Dr. K V Saji

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Name	Dr. K V Saji
Designation	Acting Head, Div. of Crop Improvement & Biotechnology
Discipline	Economic Botany
Qualification	Ph.D
Specialisation	Economic Botany
Contact	Official mail Saji.KV@icar.gov.in Personal mail kvsajii@gmail.com
Areas of Interest	Collection and conservation of germplasm of spices
Total publications	35

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Research Publications

Research Publications:

Saji, K.V., Sasikumar, B., Johnson George, K and Parthasarathy, V. A. 2005. Sex change in Piper thomsoni Hook. (Piperaceae). J. of Spices and Aromatic Crops. 14 (1): 39-41.
Saji, K.V. Johnson George, K., Sasikumar, B., John Zacharia, T. and V. A. Parthasarathy. 2005. Coll. No. 5455 (INGR 04111, IC- 370011) Black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) germplasm with high oleoresin content and bold berries. Indian J. Plant Genet. Resources. 18 (3) 297-98.
Saji, K.V., Sasikumar B., Johnson George K. and Biju. S.2001. Piper hapnium- a rare Piper species from Peruvannamuzhi, Kerala- a new report. J.of Spices and Aromatic Crops (10): 1 pp. 63-64
Sasikumar B., Saji, K.V. and Johnson George, K. 2007. Spike proliferation in black pepper. Fruits Vol. 62 (5) 325-328.
Sasikumar B, Johnson.George K& Saji KV (2005) IISR-G-246(Coll.No.3513)(INGR No.04110;IC-432866).a dwarf ginger(Zingiber officinale Rosc.) germplasm. Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources 18:297.
Sasikumar, B, John Zacharia, T, Saji, K.V. Johnson George, K. and Ravindran. P. N. 2006. CLTP 123. (IC-547018, INGR 06026) a high caryophyllene black pepper germplasm. Indian J. Plant Genet. Resources. 19 (2) 305.
Zacharia, T. J., Safeer, A. L., Jayarajan, K., Leela, N. K., Vipin, T. M., Saji, K.V., Shiva, K. N., Parthasarathy, V. A and Mammooty, K. P. 2010. “Correlation of metabolites in the leaf and berries of selected black pepper varieties”. Scientia Horticulturae 123. pp 418-422.
Minoo D., Jayakumar, V. N., Veena, S. S. Vimala J., Basha, A. Saji, K.V. Nirmal Babu, K and Peter, K. V. 2008. Genetic variations and interrelationships in Vanilla planifolia and few related species as expressed by RAPD polymorphism. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 55:459-470.
Utpala P., Ashish, G. R., Zacharia, T. J., Saji, K.V., Johnson George, K., Jayarajan, K., Mathew, P. a. and Parthasarathy, V. A. 2008. Spatial influence of important volatile oils Piper nigrum leaves. Current Science. Vol. 94. No. 12, 25. pp. 1632-1635.
Utpala Parthasarathy, Johnson George, K., Saji, K.V. Srinivasan. V. Madan, M. S., Mathur, P. N. and Parthasarathy, V. A. 2006. Spatial Analysis for Piper species distribution in India. Pl. Gen. News letter. No. 147. pp. 1-5.
Utpala Parthasarathy, Saji, K.V. Jayarajan, K. and Parthasarathy, V. A. 2006. Biodiversity of Piper species in South India- application of GIS and cluster analysis. Curr. Sci. Vol 91 (5) pp. 652-658.
Krishnamurthy, K. S. and Saji, K.V. 2006. Response of Piper species to water stress. Ind. J. Hort 63 (4). Pp. 433-438.
B. Sasikumar, Johnson George, K. K.V. Saji and T. John Zachariah. 2005. Two new high yielding, high curcumin turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) varieties- ‘ IISR Kedaram’ and ‘IISR Alleppey Supreme”. J. of Spices and Aromatic Crops. 14 (1): 71-74.

Awards

Awards:

J. S. Pruthi Award, 2005 for the best research paper in JOSAC

EVENTS @ IISR

Hindi week celebration 2025

To promote the official language, Hindi, the ICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research, Kozhikode, celebrated Hindi Week from 16 September to 22...
Capacity building programme for sustainable ginger and turmeric cultivation

A three-day training programme titled “Capacity Building Programme for Sustainable Ginger and Turmeric Cultivation” was organized...
ICAR-IISR Golden Jubilee Celebration

The ICAR–Indian Institute of Spices Research (ICAR–IISR) concluded its Golden Jubilee celebrations with a solemn and memorable...
The National Symposium On Recent Trends In Omics In Plant Biology

The ICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research (ICAR-IISR), Kozhikode and the Bioinformatics and Integrative Genomics (BIG)...
ICAR-IISR organizes farmer meet on nutmeg farming

In response to emerging needs of the farming community in Salur district of Andhra Pradesh to access opportunities in spice...
International Women's Day Celebration

On the occasion of International Women's Day, the Institute Women Cell of ICAR - Indian Institute of Spices Research organized women's day...
ICAR-IISR hosted RISE UP – Startup Conclave

The ICAR - Indian Institute of Spices Research, Kozhikode, hosted the RISE UP Startup Conclave, from February 19-21, bringing together entrepreneurs...
Training in Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics

5 days Training in Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics for the MSc Microbiology students of EMEA College of Arts and Science, Malappuram, was conducted...
Hindi Workshop

A Hindi Workshop was organized at ICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research, Kozhikode on 12^th February 2025. Dr. K. Anees, Senior...
Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace

ICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research Kozhikode observed ‘Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace’ on...