Dr. G. Ramachandra Rao

Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology & Botany, Jain (Deemed-to-be University)Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

I am basically a plant field biologist exploring tropical forest, its ecology, evolution, taxonomy and conservation aspects in Western Ghats and Western Himalaya. I am particularly interested with forest dynamics and its adaptations to climate change. My present research also dwell on urban ecology and sustainability.

Education:

M.Sc., Ph.D. (Botany).

Research & Teaching experience:

2023: Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
2022-Present: Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology & Botany, JAIN (Deemed-to-be-University), Bengaluru.
2019-2022: Full-time Guest faculty (Plant Science), Bengaluru City University, Bengaluru
2018-2019: Assistant Professor in Botany, M.E.S College of Arts, Commerce, and Science, Bengaluru.
1999-2018: Various levels from Project assistant to Research Associate-Center for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru.
1998 – 1999: Scientific Assistant, Karnataka Association for Advancement in Science, Central College, Bengaluru.

Selected Publications

2024

Rao, G.R. (2024). Hunteria zeylanica (Retz.) Gardner ex Thwaites (Magnoliopsida: Gentianales: Apocyanaceae)—new addition and first genus record to the flora of Karnataka. Journal of Threatened Taxa 16(2): 24816–24818.
https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.8798.16.2.24816-24818

2021

Anerao, J., Jha, V., Shaikh, N… G. Ramachandra Rao., et al. DNA barcoding of important fruit tree species of agronomic interest in the genus Garcinia L. from the Western Ghats. International journal of Genet Resour Crop Evol (2021), Springer Nature.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-021-01177-6

2019

Darshetkar, Ashwini & Datar, Mandar & Rao G, Ramachandra & Tamhankar, Shubhada & M. Prabhukumar, Konickal & Choudhary, Ritesh. (2019). Eriocaulon karaavalense (Eriocaulaceae). A new species from India based on morphological and molecular evidence Annales Botanici Fennici. 56. 305-316.
https://doi.org/10.5735/085.056.0417

2017

NAVENDU V. PAGE, MANSA SRIVASTAV & RAMACHANDRA G. RAO. (2017). A new species of Reissantia (Celastraceae) from coastal Karnataka, India. Phytotaxa 297 (2).
https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.297.2.9

2013

Rao G. R., G. Krishnakumar., Sumesh N. Dudani., M. D. SubashChandran and T. V. Ramachandra (2013) Vegetation Changes along Altitudinal Gradients in Human Disturbed Forests of Uttara Kannada, Central Western Ghats. J Biodiversity, 4(2): 61-68
https://doi.org/10.1080/09766 901.2013.11884743

2010

Chandran M.D.S., Rao G. R., Gururaja K.V and Ramachandra T.V., (2010), Ecology of the Swampy Relic Forests of Kathalekan from Central Western Ghats, India. Bioremediation, Biodiversity and Bioavailability 4 (Special Issue I), Global Science Books, 54-68.>
http://www.globalsciencebooks.info/Online/GSBOnline/OnlineBBB_4_SI1.html

Others

G. Ramachandra Rao (2013). Flora of MPCA, Devimane Ghat, Uttara Kannada district. Honnavar Forest division. Honnavar, UK, Karnataka.

Rao G. R., Subash Chandran M.D., Vishnu Mukri., Prakash Mesta and Ramachandra. T.V, 2012. Grasslands of Anshi-Dandeli Tiger Reserve., ENVIS Technical Report: 36, Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012.