Dr. Variampally Sankar Harikumar

Associate Professor
Sanatana Dharma College, India


Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Microbiology from University of Kerala, India

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Area of Interest:

Plant and Soil Sciences
Plant Microbe Interactions
Soil Microbiology
Microbial Biotechnology
Soil Contamination

Selected Publications

  1. Błaszkowski, J., T. Wubet, V.S. Harikumar, P. Ryszka and F. Buscot, 2010. Glomus indicum, a new arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus. Botany, 88: 132-143.
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  2. Harikumar, V.S. and V.P. Potty, 2009. Occurrence of Arum-and Paris-morphological types of arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization in sweet potato. J. Root Crops, 35: 55-58.

  3. Harikumar, V.S. and V.P. Potty, 2009. Influence of Glomus microcarpum and rockphosphate on photosynthetic CO2 assimilation and tissue phosphorus content in sweet potato. J. Trop. Plant Physiol., 3: 25-36.

  4. Harikumar, V.S. and V.P. Potty, 2007. Arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculation and phosphorus mobility in phosphorus-fixing sweet potato soils. Malaysian J. Soil Sci., 11: 45-56.
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