part of Western Ghats” under
the guidance of Dr. K B
Vrinda & Dr. C K Pradeep.
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Sivu A R was awarded Ph. D.
by University of Kerala for the
thesis “Molecular taxonomy of
the genus Memecylon
(Melastomaceae) in
Peninsular India” under the
guidance of Dr N S Pradeep
and Dr A G Pandurangan.
Sonia Mol Joseph was
awarded Ph. D. by University
of Kerala for the thesis
“Chemistry and bioactivity of
medicinal mushrooms and
aromatic plants” under the
guidance of Dr B Sabulal and
Dr. V. George.
Shyamal S. was awarded
Ph. D. by Kannur University
for the thesis “Antihepatotoxic
properties of Pittosporum
neelgherrense (Wight & Arn)”
under the guidance of
Dr P G Latha.
Suresh Kumar P C was
awarded Ph. D. by University
of Kerala for the thesis
'Reproductive Biology of three
endangered orchids'. Under
the guidance of Dr C Sathish
Kumar.
Thomas M T was awarded
Ph. D. by the University of
Kerala for the thesis
“Biosystematic studies on the
taxa of Centella L. and
Hydrocotyle L. occurring in
peninsular India with special
reference to intraspecic
variants of Centella asiatica
(L.) Urb.” under the guidance
of Dr P J Mathew and Dr Mathew Dan.
Awards, Honors, Memberships in
Professional Bodies
Anu Aravind received Best Poster Award, 7th
International Symposium of the International Society
for the Development of Natural Products, 2012, held
at AMITY, Noida.
Biju CK recognized as a Ph.D. guide in Botany by
Kannur University.
Biju CK served as examiner for conducting SSLC (IED)
Practical Examinations during April 2013.
Cheriyan P Koshy nominated by Govt. of Kerala as
Member, National Coir Research and Management
Institute, Thiruvananthapuram.
Cheriyan P Koshy, nominated by Govt. of Kerala as
Member, State Medicinal Plant Board and State High
Level Committee on Protection of River Banks and
Regulation of Removal of Sand.
Dhanya B Pillai won 1st prize for the poster entitled
'Establishment of hairy- root of Plumbago rosea L
and scaling up in air-lift bioreactor” in the National
Symposium: Emerging Trends in Biotechnology, 12-
13 December 2012, organized by CUSAT, Kochi,
2012
Dr Raj Vikraman nominated as Member in Garden
r e l a n d s c a p i n g , M u s e u m G a r d e n s ,
Thiruvananthapuram.
Hosagoudar VB Continued as editorial committee
member of Plant Pathology & Quarantine.
Hosagoudar VB continued as Associate Editor for
mycology in Indian Phytopathology Journal and
Bioscience Discovery.
Hosagoudar VB continued as Research Advisor to the
Department of Microbiology, Sengammala Thayaar
Educational Trust, Mannargudi and is rendering
identication services in the foliicolous fungi.
Hosagoudar VB continued as subject Editor of Journal
of Threatened Taxa and Editor of Scientic
Transactions in Environment and Technovation.
Hosagoudar VB recognised as Ph.D. guide in Botany by
Bharathiar University, Coimbatore
Hosagoudar VB selected as a member of editorial
committee for the Journal of Theorotical and
Experimental Biology &Bulletin of Basic and Applied
Plant Biology.
Krishnan PN nominated as Chairman of the Board of
Examiners and Question Paper Setters of M. Sc.
Bioinformatics Examination of the Calicut University.
Mathew Dan nominated as the Expert Member in the
Consultative Group to develop a digital database of
plant wealth in Kerala by the Kerala Biotechnology
Commission.
Mathew Dan served as a Faculty Member for the
Refresher Course for life science teachers at
Academic Staff College, University of Kerala.
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Mohanan N continued as Public Information Ofcer
(Scientic), as per Right to Information Act 2005.
Mohanan N nominated as Member, Vanamithra Award
Committee, Kerala Forest Department 2014.
Mohanan N nominated as Member in Garden
r e l a n d s c a p i n g , M u s e u m G a r d e n s ,
Thiruvananthapuram.
Pandurangan AG nominated as Co-ordinator, Lead
Garden Programme, MoEF, Govt. of India.
Pandurangan AG nominated BR Co-ordinator, Lead
Institution for Biosphere Programme, MoEF, Govt. of
IndiaPandurangan AG nominated Member, Task
Force, State level Steering Committee on Medicinal
Plants, Govt. of Kerala.
Pandurangan AG recognized as Research Guide by M.
S. University, Thirunelveli.
Praveen VP received the second runner up prize for the
best oral and poster presentations of the paper
'Species preference of the crab Sesarmops
intermedius to seedling predation in mangrove
ecosystem of Kerala, India' in the International
rd
Conference on 'The 3 Meeting on Mangrove
Ecology, Functioning and Management (MMM3)' , 2-
7 July 2012, at Galle, Sri Lanka.
Radha RK nominated as Chair for poster session and
also a member of the Judging panel for Poster in the
Malaysia International Biological Symposium 2012
( -SIMBIOMAS 2012) at Uniten Bangi, Malaysia
July 11-12, 2012.
Rajasekharan S nominated as member in the Judging
Committee constituted by Kerala State Council for
Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) in
connection with the presentation of Students under
the 'Sasthrabodhini' Programme, 5-8 July 2012.
Ramesh Kumar KB received Fr. Anthony Mukhath - K.S.
Manilal Award in Modern Techniques in Plant
Taxonomy, Indian Association for Angiosperm
Taxonomy, 2012.
Ramesh Kumar KB recognized as Research Guide in
C h e m i s t r y b y U n i v e r s i t y o f K e r a l a ,
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
Renjukrishna V awarded Young Scientist Award at
st
Kerala Science Congress, Kottayam on 31 January
2012.
Sabu KK recognized as a Ph.D. guide in Botany by
University of Kerala
Sabulal B recognized as Research Guide in
B i o c h e m i s t r y b y U n i v e r s i t y o f K e r a l a ,
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
Sabulal B recognized as Research Guide in Chemistry
by M. S. University, Thirunelveli.
Sathish Kumar C nominated as the Chair of the
reconstituted Indian Subcontinent Regional Orchid
Specialist Group (ISROSG) of IUCN/SSC for the
triennium 2013-2016.
Shiburaj S awarded BOYSCAST Fellowship 2010-11,
Dept of Science and Technology, Govt. of India.
Shiburaj S awarded Canadian National Proteomics
th
Network (CNPN) President's best paper award in 4
Annual CNPN Symposium: Proteomics: from
protein structures to clinical applications, Toronto,
Canada April 23-25, 2012.
Sreekala AK
recognized as a Ph.D. guide by
Manonmaniyam Sundarnar University, Thirunelveli,
Tamil Nadu.
Sreekumar S has been appointed as Member of the
Board of Examiners and Question Paper Setters of
M.Sc. Bioinformatics Examinations of the Calicut
University.
Sreekumar S has been appointed as the Question
Paper Setter of M.Phil. Geoinformatics Examinations
of the Cochin University of Science and Technology.
Sreekumar S has served as examiner for conducting
SSLC (IED) Practical Examinations during April
2013.
The World Bamboo Organization announced JNTBGRI
bamboo group as FirstPlace Winners of 2012 World
Bamboo Day Contest which carried a cash award of
US$ 250.
Vinodkumar TG Nair recognized as Fellow of National
Society of Ethnopharmacology (FNSE) by the
National Society of Ethnopharmacology, 2012.
Vrinda KB nominated Chairman, Ph. D. preliminary
qualifying examination in Botany, Calicut University,
2012.
Vrinda KB nominated Examinor, Ph. D. qualifying
examination in Botany, Calicut University, 2012.
Vrinda KB nominated External Exminer, M.Phil (Botany)
Examination, Calicut University, 2012.
William Decruse became Life Member, Kerala Academy
of Sciences
Evaluation of Ph. D thesis
Krishnan PN evaluated the Ph.D thesis 'Critical
Investigation of Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry
and Antimicrobial Potential of Some Wild Species of
Lamiaceae', submitted to Mumbai University.
Krishnan PN evaluated the Ph. D thesis 'Evaluation of
antimicrobial and antioxidant potential of different
parts of Mangifera indica L.', submitted to Saurashtra
University, Rajkot, Gujarat.
M a t h e w D a n e v a l u a t e d t h e P h . D t h e s i s
' P h a r m a c o g n o s t i c a l , P h y t o c h e m i c a l a n d
Pharmacological Studies on two species of
Jatropha', submitted to Manonmaniam Sundaranar
University, Tirunelveli.
M a t h e w D a n e v a l u a t e d t h e P h . D t h e s i s
' P h a r m a c o g n o s t i c a l E t h n o b o t a n i c a l a n d
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Crystallographic Studies of Selected Antiurolithiatic
Medicinal Plants', submitted to Mahathma Gandhi
University, Kottayam.
Mohanan N evaluated the Ph. D thesis 'Palynological
Studies on South Indian Myrtales', submitted to
Mahathma Gandhi University, Kottayam.
Mukunthakumar S evaluated the Ph. D. thesis
'Molecular systematics, micropropagation,
antimicrobial and phytochemical studies in selected
species of Crotalaria Linn.', submitted to
Bharathidasan University.
Satheeshkumar C evaluated the Ph. D. thesis
'Taxonomic Revision of the genus Commelina L.
(Commelinaceae) in India' , submitted to Calicut
University.
Sudha CG evaluated the Ph. D. thesis 'Evaluation of
Hemeoxygenase role in plant defense against metal
induced oxidative stress in Brassica juncea and
Glycine max and Molecular Characterization,
submitted to BJHOI Banasthali Vidyapith University,
Rajasthan.
Latha PG evaluated the Ph. D. thesis 'Anticarcinogenic
and Genoprotective effect of mushroom derived
components: Studies on triterpenes isolated from
Ganoderma lucidum', submitted to Mahatma
Gandhi University, Kottayam.
Latha PG evaluated the Ph. D thesis 'Antidiabetic and
hypolipidemic activities of Phellinus rimosus (Berk)
Pilat, a polypore mushroom occurring in Kerala',
submitted to Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam.
Visitors
Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman,
Planning Commission, Govt. of India, New Delhi.
Dr. K. Kasturirangan, Member (Science), Planning
Commission, Govt. of India, New Delhi.
Shri K. M. Chandrasekhar, Vice Chairman, Kerala
State Planning Board, Thiruvananthapuram.
Prof. (Dr.) K. Vijay Raghavan, Secretary, DBT,
Government of India, New Delhi.
Padmavibhushan Dr. M. S. Valiathan, National
Professor, Government of India, Mnipal.
Dr. S. Natesh, Former Senior Advisor (Scientist H),
DBT, New Delhi.
Dr. Raghavendra Gadagkar, Indian Institute of
Science, Bangalore.
Prof. (Dr.) M. K. Prasad, Former Pro. Vice Chancellor,
University of Calicut, Kozhikode.
Dr. Rama Rao, Scientist, Wood Science Institute,
Bangalore.
Dr. M. R. N. Murthy, Indian Institute of Science,
Bangalore.
Dr. Brijesh Kumar, Scientist, CDRI, Lucknow.
Prof. A. K. Koul, Dean, Academic Affairs, BGSB
University, J & K.
Pt. Viswa Mohan Bhatt, Renowned Musician,
Mumbai.
Dr. A. Ajay Ghosh, CSIR Outstanding Scientist,
NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
Dr Brian Schrire, Royal Botanic Garden, Kew, UK.
Dr K Haridasan, Joint Director, FRLHT, Bangalore .
Dr Kwang Woo Park , Director, Korean National
Arboretum, S. Korea.
Dr Kim and Prof. Nam Sook Lee, Ewha Womans
Univ. S. Korea
Dr Sanjay Kumar, Deputy Director General, National
Bamboo Mission, New Delhi
Mr Sayuj Koyyappurath from CIRAD, Reunion Island,
France.
Dr. Ravi Ralph, IFS, Addl. PCCF & CEO, State
Medicinal Plant Board, Govt. of Karnataka.
A seven member team of Pilikula Nisarga Dhama
Society (R), Mangalore visited the Bambusetum to
study the conservation aspects.
South Korean team from Korean National Arboretum
and Ewha Womans University, South Korea visited
st
JNTBGRI during 14-21 July 2012.The team consisted
of Dr Kwang Woo Park (Director, National Arboretum)
and his colleague Dr Kim and Prof. Nam Sook Lee
(Ewha Womans Univ.) and her three students (one of
whom, Ms Sangmi reached here in advance for her
training in orchid taxonomy). One of the main objectives
of this visit was to explore possibilities of tie up in
mutually interested areas particularly in orchid
taxonomy, seed exchange and deposit of selected
Indian species in the Seed Bank of South Korea. As part
of this programme, one Ph. D. student of South Korea
was given two months training in orchid taxonomy,
especially in species description, key construction and
write up of scientic and technical papers. The team
visited the living collections, seed bank and held
discussions with Director and other scientists. They also
th
called on the Chief Minister on 16 July 2012 and
appraised the programme. The Hon'ble Chief Minister
offered all support during the implementation of the
project.
Rod Rice, Sydney Botanic Gardens, Australia visited
JNTBGRI during 6-11 December 2012. Rod Rice is an
accomplished orchidologist and editor of the journal
'Oasis'.
JNTBGRI facilitated the visit of the members of the
high power committee from NCT Delhi, Govt. of India,
on 24 Nov. 2012 to the Institute. The committee visited
the Institute to study the development of the herbal
garden of JNTBGRI, for developing a 70 acre herbal
garden at Brahm Prakash Ayurved Charak Sansthan
(CBPACS) at New Delhi.
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ollaboration with other Institutions
The Bioinformatics Centre jointly with Apex Centre
developed web portal site for BTISNet Publications and
Library Resources and BTISNET web site.
As per the request from the Managing Director,
Malabar Botanic Garden, Ollavana, Kozhikkode a
database application package was created for
documenting plant diversity of Malabar Botanic
Garden, Ollavana, Kozhikkode. Data of about 400
plants conserved at Malabar Botanic Garden were
documented on the database. The database can be
accessed from the URL
www.jntbgri.in
Worked in collaboration with the Kerala Forest
Development Corporation in the Project for
Identication, Collection, Propagation and Ex situ
Conservation of Orchids of Western Ghats at Vagamon
upon their request
Tissue culture unit of Plant Genetic Resource
Division took up a consultancy for developing a tissue
culture facility at Iqbal College, Perigamala.
The Division of Plant Systematics & Evolutionary
Science is continuing their linkage with the Department
of Forests & Wildlife Govt. of Kerala; Department of
E n t o m o l o g y, Ke r a l a A g r i c u l t u r a l U n i v e r s i t y,
Thiruvananthapuram; Department of Entomology,
KFRI, Peechi, Thrissur; Department of Zoology, Sacred
Heart College, Eranakulam and the Department of
Pathology, KAU, Thiruvananthapuram.
The Microbiology Division has International
collaboration with Dr. Thomas H. MacRae, Professor
and Head, Cell Biology, Department of Biology,
Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada; national
collaboration with Dr. Dileep and Dr. Rajiv, Scientists,
NIIST, Trivandrum, Prof. K. Dharmalingam, Research
Director, Aravind Medical Research Foundation
Madurai and Industrial collaboration with with Pelican
Biotech, Cherthala.
Patents
A process to prepare a novel herbal formulation with
multiple therapeutic effects as antidiabetic, antifatigue,
hepatoprotective and antioxidant. Inventors: S
Rajasekharan, PG Latha, T Shahul Hameed, SR Suja, N
M Krishnakumar. File No. 2277/ CHE/ 2011 (Provisional
patent, complete specication led- August 2012).
Publications
Books
Hosagoudar VB and Jacob Thomas (2013). Meliolales
in Peppara and Neyyar Wildlife sanctuaries in Kerala
State. Sadguru Publications, Udaipur, pp. 254.
Kishorekumar K, Balakrishnan P, Rajesh MG and
Balakrishnan P (Eds). 2013. Western Ghats:
Biogeography, Biodiversity & Conservation.
Proceedings of the National Seminar. NSS College,
Manjeri.
Pandurangan AG, Vrinda, KB and Mathew Dan. (Eds.)
2013 Frontiers in Plant Taxonomy. JNTBGRI
Publication.
Vij SP, Jagdeep Verma & Sathish Kumar C. 2013.
Orchids of Himachal Pradesh. Bishen Singh
Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.
Satish Kumar C. 2012. Plant Wonders, Evolution and
Genetics. JNTBGRI Publication.
N a z a r u d e e n A . 2 0 1 4 . S a m p o o r n a S h a s t h r a
Pravarthanangal (Malayalam) DC Books, Kottayam.
Ratheesh Narayanan MK, Shaju T, Sunil CN,
Abdussalam AK, and Abdul Jaleel V. 2013. Orchids
of Wayanad. Lead Books, Caliciut.
Rajasekharan S, Latha PG, Mohanan N, Mathew Dan,
Vinodkumar TG, Navas M and Vimal Kumar CS.
2013. Student's Handbook on Medicinal and Food
Plants. JNTBGRI Publication.
Rajasekharan S, Pushpangadan P, Latha PG and
Vinodkumar TG. 2012 (Eds.) Learning from
Traditional Knowledge - Intellectual Property,
Traditional Knowledge: Community Perspective on
Access and Benet Sharing - ABS Kani Model of
Access and Benet Sharing. JNTBGRI Publication.
Rajasekharan S, Latha PG and Vinodkumar TG.
2012.Learning from Traditional Knowledge -
S y s t e m a t i c D o c u m e n t a t i o n o f Tr a d i t i o n a l
Knowledge related to Plants used for Food and
AYUSH and Indigenous Medicine. JNTBGRI
Publication.
Rajasekharan S, Latha PG and Vinodkumar TG. 2012.
(Eds.) Concepts of Drug Development based on
Traditional Knowledge/Ayurveda Substantiated with
Modern Science and Technology. JNTBGRI
Publication.
Chapters in Books
Aswati Nair R, Geethu Chellappan, Padmesh P and
Manikantan Menon (2013). Plant defense priming-
role of allelochemicals. In: KK Behra (Ed.) Modern
Biotechnology and its applications. New India
Publishing Agency 123-134.
Biju CK, Hosagoudar VB, Sreekumar S and Krishnan,
P.N. (2013). Taxonomy of Fungi – an overview. In:
AG Pandurangan, KB Vrinda and Mathew Dan (Eds.)
Frontiers in Plant Taxonomy JNTBGRI Publication
pp. 53-62
Hosagoudar VB (2012). Black mildews In: S.C. Sati
and M. Belwal (Eds.) - Microbe diversity and
biotechnology. Daya Publishing House, New Delhi.
pp.1-36.
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Hosagoudar VB, Dhivaharan V and Nithyatharani R
(2012). Foliicolous Fungi of Kodaikanal in Tamil
Nadu. Published as a supplement to Vol: 2 (1) of
Bulletin of Basic and Applied Plant Biology, pp. 94.
Krishnan PN, Dhanya BP and Satheeshkumar K (2014).
Conservation of Tuberous Medicinal Plants of
Western Ghats Through Biotecnological Approach
In: Ramawat KG and Merillon JM (Eds.) Bulbous
Plants Biotechnology, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis
Group. pp. 370-418.
Mathew Dan (2013) Taxonomy of gingers. In: AG
Pandurangan, KB
Vrinda and Mathew Dan
(Eds.) Frontiers in Plant Taxonomy, JNTBGRI
Publication pp.113-117.
Mohanan N., Raj Vikraman R and Joemon Jacob
(2013). Common Ornamental Palms in India.In:
Singh SP, George V. Thomas and Krishnakumar V
(Eds.) Palms. Confederation of Horticulture
Associations of India, New Delhi & Westville
Publishing House, New Delhi. Pp. 248-272.
Mohanan N (2013) Botanical Nomenclature In: AG
Pandurangan, KB Vrinda and Mathew Dan (Eds.)
Frontiers in Plant Taxonomy, JNTBGRI Publication
pp 27-31.
Mohanan N (2013) Floristics In: AG Pandurangan, KB
Vrinda and Mathew Dan (Eds.) Frontiers in Plant
Taxonomy, JNTBGRI Publication pp. 23-26.
Mohanan N (2013) Name changes in plants: a source of
stability or confusion In: AG Pandurangan, KB Vrinda
and Mathew Dan (Eds.) Frontiers in Plant Taxonomy,
JNTBGRI Publication pp 32-33.
Nayar TS and Bhatt JR (2012). Management and
conservation of mangrove ecosystems in India. In:
Peterson et al. (Eds.) Biodiversity and Conservation
of Mangroves and Corals in India. Mangroves for
Future, IUCN India. pp. 91-116.
Nazarudeen A (2013) Systematics of Monocots: History
and Phylogeny. In: AG
Pandurangan, KB
Vrinda and Mathew Dan (Eds.) Frontiers in Plant
Taxonomy, JNTBGRI Publication pp 101-112.
Nazarudeen A and Pandurangan AG (2014). Basic
Concepts in Monocot Systematics, an overview. In:
Ramasubbu R and Kumuthakalavalli R (Eds.) Trends
in Angiosperm Taxonomy. The Gandhigram Rural
Institute– Deemed University, Gandhigram,
Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India.
Pandurangan AG (2013). Concept of Hierarchy and
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