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General Informations

  • Join Date: 23/06/1986
  • College: College of Agriculture
  • Department: Tea Husbandry & Technology
  • Office Email: deka.mridul[at]aau.ac.in

Education Details

 
 
 
 
 
1981
B. Sc. (Agri.)

College of Agriculture, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam, India

 
 
 
 
 
1984
M. Sc. (Agri.)

College of Agriculture, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam, India

 
 
 
 
 
2000
Ph. D. in Agriculture

College of Agriculture, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam, India

Employment History

 
 
 
 
 
23-06-1986 - Till date
1. Manager, Plantation Crops from 23-06-1986 to 27-06-1988, 2. Assistant Professor from 28-06-1988 to 30-11-1993, 3. Jr. Extension Specialist from 01-12-1993 to 31-12-2003, 4. Assistant Professor Sr. Scale from 01-01-2004 to 01-01-2004, 5. Associate Professor from 01-01-2004 to 21-07-2016, 6. Professor from 22-07-2016 (Retrospective from 22-07-2009) and continuing

College of Agriculture, Department of Tea Husbandry & Technology, Assam Agricultural University

 
 
 
 
 
27-09-2021 - Till date
Professor and Head

Department of Tea Husbandry & Technology, College of Agriculture, AAU

Publications

M.Deka; A. Deka; C.R.Sarkar (2003) . Correlation Among Certain Biochemical Properties With Organoleptic Characters of CTC Teas on Attaining Optimum Fermentation Time, Bioprospecting of Commercially Important Plants; Proc. Nat. Symp.,ISAB-JC, 2003, 0(0), 97-107
M.Deka (2003) . Effect of PGRs on chlorophyll content, shoot:root ratio and green leaf yield of young tea plants belonging to three different origins, Journal of Plantation Crops, 31(2), 15-20
G.K.Saikia; A. Deka; N. Ahmed; M.Deka (2002) . Effect of Sleeve Mixtures and Sleeve Sizes on the Growth and Development of Nursery Tea Cuttings, Proceedings of the 47th Annual Technical Session, Assam Science Society, 0(0), 221-227
M.Deka; A.K.Dutta (2001) . Effect of Plant Growth Regulators on the Growth and Frame Formation of Young Tea Plants Belonging to Three Different Origins, Journal of Plantation Crops, 29(1), 27-31
M.Deka; P.C.Bhattacharyya (1997) . Optimum Fermentation Time for CTC Teas During Different Flushing Seasons in North East India, Journal of Plantation Crops, 25(2), 180-188
B.K.Saloi; M. Deka; A.K.Dutta (1997) . Effect of Some Organics on Growth of Young Clonal Tea, Journal of Plantation Crops, 25(2), 158-162
B.K.Saloi; M. Deka (1996) . Growth of Young Clonal Tea as Influenced by Supplementation of Organic Manure, J.Agric. Soc. NE India, 9(1), 79-81
Deka, M.()Value addition- A humble step of Department of Tea Husbandry & Technology of Assam Agricultural UniversityValue addition in tea-A way to entrepreneurship development.1(1),1-3, Department of Tea Husbandry & Technology of Assam Agricultural University, AAU, Jorhat
Achievements
  • (1) Teaching under graduate, post graduate and Ph. D. Students
    (2) Teacher supervisor of the students in preparing 'Academic Report on Tea Industrial Works Experience
    Programme' (TIWEP)
    (3) Monitoring of activities of TIWEP students
    (4) Guidance to post-graduate students' research since 1993 to till date
    (5) Professor in-Charge of TIWEP since 2012 to till date
    (6) Course Director of the 6- month duration Certificate Course on 'Tea Production Technology & Management'
    (TPTM) from 2012-13 to till date
    (7) Assigned works of OIL, Duliajan, Assam especially for assessment of damage to tea crops due to OIL's
    operation from time to time
    (8) Course Director to conduct training on 'Capacity Building of Small Tea Growers of Assam during 2015-16
    (9) Course Director to provide advisory services to the small tea growers of Tuensang, Nagaland during 2017-18
    (10) Acted as speaker / leader for 'Summer Abroad Course on Tea Farm to Cup' from June 5-24, 2017 for the
    students of Rutger University, New Jersy, USA
    (11) Attended as resourse person in Workshop-cum Training on 'Scientific aspects of organic tea cultivation' held
    during November 12-13, 2018 at North East Livelyhood Projects, Peren, Nagaland
    (12) Delivered talk in the training of TM-IDH-NE organized by the Department of Agriculture, Jorhat,
    Government of Assam during 2007-2008 (Ten numbers of training)
    (13) Attended as resource person workshop on TM-IDH dtd. 05.04.2007 and Mini Tea Garden under TOT of SGSY
    programme dated February 12-13, 2009
    (14) Associated with institutional training on 'Scientific Tea Cultivation', sponsored by Department of Trade &
    Commerce, Government of Arunachal Pradesh during 2015
    (15) Advisory services to small tea growers of Tuensang, Nagaland, sponsored by NERLPS, Ministry of DoNER,
    Guwahati during 2017
    (16) Attended National Workshop / Seminar on 'Scientific & Technical Terminology in Agricultural Sciences' at
    A.A.U., Jorhat during November 21-22, 2018 and delivered lecture on "Terminology used in Tea Science",
    organized by Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology, Ministry of Human Resource
    Development, Department of Higher Education, Government of India, West Block 7, Ramakrishnapuram,
    New Delhi - 110066
Projects
  • Departmental project sponsored project on "Studies on optimum withering period for white tea production in some cultivars during different tea flushes of Assam", implemented in 2022.
  • DBT, New Delhi sponsored project on "Sustainable Management of Tea Waste to Transform the Tea Industry into Carbon Neutral and Zero Waste Industry", project cost Rs.1.28 Crore implemented in 2022.
  • DBT sponsored project on "Sustainable Management of Tea Waste to Transform the Tea Industry into Carbon Neutral and Zero Waste Industry"", project cost Rs.1.28 Crore implemented in 2022.
  • Indian Tea Association,Kolkata sponsored project on "Capacity Building of Small Tea Growers of Assam under TRINITEA programme", project cost Rs.10.29 Lakh implemented in 2019.
  • NERLPS,Ministry of DoNER,Guwahati sponsored project on "Advisory Services to Small Tea Growers of Tuensang,Nagaland", project cost Rs.10.19 Lakh implemented in 2017.
  • Dept. of Trade & Commerce,Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh sponsored project on "Institutional training on ‘Scientific Tea Cultivation’", project cost Rs.4.29 Lakh implemented in 2015.
  • World Vision,India sponsored project on "Institutional training on ‘Scientific Methods of Tea Cultivation’", project cost Rs.1.70 Lakh implemented in 2014.
  • AIDA Tea Project,Golaghat sponsored project on "Institutional training on ‘Scientific Methods of Tea Cultivation’", project cost Rs.0.82 Lakh implemented in 2014.
  • Directorate of Tea,Govt. of Assam sponsored project on "Capacity Building of Small Tea Growers of Assam", project cost Rs.150.00 Lakh implemented in 2014.
  • Tea Board,India sponsored project on "Training of Small Tea Growers of Assam", project cost Rs.15.93 Lakh implemented in 2013.
  • Tea Board,India sponsored project on "Training-cum-method demonstration on ‘Scientific Aspects of Tea Cultivation’", project cost Rs.9.27 Lakh implemented in 2013.
  • World Vision,India sponsored project on "Institutional training on ‘Scientific Methods of Tea Cultivation’", project cost Rs.1.35 Lakh implemented in 2013.
  • All Bodoland Small Tea Growers’ Association sponsored project on "Institutional training on ‘Scientific Aspects of Tea Cultivation’", project cost Rs.0.63 Lakh implemented in 2013.
  • Tea Board,India sponsored project on "Workshop-cum-training on ‘Safe and judicious use of agro-chemicals & drought management in small tea growers’ sector of Assam’", project cost Rs.4.99 Lakh implemented in 2012.
  • NECTAR,DST sponsored project on "Augmentation of income of Small Tea Growers of Assam through Production and Marketing of Specialty Tea", project cost Rs.20.90 Lakh implemented in 2021.
  • Central Silk Board, Bengaluru sponsored project on "Standardization of Processing and Production of a Consumable Beverage from Mulberry Leaves and Blending with Green Tea", project cost Rs.11.26 Lakh implemented in 2020.