General Informations

  • Join Date: 10/11/2008
  • College: Directorate of Research(Agri)
  • Department: AAU-Assam Rice Research Institute, Titabar
  • Office Email: popy.bora[at]aau.ac.in

Education Details

 
 
 
 
 
2004
B.Sc (Agri)

Assam Agricultural University

 
 
 
 
 
2007
M.Sc (Plant Pathology)

Assam Agricultural University

 
 
 
 
 
2021
PhD

Assam Agricultural University

Employment History

 
 
 
 
 
10-11-2008 - 31-12-2015
Subject Matter Specialist ,(Plant Pathology)

KVK, Sonitpur, Assam Agricultural University

 
 
 
 
 
01-01-2016 - 09-04-2018
SMS (Plant Pathology), Stage-2

KVK, Sonitpur, Assam Agricultural University

 
 
 
 
 
10-04-2018 - 02-11-2020
Assistant Professor (Plant Pathology), Stage-2

Assam Agricultural University

 
 
 
 
 
03-11-2018 - 30-06-2022
Junior Scientist (Plant Pathology)

Assam Agricultural University

 
 
 
 
 
01-07-2022 - Till date
Senior Scientist (Plant Pathology)

Regional Agricultural Research Station, Titabar, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat

Achivements
  • Developed and popularized 4 microbial bioformulations with Trichoderma spp., Pseudomonas fluorescens, Bacillus spp , 3 of which have been commercialized and included in Organic PoP developed by AAU, Jorhat and contributing towards revenue generation of AAU, Jorhat











    Newly developed formulation with novel B. subtilis LB22 have been evaluated for bioefficacy and toxicological data have been generated for CIB registration
  • Established microbial culture bank of plant beneficial microbes (23 isolates with NCBI accession no.); passport data generated and deposited to National Repository ICAR-NBAIM,Mau and received accession number
  • Actively involved in teaching and guided Post graduate students as major advisor , many of which have been recognized as Best Thesis/Best Presentation Awards and TWO Student research was recognized by DST, GoI as NSPIRE Fellowship of DST, GoI (As Major Advisor)- Ms. Shenaz Sultana Ahmed , [2020-ADJ 81 (II)] and Mr. Abhisek Rath (2021-ADJ-35)
  • Awards :











    1. Fellow, Indian Phytopathological Society, New Delhi, India (2024)



    2. VISITING SCIENTIST, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization, Ministry of Agriculture, Iran











    3. "HIMADRI YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARD" by the Indian Society of Horticultural research and Development conferred during Horticultural Conclave at GB PAUT, Uttarakhand, March 3-5, 2023.
  • 4. Associate Fellow, Confederation of Horticulture Association of India, New Delhi (2022)



    5. FELLOW" from AETDS, Uttarakhand conferred during International Conference on "Climate change and its Impact" held at Sher -e Kashmir University of Agril. Science and Technology, during June 9-11, 2023


    6. YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARD in Plant Protection Science (2018-19) BY Society for Horticultural Research and Development, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh Conferred during Indian Horticulture Summit-2020 organized by at Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramodya Vishwavidyalaya, Chitrakoot, Madhya Pradesh (Feb 12-14, 2020)
  • 7. "Young Woman Scientist Award " (2019-20) during International Conference organized by Agricultural Environmental Technology Development Society, Uttarakhand, India in collaboration with Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Soil , Water and Environmental Research Institute. Egypt and Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh (October 4-6, 2020).

    8. Best oral presentation Award in International Conference on “NextGen preparedness for food security and environmental sustainability” jointly organized by Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat and Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, Norway (November 22-24, 2023)
  • 9. Best Poster Award, National Webinar during “Sustainable Interventions towards Resource Conservation and Natural Farming” organized by the ANRCM, Lucknow in association with the AAU, Jorhat during 22-23 April, 2022

    10. Best Poster Award in Horticulture Conclave organized by Indian Society of Horticulture Research and Development Feb 3-5, 2023 at GBPAUT, Uttarakhand.
  • 11. Best Oral Presentation Award in International Conference on “Perspective on Agricultural and Applied Sciences in COVID-19 Scenario, organized by Agricultural Environmental Technology Development Society, Uttarkhand. Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Soil, Water and Environmental Research Institute. Egypt and Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh (October 4-6, 2020).


    12. Best Presenter Award, ICAR AICRP on Fruits, 9th GD cum Workshop, March 81-11, 2022
  • COORDINATING ACADEMIC EVENTS :











    1. ORGANIZING SECRETARY , International conference on “NextGen preparedness for food security and environmental sustainability” jointly organized by Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat and Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, Norway (November 22-24, 2023)
  • 2. Coordinator, CAB International and AAU Collaborative workshop on “On farm production of bioinputs for sustainable tea production” (March 10-12, 2024)
  • 3. Organizing Secretary of National Women Scientists Conference organized by Indian Phytopathological Society at AAU, Jorhat (December 22-23, 2023)




    4. Joint Organizing Secretary, National Workshop cum Group Meeting of ICAR-AICRP on Rice , held at AAU, Jorhat (May 4-5, 2023)
  • 5. COURSE DIRECTOR, ICAR Sponsored Short Course on "Bioprospecting plant beneficial microbes for Plant Health management in organic production system ” at Department of Plant Pathology, AAU, Jorhat (Date Jan 19-28, 2022)
  • 6. COURSE DIRECTOR, ICAR Sponsored Short Course on "Value chain management of Phytomicrobiome for sustaining crop health" at Department of Plant Pathology, AAU, Jorhat (Date Feb 1-10, 2024)
  • 7. ORGANIZING SECRETARY, Indian Phytopathological Society , NE Zonal meeting cum National Conference on "Reframing Futuristic Plant Health Safeguards" held at AAU, Jorhat ( Nov 22-23, 2022)




    8. COORDINATOR, DBT Sponsored training on “Production technology of Microbial Biopesticide and Biofertilizers (Feb 20-March 2, 2022 )
  • 9. Organizing Secretary , National Webinar on “Microbial Biopesticides: Next generation preparedness” organized by DBT- NECAB and Department of Plant Pathology, AAU, Jorhat (July 2, 2021)
  • 9. Organizing Secretary , National Webinar on “Microbial Biopesticides: Next generation preparedness” organized by DBT- NECAB and Department of Plant Pathology, AAU, Jorhat (July 2, 2021)
  • 10. Coordinator, Poster Session National Webinar on “Sustainable Interventions towards Resource Conservation and Natural Farming” organized by the ANRCM, Lucknow in association with the AAU, Jorhat during 22-23 April, 2022
  • 11. Organizing Coordinator, 3rd International conference, Global Inititatives in Agricultural Forestry and Applied Sciences (GIAFAS-2021) organized by Agricultural and Enviromnent Technology Development Society (AEDTs), Dehradun, Uttarakhand (17-18,2021)
  • 12. Zonal Coordinator, National Symposium on Plant protection in horticulture : Challenges and roadmap”, organized by Association for advancement of pest management in horticultural ecosystem (AAPMHE), ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru (Dec. 21-22, 2021)




    13. Organizing Secretary, National Webinars on “ Recent Advances in Disease Management of Banana” (July 4, 2020)
  • EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE:











    1. Review Editor, Frontiers in Plant Science, (ISSN: 166K-642X), Frontiers Media SA, Switzerland (IF 6.62, NAAS : 12.6)





    2. Guest Editor, MDPI-Horticulturae (IF : 2.9, NAAS : 8.9)
  • 3. Editorial Advisory Board Member, HELIYON ,, ISSN: 2405-8440, Cel;l Press, USA (IF : 3.78, NAAS : 9.78)





    4. Editor, International Journal of Innovative Horticulture, CHAI, New Delhi, India (NAAS: 4.02)
  • 5. Associate Editor, Journal of Soil and Crops, Associate Editor, Journal of Soils and Crops ( ISSN No : 0971-2836/2582-2756),Association of Soils and Crops Research Scientists, Nagpur, Maharashtra, (NAAS : 4.5)





    6. Associate Editor, Annals of Plant and Soil Research, NAAS : 4.64
  • 7. Guest Editor, Frontiers in Horticulture, ISSN 2813-3595, Frontiers Media, Switzerland





    8. Reviewer, Frontiers in Microbiology, NAAS:11.2





    9. Member , Editorial Board, BMC Plant Biology (NAAS : 11.7)
  • 10. Member, Editorial Board, Agriculture Observer (ISSN No 2582-6611), Parul University, Vadodara, Gujarat





    11. Member, Editorial Board, Agriculture Letters (ISSN No 2582-6522), Raichur, Karnataka





    12. Member, Editorial Board, Acta Scientific Agriculture(ISSN :2581-365X),Kolkata, West Bengal(2021)
  • INVITED TALK/ SESSION CHAIR/CONVENOR IN NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE/TRAINING ETC.










    1. INVITED TALK on "New Paradigms in microbial resource for plant disease management" during International on Climate Change , Food Security and Biodiversity held at AAU, Jorhat on July 22-25, 2023
  • 2. KEYNOTE ADDRESS on “Harnessing plant microbiome for improved crop resilience against plant diseases” in National Conference on “Climate Resilient and Sustainable Development of Horticulture” CSAUA&T, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India (28-31 May, 2022)
  • 3. Invited Lead Talk on “Microbial bioformulation for sustainable disease management” in webinar series organized by Agricultural Research. Education and Extension Organization(AREEO),Iran Date:26-12-2020
  • 4. Invited Lead Talk in Hort Talk Series under Horticulture conclave organized by Indian Society of Horticulture Research and Development on “Microbes and Disease Management in Horticultural Crops”. (Date: 20-12-2020).
  • 5. INVITED TALK on Tailored use of Phytomicrobiome for management of plant diseases during National Conference on Climate change and Plant Disease Held at RPCAU, Bihar (Feb 22-23, 2023)
  • 6. Invited Talk on HARNESSING BIORATIONAL DISEASE AND PEST MANAGEMENT APPROACHES FOR NATURAL PRODUCTION during ICAR CAFT training on “Natural Farming: Forward for sustainable farming and ecological balance held at AAU, Jorhat during Dec 2022
  • 7. Session Convenor (Session 9) in National Conference on “Climate Resilient and Sustainable Development of Horticulture” CSAUA&T, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India (28-31 May, 2022)
  • 8. Invited Talk on “ Microbes Mediated Healthcare in Fruit Crops” in Digital Training Program titled “Fruit Science Research: Progress and Prospects” held from 1st – 8th September, 2021, organized by Department of Horticulture, PG College of Agriculture, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa, Bihar. (Date: September 05, 2021).
  • 9. Convener for session on Plant Health Management in Indian Horticulture Summit-2020 during Indian Horticulture Summit-2020 organized by Society for Horticultural Research and Development, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh in collaboration with Guttam Kallu Research and Development Foundation , Varanasi and Sewa International Bharat, New Delhi at Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramodya Vishwavidyalaya, Chitrakoot, Madhya Pradesh (Feb 14-16, 2020).
  • 10. Convenor (session on Ecological Pest Management in the Context of Increasing emphasis on Natural Farming) during the National Webinar on “Sustainable Interventions towards Resource Conservation and Natural Farming” organized by the ANRCM, Lucknow in association with the AAU, Jorhat during 22-23 April, 2022
  • 11. Co Chairman, Technical session on Host Resistance against Emerging Plant Diseases of national symposium held on February 23-24, 2023 at Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa, Bihar, India.
  • 12. Chairman, Technical Session –iv in IPS-NEZ Symposium on “Plant Disease Management for Sustainable Crop Production” (Dec 8, 2023)
  • 13. Invited Lead Talk on “Tailoring plant microbiome for suatainable disease management” IPS-NEZ Symposium on “Plant Disease Management for Sustainable Crop Production” (Dec 8, 2023)
  • 14. Invited Talk in 9th Indian Horticulture Congress-2021 organized by Indian Academy of Horticultural Sciences on “Microbes mediated plant healthcare in horticultural crops: New paradigms” under the theme “Horticulture for Health, Livelihoods and Economy”(Date: November 18, 2021).
  • 15. Chairman , Technical session on “biotechnology in crop crop disease management “in IPS EZ National Symposium on “Climate Change and Plant Diseases” & Zonal Meeting, organized by RPCAU, Samastipur, Bihar,( Jan 23-24, 2023).
  • 16. Lead Talk, in IPS EZ National Symposium on “Climate Change and Plant Diseases” & Zonal Meeting, organized by RPCAU, Samastipur, Bihar,( Jan 23-24, 2023).
  • 17. Invited Lead Talk on “Development of microbial bioformulations for disease management of horticultural crops” in International virtual conference titled “Plant Based Food: Potential for Food Security and Pandemic Management” on as a celebration of ‘World Food Day, 2020’ organized by Department of Food Science and Technology, MNS University of Agriculture, Multan (Pakistan). (October 15-16, 2020).
  • POSITION IN ACADEMIC SOCIETIES:










    • Zonal Councillor (North East Zone), 2022-23, Indian Phytopathological Society, IARI, New Delhi
    • Zonal Councillor (2021-2023 AND 2023-25) of “Association for Advancement of Pest Management in Horticultural Ecosystems” (AAPMHE), ICAR- IIHR, Bengaluru.
Membership
  • Indian Phytopathological Society, New Delhi
    Life Member
  • Indian Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology, Udaipur
    Life Member
  • Society for Horticultural Research and Development, Lucknow
    Life Member
  • Association for Advancement of Pest Management in Horticultural Ecosystems, IIHR, Bengaluru
    Life Member
  • Society for Biocontrol Advancement, NBAIR, Begaluru
    Life Member
  • Indian Society for Horticultural Research and Development, Uttarakhand
    Life Member
  • Indian Society for Mycology and Plant Pathology
    Life Member
  • Academy for Advancement of Agricultural Sciences,Kalyani, West Bengal
    Life Member
  • National Academy of Biological Science, University of Madras, Chennai
    Life Member
Projects
  • DBT- GoI sponsored project on "Development of sustainable agricultural practices for biotic and abiotic stress management in conventional and organic tea plantations", project cost Rs.81.97 Lakh implemented in 2022.
  • DST-GoI sponsored project on "Upliftment of tribal population of Golaghat district of Assam through bio-input based organic ginger production", project cost Rs.46.35167 Lakh implemented in 2019.
  • DBT, GoI sponsored project on "Management of Fusarium wilt in NER Banana using ICAR-FUSICONT Technology", project cost Rs.82.2 Lakh implemented in 2021.
  • DBT, GoI sponsored project on "Utilization of citrus microbiome in rejuvenating khasi mandarin affected by important citrus diseases", project cost Rs.48.32 Lakh implemented in 2021.
  • DBT, GoI sponsored project on "Programme on Biopesticide, DBT, N.E Centre for Agricultural Biotechnology", project cost Rs.128.12 Lakh implemented in 2016.