Patents & Publications

• Alice Clara Augustine & L. D’Souza (1998).  Somatic embryogenesis in Gnetum ula. In:  Somatic embryogenesis in Woody Plants.  Jain SM, Gupta PK, Newton RJ (Eds).  Kluwer Academic Publishers, The Netherlands. (Book chapter)
• Alice Clara Augustine & L. D’Souza (1997) Somatic embryogenesis in Gnetum ula Brongn. (Gnetum edule) (Willd) Blume.  Plant Cell Reports 16: 354-357
• Alice Clara Augustine & L. D’Souza (1997) Regeneration of an anticarcinogenic herb, Curculigo orchioides (Gaertn.).  In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology – Plant 33(2)
• Alice Clara Augustine & L. D’Souza (1997).  Micropropagation of an Endangered Forest Tree – Zanthoxylum rhetsa.  Phytomorphology Vol 47(3)
• Alice Clara Augustine & L. D’Souza, (1997) Conservation of Curculigo orchioides an endangered, anticarcinogenic herb. In: Recent Advances in Biotechnological Applications of Plant Tissue and Cell Culture. G. A. Ravishankar & L. V. Venkataraman (eds). Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi, Calcutta 175-179.
• Alice Clara Augustine & L. D’Souza (1997).   Somatic embryogenesis in Gnetum ula. National Symposium on Emerging Trends in Plant Tissue Culture and Molecular Biology XX meeting of PTCA (India), Osmania University Jan 29-31
• Alice Clara Augustine & L. D’Souza (2000).   Correlation of rate of germination of seeds and callus induction in Gnetum ula.  In: Proceedings of the National Symposium held at the Defence Agricultural Research Laboratory, Pithoragarh, UP (India)
• D’Souza, Smitha Hegde, Alice Clara Augustine, Rajendra K, Vinitha Cardoza & Kavitha Kulakarni (1997). Cashew is a useful but difficult nut to crack! In: Recent Advances in Biotechnological Applications of Plant Tissue and Cell Culture. G. A. Ravishankar & L. V. Venkataraman (eds). Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi, Calcutta 175-179.
• D’Souza, Icy D’Silva, S. Mallya, AC. Augustine, K. Rajendra, K.R. Kulkarni & V. Cardoza (1996).  Anacardium occidentale L.  (Cashewnut)  In: Biotechnology in Agriculture in Forestry, Vol. 35  Trees IV.  Ed Y.P.S.  Bajaj, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg,
• Smitha Hegde, L. D’Souza, Icy D’Silva & Alice C. Augustine (1997).Vitro Trees of Cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.)- A Preliminary Evaluation. In: Trends in Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology.  (Ed) L. K. Pareek  (1997) p.239-240.
• D’Souza, K Rajendra, Vinitha Cardoza, Alice Clara Augustine, Smitha Hegde & Icy D’ Silva (2003). Micropropagation and conservation of medicinal plants. Role of biotechnology in medicinal and aromatic plants. Ukaaz Publications, Hyderabad.
• D’Souza, Alice Clara Augustine, Smitha Hegde, Kavitha Kulakarni, Icy D’Silva, (1994).  Problems of micropropagation of Cashew. Abstracts Placrosym XI, Calicut 30th Nov-3rd Dec.
• Augustine et al., (2008). Induction of embryos and plantlets from anthers of Curculigo orchioides Gaertn – an endangered medicinal herb. Indian Journal of Biotechnology 7:536:540