1. Name of the Department                  :           Botany

 

            2. Year of Establishment                      :           2007

 

            3. Name of the HOD                             :           Dr. R. K. Sinha

 

4. List of Faculty                                  :          

 

           

Name

Designation

Qualification

Specialization

E. mail address

Dr. R. K. Sinha

Reader

&

Head

M. Sc. Ph. D.

Cytogenetics & Plant Tissue Culture

khsinhark@yahoo.co.in

Dr. R. C. Srivastava

Professor

M. Sc. Ph. D.

FBS, FSPR, FISPP (Gold Medal)

Plant Physiology & Biochemistry

rcsrivastavatu@yahoo.co.in

Dr. S. Sinha

Professor

M. Sc. Ph. D.

Cytogenetics

sinhas_s@rediffmail.com

Dr. B. K. Datta

Reader

M. Sc. Ph. D.

Plant Taxonomy & Ecology

dattabadal2008@gmail.com

 

           

5. On going research project (apart from unassigned grant)

 

Principal Investigator

Title of the project

Funding agency

Amount sanctioned

Number of research students engaged

Dr. B. K. Datta

Mapping and quantitative assessment of geographical distribution and population status of plant resources of Eastern Himalayan region

DBT, New Delhi

13, 23,000

04

Dr. B. K. Datta

Bamboo cultivation & resource utilization

Tripura state bamboo mission, Department of Forest, Govt. of Tripura

15,40,000

01

 

 

 

6. List of publications (From January, 2006 to date)

 

 

Sl. No.

Name of the Teacher

Title of the Paper

Name of the Journal with Volume Pages and Year

01.

R. K. Sinha

Karyomorphology of Houttuynia cordata Thunb.

J. Cytol. Genet. 7, NS: 43 – 46, 2006.

02.

R. K. Sinha

Karyological analysis of two species of Tinospora: an ethnomedicinally important taxon of Menispermaceae.

J. Cytol. Genet. 7, (NS): 105-108, 2006.

03.

R. K. Sinha

High frequency induction of multiple shoots and clonal propagation from rhizomatous nodal segment of Houttuynia cordata Thunb.  an ethnomedicinal herb of India.

In Vitro Cell. Dev. Biol. – Plant, 42: 394-398, CABI Publishing CAB International Wallingford, UK, 2006.

04.

R. K. Sinha

Electrophoretic distinction between two varieties of Parkia javanica Lamk. – a wild tree legume of non-conventional food value of Tripura

Physiol. Mol. Biol. Plants, 13 (1): 69-71, 2007.

05.

R. K. Sinha

Biochemical and electrophoretic distinction between two populations of Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb. : an useful ethno-medicinal species of Caesalpiniaceae

Ind. J. Bot. Res, Vol. 3(1): 121-126, 2007.

06.

R. K. Sinha

Parkia javanica Lamk. of Mimosaceae a less known pod vegetable and its socio economic relevance in Tripura.

J. Phytol. Res. Vol. 20 No. 1: 111 – 114, 2007.

07.

R. K. Sinha

Terrace cultivation of tissue culture raised Dwarf Cavendish banana at different elevations in a hill side region of Tripura.

J. Phytol. Res. Vol. 20 (2): 175 – 178. 2007

08.

R. K. Sinha

Biochemical changes during fruit ripening of Psidium guineense Swartz. (Myrtaceae) – An endemic wild guava of Tripura, India.

J. Phytol. Res. Vol. 20 (2): 183 – 187. 2007.

09.

R. K. Sinha

Biochemical and electrophoretic distinction between Psidium guineense Sw. and P. guajava L. of the family Myrtaceae.

Ind. J. Forestry. Vol. 30 (3): 367-370. 2007.

10.

R. K. Sinha

Ethnobotanical studies on wild and semi-wild plants of Western Tripura

Ad. Plant Sci. 21 (I). 359 – 362, 2008

11.

S. Sinha

Karyotype and SDS-PAGE anlysis of a dioecious cucurbit, Coccinia indica

Pers. In Cytol. and Genest. 12: 411-416, 2006

12.

S. Sinha

Average Packing Ratio and Evolution of Sex Chromosomes in dioecious Coccinia indica and Trichosanthes dioica

Cytologia 72(3):

369 -372, 2007

13.

S. Sinha

Immobilization of single strand DNA on solid substrate

Chemical Physics Letters, 450: 49 -54, 2007

14.

R. C. Srivastava

  Effect of foliar application of plant growth regulators (IAA, GA3 and Kinetin) on nitrate reductase activity and biomass in Green-gram (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek).

Journal of Applied Biology, 32(1): 54-58. 2006.

15.

R. C. Srivastava

Combined effect of some fertilizers and phytohormones on nitrate reductase activity and soluble protein in the leaves of Green-gram (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek).

Journal of Phytological Research, 19 (1): 47-52. 2006.

16.

R.C. Srivastava.

Effect of KH2 PO4 and plant growth regulators on growth and nitrogen metabolizing enzymes and soluble protein in Rhizobium sp.

Journal of Phytological Research, 19 (1): 95-100. 2006.

17.

R.C. Srivastava.

Nitrate reductase activity and biomass in Trigonella foenum-gracum as influenced by plant growth regulators.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India, (Allahabad), 76 (B)III: 265-269. 2006.

18.

R.C. Srivastava.

In vivo nitrate reductase activity and nitrite reductase activity in response to treatment of  PGRs (IAA, GA3 and kinetin) in a pulse crop (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek): Certain studies on linetics of NR.

Vegetos, 19 (1 & 2): 45-52. 2006.

19.

R.C. Srivastava.

Effect of kinetin on soluble protein, leghaemoglobin content and nitrogen metabolizing enzymes in (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek).

Vegetos., 19 (1 & 2): 53-57. 2006.

20.

R.C. Srivastava.

Nitrate reductase activity and biomass in green-gram (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek) under influence of different fertilizers and phytohormones.

National Journal of Life sciences, 3(2): 127-134. 2006.

21.

R.C. Srivastava.

Effect of basal application of Rhozobium on nitrate reductase, soluble protein and biomass of rice and maize plants.

Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants, 13(1): 83-86, 2007.

22.

R. C. Srivastava

Effect of seed-dressing treatment by Azospirillum brasilense on growth photosynthetic pigments and nitrogenreductase activity in Oryza sativa.

Journal of Applied Biosci., 34(2): 172-176, 2008

23.

R. C. Srivastava

Role of plant growth regulators (IAA, GA3 and Kinetin) in antagonizing the inhibitory effects of copper sulphate on nitrate reductase activity and biomass in Pisum sativum L.

J. Appl. Biosci., 34(1): 110-112, 2008

24.

R. C. Srivastava

Antibacterial property of Rosa indica against Xanthomonus oryzae Pv. Oryzae by disc-diffusion method and a modified diffusion silica cotton technique.

J. Appl. Biosci., 34 (1): 71-73, 2008

25.

R. C. Srivastava

Combined effect of basal application of biofertilizers and chemical fertilizers on nitrate reductase activity and biomass of rice plants.

J. of Hill Res., 21(1): 26-28, 2008

26.

B. K. Datta

Species diversity in Dalbergia Linn. f. and Albizia Durraz in Tripura.

Proc. Biodiver. Conser. and Sus. Utiliz. Environ. Resource, pp. 96-104, 2006

27.

B. K. Datta

Medicinal plants prescribed by different tribal and non-tribal medicine men of Tripura state

Ind. J. Trad. Knowledge, 5(4): 559-562, 2006

28.

B. K. Datta

A study on ethno medicinal uses of plants among the Tripuri tribes of Tripura state, India

Nat. Product Radiance CSIR, 11(2): 54-59, 2007

29.

B. K. Datta

Medicinal Plants Prescribed by   Different Tribal And Non-Tribal Medicine Men Of  Tripura State. 

Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. 5(4):  559-562, 2006.

 

30.

B. K. Datta

Melittopalynological Investigation of Apis cerena indica Febr. Honeys from West Tripura,

India. Advances in Plant Sciences 20(II): 571-578, 2007

31.

B. K. Datta

Major Pollen Plant Species in relation to Honey Bees Activity in Tripura, India

Advances in Plant Sciences 20(II): 579-581, 2007

32.

B. K. Datta

Floristic Composition And Aerobiology Of Udaipur Town, Tripura, India.

Environment and Ecology. 25S(3): 677-679, 2007

 

33.

B. K. Datta

Aerobiology and Biochemistry Of Two Allergenic Pollen: Trema orientalis Bl. and Peltophorum inerme Llanos.

Indian Journal of Spore Pollen Research. XXV: 85-91, 2007

 

34.

B. K. Datta

Pollen Analysis and Physico-Chemical Characteristics of Some Unifloral Honeys In Tripura,

Vegetos. 20(1): 39-52, 2007.

 

35.

B. K. Datta

A study on ethnomedicinal usage of plants among the folklore herbalists and Tripuri medical practitioners: Part-II.

Natural Product Radiance, 6(1): 66-73, 2007

 

36.

B. K. Datta

Notes on some vanishing taxa of Tripura

Pleione, 1(2): 15 -20, 2008

37.

B. K. Datta

Grasses of West Tripura District, Tripura, India

Pleione, 2(1): 98-105, 2008

38.

B. K. Datta

Bee Foraging Plant Resources of North District of Tripura

Bioresource Conservation & Management, 29-40, 2008

39.

B. K. Datta

Biochemical analysis of different unifloral honey samples collected from North district of Tripura, India.

Advances in Pollen & Spore Research. 26: 21-29, 2008.

40.

B. K. Datta

Flowering calendar of trees with reference to pollen incidence and density in Agartala, Tripura

Advances in pollen and spore research. 26: 73-80, 2008

41.

B. K. Datta

Airborne pollen sampling in Tripura University campus, Tripura

Advances in pollen and spore research. 26: 81-91, 2008

42.

B. K. Datta

Ethno-botanical observation on the traditional usage of medicinal plants among the tribes of Tripura

Ethnomedicianl plants of India, edited by Trivedi, P. C. Aavishkar Publishers, Distributors, Jaipur, pp. 136 -161, 2007.

43.

B. K. Datta

Aquatic and marshland plants in Tripura in West Tripura, India

Pleione, 2(1): 3-11, 2008

44.

B. K. Datta

Epidermal morphology of two species of Alternanthera Forskal

Pleione, 2(2): 229-232, 2008

45.

B. K. Datta

Inventory and Status of Medicinal trees of Tripura

Indian Medicianl Plants. Ed. P. C. Trivedi, Avishkar Publications, Distribution Jaipur, India, pp: 93-123, 2009

 

7. List of Published books:

 

Sl. No.

Name of Teacher

Name of Book

Publisher

01.

R. C. Srivastava

NERIST Entrance Examination (2005-2006)

Parul Library

02.

S. Sinha &

B. K. Datta

Environmental studies

(English & Bengali version)

Tripura University

03.

B. K. Datta

 

Jiban Vigyan Parichay

(For Class IX & X)

Bengali version

Good luck Publishers

04.

R. C. Srivastava &

B. K. Datta

Proc. Biodiver. Conserve. Sust. Utilize. Environ. Resources

Department of Life Science, Tripura University

           

 

8. Major Thrust Areas of Research:

 

                        i. Molecular and biochemical basis of plant sex

                        ii. In vitro conservation and propagation of ethno-botanical plants

                        iii. Biological N2 fixation, industrial microbiology

                        iv. Biodiversity and conservation

 

 

9. Number of Ph. D. Scholars at present                                                           :          10

 

 

10. Total number of Scholars awarded Ph. D. Degree since inception            :           02