St. Josephs College Irinjalakuda

Dr. Athul Sandheep R

Guest Faculty

Date of Joining

: 07-01-2022

Area of interest

: AGRICULTURAL AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

No of years of experience

: 10

Academics

Course	Institution	Year
B.Sc Microbiology	Bangalore University	1999
M.Sc. Microbiology	Bangalore University	2001
PhD	MG University	2012

Teaching Experience

Designation	Institution	Period
government guest lecturer	SD College alapuzha	2014-2017
government guest lecturer	St. Marys college , Thrissur	JUNE 2019- DECEMBER 2020
Assistant Professor	St. Marys college , Thrissur	DECEMBER 2020-2021 JUNE

Research scholar School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University - Studies on Biocontrol of disease of Vanilla (Vanilla planifolia) using Trichoderma harzianum and Pseudomonas fluorescens in Kerala state.

Awards/Fellowships

Name of award/fellowship	Awarded by	Year
JRF and SRF	MG University	2006-2011

Book/Paper Publications

Title	Year	Indexed in
Effect of UV mutation on the Nitrogenase activity and pesticide tolerance of Azotobacter sp isolated from Rhizosphere soil.	2007	26(4):773-776
Yield and Nutritient uptake of Soya bean (Glycine max (L.) Merr) as influenced by phosphate solubilizing microorganisms).	2008	4(1) 835-838.
Biocontrol of fusarium wilt of vanilla (vanilla planifolia) Using combined inoculation of trichoderma sp. and Pseudomonas sp.	2012 July	3(3): (B) 706 – 716
Combined inoculation of Pseudomonas fluorescens and Trichoderma harzianum for enhancing plant Growth of Vanilla .	2013	16(12) 580-584
Exploiting the biocontrol potential of indigenous Trichoderma sp. against major phytopathogens of Vanilla (Vanilla planifolia) .	2014	Vol 4, No 1
Screening and identification of potential Trichoderma Sp. against Soil borne pathogens of Vanilla (Vanilla Planifolia) .	2014	48 (6) 459-464,

Paper Presentaion

Title	Conference/Seminar Details	Date
Biocontrol of Fusaarium wilt of Vanilla (Vanilla planifolia) using Trichoderma harzianum	Presented in the 2nd International seminar and workshop on “Sustainable utilization of tropical plant biomass”	12-08-2010
In-vitro screening of Pseudomonas spp. For their biocontrol potential against phytopathogens of vanilla.	The 3rd World Congress of Biotechnology,Hyderabad	09-10-2012
Screening of Trichoderma spp and Pseudomonas spp. for their biocontrol potential against phytopathogens of Vanilla .	Third International Seminar on sustainable utilization of tropical plant biomass through Biotechnology	13-12-2012
Biocontrol of Sclerotium root rot of Vanilla (Vanilla planifolia) using combined inoculation of Trichoderma sp. and Pseudomonas sp.	22nd Swadeshi Science Congress	08-11-2012

FDP Attended

Title	Organized By	Period
State level FDP webinar Online teaching methods	Department of vocational studies St. Mary’s College, Thrissur	02/06/2020

Papers Handled

UG/ PG	Paper Title
UG	Food Microbiology, GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY, AGRICULTURAL MICROBIOLOGY
PG	Food Microbiology, GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY, AGRICULTURAL MICROBIOLOGY , MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY O