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Name Dr. Prakash Karmakar
Designation Professor
Department Name BOTANY AND FORESTRY
Office Phone No +91 3222 298-350 / Centrex Extn. 350
Email ID prakash@mail.vidyasagar.ac.in
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Mobile No 9434479378
Personal Website
Address Department of Botany and Forestry, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore-721102
Educational Qualification
Degree NameInstituteYear of passing/awarded
Ph.DBurdwan University2009
B. Ed.Visva-Bharati1999
M. Sc.(Botany)Visva-Bharati1998
B.Sc.(Hons) BotanyVisva-Bharati1996


Career Profile / Teaching Experience
Professor, Department of Botany & Forestry, Vidyasagar University since 11.06.2020
Associate Professor, Department of Botany and Forestry, Vidyasagar University since June,2017
Lecturer, Department of Botany, Bankura Christian College from 2003 - 2006; Assistant Professor,Department of Botany and Forestry, Vidyasagar University since 2006
Qualified All India GATE 1998, Burdwan University Research Fellow from 1999 to 2000,Qualified Joint CSIR-UGC NET for Lectureship 2000, Summer Research Fellowship 2011 organized by IASc, INSA, NASI

Specialization/Research Area
Field of SpecializationResearch Area/ Areas of Interest
Palaeobotany, Palynology,PlantBiosystematics
Palynological investigation of honey in understanding the foraging behaviour of honey bee and stingless bee for sustainable apicultural practices in the rural Bengal
Reproductive biology of medicinally important plants; Aspects of plant-animal interactions
Palynology of Angiosperms,Gymnosperms and Pteridophytes

Course/ Subject Taught
Pteridophytes
Gymnosperms
Palaeobotany
Palynology
Plant Reproductive Biology

Conference/ Symposium /Journal Paper / Books Published
International Publication
TitlePublished inYearPublished by
Impact of managed stingless bee and western honey bee colonies on native pollinators and yield of watermelon: A comparative studyAnnals of Agricultural Sciences, 66:38-452021Elsevier (IF:2.02)
Flight range and resource loading-unloading behavior of stingless bee Tetragonula iridipennis (Smith)Accepted for publication in Journal of Apicultural Research2021Tailor & Francis (IF: 2.584)
Floral traits and chemical cues associated with rock bee(Apis dorsata Fabricius) for the host selection in WestBengal, IndiaGrana, 60(4):310-3232021Tailor and Francis (IF: 1.359)
Assessment of yield enhancement in cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.)by the pollinator sharing effect of magnetic bee-friendly plants in IndiaActa Ecologica Sinica, 41(3):243-2522021Elsevier (IF: 0.694)
Pollination Ecology and Breeding system of Ecbolium ligustrinum (Acanthaceae): A transition from Autogamy to Xenogamy through specialized plant-pollinator interactionsAccepted for publication in Acta Botanica Hungarica2021Akademiai Kiado (IF: 0.932)
Utilization of Indian Dammar Bee (Tetragonula iridipennis Smith) as a Pollinator of Bitter GourdActa Agrobotanica, 73(1): 1-72020Polish Botanical Society (IF: 0.849)
Honey sample collection methods influenced pollen composition in determining true nectar foraging bee plantsActa Botanica Brasilica, 34(3): 478-4862020Brazilian Society of Botany [IF: 1.672]
Floral ecology, floral visitors and breeding system of Gandharaj lemon (Citrus × limon L. Osbeck)Botanica Pacifica, 9(2): 1-7 2020Botanical Garden Institute, Russian Federation, (IF-0.5)
Sequestering miR165/166 enhances seed germination in Arabidopsis thaliana under normal condition and ABA treatmentJ. Plant Biochem. Biotechnol.: 1-4 (online first)2020Springer Nature (IF: 1.216)
Pollen foraging behaviour of honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) in southern West Bengal, IndiaPalynology, 44(1): 114-1262020Tailor and Francis (IF:2.344)
Specialized metabolites contributing to colour and scent volatiles in Uvaria hamiltoni flowersNatural Product Research 2019Tailor and Francis (IF: 1.9)
Comparing the pollen forage pattern of stingless bee (Trigona iridipennisSmith) between rural and semi-urban areas of West Bengal, IndiaJournal of Asia-Pacific Entomology Volume 22, Issue 3, September 2019, Pages 714-7222019Elsevier (IF: 1.354)
Seed ecology of Ecbolium ligustrinum (Vahl) Vollesen, an important medicinal plant of Asiatic tropicsINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCES 15(1): 310-3202019International Network For Natural Sciences
Nesting characteristics, floral resources, and foraging activity of Trigona iridipennis Smith in Bankura district of West Bengal, India.Insectes Sociaux 65: 117-132 2018Springer (IF–1.7)
Expression dynamics of miRNAs and their targets in seed germination conditions reveals miRNA-ta-siRNA crosstalk as regulator of seed germination.Scientific Reports 8: 1-13 2018Nature Publishing Group (IF-4.259)
Pollen analysis of Apis dorsata Fabricius honeys in Bankura and Paschim Medinipur districts, West Bengal.Grana 57(4):298-310 2018Taylor & Francis (IF–1.085)
Pollinators of Ecbolium Ligustrinum (Vahl) Vollesen: A Shifting From Melittophily to Myophily.Advances in Bioresearch 9(1):106-1132018Society of Education, India
Apis mellifera pollen loads to understand the pollen foraging pattern usedfor apicultural practice in a potentially agricultural belt in Bengal, IndiaRevista de Biologia Tropical 66(4):1597-1605 2018Editorial de la Universidad de Costa Rica (IF:0.866)
Bee plants used as nectar sources by Apis florea Fabricius in Bankura and Paschim Medinipur districts,West Bengal.Geophytology 46(1): 1-142016The palaeobotanical Society, Lucknow
Pollen forage and storage pattern of Apis dorsata Fabricius in Bankura and Paschim Medinipur districts, West Bengal.Int. J. Pure App. Biosci 4(5): 59-712016Vital Biotech, India
New distributional records of six legumes for the flora of Mizoram, IndiaNeBio 7(2): 38-412016NECEER
Significance of Trianthema portulacastrum L. in sustenance of Apis florea colonies during dearth periodInternational Journal of Biosciences (IJB), vol-7, issue-1, 22-292015INNSPUB
Foraging behavior of Apis florea Fabricius during winter and spring - summer in Bankura and Paschim M edinipur Districts, West BengalGlobal Journal of Bio-Science and Biotechnology - (GJBB); Vol-4, issue-3, 255-2632015Society for Science and Nature
Small RNA mediated regulation of seed germination. Frontiers in Plant Science. 6:1-7, (IF–4.298).2015Frontiers Media SA
Impatiens monticola (Balsaminaceae): A new distributional record for IndiaNeBio; vol-5, Issue-6, 31-332014NECEER
Pollination biology of Citrus aurantifolia: a medicinally important fruit plant.International Journal of innovative Research and Development 2(7): 138-1422013Golbeedu Group
Pollen analysis in understanding the foraging behaviour of Apis mellifera used for apicultural practice in Gangetic West BengalGeophytology 42(2): 93-1142013The palaeobotanical Society, Lucknow


National Publication
TitlePublished inYearPublished by
Thirty-three new additions to the flora of Mizoram, IndiaNelumbo 62(2): 131-1442020Botanical Survey of India
FLORISTIC COMPOSITION AND POLLEN MORPHOLOGY OF NAYACHAR: A NEWLY DEVELOPED ESTUARINE ISLAND OF WEST BENGAL, INDIAGlobal journal of Bioscience and Biotechnology (GJBB); 07(2):209-2192018Society For Science and Nature
Monocot pollen flora of Paschim Medinipur District, West Bengal with a note on pollen dispersal mechanismCurrent Botany 8: 41-542017Scienceflora Publishers Pvt. Ltd
Seedling phenology of Ecbolium ligustrinum exhibiting epigeal phanerocotylar type of germination.Bioscience Discovery. 8(4): 650-6582017RUT Printer and Publisher
Valeriana hardwickii Wallich and V. jatamansi Jones (Valerianaceae) - new additions to the flora of Mizoram, IndiaPleione 10(1): 203-2062016East Himalayan Society for Spermatophyte Taxonomy; Siliguri, West Bengal, India
Five new distributional records for the flora of Mizoram,India.Indian Journal of Forestry 37(1): 93-962014M/s Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh
Pollination of the Mahogany trees (Swietenia mahagoni) by an ovipositing thysanopteran insect (Priesneriola)Bionotes., 15(3): 88-892013A Biologists Confrerie, Raj Bhawan, Aligarh
Three new additions for the state flora of Mizoram, IndiaPleione 7(1): 266-2692013East Himalayan Society for Spermatophyte Taxonomy; Siliguri, West Bengal, India
Studies in The Pollen Morphology of some members of Acanthaceae in Paschim Medinipur District, West BengalIndian Journal of Biological Sciences. 18: 26-342012Registrar, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore
Significance of apiculture in overcoming the pollination crisis of wildly growing medicinally important plants and yield enhancement of Agri-horticultural plants.Medicinal plants: Various Perspectives: Eds. J. P. Keshri and R. Mukhopadhyay; 283-2912012Department of Botany and Publication unit, The University of Burdwan
Melittophily of medicinally important plants growing in Gangetic West Bengal by Apis mellifera employed for apicultural practice in the region.Proceeding vol. of the seminar on ‘Multidisciplinary Approaches in Angiosperm Systematics’ (11th – 13th October, 2008);752-7552012The University of Kalyani
Sesamum indicum L., a potential bee plant in Bankura and Paschim Medinipur Districts, West Bengal.J. Bot. Soc. Bengal 65 (1): 69-742011Botanical Society of Bengal
Floral Visitors on Bauhinia racemosa, A Threatened Medicinal PlantBionotes 12 (2): 60-612010A Biologists Confrerie, Raj Bhawan, Aligarh
Potentiality of Apis mellifera culture in enhancement of crop yield in Gangetic West BengalAdvances in Plant Biology (Debidas Bhattacharya Birth Centenary Commemorative volume): Eds. S. Mandal and S. Bhattacharya 456-4602009Bani Press, Sriniketan


Other Publication


Books Published
Title of the BookPublished byYearRole
"Distribution, Nesting Biology and Floral Resources of Red Dwarf Honey Bee (Apis florea Fabricius) in West Bengal, India" in "The Future Role of Dwarf Honey Bees in Natural and Agricultural Systems" edited by D. P. AbrolCRC Press; Tailor and Francis2020Corresponding author
"Declining Pollinators vis-à-vis Pollination Crisis, Crop Yield, and Biodiversity Loss" in 'Defaunation and Conservation' edited by Suman Pratihar and Howard O. Clark, Jr.Tucson Herpetological Society, Arizona2017Corresponding author

Ph. D. Thesis Guidence
Ongoing / Submitted Ph. D. Thesis
Scholar NameThesis TitleCo SupervisorStatusComplete in Year
Nandita DasFloral resource partitioning between native honeybee and stingless bee in semi-urban and rural areas of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal Ongoing2022
Rajib MondalMelissopalynological studies on Apis cerana (Fabricius, 1793) in relation to apicultural practices in Paschim Medinipur, West BengalProf. Subrata Kumar De, Department of Zoology, Vidyasagar UniversityOngoing2021
Bubai Bera"Studies in the reproductive ecology of Canscora decusseta an important medicinal plant of Tropics” Ongoing2021
Arabindo Samanta"Studies in the reproductive ecology of Cheilocostus speciosus (J.Konig) C.Specht an important medicinal plant” Ongoing2020
Sourabh BisuiStudy of foraging ecology of stingless bee (Trigona sp.) with reference to honey production and crop yield in Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal Ongoing2020
Mr. Subir Kr. Pattanayek"STUDIES IN THE REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY OF Clerodendrum viscosum Vent.: AN IMPORTANT MEDICINAL PLANT" Ongoing 


Awarded Ph. D. Thesis
Scholar NameThesis TitleCo SupervisorStatusComplete in Year
Ms. Tripti Nandi (Ghosh)"Melissopalynological Investigation in Understanding the Foraging Behaviour of Apis mellifera L. used for Apicultural Practice in North 24 Paraganas District and Adjoining Areas of West Bengal" Awarded2021
Shabari Sarkar DasRole of microRNAs involved in seed physiology and related developmental processes using Arabidopsis thaliana as a model systemDr. A. K. Nandi, Dept of Botany & Forestry, Vidyasagar Univ.Awarded2020
Arijit KunduStudies in the reproductive ecology of an important medicinal plant Ecbolium ligustrinum (Vahl) VollesenProf P.K.Pal, Burdwan Univ.Awarded2019
Ms. Arundhati Ghosh"Pollen flora of Paschim Medinipur District, West Bengal" Awarded2018
Samiran Panday"Flora of Phawngpui (Blue Mountain) National Park, Mizoram"Dr. B. K. Sinha; Scientist F, BSIAwarded2017
Mr. Ujjwal LayekMelissopalynological investigation to understand bee-forage in Bankura and Paschim Medinipur Districts, West BengalMr. R. K. BhakatAwarded2015

Project Work

Ongoing Project Works
Project titleWorked asFunding AgencyAmount in Rs.Duration in yearsPeriod
Year to Year
Status
Yield Enhancement of Cashew Nut (Anacardium occidentale L.) through Anthropophily, Beekeeping and Accessory PlantationPrincipal InvestigatorWB-DST11730003 year20192022



Invited Lectures 
TitleOrganized byVenueYear
Declining Pollinators vis-à-vis Pollination Crisis, Crop Yield and Biodiversity LossWebinar: Department of Botany in collaboration with IQAC, Garhbeta College, MidnaporeGarhbeta College2021
Practical Aspects of PalynologyWebinar: Department of Botany in collaboration with IQAC, Chandernagore CollegeChandernagore College2021
"Conservation of Kanak-Durga forest Biodiversity at Chilkigarh through Habitat Restoration"Sukumar Sengupta Mahavidyalaya, Keshpur, Paschim MedinipurK D College of Commerce & General Studies, Midnapore2018
“Hands- on Training on Palaeobotanical and Palynological Techniques”Department of Botany, University of CalcuttaDepartment of Botany, University of Calcutta2014

Membership of Learned Society 
International Commission for Plant Pollinator Relationship
Life Member Botanical Society of Bengal
Life Member The Palaeobotanical Society

Association with Professional Bodies
Type of Professional ActivityPeriod
PG BOS Member, Midnapore College2019 to 2021
PG BOS Member, Sabang Sajanikanta Mahavidyalaya, Sabang, Midnapore2018 to 2021
PG BOS Member, Raja N.L.Khan College, Midnapore2019 to 2021
PG BOS Member, City College, Midnapore2018 to 2021
UG BOS Member, Midnapore College2018 to 2021
PG BOS Member, Vidyasagar University2006 to 2021
PhD committee Member, Centre for Environmental Studies, Vidyasagar University2019 to 2021
Academic Committee Member, Centre for Life Sciences, Vidyasagar University2019 to 2021

Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended/Organised

Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended

Title of the Seminar/Conference/WorkshopYearRoleHeld at and Organiser
Webinar on Biodiversity: Threats and Conservation2021Invited LectureDepartment of Botany in collaboration with IQAC, Garhbeta College, Midnapore
Webinar on Practical Approaches on Palaeobotany & Palynology2021Invited LectureDepartment of Botany in collaboration with IQAC, Chandernagore College
Contemporary innovative issues and future challenges in Physiology and allied sciences2020Invited LectureDepartment of Human Physiology, Vidyasagar University
Skill based courses for sustainable career for the rural youth2019Invited LectureCommunity College Centre, NSQF, Vidyasagar University
Conservation of biodiversity through habitat restoration2017Invited LectureK.D. College of Commerec, Midnapore & Dept. of Zoology, SSM, Keshpur
19th National Conference of Indian Aerobiological Society2016Paper presenter & Chaired a SessionBose Institute, Kolkata; organized by Indian Aerobiological Society
1st Regional Science & Technology Congress- 20162016Paper presenter & Chaired a SessionBankura Christian College, organized Jointly by DST, WB & Bankura Christian College
National Seminar on Plant and Microbe: Diversity and Utilization2016Paper presenter & Chaired a SessionDepartment of Botany, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan
International Seminar on: “Exploring the modern approach in Biological Science: From Genome to Organism2015Lead LectureDept. of Zoology, Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University in association with SEBA
National seminar on Plant Biodiversity:Aspects and Prospects2011Paper PresenterVidyasagar University Department of Botany and Forestry
Two-day National Workshop on ‘Quality assurance in Reaccredited Institution’2010ParticipatorVidyasagar University
Two-day National Workshop on Use of free Software2010ParticipatorVidyasagar University
Golden Jubilee Symposium on Recent trends in contemporary Plant and Microbial Sciences2010Paper PresenterBotany Dept, Burdwan University
Conference on Plant Life Through The Ages2008Paper PresenterBSIP, Lucknow
International seminar on Multidisciplinary Approaches in Angiosperm Systematics2008Paper PresenterDepartment of Botany, Kalyani University
National seminar on Plants, Microbes and Forestry research for Sustainable Development2008Paper PresenterDept. of Botany & Forestry Vidyasagar University
National seminar on Medicinal Plants:Aspects and Prospects2008Paper PresenterBotany Dept, The University of Burdwan
National conference on Plant and Microbial Diversity: Prospects and Potentials2005Paper PresenterBotany Dept, Visva-Bharati


Conference /Seminar/Workshop Organised

Title of the Conference/Seminar/WorkshopYearRole in the EventFunding Agency
Two-day National Workshop on Beekeeping: Aspect & Prospect2019Organizing SecretaryNational Skill Qualification Framework (UGC)
National seminar On "Trends in Contemporary Research in Plant Science"2018Organizing SecretaryDST-SERB
National seminar on Plant Biodiversity:Aspects and Prospects2011Joint ConvenorUGC

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