Pellionia
heyneana Wedd. leaf ethanolic extract on
paracetamol induced hepatotoxicity in Wistar rats.
t h
Paper presented at the 25 Kerala Science
Congress, Thiruvananthapuram.
Vilash V, Latha PG, Suja SR and Rajasekharan S (2014).
Pellionia heyneana Wedd.,- a promising and
unexploited ethnomedicinal plant from the
traditional knowledge of Cholanaikan tribe. Poster
th
presented at the 26 Kerala Science Congress,
Wayanad.
Vilash V, Latha PG, Suja SR, Krishnakumar NM,
S h o u m y a S a n d R a j a s e k h a r a n S ( 2 0 1 3 ) .
Pellionia heyneana Wedd.- An ethnomedicinal plant
with immunomodulatory and antioxidant potential.
th
Paper presented at the 8 National Seminar on
Medicinal Plants conducted by the Pharmacognosy
Unit, Trivandrum Ayurveda College, at Rajiv Gandhi
Centre for Biotechnology.
V i n o d K u m a r T G N a i r ( 2 0 1 2 ) . S y s t e m a t i c
Documentation of Traditional Knowledge related
to Plants used for Food and Medicine in Kerala and
Selected Case Studies. Paper p r e s e n t e d a t t h e
National Seminar on 'Action Anthropology,
Traditional Knowledge, Tribal Medicine and
Development', organized by Muddha Mooppan
Centre for Tribal Medicine Development, at
Palakkad.
Vipinlal Vasudevan, Joseph Mathew and Sabulal Baby
(2013). GC-MS Analysis of Low Polar Fraction of
Bauhinia acuminata Leaves. Paper presented at the
International Conference on Emerging Trends in
Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Jawaharlal
Nehru Technological University, Anantapur.
Vrinda KB, Pradee, CK and Shibu P Varghese (2013).
Lentinus giganteus- promising wild edible
mushroom from the Western Ghats. Poster
presented at the Indian Mushroom Conference
2013, organized by the Mushroom Society of India at
Ludhiana, Punjab.
Vrinda KB, Pradeep CK and Shibu P Varghese (2014).
Notes on three promising wild edible mushrooms
from Western Ghats of Kerala. Paper presented at
the International Symposium on 'Role of Fungi and
st
Microbes', in the 21 century- a global scenario,
organized by the Indian Mycological Society at
Kolkata.
W illiam Decruse S (2013). Cryopreservation:
techniques and applications. Lecture given
during the Workshop on Plant Tissue Culture and
A g r o b a c t e r i u m M e d i a t e d Tr a n s f o r m a t i o n
conducted by Intergenomic Centre, University of
Kerala, Kariavattom.
William Decruse S (2014). Orchids of Western Ghats
and their conservation. Lecture given as part of
Botany Association series lectures of TKM Arts and
Science College, Kollam.
William Decruse S (2013). Pollinia cryopreservation for
m a k i n g w i d e c r o s s e s a m o n g o r c h i d s o f
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Western Ghats. Paper presented at the 16 AICG
conference, Department of Botany, University of
Kerala, Kariavattom.
William Decruse S (2013). Statistics in Life Science
Research. National Seminar on Trends in Life
Science Research, organized by Government
College, Kottayam.
William Decruse S (2014). Extended distribution of
Vanda wightii Rchb. f., an endangered o r c h i d o f
Western Ghats revealed by ecological niche
modeling. Paper presented at t h e N a t i o n a l
Conference on Orchid Conservation, Improvement
and Sustainable Development. Kerala Agricultural
University, Vellanikkara.
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Name
Investigator
1 P-101 Development of ideal strategies for conservation of wild Musa
germplasm of southern Western Ghats through in vitro biotechnological
interventions
Dr Mukunthakumar S
2 P-102 Phytochemical screening and selection of potential accession of
Ophiorrhiza mungos L. for the development of suitable in vitro cultures
including multiple shoots leading to the production of camptothecin
and production of plumbagin through hairy root cultures of Plumbago
rosea L.
Dr Satheeshkumar K
3 P-103 Propagation of Phaius lurides and expansion of pollinia and seed
cryobank of orchids of Western Ghats
Dr William Decruse S
4 P-104 Genetic conservation and chemical characterization of ethnobotanic
insect repellent plant species of Andaman Islands
Dr Radha R K
5 P-105 Molecular characterization of Mucuna pruriens - a natural source of L-
DOPA
Dr Padmesh P
6 P-106 Establishment of normal and hairy root cultures of Trichosanthes
cucumerina, a high value medicinal plant
Dr Sudha CG
7 P-107 Study of parasitic fungal taxa associated with plants of sacred groves in
Thrissur and Pathanamthitta districts
Dr Biju C K
8 P-108 Digitizing of JNTBGRI herbarium specimens
Dr Sreekumar S
9 P-109 Development and maintenance of the Puthenthope center
Dr Krishnan P N
10 P-110 Cultivation of high value ornamental plants and income generation
Dr Krishnan P N
11 P-111 Development of conservation strategies for seedless diploid (AA)
members of Musa family through biotechnology
Dr Mukunthakumar S
12 P-112 In vitro propagation and eco-restoration of threatened medicinal plant
Myristica malabarica Lam
Dr Radha R K
13 P-113 Selection of elite genotype of Curculigo orchioides Gaertn.- an
endangered and commercially important medicinal plant from
southern Western Ghats by morphological, molecular and
phytochemical characterization for its sustainable utilization and ex situ
conservation through biotechnological interventions
Dr Sudha C G
14 P-114 Analysis of genetic variability and bioprospecting of wild Cardamom
populations
Dr Sabu KK
15 P-115 In silico validation of drug activity in plants
Dr Sreekumar S
16 P-116 Population studies and gene ow of threatened and endemic plants of
the southern Western Ghats
Dr Nayar T S
17 P-117 Tree pollen ora of the Western Ghats
Dr Nayar T S
18 P-118 Documenting plant based information to support practical conservation
and conservation policies-(i) Kerala (ii) the Western Ghats (iii) India.
Dr Nayar T S
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19 P-119 Infrastructure development in the Division of Conservation Biology
Dr Nayar T S
20 P-120 Anti-inammatory, analgesic and anti-arthritic activity of two selected
plants of the Western Ghats, Kerala.
Dr Latha P G
21 P-121 Clinical trial of coded hepatoprotective herbal formulation in-
collaboration with OUSHADHI, Govt. of Kerala.
Dr Rajasekharan S
22 P-122 Search for anti-diabetic/hepato-protective, immuno-modulatory and
wound healing plants from traditional/ folklore medical information of
Kerala.
Dr Latha P G
23 P-123 Infrastructure development -Construction of new Animal House as per
the guidelines of CPCSEA, Govt. of India.
Dr Latha P G
24 P-124 Ethnomedical survey and systematic documentation of traditional
knowledge among the different tribal communities of Kerala – an in
depth study and preparation of database.
Dr Vinodkumar T G
25 P-125 Ethnobotanical survey in the coastal areas of three southern districts of
Kerala.
Dr Radhakrishnan K
26 P-126 Development and maintanance of conservatories: Arboretum,
Palmateum and Aquatic plants
Dr Mohanan N
27 P-127 Development and maintanance of conservatories: Ferns and
Gymnosperms
Mr Cheriyan P Koshy
28 P-128 Development and maintanance of conservatories: Wild fruit plants
Mr Cheriyan P Koshy
29 P-129 Landscaping and garden management
Dr Raj Vikraman
30 P-130 Management, research and development of Central Nursery of the
Garden and the Sales Unit
Dr Mohanan N
31 P-131 Search for renewable biomass and biofuel sources in Euphorbia plants
of the southern Western Ghats
Dr Ramesh Kumar KB
32 P-132 Chemicalprospecting of plants in Kerala region of Western Ghats for
bioactive molecules
Dr Sabulal B
33 P-133 Chemical prospecting of aromatic plants of the Kerala region of
Western Ghats
Dr Sabulal B
34 P-134 Pharmacological evaluation of Hemidesmus indicus root (extract/active
fraction) for its utility as a phytomedicine to improve efcacy of ORS
Dr Sabulal B
35 P-135 Establishment of National Collection & Conservation - Education
Centre of Medicinal Plants
Dr Mathew P J
36 P-136 Ex-situ conservation of genetic resource of selected medicinal plants
and assessment of intraspecic variability
Dr Mathew P J
37 P-137 Field Gene Bank development of selected medicinal and aromatic plants Dr Mathew P J
38 P-138 Development of a Systematic Garden of herbals
Dr Abdul Jabbar
39 P-139 Standardisation of Tissue Culture Techniques and Mass Production of
Ornamentals
Dr Bejoy Mathew
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Investigator
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P-140 Micropropagation of Commercially Important Banana and Other Taxa
Dr Bejoy Mathew
41
P-141 Establishment and maintenance of TBGRI Seed Bank
Dr C Anilkumar
42
P-142 Cytotaxonomic investigatioons on Bamboos of Western Ghats
Dr K C Koshy
43
P-143 Conservation of Bamboos of JNTBGRI
Dr K C Koshy
44
P-144 National Collection of Orchids
Dr Satheeshkumar C
45
P-145 Building up of a Conservatory for Carnivorous Plants
Dr Sathishkumar C
46
P-146 Survey, Exploration and Documentation of Floristic Wealth of Kerala.
Dr Pandurangan A G
47
P-147 Inventory, documentation and phylogenetic studies of mushrooms of
Western Ghats & Establishment of a regional herbarium for
mushrooms
Dr Vrinda K B
48
P-148 Molecular taxonomy and Establishment of microbial culture collections
for bioprospecting
Dr Pradeep N S
49
P-149 Development and management of Regional herbarium for Kerala.
Dr Pandurangan A G
50
P-150 Studies on reproductive biology and conservation of selected RET
species of W. Ghats
Dr Sreekala AK
51
P-151 Floristic, Ecologic and Functional Dynamics of Selected Grasslands of
Western Ghats
Dr Rajendra Prasad
52
P-152 Collection, Identication and Documentation of Foliicolous fungi in
Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary, Kollam, Kerala state
Dr Hosagoudar V B
53
P-153 Collection, Identication and Documentation of Lichens in the
Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary, Kollam, Kerala state
Dr Pradeep N S
54
P-154 Diversity of Foliar Mycobionts in the Botanic Gardens of Kerala
Dr Shiburaj S
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P-New
001
Molecular and Phylogenetic studies on Inocybaceae
(Basidiomycotina, Agaricales) of Kerala
Dr Pradeep C K
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P-New
002
Vegetational and ecological assessment of lateritic zones of North
Kerala
Dr Shaju T
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P-New
003
Inventory, Systematics and Conservation of the Family Annonaceae
with emphasise on endemic, RET plants
Dr Rajkumar G
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P-New
004
Evaluation of platelet augmentation activity of selected medicinal
plants of Western Ghats based on Traditional Knowledge
Dr Suja SR
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Externally funded projects
Sl. No. Code
Name
Investigator
Funding Agency
1
A-19 Establishment of Sub-distributed Information
Centre at TBGRI under Bio-Informatics programme
Dr Krishnan PN
DBT, Govt. of India
2
A-88 Systematics and phytogeographic evaluation of
grasses and sedges in Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
Dr Pandurangan A G KFD
3
A-94 Assistance for Improvement of Infrastructure
Facilities in Botanical Garden and Centres of ex-situ
Conservation of Indigenous, particularly Rare,
Endangered and Threatened (RET) Plants under
Recognition of Lead Garden
Dr Pandurangan A G MoEF, Govt. of
India
4 A-100 Integrated Development of Peppara Dam Tribal Area
through Plant Resource Enrichment for Eco-
restoration, and Tribal Livelihood Enhancement
Activities
Dr Krishnan P N
SC/ST Devpt. Dept.
Govt. of Kerala
5 A-101 Establishment of Pathiramanal Biopark
Dr Pandurangan A G Tourism Dept.
6 A-106 Conservation and restoration of two endemic and
critically endangered tree species [Syzygium
gambleanum Rathakr & Chithra and Syzygium rama-
varmae (bourd)Chitra] from Agsthyamalai
Biosphere Reserve through conventional and non-
conventional propagation
Dr Padmesh P
DBT, Govt. of India
7 A-107 Ex situ conservation and biosystematic studies on
Piper species of Kerala forests with special
reference to intraspecic variants of Piper nigrum L.
Dr Mathew P J
Kerala Forest Dept.
8 A-108 Establishment of seed bank and eld gene bank of
of Saraca asoca (Roxb.) Wilde - A vulnerable
medicinal species of the Indian subcontinent'
Dr Anilkumar C
Kerala Forest Dept
9 A-110 Identication of nuclear tree species and
a s s e s s m e n t o f i t s i m p a c t i n l a n d s c a p e
conservation: A case study with reference to the
tropical rainforests in Silent Valley in the Western
Ghats
Dr Nayar T S
MoEF, Govt. of
India
10 A-113 Development of tissue culture protocol for mass
propagation of selected Screw pine (Pandanus
spp.) plants leading to technology transfer and
establishment of tissue culture facility at KIDS
Dr P N Krishnan
KSIDC,
Govt. of Kerala
11 A-114 Systematic documentation of traditional knowledge
related to plants used for food and AYUSH &
indigenous medicine
Dr Rajasekharan S
Department of
AYUSH, Ministry of
Health and Family
Welfare
12 A-115 Biotechnological interventions for conservation
and utilization of forest resources
Dr Padmesh P
DBT, Govt. of India
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Name
Investigator
Funding Agency
13 A-116 Development of Piper nigrum plantlets by tissue
culture
Dr Bejoy Mathew
Mr. Varghese
Mammen, Rose
Bungalow, TVM
14 A-117 Conservation of Vanda thwaitisii, V. wightii and
Eulophia cullenii, three endangered orchids of
Western Ghats through micropropogation and
restoration with tribal participation
Dr William Decruse
DBT, Govt. of India
15 A-118 Phytochemical screening and selection of potential
species of Ophiorrhiza for tissue culture based
mass multiplication leading to production of
camptothecin- an anticancer Compound
Dr Satheeshkumar K Dept. of Atomic
Energy (DAE),
(BRNS),
Govt. of India
16 A-119 Preparation of Detailed Project Report for the
conservation and preservation package for the cliff
area of Varkala
Dr Sathish Kumar C
Dept. of Tourism,
Govt. of Kerala
17 A-123 Wild edible mushrooms in Kerala forests – A source
of food and income
Dr Vrinda KB
WGDP, Govt. of
Kerala
18 A-124 Hepatoprotective properties of Saraca asoca
(Roxb.) De Wilde stem bark, an important medicinal
plant (Fabaceae).
Dr Latha PG
WGDP, Govt. of
Kerala
19 A-125 Analysis of genetic diversity in selected rattan palms
(Calamus sp.) using microsatellite markers
Dr Sabu KK
KBC, KSCSTE
20 A-128 BTISNET new web site development and
integration/interlinking of bioinformatics resources
developed by BTIS Centres
Dr Sreekumar S
DBT, Govt. of India
21 A-129 Assessment of genetic diversity and identication of
gender specic markers of important north-east
and south Indian Rattan palms using SSR analysis
Dr Sabu KK
DBT, Govt of India
22 A-131 Database on foliicolous fungal ora of Andaman
Islands
Dr Hosgoudar VB
DST, Govt. of Kerala
23 A-133 Conservation of Calamus shendurunii and C.
wightii, two endangered and endemic rattans of
Western Ghats through micropropagation,
reintroduction and cryobanking
Dr William Decruse
Kerala Forest
Department
24 A-134 Conservation and sustainable utilization of Garcinia
species of southern Western Ghats
Dr Mohanan N
Dept. of Forests
and Wildlife, Govt.
of Kerala
25 A-135 Setting up a garbage plant for conversion of garden
waste to useful waste and an alternate medium for
potting/planting
Dr Mohanan N
NABARD, Govt. of
India
26
A-136 Inventory, documentation and development of
cultivation protocols for lesser known wild edible
mushrooms of Kerala
Dr Pradeep CK
KSCSTE
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Name
Investigator
Funding Agency
27 A-137 Bioprospecting of potential gingers : chemical
prospecting, morphological characterization and
ex situ conservation
Dr Mathew Dan
DBT, Govt. of India
28 A-138 Transcript proling of differentially expressed
gene(s) involved in the downstream step(s)
leading to artemisinin biosynthesis on GA3
induction
Dr Padmesh P
KSCSTE,
Govt. of Kerala
29 A-140 Search for potential biologically active
constituents from a hitherto uninvestigated
unique bamboo, Melocanna baccifera
Dr Sabulal B
SERB,
Govt. of India
30 A-143 Ex situ and i n situ conservation of Garcinia imberti
Bourd. – an endangered and endemic tree of the
southern Western Ghats
Dr Anilkumar C
KSCSTE,
Govt. of Kerala
31 A-144 Biavonoids from Garcinia species - chemical,
molecular and pharmacological evaluation
Dr RameshkumarKB KSCSTE,
Govt. of Kerala
32 A-145 Preparation of an illustrated bilingual eld guide
on medicinal fruits, seeds and their seedlings
occurring in Kerala Forests
Dr Anilkumar C
Kerala Forest Dept.
33 A-146 Assessment of medicinal plant resources in
seven southern districts of Kerala
Dr Latha PG
State Medicinal Plant
Board
34 A-148 Germplasm documentation, evaluation, ex situ
conservation and popularization of local mango
varieties in Kerala
Dr. Nazarudeen A
Forest Dept. Govt. of
Kerala
35 A-149 Training on conservation and sustainable
utilization of the plant wealth of the Western Ghats
Dr Mohanan N
SPEED Programme of
KSCSTE
36 A-150 High-Tech Micropropagation Unit for mass
production of economically important plants
Dr Bejoy Mathew
Agriculture Dept. (RKVY)
Govt. of Kerala
37 A-151 Cloning, expression and purication of small
heat shock proteins from Streptomyces spp. and
exploration of its industrial applications
Dr Shiburaj S
KSCSTE,
Govt. of Kerala
38 A-152 Studies on bacterial plants of Western Ghats of
Kerala for the development of novel antibacterial
drugs
Dr Shiburaj S
KSCSTE, Govt of
Kerala
39
A-153 Establishment of Community Agro-biotech
Resource Centre (CARC)
Dr Latha PG
KSCSTE
40
A-154 Development of a rhizosecretion system for
recombinant protein expression in Lemna gibba
L. using the candidate molecule, hCAP-18
Dr Satheeshkumar K SERB, Govt of India
41
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Printing of poster on birds of JNTBGRI
Dr Anilkumar S
KSCSTE,
Govt of Kerala
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Investigator
Funding Agency
42 A-159 Economic and bio-geographic evaluation of the
Cinnamomum species in some selected parts of
India through morphological, chemical and
molecular biology studies
Dr Rameshkumar KB DBT, Govt. of India
43 A-160 Conservation of Garcinia imberti Bourd. an
endangered endemic tree of southern Western
Ghats through studies on population structure
and seed biology
Dr Anilkumar C
DST, Govt. of India
44 A-161 Bioprospecting of actinobacteria from the
sacred groves of Kerala for biocatalysts of
commercial applications
Dr Asha Poorna
DST, Govt. of India
45 A-163 Assessing the inuence of environmental and
biotic factors on life history variation and
demography of tropical rainforest bulbuls
Dr Balakrishnan P
DST, Govt. of India
46 A-166 Molecular analysis of thermostable α-amylase
production in Streptomyces griseus (MTCC
3756)
Dr Shiburaj S
KSCSTE
47 A-170 Pharmacological and Molecular expression
studies on hepatoprotective herbal formulation
against liver brosis
Dr Shine VJ
SERB, Govt. of India
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JNTBGRI Research Council
Prof H Y Mohan Ram
Chairman
Dr M. Sanjappa, Bangalore
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