Binding-Like Protein (CCR-Like) from Upland Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) Confers Tolerance to Abiotic Stresses in Transgenic Tobacco. Plant Mol Biol Rep 33:22–42.

65. K. Kamaleswari, V. Nandagopalan, A. Lakshmi Prabha. Effects of Plant Growth Regulators on in-vitro regeneration of a potential medicinal plant -Scilla hyacinthina (Roth.)J.F. Macbr. Journal of Applied Biology & Biotechnology Vol. 4 (01), pp. 043- 046, Jan-Feb, 2016. 66. N. Prabhakaran, T Prameela Devi, M.Sathiyabama, Deeba Kamil,. 2014. Multiplex PCR for detection and differentiation of diverse Trichoderma species. Annals of Microbiology (DOI: 10.1007/s13213-014-0998-5). (Impact Factor: 1.1). Springer 67. S. Anusuya, M. Sathiyabama, 2014. Preparation of β-D- glucan nanoparticles and its antifungal activity. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 70: 440-443 (Impact Factor: 3.6). Elsevier 68. Manikandan Appu, Sathiyabama Muthukrishnan, 2014. Foliar application of Salicylic Acid stimulates flowering and induce defense related proteins in Finger Millet plants. Universal Journal of Plant Science, 21: 14-18. 29

69. Murugesan Chandrasekaran, Raman Chandrasekar, Tong-Min Sa, and Muthukrishnan Sathiyabama, 2014. Serine protease identification (in vitro) and molecular structure predictions (in silico) from a phytopathogenic fungus, Alternaria solani. Journal of Basic Microbiology 54, S210-218. (Impact factor: 1.82) Wiley 70. M. Chandrasekaran, M. Sathiyabama, 2014. Production, partial purification and characterization of serine protease from a phytopathogenic fungus Alternaria solani Sorauer. Journal of Basic Microbiology, 54: 763-774. ( Impact factor: 1.82). Wiley 71. M Prathap, S E Noorjahan, T P Sastry, B D Ranjitha Kumari In vitro Release of Antibiotics from a Wound Dressing Material- Fibro Gel, Asian Journal of Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Research., (2014), 4, 76 (Impact factor: 0.96) 72. Anti-bacterial activities of silver nanoparticles synthesized from plant leaf extract of Abutilon indicum (L.) Sweet, M Prathap, A Alagesan, B D Ranjitha Kumari, Journal of Nanostructure in Chemistry., ISSN: 2193 – 8865, (2014), 4, 106 ( DOI: 10.1007/s40097- 014-0106-1. 73. B. Sundararajan, B D Ranjitha Kumari, Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles in Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.) Pers and their antimicrobial activities, , International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences., ISSN- 0975-1491, (2014), 6 (3), 30. (Impact factor: 0.512) 74. Raju Pushpavalli, Mainassara ZamanAllah, Neil C. Turner, Rekha Baddam, Mandali V. Rao and Vincent Vadez. 2014. Higher flower and seed number leads to higher yield under water stress conditions imposed during reproduction in chickpea. Functional Plant Biology.10.1071/FP14135. 75. A.R. Lavanya, S. Muthukrishnan, M. MuthuKumar, J.H. Franklin Benjamin, T. Senthil Kumar, V. Kumaresan, M.V. Rao. (2014). Indirect organogenesis from various explants of Hildegardia populifolia(Roxb.) Schott & Endl. – A threatened tree species from Eastern Ghats of Tamil Nadu, India. J Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology. 12: 95– 101. ( UGC S.No.20710) 76. G. Dhandapani, A. Lakshmi Prabha, M. Kanakachari, M. Lakshmi Venkata Phanindra, N. Prabhakaran, S. Gothandapani, K. Venkata Padmalatha, A U. Solanke and P. Ananda Kumar (2014). GhDRIN1, a novel drought-induced gene of upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) confers abiotic and biotic stress tolerance in transgenic tobacco. Biotechnol Lett (2015) 37:907–919. (Impact Factor = 1.730) 77. Sathiyanarayanan, G., Vignesh, V., Saibaba, G., Vinothkanna, A., Dineshkumar, K., Viswanathan, M.B., Selvin, Joseph. 2014. Synthesis of carbohydrate polymer encrusted gold nanoparticles using bacterial exopolysaccharide: A novel and greener approach. RSC Advances 4: 22817-22827. 78. R. Syed Moideen and A. Lakshmi Prabha (2014). In vitro studies on Luffa acutangula Lin. Var. Amara. Roxb- an important and medicinal plant. International journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences., 5(1): (B) 925-933. ISSN 0975-6299. Impact Factor = 0.6 79. Dhandapani G, Kanakachari M, Padmalatha KV, Phanindra MLV, Singh VK, Raghavendrarao S, Jayabalan N, Lakshmi Prabha A, Ananda Kumar P (2014) A gene encoding Cold-Circadian rhythm-RNA binding like protein (CCR-Like) from upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) confers tolerance to abiotic stresses in transgenic 30

tobacco. Plant Mol Biol Rep (DOI: 10.1007/s11105-014-0729-x; Published online: 4th May, 2014). Impact Factor – 5 80. R. Syed Moideen and A. Lakshmi Prabha (2014). Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using luffa acutangula Roxb. Var. Amara. Lin. And it’s antibacterial activity. International journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences., 5(1): (B) 925-933. ISSN 0975-6299. Impact Factor = 2.958 81. Manigandan Sivaji, Vinoth Sadasivam, Jayabalan Narayanasamy, Selvaraj Samuel, Chuanzhu Fan (2014). Detection, characterization and evolution of internal repeats in Chitinases of known 3-D structure. PLoS ONE 9(3): e91915, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0091915. 82. S. Vinoth, P. Gurusaravanan & N. Jayabalan (2014). Optimization of somatic embryogenesis protocol in Lycopersicon esculentum L. using plant growth regulators and seaweed extracts. J Appl Phycol, 26:1527–1537. 83. Annamalai Muthusamy , Narayanasamy Jayabalan (2014). Radiation and chemical mutagen induced somaclonal variations through in vitro organogenesis of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) International Journal of Radiation Biology. Vol. 90, No. 12 : Pages 1229-1239 84. G. Prem Kumar, Sivakumar Subiramani, Siva Govindarajan, Vinoth Sadasivam, Vigneswaran Manickam, Kanakachari Mogilicherla, Senthil Kumar Thiruppathi, Jayabalan Narayanasamy (2015) Evaluation of different carbon sources for high frequency callus culture with reduced phenolic secretion in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) cv. SVPR-2. Biotechnology Reports 7 (2015) 72–80. 85. G. Prem Kumar, S. Sivakumar, G. Siva, M. Vigneswaran, T. Senthil Kumar, N. Jayabalan (2016) Silver nitrate promotes high-frequency multiple shoot regeneration in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) by inhibiting ethylene production and phenolic secretion. In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant 1-11. 86. G Sujatha, B D Ranjitha Kumari, High-efficiency Agrobacterium rhizogenes mediated genetic transformation in Artemisia vulgaris: Hairy root production and essential oil analysis, Industrial Crops and Products., ISSN: 0926-6690, (2013), 44, 643, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2012.09.007. (Impact factor: 3.849) 87. R Radhakrishnan, B D Ranjitha Kumari, Protective role of pulse magnetic field against salt stress effects in soybean organ culture, , Plant Biosystem., ISSN 1126-3504 , (2013), 147 (1), 135, doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/11263504.2012.717543. (Impact factor: 1.390) 88. G Sujatha, B D Ranjitha Kumari, Composition and larvicidal activity of Artemisia vulgaris L. stem essential oil against Aedes aegypti, , Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences., ISSN 23077166, (2013), 6(1), 11. 89. S Anitha, B D Ranjitha Kumari, In vitro callus culture in Rauvolfia tetraphylla L.: Indole Alkaloid production, Asian Journal of Plant Science. ISSN: 1812 – 5697 (2013), 12(1), 28,) DOI: 10.3923/ajps.2013.28.33. (Impact factor: 0.41) 90. R.Prabakaran, T. Senthil Kumar, M. V. Rao. (2013).Role of Non Timber forest products in the Livlihood of Malayali tribe of Chitteri Hills of southern Eastern Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India. J App Pharm Sci 3(5):56-60. 91. S. Revathi Lakshmi, J. H. Franklin Benjamin, T. Senthil Kumar, G. V. S. Murthy and M. V. Rao. (2013). Organogenesis from in vitro-derived leaf and internode explants of 31

Hoya wightii ssp. palniensis - a vulnerable species of Western Ghats. Braz. Arch. Biol. Technol. 56(3):421-430. (UGC S.No. 5530; Impact Factor:0.77) 92. Sandhya Srikanth, M.V.Rao and Nalini Mallikarjuna. 2013. Interspecific hybridization between Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. and C. lanceolatus (WV Fitgz) van der Maesen. Plant Genetic Resources: Characterization and Utilization: 14, doi: 10.1017/S1479262113000361. 93. S Senthamil Selvi, P Kumar, A Lakshmi Prabha and M Govindaraju (2013). Green Simplistic Biosynthesis of Anti-Bacterial silver nanoparticles Using Annona squamosa Leaf Extract. Nano Biomed. Eng., 5(2), 102-106. ISSN 2150-5578. 94. Muthusamy, A., Jayabalan, N. (2013). Variations in seed protein content of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) mutant lines by in vivo and in vitro mutagenesis. Journal of Environmental Biology;Jan2013, Vol. 34, p11-16. 95. P. Gurusaravanan, S. Vinoth, M. Satheesh Kumar, N. Thajuddin, N. Jayabalan (2013). Effect of cyanobacterial extracellular products on high-frequency in vitro induction and elongation of Gossypium hirsutum L organs through shoot apex explants. Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology 11, 9–16. 96. S. Vinoth, P. Gurusaravanan & N. Jayabalan (2013). Optimization of factors influencing microinjection method for Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of tomato. Appl Biochem Biotechnol, 169:1173–1187. 97. Thiruvengadam, M., Rekha, K.T., Jayabalan, N., Kim, E.H., Chung, I.M. (2013). Effect of exogenous polyamines enhances somatic embryogenesis via suspension cultures of spine gourd (Momordica dioica Roxb. ex. Willd.) Australian Journal of Crop Science 7(3): 446 – 453. 98. G Sujatha, B D Ranjitha Kumari, Establishment of fast-growing in vitro root culture system in Artemisia vulgaris, International Journal of Agricultural Technology., ISSN:2630 – 0192, (2012), 8(5), 1779 99. Radhakrishnan, T Leelapriya, B D Ranjitha Kumari, Effects of pulsed magnetic field treatment of soybean seeds on calli growth, cell damage and biochemical changes under salt stress, R Bioelectromagnetics., ISSN:1521-186X, (2012), 33(8), 670, doi: 10.1002/bem.21735. (Impact factor: 2.0) 100. R Radhakrishnan, B D Ranjitha Kumari, Pulsed magnetic field: A complementary approach offers to enhance plant growth and yield of soybean, Plant Physiology and Biochemistry.,ISSN: 0981-9428,(2012),51,139,doi: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2011.10.017. (Impact factor: 2.718) 101. A.Bakrudeen Ali Ahmed, A.S.Rao and M.V.Rao and R.M.Taha. 2012. Different wavelengths, light to induce physiological changes callus biosynthesis of gymnemic acid in Gymnema sylvestre. Agro Food Industry High Tech. 23(3):3134. 102. U Thiripurasundari and M V Rao.2012. Indirect organogenesis from nodal explants of Coccinia grandis (L.) Voigt. Indian J Biotech.11: 352354. (ci1) (if0.77)(N) 103. Salem Varadharajan Rajesh, Thiruppathi Senthil Kumar and Mandlai VenkateswaraRao. 2012. Phytochemical and antibacterial analysis of Leucas vestita Wall ex Benth. Asian Pacific J Tropical Biomedicine 2(3):14. 104. Viswanathan, M. B., J. J. Ananthi, P. Sathish Kumar. 2012. Antimicrobial activity of bioactive compounds and leaf extracts in Jatropha tanjorensis. Fitoterapia 83: 1153-1159 32

105. Helen Mary Piramila B, Lakshmi Prabha A, Nandagopalan V and Leo Stanley A (2012). Effect of heat treatment on Germination, Seedling growth and some biochemical parameters of dry seeds of Black Gram. International Journal of Pharmaceutical and phytopharmacological Research.2012, 1(4): 194-202. 106. P Kumar, S Senthamil Selvi, A Lakshmi Prabha, K Prem Kumar, R S Ganeshkumar and M Govindaraju(2012).Synthesis of silver nanoparticles from Sargassum tenerrimum and screening phytochemicals for its anti-bacterial activity. Nano Biomed. Eng., 4(1), 12- 16.DOI: 10.5101/nbe.v4i1.p12-16. 107. P Kumar, S.Senthamil Selvi, A. Lakshmi Prabha, K. Premkumar, R. Muthu Kumaran, P. Vishvanathan R.S, Gnnesh Kumar, M. Govindaraju (2012). Efficacy of bio- synthesized silver nanoparticles using Acanthophora spicifera to encumber biofilm formation. Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures Vol. 7, No. 2, April - June, p. 511 – 522. Impact Factor – 1.2 108. P. Kumar, S. Senthamil Selvi, A. Lakshmi Prabha, M. Selvaraj, L. Macklin Rani, P. Suganthi, B. Sarojini Devi and M. Govindaraju (2012). Antibacterial and In-vitro cytotoxicity assay against brine shrimp using silver nanoparticles synthesized from Sargassum ilicifolium”. Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures – Vol. 7, No. 4, p. 1447-1455. Impact Factor – 1.2 109. V. Anburaja, V. Nandagopalan, S. Prakash and A. Lakshmi Prabha (2012). A report of the threatened plant Decalepis hamiltonii Wight & Arn. (Asclepiadaceae) from the mid elevation forests of Pachamalai Hills of the Eastern Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 4(15): 3447-3449.

BOOKS & BOOKCHAPTERS

1. B.D.Ranjitha Kumari, Phytosynthesis of Nanoparticles and Hairy Root Cultures, APH Publishing Corporation, New Delhi, 2017 -2018 2. S.R.Siva Kumar, Nano Technology- Bioactive Silver Nano Particles, Lambert Academic Publishing, 2017-2018. 3. Rao MV, Senthil Kumar T, Catharanthus roseus: Current Research and Future Prospects- In Vitro Studies, Biosynthesis of Secondary Metabolites and Pharmacological Utility of Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don.: A Review, 978- 3- 319-51619-6 (print); 978-3- 319- 51620-2 (online), 2017. 4. Lakshmi Prabha A, Paththuppattil Thavarauyiri Palvagaimaigal, Vasantha Printers, 2017. 5. Rao MV, Senthil Kumar T, Jayabalan N, Biological techniques-A laboratory manual- Plant tissue culture techniques: 13. Somatic embryogenesis. Yazhini publications, 2016. 6. Rao MV, Senthil Kumar T, Jayabalan N, Biological techniques-A laboratory manual- Plant tissue culture techniques: 12. Organogenesis. Yazhini publications, 2016. 7. Rao MV, Senthil Kumar T, Jayabalan N, Biological techniques-A laboratory manual- Plant tissue culture techniques: 12. Organogenesis. Yazhini publications, 2016.

8. Rao MV, Senthil Kumar T, Jayabalan N, Biological techniques-A laboratory manual- Plant tissue culture techniques: 10. MS media and plant growth hormones preparation. Yazhini publications, 2016. 9. Rao MV, Senthil Kumar T, Jayabalan N, Biological techniques-A laboratory manual- Plant tissue culture techniques: 9. Laboratory requirements and general techniques in plant tissue culture. Yazhini publications, 2016. 10. Senthil Kumar T, Biological techniques-A laboratory manual, Yazhini publications, 2016. 11. Rao M. V, Senthil Kumar, T, Plant Tissue Culture: Propagation, Conservation and Crop Improvement- In Vitro Plant Regeneration in Dainty Spur [Rhinacanthus nasutus (L.) Kurz.] by Organogenesis, Springer Singapore, 2016. 12. Rao M. V, Senthil Kumar T, Plant Tissue Culture: Propagation, Conservation and Crop Improvement- Effect of Plant Growth Regulators and Additives on Indirect Organogenesis of Simarouba glauca DC, Springer Singapore, 2016. 13. Viswanathan M. B, The Flora of Kerala, Vol. 2. Fabaceae – Cornaceae, Botanical Survey of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Kolkata., 2016. 14. Sathiyabama M, Role of Defence enzymes in control of plant pathogenic bacteria. In Sustainable approaches on controlling plant pathogenic bacteria, CRC Press, USA, 2015. 15. Rao M. V, Optimization of Gymnemic acid production with anti-diabetic studies and regeneration of Langerhans cells from Gymnema sylvestre. IACSIT Press, Singapore, 2014. 16. Viswanathan M. B, Biosynthesis and Characterization of Silver and Gold Nanoparticles in Piper nigrum L. (Piperaceae), Elsevier, A division of Reed Elsevier India Pvt. Ltd., 2014. 17. Viswanathan M.B, GC-MS Characterization of Volatile Odorous Compounds in Allium cepa, A division of Reed Elsevier India Pvt. Ltd., 2014. 18. Viswanathan M.B, Phytochemical and Antimicrobial Investigations in Pseudarthria viscida (Fabaceae), Elsevier India Pvt. Ltd., 2014. 19. Lakshmi Prabha A, Facets of biodiversity: Global perspectives and regional status in Tamil nadu, VL Media Solutions, 2012.

Conferences/Workshops/Seminars Organized

S.No. Name of the Title of the Programme Year Teacher 1. Jayabalan N Recent trends in Plant 2013 Biotechnology 2. Lakshmi Prabha A Recent Trends in 2014 Bioprospecting of Plants 3. Viswanathan MB Workshop on Goat Farming 2014 4. Viswanathan MB Trends in Plant Systematics 2014 5. Sathiyabama M National Workshop on 2015 Molecular techniques for the Identification of Biocontrol agents 6. Ranjitha Kumari BD Emerging Trends in Plant 2016 Science 7. Viswanathan MB Molecular and 2017 Phytochemical techniques in Drug Discovery and Development 8. Viswanathan MB Hands on Workshop on 2018 "Drug Discovery and Development of Plant Resources" 9. Lakshmi Prabha A Plant Tissue Culture and 2018 and Senthil Kumar T Phytochemistry 10. Sathiyabama M National Conference on 2017 Recent Advances in Plant Science. 11. Sathiyabama M Science Academies’ Lecture 2018 Workshop on “Conservation and Protection of Bioresources 12. Sathiyabama M National conference on 2018 Recent Advances in Plant Science: Towords Food Safety and Food Security 35

Programmes offered

1. M.Sc. Botany 2. M. Phil.Botany 3. Ph. D. Botany and Ph.D. Plant Biotechnology

Eligibility Under Graduate Degree (B.Sc.) in Science with Botany / Plant science/ Plant Biotechnology as Major subject.

Selection Procedure

Selection will be made on the basis of merit list prepared from the UG Marks and Entrance Test Marks (if conducted). The selection is purely on the basis of the Reservation Policy of Government of Tamil Nadu.

BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY, Tiruchirappalli 620 024 M.Sc. BOTANY COURSE STRUCTURE UNDER C.B.C.S.

(Application to the candidates admitted from the year 2018 -2019 onwards)

Marks Total

Sem Course Course Title

Int. Ext.

Weeks Credits Exam hrs. Ins. h/ FIRST SEMESTER

Plant Diversity – I : Algae, Fungi, BOTCC101 4 4 3 25 75 100 Lichens & Bryophytes

I Anatomy, Embryology and BOTCC102# 4 4 3 25 75 100 Morphogenesis S # BOTCC103 Developmental Botany 4 4 3 25 75 100 E M BOTCC104 Cell Biology and Bioinstrumentation 4 4 3 25 75 100 E S BOTCC105 Genetics and Plant Breeding 4 4 3 25 75 100 T E BOTCC106 Practical - I (BOTCC101 & 102 / 103) 4 5 4 25 75 100 R

BOTCC107 Practical - II (BOTCC104 & 105) 4 5 4 25 75 100

Total 24 26 600 SECOND SEMESTER II Plant Diversity – II : Pteridophytes, BOTCC201 4 4 3 25 75 100 Gymnosperms and Paleobotany S # E BOTCC202 Taxonomy of Angiosperms 4 4 3 25 75 100 M BOTCC203# Plant Systematics 4 4 3 25 75 100 E S BOTCC204* Plant Biotechnology 4+2 4 3 25 75 100 T E BOTCC205 Practical –III (BOTCC201 & 202/203) 4 5 4 25 75 100 R BOTEC201# Bioprospecting, Drug Discovery and Product Development 6 5 3 25 75 100

# BOTEC202 Phytochemistry 6 5 3 25 75 100 # BOTED201 Biofertilizers 3 2 3 25 75 100 # BOTED202 Food Processing and Presrvation 3 2 3 25 75 100 BOTMP201 Summer Mini Project 2 100

Total 27 26 700 *Practical in the next Semester; #Optional- any one per semester 37

THIRD SEMESTER BOTCC301 Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 4 4 3 25 75 100 BOTCC302# Molecular Plant Pathology 4 4 3 25 75 100 III # Ecology, Phytogeography and S BOTCC303 4 4 3 25 75 100 E Evolution M BOTCC304 General Ecology 4 4 3 25 75 100 E S BOTCC305 Practical IV (BOTCC204 & 301) 2 5 4 25 75 100 T BOTCC306 Practical V (BOTCC302 & 303/304) 4 5 4 25 75 100 E R BOTEC301# Herbal Medicine 6 5 3 25 75 100 # Plant Conservation BOTEC302 6 5 3 25 75 100

BOTED301# Mushroom Technology 3 2 3 25 75 100 BOTED302# Advances in Horticulture 3 2 3 25 75 100 Total 27 29 700 FOURTH SEMESTER BOTPW401 Project Work 30 9 25 75 100 Total 90 2100

*Practical in the next Semester; #Optional- any one per semester

M.Phil. – BOTANY–FULL–TIME PROGRAMME

COURSE STRUCTURE

Exa Marks SEM Course Course title m Total

Hrs. IA UA Credits FIRST SEMESTER Research CI

Methodology 4 3 40 60 100

I - Modern Trends in CII Botany* 4 3 40 60 100 CIII *Elective (Any One) 4 3 40 60 100 Teaching and learning CIV skills 4 3 40 60 100

SEMESTER Total 16 12 160 240 400

SECOND SEMESTER-II

#Dissertation and Viva–Voce 8 50 150 200

* Elective Papers (Any One) 1. Plant Biotechnology 2. Chemistry of Natural Products and Drug Design 3. Plant Stress Biology and Biotechnology 4. Phytochemistry 5. Molecular Plant Pathology 6. Algal Biotechnology

#Viva–Voce- 50 marks; Dissertation–150 marks.

Students’ achievements (2013-14 to 2017-18)

S.No. Reg.No. Name Exam (s) qualified 1 45637 S. Anusuya TN-SET

Awards Received by students/scholars Year Name of the Awarded National Awards Students Name of the Award Awarding Institution 2018 Anil Kumar Moola CSIR Senior Research CSIR Fellowship 2018 Ahamed Sherif Best Presentaion Biodiversity of Medicinal Plants & Orchids: Emerging Trends and Challenges 2016 Ahamed Sherif Best Presentaion Emerging Trends in Plant Science 2016 Ahamed Sherif Best Presentaion Recent Advances in Plant Science 2013 Ahamed Sherif Best Presentaion Orchid Conservation and Sustainable development for community livelihood 2014 Vinodh S CSIR Senior Research CSIR Fellowship 2013 Amutha T Rajiv Gandhi Fellowship UGC

Foreign PDF received by scholars Name of the scholar Awarding institution Prem Kumar G Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou, China

Baradwaj RG University of Buffalo, NewYork, USA

Thaniarasu R Fujian Agricultural and Forestry University, Fujian, China

Sundararajan B South West University, Chongging, China

Thandapani G Post Doctoral Research Scholar, University of Kentucky Kanakachari Post Doctoral Research Scholar, University of Kentucky Dr. M. Chandrasekar Sejong University, S. Korea Dr. A. Manikandan Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, China

Ph. D. Awardees Name Year of passing Uma Maheswari R 2014-2015 Senthamilselvi S 2014 - 2015 S. V. Rajesh 2014 - 2015 R. Prabakaran 2014 - 2015 S.vinoth 2014 - 2015 P.Gurusaravanan 2014 - 2015 Sandhya Rani Vanam 2014-2015 C. Rajasekar 2015-2016 Dhandapani G 2015-2016 Enistein Charles R 2015 - 2016 Prabhakaran N 2015 - 2016 Parthasarathy R 2015 - 2016 Anusuya s 2015 -2016 S.Parthibhan 2015-2016 R. Pushpavalli 2015-2016 Prathap M 2016-2017 P. Sathishkumar 2016-2017 M. Kannan 2016-2017 RejeshBhoge K 2016-2017 Kanakachari M 2016-2017 G.Siva 2016-2017 S.Sivakumar 2016-2017 S. Revathi Lakshmi 2016-2017 S. Muthukrishnan 2016-2017 Janani C 2017-2018 Helen Mary Piramila B 2017-2018 Syed Moideen R 2017-2018 M. Muthukumar 2017-2018 R. Thaniarasu 2017-2018 G. Prem Kumar 2017-2018 Manikandan A 2017-2018 N. AhamedSherif 2017-2018 R.G. Baradwaj 2017-2018 B. Sundararajan 2017-2018 M. Vigneshwaran 2017-2018 Muthuvel 2017-2018 41

Facilities

Electrochemical Work Station FT IR Spectrophotometer Place a Photo

HPLC Hybridization oven

Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer Refrigerated centrifuge

Gene gun PCR

Artificial Plant Growth Chamber Co2 Incubater

Millipore Water

Green House

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Green House

Conferences, Seminars and Workshop Organised

Name Professor and Head Department of Botany BharathidasanUniversity Tiruchirappalli-620 024 Tamil Nadu, India Tel: +91 431 - 2407061 Fax: +91 431- 2407045 E-Mail: [email protected]