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Short Bio

Assistant professor of Botany.
(ICAR ARS NET) Specialization in Genetics and Plant Breeding.
University of Kerala Rank holder (2004) .
Member of Kerala Academy of Sciences.

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Educational Qualifications

♦NET

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Experience

15 years of experience

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Honors / Awards

Received Western Ghats Raksha Puraskar by Nature Club World Wide for environmental conservation initiatives,2025

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Refresher Courses Attended

Completed Course in

Ecology: Ecosystem Dynamics and Conservation organised by American Museum of Natural History ,2026

Water: an essential resource by University of
Politecnico di Milano,2024

The Sustainable Development Goals – A global, transdisciplinary vision for the future by University of Copenhagen ,2022

REFRESHER COURSE
UGC .HRDC –
UNIVERSITY
OF KERALA,
KARIAVATTO
M,
TRIVANDRUM
09/01/2018 to
29/01/2018
UGC

ORIENTATION COURSE UGC ,HRDC
UNIVERSITY
OF
HYDERABAD
01/06/2022 to
30/06/2022
UGC

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Orientation Courses Attended

ORIENTATION COURSE
UGC .HRDC –
UNIVERSITY
OF KERALA,
KARIAVATTO
M,
TRIVANDRUM
04/8/2017 –
31/08/2017
UGC

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Consultancy

Studied Water Quality Analysis of Sasthamkotta lake in association with Sasthamkotta Grama Panchayat

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Membership in Professional Bodies

Member of Kerala Academy of Science

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Fellowships

Coordinator, Bhoomitrasena Club, KSMDB College
Coordinator, Tourism Club, KSMDB College
Member , Sustainability Centre , KSMDB College
Internship Coordinator, Department of Botany KSMDB College

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Areas of Interest

Genetics and Plant Breeding; in Genetics and Plant Breeding

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Book Chapters / Books Edited

Authored the book Blossoming with Buds, which received appreciation from Honourable Prime Minister of India ,Sri Narendra Modi.

PUBLISHED ARTICLES ON VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTALY SENSITIVE ISSUES.

To raise importance on Environmental Conservation among students and common people, several of articles were published in leading news papers

1.https://www.mathrubhumi.com/agriculture/features/large-scale-cultivationof-oil-palm-in-india-and-its-impacts-1.6405842

2.https://archives.mathrubhumi.com/environment/biodiversity/great-indianbustard-1.5867786

3.https://archives.mathrubhumi.com/features/agriculture/cheruvayal-ramanthe-guardian-of-indigenous-paddy-seeds-1.5389801

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Papers Presented

Presented a paper in the Two-day National Seminar on
"The Hidden Cost of Plastics: Ecological Impacts on Wildlife and Ecosystems"
held on September 18th-19
th
, 2025 at
TKM College of Arts & Science, Kollam, Kerala, organized by the Department of Zoology & Bhoomithrasena Club of TKMCAS,
in collaboration with the Kerala State Biodiversity Board (KSBB), Govt. of Kerala, India.

.Presented poster in the International Seminar On Ecosystem
Functioning In Anthropocene -ISEFA 2022, held at The Centre Of
Advanced Study In Botany, Banaras Hindu University .
2. Presented Poster in The National Seminar On Ecosystem Monitoring,
Assessment And Conservation Organized By Postgraduate And
Research Department Of Botany, Govt. Womens College, Trivandrum,
Funded By The Directorate Of Environment And Climate Change, Govt
Of Kerala From March 9-March 11, 2022.
3 Presented poster in the two day International Conference Of
Science,Social Science,Commerce, Arts, and Languages ,2022 organised
by the Research Committee in association with IQAC,VTM NSS
College,Dhanuvachapuram on 30-03-2022.

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Courses Taught

Genetics and Plant Breeding,
Sustainability and Plant Science
Plant World

Lekshmy Sreekumar