PAYYANUR COLLEGE

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BOTANY DEPARTMENT

Research Facilities

Botany

LIST OF MAJOR EQUIPMENTS
Sl. No Name of the instrument/equipment Location Amount Page No of its entry in the stock register
1 Microscope with LCD display 30/05/2023 Instrumentation room (LS2B) 1,92000 Page no 13 of Department equipment stock register
2 Trinocular Microscope with Digital Camera 02/06/2023 Instrumentation room (LS2B) 1,80488 Page no 24 of Department equipment stock register
3 Stereo Microscope with inbuilt Camera   29/12/2014 Instrumentation room (LS2B) 1,09340 Page no 23 of UGC stock register
4 UV- Visible Spectrophotometer 30/05/2023 Instrumentation room (LS2B) 3,06328 Page no 3 of Department equipment stock register
5 UV –visible Spectrophotometer   29/03/2012 Instrumentation room (LS2B) 1,02,915 Page no 19 of UGC stock register
6 Refrigerated Centrifuge 30/05/2023 Instrumentation room (LS2B) 2,03885 Page no 14 of Department equipment stock register
7 Water Analysis Kit   30/03/2017 Instrumentation room (LS2B) 63,478 Page no 30 of UGC stock register
UV- Visible Spectrophotometer     UV –visible Spectrophotometer Trinocular Microscope with Digital Camera

Research Supervisors

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Dr. Ratheesh Narayanan
 Assistant Professor & HoD
 

Research Publications

Department of Botany

Title of paperName of the author/sName of journalCalendar Year of publicationISSN number
A New Species of Memecylon (Melastomataceae) from Western Ghats, IndiaAmbikabai Raghavanpillai Sivu, Nediyaparambu Sukumaran Pradeep, Alagramam Govindasamy Pandurangan and M. K. Ratheesh NarayananTalwania20180372-333X
Occurrence of Lepidagathis Clavata Dalzell (Acanthaceae) an Endemic Species of the Western Gahts, in the Lateritic Plateau of Northern KeralaShaju T., Rijuraj M.P, Rajendraprasad M., Rasiya Beegum A., and M. K. Ratheesh NarayananAnnals of Plant Science20192287-688X
Euploca Nutt. (Boraginaceae) – A New Species Record for India Reveals Biogeographical Link with Gondwanan Super ContinentShaju T, M.P. Rijuraj, M. Rajendraprasad, M.K. Ratheesh Narayanan and A.G. PanduranganAbrahamia20202395-4108
Two New Records of Dimeria R. Br. (Poaceae) from KeralaT. Shaju, M.P. Rijuraj, A. Rasiya Beegam, M. Rajendraprasad, and M.K. Ratheesh NarayananInternational Journal of Plant, Animal and Environmental Sciences20202231-4490
Neanotis Prabhuii, A New Species of Rubiaceae from Western Ghats, IndiaChandrasseril Narayanan Sunil, Pichan Mohammed Salim, M.K. Ratheesh Narayanan, Vadassery Madhanan Nithya, Malayil Gopalan Sanilkumar and Nadesapanicker AnilkumarPhytotaxa20211179-3155 (Print) 1179-3163 (Online)
Healthcare Management through Mitigation of COVID-19 Pandemic with Leafy VegetablesA.K. Abdussalam, P.K. Prajith, P.V. Jyothi, K.P. Prasanth, A.P. Anu, K. Aneez and M.K. Ratheesh NarayananAnnals of Phytomedicine20212278-9839 (Print) 2393-9885 (Online)
Effect of Heavy Metals on Boerhavia Diffusa L. and SDS-PAGE Profiling of ProteinA.K. Abdussalam, P.V. Jyothi, N. Sarah and M.K. Ratheesh NarayananJournal of Phytonanotechnology and Pharmaceutical Sciences20222583-0376
A New Species of Eriocaulon l. (Eriocaulaceae) from Plateaus of Northern Kerala, IndiaT. Shaju, M.P. Rijuraj, M. Rajendraprasad, A. Rasiya Beegum, and M.K. Ratheesh NarayananAnnals of Plant Science20222287-688X
Synergistic Influence of Iodine and Hydrogen Peroxide Towards the Degradation of Harmful Algal Bloom of Microcystis aeruginosaK.V.Ajayan, P.J.Chaithra, Kishore Sridharan, P. Sruthi, E.Harikrishnan, C.C.HarilalEnvironmental Research20230013-9351 (print); 1096-0953 (web)
Occurrence and Etnic  Uses of Crptocoryne consobrina Schott, A Lesser-Known Endemic Aroid, in Kerala and Tamil NaduShaju T, Shaji P.K, Ajinsha J. S, Ratheesh Narayanan M.K, Sunil C.NJournal of Plant Science & Research20232349-2805
New Record of an Endemic Arthraxon P. Beauv. from Lateritic Hillocks of Northern KeralaShaju T., Rijuraj M.P, Rasiya Beegum A., Rajendraprasad M., and M.K. Ratheesh NarayananJournal of Plant Science & Research20232349-2805

Research Scholars

Sl. No. Name Specialization Supervisor Mode Status
1 ATHIRA UNNIKRISHNAN Plant Taxonomy, Ecology and Molecular Biology Dr. Ratheesh Narayanan Part Time Ongoing
2 SEEMA MUNDCHALI Plant Taxonomy and EcoPhysiology Dr. Ratheesh Narayanan Part Time Ongoing
3 SIDDHARTH S NAIR Plant Taxonomy and Phytochemistry Dr. Ratheesh Narayanan Full Time Ongoing
4 CHAITHRA K Ethnobotany and Phytochemistry Dr. Ratheesh Narayanan Full Time Ongoing

Seminars/Workshops

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1 Research Seminars 2018-19 Download
2 Research Seminars 2022-23 Download

Projects

Sl. No. Title Year Type Faculty Funding Agency Status
1 Botany 2023 Minor Dr. Ratheesh Narayanan Govt of Kerala Ongoing