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  1. DNA barcoding of Momordica species and assessment of adulteration in Momordica herbal products, an anti-diabetic drug

    Article • Plant Gene, June 2020, Elsevier

    G. Ravikanth

  2. An endophyte from salt-adapted Pokkali rice confers salt-tolerance to a salt-sensitive rice variety and targets a unique pattern of genes in its new host

    Article • Scientific Reports, February 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    G. Ravikanth

  3. Origin and evolution of the genus Piper in Peninsular India

    Article • Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, September 2019, Elsevier

    G. Ravikanth

  4. Assessing Forest Structure and Composition along the Altitudinal Gradient in the State of Sikkim, Eastern Himalayas, India

    Article • Forests, July 2019, MDPI AG

    G. Ravikanth

  5. Exploring DNA quantity and quality from raw materials to botanical extracts

    Article • Heliyon, June 2019, Elsevier

    G. Ravikanth, Dr Sathishkumar Ramalingam

  6. How and why do endophytes produce plant secondary metabolites?

    Article • Symbiosis, March 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    G. Ravikanth

  7. Influence of phylogeny and abiotic factors varies across early and late reproductive phenology of Himalayan Rhododendrons

    Article • Ecosphere, January 2019, Wiley

    G. Ravikanth

  8. Role of endophytes in early seedling growth of plants: a test using systemic fungicide seed treatment

    Article • Plant Physiology Reports, October 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    G. Ravikanth

  9. Development of microsatellite markers for the resin-yielding, non-timber forest product species Boswellia serrata (Burseraceae)

    Article • Applications in Plant Sciences, September 2018, Wiley

    G. Ravikanth

  10. Authentication of Garcinia fruits and food supplements using DNA barcoding and NMR spectroscopy

    Article • Scientific Reports, July 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    G. Ravikanth

  11. Species Adulteration in the Herbal Trade: Causes, Consequences and Mitigation

    Article • Drug Safety, April 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    G. Ravikanth

  12. An endophytic fungus, Gibberella moniliformis from Lawsonia inermis L. produces lawsone, an orange-red pigment

    Article • Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, March 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    G. Ravikanth

  13. Spatial and Temporal Distribution Pattern of Camptothecin in Seeds and Fruits of Pyrenacantha volubilis Hook. (Icacinaceae) during Different Fruit Developmental Stages

    Article • Current Science, March 2017, Current Science Association

    G. Ravikanth

  14. Localized seed dispersal by birds in a fragmented landscape

    Article • New Phytologist, January 2017, Wiley

    Dr Sascha A Ismail, G. Ravikanth

  15. Amphibians of the Sikkim Himalaya, India: an annotated checklist

    Article • Check List, January 2017, Check List Journal

    G. Ravikanth

  16. Translating Endophyte Research to Applications: Prospects and Challenges

    Article • January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    G. Ravikanth

  17. Fine- and local- scale genetic structure of Dysoxylum malabaricum, a late-successional canopy tree species in disturbed forest patches in the Western Ghats, India

    Article • Conservation Genetics, August 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    G. Ravikanth

  18. Ecological niche modeling for conservation planning of an endemic snail in the verge of becoming a pest in cardamom plantations in the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, August 2016, Wiley

    G. Ravikanth

  19. Desorption Electrospray Ionization (DESI) Mass Spectrometric Imaging of the Distribution of Rohitukine in the Seedling of Dysoxylum binectariferum Hook. F

    Article • PLoS ONE, June 2016, PLOS

    G. Ravikanth

  20. Establishment and standardization of in vitro regeneration protocol in Nothapodytes nimmoniana Graham and evaluation of camptothecine (CPT) in tissue culture plants

    Article • Indian Journal of Plant Physiology, November 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    G. Ravikanth

  21. Genetic Structure, Diversity and Long Term Viability of a Medicinal Plant, Nothapodytes nimmoniana Graham. (Icacinaceae), in Protected and Non-Protected Areas in the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot

    Article • PLoS ONE, December 2014, PLOS

    G. Ravikanth

  22. Assessing product adulteration in natural health products for laxative yielding plants, Cassia, Senna, and Chamaecrista, in Southern India using DNA barcoding

    Article • International Journal of Legal Medicine, November 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    G. Ravikanth

  23. Pyrenacantha volubilis Wight, (Icacinaceae) a rich source of camptothecine and its derivatives, from the Coromandel Coast forests of India

    Article • Fitoterapia, September 2014, Elsevier

    G. Ravikanth

  24. Forest Trees in Human Modified Landscapes: Ecological and Genetic Drivers of Recruitment Failure in Dysoxylum malabaricum (Meliaceae)

    Article • PLoS ONE, February 2014, PLOS

    G. Ravikanth

  25. Do Ecological Niche Model Predictions Reflect the Adaptive Landscape of Species?: A Test Using Myristica malabarica Lam., an Endemic Tree in the Western Ghats, India

    Article • PLoS ONE, November 2013, PLOS

    G. Ravikanth

  26. Genetic structure and demographic history of the endangered tree speciesDysoxylum malabaricum(Meliaceae) in Western Ghats, India: implications for conservation in a biodiversity hotspot

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, August 2013, Wiley

    G. Ravikanth

  27. Endophytic fungi from Miquelia dentata Bedd., produce the anti-cancer alkaloid, camptothecine

    Article • Phytomedicine, February 2013, Elsevier

    G. Ravikanth

  28. Fusarium proliferatum, an endophytic fungus from Dysoxylum binectariferum Hook.f, produces rohitukine, a chromane alkaloid possessing anti-cancer activity

    Article • Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, September 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    G. Ravikanth

  29. Dysoxylum binectariferum Hook.f (Meliaceae), a rich source of rohitukine

    Article • Fitoterapia, March 2010, Elsevier

    G. Ravikanth