• Bioprospecting of rhizosphere microorganisms
• Diversity of functional microbes
• Bioremediation

1. Sarathambal, C., M. Thangaraju, C. Paulraj and M.Gomathy.(2010) Assessing the Zinc solubilization ability of Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus in maize rhizosphere using labelled 65Zn compounds. Indian Journal Microbiology 50:S103-S109
2. Sarathambal, C., Anjana Chourasiya and K.K. Barman.(2011) Screening for antipathogenicity of weeds. Indian Journal of Weed Science 43 (3&4): 188-191 50:S103-S109.
3. Sarathambal, C., K. Ilamurugu and L. Srimathi Priya.(2013) Isolation of elite diazotrophic bacterial isolates from Cyanodon dactylon rhizosphere of saline soils. Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment17(12):70-77
4. Sarathambal, C., Ilamurugu and G. Prabhu.(2014) Diazotrophic endophytes from the weedy grasses of different physiographic regions of southern India. Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology 8(6):4783-4792.
5. Sarathambal, C., K. Ilamurugu, D. Balachandar, C. Chinnadurai and Yogita Gharde.(2015) Characterization and crop production efficiency of diazotrophic isolates from the rhizosphere of semi-arid tropical grasses of India. Applied Soil Ecology 87: 1-10.
6. Sarathambal, C., V. P. Singh, K.K. Barman, M. S. Raghuvanshi and R. P. Dubey. (2015) Intercropping and weed management practices on soil microbial activity in newly planted mango and citrus orchard. Indian Journal of Weed Science 47(2):178-18.
7. Sarathambal, C., V. P. Singh and K. K. Barman.(2015) Soil microbial communities and enzymes as affected by herbicides of rice-wheat and soybean- wheat cropping system. Journal of Applied and Natural Science 7 (2): 935-938

Book published

1. Poorniammal, R., C. Sarathambal, A.R. Sakthi and S. Arun 2015. Methods in soil microbiology. Thannambikkai offset printers, Coimbatore. Pages-212.

1. Prof. A. Balasubramanian award for the Best Agricultural Microbiology student's Research, TNAU, Coimbatore, 2007
2. Topper in PhD (Ag. Microbiology), Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 2013
3. Best Publication Award winner from the Society for Advancement of Human and Nature (SADHNA), Solan, Himachal Pradesh,2014
4. Recognized as a honorary board member from the Society for Advancement of Human and Nature (SADHNA), Solan, Himachal Pradesh,2014
5. Best poster award received from 25th Asian-Pacific weed society conference, Hyderabad, 2015