International Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

International Journal of Agriculture and Forestry provides a multi-disciplinary and international platform in which researchers can present their work on all aspects of agricultural and forest to other researchers, policy makers and professionals. The journal welcomes primary research papers, reviews and short communications on Agriculture and Forestry research.

Ravuru Bharath Kumar

Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Associate Professor, Department of biotechnology, vignan university, India

Research Areas

Plant Biotechnology, Medicinal Plants, Ethnobotany and Forest Ecology

Education

1995-2000Ph.DS.V. Universty, Tirupati
1992-1994M.Sc, Plant Sciences and Plant BiotechnologyDepartment of Botany, S.V. University, Tirupati, A.P., India
1989-1992B.Sc, Biological Sciences and ChemistryS.V. University, Tirupati. A.P., India.

Membership

Life Member, Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA-Kolkata)
Member, The Indian Botanical Society University of Rajashtan, Jaipur
Member, The Science Advisory Board, Arlington, United States
Member, Population-Environment Research Network, (CIESIN) of Columbia University
Member, European Federation of Biotechnology (EFB), Barcelona-Spain
Member, The New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS)-New York, NY
Member, Indian Network on Cultural and Biological Diversity (INCBD), Department of Botany, S.V. University, Tirupati
Member, International Society for GM Crops (ISGMC), Cairo University, Giza-12619, Egypt

Publications: Journals

[1]  Suryanarayana, B., A.S. Rao & R.Bharath Kumar (1997)Ethnobotanical Studies in Sriharikota, Island (A.P).(Published in Proceedings of the seminar).
[2]  Suryanarayana, B., A.S. Rao & R.Bharath Kumar (1998) Traditional Medicine and Tribal, Botany – A study at Sriharikota Island (A.P.) (Published in the Proceedings of the Seminar)
[3]  Bharath Kumar, R (2003) Agro-ecological Practices and Cosmovisions of the Tribal Communities in E.G. some observations. The Eastern Ghats E P T R I-E N V I S N e w s l e t t e r Vol.9 No.1, 2003.pp10-11.
[4]  Narasimham, K.R.S.L. and Bharath Kumar Ravuru (2003) A Note on Some Endangered Medicinal Plants as NTFPs of Eastern Ghats, Andhra Pradesh. The Eastern Ghats E P T R I-E N V I S N e w s l e t t e r Vol.9 No.2, 2003.pp11-13.
[5]  Bharath Kumar Ravuru and GSN Murthy (2003) Cycas beddomei Dyer: The Pride Species of Eastern Ghats in Andhra Pradesh.The Eastern Ghats E P T R I-E N V I S N e w s l e t t e r Vol.9 No.2, 2003.pp15-16.
[6]  Narasimham, K.R.S.L. and R. Bharath Kumar (2003) A Note on Plant and Bird Interactions from Eastern Ghats. The Eastern Ghats E P T R I-E N V I S N e w s l e t t e r Vol.9 No.3, 2003.pp9-10.
[7]  Bharath Kumar, R. (2003) A Note on Bird and Plant Interactions in Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary. The Eastern Ghats E P T R I-E N V I S N e w s l e t t e r Vol.9 No.3, 2003.pp 1.
[8]  Joel Prashant Jack & Bharath Kumar Ravuru, (2005) Notes on aquatic birds at Nizampatnam estuary. The Eastern Ghats E P T R I-E N V I S N e w s l e tte r. Vol.11 No.1, 2005.pp7-8.
[9]  RavuruBharathK, Mandepudi D & Mandepudi B.(2010) Efficacy of Calotropis gigantea R. Br. Extracts as Antimicrobial Agents on Selected Pathogenic Microorganisms.Res Bioscientia |Nov..-Dec. 2010 | Vol. pp13-18.
[10]  Bharath Kumar, R & B.Suryanarayana (2011) Edible and Economic Plants of Sriharikota Island, Andhra Pradesh. – in Herbal Tech Industry, Journal of Herbal Science & Technology, Vol. 8. Issue 5.May 2011. pp 8-17.
[11]  Bharath Kumar, R, P. Krishna Chaitanya, R. Devi Chowdary, D. Sireesha & K. Kanaka S.2011. Extraction and Antimicrobial screening of Biological fibres from selected plant species ( Typha angustifolia Linn. and Agave cantala Roxb.)- in Science India, Vol.14., No.7, July 2011.pp 33-40.
[12]  Bharath K R., David M & Bhavani M (2011) Study of Calotropis gigantea R. Br. Extracts on Growthand Survival Dynamics of Selected Pathogenic Microorganisms. International Journal of Biological Engineering 2011; 1(1): 1-5
[13]  R. Bharath Kumar and B. Suryanarayana (2011) Promising Antidote Plant species from the Tribals of Sriharikota Island, Andhra Pradesh.(Pub. in International E-Journal Life sciences Leaflets 19:769 –779, 2011.)
[14]  Bharath Kumar, R & B.Suryanarayana (2010) Tribal Medicinal Studies on Sriharikota Island, Andhra Pradesh.. (Pub. in International E- Journal Ethnobotanical Leaflets 14 : 95-107, 2010.)
[15]  Bharath Kumar, R (2010) Flora of Sacred Groves at Sriharikota Island, Andhra Pradesh, India. (Pub.in International E- Journal Ethnobotanical Leaflets 14: 420-26, 2010.)
[16]  Bharath Kumar, R & B.Suryanarayana (2009) A Study of Phytochemical composition of a few Tribal Medicinal Plants from Sriharikota, A.P. Presented at Indian National Congress 3 – 7 Jan. Pune.(Pub. in International E- Journal Ethnobotanical Leaflets 13: 281-92. 2009.)
[17]  Bharath Kumar, R and B. Suryanarayana (2008) Ethnomedicinal recipes for Respiratory and Bronchial diseases from Tribals of Sriharikota Island, Andhra Pradesh.(Pub. in International E- Journal Ethnobotanical Leaflets 12: 896-911. 2008.)
[18]  Bharath Kumar, R & B.Suryanarayana (2008) Antimicrobial Studies of Some Selected Tribal Medicinal Plants of Sriharikota Island, A.P. (Pub. in International E- Journal Ethnobotanical Leaflets12:1269-82. 2008.)