Palpu Pushpangadan
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Palpu Pushpangadan is a former Director of the Tropical Botanical Garden and Research Institute
(TBGRI) in Kerala
. He is also a former Director of the National Botanical Research Institute
(NBRI), Lucknow
and Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology
, Thiruvananthapuram
. He received the Padmashri Award from the Government of India
in 2010.
Born on 23 January 1944 at Prakkulam in Kollam district
in Kerala, Pushpangadan is known for his contribution to plant sciences. He has got multidisciplinary training in Cytogenetics, Plant Breeding, Bioprospecting, Biotechnology, Conservation Biology, Ethnobiology, Ethnopharmacology and pharmacognosy.
He has published about 317 research papers/articles in various national and international journals, authored/edited 15 books, contributed 41 chapters in books in Taxonomy, Plant Breeding, Conservation Biology, Biotechnology, Ethnobiology, Ethnopharmacology and IPR, etc. Filed/Awarded 85 patents in herbal drugs/products jointly with other scientists. 15 of his patented products are already commercialized.
Tropical Botanical Garden and Research Institute
Tropical Botanical Garden and Research Institute is an autonomous Institute established by the Government of Kerala on 17 November 1979 at Trivandrum, the capital city of Kerala. It functions under the umbrella of the Science, Technology and Environment Department, Government of Kerala...
(TBGRI) in Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
. He is also a former Director of the National Botanical Research Institute
National Botanical Research Institute
National Botanical Research Institute is a research institute of CSIR in Lucknow. It is engaged in the field of taxonomy and modern biology.-History:...
(NBRI), Lucknow
Lucknow
Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....
and Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology
Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology
Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology is a premier research institute in India, exclusive devoted to research in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. It is located at Thiruvananthapuram , the capital city of the state of Kerala in India. This centre runs as a 'grant in aid' institute of the...
, Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram , formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District. It is located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland...
. He received the Padmashri Award from the Government of India
Government of India
The Government of India, officially known as the Union Government, and also known as the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of the union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India...
in 2010.
Born on 23 January 1944 at Prakkulam in Kollam district
Kollam district
-Climate:Kollam's temperature is almost steady throughout the year. The average temperature ranges from 25 to 32 degrees Celsius. Summer usually runs from March until May; the monsoon begins by June and ends by September. Kollam receives an annual average rainfall of around...
in Kerala, Pushpangadan is known for his contribution to plant sciences. He has got multidisciplinary training in Cytogenetics, Plant Breeding, Bioprospecting, Biotechnology, Conservation Biology, Ethnobiology, Ethnopharmacology and pharmacognosy.
He has published about 317 research papers/articles in various national and international journals, authored/edited 15 books, contributed 41 chapters in books in Taxonomy, Plant Breeding, Conservation Biology, Biotechnology, Ethnobiology, Ethnopharmacology and IPR, etc. Filed/Awarded 85 patents in herbal drugs/products jointly with other scientists. 15 of his patented products are already commercialized.