DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY

Malda College, Rabindra Aveneu, Malda, West Bengal, Pin: 732 101

Departmental Profile

Botany Department of Malda College was established in the year 1985 by introducing B. Sc general (Bioscience) and from 1995 in Honours Programmes.

objective

Resource Development in Botanical Sciences.

Facilities

Laboratory

o   Honours Lab. I

o   Honours Lab. II

o   General Lab. I

o   General Lab. II

Resources

Herbarium

Total specimens: 1000

Museum

Preserved material: 112

Herbal Medicinal Garden

 Total Collection: 50

STAFFS

Teaching

1. Dr. (Mrs.) Phalguni Bhattacharye

Assistant Professor

Contact Number: 9433858404

E-mail: amitabhaprantik@yahoo.co.in

Qualifications: M. Sc, Ph.D (Sc.)

Ph. D [Calcutta University]

M. Sc [Calcutta University]

Area of Specialization: Industrial Mycology, Fungal and Molecular Plant Pathology

Professional Memberships:

Life Member Indian Mycological Society (IMS)

Life Member Botanical Society of Bengal

Life member of East Himalayan society for spermatophyte Taxonomy

Life Member Gour Banga Research Forum

Annual Member of Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA)

Ongoing Research Projects:

1. U.G.C. sponsored minor research project [as principal investigator] entitled: study of phytotoxicity and accumulation pattern of irrigation contaminated many metals in some selected crops and vegetables of malda district.

2. U.G.C. sponsored major research project [as co-investigator]entitled: profile study of peptides and antioxidant of mulberry leaves in relation to their potential in artificial diet rearing system of silk worm.

3. U.G.C. sponsored ID code: 025031032001 for national development sell for the capacity building of women managers in higher education (TOT manager).

 List of Publications:

1. Amitabha Ghosh, Phalguni Bhattacharya and M. A. Choudhuri. 1994. Interrelationship of stomatal parameters and leaf senescence in these field grown plants. Indian journal of Experimental Biology (CSIR). Vo. 1.32. March 1994. Pp 207-210.

2. Phalguni Bhattacharya and N. Samajpati. 2003. Characteristics of Ralstonia (Pseudomonas) solanacearum from gangetic West Bengal (India). Journal of Mycopathological Research. 41(1). Pp 15-19.

3. Amitabha Ghosh and Phalguni Bhattacharya. 2000. Changes in leaf epidermal peeling protein profile of different plant species of in relation to senescence and electrophoretic study.. Proceeding of recent advances in plant biology. Pp 76.

4. Phalguni Bhattacharrya. 2003. Deforesting – siltation of river bed sifting of river course (Bank erosion) flood.. Proceedings of U.G.C. on conservation and Management of natural Resources. January, 2003. Pp 128-131.

5. Phalguni Bhattacharya and Madhumita Sengupta. 2007. Natural disaster impact on Flora and Fauna and its possible management. Proceedings of Environmental Hazards/Sisaster and its Management. pp 73-87.

All together there are 10 papers among which one is yet to be published.

 2. Dr. Monoranjan Chowdhury

Assistant Professor

Contact Number: 9830802157; 03512-223787

E-mail: mono_malda@yahoo.co.in

Qualifications:

Ph.D [University North Bengal]

M. Sc [University of North Bengal]

Area of Specialization: Plant Taxonomy, Floristic, Biodiversity & conservation, Ethnobotany & Ecology

Professional Memberships:

Life member of Indian association for Angiosperm taxonomy

Life member of East Himalayan society for spermatophyte Taxonomy

Life Member Gour Banga Research Forum

List of Publications:

1. Chowdhury, Monoranjan & Das, A. P. (2007). Folk Medicine Used by the Rabha Tribe in Coochbehar District of West Bengal: a preliminary Report. In Advances in Ethnobotany, ed. A.P. Das & A. K. Pandey, Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehradun. Pp. 289-296.

2. Chowdhury, Monoranjan & Das, A. P. (2009). Inventory of some ethno – medicinal plants in wetlands areas in Maldah district of West Bengal. Pleione 3(1): 83 – 88.

3. Chowdhury, Monoranjan & Mukherjee, Rajrupa (2010). Ethno-Medicinal Survey of Santal tribe of Malda District of West Bengal, India. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot.  34(3): 602-606.

4. Chowdhury, Monoranjan & Das, A. P. (2010). Hydrophytes of different wetlands in the Maldah district of West Bengal, India. Envir. Biol. Consr. 15: 22 – 28.

3. Mr. Partha sarathi Nandi [Part Time]

Part Time Lecturer

Contact Number:

Qualifications: M. Sc [University of North Bengal]

 4. Mrs. Chandra Das (Kundu) [Part Time]

Part Time Lecturer

Contact Number:

Qualifications: M. Sc [University of North Bengal]

 Laboratory Instructors

5. Mr. Bikash Ranjan Mitra

Contact Number:

Qualifications: M. Sc

 List of Publications

 6. Mr. Pijush kanti Saha

Contact Number:

E-mail:

Qualifications: M. Sc

 Laboratory Attendants

7. Mr. Sanatan Mandal

8. Miss Benu Khatun