Indian Institute of Spices Research

Awards

Awards To Individuals

Best Presentations in Symposia/Seminars
Diby Paul	2004	Young Scientist Award 2004, for the best oral presentation for the research paper 'Mechanism of suppression of Phytophthora root rot of Black Pepper (Piper nigrum L.) by strains of Pseudomonas fluorescence' at the XVI Kerala Science Congress, Calicut 29-31 January 2004.
T. Tresa, N. Preethi, S. Devasahayam and K. M. A. Koya	2004	Alapatti Prasada Rao Award for the poster paper entitled 'Evaluation of plant materials for mass multiplication of root mealy bug infesting black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) in the laboratory presented in the Symposium on Commercialization of Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic Crops (SYMSAC-1), 1-2 November 2004, IISR, Kozhikode.
K. M. Maya, T. John Zachariah and B. Krishnamoorthy	2003	Alapatti Prasada Rao Award for Best Research Paper (Poster), for the paper 'Lycopene and volatile oil constituents-changes during storage of mace(Myristica fragrans) powder' presented at the National Seminar on Strategies for Increasing Produaction and Export of Spices, Calicut, 24-26 October 2003
C. K. Thankamani and P. K. Ashokan	2002	Best Poster Papper Award, for the paper 'Influence of drip irrigation on yield and moisture extraction pattern of bush pepper grown in coconut garden' presented at the National Symposium on Soil and Water Conseravation Measures and Sustainble Land Use Systems with Special Reference to Western Ghat Region, Goa, 16-17 November 2002.
A. K. Sadanandan, V. Srinivasan and S. Hamza	2002	Best Poster Paper Award, for the paper 'Effect of integrated plant nutrient management system on yield and quality of Indian spices' presented at XVII World Congress of Soil Science, Bangkok, Thailand, 14-21 August 2002.
B. Chempakam, N. K. Leela and P. Sinu	2000	Alapatti Prasada Rao Award for the best poster entitled 'Distribution of curcuminoids during rhizome development in turmeric (Curcuma longa L.)' presented at Centennial Conference on Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic Crops, Calicut, 20-23 September 2000.
S. J. Eapen, B. Beena and K. V. Ramana	2000	Nematological Society of India Award for the second best poster entitled 'Evaluation of organic substrates for the mass multiplication of Paecilomyces lilacinus' presented at the National Nematology Symposium on Integrated Nematode Management, Bhubansewar, 23-24 November 2000.
Johnson K. George	2000	Best Poster 'DNA finger printing of triploid cultivars of banana-RAPD and SCAR development', National Seminar on Hi-tech Horticulture, Bangalore, 26-28 June 2000.
S. J. Eapen, B. Chempakam and K. V. Ramana	1999	Nematological Society of India Award for the best poster entitled 'Role of defence related enzymes in the resistance of black pepper to Meloidogyne incognita' presented at the National Seminar on Nematological Research in India, Kanpur, 17 December 1999.
A. K. Sadanandan	1998	Allahabad Agricultural Institute Award for the best oral presentation of the research paper entitled 'Studies on heavy metal residues due to continuous application of rock phosphates for sustainable black pepper production' presented at 'National Symposium on Combating Pollutants Accumulation in Ecosystem for Sustainable Agriculture, Allahabad, 27-28 October 1998.
Femeena Hassan	1998	Young Scientist Award for the best oral presentation of the research paper entitled 'Comparative evaluation of various products developed from comminuted fish flesh with varying collagen contents' presented at the Life Sciences Session of the Tenth Kerala Science Congress, Calicut, 2-4 January, 1998.
Shaji Philip, M. Anandaraj and Y. R. Sarma	1996	C. S. Venkata Ram Memorial Award for the best oral presentation of the research paper entitled 'Comparative study of protoplast isolation and development in Piper nigrum (black pepper) and Piper colubrinum' presented at PLACROSYM-XII, Kottayam, 27-29 November 1996.
Geetha S. Pillai	1995	Young Scientist Award for the best oral presentation of the research paper entitled 'In vitro conservation of genetic resources of spices' presented at the Natural Resources Utilization Session of the Seventh Kerala Science Congress, Palakkad, 27-29 January 1995.
A. K. Sadanandan, B. P. Bhargava and S. Hamza	1994	R. L. Narasimha Swami Memorial Award for the second best oral presentation of the research paper entitled 'Leaf nutrient norms for black pepper using DRIS' presented at the First International Symposium on Plantation Crops (PLACROSYM-XI), Calicut, 30 November-3 December 1994.