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General Informations

  • Join Date: 01/03/2016
  • College: Directorate of Research(Agri)
  • Department: AAU-Zonal Research Station, Gossaigaon
  • Office Email: vinod.upadhyay[at]aau.ac.in
  • Other Charges: Farm manager of RARS, Gossaigaon, ARIS CELL incharge of RARS Gossaigaon

Education Details

 
 
 
 
 
2010
B.Sc.(Agri.) with Plant Breeding and Genetics as Elective and Optional

Assam Agricultural University

 
 
 
 
 
2012
M.Sc. in Mycology and Plant Pathology

Banaras Hindu University

 
 
 
 
 
2016
PhD in Plant Pathology

G.B.Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

 
 
 
 
 
2013
Other Qualifications

ASRB-ICAR NET

Employment History

 
 
 
 
 
01-03-2016 - Till date
Scientist (Plant Pathology)

AAU-Zonal Research Station, Assam Agricutural University

Publications

K. B. Palanna1*†; H. D. Vinaykumar1†; S Koti. Prasanna2; (2023) . Exploring the diversity of virulence genes in the Magnaporthe population infecting millets and rice in India, Frontiers in Plant Science, 14(0), 1-12 , DOI : 10.3389/fpls.2023.1131315
Puja Pandey1; K.P.S. Kushwaha2; Vinod Upadhyay3; Jyotika Purohit4 (2023) . Synergistic Effect of Plant Defense Elicitors and Biocontrol Agents on Induction of Defense Enzymes in Pea against Downy Mildew, Indian Journal of Agricultural Research, 58(1), 157-163
Puja Pandey1; K.P.S. Kushwaha2; Vinod Upadhyay3; Jyotika Purohit4 (2023) . Synergistic Effect of Plant Defense Elicitors and Biocontrol, , 58(1), 157-163
K. B. Palanna1*†; H. D. Vinaykumar1†; S Koti. Prasanna2; (2023) . Exploring the diversity of, Frontiers in Plant SCIENCE, 14(0), 1-12 , DOI : 10.3389/fpls.2023.1131315
Manoj Kumar Kalita1; Buddha Bora2; Vinod Upadhayay3; Dalim Pathak4; Nripen Gogoi5; Rontung Kalita6 (2023) . Management of sesame phyllody disease in Assam, India, Phytopathogenic Mollicutes, 13(2), 194-201 , DOI : doi: 10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00081.6
S BRAHMA; V UPADHYAY; RK NATH; P SARMA AND (2022) . Scope of cassava (Manihot esculanta Crantz) in improving livelihood of tribal people in rural areas of Kokrajhar district of Assam, India, The Pharma Innovation, 0(2), 1298-1302
Bikash Hazarika; Manha Bathari; Vinod Upadhyay; Sunil Kumar Paul; Mahadev Uzir Basumatary; Palash Thengal; Utpal Kotoky (2020) . An overview of the unexplored underutilized fruit crops of Assam, India., Journal of Applied and Natural Science , 12(3), 442-453 , DOI : 10.20546/ijcmas.2019.804.046
Kuldip Medhi; Kushal Sarmah; Vinod Upadhyay; Sunil Kumar Paul; Athar N Islam; Bikash J Gharphalia (2020) . Verification and Usability analysis of medium range weather forecast for the Kokrajhar district of Lower Brahmaputra Valley Zone of Assam., The Bioscan, 15(2), 363-370
Puja Pandey; KPS Kushwaha; Vinod Upadhyay (2020) . Role of weather parameters on occurrence of downy mildew of pea, Journal of Mycopathological research, 58(3), 680-682
Vinod Upadhyay; Kuldip Medhi; Puja Pandey; Palash Thengal; Sunil Kumar Paul; KPS Kushwaha (2019) . Rust diseases of Pea: A review, International journal of current microbiology and Applied Sciences, 8(4), 416-434 , DOI : 10.20546/ijcmas.2019.804.046
Vinod Upadhyay; KPS Kushwaha; Puja Pandey (2018) . Evaluation of potential fungicides for the management of pea rust under field condition, International journal of chemical studies, 6(2), 3085-3090
Akansha Singh; Kalpana Gairola; Vinod Upadhyay; J Kumar (2018) . Chitosan: An elicitor and antimicrobial Bio-resource in plant protection., Agricultural Reviews , 39(2), 163-168
Akansha Singh; Vinod Upadhyay (2018) . A Review on Entomopathogenic Nematodes: Heterorhabditis and Steinernema, Advances in bioresearch, 9(2), 214-222 , DOI : 10.15515/abr.0976-4585.9.2.214222
Vinod Upadhyay; Puja Pandey; Akansha Singh; KPS Kushwaha (2018) . Management of U. Viciae–Fabae (Pers.) J. Schrot in Pisum sativum L. through alteration in sowing time, International journal of chemical studies, 6(2), 3226-3230
Vinod Upadhyay; KPS Kushwaha; Puja Pandey (2017) . Influence of weather parameters on progress of rust disease severity in Pea (Pisum sativum L.), Journal of Applied and Natural Science , 9(3), 1724-1728
Vinod Upadhyay; KPS Kushwaha; Puja Pandey (2017) . Molecular screening of Pea Germplasm for Rust Disease Resistance., Journal of pure and applied microbiology , 11(1), 343-348 , DOI : 10.22207/JPAM.11.1.43
Puja Pandey; KPS Kushwaha; Vinod Upadhyay (2017) . Development of crop loss model using linear regression in pea against downy mildew., Trends in biosciences , 10(41), 8671-8673
Puja Pandey; KPS Kushwaha; Vinod Upadhyay (2017) . Evaluation of potential fungicides and bio agents for the management of pea downy mildew and yield under field condition, Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci, 6(12), 1381-1388 , DOI : 10.20546/ijcmas.2017.612.154
Puja Pandey; KPS Kushwaha; Vinod Upadhyay (2017) . Influence of sowing date on downy mildew severity and yield in pea, International journal of chemical studies , 5(6), 680-682
Vinod Upadhyay; KPS Kushwaha; Puja Pandey (2017) . Evaluation of Pea Germplasms for Rust Disease Resistance, Journal of pure and applied microbiology, 11(1), 307-314 , DOI : 10.22207/JPAM.11.1.38
Neelam; KPS Kushwaha; Vinod Upadhyay; Jodh Pal Singh (2016) . Evaluation of Bioagents against Rhizoctonia solani causing web blight in Urdbean [Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper], Journal of Environment and Biosciences, 30(2), 359-361
Vinod Upadhyay; KPS Kushwaha; Puja Pandey (2016) . Evaluation of Abiotic and Biotic Elicitors for Induction of Defense Related Enzymes in Pea against U. Viciae–Fabae (Pers.) J. Schrot, Vegetos , 29(3), 67-73 , DOI : 10.5958/2229-4473.2016.00069.0
Vinod Upadhyay; KPS Kushwaha; Puja Pandey (2015) . Inspection of different localities in uttarakhand and uttarpradesh for the prevalence of rust disease of pea (Pisum sativum.), Trends in biosciences , 8(16), 4336-4340
Vinod Upadhyay; SS Vaish; Nitish Rattan Bhardwaj (2014) . Effect of resource conservation practices and conventional practices on population dynamics of Meloidogyne graminicola under rice- wheat cropping system., African Journal of Microbiology research , 8(32), 3025-3028 , DOI : 10.5897/AJMR2014.6692
Vinod Upadhyay; Neelam; Nitish Rattan Bhardwaj (2014) . Evaluation of yield potential of Ganoderma lucidum using various substrates., Environment and ecology, 32(2), 518-521
Vinod Upadhyay; SS Vaish; Nitish Rattan Bhardwaj (2014) . Effect of resource conservation practices and conventional practices on population of Meloidogyne graminicola affecting different plant growth parameters in Rice., Environment and ecology, 32(2), 705-709
Vinod Upadhyay; Neelam; Nitish Rattan Bhardwaj (2014) . Survey of root knot disease in rice-wheat cropping system adopted under different resource conservation practices, Trends in Biosciences , 7(4), 1912-1916
Neelam; Vinod Upadhyay; KPS Kushwaha (2014) . Effect of Alcaligens faecalis supplementation to different casing mixtures on its physico-chemical properties and yield stimulation of Agaricus bisporus, The Bioscan, 9(2), 659-661
Nitish Rattan Bhardwaj; Vinod Upadhyay; Mamta Nagar (2014) . Biochemical Characterization of Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri, causal agent of citrus canker., The Bioscan , 9(1), 429-431
Nitish Rattan Bhardwaj; JS Srivastava; Vinod Upadhyay; Dinesh Singh; Mamta Nagar (2014) . Genetic variability among isolates of Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri based on rep-PCR, Applied Biological Research, 16(1), 59-65 , DOI : 10.5958/0974-4517.2014.00048.2
Neelam; KPS Kushwaha; Vinod Upadhyay (2014) . Screening of urdbean germplasm for resistance against Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn causing web blight disease, International journal of Agriculture, Environment & Biotechnology, 7(2), 293-298 , DOI : 10.5958/2230-732X.2014.00246.0
Sajeesh PK; Rao MSL; Vinod Upadhyay (2014) . Management of seed borne fungal diseases of soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merril.) through novel seed dressing fungicides, botanicals and bioagents., Trends in Biosciences, 7(4), 645-650
Neelam; KPS Kushwaha; Vinod Upadhyay (2014) . Eco-friendly approach to manage web blight disease in urdbean [Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper] through botanicals, Ecology, Environment and Conservation, 20(0), 1-4
Prateeksha Mehra; Meenakshi Rana; Dinesh Rai; Vinod Upadhyay; AP Pandey (2014) . New Approaches in Insect Pest Management, Trends in Biosciences , 7(14), 1609-1618
D Rai; V Upadhyay; P Mehra; M Rana; AK Pandey (2014) . Potential of Entomopathogenic Fungi as Biopesticides, Indian Journal of Scientific Research and Technology , 2(5), 7-13
Vinod Upadhyay; Dinesh Rai; Meenakshi Rana; Prateeksha Mehra; AK Pandey (2014) . Verticillium lecani(zimm):a potential entomopathogenic fungus., International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Biotechnology, 7(4), 719-727 , DOI : 10.5958/2230-732X.2014.01380.1
Vinod Upadhyay; Sajeesh PK; Puja Pandey; Supriya Gupta (2014) . Chemical elicitors : Better option for the management of post harvest diseases., Environment and , 32(2), 772-778
Vinod Upadhyay; Nitish Rattan Bhardwaj; Neelam; Sajeesh PK (2014) . Meloidogyne graminicola (Golden and Birchfield): Threat to Rice Production., Research journal of agriculture and forestry sciences , 2(3), 1-6
Vinod Upadhyay; SS Vaish (2014) . Effect of resource conservation practices and conventional practices on Meloidogyne graminicola in relation to different soil parameters, Environment and ecology, 32(2), 575-578
Erayya; Jaba Jagdish; Sajeesh PK; Vinod Upadhyay (2013) . Nuclear polyhedrosis virus (npv), a potential biopesticide., , 1(8), 30-33
Brahma, S.; Upadhyay, V.; Nath, R.K.; Sarma, R. and Devi, E.P.(2025). Advances in Organic Farming: Crop production and Management. Apple Academic Press, Apple Academic Press Inc. 1265 Goldenrod circle , NE, Palm Bay, FL 32905 USA, ISBN:9781774917541(hardcover),
Upadhyay, V.; Pandey, P. and Kushwaha, K.(2020). Management of rust disease in field pea (Pisum sativum L.). LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Germany, ISBN:978-620-2-51142-1
Upadhyay, V. and Vaish, S.S.(2016). Impact of Resource Conservation Practices on Meloidogyne graminicola. . LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Germany, ISBN:978-3-659-93766-8
Borgohain, T.; Kakoti, M.; Hazarika, D.J.; Kalita, R.; Upadhyay, V.; Devina, T.G. and Boro, R.C.(2025). Metabolic Engineering of Fungi for Enhanced Production of Lignocellulolytic Enzymes. in : Lignocellulosic Biomass and Enzymes, Kapoor, R.K.; Rajan, K.; (Eds), Springer Nature,Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd., pp 591-611, ISBN:9789819630363.
Bhuyan, N.; K.Sarmah, A.; Upadhyay, V. and Paul, S.K.(2023). Millets in North East India: Problems and Prospects. in : Sustainable use of Bio resources in North East India, Das, D.; Patgiri, D.; Deka, D.B. and Sarmah, D.K. (Eds), College of Agriculture, AAU, JORHAT,Assam Agricultural University, pp 203-217, ISBN:978-81-963002-3-4.
PAUL, S.K. and UPADHYAY, V.(0). Building Awareness about Millets cultivation in Assam. in : Fasal (A souvenir of 7th Assam Internation Agri-Horti Show-2022., Ahmed, A. and Rahman, M. (Eds), SOUVENEIR SUB COMMITTEE, 7TH ASSAM INTERNATIONAL AGRI-HORTI SHOW-2022,KHANAPARA, GUWAHATI, pp 98-102.
NATH, B.C.; BORA, L.C.; BORA, P.; SHARMA, S.; DEVI, E.P. and UPADHYAY, V.(2022). Impact of Climate Change on Disease Dynamics and Management Scenarios of North East India. in : Climate Change Dimensions and Mitigation Strategies for Agricultural Sustainability (Volume 1), CHOUDHARY, S.R.; PANDA, C.K.; (Eds), NEW DELHI PUBLISHERS,NEW DELHI, pp 231-245, ISBN:978-93-93878-38-0.
VERMA, A.K.; GHATAK, A.; MEENA, R.D.; SHARMA, M.; KUMAR, R.; UPADHYAY, V. and BALODI, R.(2022). Epidemiology and Management of important diseases of seed spices. in : Diseases of Horticultural Crops: Diagnosis and Management Vol3, SRIVASTAVA, J.N.; SINGH, A.K.; (Eds), APPLE ACADEMIC PRESS,NEW JERSEY AND CANADA, pp 277-317, ISBN:9781771889919.
Ghatak, A. and Upadhyay, V.(2017). Disease Management in Organic Agriculture. . in : ICAR sponsored winter school on Future approach to organic agriculture, Chemistry, D.O.S.S.A.A. (Ed), Bihar Agricultural University,Sabour, Bhagalpur (Bihar), pp 498-508.
Upadhyay, V.; Paul, S.K. and Kalita, B.(2017). Organic Agriculture: Necessity for sustainable development. . in : Silver Jubilee edition, State Level 25th National Childrens Science Congress , Congress, S.L.2.N.C.S.; (Ed), National Childrens Science Congress ,Assam, pp 22-25.
Upadhyay, V. and Paul, S.K.(2019). Doubling farmers income through various approaches to uplift socio-economic condition of farmers in Assam. in : Virangana, (NASS), N.A.S.S. (Ed), Nari AdhikarSuraksha Samiti (NASS),Assam, pp 45-47.
Upadhyay, V.; Paul, S.K.; Bhuyan, N.; Hazarika, B.; Uddin, H. and Thengal, P.(2020). Kokrajhar Jilat Toria Aru Sariyar Kheti. in : Assamat Sariyar Khetir Sambhawaniwata, Saikia, M.; Kalita, S.; (Eds), Director of Research(Agri.),Jorhat, Assam, pp 24-28, ISBN:AAU/DR/2-/BL/354/2020-21.
Nabi, A.; Bora, P.; Upadhyay, V.; Chetia, R. and Saikia, S.(2021). RICE: Bakanae and Tungro. in : Diseases of Nationally Important Field Crops, Khan, M.; Haque, Z.; Ahamad, F.; (Eds), Todays and Tomorrow's Printers and Publishers,New Delhi, pp 133-139.
Upadhyay, V. and Bhardwaj, N.R.(2015). Activation of natural host defence by chemical elicitors for the management of post harvest diseases. in : Microbial Biodiversity: A boon for Agriculture Sustainability, Sinha, A. and Srivastava, S. Kumar, R.; (Eds), Biotech books,New Delhi, pp 377-390, ISBN: 10: 8176223417 / 13: 97.
Chouhan, D.; Upadhyay, V. and Gupta, S.(2014). Bauveria bassiana: a potential entomopathogenic fungus. in : Microbes in Agriculture- Environmental Sustainability and Crop Productivity, Sarma, B.; Singh, A. (Eds), Biotech books,New Delhi, pp 305-319, ISBN:978-81-7622-331-7.
Vaish, S.; Singh, U.; Pandey, S. and Upadhyay, V.(2016). Root knot Nematode (Meloidogyne graminicola): An emerging concern of Wheat and Barley in rice growing regions.. in : Major wheat diseases with their management, Vaish, S.S.; (Ed), Daya Publishing House,New Delhi, pp 169-195, ISBN: 9788185211978.
Devi, E.P.; Upadhyay, V. and Kushwaha, K.(2016). Seed borne diseases of wheat and their management. in : Major wheat diseases with their management, Vaish, S.S.; (Ed), Daya Publishing House,New Delhi, pp 93-108, ISBN:9788185211978.
Upadhyay, V. and Devi, E.P.(2019). Diseases of Arecanut. in : Disease of Economically Important Horticultural Crops, Puri, S. and Singh, R. Saraf, R.; (Eds), Daya Publishing House,New Delhi, pp 269-282, ISBN:978-93-51249-17-7.
Upadhyay, V. and Devi, E.P.(2019). Diseases of Banana. in : Disease of Economically Important Horticultural Crops, Puri, S. and Singh, R. Saraf, R.; (Eds), Daya Publishing House,New Delhi, pp 17-50, ISBN:978-93-51249-17-7.
Upadhyay, V. and Devi, E.P.(2019). Diseases of Zinger. in : Disease of Economically Important Horticultural Crops, Puri, S. and Singh, R. Saraf, R.; (Eds), Daya Publishing House,New Delhi, pp 283-302, ISBN:978-93-51249-17-7.
Upadhyay, V. and Devi, E.P.(2019). Mechanisms of Microbial Infection in Vegetable Diseases. in : Vegetable Pathosystems: Ecology, Disease Mechanisms and Management., Ghatak, A. and Ansar, M. (Eds), Apple Academic Press,New Jersey and Canada, pp 115-125, ISBN:978-1-77188-776-2. 1.
PAUL, S.K. and UPADHYAY, V.()PROMOTION OF MILLET AS NUTRICERALS AND CLIMATE RESILIENT CROPS IN ASSAMMillets-A super food or a diet fad.1(1),27-36, NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SCIENCE MUSEUMS, NEW DELHI
UPADHYAY, V.; HAZARIKA, D.J. and KALITA, A.()KOTHALOR KHETI ARU PUSHTIR GURUTTOKRISHIKALPA.8(1),57-59, SOUVENEIR SUB COMMITTEE, 8TH ASSAM INTERNATIONAL AGRI-HORTI SHOW-2023, KHANAPARA, GUWAHATI
BASUMATARY, M.U.; LAHKAR, C.; UPADHYAY, V.; HAZARIKA, D.J.; DAS, K. and PAUL, S.K.(2025). Integrated Weed Management in Maize (Assamese). AAU-ZRS,GOSSAIGAON, GOSSAIGAON
BASUMATARY, M.U.; LAHKAR, C.; UPADHYAY, V.; HAZARIKA, D.J.; DAS, K. and PAUL, S.K.(2025). Management of Irrigation in Maize (Assamese). AAU-ZRS,GOSSAIGAON, GOSSAIGAON
BASUMATARY, M.U.; LAHKAR, C.; UPADHYAY, V.; HAZARIKA, D.J.; DAS, K. and PAUL, S.K.(2025). Disease Management in Maize (Assamese). AAU-ZRS,GOSSAIGAON, GOSSAIGAON
BASUMATARY, M.U.; LAHKAR, C.; UPADHYAY, V.; HAZARIKA, D.J.; DAS, K. and PAUL, S.K.(2025). Insect Pest Management in Maize (Assamese). AAU-ZRS,GOSSAIGAON, GOSSAIGAON
BASUMATARY, M.U.; LAHKAR, C.; UPADHYAY, V.; HAZARIKA, D.J.; DAS, K. and PAUL, S.K.(2025). Nutrient Management in Maize (Assamese). AAU-ZRS,GOSSAIGAON, GOSSAIGAON
UPADHYAY, V.; HAZARIKA, D.J.; LAHKAR, C.; DAS, K.; BASUMATARY, M.U. and PAUL, S.K.(2025). SCIENTIFIC CULTIVATION OF TORIA (ASSAMESE). AAU-ZRS,GOSSAIGAON, GOSSAIGAON
UPADHYAY, V.; HAZARIKA, D.J.; BHUYAN, N.; BASUMATARY, M.U.; DAS, K. and PAUL, S.K.(2024). SCIENTIFIC CULTIVATION OF PADDY STRAW MUSHROOM (ENGLISH). AAU-ZONAL RESEARCH STATION, GOSSAIGAON
HAZARIKA, D.J.; PAUL, S.K.; UPADHYAY, V. and BHUYAN, N.(2024). SCIENTIFIC CULTIVATION OF FOXTAIL MILLET. AAU-ZRS,GOSSAIGAON, GOSSAIGAON
HAZARIKA, D.J.; PAUL, S.K.; UPADHYAY, V. and BHUYAN, N.(2024). SCIENTIFIC CULTIVATION OF FINGER MILLET (ASSAMESE). AAU-ZRS,GOSSAIGAON, GOSSAIGAON
BHUYAN, N.; BASUMATARY, M.U.; UPADHYAY, V. and PAUL, S.K.(2024). Scientific sweet corn cultivation in Assam (In Boro). AICRP MAIZE, AAU-ZONAL RESEARCH STATION, GOSSAIGAON, GOSSAIGAON
UPADHYAY, V.; HAZARIKA, D.J.; BHUYAN, N.; BASUMATARY, M.U.; DAS, K. and PAUL, S.K.(2024). SCIENTIFIC CULTIVATION OF MILKY MUSHROOM (ENGLISH). AAU-ZONAL RESEARCH STATION, GOSSAIGAON
UPADHYAY, V.; HAZARIKA, D.J.; BHUYAN, N.; BASUMATAARY, M.U.; DAS, K. and PAUL, S.K.(2024). SCIENTIFIC CULTIVATION OF OYSTER MUSHROOM (ENGLISH). AAU-ZONAL RESEARCH STATION, GOSSAIGAON
HAZARIKA, D.J.; UPADHYAY, V.; BHUYAN, N.; BASUMATARY, M.U. and DAS, K.(2024). SCIENTIFIC CULTIVATION OF PADDY STRAW MUSHROOM (ASSAMESE). AAU-ZONAL RESEARCH STATION, GOSSAIGAON
HAZARIKA, D.J.; UPADHYAY, V.; BHUYAN, N.; BASUMATARY, M.U.; DAS, K. and PAUL, S.K.(2024). SCIENTIFIC CULTIVATION OF MILKY MUSHROOM (ASSAMESE). AAU-ZONAL RESEARCH STATION, GOSSAIGAON
HAZARIKA, D.J.; UPADHYAY, V.; BHUYAN, N.; BASUMATARY, M.U.; DAS, K. and PAUL, S.K.(2024). SCIENTIFIC CULTIVATION OF OYSTER MUSHROOM (ASSAMESE). AAU-ZONAL RESEARCH STATION, GOSSAIGAON
BHUYAN, N.; BASUMATARY, M.U. and UPADHYAY, V.(2024). Pest (FAW) management in Maize (in Assamese). AICRP MAIZE, AAU-ZONAL RESEARCH STATION, GOSSAIGAON, GOSSAIGAON
BHUYAN, N. and UPADHYAY, M.U.(2024). Weed Management in Maize (In Assamese). AICRP MAIZE, AAU-ZONAL RESEARCH STATION, GOSSAIGAON, GOSSAIGAON
BHUYAN, N.; BASUMATARY, M.U.; UPADHYAY, V. and PAUL, S.K.(2024). Scientific Hybrid Maize Cultivation in Assam (In Boro). AICRP MAIZE, AAU-ZONAL RESEARCH STATION, GOSSAIGAON, GOSSAIGAON
Achievements
  • Externally Funded Self Earned Projects as Project Investigator:




    a) NABARD funded project on " Doubling farmers income through cultivation of a high value fruit crop-Dragon fruit in Kokrajhar District".




    b) BTC Funded project on " Establishment of Large scale mushroom spawn unit to empower tribal women through oyster mushroom cultivation".









    Externally Funded Self Earned Projects as Co-Project InvestigatorR:




    a) NABARD funded project entitled " Enhancing Farmers income through Integrated Farming System in backward tribal areas of Kokrajhar District".




    b) Govt. of Assam funded project entitled "Millet Promotion through R&D Activities in Assam".




    c) AAU funded project entitled " Standardization of crop geometry for maximum production of of leaf from intercropped food plant for eri silkworm rearing and quality eri cocoon production".
  • Awards:




    a) "Certificate of Appreciation" for outstanding contribution in the field by Assam Agricultural University on the occasion of 78th Independence Day of India.


    b) Young Scientist Award (Agriculture-2021)by the Society for Plant Research for the Year 2021 during National Conference on Recent Innovations, Trends and Challenges in Plant Science and Research (RITCPSR-2022) held at Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu during March 25-26,2022.




    c) Young Scientist Award-2021 by the Society of Tropical Agriculture for the Year 2021 in 12th International Conference on Agriculture, Horticulture and Food Sciences held at New Delhi, India during 29-30th December,2021.




    d) K.P.V Menon Best poster presentation award in 70th Annual Meeting of Indian Phytopathological Society, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, February 15-17, 2018.




    e) Best poster presentation award in International e-conference on post harvest disease management and value addition of Horticultural crops, ICAR,IARI-New Delhi, August 18-20.




    f) Best poster presentation award in 70th Annual Meeting of Indian Phytopathological Society, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, February 15-17, 2018.




    g) Best poster presentation award in Indian Phytopathological Society (Western Zone)at National symposium (virtual) on probing beneficial Microorganism for next green revolution, February 25-26, 2021.




    h) 2nd Best oral presentation award in Zonal meeting of Indian Phytopathological Society (NEZ)& National conference on “ Facilitating a shift from chemo-centric to organic mode of plant health management in the North East”, 2016, November 04-05.




    i) 2nd runner up award for poster presentation in International Symposium on new dimensions in agrometeorology for sustainable agriculture from 16-18th October, 2014 jointly organized by Association of Agrometeorologists, Anand and G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology Pantnagar, India.
  • Publications:




    a)Research Paper Published in peer reviewed journals : 26 Nos.




    b)Review Paper Published in peer reviewed journals: 10 Nos.




    c) Book Chapter Published: 15 Nos.




    d) Book Published: 04 Nos.




    e) Popular Article Published: 25 Nos.




    f) Bulletin Published: 16 Nos.
  • Training Attended:




    a) Participated in ICAR sponsored 21 Days training course on “ Perspectives of Plant- microbe interactions in promoting plant health and disease management” from September-07-27, 2016 at G.B.PUAT, Pantnagar.




    b) Participated in ICAR sponsored 21 Days training course on “ Plant Disease Monitoring for Timely Management Options” from December-04-25, 2019 at centre of advanced and faculty training in Division of Plant Pathology, IARI, New Delhi-110012.




    c) Participated in NIPHM sponsored 21 Days training course on "Production Protocol for Biocontrol agents (Predators, Parasitoids,Microbial Biopesticides & Bio-fertilizers)" conducted at National Institute of Plant Health Management, Hyderabad from 18th July to 07th August 2024.




    d) Participated in ICRISAT conducted 7 days Training on " Scientific Package of practices on Seed Production, Potential IPNM Farming Technologies, Usage of Farm machinery conducted at International Crops Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, Telanagana from 5th Nov 2023 - 11th Nov 2023.


    e) Participated in 4 days Training on "Becoming a Plant Doctor" under Resilience organized M.S.Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat & CABI, New Delhi from 14th June 2022 -17th June 2022
  • Life Membership of Journal:




    a) Indian Phytopathological Society – Indian Phytopathology Journal.




    b) Association of Agrometeorologists – Journal of Agrometeorology.




    c) Society for Plant Research- Vegetos-An International Journal of Plant Research and Biotechnology.
  • Technology Developed: a) Disease management in potato: Apply three sprays of dimethamorph 50%WP @1.5g/litre at 15days after the initiation of disease to manage late blight of potato
  • Involvements in Various Projects/Schemes: 1. As Coordinator of ICAR-Tribal Sub Plan (TSP) Project implementation at AAU-ZRS, Gossaigaon 2. As Associate Scientist (Plant Protection) under world bank funded project APART 3. Involved as coordinator in Implementing RKVY and DRMR On-farm demonstarion on Seed production of Mustard in Kokrajhar District. 4. Involved in conducting Plant pathology Trials under AICRP on Small Millet
  • Institutional Building: 1. Acts as Farm Manager of AAU-ZRS, Gossaigaon 2. Acts as ARIS Cell Incharge of AAU-ZRS, Gossaigaon 3. Establishment of Mushroom Spawn Laboratory at AAU-ZRS, Gossaigaon 4. Establishment of Dragonfruit Orchard at AAU-ZRS, Gossaigaon
  • Revenue generation actvities: 1. Revenue generation of 4.5 lakhs from mushroom spawn laboratory through sale of mushroom spawn and fresh and dry mushrooms 2. Revenue generation from seed production and sale of seed of cereal and oilseeds crop as farm manager.
Membership
  • INDIAN PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL SOCIETY
    Life Member
  • ASSOCIATION OF AGROMETEOROLOGISTS
    Life Member
  • SOCIETY FOR PLANT RESEARCH
    Life Member
Projects
  • NEH Scheme under AICRP on Cashew sponsored project on "Conducting cashew awareness campaigns, area expansion programme and inputs distribution", project cost Rs.3.70 Lakh implemented in 2024.
  • MIDH Scheme sponsored project on "FLTD PROGRAMME ON CASHEW AND COCOA", project cost Rs.2.17 Lakh implemented in 2024.
  • AAU sponsored project on "PROMOTION OF DOUBLE CROPPING IN ASSAM", project cost Rs.36.50 Lakh implemented in 2024.
  • APART sponsored project on "MLT OF FINGER MILLET VARIETIES AND FINGER MILLET ELITE LINES OF ICRISAT", project cost Rs.0.22 Lakh implemented in 2024.
  • APART sponsored project on "MLT OF FOXTAIL MILLET VARIETIES/ELITE LINES", project cost Rs.0.29 Lakh implemented in 2024.
  • Directorate of Rapeseed & Mustard sponsored project on "DRMR-AAU Collaborative project on FLD on Rapeseed", project cost Rs.1.80 Lakh implemented in 2024.
  • AICRP on Rapeseed and Mustard sponsored project on "MLT on Bio-management of mustard diseases", project cost Rs.0.060 Lakh implemented in 2024.
  • DBT NECAB sponsored project on "MLT of AAU Bioshakti against diseases of Rice", project cost Rs.0.085 Lakh implemented in 2024.
  • AAU sponsored project on "Demonstration of chemical free practices against fall army worm, Spodptera frugifera on maize", project cost Rs.0.045 Lakh implemented in 2024.
  • AAU sponsored project on "Multilocation Trial on Development and Testing of IPM Module for the management of major pests of Mung Bean", project cost Rs.0.063 Lakh implemented in 2024.
  • NABARD sponsored project on "Enhancing Farmers Income through Integrated Farming System in backward tribal areas of Kokrajhar District", project cost Rs.9.99 Lakh implemented in 2024.
  • AAU sponsored project on "MLT ON IDM MODULE FOR MAXIMISING INDIAN MUSTARD PRODUCTION", implemented in 2022.
  • AAU sponsored project on "MLT ON EVALUATION OF PROMISING PGPB FOR GROWTH AND YIELD IN RICE", implemented in 2023.
  • AAU sponsored project on "MLT ON COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF BIOFORMULATIONS ON SUPPRESSIONS OF RED ANT INFESTATION AND MARKETABLE YIELD", implemented in 2023.
  • AAU sponsored project on "MLT ON NEWLY DEVELOPED LIQUID FORMULATION AAU BIOGUARD (Bacillus subtilis) against disease and nematodes of chilli", implemented in 2023.
  • NEH-IISS MAIN SCHEME sponsored project on "DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMME ON QUALITY SEED PRODUCTION OF TORIA", project cost Rs.0.45 Lakh implemented in 2023.
  • STATE PLAN sponsored project on "EFFECT OF VARIOUS AGRICULTURAL WASTE AS SUBSTRATES ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF OYSTER MUSHROOM", implemented in 2023.
  • STATE PLAN sponsored project on "MANAGEMENT OF STEM ROT DISEASE OF DRAGONFRUIT USING NEW GENERATION CHEMICALS", implemented in 2023.
  • STATE PLAN sponsored project on "MANAGEMENT OF BLAST DISEASE OF MILLETS USING AAU REGISTERED MICROBIAL BIOFORMULATIONS", implemented in 2023.
  • STATE PLAN sponsored project on "MANAGEMENT OF BLAST DISEASE OF FINGERMILLET THROUGH NEW GENERATION FUNGICIDES", implemented in 2023.
  • GOVT OF ASSAM sponsored project on "MILLET PROMOTION THROUGH R &D ACTIVITIES", project cost Rs.1 Crore implemented in 2022.
  • sponsored project on "APART", implemented in 2018.
  • sponsored project on "NATIONAL SCREENING NURSERY TRIAL ON FINGER MILLET", implemented in 2022.
  • sponsored project on "INITIAL VARIETAL TRIAL OF FINGERMILLET GERMPLASM", implemented in 2022.
  • sponsored project on "MLT ON MANAGEMENT OF FALL ARMY WORM AND STEM BORER IN MAIZE", implemented in 2022.
  • sponsored project on "MULTILOCATION TRIAL ON IDM MODULE FOR MAXIMIZING INDIAN MUSTARD PRODUCTION", implemented in 2022.
  • sponsored project on "MULTILOCATION TRIAL ON EFFECTS OF NUTRIENTS ON INCIDENCE OF LEAF SPOT DISEASE OF SUGARCANE", implemented in 2022.
  • STATE PLAN sponsored project on "INFLUENCE OF WEATHER PARAMETERS ON BLAST DISEASE OF FINGER MILLET", implemented in 2019.
  • STATE PLAN sponsored project on "EFFECT OF DATE OF SOWING ON BLAST DISEASE OF FINGER MILLET", implemented in 2019.
  • AAU sponsored project on "Standardization of crop geometry for maximum production of leaf from inter-cropped food plant for eri silkworm rearing and quality eri cocoon production", project cost Rs.6.21 Lakh implemented in 2022.
  • BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL sponsored project on "Establishment of large scale mushroom spawn unit to empower tribal women through oyster mushroom cultivation", project cost Rs.37.00 Lakh implemented in 2022.
  • NABARD sponsored project on "Doubling Farmers Income through Cultivation of a high value fruit crop-Dragon fruit in Kokrajhar District", project cost Rs.747725 Lakh implemented in 2021.
  • NABARD sponsored project on "Doubling Farmers Income through Cultivation of a High Vlaue Fruit Crop –Dragon Fruit in Kokrajhar District.", project cost Rs.7.477 Lakh implemented in 2021.