Biotechnology is swiftly emerging as a pioneering technology within the life sciences sector. It furnishes a suite of instruments, which when properly integrated with complementary technologies, may be leveraged for the sustainable progress of agriculture. Tissue culture is being employed to propagate rapidly difficult root crops and safeguard endangered/rare medicinal plants. PCR Technology has facilitated the fingerprinting of genotypes and elucidated their genetic relationships in a more precise manner. Genetic transformation through direct and vector-mediated gene transfer now enables the incorporation of novel genes for advantageous traits. The diverse bioinformatics tools aid in the interpretation of intricate data generated from myriad biological experiments. The publication comprises 8 sessions, encompassing 148 research articles and papers that explore these topics in greater depth.
Volume 1
LEAD PAPERS
1. Molecular Markers in Crop Improvement Current Applications and Future Prospects
T. Mohapatra
2. DNA Marker Technology in the Improvement of Horticultural Crops
Lalitha Anand
3. Gene prospecting from Mangroves and Genetic engineering of Mangrove genes to Crop plants to Enhance Salinity Tolerance
S.R. Prashanth, Preeti A. Mehta and Ajay Parida
4. Genes for Biotic stress Management in Plants
V. Udayasuriyan
5. Chloroplast Mediated Genetic Transformation in Horticultural Crops
K.C. Bansal
6. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and their Role in Horticulture
D. J. Bagyaraj
7. Exploitation of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) in Horticultural Crops
R. Samiyappan, S. Harish, R. Radjacommare and D. Saravanakumar
8. High Tech Propagation of Horticultural Crops – Accent on Recalcitrance
V.A. Parthasarathy
9. Solid Waste Management
P. Kuttinarayanan
SESSION I: Tissue Culture Research in Horticultural Crops- New Perspectives
10. Somatic Embryogenesis in Mango (Mangiferaindica L.) Varieties
K. Rajmohan, G.R. Sulekha, C.P. Bindu, P. Ramesh S. Sadheeshna Kumari and S. Sunita
11. Covert Bacterial Association With In Vitro Cultures of Horticulture Crops
Pious Thomas and Bindu Panicker
12. Endosperm Culture in Heveabrasiliensis
K. Rekha, R. Jayashree, S. Sushamakumari, S. Sankariammal and A. Thulaseedharan
13. Repetitive Somatic Embryogenesis and Plant Regeneration in Garcinia indicaChoiss
S.R. Deodhar, S.V. Bhosle, S.K. Rawal and S.R. Thengane
14. In Vitro Micropropagation of Acid Lime (Citrus aurantifolia S) var. Sai-Sharbati
A.B. Kamble, T.A. More, A.R. Karale and S.C. Patil
15. An Electrofusion-mediated Improved Method for Donor-recipient Somatic hybridization in Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.)
Debabrata Sarkar, L. Schilde-Rentschler, B. Löffelhardt-Ruo and H. Ninnemann
16. In Vitro Culture and Biochemical Analysis of Jasminum sp.
K. Suseela Gomathi, S. Sambandamurthy, S. Sadasivam N. M. Ramasamy and K. Rajmohan
17. Biotech Production Unit for Spices: A Venture of Spices Board Kudumbashree and Dept. of Biotechnology
Rao. Y. S., Mary Mathew. K., Pradip Kumar. K. Lakhsmanan R. and J. Thomas
18. Performance Evaluation of Tissue Culture vis-a-vis Open Pollinated Seedlings of Cardamom
K. M. Kuruvilla, K. J. Madhusoodanan, M. R. Sudharshan P. Natarajan and J. Thomas
19. Induction of Variability in Vanilla through In Vitro Techniques
Lovis Susan Kuriakose, Grace Thi Bin and P.A. Nazeem
20. Micropropagation of Banana var. ‘Meitei Hei’ Through Shoot Tip Culture
W.I. Meitei, Rajkumar Kishor, L. Robert, and H. Jayalaxmi Devi
21. On Farm Evaluation of Tissue Culture Vanilla Plants vis-a-vis Vegetative Cuttings
K.J. Madhusoodanan, K.M. Kuruvilla, B.A.Vadiraj V.V. Radhakrishnan and J.Thomas
22. An Efficient Regeneration Protocol for Tomato (Lycopersiconesculentum L.) cv. PKM
P. Kalaiarasan, S. Maruthasalam, M. Sivakumar, D. Sudhakar and P. Balasubramanian
23. Studies on Micropropagation in Pomegranate (Punicagranatum L.)
R. R. Chaugule, T. A. More, A. B. Kamble and A. R. Karale
24. Ovular Callus Culture Studies in Carica papaya L.
P.S. Kavitha, N. Chezhiyan and V. Panimalar
25. An Efficient Regeneration Protocol for Brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) cv. Co2
P. Kalaiarasan Phan DinhPhap, M. Sivakumar D. Sudhakar and P. Balasubramanian
26. Somatic Embryogenesis and Plant Regeneration from Immature Embryos of Papaya (Carica papaya L.), CO7
R. Anandan, Pranathi Sibi, Phan Dinh Phap K. Sooriyanadhasundaram, N. Kumar D. Sudhakar and P. Balasubramanian
27. In Vitro Regeneration of Heveabrasiliensis from Leaf Explants
R.G. Kala, P. Kumari Jayasree, S. Sushamakumari, S. Sobha R. Jayashree, K. Rekha and A. Thulaseedharan
28. Plantlet Regeneration In Vitro Through Indirect Organogenesis in Ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.)
Resmi Paul, M.R. Shylaja, P.A. Nazeem, P.A. Valsala and E.V. Nybe
29. Callus Culture and Somatic Embryogenesis Studies in Citrus aurantifoliaSwingle
A.B. Kamble, T.A. More, A.R. Karale and S.C. Patil
30. Micropropagation of Emblica officinalis Gaertn. Through Callus Culture
A.R. Karale, J. H. Kadam, A. B. Kamble D. P. Kaledhonkar, K. G. Shinde and M. T. Patil
31. Effect of Various Modifications of MS Medium onShoot Induction and Proliferation of Peach
Anshu Sharma, S.K. Bhatia, Neelam R. Yadav and Suneel Sharma
32. An improved Protocol for the In Vitro Propagation of a Medicinally Important Plant, Bacopa monnieri (Linn).
S. Sadheeshna Kumari, S. Uma Maheswari, K. Rajmohan and Swapna Alex
33. In Vitro Shoot Regeneration in Eagle Wood - Aquilaria agallochaRoxb.
P.A. Nazeem, P.S. Smitha, Jim Thomas and K. Rathy
34. In Vitro Multiplication of Trichosanthescucumerina
M. Asha Sankar, K.K.Sajitha, Alice Kurian, K. K. Salmath Lissamma Joseph and E.V. Nybe
35. Rapid Clonal Propagation of Vitex trifolia
L.V. Hiregoudar, J.G. Bhat, A. Nayeem, B.P. Hema, H.N. Murthy
36. In Vitro Multiplication of Indian Maddar(Rubiacordifolia Linn.)
Alice Kurian, Salmath, K.K., Vijini, K. V., Lissmma Joseph Asha Sankar, M., and Nybe, E.V.
37. In Vitro studies in Centellaasiatica (Linn.) Urban.
V. Panimalar, E. Vadivel and P.S. Kavitha
38. Direct Organogenesis of Plumbago rosea (Linn.)
S.S. Preetha, S. Anita, K. Rajmohan, and K.B. Soni.
39. In Vitro Shoot Regeneration in Ipomoea mauritiana (Linn.)
L. Priya, S. Anita, K. Rajmohan and Swapna Alex
40. In Vitro Propagation of Smilax zeylanica L.
S. Sadheeshna Kumari, K. Rajmohan, and Swapna Alex
41. High Ferquency Shoot Regeneration in Aloe vera Using BAP and TDZ Combinations of Growth Regulators
Vandana Saroha, R.C. Yadav and Neelam R. Yadav
42. In Vitro Clonal Propagation of Lasoda (Cordia myxa Roxb.) An Arid Fruit Tree
Dhurendra Singh, D.G. Dhandar and A. K. Shukla
43. Rapid Propagation of Clitoriaternatea L. Through Somatic Embryogenesis from Leaves
Deepa S. Nair and B. R. R. Reghunath
44. Clonal Propagation of a Dendrobium hybrid Orchid
(D. nobile L. x D. chrysotoxum L.) Using Pseudobulb Segment Rajkumar Kishor; W. I. Meitei and G.J. Sharma
45. Influence of Sucrose and Triazole on The Ex Vitro Establishment of Micropropagated Dendrobium Sp. Samasya K.S.
46. High Frequency Mericloning from Shake Cultures of Tropical Orchid Dendrobium cv. Sonia
K. S. Shylaraj, R. Deepthy and Preeta Liz Korah
47. Micropropagation of the Aquarium Plant – Parrot Feather Milfoil - Myriophyllumaquaticum (Velloso) Verdcourt
P.S. Smitha, P.A. Nazeem, Thressiamma James, M.V. Mohan and P.M. Sherif
48. Multiple Shoot Regeneration from the Cotyledonary Nodes of Leucaena leucocephala
N.M. Shaik, M. Arha, S. K. Gupta, S. Srivastava, A. K. Yadav, P. Kulkarani, O. U. Abhilash, B.M. Khan and S. K. Rawal
49. Enhanced Production of Plantlets Through Tissue Culture
Jansi Rani G, Benjamin Steinitz, Avi Lalazar
50. Comparative Evaluation of Tissue Culture Derived Black Pepper Plants with Conventional Propagules
K. Rathy, P.J. Jini, K.V. Shaju, P.K. Rajesh, P.K. Sreekumar A. Maji and P.A. Nazeem
51. In Vitro Callus Culture and Plant Regeneration in Lycopersiconesculentum Mill and L. pimpinellifolium
S. Nirmala Devi, Biju Daniel, P.A. Nazeem, Sally K. Mathew and T.R. Gopalakrishnan
52. Exploitation of Somaclonal Variation in Breeding for Resistance to Tomato Leaf Curl Virus Disease in Tomato (Lycopersiconesculentum Mill.)
S. Nirmala Devi, Biju Daniel, Sally K. Mathew, P.A. Nazeem and T.R.Gopalakrishnan
53. Shoot Bud Differentiation from Megagametophyte Cultures of Cycas circinalis L. – An Endangered Ornamental Plant
V. J. Dominic and Joy P. Joseph
54. Influence of Season of explant Collection on Induction of Multiple Shoots from Axillary buds of the Tamarind
S. M. Mahale, A.R. Karale, S. C. Patil, J. H. Kadam A. B. Kamble, D. B. Khirsagar and U. T. Desai
55. Micrografting in Wood Apple
J. H. Kadam, A.R. Karale, B. V. Garad and U. T. Desai
56. Effect of Gamma Irradiation on In Vitro Rooting of Micro Shoots of Rose
cv. Folklore, D. Wilson and N.K. Nayar
57. Waxing Aids Establishment Stem Node Explants of Rose cv. Crimson Glory
K. P. Pant, Vandana A. Kumar and H. Maurya
58. Establishment of Callus Cultures from Isolated Microspores of Heveabrasiliensis
R .Jayashree, K. Rekha, S. Sushamakumari and A. Thulaseedharan
59. Comparative Study of Protoplast Isolation in Piper nigrum L. and Piper colubrinum Link.
Resmi Paul, P.C.Rajendran and Lissamma Joseph
60. In Vitro Production of L DOPA from Mucunapruriens (L.) DC.
C. Kavitha and E. Vadivel
61. Enhancement of the Production of Camptothecin An Antineoplastic Therapeutic Agent from Ophiorrhizamungos Through Elicitation and Permeabilization Techniques
Jisha K.G. Jelly. L. and Padikkala J
62. Exploitation of In Vitro Cultures of Tinosporacordifolia Miers (Chittamrithu) for Berberine Production
M. Kalimuthu, M. Asha Sankar, A. Augustin R. Keshavachandran and E.V.Nybe
63. Tissue Culture Methods for the In Vitro Conservation of Germplasm of Cassava, Sweet Potato and Yams
M. Unnikrishnan, M.N. Sheela, S. Edison, T.Sreeja V.R. Sreerekha and V.Asha
64. Micropropagation Supports Heterosis Breeding in Turmeric (Curcuma longa val.)
Vijayasree, P.S and Valsala, P.A
65. Plant Regeneration from Mesophyll Protoplast of Dendrobium var. Sonia
Shyam S. Kurup, Shaji John, K.R. Rejimol and Jisha C. Mathew
66. In Vitro propagation of Dendrobium var. Betty Ho Through Shoot tip Culture
Shyam S. Kurup, Shaji John, K.R. Rejimol andJisha C. Mathew
67. In Vitro Rooting Ability of in vitro Raised Shoots of Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.)
M.R Bindu and V.K. Mallika
68. In Vitro Multiplication of Rare and Endangered Medicinal Plants
R. Keshavachandran, M.K. Smitha, Sophia John, B.J. Seena Rakhee Vijayaraghavan and P. Dahlia
69. In Vitro Conservation of Endangered Medicinal Plants
R. Keshavachandran, M.K. Smitha and Raakhee Vijayaraghavan
70. Rapid Multiplication of Cashew Through in vitro Methods
R. Keshavachandran and V.S. Riji
71. Standardization of in vitro Micrografting Techniques in Cashew
R. Keshavachandran and V.S. Riji
72. Optimisation of Media Components for Seed Development in Turmeric after in vitro Pollination
D. Renjith and P.A Valsala
73. Field Evaluation of Tissue Cultured (TC) Plants Against Open Pollinated (OP) Seedlings of Large Cardamom (Amomum subulatumroxb.) selections
U. Gupta, A.K.Biswas, J. Thomas and K.J. Madhusoodanan
74. Effect of Cytokinins on Mature and Seedling Nodal Explants and on Intact Seedlings of Tamarind
Urmil J. Mehta and Sulekha Hazra
75. In Vitro Regeneration and Field Establishment of Introduced Musa Germplasm
Rema Menon, K.V. Babu, R. Keshavachandran, P.A. Nazeem K. Anita Cherian and A. Suma
76. Plant Regeneration from Ginger Embryogenic Callus Effects of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid and benzyladenine
Suma, B. and Keshavachandran, R.
Colour Plate Section
Volume 2
Foreword — Prof. V.L. Chopra
Acknowledgement
Preface
SESSION II: Molecular Markers and their Exploitation
77. Molecular Diversity among South East Asian Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) Germplasm Accessions Based on ISSR Markers
R. Manimekalai, P. Nagarajan, M. Bharathi, Anitha Karun P.M.Kumaran and V.A.Parthasarathy
78. Assessment of Genetic Variability in Black Pepper (Piper nigrum L.) Varieties Through RAPD and AFLP Analyses
P.A. Nazeem, R. Keshavachandran, T.D. Babu, C.R.Achuthan D. Girija and K.V.Peter
79. Assessment of Genetic Diversity and Relationships Among Some Grape Varieties using ISSR PCR Based Markers
Manjusha Dhane, S.A.Tamhankar, S.G. Patil G.S. Karibasappa and V.S. Rao
80. AFLP Polymorphism and Pythium Rresponse in Zingiber species
Kavitha, P.G., Pratibha Nair, Aswati Nair, R, Jayachandran B.K, Sabu, M. and George Thomas
81. Marker Assisted Selection for Purple Blotch Disease Resistance in Onion (Allium cepa L.).
Ganesh C. T. and Veeregowda, R.
82. Genetic Diversity in Some Wild and Cultivated Germplasms
in VIGNA by RAPD Marker
B. Roychoudhury,Swagata Ghosh, N. Mandal and T. Dasgupta
83. DNA Fingerprinting in Tapioca (Manihot esculenta crantz.)
Santha V. Pillai and S. Sundaresan
84. RAPD Analysis of Monoclonal and Polyclonal Seedlings of Heveabrasiliensis
P. Sobhana, Molly Thomas and James Jacob
85. Genetic Divergence Analysis of Nendran (AAB) Ecotypes of Banana (Musa spp.) using RAPD Marker and Morphological Traits
C. Rajamanickam and K. Rajmohan
86. RAPD Analysis of Banana (Musa AAB Plantain subgroup) Clones
Simi, S., K. Rajmohan and K.B. Soni
87.Molecular Characterization of Psidium spp. using RAPD Markers
Anshu Sharma, K.S. Boora, R.S. Singhrot and S.K. Sehrawat
88. Molecular Characterization of Ber (Ziziphus mauritianaLamk) Germplasm
S. Raja, S.K. Sehrawat, K.S. Boora and D.S. Dahiya
89. Application of RAPD Technique to Study the Genetic Relationship of Orchids
Syamali Chakrabarti
90. Detection of Genetic Variability in Ashgourd (Benincasahispida (Thunb.) Cogn.) Using RAPD Markers
J. Resmi, I. Sreelathakumary and K. Rajmohan
91. Application of RAPD in Characterization of Germplasm Including a Novel Segmented Leaf Genotype in Bottle Gourd
Hari Har Ram and Kavita Sharma
92. Detection of Genetic Variability in Drumstick (Moringa oleifera lam.) using RAPD Markers
D. S. Resmi, V. A. Celine, L. Rajamony, K. B. Sony
93. RAPD Analysis of Centellaasiatica Ecotypes
G.R. Pradeep Krishnan, C.N. Vishnu Prasad, K. Rajmohan and K.B. Soni
94. Fingerprinting and Genetic Diversity of Purple Blotch Disease Resistant and Susceptible Genotypes of Onion (Allium cepa L.) using RAPD Markers.
Ganesh C. T. and Veeregowda, R.
95. Screening of PCR Primers for Oil Palm (Elaeisguineensis Jacq.) Shell Thickness Marker
P.K.Mandal and R.S.N.Pillai
96. Development of Protocols for DNA Extraction and Amplification in Onion (Allium cepa L.) for RAPD Analysis
Ganesh, C.T., Veere Gowda, R., Narayanaswamy P. and Ramanjini Gowda, P. H.
97. Standardization of Generation of Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA’s in Chrysanthemum
S.K. Sehrawat, K.S. Boora, Ranjit Kumar, D.S. Dahiya and R.K. Goyal
98. Genetic Fingerprinting of Piper nigrum L. and Piper longum L. Cultivars using RAPD Markers
R. Keshavachandran, P.A.Nazeem and J.L.Karihaloo
99. Genetic Basis for Sex Determination in Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.)
Rajendran, P and Ibrahim Saker Al-Mssallem
100. Study of Isozyme Polymorphism in Musa Cultivars of Kerala
Rema Menon, K.M. Sunny, Nisha Jose, P.A. Nazeem R. Keshavachandran and Shakunthala Nair
SESSION III: Molecular Cloning of Genes
101. Isolation, Cloning and Characterization of Genes Encoding Fungal Endochitinase
Saiprasad, G.V.S., Mythili, J.B., Lalitha Anand, Suneetha, C. and Rashmi, H.J.
102. Molecular Cloning of a cDNA Fragment Encoding Hydroxy Methyl Glutaryl CoA Reductase in Piper colubrinum
D. Girija, P.S. Beena, P.A. Nazeem and M.G. Puroshothama
103. Cloning of Endochitinase Gene from Native Isolates of Trichoderma Spp.
Aishwarya R. Anigol, Sumangala Bhat and M.s.Kuruvinashetti
104. Cloning and Expression of Prophenoloxidase (PPO) gene and its Activating Enzyme from Heliothisarmigera
Bindiya Sachdev, Neema Agrawal, Tarannum Ahmad, S. Sivakumar and R. K. Bhatnagar.
105. Cloning of Coat Protein Gene of Kursupara Isolate of Cardamom mosaic Virus for Developing Transgenic virus-resistant cardamom
S. Backiyarani, C.Manohari, T.Jebasingh, Thomas Jacob and R.Usha
106. Cloning of cry2Ab Gene from a New Indigenous Isolate of Bacillus thuringiensis
Devendra Jain, Sona S.Dev, P. Indra Arul Selvi and V. Udayasuriyan
107. Studies on The Influence of Cytokinin Independent Gene (CKI1) on Explant Differentiation in Tomato cv. Arka Vikas Through Agrobacterium Mediated Transformation
Mythili, J.B, Narasimha Murthy, D.K and Lalitha Anand
108. Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation using Green Fluorescence Protein (GFP) in Papaya (Carica papaya L.)
N.N. Renukdas and S.K.Rawal
109. Factors Affecting Agrobacterium tumefaciens Mediated Transformation in Ginger (Zingiber officinaleRosc.)
Suma, B. and Keshavachandran, R.
110. Tuber Specific Overproduction of Cytokinins Results in Enhanced Tuber Number in Transgenic Potato
Nisha K. K. and Purushothama M. G.
111. Agrobacterium Mediated Genetic Transformation in Dendrobium
R. Swarnapiria, K. Rajmohan
112. Development of Transgenic Cassava : Optimization of Protocol for Agrobacterium Mediated Gene Transfer
Sheela, M.N. and Nigel J. Taylor
113. In Vitro Regeneration and Transformation of Coleus forskohlii With Glucanase-Chitinase Gene
Miss Khin Myat Lwin, Ramanjini Gowda P.H, T.K.S. Gowda Nagesha N, Sreenevasa.S. Manjunatha. T. V.U Patil Vasundhara. M, and Chandrashaker. S.C
114. In Vitro Micro Propagation and Transformation of Contoloupe (Cucumis melo L.) with GUS Gene Through Agrobacterium Mediated Transformation
Nagesha N., Devaiah B.N., Ramesh B.N, and Ramanjini Gowda P.H.
115. Transformation Studies in Chilli (Capsicum annuum L.)
Jayapadma P.N., Sumangala Bhat and M.S. Kuruvinashetti
116. Agrobacterium Mediated Genetic Transformation in Bell Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.)
A.G. Fatima, D. Girija, C.S. Meera, P.A. Nazeem and Lissamma Joseph
117. Induction of Hairy Roots in Holostemmaada-kodien with Agrobacterium rhizogenes
S.H. Karmarkar and R. Keshavachandran
SESSION V: Plant Microbe Interactions
118. Novel Diastereomeric Antifungal Peptides against Phytophthora capsici the Causative Agent of Quick Wilt Disease of Black Pepper
Manoj, K. J., Suresh Kumar, U., Santhosh Kumar, K. Anandaraj, M. and George Thomas
119. Induction of Systemic Resistance Against Die-back and Fruit Rot of Chillies by Pseudomonas fluorescens
B. Meena and T. Marimuthu
120. Potential of Facultative Methylotrophs in Increasing the Yield of Tomato Crop
G. Thangamani and SP. Sundaram
121. Efficacy of Rhizosphere Microflora from Black Pepper Nursery against Phytophthora Rot Pathogen
Reshmy Vijayaraghavan and Koshy Abraham
122. Studies on The Impact of Bio-Fertilizers with Levels of NPK on Onion (Allium cepa L.) cv. Bellary Red
Mahanthesh, B., Venkatesha, J., Radhakrishna, D., Umesha, K. and Veere Gowda, R.
SESSION VI: Environmental and Industrial Biotechnology
123. Ethylene Mediated Modulation of Glucanase Activity in Ginger (Zingiber officinaleRosc.)
P. Deepthy Antony, Thomas, G. and M.G.Purushothama
124. Screening of Mesorhizobiumciceri Isolates for Development of Biofertilizer Strains for Chickpea Production
Kanika, R.K. Narula and L.R. Kashyap
125. Effect of Microbial Antagonists on the Management of Bacterial Wilt in Tomato
Sally K. Mathew, Manimala, R., Surendra Gopal, K. and Nirmala Devi, S.
126. Biochemical Basis of Shoot and Fruit Borer (Leucinodesorbonalis G.) Resistance in Brinjal (Solanum melongena L.)
M. Prabhu, S. Natarajan and L. Pugalendhi
127. Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhizae (VAM) Enhances the Drought Stress Tolerance of Sesbaniasesban
Jos T Puthur
128. Effect of Soil Solarization and Biocontrol Agents in Growth Enhancement of Black Pepper Cuttings
Reshmy Vijayaraghavan, Koshy Abraham and Deepa James
129. Influence of Beneficial Microbes on Damping off Disease and Seedling Vigour in Solanaceous Vegetables
Sally K. Mathew, Sadhankumar, P.G., Nirmala Devi, S. and Krishnan, S.
130. Role of Pseudomonas flourescens in the Integrated Management of Rhizome Rot Disease of Banana.
Usha. N. K and Anita Cherian K
131. Potential of Rhizobacteria in the Management of Soil Borne Pathogen Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn.
Rehumath Niza, T.J., Saifunneesa, T.K., Sally K. Mathew Koshy Abraham and Surendra Gopal, K.
132. Efficacy of Selected Epiphytic Microflora from Pod Surface against Phytophthora Pod Rot of Cocoa
R. Bhavani and Koshy Abraham
133. Use of Metachromasy to Study the Chemical Nature of LPS from Specific and Non-Specific Strain
Ganesh K.S and Uma S. Podder
134. Evaluation of Fungal Antagonists against Leaf Spot Pathogens of Ivy Gourd (Cocciniagrandis (L.) Voigt)
Deepa Davis, S. Beena, Sally K. Mathew and Koshy Abraham
135. Mechanism of Antagonism of Selected Epiphytic Antagonists against Phytophthora palmivora: The Incitant of Pod Rot of Cocoa
R. Bhavani and Koshy Abraham
136. Efficacy of Antagonists Against Bacterial and Fungal Pathogensof Kacholam (Kaempferia galanga L.)
K Priya, Sheela Paul. T and Beena S
137. Participatory Assessment of Native Trichoderma Isolates in Newly Planted Pepper Gardens of Kerala
RehumathNiza, T.J., Koshy Abraham, Nybe, E.V. and Prince, E.J.
138. Induction of Mutation in Trichoderma virens using UV-Irradiation
Tojo G. Tharayil and P.K. Mukherjee
139. Molecular Characterization of An Endophytic Nitrogen Fixing Bacterium Associated with Black Pepper
D. Girija, M. B. Bindu, P.A. Nazeem, G. Sunil Krishnan and JasusriJayasimhan
140.Characterization of Plant Growth Promoting Bacillus sp. from Chickpea Rhizosphere
Sivaramaiah, N, Sindhu, S.S and Dadarwal, K.R.
141. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Association in Different Species of Sesame
Sverup John, Manoj Sebastian, D.Alexander, Shyam S. Kurup and K. Rajmohan
142. Biochemical Response of Tomato Calli of Resistant Genotypes to the Crude Toxins of Foliar Pathogens
RehumathNiza, T.J. and Narayanasamy, P.
143. Selective Retention of Cadmium and Lead in Tomato (Lycopersiconesculentum Mill.)
Vanisri, K., Sam T. Kurumthotticaland Marykutty, K.C.
144. Mitochondria Isolation, SDH Assay and Protein Profiling in Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Tubers for Improving Shelf Life
Pradeep Kumar Shukla, P. Misra, Gurdeep Bains, S.K. Guru Alok Shukla and R.C. Pant
145. Lipid Isolation and Characterization in Mung Bean (Vigna radiata L.) roots
Pragati Misra, P. K. Shukla, S.K. Guru, Alok Shukla and R.C. Pant
146. Biochemical Investigations of Enriched Coirpith Compost Materials
Sushama, P.K. and Hari, T.K.
SESSION VII: Bioinformatics and Biosafety Issues of
147. Homology Modeling of Cry2Ac and its Comparision with Receptor Binding Region of Cry2Aa
Arunkumar. K. Ramasamy and V. Udayasuriyan
148. Bioinformatics – a KAU Perspective
Keshavachandran, R, Ajitha T.K, Lavina C.V, Deepthy P.S Nazeem P.A and Girija D