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Dr. R Sivaranjani

Dr. R Sivaranjani
Name Dr. R Sivaranjani
Designation Senior Scientist
Division Crop Production & Post Harvest Technology
Qualification Ph.D.
Specialisation Plant Biochemistry
Contact ranjanigop@gmail.com
Areas of Interest Quality analysis of Spices, Functional characterization of spices based metabolites, Development and validation of spices based nutraceuticals
Total Publications 20

  1. Muthusamy RB, Sivaranjani R, Senthil Kumar CM, Punithavalli M, Asangi H, Ankegowda SJ. Impact of thrips (Sciothrips cardamomi) damage on volatile composition and other attributes of cardamom capsules (Elettaria cardamomum). Ann Appl Biol. 2025;1–14. doi:10.1111/aab.70077.

  2. Satish Kumar K, Visnuvinayagam S, Teena G, Elavarasan K, Bindu J, Balange AK, Sivaranjani R, Narasimhamurthy L. Biochemical, antioxidant, and antimicrobial profiling of essential oils of Indian origin for culinary applications. Int J Food Sci. 2024;9326683. doi:10.1155/ijfo/9326683.

  3. Muhammed Nissar VA, Sivaranjani R, Harinarayanan CM, Sheeja TE, Vijesh Kumar IP, Prabhukumar KM, Rema J, Saji KV. Revisiting the identity and distribution of allspice (Myrtaceae), a misidentified spice in India. Phytotaxa. 2024. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.

  4. Aravind S, Nisthar E, Chaithanya KC, Sivaranjani R, Kandiannan K, Srinivasan V, Sankar M, Nirmal Babu K. Induction of in vitro microrhizomes and assessment of yield and clonal fidelity in ex vitro established plants of ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.). Plant Cell Tissue Organ Cult. 2024;157:28. doi:10.1007/s11240-024-02751-3.

  5. Akshitha HJ, Shivakumar MS, Sivaranjani R, Ankegowda SJ, Faisal PM, Asangi H, Balaji Rajkumar M. Effect of different methods of drying on appearance and quality of black pepper. Natl Acad Sci Lett. 2023. doi:10.1007/s40009-023-01311-1.

  6. Sivaranjani R, Zachariah TJ. Elicitors-induced changes in essential oil constituents of turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) rhizome. J Hortic Sci. 2022;17(1):237–244.

  7. Sivaranjani R, Zachariah TJ, Alagupalamuthirsolai M, Thankamani CK. Foliar spray of elicitors on physiology and quality responses in turmeric (Curcuma longa L.). Indian J Agric Res. 2022. doi:10.18805/IJARe.A-5955.

  8. Ankegowda SJ, Alagupalamuthirsolai M, Sivaranjani R, Peeran MF, Krishnamurthy KS, Shivakumar MS. Variability in essential oil constituents, antioxidant activities, and yield of elite small cardamom lines (Elettaria cardamomum Maton) under moisture deficit stress. J Essent Oil-Bear Plants. 2022;25(5):1062–1076.

  9. Sarathambal C, Jeevalatha R, Sivaranjani R, Biju CN, Charles S, Srinivasan V, George P, Peter B, Radhika R. Arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization alters biochemical and molecular defense responses and root exudate composition against Phytophthora capsici infection in black pepper. Rhizosphere. 2022;25:100651.

  10. Sarathambal C, Sivaranjani R, Srinivasan V, Alagupalamuthirsolai M, Subila KP, Anamika B. Effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculation on growth, mineral nutrient uptake, photosynthesis, and antioxidant activities of black pepper cuttings. J Plant Nutr. 2022;46:2508–2524. doi:10.1080/01904167.2022.2160736.

  11. Sivaranjani R, Zachariah TJ, Leela NK. Phytotherapeutic potential of bi-herbal extract of cinnamon and turmeric: in vivo antidiabetic studies. Clin Phytosci. 2021;7:38.

  12. Sivaranjani R, Leela NK, Tejpal CS, Zachariah TJ. Dietary supplementation of Cinnamomum verum J. Presl and Curcuma longa L. extract on growth performance, antioxidant, and metabolic enzyme activities in experimental rats. Indian J Exp Biol. 2020;58:242–248.

  13. Sarathambal C, Rajagopal S, Vishwanathan R. Mechanism of antioxidant and antifungal properties of Pimenta dioica (L.) leaf essential oil against Aspergillus flavus. J Food Sci Technol. 2020;58(7):2497–2506. doi:10.1007/s13197-020-04756-0.

  14. Alagupalamuthirsolai M, Sivaranjani R, Ankegowda SJ, Murugan M, Krishnamurthy KS, Sharon Aravind, Asangi H. Essential oil constituents, physiological and quality parameters of small cardamom ecotypes (Elettaria cardamomum (L.) Maton) from the Western Ghats, India. J Essent Oil-Bear Plants. 2020;23(6):1253–1264. doi:10.1080/0972060X.2020.1869105.

PI

  1. Pre and post-harvest interventions for quality improvement in major spices (Institute funded)
  2. Establishment of Mini Honey Testing Laboratory (funded by National Bee Board)

Co-PI

  1. Conservation and characterization of Piper germplasm (Institute funded)
  2. Identification of core collection, characterization, and maintenance of cardamom germplasm (Institute funded)
  3. Novel protocol development for quality evaluation and extracting phytochemicals from spices (Institute funded)
  4. NICRA Strategic Component Project: Climate change impact, mitigation and climate resilience studies in black pepper, ginger and turmeric (External funded)
  5. Establishment of efficient in vitro techniques for the production of amide alkaloids from Piper longum L. (External funded)
     

  1. Sivaranjani R, Ramesh SV, Praveen S. Metabolic fate of food and its bioavailability. In: Ramesh SV, Praveen S, editors. Conceptualizing Plant-Based Nutrition. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd; 2022. p. 181–205. doi:10.1007/978-981-19-4590-8_9.

  2. Prasath D, Kandiannan K, Aarthi S, Sivaranjani R, Sentamizh Selvi B, Raghuveer S. Turmeric. In: Ravindran PN, Sivaraman K, Devasahayam S, Babu KN, editors. Handbook of Spices in India: 75 Years of Research and Development. Singapore: Springer; 2024. doi:10.1007/978-981-19-3728-6_26.

  3. Sivaranjani R. Genomics of flavor constituents of cardamom. In: Sabu KK, Kole C, editors. The Cardamom Genome. Compendium of Plant Genomes. Cham: Springer; 2024. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-71829-8_6.

  4. Prasath D, Sivaranjani R, Aarthi S. Next-generation spices for nutraceuticals. In: Pathak H, Lakra WS, Gopalakrishnan A, Bansal KC, editors. Advances in Agri-Food Systems. Vol. II. Singapore: Springer; 2024. p. 59–73.

  5. Zachariah TJ, Sivaranjani R, Nirmal Babu K. Horticultural crops: potential for developing functional foods and nutraceuticals. In: Pathak H, Lakra WS, Gopalakrishnan A, Bansal KC, editors. Advances in Agri-Food Systems. Vol. II. Singapore: Springer; 2024. p. 39–58.