Dr.S.Mercy

M.Sc., Ph.D. Biotechnology

Research Scientist

Contact: mercysteephen84@gmail.com

Research Experience/Awards

Teaching Experience

PUBLICATIONS:

1. Hurrathul Fazila M, Alima Beevi G, Sabeega Begum A, Nandhini P, Mercy S (2014) A comparative study of screening and characterization of biopolymer polyhydroxy butyrate (PHB) producing bacteria from various samples. The Research Journal of Multi Disciplinary Approach Volume 1(1): 66-71.
2. Mercy S, Kaleeshwari P, Sannath Birthous R, (2014) Investigations on the Effects of Auxin, Cytokinin, Season and Genotype on Micropropagation of Centella asiatica for Ayurvedic Medicines. International Journal of Agriculture Innovations and Research, Volume 2(6): 2319-1473.
3. Mercy S, Mubsira Banu S, Jenifer I (2014) Application of Different Fruit Peels Formulations as A Natural Fertilizer for Plant Growth. International Journal of Scientific & Technology Research 3(1): 300-307.
4. Mercy Steephen, Sangeetha Nagarajan, Ganesh Doss (2011) In vitro production of adventitious roots containing asiaticoside from leaf tissues of Centella asiatica  In Vitro Cell.Dev.Biol. Plant (DOI 10.1007/s11627-011-9416-x)
5. Mercy S, Rahul R Nair and D. Ganesh (2011) Influence of genotype on regeneration of adventitious roots from leaf derived callus of Centella asiatica. International Journal of Biological Technology (Special Issue):1-7.
6. Rahul R Nair, Parameswari A, Mercy S, Thilaga S, Kavitha M, Sangeetha N, Syndia L.A.M. and Ganesh D (2011) Screening and conservation of tolerant germplasm of Indian Gooseberry (Emblica officinalis Gaertn) against shoot gall maker (Betousa stylophora ‘Swinhoe) using bark as morphological marker. International Journal of Biological Technology 2(Special Issue):1-7.
7. Mercy Steephen, Sangeetha Nagarajan, Doss Ganesh (2010) Phloroglucinol and silver nitrate enhances axillary shoot proliferation in nodal explants of Vitex negundo –an aromatic medicinal plant. Iranian Journal of Biotechnology. 8(2):82-89.
8. Mercy S, Sangeetha N, Kavitha M, Soranam R and Ganesh D (2010) Plant Regeneration from Immature Zygotic Embryos of Two Drought Tolerant Wild Germplasm of Indian Gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica  ) and Medium Term in vitro Conservation. Asian Journal of Experimental Sciences. 24(1)01-08.
9. Sangeetha N, Sankar R, Mercy S, Hannah Selva Kumari A, Kavitha M, Ganesh D (2010) In vitro conservation of zygotic embryos of Coffea arabica L. Journal of Plantation Crops, 38 (1): 82-86.
10. Sangeetha N, Mercy S, Kavitha M, Divya Selvaraj, Sathishkumar R and Ganesh D (2010) Morphological variation in the Indian gooseberries (Phyllanthus emblica and Phyllanthus indofischeri) and the chloroplast trn L (UAA) intron as candidate gene for their identification. Plant Genetic Resources: Characterization and Utilization; 1-8.
11. Kavitha M, Kalaimagal I, Mercy S, Sangeetha N and Ganesh D (2009) In vitro Plant Regeneration from Apical Bud and Nodal Segments of Anthocephalus cadamba – An important sacred and medicinal tree. Journal of Forest Science 25(2)1-8.
12. Ganesh D, Anne Sophi, Sangeetha N, Mercy S, Santa Ram A, Prakash N.S, Sreenath H.L, Naidu R, Jayarama and Diana Fernandez (2008) Molecular characterization of WRKY transcription factor associated with leaf rust resistance in Coffea arabica Journal of Plantation Crops. 36 (3): 01-08.