Dr TINU THOMAS
MSc, PhD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
MSc, PhD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Articles in Journals
| Sl.No. | Title | Name of Journal / Vol. No. / Issue No. / Page Nos | ISSN No. | Date Published |
| 1 | Identification of rice genotypes for seedling stage multiple abiotic stress tolerance | Plant Physiology Reports / 25 / 4 / 697 - 706 | 2662-2548 | 04-Dec-2020 |
| 2 | Growth and physiology of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) cultivars under different growing systems. | Plant Physiology Reports / 26 / 3 / 526 - 534 | 2662-2548 | 21-Jun-2021 |
| 3 | Overexpression of mulberry gene MaUSP1-like in tobacco reduces photosynthetic limitations and enhances biomass | Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology / 32 / 4 / 407 - 411 | 0974-1275 | 13-Dec-2022 |
| 4 | Comparative analysis of specimen processing methods for spatial imaging of mulberry bud ultrastructure using the Scanning Electron Microscope | Plant Physiology Reports / 30 / / 45 - 52 | 2662-2548 | 07-Nov-2024 |
| 5 | In-silico analysis of the mechanism of action of Nerium oleander bioactive compounds against Helicoverpa armigera | Advanced Agrochem / / / - | 2773-2371 | 13-Sep-2025 |
| 6 | Enhancing Early Seedling Stage Salinity Tolerance in Rice Through Brassinosteroid Priming | Journal of Crop Health / 77 / / - | 2948-264X | 07-Oct-2025 |
| 7 | Hydroponic cultivation of lettuce: evaluating yield and quality across different systems | International Journal of Vegetable Science / / / - | 1931-5260 | 19-Sep-2025 |
Participation in Seminars/Conferences/Symposium
| Sl.No. | Name of the Conference /Seminar /Symposium | Type of Program | Title of the Article | Role | Venue/Place | Date |
| 1 | National Conference of Plant Physiology - Frontiers in Cell to Whole Plant Physiology: Bridging Science and Sustainability | CONFERENCES | Decoding Differential Bud Break Dynamics in Mulberry Genotypes: Insights from Transcriptome Analysis | PRESENTER) | Kasargod | 17/12/2024 |
| 2 | International Dialogue On Crop Growth Modulation Through Hormone Elicitors: Implications For Entrepreneurship Development | SYMPOSIUM | PARTICIPANT) | University of Agricultural Sciences, BangaloreBangalore | 28/09/2024 | |
| 3 | Recent Trends In Microbiology Research: Decoding The Potential Of Microbiology For Health, Environment And Sustainability | SEMINARS | PARTICIPANT) | Bangalore | 20/09/2024 | |
| 4 | International Dialogue on Power of Plant Physiology in the multi-omics era: Connecting the dots | SYMPOSIUM | International Dialogue on Power of Plant Physiology in the multi-omics era: Connecting the dots | PARTICIPANT) | UAS BangaloreBangalore | 27/09/2025 |
| 5 | National Conference on Advances in Climate-Conscious Crop Science: Genetics, Genomics and Breeding | CONFERENCES | Melatonin seed priming enhances crop tolerance to abiotic stress | PRESENTER) | University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), GKVKBengaluru | 31/10/2025 |
Invited Talks
| Sl.No. | Titel of the Program | Name of the Program | Date | Name of the Institution |
| 1 | Predictive Modeling for Sustainable Agriculture and Resilient Crop Systems | Lecture on Predictive modelling | 27/11/2025 | CHRIST (Deemed to be University) |
MPhil/PhD Guided/Adjudicated
| Sl.No. | Title | Name of Student | Institution | Role | Status | Month Year |
| 1 | . | KIRTI PRABHAKAR | Christ University | SUPERVISOR | Ongoing | July 2025 |
Research Project
| Sl.No. | Name of the Research Project | Investigator(s) | Sponsors | Internal/External |
| 1 | Designing a Soil-Free Growth Medium for Indoor Plants Using Hydrogel Derived from the Marine Red Alga Kappaphycus alvarezii collected from Rameswaram Coast | AMRUTH P,JOBI XAVIER ,JOEL JOSE,MANJESH M,TINU THOMAS | Internal | |
| 2 | Effect of nano fertilizers and microbial consortia on productivity and profitibility of cucumber under protected cultivation | KOPPADA UMA SHANKAR,AMRUTH P,MANJESH M,TINU THOMAS | Internal | |
| 3 | Prospecting soil microbes from contaminated sites in Kolar for stress tolerance, and pollutant degradation potential | TINU THOMAS,AMRUTH P,JOBI XAVIER | Internal | |
| 4 | Designing a Soil-Free Growth Medium for Indoor Plants Using Hydrogel Derived from the Marine Red Alga Kappaphycus alvarezii Collected from the Rameshwaram Coast. | MANJESH M,AMRUTH P,JOBI XAVIER ,JOEL JOSE,TINU THOMAS | Internal |
Workshop/FDP/Training programme
| Sl.No. | Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training programme | Name of Organiser | Level | Role | Date |
| 1 | Generative AI: Prompt Engineering Basics | IBM, Coursera | International | Participant | 30/10/2025 |
| 2 | Research Methodologies & Data Analytics | University of Ladakh, University of Ladakh | National | Participant | 18/07/2025 |
| 3 | Learner-Centered Andragogy | Christ University, | Participant | 24/03/2025 | |
| 4 | Integrating Data Analytics with Nanotechnology in Pharmacology: Paving the Way for Innovative Drug Development | Surana College Autonomous, Research and Development Cell and Karnataka Science & Technology Academy (KSTA), Surana College Autonomous | National | Participant | 20/01/2025 |
| 5 | National Skill Development workshop on research communications and grant writing | Christ University, | National | Participant | 19/09/2024 |
| 6 | Engineering Life: Synbio, Bioethics & Public Policy | John Hopkins University- Coursera, Coursera | International | Participant | 18/07/2024 |
| 7 | Introduction to Generative AI | Google - Coursera, Google | International | Participant | 10/07/2024 |
Awards/Achievements/Others
| Sl.No. | Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others | Description | Organisation | Month/ Year |
| 1 | CSIR NET | Qualified CSIR NET LS for life Sciences | CSIR | 17 December 2017 |
| 2 | DST-INSPIRE | DST- INSPIRE fellowship for PhD | Department of Science and Technology | 24 July 2019 |