Biotechnology and Bioinformatics
Dr. Raveendran
Position: Scientist
Mobile No: 9447699459
Email: raveemadhav@gmail.com
Qualification : Ph.D (Effect of heavy metals on growth, biomass production and metabolites distribution of seed germination and seedling growth of selected fast growing tree species of Kerala)
Specialization : Plant Physiology(seed) – Heavy metal toxicity in plants, Eco-physiology, Morphology, growth and genetic variation studies of seeds and seedlings, Sacred grove and tree physiology,Nursery development (Ornamental plants).
Personal Biography
Joined as JRF in the JNTBGRI in1994. Ph. D in Botany (topic: Effect of heavy metals on growth, biomass production and metabolites distribution of seed germination and seedling growth of selected fast growing tree species of Kerala). Joined as Scientist in JNTBGRI in 2000. Worked Saraswathy Thangavlu Extension Centre, JNTBGRI, Puthenthopu, from 2004. Expertise in Bioinformatics with 5 more plant projects programmes including Database of Sacred Groves of Kerala. Established an Ornamental Garden in Puthenthopu Extension centre. From 2018 onwards working in Biotechnology Division, continuing with works related to plant physiology, seed physiology and conservation biotechnology.
Projects & Selected Publications
Projects
- Digital Documentation of the Sacred Groves of Kerala State; KSCSTE: Co-investigator (completed).
- Organization of a Centralized Digital Database of the Live Plants Conserved in JNTBGRI Campus: Co-investigator (completed).
- Infrastructure and Maintenance of Puthenthope Extension Centre and Income Generation - Plan Project Sponsored by KSCSTE: Co-Investigator (from 2014 onwards Principal Investigator)- Development and maintenance of Puthenthope Centre: (completed).
- Study of Parasitic Fungal Taxa Associated with Plants of Sacred Groves in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam and Kottayam districts of Kerala State and Organisation of a Web-enabled database with the Plants Growing in the Sacred Groves of Kerala Co- Investigator – (from 2014 onwards Principal Investigator P-107-Idukki, Kasaragod districts): (completed).
- "Development of nurseries and propagation of RET species/species notified under biological diversity act"- List of interested Kudumbasree Workers of Trivandrum and Kollam District- KSBB-2022: Co-Investigator (completed)
Publications
- Pandurangan A. G., Raveendran M. and Pushpangadan P. (1996). Medicinal Plant Diversity of Triveni MPCA. Journal of Swamy Botanical Club 13:33-38.
- Krishnan P.N., Raveendran M., Biju.C.K.andSreekumar S. (2007). Kavu: Sacred Landscapes of Kerala – Traditional Aspects of Biodiversity and Conservation. J. Landscape Architec. Vol.5 (2):27-33
- Sreekumar S., Safeer P.M., Biju C.K., Raveendran M. and Krishnan P.N. (2006). Workshop on biodiversity informatics and interlinking of databases. Current Science 90 (3): 280-281.
- Raveendran M, Biju C. K, Sreekumar S., and Krishnan P. N. (2011). Digital documentation of the floral diversity of selected sacred groves of Kottayam and Trissur Dist. Kerala, Abs. 23rdKerala Science Congress, held at Centre for Earth Science Studies (CESS), Thiruvananthapuram from 20-30 January, 2011. p.177.
- Chinthu R. V. and Raveendran M. (2022). Effect of desiccation damage on the seed viability of Hydnocarpus alpina Wight. of Western Ghats. Plant Science Today ISSN 2348-1900 (online). DOI: https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.1655