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Awards and Fellowships
Fellow of the Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy
Memberships in organizations
Life member of the Indian Association of Taxonomy
Life member of the Indian Botanical Society-Kerala Chapter
Life member of the Society of Cytologists and Geneticists, India
Books Published : One- Devipriya V 2005. The Shoe-flower Plant. Hibiscus rosa - sinensis Linn. A Monograh. Anitha Publications Thiruvananthuparam
Papers presented in International seminars Devi Priya V and S Shameena. Palynology as a major tool in taxonomy- evidence from the genus Hibiscus. XVI Annual Conference of Indian Association of Angiosperm Taxonomy and International Seminar on Present Trends and Future Prospects of Angiosperm Taxonomy, Agharkar Research Institute, Pune 4th to 6th October 2006.
Papers presented in National Seminars
1. Devi Priya V, C.A. Ninan and N.M. Kothari. Stomatal variations in cultivars of Hibiscus rosa-sinesis L.MTB-6. national seminar on bio diversity Conservation. SD College, Alappuzha 8-10 October 2004. 2. Anitha M,. V.Devipriya and V. Anjana. Epidermal and Morphological Studies in the Asteraceae (Compositae). MTB-4. National Seminar on Biodiversity conservation. SD College, Alappuzha 8-10 October 2004. 3. Devi Priya V., C.A. Ninan and N.M. Kothari. A review Study on the medicinal importance and future prospects of Hibiscus rosa-sinesis. National Seminar on Medicinal Plants. Department of Pharmacognosy, Government Ayurveda College, Alappuzha. 15th and 16th March 2005. 4. Devi Priya V., C.A. Ninan,N.M. Kothari and P.M. Mathew. Systematic Relationship Between Hibiscus rosa-sinesis Linn. and H. Schizopetalus (Dyer) Hook. XV Annual Conference of Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy and National Seminar on Emerging Trends in Plant Taxonomy, Department of Botany RKM Nagpur University, Nagpur. 20 & 21 October 2005.
Papers Published
1. Vijayavalli B. and Devi Priya V. 1993. in Cytological Studies Tradescintieae from South India; I. Cynotis. J. Env. Res. 3(1-2); 11-14. 2. Vijayavalli B. and Devi Priya V. 1995. Cytological Studies Tradescintieae from South India; II. Zebrina and Callisia. J. Env. Res. 3(1& 2); 18-20. 3. Devi Priya V. 1994. Pollen Variations in some Cultivars of Hibiscus Rosa-sinesis L. and their Significance. J. Palynol. 30:89-92. 4. Devi Priya V. 1996. Metroglyph Analysis Intraspecific Variations in Hibiscus Rosa-sinesis L in Acta Botanica Indica, 24:25-28. 5. Devi Priya V. 2003. Polymorphism in Pollen size in Cultivars Hibiscus Rosa-sinesis L. Holistic Thought, II (1:7-11). 6. Devi Priya V., C.A. Ninan,N.M. Kothari and P.M. Mathew. 2005. Pollen Morphology and Systematics of Hibiscus Rosa-sinesis L. and H. Schizopetalus (Dyer) Hook Ind. J. Multi. Res. 1(1):119-122. 7. Anitha M , Devipriya V & Anjana V 2005. Epidermal and morphological features and their bearings on the taxonomy of a few Asteacean tribes. Ind. J.Bot. Res. 1(1):95-102 8. Devi Priya V., C.A. Ninan,N.M. Kothari and P.M. Mathew & Vijayaraghava Kumar .2005. Genotypic and phenotypic correlations and heritability in the quantitative epidermal features of sixty accessions of Hibiscus Rosa-sinesis L.J. Cyt.Genet. 6 (NS): 135-140 9. Devi Priya V., C.A. Ninan,N.M. Kothari and P.M. Mathew & Vijayaraghava Kumar .2006. Genotypic and phenotypic correlations and heritability in the quantitative epidermal features of sixty accessions of Hibiscus Rosa-sinesis L.J. Cyt.Genet. 7 (NS): 1: 57-62
Papers Accepted
1. Mathew PM, Vijayavalli B. and Devi Priya V. Consanguinity and its effects with special reference to inbreeding communities in Kerala J. Cyt. Genet.