List of Publications:

Papers Published in National and International Journals:

1. Ashwani Sharma, Vinod Kumar, Parvatam Giridhar, Gokare Aswathanarayana Ravishankar Induction of in vitro flowering and pollen transformation in Capsicum frutescens under the influence of Silver nitrate and Cobalt chloride. Electronic Journal of Biotechnology, 11(2), April 15, 2008.
   
2. Vinod Kumar, Ashwani Sharma, Bellur Chayapathy Narasimha Prasad, Harishchandra Bhaskar Gururaj, Parvatam Giridhar, Gokare Aswathanarayana Ravishankar. Direct shoot bud induction and plant regeneration in Capsicum frutescens Mill: influence of polyamines and polarity, Acta Physiol Plant, 2007, 29:11–18.
   
3. Vinod Kumar, Ashwani Sharma, Bellur Chayapathy Narasimha Prasad, Harishchandra Bhaskar Gururaj, Gokare Aswathanarayana Ravishankar Agrobacterium rhizogenes mediated genetic transformation resulting in hairy root formation is enhanced by ultrasonication and acetosyringone treatment. Electronic Journal of Biotechnology, 9 (4), Issue of July 15, 2006.
   
4. H.B. Gururaj, P. Giridhar, Ashwani Sharma, Narasimha Prasad B.C, G.A. Ravishankar In-vitro clonal propagation of Bird eye chilli. Indian journal of experimental biology, November 2004; 42, 1136-1140.
   
5. Bellur Chayapathy Narasimha Prasad, Harishchandra Bhaskar Gururaj, Vinod Kumar, Parvatam Giridhar, Rangan Parimalan, Ashwani Sharma, and Gokare Ashwathnarayana Ravishankar. Influence of 8-Methyl-nonenoic Acid on Capsaicin Biosynthesis in In-Vivo and In-Vitro Cell Cultures of Capsicum Sp. J. Agric.Food Chem.2006, 54, 1854-1859.
6. Ashwani Sharma, Ranga Rao Ambati, Dayanand chandrappa, sarada ravi, Gokare Aswathanarayana Ravishankar. Botryococcus brauni new elicitor for secondary metabolite productionin Capsicum frutescence. Functional plant system biology. Accepted for publication2010.
   

Poster/Paper Presentations in Symposia:

1. Ashwani Sharma, Vinod Kumar, H.B.Gururaj,B.C.N. Prasad and G.A.Ravishankar Rapid proliferation of multiple shoots and callus transformation in Capsicum frutescens.. 27th Plant Tissue Culture Association Conference held at CIMAP Lucknow (February 2006)
   
2. Ashwani Sharma, H.B. Gururaj, P. Giridhar, B.C. Narasimha Prasad, and G.A. Ravishankar Induction of in-vitro flowering in Capsicum frutescens. Indian Science Congress held during Jan 3-7,2005, Ahmedabad)
   
3. Vinod Kumar, Gururaj H. B., B.C. Narasimha Prasad, Ashwani Sharma, Giridhar P and Ravishankar G. A. Efficient regeneration protocol for Capsicum annuum :Influence of explant position, exogenously administered phloroglucinol and TIBA. poster P-73. presented at 26th annual meeting of the Plant Tissue Culture Association and National Symposium held during 15-17 January 2004 in Mangalore.)
   
4. Vinod Kumar, Gururaj H. B., B.C. Narasimha Prasad, Ashwani Sharma, Giridhar P and Ravishankar G. A. In vitro morphogenetic responses and regeneration from pepper (Capsicum annuum) seedling explants. (Poster No. FB 05. Presented at International Food Convention [IFCON 2003] held during 5-8 December 2003 in CFTRI, Mysore)
   
5. B.C. Narasimha Prasad, H B. Gururaj, P. Giridhar, Vinod Kumar, Ashwani Sharma and G.A. Ravishankar Regulatory Role of 8-Methyl-6-Nonanoic Acid In Capsaicin Biosynthesis poster presented in ICFOST 2004 held during 9-10 December 2004, CFTRI, Mysore. (Awarded best poster in the area of biochemistry and Nutrition)
   
6. B.C. Narasimha Prasad, H.B. Gururaj, P. Giridhar, Vinod Kumar, Ashwani Sharma and G.A. Ravishankar Induction of Phenyl Propanoid Intermediates, 8-Methyl-Nonanoic Acid and Capsaicinoids By Biotic and Abiotic Elicitors In in vitro Cell Cultures Of Bird Eye Chilli in Indian Science Congress, held during Jan 3-7,2005, Ahmedabad) (Awarded best poster in area of New Biology including Biochemistry, Biophysics, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology)
   
7. B.C. Narasimha Prasad, H.B. Gururaj, P. Giridhar, Vinod Kumar, Ashwani Sharma and G.A. Ravishankar Pathway of valine is more crucial than phenyl propanoid pathway in capsaicin biosynthesis in C .frutescens poster presented in ICFOST 2004 held during 9-10 December 2004, CFTRI, Mysore.)
   
8. Vinod Kumar, Gururaj H. B., Prasad B.C.N., Ashwani Sharma., Giridhar P., Rajasekaran T. and Ravishankar G. A. In vitro morphogenetic responses and regeneration from pepper (Capsicum annuum) seedling explants, poster presented at International Food Convention [IFCON 2003] held during 5-8 December 2003 in CFTRI, Mysore)
   
9. Vinod Kumar, Gururaj H. B., Prasad B.C. N., Ashwani Sharma, Giridhar P. And Ravishankar G. A. Efficient regeneration protocol for Capsicum annuum: Influence of explant position, exogenously administered phloroglucinol and TIBA, poster P-73. presented at 26th annual meeting of the Plant Tissue Culture Association and National Symposium held during 15-17 January 2004 in Mangalore.
   

Oral Presentations in Symposia:

1. Ashwani Sharma, Vinod Kumar, H.B. Gururaj, P. Giridhar, G.A. Ravishankar, “In vitro regeneration of plant and induction of flowering in Capsicum frutescens Mill.”7th International Symposium in the Series Recent Advances In Plant Biotechnology Plant Biotechnology: Impact On High Quality Plant Production Stara Lesna, June 10-16, 2007 High Tatras, Slovak Republic.
   

Patent :

Ashwani Sharma, Vinod Kumar, Narasimha Prasad B. C., Giridhar, P. Ravishankar G. A. A medium formulation for the induction of in-vitro flowering in Capsicum sp. (Indian patent 764/DEL/2004).

Attended
1) One day workshop on "e-waste recycle and waste management" held on 20th March 2010, at RVCE
2) All India Seminar on New Frontiers in Food Engineering(conducted by Institution of Engineers India) from 22 -23rd of October 2010 at the Institute of Engineers, Bangalore