1. Nirmal
   Babu K (1980) Cytological, ecological and morphological
   studies in Panicum species (M.Sc.
   dissertation), University of Kerala, Trivandrum, Kerala, India.

2. Nirmal
   Babu K (1982) Cytological studies on some members of the
   Andropogoneae and the Maydeae (M. Phil dissertation), University of Kerala,
   Trivandrum, Kerala, India.

3. Nirmal
   Babu K. (1997) In
   vitro studies in ginger (Zingiber
   officinale Rosc.). (Ph.D Thesis), University of Calicut, Calicut,
   Kerala, India.

    

1. Edison S, Johny AK, Nirmal Babu K. and Ramadasan A (1991) Spices Varieties. A Compendium of morphological and agronomic
   characters of improved varieties of spices in India. National Research Centre
   for Spices (ICAR), Kerala, 63 p.

2. Nirmal Babu  K, Fondoum JM, Peter KV,
   Radhakrishnan VV, Ravindran PN, Sadanandan AK, Swai RE A (1995) Descriptors for Black pepper (Piper nigrum L.)  International Plant Genetic Resources
   Institute, Rome, 39 p.

3. Nirmal
   Babu K, Ravindran PN and
   Peter KV (1997) Protocols for
   Micropropagation of Spices and Aromatic Crops. Indian Institute of Spices
   Research, Calicut, Kerala. 35 p.

4. Edison S, Ramana KV, Sasikumar B, Nirmal Babu K and Santhosh J Eapen (Eds) (1997). Biotechnology
   in Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Indian Society for Spices,
   Calicut, Kerala, 173 p.

5. Ramana KV, Santhosh J Eapen, Nirmal
   Babu K, Krishnamurthy KS and Kumar A (Eds) (2000) Spices And Aromatic Plants – Challenges and
   Opportunities in the New Century, Indian Society for Spices, Calicut,
   Kerala, India. 309 p.

6. Nirmal Babu K, Saji KV, Krishnamoorthy B and Sarma YR (2001) Varieties
   of Spices – Developed at IISR, Indian Institute of Spices Research,
   Calicut, Kerala, India. P. 33.

7. Korikanthimath VS, John TZ, Nirmal Babu K, Suseela Bhai R and
   Kandiannan K (Eds) (2004) New Perspectives
   in Spices, Medicinal &Aromatic Plants, Indian Society for Spices, Calicut,
   Kerala. pp 453.

8. Ravindran PN, Nirmal Babu K and
   Shylaja R (Eds)
   (2004) Cinnamon
   and Cassia – The genus Cinnamomum, CRC Press, Boca Raton, USA. pp.
   361.

9. Ravindran PN and Nirmal Babu
   K (Eds) (2005) Ginger – The genus Zingiber, CRC Press, Boca
   Raton, USA. pp. 310.

10. Ravindran PN, Nirmal Babu K, Shiva
    KN and Johny AK (Eds) (2006) Advances in Spices Research, Agrobios,
    Jodhpur. pp.994.

11. Ravindran PN Nirmal Babu K
    and Sivaraman K (Eds) (2007) Turmeric – The genus Curcuma, CRC
    Press, Boca Raton, USA. pp.504.

12. Dinesh R, Shiva KN, Prasath D, Nirmal Babu K and
    Parthasarathy VA (Eds) (2007) Threats and Solutions to Spices and
    Aromatic Crops Industry, Souvenir and Abstracts, SYMSAC IV, Indian Society for Spices, Calicut,
    Kerala. pp 360.

13. Nirmal Babu K, Sheeja TE and Madan MS (Eds) (2008) Threats and Solutions to Spices and Aromatic Crops Industry, Papers presented in National Symposium
    on Spices and Aromatic Crops (SYMSAC IV), Journal of Spices and Aromatic Crops
    Vol. 17(2): 61-213, Indian
    Society for Spices, Calicut, Kerala. pp153

14. Singh HP, Parthasarathy VA and Nirmal Babu K (Eds) (2011) Advances
    in Horticulture Biotechnology  – Vol 1 – Regeneration systems – Fruit
    Crops, Plantation Crops and Spices  Westville
    Publishing House, New Delhi, pp.466  .
    

15. Singh HP, Parthasarathy VA and Nirmal Babu K (Eds) (2011) Advances
    in Horticulture Biotechnology  – Vol 2 – Regeneration systems – Vegetables,
    Ornamentals and Tuber Crops, Westville
    Publishing House, New Delhi, pp.442.

16. Singh HP, Parthasarathy VA and Nirmal Babu K (Eds) (2011) Advances in Horticulture Biotechnology  – Vol 3
    – Molecular Markers and Marker Assisted Selection – Fruit Crops, Plantation
    Crops and Spices, Westville
    Publishing House, New Delhi. pp.330.

17.  Singh HP, Parthasarathy VA and Nirmal Babu K (Eds) (2011) Advances in Horticulture Biotechnology –  Vol
    4 – Molecular Markers and Marker Assisted Selection – Vegetables,
    Ornamentals and Tuber Crops, Westville
    Publishing House, New Delhi. pp.250.

18. Singh HP, Parthasarathy VA and Nirmal Babu K (Eds) (2011) Advances in  Horticulture Biotechnology  –  Vol 5 – Gene Cloning and Transgenics, Westville Publishing House, New Delhi. pp.
    566.

     

1. Nirmal
   Babu K, Regy Lukose and Ravindran
   PN (1993) Tissue culture of tropical
   spices. In P Vidyasekharan (Ed).  Genetic
   Engineering Molecular Biology and Tissue Culture for Crop, Pest and Disease
   Management Daya Publishing House, New Delhi . p. 257-267.

2. Ravindran PN and Nirmal Babu K (1994) Genetic
   resources of black pepper. In KL Chadha and P Rethinam (Eds), Advances in Horticulture, Vol.9.
   Plantation Crops and Spices. Malhotra Publishing House, New Delhi, p.
   99-120.

3. Nirmal Babu K, Rema J and Ravindran PN (1994) Biotechnology research in spice crops
   In KL Chadha and P Rethinam (Eds,) Advances
   in Horticulture, Vol. 9, Plantation Crops and Spices. Malhotra
   Publishing House, New Delhi. p. 633-653.

4. Ravindran PN, Peter KV, Nirmal Babu K, Rema J, Samsudeen K,
   Minoo D, Geetha SP, Sajina A., Mini PM, Manjula C and John CZ (1996) Biotechnological approaches in spice
   crops-present scenario and future prospects. In MR Das and M Sathish (Eds,) Biotechnology for Development.
   State Committee on Science, Technology and Environment, Kerala p. 175-197.

5. Nirmal
   Babu K, Geetha SP, Manjula C, Sajina A., Minoo, D, Samsudeen K, Ravindran
   PN and Peter KV (1996) Biotechnology-lts
   role in conservation of genetic resources of spices. In MR Das and M
   Sathish (Eds.), Biotechnology for Development. State Committee on
   Science, Technology and Environment, Kerala p. 198-212.

6. Nirmal
   Babu K, Samsudeen K and
   Ravindran PN (1996) Biotechnological approaches for crop improvement in ginger, Zingiber
   officinale Rosc. In GA
   Ravishanker and LV Venkataraman (Eds), Recent
   Advances in Biotechnological Applications on Plant Tissue and Cell Culture,
   Oxford IBH Publishing Co., New Delhi, p. 321 – 332

7. Nirmal
   Babu K, Geetha SP, Minoo D, Ravindran PN and Peter KV (1999) In
   vitro conservation of germplasm. pp: 106-129, In SP Ghosh (Ed), Biotechnology
   and its application in Horticulture. Narosa Publishing House, New
   Delhi.

8. Peter KV, Ravindran PN, Nirmal Babu K, Anandaraj M and Pal RN (1999) Applications of biotechnology in Horticulture – Spice crops.  pp: 254-266. In SP Ghosh (Ed,) Biotechnology and its application in
   Horticulture. Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi.

9. Ravindran PN, Nirmal Babu K, Sasikumar B and
   Krishnamoorthy KS (2000) Botany and crop
   improvement of black pepper, pp. 23-142, In PN Ravindran  (Ed.), Black pepper, Piper nigrum. Harwood Academic Publishers, Amsterdam, The
   Netherlands.

10. Nirmal Babu K, Ravindran PN and Peter KV (2000) Biotechnology of spices. pp. 487-527.
    In KL Chadha, PN Ravindran and Leela Sahijram (Eds), Biotechnology
    of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Malhotra Publishing House, New
    Delhi.

11. Nirmal Babu K, Ravindran PN and Peter KV (2001) Spices, pp. 315 – 337; In VA Parthasarathy, TK Bose and P Das (Eds), Biotechnology of Horticultural Crops
    Vol –3, Naya Prokash, Calcutta.

12. Nirmal Babu K, Minoo Divakaran and Ravindran PN (2001) Biotechnological approaches in Seed Spices.pp. 172 – 194, In Sanjeev A, Shastry EVD and Sharma
    RK (Eds), Seed Spices – Production, Quality,
    Export, Pointer Publishers, Jaipur.

13. Ravindran PN, Shylaja M and Nirmal Babu K (2002) False Cardamoms. In   Ravindran PN Madhusoodanan KJ (Eds), Cardamom
    -The genus Elettaria, Taylor and Francis, London.pp.330- 340.

14. Nirmal Babu K and Minoo D. (2003). Commercial
    Micropropagation of Spices. In Ramesh Chandra and Maneesh Misra (Eds), Micropropagation of Horticultural Crops.
    International Book Distributing Company, Lucknow. P.345-364.

15. Ravindran PN and Nirmal Babu
    K. (2004) Introduction pp.1-13. In PN Ravindran, K Nirmal Babu and R
    Shailaja (Eds), Cinnamon and Cassia-The genus Cinnamomum, CRC
    Press, Boca Raton, USA.

16. Ravindran PN, Shylaja M, Nirmal
    Babu K and Krishnamoorthy B (2004) Botany and crop improvement of
    Cinnamon. pp. 14- 79. In PN Ravindran, K Nirmal Babu and R Shailaja (Eds), Cinnamon
    and Cassia – The genus Cinnamomum, CRC Press, Boca Raton, USA.

17. Nirmal Babu K, Ravindran PN and Shylaja M
    (2004) Camphor Tree Cinnamomum camphora (Brecht. & Presl), pp. 211- 238.  In PN Ravindran,
    K Nirmal Babu and R Shailaja (Eds), Cinnamon and Cassia – The genus
    Cinnamomum, CRC Press, Boca Raton, USA.

18. Shylaja M, Ravindran PN, and Nirmal Babu K (2004) Other Useful
    Species of Cinnamomum, pp. 330-355. In PN Ravindran, K Nirmal Babu
    and R Shailaja (Eds),  Cinnamon and
    Cassia – The genus Cinnamomum, CRC Press, Boca Raton, USA.

19. Peter KV and Nirmal Babu K
    2004. Introduction, pp. 1- 8 In KV. Peter (Ed.) Handbook of Herbs
    and Spices. Vol.II. CRC Press, Wood head Publishing Limited, Cambridge.

20. Ravindran PN, Geetha S. Pillai
    and Nirmal Babu K 2004. Underutilized Herbs and Spices, pp. 53-
    104. In KV. Peter (Ed.) Handbook of Herbs and Spices. Vol.III.
    CRC Press, Wood head Publishing Limited, Cambridge.

21. Ravindran PN and Nirmal Babu
    K (2005) Introduction. 
    pp.1-14,  In PN Ravindran
    and K Nirmal Babu (Eds), Ginger – The genus Zingiber, CRC
    Press, Boca Raton, USA.

22. Ravindran PN, Nirmal Babu K and
    Shiva KN (2005) Botany and crop improvement of Ginger, pp.  15- 86, In PN Ravindran and K
    Nirmal Babu (Eds), (2005) Ginger – The genus Zingiber, CRC
    Press, Boca Raton, USA.

23. Nirmal Babu K, Samsudeen K, Minoo D, Geetha SP
    and Ravindran PN (2005) Tissue culture and Biotechnology of Ginger, pp.
    181- 210. In PN Ravindran and K Nirmal Babu (Eds), (2005) Ginger
    – The genus Zingiber, CRC Press, Boca Raton, USA.

24. Ravindran PN, Nirmal Babu K, Peter KV, Abraham Z and Tyagi RK (2005) Spices – pp. 190- 227. In BS Dhillon, RK Tyagi, S Saxena and GJ Randhawa (Eds), Plant
    Genetic Resources:
    Horticultural Crops, Narosa
    Publishing House, New Delhi.

25. Ravindran PN, Nirmal Babu K and
    Shiva KN (2006) Genetic Resources of Spices and their conservation. Pp-
    63-91. In PN Ravindran, K Nirmal Babu,
    KN Shiva and AK Johny (Eds), Advances in Spices Research, Agrobios, Jodhpur.

26. Nirmal Babu K, Minoo D, Geetha SP and Jayakumar VN (2006) Progress
    of Spices Biotechnology in India. Pp- 169- 194. In PN Ravindran, K Nirmal Babu, KN Shiva and AK
    Johny (Eds),  Advances
    in Spices Research, Agrobios, Jodhpur.

27. Ravindran PN, Nirmal Babu K and
    Shiva KN (2006) Black pepper. Pp- 215-291. In PN Ravindran, K Nirmal Babu, KN Shiva and AK
    Johny (Eds), Advances in Spices Research, Agrobios, Jodhpur.

28. Ravindran PN, Shiva KN Nirmal Babu K
    and Korla BN (2006) Ginger. Pp- 365-432. In PN Ravindran, K Nirmal Babu, KN Shiva and AK
    Johny (Eds), Advances in Spices Research, Agrobios, Jodhpur.

29. Nirmal Babu K, Minoo D, Tushar KV and
    Ravindran PN (2006) Carambola. Pp- 257-269 In KV. Peter (Ed.) Handbook
    of Herbs and Spices. Vol.III. CRC Press, Wood head Publishing Limited,
    Cambridge.

30. Nirmal Babu K, Minoo D Ravindran PN and Peter
    KV (2006) Long pepper. Pp- 420-437 In KV. Peter (Ed.) Handbook of
    Herbs and Spices. Vol.III. CRC Press, Wood head Publishing Limited,
    Cambridge.

31. Peter
    KV and Nirmal Babu K (2006) Seed Spices and
    Flavours In M. Black, J.D. Bewley, P. Halmer
    (Eds), The Encyclopedia of Seeds : Science, Technology and Uses, CABI,
    Wallingford, UK

32. Ravindran PN, Nirmal Babu K and Shiva KN (2007) Botany
    and Crop improvement of Turmeric,
    pp- 15-70  In PN Ravindran, K Nirmal Babu and K Sivaraman (Eds), Turmeric – The genus
    Curcuma, CRC Press, Boca Raton, USA.

33. Nirmal Babu K, Minoo D, Geetha SP, Sumathi V
    and Praveen K (2007) Biotechnology of Turmeric and Related Species, pp-
    107-125. In PN Ravindran, K Nirmal Babu and K Sivaraman (Eds), Turmeric
     – The genus Curcuma, CRC Press,
    Boca Raton, USA.

34. Ravindran PN, Geetha S. Pillai and Nirmal
    Babu K (2007). Underutilized Herbs and Spices, pp. 171- 232. In KV.
    Peter (Ed.) Underutilized and
    Underexploited Horticultural Crops. New India Publishing Agency, New
    Delhi.

35. Ravindran PN, Geetha S. Pillai,’
    Nirmal Babu K, Minoo Divakaran and Suresh K Malhotra (2007). Minor and Underutilized Spices and Herbs,
    pp. 299- 373. In Sergio Ochatt and S Mohan Jain (Eds), Breeding of Neglected and Underexploited Crops, Spices and Herbs.
    Science Publishers, Enfield. USA.

36. Nirmal
    Babu K, Geetha SP, Minoo D,
    Yamuna G, Praveen K, Ravindran PN and Peter
    KV (2007) Conservation of Spices Genetic Resources through In Vitro Conservation and Cryo-
    Preservation. pp. 210-233. In
    KV Peter and Z Abraham (Eds). Biodiversity in Horticultural Crops
    Vol 1, Daya Publishing house, New Delhi.

37. Parthasarathy VA and Nirmal Babu K
    (2007) Mapping strategies in perennial
    plantation crops and spices. pp: 118-130. In RV Nair, V Krishnakumar, Regi J Thomas, K Muralidharan and
    George V Thomas (Eds),  Breeding for resistance to diseases and
    insect pests in Plantation Crops. CPCRI, Kasaragod.

38. Peter KV and Nirmal Babu K (2007) Advances in spices breeding, in TS Raveendran, SR Sree
    Rangasamy, M Kadambavanasundaram, N Nadarajan, P Vindhiya Varman, P Sumathi, JR
    Kannan Bapu, S Ganesh Ram, M Kumar and KK Vinod (Eds), Plant
    Breeding in Post Genomics Era, (Proceedings of the Second National
    Plant Breeding Congress, 2006), Indian Society of Plant Breeders, Tamil
    Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India. P.24-31.

39. Nirmal Babu K, Saji KV, Geetha SP, Benny D and Minoo D (2008) Black
    pepper. pp: 74-97. In Jitendra
    Singh (Ed.). Spices and Plantation Crops, Aavishkar Publishers, Jaipur, India.

40. Prasath D, Venugopal MN,
    Korikanthimath VS and Nirmal Babu K (2008) Small Cardamom. pp:
    98-123. In Jitendra Singh (Ed.). Spices
    and Plantation Crops, Aavishkar Publishers, Jaipur, India.

41. Nirmal Babu K, Geetha SP, Anu A, Minoo D and Sumathi V (2008) Cell
    biology of Plant Culture and Development pp: 16-44. In R Keshavachandran and KV Peter et al (Eds), Plant Tissue Culture and Gene Transfer for
    Crop Improvement Universities Press (India) Pvt. Ltd,  Hyderabad.

42. Peter KV, Ravindran PN, Nirmal Babu K and Minoo Divakaran
    (2008) Breeding of Tropical Spices – Black Pepper, Cardamom, Ginger
    and Turmeric in e book on Vegetable Science. National Institute of Science Communications and
    Information Resources. New Delhi.

43. Nirmal
    Babu K and Martin J (2008) Molecular
    Systematics – Basic Concepts, pp: 121- 126, in  SJ Eapen, A Kumar, M Anandaraj (Eds), Diagnostics and Molecular Characterization
    of Pathogens of Horticultural Crops and their Bio control Organisms,  Indian Institute of Spices Research, Calicut,
    Kerala.

44. Nirmal Babu K (2009) Diversity analysis and Molecular
    mapping, pp: 82-103, in U Parthasarathy and TJ Zachariah (Eds), Application of GIS in Plant Biodiversity and
    Horticulture, Indian Institute of Spices Research, Calicut – 673012,
    Kerala, India.

45. Minoo D and Nirmal Babu K (2009)
    Micropropagation and In Vitro Conservation of Vanilla (Vanilla planifolia Andrews)
    pp 129-138. In SM
    Jain and PK Saxena (Eds), Springer Protocols, Methods in Molecular Biology 547,
    Protocols
    for In Vitro Cultures and Secondary Metabolite Analysis of Aromatic and
    Medicinal Plants, The Humana Press, (Springer), USA.

46. Nirmal Babu K (2009) Tissue culture as a tool for in
    vitro production of flavour, colour and nutraceuticals in Spice
    crops, pp 108-113,
    in A Shamina, KS Krishnamurthy, KN Shiva, NK Leela, B Chempakam (Eds), Flavours, Nutraceuticals and Food colours
    from Horticultural crops, Indian Institute of Spices Research, Calicut-
    673012, Kerala, India.

47. Minoo
    Divakaran, Nirmal Babu K and Michel
    Grisoni (2010)  Biotechnological applications In
    Vanilla, pp. 51-73 In 
    Eric Odoux
    and Michel Grisoni (Eds), Vanilla,  CRC
    Press, Boca Raton, USA.

48. Parthasarathy VA, Prasath D and Nirmal
    Babu K (2010) Recent Advances in Capsicum Biotechnology, in Rajesh Kumar, AB Rai, Mathura Rai and HP
    Singh (Eds), Advances
    in Chilli Research,
    Studium
    Press (India) Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi. 276 p, ISBN : 93-80012-23-0

49. Nirmal Babu K, Senthil Kumar R and Parathasarathy VA (2011) Cardamom. in HP
    Singh, VA Parthasarathy and K Nirmal Babu (Eds), Advances in Horticulture Biotechnology  – Vol 1 – Regeneration Systems
    – Fruit Crops , Plantation Crops and Spices, Westville Publishing House,
    New Delhi, p.395- 404.  

50. Sheeja
    TE, Nirmal Babu K and Parthasarathy VA (2011) Turmeric  in
    HP Singh, VA Parthasarathy and K Nirmal Babu (Eds), Advances in Horticulture Biotechnology  – Vol 1 – Regeneration Systems
    – Fruit Crops , Plantation Crops and Spices, Westville Publishing House,
    New Delhi, p. 405- 420.

51. Nirmal Babu K,  Minoo D, and Parthasarathy VA (2011) Ginger in HP Singh, VA Parthasarathy and K Nirmal
    Babu (Eds), Advances in Horticulture
    Biotechnology  – Vol 1
    – Regeneration Systems – Fruit Crops,
     Plantation Crops and Spices, Westville
    Publishing House, New Delhi, p. 421- 442.

52. Nirmal Babu K, Asha S, Saji KV and
    Parthasarathy VA (2011)  Black
    pepper in HP Singh, VA
    Parthasarathy and K Nirmal Babu (Eds), Advances in Horticulture Biotechnology  – Vol 3 – Molecular Markers and Marker
    Assisted Selection – Fruit Crops, Plantation Crops and Spices, Westville
    Publishing House, New Delhi, p. 247-260.

53. Nirmal Babu K Usha Rani TR and
    Parthasarathy VA (2011)  Cardamom
    in HP Singh, VA Parthasarathy and K
    Nirmal Babu (Eds), Advances in Horticulture Biotechnology  – Vol 3 – Molecular Markers and Marker Assisted Selection – Fruit
    Crops, Plantation Crops and Spices, Westville Publishing House, New
    Delhi. p. 261-268.

54. Parthasarathy VA
    and Nirmal Babu K (2011)  Ginger
    in HP Singh, VA Parthasarathy
    and  K Nirmal Babu (Eds), Advances
    in Horticulture Biotechnology  – Vol 3
    – Molecular Markers and Marker Assisted Selection – Fruit Crops, Plantation
    Crops and Spices, Westville Publishing House, New Delhi. p.279-290.

55. Sheeja TE, Parthasarathy VA and Nirmal Babu K (2011) 
    Tree spices in HP
    Singh, VA Parthasarathy and K Nirmal Babu (Eds), Advances in Horticulture Biotechnology  – Vol 3 – Molecular Markers and Marker
    Assisted Selection – Fruit Crops, Plantation Crops and Spices, Westville
    Publishing House, New Delhi. p. 291-300.

56. Nirmal Babu K, George JK, Bhat AI, Prasath D, and Parthasarathy VA (2011)  Tropical Spices in HP
    Singh, VA Parthasarathy and K Nirmal Babu (Eds), Advances in Horticulture Biotechnology  – Vol 5 – Gene cloning  and Transgenics.Westville Publishing
    House, New Delhi. pp. 529- 542.

57. Nirmal Babu K, Sabu M,
    Shiva KN, Minoo D and Ravindran PN (2011) 
    Ginger, In  Ram J. Singh (Ed), 
    Genetic Resources, Chromosome Engineering and Crop Improvement,
    Medicinal Plants – Volume 6, CRC
    Press, Boca Raton, USA. pp. 393- 450.

58. Nirmal Babu K,
    Shiva KN, Sabu M, Minoo D and Ravindran PN (2011) Turmeric, In  Ram J. Singh (Ed),  Genetic Resources, Chromosome Engineering
    and Crop Improvement, Medicinal Plants -Volume 6, CRC Press, Boca Raton, USA. pp. 451- 511.

59. Nirmal Babu K, Yamuna G, Praveen K, Minoo D,
    Ravindran PN and Peter KV (2012)
    Cryopreservation of Spices Genetic Resources, In Igor I. Katkov (Ed). Current Frontiers in Cryobiology
    , ISBN- 978-953-51-0191-8,  InTech-Open Access  Publisher.(Croatia)
    P. 457- 484

60. Nirmal
    Babu K, RR Nair, Saji KV
    and  Parthasarathy VA (2012)  Biotechnology in HP Singh, VA Parthasarathy, V Srinivasan & KV Saji (Eds), Piperaceae
    Westville Publishing House, New
    Delhi. p. 57-81.

61. Sheeja TE, Nirmal Babu K, Prasath D and Parthasarathy VA (2012)  Biotechnology, in HP Singh, VA Parthasarathy, K Kandiannan and KS
    Krishnamoorthy (Eds),  Zinzeberaceae,Westville Publishing House, New Delhi. p.
    105-163.

62. Sozzi
    GO, Peter KV, Nirmal Babu K and Minoo D (2012) Capers and Caper berries.
    In KV Peter (Ed.) Handbook of Herbs and Spices. Vol.II., Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science,
    Technology and Nutrition, CRC Press, Cambridge p- 193-224

63. Peter
    KV and Nirmal Babu K (2012) Introduction to herbs
    and spices: medicinal uses and sustainable production, pp- 01-16 In KV Peter (Ed.) Handbook of Herbs
    and Spices. Vol.II., Woodhead
    Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition, CRC Press,
    Cambridge

64. Nirmal
    Babu K, Cissin Jose,
    Parthasarathy V.A. and Peter K.V. (2012). Recent Advances in Molecular Breeding of Perennial Spice Crops,
    p.72-88, in KL Chadha, AK Singh,
    SK Singh, and WS Dhillon (Eds). Horticulture
    for Food and Environment Security, Westville Publishing House, New
    Delhi.

65. Utpala 
    Parthasarathy, Nirmal Babu K,
    Senthil Kumar R, and Parthasarathy VA (2013) Garcinia – Potential Genera
    of Crops for future in North East India, in N Prakash, SS Roy, PK
    Sharma and SV Ngachan (Eds)  Developing
    the potential of Underutilized Horticultural Crops of Hill Regions, Today
    and Tomorrow’s Printers and Publishers, New Delhi, p.51-55.

66. Nirmal Babu K.,
    Rajesh M. K., Samsudeen K., Minoo D., Suraby E. J., Anupama K., and Ritto Paul
    (2014) Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD)
    and Derived Techniques, in Pascale Besse (ed.) Molecular Plant Taxonomy: Methods and
    Protocols, Methods in Molecular Biology, Vol.1115, Springer Science +
    Business Media, New York, p.191-209

67. Sarma YR, Nirmal Babu K and
    Aziz S (2014) Spices and Aromatics, In
    Neal Van Alfen (Ed).. Encyclopedia of Agriculture and Food Systems,
    Vol. 5, SanDiego: Elsevier, pp.211-234.

68. Thankamani CK,  Utpala P, Akshitha HJ, Aarthi S, Sharon
    Aravind and Nirmal Babu  K (2014) Spices Export, Marketing concerns, Production constraints and Future
    Opportunities, in KL Chadha,
    Pritam Kalia and SK Singh (Eds.), Horticulture
    for Inclusive Growth, Horticulture Society of India, West Wille
    Publishing House, New Delhi.pp. 702- 712.

69. Nirmal Babu K, Minoo Divakaran, Rahul PR, Anupama K, Peter KV and Sarma YR
    (2015) Biotechnological approaches in improvement of Spices – a review, in  B. Bahadur, M. Venkat Rajam, L.
    Sahijram, K.V. Krishnamurthy (Eds.) Plant Biology and Biotechnology
    – Vol., Plant Genomics and Biotechnology, 
    Springer

                                                                                           

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   pepper cultivars suitable for various regions. Indian Cocoa, Arecanut & Spices J. 11 (4): 110-112.

2. Nirmal
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   PN and Peter KV (1993) Biotechnology in
   Spices. Indian Horticulture,
   38(3): 46-50.

3. Nirmal
   Babu K and Ravindran PN
   (1994) Applications of plant cell and
   tissue culture in spices-A Review. Spice
   India 7(11): 20-3.

4. Ravindran PN and Nirmal Babu K (1997) Cultivating
   black pepper in homestead gardens. Indian
   Horticulture 41(4): 28-29.

5. Peter KV, Ravindran PN, Nirmal Babu K and Rema J (1997) Biotechnological innovations in development
   of spices. Agriculture for All 1(2):
   75- 95.

6. Nirmal
   Babu, K, Geetha SP, Minoo
   D, Benny D, Anu A, Vimala J, Dhamayanthi KPM, Krishnamoorthy B,  Ravindran PN and Peter KV  (2001)
   Tissue and Cell Culture Research in Spices, Indian Spices 38(3): 24-27.

7. Ravindran PN,
   Johny AK and Nirmal Babu K. (2002) Spices
   in our daily life, 56 All India Ayurvedic Congress, Satabdi Smaranika
   Vol 2, Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal, Kerala, India. Pp.227-242.

8. Ravindran PN, Johny AK and Nirmal Babu K. (2002). Tamarind – the brown gold
   – A tree of untapped potential. Indian
   Spices. 39 (3): 4-7.

9. Nirmal
   Babu K (2007) Leading paths to
   Spices Biotechnology, Vyavasaya
   Keralam, Bureau of Industrial Promotion, Govt. of Kerala. Trivandrum. pp.43-45.
   

10. Krishnamoorthy B., Nirmal Babu K., Sasikumar B., Saji K.V., Johnson K George, Rema J.,
    Prasath D., Shiva K,N., Nair R.R. and Sheeja T.E. (2009) Improved varieties of spices released by Indian Institute of Spices
    Research, Calicut, Kerala, Indian J.
    Arecanut, Spices and Medicinal Plants 11(4):156-161.

11. Rahul PR, Leela NK, Thankamani CK, Utpala P
    and Nirmal Babu K (2014)  Yellow
    mace nutmeg – the chief of brindavan, Spice India. P: 14-15.

     

    MANUALS/TEACHING AIDS/DATA BASES DEVELOPED – (Manuals 7 +14 + Databases 3 = 20)

    RESEARCH REPORTS/
    EXTENSION BULLITINS  

1. Peter KV, Ravindran PN, Nirmal Babu K., Geetha SP and Manjula C (1996)  In vitro conservation of spices germplasm. DBT Project report.
   Indian Institute of Spices Research, Calicut, Kerala, India.

2. Ravindran PN, Nirmal Babu K, Rema J, Minoo D, Mini PM, Sajina A and Zechariah CJ
   (1996) Rapid clonal propagation of tree spices. DBT Project report.
   Indian Institute of Spices Research, Calicut, Kerala, India.

3. Peter KV, Ravindran PN, Nirmal Babu K,
   Venugopal MN, Geetha SP and Benny D (2001) Production of somaclones and somatic hybrids
   of cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum Maton) for high yield and resistance to
   diseases. ICAR Project report. Indian Institute of Spices Research,
   Calicut, India, pp. 120.

4. Peter KV, Ravindran PN, Nirmal Babu K,
   Sasikumar B, Minoo D, Geetha SP and Rajalakshmi K (2002) Establishing In vitro Conservatory of Spices Germplasm. ICAR Project
   report.  Indian Institute of Spices
   Research, Calicut, Kerala, India, pp. 131.

5. Ravindran PN, Nirmal Babu K and Domenic
   J (2002) Production of Haploids of
   Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum
   Maton) through Anther culture / Microspore culture. ICAR Project
   report.  Indian Institute of Spices
   Research, Calicut, Kerala, India, pp. 51.

6. Nirmal Babu K, Ravindran PN, Sasikumar B. (2003) Field evaluation of tissue cultured plants
   of spices and assessment of their genetic stability using molecular markers.
   Project Report, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India. pp. 94.

7. Nirmal Babu K, Sasikumar B, Anandaraj M,
   George JK, Ravindran PN, Asha S and Praseetha K  (2003). Molecular characterization and preparation of molecular maps in black
   pepper. Project report, National Agricultural Technology Project (CGP),
   ICAR, New Delhi. pp. 50.

8. Ravindran PN and Nirmal Babu K
   (2003). A digitized inventory of plant
   resources – Part II: Other economically important species- Spices and
   Condiments. Project report, Department of Biotechnology, Government of
   India. pp. 94.

9. Nirmal Babu K et al  (2003). In vitro selection for
   resistance to soft rot and bacterial wilt in ginger. Project report,
   Indian Institute of Spices Research, Calicut, Kerala, India. pp.

10. Ravindran PN, Nirmal Babu K , Saji
    KV, Geetha SP, Praveen K and Yamuna G (2004) Conservation of Spices genetic resources in in-vitro gene banks.
    ICAR Project report.  Indian Institute of
    Spices Research, Calicut, Kerala, India, .pp. 81.

11. Nirmal Babu K, George JK, Anandaraj M, Venugopal MN, Nair RR et
    al (2005). Improvement of selected
    spices through Biotechnology tools – Black pepper, Cardamom, Ginger, Vanilla.
    Project report, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India. pp. 111.

12. Nirmal Babu K, Srinivasan V, Anandaraj M, Nair RR and Jacob TK
    (2007). On farm evaluation of Tissue culture derived Black pepper plants.
    Project report, Department of Biotechnology, GOI. pp. 111.

13. Prasath D, Venugopal MN, Nirmal Babu K and Parthasarathy VA (2007) Guidelines for the conduct of tests for
    Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability – Cardamom ( Elettaria cardamomum
    Maton.) , Indian Institute of Spices Research, Calicut, Kerala, India,
    pp. 26.

14. Parthasarathy VA , Anandaraj M, Srnivasan V, Dinesh R,  Nirmal Babu K (2011) Vision 2030,
    Indian Institute of Spices Research, Calicut, Kerala, India, pp. 25

OTHERS

1. Vimala
   Jose (2005) Studies on genetic
   variability in open pollinated progenies of vanilla, Ph. D Thesis,
   University of Calicut, Kerala..




2. Saji KV (2006)
   Taxonomic and Genetic
   Characterization of Black pepper and related Species, Ph. D
   Thesis, University of Calicut, Kerala.




3. Sumathi V
   (2007) Studies on Somaclonal
   Variation in Zingeberacious Crops, Ph. D Thesis, University of
   Calicut, Kerala.




4. Yamuna G (2007)
   Studies on Cryopreservation of
   Spices Genetic Resources Ph. D Thesis, University of Calicut,
   Kerala.

5. Anupama K
   Development of Microsatellite markers for Black pepper (Piper nigrum. L) and related
   species, University of Calicut, Calicut, Kerala.




6. Chandrasekar
   A Development of an Expressed
   Sequence Tag (ESTs) Resources on Curcuma, Mangalore University, Mangalore,
   Karnataka.




7. Anu Cyriac Development of Microsatellite markers
   for Small cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum Maton), Mangalore
   University, Mangalore, Karnataka.




8. Ritto
   Paul Characterization of small cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum Maton) using morphological and
   molecular markers, Kannur University, Kerala.  




9. Cissin
   Jose Molecular characterization and tagging of Phytophthora resistance gene from
   Black pepper, Mangalore University, Karnataka. 




10. Suraby
    EJ Isolation and cloning of Disease resistance gene candidates using degenerate
    primers from NBS region in Black pepper and related piper species,
    Mangalore University, Karnataka.

M.Sc
Dissertations guided (25)

1.  Rashmy KR (1998) Studies on RAPD polymorphism
in Ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosce.).  M.Sc. (Biotechnology) dissertation, Cochin
University of Science and Technology, Cochin, Kerala.

2.     Kavitha O (1999) Protoplast isolation, culture and micro
callus development in Chillies (Capsicum annum L.) M.Sc.
(Biotechnology) dissertation, Cochin University of Science and Technology,
Cochin, Kerala.

3.     Jasmin C (2000) RAPD Polymorphism in Selfed Progenies and
Inter-specific Hybrids of Vanilla M.Sc (Biotechnology) dissertation, Cochin
University of Science and Technology, Cochin, Kerala.

4.     Hareesh PS (2000) Studies on RAPD Polymorphism in Varieties
and Related Species of Black Pepper (Piper Nigrum L.) M.Sc
(Biotechnology) dissertation, Cochin University of Science and Technology,
Cochin, Kerala.

5.     Jayakumar VN
(2001) Estimation of genetic fidelity of cardamom Elettaria cardamomum
Maton.) varieties conserved in in vitro repositories using RAPD
polymorphism. M.Sc (Biotechnology) dissertation, Bharathidasan University,
Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu.

6.     Srinivasan
V (2001) Estimation of genetic variability in micropropagated plants of
ginger as expressed by RAPD polymorphism. M.Sc (Biotechnology)
dissertation, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu.

7.     Suja G
(2002) Somaclonal variation in micro
propagated and callus regenerated plants of ginger. (Zingiber officinale Rosc.) as expressed by RAPD polymorphism, M.Sc dissertation, University of
Madras, Tamil Nadu.

8.     Sinoj J (2002) Molecular characterization
of Black pepper and related species using RAPD polymorphism, M.Sc
dissertation, Bharathidasan University, Tamil Nadu.

9.     Karthik Prabhu T (2002) Studies on genetic fidelity of
micropropagated plants of Black pepper using RAPD polymorphism, M.Sc dissertation, Bharathidasan
University, Tamil Nadu.

10. Bhasha MA (2002) Molecular characterization
of Vanilla and related species using RAPD polymorphism M.Sc
dissertation, Periyar University, Tamil Nadu.

11.  Judy EP (2002) Molecular characterization
of Cinnamon and related species using RAPD polymorphism, M.Sc
dissertation, Periyar University, Tamil Nadu.

12. Reema KK
(2002) Molecular characterization of Phytophthora tolerant and
susceptible lines of black pepper,  Piper
nigrum L., M. Sc dissertation, Kannur University, Kerala.

13.  Kripa JK (2002) Studies on inter relation ships among black pepper and related species
as expressed by RAPD polymorphism,
M.Sc dissertation, Nagarjuna
University, Andhra Pradesh.

14.  Babitha Bai
AP (2002) Studies on detection of RAPD markers linked to ‘katte’ disease
resistance in cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum Maton). M. Sc
dissertation, Kannur University, Kerala.

15. Sirajuddeen A (2002) Studies on genetic
stability of micropropagated and micro-rhizome propagated turmeric plants (Curcuma
Longa L) through RAPD profiles. M. Sc dissertation, University of
Bangalore, Karnataka.

16.  Swapna RN
(2002) Studies on cryopreservation of ginger (Zingiber officinale
Rose) shoot buds. M. Sc dissertation, University of Bangalore, Karnataka.

17.  Pulla Rao VV
(2003) Molecular characterization of Garcinia using RAPD polymorphism.
M.Sc Dissertation. Nagarjuna University, Andhra Pradesh.

18.  Sunaina R
(2003) Studies on inheritance of Phytophthora resistance in hybrid
progenies of Black pepper (Piper nigrum L) Panniyur 1 X Subhakara,
M.Sc dissertation, Calicut University, Kerala.

19.  Ishwarya K
(2003) Studies on inheritance of Phytophthora resistance in selfed
progenies of Black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) – Panniyur 1, Subhakara and P24, M. Sc dissertation,
University of Calicut, Kerala.

20.  Bhavitha K (2004) Studies on genetic fidelity of micropropagated black pepper by using
RAPD and ISSR polymorphism. M.Sc Biotechnology. Dissertation
submitted to Bharatidasan University, Tamil Nadu.

21.  Reshna S (2004). Micropropagation of vanilla and its genetic stability analysis using
RAPD markers. M.Sc Biotechnology. Dissertation submitted to Periyar
University Tamil Nadu.

22.  Fajita Varghese (2003) Molecular characterization of male, female and
bisexual lines of Myristica fragrance Houtt. and creation of a database
for Myristica species,
Dissertation submitted to Bharatidasan University, Tamil Nadu.

23.  Jency R (2009) Molecular Characterization and Species
Interrelationships of Cinnamomum using RAPD Polymorphism, Dissertation
submitted to Bharatidasan University, Tamil Nadu.

24. Amritha Vijayan (2009) Plant regeneration, Genetic transformation and Molecular
characterization of Piper betle L, Dissertation submitted to VIT
University, Tamil Nadu.

25. Swedha R (2011) Development of DNA
markers for identification of turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) varieties. Dissertation submitted to VIT
University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu.