Research publications

PAPERSPUBLISHED

1. Satheesh K., K. M. Prabhu Kumar, Indira Balachandran and N. Anilkumar. 2013. Recent reports on the distribution and morphology of an Indian endemic species, Gymnema mohanramii Karthik. & Moorthy (Apocyanaceae: Asclepiadoidea) in southern Western Ghats of Kerala. Trends in Life Sciences 2(3): 1–7. 

1. Anish Babu V.B., V. T. Antony, Binu Thomas & K. M. Prabhu Kumar. 2014. Sacred Groves: Potential microhabitats for conserving rare endemic and threatened plants. Journal of Science. 4(4): 223-226. 

1. Suresh V, Sojan Jose, Prabhu Kumar KM, Maya C Nair, Prakash Kumar R & Madhusoodanan PV. 2014. Oldenlandia dineshii (Rubiaceae: Spermacoceae), a new species from the Palakkad Gap region of Western Ghats, India. Kew Bulletin. 70(13): 1-5.

1. Ravindran PN, Geetha SP, and Balachandran I (2012) Galangal. In Peter KV (Ed.) Handbook of Herbs and Spices, Second Edition Vol. 2, pp. 303–318, Woodhead Publishing Ltd., UK.

1. Geetha SP, Raghu AV, Gerald Martin, Satheesh George and Indira Balachandran (2009). In vitro propagation of two tuberous medicinal plants: Holostemma ada-kodien and Ipomoea mauritiana. In Jain SM and Saxena KP (Eds.) Methods in Molecular Biology – Protocols for In Vitro Cultures and Secondary Metabolite Anlysis of Aromatic and Medicinal Plants. pp. 81–92. Humana Press (Springer Science), New York.

1. Ravindran PN, Geetha SP and Minoo Divakaran (2010) Other Herbs and Spices: Mango Ginger to Wasabi. In Peter KV (Ed.) Handbook of Herbs and Spices, Second Edition Vol. 2, pp. 557–582, Woodhead Publishing Ltd., UK.

1. Ravindran PN, Geetha SP, Nirmal Babu K, Minoo D and Malhothra SK (2007) Minor and Under-Utilized Spices and Herbs. In Ochatt S and Jain SM (Eds.) Breeding of Neglected and Under-Utilized Crops, Spices and Herbs. pp. 299–373. Science Publishers, Enfield.

1. Nirmal Babu K, Minoo D, Geetha SP, Sumathi V and Praveen K (2007) Biotechnology of Turmeric and related species. In Ravindran, PN Nirmal Babu K. and Sivaraman K. (Eds.) Turmeric: The Genus Curcuma, pp. 107–128. CRC Press, Roca Raton

1. Ravindran PN, Geetha SP and Minoo Divakaran (2010) Other Herbs and Spices: Achiote to Scechuan Pepper. In Peter KV (Ed.) Handbook of Herbs and Spices, Second Edition Vol. 2, pp. 534–556, Woodhead Publishing Ltd., UK.

1. Ravi Subban A Veerakumar, R Manimaran and Indira Balachandran. (2008). Two new flavonoids from Centella asiatica (Linn.) J. Nat. Med. 62: 369-373. 

1. G.R. Asish, Satheesh George, Deepak. M and Indira Balachandran, (2012) Phytochemical profiling and antioxidant activity of Atuna indica (Bedd.) Kosterm An unexploited tree species reported from Western Ghats, India. International journal of Pharmacognosy and phytochemical research. 5(1); 27-30

1. Jayanthi P., K. M. Prabhu Kumar, A. Rajendran, Binu Thomas, M. Sabu and A. K. Pradeep. 2014. Striga indica (Orobanchaceae) – A new parasitic species from Southern Western Ghats of India. Feddes Reportiorum. 123 (4): 283-290. national journal of Pharmacognosy and phytochemical research. 5(1); 27-30

1. Anish Babu V.B., V. T. Antony, Binu Thomas & K. M. Prabhu Kumar. 2014. Ficus spp. a valuable tree species in sacred groves. Journal of Science. 4(2): 74-76.

1. Binu Thomas, A. Rajendran, Ranji P. Mathews and K. M. Prabhu Kumar. 2012. Wild edible fruit of Syzygium calophyllifolium Walp. (Myrtaceae): A gift of Shola forest of Kerala, India. International Journal Biological Technology.  3(3):1.

1. Robi, AJ and Udayan PS. 2013. Actinodaphne shendurunii (Lauraceae): A new species from southern Western Ghats of India. International Journal of Plant, Animal and Environmental Science. 3(3): 185-188. ogical Technology.  3(3):1.