General Informations

  • Join Date: 26/08/2013
  • College: College of Horticulture and Farming System Research
  • Department: Plant Protection
  • Office Email: sikha.deka[at]aau.ac.in

Education Details

 
 
 
 
 
1994
B.Sc. (Agriculture)

Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat

 
 
 
 
 
1996
M.Sc. (Agriculture)

Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat

 
 
 
 
 
2004
Ph. D.

Gauhati University, Guwahati

 
 
 
 
 
2011
Post Doctoral

National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology (NRCPB), ICAR, New Delhi

 
 
 
 
 
2000
Other Qualifications

P.G. Dip. in Envrnl. Sc.

Employment History

 
 
 
 
 
26-08-2013 - 15-02-2023
Junior Entomologist

AAU-Citrus and Plantation Crops Research Station, Assam Agricultural University

 
 
 
 
 
16-02-2023 - Till date
Assistant Professor

College of Horticulture and Farming System Research

Achievements
  • (a) Best Poster Award - Saikia J., BarboraA. C., KakotiR.K., Dutta J.P., Deka S. and Gogoi A. 2020. ‘Effect of different methods of propagation on vegetative characters of Assam lemon (Citrus limon) selections’ under Technical Session II: Citrus Production System on the tropic at National Citrus Meet - 2020 (January 10-12, 2020) at Biswanath College of Agriculture (BNCA), AAU, BiswanathChariali, Assam.
  • (b) Third Best Oral Presentation Award- Deka S., Sehgal M., Kakoti R.K. and Barbora A.C. (2018). Field biology, behaviour and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) of fruit flies (Tephritidae: Diptera) on Khasi mandarin (Citrus reticulata Blanco) in North East India. International Conference on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Agriculture (ICCBSA-2018), 13-16 December, Jorhat, Assam. Abstract No. 05-11.
  • (c) Third best poster presentation Award- Singh, S., Rao, C.N., Deka, S., Sonalkar, V. Datkhile,R.V, Kadam,U.K, Rani, U. Sarada,G. Kaur, G. , Patil, P(2015) . Occurrence of insect and mite pests in citrus orchards in the National Symposium on Sustainable Citrus Production: Way Forward, CCRI, Nagpur, Nov. 27-29.
  • (d). All the Assam lemon growers were organized into a cooperative society and registered the society in the name of “CRS-Naa Dihing Nemu Tenga Unnayan Samity” (Registration No. 26210304/1645 dated 26.07.2017, under the project ICAR-NCIPM-TSP. Under aegis of the society, the Assam lemon growers were made aware for collective bargaining with the middleman, wholesalers and retailers.
  • (e) Developed 14 (fourteen) numbers of production and protection technology of Citrus.
  • (f) Received a DBT project entitled “Exploiting chemical ecology for IPM: Deciphering phyto-semiochemicals involved in Insect-Plant interactions of major crop pests of North East Region” as Principal Investigator during 2021. (Total Rs. 53.13 Lakh for 3 years).
  • (g) Under the supervision of CRS, the Assam lemon farmers were guided and assisted and linked with IPR cell of AAU, Jorhat and Dept. of Horticulture, AAU, Jorhat applying for Geographical Indication (GI) for Assam lemon to NBPGR, New Delhi and recently, GI for Assam lemon is announced for the benefits of the farmers.
Membership
  • 1. Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkata, India. (Membership No. L – 18721)
    Life Member
  • 2. Applied Zoologists Research Association (AZRA), Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI), Cuttack, India. (Membership No. L – 225/10)
    Life Member
  • 3. Horticultural Society of India, NASC Complex, Pusa, New Delhi.
    Life Member
  • 4. Society for Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology, National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology (NRCPB), IARI Campus, New Delhi, India. (Membership No. L – 689)
    Life Member
  • 5. Indian Society for protected cultivation (ISPC), Centre for Protected cultivation Technology, IARI Campus, New Delhi.
    Life Member
  • 6. Current Horticulture New Delhi Publishing agency TM, 101, Vikash Surya Plaza, CU Block, Pitampura, New Delhi- 110034
    Life Member
Projects
  • ICAR sponsored project on "ICAR-AICRP (Fruits)", implemented in 1976.
  • ICAR-NCIPM sponsored project on "ICAR-NCIPM-NEH project on ‘IPM in rice and Horticulture crops in NEH region, India’. (As CCPI).", project cost Rs.6.37 Lakh implemented in 2018.
  • ICAR-NCIPM sponsored project on "ICAR-NCIPM-TSP project on ‘Validation and Promotion of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) of Citrus in Tribal Region of Tinsukia District, Assam’ (As CCPI)", project cost Rs.1.53 Lakh implemented in 2015.
  • DBT sponsored project on "Network project for establishment of disease-free elite Khasi mandarin and sweet orange genetic stock through shoot tip grafting (STG) and mass production of quality planting material for North Eastern states of India. (As CoPI)", project cost Rs.4.54 Crore implemented in 2021.
  • DBT sponsored project on "Collection, Conservation, and morpho-phenological characterization of Citrus germplasm of North East region. (As CoPI)", project cost Rs.3.67 Crore implemented in 2021.
  • DBT sponsored project on "Title: Exploiting chemical ecology for IPM: Deciphering phyto-semiochemicals involved in Insect-Plant interactions of major crop pests of North East Region ‘Chemical ecology’ as an emerging field can help identify potent pest control components for", project cost Rs.53.13 Lakh implemented in 2021.