Dr. C Sarathambal

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Name	Dr. C Sarathambal
Designation	Senior Scientist
Discipline	Ag. Microbiology
Qualification	Ph.D (Ag. Microbiology)
Specialisation	Soil Microbiology
Contact	Official mail: C.Sarathambal@icar.gov.in, Personal mail: saratha6@gmail.com, Mobile: 9407372156
Areas of Interest	Bioprospecting of rhizosphere microorganisms, Diversity of functional microbes, Bioremediation
Research Experience	13
Total publications	Research papers:27, Popular /technical articles:40, Book chapters:2, Books:1

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Research Publications

Research Publications:

Sarathambal, C., Peeran, M. F., Srinivasan, V., Sankar, S. M., and George, P. 2024. Optimizing mycorrhizal fungi application for improved nutrient uptake, growth, and disease resistance in cardamom seedlings (Elettaria cardamomum (L.) Maton). Heliyon 10: e39227. ISSN 2405-8440, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e39227.
Sarathambal C, Srinivasan V, Jeevalatha A, Sivaranjani R, Alagupalamuthirsolai M, Peeran MF, Mukesh Sankar S, George P and Dilkush F (2024) Unravelling the synergistic effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and vermicompost on improving plant growth,nutrient absorption, and secondary metabolite production in ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.). Front. Sustain. Food Syst. 8:1412610. doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2024.1412610
Sarathambal, C., A. Jeevalatha, R. Sivaranjani, C.N. Biju, Sona Charles, V. Srinivasan, Priya George, Blessy Peter and R. Radhika. 2023. Arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization alters biochemical, molecular defense responses and root exudate composition against Phytophthora capsici infection in black pepper. Rhizosphere. 25:100651
Sarathambal, C., R. Sivaranjani, V. Srinivasan, M. Alagupalamuthirsolai, K. P. Subila & B. Anamika. 2023. Effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculation on growth, mineral nutrient uptake, photosynthesis and antioxidant activities of black pepper cuttings, Journal of Plant Nutrition, 46(10), 2508-2524
Sarathambal, C., V. Srinivasan, R Dinesh, A. Jeevalatha, G. Prabhu and A.P. Shahana 2022. Bajra Napier Hybrid: a perennial grass is an effective host for mass multiplication of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal inoculum. Range management & Agroforestry. 43 (1): 80-87
Sarathambal , C., R. Dinesh, V. Srinivasan, T.E .Sheeja, V. Jeeva and Muhammed Manzoor. 2022. Changes in bacterial diversity and composition in response to co -inoculation of Arbuscular mycorrhizae and Zn solubilizing bacteria in turmeric rhizosphere. Current Microbiology.79(1):4
Sheeja, T. E., R. Praveena, I. P. Vijesh Kumar, C. Sarathambal, O. Shajina, Hridya Vijay, Nandana Rajeev, P. Prashina Mol, C. P. Sreena, V. Srinivasan & R. Dinesh. 2022. A Novel Zn Transporter Gene (ClZIP1) from Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) and Expression Analysis in Presence of a Zn-Solubilizing Bacteria. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter 40, 500–515
Praveena, R., K. Srekha, R. Revathy, V. Srinivasan, C. Sarathambal, Priya George, K.P. Subila, R. Dinesh. 2022. New rhizobacteria strains with effective antimycotic compounds against rhizome rot pathogens and identification of genes encoding antimicrobial peptides. Rhizosphere 22 :100515.
Sarathambal, C., R. Sivaranajni and Rona Viswanathan. 2020. Mechanism of antioxidant and antifungal properties of Pimenta dioica (L.) leaf essential oil on Aspergillus flavus. Journal of Food Science and Technology, 1-10
Dinesh,R., V. Srinivasan, S. Hamza, C. Sarathambal, S.J. Anke Gowda, A.N. Ganeshamurthy, S.B. Gupta, V. Aparna Nair, K.P. Subila, A. Lijina, V.C. Divya. 2018. Isolation and characterization of potential Zn solubilizing bacteria from soil and its effects on soil Zn release rates, soil available Zn and plant Zn content. Geoderma.321: 173-186
Sarathambal, C., Khankhane P. J, Yogita Gharde, Bhumesh Kumar, Mayank Varun and Arun S. 2017. The effect of Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria on the growth, physiology, and Cd uptake of Arundo donax L. International Journal of Phytoremediation 19(4): 360-370
Anoop Kumar Rathore, A.R. Sharma, C. Sarathambal, M.C. Bhambri and G.K. Shrivastava. 2016. Nitrogen and weed management effect on soil microbial properties in rice-based cropping system under conservation agriculture. Indian Journal of Weed Science 48(4): 360–363.
Sarathambal, C., M. Rathore, D. Jaggi and Bhumesh Kumar. 2016. Response of soil enzymes to elevated CO₂ and temperature in weeds associated with rice-wheat cropping system. Indian Journal of Weed Science 48(1): 29–32
Sarathambal, C., K. Ilamurugu, D. Balachandar, C. Chinnadurai and Yogita Gharde. 2015. Characterization and crop production efficiency of diazotrophic isolates from the rhizosphere of semi-arid tropical grasses of India. Applied Soil Ecology 87: 1-10
Sarathambal, C., V. P. Singh, K.K. Barman, M. S. Raghuvanshi and R. P. Dubey. 2015. Intercropping and weed management practices on soil microbial activity in newly planted mango and citrus orchard. Indian Journal of Weed Science 47(2):178-182.
Sarathambal, C., V. P. Singh and K. K. Barman.2015. Soil microbial communities and enzymes as affected by herbicides of rice-wheat and soybean- wheat cropping system. Journal of Applied and Natural Science 7 (2): 935 – 938
Sarathambal C, Anjana Chourasiya and KK Barman. 2011. Screening for antipathogenicity of weeds. Indian Journal of Weed Science 43 (3&4): 188-191
Sarathambal, C., M. Thangaraju, C. Paulraj and M.Gomathy. 2010. Assessing the Zinc solubilization ability of Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus in maize rhizosphere using labelled ⁶⁵Zn compounds. Indian Journal of Microbiology 50:S103–S109

Awards

Awards:

Best poster presentation award at International E –Conference on Multidisciplinary approaches for plant disease management in achieving sustainability in agriculture held at Department of Plant Pathology, College of Horticulture, Bengaluru, 2020

Received Best paper award for the poster presentation at National seminar on Spices: Emerging trends in production, processing and marketing held at ICAR-CCARI, Goa,2020

Best paper award received from International Conference on Plant Protection in Horticulture: Advances and Challenges (ICPPH 2019) held at ICAR – IIHR, Bengaluru,2019

Young Scientist Award 2017

Best poster award received from 25th Asian-Pacific weed society conference, Hyderabad, 2015

Best Publication Award winner from the Society for Advancement of Human and Nature (SADHNA), Solan, Himachal Pradesh,2014

Prof. A. Balasubramanian award for the Best Agricultural Microbiology student's Research, TNAU, Coimbatore, 2007

Research Projects

Research Projects:

Current Research Projects (Institute)

Development of microbial biostimulants for growth promotion and disease resistance in major spices-PI (ICAR)

Aflatoxin management in spices: Development of novel preventive Methods-Co-PI(DST)