FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION : Angiosperm Taxonomy.

SPECIAL INTEREST : Flowering plants and their conservation.

PRESENTLY WORKING ON

FAMILY / TRIBE / GENUS OR

FLORA OF (AREA) : Flora of Sariska Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan.

COMPLETED PROJECTS:

1. Flora of Sariska Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan (2015-2019)

2. Flora of Uttarakhand Vol. IV as contributor (2012-2015)

3. Flora of Jamwa Ramgarh Wildlife Sanctuary, Rajasthan (2011-2014)

4. Floristic Survey of Patan District, Gujarat (2008-2011)

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS:

A. Research articles/papers:

1. SINGHADIYA, M.K., ISHA PANDEY, VINOD MAINA, R.P. PANDEY AND P. HARIKRISHNA 2016. Ethnobotanical study of traditional medicinal plants used as anti-psoriatic in Rajasthan – India. Journal of Non Timber Forest Products, 23(4): 225-232.

2. SINGHADIYA, M.K., ISHA PANDEY, VINOD MAINA AND R.P. PANDEY 2016. Moringa oleifera Lam. - Sanjana - A Miracle food plant with multipurpose uses in Rajasthan-India. Journal of Non Timber Forest Products, 23(3): 159-167.

3. SINGHADIYA, M.K., VINOD MAINA AND R.P. PANDEY 2015. Withania Coagulans (Stocks) Dunal - A Rare Ethnomedicinal Plant of the Western Rajasthan desert. Journal of Non Timber Forest Products, 22(1): 57-59.

4. SINGHADIYA, M.K. AND R.P. PANDEY 2015. Floristic Survey of Cultivated plants in Rajasthan, p.p. 30. In National Seminar on Current Trends in Environment Research (NSCTER 2015) on February 28^th – March 2^nd, 2015 at Department of Environment Science, MGS University, Bikaner (Raj.) 334004.

5. SINGHADIYA, M.K., P.M. PADHYE AND R.P. PANDEY 2014. Floristic diversity of Patan District, Gujarat-Overview. Journal of Non Timber Forest Products, 21(4): 241-266.

6. SINGHADIYA, M.K. AND R.P. PANDEY 2014. Floristic analysis of cultivated plants of Rajasthan. Indian Journal of Forestry 37(2): 213-218.

7. SINGHADIYA, M.K. 2014. Diversity of cultivated plants of Rajasthan, pp. 92. In: National Conference on Biodiversity: Harmonizing Conservation with Life and Landscape of Arid and Semi-arid Areas held on 29^th & 30^th Oct., 2014 at Department of Botany, The IIS University, Jaipur in collaboration with Rajasthan State Biodiversity Board, Jaipur and Rajasthan Forestry & Biodiversity Project (RFBP), Jaipur.

8. SINGHADIYA, M.K. 2013. Floristic diversity of Patan District, Gujarat, India, Pp. 40. In: Seminar on Prospective Research areas in Plant Taxonomy and Ethnobiology in the next ten years. held on 1^st August, 2013 at BSI, NRC, Dehradun in collaboration with Association for Plant Taxonomy (APT), Society of Ethnobotanists (SEB) & S.K. Jain Institute of Ethnobiology.

9. PANDEY, R.P., S.L. MEENA, P.M. PADHYE AND M.K. SINGHADIYA, VINOD MAINA AND V. SINGH 2012. Conservation of a rare and threatened species Capparis cartilaginea Decne. (Capparaceae) in Gujarat State - India. Ind. Forest. 138(7): 589-592.

10. PANDEY, R.P., P.M. PADHYE, S.L. MEENA AND M.K. SINGHADIYA 2012. A review of depleting plant resources, their present status and conservation in Rajasthan-India. Biological Forum 4(1): 213-230.

11. MAINA,VINOD AND M.K. SINGHADIYA 2011. Vitex trifolia L. (Verbenaceae)-A new record from Rajasthan. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 35(1): 82-84.

12. PANDEY, R.P., P.M. PADHYE, M.K. SINGHADIYA AND S.L. MEENA 2011. Addition to the flora of Gujarat State -VI. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 35(3): 621-627.

13. SINGHADIYA, M.K., P.M. PADHYE & R.P. PANDEY 2011. A addition to the flora of Gujarat state- India. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 35(1): 85 - 89.

14. PANDEY, R.P., P.M. PADHYE, S.L. MEENA AND M.K. SINGHADIYA 2011. A review of depleting plant resources, their present status and conservation in Rajasthan, pp. 44-46. In: National Seminar on Biodiversity and intangible Natural Heritage held on 28^th Sept., 2011 at ZSI, Jodhpur in collaboration with National Museum of Natural History, New Delhi.

B. Hindi articles:

1. SINGHADIYA, M.K. 2018. Urja ke behtrin vikalp-Ethinol aum Ratanjot. Vanaspati Vani 27: 78-79.

2. SINGHADIYA, M.K. AND R.P. PANDEY 2017. Rajasthan ka Prantiye Varkash ‘Khejari’- upyogita aum saranksan. Bharat ki vanaspati ke naye ayam, 183-188.

3. SINGHADIYA, M.K. 2014. Phoolon. VanaspatiVani 23: 152.

4. SINGHADIYA, M.K., S.K. SIVASTAVA AND SANDEEP KUMAR SIRAWAT. 2013. Sahad me Paragkano ki Bhumuka Vanaspati Vani 22: 137.

5. SINGHADIYA, M.K. AND S.K. SRIVASTVA 2013. Krishi ke vikas mei hareet kranti ka yogdan. Doon Vani 34.

6. SINGHADIYA, M.K. 2013. Van Bachaon Vanaspati Vani 22: 152.

7. KUMAR ARVIND, M.K. SINGHADIYA AND SANDEEP KUMAR SIRAWAT 2012. Parthenimum: Ek Haran Cancer. Vanaspati Vani 21: 100-101.

8. SINGHADIYA, M.K. AND S.K. SRIVASTVA 2012. Varaksh Bachaye- Bane achhe Insan. Vanaspati Vani 21: 148.

9. SINGHADIYA, M.K. 2012. Sarankshit karo ian Pad-Podon ko. Vanaspati Vani 21: 150.

DESIGNATION :  Botanist

FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: Plant Taxonomy and Anatomy of Angiosperms.

SPECIAL INTEREST :  Taxonomic study of the Family Convolvulaceae with special reference to their  anatomy.

PRESENTLY WORKING ON FAMILY / TRIBE / GENUS OR FLORA OF (AREA) :

Family Verbenaceae for the Flora of Bihar and Jharkhand.

Family Liliaceae and Asphodelaceae for Flora of India (Vol. 27).

E-MAIL :  mahuapal[at]bsi[dot]gov[dot]in

ON GOING OTHER PROJECTS :  Family Liliaceae and Arecaceae for the Flora of West Bengal.

COMPLETED PROJECTS:

Family Boraginaceae and Convolvulaceae for the Flora of West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand.

Family Platanaceae, Podostemaceae and Casuarinaceae for the Flora of West Bengal.

          Tribe Sophoreae, Dalbergiae and Indigofereae of the family Fabaceae for the Flora of  Bihar and Jharkhand.

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS:

A. Research articles/papers:

1.      Mahua Pal and G.G.Maiti 2013. Foliar anatomy of Indian Evolvulus L. (Convolvulaceae) and its systematic value. Phytotaxonomy 13:117-127.

2.      Mahua Pal. 2012..Extended distribution of Ipomoea parasitica (Kunth) G. Don (Convolvulaceae) in Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. Indian Journal of Forestry 35(2): 235-236.

3.      Mahua Pal. 2012. Ipomoea triloba L. and Merremia quinquefolia (L.) Hallier f. (Convolvulaceae): Two new records for West Bengal. Indian Journal of Forestry 35(1): 91-94.

4.      Mahua Pal. 2012. Extended distribution of Argyreia cymosa sweet (convolvulaceae) in West Bengal. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 36 (1): 49-51.

5.      Mahua Pal and G.G.Maiti 2008. Foliar anatomy of Indian Merremia Dennst. (Convolvulaceae) and its systematic value. In International Seminar on Multidisciplinary Approaches in Angiosperm Systematics. I: 206-237. Edited by Dr. G.G. Maiti and Dr. S.K. Mukherjee. Published by Kalyani University. (Proceedings of IAAT Seminar, Kalyani University).

 B. Book chapters: 

1. Flora of West Bengal Volume 3 (contributed Family- Boraginaceae)

2. Flora of West Bengal Volume 4 (contributed Family- Convolvulaceae, Platanaceae, Podostemaceae, Casuarinaceae)

Field of Specialization: Plant Physiology & Biochemistry

Special Interest: Plant tissue culture, Pharmacognosy, Economic botany, Medicinal chemistry.

Presently working on:  Documentation of Botanical Gallery of Industrial Section, Indian Museum.

Qualification(s) with discipline:                                    M.Sc. (Botany) 

Field of Study:                                     Monocotyledons

Special Interest:                                                Museum Studies

PRESENTLY WORKING ON FAMILY/TRIBE/GENUS OR FLORA OF (AREA): Taxonomic studies on the subtribe Eleusininae Dumort. (Poaceae: Chloridoideae: Cynodonteae) in India