Department of Botany

• Lecturer

  8 months

  Dept.of Microbiology, Muthayammal College of Arts & Science, Kakaveri, Rasipuram, Tamil Nadu

• Teaching Assistant

  18 days

  Dept.of Botany(Spl-in Microbiology), Lady Doak College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu

• Lecturer, Head

  5 years

  Dept. of Microbiology, Bio technology & Bio informatics; Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College Of Arts & S

• Teaching Assistant

  3 years, 6 months

  Dept. of Botany, Thiagarajar college (Autonomous),Madurai, Tamil Nadu.

• Assistant Professor

  12 Years and 01 Month

  Thiagarajar College

Abroad

• Visited Srilanka-Colombo:International Conference Participation and presented research paper on ?Interaction effect of AM fungi and salt stress on the growth of Curcuma longa L. grown under green house condition? organised by TIIKMS- The International Institute of Knowledge Management, at Colombo, Sri lanka on 10th June to 12th June, 2015.

Awards / Recognitions

• Received Prof. S. KRISHNAN ENDOWMENT Prize for General Proficiency in Botany ( P.G. BOTANY )- Madura College, Madurai.
• Recognition of Research Guide - BOTANY- Guideship No: 1507-from Madurai Kamaraj University,Madurai,2016.

Event Organised

• 1.Worked as a Organizing Secretary for the State Level Seminar on Recent Trends on Biological Sciences conducted on FEB 19 -21,2003 at Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College of Arts And Science for Women, Perambalur,Tamil Nadu.
• 2. Worked as a convenor for the workshop on Genomics And Proteomics conducted on FEB 23rd ? 26th,2004 at Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College, Perambalur, Tamil Nadu.
• 3. Worked as Organizing Secretary for the State Level Intercollegiate students seminar on Environmental disasters-effect and management held on 21st Feb, 2014, at Thiagarajar College (Autonomous), Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
• 4. Worked as Organizing Secretary for the State Level Intercollegiate students seminar on “Advances in conservation Biology” held on 23rd Jan, 2018, at Thiagarajar College (Autonomous), Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
• 5. Worked as Worked as Organizing Secretary for the State Level Hands On Training Programme on “Organic and Terrace Gardening” held on 7th March, 2018, at PG and Research Department of Botany, Thiagarajar College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
• 6. Worked as Organizing Secretary for the Training Workshop on “Mushroom Cultivation Technique and Mushroom Recipe” held on 5th October, 2018, at PG and Research Department of Botany, Thiagarajar College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
• 7. Worked as Organizing Secretary for the Hands on Training Programme on “Herbal Gardening” held on 8th October, 2018, at PG and Research Department of Botany, Thiagarajar College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
• 8. Worked as Organising Secretary for the 5S-DAY celebrations-Inter Departmental 5S-EXPO programme held on 15th February,2019, at PG and Research Department of Botany, Thiagarajar College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
• 9. Worked as Organising Secretary for the Hands on workshop on Food Processing and Preservation Techniques held on 09.09.2019, at PG and Research Department of Botany, Thiagarajar College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
• 10. Worked as a QUIZ Organizer for the online Intercollegiate Environment and COVID19 Awareness Quiz on 04.06.2020-06.06.2020, at PG and Research Department of Botany, Thiagarajar College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu
• 11.Worked as a Programme Coordinator for the One day workshop on Herbal products and Innovative Marketing on 06.05.2022 at PG and Research Department of Botany, Thiagarajar College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu

Achievements

• Selected as Internal Auditor for ISO 9001-2000 From 2003-2004;at Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College, Perambalur, Tamil Nadu.
• National Eligibility Test for Lecturership/Assistant Professorship in Microbiology(Agriculture)-1998-ASRB-ICAR,New Delhi. Selected as a Guest reviewer in IJFSA- journal@hillpublishers (April, 2020)

Publications

• 1. Dr. Santhaguru, K. and Sadhana, B. 2000.Vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal status of Acacia species from Madurai district. Annals of Forestry, 8(2):266-269. [015730].
• 2. Sadhana , B. and Panneerselvam, N.2011. Isolation , Evaluation and mass production of Arbuscular Mycorrhiza( AM) from two legume species.Int. Journal of Plant Developmental Sciences, 3(1&2):75-80.
• 3. Sadhana , B. and Panneerselvam, N. 2011. Pesticidal Effect on Rice Field Cyanobacteria in Perambalur, Tamil Nadu. Int. Journal of Plant Developmental Sciences,3(3&4):259-263.
• 4. Sadhana, B. and Panneerselvam, N. 2012. Dual inoculation of Rhizobium and AM fungi on the cowpea under green house condition. Journal of Basic and Applied Biology, 6: 55-57.
• 5. Sadhana Karthikeyan, 2013. Interaction between drought stress and Glomus mosseae on the growth of Acacia nilotica (L) Del. Zenith International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, 3(8):164-172.(Impact factor: 0.675).
• 6. Bhuvaneswari, N. and Sadhana, B.2014. Arbuscular mycorrhizal status of non-leguminous plants. Indian journal of Advances in Plant Research (IJAPR), 1(2):31-38.
• 7. B.Sadhana, 2014.Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) as a Biofertilizer- a Review. Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci. 3(4): 384-400. (Impact factor: 1.594).
• 8. B. Sadhana, 2014. Corals of Andaman Nicobar Islands. Int. J. Adv.Res. Biol.Sci. 1(9): (2014): 157–158. (Impact Factor: 0.653).
• 9. B. Sadhana, 2014. FTIR - technique for harvested seeds of chickpea and cowpea plants grown under Rhizobium and AM fungi inoculated condition. Int. J. Adv.Res. Biol.Sci. 1(9): 214–222. (Impact Factor: 0.653).
• 10. Dr. B. Sadhana, 2014. Interaction effect of Rhizobium, AM fungi and drought stress on Chickpea. Asian Journal of Science and technology. 5(12): 819-827. ISSN: 0976-3376 (IC Value: 4.81).
• 11. Dr. B. Sadhana and J.S. Saranya, 2015.Isolation and characterization of soil bacteria from the petrol pump station of Madurai town, International Journal in Physical and Applied Sciences,02(03):60-71.ISSN: 2394-5710-(IF:2.871).
• 12. Dr. B. Sadhana, 2015. Interaction effect of AM fungi, Rhizobium and drought stress on the nutritional efficacy of cowpea grown under green house condition. Indian Journal of Applied Research, 5(4). ISSN: 2249-555X- 31-32.(IF: 3.6241).
• 13. Dr.B.Sadhana, 2015.Mass production of AM fungal inoculum by soil based pot culture. Int. J. Adv.Res. Biol.Sci. 2(8): 129–133. (Impact Factor: 1.168).
• 14. Dr.B.Sadhana, 2015.Interaction effect of AM fungi and salt stress on the growth of Curcuma longa L. grown under green house condition, Proceedings of the 2nd International conference on Agriculture and Forestry, 10-12 June,2015,Colombo, Srilanka,Vol.1:113-116.
• 15. B.Sadhana,2015 Arbuscular Mycorrhizal fungal diversity in coastal region of Manapaadu near Tiruchendur, Tamil Nadu, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci. 3 (6): 226-236.( ISSN: 2320 – 7051).
• 16. Dr.B.Sadhana,2016.A bird’s eye view on E-learning and E-content preparation, Proceedings of the NAAC sponsored National Seminar on Benchmarks for Excellance in Teaching and Evaluation, April 1& 2nd ,Organised by IQAC, Thiagarajar College, Madurai.pp:102-104.
• 17. Dr.B.Sadhana and R.Hema Malini, 2018. FTIR Analysis for harvested Oyster Mushroom, TEJAS Thiagarajar College Journal ISSN (Online):2456-4044 June2018, Vol 3(2), PP 49-61
• 18. Sadhana B, Siva Kumar M. (2020) Comparative Cultivation Technique of Pleurotus Mushroom Grown on Different Biodegradable Substrates. International Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 4(2), 109-128.
• 19. Muthurakku O and Sadhana B. 2022. Effect of selective blue green algal species on the seedling growth of Paddy crop. International Journal of Advanced Research in Biological Sciences, 9(6):1-6.
• 20. Selvaganesh C and Sadhana B.2022. Phytophenolics and functional group analysis of Syzygium cumini L. seeds for antibacterial activity. International Journal of Advanced Research in Biological Sciences, 9(6): 132-140.

Conference/Workshop Attended

• 1. Participated in the National Seminar on Intellectual Property Rights – Present Necessities And Responsibilities on 9 DEC, 2002 at Bharathidasan University, Trichy, Tamil Nadu.
• 2. Participated in the International Scientist Meet on the Marvels in Life Science on 6 & 7 Jan,2003 at Ponnaiyah Ramajayam College, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu .
• 3. Participated in the National Conference on Recent Trends in Plant Biotechnology (sponsored by UGC) on 17 -19 July,2003 at Lady Doak College, Madurai,Tamil Nadu.
• 4. Participated in the Seminar on Funding Schemes of the Department of Science &Technology for Promotions of Research and Strengthening of Scientific infra structure in colleges on 16.11.03 at Kongunadu Arts and Science College, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
• 5. Participated in the Seminar on The Role of Research and Publication in Higher Education on 10th January, 2004 at Cauvery College for Women, Trichy, Tamil Nadu.
• 6. Participated Inter Collegiate Green Wave Celebrations on 13th and 14th Aug, 2010, at Lady Doak College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
• 7. Participated in the two days workshop on Biostatistics and introduction to statistical Computing on 13th and 14th October, 2010, conducted by Thiagarajar College, Madurai and ICT Academy of Tamil Nadu.
• 8. Participated and Presented a paper-General view on Arbuscular mycorrhizae in the “International Symposium on Environmental Risk Assessment,2011”on 17 -19 October,2011organized by Unit of toxicology, Dept. of Zoology, School of Life Sciences, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
• 9. Participated and presented a paper on “Study of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Coastal Region of Havelock Island, Andaman Nicobar Islands” at the International Conference on Science, Society and Sustainability held on 11-13 January,2012. at Lady Doak College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.
• 10. Participated in the One day workshop on “Research Philosophies and Methods” held under the direction of Dr. A. Raman, Charles Sturt University, Orange, NSW2800, Australia on 12th January, 2012.
• 11. Participated and presented a paper on “Dual Inoculation of Rhizobium and AM Fungi on the growth of cowpea under green house condition” in the National Seminar on “Herbal Wealth- Traditions and new Approaches” Organized by Department of Botany, Nesamony Memorial Christian College, Marthandam on 27th and 28th January,2012.
• 12. Participated two days UGC Sponsored National Workshop (STP) on Research Methodology on 2nd and 3rd February, 2012 organized by University Grant Commission Academic Staff College of Pondicherry University (A Central University), Puducherry, India.
• 13. Participated one day state level seminar on Emerging Trends in Plant Sciences (Sponsored by UGC-New Delhi) on 7th Feb, 2012 organized by Dept. of Botany, The Madura College, Madurai.
• 14. Participated one day workshop on “Basics of Bioinformatics” on 20th March 2012 organized by Department of Botany, Thiagarajar College, Madurai.
• 15. Participated one day workshop on “REFORMATION IN EXAMINATION SYSTEMS” (Under UGC-UG Development Scheme) on 22nd March 2012 organized by Thiagarajar College.
• 16. Participated one day Training Program on “Enhancement of Internal Quality” organized by NAAC – IQAC of Thiagarajar College.
• 17. Participated two days Orientation Program for “Newly recruited Teachers” organized by NAAC – IQAC of Thiagarajar College on 02.12.13 & 03.12.2013.
• 18. Participated and presented a paper on “Interaction effect of Am fungi, Rhizobium and drought stress on chickpea” in the International Conference on “Biodiversity, Bioresources and Biotechnology” Organised by Association for the Advancement of Biodiversity Science, Society for Applied Biotechnology, Imperial Scientific Publishing, held on 30th and 31st January, 2014 at Mysore.
• 19. Participated two days Faculty induction and improvement program (FIIP) for newly recruited faculty members organized by NAAC-IQAC of Thiagarajar College on 01.03,2014 & 02.03.2014.
• 20. Participated 72nd Orientation Program organised by Academic Staff College, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai on 17.12.2014 to 13.01.2015 for 24 days.
• 21. Participated two days workshop on Carbon neutrality and sustainability Reporting organised by Centre for Environmental Studies, Lady Doak College, Madurai on 20.02.2015 & 21.02.2015.
• 22. Participated One day Faculty Development Programme on Student Psychology and Emotional Intelligence organised by the Women Study centre on 24.02.2015.
• 23. Participated and presented research paper on “Interaction effect of AM fungi, Rhizobium and drought stress on the nutritional efficacy of cowpea grown under green house condition” in the National Conference organised by School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India held on 27th & 28th February,2015.
• 24. Participated in the National Conference on “Recent Advances in Industrial Biotechnological skills Development” organised by PG and Research Department of Botany, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India held on 30th & 31stMarch,2015.
• 25. Participated and presented research paper on “Interaction effect of AM fungi and salt stress on the growth of Curcuma longa L. grown under green house condition” in International conference organised by TIIKMS- The International Institute of Knowledge Management, at Colombo, Sri lanka on 10th June to 12th June, 2015.
• 26. Participated and presented research paper on “ Arbuscular Mycorrhizal fungal diversity in coastal region of Manapaadu near Tiruchendur, Tamil Nadu” in National conference on Recent trends in Modern Biology & 47thAqua-Terr Annual Conference organised by School of Biological sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai held on 27th & 28th Feb, 2016.
• 27. Participated and presented research paper on “ Arbuscular Mycorrhizal fungal diversity in coastal region of Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu” in National conference on Emerging trends in Plant Science organised by Department of Plant science, Bharathidasn University,Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India. held on 10th March, 2016.
• 28. Participated and presented paper on “ A bird’s eye view on E-learning and E-Content preparation” in NAAC-Sponsored National conference on Benchmarks for Excellence in Teaching and Evaluation organised byIQAC of Thiagarajar College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. held on 1st and 2nd April, 2016.
• 29. Participated and presented research paper on “ Influence of AM fungal effect on the growth of Curcuma longa under saline condition” in UGC-Sponsored International conference on Challenges and Opportunities in Life Sciences organised by Department of Zoology, Sri Meenakshi Government Arts College for Women, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. held on 5th and 6th April, 2016.
• 30. Participated three days workshop on “Environmental Risk Assessment” organised by Centre for Environmental Studies, Lady Doak College, Madurai on 21.7.2016 - 23.07.2016. Participated one day workshop on "Reformation and Innovations in Evaluation" organised by Office of the Controller of Examinations, Thiagarajar College, Madurai. on 13.03.2017.
• 31. Participated One day Workshop on "IPR and Innovations" organised by Research committee of Thiagarajar College, Madurai on 14.03.2017.
• 32. Participated and presented paper on “Women’s approach in Smart City Development” in the National Conference on Gender challenges in smart cities: Interventions and Innovations through cyberspace and ICT” organised by Women’s Study Centre, Thiagarajar College, Madurai on 28.03.2017.
• 33. Participated and presented paper on “FTIR-analysis for mushroom biomass ” in DST-SERB Sponsored International conference on “Functional materials” organised by Department of Chemistry, Thiagarajar College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. held on 7th and 8th September, 2017.
• 34. Participated Refresher Course in Life Sciences organised by UGC-Ministry of Human Resource Development (old Academic Staff College), Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai on 09.03.2018 to 29.03.2018 for 21 days.
• 35. Participated and presented paper on “Different biodegradable substrates on the nutritional efficiency of Oyster mushroom” in Sponsored International conference on organised by Department of Mathematics, Physics and Zoology, Thiagarajar College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. held on 12th and 13th February, 2019.
• 36. Participated in the One day Workshop on “Digital Learning and Evaluation through Web Resources” organized by Office of the controller of Examination and IQAC, Thiagarajar College, Madurai held on 27th February,2019.
• 37. Participated and presented paper on “Cyanobacterial formulations for Oriza sativa cultivation” in International conference on Innovation and Emerging Trends in Botany, organised by Department of Botany, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India. held on 6th and 7th November, 2019.
• 38. Participated and presented paper on “ Plant based biopesticides from Ocimum basilicum” in National Seminar on Innovations in Plant Sciences, soil health andAgriculture” organised by Department of Botany, Lady Doak College, Madurai. Held on 12.12.2019.
• 39. Participated in online COVID19 Pandemic Awareness Programme organised by National Service Scheme of J.J. College of Arts and Science, Pudukottai, held on 02.05.2020.
• 40. Participated in online Course Programme on Introduction to Public Relation Marketing organised by Sri Krishna Adithya College of Arts and Science, Kovai Pudhur, Coimbatore, held on 03.05.2020 and Scored 55%)
• 41. Participated in online COVID19 General Awareness Quiz Programme organised by Institution Innovation Council Cell of St. Anney’s College of Engineering and Technology, Panruti, held on 05.05.2020 and scored 85% Marks.
• 42. Participated in online Quiz on COVID19 Awareness Program organised by Unnat Bharat Abhiyan and Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai, held on 06.05.2020 and scored 93%.
• 43. Participated in the National Level Quiz entitled “General Tamil” organised by Department of Tamil, Pioneer Kumarasamy College, Nagerkoil, held on 06.05.2020.
• 44. Participated in the Webinar on How Teachers should be ready to handle post pandemic challenges, Organised by Chennai Institute of Technology, Chennai, held on 12.05.2020.
• 45. Participated in the International Webinar on Plant Biotechnology in Space, Organised by Department of Botany, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, held on 12.05.2020.
• 46. Participated in the Interactive Webinar on “Building a career in Life Science Research, Organised by Science city and Department of Biotechnology, Sri Krishna Arts and Science College, Coimbatore, held on 14.05.2020.
• 47. Participated in the Webinar on “ Research Publication: Skills, Ethics and Misconducts, Organised by Department of Chemistry (SNH) and Institutions Innovation council, Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore, held on 15.05.2020.
• 48. Participated in the e-Quiz entitled “ Basic Concepts of Genetics” organised by Department of Microbiology (SF), Kamaraj College, Tuticorin, held on 15.05.2020.
• 49. Participated in the COVID19-Awareness Quiz Program organised by Institution’s Innovation Cell, Sourashtra College, Madurai, held on 16.05.2020.
• 50. Participated in the Quiz on “International Day for Biological diversity” organised by Centre for Environmental Studies, Holly Cross College, Nagerkoil, Kanyakumari, held on 16.05.2020.
• 51. Participated in the National Level Online Quiz Contest on Exericse NCC Yogdan organised by NCC Army Wing of Thiagarajar College, held on 23.05.2020.
• 52. Participated in the Online Botany Quiz organised by Department of Botany,M.V. Muthiah Government Arts College of Women, Dindigul, held on 26.05.2020.
• 53. Participated in the Webinar on “Biopolymers: Renewable resources for Human Utilization” organised by Biopolymers Research Group, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, held on 27.05.2020.
• 54. Participated in the Online Quiz on COVID19: THE BASICS, organised by Department of Chemistry, PSNA College of Engineering and technology, Dindigul held on 01.06.2020-03.06.2020.
• 55. Participated in National Level Online Quiz entitled General Tamil on 05/06/2020 organized by Dept. of Tamil, Pioneer Kumarasamy College, Nagercoil.
• 56. Participated in the Online E-Quiz on COVID19-Awareness and GK, organised by Department of Library and Information Science, Madurai Kamaraj University, Constituent College, Vedachandur, Dindigul held on 08.06.2020-10.06.2020.
• 57. Participated in the Motivational Webinar on Vaalnthu Kaaruvoom Vaa , Oraganised by Kamaraj College, Thoothukudi held on 15.06.2020.
• 58. Participated in the National Webinar on “Theory of Graphs-An Emerging Field of Research” organised by PG and Research Department of Mathematics, Thiagarajar College, Madurai held on 20.06.2020.
• 59. Participated in the Online Quiz on Arts, Culture and Entertainment, organised by Fine Arts Committee, Kandaswami Kandar’s College, Velur, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu held on 10.07.2020.
• 60. Participated e-Quiz on Agriculture Technology and its applications organised by Organised by Department of Agriculture, School of Agriculture Studies, Quantum University, Roorkey,Uttarakand-247167, held on 22.07.2020.
• 61. Participated in the National Webinar on Digital Environment Organised by IQAC, Arumugam Pillai Seethai Ammal College, Thirupathur, Sivagangai District, Held from 13.07.2020 to 16.07.2020.
• 62. Participated in the Webinar on COVID-19 Vaccines in India, SRM Arts and Science College, Kattankulathur, Chengalpattu District, Held on 27.02.2021.
• 63. Participated in the National Webinar on Intellectual Property Protection and Innovation, organised by Department of Botany, Thiagarajar College, Madurai held on 08.03.2021.
• 64. Participated in the Certificate Course on Recombinant DNA technology organised by Uka Tarsadia University, Bardoli, Gujarat held from 05.03.2021to 16.03.2021 for 12 days (34 hours).
• 65. Participated in the FDP on Emerging Trends in Plant Sciences: Bioprocessing and Drug Development: Key issues and challenges organised by Department of Botany, Vivekananda College, Madurai held on 19.03.2021.
• 66. Participated in the National Webinar on Basics of Start-up: Trigger Your Passion, organised by NSS Unit 62, Thiagarajar College, Madurai held on 19.03.2021
• 67. Participated in the DST-PURSE Sponsored Webinar on Disease Diagnostics and Therapeutics organised by Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, held on 24th and 25th March,2021.
• 68. Participated in the International Webinar on New Horizons and Break through Cancer Research in Present Era, organised by B.N.Patel Institute of Paramedical and science, Anand, Gujarat, held on 27.03. 2021.
• 69. Participated in the National Webinar on Microbial Resource Centers and their role in Preservation of Microbial diversity, organised by Department of Microbiology, Devchand College, Arjunanagar, Tal-kagal District, Kolthapur, (M.S), India and Microbiologists Society, India, held on 17.04.2021.
• 70. Participated in the National Webinar on Health benefits of Mushrooms, organised by Microbiologists Society, India and Vihaan Life Science and Research Centre, held on 21.04.2021.
• 71. Participated in the One Day International Webinar on Future Prospectives of Biotechnology, organised by Department of Post Graduation Studies and Research in Biotechnology, Gulbarga University, Kalabaragi, held on 27.04.2021.
• 72. Participated in the One Day National Webinar on Potential Challenges of COVID19 and Vaccination, organised by Department of Zoology and IQAC, Shri Krishna University, Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh, India held on 12.05.2021.
• 73. Participated in the National Webinar on Recent Research Opportunities and challenges in biological sciences, organised by Department of Microbiology and Biochemistry & Microbiologists Society, India, Career College, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India held on 17.05.2021.
• 74. Participated in the Expert Talk on Role of Fingerprinting in resolving the crime, organised by Department of Biosciences, Acropolis Institute of Management Studies & Research, Indore in association with Microbiologists Society India. held on 28.05.2021.
• 75. Participated in the National Webinar on Industrial Spirulina Production Technology, organised by Department of Microbiology, Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College, Sivakasi, held on 02.06.2021.
• 76. Participated in the International Webinar on Stem Cell and its therapeutic applications, organised by Department of Microbiology, Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College, Sivakasi, held on 04.06.2021.
• 77. Participated in the FDP- Elsevier Author Workshop: Fundamentals of Research article writing at School of Engineering and Technology Centurion University, Odisha, held on 04.06.2021.
• 78. Participated in the One day virtual Seminar on Tackling Environmental Challenges for a sustainable future, organised by IQAC and Department of Botany, Sourashtra College, Madurai, held on 05.06.2021.
• 79. Participated in the two weeks online FDP on Pedagogy and Research methods from 24.05.2021 to 06.06.2021, organised by AMET University (HRDC and IQAC).

• 80. Participated in the One week International online FDP on Virtual Practices and Security from 07.06.2021 to 13.06.2021, organised by Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University, Chennai and Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute, Chennai.

   

Books Published

Book

• 1. Sadhana, B. and Panneerselvam, N. 2012. Arbuscular mycorrhizae and its mass production, Lap-Lambert Publishers, Germany.pp-1-84 pages. ISBN:10-3848433869; ISBN: 13-978-3-8484-3386-5.
• 2. Sadhana Balasubramanian, 2014. Interaction studies of Biofertilizers, Lap-Lambert Publishers, Germany, pp.1-329. ISBN: 10: 3659509574; ISBN: 13: 978-3659509575.
  1. 1. B. Sadhana*, P. K. Monica and S. Siva Sankari, 2016. AM fungal effect on the growth of selective dicot and monocot plants, Microbial-mediated induced systemic resistance in plants, Volume Editor(s): Dr. Devendra Kumar Choudhary & Dr. Ajit Varma.Springer verlag-publications.ISBN: 978-981-10-0388-2.
  2. 2. B. Sadhana* and S. Muthulakshmi,2017. Influence of AM Fungal Effect and salinity on Curcuma longa , Probiotics and Plant Health, Editor(s) name(s): Dr. Vivek Kumar, Dr. Manoj Kumar, Dr. Shivesh Sharma, and Dr. Ram Prasad., ISBN 978-981-10-3473-2.
  3. 3. Bagampriyal Selvaraj and Sadhana Balasubramanian, 2020. Formulations of BGA for Paddy Crop, Agroecosystems, Intechopen,DOI:10.5722/Intechopen92821. https://www.intechopen.com/online-first/formulations-of-bga-for-paddy-crop
  4. 4. B. Sadhana and A. B. Karthick Kumar, 2021. Cyanobacterial diversity in selective quarry water of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, India. Recent Trends in Life sciences Research, Etd. Dr. R. B. Tripathi, Darshan Publishers, pp:28-47, ISBN: 978-81-947071-3-4.

Lectures

• 1. Participated as resource person (Bio-fertilizers)in One day Extension Activity held in Kottaimedu, Madurai on 02.03.2017.
• 2. Participated as resource person in two days workshop on “Biological Techniques” organised by Post Graduate and Research Department of Botany, Thiagarajar college, Madurai on 09.03.2017 & 10.03.2017.
• 3. Participated as resource person (Topic: Swachh Bharath) in Part-V Programme held in Thiagarajar College, Madurai on 24.07.2018.
• 4. Participated as Guest Speaker (Topic: Swachh Bharath Mission) in Part-V-SSL (SF) Programme held in Thiagarajar College, Madurai on 31.07.2018
• 5. Participated as resource person (Topic: International Water conservation Movement) in Part-V Programme held in Thiagarajar College, Madurai on 09.08.2018.
• 6. Participated as resource person (Bio-fertilizers)in One day Extension Activity held in Sakkudi, Madurai on 11.02.2019.
• 7. Participated as Guest Speaker (Topic: Clean India) in Part-V-SSL (SF) Programme held in Thiagarajar College, Madurai on 20.06.2019.
• 8. Participated as resource person (Topic: Swachh Bharath) in Part-V Programme held in Thiagarajar College, Madurai on 04.07.2019.
• 9. Participated as resource person (Topic: Importance of Balanced Diet) in Part-V Programme held in Thiagarajar College, Madurai on 18.09.2019.
• 10. Participated as resource person (Topic: Air Pollution) in Part-V Programme held in Thiagarajar College, Madurai.
• 11. Participated as resource person (Topic: Mushroom Cultivation Technique) in Part-V Programme held in Thiagarajar College, Madurai.
• 12. Participated as resource person (Topic: Mushroom Cultivation Technique) in Workshop on Development of Entrepreneurship skills for Non-Major Elective Students held in Thiagarajar College, Madurai on 21.08.2019. Participated as Resource person (Hands on Training on “Mushroom cultivation”) in One day Extension Programme organised by Women’s Study Centre, Thiagarajar College, Madurai held in Silaiman village under the Hands on Training MHRD Scheme (Unnat Bharath Abhiyan), Madurai on 20.02.2020
• 13. Participated as resource person (Bio-fertilizers) in One day Extension Activity held in Sakkimangalam village, Madurai on 29.02.2020.
• 14. Participated as Guest speaker in the Webinar on Edible Mushrooms and its cultivation techniques, organised by Department of Forensic Science, Nagarathinam Angalammal Arts and Science College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India held on 24.05.2021

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