The extensive studies in the region resulted in discovering of 84 new taxa including 16 fungal species new to science, 4 new genera including two new fungal genera and more than 450 research papers and 27 books. This centre is recognized centre for the research in Plant taxonomy by University of Pune. So far more than 25 research fellows and staff members have been awarded doctoral degree from this regional centre.

Recently Completed Projects:
Floristic Diversity of Great Indian Bustard Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra
Floristic Diversity of Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra
Floristic diversity of Sharavathy Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka
Orchids of Maharashtra
Ferns of Maharashtra
Foliicolous fungi of Maharashtra
Floristic diversity of Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka
Floristic diversity of Someshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka
Ferns of Karnataka
Pteridophytic flora Kudermukh National Park, Karnataka
Microfungi of Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka
An Assessment of Orchid diversity of Goa

Ongoing Research Projects:
Floristic diversity of Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka
Floristic diversity of Wan Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra
Seed morphology and cyto-taxonomy of some selected orchids of Northern Western Ghats
Biodiversity assessment of microalgae from thermal springs of Maharashtra
Taxonomic Studies of Microfungi of Sanjay Gandhi National Park along with its 10% peripheral area
Pteridophytic flora of Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka with 10% periphery