Thomas Binu

Dr.
BINU THOMAS

MSc., M.Phil., P.h.D.,

E-mail : binuthomasct@gmail.com

RESEARCH
EXPERIENCE    

1.   A Study on “Isoenzymes of Glucose-6-Phosphate
Dehydrogenase   in Eclipta alba         (L.)    Hassak.”
For the partial fulfillment of M.sc., Degree.

2.   “Inventorization, Documentation and Characterization
of Chasmophytic Flora of Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu, India.” For
the partial fulfillment of M.phil., Degree

3.   “Ecophysiological responses of Tree species
of to the elevation gradient in the Shola forests of Kerala” (R-551/KFRI/Estt/08).

M.Sc.
DISSERTATION GUIDED

BOOK
CHAPTERS

1. Binu Thomas and Rajendran Arumugam. 2014. Edible
Chasmophytes. In: Peter K.V. (Ed.),
    Climate
Resilient Crops for the future. New India Publishing Agency, New Delhi (ISBN: 978-93-83305-59-9).

2.  Binu
Thomas, Rajendran, A.  Aravindhan,
V.  2013. Wound healing Chasmophytes
of Velliangiri hills, Southern Western Ghats of Coimbatore district, Tamil
Nadu, India. In: Parimelazhagan,
T. (Ed.), Turning plants into medicines-Novel approaches. New India Publishers, New Delhi, India. pp.
141 – 148 (ISBN: 978-93-81450-46-8).

3.  Binu
Thomas, Aravindhan, V. and Rajendran, A. 2010. Some Rare and Endemic Chasmophytes
in the Southern Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu. In: Ramachandran, V.S. (Ed.), Plant
diversity and Conservation.
Pointer publishers Jaipur, India. pp. 58 – 69 (ISBN: 978-81-7132-727-0).

PAPERS PUBLISHED

1.      Jikku
Maria Joseph, Binu Thomas, Rajendran, A. and Prabhu Kumar, K.M. 2015.
Medicinal Chasmophytes of Urumbikkara Hills, Idukki District, Kerala, India.
Asian J. Pharm. Sci. Tech. 5(1) 11-17 (ISSN: 2248-9185).

2.     
Anish Babu VB, Antony VT, Binu Thomas and Haritha RN. Phytodiversity of Sacred Grove at
Moonamkadvu, Kasargode District, Kerala, India. Plant Sci. Feed 2014; 4 (7): 57-63 (ISSN: 2231 – 1971).

3.     
Binu
Thomas, Chandrashekara, U. M., Rajendran, A. and Prabhukuar, K.M. 2014.  Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn. (Dennstaedtiaceae) – An effective ecological
indicator. Bot. Report 3(1): 8-9 (ISSN: 2319-8230).

4.      Priya
Ramachandran, Binu Thomas and Sonia Abraham 2014. Medico-potential ferns of Adimali
Region, Idukki District, Kerala, India. Pteridol. Res. 3(2):1-9(ISSN:
2319-1910).

5.      Muthuraja,
R., Nandagopalan, V., Binu Thomas and Marimuthu, C. 2014. An
ethno-botanical survey of medicinal plants used by kolli malayalis of Nammakkal district, Eastern Ghats, Tamil Nadu,
India. Europ. J. Environ. Ecol.  1(1): 33-43.

6.     
Prabhu Kumar, K.M., Murshida,
U.C., Binu Thomas, George,
S., Balachandran, I. and  Karuppusamy, S. 2014. Notes on Caralluma
adscendens (Roxb.) Haw. var. at­tenuata (Wight) Grav. & Mayur.
(Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae). J. Threat. Taxa 6(9):
6282–6286 (ISSN: 0974 – 7907).

7.     
Haritha R. Nair, Binu Thomas, Anish
Babu, V.B., Antony, V.T. and Varghese,
M.C. 2014. Religious Important Sacred Plants from
selected Sacred Groves of Kottayam District, Kerala, India. Bot. Rep.  3(2): 1-10 (ISSN:
2319 – 8230).

8.     
Reni Scaria, Binu Thomas and Varghese M.C.
2014. Medico-Potentiality
of Leaves of Some Medicinal Plant Species from Meenachil Taluk of Kottayam
District, Kerala, India. Int. J. Pharm. Integrat. Life Sci.  2(8):
28-46 (ISSN:
2320 – 0782).

9.     
Jikku
Maria Joseph, Binu Thomas, Rajendran, A. and Varghese, M.C. 2014. Ornamental Chasmophytes of
Urumbikkara Hills,
Western Ghats Region of Idukki District, Kerala,
India. Res. Plant Biol. 4(3): 22-28 (ISSN: 2231-5101).

10.  Aparna
Prasad, Binu Thomas, Varghese, M.C. 2014. Potential ornamental
climbers from Meenachil taluk of Kottayam District, Kerala, India. J. Sci. Bot.  4(5): 321-326 (ISSN: 2277 – 3290).  

11. 
Priya Ramachandran, Binu Thomas, Sonia
Abraham and Varghese, M.C.
2014. Potential
Ornamental Pteridophytes From Adimali Region of Idukki District, Kerala, India. J. Sci. Bot. 4(5):
300-305 (ISSN: 2277 –
3290).

12. 
Jaya Vijayan, Ramachandran, V.S. and Binu Thomas 2014.  Role
of Botanic Garden in Conserving Edible Plants. Europ. J. Environ. Ecol. 1(1):26-28. 

13.  Jaya Vijayan, Ramachandran, V.S. and
Binu Thomas 2014. Gymnosperms:
The Eye-Catchers in the Botanic Garden of Udhagamandalam (Ooty), Tamil
Nadu, India. J. Chem. Biol. Phy. Sci. 4(3): 2205-2215 (ISSN: 2249 –1929).

14.  Renjini
Haridas, Thangapandian V and Binu Thomas 2014. Antibacterial
and antifungal efficacy of a medicinal orchid: Nervilia plicata (Andrews)
Schltr. Int. J. Pharm. Res. 4(3):
144-147 (ISSN: 2249 – 7641).

15. 
Renjini Haridas, Thangapandian, V. and Binu
Thomas 2014. Phytochemical
evaluation of a medicinal orchid: Nervilia plicata (andrews) schltr.
Int. J. Pharm. Develop. Tech. 4(4): 204-209 (ISSN: 2248-9096).

16.  Binu Thomas, Rajendran, A., Aravindhan, V. and Sivalingam, R.
2014. Ethnomedicinal plants used for the
treatment of cuts and wounds by Kuruma tribes, Wayanadu district of Kerala, India. Asian Pac. J. Trop.
Biomed. 4(Suppl 1): S488 – S491
(ISSN: 1995-7645).

17.  Anish
Babu, V.B., Antony, V.T., Binu Thomas and Prabhu Kumar, K.M. 2014. Sacred
groves: Potential microhabitats for conserving rare endemic and threatened
plants. J. Sci. Bot.
4(4): 223 -226 (ISSN: 2277 – 3290).

18.  Karthik
Kumaran,  S., Parimelazhagan, T., Rajendran,
A. and Binu Thomas. 2014.  Medico-potential
plants used by paliyar tribes of
Sembarankulam, Dindigul district, Tamil nadu, India. Int.
J. Pharmacol. Res. 4(2):
69 – 74 (ISSN: 2249 – 7641).

19.  Jaya Vijayan, Ramachandran V.S. and Binu Thomas. 2014. Botanic gardens: suitable habitats
for conserving medicinal plants. Int.
J. Pharmacol. Res. 4 (1) 62-65 (ISSN:
2249 – 7641).

20.  Muthuraja,
R., Malathi, G. and Binu Thomas 2014. Factors affecting the growth
performance of legume crop: Vigna radiata Linn. Int.  J. Agri. Forest. Sci. 1(1): 19
-26.

21.  Jaya
Vijayan, Ramachandran, V.S. and Binu Thomas 2014. The role of Botanic Gardens
in the Conservation of Wild and Native Flora. Res. Plant Biol. 4(1):
20-25 (ISSN: 2231-5101).

22. 
Anish Babu, V.B., Antony, V.T., Binu Thomas and
Prabhu Kumar, K.M. 2014. Ficus spp.
A valuable tree species in sacred groves. J. Sci. Bot.
4(2): 74 -76 (ISSN: 2277 – 3290).

23. 
Murugeswaran, R., Rajendran, A., Venkatesan, K., Binu
Thomas and Aravindhan,            V.
2014.  Potential plants for unani system of medicine
from Southern Western Ghats of Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu, India. J. Sci.  2:
106 – 112. (ISSN: 2277 – 3290).

24. 
Jaya Vijayan, Ramachandran, V.S. and Binu Thomas
2014. Temperate Himalayan trees: interesting
plants for landscaping the botanical gardens. J. Sci. Bot.
4(1): 50 -54 (ISSN: 2277 – 3290).

25.  Binu
Thomas, Rajendran,
A., Aravindhan, V. and Sivalingam, R. 2013. Ethnomedicinal plants used for curing dysentery and diarrhoea by the
tribe Arnatans of Nilambur,
Malappuram district of Kerala, India. J.
Econ. Tax. Bot. 37(4): 695-699 (ISSN: 2050-9768).

26. 
Prabhu Kumar, K.M., Sunilkumar,
T., Sreeraj, V., Binu Thomas, Indira
Balachandran and Antony, V.T. 2013. A new species of the genus Premna L. (Lamiaceae) from Western Ghats of India.
J. Plant Taxon. Geograph.
68(2): 127–131.
(ISSN: 0006 – 5196) http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00837792.2013.849937.

27.  Binu Thomas and
Rajendran, A. 2013.  Less
known ethnomedicinal plants used by Kurichar tribe of Wayanad district,
Southern Western Ghats of Kerala, India. 
Bot. Res. International 6 (2): 32-35 (ISSN:
2221-3635).

28.  Chithra, K.N., Sruthy, C.R. and Binu Thomas
2013. Effective utilization of Salvinia
molesta D. Mitch. for the production of
cellulase enzyme by using Aspergillus
species and reuse of fungal biomass for dye degradation. Res. Biotech. 4(6): 01-07 (ISSN: 2229-791X)

29.  Prabhu Kumar, K.M., Binu Thomas, Sreeraj,
V., Indira Balachandran  and Rajendran, A. 2013.
Critical notes on the occurrence of Dipcadi
montanum (Dalz.) Baker (Hyacinthaceae) in South India.  Sci. Res. Rept.
3(2): 120-123 (ISSN: 2249-2321).

30.  Binu Thomas, Ranji, P. Mathews, Rajendran, A. and Prabhu
Kumar, K.M. 2013. 
Ethnobotanical observations on
tribe Arnatans of Nilambur forest, Western Ghats region of Kerala,
India.  Res. Plant Biol. 3(2): 12-17 (ISSN:
2231-5101).

31.  Delna Joseph, Binu Thomas and Rajendran A.
2013. Potential Ornamental Plants
and their Contribution to the Domestic Gardens and Landscape Architecture
Practices. Res. Plant Biol. 3(4):
1-13 (ISSN: 2231-5101).

32.  Revathi,  R., 
Muthuraja, R., Binu Thomas  and
Raju,  K. 2013. Ethno medicinal fern         and fern-allies used by tribe Malayalis
of Kolli Hills, Eastern Ghats, Tamil        Nadu.  Pteridol. Res. 2(1):1-10 (ISSN: 2319-1910).

33.  Umapriya,
T., Prabakaran, R., Binu Thomas and Rajendran, A. 2013. Preliminary
Phytochemical analysis of Indigofera trita L. (Fabaceae). Nat.
Pharm. Tech. 3(1):1-5 (ISSN: 0976-4313).

34.  Karthik
prabu, M., Samydurai, P., Subbaiyan, B., Thangapandian, V., and Binu Thomas 2013.
 In vitro propagation of a rare
succulent medicinal plant Caralluma diffusa (Wight) N.E.Br.  Research
in Plant Biol. 3(1): 08-17 (ISSN: 2231-5101).

35.  Jayanthi1,
P., Prabhu kumar, K. M., Rajendran, A., Binu
Thomas, Sabu, M. and      Pradeep, A.
K. 2012. Striga indica (Orobanchaceae)
– A new parasitic species           from
Southern Western Ghats of India. Fedd.
Repert. 123: 1–
8 (ISSN:1522-           239X).

36.  Ranji, P. Mathews, Binu Thomas and Rajendran,
A. 2012. Medico-potential plants of Mar Thoma College Campus, Chungathara,
Malappuram district, Southern Western Ghats of Kerala.  Applied
Biol. Biotech. 1(1): 15 –22 (ISSN: 2320-7833).

37.  Binu Thomas and
Rajendran, A. 2013.  Rockery potential chasmophytes in Velliangiri hills of South-Western
Ghats of Tamil Nadu. Indian J. Hort. 70(1): 90-95 (ISSN:
0972-8538).

38.  Binu
Thomas, Rajendran, A. and Chandrashekara,
U.M. 
2012. Multi-potentiality of Cissus
quandrangularis L. (Family: Vitaceae)  Int.
J. Applied Bio Res. 13: 3 – 4 (ISSN: 2250-2041).

39.  Binu
Thomas, Prabhu Kumar, K.M., George,
S., Rajendran, A. and Indira, B. 2012. A new variety of Crotalaria ramosissima (Fabaceae) from Tamil Nadu, India.  Asian Pac. J. Trop. Biomed. S 1412 – S 1414 (ISSN: 2221-1691).

40.  Binu Thomas, Rajendran,
A., Kabeer, K.A.A. and Sivalingam, R. 
2012. Chasmophytic grasses of Velliangiri Hills in the Southern
Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu, India.  J. Threat. Taxa 41(15): 3462 – 3472 (ISSN: 0974 –
7907).

41.  Prabhu
Kumar, K.M., Sreeraj, V., Binu Thomas, Manudev, K.M. and Rajendran, A.
2012. Validation and documentation of Rare Endemic and Threatened (RET)
plants from Nilgiri, Kanuvai and Madukkarai forests of Southern Western Ghats,
India. J. Threat. Taxa 41(15):
3436 – 3442 (ISSN:
0974 – 7907).

42.  Binu Thomas, Ranji, P.
Mathews, Rajendran, A. and Sivalingam, R. 2012. The wild edible
plants and its contribution to the dietary equilibrium of the tribe
Cholanaikkans of Nilambur forest, Western Ghats of Kerala, India.  Bot.
Report 1(2): 1 – 5.  (ISSN:
2319-8230).

43.  Binu Thomas, Rajendran,
A., Ranji, P. Mathews, and Prabhukumar, K.M. 2012. Wild edible fruit
of Syzyguim calophyllifolium Walp.
(Myrtaceae): A gift of Shola forest of Kerala, India.  Int.
J. Biol Tech  3(3):
1 (ISSN: 0976-4313).

44.  Binu Thomas, Rajendran,
A. and Aravindhan, V. 2012. Chasmophytes: the potential plants for Rock
gardening, from Velliangiri Hills of Southern Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu,
India. Bot.
Report 1(1): 14 – 19.  (ISSN: 2319-8230).

45.  Binu Thomas, Rajendran,
A., Chandrashekara, U.M. and Sivalingam, R. 2012. Ethnomedicinal plant
knowledge of tribe Muthuvas of
Mannavan Shola Forest of Southern Western Ghats, Kerala, India. Bot. Report 1(1): 5 – 9.  (ISSN: 2319-8230).

46.  Maharajan, M., Rajendran, A.,
Binu Thomas and Aravindhan, V.
2012. Antibacterial and antifungal activities of Polygonum chinense
Linn. Asian J. Plnat Sci. Res. 2(5): 577 – 580.
 (ISSN: 2249- 7412).

47.  Binu
Thomas and Rajendran, A.
2012. Chasmophytic Fern and Fern allies of Coimbatore District, Southern
Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India.  Int. J.
Applied Bio Res. 11: 1 – 10 (ISSN:
2250-2041).

48.  Sindhuja, R., Rajendran, A., Jayanthi, P., Binu
Thomas and Sivalingam, R.  2012. Traditional
Phytomedicines in Kinathukadavu Hills in Southern Western Ghats of Coimbatore.
Int. J. Applied Bio Res. 9: 1 – 7 (ISSN:
2250-2041).

49.  Binu Thomas, Mani,
C.J. and Rajendran, A. 2012. Identification and characterization using
Isoenzymes of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase in Eclipta prostrata (L.) L. Mant. European J. Experimental Biol.  2
(4): 1151 – 1153 (ISSN:
2248- 9215).

50.  Binu Thomas and
Rajendran, A. 2012. Chasmophytic Diversity of Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary of
Kerala, India. Ad. Plant Sci. 25
(1): 345 – 348 (ISSN:
0970-3586).

51. 
Binu Thomas, Rajendran, A., Aravindhan, V. and Maharajan, M.
2012. Antidiabetic Potential Plants of Southern Western Ghats in Kerala,
India. Ad. Plant Sci. 25 (1): 261
– 263 (ISSN:
0970-3586).

52. 
Aravindhan,
V., Rajendran, A., Binu Thomas and Maharajan, M. 2012. Assessment of
wild ornamental plants of Coimbatore District, South India: A horticultural
approach.   Ad. Plant
Sci. 25 (1): 269 – 272 (ISSN: 0970-3586).

53. 
Binu Thomas, Ramachandran, V.S. and Rajendran, A. 2011. Ethnomedicinal
chasmophytes of Southern western Ghats in Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu,
India. Hamdard med. 54(3): 63 –
68 (ISSN:
0250-7188).

54.  Binu Thomas and Rajendran, A. 2011. Leafy vegetables used by Mullukuruma tribe in Wayanad District of
Kerala. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot.
35(4): 711 – 714 (ISSN: 0250-9768).

55.  Binu
Thomas, Rajendran,
A., Chandrashekara, U.M. and Sivalingam, R. 2011. Diversity of wild ornamental potential plants in Mannavan shola forest
of Southern Western Ghats, Kerala, India.  Int. J. Biol. Tech Spl. Issue 2: 8-14 (ISSN: 0976-4313)

56.  Binu Thomas,
Chandrashekara, U.M. and Rajendran, A. 2011. Floristic diversity along an
altitudinal gradient of Mannavan Shola forest in Southern Western Ghats of
Kerala. J. Res. Biol. 1(2): 101-109 (ISSN: 2231-6280).

57.  Binu Thomas,
Rajendran, A., Aravindhan, V. and Maharajan, M. 2011. Wild ornamental chasmophytic
plants for rockery. J. Moder.Biol.
Tech. 1 (3): 20-21 (ISSN:
2231-5179).

58.  Binu
Thomas, Rajendran,
A. Aravindhan, V. and Sivalingam, R. 2011. Ethnoveterinary
medicines of the tribe Paniyars in Kerala, India.  Int. J. Biol. Tech 2(2):
72-75 (ISSN: 0976-4313).

59.  Parthipan, M., Binu Thomas and Rajendran, A. 2011. Habitat diversity, Morphological and systematic analysis of
multipotential species of Aloe
barbadensis Mill. (Liliaceae) from the Southern Western Ghats of Tamil
Nadu, India. J. Res. Biol 1(3): 237-241 (ISSN: 2231-6280).

60. 
Ramachandran, V.S., Binu Thomas, Sofiya, C. and Sasi, R.
2011. Rediscovery of an endemic plant Caralluma diffusa (Wight) N.E. Br. (Asclepiadaceae) from
Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu, India, after 160 years. J. Threat. Taxa 3 (3):1622-1623 (ISSN: 0974-7907).

61.  Aravindhan,
V., Rajendran, A., Binu Thomas and Maharajan, M. 2011. Weeds and
their potential values in Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu.   J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 35 (1): 108– 113 (ISSN: 0250-9768).

62.  Jayanthi, P., Rajendran, A., Binu Thomas, Aravindhan, V. and
Sivalingam, R. 2011. Biodiversity of
Lithophytes in Madukkarai Hills of Southern Western Ghats of Coimbatore
district, Tamil Nadu, India. Int. J.
Biol. Tech 2(2): 76-82 (ISSN: 0976-4313).

63.  Umapriya,
T., Rajendran, A., Aravindhan, V., Binu Thomas and Maharajan, M. 2011. Ethnobotany
of Irular tribe in Palamalai Hills,
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. J. Nat. Prod.
Res. 2(2): 250-255 (ISSN: 0976–0504).

64.  Aravindhan, V., Sathiyadas, K., Rajendran A.  and Binu Thomas. 2011. Some
rare and endemic medicinal orchids of Velliangiri hills of Southern Western
Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India. Ind. For.
137 (9): 1077 – 1081 (ISSN: 0019-4816).

65.  Binu Thomas, V.
Aravindhan, M. Maharajan and A. Rajendran. 2010. Wild Edible Roots and
Tubers and Their Contribution to the Food Security of Shola Naikens of Kerala,
India. J. Non-Timb. For. Prod. 17
(4): 449 – 451(ISSN: 0971-9415).

66.  Umapriya,
T., Rajendran, A., Aravindhan, V., Binu Thomas and Maharajan, M. 2010. Traditional
Medication of Namakkal District, Tamil Nadu. Global J. Pharmacol. 4 (3): 107-110 (ISSN: 1992-0075).

67.  Binu
Thomas, V.S.
Ramachandran and A. Rajendran. 2009. Chasmophytic
diversity of the Southern Western Ghats of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu,
India. Phytotax. 9: 135- 140
(ISSN: 0972- 4206).

Papers Presented  in Seminars/Symbosiums

1.      Binu
Thomas and
Rajendran, A. 2014. Medico-potential Chasmophytes of Madukkarai Hills in
Southern Western Ghats, India. National Seminar on “Emerging trends in biodiversity
conservation and sustainable utilization (NSBCS-2014)” organized by Department of Botany,
Bharathiar university, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu on   29^th &
30^th January, 2014.

2.     
Binu Thomas and Rajendran, A. 2012. Curing chasmophytes of Southern Western
Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India. National Conference  on “Phytomedicine” (NCPM-2012) organized by Department of Botany,
Bharathiar university, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu on   October 4^th & 5^th,
2012.

3.     
Ranji
P. Mathews and Binu Thomas.  2012. Potential
wild edibles of Nilambur forest, Southern Western Ghats of Kerala. National
Conference  on “Phytomedicine” (NCPM-2012) organized by Department of Botany,
Bharathiar university, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu on   October 4^th & 5^th,
2012.

4.     
Binu Thomas and Rajendran, A. 2011. Curative Chasmophytes from Velliangiri
Hills of Southern Western Ghats in Tamil Nadu, India. National Seminar on
“Conservation and Utilization of Rural and Ethno medicinal Plants (CURP-2011)” conducted by Department of
Botany, Gobi Arts and Science College, Gobichettipalayam, Erode, Tamil Nadu on   January
28^th & 29^th, 2011.

5.     
Binu
Thomas and Rajendran, A. 2010. Some Rare and Endemic Chasmophytes in the Velliangiri Hills of Southern
Western Ghats in Tamil Nadu, India. “XX Annual Conference on Indian
Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy (IAAT-2010)
and International Symposium on Taxonomy, Plant diversity and Conservation” conducted
by Department of Botany, School of Life sciences, Bharathiar University,
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu on November 26^th – 28^th, 2010.

6.     
Binu Thomas and Rajendran, A. 2010. Ethnoveterinary medicines of Shola-naikens
of Kerala, India.  National Seminar
on “Herbal Medicine (NCHM-2010)” conducted
by Department of Botany, School of Life sciences, Bharathiar University,
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu on September 8^th & 9^th, 2010.

7.     
Binu Thomas and Ambili, T.R. 2010. Phytodegradation of pharmaceuticals by
transgenic plants. Symposium on “Trace Organic Pollutants in the
Environment ( ISOTOPE-2010)”
conducted by Dept. of Environmental Biotechnology, School of Environmental
Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Thiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu on 23^rd
January 2010.

8.     
Binu
Thomas and Ramachandran, V.S. 2009. A Study on the Wild Edible Chasmophytes from Coimbatore District, Tamil
Nadu. National Seminar on “Recent Trends in the Conservation and
Utilization of Underutilized Wild Edible Plants (CUWEP-2009)” conducted by the Dept of Botany, School of Life
sciences, Bharathiar University Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu held on 20^th
and 21th March 2009. 

9.     
Binu Thomas and Ambili, T.R. 2009. Selenium Phytoremediation: An outlook.
National seminar on “Environmental Bioremediation Technologies (NSEBT-2009)” conducted by Dept. of
Environmental Management, Bharathidasan University, Thiruchirappalli, Tamil
Nadu on 28 ^th – 29 ^th Marcch 2009.

10.  Binu Thomas
and Mani, C.J. 2008. Biochemical Tool –
A good method for the correct Identification of Medicinal Plants. National
Seminar on “Medicinal and Insecticidal properties of Botanicals (NSMIB-2008)” conducted by Department of
Botany, Marthoma College, Chungathara, Kerala on 28^th and 29th
November 2008.

11.  Binu Thomas
and Ramachandran, V.S. 2008. Inventorization
and Documentation of Chasmophytic Medicinal Plants in different localities of
Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu. National Seminar on “Herbal Drug Research
(NSHR-2008)” conducted by the Dept
of Botany, School of Life sciences, Bharathiar University Coimbatore, Tamil
Nadu held on 25^th and 26th September 2008. 

12.  Sofiya, C., Binu Thomas and Ramachandran, V.S. 2008. Inventorization and Documentation of the Medicinal plants in
Boluvampatty Range, Coimbatore District, and Tamil Nadu. National seminar
on “Sustainable Utilization and Conservation of Medicinal Plants(SUCMP-08)” conducted by Dept. of Plant
Biology and Plant Biotechnology, Nirmala College for Women, Coimbatore, Tamil
Nadu  on 21^st and 22^nd
August 2008.

13.  Sofiya, C., Binu Thomas and Ramachandran, V.S. 2008. A Study on the Wild Plant Resources with Ornamental Potential Plants
from Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu. National seminar on “Recent Advances
in Plant Biology and Biotechnology (RAPBB-2008)”
conducted by Dept. of Botany, Govt. Arts college, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu  on 29^th February 2008.