Affiliated to the University of Calicut

Reaccredited by NAAC with 'A' grade


Faculty

Tessy Paul P

Dr.Tessy Paul P

Associate Professor

Full Time Faculty

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7558898955

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Sl. No: Programme Institution/University Year of Passing
1. Ph.D. Botany Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam 2012
2. M.Phil. Botany University of Calicut 1990
3. M.Sc. Botany University of Calicut 1988, First Rank
4. B.Sc. Botany University of Calicut 1986

Sl. No: Title Guide Name Institution Month/Year
M.Phil. Botany Clonal propagation of Vanilla planifolia Dr. V. J. Philip Department of Botany, University of Calicut 1990
Ph.D. Botany Studies on the Algal Flora of Kole Lands in Thrissur District, Kerala                      http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/25928

 

http://www.mgutheses.in/page/?q=T%202214&search=&page=&rad=

Dr. R. Sreekumar Department of Botany, St. Teresa’s College, Ernakulam; Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam 2012

  1. Occurrence of desmid Micrasterias Agardh from the Kol wetlands of Thrissur, Kerala. Indian Hydrobiology, 2007. Vol. 10, No: 2, pp. 371–376. (ISSN 0971–6548).
  2. A report on the pollution algae from the Thrissur Kol wetlands (part of Vembanad Kol, Ramsar site), Kerala. Nature, Environment and Pollution Technology, 2008. Vol. 7, No: 2, pp. 311–314. (ISSN 0972–6268).

http://www.neptjournal.com/journal–details.php?id=18&q_id=23

  1. Assessment of the biodiversity and seasonal variation of freshwater algae in the Thrissur Kol wetlands (part of Vembanad – Kol, Ramsar site), Kerala. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany, 2009. Vol. 33, No: 3, pp. 721 –732. (ISSN 2050–9768).
  2. Water quality and pollution status of Chalakudy River at Kathikudam, Thrissur District, Kerala, India. Nature, Environment and Pollution Technology, 2010. Vol. 9, No: 1, pp. 113–118. (ISSN 0972–6268)

http://www.neptjournal.com/journal–details.php?id=3&q_id=21

  1. Algal diversity of coconut husk retting area in Thalikulam backwaters, Kerala. Indian Hydrobiology, 2011. Vol. 13, No: 2, pp. 125-129. (ISSN 0971-6548)
  2. Mangroves of Poyya backwaters of Thrissur district, Kerala, India. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. India, 2011. Vol. 53, No: 1, pp. 8-13. (ISSN 0025-3146).

http://www.mbai.org.in/files/8–13–M.%20K.%20Saritha.pdf

  1. Desmid Pleurotaenium Nageli from the Kole Lands of Thrissur (Part of Vembanad – Kol, Ramsar Site), Kerala, India. International Journal of current research, 2011. 3(12): 59-63. (ISSN: 0975-833X)

http://www.journalcra.com/?q=node/1039

  1. Systematic account of Scenedesmus Meyen (Chlorophyceae, Chlorococcales) from the Kol wetlands of Thrissur, Kerala. Journal of Indian Botanical Society, 2012. 91(1-3): 146-152. (ISSN: 0019-4468)

http://www.indianbotsoc.org/admin/uploaded/TESSY%20PAUL%20P.%20AND%20R.%20SREEKUMAR-14.pdf

  1. Desmid Euastrum Ehrenberg from the Kole lands of Thrissur (part of Vembanad – Kol, Ramsar Site), Kerala. Annals of Plant Sciences, 2013. 2(8): 272-277. (ISSN No: 2287-688X)

http://ebioscholar.com/ojs/index.php/ap/article/view/547/442

  1. Assessment on Hydrographic Parameters and Phytoplankton Abundance of Thrissur Kole Lands (Part of Vembanad – Kol, Ramsar Site), Kerala. International Journal of Advanced Life Sciences (IJALS), 2013. 6(5): 583-593. (ISSN: 2277-758X).

http://ijals.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/26.-Assessment-on-Hydrographic-Parameters-and.pdf

  1. An assessment of phytoplankton and physico-chemical characteristics of Chalakudy River, Kerala. International Journal of Advanced Life Sciences (IJALS), 2015. 8(2): 197-203. (ISSN: 2277-758X).

http://www.unitedlifejournals.com/ms_files/ijals/13.An_assessment_of_phytoplankton_and_physico-chemical.pdf

12     Genus Cosmarium Corda from Thrissur Kole lands, Kerala. Recent Research in Science and Technology (2015), 7: 1-9. (ISSN: 2076-5061).

Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.19071/rrst.2015.v7.2668

http://scienceflora.org/journals/index.php/rrst/article/view/2668

  1. Effects of simulated acid rain on the germination and growth of Amaranthus dubius. Meridian, 5(1): 15-18, 2016, ISSN 2278-750X
  2. Impact of poultry and aquaculture pollution on the water quality of Vallivattom wetland, Thrissur District, Kerala. Meridian, 5(1): 19-21, 2016, ISSN 2278-750X
  3. An ecological study of medicinal plants in Aloor Grama Panchayath, Thrissur district, Kerala. South Indian Journal of Biological Sciences, 2016, 2(1): 88‐94. Online ISSN: 2454‐4787, Print ISSN: 2454‐8510

www.sijbs.com/index.html/assets/2016/88-94.pdf

  1. Medicinal plants of Sree Sankaracharya University campus, Kalady, Kerala. South Indian Journal of Biological Sciences, 2016, 2(1): 133‐140. Online ISSN: 2454‐4787, Print ISSN: 2454‐8510

www.sijbs.com/index.html/assets/2016/133-140.pdf

  1. An Assessment of the Pollution and its Impact on the Diversity of Phytoplankton in Tirur River, Malappuram District, Kerala, India. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences (IJCMAS), 2016, 5(7): 180‐190. (ISSN: 2319-7706).

http://dx.doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2016.507.018

  1. Algal diversity of Guruvayur temple pond, Thrissur district, Kerala. International Journal of Advanced Life Sciences (IJALS), 2016, 9(3): 302-306. (ISSN: 2277-758X).

http://www.unitedlifejournals.com/ijals/view-pdf.php?id=746

 

Conference Proceedings with ISBN number (International)

  1. Assessment of phytoplankton diversity and the hydrographic parameters in Thrissur Kol wetlands (part of Vembanad – Kol, Ramsar site), Kerala, India. In: Natarajan, P., Jayachandran, K.V. and Arun Augustine (Eds.) Proceedings of International Conference on “Biodiversity Conservation and Management (BIOCAM, 2008)”. 755 p. Organized by Rajiv Gandhi Chair in Contemporary Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin: pp. 44–47. ISBN: 978–81–907269–7–9.
  2. Diversity of blue green algae in Thrissur Kol wetlands (Part of Vembanad – Kol, Ramsar Site), Kerala, India. In: Regimol C. Cherian, Chandramohanakumar, N., Bijoy Nandan S., Reethamma, O.V., I’ma Neerakkal & Arun Agustine (eds.) Proceedings of International Conference “The Green Path to Sustainability: Prospects and Challenges” 2010. 401 p. Organized by Assumption College, Changanassery, Kottayam, in association with Rajiv Gandhi Chair in Contemporary Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin. pp. 50–54. ISBN: 978–81–907269–9–3.
  3. Floral Diversity of Sree Sankaracharya University Campus, Kalady, Kerala. In: Bijoy Nandan, S., Sampath Kumar, S., Mini, K.D. and Revathy Babu (eds.). Proc. of Int. Conf. on Biodiversity and Evaluation: Perspectives and Paradigm shifts held from 2nd to 3rd of December 2015. Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin and Department of Zoology, Sree Sankara College, Kalady. pp. 316-319. ISBN 978-93-80095-70-7.

Conference Proceedings with ISBN number (National / State)

  1. Biodiversity changes of phytoplankton in Chalakudy River due to paper mill effluents. In: Bijoy Nandan, S., M. Salim, G. Somanathan Pillai and Reeny Varghese (eds.). 2009. A compendium on Wetland Biodiversity and Conservation (Proceedings of the National Seminar on Wetland Biodiversity [NSWB – 2008], February 9 – 10, 2008). Limnological Association of Kerala (LAK) Publishers, Kerala, India. pp. 104-114. ISBN: 81-901939-2-9.
  2. Phytoplankton biodiversity changes in Chalakudy River due to Ossein plant effluents. In: Bijoy Nandan, S., M. Salim, G. Somanathan Pillai and Reeny Varghese (eds.). 2009. A compendium on Wetland Biodiversity and Conservation (Proceedings of the National Seminar on Wetland Biodiversity [NSWB – 2008] February 9 – 10, 2008). Limnological Association of Kerala (LAK) Publishers, Kerala, India. pp. 93-103. ISBN: 81-901939-2-9.
  3. Biodiversity of the phytoplankton in the retting area of the backwaters of Thalikulam, Thrissur District, Kerala. In: Bijoy Nandan, S., M. Salim, G. Somanathan Pillai and Reeny Varghese (eds.). 2009. A compendium on Wetland Biodiversity and Conservation (Proceedings of the National Seminar on Wetland Biodiversity [NSWB – 2008] Limnological Association of Kerala (LAK) Publishers, Kerala, India. pp. 72-79. ISBN: 81-901939-2-9.
  4. Biodiversity of micro-algae in Poyya mangrove ecosystem, Thrissur District. In: KSCSTE, 2010, Proceedings of the 22nd Kerala Science Congress, 2010, KFRI, Peechi. Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment, Thiruvananthapuram. pp. 29 – 30. ISBN: 81–86366–71–7.

Conference / Symposium Abstracts (International)

  1. Assessment of hydrographic parameters and analysis of mangrove flora in Poyya backwaters of Thrissur district, Kerala, India. International Symposium on “Marine Ecosystems – Challenges and Opportunities (MECOS – 09)” organized by Marine Biological Association of India. Book of abstracts, pp. 30–31.
  2. Systematic account of DesmidEuastrum Ehrenberg from the Kole lands of Thrissur (part of Vembanad – Kol, Ramsar site), Kerala, India in UGC sponsored International Conference on Plant Biosystematics (ICPB 2013) and presented a paper, 23-24 January 2013 at SB College, Changanassery. Book of abstracts, pp. 24–25.

  1. Large scale production and field performance of tissue culture Vanilla (Vanilla planifolia). Proceedings of the Seventh Kerala Science Congress, January 27 – 29, 1995. State Committee on Science, Technology and Environment, Government of India. pp. 316 – 317.
  2. Plant Biodiversity studies of Mangadi Hill of Irinjalakuda, Kerala. Proceedings of the National Seminar on current Environmental problems and management, August 1 – 3, 2002, Christ College, Irinjalakuda. pp. 56–58.
  3. Hydrochemical and biological analysis of a lotic aquatic ecosystem in Thrissur District, Kerala. Proceedings of the National Seminar on Wetland Resources of India by Limnological Association of Kerala, February 2 – 4, 2005. pp. 83–87.
  4. Biodiversity and Abundance Studies on the Cyanobacteria in and Around Irinjalakuda, Thrissur District, Kerala. Proceedings of the National Seminar on Wetland Resources of India by Limnological Association of Kerala, February 2 – 4, 2005. pp. 88–93
  5. Studies on Pediastrum Meyen (Chlorophyceae, Chlorococcales) from Thrissur Kol wetlands, Kerala. Proceedings of the National Conference on Genes and Genome Research in India, Union Christian College, Aluva, Kerala, India. (Jan. 20-21, 2011). pp. 136-148.
  6. Diversity and distribution of freshwater algae belonging to Xanthophyceae, Chrysophyceae and Dinophyceae from the Kole lands of Thrissur, Kerala. In: Proceedings of the UGC sponsored National conference on ‘Biodiversity and bioprospecting with reference to plants and microbes, BIOPROS – 11, Dept. of Botany, St. Albert’s College, Ernakulam, Community Agrobiodiversity Centre, Kalpetta and Swadeshi Science movement, Kochi. pp. 140-146. 8th and 9th December 2011.
  7. Biodiversity and quantitative assessment of phytoplankton in Poyya backwater, Thrissur District, Kerala. Proceedings of the UGC sponsored National Conference on Natural resources management: A key to sustainability, Dept. of Botany, Assumption College, Changanassery, Kerala, India. pp. 31-37. 5th and 6th December 2013.
  8. A study on the effect of paper mill effluent on the soil quality of Pariyaram Panchayat, Thrissur District, Kerala. Proceedings of the UGC sponsored National Conference on Natural resources management: A key to sustainability, Dept. of Botany, Assumption College, Changanassery, Kerala, India. pp. 64-68. 5th and 6th December 2013.
  9. An assessment of the ground water quality of Kadukutty Panchayat, Thrissur District, Kerala. Proceedings of the UGC sponsored National Conference on Natural resources management: A key to sustainability, Dept. of Botany, Assumption College, Changanassery, Kerala, India. pp. 69-74. 5th and 6th December 2013.
  10. Freshwater red alga Caloglossa beccarii fom Paniyeli Poru, Kerala. Proceedings of UGC sponsored National Seminar cum Workshop on ‘Plant Systematics and Herbarium techniques’ held on 24th and 25th September 2014 organized by Dept. of Botany, KKTM College, Pullut, Kodungallur. pp. 78-80.
  11. Blue green algae of Koodalmanikyam and Kodungallur temple ponds, Thrissur District, Kerala. Proceedings of UGC sponsored National Seminar cum Workshop on ‘Plant Systematics and Herbarium techniques’ held on 24th and 25th September 2014 organized by Dept. of Botany, KKTM College, Pullut, Kodungallur. pp. 66-71.
  12. Aquatic macrophytic flora of Thrissur Kole lands, Kerala, India in Proceedings of KSCSTE sponsored National Seminar on ‘Know the plants, grow the plants’, 27th November 2014 organized by Dept. of Botany, St. Mary’s College, Thrissur. Page No: 55-56.
  13. Diversity of weeds in Sree Sankaracharya University Campus, Kalady, Kerala. In: Proceedings of National Seminar on Our Soil – Layer of Life; Conservation and Management, 2015. Organized by Department of Geography, Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady, Kerala (In Press).
  14. Medicinal plants of Karuvannur River basin, Thrissur District, Kerala, in Proceedings of KSCSTE sponsored National Seminar on ‘Pharmacognosy and conservation strategies of medicinal plants, under Science Popularization Programme 21st July 2017 organized by Post graduate Dept. of Botany, Vimala College (Autonomous), Thrissur. Page No: 30-32.

 

Seminar Abstracts

  1. Clonal propagation of Vanilla through meristems culture. Proc. National Seminar on Biotechnological approaches for up-gradation of agricultural and horticultural crops, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore. 1990. pp. 55–56.
  2. Temple pond algae of Thrissur District, Kerala: A review. Abstracts of the 25th Swadeshi Science Congress Organized by Swadeshi Science Movement, Kerala and Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanscrit, Kalady held on 16-18th December 2015. pp. 176-177.

Papers in Christ College Research review Journal

  1. Plant biodiversity studies of Northern parts of Christ College Irinjalakuda. Research Review Journal, Christ College, Irinjalakuda. 2002. Vol II, pp 42–48
  2. Physico– Chemical and Biological analysis of two selected ponds at Irinjalakuda in Kerala. Research Review Journal, Christ College, Irinjalakuda. 2004. Vol III, pp. 50–56
  3. Impact of retting on the biodiversity of phytoplankton in the backwaters of Thalikulam, Thrissur District, Kerala. Research Review Journal, Christ College, Irinjalakuda. 2007. Vol VI, pp. 30–36.

Papers in Research Journal of other colleges

  1. Floristic study of Vallivattom wetland, Thrissur district. Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Research (JET), 2011. vol. 3, pp. 80-85. An Annual Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies and Research, Research Promotion Council, Assumption College, Changanassery.

  1. An assessment of the Environmental Status of the Kole Lands of Thrissur, Kerala”in the National Seminar on Wetlands – Biodiversity and Sustainability Organized by Post Graduate & Research Dept. of Botany, M.E.S. Asmabi College, Vemballur, Kodungallur in collaboration with Kerala State Council for Science, Technology & Environment, on 15th  February 2013.
  2. Research in Freshwater Algae of Kerala” in connection with the inauguration of Botany Association of PG and Research Department of Botany, M.E.S. Asmabi College, P. Vemballur, Kodungallur on 10th January, 2014.
  • Ecology and freshwater algal biodiversity of Kole lands of Thrissur, Kerala’ in the two day UGC sponsored National seminar on ‘The Taxonomy and Ecology of Freshwater algae’ held on 12th February 2014 organized by Botany Dept., St. Albert’s College, Ernakulam.
  1. Freshwater phycological biodiversity in Kerala’ in the National seminar on ‘Biodiversity conservation : Trend and need’ on 6th March 2014 organized by Botany Dept., St. Thomas College, Thrissur, co-sponsored by KSCSTE, KSHEC, KSBB and UGC.
  2. Phycological biodiversity in the Freshwater Ecosystems of Kerala’ in the seminar on ‘Taxonomy, Diversity and Ecology of lesser known Algae and Fungi’ on 13th October 2015 organized by Dept. of Botany, Govt. College, Chittur, sponsored by Directorate of Collegiate Education, Govt. of Kerala.
  3. Taxonomy of Freshwater Algae’ in the seminar on ‘Taxonomy, Diversity and Ecology of lesser known Algae and Fungi’ on 13th October 2015 organized by Dept. of Botany, Govt. College, Chittur, sponsored by Directorate of Collegiate Education, Govt. of Kerala.
  • Algal diversity in the Freshwater Ecosystems of Kerala’ in the three day UGC sponsored National seminar on ‘Biodiversity of Microbes and Climate Change Mitigation’ on 5th February 2016 organized by Dept. of Botany, Catholicate College, Pathanamthitta, co-sponsored by Kerala State Council for Science, Technology & Environment and Kerala State Higher Education Council.
  • Biodiversity’ in the In-service Course for Post Graduate Teachers (Biology) of Kendriya Vidyalaya on 20th May 2016 organized by Kendriya Vidyalaya, NAD, Aluva.
  1. Biodiversity and Taxonomy of Freshwater Algae’ in the Species the Passion II – National seminar on 17th June 2016 organized by Dept. of Botany, St. Thomas College, Thrissur, co-sponsored by KSCSTE, Thiruvananthapuram.
  2. ‘Taxonomy of Freshwater Algae of Kerala’ in the Two day Seminar on Cryptogams of Western Ghats: A Botanical Perspective – 16th February 2017 organized by Mar Thoma College, Thiruvalla and Mahatma Ghandhi University, Kottayam.

‘Biodiversity of Temple pond algae in Thrissur District’. National seminarSpecies the Passion III – on 17th June 2017 organized by Dept. of Botany, St. Thomas College, Thrissur, sponsored by KSCSTE, Thiruvananthapuram

  1. Life member, Marine Biological Association of India (MBAI)
  2. Life member, Phycological Society of India
  • Life member, Indian Association of Aquatic Biologists (IAAB)
  1. Life member, Krishnamurthy Institute of Algology (KIA), Chennai

Life member, Limnological Association of Kerala (LAK

Sl. No: Name of Project Funding Agency Cost Status Year
1. Ecology and species diversity of algae in the Kol wetlands of Thrissur District, Kerala UGC Minor Research Project Rs. 40,000/- Completed and report submitted 2005 – 2007
2. Studies on ecology, biodiversity and systematic assessment of freshwater phytoplankton and macrophytes in the perennial ponds of Thrissur District, Kerala UGC Minor Research Project Rs. 1,70,000/- Completed and project report submitted 2014 – 2016
3. An investigation on the Pollution and its Impact on the Biodiversity of Phytoplankton in Tirur – Ponnani River, Malappuram District, Kerala KSCSTE Student Research Project

 

 

Ms. Sreenisha K.S.,

IV Semester M.Sc. Environmental Science

Rs. 10,500/- Completed and project report submitted 2015 – 2016
4. An investigation on the Algal diversity of selected ponds in Avinissery Panchayath, Thrissur District, Kerala KSCSTE Student Research Project

 

 

Ms. Arya C.S.,

IV Semester M.Sc. Botany

Rs. 7,000/- Ongoing 2016-2017

Research Centre:         Botany Department, M.E.S. Asmabi College,

  1.    Vemballur, Kodungallur, Thrissur District, Kerala
Sl. No: Title Name of Student Institution Role Status
1. Algal Flora of Karuvannur River, Thrissur District, Kerala Ms. Devikrishna C.S. University of Calicut Research Guide Ph.D. –

 

Full time – Ongoing

2. Algal Flora of Inland water bodies of Coastal areas of Malappuram District, Kerala Mr. Vinu Thomas University of Calicut Research Guide Ph.D. –

 

Part time – Ongoing

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