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2026-2027 B.Sc. Botany (Honours) with specialization in Agrotechnology admission continues....  |     Pomum 2025- fruit exhibition  |     Online FDP on NEP orientation & sensitization programme from January 6th onwards  |     Dr. Binoy T. Thomas received the SPR-Springer Prof. Y.S.R. K. Sarma Memorial National Research Award 2024 in recognition of significant contributions to the field of Phycology.  |     Mou focusing on environmental protection and eco-friendly product promotion signed with Lakshya NGO in New Delhi   |     NAAC Re-accredited with A++ in the 4th Cycle...Congratulations  |     Inauguration of Curiosity council and Co-incubation centre 2023  |     International Mango Day Celebrated  |     Talk with Alumni - Sri. Thomas Varghese (1974-1977) delivered a talk  |     Celebrated Vanamaholsav in collaboration with NSS unit  |     Extension Activity- Health & Home care programme- Distribution of Murraya- Netaji Higher Seconday School  |     Adarsh, first year MSc Botany got internship at IIT Roorkie  |     MoU with Ecological Commission of Malankara Orthodox Churches  |     Haritha Sabha observed  |     Rank holders in B.Sc. Botany (2022-2023) Ashly K. Mathew & Jomol S. Jose  |     CATH IDEATHON 2022 FINAL RESULTS FIRST PRIZE: ANJU RAJAN, KARTHIK VINODAN, RISHI M Research Scholars, Dept. of Physics, Catholicate College, Pathanamthitta, SECOND PRIZE: AHALYA RAVI, AMRITA VIJAYAN B.Sc Second Year , Dept. of Physics, Catholicate College, Pathanamthitta   |     Two-day Inter National Conference on Emerging Trends in Plant Science Research on 6th and 7th March 2023. https://forms.gle/tmiKHgcgwDCXaywb6   |     Bhadra Nair secured second prize for the quiz program conducted by St Thomas College, Ranni  |     MoU signed with St.Thomas College, Bhilai  |     MoU signed with BIIC, MG University  |     POPULAR SCIENCE LECTURE ORGANISED BY Dr. EK JANAKI AMMAL CHAIR  |     INAUGURATION OF Dr .E.K. JANAKI AMMAL CHAIR ON 04/01/2023  |     Keep working hard and persevere to achieve your desired success. Happy New Year 2023  |     National Idea Challenge 2022 organized by Curiosity Council ..for registration ..https://forms.gle/gdgpG4yHy4TQsXUA9  |     As part of the Christmas celebrations 2022, the following competitions will be organized 1.Santa Claus 2.Christmas photos 3.Christmas Card making 4.Carol song (group) 5.Cutlet making (group)  |     FAST & FEAST- A NEW INITIATIVE TO IMPART CHARITY AMONG STUDENTS  |     Education dialogues on Collaborative research and NEP  |     Neela Kurinji photo Exhibition in association with Kerala Biodiversity Board  |     Anti-drug campaigning  |     CURIOSITY COUNCIL CELEBRATES INNOVATION WEEK  |     ALUMNI MEET 2022- 1st October 2022  |     Two-day national workshop on algal biology- 27th & 28th September 2022  |     Onam Celebration 2022  |     Certificate Course on Fruit Preservation Techniques  |     Results of National Photography Competition announced...  |     Walk with Lensman.... Celebrating World Photography Day  |     INNOVATION AMBASSODORS MEET UP  |     Catholicate College inks Student Exchange MoU with Delhi Colege  |     MoU signed with Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences for students exchange and research collaborations  |     Gokul Kumar,D3 Botany (2022) secured A Grade for Photography competition in M.G University Youth festival “Wake up Call 2022”.  |     Gokul G Nair discovered two new fungal species... Congratulations  |     Organised a National Webinar on NEP 2020 in collaboration with Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences, Newdelhi, Baselios College, Kottayam, KG College,Pampady & St.Stephens College,Pathanapuram  |     MoU signed with KDISC  |     Entepazhathottam programme at schools begins  |     George Oommen Thomas & Aathira Anil took second rank in Final year BSc Botany Degree 2022  |     2022-23- Exhibition of Spices- in association with Spices Board, Govt of India  |     2022-23- Extension Seminar in connection with World Environment day- In association with Spices Board  |     2022-23- Establishment of Medicinal Garden at Samshti, Maramon  |     The record for making the maximum Maximum number of flowers on CDs was set by Jithy M. T., Alumnus of the department. She got International Book of Records.. Congratulations   |     MoU with DoECC  |     Summer School Programme in Botany  |     Prototypes are released... Phycoscrapper, Algaloxygenator, Wee app...  |     Three MoU signed with Barton Hill Engineering College, TVM  |     National Idea Competition 2021 organized by Curiosity Council  |     MoU signed with CET, TVM   |     MoU signed with Zarrah Biotech, Thrissur   |     MoU signed with TIES, Kottayam   |     Certificate Course on Mushroom Cultivation  |     Talk with Alumni-Monthly Interaction Programme with Students  |     Research Collaborations with Ramanujan College & Baskaracharya College, University of Delhi  |     Co Incubation Centre of BIIC, MG University  |    
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Research & Publications

Discover the academic publications and scholarly contributions of Catholicate College. Explore the work and research shared by our academic community.

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Academic resources and published work
01

Research Articles

1

Binoy T Thomas

Outbreak of HABs in the sacred rivers

Indian Hydrobiology

19(1 &2)

 

2020

2

 Thomas VP

Ethnobotanical significance of Zingiberales: a case study in the Malaipandaram tribe of Southern western Ghats of Kerala

Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge

19(2)

 

2020

3

Deepthi A.S.

Algal associates and the evidence of cyanobacterial nitrogen fixation in the velamen roots of epiphytic orchids

Global Ecology and Conservation

22

 

2020

4

Gokul G Nair

Prillieuxina aporosae sp. nov.(Asterinales, Asterinaceae) from southern Western Ghats, India

Phytotaxa

487 (2)

177–180

2020

5

Thomas V.P.

A new species and a new combination of Amomum Roxb. (Zingiberaceae) from Sikkim Himalaya, India

Phytotaxa

430 (1)

046–050

2020

6

Thomas V.P.

Ethnobotanical significance of Zingiberales: a case study in the Malaipandaram tribe of Southern western Ghats of Kerala

Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge

19(2)

450-458

2020

7

Binoy T Thomas

Biomass productivity, synthetic seed preperation..

Vegetos

32(1)

 

2019

8

Binoy T Thomas

Epiphyllous algae of Trentepohlia Martius in Southwestern Ghats, India, including one new species and three new records

Taiwania

64(2)

 

2019

9

Deepthi A.S.

Applications of endophytic-fungal-isolates from velamen root of wild orchids in floriculture

Brazilian Journal of Biological Sciences

6(14)

 

2019

10

Binoy T Thomas

Epiphyllous algae of Trentepohlia Martius in Southwestern Ghats, India, including one new species and three new records

Taiwania

64(2)

103-110

2019

11

Thomas V.P.

A new species of Globba (Zingiberaceae) from India

Taiwania

64(1)

4-8

2019

12

Thomas V.P.

A New species of Amomum Roxb. (Zingiberaceae) from Nagaland, India

Taiwania

64(1)

9-12

2019

13

Binoy T Thomas

Biomass productivity, synthetic seed preparation, oil extraction and chemical profling of Scenedesmus obliquus

Vegetos

32

33-38

2019

14

Thomas V.P.

Cinnamomum ovalifolium (Lauraceae) – A new record for India with notes on its lectotypification.

Nelumbo.

60(2)

 

110

2019

15

Binoy T Thomas

Invitro culturing and biochemical properties..

Int.J.Plant Research and Biotech

31 (4)

 

2018

16

Deepthi A.S.

Endophytic diversity of hanging velamen roots in the epiphytic orchid Acampe praemorsa

Plant Ecology & Diversity

11(5–6)

 

2018

17

Nisha Joseph

Conventional vegetative propagation and in vitro seed germination of endemic plant Colubrina travancorica Bedd.

International Journal of Scientific Research in Biological Sciences

5 (4)

 

2018

18

Nisha Joseph

Pharmacognostic and phytochemical evaluation of Colubrina travancorica Bedd.

Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry

7 (3)

 

2018

19

Thomas V.P.

Taxonomic history of Meistera acuminata (Thwaites) Škorničk. & M.F.Newman (Zingiberaceae) with notes on typification, affinities and variations

Webbia

73(2)

239-244

2018

20

Thomas V.P.

Chemical Composition of Rhizome Essential Oils of Amomum agastyamalayanum and Amomum newmanii from South India. Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants.

Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants

21(3)

803-810

2018

21

Thomas V.P.

BalachandranEriocaulon tuberiferum (Eriocaulaceae) a new record for south India

Nelumbo

60 (1)

18-22

2018

22

Thomas V.P.

Taxonomy, distribution of four endemic Species Amomum Roxb. (Zingiberaceae) in W.Ghats

Cissa

 

136-139

2018

23

Thomas V.P.

Taxonomy, Pollen Morphology and Conservation of Amomum Cannicarpum (Wight) Benth. Ex Baker (Zingiberaceae): An Endemic Species in Western Ghats, India

Indian J. Sci.Res.

08 (2)

25-28..

2018

24

Thomas V.P.

Ethnobotanical Studies on Zingiberales Used By Kanikkar of Trivandrum District.

Indian J.Sci.Res

19(1)

53-56

2018

25

Thomas V.P.

Praying Mantis Ginger

Horticultural Crops of High Nutritive Values

 

317-326

2018

26

Binoy T Thomas

Tretepohlia dialepta. A terrestrial alga from...

Phykos

47 (2)

 

2017

27

 Thomas VP

Ethnobotanical Studies on Zingiberales Used By Kanikkar of Trivandrum District.

Indian J.Sci.Res.

19(1)

 

2017

28

 Thomas VP

Taxonomy, Pollen Morphology and Conservation of Amomum Cannicarpum (Wight) Benth. Ex Baker (Zingiberaceae): An Endemic Species in Western Ghats, India.

Indian J.Sci.Res.

8(2)

 

2017

29

Binoy T Thomas 

Diversity of Leaf Associated Trentepohlian Algal Biofilms In Southern Western Ghats.

Journal of Biology and Nature

8(2)

52-63

2017

30

Binoy T Thomas

Morphological and ecological characterization of Phycopeltis aurendinacea (Ulvophyceae, Trentepohliales) in Southern Western Ghats:A brief study

J. Algal Biomass Utln.

8(4)

131-134.

2017

31

Binoy T Thomas 

Trentepohlia dialepta (Nylander) Hariot: A terrestrial alga from Southern Western Ghat region, Kerala, India

Phykos

47 (2)

10-13

2017

32

Thomas V.P.

Acquisition of Ethnobotanical Knowlegde on Zingiberales from Tribal’s Of Kollam District, Kerala, India.

International journal of Applied Pharmaceutical and Biological Research

2(6)

1-7

2017

33

Thomas V.P.

Isachne manilaliana (Poaceae), a new species from Western Ghats, Kerala, India

Webbia: Journal of Plant taxonomy and Geography

72(2)

161-164

2017

34

Thomas V.P.

Arundinella muthikulamensis (Poaceae), a new species from the Western Ghats of Kerala, India

BalachandranWebbia; Journal of Plant Taxonomy and Geography

72 (1)

101–104

2017

35

Thomas V.P.

An Introductory Ethnobotanical Investigation on Zingiberales used by Malavettuvan and Mavilan Tribe’s of Kasaragod District, Kerala

International Journal of Advanced Research

5(6)

228-234

2017

36

Binoy T Thomas

Diversity and Ecology of Diatoms in the soils of Oxic Dystrustepts under the three different vegetation of Western Ghats, Kerala

 

South India. The Journal of Ecology. Photon

111

465-475

2016

37

Binoy T Thomas

New record of phytoparasitic alga,Cepahaleuros diffusus on Artocarpus incisus,Kerala,India

 

Int.Journal of Modern Botany

6

37-40

2016

38

Thomas V.P.

Amomum meghalayense (Zingiberaceae): a new species from northeast India

Phytotaxa

245 (2)

178–182

2016

39

Thomas V.P.

Phyllanthus balakrishnanii sp. nov. (Phyllanthaceae), an interesting discovery from the southern Western Ghats

Phytotaxa

273 (1)

65–71

2016

40

Thomas V.P.

Stipe Anatomical Studies on Selected Pteridophytes of South India.

Acta Botanica Hungarica

58(1–2)

167–176.

2016

41

Binoy T Thomas

New Record of Phytoparasitic Alga, Cephaleuros diffuses Thomson and Wujekin (Trentepohliaceae, Chlorophyta) on Artocarpus incisus (Thunb.) L.f., Kerala, India.

International Journal of Modern Botany

6(3)

37-40

2016

42

Thomas V.P.

Anatomical studies of selected species of Adiantum L. in Kerala.

Journal of Biological Sciences

2(1)

115-118

2016

43

Binoy T Thomas

Invitro Culturing of certain common soil algae of Kalanjoor Panachayath, Pathanamthitta District,Kerala.

Proceedings of International Conference on climate change and developing world.

 

168-173

2015

44

Thomas V.P.

Amomum kingii var. oblongum (Zingiberaceae): a new variety from Sikkim Himalaya.

Phytotaxa

220 (1)

089–094

2015

45

Thomas V.P.

Rediscovery of Amomum kingii Baker (Zingiberaceae): endemic and highly threatened ginger from Sikkim, India.

Journal of Threatened Taxa

7(3)

7034–7036

2015

46

Binoy T Thomas

Globally unique Kuttanadu Wetland paddy soil of South India: Soil fertility in relation to seasons and different stages of the crop.

Int. J. Agriculture Photon

125

296-304

 

2014

47

Nisha Joseph

Evaluation and selection of elite annatto (Bixa orellana L.) and identification of RAPD markers associated with yield traits.

Brazilian journal of Botany

37(1)

 

2014

48

Thomas V.P.

Amomum sabuanum (Zingiberaceae): A new species from Sikkim, India..

Phytotaxa

159 (2)

122-126

2014

49

Thomas V.P.

Off-season flower induction of ‘Praying mantis ginger’ Larsenianthus careyanus (Benth.) W. J. Kress & Mood (Zingiberaceae) through low temperature and night break.

Journal of Ornamental Plants

4(2)

69- 77

2014

50

Thomas V.P.

Systematic and variability studies on ‘Hidden Purple Ginger’, Curcuma inodora (Zingiberaceae) – an endemic promising ginger from Peninsular India.

Webbia

69 (1)

123-130

2014

51

Philipose Omman

Clonal variability in the distribution of sieve tubes and companion cells in Hevea brasiliensis bark tissue

 

Rubber Science

26(1)

95-100

2013

52

Binoy T Thomas

Biodiversity of the family Oscillatoriaceae (cyanobacteria) in tropical soils under different vegetation and Seasons.

 

J. Collaborative Research

1

58-68

2013

53

Nisha Joseph

Floral Color Polymorphism and Reproductive Success in Annatto (Bixa orellana L.).

Tropical Plant Biology

6 (4)

 

2013

54

Nisha Joseph

Multiplication of Annatto (Bixa orellana L.) using cotyledons and leaf explants.

Research in Plant Biology

3(1)

 

2013

55

Nisha Joseph

Micropropagation of Annatto (Bixa orellana L.) from mature tree and assessment of genetic fidelity of micropropagated plants with RAPD markers.

Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants

19(1)

 

2013

56

Thomas V.P.

Amomum dampuianum and Amomum mizoramense spp. Nov. (Zingiberaeae) from Mizoram, northeast India

Nordic Journal of Botany

7 31

561-568

2013

57

Thomas V.P.

Amomum sahyadricum (Zingiberaceae) a New Species from Western Ghats, India

Novon

22

321-324

2013

58

Thomas V.P.

Variability studies in ‘Peacock Ginger’, Kaempferia elegans Wall. (Zingiberaceae)

Annals of Plant Sciences

2(5)

138- 140

2013

59

Thomas V.P.

Effect of Light and temperature on the promotion of off-season flowering in Island purple ginger, Boesenbergia siphonantha (Baker) M. Sabu et al. (Zingiberaceae)- A promising ginger from Andaman Islands.

Journal of Horticulture, Forestry and Biotechnology

17(1)

144-147.

2013

60

Binoy T Thomas

Fertility characteristics of Oxic Dystrustepts under natural forest, rubber and teak plantations in different seasons, Kerala, South India. Communications in Soil

Science and Plant Analysis

43

2247-2261

 

2012

 

61

Binoy T Thomas

Soil Green-Algae in Oxic Dystrustepts under diverse Vegetation in the Western Ghats, Kerala, South India.

Research Journal of Soil Biology

 

 

DOI: 10.3923/rjsb.2012

2012

62

Thomas V.P.

Amomum nilgiricum (Zingiberaceae), a new species from Western Ghats, India

Phytokeys

8

99-104

2012

63

Thomas V.P.

On the identity and typification of Amomum cannicarpum (Zingiberaceae): A narrowly endemic and endangered plant from Western Ghats, South India.

Kew Bulletin

67 (1)

109-113

2012

64

Thomas V.P.

Two new species of Amomum (Zingiberaceae) from Western Ghats, India.

Edinburgh journal of Botany.

69(2)

313-321

2012

65

Thomas V.P.

Amomum carnosum (Zingiberaceae): A new species from Nagaland, North-East India.

Kew Bulletin

67

549-553

2012

66

Thomas V.P.

Effect of sucrose, benzyl adenine and 8-HQS in the promotion of cut flower vase life in Alpinia purpurata Veil., A charming ornamental ginger

Journal of Research in Plant Sciences

1(2)

90-92

2012

67

Thomas V.P.

Conservation of selected  wild potential ornamental gingers in India domestication and cultural practice

Biodiversity assessment and conservation.

ISBN 978-93-5067-867-1.

 

2012

68

Thomas V.P.

Aadayam, Alankaram Red Ginger

Karshakasree

 

 

2012

69

Nisha Joseph

A comparison of conventional cloning options for annatto (Bixa orellana L.).

The Journal of Horticultural Science & Biotechnology

86

 

2011

70

Nisha Joseph

An efficient in vitro propagation methodology for Annatto (Bixa orellana L.).

Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants

17(3)

 

2011

71

Nisha Joseph

Reproductive characterization and preliminary studies on controlled breeding of Annatto (Bixa orellana L.),

Plant Systematics and Evolution

298

 

2011

72

Thomas V.P.

Stachyphrynium repens (Marantaceae), A new record for India from Andaman Islands

Rheedea

21(2)

139-141

2011

73

Nisha Joseph

Imbibition duration, seed treatment, seed mass and population influence germination of Annatto (Bixa orellana L.).

Seed Technology

32

 

2010

74

Nisha Joseph

Cytotoxic evaluation of Annatto (Bixa orellana L.) Dye Compared with Orange Red.

Cytologia

75(2

 

2010

75

Thomas V.P.

Amomum andamanicum: (Zingiberaceae) a new species from the Andaman Islands, India

Blumea

55

295-299

2010

76

Thomas V.P.

Induction of off-season flowering in three species of Zingiberaceae through low temperature and night break

Indian Journal of Botanical Research

6 (1&2)

129-134

2010

77

Thomas V.P.

Variation studies on ‘Rainbow Ginger’ (Curcuma aurantiaca zijp.); A Potential Ornamental Ginger

Journal of Non timber forest Products

17(3)

349-352

2010

78

Thomas V.P.

Taxonomy of the Genus Amomum Roxb. (Zingiberaceae) in Kerala

Proc. 22nd Kerala Science Congress

 

765-767

2010

79

Thomas V.P.

Economically Important Gingers

Proc. 22nd Kerala Science Congress

 

816-817

2010

80

Thomas V.P.

Red Ginger: A Promising Crop for Floriculturists.

Hortitech

10 (1)

40-43

2010

81

Thomas V.P.

A study of Island Purple Ginger [Boesenbergia siphonantha (Baker) M. Sabu et al.)- A Potential Ornamental Ginger of the Tropics.

Indian Journal of Botanical Research

6 (1&2)

165-170.

2010

82

Thomas V.P.

On the identity and occurrence of Amomum fulviceps Thwaites (Zingiberaceae) in India.

Rheedea

19 (1 &2)

13-17

2009

83

Thomas V.P.

Taxonomic studies on cultivars of Amomum subulatum  Roxb. (Zingiberaceae)

Rheedea

19 (1 &2)

25-36

2009

84

Thomas V.P.

Zingiber parishii Hook. f. (Zingiberaceae): A new Record for India from Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Acta Botanica Hungarica

51 (3-4)

363- 366

2009

85

Philipose Omman

Inclination of laticifers and phloic rays in ten clones of Hevea brasiliensis.

Natural Rubber Research

21

47-66

2008

86

Thomas V.P.

Stahlianthus involucratus (King ex Baker) R. M. Smith (Zingiberaceae): A new generic record for India.

Folia Malaysiana.

9(1)

43- 50

2008

87

Thomas V.P.

Vegetative propagation of Hitchenia careyana Benth. (Zingiberaceae) through stem cuttings.

Indian Journal of Botanical Research.

4(2)

325-328

2008

88

Philipose Omman

Clonal variability in the inclination of laticifers and phloic rays in Hevea brasiliensis.

lntemational Natural Rubber Conference

 

199-208

2006

89

Philipose Omman

Diversity in the genus Oryza L. with reference to stomatal characteristics.

National Seminar on Biodiversity conservation and environment management

 

 

2004

90

Philipose Omman

Staining procedure for laticiferous system of Hevea brasiliensis using oil red O.

Indian Journal of Natural Rubber Research

16

41-44

2003

91

Philipose Omman

Meiotic analysis in Pennisetum glaucum

J. Cytol. Genet

32 (2)

155-157

1997

92

Philipose Omman

Cytology of Tea.

J. Cytol. Genet

29(1)

1-7

1994

02

Books

S. No

Author

Title

Publisher

Year of Publication

1

 V.P. Thomas

Asian Zingiberales: Resume and Prospects

Bishen Singh Mahendrappal Singh

2019

2

Binoy T Thomas

Algal Identification Guide-I

KSCSTE

2017

3

Binoy T Thomas

Payalukalude Lokathileku- (Malayalam)

KSCSTE

2017

4

Binoy T Thomas

Cryptogams, Gymnosperms and Plant Pathology

Manjusha Publications

2013

5

Binoy T Thomas

Angiosperm Taxonomy and Economic Botany-

Manjusha Publications

2013

6

Binoy T Thomas

Microbiology and Phycology

Manjusha Publications

2013

7

V.P. Thomas

Package of Practices of Ornamental Gingers

Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy

2011

8

Thomas V.P.

Angiosperm Flora of St. Thomas College Campus, Kozhencherry, Pathanamthitta Dist., Kerala.

Department of Botany,       St. Thomas College, Kozhencherry

 

2005