Recent Publications

1. Karthikeyan A, Pandian SK, Ramesh M (2011) Transgenic indica rice cv.ADT 43 expressing a Δ1- pyrroline – 5-carboxylate synthetase (P5CS) gene from Vigna aconitifolia demonstrates salt tolerance. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture (Kluwer academic Publishers, Netherlands) DOI; 10.1007/j.s11240-011-9989-4. (Impact Factor: 1.24).
2. Mohana Priya A, Pandian S K, Ramesh M (2011) Effect of NaCl on in vitro plant regeneration from embryogenic callus cultures of ‘cv IR 64’ indica rice (Oryza sativa L.). African Journal of Biotechnology [Academic Journals] 10 (36): 6947 - 6953. (Impact Factor: 0.573).
3. Karthikeyan A, Pandian SK, Ramesh M (2011) Agrobacterium –mediated transformation of leaf base derived callus tissues of popular indica rice (Oryza sativa L.sub sp.indica cv.ADT 43). Plant Science (Elsevier Ireland) 258 - 268 (Impact Factor: 2.48).
4. Karthikeyan A, Madhanraj G, Pandian SK and Ramesh M (2011) Genetic similarity among highly endangered Bacopa monnieri (L.) Pennell from Southern India as detected using RAPD analysis. Genetic Resources and   Crop Evolution (Springer, Netherlands) 58:769 – 782 (Impact Factor: 1.538).
5. Ramesh M, Karthikeyan  A, Vijayakumar KP, Joe Virgin Largia  and Pandian SK (2011) Agrobacterium  - mediated transformation of pharmaceutically important Indian medicinal herb Bacopa monnieri (L.) Journal of Medicinal plants Research [Academic Journals] 5(11): 2316 – 2321 (Impact Factor: 0.879).
6. Ramesh M, Vijayakumar KP, Karthikeyan A and Pandian SK (2011) RAPD based genetic stability analysis among micropropagated, synthetic seed derived and hardened plants of Bacopa monnieri (L.): a threatened Indian medicinal herb. Acta physiologiae plantarum [Springer, Poland] 33: 163 – 171. (Impact Factor: 1.34).
7. Karthikeyan A, Pandian SK and Ramesh M (2009) High frequency plant regeneration from embryogenic callus of a popular indica rice (Oryza sativa L.). Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants [Springer, India] 15(4): 371 – 375.      
8. Ramesh M, Murugiah V and Gupta AK (2009) Efficient plant regeneration from leaf base segments of indica rice. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology [NISCAIR, CSIR, India] 47: 68 – 74 (Impact Factor: 0. 702).  
9. Ramseh M, Marx R, Mathan G and Pandian SK (2008) Effect of bavistin on in vitro plant conversion from encapsulated uninodal microcuttings of micropropagated Bacopa monnieri (L.) –An ayurvedic herb. Journal of Environmental Biology [Triveni Enterprises, Lucknow, India) 30:441-444 ISSN: 0254-8704] (2008 Impact Factor: 1.359).
10. Ramesh M, Selvam A and   Pandian SK (2007) Cytokinin induced multiple   shoot induction from node explants of Daemia extensa (Jacq.) R.B – A potentially   important medicinal plant. Asian Journal of Bioscience 2(1): 18 – 21.
11. Ramesh M and Gupta AK (2006) Genetic transformation of embryogenic callus cultures of indica rice using particle bombardment and selection of stably transformed hygromycin resistant plants. Asian Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Environmental Science [Scientific Publishers, India; ISSN: 0972 - 3005] 8 (3): 617 – 622
12. Ramesh M, Saravanakumar RM and Pandian SK (2006) Benzyl amino purine and Adenine sulphate induced rapid multiple shoot and root induction from nodal explants of brahmi {Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettst}. Natural Product Radiance [NISCAIR, CSIR, India] 5(1): 44 – 51.
13. Ramesh M and Gupta AK (2005) Assessment of transient expression of β - glucuronidase gene in callus cultures after different stages of cobombardment. African Journal of Biotechnology [Academic Journals] 4 (7): 596 – 600. (Impact Factor: 0.573).                                                                                                  

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