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Specialization :

Angiosperm Taxonomy

Area of Interest :

Musaceae, Floristics

Dr. Sreejith P.E, Asst. Professor, Dept of Botany

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Assistant Professor

The Zamorin’s Guruvayurappan College - 01/03/2019 - Working

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

SlNoDegree/CertificateUniversity/BoardYear
1PhDUniversity of Calicut2016
2M.Sc. BotanyUniversity of Calicut2009

HONORS/AWARDS/ACHIEVEMENTS

Life Member of Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy (FIAAT-2016) Since March 2011

 


Prof. K.S. Manilal Award for best paper in Floristics (Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy - IAAT) – 2014


Best Research Proposal (Anveshan 2012) – 2013


Award for the Best Presentation (CSIR IMMT) – 2011


MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL/ACADEMIC BODIES

Convenor Bhoomithrasena Club


Question paper setter for various universities in Kerala like University of Calicut and University of Kerala


INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES ATTENDED

Sreejith, P.E. & M. Sabu 2015. Taxonomy of Cultivated Bananas of South India. International Seminar on Gingers.  01 – 03, March 2023.


Sreejith, P.E., Linu, N.K., Sasikumar, P., Radhakrishnan, K.V. & M. Sabu 2016. Bioprospecting of two endemic hill banana fruits by GC-MS analysis. International Symposium on Phytochemistry and Prof. Dr. A. Hisham Endowment Award Ceremony-2016.  27 Feb. 2016.


Sreejith, P.E., Linu, N.K., Aswathi, P., Sasikumar, P., Radhakrishnan, K.V. & M. Sabu 2015. Classification of South Indian cultivated bananas: A chemo-taxonomic approach. Silver jubilee Conference of IAAT and Council Meeting of IAPT & International Seminar on Advancements in Angiosperm Systematics and Conservation.  19 – 21 Nov. 2015


Sreejith, P.E., M. Sabu & Alfred Joe 2014. Studies on Musa cultivars in South India: A Taxonomic approach. XXIV Annual Conference of IAAT & International Seminar on Trends in Plant Systematics (TIPS). 31 Oct. – 2 Nov. 2014. (Bagged Prof. K.S. Manilal Award for Best paper in Floristics)


Sreejith, P.E., M. Sabu & Alfred Joe 2014. Studies on Musa cultivars in South India: A Taxonomic approach. XXIV Annual Conference of IAAT & International Seminar on Trends in Plant Systematics (TIPS). 31 Oct. – 2 Nov. 2014. (Bagged Prof. K.S. Manilal Award for Best paper in Floristics)


Sreejith P.E, M. Sabu & Alfred Joe 2012. Taxonomic revision of Marantaceae in India. International symposium on Innovative Prospects in Angiosperm Taxonomy (ISIPAT-2012). 28 – 30 Oct. 2012


6th International Symposium on the family Zingiberaceae


International Symposium and XXII Annual conference of IAAT on Innovative Prospects in Angiosperm Taxonomy (ISIPAT-2012)


XXIV Annual conference of IAAT and International Symposium on Trends in Plant Taxonomy (TIPS)


Silver Jubilee Conference of IAAT and International Seminar on Advancements in Angiosperm Systematics and Conservation


International Symposium on Phytochemistry & Prof. Dr. A. Hisham Endowment Award Ceremony - 2016


International Seminar on Gingers


International Seminar on Plant Systematics: Present Status and Future Prospects (ISPS 2024)


35th Annual Conference & International Symposium on Global Perspectives in Angiosperm Systematics, Traditional Knowledge and Biodiversity Conservation


TRAINING PROGRAMS ATTENDED

One-week Faculty Development Program (online mode) in ‘Crossdisciplinarity in Research’


FDP – Edu. Tech Hands-on online workshop


Workshop on Botanical Nomenclature


Workshop on Computer Aided Drug Designing


Orientation Program for college teachers


Workshop on Facilitating Innovation and Patent Filing


National workshop on Botanical Nomenclature


National workshop on Research Methodology


Training in Botanical Illustration


PUBLICATIONS IN BOOKS/PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS

Deepa P., Sanoj E., Sreejith P.E. 2023. Cancer Preventive Potential of Musaceae Members. In: Deepa P. (Ed.) Anticancer Plants. Post Graduate Department of Botany, Korambayil Ahamed Haji Memorial Unity Women's College, Manjeri, Narukara (PO), PIN: 676122, Malappuram (DT), Kerala, India. Pp. 169 – 174. (ISBN: 978-93-5701-654-4)


Sreejith, P.E. & M. Sabu 2022. Cultivated Bananas in Southern India: Origin, Diversity and Nomenclature. In: Maity, D. & Acharya K. Biosystematics and Bioresources: The proceedings of the international conference on Algae, Fungi and Plants. M/s Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehradun, India. pp. 67-80. (ISBN: 978-93-93628-21-3).


Sreejith P.E. 2019. Cultivated bananas of south India – an Overview. In Prabhukumar K.M., Thomas V.P., Hareesh V.S. & Mathew Dan (Eds.) Asian Zingiberales: Resume & Prospects, Prof. M. Sabu Commemoration Volume. M/s Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun, India. pp. 269 – 286. (ISBN: 978-81-211-1006-8).


Anu, A., Geethalakshmi, S., Jose, P.V., Sreejith, P.E. and M. Sabu (2020). RAPD, Antimicrobial and Anticancer Activity of Musa Varieties in Kerala. Department of Biotechnology, Mar Augusthinose College, Ramapuram-686576, Kerala, India. (ISBN 9798601617628)


Jose, P.V., Mathew, J.J., Thomas, T., Sajeshkumar, N.K, Sreejith P.E. and M. Sabu (2019). Comparative study using banana peel and male flower as substrates for amylase production using Aspergillus niger in Kerala: an overview. Department of Biotechnology, Mar Augusthinose College, Ramapuram-686576, Kerala, India. (ISBN 9781074447601).


Jose, P.V., Santhosh, E.S., Sajeshkumar, N.K, Mathew, J.J., Sreejith, P.E. and M. Sabu (2019). Green synthesis of copper and zinc nanoparticles using different varieties of banana starch, latex and sap and evaluation of their antifungal activity against Fusarium oxysporum cubense. Department of Biotechnology, Mar Augusthinose College, Ramapuram-686576, Kerala, India. (ISBN 9781089128670).


Jose, P.V., James, N.M., Sajeshkumar, N.K, Mathew, J.J., Sreejith, P.E. and M. Sabu (2019). Morphological characterization and nutritional analysis (leaf and pseudostem) of selected banana varieties in Kerala: an overview. Department of Biotechnology, Mar Augusthinose College, Ramapuram-686576, Kerala, India. (ISBN 9781070898278)


Jose, P.V., Jose, J., Sajeshkumar, N.K, Mathew, J.J., Sreejith, P.E. and M. Sabu (2019). Morphological characterization of edible banana varieties in Kerala (including germplasm collection) and male flower nutritional analysis of selected varieties: an overview. Department of Biotechnology, Mar Augusthinose College, Ramapuram-686576, Kerala, India. (ISBN 9781071150368).


Jose, P.V., Mathew, J.J., Mathew, A.I., Sajeshkumar, N.K, Sreejith, P.E. and M. Sabu. (2019). Comparative study using banana pseudostem and leaf vein as substrates for amylase production using Aspergillus niger in Kerala: an overview. Department of Biotechnology, Mar Augusthinose College, Ramapuram-686576, Kerala, India. (ISBN 9781072874324).


Jose, P.V., Augustine, A., Sajeshkumar, N.K, Mathew, J.J., Sreejith, P.E. and M. Sabu (2019). Morphological, molecular and biochemical characterization of selected banana varieties in Kerala and evaluation of their anticancer activity: an overview. Department of Biotechnology, Mar Augusthinose College, Ramapuram-686576, Kerala, India. Pp132. (ISBN 9781653756582).


Sreejith, P.E. and M. Sabu 2017. Edible Bananas of South India: Taxonomy & Phytochemistry, Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy (IAAT), India. (ISBN 81-901637-4-4).


Dan, M., Kumar, S.P., Thomas, V.P., Omalsree, M., Sreejith, P.E. and Thomas, B.T. (Eds.) 2024. Tropical Plant Genetic Resources: Characterisation and Perspectives. M/s Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun, India. Pp. 508. (ISBN: 978-93-6028-092-5).


Sreejith, P.E., Alfred Joe & M. Sabu 2013. Musa arunachalensis: A new species of Musa section Rhodochlamys (Musaceae) from Arunachal Pradesh, northeastern India. Phytotaxa 134(1): 49–54. (Impact Factor: 1.797).


Sreejith, P.E., M. Sabu & Alfred Joe 2013. On the Identity and Typification of Phrynium nicobaricum (Marantaceae) from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. Taiwania 59(1): 71-75


Sreejith, P.E., Linu N.K., Sasikumar P., Radhakrishnan K.V. & M. Sabu 2016. Phytochemical studies of an endemic and critically endangered hill banana, Musa acuminata Colla (AA) ‘Karivazhai’ fruit by GC-MS. J. Chem. Pharmceut. Res. 8(5): 164–168.


V.S. Hareesh, Alfred Joe, P.E. Sreejith & M. Sabu 2017. Musa markkuana stat. nov. (Musaceae)—A reassessment of Musa velutina subsp. markkuana. Phytotaxa 303 (3): 279–284