(M.Sc.,Ph.D.)

Area of Specialisation: Biotechnology

Address: Manimangalam, Near VTM NSS Collge, Dhanuvachapuram

Experience:

• Teaching 7  Years
• Research 6  Years

Area of Interest/ specialization    Plant  Biotechnology

Area of Research                          Plant  Tissue  culture  and   Molecular  Biology

Orientation or Refresher Courses :  Orientation  Course – 17/4/2012  to 14/5/2012

Refresher  Course  — 19/7/2013  to  08/8/2013

Major/Minor Research Projects   :  Nil

Responsibilities Undertaken       :   Chief  Superintendent  of  Examination  of  V T M  N S S  College

Seminars Organised/ Invited Lectures  : U G C  National  Seminar  on  Biodiversity on 23^rd & 24^th of

November  2011., Invited  Lecture   in  connection  with  the

World  Environment  Day,  June  5^th  of  2015.

Publications in Journals (Title with page No, Journal, ISSN/ISBN No whether peer reviewed no. of co-authors)  Mutagenic  Responses  of  Sweet   potato propagules  to  EMS  & Gamma  ray. Page No. 95, Journal  of  Root  crops 23(2) 1997.

Paper Presentations  :

1. S. Remeshkumar, S.Jayakumar, M.S.Palani Swami  and  K.Vasudevan.   Artificial  induction

of  mutants  for  weevil  resistance  in  Sweet  potato . DAE- BRNS   Symposium , BARC

Mumbai ,  October  7—9 , 1996.

2. S. Remeshkumar, S.Jayakumar, M.S.Palani Swami  and  K.Vasudevan.   Induced   variation  for

weevil  resistance  in  Sweet potato .  International  meet  on  tropical  tuber  crops, Trivandrum ,

November, 10—12,  1996.

3. S. Remeshkumar, K.G. Vani , A.S.Rubin  Jose   and G.M. Nair.   Micro propagation  of  Datura

metel Linn. through    shoot  multiplication  and  indirect    organogenesis . Recent  trends  in 

Plant     Science  Research. National  Symposium  at  Department    of  Botany,  Karyavattom,

University   of  Kerala , Trivandrum. April  17—19, 2000.

4. S. Remeshkumar, M. Geetha  and  G.M.Nair.  Exploitation  of  Vasicine  alkaloid  from  Adhatoda

Species  through  various invitro  techniques.    Biotechnological  innovations in  conservation

and  analysis  of  plant   Diversity . Symposium  at   DUBS   Delhi, February  7—9,  2001.

5. S. Remeshkumar, and G.M.Nair.  Ajmalicine  production  in  invitro cultures  of  Rauwolfia 

serpentina  Benth.   National   Symposium   at  TNAU  Coimbatore ,  December  12—14, 2001.

6. S. Remeshkumar, and G.M.Nair.  Somatic  embryogenesis  and  plant let development  in

Rauwolfia  serpentina  Benth.   an   endangered  medicinal  plant :   UGC  National  Seminar

     emerging  trend  in  plant  Science . Annamalai  University  ,  March 15—16,  2003.

 

Symposium/ Workshops

Seminars Attended : International  —   One

National         —    Ten

State level  —     One

Books Published (Title with page No, book title, editor and publisher ISSN/ISBN no. whether peer reviewed no. of co-authors)  :   Nil

Articles Published in Magazines (Title with page No editor and publisher ISSN/ISBN no. whether peer reviewed no. of co-authors)  :  Nil

Membership in Professional Bodies  —Nil

Honours and Awards  —  Nil