organized by Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment Sasthra Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram Abstracts Focal Theme Pandemics: Risks, Impacts and Mitigation 33rd KERALA SCIENCE CONGRESS 25-30 January 2021 Focal Theme Pandemics: Risks, Impacts and Mitigation Abstracts KERALA STATE COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT Sasthra Bhavan, Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram 33rd Kerala Science Congress - Abstracts Focal Theme Pandemics: Risks, Impact and Mitigation Editor-in Chief Prof. K.P. Sudheer Executive Vice President, KSCSTE & President, 33rd Kerala Science Congress Editors Dr. S. Pradeep Kumar Dr. Jyothish P. S. Mr. Sanjai R.J. Dr. C. Arunan Dr. P. Harinarayanan Dr. K. Vijayakumar Published by Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment, Sasthra Bhavan, Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram 695 004 Disclaimer The publishers assume no responsibility for the views, statements and opinions Abstracts expressed by the authors in this book. © 2021 KSCSTE, Govt of Kerala ISBN KERALA STATE COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT Sasthra Bhavan, Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram Pinarai Vijayan Chief Minister of Kerala MESSAGE I am extremely glad that Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) is organizing the 33rd session of the Kerala Science Congress (KSC) on virtual platforms amidst the crisis of COVID-19 pandemic. In this context, the focal theme-Pandemics: Risks, Impacts and Mitigation- that KSCSTE has chosen is highly significant and I appreciate the organizers for the selection of the relevant theme. Our health system and diagnosis proved highly efficient during this COVID-19 outbreak and an institute of global importance in virology research - Institute of Advanced Virology (IAV) started functioning in 2020. I sincerely hope that the 33rd KSC shall serve as a platform for the budding scientist, young researchers and scientists in Kerala to present their scientific research outcomes which will support our efforts in combating the pandemics. The Government of Kerala gives prime focus in strengthening the R&D in the State through various programmes, developing skilled human resource in S & T, popularising science and developing new technologies. I take this opportunity to congratulate the young researchers and budding scientists of the state who are participating and showcasing their research in the 33rd KSC. My sincere wishes to 33rd Kerala Science Congress, which is being conducted on virtual platform for the first time in it’s history. We look forward to have fruitful deliberations and recommendations from this 5-day event which could be made use of in the development of the State. Pinarai Vijayan Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment FOREWORD Kerala Science Congress (KSC) is a major annual event of the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) which is scheduled during the last week of January. The event provides a platform for scientists, researchers, upcoming researchers and students to share, discuss and disseminate their research results. It is for the first time, that KSCSTE is organizing the event on a virtual platform owing to the Covid-19 pandemic situation. Every year the Kerala Science Congress focuses on a special theme; and this year’s focal theme is “Pandemics: Risks, Impacts, and Mitigation” which is quite relevant considering the threat that the Covid-19 virus causes and the challenges that the world faces. The discussions and interactions during the Science Congress can support the State in tackling the pandemic situation. The researchers present their findings in 12 different subject areas viz. Agriculture & Food Sciences; Biotechnology; Chemical Sciences; Earth & Planetary Sciences; Engineering & Technology; Environmental Sciences, Forestry & Wildlife; Fisheries & Veterinary Sciences; Health Sciences; Life Sciences; Mathematical Sciences; Physical Sciences and Scientific Social Responsibility. Another important highlight of Kerala Science Congress is Memorial Lectures named after great scientists and visionaries of Kerala by eminent scientists. Besides these, the Kerala Science Congress has PG Students’ Interactive Session in which the budding scientists interact with Scientists in different fields. This program motivates and encourages the students to take up their careers in science. The Children Science Congress is another important feature of the Kerala Science Congress where child scientists present their research findings. This book contains the abstracts of papers that the researchers present during the 33rd KSC. I thank all the contributors to the work mentioned in the book. The great efforts of experts who reviewed all the papers and judiciously chose the papers for 33rd KSC are commendable. I sincerely thank each and every member of the organizing committee for materializing this year’s Kerala Science Congress. I wish the 33rd KSC all success Prof. K.P. Sudheer Executive Vice President, KSCSTE Sasthra Bhavan, Pattom P.O., Thiruvananthapuram 695 004, Kerala India Tel 0471 254 3701 -05 EVP - 254 3557, MS - 253 4605 CoA - 253 3095 Fax 0471 254 0085, 253 4605 Email: [email protected] website www.kscste,kerala.gov.in vi CONTENTS Code No. Title Page No. 01. Agriculture and Food Science Oral Presentation 01. 01 Piriformospora indica Confers Resistance Against Bhendi Yellow Vein Mosaic Virus in 1 Okra 01.02 Piriformospora indica Enhances Rarly Seed Germination and Growth in Vegetable 1 Crops 01.03 Morphological variability in Rhizoctonia solani isolates from Rice, Cowpea and 1 Amaranth in Southern Kerala 01.04 Pulse Nutri-Foods: Processing, Quality And Applications 2 01.05 Growth Enhancement Of Oryza sativa By Native Endophytic Diazotrophic 2 Lysinibacillus sphaericus 01. 0 6 Influence of Organic and Biological Agents on the Disease Complex of Rhizoctonia 2 solani and Meloidogyne incognita Infecting Okra 01.07 Immunity Enhancement through Traditional Rice Varieties 3 01.08 One Step Green Synthesis of Fluorescent N-Doped Carbon Dots from Waste Biomass 3 for the Detection of Cancer Cells Poster Presentation 01.09 Postharvest Application of Hexanal Formulation for Improving Physical Qualities of 4 Nendran Banana 01.10 Genome Wide Association Mapping of Foliar Blast Resistance Genes in Pearl Millet 4 Using SNP Markers 0 1 .11 Influence of Exogenous Compounds and Crop Residues on Osmoregulation of Maize 4 Grown in Saline Soil 01.12 Piriformospora indica Helps in Establishment of Tissue Cultured Banana Plantlets with 5 Enhanced growth and Tolerance to Fusarium Wilt 02.Biotechnololgy Oral Presentation 02.01 Inhibition of Autophagy Potentiates the Anti-Tumor Efficacy of Uttroside B in 5 Hepatocellular Carcinoma 02.02 Alarming Presence of Colistin Resistance Genes in XDR Klebsiella pneumoniae 6 Isolated from Healthy Broilers. 02.03 Virtual Screening of Natural Compounds and Identification of Anti Sars Cov-2 Leads 6 02.04 Differential Expression of Small Hsps in Small Cardamom Under Heat Stress 6 02.05 DNA Barcode Based Screening of Market Samples of “Kurunthotty” aka “Bala” Used 7 in Ayurveda 02.06 Recapitulating Developmental Cues of Neural Stem Cells into Cancer Stem Cell 7 Maintenance: Is Pleiotropic Hes-1 Responsible? 02.07 Epstein-Barr Virus Infection Upregulates Gls1 Isoforms KGA And GAC Promoting 8 Mitochondrial Metabolism and Cell Proliferation Poster Prsentation 02.08 Biofilm inhibition of Aeromonas hydrophila by Pomegranate Seed Extract 8 02.09 Identification of MHC-Class I Epitopes from Spike Protein of Severe Acute Respiratory 8 Syndrome- Coronavirus-2 (Sars-Cov-2) In Kerala Population: An Immunoinformatics Method 02.10 In silico Evaluation of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Activity in Aegle marmelos 9 02.11 Development of a Microbial System for Controlling Quorum Sensing Mediated Biofilm 9 Formation. 33 Kerala Science Congress 33 Kerala Science Congress vii 03.Chemical Sciences Oral Presentation 03.01 Marine-derived Polygalactofucan and its β-2-Deoxy-amino Substituted Glucopyranan 10 Composite Attenuate 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA Reductase: Prospective Natural Anti-dyslipidemic Leads 03.02 Xenicane-Type Anti-Inflammatory Diterpenoid from an Intertidal Brown Seaweed 10 Sargassum ilicifolium 03.03 Sustainable Synthesis, Photophysical Studies, Theoretical and Experimental 11 Determination of Dipole Moment of 1, 8- Dioxo-octahydroxanthenes 03.04 Portable Raman Spectrometer based Iodine Value Estimator 11 03.05 Sensing of 5-Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid Based on Aggregation Induced Emission 11 Enhancement of Thioglycolic Acid-Capped Cadmium Sulphide Quantum Dots 03.06 Catalytic Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Biomass with Plastic Waste for High 12 Productivity of Bio–derived Hydrocarbons 03.07 Development of Surface Enhanced Raman spectroscopic Substrate and Machine 12 Learning tools for Lung Cancer Studies 03.08 Anti-Inflammatory Polyether Triterpenoids from Gracilaria Salicornia: Natural Leads 13 Attenuate 5-Lipoxygenase And Cyclooxygenase-2 03.09 Polyether Marocyclic Polyketide from the Muricid Gastropod Chicoreus ramosus –A 13 Prospective Bioactive Lead Against Inflammation. 03.10 Dietary Citrus Flavonoids as Inhibitors Against Sars-Cov-2 Main Protease: 13 Computational Investigations Poster Presentation 03.11 Determination of Biliverdin and Bilirubin- A Dual Channel Optical Sensing Strategy 14 03.12 Palladium Loaded Dendritic Polymer as Efficient Catalyst in Heck Coupling Reaction 14 03.13 Voltammetric Sensor for the Simultaneous Determination of Melanoma Biomarkers 14 03.14 Comparison of Chemical Composition