M.Sc. (Plant Science), B.Ed. (Natural Science), Ph.D. (Life Sciences)

Plant Systematics and Genetic Resources Division & ‘CMPR’ Herbarium (http://sweetgum.nybg.org/ih/herbarium.php?irn=168163)

9 years research experience in plant taxonomy and tissue culture. Experienced in Survey, Collection, Identification and Documentation of Rare, Endangered and Threatened plants from Western Ghats. Established a Field Gene Bank, Seed Gene Bank and an In vitro Gene Bank for Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants. Experienced in Characterisation of Germplasm collected from different agroclimatic zones of South India towards the identification of intraspecific variability and selection of elite clones for future domestication and industrial use. Experienced in micropropagation and in vitro conservation of medicinal plants and standardized protocols for the same in several medicinal plants.

• 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

• 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.
• University Merit Scholarship for the year 1998-2000
• Qualified State Eligibility Test (SET 2002) Conducted by Govt. of Kerala.
• 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 in Hemidesmus indicus (l.) R. Br., Decalepis hamiltonii Wight & Arn. and Utleria salicifolia Bedd. 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 Bharatiar University, Coimbatore

Total Publications

64 research papers (Journal : 41 & Seminars/Symposia : 23)

Selected Publications

1

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.

2

Satheesh George, Geetha S P. and Indira Balachandran. 2008. Micropropagation of Baliospermum montanum (Willd.) Muell. - Arg. - A red listed medicinal plant. J. Plant Sci., 3(1):111-115.

3

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.

4

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.

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. J. Tropical Medicinal Plants, 6(2)241-243.

6

Satheesh George, Geetha S. Pillai, Sudhakar Raja S., Indira Balachandran and P.N. Ravindran 2006. In vitro cultivation of Bacopa monnieri in growth regulator free medium. J. Tropical Medicinal Plants, Malaysia, 7(1) 91-94.

7

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. J. Tropical Medicinal Plants, Malaysia, 7(1) 83-86.

8

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-Timber Forest Products, 13(1):29-31.

9

Satheesh George, Tushar K.V., Udayan P.S., Sudhakar Raja, Unnikrishnan K.P., Remashree A.B., Indira Balachandran and P.N. Ravindran 2006. Adhatoda zeylanica Medic. – A Review. J. Tropical Medicinal Plants, Malaysia, 7(1) 137-148.

10

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.