B. B. T. Tham

Sri L. R. Meitei

Smt. Nandita Sharma

श्री विजय

स्मति देवबाला टुडू

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)

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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.