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Name Dr. Asis Kumar Nandi
Designation Associate Professor , Head
Department Name BOTANY AND FORESTRY
Office Phone No +91 3222 298-347 / Centrex Extn. 347
Email ID aknind@mail.vidyasagar.ac.in
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Mobile No 9231671012
Personal Website http://vidyasagar.ac.in/dept_of_botany/CV_aknandi.pdf
Address Cytogenetics Laboratory,Department of Botany & Forestry
Educational Qualification
Degree NameInstituteYear of passing/awarded
Ph. D.Calcutta University1995
Master of ScienceCalcutta University1985
Bachelor of ScienceCalcutta University1982
Higher SecondaryWest Bengal Council for Higher Secondary Education1979
MadhyamikWest Bengal Board of Secondary Education1977


Career Profile / Teaching Experience
Joined in 12th December, 1997 as Lecturer in Botany in the Department of Botany & Forestry, Vidyasagar University. Reader in Botany since 12th December,2006 Associate Professor in Botany since 12th December, 2009.
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Specialization/Research Area
Field of SpecializationResearch Area/ Areas of Interest
Cytogenetics, Plant Tissue Culture
Morphometric and Chromosomal studies of some medicinally important plants
Biochemical analysis of some chosen active principles of some medicinally important plant species.
Algal culture and prospect of some species as biofertilizer

Course/ Subject Taught
Cell Biology
Genetics
Molecular Biology
Biotechnology
Phycology
Biostatistics
Research Methods & Methodology

Conference/ Symposium /Journal Paper / Books Published
International Publication
TitlePublished inYearPublished by
Sequestering miR165/166 enhances seed germination in Arabidopsis thaliana under normal condition and ABA treatmentJ. Plant Biochem. Biotechnol2020Springer
Comparative study of lycorine in two medicinal species of Crinum L.Journal of Global Biosciences2020Creative Commons
A comparative karyomorphological analysis of Crinum asiaticum L. and Crinum latifolium L. from Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal, India.Tropical Plant Research2020Society for Tropical Plant Research
Report on Occurrence of Rhein in the Leaves of Senna obtusifolia (L.) Irwin and Barneby.International Journal of Pure and Applied Bioscience 6 (5) : 611-6132018Kota : Vital Biotech Research and Training Institute
Expression dynamics of miRNAs and their targets in seed germination conditions reveals miRNA-ta-siRNA crosstalk as regulator of seed germination.Scientific Reports 8:1233/DOI;10.1038/s41598-017-18823-82018Nature Research
Allelopathic effects of Chromolaena and Lantana leaf extract on Mung Bean Seeds.International Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences Volume 8/Issuue 4/1055-10602018JP Research Publications
Cytomixis with associated chromosomal anomalies and the reproduction of Chlorophytum borivilianum Santapau & R. R. Fern.Tawania vol.62 no.2 pp.211-2152017College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Scrutinizing variation in amount of Taraxerol amongst the floralmorphotypes of Clitoria ternatea L. and determination of the bestproducer morphotype.INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH Volume - 7 | Issue - 1 Page 812 - 8142017World Wide Journals
SDS-PAGE analysis of seed protein of five floralmorphotypes of Clitoria ternatea L.INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH VOLUME-6 | ISSUE-1 | Page 63 - 652017World Wide Journal
Impact of Sodium dikegulac and Maleic hydrazide on the seed storage potential of Zea mays L.Research Journal of agricultural and Forestry Science Vol. 4(2), 8-122016International Science Community Association
Small RNA mediated regulation of seed germination.Frontiers in Plant Science 6:828. Doi:10.3389/fpls.008282015Frontiers Media SA
COMPARATIVE PHARMACOGNOSTIC AND PHYTOCHEMICAL STUDIES OF TWO APHRODISIAC PLANTS – CHLOROPHYTUM BORIVILIANUM SANTAPAU & FERNANDES AND CHLOROPHYTUM TUBEROSUM(ROXB.)BAKERInternational Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Vol 5, Issue 4, Page 517 - 523.2013Academic Sciences
Morphological and anatomical circumscription for the identification of two source plants of aphrodisiac medicine – Chlorophytum borivilianum Santapau & Fernandes and Chlorophytum tuberosum (Roxb.)BakerInt. J. Med. Arom. Plants Vol.2, No.3, pp.406-4102012Open Access Science Research Publisher
Allelotoxicity of Chromolaena odorata(L.) King & Robinson on Growth, Cytology and Biochemicals of Allium cepa L.Nature Environment and Pollution Technology Vol 8 No.3. Page 395 - 3982009Technoscience Publications
Effect of pig iron factory effluent on growth, protein and chromosome of Lathyrus sativus L.Envir Ecol, 27(2A), pp.927-9302009ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY


National Publication
TitlePublished inYearPublished by
Intraspecific phonological diversity among some Indian provenances of Senna obtusifolia (L.) Irwin and Barneby.Annals of Plant and Soil Research 21 (1) : 36-422019G.K.V. Society
Invigoration of maize (Zea mays L. cv. Nilesh, NMH-51) seeds during storage by using Citronella oil.Indian Biologist, Vol. 47(2), pp 51-552015Indian Association of Biological Sciences.
Influence of Sodium Dikegulac on Storage Potential of Maize (Zea mays L. cv. Suvarna, NMH-589) seeds.Indian Agriculturist, Vol.59, No. 2, pp. 109-1152015The Agricultural Society of Indiia


Other Publication


Books Published

Ph. D. Thesis Guidence
Ongoing / Submitted Ph. D. Thesis
Scholar NameThesis TitleCo SupervisorStatusComplete in Year
Anushree DolaiInvestigation on the diversity of two species of Crinum L. with reference to their morphology, anatomy, cytology and active principleNoneSubmitted2020
Abhiram ChowdhuryProspecting intraspecific diversity, utilities and biotic threats of some weed species in selected forest areas of Paschim Medinipur district for their proper exploitationProf. R. N. Chatterjee, IIT, Kharagpur Dr. Samit Dutta Roy, Garhbeta CollegeSubmitted2018
Chandra Sekhar MondalDiversity of exotic plants and their impact on Digha coast, West Bengal, IndiaNoneOngoing2021
Naina GoswamiEvaluation of infraspecific diversity of Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. in respect of morpho-anatomical, chromosomal and biochemical traits amongst the populations growing in Midnapore and adjacent areas for prospecting better producers of active principleNoneOngoing2021
Maniklal PatiAnalyses of Phenological ,Morphological,Biochemical and chromosomal status of Suaeda maritima (L.)Dumort growing along the coastal area of Purba Medinipur ,West Bengal for prospective diversity and better utilizationNoneOngoing2021


Awarded Ph. D. Thesis
Scholar NameThesis TitleCo SupervisorStatusComplete in Year
Aparna Dey( Maity)Phenetic analysis of Senna obtusifolia (L.) H.S. Irwin & Barneby Provenance, Prospecting greater availability of its bioactive principleNoneAwarded2019
Shabari Sarkar DasUnderstanding the role of micro RNAs involved in seed physiology and related developmental processes using Arabidopsis thaliana as a model systemDr. Prakash KarmakarAwarded2019
Anirban MukherjeeInvestigation on Morphology, Phytochemical analysis and Cytology of some Floral Morphotypes of Clitoria ternatea L. with special reference to levels TaraxerolNoneAwarded2018
Sourav KunduInvestigation on Enhancement of seed germination potential, seed vigour and productivity in Zea mays L.Prof. Aloke Bharttacharya, Burdwan UniversityAwarded2017
Shakti Prasad PandaPaclobutrazol in crop regulation of Mango: A Pheno-physiological StudyDr. Subhashis Mondal, BCKVAwarded2016
Gopal Dev MandalStudy on the Morphological and Biochemical diversity of some species of Chlorophytum Ker Gawl. for further improvement with special reference to SaponinNoneAwarded2015

Invited Lectures 
TitleOrganized byVenueYear
"Aphrodisiac herbs Chlorophytum spp. - their occurrence, diversity and conservation in the state of West Bengal"Indian Science CongressMumbai University2015
Sacred Groves: Indigenous System of Conservation of Medicinal PlantsSeminar on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants used in AYUSH Medicines with special reference to Homeopathic Medication Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama SargachiRamakrishna Mission Ashrama Sargachi2015

Association with Professional Bodies
Type of Professional ActivityPeriod
Board of Post-graduate Studies, Vidyasagar University1997 to 2019
Board of Undergraduate Studies, Vidyasagar University2006 to 2019

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