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BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE

Certified that this thesis entitled “Studies on the genetic variation and the
distribution of Ensete superbum (Roxb.) Cheesman (Musaceae) from the
Western Ghats of India,” is the bonafide work of Mr. SAROJ KUMAR V.
who carried out the research under my supervision. Certified further, that to the
best of my knowledge the work reported herein does not form part of any other
thesis or dissertation on the basis of which a degree or award was conferred on
an earlier occasion on this or any other scholar

DR. A. ANNAMALAI
SUPERVISOR
Assistant Professor
PG and Research Department of Botany,
Arignar Anna Government Arts and Science College
Villupuram, Tamil Nadu

Dr. J. JANNET VENNILA

Professor and Head of the Department
Department of Biosciences and Technology
Karunya University
Coimbatore – 641114