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1. Research Areas
The department conducts research in both classical and modern areas of Botany, integrating a comprehensive understanding of plant biology with advanced technological approaches. Faculty members actively pursue research across diverse fields, including Angiosperm Taxonomy and Ecology, Mycology and Plant Pathology, Microbiology, Plant Physiology, Ethnobotany, Cytogenetics and Molecular Biology. These research endeavors are supported by funding from agencies such as ASTEC, UGC, DST, CURIE etc.
Faculty Research Areas
Dr. Manashi Kalita : Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Plant Tissue Culture
Mr. Jayanta Kr Manta : Angiosperms Taxonomy, Phytogeography
Dr. Pranab Bujarbarua : Plant Ecology, Lichen Taxonomy, Conservation Biology and Traditional Knowledge
Dr. Prabhali Doley : Endophytic microbes
Ms Sudem Wary : Plant-microbe interaction
Mr. Sadiqul Ahmed : Microbial ecology, Secondary metabolites
2. Research Projects
Sl. No
Name of PI and Co PI (if any)
Title of Project
Sponsoring Agency
Duration in years
Amount in Lakhs
1
Dr Bandana Nabis Das
Studies of the genome in Plumbago rosea
Funded by Umatara Tea Company, Dibrugarh, Assam.
2 Years
(Completed)
Rs 50,000/-
2
Karyomorphological Analysis and Total Genomic DNA Extraction in different species of Phlogacanthus Nees available in KarbiAnglong
Assam Science Technology & Environment Council
Rs1.25,000/-
3
Dr Bandana Nabis Das &
Dr Prabhali Doley
Fungal endophytes and their antibacterial activities isolated from Curcuma longa L. grown Greater Guwahati
Handique Girls’ College
6 months (Completed)
Rs 10.000/-
4
Dr Manashi Kalita
Effect of organic and inorganic fertilizers on growth of Phytoplanktons
6 Months (Completed)
Rs10,000/-
5
Estimation of heavy metals in some vegetables available in markets of Guwahati
University Grants Commission
1 year
Rs 60, 000/-
6
Dr. Pranab Bujarbarua
Scouting & Documentation of Grassroots Innovation and Outstanding Traditional Herbal Knowledge from Kamrup district, Assam.
National Innovation Foundation (DST), Govt. of India
Rs. 553520/-
3. Research Publications
Peer Reviewed Research Articles:
1. Doley P and Jha DK. (2010) Endophytic fungal assemblages from ethnomedicinal plant Rauvolfia serpentina (L) Benth. Journal of Mycology and Plant Pathology 40 (1): 44-48.
2. Doley P and Jha DK (2015) Antimicrobial Activity of Bacterial Endophytes from Medicinal Endemic Plant Garcinia lancifolia Roxb. Annals of Plant Sciences 4 (12): 1243-1247.
3. Antimicrobial secondary metabolites obtained from endophytic fungi inhabiting healthy leaf tissues of Houttuynia cordata Thunb., an ethnomedicinal plant of Northeast India. (2020). Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science. ISSN 2231-3354.
4. Seed borne endophytic fungi associated with some indigenous rice varieties of North East India and their growth promotion and antifungal potential (2020). Indian Journal of Agricultural Research. ISSN 0976-058X.
5. Leaf endophytic fungi of Cymbidium aloifolium L. produces antimicrobials and indole -3-acetic acid (2022). South African Journal of Botany. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2022.06.035
6. Antibacterial Evaluation of some traditionally used medicinal plants and their Formulations for treatment of Gastro Intestinal Disorders (2023). Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology. http://dx.doi.org/10.52711/0974-360X.2023.00424
7. S. Ahmed (2016). Culture, isolation and identification of bacteria from municipal area of soil. Paripex-Indian Journal of Research. Vol. 5(7): 52-54. ISSN: 2250-1991.
8. S. Ahmed (2016). Estimation of Total Chlorophyll and Total Carotenoid contents for strains of Anabaena and Gloeocapsa through Spectrophotometer. Global Journal for Research Analysis. Vol. 5(7): 70-71. ISSN: 2277-8160.
9. S. Ahmed, S. Roy, K. Tayung and F. Yasmin (2020). Assessment of antibacterial potential of different solvent extract of foliose lichens against human pathogenic bacteria. Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science. 10(10): 072-076, ISSN: 2231-3354.
10. S. Ahmed, Buragphain B.B and Yasmin F. (2020). Study on Microalgal diversity of Kolong river in Nagaon District, Assam during COVID-19 lockdown period. Indian Hydrobiology. 19 (1 & 2): 249-250, ISSN: 0971-6548.
11. Bordoloi, K.S., Dihingia, P., Krishnatreya, D.B., & Agarwala, N. (2021). Genome-wide identification, characterization and expression analysis of the expansin gene family under drought stress in tea (Camellia sinensis L.). Plant Science today, 8, 32-44.
12. Bordoloi, K.S., & Agarwala, N. (2021). MicroRNAs in plant insect interaction and insect pest control. Plant Gene, 26, 100271.
13. Bordoloi, K.S., Krishnatreya, D.B., Baruah, P.M., Borah, A.K., Mondal, T.K., & Agarwala, N. (2021). Genome-wide identification and expression profiling of chitinase genes in tea (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze) under biotic stress conditions. Physiology and molecular biology of plants: an international journal of functional plant biology, 27 2, 369-385.
14. Bordoloi, K.S., Baruah, P.M., Das, M., & Agarwala, N. (2021). Unravelling lncRNA mediated gene expression as potential mechanism for regulating secondary metabolism in Citrus limon. Food Bioscience.
15. Bordoloi, K.S., Baruah, P.M., Tanti, B., Gill, S.S., & Agarwala, N. (2022). Helopeltis theivora Responsive Transcriptomic Reprogramming Uncovers Long Non?coding RNAs as Possible Regulators of Primary and Secondary Metabolism in Tea Plant. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation. 42, 6523–6548
16. Bordoloi, K.S., Baruah, P.M., & Agarwala, N. (2023). Identification of circular RNAs in tea plant during Helopeltis theivora infestation. Plant stress, 8: 100150
17. Baruah, P.M., Krishnatreya, D.B., Bordoloi, K.S., Gill, S.S., & Agarwala, N. (2021). Genome wide identification and characterization of abiotic stress responsive lncRNAs in Capsicum annuum. Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB, 162, 221-236 .
18. Baruah, P.M., Kashyap, P., Krishnatreya, D.B., Bordoloi, K.S., Gill, S.S., & Agarwala, N. (2021). Identification and functional analysis of drought responsive lncRNAs in tea plant. Plant Gene, 27, 100311.
19. Baruah, P.M., Bordoloi, K.S., Gill, S.S., & Agarwala, N. (2023). CircRNAs responsive to winter dormancy and spring flushing conditions of tea leaf buds. Plant Science, 336: 111828
20. Krishnatreya, D. B., Ray, D., Baruah, P. M., Dowarah, B., Bordoloi, K. S., Agarwal, H., & Agarwala, N. (2021). Identification of putative miRNAs from expressed sequence tags of Gnetum gnemon L. and their cross-kingdom targets. Biotechnologia, 102(2), 179–195.
21. Krishnatreya, D.B., Baruah, P.M., Dowarah, B., Bordoloi, K.S., Agarwal, H., & Agarwala, N. (2020). Mining of miRNAs from EST data in Dendrobium nobile. Bioinformation, 16, 245 - 255.
22. Agarwal, H., Dowarah, B., Baruah, P.M., Bordoloi, K.S., Krishnatreya, D.B., & Agarwala, N. (2020). Endophytes from Gnetum gnemon L. can protect seedlings against the infection of phytopathogenic bacterium Ralstonia solanacearum as well as promote plant growth in tomato. Microbiological research, 238, 126503.
23. Selim Mehmud, Sasanka Sekhar Ghosh, Himu Roy, Dip Jyoti Haloi and Pranab Bujarbarua, 2023. Calamus tenuis Roxb. a new host for Chilo suppressalis (Walker) (Lepidoptera, Crambidae). Entomon 48(4): 617-618.
24. Selim Mehmud, Kangkan Kumar Das, Twinkle Chetia3, Himu Roy, Debjyoti Bhattacharyya, Pranab Bujarbarua & Sashin Kumar Borthakur, 2023. The identity of Phlogacanthus curviflorus var. menchanensis (Acanthaceae) Phytotaxa 595 (3): 291–295.
25. Selim Mehmud, Twinkle Chetia, Himu Roy and Pranab Bujarbarua 2023 A report on collection of Impatiens latiflora hook. F. & Thomson from Assam, India. Plant Archives Vol. 23(1): 191-192.
26. Selim Mehmud, Sasanka Sekhar Ghosh, Twinkle Chetia, Dip Jyoti Haloi, Himu Roy, Pranab Bujarbarua, 2024. Occurrence of Antonina pretiosa (Ferris) (Homoptera, Pseudococcidae) on the inflorescence of Bambusa bambos (L.) Voss in Assam, India. Entomon 49(2): 287-290.
Books/Book Chapters:
1. Doley P and Das BN (2022) Fungal endophytes and their antimicrobial activities isolated from Curcuma longa L grown in Guwahati. Majumdar HC (Eds): Annual Bioscience Communication, vol II. Biological Spectrum of north East India, pp 66-76
2. Ahmed S, Roy S, Gogoi R, Kalita M. and Doley P (2024). Anticancer Potential of Lichen Secondary Metabolites: A Review. In Deka K and Kalita N (Eds.), Recent Advances in Biological Research in North East India (pp. 136 – 146). EBH Publisher (India). ISBN: 978-81-97643-08-8.
3. “Folk medicinal knowledge and practices of the family Asteraceae” was published in the book “Medicinal, Aromatic and Spice Plants” by Dr. Akhil Baruah, published by Eastern Publications with ISBN: 978-93-8888-10-29.
4. Book chapter entitled “Traditional knowledge and practices of the family Zingiberaceae” was published in the book “Medicinal, Aromatic and Spice Plants” by Dr. Akhil Baruah, published by Eastern Publications with ISBN: 978-93-8888-10-29.
5. Antimicrobial Activity of Endophytic Fungi Isolated from Some Selected Ethnomedicinal Plants of Assam, India (2021). Endophytes. ISBN 978-981-15-9370-3.
6. Antimicrobial activities of some fungal endophytes isolated from Cymbidium aloifolium (2021). The Herbal Wealth of North East India. ISBN 978 81 94747 512
7. Endophytic fungi associated with Cymbidium aloifolium, a medicinal orchid and screening for IAA production potential (2021). Conservation and Management of Bio-resources for Rural Development. ISBN 978-93-87275-47-8.
8. R. Gogoi, S. Ahmed, C. Nath and F. Yasmin (2020). Floristic Assessment of Lichens in Suang Reserve Forest of Nagaon District, Assam. In: B. Banik, M. Bhowmik (editors). The Herbal Wealth of North East India. Guwahati: EBH Publishers (India); Pp. 66-71. ISBN: 978-81-94747-51-2.
9. Pranab Bujarbarua 2020. Phenology of tree species in Gibbon wildlife sanctuary, Assam. Bioluminescence (Ed. Hemen Chandra Majumdar). EBH Publishers, India. I: 171-182. ISBN 978 93 8888 1906.
10. Pranab Bujarbarua and Prabal Sen 2020. Non-Timber forest products of North East India with special reference to medicinal and aromatic plant resources. In Rural Development in India – challenges and the task ahead, (Ed. Bedabrat Saikia and Shrinibas Jena). EBH Publishers (India), Panbazar, Guwahati, Assam Pp 97-114. ISBN 978 93 8881 29 6.
Other Publication:
4. Research Collaboration and Consultancy
· Dr. Rupjyoti Gogoi, Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Bhattadev University, Barpeta, Assam – 781325.
· Mr. Subham Roy, Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Rangapara College, Sonitpur – 784505, Assam.
· Dr. Sanjeeb Kumar Nath, Associate Professor (HOD), Department of Botany, Dhing College, Nagaon, Assam- 782123.
· Dr. Selim Mehmud, Research Officer, Instrumentation Center, USTM, Meghalaya.
· Dr. Bhaben Tanti, Professor, Department of Botany, Gauhati University.
· Dr. Kumananda Tayung, Professor, Department of Botany, Gauhati University.
· Academic collaboration with Daffodil College of Horticulture, Sonapur for Internship and Field Study.
· Dr. Mojit Saikia, Associate Professor, Department of Botany, Rabindranath Tagore University, Hojai, Assam.
5. Doctoral Research
· Neetumalata Boro, Assistant Professor in Botany, Guwahati College has been awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) by Gauhati University for her thesis, entitled "Karyomorphology and phylogenetic analysis of Phylogacanthus Nees occurring in Assam". She carried out her researcher work under the supervision of Dr. Bandana Nabis Das, Head, Department of Botany, Handique Girls´ College.
· Aswathy Ravindran, Research Scholar, Department of Botany, Gauhati University has been awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) by Gauhati University for her thesis entitled "Studies on karyomorphology and phylogenetic analysis in some species of Strychnos Linn." She carried out her research work under the supervision of Dr. Bandana Nabis Das, Associate Professor and Head, Department of Botany, Handique Girls´ College.
6. Student Research Opportunities
Research by P.G. Students (2024 Batch):
Sl. No.
Name of the student
Dissertation Topic
Nickolsova Handique
In-silico identification of Genetic variants in Oryza sativa L. (Variety: Kola Joha)
Kanishka Purkait
In-silico identification of Genetic variants in Oryza sativa L. (Variety: Keteki Joha)
Geetashree Sarma
Morpho-physiological response of indigenous rice variety of Nalbari, Assam, subjected to drought stress
Manalisha Boro
Morphometry, cooking and nutritional profiling of indigenous rice varieties of East Karbi Anglong, Assam
Dikshita Choudhury
Grain quality and nutritional assessment of indigenous rice varieties of Bajali, Assam
Mitali Roy
Assessment of morphometric grain quality, functional and proximate composition of indigenous rice varieties of lower Assam
7
Farhana Khatun
Effect of salinity on seed germination and seedling growth parameters of rice varieties
8
Sharmistha Gautam
Mitigation of differential Low pH stress of rice with phytohormones
Publications:
1. Purkait, K., Handique, N., Borthakur, U., Sarma, N., Mishra, M. R., & Kalita, M. (2024). Exploration of genetic variations in Keteki Joha rice (Oryza sativa L.) through RNA-sequencing. Cahiers Magellanes-NS, 6(2), 685–697.
2. Roy, M., Sarma, N., Choudhury, D., Kalita, M., & Borthakur, U. (2024). Rice quality: Germination, traits, and nutritional analysis. Cahiers Magellanes-NS, 6(2), 4278–4293.
