Research interests
Management of insect pests,
population and evolutionary dynamics of
tritrophic interactions of
plants, insect herbivores and natural enemies,
conservation biological control, biodiversity conservation in
agricultural and plantation ecosystems.
Education
Ph. D. (in progress), Forest Research Institute University, Dehradun,
India
M.Sc.
in Zoology,
Calicut
University,
India (2004)
B.Sc.
in Zoology,
Calicut University,
India (2001)
Appointments and research
experience
2007-present: Research
Fellow, in a project titled
"Studies on control of teak defoliator by seeding Baculovirus HpNPV
in epicenter populations",
Kerala Forest Research
Institute, Peechi, India.
2004-2006: Project
Fellow, in a project titled
"Entomopathogenic
fungi for the biological control of coconut root grub,
Leucopholis coneophora Burmeister", College of
Agriculture, Kerala Agricultural University, Kasaragod, India.
Fellowships/awards/grants
Junior Research
Fellowship from DBT, Govt. of
India, through KFRI, during 2007-present.
Research
Fellowship from KSCSTE, through
Kerala Agricultural University, during 2004-2006.
Publications
Papers/articles:
Balakrishnan, P., T.V. Sajeev and
T.N. Bindu. 2010. Artificial incubation, hatching and release
of the Indian Rock Python Python molurus (Linnaeus, 1758), in
Nilambur, Kerala. REPTILE RAP, 10: 24-27.
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Sajeev, T.V.,
Sudheendrakumar, V.V., Mahiba Helen, S., Meera, C.S., Bindu, T.N.
and Bindu, K.J. 2007. Hybcheck-the biopesticide for managing teak
defoliator (Hyblaea puera Cramer): An announcement.
In Proc. of the
Regional workshop on
Processing and marketing of teak wood products of planted forests,
KFRI, Peechi, Kerala, India. 38 p.
Sreekumar, K.M., Joy, M.
and T.N Bindu. 2006. Biological control of Coconut root
grub, Leucopholis coneophora Burmeister using
Entomopathogenic fungi.
In Proc. of the
XVIII Kerala Science Congress held at Trivandrum Kerala during 29-31
January 2006. 27 p.
Sreekumar, K. M., Bindu,
T.N., Govindan, M. and Joy, M. 2007. An investigation into the
cause of non development of mycosis on root grub cadavers treated
with Entomopathogenic fungi.
In Proc. of the
XIX Kerala Science
Congress held at Kannur, Kerala, India. pp 401-403.
Sreekumar, K. M., Joy, M.
and Bindu, T.N. 2006. The spore count and virulence of some
entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) due to the addition of coconut root
grub extract in the culture medium.
In Proc. of the
National Seminar on Advanced Technologies in Sustainable
Horticulture (NSATSH), Annamalai Univerisity, Tamil Nadu, India.
Bindu, T.N. and
Stephen, F. 2006.
Controlling coconut root grub. The Hindu, Sep 14, 2006.
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