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

Date of Birth                                      : 13.10.1974        

Field of Study                                    : Plant Taxonomy

Special Interest                                  : Ex-Setu/In-Setu Conservation of EET species,                      

                                                              Ethnobotany and Plant Propagation

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

EX SITU CONSERVATION AND MULTIPLICATION OF RARE, ENDANGERED, THREATENED, ENDEMIC AND ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT PLANTS OF NORTH EAST INDIA: SHRI B.B.T.THAM AND SHRI L.R. MEITEI (Ongoing)

COMPLETED ASSIGNMENTS

EX-SETU CONSERVATION AND PROPAGATION OF EET PLANTS OF NE INDIA: N.N.RABHA & B.B.T.THAM (1999-2011)

FLORA OF PAKKE TIGER RESERVE & WLS: A.A.MAO, P. SATYANARAYAN & B.B.T.THAM (2012 -2016) 

INTRODUCTION, CONSERVATION OF GERMPLASM OF MUSA, BAMBOOS & ZINGIBERS (2012 -2016)

Publications: 

1.      ODYUO. N. & B.B.T.THAM. 2008. Dampa Tiger Reserve. In Floristic Diversity of tiger Reserves of India. BSI, Kolkata. pp. 394-415.(2008)

2.      SINGH.BIKARMA, B.B.T.THAM & N.N.RABHA. 2010. Taxonomical notes on Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson var. campanulatus (Decne.)Sivadasan (Gigantic Flower): A new record for Meghalaya. J.Econ. Bot. Vol. 34 No 3, 492-494 (2010)

3.      GOGOI. RAJIB, B.B.T.THAM & A.A.MAO. 2014. Arisaema bannaense and Arisaema linguyense (Araceae), Two Additions to the Flora of India. J. Jpn. Bot. 89: 17-21(2014)

4.      MAO, A.A., S.S. DASH, R. GOGOI, B.B.T.THAM & S. BORAH. 2017. Natural wildernessat Botanical Survey of India, Arunachal Pradesh Regional Centre in Indian Botanic Garden, role in conservation. BSI, Kolkata. pp. 156-164. (2017)

5.      GOGOI, R., B.B.T. THAM, M. LIDÉN AND S. BORAH. 2017. Impatiens pseudolaevigata sp. nov. (Balsaminaceae): a new species from Western Arunachal Pradesh, India. Phytotaxa 313 (2): 227–230. (2017)

6.      CHOWLU, K., B.B.T. THAMAND K. S. RAB. 2018. Thrixspermum centipede Lour. (Orchid) in Arunachal Pradesh, India inMacAllen International Orchid Society Journal 19(1):.2-4. (2018)

7.      CHAYA DEORI, BLADIMIR BAJUR THEODORE THAM, SATYA RANJAN TALUKDAR, WOJCIECH ADAMOWSKI & RAJIB GOGOI (2018). Lectotypification of Impatiens acuminata Benth. ex Hook.f. & Thomson and notes on its geographical distribution. Biodiv. Res. Conserv. 50: 44 – 38, (2018)

8.      GOGOI, R., TIWARI, U., BORAH, S., & THAM, B. 2019 Lectotypification of Impatiens ducloxii Hook.f., a new addition to the flora of India from Arunachal Pradesh. Journal of Threatened taxa, 11 (1), 13191 – 13194. (2019)

9.      RAJIB GOGOI⊃1;*, NORBU SHERPA⊃1;, B. B. T. THAM⊃2;, CHAYA DEORI⊃2; AND S.R. TALUKDAR⊃2; 2020 Recollection of Impatiens angustiflora (Balsaminaceae) and notes on its lectotypification Nelumbo Vol 62 (2): (154-160) (2020)

Mobile Number                                 : 9436111786

Qualification(s) with discipline        : M.Sc. in Botany (Specialization on

Angiosperm Taxonomy)

Date of Birth                                      : 24/01/1987

Field of Study                                    : Angiosperm Taxonomy

Special Interest                                  : Floristic study

 Email: nandita[at]bsi[dot]gov[dot]in

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

Publications                                        :

Research articles/papers: Four (04)

1.       MAO, A. A., N. SARMA AND D. K. ROY 2015. Adenophora capillaries subsp. dzukoensis (Campanulaceae), a new subspecies from North East India with a note on other Indian taxa of the genus. Pleione 9(1): 211-216.

2.       DEORI, C., D. K. ROY, S. R. TALUKDAR, K. PAGAG AND N. SARMA 2013. Diversity of the genus Clerodendrum Linnaeus (Lamiaceae) in Northeast India with special reference to Barnadi Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam. Pleione 7(2): 473-488. 

3.       RABHA, N. N., L. R. MEITEI AND N. SARMA 2013. Conservation of Corymborkis veratrifolia (Reinw.) Blume- a rare and threatened orchid.  Journal of non-timber forest products 20 (1):37-39. 

4.       SARMA, N., U. SHANKAR AND A. A. MAO 2019.  An assessment of the invasive flora of Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary in the Kamrup District of Assam, India. Pleione 13(2): 326 – 335”

B. Book: One (01)

1. MAO, A.A., B. K. SINHA, D. VERMA AND N. SARMA 2016. Checklist of Flora of Meghalaya. Meghalaya Biodiversity Board. Shillong. Meghalaya. 

C. Book Chapter accepted: (01)

1. SARMA, N., U. SHANKAR AND A. A. MAO 2019. “Diversity of Wild edible plants and their usage by the local people in Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam” in Bioresources, Conservation and Management Strategies for Rural Development, Meghalaya. 

D. Hindi articles: One (01)

1. PAGAG, K., N. SARMA AND S. K. SINGH 2012. Assam ki mishing janjati ke janjivan mein vanaspattiya. Vanaspati vani 21: 17-19.

E. Abstract Published: Four (04)

1.       SARMA, N AND S.R. TALUKDAR 2018. A Preliminary Survey of Pollution Tolerant Plants of Noonmati area, Kamrup (M)), Assam. Himalayan plant diversity: taxonomy, conservation and sustainable utilization (Souvenir): 70.

2.       SARMA, N 2018. A preliminary study of some Invasive Alien Plant Species in the roadsides areas of major highways of Kamrup (Rural) District, Assam. Himalayan plant diversity: taxonomy, conservation and sustainable utilization (Souvenir): 137.

3.       SARMA, N., U. SHANKAR AND A. A. MAO 2019. Diversity of Wild edible plants and their usage by the local people in Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam. Bioresources, Conservation and Management Strategies for Rural Development (Souvenir): 20-21

4.       SARMA, N., U. SHANKAR AND A. A. MAO 2020. “An assessment of the invasive flora of Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary, Kamrup, Assam” in an “International Symposium on Plant Taxonomy & Ethnobotany”, Kolkata. (Souvenir).

Abstract communicated:  One (01)

5.       SARMA, N., S.R. TALUKDAR, C. DEORI AND N. ODYUO 2021 Endemic and economically important preserved specimens present in the Museum of Botanical Survey of India, Eastern Regional Centre, Shillong-793003, Meghalaya. in a National seminar on Plant Taxonomy and Traditional Knowledge in the Himalayas and North-East India and Annual Conference of East Himalayan Society for Spermatophyte Taxonomy (Taxo-Club).(Souvenir).

Qualification(s):                             M.Sc., NET, SET, Ph.D. (Pursuing)

Date of Birth:                                 02.03.1988

Field of Study:                                Plant taxonomy, Ecology, Ex-situ conservation of RET   

                                                         plants and Ethnobotany

Special Interest:                  Plant taxonomy, Ethnobotany, Ecology and Biodiversity      conservation

Email: lrmeitei[at]bsi[dot]gov[dot]in

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

Ex-situ conservation and multiplication of endemic, rare, threatened and economically important plants of North-East India at Experimental Botanic Garden, BSI, ERC, Barapani. (Shri B.B.T.Tham and Shri L.R. Meitei) (Ongoing)

COMPLETED PROJECTS:

Flora of Yangoupokpi Lokchao Wildlife Sanctuary, Manipur (Dr. A.A. Mao and Shri L.R. Meitei) (2014-2017).

Strengthening Lead Botanical Garden of BSI, ERC, Shillong (Dr. Nripemo Odyuo, Dr. D.K. Roy and Shri L.R. Meitei) (2015-2020).

Publications: 16

1. Research articles/papers: 14

1. GOGOI, RAJIB, NORBU SHERPA, MARUTHAKKUTTY MURUGESAN AND LAISHRAM RICKY MEITEI. 2020. Rediscovery of Impatiens cothurnoides C.E.C.Fisch., taxonomic identity, lectotypification and notes on its distribution. Botany Letters. 1-6.
2. CHAKRABORTY, KASTURI, VICTOR SAIKOM,  SURANJANA B. BORAH, MAMITA KALITA,  CHIRAG GUPTA, LAISHRAM RICKY MEITEI, K. K. SARMA AND P.L.N. RAJU. 2019. Forest Biometric Parameter Extraction using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle to Aid in Forest Inventory Data Collection. Current Science. Vol. 117 (7): 1194-1199.
3. MURUGESAN, M., A.A MAO, L.R. MEITEI AND S.S. KAMBALE. 2019. Ceropegia khasiana (Apocynaceae: Ceropegieae), a new species from Meghalaya, Northeast India. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore. 71 (2): 519-525.
4. GOGOI, RAJIB, NORBU SHERPA, MARUTHAKKUTTY MURUGESAN AND LAISHRAM RICKY MEITEI. 2019. Impatiens sashinborthakurii (Balsaminaceae) a new species of Impatiens from Meghalaya, Northeast India. Nelumbo. 61(2):34-40.
5. MEITEI, LAISHRAM RICKY AND J.S. KHURAIJAM. 2019. The genus Elaeocarpus (Elaeocarpaceae) in Northeast India. NeBIO-An International Journal of Environment and Biodiversity. 10(1):23-28.
6. LYNGWA, C., M. MURUGESAN, L.R. MEITEI AND C. DEORI. 2018. A New Generic Record of Cephalanthera R. Brown (Orchidaceae) and its Species to Meghalaya, India. The McAllen International Orchid Society Journal. 19 (11): 5-7.
7. MEITEI, LAISHRAM RICKY, A.A. MAO AND C. DEORI. 2018. Additions to the orchid flora of Manipur, India. The MIOS Journal. 19(2): 2-8.
8. MURUGESAN, M., L.R. MEITEI, A.A. MAO, E. WAHLANG E. AND C. LYNGWA. 2017. Ex-situ conservation of orchids of Northeast India in Botanical Garden and National Orchidarium, Botanical Survey of India, Eastern Regional Centre, Shillong, Meghalaya, India- An updated checklist. NeBIO. 8(3):191-225.
9. MURUGESAN, MARUTHAKKUTTI, LAISHRAM RICKY MEITEI, CHAYA DEORI AND ASHIHO ASOSII MAO. 2017. Eulophia pauciflora Guillaumin (Orchidaceae): An addition to the orchid flora of India. NeBIO. 8(3):147-149.
10. MEITEI, L.R., A. A. MAO AND C. DEORI. 2016. Orchids of Yangoupokpi Lokchao Wildlife Sanctuary, Manipur, India. L’Orchidophile. 211:317-333.
11. MEITEI, L.R., DURGESH VERMA AND ATANU BORA. 2015. Tainia angustifolia (Orchidaceae): An addition to flora of Meghalaya, India. The McAllen International Orchid Society Journal. 16(3):2-6.
12. MEITEI, L.R., N.N. RABHA, CHAYA DEORI AND A.A. MAO. 2014. A new generic record and distribution notes on two orchid species from Manipur, India. Richardiana. 14(3):274-279.
13. MEITEI, LAISHRAM RICKY AND N. N. RABHA. 2013. Ex-situ conservation and uses of Cyathea gigantea (Wall. ex Hook.) Holtt.-A rare and endangered terrestrial fern. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products. 20(3):183-184.
14. RABHA, N.N., LAISHRAM RICKY MEITEI AND NANDITA SARMA. 2013. Conservation of Corymborkis veratrifolia (Reinw.) Blume- A rare and threatened orchid. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products. 20(1):37-39.

2. Book chapters:  2

1. MEITEI, LAISHRAM RICKY AND NAOREM PREMITA DEVI. 2019. Ornamental Potential Wild Plant Resources of Manipur, India. In: J.S. KHURAIJAM (ed.), Wild Ornamental Plants of India. 33-54. Astral International (P) Ltd. New Delhi.
2. MURUGESAN, MARUTHAKKUTTI, LAISHRAM RICKY MEITEI, CHALBASSON LYNGWA AND EVENSTONE WAHLANG. 2019. Wild Ornamental Plants of Meghalaya, Northeast India. In: J.S. KHURAIJAM (ed.), Wild Ornamental Plants of India. 83-104. Astral International (P) Ltd. New Delhi.

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

Date of Birth                                      : 15/08/1989

Field of Study                                   : Angiosperm; Forestry; Ecology;  

                                                           Taxonomy; Herbarium Techniques

Special Interest                                  : Floristic

Publications:                                           

 VIJAY, K., KUMAR, H., UMRAO, R. AND BIJALWAN, A. 2016.  Application of different growth media for production of quality planting stock in Salix alba L. Int. J. Curr. Res. Biosci. Plant Biol. 3(5): 107–112.

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

Date of Birth                                      : 07/01/1991

Field of Study                                    : Cytology, Taxonomy, Herbarium techniques.

Special Interest                                  : Cytology & Taxonomy of Grasses

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

Maintenance of Herbarium, Herbarium digitization, Metadata.

Publications: 

1. BHANDARI, A., H. SINGH, A. SRIVASTAVA, P. KUMAR, G. S. PANWAR AND A. A. MAO. 2021. In vitro propagation and cytological analysis of Sophora mollis Royle: an endangered medicinal shrub. Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology 19: 40. 

2. SINGH, H., J. SINGH, P. KUMAR, V. K. SINGHAL, B. S. KHOLIA AND L. M. TEWARI. 2020. Chromosome Counts and Meiotic Abnormalities in Agropyron thomsonii Hook.f. and Elymus nutans Griseb. (Triticeae: Poaceae) from North West Himalaya, India. Caryologia 73(2): 89–98. 

3. KUMAR, P., H. SINGH AND J. S. JALAL. 2020. A Note on Corallorhiza trifida Châtel.: A Lesser Known Partial Myco-Heterotrophic Orchid from Himachal Pradesh, Western Himalaya, India. Indian Forester 146(6): 565–566. 

4. SINGH, H, P. KUMAR, B. S. KHOLIA, AND L. M. TEWARI. 2019. Poaceae In: Marhold, K. (ed.), IAPT/IOPB chromosome data. Taxon 68 (4): 880–883. 

5. SINGH, H AND P. KUMAR. 2019. Pullian: The traditional Pangwal snow shoe. Ethnobotany Research and Applications 18. 1–6. 

6. KUMAR, P., H. SINGH, K. S. DOGRA and S. K. SINGH. 2019. Arabis nuda Bél., (Brassicaceae), a new record for Himachal Pradesh. Indian Journal of Forestry 42(4): 339–341. 

7. KUMAR, P., PAWAN KUMAR, V. K. SINGHAL, H. SINGH AND B. S. KHOLIA. 2018. Chromosome count, meiotic abnormalities and pollen sterility in Lahaul Sweetvetch (Hedysarum astragaloides Benth. ex Baker, Fabaceae), an endemic and threatened species from India. Acta Botanica Croatia 77(2): 203–208. 

8. SINGHAL V. K., J. SINGH, H. SINGH, P. KUMAR, B. S. KHOLIA AND L. M. TEWARI. 2018. Chromosome count, meiotic abnormalities, pollen fertility and karyotype of Elymus semicostatus (Nees ex Steud.) Meld. (Family: Poaceae) from North-west Himalaya, Caryologia 71(4): 322-330.

9. KUMAR, P., H. SINGH AND V. K. SINGHAL. 2018. A synopsis of Cytology and cytogeography of Tribe Epilobieae Endl. (Onagraceae). Cytologia 83(2) 175–180 

10. KUMAR, P., V. K. SINGHAL AND H. SINGH. 2018. Intraspecific floral morphotypes in six high altitude perennial herbaceous species from northwest Himalaya: their chromosome counts, meiotic behavior and pollen fertility. The Nucleus 61(1): 35–43. 

11. KUMAR, P., H. SINGH AND A. KUMAR. 2018. A note on sustainable use of Himalayan Birch (Betula utilis D. Don) by local tribal community of Sechu Tuan Nalla Wildlife Sanctuary, Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. India Forester 144(7): 686–687. 

12. SINGH, H and P. KUMAR. 2017. A Brief Overview of Vegetation of Pangi Valley (Chamba, Himachal Pradesh): A High Altitude Region of Northwest Himalaya, India. Bioscience Biotechnology Research Asia 14(2): 625–630.

Hindi articles

1. SINGH, H. 2019. Kurroa. Parijaat – an annual magazine published by Botanical survey of India, Northern Regional Centre, Dehradun.

2. SINGH, H AND P. KUMAR. 2018. Pangi ki Thangi: Corylus jacquemontii. VanspatiVani. 27: 63–64.

3. SINGH, H AND P. KUMAR. 2017. Pangi Ghati (Chamba, Himachal Pradesh) ki vanspati ka sankshipt vishleshan. Vanspati Vani. 26: 33–36.

4. SINGH, H AND P. KUMAR. 2016. Uttar Pashchimee Himalaya - ghaas kee aanuvanshik vividhata ka bhandaar. Vanspati Vani. 25: 32–34.

Mobile Number                                 : +91 9997662072

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

Date of Birth                                      : 12/01/1992

Field of Study                                    : Angiosperms; Taxonomy; Herbarium techniques

Special Interest                                  : Floristic

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

Maintenance of Herbarium, Herbarium digitization, metadata

Name:  HAREKRUSHNA SWAIN

Designation: Senior Preservation Assistant

Qualification: 

M.Sc. in Botany (University Gold Medal)

INSPIRE Fellow of Department of Science & Technology, Government of India

Ph.D. Thesis Submitted in Botany

Date of Birth: 21-02-1991

Date of Joining: 01-10-2021

Field of Study:  Plant and Fungal Molecular Biology, Host Pathogen Biocontrol Interaction

Special Interest: Phytochemistry, Genomics and Proteomics study of Host Pathogen Interaction

Presently Working on: DNA barcoding and Phylogenetic analysis of the endemic species of Northeast India and Chemical composition, antioxidant activities of the essential oil produced.

Email: harekrushna@bsi.gov.in

PUBLICATIONS

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->Ø  <!--[endif]-->Patent-1 (One)

1. Mukherjee A K, Adak T, Swain H, Behera S P, Dhua U, Jena M, Bagchi T B, Bhattacharya P, Kumar A, Dangar T K (2015) A MULTI-USE COMPOSITION FOR BIOCONTROL OF PLANT PATHOGEN INFESTATION, GROWTH ENHANCEMENT AND USES THEREOF. The Controller of Patents, The Patent Office at Kolkata. File No. 1240/KOL/2015. Patent Grant No-383679

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->Ø  <!--[endif]-->Product Developed- 3 (Three)

1. NRRI Biostimulants-Th Species : Trichoderma harzianum

Developers : Mukherjee, A.K., Adak, T., Swain, H., Baite, M.S., Prabhukarthikeyan SR, Raghu S, Chattopadhyay K, and Rath, P.C.

2. NRRI Biostimulants-Te Species : Trichoderma erinaceum

Developers: Mukherjee, A.K., Adak, T., Swain, H., Behera, Shanti Prava, Dhua U., Jena M., Bagchi, T, Bhattacharya, P., Kumar, Awadhesh, Dangar, T.K. and Rath, P.C.

3. NRRI Biostimulants-Ta Species : Trichoderma atroviride

Developers: Mukherjee, A.K., Adak, T., Swain, H., Behera, Shanti Prava, Dhua U., Jena M., Bagchi, T, Bhattacharya, P., Kumar, Awadhesh, Dangar, T.K. and Rath, P.C.

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->Ø  <!--[endif]-->Research Paper- 8 (Eight)

1. Harekrushna Swain, Totan Adak, Arup K Mukherjee, Sarmistha Sarangi, Pankajini Samal, Ansuman Khandual, Rupalin Jena, Pratap Bhattacharyya, Soumendra K Naik, Sayaji T Mehetre, Mathew S Baite, Sunil Kumar M, Najam Waris Zaidi (2021) Seed Biopriming With Trichoderma Strains Isolated From Tree Bark Improves Plant Growth, Antioxidative Defense System in Rice and Enhance Straw Degradation Capacity. Frontiers in Microbiology. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.633881. (NAAS-12.067)
2. Harekrushna Swain, Sarmistha Sarangi, Totan Adak, Pratap Bhattacharyya, Arup K Mukherjee, Gaurav Kumar and Sayaji T Mehetre (2021) Trichoderma-mediated rice straw compost promotes plant growth and imparts stress tolerance. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-13701-3. (NAAS-11.190).
3. Harekrushna Swain, Totan Adak, Arup K. Mukherjee,, Prasun K. Mukherjee, Pratap Bhattacharyya, Shantiprava Behera, Torit Baran Bagchi, Rashmishree Patro, Shasmita, Ansuman Khandual, M.K. Bag, T.K. Dangar, S. Lenka, M. Jena (2018) Novel Trichoderma strains isolated from tree barks as potential biocontrol agents and biofertilizers for direct seeded rice. Microbiological Research 214, PP 83–90. (NAAS- 11.070)
4. Totan Adak, Harekrushna Swain, Sushmita Munda, Arup KumarMukherjee, Manoj Kumar Yadav, Aravindan S, Manas Kumar Bag and PC Rath (2020) Green silver nano-particles: synthesis using rice leaf extract, characterization, efficacy and non-target effects. Environmental Science and Pollution Research https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-10601-w (NAAS- 11.190)
5. Totan Adak, Bibhab Mahapatra, Harekrushna Swain, Naveenkumar B. Patil, Guru P. Pandi G, G. Basana Gowda, M Annamalai, Somnath S. Pokhare , Sankari Meena K, PC Rath and Mayabini Jena (2020) Indigenous biobed to limit point source pollution of imidacloprid in tropical countries. Journal of Environmental Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111084. (NAAS- 14.910).
6. Shasmita, Harekrushna Swain, Soumendra K Naik and Arup K.Mukherjee (2019) Comparative analysis of different biotic andabiotic agents for growth promotion in rice (Oryza sativa L.) andtheir effect on induction of resistance against Rhizoctonia solani: Asoil borne pathogen. Biological Control 133, PP 123-133. (NAAS- 9.857)
7. Shasmita, Harekrushna Swain, Anuptita Ray, Ramani K. Sarkar,Pradipta .K. Mohapatra and Arup K. Mukherjee (2018) Riboflavin(vitamin B2) mediated defence induction against bacterial leaf blight:Probing through chlorophyll a fluorescence induction O-J-I-Ptransients. Functional Plant Biology 45(12), PP 1251-1261. (NAAS-9.100).
8. Pankajini Samal, Kutubuddin A Molla, Archana Bal, Soham Ray,Harekrushna Swain, Ansuman Khandual, Pritiranjan Sahoo, MotilalBehera, Sarika Jaiswal, Asif Iquebal, Mridul Chakraborti, LambodarBehera, Meera K Kar, Arup K Mukherjee (2022) Comparativetranscriptome profiling reveals the basis of differential sheath blightdisease response in tolerant and susceptible rice genotypes. Protoplasma. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00709-021-01637-x. (NAAS-9.356)

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->Ø  <!--[endif]-->Technology Developed-2(Two)

1. Totan Adak, Bibhab Mahapatra, Harekrushna Swain, Naveenkumar B. Patil, Guru P. Pandi G, G. Basana Gowda, M Annamalai, Somnath S. Pokhare , Sankari Meena K, PC Rath and Mayabini Jena. (2022) Indigenous biobed technology to limit point source pollution. ICAR Technology Code: 201637152474093.
2. Totan Adak, Harekrushna Swain, Sushmita Munda, Arup Kumar Mukherjee, Manoj Kumar Yadav, Aravindan S, Manas Kumar Bag and PC Rath. (2022) Indigenous Green silver nano-particles. ICAR Technology Code:20163714663129

WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING

1. Arup K Mukherjee and Harekrushna Swain (2020). First time in the world submitted the whole genome sequencing of Trichoderma erinaceum in NCBI with Accession no JABSTY000000000 and BioProject PRJNA632694.

AWARD RECEIVED

1. Adjudged as the Best Poster Presenter in the Biological Sciences Section in the National Conference organized on the occasion of the 15th Odisha Bigyan Congress under the auspices of the Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA): Bhubaneswar Chapter at Department of Geology, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, 18^th -19^th October, 2012.
2. Awarded with INSPIRE Fellowship for the year-2015 given by Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India.
3. Awarded with Best Outstanding Young Research Scholar in Molecular PlantPathology National Award 2020 given by Kamarajar Institute of Education And Research, Chennai.
4. Adjudged as the Young Investigator in the International Conference on Agriculture (Agri-Vision 2020), Institute of Life Science (ILS), Bhubaneswar, 27^th -28^th January,   2020.
5. Awarded with Shining Star Award for Dedication towards Agricultural Research in International Conference on Plant Science in Post Genomics Era (AGRI VISION-2021) held at Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar, 14^th -16^th March, 2021.

<!-- [if !supportLists]-->         6.         <!--[endif]-->Awarded with the Research Wizard Award to recognize the quality of  research work  at Agri Vision-2022: International Conference on Agriculture for Sustainable Future, held at Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha from March 06^th -08^th , 2022 .

 Name                                                    : Y MAHESH

 Designation                                         : Senior Preservation Assistant

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

 Field of Study                                    : Plant Taxonomy, Biodiversity Conservation.

 Special Interest                                  : Floristic Diversity of North East India and Himalayan region

 Email ID                                              : ymahesh[at]bsi[dot]gov[dot]in

PRESENTLY WORKING ON FAMILY/TRIBE/GENUS OR FLORA OF (AREA): Floristic diversity of       Papikonda National Park, Andhra Pradesh.

PUBLICATIONS:  LIST OF PUBLICATIONS:

1. CHANDRAMOHAN, K., P.R, SUSHMA & Y. MAHESH. Note on distribution of Fimbristylis fimbristyloides (F.Muell.) Druce (Cyperaceae) in India. Indian Journal of Forestry, Vol. 41 (3), pp. 227-229. 2018.

2. CHANDRAMOHAN K., MAHESH Y., RAMBABU K. & E. KIRAN. A taxonomic revision of the genus

Eriolaena (Malvaceae) in India. Annals of Plant Sciences. 9(1), pp. 3678-3689. 2020.

3. CHANDRAMOHAN K., MAHESH Y., SUBRAMANYAM P., SUSHANT SHARMA & PRASAD K. Iseilema

kunhikannanii (Poaceae: Panicoideae), a new species from Rajastan, India. Phytotaxa. 434 (1), pp. 113-117. 2020.

4. MAHESH Y., L. RASINGAM & M. VENKAT RAMANA. Habenaria reniformis (D. Don) Hook.f. (Orchidaceae) - A New Distributional Record for Andhra Pradesh Nelumbo Vol 62 (1), pp. 57-59. 2020.

5. CHANDRAMOHAN, K., MAHESH, Y. AND K. RAMBABU. A note on the extended distribution of Diplacrum poklei (Cyperaceae) in Madhya Pradesh, India. Indian Journal of Forestry. 43 (3), pp. 255-258. 2020.

6. YALATOOR MAHESH, LADAN RASINGAM* AND JETTI SWAMY 2020. A new variety of Dichanthium

caricosum (L.) A. Camus (Poaceae) from Papikonda National Park, Andhra Pradesh, India. Indian Journal of Forestry 43 (2), pp. 134-136, 2020.

7. CHANDRAMOHAN, K., MAHESH, Y. AND THAKRE, M.T. Argemone subfusiformis (Papaveraceae) -

A new distributional record for Madhya Pradesh, India. Indian Journal of Forestry. 43 (3), pp. 243-245. 2021.

8. MAHESH, Y., RASINGAM, L. AND RAMANA, M.V., Salomonia cantoniensis Lour. (Polygalaceae) - A new distributional record for Southern India. Nelumbo 63 (2), pp. 63-65. 2021.

9. MAHESH, Y., RASINGAM, L. AND RAMANA, M.V. Note on the distribution of Stemodia verticillata (Plantaginaceae) in Eastern Ghats, India. Indian Journal of Forestry, 44 (2), pp.77-79. 2021.

10. K. NETHAJI, Y. MAHESH, D. ASHOK AND M. VENKAT RAMANA. Seed germination in CITES listed Cycas beddomei and its bearing in its conservation. Nelumbo. 63 (2), pp. 54-57. 2021.

11. JEEWAN SINGH JALAL, CHAYA DEORI, C. MURUGAN, N. ODYUO, B. S. KHOLIA, DAVID LALSAMA BIATE, S. R. TALUKDAR AND Y. MAHESH. Spathoglottis affinis (Orchidaceae): A new addition for the flora of India. Nelumbo. 63 (2), pp. 89-93. 2021.

BOOK PUBLISHED: 1

1. CHANDRAMOHAN, K. & Y. MAHESH. Taxonomic revision of Indian Eriolaena DC. (Malvaceae): In Taxonomic revisions of genera Boswellia and Eriolaena in India, Lambert Academic Publishing, 1-29, 2020.

BOOK CHAPTERS: 2

1. CHANDRAMOHAN, K., Y. MAHESH & TARA SINGH. Taxonomic revision of the genus Boswellia (Burseraceae) in India: In Taxonomic revisions of genera Boswellia and Eriolaena in India, Lambert Academic Publishing, 30-50, 2020.

2. MURUGAN, C., B.S. KHOLIA, N. ODYUO, C. DEORI, J.S. JALAL, DAVID L BAITE, S.R. TALUKDAR, Y. MAHESH. 2022. Living Root Bridge: A preliminary Survey of its Associated Flora (book chapter) submitted to Community Led Landscape Management Project. Meghalaya Basin Development Authority.