List of Project Sanctioned Under Science Research Scheme
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Projects Sanctioned under Science Research Scheme 2003-2004 Sl Name & Address of PI Title of the Project Duration No 1 Dr. D. Girija Genomic library construction and cloning 3 Years Assistant Professor of gene (s) for PR proteins in black pepper Centre for Plant Biotechnology (Piper nigrum L.) College of Horticulture, Vellanikkara 2 Dr.Rema Menon Characterization and classification of 3 Years Associate Professor banana varieties Banana Research Station, Thrissur 3 Dr.C.R Elsy Participatory plant breeding for the 3 Years Assistant Professor development of rice varieties suited for Dept. of Plant Breeding & Genetics specific agro-ecological situations of CoH, KAU, Vellanikkara Kerala 4 Dr.K.S. Shylaraj Rice varietal improvement under a stress 3 Years Associate Professor, RRS, Vyttila 5 Smt.Omana Pavunny Survey on the knowledge and practice of 3 Years Dept. of Processing Technology fish processing technologies by women College of Fisheries, Panangad, Kochi folk in Eranakulam & Alleppey Districts 6 K .Karthikeyan Bionomics and integrated pest 3 Years Division of Entomology, RARS management of rice blue, Leptispa Pattambi pygmaea baly (Chrysomelidae: coleoptera) 7 Dr. M. Govindan Evaluation of acid tolerant strains of 3 Years Associate Professor cyanobacteria for growth and yield of Regional Agricultural Research Station paddy in Kerala Pilicode 8 Dr.Roy Stephen Screening for water stress tolerance in 3 Years Assistant Professor, College of coconut through pollen selection Agriculture, Vellayani, TVM 9 Dr. Mary Ukkru Viable technology for developing value 2 Years Associate Professor added food products incorporating Department of Home Science coconut KAU, Vellayani, TVM 10 Dr. N P Kumari Sushama Promotion of organics in vegetable 3 Years Associate Professor, Agricultural cultivation in Kerala Extension, College of Agriculture, Vellayani 11 Dr. D Wilson Evaluation, morphological and molecular 3 Years Associate Professor characterization, cataloguing and genetic Dept. of Plant Breeding and Genetics improvement Ivy Gourd College of Agriculture, Vellayani 12 Dr. C.R Sudharmai Devi Impact of partial substitution of muriate of 3 Years KAU, Vellayani potash by common salt in a coconut based agro- ecosystem 13 Dr. Vijayaraghava Kumar Information management on agricultural 3 Years Professor and Head research in Kerala Dept. of Agricultural Statistics College of Agriculture, Vellayani, TVM 14 Dr. K Sreekumar Conservation and utilization of 3 Years Associate Professor , Sugar cane biodiversity in Erianthus and Saccharum Research Station, Thiruvalla, spontaneum in Kerala for the genetic Pathanamthitta improvement of sugarcane. 15 Dr. Sosamma Cheriyan Product diversification and value added 3 Years Associate Professor products in sugarcane – production and KAUSugarcane Research Station preservation forms of jaggery. Kallumkal P.O, Thiruvalla. 16 Dr. Vanaja T Breeding for Phytophthora foot rot 3 Years Assistant Professor resistance in black pepper (Piper nigrum) Dept. of Plant Breeding & Genetics Pepper Research Station, Panniyur 17 Smt.Aneykutty Joseph Captive development of brood stock of 3 Years ( Mohanakumaran Nair) giant freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium Assistant Professor, College of Fisheries rosenbergii for year round production of KAU, Panangad, Kochi quality seed inhatcheries. 18 Dr.V.A.Celine Evaluation of vegetable amaranth 3 Years Professor , Department of Olericulture (Amaranthus sp.) with high yield, quality College of Agriculture, Vellayani, TVM and resistance to leaf blight caused by Rhizoctonia solani 19 Dr. R.V Manju & K B Soni Molecular and physiological analysis of 3 Years Assistant Professor, Dept. of Plant Banana clones Physiology, CoA, Vellayani, TVM 20 Dr. V. V Radhakrishnan Influence on microclimate on the 3 Years Associate Professor production of coconut based cropping Dept. of Plant Breeding & Genetics system College of Horticulture, Thrissur 21 Dr.K.Sudharma Biointensive integrated pest management 3 Years Associate Professor in vegetable cowpea Dept. of Entomology, KAU, Vellayani 22 Dr. Arya K Evaluation of popular black pepper 3 Years Assistant Professor cultivars of North and South Kerala for Department of Plant Breeding and growing as Bush pepper Genetics, College of Horticulture, Vellanikkara, Thrissur 23 Sri. Anoop E V Development of an anatomical key for the 3 Years Assistant Professor, College of Forestry identification of important timbers of KAU, Vellanikkara, Thrissur Kerala 24 Dr. Mini Abraham Nutrition management and processing 3 Years Assistant Professor qualities of Vanilla Agronomic Research Station, KAU Chalakudy , Thrissur 25 Dr. G.S Narayanan Assessment of the fishery resources of 3 Years Associate Professor, RCIRC, KAU Kadalundy estruary and impact of stake Vellimadukunnu, Kozhikode nets on its ecology 26 Dr. T.Pradeepkumar Induction of variability in Vanilla through 3 Years Assistant Professor in vitro culture and on farm evaluation of College of Agriculture, Padannakkad Vanilla tissue culture plants in Northern Kasaragod Kerala 27 Dr. M. R. Shylaja Enhancing yield and quality of Vanilla 3 Years Associate Professor Dept. of Plantation Crops and Spices College of Horticulture, KAU, Thrissur 28 Dr. Sarah T George Investigation on variability, vegetative 3 Years Associate Professor propogation and post – harvest handling College of Horticulture, KAU of breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) Vellanikkara, Thrissur 29 Dr. K. M Abdul Khader Breeding leaf curl virus resistant chilli 3 Years Associate Professor through interspecific hybridisation Plant Breeding and Genetics, College of Agriculture, Vallayani, TVM 30 Dr. K.D Prathapan Systematic studies of Flea betles 2 Years Assistant Professor, Department of (Coleoptera: chrysomelide: Alticinae) Entamology, KAU, TVM infesting piperacea in Kerala 31 Dr. K. M Sreekumar Utilization of entomopathogenic fungi for 3 Years Assistant Professor the biological control of coconut root grub COA Padannakkad, Kasaragod Leucopholis coneophora Burmeister 32 Dr. Noble Abraham Soil and water conservation aspects of 3 Years Assistant Professor, Soil Conservation zero tillage cultivation practices in Research Station, Konni hillslopes of humid tropics 33 Dr. R. Krishnakumar Sterile insect technique in the 3 Years Asst. Professor, Dept. Agricultural management of Banana pseudostem Entomology, KAU, Vallayani, TVM weevil, Odoiporus longicollis 34 Dr.N.K.Narayan Neuro- fuzzy networks for computer 3 Years Dept. of Information Science and reorganization of Malayalam documents Technology, Kannur University Palayad, Thalassery 35 Dr.K.Prabhakaran Nair Investigation on the mechanical properties 3 Years Professor, Dept. of Mechanical of composite materials based on iron and Engineering, NITC-Kozhikode aluminium alloy 36 Dr. E.M Elango Analysis of mutations in cationic 2 Years Research Scientist, Department of trypsinogen and spink1 genes in chronic Molecular Biology, AIMS, Kochi pancreatitis patients in Kerala population. 37 Dr. M. Shylaja Pharmacognostic and chemical studies on 3 Years Reader & Head, Dept. of Botany Sida species used as balain ayurveda Providence Women’s College,Kozhikode 38 Dr. V.T Antony Studies on eco-geography and 2 Years Reader, Dept. of Botany, S.B College conservation of the genus Momodica L. in Changanacherry Western Ghats 39 Dr. Santhosh Namby Comparative morphology and systematics 3 Years Lecturer, Senior Grade, Department of of the genus Crotalaria (Fabaceae) in Botany, St. Joseph’s College, Devagiri South India Kozhikode 40 Dr.M. Padmaja Prevalence of immunity to rubella in the 3 Years ENT Specialist , NISH, Palace Road antenatal women Poojappura, TVM 41 Dr. M. Unnikrishnan Femoropopliteal bypass graft with 1 Year Additional Professor, Division of reversed saphenous vein – A retrospective Vascular Surgery, SCTIMST, TVM. study of 110 patients operated upon over 10 years 42 Dr. Kalavathy Pre Cancer & Cancer registery and follow 1 Year Lecturer up of pre cancer and cancer cases Cancer Epidemiology, RCC, TVM registered in early cancer detection center, Palakkad 43 Dr Annamma Mathai Immunological evaluation in Mysthenia 2 Years Junior Scientific Officer gravis Dept. of Pathology, SCTIMST, TVM. 44 Dr. P. R. Geetha Utilization of certain common indigenous 3 Years Reader, Dept. of Zoology, M G plants in pest control College,TVM 45 Dr. P. A Sebastian A qualitative study on the biodiversity of 3 Years PG & Research Dept. of Zoology spider fauna in Eranakulam District, Division of Arachnology, SH College Kerala State Thevara, Kochi 46 Dr. S. Anilkumar Design and development of poly ethylene- 3 Years Dept. of Chemistry vinyl acetate membranes for diffusion, N S S College, Palappuram P.O pervaporation, vapour permeation and gas Ottappalam, Palakkad permeation 47 Dr. Anil John Seroprevalance of HAV antibodies in 1 Year Senior Specialist patients with chronic Liver disease AIMS, Elamakkara, Kochi 48 Dr. C.S Paulose Effect of principle components from 3 Years Head of the Department of medicinal plants on insulin gene Biotechnology, CUSAT, Kochi expression in the pancreatic islets 49 Dr. Sanil George Measurement of biological diversity at 2 Years Scientist, RGCB, TVM species level – A molecular approach 50 Dr. P.G.Jayaprakash, Development of an in vitro cellular model 3 Years Additional Professor in Radiation to predict tumor response to traditional Oncology, RCC, TVM therapy 51 Dr. M S Binoj Kumar Floristic diversity of Kerala- the family of 3 Years Sr. Lecturer, Dept. of Botany, S D Euphorbiaceae College Alappuzha 52 Dr. Sudheendra Ghosh Respiratory and social morbidity