Department of Botany

2008 - 2021 - Assistant Professor

Since 2021 - Associate Professor 

• University Rank Holder in M. Sc Botany in Madurai Kamaraj University during 1994 - 1996
• SLET qualified conducted by Bharathidasan University, Trichy in 1999
• Appointed as External Examiner for conducting Summative Practical Examination in Botany for the following Colleges
  Saraswathi Narayanan College, Madurai
  The Madura College, Madurai
  V.V.Vanniya Perumal College for women, Virudhunagar Dist
  Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College, Sivakasi
  Sri Meenakshmi Government Arts College for Women, Madurai
  Sri Parasakthi College for Woment, Courtallam, Tenkasi
   
• Member in syllabus revision committee in Botany for the following Colleges
  Thiagaraar College, Madurai
  Saraswathi Narayanan College, Madurai
  Lady Doak College, Madurai
  GTN College, Dindigul
  Nehru Memorial College, Trichy
  Jamal Mohamed College, Trichy
   

• Question paper setter and evaluator for the following 

  Universities  
  Madurai kamaraj University, Madurai
  Alagappa University, karaikudi                                                                                                                                                                            Bharathidasan University, Trichy
  Manonmanium Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli 

  Colleges
  The Madura College, Madurai
  Saraswathi Narayanan College, Madurai
  S.Vellaichamy Nadar College, Madurai
  V.V.Vanniya Perumal College for Women, Virudhunagar
  S.Ramasamy Naidu College, Sattur
  Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College, Sivakasi
  VHNS College, Virudhunagar
  Government Arts College, Coimbatore
  Nehru Memorial College, Trichy                                                                                                                                                                                          SFR College for Women, Sivakasi                                                                                                                                                                                              Sri Parasakthi College for Women, Courtallam                                                                                                                                                                     Sri Vidya Mandir Arts and Science College, Krishnagiri

  Other Activities

• NSS Programme has completed in Saraswathi Narayanan College, Madurai from July 1991 toJuly 1993.
• Nominated as Chief Superintendent for conducting Summative Examination - April 2025 at Thiagarajar College, Madurai.
• Attended the Board of Studies in Botany, as Subject Expert, conducted by Department of Botany, Lady Doak College, Madurai on 24.02.2024.
• Attended the Board of Studies in Botany, as Subject Expert, conducted by Department of Botany, Lady Doak College, Madurai on 24.09.2024.
• Served as Judge for Placard Making in the School Competitions (SESS-2024) held in M.K.R. Ayya Nadar Jayalakshmi Ammal English Medium School (ISC) on 10.08.2024.
• Served as External Evaluator for conducting Academic Audit 2023-2024 in the Department of Environmental Sciences on 9th September 2024 at Bishop Heber College, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India.
• Served as External Subject Expert for the Screening-cum-Evaluation Committee of CAS promotion of level of 11 to 12, held at Department of Botany, Lady Doak College, Madurai on 13.09.2024.
• Served as Madurai Kamaraj University Nominated External Examiner for the Ph. D public Viva- voce Examination of the candidate Mrs. P. Maheswari (Reg. No. P4467) on 27.09.2024 at PG and Research Department of Botany, Saraswathi Narayanan College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu
• Served as Subject Expert for the Question Paper Scrutiny Board for UG and PG in Botany for November 2024 Semester Examinations held at The Madurai College, Madurai on 17.10.2024.
• Served as Subject Expert for the Question Paper Scrutiny Board for UG and PG in Botany for April 2025 Semester Examinations held at Saraswathi Narayanan College, Madurai on 14.03.2025.
• Served as External Evaluator for conducting Academic Audit 2023-24, held on 9.9.2024 at Bishop Heber College, Trichy

• Served as Chairperson in the DST – ANRF (SERB) Sponsored two day National Conference on Biodiversity and Conservation Challenges, held at Saraswathi Narayanan College, Madurai on 16.10.2025 and 17.10.2025

  Events Organized

• Organized State level student's seminar (Four times) in Thiagarajar College, Madurai -09, Tamil Nadu
• Organized two days Workshop on “Biological Techniques” (WBT 2017) for M.Phil and Research scholars of various Colleges in Madurai District, held on 9th and 10th March, 2017 at the Department of Botany, Thiagarajar College, Madurai -09, Tamil Nadu.
• Organized one day Workshop on “Digital Learning and Evaluation Through Web Resources” held on 27h February 2019 at The Office of the Controller of Examinations, Thiagarajar College, Madurai -09, Tamil Nadu.
• Organized one day Workshop on “Innovative Practices in Examiation Systems” held on 13.02.2019 at The Office of the Controller of Examinations, Thiagarajar College, Madurai -09, Tamil Nadu.
• Organized two days National Level Workshop on Applications of Bioinformatics Tools, held on 5th and 6th March, 2025 at Department of Botany, Thiagarajar College, Madurai sponsored by Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology (TNSCST), Chennai.
• Organized (Convener) two days International Conference on Recent Trends in Transforming Global Production Systems: Cutting-Edge Technologies in Penta 'F' Food, Fibre, Feed, Fuel and Fertilizers at Thiagarajar College, Madurai held on 18th and 19th December, 2025 jointly organize Western ghats Researcher Association of Agricultural Sciences and Technology and prosper Foundation and Agri Amigos, Pvt, Ltd. Tamil Nadu.

List of Journal Papers 

1. Impact of Tannery Effluent on Growth and Biochemical Parameters of Tomato and Sorghum – 2025 – Journal of Dalian University of Technology 
2. Identification of Phytocompounds in Leaves and Seeds of Coriander using FTIR Spectroscopy – 2025 – Journal of Dalian University of Technology 
3. Ethnobotanical Indices on Medicinal Plants in Sivagangai District of Tamil Nadu, India – 2025 – International Journal of Minor Fruits, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants 
4. Ethnobotanical Indices on Medicinal Plants in Sivagangai District of Tamil Nadu, India – 2025 – Journal of Dalian University of Technology 
5. Conservation of Medicinal Plants through Agroforestry in Sivagangai District of Tamil Nadu, India – 2025 – Journal of Dalian University of Technology 
6. Ethnobotanical Indices on Wild Edible Plants of Thiruppuvanam Region in Sivagangai District of Tamil Nadu, India – 2025 – YMER 
7. Biochemical and Heavy Metal Analysis of Cynodon dactylon L. Pers – 2025 – Journal of Dalian University of Technology 
8. Impact of Municipal Waste Water on the Growth and Biochemical Content of Amaranthus dubius – 2025 – Journal of Dalian University of Technology 
9. Impact of Biofertilizers on Growth and Biochemical Characteristics of Green Gram (Vigna radiata) – 2025 – Journal of Dalian University of Technology 
10. Growth Performance of Coriandrum sativum Inoculated with Biofertilizers – An Initial Study – 2022 – Journal of Advanced Scientific Research 
11. Qualitative Phytochemical Screening of Selected Medicinal Plants – 2021 – Journal of Drug Delivery & Therapeutics 
12. Preliminary Phytochemical Appraisal of Selected Medicinal Plants – 2021 – Journal of Drug Delivery & Therapeutics 
13. Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals by Azolla microphylla from Industrial Effluents – 2021 – International Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences 
14. Phytochemical Evaluation in Various Leaf Extracts of Wild Bhendi – 2021 – Research & Reviews: A Journal of Life Sciences 
15. A Study on Ecological Parameters in Selected Village Ponds of Sivagangai District, Tamil Nadu – 2021 – Research & Reviews: Journal of Ecology 
16. Effect of Beneficial Microorganisms on Quality Seedling Production of Aegle marmelos – 2017 – TEJAS 
17. Effect of Bio-inoculants on Growth and Quality Seedling Production of Coriander – 2016 – TEJAS 
18. A Survey of Multipurpose Tree Species in the Forest Nurseries of Southern Tamil Nadu – 2015 – Global Journal of Bioscience and Biotechnology 
19. Assessment of Microbial Diversity in Non-rhizosphere Soil of Forest Nurseries – 2014 – International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences 
20. Effect of Plant Growth-Promoting Microorganisms on Quality Seedling Production of Feronia elephantum – 2014 – International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences 
21. Tree Species with Potential of Nitrogen Fixation in Agroforestry System – 2013 – Bioresearch Bulletin 
22. Casuarina Cultivation: The Viable Option for Green Bio-energy Production – 2012 – Journal of Green Bioenergy 
23. Seasonal Variability of Mealy Bug Infestation in Urban Forestry – 2012 – Indian Journal of Entomology 

24. Effect of Beneficial Bioinoculants on the Growth of Monkey Pod Tree (Samanea saman) – 2012 – Journal of Plant Development Sciences 

     

Book Chapters

1. Ecosystem Services of Casuarina equisetifolia for Sustainable Atmospheric CO₂ Build-up in Tropical Farm Forestry – 2012 – Plant Science for Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development
2. Role of Nurseries in Stable Source of Income for Rural People and Biodiversity Conservation – 2013 – Biodiversity Conservation for Sustainable Management
3. Sustainable Development of Horticulture and Forestry through Bio-Inoculants – 2020 – Sustainable Crop Production

Conference Proceedings

1. Growth Promoting Effect of Azospirillum brasilense on Feronia elephantum Seedlings – 2014 – Proceedings of the UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Biovision – 2014
2. Influence of Bioinoculants on the Growth and Biomass of Feronia elephantum in Nursery Condition – 2015 – Proceedings of the UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Interdisciplinary Application of Biology
3. Effect of Pseudomonas fluorescens on Biochemical Changes of Samanea saman under Nursery Condition – 2015 – Proceedings of the UGC Sponsored National Conference on Current Perspectives and Challenges in Biodiversity and its Conservation
4. Natural and Cultivated Dye Yielding Plants and their Utilization by Villagers in Dindigul District of Tamil Nadu – 2015 – Proceedings of the UGC Sponsored International Conference on Biodiversity and Evaluation & Perspectives & Paradigm Shifts
5. Influence of Bioinoculants on the Growth of Adina cordifolia (Roxb.) Hook.f. in Nursery Conditions – 2017 – Proceedings of the ICFRE Sponsored National Workshop on “Status and Recent Researches on Important Timber Trees of India”
6. Bioremoval of Heavy Metals by Azolla – 1999 – Recovery, Recycling, Re-integration World Congress Proceedings (Geneva, Switzerland)

Conference/Seminar/Workshop Attended

• Participated in the Faculty Training Programme on Classroom Communication Skills Enhancement Training? held on 11th November 2008, organized by NAAC ? Internal Quality Assurance Cell of Thiagarajar College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
• Presented a paper in the National Conference on ?Advances in Plant Pathology?held on 11th and 12th March, 2010, organized by the Centre for Advanced Studies in Botany, University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
• Presented a paper in the National Conference on ?Biodiversity for Sustainable Development: Threats, Indicators, Climate Change, Poverty Alleviation and Targets for Safeguarding Biodiversity ?held from 25th to 27th August, 2010, organized by theCentre for Biodiversity and Forest Studies, School of Energy, Environment and Natural Resources, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
• Participated in the Faculty Training Programme held on 26th and 27th April 2012, organized by NAAC ? Internal Quality Assurance Cell of Thiagarajar College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
• Participated in the Faculty Training Programme on ?Enhancement of Internal Quality held on 27th March 2012, organized by NAAC Internal Quality Assurance Cell of Thiagarajar College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
• Presented a paper in the International Symposium on ?Environmental Risk Assessment 2011?held from 17th to 19th October, 2011, organized by the Unit of Toxicology, Department of Zoology, School of Life Sciences, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
• Participated in the State Level Seminar on Emerging Trends in Plant Sciences, held on 7th February, 2012, organized by the Department of Botany, The Madura College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
• Presented a paper on Studies on the Effect of Acidic Mist on the Growth of Bhendi (Hibiscus esculentus L.) in the International Conference on ?Science, Society and Sustainability held from11th to 13th January, 2012, organized by the Department of Botany, Lady Doak College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
• Presented a paper on Effects of Bioinoculants on Quality Seedling Production of Aegle marmelos Corr. In Tropical Nursery Conditions in the National Seminar on ?Herbal Wealth Traditions and New Approaches?held on 27th and 28th January, 2012, organized by the Department of Botany, Nesamony Memorial College, Marthandam, Tamil Nadu.
• Participated in the Workshop on ?Basics of Bioinformatics? held on 20th March, 2012, organized by the Department of Botany (Project under Star College Scheme), Thiagarajar College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
• Participated in the Workshop on Reformation in Examination Systems? held on 22th March, 2012, organized by the Office of the Controller of Examinations, Thiagarajar College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
• Participated in the National Workshop on ?ICT enabled Teaching-Learning through Smart Class Room Facility? held on 27th September, 2011, organized by the St. Xavier?s College, Palayamkottai, Tamil Nadu.
• Participated in the Workshop on ?Teaching Bioethics in Arts Science and Professional Colleges held on 7th and 8th January, 2012, organized by the Loyola College and LICET, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
• Participated in the National Workshop (STP) on ?Research Methodology held on 2nd and 3rd February, 2012, organized by the Academic Staff College, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry.
• Participated in the Workshop on ?Research Awareness Programme? held on 9th March, 2012, organized by the Entomology Research Unit, St. Xavier?s College, Palayamkottai, Tamil Nadu.
• Presented a paper in the National Seminar on ?Recent Trends in Bioactive Substances  2013 (RTBASS-2013) ?held from 5th and 6th March, 2013, organized by the Department of Botany, Government Arts College, Karur, Tamil Nadu.
• Participated in the National Seminar on ?Green Bioenergy: Opportunities, Threats, Knowledge gaps and Socio-economic impacts ?held on 27th and 28th December 2012, organized by Department of Botany, Alagappa Government Arts College, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu.
• Participated in the National Seminar on ?Nutraceutical and Therapeutic value of Traditional Foods held on 30th - 31th January, 2014, organized by the Department of Botany and Microbiology, Lady Doak College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
• Participated in the National Workshop cum training Programme on Conventional and Modern aspects of Plant Taxonomy (NWCMP-2014) held on 12th - 14th February 2014, organized by Department of Biology, The Gandhigram Rural Institute ? Deemed University, Gandhigram, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu.
• Participated in the National Workshop on Emerging Technology In Processing and Value Addition of Millets For Better utilization ?held on 13th and 14th March 2014, organized by Home Science College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Madurai.
• Presented a paper in the National Seminar on ?Recent Trends and Future Perspectives of Biosciences (BIOVISION-2014) ?held from 5th and 6th September, 2014, organized by the Department of Botany and Zoology, Arumugam Pillai Seethai Ammal College, Thirupathur, Tamil Nadu.
• Participated in the National Workshop on ?Funded Proects: Winning Strategies for Preparing Proposal and Impressive Presentation?held from 19th to 21st November 2014, organized by Department of Education, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu.
• Presented a paper in the National Conference on Biological Sciences: The Amalgamation and Advancement of Multidisciplinary Life Sciences held from 18th and 19th December, 2014, organized by the Department of Biochemistry, V.V.Vanniaperumal College For Women, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu.
• Presented a paper in the National Seminar on ?Interdisciplinary Application of Biology  held from 28th and 29th January, 2015, organized by the Department of Zoology, ayara Annapackiam College For Women, Periyakulam, Theni District, Tamil Nadu.
• Presented a paper in the National Seminar on ?Discourses on Past, Present and Future Scenario on Medicinal Plant Conservation in India held from 6th and 7th March, 2015, organized by the Department of Botany, Saraswathi Narayanan College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
• Presented a paper in the National Conference on ?Current Perspectives and Challenges in Biodiversity and its Conservation ?held from 6th and 7th March, 2015, organized by the Department of Biochemistry, Rajah Serfoji Government College, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu.
• Presented a paper in the National Conference on ?Recent Advances in Industrial Biotechnological Skills Development ?held from 30th and 31st March, 2015, organized by the Department of Botany, Thiagarajar College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
• Presented a paper in the International Conference on ?Biodiversity and Evaluation Perspectives & Paradigm Shifts?held from 2nd and 3rd December, 2015, organized by the Department of Zoology, Sree Sankara College, Kalady, Kerala.
• Presented a paper in the International Conference on ?Biodiversity and Bioactive natural Products for Human Welfare?held from 10th to 12th February, 2016, organized by the Department of Botany, Government Arts College, Karur, Tamil Nadu
• Presented a paper in the International Conference on ?Challences And Opportunities in Life Sciences ?held from 5th to 6th April, 2016, organized by the Department of Botany, Government Arts College, Karur, Tamil Nadu
• Presented a paper in the National Seminar on ?Herbs for Holistic Health?held on 20th December 2016, organized by Department of Zoology and Department of Home Science, Fatima College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
• Participated in the State Level Training Program on "Administrative Skill Development" held on 23rd and 24th of February 2017, organized by Nehru Memorial College, Trichy Tamil Nadu.
• Participated in the Workshop on “Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation” held on 14th March 2017, organized by Thiagarajar College, Madurai.
• Attended the Board of Studies in UG Botany, as Subject expert, conducted by Department of Botany, GTN College, Dindigul on 27.06.2017. 
• Attended question paper scrutiny for UG Board (B.Sc-Botany) held at Alagappa University, Karaikudi on 01.08.2017.
• Presented a paper on Phytochemical Analysis and Antimicrobial Activity of Murraya koenigii L. in National Conference on “Healthcare and Biotechnology in India: Emerging Trends and Challenges (HBIETC-2017) “held on 17th and 18th August, 2017, organized by the Research Department of Zoology, A.V.V.M. Sri Pushpam College, Poondi, Thanjavur Dt, Tamil Nadu.
• Presented a paper on Histo, Phytochemical Analyses and Nutrient Allocation of Frankia root Nodules of Casuarina equisetifolia L. in International Conference on “Functional Materials (ICFM) “held on 7th and 8th September, 2017, organized by the PG and Research Department of Chemistry, Thiagarajar College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
• Participated in the UGC sponsored International Seminar on "Recent Trends in Food Processing Technology - 2019” held on 19th January 2019, organized by Department of Food Science and Technology, Arul Anandar College, Madurai
• Attended the Board of Studies in UG Botany, as Subject Expert, conducted by Department of Botany, GTN College, Dindigul on 07.03.2018.
• Served as External Examiner for M. Phil Viva-voce Examinations on 08.07.2019 at The Madura College, Madurai.
• Attended the Board of Studies in Botany, as Subject Expert, conducted by Department of Botany, Lady Doak College, Madurai on 24.02.2025.
• Participated in two days National Conference on Biodiversity and It's Conservation (NCBC - 2024) , held on 25th and 26th September, 2024, organized by the Department of Botany and Zoology, N.M.S.S. Vellaichamy Nadar College, Nagamalai, Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
• Participated in three days ‘International Conference and Buyers Sellers Meet for Medicinal Plants used in Lifestyle Products’ held from 06.12.2023 to 08.12.2023 sponsored by National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India, organized by Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India.
• Participated in two days National Workshop on ‘Marker Assisted Gene Pyramiding’ held on 30.01.2024 to 31.01.2024 sponsored by GOI-DST SERB, organized by Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
• Participated in two days National Workshop on ‘IUCN Red list Assessment of Plant Diversity’ held on 07.02.2024 to 08.02.2024 organized by Department of Biology, The Gandhigram Rural Institute (Deemed to be University), Dindigul, Tamil Nadu in association with IUCN SSC Western Ghats Plant Specialist Group.

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