Babu Kantipudi Nirmal



PUBLICATIONS

 

DISSERTATIONS

 

  1. Nirmal Babu K (1980) Cytological, ecological and morphological studies in Panicum species (M.Sc. dissertation), University of Kerala, Trivandrum, Kerala, India.

  2. Nirmal Babu K (1982) Cytological studies on some members of the Andropogoneae and the Maydeae (M. Phil dissertation), University of Kerala, Trivandrum, Kerala, India.

  3. Nirmal Babu K. (1997) In vitro studies in ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.). (Ph.D Thesis), University of Calicut, Calicut, Kerala, India.

     

BOOKS

  1. Edison S, Johny AK, Nirmal Babu K. and Ramadasan A (1991) Spices Varieties. A Compendium of morphological and agronomic characters of improved varieties of spices in India. National Research Centre for Spices (ICAR), Kerala, 63 p.

  2. Nirmal Babu  K, Fondoum JM, Peter KV, Radhakrishnan VV, Ravindran PN, Sadanandan AK, Swai RE A (1995) Descriptors for Black pepper (Piper nigrum L.)  International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, Rome, 39 p.

  3. Nirmal Babu K, Ravindran PN and Peter KV (1997) Protocols for Micropropagation of Spices and Aromatic Crops. Indian Institute of Spices Research, Calicut, Kerala. 35 p.

  4. Edison S, Ramana KV, Sasikumar B, Nirmal Babu K and Santhosh J Eapen (Eds) (1997). Biotechnology in Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Indian Society for Spices, Calicut, Kerala, 173 p.

  5. Ramana KV, Santhosh J Eapen, Nirmal Babu K, Krishnamurthy KS and Kumar A (Eds) (2000) Spices And Aromatic Plants – Challenges and Opportunities in the New Century, Indian Society for Spices, Calicut, Kerala, India. 309 p.

  6. Nirmal Babu K, Saji KV, Krishnamoorthy B and Sarma YR (2001) Varieties of Spices – Developed at IISR, Indian Institute of Spices Research, Calicut, Kerala, India. P. 33.

  7. Korikanthimath VS, John TZ, Nirmal Babu K, Suseela Bhai R and Kandiannan K (Eds) (2004) New Perspectives in Spices, Medicinal &Aromatic Plants, Indian Society for Spices, Calicut, Kerala. pp 453.

  8. Ravindran PN, Nirmal Babu K and Shylaja R (Eds) (2004) Cinnamon and Cassia – The genus Cinnamomum, CRC Press, Boca Raton, USA. pp. 361.

  9. Ravindran PN and Nirmal Babu K (Eds) (2005) Ginger – The genus Zingiber, CRC Press, Boca Raton, USA. pp. 310.

  10. Ravindran PN, Nirmal Babu K, Shiva KN and Johny AK (Eds) (2006) Advances in Spices Research, Agrobios, Jodhpur. pp.994.

  11. Ravindran PN Nirmal Babu K and Sivaraman K (Eds) (2007) Turmeric – The genus Curcuma, CRC Press, Boca Raton, USA. pp.504.

  12. Dinesh R, Shiva KN, Prasath D, Nirmal Babu K and Parthasarathy VA (Eds) (2007) Threats and Solutions to Spices and Aromatic Crops Industry, Souvenir and Abstracts, SYMSAC IV, Indian Society for Spices, Calicut, Kerala. pp 360.

  13. Nirmal Babu K, Sheeja TE and Madan MS (Eds) (2008) Threats and Solutions to Spices and Aromatic Crops Industry, Papers presented in National Symposium on Spices and Aromatic Crops (SYMSAC IV), Journal of Spices and Aromatic Crops Vol. 17(2): 61-213, Indian Society for Spices, Calicut, Kerala. pp153

  14. Singh HP, Parthasarathy VA and Nirmal Babu K (Eds) (2011) Advances in Horticulture Biotechnology  - Vol 1 - Regeneration systems – Fruit Crops, Plantation Crops and Spices  Westville Publishing House, New Delhi, pp.466  .

  15. Singh HP, Parthasarathy VA and Nirmal Babu K (Eds) (2011) Advances in Horticulture Biotechnology  - Vol 2 - Regeneration systems - Vegetables, Ornamentals and Tuber Crops, Westville Publishing House, New Delhi, pp.442.

  16. Singh HP, Parthasarathy VA and Nirmal Babu K (Eds) (2011) Advances in Horticulture Biotechnology  - Vol 3 - Molecular Markers and Marker Assisted Selection – Fruit Crops, Plantation Crops and Spices, Westville Publishing House, New Delhi. pp.330.

  17.  Singh HP, Parthasarathy VA and Nirmal Babu K (Eds) (2011) Advances in Horticulture Biotechnology -  Vol 4 - Molecular Markers and Marker Assisted Selection - Vegetables, Ornamentals and Tuber Crops, Westville Publishing House, New Delhi. pp.250.

  18. Singh HP, Parthasarathy VA and Nirmal Babu K (Eds) (2011) Advances in  Horticulture Biotechnology  -  Vol 5 – Gene Cloning and Transgenics, Westville Publishing House, New Delhi. pp. 566.

     

 

 CHAPTERS IN BOOKS   

  1. Nirmal Babu K, Regy Lukose and Ravindran PN (1993) Tissue culture of tropical spices. In P Vidyasekharan (Ed).  Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology and Tissue Culture for Crop, Pest and Disease Management Daya Publishing House, New Delhi . p. 257-267.

  2. Ravindran PN and Nirmal Babu K (1994) Genetic resources of black pepper. In KL Chadha and P Rethinam (Eds), Advances in Horticulture, Vol.9. Plantation Crops and Spices. Malhotra Publishing House, New Delhi, p. 99-120.

  3. Nirmal Babu K, Rema J and Ravindran PN (1994) Biotechnology research in spice crops In KL Chadha and P Rethinam (Eds,) Advances in Horticulture, Vol. 9, Plantation Crops and Spices. Malhotra Publishing House, New Delhi. p. 633-653.

  4. Ravindran PN, Peter KV, Nirmal Babu K, Rema J, Samsudeen K, Minoo D, Geetha SP, Sajina A., Mini PM, Manjula C and John CZ (1996) Biotechnological approaches in spice crops-present scenario and future prospects. In MR Das and M Sathish (Eds,) Biotechnology for Development. State Committee on Science, Technology and Environment, Kerala p. 175-197.

  5. Nirmal Babu K, Geetha SP, Manjula C, Sajina A., Minoo, D, Samsudeen K, Ravindran PN and Peter KV (1996) Biotechnology-lts role in conservation of genetic resources of spices. In MR Das and M Sathish (Eds.), Biotechnology for Development. State Committee on Science, Technology and Environment, Kerala p. 198-212.

  6. Nirmal Babu K, Samsudeen K and Ravindran PN (1996) Biotechnological approaches for crop improvement in ginger, Zingiber officinale Rosc. In GA Ravishanker and LV Venkataraman (Eds), Recent Advances in Biotechnological Applications on Plant Tissue and Cell Culture, Oxford IBH Publishing Co., New Delhi, p. 321 – 332

  7. Nirmal Babu K, Geetha SP, Minoo D, Ravindran PN and Peter KV (1999) In vitro conservation of germplasm. pp: 106-129, In SP Ghosh (Ed), Biotechnology and its application in Horticulture. Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi.

  8. Peter KV, Ravindran PN, Nirmal Babu K, Anandaraj M and Pal RN (1999) Applications of biotechnology in Horticulture – Spice crops.  pp: 254-266. In SP Ghosh (Ed,) Biotechnology and its application in Horticulture. Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi.

  9. Ravindran PN, Nirmal Babu K, Sasikumar B and Krishnamoorthy KS (2000) Botany and crop improvement of black pepper, pp. 23-142, In PN Ravindran  (Ed.), Black pepper, Piper nigrum. Harwood Academic Publishers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

  10. Nirmal Babu K, Ravindran PN and Peter KV (2000) Biotechnology of spices. pp. 487-527. In KL Chadha, PN Ravindran and Leela Sahijram (Eds), Biotechnology of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Malhotra Publishing House, New Delhi.

  11. Nirmal Babu K, Ravindran PN and Peter KV (2001) Spices, pp. 315 – 337; In VA Parthasarathy, TK Bose and P Das (Eds), Biotechnology of Horticultural Crops Vol –3, Naya Prokash, Calcutta.

  12. Nirmal Babu K, Minoo Divakaran and Ravindran PN (2001) Biotechnological approaches in Seed Spices.pp. 172 – 194, In Sanjeev A, Shastry EVD and Sharma RK (Eds), Seed Spices – Production, Quality, Export, Pointer Publishers, Jaipur.

  13. Ravindran PN, Shylaja M and Nirmal Babu K (2002) False Cardamoms. In   Ravindran PN Madhusoodanan KJ (Eds), Cardamom -The genus Elettaria, Taylor and Francis, London.pp.330- 340.

  14. Nirmal Babu K and Minoo D. (2003). Commercial Micropropagation of Spices. In Ramesh Chandra and Maneesh Misra (Eds), Micropropagation of Horticultural Crops. International Book Distributing Company, Lucknow. P.345-364.

  15. Ravindran PN and Nirmal Babu K. (2004) Introduction pp.1-13. In PN Ravindran, K Nirmal Babu and R Shailaja (Eds), Cinnamon and Cassia-The genus Cinnamomum, CRC Press, Boca Raton, USA.

  16. Ravindran PN, Shylaja M, Nirmal Babu K and Krishnamoorthy B (2004) Botany and crop improvement of Cinnamon. pp. 14- 79. In PN Ravindran, K Nirmal Babu and R Shailaja (Eds), Cinnamon and Cassia – The genus Cinnamomum, CRC Press, Boca Raton, USA.

  17. Nirmal Babu K, Ravindran PN and Shylaja M (2004) Camphor Tree Cinnamomum camphora (Brecht. & Presl), pp. 211- 238.  In PN Ravindran, K Nirmal Babu and R Shailaja (Eds), Cinnamon and Cassia – The genus Cinnamomum, CRC Press, Boca Raton, USA.

  18. Shylaja M, Ravindran PN, and Nirmal Babu K (2004) Other Useful Species of Cinnamomum, pp. 330-355. In PN Ravindran, K Nirmal Babu and R Shailaja (Eds),  Cinnamon and Cassia – The genus Cinnamomum, CRC Press, Boca Raton, USA.

  19. Peter KV and Nirmal Babu K 2004. Introduction, pp. 1- 8 In KV. Peter (Ed.) Handbook of Herbs and Spices. Vol.II. CRC Press, Wood head Publishing Limited, Cambridge.

  20. Ravindran PN, Geetha S. Pillai and Nirmal Babu K 2004. Underutilized Herbs and Spices, pp. 53- 104. In KV. Peter (Ed.) Handbook of Herbs and Spices. Vol.III. CRC Press, Wood head Publishing Limited, Cambridge.

  21. Ravindran PN and Nirmal Babu K (2005) Introduction.  pp.1-14,  In PN Ravindran and K Nirmal Babu (Eds), Ginger – The genus Zingiber, CRC Press, Boca Raton, USA.

  22. Ravindran PN, Nirmal Babu K and Shiva KN (2005) Botany and crop improvement of Ginger, pp.  15- 86, In PN Ravindran and K Nirmal Babu (Eds), (2005) Ginger – The genus Zingiber, CRC Press, Boca Raton, USA.

  23. Nirmal Babu K, Samsudeen K, Minoo D, Geetha SP and Ravindran PN (2005) Tissue culture and Biotechnology of Ginger, pp. 181- 210. In PN Ravindran and K Nirmal Babu (Eds), (2005) Ginger – The genus Zingiber, CRC Press, Boca Raton, USA.

  24. Ravindran PN, Nirmal Babu K, Peter KV, Abraham Z and Tyagi RK (2005) Spices – pp. 190- 227. In BS Dhillon, RK Tyagi, S Saxena and GJ Randhawa (Eds), Plant Genetic Resources: Horticultural Crops, Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi.

  25. Ravindran PN, Nirmal Babu K and Shiva KN (2006) Genetic Resources of Spices and their conservation. Pp- 63-91. In PN Ravindran, K Nirmal Babu, KN Shiva and AK Johny (Eds), Advances in Spices Research, Agrobios, Jodhpur.

  26. Nirmal Babu K, Minoo D, Geetha SP and Jayakumar VN (2006) Progress of Spices Biotechnology in India. Pp- 169- 194. In PN Ravindran, K Nirmal Babu, KN Shiva and AK Johny (Eds),  Advances in Spices Research, Agrobios, Jodhpur.

  27. Ravindran PN, Nirmal Babu K and Shiva KN (2006) Black pepper. Pp- 215-291. In PN Ravindran, K Nirmal Babu, KN Shiva and AK Johny (Eds), Advances in Spices Research, Agrobios, Jodhpur.

  28. Ravindran PN, Shiva KN Nirmal Babu K and Korla BN (2006) Ginger. Pp- 365-432. In PN Ravindran, K Nirmal Babu, KN Shiva and AK Johny (Eds), Advances in Spices Research, Agrobios, Jodhpur.

  29. Nirmal Babu K, Minoo D, Tushar KV and Ravindran PN (2006) Carambola. Pp- 257-269 In KV. Peter (Ed.) Handbook of Herbs and Spices. Vol.III. CRC Press, Wood head Publishing Limited, Cambridge.

  30. Nirmal Babu K, Minoo D Ravindran PN and Peter KV (2006) Long pepper. Pp- 420-437 In KV. Peter (Ed.) Handbook of Herbs and Spices. Vol.III. CRC Press, Wood head Publishing Limited, Cambridge.

  31. Peter KV and Nirmal Babu K (2006) Seed Spices and Flavours In M. Black, J.D. Bewley, P. Halmer (Eds), The Encyclopedia of Seeds : Science, Technology and Uses, CABI, Wallingford, UK

  32. Ravindran PN, Nirmal Babu K and Shiva KN (2007) Botany and Crop improvement of Turmeric, pp- 15-70  In PN Ravindran, K Nirmal Babu and K Sivaraman (Eds), Turmeric – The genus Curcuma, CRC Press, Boca Raton, USA.

  33. Nirmal Babu K, Minoo D, Geetha SP, Sumathi V and Praveen K (2007) Biotechnology of Turmeric and Related Species, pp- 107-125. In PN Ravindran, K Nirmal Babu and K Sivaraman (Eds), Turmeric  – The genus Curcuma, CRC Press, Boca Raton, USA.

  34. Ravindran PN, Geetha S. Pillai and Nirmal Babu K (2007). Underutilized Herbs and Spices, pp. 171- 232. In KV. Peter (Ed.) Underutilized and Underexploited Horticultural Crops. New India Publishing Agency, New Delhi.

  35. Ravindran PN, Geetha S. Pillai,’ Nirmal Babu K, Minoo Divakaran and Suresh K Malhotra (2007). Minor and Underutilized Spices and Herbs, pp. 299- 373. In Sergio Ochatt and S Mohan Jain (Eds), Breeding of Neglected and Underexploited Crops, Spices and Herbs. Science Publishers, Enfield. USA.

  36. Nirmal Babu K, Geetha SP, Minoo D, Yamuna G, Praveen K, Ravindran PN and Peter KV (2007) Conservation of Spices Genetic Resources through In Vitro Conservation and Cryo- Preservation. pp. 210-233. In KV Peter and Z Abraham (Eds). Biodiversity in Horticultural Crops Vol 1, Daya Publishing house, New Delhi.

  37. Parthasarathy VA and Nirmal Babu K (2007) Mapping strategies in perennial plantation crops and spices. pp: 118-130. In RV Nair, V Krishnakumar, Regi J Thomas, K Muralidharan and George V Thomas (Eds),  Breeding for resistance to diseases and insect pests in Plantation Crops. CPCRI, Kasaragod.

  38. Peter KV and Nirmal Babu K (2007) Advances in spices breeding, in TS Raveendran, SR Sree Rangasamy, M Kadambavanasundaram, N Nadarajan, P Vindhiya Varman, P Sumathi, JR Kannan Bapu, S Ganesh Ram, M Kumar and KK Vinod (Eds), Plant Breeding in Post Genomics Era, (Proceedings of the Second National Plant Breeding Congress, 2006), Indian Society of Plant Breeders, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India. P.24-31.

  39. Nirmal Babu K, Saji KV, Geetha SP, Benny D and Minoo D (2008) Black pepper. pp: 74-97. In Jitendra Singh (Ed.). Spices and Plantation Crops, Aavishkar Publishers, Jaipur, India.

  40. Prasath D, Venugopal MN, Korikanthimath VS and Nirmal Babu K (2008) Small Cardamom. pp: 98-123. In Jitendra Singh (Ed.). Spices and Plantation Crops, Aavishkar Publishers, Jaipur, India.

  41. Nirmal Babu K, Geetha SP, Anu A, Minoo D and Sumathi V (2008) Cell biology of Plant Culture and Development pp: 16-44. In R Keshavachandran and KV Peter et al (Eds), Plant Tissue Culture and Gene Transfer for Crop Improvement Universities Press (India) Pvt. Ltd,  Hyderabad.

  42. Peter KV, Ravindran PN, Nirmal Babu K and Minoo Divakaran (2008) Breeding of Tropical Spices – Black Pepper, Cardamom, Ginger and Turmeric in e book on Vegetable Science. National Institute of Science Communications and Information Resources. New Delhi.

  43. Nirmal Babu K and Martin J (2008) Molecular Systematics - Basic Concepts, pp: 121- 126, in  SJ Eapen, A Kumar, M Anandaraj (Eds), Diagnostics and Molecular Characterization of Pathogens of Horticultural Crops and their Bio control Organisms,  Indian Institute of Spices Research, Calicut, Kerala.

  44. Nirmal Babu K (2009) Diversity analysis and Molecular mapping, pp: 82-103, in U Parthasarathy and TJ Zachariah (Eds), Application of GIS in Plant Biodiversity and Horticulture, Indian Institute of Spices Research, Calicut - 673012, Kerala, India.

  45. Minoo D and Nirmal Babu K (2009) Micropropagation and In Vitro Conservation of Vanilla (Vanilla planifolia Andrews) pp 129-138. In SM Jain and PK Saxena (Eds), Springer Protocols, Methods in Molecular Biology 547, Protocols for In Vitro Cultures and Secondary Metabolite Analysis of Aromatic and Medicinal Plants, The Humana Press, (Springer), USA.

  46. Nirmal Babu K (2009) Tissue culture as a tool for in vitro production of flavour, colour and nutraceuticals in Spice crops, pp 108-113, in A Shamina, KS Krishnamurthy, KN Shiva, NK Leela, B Chempakam (Eds), Flavours, Nutraceuticals and Food colours from Horticultural crops, Indian Institute of Spices Research, Calicut- 673012, Kerala, India.

  47. Minoo Divakaran, Nirmal Babu K and Michel Grisoni (2010)  Biotechnological applications In Vanilla, pp. 51-73 In  Eric Odoux and Michel Grisoni (Eds), Vanilla,  CRC Press, Boca Raton, USA.

  48. Parthasarathy VA, Prasath D and Nirmal Babu K (2010) Recent Advances in Capsicum Biotechnology, in Rajesh Kumar, AB Rai, Mathura Rai and HP Singh (Eds), Advances in Chilli Research, Studium Press (India) Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi. 276 p, ISBN : 93-80012-23-0

  49. Nirmal Babu K, Senthil Kumar R and Parathasarathy VA (2011) Cardamom. in HP Singh, VA Parthasarathy and K Nirmal Babu (Eds), Advances in Horticulture Biotechnology  - Vol 1 - Regeneration Systems – Fruit Crops , Plantation Crops and Spices, Westville Publishing House, New Delhi, p.395- 404.  

  50. Sheeja TE, Nirmal Babu K and Parthasarathy VA (2011) Turmeric  in HP Singh, VA Parthasarathy and K Nirmal Babu (Eds), Advances in Horticulture Biotechnology  - Vol 1 - Regeneration Systems – Fruit Crops , Plantation Crops and Spices, Westville Publishing House, New Delhi, p. 405- 420.

  51. Nirmal Babu K,  Minoo D, and Parthasarathy VA (2011) Ginger in HP Singh, VA Parthasarathy and K Nirmal Babu (Eds), Advances in Horticulture Biotechnology  - Vol 1 - Regeneration Systems – Fruit Crops,  Plantation Crops and Spices, Westville Publishing House, New Delhi, p. 421- 442.

  52. Nirmal Babu K, Asha S, Saji KV and Parthasarathy VA (2011)  Black pepper in HP Singh, VA Parthasarathy and K Nirmal Babu (Eds), Advances in Horticulture Biotechnology  - Vol 3 - Molecular Markers and Marker Assisted Selection - Fruit Crops, Plantation Crops and Spices, Westville Publishing House, New Delhi, p. 247-260.

  53. Nirmal Babu K Usha Rani TR and Parthasarathy VA (2011)  Cardamom in HP Singh, VA Parthasarathy and K Nirmal Babu (Eds), Advances in Horticulture Biotechnology  - Vol 3 - Molecular Markers and Marker Assisted Selection - Fruit Crops, Plantation Crops and Spices, Westville Publishing House, New Delhi. p. 261-268.

  54. Parthasarathy VA and Nirmal Babu K (2011)  Ginger in HP Singh, VA Parthasarathy and  K Nirmal Babu (Eds), Advances in Horticulture Biotechnology  - Vol 3 - Molecular Markers and Marker Assisted Selection - Fruit Crops, Plantation Crops and Spices, Westville Publishing House, New Delhi. p.279-290.

  55. Sheeja TE, Parthasarathy VA and Nirmal Babu K (2011)  Tree spices in HP Singh, VA Parthasarathy and K Nirmal Babu (Eds), Advances in Horticulture Biotechnology  - Vol 3 - Molecular Markers and Marker Assisted Selection – Fruit Crops, Plantation Crops and Spices, Westville Publishing House, New Delhi. p. 291-300.

  56. Nirmal Babu K, George JK, Bhat AI, Prasath D, and Parthasarathy VA (2011)  Tropical Spices in HP Singh, VA Parthasarathy and K Nirmal Babu (Eds), Advances in Horticulture Biotechnology  - Vol 5 – Gene cloning  and Transgenics.Westville Publishing House, New Delhi. pp. 529- 542.

  57. Nirmal Babu K, Sabu M, Shiva KN, Minoo D and Ravindran PN (2011)  Ginger, In  Ram J. Singh (Ed),  Genetic Resources, Chromosome Engineering and Crop Improvement, Medicinal Plants - Volume 6, CRC Press, Boca Raton, USA. pp. 393- 450.

  58. Nirmal Babu K, Shiva KN, Sabu M, Minoo D and Ravindran PN (2011) Turmeric, In  Ram J. Singh (Ed),  Genetic Resources, Chromosome Engineering and Crop Improvement, Medicinal Plants -Volume 6, CRC Press, Boca Raton, USA. pp. 451- 511.

  59. Nirmal Babu K, Yamuna G, Praveen K, Minoo D, Ravindran PN and Peter KV (2012) Cryopreservation of Spices Genetic Resources, In Igor I. Katkov (Ed). Current Frontiers in Cryobiology , ISBN- 978-953-51-0191-8,  InTech-Open Access  Publisher.(Croatia) P. 457- 484

  60. Nirmal Babu K, RR Nair, Saji KV and  Parthasarathy VA (2012)  Biotechnology in HP Singh, VA Parthasarathy, V Srinivasan & KV Saji (Eds), Piperaceae Westville Publishing House, New Delhi. p. 57-81.

  61. Sheeja TE, Nirmal Babu K, Prasath D and Parthasarathy VA (2012)  Biotechnology, in HP Singh, VA Parthasarathy, K Kandiannan and KS Krishnamoorthy (Eds),  Zinzeberaceae,Westville Publishing House, New Delhi. p. 105-163.

  62. Sozzi GO, Peter KV, Nirmal Babu K and Minoo D (2012) Capers and Caper berries. In KV Peter (Ed.) Handbook of Herbs and Spices. Vol.II., Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition, CRC Press, Cambridge p- 193-224

  63. Peter KV and Nirmal Babu K (2012) Introduction to herbs and spices: medicinal uses and sustainable production, pp- 01-16 In KV Peter (Ed.) Handbook of Herbs and Spices. Vol.II., Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition, CRC Press, Cambridge

  64. Nirmal Babu K, Cissin Jose, Parthasarathy V.A. and Peter K.V. (2012). Recent Advances in Molecular Breeding of Perennial Spice Crops, p.72-88, in KL Chadha, AK Singh, SK Singh, and WS Dhillon (Eds). Horticulture for Food and Environment Security, Westville Publishing House, New Delhi.

  65. Utpala  Parthasarathy, Nirmal Babu K, Senthil Kumar R, and Parthasarathy VA (2013) Garcinia – Potential Genera of Crops for future in North East India, in N Prakash, SS Roy, PK Sharma and SV Ngachan (Eds)  Developing the potential of Underutilized Horticultural Crops of Hill Regions, Today and Tomorrow’s Printers and Publishers, New Delhi, p.51-55.

  66. Nirmal Babu K., Rajesh M. K., Samsudeen K., Minoo D., Suraby E. J., Anupama K., and Ritto Paul (2014) Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and Derived Techniques, in Pascale Besse (ed.) Molecular Plant Taxonomy: Methods and Protocols, Methods in Molecular Biology, Vol.1115, Springer Science + Business Media, New York, p.191-209

  67. Sarma YR, Nirmal Babu K and Aziz S (2014) Spices and Aromatics, In Neal Van Alfen (Ed).. Encyclopedia of Agriculture and Food Systems, Vol. 5, SanDiego: Elsevier, pp.211-234.

  68. Thankamani CK,  Utpala P, Akshitha HJ, Aarthi S, Sharon Aravind and Nirmal Babu  K (2014) Spices Export, Marketing concerns, Production constraints and Future Opportunities, in KL Chadha, Pritam Kalia and SK Singh (Eds.), Horticulture for Inclusive Growth, Horticulture Society of India, West Wille Publishing House, New Delhi.pp. 702- 712.

  69. Nirmal Babu K, Minoo Divakaran, Rahul PR, Anupama K, Peter KV and Sarma YR (2015) Biotechnological approaches in improvement of Spices – a review, in  B. Bahadur, M. Venkat Rajam, L. Sahijram, K.V. Krishnamurthy (Eds.) Plant Biology and Biotechnology - Vol., Plant Genomics and Biotechnology,  Springer

                                                                                           

RESEARCH ARTICLES

Full length papers in refereed journals only

 

  1. Gopalam A, Zachariah TJ, Nirmal Babu K and Ramadasan A (1990) Effect of different methods of white pepper preparation on the chemical and aroma quality in selected cultivars of Piper nigrum L. Indian Perfumer, 34 (2): 152-156.

  2. Ratnambal MJ, Ravindran PN, Nair MK and Nirmal Babu K. (1990) Two high yielding selections of Karimunda. Spice India 3 (11): 9-11.

  3. Ravindran  PN, Asokan Nair T, Nirmal Babu K, Chandran K and Nair MK (1990) Ecological and morphological notes on Piper spp. from the Silent Valley forests, Kerala. J. Bombay Natural Hist. Society, 87 (3): 412-426.

  4. Gopalam A, Zachariah TJ, Nirmal Babu K., Sadanandan AK and Ramadasan A (1991) Chemical quality of black and white pepper. Spice India, 4(4): 8-10.

  5. John Zachariah T and Nirmal Babu K (1992) Effect of storage of fresh turmeric rhizomes of oleoresin and curcumin contents. J. Spices and Aromatic Crops, 1(1): 55-58.

  6. Nirmal Babu K, John Zachariah T, Minoo D, Samsudeen K and Ravindran PN (1992) In vitro proliferation of nutmeg aril (Mace) by tissue culture. J. Spice s& Aromatic Crops, 1(2): 142-147.

  7. Nirmal Babu K, Nair RR, Johnson George K and Ravindran PN (1992) Piper barberi Gamble - A re-description of the species with a note on its karyotype. J. Spices &Aromatic Crops, 1(1): 88-93.

  8. Nirmal Babu K, Samsudeen K and Ratnambal MJ (1992) In vitro plant regeneration from leaf derived callus in ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc). Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture, 29(2):71-74.

  9. Nirmal Babu K, Samsudeen K and Ravindran PN (1992) Direct regeneration of plantlets from immature inflorescence of ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.) by tissue culture. J. Spices and Aromatic Crops 1(1): 43-48.

  10. Ratnambal MJ, Nirmal Babu K, Nair MK and Edison S (1992) PCT-13 and PCT-14 - Two high-yielding varieties of turmeric J. Plantation Crops 20 (2): 79-84.

  11. Ravindran PN, Balakrishnan R and Nirmal Babu K (1992) Numerical taxonomy of South Indian Piper L. (Piperaceae) 1. Cluster Analysis. Rheedea 2 (1): 55-61.

  12. Ravindran PN, Nair MK and Nirmal Babu K (1992) Panchami-A high yielding selection of black pepper. Spice India 5 (6): 11-13.

  13. Nirmal Babu K, Rema J, Geetha SP, Minoo D, Ravindran PN and Peter KV (1992) Micropropagation of betel vine (Piper betle L.). J. Spices and Aromatic Crops, 1(2): 160-162.

  14. Ravindran PN, Ramana KV, Nair MK, Nirmal Babu K. and Mohandas C (1992) Pournami-a high yielding black pepper selection tolerant to root knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita). J. Spices and Aromatic Crops, 1 (2): 136-141.

  15. Ravindran PN, Sasikumar B and Nirmal Babu K (1992) Genetics of shoot tip colour in black pepper. J. Plantation Crops, 20(1): 76-78.

  16. Sasikumar B, Nirmal Babu K, Jose A and Ravindran PN (1992) Variability, correlation and path analysis of ginger germplasm. Indian J. Genetics, 52 (4): 428-431.

  17. Nirmal Babu K, Naik G and Ravindran PN (1993) Two new taxa of Piper (Piperaceae) from Kerala, with a note on their origin and interrelationships J. Spices and Aromatic Crops, 2(1&2):26-33.

  18. Nirmal Babu K, Sasikumar B, Ratnambal MJ, Johnson George K and Ravindran PN (1993) Genetic variability in turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) Indian J. Genetics. 53(1): 91-93.

  19. Ravindran PN and Nirmal Babu K 1994) Chemotaxonomy of South Indian Piper. J. Spices and Aromatic crops, 3(1): 6-13.

  20. Ravindran PN, Sasikumar B, Johnson George K, Ratnambal MJ, Nirmal Babu K, Zachariah TJ and Nair RR (1994). Genetic resources of ginger and its conservation in India. Plant Genetic resources News letter, (IPGRI) 98: 1-4.

  21. Ravindran P N, Nirmal Babu K, Rema J and Peter K V (1996) Plant biotechnology in improvement of Spices. The Botanica. 46: 44-50.

  22. Nirmal Babu K, Rema J, Pillai SRD, Samsudeen K and Ravindran PN (1996) Micropropagation of an endangered species of Piper, P. barberi Gamble and its conservation J. Plant Genetic Resources. 9 (1) : 179-182.

  23. Nirmal Babu K., Rema J, Zechariah JC, Samsudeen K and Ravindran PN (1996) Plant regeneration from tissue cultures of Piper colubrinum Link . J. Plantation Crops (Suppl.) 24: 594-596.

  24. Nirmal Babu K, Samsudeen K, Ratnambal MJ and Ravindran PN (1996) Embryogenesis and plant regeneration from ovary derived callus cultures of Zingiber officinale Rosc J. Spices and Aromatic Crops.5 (2): 134-138.

  25. Ravindran PN and Nirmal Babu K (1996) Numerical taxonomy of South Indian Piper L. II Principal Component analysis of the major taxa. Rheedea. 6 (2): 75-86.

  26. Sasikumar B, George JK, Zachariah TJ, Ratnambal MJ, Nirmal Babu K and Ravindran PN (1996) IISR Prabha and IISR Prathibha-two new high yielding and high quality turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) varieties. J. Spices and Aromatic Crops 5(1) : 41-48.

  27. Ravindran PN, Balakrishnan R and Nirmal Babu K (1997) Morphometrical studies on black pepper 1. Cluster analysis of black pepper cultivars. J. Spices and Aromatic Crops. 6 (1): 9-20.

  28. Ravindran PN, Balakrishnan R and Nirmal Babu K (1997) Morphometrical studies on black pepper II. Principal component analysis of black pepper cultivars. J. Spices and Aromatic Crops. 6(1): 21-29.

  29. Geetha SP, Manjula C, John CZ, Minoo D, Nirmal Babu K and Ravindran PN (1997) Micropropagation of Kaempferia spp. (Kaempferia galanga L and K.rotunda L.) J. Spices & Aromatic Crops 6 (2):129-135

  30. Sajina A, Mini PM, John CZ, Nirmal Babu K, Ravindran PN and Peter KV (1997) Micropropagation of large cardamom (Amomum subulatum Roxb.). J. Spices and Aromatic Crops 6 (2): 145-148.

  31. Nirmal Babu K, Minoo D, Geetha SP, Samsudeen K, Rema J, Ravindran PN and Peter KV (1998) Plant biotechnology- it’s role in improvement of spices. Indian J. Agril. Sciences 68 (8): 533-547.

  32. Nirmal Babu K, Geetha SP, Minoo D, Ravindran PN and Peter KV (1999) In vitro conservation of cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum Maton.) germplasm. Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter 119:41-45.

  33. Geetha SP, Nirmal Babu K, Rema J, Ravindran PN and Peter KV (2000) Isolation of protoplasts from cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum Maton.) and ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.). J. Spices and Aromatic Crops 9 (1): 23 - 30.

  34. Samsudeen K, Nirmal Babu K, Minoo D and Ravindran PN (2000) Plant regeneration from anther derived callus cultures of ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.). J. Hort. Science and Biotechnology, 75 (4): 447 – 450.

  35. Nirmal Babu K, Anu A, Remashree AB, and Praveen K (2000) Micropropagation of curry leaf tree,  Murraya koenigii (L.) Spreng. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 61 (3): 199-203.

  36. Anu A, Nirmal Babu K, John CZ and Peter KV  (2001) In vitro clonal multiplication of Acorus calamus (Linn) . J. Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology 10: 53-55.

  37. Nirmal Babu K, Sajina A, Minoo D, John CZ, Mini PM, Rema J and Ravindran PN (2003) Micropropagation of camphor tree Cinnamomum camphora (Presl.). Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 74 (2): 179-183.

  38. Delphine Sicard, Erik Legg, Sarah Brown, Nirmal Babu K, Oswaldo Ochoa and Richard. W. Michelmore (2003). A Genetic map of the lettuce downy mildew fungus, Bremia lactucae, constructed from molecular markers and avirulence genes. Fungal Genetics and Biology. 39:16-30.

  39. Anu A, Nirmal Babu K and Peter KV (2004) Variations among somaclones and its seedling progeny in C. annuum L, Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture, 76 : 261-267.

  40. Anu A, Nirmal Babu K and Peter KV (2003) Evaluation of paprika genotypes in Kerala, J. Plant Genetic Resources, 15 (2): 93-99.

  41. Sasikumar B, Haridas P, Johnson KG, Saji KV, John TZ, Ravindran PN, Nirmal Babu K, Krishnamoorthy B, Mathew PA and Parthasarathy VA (2004) ‘IISR Thevam’, ‘IISR Malabar Excel’ and ‘IISR Girimunda’ – three new black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) clones. J. Spices & Aromatic Crops. 13(1): 1-5.

  42. Tyagi RK, Abraham Z, Latha M, Velayudhan KC, Ravindran PN, Nirmal Babu K, George JK, Anuradha A and Dhilon BS (2004) Conservation of Spices Germplasm in India. Indian J. Plant Genet. Resources 17(3): 163-174.

  43. Nirmal Babu K, Minoo D, Geetha SP, Ravindran PN and Peter KV (2005) Advances in Biotechnology of Spices and Herbs. Ind. J. Bot. Res. 1(2): 155-214.

  44. Minoo Divakaran, Nirmal Babu K, Ravindran PN and Peter KV (2006) Inter specific hybridization in vanilla and molecular characterization of hybrids and selfed progenies using RAPD and AFLP markers. Scientia Horticulturae. 108:414-422.

  45. Minoo Divakaran, Nirmal Babu K and Peter KV (2006) Conservation of Vanilla species - In vitro Scientia Horticulturae 110: 175-180.

  46. Peter KV, Nirmal Babu K and Minoo Divakaran (2006) Spices biotechnology. J. Hort. Sci.: 1: 1-14.

  47. Peter KV and Nirmal Babu K (2006) Genetic Resources of Spices Indian J. Plant Genet. Resources 19 (3): 376-387.

  48. Yamuna G, Sumathi V, Geetha S P, Praveen K, Swapna N and Nirmal Babu K (2007) Cryopreservation of In Vitro grown shoot of Ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc). CryoLetters. 28(4):241-252.

  49. Minoo D, Geetha SP, Nirmal Babu K and Peter KV (2008) Isolation and fusion of protoplasts in Vanilla species. Current Science 94: 113-118.

  50. Minoo Divakaran, Jayakumar VN, Veena SS, Vimala J, Basha A, Saji KV, Nirmal Babu K and Peter K. V (2008)  Genetic variations and relationships in cultivated Vanilla planifolia and few related species using RAPD polymorphism. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 55:459-470

  51. Shylaja MR, Nirmal Babu K, Nazeem PA, Sadhan Kumar PG, Keshavachandran K and Peter KV (2008) Herbs and Spices for Health and Wellness, Spice India 21(5): 15- 24.

  52. Shylaja MR, Nirmal Babu K, Nazeem PA, Sadhan Kumar PG, Keshavachandran K and Peter KV (2008) Herbs and Spices for Health and Wellness, Spice India 21(6): 13- 16.

  53. Parthasarathy VA and Nirmal Babu K (2008) Trends in Plant Biotechnology – Scenario in Spice Crops, J. Science, Technology and Management 1(3): 3-12.

  54. Remmia Raghavan, Elumalai S., Nirmal Babu K. and Jayaraman  P. (2010) Anatomy of three Piper nigrum genotypes with respect to Phytophthora foot rot disease. Biosciences, Biotechnology Research Asia, 7 (2): 981-985

  55. Remmia Raghavan, Elumalai S., Nirmal Babu K. and Shailaja Hittalmani (2010) Molecular characterization of black pepper (Piper nigrum) using RAPD and ISSR markers. Biosciences, Biotechnology Research Asia, 7 (2): 1011-1015.

  56. Simi Mohan, Utpala Parthasarathy and Nirmal Babu K (2012) In vitro and in vivo adventitious bud differentiation from mature seeds of three Garcinia spp. Indian Journal of Natural Products and Resources, Vol. 3(1): 65-72

  57. Nirmal Babu K, Jayakumar VN, Minoo Divakaran, Venugopal  MN, Sudarshan MR,  Radhakrishnan VV, Backiyarani S, Narayanaswami MM, Peter KV and Parthasarathy VA (2012)  Genetic diversity and phylogenic relationships among small cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum Maton.) cultivars and related genera using DNA markers International Journal of Innovative Horticulture. 1(1):47-56

  58. Utpala Parthasarathy, Nandakishore OP, Senthil Kumar R, Nirmal Babu K, Zachariah TJ and Parthasarathy VA (2012) Chromatographic fingerprinting and estimation of organic acids in selected Garcinia Species, International Journal of Innovative Horticulture. 1(1):68-73

  59. Simi Mohan, Utpala Parthasarathy Asish GR and Nirmal Babu K (2012) Evaluation of genetic stability of micropropagated plants of three species of Garcinia using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and inter simple sequence repeat (ISSR) markers,  Indian Journal of Biotechnology, 11: 341-343

  60. Utpala  Parthasarathy, Nirmal Babu K, Senthil Kumar R, Ashis GR, Mohan S and Parthasarathy VA (2013) Diversity of Indian Garcinia – A Medicinally Important Spice Crop in India. Acta Horticulturae(ISHS), 979: 467-476

  61. Nirmal Babu K., Suraby EJ, Cissin J, Minoo D, Pradeepkumar T, Parthasarathy VA and Peter KV  (2013) Status of Transgenics in Indian Spices, J Tropical Agriculture 51:135-151

  62. Rebijith KB, Asokan R, Ranjitha HH, Krishna V and Nirmal Babu K (2013) In silico mining of novel microRNAs from coffee (Coffea arabica) using expressed sequence tags Journal of Horticultural Science & Biotechnology  88 (3) 325–337

  63. Utpala Parthasarathy, Nandakishore OP, Nirmal Babu K Senthil Kumar and Parthasaraty VA (2013) Comparative effectiveness of inter- simple sequence repeats and randomly amplified polymorphic DNA markers to study the genetic diversity of Indian Garcinia, African Journal of Biotechnology, Academic Journals, 12(46): 443- 451.

  64. Sinoj J, Sheeja TE, Bhai RS, Suraby EJ, Minoo D, Soji J, Jayakumar VN, Anandaraj M, Bansal KC and Nirmal Babu K (2014) Somatic embryogenesis and transgenics development in black pepper for delayed infection and decreased spread of foot rot caused by Phytophthora capsici,  Journal of Plantation Crops, 42(1): 20-28.

  65. Utpala Parthasarathy, Vijayan AK and Nirmal Babu K (2014) Large Cardamom –A Spatial Apprisal Indian J. Arecanut, Spices and Medicinal plants, 16(4):56-65.

  66. Rahul P Raj, Glint VD and Nirmal Babu K (2015) In vitro Plant regeneration in Naga Chili (Capsicum chinense Jacq.). Journal of Applied Biology and Biotechnology Vol. 3 (01):30-33.

  67. Geetha SP, Minoo Divakaran, Sumathi V, Rahul P Raj, Nirmal Babu K, Ravindran. PN and Peter KV (2012) Induction of in vitro micro rhizomes and their field performance in ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.) for production of disease free planting material International Journal of Innovative Horticulture (in Press).

  68. Praveen K, Yamuna G, Minoo D and Nirmal Babu K (2012) Cryopreservation of in vitro grown shoot tips of Vanilla (Vanilla planifolia Andrews.) using encapsulation dehydration International Journal of Innovative Horticulture (in Press).

  69. Nirmal Babu K, Rema J, Geetha SP, Minoo D, Samsudeen K and Ravindran PN (2012) Micropropagation of two species of long pepper Piper longum L. and P. chaba Hunt. International Journal of Innovative Horticulture (in Press).

     

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POPULAR ARTCLES

  1. Ravindran PN and Nirmal Babu K (1988) Black pepper cultivars suitable for various regions. Indian Cocoa, Arecanut & Spices J. 11 (4): 110-112.

  2. Nirmal Babu K, Rema J, Ravindran PN and Peter KV (1993) Biotechnology in Spices. Indian Horticulture, 38(3): 46-50.

  3. Nirmal Babu K and Ravindran PN (1994) Applications of plant cell and tissue culture in spices-A Review. Spice India 7(11): 20-3.

  4. Ravindran PN and Nirmal Babu K (1997) Cultivating black pepper in homestead gardens. Indian Horticulture 41(4): 28-29.

  5. Peter KV, Ravindran PN, Nirmal Babu K and Rema J (1997) Biotechnological innovations in development of spices. Agriculture for All 1(2): 75- 95.

  6. Nirmal Babu, K, Geetha SP, Minoo D, Benny D, Anu A, Vimala J, Dhamayanthi KPM, Krishnamoorthy B,  Ravindran PN and Peter KV  (2001) Tissue and Cell Culture Research in Spices, Indian Spices 38(3): 24-27.

  7. Ravindran PN, Johny AK and Nirmal Babu K. (2002) Spices in our daily life, 56 All India Ayurvedic Congress, Satabdi Smaranika Vol 2, Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal, Kerala, India. Pp.227-242.

  8. Ravindran PN, Johny AK and Nirmal Babu K. (2002). Tamarind – the brown gold – A tree of untapped potential. Indian Spices. 39 (3): 4-7.

  9. Nirmal Babu K (2007) Leading paths to Spices Biotechnology, Vyavasaya Keralam, Bureau of Industrial Promotion, Govt. of Kerala. Trivandrum. pp.43-45.

  10. Krishnamoorthy B., Nirmal Babu K., Sasikumar B., Saji K.V., Johnson K George, Rema J., Prasath D., Shiva K,N., Nair R.R. and Sheeja T.E. (2009) Improved varieties of spices released by Indian Institute of Spices Research, Calicut, Kerala, Indian J. Arecanut, Spices and Medicinal Plants 11(4):156-161.

  11. Rahul PR, Leela NK, Thankamani CK, Utpala P and Nirmal Babu K (2014)  Yellow mace nutmeg – the chief of brindavan, Spice India. P: 14-15.

     

    MANUALS/TEACHING AIDS/DATA BASES DEVELOPED - (Manuals 7 +14 + Databases 3 = 20)

    RESEARCH REPORTS/ EXTENSION BULLITINS  

Project / Technical reports

  1. Peter KV, Ravindran PN, Nirmal Babu K., Geetha SP and Manjula C (1996)  In vitro conservation of spices germplasm. DBT Project report. Indian Institute of Spices Research, Calicut, Kerala, India.

  2. Ravindran PN, Nirmal Babu K, Rema J, Minoo D, Mini PM, Sajina A and Zechariah CJ (1996) Rapid clonal propagation of tree spices. DBT Project report. Indian Institute of Spices Research, Calicut, Kerala, India.

  3. Peter KV, Ravindran PN, Nirmal Babu K, Venugopal MN, Geetha SP and Benny D (2001) Production of somaclones and somatic hybrids of cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum Maton) for high yield and resistance to diseases. ICAR Project report. Indian Institute of Spices Research, Calicut, India, pp. 120.

  4. Peter KV, Ravindran PN, Nirmal Babu K, Sasikumar B, Minoo D, Geetha SP and Rajalakshmi K (2002) Establishing In vitro Conservatory of Spices Germplasm. ICAR Project report.  Indian Institute of Spices Research, Calicut, Kerala, India, pp. 131.

  5. Ravindran PN, Nirmal Babu K and Domenic J (2002) Production of Haploids of Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum Maton) through Anther culture / Microspore culture. ICAR Project report.  Indian Institute of Spices Research, Calicut, Kerala, India, pp. 51.

  6. Nirmal Babu K, Ravindran PN, Sasikumar B. (2003) Field evaluation of tissue cultured plants of spices and assessment of their genetic stability using molecular markers. Project Report, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India. pp. 94.

  7. Nirmal Babu K, Sasikumar B, Anandaraj M, George JK, Ravindran PN, Asha S and Praseetha K  (2003). Molecular characterization and preparation of molecular maps in black pepper. Project report, National Agricultural Technology Project (CGP), ICAR, New Delhi. pp. 50.

  8. Ravindran PN and Nirmal Babu K (2003). A digitized inventory of plant resources – Part II: Other economically important species- Spices and Condiments. Project report, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India. pp. 94.

  9. Nirmal Babu K et al  (2003). In vitro selection for resistance to soft rot and bacterial wilt in ginger. Project report, Indian Institute of Spices Research, Calicut, Kerala, India. pp.

  10. Ravindran PN, Nirmal Babu K , Saji KV, Geetha SP, Praveen K and Yamuna G (2004) Conservation of Spices genetic resources in in-vitro gene banks. ICAR Project report.  Indian Institute of Spices Research, Calicut, Kerala, India, .pp. 81.

  11. Nirmal Babu K, George JK, Anandaraj M, Venugopal MN, Nair RR et al (2005). Improvement of selected spices through Biotechnology tools – Black pepper, Cardamom, Ginger, Vanilla. Project report, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India. pp. 111.

  12. Nirmal Babu K, Srinivasan V, Anandaraj M, Nair RR and Jacob TK (2007). On farm evaluation of Tissue culture derived Black pepper plants. Project report, Department of Biotechnology, GOI. pp. 111.

  13. Prasath D, Venugopal MN, Nirmal Babu K and Parthasarathy VA (2007) Guidelines for the conduct of tests for Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability - Cardamom ( Elettaria cardamomum Maton.) , Indian Institute of Spices Research, Calicut, Kerala, India, pp. 26.

  14. Parthasarathy VA , Anandaraj M, Srnivasan V, Dinesh R,  Nirmal Babu K (2011) Vision 2030, Indian Institute of Spices Research, Calicut, Kerala, India, pp. 25

 

OTHERS

 

Ph. D Thesis guided (4)

  1. Vimala Jose (2005) Studies on genetic variability in open pollinated progenies of vanilla, Ph. D Thesis, University of Calicut, Kerala..
  2. Saji KV (2006) Taxonomic and Genetic Characterization of Black pepper and related Species, Ph. D Thesis, University of Calicut, Kerala.
  3. Sumathi V (2007) Studies on Somaclonal Variation in Zingeberacious Crops, Ph. D Thesis, University of Calicut, Kerala.
  4. Yamuna G (2007) Studies on Cryopreservation of Spices Genetic Resources Ph. D Thesis, University of Calicut, Kerala.

 

Ph. D Thesis guiding (6)

  1. Anupama K Development of Microsatellite markers for Black pepper (Piper nigrum. L) and related species, University of Calicut, Calicut, Kerala.
  2. Chandrasekar A Development of an Expressed Sequence Tag (ESTs) Resources on Curcuma, Mangalore University, Mangalore, Karnataka.
  3. Anu Cyriac Development of Microsatellite markers for Small cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum Maton), Mangalore University, Mangalore, Karnataka.
  4. Ritto Paul Characterization of small cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum Maton) using morphological and molecular markers, Kannur University, Kerala.  
  5. Cissin Jose Molecular characterization and tagging of Phytophthora resistance gene from Black pepper, Mangalore University, Karnataka. 
  6. Suraby EJ Isolation and cloning of Disease resistance gene candidates using degenerate primers from NBS region in Black pepper and related piper species, Mangalore University, Karnataka.

 

M.Sc Dissertations guided (25)

1.  Rashmy KR (1998) Studies on RAPD polymorphism in Ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosce.).  M.Sc. (Biotechnology) dissertation, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin, Kerala.

2.     Kavitha O (1999) Protoplast isolation, culture and micro callus development in Chillies (Capsicum annum L.) M.Sc. (Biotechnology) dissertation, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin, Kerala.

3.     Jasmin C (2000) RAPD Polymorphism in Selfed Progenies and Inter-specific Hybrids of Vanilla M.Sc (Biotechnology) dissertation, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin, Kerala.

4.     Hareesh PS (2000) Studies on RAPD Polymorphism in Varieties and Related Species of Black Pepper (Piper Nigrum L.) M.Sc (Biotechnology) dissertation, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin, Kerala.

5.     Jayakumar VN (2001) Estimation of genetic fidelity of cardamom Elettaria cardamomum Maton.) varieties conserved in in vitro repositories using RAPD polymorphism. M.Sc (Biotechnology) dissertation, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu.

6.     Srinivasan V (2001) Estimation of genetic variability in micropropagated plants of ginger as expressed by RAPD polymorphism. M.Sc (Biotechnology) dissertation, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu.

7.     Suja G (2002) Somaclonal variation in micro propagated and callus regenerated plants of ginger. (Zingiber officinale Rosc.) as expressed by RAPD polymorphism, M.Sc dissertation, University of Madras, Tamil Nadu.

8.     Sinoj J (2002) Molecular characterization of Black pepper and related species using RAPD polymorphism, M.Sc dissertation, Bharathidasan University, Tamil Nadu.

9.     Karthik Prabhu T (2002) Studies on genetic fidelity of micropropagated plants of Black pepper using RAPD polymorphism, M.Sc dissertation, Bharathidasan University, Tamil Nadu.

10. Bhasha MA (2002) Molecular characterization of Vanilla and related species using RAPD polymorphism M.Sc dissertation, Periyar University, Tamil Nadu.

11.  Judy EP (2002) Molecular characterization of Cinnamon and related species using RAPD polymorphism, M.Sc dissertation, Periyar University, Tamil Nadu.

12. Reema KK (2002) Molecular characterization of Phytophthora tolerant and susceptible lines of black pepper,  Piper nigrum L., M. Sc dissertation, Kannur University, Kerala.

13.  Kripa JK (2002) Studies on inter relation ships among black pepper and related species as expressed by RAPD polymorphism, M.Sc dissertation, Nagarjuna University, Andhra Pradesh.

14.  Babitha Bai AP (2002) Studies on detection of RAPD markers linked to ‘katte’ disease resistance in cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum Maton). M. Sc dissertation, Kannur University, Kerala.

15. Sirajuddeen A (2002) Studies on genetic stability of micropropagated and micro-rhizome propagated turmeric plants (Curcuma Longa L) through RAPD profiles. M. Sc dissertation, University of Bangalore, Karnataka.

16.  Swapna RN (2002) Studies on cryopreservation of ginger (Zingiber officinale Rose) shoot buds. M. Sc dissertation, University of Bangalore, Karnataka.

17.  Pulla Rao VV (2003) Molecular characterization of Garcinia using RAPD polymorphism. M.Sc Dissertation. Nagarjuna University, Andhra Pradesh.

18.  Sunaina R (2003) Studies on inheritance of Phytophthora resistance in hybrid progenies of Black pepper (Piper nigrum L) Panniyur 1 X Subhakara, M.Sc dissertation, Calicut University, Kerala.

19.  Ishwarya K (2003) Studies on inheritance of Phytophthora resistance in selfed progenies of Black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) - Panniyur 1, Subhakara and P24, M. Sc dissertation, University of Calicut, Kerala.

20.  Bhavitha K (2004) Studies on genetic fidelity of micropropagated black pepper by using RAPD and ISSR polymorphism. M.Sc Biotechnology. Dissertation submitted to Bharatidasan University, Tamil Nadu.

21.  Reshna S (2004). Micropropagation of vanilla and its genetic stability analysis using RAPD markers. M.Sc Biotechnology. Dissertation submitted to Periyar University Tamil Nadu.

22.  Fajita Varghese (2003) Molecular characterization of male, female and bisexual lines of Myristica fragrance Houtt. and creation of a database for Myristica species, Dissertation submitted to Bharatidasan University, Tamil Nadu.

23.  Jency R (2009) Molecular Characterization and Species Interrelationships of Cinnamomum using RAPD Polymorphism, Dissertation submitted to Bharatidasan University, Tamil Nadu.

24. Amritha Vijayan (2009) Plant regeneration, Genetic transformation and Molecular characterization of Piper betle L, Dissertation submitted to VIT University, Tamil Nadu.

25. Swedha R (2011) Development of DNA markers for identification of turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) varieties. Dissertation submitted to VIT University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu.

 

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