DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY
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· Ph. D. (2011) School of Life Sciences, Kannur University, Kerala, India TITLE OF THE THESIS :“In vitro propagation, conservation and phytochemical studies of Decalepis hamiltonii Wight& Arn., Hemidesmus indicus (L.) R.Br. and Utleria salicifoliaBedd. ex Hook.f.”
Department of Botany, University of Calicut, Kerala, India
St. Josephs College, Devagiri, Calicut (University of Calicut, Kerala, India)
Farook Training College, Ferook, Calicut (University of Calicut, Kerala, India) |
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· Assistant Professor (20th February 2014 - Till Date) · Post graduate and Research Dept. of Botany · St. Joseph’s College, Devagiri, Kozhikode · PG and UG teaching · UG, PG and Doctoral Research guidance · Assistant Professor (1st March 2012 - 19th February 2014) · Post graduate and Research Dept. of Botany · CMS College, Kottayam · PG and UG teaching · UG, PG and Doctoral Research guidance · Senior Scientist and Head (1stJune 2011 – 28th Feb. 2012) Plant Systematics and Genetic Resources Division · Centre for Medicinal Plants Research (CMPR), Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal, Malappuram, Kerala,India · In-Charge of CMPR Herbarium(International acronym-CMPR). · In-Charge- Plant Systematics and Genetic Resources Division · Studies in relation to plant speciation and species concepts · Studies on plant Taxonomy and Nomenclature · Morphological and micromorphological investigations of selected species and their variants. · Selection of elite/high yielding lines of medicinal plants · Conservation (in situ&ex situ) of RET (Rare, Endangered and Threatened) medicinal plants
· Scientist (1st October 2005 – 31st May 2011) Plant Systematics and Genetic Resources Division · Centre for Medicinal Plants Research (CMPR), Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal, Malappuram, Kerala,India · Studies on plant Taxonomy and Nomenclature · Morphological and micromorphological investigations of selected species and their variants conserved in the field gene bank · Biochemical characterization of the accessions using isozyme markers · Phytochemical analysis and profiling of the species and its morphotypes for identifying chemovariants/superior lines · Molecular characterization of selected species and their variants conserved in the field gene bank
· Senior Research Fellow(August 2002 – September 2005) Centre for Medicinal Plants Research (CMPR), Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal, Malappuram, Kerala, in the Dept. of Biotechnology, Govt. of Indiafunded project “Establishment of a Germplasm Bank for Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants”. · Conducted survey, collection, identification and documentation of selected important medicinal plants in various forest areas of Western Ghats of South India. · Responsible for raising the first Field Gene Bank in the world exclusively for Ayurvedic medicinal plants. · Prepared herbarium sheets of rare, endangered, red-listed, endemic and medicinal plants. · Established a raw drug museum containing authentic samples of raw drugs used in the traditional systems of medicine. · Involved in documentation of ethnobotanical/ethnomedicinal knowledge from various ethnic/tribal communities of South India · Involved in the micropropagation and in vitro conservation of selected rare, endangered and endemic Ayurvedic medicinal plants.
Junior Research Fellow June 2002 – July 2002 At Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute (TBGRI), Trivandrum, in the Dept. of Biotechnology, Govt. of India funded project entitled 'Germplasm collection of Palms from peninsular India and development Palmetum'.
Trainee 2000 At Indian Institute of Spices Research(IISR), Calicut, Kerala, as part of M.Sc. placement work in Plant Tissue culture technologies such as in vitroconservation, DNA isolation, somatic embryogenesis, synseed production and cryopreservation.
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Chapter in Book : 03(For details see Annexure 1) Papers published/Presented(Journals/Seminar) : 109”
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AWARDS |
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· Professor K. Unnikrishnan Endowment Award for securing First Rank in M.Sc. Plant Science, University of Calicut during the year 2000. · Dr. S.R. Yadav Award for the Best poster entitled “Notes on a Few Rare, Endemic and Threatened plants in the Western Ghats of Kerala and Tamilnadu”, XIVth National Seminar of Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy (IAAT), Trivandrum, Kerala, 29-31 December, 2004. · 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. presented in the 21st Kerala science congress. · Best poster award (BIOTECHNOLOGY) for the research paper titled ‘In vitro conservation studies inHemidesmus indicus (l.) R. Br., Decalepis hamiltoniiWight &Arn. andUtleriasalicifoliaBedd. ex Hook.f.presented in the 22nd Kerala science congress. · Dr. S.R. Yadav Award for the Best poster entitled ‘A RE-INVESTIGATION ON THE TAXONOMY OF THE GENUS ALSEODAPHNE NEES (LAURACEAE) IN PENINSULAR INDIA’. XX Annual conference of Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy (IAAT) and International symposium on “Taxonomy, Plant diversity and Conservation”. 26 -28 November, 2010 at BharatiarUniversity, Coimbatore.
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· Principal Investigator of the project“Chemotaxonomic Investigation of the genus Justicia in Kerala” funded by University Grants Commission (UGC), Govt. of India
· Principal Investigator of the project“A green agriculture approach for cultivation of 2 tuberous Ayurvedic medicinal plants as a means of economic empowerment of rural women in three districts of Northern Kerala” funded by Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India
· Co-Principal Investigator of the project “Lauraceae of South India (A Taxonomic Revision) funded by Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India
· Co-Principal Investigator of the project “Systematic study of the genus Salacia occurring in Kerala funded by Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE), Govt. of Kerala.
· Co-Principal Investigator of the project “Conservation, propagation, improvement and popularization of some rare, endangered and threatened medicinal plants”funded by Gas Authority of India Ltd. (GAIL) as part of the Corporate Social Responsibility Programme.
· Co-Principal Investigator of the project ‘Upgradation to Centre of Excellence in Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia and Drug Standardisation funded by Dept. of AYUSH, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India
· Co-Principal Investigator of the project ‘Network project on Conservation, characterization and sustainable utilization of RET medicinal plants of South and North East India’funded by National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Govt. of India
· Co-Principal Investigator of the project ‘Production and promotion of cultivaton of two Ayurvedic medicinal plants as a means of economic empowerment of rural households through Activity Based Groups (ABGs) in three districts of Nothern Kerala’funded by NABARD.
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ASSOCIATE EDITOR OF DEVAGIRI JOURNAL OF SCIENCE
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· Approved Research Guide in Botany (University of Calicut, Malappuram) · Approved Research Guide in Botany (Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam) |
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MEMBERSHIP |
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· Life member of Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy (IAAT) · Life member of Gregor Mendel Foundation (GMF) |
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Annexure 1
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1. Pillai Geetha S., A.V. Raghu, Gerald Martin, Satheesh George and Indira Balachandran. 2009. Invitro Propagation of two Tuberous Medicinal Plants: Holostemma ada-kodien and Ipomoea mauritiana, In: Protocols for In Vitro Culture and Secondary Metabolite Analysis of Aromatic and Medicinal Plants. Edited by Mohan Jain and Praveen K. Saxena. Humana Press. Springer Protocols, Methods in Molecular Biology 547.
2. Satheesh George, Sreekumar and Raghu AV. Herbaium Techniques. HandBook. Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi, Trissur, Kerala.
3. Sadashiva CT,Satheesh George, Nitha Balan, U Prakash Kumarand Indira Balachandran. 2009. Preliminary Phytochemical and Antimicrobial activity of Ethanolic Extract of Pittosporum virudilum stem bark. In: Prospects in Bioscience: Addressing the Issues. Edited by Abdulhameed Sabu and Anu Augustine. Springer, 89-92.
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4. Satheesh George, A. B. Remashree, Delse Sebastian & Molly Hariharan. 2004. Micropropagation of Centella asiatica L. through axillary bud multiplication. Phytomorphology 54 (1&2): 31-34.
5. Satheesh George, A. B. Remashree, K.V. Tushar, A.V. Raghu, Molly Hariharan and Sailas Benjamin. 2006. Somatic embryogenesis and organogenesis in Centella asiatica. Journal of Tropical Medicinal Plants, 6(2)241-243.
6. UdayanP.S., Satheesh George& K.V. Tushar, Indira Balachandran Tinospora sinensis(lour.) Merr. – from Sickupara, Kolli hills forest, Namakkal district, Tamil nadu. Zoo’s Print journal 19 (9): 1622-1623.
7. P.S. Udayan, Satheesh George K.V. Tushar, &Indira Balachandran. 2005. “Some common medicinal plants used by the Nayaka community, Savangurga forest of Magadi Taluk, Bangalore rural district, Karnataka, India” Natural Remedies, Bangalore. 5 (1): 35-40.
8. UdayanP.S., Satheesh George, K.V. Tushar & Indira Balachandran. 2005. Medicinal Plants used by the Kaadar Tribes of Sholayar forest, Thrissur District, Kerala. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge, 4(2): 159-163.
9. UdayanP.S., Tushar K.V., Satheesh George &Indira Balachandran Gymnema khandalense Santapau – a rare and little known endemic red listed medicinal plant from Nilakkal forest, Kerala state. Zoo’s Print journal 19 (9): 1623-1624.
10. UdayanP.S., K.V. Tushar &Satheesh George. 2004. “Notes on Rare, Endemic, Red Listed Plants as additions to the Flora of Cannanore District (Kannur), KeralaState” Indian Journal of Forestry, Dehradun. 27 (4): 341-346.
11. Udayan, P.S., K.V. Tushar, Satheesh George and Indira Balachandran. 2004. “Some common medicinal plants used by the Kuruba Community of Thamadihalli forest near Tiptur, Tumkur District, Karnataka, India” Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, Dehra Dun. 11 (3): 215-219.
12. Udayan, P.S., K.V. Tushar, Satheesh George, A.K. Pradeep and Indira Balachandran. 2005. “Phyllanthus kozhikodianus Sivar. & Mani. (Euphorbiaceae) – a new record for Tamilnadu, India”Zoo’s print Journal 20(6):1904
13. Udayan, P.S., K.V. Tushar, Satheesh George and Indira Balachandran.2005. Sauropus saksenianus Mani. et al. - (Euphorbiaceae) a rare and little known endemic plant from Ambayathode forest of Western Ghats, Kannur district, Kerala state, India. Journal of Non Timber forest products. 12(4)15-17.
14. Udayan, P.S., Satheesh George, K.V. Tushar, and Indira Balachandran. 2005. “Ethnomedical Informations from the Chellipale community near Kolli Hills of Namakkal District, Tamil Nadu, India”Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. Vol. 4(4): 437-442.
15. Udayan, P.S., Satheesh George, K.V. Tushar and Indira Balachandran. 2006.“Medicinal plants used by the Malayali tribes of Servarayan Hills, Yercad, Salem district, Tamil Nadu, India”. Zoos Print.21 (4) 2223-2224.
16. Udayan, P.S., Satheesh George, K.V. Tushar and Indira Balachandran. 2005. “Ethnomedicinal plants used by the Oorali tribe of Idukki district, Kerala state, India” J. Econ. Taxon. Bot.29 (1)217-223.
17. UdayanP.S., Tushar K.V., Satheesh George& Indira Balachandran2006. Phyllanthus kozhikodianus Sivar. & Mani. (Euphorbiaceae) – A new record for the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. Zoos Print.21 (5) 2259-2260.
18. Satheesh George, Geetha S. Pillai, Sudhakar Raja S., Indira Balachandran and P. N. Ravindran. 2006. In vitro cultivation of Bacopamonnieri in growth regulator free medium. Journal of Tropical Medicinal Plants, Malaysia, 7(1) 91-94.
19. Satheesh George, Tushar K.V., Udayan P.S. and Balachandran. 2006. Effect of storage, sowing depth and orientation on seed germination and seedling vigour of Holostemma ada-kodien.Jornal of Tropical Medicinal Plants, Malaysia, 7(1) 83-86.
20. Satheesh George, Tushar K.V., Udayan P.S., Sudhakar Raja, Unnikrishnan K.P., Remashree A.B., Indira Balachandran and P.N. Ravindran 2006. Adhatoda zeylanicaMedic. – A Review. Journal of Tropical Medicinal Plants, Malaysia, 7(1) 137-148.
21. Satheesh George, K.V.Tushar, P.S.Udayan, Sudhakar Raja, K.P. Unnikrishnan, A.B. Remashree, Indira Balachandran and P.N. Ravindran. 2006. Morphotypes of Adhatoda zeylanica Medic. Journal of Non-TimberForest Products, 13(1):29-31.
22. Satheesh George, Tushar K.V., Udayan P.S., Remashree A.B., Indira Balachandran and Ravindran P.N. 2006. Occurrence of natural shoot proliferation in Justicia gendarussa Burm.f. Journal of Non-TimberForestProducts. 13 (3): 203-203.
23. Udayan, P.S., K.V. Tushar, Satheesh George and Indira Balachandran. 2006. Sauropus compressus Muell.-Arg. (Euphorbiaceae) a new report from Tamilnadu, India. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot.30 (2)435-437.
24. Satheesh George, Unnikrishnan K.P., Udayan P.S., Tushar K.V., Anu Augustine and Indira Balachandran. 2007. Morphological and phytochemical characterisation of different accessions of Hemidesmus indicus (L.) R. Br. from South India. Journal of Tropical Medicinal Plants, Malaysia, 8(1): 97-103.
25. RaghuA.V., A. B. Remashree, Satheesh George, K.V. Tushar, and K.V. Mohanan. 2006. Direct and indirect regeneration from leaf, stem, petiole and somatic embryogenesis in Solanum violaceum Ortega. Journal of Tropical Medicinal Plants, Malaysia, 7(2) 213-218.
26. Rema ShreeAB, KV Thushar, Satheesh George& Indira Balachandran. 2006. Micromorphological studies on tree turmeric (Coscinium fenestratum (Gaertn.) Colebr. Leaf - a Critically Endangered Medicinal Plant. Phytomorphology 56(3&4) pp. 1-7.
27. Udayan P.S., Tushar K.V., Satheesh George, Sudhakar Raja S. & Unnikrishnan K.P. 2006. Notes on Some Wild Edible Fruits from the Western Ghats of Nilgiris Forests, Tamil Nadu, India. Journal of Non-TimberForestProducts. 13 (4): 249-259.
28. UdayanP.S., Satheesh George, Tushar K.V. & Indira Balachandran. 2006. Ethnobotanical information from the Muduga tribe of Mukkali forest, near Silent valley national park, Palakkad district, Kerala, India. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 30. 27-30.
29. UdayanP.S., Satheesh George, Tushar K.V., Sudhakar Raja S. and Indira Balachandran. 2006. A note on the Medicinal Plants used by Kaadar Tribals, Kariyan Shola, Top Slip, Tamil Nadu, India J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 30. 5-12.
30. UdayanP.S., Satheesh George & Indira BalachandranHeliotropium keralense Sivar. & Manilal – a little known endemic and red listed medicinal plant from Agumbe, Sirsi and Udupi as a new report from the state of Karnataka, India MyForest 42(2)165-169.
31. Udayan, P.S., K.V. Tushar, Satheesh George. 2007. A new variety of Humboldtia (Fabaceae: Caesalpinioideae) from the Western Ghats of India. J. Bot. Res. Inst. (Formerly known as SIDA), Texas 1(1):121-127.
32. Satheesh George, Geetha S. P., Sudhakar Raja, Indira Balachandran and P.N. Ravindran. 2007. In vitro medium-term conservation of Bacopa monnieri (L.) Pennell]– The memory plus plant - under slow growth conditions. Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter.151:54-60.
33. Satheesh George, Geetha S P. and Indira Balachandran. 2008. Micropropagation of Baliospermum montanum (Willd.) Muell. - Arg. - A red listed medicinal plant. Journal of Plant Sciences, 3(1):111-115.
34. Satheesh George, Tushar K.V., Unnikrishnan K.P., Hashim K.M. and Indira Balachandran.2008. Hemidesmus indicus – A review. J. Plant Sci. 3(2):146-156.
35. Sudhakar RajaS., Unnikrishnan K.P., Satheesh George, Remashree A.B., Udayan P.S., Tushar K.V., and Indira Balachandran. 2008. Chemical characterisation and Pharmacognostic studies in different morphotypes of Adhatoda zeylanica Medic. Journal of Plant Sciences, 3(1):61-68.
36. Udayan, P.S., K.V. Tushar, Satheesh George and Indira Balachandran. 2007. Some red listed and little known plants from the Top Slip forest, Western ghats (Coimbatore district), Tamilnadu, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany, 31(3).
37. UdayanP.S., Satheesh George, Tushar K.V. & Indira Balachandran. 2007. Ethnomedicine of Malapandaram tribes of Achenkovil forest of Kollam district, Kerala. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge.6(4) 569-573.
38. Udayan, P.S., K.V. Tushar, Satheesh George and Indira Balachandran. Ethnomedical information from Kattunayakas tribes of Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary, Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. 6(4) 574-578.
39. Udayan, P.S., K.V. Tushar, Satheesh George and Indira Balachandran. 2008. Notes on a few Rare, Endemic and Red Listed Plants from the Western Ghats of Mundanthurai Forest, Tirunelveli District, Tamilnadu, India. The Indian Forester. 134(1): 88-96.
40. Tushar K.V., Satheesh George, A.B. Remashree & Indira Balachandran2008. Coscinium fenestratum ((Gaertn.) Colebr.- A Review on this Rare, Critically endangered and highly traded medicinal species.Journal of Plant Science, 3(2): 133-145.
41. UdayanP.S., Satheesh George, Tushar K.V. & Indira Balachandran. 2008. Rare, Endemic and Red listed medicinal plants from the Yercaud forests of Salem District, Tamil Nadu, India. Journal of Non-TimberForest Products15(2) 103-109.
42. UdayanP.S., K.V. Tushar &Satheesh George.2008. “Notes on Some Endemic, Medicinal, Rare and Red Listed Plants from the Western Ghats Of Kakkayam Forest, Kozhikode, (Calicut) District, Kerala, India Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany, Jodhpur. 32(3)581-594.
43. Udayan P.S., Tushar K.V., Satheesh George& Indira Balachandran. 2009. Notes on a few rare, endemic and, red listed plants from Tirumala forest of Tirupati, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 33(2):277-284.
44. Satheesh George, Sulaiman CT& Indira Balachandran. 2012. Decalepis salicifolia- A new source of 2-hydroxy 4-methoxy benzaldehyde. Medicinal Plants.
45. Satheesh George, KP Unnikrishnan, AV Raghu, SP Geetha & Indira Balachandran. 2012. Effect of nutrients and sucrose on microrhizome production and diosgenin accumulation in cultures of Costus speciosus Sm. in vitro. Medicinal Plants. 4(1): 7-11.
46. Sulaiman CT, Sadashiva CT,Satheesh George, & Indira Balachandran. 2012. Acetylcholinesterase inhibition and antioxidant activity of Terminalia chebula Retz. Journal of Tropical Medicinal Plants. 13(2):125-127.
47. Satheesh George, SP Geetha & Indira Balachandran. 2012. In vitro multiplication of Rauvolfia serpentina (L.) Benth. ex Kurz. - An endangered medicinal plant. Medicinal Plants. 4(1): 45-48.
48. Binu Thomas, Konickal Mambetta Prabhu Kumar, Satheesh George, Arumugam Rajendran, Indira Balachandran. 2012. A new variety of Crotalaria ramosissima(Fabaceae) from Tamil Nadu, India. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine (2012)1-3.
49. C.T. Sulaiman, Satheesh George, V.K. Gopalakrishnan and Indira Balachandran. 2012. Liquid chromatography– electro spray ionization mass spectroscopic analysis of Acacia species. Medicinal Plants, 4(4): 1-5.
50. Prabhu Kumar, Satheesh George, Sreekanth Sreedhar and Indira Balachandran. 2013. CARALLUMA DIFFUSA (WRIGHT) N.E. BR. (APOCYNACEAE) – A NEW DISTRIBUTION RECORD FOR KERALA FROM CHINNAR WILD LIFE SANCTUARY, INDIA. Indian Forester, 139 (5) : 425-428, 2013.
51. Satheesh George. 2013. Implications of Conceptual vagueness and Philosophical disparity of ‘Species concept’ in the Taxonomic delimitation of plant taxa.mRNA. 2013.
52. C.T Sulaiman, C.T Sadashiva, Satheesh George, V. K Goplakrishnanand Indira Balachandran. 2013.Chromatographic Studies and in vitro Screening for Acetyl Cholinesterase Inhibition and Antioxidant Activity of Three Acacia Species from South India. Analytical C hemistry Letters. Taylor and Francis.
53. Elizabeth Cherian, Joseph Chacko, Satheesh George and Jobin Mathew. 2013. Scientific study of plants used in Folk Medicines. Journal of Nature and Life Science. 1(1) 5-8.
54. A. V. Raghu, Satheesh George, Renju Krishna V and Sindhu K. K. 2013.Bioactive properties of phenolics present in Oroxylum indicum – A review. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry 2013; 2 (3): 23-27.
55. Biju John, Sulaiman C T, Satheesh George and V R K Reddy. 2014. Total phenolics and flavonoids in selected medicinal plants from Kerala.Int j pharm pharm sci, vol 6, issue 1, 406-408.
56. Biju John, Sulaiman CT, Sadashiva CT, Satheesh George and VRK Reddy. 2014. In vitro screening for acetylcholinesterase inhibition of Baliospermum montanum, Humboldtia brunonis Wall. var. raktapushpa and Pittosporum viridulum. Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science 3 (12); 2013: 063-065.
57. C.T. Sulaiman, Satheesh George& Indira Balachandran. 2013. Characterization of Phenolic Compounds in Fruit Extracts of Three Medicinal Plants Using Liquid Chromatography-Negative Electrospray Ionization Tandem Mass Spectrometry. Analytical Chemistry Letters. TACL 3 (5 & 6) 2013 322 - 329.
58. Sulaiman C.T., Thushar K.V., Satheesh George& Indira Balachandran (2014): Phenolic characterisation of selected Salacia species using LC-ESI-MS/MS analysis, Natural Product Research: Formerly Natural Product Letters, DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2014.905562.
59. K.M. Prabhu Kumar, U.C. Murshida , Binu Thomas , Satheesh George, Indira Balachandran & S. Karuppusamy. 2014. Notes on Caralluma adscendens (Roxb.) Haw. var. attenuata (Wight) Grav. & Mayur. (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae). Journal of Threatened Taxa 6(9): 6282–6286; http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3523.6282-6.
60. Alfeena N. M., Satheesh George and Delse P. Sebastian. 2014. Comparative estimation of total phenolics and flavonoids in selected species of . The genus Ocimum in Kerala. mRNA.
61. Biju John, Sulaiman C T, Satheesh George and V R K Reddy. 2014. Spectrophotometric estimation of total alkaloids in selected Justicia species. International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Vol 6, Issue 5, 2014.
62. K.M. Prabhu Kumar, Indira Balachandran, V.B. Sreekumar, K.S. Ramya,Satheesh George, &K.J. Dantas and Suma Arun Dev. 2015. Gymnostachyum warrieranum (Acanthaceae), a new species from the Western Ghats of India, based on morphological and molecular data. Kew Bulletin. 70(2).
63. Robi A.J. ,Satheesh George and K.V. Tushar. 2015. Litsea udayanii (Lauraceae) – A new species from Southern Western Ghats, India. Phytotaxa. 222(1)-0044-0050.
64. Sadheeshna Kumari S., Geetha S.P., Satheesh George and Indira Balachandran. 2015. Characterisation of Baliospermum solanifolium (Burm.) Suresh. Genotypes for Morphological Traits and Propagation Efficiency. Devagiri Journal of Science. 1(1)-61-69.
65. A.J. ROBI, P.S. UDAYAN, SATHEESH GEORGE, P. SUJANAPAL. 2016. Beilschmiedia jacobii sp. nov. (Lauraceae), from Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve of Southern Western Ghats, India. Phytotaxa. 266 (4). 282–288.
66. Abin Antony and Satheesh George. 2017. Effect of Extraction Solvents on the Phytoconstituents of Different Parts of Wedelia Trilobata L. - A Tropical Perennial Medicinal Herb. World Wide J. Multidiscip. Res. Develop. 2017; 3(7): 319-322.
67. Delse P. Sebastain, Satheesh George and Binu Thomas. 2017. In vitroculture studies on Hemigraphis alternata (Burm.f.) T. Ander. (Acanthaceae): A Potential medicinal herb. World Wide J. Multidiscip. Res. Develop., 3(7): 247-251 (ISSN: 2454-6615).
68. Abin Kurian, Arjunan M. K., Binu Thomas, Delse P. Sebastian, Satheesh George. 2017. Effect of extraction solvents on phytochemicals of various parts of Salacia fruticosa Wall.(Celastraceae) - An endemic medicinal plant. WWJMRD 2017; 3(8): 108-115.
69. Abin Kurian, Arjunan M. K., Binu Thomas, Delse P. Sebastian, Satheesh George. 2017. Effect of extraction solvents on phytochemicals of various parts of Ravolfia hookeri S.R. Srini & Chithra - An endemic medicinal plant of Western Ghats. European J. Biomed. Pharmaceut. Sci., 4(9): 517-523 (ISSN: 2349-8870).
70. Delse P. Sebastian, Satheesh George, Jerrin Ann and Binu Thomas 2017. In vitro culture studies on medicinal plant: Oldenlandia corymbosa L. (Rubiaceae). Europ. J. Biomed. Pharm. Sci., 4(11): 355-360 (ISSN: 2349-8870).
71. Delse P. Sebastian, Satheesh George, Binu Thomas. Effect of edaphic factors and chemical properties of water on floristic composition in Kalipoika and Kudilthodu wetlands of Kozhikode district, Kerala, India. WWJMRD 2017; 3(7): 376-380.
72. S., Prashy P. and Satheesh George. 2018. PRELIMINARY PHYTOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION AND ESTIMATION OF POLYPHENOLICS IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF SELECTED SPECIES OF JUSTICIA. ejbps, 2018, Volume 5, Issue 4 460-464.
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1. Geetha S Pillai, Gerald Martin, Raghu A.V., Satheesh George, Liric P.S., Indira Balachandran and P. N. Ravindran 2007. In vivo rooting of in vitro shoots - a reliable method for priming in tissue culture. Proceeding of National symposium on Plant Biotechnology: New Frontiers (2005), CIMAP, Lucknow, Editores: A.K. Kukreja et al., 2007, 196-201.
2. Satheesh George, Geetha S. Pillai, Indira Balachandran and P. N. Ravindran “Micropropagation of Rotula aquatica lour. - A rare rhoeophytic medicinal plant. Proceeding of National symposium on Plant Biotechnology: New Frontiers (2005), CIMAP, Lucknow, Editores: A.K. Kukreja et al., 2007, 293-2296.
3. Satheesh George, Raghu A.V., Gerald Martin, Geetha S. Pillai, Indira Balachandran and P. N. Ravindran. 2007. In vitro conservation studies in three important Ayurvedic medicinal plants viz.Aegle marmelos (L.) Corr, Celastrus paniculatus Willd. andHemidesmus indicus (L.) R.br. Proceeding of National symposium on Plant Biotechnology: New Frontiers (2005), CIMAP, Lucknow, Editores: A.K. Kukreja et al., 2007, 297-303.
4. Satheesh George, Geetha S. Pillai, Indira Balachandran and P. N. Ravindran. 2004. “Micropropagation and invitro conservation studies in Bacopa monnieri (L.) Pennel. - The memory plus plant. In Abstracts: Annual conference and National symposium of Plant Tissue Culture Association of India (PTCA), at St. Aloysius College, Mangalore, p-36.
5. Satheesh George and Tushar, K. V. 2005. In vitro conservation studies in Bacopa monnieri (L.) Pennell. In Proceedings,XVII Kerala Science Congress, KFRI, Peechi, p-305.
6. Udayan, P.S., K.V. Tushar, Satheesh George and Indira Balachandran. 2004. Notes on a Few Rare, Endemic and Threatened Plants in the Western Ghats of Kerala and Tamilnadu. In Proceedings,XIV National Seminar of Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy (IAAT). “S.R. YADAV AWARD, pp-119”.
7. Sudhakar Raja S., Unnikrishnan K. P., and Satheesh George. 2005. Comparative Chemical and Pharmacognostical Studies on the different morphotypes of Adhatoda Zeylanica Medic.In Proceedings,XVII Kerala Science Congress, KFRI, Peechi, p-119.
8. Geetha S Pillai, Gerald Martin, Raghu A.V., Satheesh George, Indira Balachandran and P. N. Ravindran “Studies on Tissue Culture of Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants, their conservation and utilisation”. Annual conference andNational symposium of Plant Tissue Culture Association of India (PTCA), at Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research (CIMAP), Lucknow, p-78.
9. Tushar K.V., Udayan P.S., Satheesh George, Anu Augustine and Indira Balachandran. 2006. Confusing taxonomic and nomenclatural problems of Salacia spp. (Ekanayakam / Korandi) occurring in Peninsular India. 18th Kerala Science Congress, 29-31st January, CESS, Akulam, Trivandrum, pp- 546-547.
10. Satheesh George, Unnikrishnan K.P., Tushar K.V., Udayan P.S., Anu Augustine and Indira Balachandran. 2006. Morphological and phytochemical characterisation of different accessions of Hemidesmus indicus (L.) R. Br. from South India.18th Kerala Science Congress, 29-31st January, CESS, Akulam, Trivandrum, pp-544-545.
11. Udayan, P.S., K.V. Tushar, Satheesh George. A new variety of Humboldtia (Fabaceae: Caesalpinioideae) from the Western Ghats of India. International Seminar of Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy, Pune, India.
12. Udayan P.S., K.V.Tushar, Satheesh George&Indira Balachandran. 2006. Notes on Rare, Endemic, Endangered and Threatened plants of Western Ghats. National seminar on Biodiversity conservation. Bangalore.
13. Satheesh George, Unnikrishnan K.P., Raghu A.V., Geetha S.P. and
Indira Balachandran. 2007. Effect of nutrients and sucrose on microrhizome production and Diosgenin accumulation on in vitro cultures of Costus speciosus. XIXth Kerala Science Congress, KannurUniversity, Kerala.
14. Satheesh George, Geetha S.P., Udayan P.S., Tushar K.V., Anu Augustine and Indira Balachandran. 2007. Micropropagation and in vitro conservation of UtleriasalicifoliaBedd. Ex Hook.f. (Periplocaceae) - a little known, monotypic, endemic and critically endangered medicinal plant of the western ghats, XIXth Kerala Science Congress, Kannur University, Kerala.
15. Satheesh George, Hashim K.M. and Indira Balachandran. 2007. Intraspecific variation studies in three medicinal plants viz. Adhatoda zeylanica Clarke, Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng. andHemidesmus indicus (L.) R. Br. and its implications in specific/sub-specific delimitation. International Seminar on changing Scenario in Angiosperm Taxonomy organized by Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy (IAAT), Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India.
16. Satheesh George, Hashim K.M., A.B. Remashree, Anu Augustine and Indira Balachandran. 2009. Scanning electron microscopic (SEM) and gas chromatographic (GC) studies in different accessions of Hemidesmus indicus (L.) R.Br. XXIst Kerala Science Congress, Kollam, Kerala.
17. Satheesh George, Tushar K. V., Udayan P.S. and Indira Balachandran. 2009. Species concept’ - Philosophical disparities and its implications in the Taxonomic delimitation of plant taxa.International Seminar on ‘Angiosperm systematic and phylogeny: retrospects and prospects’ organized by Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy (IAAT), NBRI, Lucknow, India.
18. Satheesh George, Sadashiva, C.T., Kavitha C.V., Anu Augustine, Sathees C. Raghavan and Indira Balachandran. 2009. In vitro antiproliferative effect of the root extracts from Decalepis hamiltonii, Hemidesmus indicus and Utleria salicifolia. 4th Global Summit on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. December 1-5, 2009. Four Points by Sheraton, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
19. Satheesh George, Geetha S. P., Anu Augustine and Indira Balachandran. 2010. In vitro conservation studies inHemidesmus indicus (L.) R. Br., Decalepis hamiltonii Wight & Arn. andUtleriasalicifoliaBedd. ex Hook.f. XXIInd Kerala Science Congress, Thrissur, Kerala.
20. Satheesh George, A.B. Remashree and Indira Balachandran.2010. Intraspecific variability studies in Terminalia chebula Retz. accessions collected from various agroclimatic zones in South India. Indian Biodiversity Congress. Trivandrum. 28-30 December 2010. Organized by Centre for Innovation in Science and Social Action (CISSA), Trivandrum.
21. RobiA. J., P. S. Udayan, Satheesh George& Indira Balachandran. 2010. A RE-INVESTIGATION ON THE TAXONOMY OF THE GENUS ALSEODAPHNE NEES (LAURACEAE) IN PENINSULAR INDIA. XX Annual conference of Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy (IAAT) and International symposium on “Taxonomy, Plant diversity and Conservation”. 26 -28 November, 2010 at BharatiarUniversity, Coimbatore.
22. Satheesh George, Robi A. J. and Indira Balachandran. 2010. The International Standard Plant Species Numbering System (ISPSN) for ensuring stability and authenticity in plant nomenclature. XX Annual conference of Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy (IAAT) and International symposium on “Taxonomy, Plant diversity and Conservation”. 26 -28 November, 2010 at BharatiarUniversity, Coimbatore.
23. Satheesh George, Geetha S.P., Anu Augustine and Indira Balachandran. 2011. Standardisation of Protocols for Micropropagation and in vitro Conservation in selected Rare, Endangered and Threatened Medicinal Plants. 23 rd KERALA SCIENCE CONGRESS 29 – 31 January 2011 Organised by Centre for Earth Science Studies (CESS), Thiruvananthapuram.
24. Ashish GR, Satheesh George and indira Balachandran. 2012. Primary metabolite profiling and antioxidant activity of Atuna indica (Bedd.) Kosterm.- an endemic plant species reported from Southern Western Ghats, India. Proceedings of 24th Kerala Science Congress, 29-31 January 2012, RRII, Kottayam pp-517-519.
25. Sulaiman CT, Sadashiva CT, Satheesh George and Indira Balachandran. 2012. Acetylcholinesterase inhibition and antioxidant activity of Terminalia chebula Retz. Proceedings of 24th Kerala Science Congress, 29-31 January 2012, RRII, Kottayam pp-597-599.
26. Prabhu Kumar K.M., Remya K.S., Satheesh George and Indira balachandran. Taxonomic studies on the genus Gymnostachyum Nees. (Acanthaceae) in Kerala, South India. 2012. Proceedings of the International Symposium and XXII IAAT Conference (ISIPAT-2012). Dept. of Botany, Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati. pp77.
27. Jobin Mathew, Satheesh George, Elizabeth Cherian and C. S. Paulose. 2013. Gene expression of GAD65 in hippocampus of temporal lobe epileptic rats : effect of Bacopa monnieri and bacoside-A. Proceedings of 25th Kerala Science Congress, 29-31 January 2013, Technopark, Trivandrum.
28. Sadheeshna Kumari S., Satheesh George and Geetha S. P.2013. Rapid propagation of Decalepis salicifolia (bedd. Ex. Hook. F.) Venter using ex vitro rooting and controlled acclimatization of micropropagules..Proceedings of 25th Kerala Science Congress, 29-31 January 2013, Technopark, Trivandrum.
29. Satheesh George, Sadashiva, C.T., Kavitha C.V., Sathees C. Raghavan, Elizabeth Cherian, Jobin Mathew, Indira Balachandran and Anu Augustine. 2013. In vitro antiproliferative effect of the root extracts from decalepis hamiltonii wight &ARN.,hemidesmus indicus (L.) R.BR. and utleria salicifolia bedd. ex hook.f. against chronic myelogenous leukemia (K562) cells. Proceedings of 25th Kerala Science Congress, 29-31 January 2013, Technopark, Trivandrum.
30. Jisha Joseph, Sulaiman CT, Satheesh Georgeand Raghu AV. 2013. Anatomical and Phytochemical analysis of different species of Rauvolfia. In National Seminar on Forestry and Agriculture, Organised by Kerala Forest Research Institute and Gregor Mendel Foundation. November 2013.
31. Shanti Joseph, Sulaiman CT, Satheesh George and Raghu AV. 2013. Pharmacognostic analysis of different species of Justicia.In National Seminar on Forestry and Agriculture, Organised by Kerala Forest Research Institute and Gregor Mendel Foundation. November 2013.
32. Tilda Mary Daniel and Satheesh George. 2013. Developing entrepreneurship in Pharmaceuticals- Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAPs) of Kerala- A forgotten Boon. National Conference on Entrepreneurship Development through educational Institutions. Organised by Research and Post graduate Dept. of Commerce and Tourism, Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram..
33. Aswindas TP, Aparna Balakrishnan, MV Dilsha, Charles Chacko, K Vaishak, KM Vishnu, Amrutha Devasya, Delse P Sebastian and Satheesh George. 2017. Effect of sowing depth and seed orientation on germination and seedling vigour of Decalepis hamiltonii Wight & Arn. (Endangered plant of Western Ghats) and Cucurbita maxima Duch. (a widely used vegetable). Proceedings of UGC Sponsored National Seminar on ‘Bioprospecting: A quest for Natural Solutions. Organised by Dept. of Botany, CMS College, Kottayam in Association with School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. Pp.1-10.
34. Aparna Balakrishnan, MV Dilsha, Aswindas TP, Charles Chacko, K Vaishak, KM Vishnu, Amrutha Devasya, Delse P Sebastian and Satheesh George. 2017. Chromatographic Comparison of Different Improved Varieties of Curcuma longa L. Proceedings of UGC Sponsored National Seminar on ‘Bioprospecting: A quest for Natural Solutions. Organised by Dept. of Botany, CMS College, Kottayam in Association with School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. Pp.84-91.
35. Dilsha MV, Aswindas TP, Aparna Balakrishnan, Charles Chacko, K Vaishak, KM Vishnu, Amrutha Devasya, Delse P Sebastian and Satheesh George. 2017. Anatomical and Histochemical comparison of different improved varieties of Curcuma longa L. Proceedings of UGC Sponsored National Seminar on ‘Bioprospecting: A quest for Natural Solutions. Organised by Dept. of Botany, CMS College, Kottayam in Association with School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. Pp.84-91.
36. Abin Kurian, Arjunan MK, Binu Thomas, Delse P Sebastian and Sathesh George. 2018. The effect of extraction solvents on Phytochemicals of various parts of selected medicinal plants. International Seminar on “Phytochemistry-2018” on March 26th and 27th 2018 at Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Gaden and Research Institute, Palode, Thiruvananthapuram organized jointly by Kerala Academy of Sciences and JNTBGRI, Palode.
37. Ananthu VA, Sreelakshmi P, Aparna Balakrishnan, Aswindas TP, Delse P Sebastian and Sathesh George. 2018. Preliminary phytochemical studies and spectrophotometric estimation of polyphenolics in various parts of three selected species of Thottea – the medicinal genus of Western Ghats. International Seminar on “Phytochemistry-2018” on March 26th and 27th 2018 at Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Gaden and Research Institute, Palode, Thiruvananthapuram organized jointly by Kerala Academy of Sciences and JNTBGRI, Palode.
38. Sreelakshmi P, Ananthu VA, Aswindas TP, Aparna Balakrishnan, Delse P Sebastian and Sathesh George. 2018. Anatomical and Phytochemical comparison of Thottea adichilthottiana, Thottea sasidharaniana and Thottea siliquosa. International Seminar on “Phytochemistry-2018” on March 26thand 27th 2018 at Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Gaden and Research Institute, Palode, Thiruvananthapuram organized jointly by Kerala Academy of Sciences and JNTBGRI, Palode.
