Research publications

AWARDS

1) Received the S.R. Yadav award for the best poster titled "Notes on a Few Rare, Endemic and Threatened plants in the Western Ghats of Kerala and Tamilnadu" by Udayan, P.S., K.V. Tushar, Satheesh George and Indira Balachandran at the XIVth National Seminar of Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy (IAAT) held at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, during 29-31 December, 2004

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The best poster award in the area of Health Sciences to the paper titled Anatomical markers as a tool to identify genuine raw drug Asoka from its common adulterants by A. Jayanthi and A.B. Rema Shree in the 17th Kerala Science Congress, held in January 2005 at Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi, Thrissur.

3) Best poster award in the area of Life Sciences to the paper titled "Micropropagation from juvenile explants of Operculina turpethum – A threatened medicinal plant" in the 18th Kerala Science Congress, held in January 2006 at Centre for Earth Science Studies (CESS), Thiruvananthapuram

4) Dr. Geetha, S. Pillai, Senior Scientist, received Jawaharlal Nehru Award for PG Agricultural Research 2004 in the field of Crop improvement - Germplasm Conservation, from Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi, for her thesis.

5) Mr. Gerald Martin, Scientist, Received International Plant Genetic Resources (IPGRI) Scholarship– to attend training on “Use of Molecular Markers for characterization of genetic resources’ held at Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.

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The best poster award in Health Sciences to the paper titled Calcium oxalate crystal and stone cells distribution pattern as a key to identify ten important raw drugs used in Ayurveda by A.B. Rema shree and Jayanthi A in the 18th Kerala Science Congress, held in January, 2006 at Centre for Earth Science Studies (CESS), Thiruvananthapuram.

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Received the Best poster award in the area of Life Sciences to the paper titled Pharmacognostic and phytochemical studies on the raw drug Citraka by Girija TP., K Unnikrishnana and A.B Rema Shree in the 19th Kerala Science Congress 2007 held at Kannur .

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Received Young Scientist Award 2011 to team paper by Prakash Kumar.K, A.B. Rema Shree and Indira Balachandran- Kerala Science Congress by Kerala State Council for Science, Technology &Environment (KSCSTE), Govt. of Kerala

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Received the S.R. Yadav Award for the best poster titled " A Re-Investigation on the taxonomy of the genus Alseodaphne Nees (Lauraceae) in Peninsular India" by Robi A. J., P. S. Udayan, Satheesh George & Indira Balachandran at the XXth Annual conference of Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy (IAAT) and International symposium on “Taxonomy, Plant diversity and Conservation” held at Bharathiar University, Coimbatore during 26 -28 November, 2010

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Received K. S. Manilal Award (Given for new taxa/ discoveries/ Reports in Floristics) for the Best Paper Presentation in XXII Annual Conference of IAAT and International Symposium on Innovative Prospects in Angiosperm Taxonomy by Prabhu Kumar K. M., M. Sabu, A. Rajendran and Indira Balachandran held at Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati during 28-30 October, 2012. 

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Received the Best Poster Award to the poster entitled “Systematic studies on Premna L. (Lamiaceae) in Kerala: Novelty, new record and rediscoveries” by Prabhu Kumar K. M., A. J. Robi, V. Sreeraj, Indira Balachandran & A. Rajendran in the National Seminar on Emerging Trends in Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Utilization (NSBCS) organized by the Dept. of Botany, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore during 29-30 January 2014.  

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Received best poster award (Life Science) for the research paper titled ‘Scanning Electron Microscopic (SEM) and Gas Chromatographic (GC) studies in different accessions of hemidesmus indicus (L.) R. Br. by Satheesh George, Hashim K.M., A.B. Remashree, Anu Augustine and Indira Balachandran presented in the 21st Kerala science congress.

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Received best poster award (Biotechnology) for the research paper titled ‘In vitro conservation studies in Hemidesmus indicus (l.) R. Br., Decalepis hamiltonii Wight & Arn. and Utleria salicifolia Bedd. ex Hook.f. by Satheesh George, Geetha S. P., Anu Augustine and Indira Balachandran presented in the 22nd Kerala science congress.

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Received IAPT Award to Prabhukumar KM in 2012 for the best Poster Presentation in 6th International Symposium on the Family Zingiberaceae held at University of Calicut with free online access of the Journal TAXON.