Dr. Avijit Mukherjee

Personals

Date of Birth: 03-01-1977, Educational Qualification: M.Sc. Ph.D (Qualified CSIR-UGC NET Examination’2003)

National/ International/Seminars/ Workshops Attended

• Attended the XXIII National Symposium on Reproductive Biology and Comparative Endocrinology held on 07-09 February,. 2005 at the Department of Zoology, Visva- Bharati University, Santiniketan- 731235, India.
• Presented a research paper, “Citral-induced suppression of Meloidogyne incognita infestation of cowpea” at 13th WEST BENGAL STATE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CONGRESS, 28th Feb-1st March 2006, Calcutta University in collaboration with Paschim Banga Vigyan Mancha.
• Participated in the State level UGC sponsored Seminar on “Modern trends in Ecotoxilogical Research and Human Welfare” 25th and26th Sept.2006 Organized by Dept of Zoology, Bankura Christian College, Bankura.
• Participated in the U.G.C. sponsored National Seminar “150 Years of the Great Revolt of 1857 and its relevance in the Present Indian Scenario” held at Bankura Sammilani College, Bankura, West Bengal, India during November 18, 2006.
• Participated in the U.G.C. sponsored National Seminar–Cum-Workshop on “Evaluation System at Undergraduate Level” at St. Xavier’s college, Kolkata on 1st and 2nd April, 2007 in collaboration with West Bengal College and University Teacher’s Association.
• Participated in NAAC sponsored Seminar on “Road Map for Promoting Student Participation in Backward Area Institutions” held at Bankura Christian College, Bankura, West Bengal during 12-13th October, 2007.
• Participated in U.G.C. sponsored National Seminar on “Ethnozoology and Human welfare” held at Bankura Christian College, Bankura, West Bengal during 26-27th September, 2008.
• Participated in U.G.C. sponsored National Seminar on “Biodiversity conservation in Indian Scenario” held at Bankura Christian College, Bankura, West Bengal during 24-25th September, 2010.
• Presented paper in U.G.C. sponsored National Seminar on “Exploitation of Biofertilizers and Biopesticides for Sustainable Development of Modern Agriculture” held at Bankura Christian College, Bankura, West Bengal during 18-19th February, 2011.
• Acting as Organizing Secretary in U.G.C. sponsored National Seminar on “Promoting Biocontrol Agents For Human Well-Being” held at Bankura Christian College, Bankura, West Bengal during 11-12th January, 2012.
• Presented paper ‘Biological Control of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes through Natural Products’ in UGC-DRS sponsored National Seminar on “Bioprospecting of Natural Products” held at Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, West Bengal during 5-6th December, 2013.

Research Paper accepted/ Published in National/International Journals:

• A. Mukherjee, K. Kundu, N.C. Mandal and S.P. Sinha Babu (2005). Biocontrol bacteria-induced suppression of Meloidogyne incognita infestation of cowpea. Asian conference on Emerging Trends in plant-microbe interactions, Dec.08-10, Chennai.
• K. Kundu, A. Mukherjee, N. Banerjee and S. P. Sinha Babu (2007). Suppressive effects of α-amylase inhibitors from wheat flour on Meloidogyne incognita infestation in tomato and okra. Allelopathy Journal 19(2): 517-524.
• A. Ghosh, F. B. Mandal and A. Mukherjee (2009). Zoo therapeutic studies in India along with a note on future research. Wesleyan Journal of Research, 2(1): 36-39.
• Anupam Ghosh, Fatik Baran Mandal and Avijit Mukherjee (2009). Traditional ecological knowledge : Protection and Implications. Wesleyan Journal of Research, 2(1): 6-8.
• Anupam Ghosh, Avijit Mukherjee and Fatik Baran Mandal (2011). Impact of Epidemiological transition on Biodiversity. Journal of Environment and Sociobiology. Vol 8 (1), 79-84.
• A.Mukherjee, A. Ghosh, C. Chatterjee, A. Mitra, and F.B.Mandal (2011). Diversity of nematodes inhabiting some major crop plants of India with a note on their biocontrol. Journal of Environment and Sociobiology. Vol 8 (1), 103-107.
• A Mukherjee, A. Ghosh, F.B.Mandal (2011). Control of Plant-parasitic Nematodes through Biopesticides. Wesleyan Journal of Research, 4(2): 70-75.
• A. Mukherjee, S.P.Sinha Babu, F.B. Mandal. (2012). Potential of salicylic acid activity derived from stress-induced (water) Tomato against Meloidogyne incognita. Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection. 45(16): 1909-1916.
• A. Mukherjee, S.P.Sinha Babu (2013). Pseudomonas fluorescens mediated suppression of Meloidogyne incognita infection of cowpea and tomato. Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection. 46(5): 607-616.
• A. Mukherjee, S.P.Sinha Babu (2014). Potential of Citral and Menthol for suppression of Meloidogyne incognita infection of okra plants. Journal of essential oil bearing plants. 17(3): 359 – 365.
• A. Mukherjee, D.Chatterjee, S. Patra, B.Mandal and A. Ghosh (2015). Differences in community perceptions on mosquito borne diseases between rural and urban localities of Bankura District, West Bengal, India. Journal of Mosquito Research. 5 (1): 1-5.
• A. Mukherjee, S.P.Sinha Babu, A.Ghosh (2017). Biocontrol potential of Bacteriocin (Class IIa) and Pseudomonas fluorescens (BICC 602) on Lycopersicon esculentum (Tomato) cv. Pusa Ruby plant infected with root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita (Kofoid & White) Chitwood. Indian Science Cruiser. 31(2): 46-53.

Area/ Field of Teaching

Classical Zoology, Environmental Biology, Ecology, Molecular Biology, Parasitology.

Associated with any other Organization

• Social Environmental and Biological Association.
• Wesleyan Journal of Research