Dr. R Sivaranjani

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Name	Dr. R Sivaranjani
Designation	Scientist (Sr. Scale)
Discipline	Plant Biochemistry
Qualification	Ph.D
Specialisation	Nutraceutical compounds from spices; Quality evaluation of spices
Contact	Official mail: Sivaranjani.R@icar.gov.in; Personal mail: ranjanigop@gmail.com Mobile no: 7708582608
Areas of Interest	Extraction and purification of active metabolites from various spices; in vitro and in vivo evaluation of spice extracts for nutraceutical applications; metabolomics studies of volatile components from spices; quality testing of spices and Honey samples
Research Experience	08.10.2015 - till date at ICAR - Indian Institute of Spices Research, Kozhikode
Total publications	20

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Research Publications

Research Publications:

Satish Kumar K, Visnuvinayagam S, Teena G, Elavarasan K, Bindu J, Balange AK, Sivaranjani R, Narasimhamurthy L (2024) Biochemical, Antioxidant, and Antimicrobial Profiling of Essential Oils of Indian Origin for Culinary Applications. International Journal of Food Science, Article ID 9326683. https://doi.org/10.1155/ijfo/9326683
Muhammed Nissar VA, Sivaranjani R, Harinarayanan CM, Sheeja TE, Vijesh Kumar IP, Prabhukumar KM, Rema J and Saji KV (2024) Revisiting the identity and distribution of Allspice (Myrtaceae), a misidentified spice in India. Phytotaxa. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa
Aravind S, Nisthar E, Chaithanya KC, Sivaranjani R, Kandiannan K, Srinivasan V, Sankar M and Nirmal Babu K (2024) Induction of in vitro micro rhizomes and assessment of yield and clonal fidelity in ex vitro established plants of ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.). Plant, Cell, Tisue and Organ Culture, 157:28. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11240-024-02751-3
Akshitha HJ, Shivakumar MS, Sivaranjani R, Ankegowda SJ, Faisal PM, Asangi H, Balaji Rajkumar M (2023) Effect of Different Methods of Drying on Appearance and Quality of Black Pepper. Natl. Acad. Sci. Lett. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40009-023-01311-1
Sivaranjani. R and Zachariah TJ (2022). Elicitors induced changes in essential oil constituents of turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) rhizome. Journal of Horticultural Sciences, 17(1): 237-244.
Sivaranjani R, Zachariah TJ, Alagupalamuthirsolai M and Thankamani CK (2022) Foliar spray of Elicitors on Physiology and Quality Responses in Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) Indian Journal of Agricultural Research. DOI: 10.18805/IJARe.A-5955.
Ankegowda SJ, Alagupalamuthirsolai M, Sivaranjani R, Peeran MF, Krishnamurthy KS and Shivakumar MS (2022) Variability in Essential Oil Constituents, Antioxidant Activities and Yield of Elite Small Cardamom Lines (Elettaria cardamomum Maton) Under Moisture Deficit Stress. Journal of Essential oil Bearing Plants. 25(5): 1062-1076.
Sarathambal C, Jeevalatha R, Sivaranjani R, Biju CN, Charles S, Srinivasan V, George P, Peter B and Radhika R (2022) Arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization alters biochemical, molecular defense responses and root exudate composition against Phytophthora capsici infection in black pepper. Rhizosphere, 25: 100651.
Sarathamabal C, Sivaranjani R, Srinivasan V, Alagupalamuthirsolai M, Subila KP and Anamika B (2022) Effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculation on growth, mineral nutrient uptake, photosynthesis and antioxidant activities of black pepper cuttings. Journal of Plant Nutrition. 46: 2508-2524. https://doi.org/10.1080/01904167.2022.2160736.
Sivaranjani R, Zachariah TJ and Leela NK (2021). Phytotherapeutic potential of bi-herbal extract of cinnamon and turmeric: in vivo antidiabetic studies. Clinical Phytoscience, 7: 38
Sivaranjani R, Leela NK, Tejpal CS and Zachariah TJ. (2020). Dietary supplementation of Cinnamomum verum J. Presl and Curcuma longa L. extract on growth performance, antioxidant and metabolic enzymes activities in experimental rats. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology, 58: 242-248
Sarathamabal C, Rajagopal S, Vishwanathan R (2020) Mechanism of antioxidant and antifungal properties of Pimenta dioica(L.) leaf essential oil on Aspergillus flavus. Journal of Food Science and Technology, 58(7):2497-2506. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13197-020-047560.
Alagupalamuthirsolai M, Sivaranjani R, Ankegowda SJ, Murugan M, Krishnamurthy KS, Sharon A and Asangi H (2020) A Study of Essential Oil Constituents from Capsules, Physiological and Quality Parameters of Small Cardamom Ecotypes [Elettaria cardamomum (L.) Maton] Growing in the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants. 23(6):1253-1264, DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2020.1869105.
Sivaranjani R, Ramesh SV and Praveen S (2022). Metabolic Fate of Food and Its Bioavailability. In: Conceptualizing Plant-Based Nutrition, Eds. SV Ramesh and S Praveen. Pp: 181-205. Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4590-8_9.
Alagupalamuthirsolai M, Ankegowda SJ, Murugan M, Sivaranjani R, Balaji Rajkumar and Akshitha HJ (2019) Influence of Light Intensity on Photosynthesis, Capsule Yield, Essential Oil and Insect Pest Incidence of Small Cardamom (Elettariacardamomum (L.) Maton), Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants, 22:5, 1172-1181.
Sivaranjani R, George JK and Saji KV (2019) Evaluation of chemo-diversity in major Piper species for three piperamides using validated RP-HPLC method. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 66, 1635–1641. doi:10.1007/s10722-019-00834-1.
Sivaranjani R, Santha M, Pandey N, Vishwakarma AK, Nepolean T and Hossain F (2014) Microsatellite-based genetic diversity in selected exotic and indigenous maize (Zea mays L.) inbred lines differing in total kernel Carotenoids. Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding. 74(1): 34-41. DOI: 10.5958/j.0975-6906.74.1.005.
Sivaranjani R, Prasanna BM, Hossain F and Santha IM (2013) Genetic variability for total carotenoid concentration in selected tropical maize (Zea mays) inbred lines. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 83(4): 431-436.
Prasath, D., Kandiannan, K., Aarthi, S., Sivaranjani, R., Sentamizh Selvi, B., Raghuveer, S. (2024). Turmeric. In: Ravindran, P.N., Sivaraman, K., Devasahayam, S., Babu, K.N. (eds) Handbook of Spices in India: 75 Years of Research and Development. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-3728-6_26
Sivaranjani, R. (2024). Genomics of Flavor Constituents of Cardamom. In: Sabu, K.K., Kole, C. (eds) The Cardamom Genome. Compendium of Plant Genomes. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-71829-8_6

Awards

Awards:

BEST POSTER award for the work “Quality characterization of various value added forms of Black Pepper Piper nigrum L.” authored by Sivaranjani. R and Jayashree E at Symposium on Spices and Aromatic crops (SYMSAC)-X on 9-12th February, 2021
BEST ORAL PAPER award for the work “Effect of foliar application of chemical elicitors on growth, physiological and biochemical responses of turmeric under rainfed condition” authored by Sivaranjani. R, John Zachariah T, Alagupalamuthirsolai. M and Thankamani. C.K at International Plant Physiology Virtual Symposium on “Physiological Intervention for Climate Smart Agriculture” organized by ICAR – Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore on 11-12th March, 2021.
BEST ORAL PAPER award for the work “Decoding the chemical identity of Pimenta spp from Western Ghats region and its anti-bacterial activity” authored by Sivaranjani.R, Muhammed Nissar VA and Biju CN at International Seminar on Exotic and Underutilized Horticultural Crops: Priorities and Emerging trends” held at ICAR- IIHR, Bengaluru on 17-19th Octoboer, 2023

Research Projects

Research Projects:

Institute Project:

Evaluation of chemo-diversity and microencapsulation of selected spices (2018-25) (PI)

External Funded Project:

NICRA Strategic Component Project: Climate change impact, mitigation and climate resilience studies in black pepper, ginger and turmeric (Co-PI) (ICAR)
Establishment of Mini Honey Testing Lab at ICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research, Kozhikode, Kerala (PI) (National Bee Board)

Membership in Professional Societies