ICAR-Central Plantation Crops Research Institute

Important

Dr. Rajesh M. K.

Head

Division

Crop Improvement

Designation

Head

rajesh.mk@icar.org.in

Phone

04994-232894 ext 284

Mobile

Qualification

PhD (Biotechnology)

Specialization

Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

· Development of tissue culture protocols in palms (coconutand oil palm) [Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture, 75: 41-47 (2003); Journal of Plantation Crops, 33:9-17 (2005); Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 84: 527-530 (2014); Research in Biotechnology, 7: 50-57 (2016)].

· Whole genome sequencing, assembly and analysis of coconut using a hybrid platform[OMICS: A Journal of Integrative Biology (2020); doi: 10.1089/omi.2020.0147]

· Development of microsatellite panel for hybrid purity assessment in coconut [Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding, 72(4): 472-474 (2012)].

· Identification of molecular markers linked to tall/dwarf trait in coconut [ScientiaHorticulturae, 150(4): 312-316(2013)] and arecanut [Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding, 76(1):119-122 (2016)].

· Identification of miRNAs and studies on the expression pattern of miRNAs and associated target genes during coconut somatic embryogenesis [Planta, 251: 79 (2020); Agri Gene, 7: 59-65 (2018)]

· Identification of genes expressed during somatic embryogenesis in coconut using transcriptome analyses [RNA-seq) and their validation using qRT-PCR [Protoplasma, 253(3): 913-928 (2016)].

· Characterization of the global transcriptome responsive to root (wilt) disease in coconut using RNA-seq [European Journal of Plant Pathology, 151(1): 173-193 (2018)].

· Identification of suitable reference genes for quantitative real time PCR (qRT-PCR) experiments in coconut [Plant Gene, 19: 100184 (2019)]

· Facile coconut inflorescence sap mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles and its diverse antimicrobial and cytotoxic properties [Materials Science and Engineering: C, 111: 110834 (2020)]

· Identification of miRNA in phytopathogens, viz., Ganodermalucidiumand Phytophthora spp.[Research Journal of Biotechnology, 11: 34-42 (2016); Research Journal of Biotechnology, 11(2): 59-62 (2016)] .

Details of Recognition/ Award	Year	Awarding organization
NAIP COMPETITIVE GRANT	2011	ICAR
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL SUPPORT (ITS) GRANT	2013	Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science and Technology (DST)
RAPID GRANT SCHEME FOR YOUNG INVESTIGATORS (RGYI)	2010	Department of Biotechnology (DBT)
NATP COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAMME (NATP-CGP)	2000	ICAR
YOUNG INVESTIGATOR PROGRAMME IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (YIPB)	2015	Kerala State Council for Science, technology and Engineering (KSCSTE)
Dr. R.L. NARASIMHA SWAMY MEMORIAL AWARD	2008	Indian Society for Plantation Crops (ISPC)
YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARD	2012	Swadeshi Science Congress
INNOVATION FEST AWARD	2019	Central University of Kerala
AWARD OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE	2015	Central University of Hyderabad
BEST SCIENTIFIC TEAM AWARD	2003-2004	ICAR-CPCRI
Dr. C.S. VENKATARAM MEMORIAL AWARD	2019	Indian Society for Plantation Crops (ISPC)
ASSOCIATESHIP OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY	2018-2019	The Linnean Society of London, UK

Total Publications

151

Selected Publications

1	Bhavishya, Subramanian, K.S., Murali Gopal, Ravi Bhat, Swapna S. Nair, Malavika, R. and Rajesh, M.K. (2024) Nano-potassium intercalated composted coir pith: A slow-release fertilizer suitable for laterite soils of humid tropics of India. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 57: 103054. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bcab.2024.103054.
2	Rajesh, M.K., Nagaraja, N.R., Sabana, A.A. and Muralikrishna, K.S. (2024) Inter-specific hybrids in Areca spp.: Verification using SCoT markers. Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding*, 84(2): 308-310.
3	Prathibha, V.H., Balanagouda Patil, Rajesh, M.K., Sunil S Gangurde, Maruthi, M.N., Gangaraj, K.P., Thava Prakasa Pandian R., Daliyamol, Chaithra, M., Rajkumar and Vinayaka Hegde (2024) Insights into the population dynamics of Phytophthora species associated with arecanut fruit rot disease. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, 133: 102334. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmpp.2024.102334.
4	Rachana, K.E., Gangaraj, K.P., Muralikrishna, K.S., Antony, G., Prathibha, V.H. and Rajesh, M.K.* (2024) Resistance gene analogs (RGAs) of coconut respond differentially to Phytophthora palmivora and exogenous salicylic acid and methyl jasmonate. Plant Physiology Reports, 29: 421–437. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40502-024-00786-4.
5	Thube, S.H., Thava Prakasa Pandian, R., Rajkumar, M., Merin Babu, Josephrajkumar, A., Santhoshkumar, P., Nirmalkumar, B.J., Vinayaka Hegde, Balanagauda Patil, Rajashekara, H., Prabhulinga, T., Babasaheb Fand, Shailesh Gawande, Dipak Nagrale, Devindrappa M. and Rajesh, M.K. (2024) Euwallacea fornicatus (Eichhoff, 1868) and associated novel fungal symbiont, Fusarium sp.: A potential cause of wilting in cocoa, Theobroma cacao in India. Crop Protection, 106754. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2024.106754.
6	Ramesh, S.V., Rajesh, M.K., Alpana, D. and Hebbar K.B. (2024) CRISPR/Cas9- based genome editing to expedite the genetic improvement of palms: Challenges and prospects. Frontiers in Plant Science, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2024.1385037.
7	Sabana, A.A., Antony, G., Gangaraj, K.P., Tony Grace and Rajesh, M.K.* (2024) Regulation of coconut somatic embryogenesis: decoding the role of long non-coding RNAs. Plant Biotechnology Reports, 18: 33–44. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11816-023-00884-z
8	Prathibha, P.S., Rajesh, M.K., Sabana, A.A., Subaharan, K., Vibina, V. and Jilu, V.S. (2023) Distinguishing palm white grub complex, Leucopholis spp. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from India using High-Resolution Melting (HRM) analyses. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 43: 1463–1474. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-023-01031-5
9	Sudha, R., Rajesh, M.K., Niral, V., Samsudeen, K., Shil, S., Ramchander, S. and Diwakar, Y. (2023) Analysis of genetic diversity and population structure in worldwide coconut germplasm (Cocos nucifera L.) using microsatellite markers. Scientia Horticulturae, 309: 111681.
10	Rahman, S., Gangaraj, K.P., Muralikrishna, K.S. and Rajesh, M.K.* (2023) Isolation and characterisation of full-length coding sequences of gibberellic acid biosynthetic genes in coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) and their expression analysis. South African Journal of Botany, 153: 297-307.
11	Kumar Arvind, Ginny Antony, Rajesh, M.K., Josephrajkumar A. and Tony Grace (2023) Reference genes for expression studies in different developmental stages of Oryctes rhinoceros, the coconut rhinoceros beetle. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology, 26(2): 102066.
12	Patil, B., Pandian, R.T.P., Thube, S.H., Hedge, V., Sridhara, S., Rajesh M.K., Prathibha, V.H., Gangaraj, K.P. and Pruthviraj (2023) First report of fruit rot caused by Phytophthora parsiana Mostowf., D.E.L. Cooke and Banihash, on arecanut in Western-Ghats of Southern India. Australasian Plant Patholology, 52, 567–571.
13	Prathibha, P.S., Rajesh, M.K., Sabana, A.A., Subaharan, K., Venugopal, V. and Jilu, V.S. (2023) Distinguishing palm white grub complex, Leucopholis spp. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from India using high-resolution melting (HRM) analyses. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 43(5): 1463-1474.
14	Sabana, A.A., Antony, G., Rajesh, M.K., Gangaraj, K. P., Niral, V., Sudha, R. and Jerard, B.A. (2022) Development and characterization of non-coding RNA-derived simple sequence repeat markers in coconut (Cocos nucifera L.). Functional and Integrative Genomics, 22: 1243–1251. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10142-022-00911-2.
15	Nekrakalaya, B., Arefian, M., Kotimoole, C.N., Rajesh, M.K., Gangaraj, K.P., Najar, M.A., Behera, SK, Kasaragod, S., Paulraj, S., Vinayaka Hegde, and Keshava Prasad, T.S. (2022) Towards phytopathogen diagnostics? Coconut bud rot pathogen Phytophthora palmivora* mycelial proteome analysis informs genome annotation. OMICS: A Journal of Integrative Biology, 26(4): 189-203.
16	Paulraj, S., Bhat, R., Rajesh, M.K., Ramesh, S.V., Priya, U.K., Pandian, R.T.P., Hegde, V. and Chowdappa, P. (2022) Metagenomic analysis reveals the predominance of Candidatus Patescibacteria in the rhizosphere of arecanut palms in yellow leaf disease (YLD) endemic areas of India. Journal of Plantation Crops, 50(1): 26-34.
17	Nagaraja, N.R., Ananda, K.S. and Rajesh, M.K. (2022) Genetic variation among varieties, wild species and related genera of arecanut (Areca catechu L.) as revealed by microsatellite markers. International Journal of Plant & Soil Science 34(22): 846-855.
18	*Anitha Karun, Sajini, K.K., Muralikrishna, K.S. and Rajesh, M.K. (2022) Cryopreservation of coconut plumule using droplet vitrification. Journal of Plantation Crops, 50(2): 51-59.*
19	Rajesh, M.K., Gangurde, S.S., Pandey, M.K., Niral, V., Sudha, R., Jerard, B.A., Kadke, G.N., Sabana, A.A., Muralikrishna, K.S., Samsudeen, K., Karun, A., and Keshava Prasad, T.S. (2021) Insights on genetic diversity, population structure, and linkage disequilibrium in globally diverse coconut accessions using genotyping-by-sequencing. Omics: A Journal of Integrative Biology*, 25(12): 796-809.
20	Kambakam, S., Ngaki, M.N., Sahu, B.B., Kandel, D.R., Singh, P., Sumit, R., Swaminathan, S., Rajesh, M.K. and Bhattacharyya, M.K. (2021) Arabidopsis non-host resistance pss30 gene enhances broad‐spectrum disease resistance in the soybean cultivar Williams 82. The Plant Journal, 107(5): 1432-1446.
21	Santhi, CKV, Rajesh, M.K., Ramesh, S.V., Muralikrishna, K.S., Gangaraj, K.P. and Payal, G. (2021) Genome-wide exploration of auxin response factors (ARFs) and their expression dynamics in response to abiotic stresses and growth regulators in coconut (Cocos nucifera L.). Plant Gene*, 28: 100344.
22	Rajesh, M.K., Ginny Antony, Kumar Arvind, Jeffrey Godwin, Gangaraj, K.P, Sujithra, M., Josephrajkumar, A. and Tony Grace (2021) Draft genome sequence, annotation and SSR mining data of Oryctes rhinoceros Linn. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), the coconut rhinoceros beetle. Data in Brief, 38: 107424. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2021.107424.
23	Paulraj, S., Ravi Bhat, Rajesh, M.K., Ramesh, S.V., Priya, U.K., Thava Prakasa Pandian, R., Vinayaka Hegde and Chowdappa, P. (2021) Data of 16S rRNA gene amplicon-based metagenomic signatures of arecanut rhizosphere soils in Yellow Leaf Disease (YLD) endemic region of India. Data in Brief, 38: 107443. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2021.107443
24	Veluru, A., Prakash, K., Neema, M., Muralikrishna, K.S., Samsudeen, K., Chandran, K.P., Rajesh, M.K. and Karun, A., 2021. Pollen storage of coconut dwarf accession Chowghat Orange Dwarf at low temperature. The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 91(2), pp.321-324.
25	Dhanisha, S.S., Drishya, S., Gangaraj, K.P., Rajesh, MK and Guruvayoorappan, C. (2021) Molecular docking studies of naringenin and its protective efficacy against methotrexate induced oxidative tissue injury. Anti-cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry, 22(1): 169-180.
26	Sudha, R., Niral, V., Samsudeen, K., Khadke, G.N. and Rajesh, M.K. (2022). Genetic variability and multivariate analysis to assess phenotypic diversity of coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) germplasm. Fruits, 77(1): 1-10.
27	Bharath, BG, Ananda, KS, Nagaraja, NR and Rajesh, MK (2021) Microsatellite markers-based assessment of genetic diversity and population structure in arecanut (Areca catechu L.). Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding, 81(04): 107–110.
28	Veluru, A., Prakash, K., Neema, M., Muralikrishna, K.S., Samsudeen, K., Chandran, K.P., Rajesh, MK and Karun, A. (2021) Pollen storage of coconut dwarf accession Chowghat Orange Dwarf at low temperature. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 91(2): 321-324.
29	Muralikrishna, K.S., Sajini, K.K., Kavya, P., Prakash, K., Sabana, AA, Rajesh, M.K.* and Karun, A. (2021) Cryopreservation of arecanut (Areca catechu L.) embryogenic calli by V cryo-plate method. Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology, 40(20): 76-82.
30	Gangaraj, K.P., Muralikrishna, K.S., Antony, G., Sahu, B.B., Hegde, V. and Rajesh, M.K.* (2021) A rapid in vitro leaf inoculation assay to investigate Phytophthora palmivora–coconut interactions. Journal of Phytopathology, 169(5): 316-328.
31	Veluru, A., Prakash, K., Neema, M., Muralikrishna, K.S., Samsudeen, K., Chandran, K.P., Rajesh, M.K. and Karun, A., 2021. Pollen storage of coconut dwarf accession Chowghat Orange Dwarf at low temperature. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 91(2): 321-324.
32	*Naganeeswaran, S., Fayas, T.P. and Rajesh, M.K. (2020) Dataset of transcriptome assembly of date palm embryogenic calli and functional annotation. Data in Brief, 31: 105760.**
33	*Gangaraj, K.P. and Rajesh, M.K. (2020) Dataset of dual RNA-sequencing of Phytophthora palmivora infecting coconut (Cocos nucifera L.). Data in Brief, 30: 105455.**
34	Rajesh, M.K., Chowdappa, P., Behera, S.K., Kasaragod, S., Gangaraj, K.P., Kotimoole, C.N., Nekrakalaya, B., Mohanty, V., Sampgod, R.B., Banerjee, G., Das, A.J., Niral, V., Karun, A., Mahato, A.K., Gaikwad, K., Singh, N.K. and Keshava Prasad, T.S. (2020) Assembly and annotation of the nuclear and organellar genomes of a dwarf coconut (Chowghat Green Dwarf) possessing enhanced disease resistance. OMICS: A Journal of Integrative Biology*, 24(12):726-742.
35	Preethi, P., Rahman, S., Naganeeswaran, S., Sabana, A.A., Gangaraj, K.P., Jerard, B.A., Niral, V. and Rajesh, M.K.* (2020) Development of EST-SSR markers for genetic diversity analysis in coconut (Cocos nucifera L.). Molecular Biology Reports, 47(12): 9385-9397.
36	*Rajesh, M.K., Gangaraj, K.P., Prabhudas, S.K. and Prasad, T.K. (2020) The complete chloroplast genome data of Areca catechu* (Arecaceae). Data in Brief, 33: 106444. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2020.106444.**
37	Thamban, C., Jayasekhar, S., Chandran, K.P. and Rajesh, M.K. (2020) Sustainability of Farmer Producer Organisations-The case of producer organisations involved in the production and marketing of ‘neera’in the coconut sector in Kerala, India. Journal of Plantation Crops, 48(2); 150-158.
38	Sunilkumar, K., Murugesan, P., Mathur, R.K. and Rajesh, M.K. (2020) Genetic diversity in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis and Elaeis oleifera) germplasm as revealed by microsatellite (SSR) markers. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 90: 741-745.
39	Rajesh, M.K., Muralikrishna, K.S., Nair, S.S., Kumar, B.K., Subrahmanya, T.M., Sonu, K.P., Subaharan, K., Sweta, H., Prasad, T.K., Chandran, N., Karunasagar, I., Hebbar, K.B. and Anitha Karun (2020) Facile coconut inflorescence sap mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles and its diverse antimicrobial and cytotoxic properties. Materials Science and Engineering: C, 111: 110834. doi: 10.1016/j.msec.2020.110834
40	*Sabana, A.A., Rajesh, M.K. and Antony, G. (2020) Dynamic changes in the expression pattern of miRNAs and associated target genes during coconut somatic embryogenesis. Planta, 251(4): 1-18.*
41	*Shareefa, M., Regi J. Thomas, Sreelekshmi J.S., Rajesh, M.K. and Anitha Karun (2019) In vitro* regeneration of coconut plantlets from immature inflorescence. Current Science, 117 (5): 813-820.**
42	Thamban, C., Thomas, L., Chandran, K.P., Jayasekhar, S., Rajesh, M.K., Vijayan, J., Srinivasan, V., Nair, K.M. and Anil Kumar, K.S. (2019) Assimilating socio-economic perspective in designing crop sector technology interventions: A farmer participatory study on coconut sector in Kerala. Journal of Plantation Crops, 47(3); 180-188.
43	*A Chowdappa, P., Bhat, R., Mathew, A.C. and Rajesh, M.K. (2019) Artificial intelligence in plantation crops. Current Science, 117 (6): 914-915.*
44	Sudha, R., Niral, V., Diwakar, Y., Rajesh, M.K. and Samsudeen, K. (2019) Assessment of genetic diversity in West Coast Tall coconut (Cocos nucifera). Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 89 (9): 88-93.
45	Rachana, K.E. and Rajesh, M.K. (2019) Selection and validation of reference genes for gene expression normalization in coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) under biotic stress and hormone stimuli. Plant Gene, 19: 100184. doi:10.1016/j.plgene.2019.100184.
46	Arvind, K., Rajesh, M.K. and Grace, T. (2019) Nervous system associated pathway reconstruction to decipher the neuroethology of Oryctes rhinoceros, the coconut rhinoceros beetle. IBRO Reports, 6: p.S467.
47	Arvind, K., Rajesh, M.K., Josephrajkumar, A. and Grace, T. (2020). Dataset of de novo assembly and functional annotation of the transcriptome of certain developmental stages of coconut rhinoceros beetle, Oryctes rhinoceros L. Data in Brief, 28: 105036.
48	*Gangaraj, K.P. and Rajesh, M.K., 2020. Dataset of dual RNA-sequencing of Phytophthora palmivora infecting coconut (Cocos nucifera L.). Data in Brief, 30: 105455.*
49	Rajesh, M.K., Rachana, K.E., Kulkarni, K., Sahu, B.B., Thomas, R.J. and Karun, A. (2018) Comparative transcriptome profiling of healthy and diseased Chowghat Green Dwarf coconut palms from root (wilt) disease hot spots. European Journal of Plant Pathology, 151: 173-193
50	Ramesh, S.V., Govindasamy, V., Rajesh, M.K., Sabana, A. A. and Praveen, S. (2019) Stress-responsive miRNAome: Molecular insights and way forward. Planta, 249(5): 1267-1284. doi: 10.1007/ s00425-019-03114-5.
51	Prathibha, V.H., Vinayaka Hedge, Sharadraj, K.M., Rajesh, M.K., Rachana, K.E. and Chowdappa, P. (2018) Differentiation of Phytophthora species associated with plantation crops using PCR and high-resolution melting curve analysis. Journal of Plant Pathology, 100(2): 233-240.
52	*Sabana, A.A., Ginny Antony, Rahul, C.U. and Rajesh, M.K. (2018) In silico* identification of miRNAs and their targets associated with coconut embryogenic calli. Agri Gene (Elsevier) 7: 59-65.**
53	Muralikrishna, K.S., Sabana, A.A., Midhuna, K., Anitha Karun and Rajesh, M.K. (2018) DNA extraction method from endosperm of Areca concinna Thwaites, a wild relative of arecanut. International Journal of Innovative Horticulture, 7(1):50-53.
54	Muralikrishna, K.S., Sharadraj, K.M., Gangaraj, K.P., Nagaraja, N.R., Anitha Karun, Rajesh, M.K. and Chowdappa, P. 2018. In vitro assay for screening of Areca spp. for Phytophthora resistance. International Journal of Innovative Horticulture, 7(2):139-142.
55	*Samsudeen, K., Rajesh, M.K., Sreejisha, P., Nirmala, A., Ranjith, L.M.R. and Deepa, K. 2017. Coconut artificial pollination management system. Current Science, 112(7): 1325-1326.*
56	*Chowdappa, P., Muralidharan, K. and Rajesh, M.K. (2017) Rejuvenating coconut sector for improving livelihood security. Current Science, 112(12): 2359-2360.*
57	Karun, A., Sajini, K.K., Muralikrishna, K.S., Rajesh, M.K. *and Engelmann, F. 2017. Cryopreservation of arecanut (Areca catechu* L.) pollen. CryoLetters, 38 (6): 463-470.**
58	Kumar Arvind, Rahul, C.U., Merin Babu, Tony Grace and Rajesh, M.K. *(2017) Comparative secretome prediction and analysis of two Phytophthora* spp. Research Journal of Biotechnology, 12(8): 10-16.**
59	Jerard, B.A., Rajesh, M.K., Regi Jacob Thomas, Niral, V. and Samsudeen K. 2017. Island ecosystems host rich diversity in coconut (Cocos nucifera): Evidences from Minicoy Island, India. Agricultural Research (Springer), 6(3); 214-226. Doi: 10.1007/s40003-017-0264-8.
60	Sabana, A.A., Ginny Antony, Rahul, C.U. and Rajesh, M.K. *(2018) In silico* identification of miRNAs and their targets associated with coconut embryogenic calli. Agri Gene (Elsevier) 7: 59-65.**
61	Karun, A., Sajini, K.K., Rajesh, M.K., Muralikrishna, K.S., Samsudeen, K., Ajith Kumar, P. and Nagwekar, D.D. (2017) In vitro retrieval via embryo rescue of ‘Mohachao Narel’, a sweet endosperm coconut from Maharashtra. International Journal of Innovative Horticulture 6(2): 147-150.
62	Samsudeen, K., *Rajesh, M.K., Sreejisha, P., Nirmala, A., Ranjith, L.M.R. and Deepa, K. (2017) Coconut artificial pollination management system. Current Science, 112(7): 1325-1326.*
63	Preethi, P., Rajesh, M.K., Rahul, C.U., Jerard, B.A., Samsudeen, K., Thomas, R.J. and Anitha Karun. (2016) Identification and utilization of informative EST-SSR markers for genetic purity testing of coconut hybrids. Journal of Plantation Crops, 44(2): 77-84.
64	Rahul, C.U. and Rajesh, M.K. *(2016) Conserved miRNA detection in the ESTs of Ganoderma lucidum. Research Journal of Biotechnology, 11: 34-42.*
65	Rajesh, M.K., Fayas, T.P., Naganeeswaran, S., Rachana, K.E., Bhavyashree, U., Sajini, K.K. and Karun, A. (2016) De novo assembly and characterization of global transcriptome of coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L.) embryogenic calli using Illumina paired-end sequencing. Protoplasma, 253(3): 913-928.
66	Rajesh ,M.K., Gangaraj K.P., Jamshinath T.P., Fayas T.P., Naganeeswaran S., Sajini K.K. and Anitha Karun. (2016) Virtual screening and in vitro evaluation of potential growth regulators against somatic embryogenesis receptor-like kinase (SERK) in Cocos nucifera L. Indian Journal of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 52(5&6): 328-340.
67	Rajesh, M.K., Sabana, A.A., Rachana, K.E., Ananda, K.S. and Karun, A. (2016) Potential of start codon targeted (SCoT) markers for assessment of genetic diversity of arecanut (Areca catechu L.). Indian Journal of Horticulture, 73: 423-426.
68	Jiji George, Venkataramana, K.T., Nainar, P., Rajesh, M.K. and Karun, A. (2016) Evaluation of molecular diversity of ex situ conserved germplasm of palmyrah (Borassus flabellifer L.) accessions using RAPD markers. Journal of Plantation Crops, 44(2): 96-102.
69	Bhavyashree, U., Lakshmi Jayaraj, K., Fayas, T.P., Muralikrishna, K.S., Sajini, K.K., Rajesh, M.K. *and Karun, A. (2016) A comparative study of three different methods of shoot meristem excision for induction of embryogenic calli in coconut. Research in Biotechnology, 7: 50-57.*
70	Bhavyashree, U., Rachana, K.E., Lakshmi Jayaraj, K., Rajesh, M.K. and Karun, A. (2016) Comparative gene expression profiling during in vitro regeneration in two coconut cultivars. Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture, 28(8): 572-580.
71	Akhil, V., Amal, V., Hemalatha, N. and Rajesh, M.K. (2016) A machine learning approach for prediction of domains of DELLA proteins, a key component of gibberellic acid signaling in plants. Indian Journal of Science and Technology, doi: 10.17485/ijst/2016/v9i12/70538.
72	Rachana, K.E., Naganeeswaran S., Fayas T.P., Thomas, R. J. and Rajesh, M.K. *(2016) Cloning, characterization and expression analysis of NBS-LRR-type resistance gene analogues (RGAs) in coconut. Acta Botanica Croatica, 75(1): 1-10. doi: 10.1515/botcro-2016-0003.*
73	Bhavyashree, U., Lakshmi Jayaraj, K., Muralikrishna, K. S., Sajini, K. K., Rajesh, M.K. and Anitha Karun (2016) Initiation of coconut cell suspension culture from shoot meristem derived embryogenic calli: A preliminary study. Journal of Phytology, 8(1): 13-16. doi: 10.19071/jp.2016.v8.2979.
74	Rajesh, M.K., Sabana A.A., Rachana K.E., Shafeeq Rahman, Ananda K.S. and Anitha Karun (2016) Development of a SCoT-derived SCAR marker associated with tall-type palm trait in arecanut and its utilization in hybrid (dwarf x tall) authentication. Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding, 76(1): 119-122.
75	Rahul C.U. and Rajesh M.K. *(2016) Probing the mitochondrial genomes of Phytophthora spp. for the presence of mature miRNAs. Research Journal of Biotechnology, 11(2): 59-62.*
76	Chalapathi Rao, N.B.V., Sabana A.A., Rachana, K.E., Rajesh, M.K. *(2016) Genetic variation in coconut black headed caterpillar (Opisina arenosella Walker) population in India. Research Journal of Biotechnology,* 11(2): 53-58.**
77	Amritha, A., Aswathy, S., Rajesh, M.K., Gangaraj, K.P., Ravindran, R. and Grace, T. (2015) Computational study of interaction between CYP319A1 and organophosphates in the cattle tick, Rhipicephalus microplus. International Journal of Multidisciplinary and Current Research, 3: 1056- 1060.
78	Shalini, K., Prasanth, G.K., Gangaraj, KP., Rajesh, M.K., Grace, T. (2015) Conserved Phe-Arg in AVBD10 may mediate membrane disruption. International Journal of Innovative Research in Computer and Communication Engineering, 3(7): 98-103.
79	Deepa, A.V., Gangaraj, K.P., Rajesh, M.K., Grace, T. (2015) In silico analysis of Foxo3 gene from African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana). International Journal of Innovative Research in Computer and Communication Engineering, 3(7): 91-97.
80	Amritha, A., Rajesh, M.K., Gangaraj, K.P., Ravindran, R., Grace, T. (2015) Homology modelling and docking analysis of CYP41 protein in response to pyrethroids in Rhipicephalus microplus. International Journal of Innovative Research in Computer and Communication Engineering, 3(7): 85-90.
81	Rachana, K.E. , Amal Vasu , Gangaraj K.P. , Sabana A.A., Hemalatha N., Rajendra P., Rajesh M.K. (2015) Computational analysis of action of fatty acids from coconut and monolaurin on peptide deformylase of Clostridium difficile. International Journal of Innovative Research in Computer and Communication Engineering, 3(7): 269-274.
82	Lakshmi Jayaraj, K., Amal Vasu, Gangaraj, K.P., Bhavyashree, U., Hemalatha, N., Rajesh, M.K. and Anitha Karun (2015) Isolation, structural studies and homology modelling of 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase in coconut. International Journal of Innovative Research in Computer and Communication Engineering, 3(7): 297-302.
83	Lakshmi Jayaraj, K., Bhavyashree, U., Fayas, T.P., Sajini, K.K., Rajesh, M.K. *and Anitha Karun (2015) Histological studies of cellular differentiation during somatic embryogenesis of coconut plumule-derived calli. Journal of Plantation Crops, 43(3): 196-203.*
84	Shafeeq Rahman, Gangaraj, K.P., Amal Vasu, Anitha Karun and Rajesh, M.K. *(2015) Characterization of gibberellin 2-oxidase isoforms in coconut (Cocos nucifera* L.). Journal of Plantation Crops, 43(3): 178-186.**
85	Manjula, M.S., Rachana , K. E., Naganeeswaran, S., Hemalatha, N., Anitha Karun and Rajesh, M.K. (2015). PRGPred: A platform for prediction of domains of resistance gene analogue (RGA) in Arecaceae developed by using machine learning algorithms. Journal of BioScience and Biotechnology, 4(3): 327-338.
86	Shafeeq Rahman, Gangaraj, K.P., Naganeeswaran, S. and Rajesh, M.K. *(2015) Transcriptome-based reconstruction of gibberellic acid biosynthetic pathway in coconut (Cocos nucifera* L.). Research Journal of Biotechnology, 10(10): 56-63.**
87	Regi J. Thomas, Rajesh, M.K., Jacob, P.M., Mejosh Jose and Nair, R.V. (2015) Studies on genetic uniformity of Chowghat Green Dwarf and Malayan Green Dwarf varieties of coconut using molecular and morphometric methods. Journal of Plantation Crops, 43(2): 89-96.
88	Bharath, B.G., Ananda, K.S., Rijith, J., Nagaraja, N.R., Chandran, K.P., Anitha Karun and Rajesh, M.K. *(2015) Studies on genetic relationships and diversity in arecanut (Areca catechu* L.) germplasm utilizing RAPD markers. Journal of Plantation Crops, 43(2):117-125**
89	Bhavyashree, U., Lakshmi Jayaraj, K., Rachana, K.E., Muralikrishna, K.S., Sajini, K.K., Rajesh, M.K. *and Anitha Karun (2015) Maintenance of embryogenic potential of calli derived from shoot meristem of West Coast Tall cv. of coconut (Cocos nucifera* L.). Journal of Plantation Crops, 43(2):105-116.**
90	Rajesh, M.K., Fayas, T. P., Naganeeswaran, S., Rachana, K. E., Bhavyasree, U., Sajini, K. K. and Anitha Karun (2015) De novo assembly and characterization of global transcriptome of coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L.) embryogenic calli using Illumina paired-end sequencing. Protoplasma, 253(3): 913-928. DOI 10.1007/s00709-015-0856-8.
91	Rajesh, M.K., Rachana, K.E., Naganeeswaran, S., Shafeeq, R., Thomas, R. J., Shareefa, M., Merin, B. and Anitha Karun (2015) Identification of expressed resistance gene analog sequences in coconut leaf transcriptome and their evolutionary analysis. Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry, 39: 489-502 . DOI: 10.3906/tar-1409-75.
92	Naganeeswaran, S., Fayas, T.P., Rachana, K.E. and Rajesh, M.K. *(2015) Computational prediction and characterization of miRNA from coconut leaf transcriptome. Journal of Applied Horticulture,* 17 (1): 12-17.**
93	Anitha Karun, Rajesh M.K. *and Muralikrishna K.S. (2015) Somatic embryogenesis and bioreactors. Current Science, 108 (10): 1782-1783.*
94	Rajesh, M.K., Sabana, A.A., Rachana, K.E., Shafeeq Rahman, Jerard, B.A. and Anitha Karun (2015) Genetic relationship and diversity among coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) accessions revealed through SCoT analysis. 3 Biotech, 5(6): 999-1006. DOI 10.1007/s13205-015-0304-7.
95	Jamshinath, T.P., Naganeeswaran, S., Jomon K. Jose and *Rajesh, M.K. (2015) MAPS: A web-based tool for detection of microsatellites in whole genome sequences. Journal of Plantation Crops, 43 (1): 62-66.*
96	Akhil V., Rahul C. U., Amal V., Hemalatha N. and Rajesh M. K. *(2014) CnMAPKPred: A machine learning approach for predicting mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) in coconut. Journal of Phytology, 6: 33-39.*
97	Rajesh, M.K., Rijith, J., Shafeeq, R., Preethi, P., Rachana, K. E., Sajini, K. K. and Anitha Karun (2014) Estimation of out-crossing rates in populations of West Coast Tall cultivar of coconut using microsatellite markers. Journal of Plantation Crops, 42 (3):277-288.
98	Anil Paul, Hemalatha, N. and Rajesh, M.K. (2014) LTTRPred: A tool for prediction of LysR-type transcriptional regulator of pyoluteorin pathway in plant growth promoting Pseudomonas spp. Journal of Plantation Crops, 42(3):377-385.
99	Manjula, C., Samsudeen, K., Shafeeq Rahman and Rajesh, M.K. *(2014) Characterization of Kuttiyadi ecotype of coconut (Cocos nucifera* L.) using morphological and microsatellite markers.**
100	Journal of Plantation Crops, 42(3):301-315.
101	Anitha Karun, Sajini, K.K., Niral, V., Amarnath, C. H., Remya, P., *Rajesh, M.K., Samsudeen, K., Jerard, B. A. and Florent Engelmann (2014) Coconut (Cocos nucifera* L.) pollen cryopreservation. CryoLetters, 35 (5): 407-417.**
102	Philip Job, N., Jamshinath, T.P., Hemalatha, N. and Rajesh M.K. (2014) A machine learning approach for discovery of novel Non- Ribosomal Peptide Synthetases (NRPS) in genomes of plant growth promoting Pseudomonas spp. International Journal of Innovative Research in Computer and Communication Engineering, 2 (5): 243-247.
103	Shilpa S., Anil Paul, Naganeeswaran S., Hemalatha, N. and Rajesh M.K. (2014) PhzPred – A tool for prediction of phenazine synthesizing genes in plant growth promoting Pseudomonas spp. International Journal of Innovative Research in Computer and Communication Engineering, 2 (5): 231-237.
104	Rajesh, M.K., Samusdeen, K., Jerard, B.A., Rejusha, P and Anitha Karun (2014) Genetic and phylogenetic relationships of coconut populations from Amini and Kadmat Islands, Lakshadweep (India). Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture 26 (10): 898-906
105	Sreepriya, P., Naganeeswaran, S., Hemalatha, N. , Sreejisha P. and *Rajesh M.K.(2014) A machine learning approach for prediction of gibberellic acid metabolic enzymes in monocotyledonous plants. Transactions on Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, 2 (4): 35-47.*
106	Arunachalam, V., Rajesh, M.K., Jerard, B. A., Jayabose, C. and Sairam, C.V. (2014) Characterization of a spicata mutant of coconut palm in India. Journal of Plantation Crops, 42 (1): 108-112.
107	Rajesh, M. K., Samusdeen, K., Rejusha, P., Manjula, C., Shafeeq Rahman and Anitha Karun (2014) Characterization of Annur and Bedakam Ecotypes of coconut from Kerala state, India, using microsatellite markers. International Journal of Biodiversity, Article ID 260895, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/260895
108	Rajesh, M. K., Radha, E., Sajini K. K. and Anitha Karun (2014) Polyamine-induced somatic embryogenesis and plantlet regeneration in vitro from plumular explants of dwarf cultivars of coconut. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 84 (4): 527-530.
109	Merin, K. Eldo, Rajesh, M. K., Jamshinath, T. P., Hemalatha, N., Murali Gopal, George V. Thomas (2014) Development of a tool for computational prediction of σ70 promoters in Pseudomonas spp using SVM and HMM approaches. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 84 (1): 119-123.
110	*Rajesh, M. K., Jerard, B. A., Preethi, P., Regi Jacob Thomas and Anitha Karun (2014) Application of RAPD markers in hybrid verification in coconut. Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology, 14: 36-41.*
111	Jerard B. A., Rajesh M. K., Elain S. A., Sajini K. K., Shafeeq Rahman, Fayas T. P. and Anitha Karun (2014) Scope of novel and rare bulbiferous coconut palms (Cocos nucifera L.). Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 61: 1-6.
112	Elain Apshara S., Rajesh M. K. and Balasimha D. (2013) Assessment of morphological, physiological and molecular characteristics of cocoa accessions from Central and South America in relation to drought tolerance. Journal of Plantation Crops, 41(3): 389-397.
113	Samsudeen K., Thamban C., Niral V., Augustine Jerard B., Rajesh M. K., Manjula C., Devadas K. and Anitha Karun (2013) In situ approach for rapid characterization to aid on farm conservation of coconut germplasm - A case study of two ecotypes from West coast of India. Journal of Plantation Crops, 41(3): 357-363.
114	Alagar M., Rachana K. E. , Keshava Bhat S., Shafeeq Rahman and Rajesh M. K. *(2013) Biology, damage potential and molecular identification of Conogethes punctiferalis* Guenee in cocoa (Theobroma cacao Linn.). Journal of Plantation Crops, 41(3): 350-356**
115	Thomas, R.J. Rajesh, M. K., Kalavathi, S., Krishnakumar, V., George, D. J., Jose, M. and Nair, R. V. (2013) Analysis of genetic diversity in coconut and its conservation in root (wilt) disease affected areas of Kerala: A community participatory approach. Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding 73 (3): 295-301.
116	Hemalatha N., Rajesh M. K. *and Narayanan N. K. (2013) Machine learning approaches for prediction of expansin gene family in indica rice. Agricultural Research, 2(4): 309-318.*
117	Sairam, G. L., Rajesh, M. K., Nithya S. and George V. Thomas (2013) An SVM-based algorithm for the prediction and classification of enzymes involved in antibiotic biosynthetic pathways in plant growth promoting Pseudomonas species. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 83 (10): 1075–1078.
118	Samsudeen, K., Rajesh, M. K., Nagwaker, D. D., Raghavan Reshmi, Ajith Kumar, P., Devadas, K. and Anitha Karun (2013) Diversity in Mohachao Narel, a sweet endosperm coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) population from Maharashtra, India. National Academy of Science Letters (Springer), 36 (3): 319-330.
119	Rajesh, M.K., Jerard, B.A., Preethi, P., Regi Jacob Thomas, Fayas, T.P., Rachana, K.E. and Anitha Karun (2013) Development of a RAPD-derived SCAR marker associated with tall-type palm trait in coconut. Scientia Horticulturae, 150(4): 312-316.
120	Jerard, B. A., Damodaran, V., Niral, V., Samsudeen, K., Rajesh, M.K. *and Sankaran, M. (2013) Conservation and utilization of soft endosperm coconut accession from Andaman Islands. Journal of Plantation Crops, 41 (1): 14- 21.*
121	Hemalatha, N., Rajesh M. K., and Narayanan N. K. (2013) An integrative system for prediction of NAC proteins in rice using different feature extraction methods. International Journal on Soft Computing, 4(1): 9-21.
122	Hemalatha, N., *Rajesh, M. K., and Narayanan, N. K. (2012) Computational approach for the prediction of ERF and DREB proteins in indica rice using support vector machine. Oryza* 49 (4): 239-245.**
123	Rajesh, M.K., Thomas, R.J., Rijith, J., Shareefa, M. and Jacob, P.M. (2012) Genetic purity assessment of D x T hybrids in coconut with SSR markers. Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding, 72 (4): 472-474.
124	Hemalatha, N., Rajesh, M.K. and Narayanan, N. K. (2012) Genome-wide analysis of putative ERF and DREB gene families in indica rice (O. sativa L. subsp. *indica). International Journal of Machine Learning and Computing, 2(5): 556-559.*
125	Bobby Paul, Rajesh, M.K. and Naresh Kumar, S. (2012) Molecular cloning and characterization of a partial mitogen-activated protein kinase cDNA, CnMAPK1 induced in response to water stress in coconut. Indian Journal of Horticulture, 69 (2): 145-150.
126	Devakumar, K., Thomas, R.J., Nair, R.V., Jerard, B.A., Rajesh, M.K., Jacob, P.M., Jayadev, K. and Parthasarathy, V.A. (2011) Analysis of population structure and genetic relatedness among root (wilt) disease-resistant and susceptible west coast tall coconut palms (Cocos nucifera L.) using microsatellite markers. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 81: 487-493.
127	Hemalatha, N., Rajesh, M.K. and Narayanan, N.K. (2011) Genome-wide analysis and identification of genes related to expansion gene family in indica rice. International Journal of Bioinformatics Research and Applications, 7: 162-167.
128	Sreesmitha, V., Rajesh, M.K., Anitha Karun, Ramesh Kumar, M.P., George V. Thomas (2010) In silico prediction of function and modeling of WRKY2 protein in coconut (Cocos nucifera L.). Journal of Plantation Crops, 38: 144-147.
129	Bobby Paul, Rajesh, M.K., Jayakrishnan, V.P., Ramesh Kumar, M.P. and George V. Thomas (2010) CMSD: A database of microsatellite markers genotyped in indigenous coconut accessions. Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources, 23: 100-103.
130	Riju A., Rajesh M. K., Sherin P. T. P. F., Chandrasekar A., Apshara S. E. and Arunachalam V. (2009) Mining of expressed sequence tag libraries of cacao for microsatellite markers using five computational tools. Journal of Genetics, 88: 217–225.
131	Rajesh, M. K., Arunachalam, V., Nagarajan, P., Lebrun, P., Samsudeen, K., Thamban, C. (2008) Genetic survey of ten Indian coconut landraces by simple sequence repeats (SSRs). Scientia Horticulturae, 118: 282-297.
132	Rajesh, M. K., Nagarajan, P., Jerard, B. A., Arunachalam, V. and Dhanapal, R. (2008) Microsatellite variability of coconut accessions (Cocos nucifera L.) from Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Current Science, 94: 1627-1631.
133	Ritto, P., Jiji, G., *Rajesh M.K., Jerard, B.A. and Niral, V. (2008) Genetic diversity in yellow dwarf populations of coconut (Cocos nucifera* L.) assessed using RAPD markers. Indian Journal of Horticulture, 65: 60-64.**
134	Anitha, N., Lakshmi Jayaraj, Arun Kumar, E.P., Jiji George, Rajesh M.K. *(2008) Assessment of cross-taxa utility of coconut microsatellite markers. Indian Journal of Horticulture,* 65 (3): 319-323.**
135	Radha E., Anitha Karun, Rajesh M.K. *and Nancy. J. Mariya (2008) Effect of cytokinins on growth and maturation of direct somatic embryos in arecanut (Areca catechu* L.). Journal of Plantation Crops, 36: 243-245**
136	Jiji George, Venketaramana K. T., Anitha Karun and Rajesh M. K. *(2008) Existence of co-sexuality in palmyrah palm and study of relationship between monoecious and dioecious palms using molecular markers. Journal of Plantation Crops, 36: 246-248*
137	Sreesmitha V., *Rajesh M.K., Subaharan K., Sathish Kumar R. and George V. Thomas (2008) Homology modelling and docking studies in an odorant binding protein from palm weevil. Journal of Plantation Crops,* 36: 430-434.**
138	Rajesh M.K., Subaharan K., Sathish Kumar R., Ritto Paul, Bobby Paul, Sreesmitha V. and George V. Thomas (2008) A comparative study of insect odorant protein binding (OBP) genes and isolation of a partial OBP gene from coconut red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus F. Journal of Plantation Crops, 36: 418-424.
139	Anitha Karun, Radha E., Sangeetha Vijayan P., Jiji George, Rajesh M.K. and Ananda K.S. (2008) Assessment of genetic fidelity of arecanut plantlets derived through direct somatic embryogenesis by RAPD markers. Journal of Plantation Crops, 36: 228-231.
140	Praseeda, B., Chandrasekhar, A., *Rajesh, M. K., Anitha Karun, George V. Thomas. (2008) COCOS-SATDB: A microsatellite database for coconut (Cocos nucifera* L.). Journal of Plantation Crops, 36: 61-64.**
141	*Rajesh, M. K., Bharathi, M. and Nagarajan, P. (2007) Optimization of DNA isolation and RAPD technique in arecanut (Areca catechu* L.). Agrotropica, 19: 31-34.**
142	Jiji, G., Karun, A., Manimekalai, R., Rajesh, M.K. *and Remya, P. (2007) Identification of RAPD markers linked to sex determination in palmyrah (Borassus flabellifer* L.). Current Science, 93(8): 1075-1077.**
143	*Rajesh, M.K., Bharathi, M. and Nagarajan, P. (2006) Isolation and characterization of WRKY genes in coconut (Cocos nucifera* L.). Journal of Plantation Crops, 34: 519-528.**
144	Manimekalai, R., Rubavathi, V. B., Regi J. Thomas, Nair, R.V. and Rajesh, M.K. *(2006) Analysis of segregating population of West Coast Tall variety of coconut using microsatellite markers. Journal of Plantation Crops, 34: 587-590.*
145	Samsudeen, K., Jacob, P. M., *Rajesh, M. K., Jerard, B. A. and Kumaran, P. M. (2006) Origin and evolution of Laccadive Micro tall, a coconut cultivar from Lakshadweep islands. Journal of Plantation Crops,* 34: 220-225.**
146	Devakumar, K., Jayadev, K., Rajesh, M. K., Chandrasekhar, A., Manimekalai, R., Kumaran, P. M. and Parthasarathy, V. A. (2006) Assessment of genetic diversity of Indian coconut accessions and their relationship to other cultivars using microsatellite markers. Plant Genetic Resource Newsletter, 145: 38- 45.
147	Jayadev, K., Rajesh, M.K., Devakumar, K., Regi Jacob Thomas, Nair, R.V. and Parthasarathy, V.A. (2005) DNA amplification fingerprinting in coconut: protocol optimization and analysis of resistance to root (wilt) disease. CORD, 21(1): 39-49.
148	Rajagopal, V., Manimekalai, R., Devakumar, K., *Rajesh, M.K., Anitha Karun, Niral, V., Murali, G., Shamina, A., Gunasekharan, M., Ramesh Kumar, M. and Chandrasekhar, A. (2005) A database for coconut crop improvement. Bioinformation,* 1(2): 75-77.**
149	Rajesh, M.K., Radha, E., Sajini, K. K., Anitha Karun and Parthasarathy, V.A. (2005) Plant regeneration through organogenesis and somatic embryogenesis from plumular explants of coconut (Cocos nucifera L.). Journal of Plantation Crops, 33: 9-17.
150	Manimekalai, R., Jayadev, K., Anuradha Upadhyay, Devakumar, K., *Rajesh, M.K., Parthasarathy, V.A., Rajagopal, V. and Kumaran, P.M. (2004) Optimization of DNA amplification fingerprinting parameters in coconut (Cocos nucifera* L.). Journal of Plantation Crops, 32: 1-5.**
151	Rajesh, M.K., Radha, E., Anitha Karun and Parthasarathy, V.A. (2003) Plant regeneration from embryo-derived callus of oil palm- the effect of exogenous polyamines. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture, 75: 41-47.

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