RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

a. Thesis Title:

'Chemical Remediation Studies for Aluminium-induced Toxicity in Crop Plants'

Ph. D. degree Sambalpur Univ.,Burla, Orissa, India, 2005.

b. Post-Doctoral work:

i) Aluminium toxicity (biochemical/histological parameters)

Collaborators:

1. Dr. B. N. Behera

Former Reader and Head,

P.G. Dept. of Botany, Rajendra College (Auto.), Bolangir-767002,

Orissa, India.

2. Prof. M. K. Raval

P.G. Dept. of Chemistry, G.M. College (Auto.), Sambalpur.

Orissa, India.

3. B. N. Mishra, Soil Chemist.

Soil Testing Laboratory, Bhawanipatna, Orissa, India

ii) Tuberculosis research

1. Prof. M. K. Raval

P.G. Dept. of Chemistry, G.M. College (Auto.), Sambalpur.

Orissa, India.

2. J. P. Rath

P.G. Dept. of Chemistry, G.M. College (Auto.), Sambalpur.

Orissa, India.

PUBLICATIONS

A. INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS

1. Rath, A.K. and Behera, B.N. (2004). Visible changes of characters by aluminium in Brassica juncea (L.) Czernj & Cosson. Bionature. 24(1): 7 - 12.

2. Rath, A.K., Behera, B.N., Rath, J.P. and Mishra, B.N. (2010). Alleviation of aluminium toxicity by calcium in Brassica juncea (L.) Czernj & Cosson. Bionature. 30(1): 19 – 28.

B. CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

1. Rath, A.K. and Behera, B.N. (2002). Calcium remediation of aluminium toxicity in Brassica juncea (L) Czernj & Cosson. Emerging Areas in Plant Sciences (Ed. Pandit, B.R.). Ecol. Div. Dept. of Life Scs. Bhavnagar Univ. Bhavnagar. pp. 27 35.

2. Rath, A.K., Behera, B.N. and Raval, M.K. (2003). Change of flower colour induced by aluminium in Brassica juncea (L.) Czernj & Cosson- A Biochemical Analysis. Proc. Natl. Symp. On Biochem. Scs: Health and Envirnomental Aspects (Ed. Satya Prakash). Allied Publishers Pvt.Ltd, New Delhi. pp. 461 - 463.

3. Rath, A.K., Mishra, B.N. and Behera, B.N. (2007). Histological localization of aluminium and its effect on mineral uptake. Proc. Natl. Sem. On Emerging Ttrends in Plant Sciences; From Morphology to Biotechnology. Ravenshaw College. Cuttack. (In press)

CONFERENCES / SEMINAR / WORKSHOP ATTENDED

INTERNATIONAL

a. Behera, B.N. and Rath, A.K. : Paper presented (poster form) on 'Chemical Remediation of Aluminium Toxicity' at XXVI Ann. Conf. of EMSI and Int. Symp. On Env. Health Scs. In the 21^st Cent., School of Life Scs., JNU, New Delhi, India. Mar.2001.

NATIONAL

a. National Symp. On Recent Trends in Crop improvement for Sustainable Development, Bharathidasan Univ., Tiruchirappalli, India. Jan.2000.

b. National Conf. on Innovations and Prospects in Life Scs. School of Life Scs., Pt. Ravishankar Univ., Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. Dec.2002.

c. National Symp. On Biochem. Scs.- Health and Env. Asp., Faculty of Sc., Dayalbagh Educational Inst.(Deemed Univ.), Agra, India. Oct. 2003.

d. National Conf.-2004 on Current Issues of Plant Scs.- Health and Env. Asp., Dept. of Botany., St. John's College, Agra, India. Oct. 2004.

e. National Conf. On Plant Sciences- 2004, Ecology Div. Dept. of Life Scs. Bhavnagar Univ., Bhavnagar and SVKM, Gandhinagar, India. Nov. 2004.

f. National Seminar on Implementation and Management of Autonomy in Disadvantaged Colleges of Backward Areas. Rajendra College (Auto.), Balangir, India. Jan. 2006

g. Workshop on 'Modern techniques in studies of abiotic stress response and stress-inducible genes in plants', Institute of life Sciences, Bhubaneswar., India. Mar. 2006.

h. Seminar on 'Recent Trends in Photosciences', Rajendra College (Auto.), Balangir, India. Jan. 2007.

i. Regional Seminar, Department of Physics. Rajendra College (Auto.), Balangir, India. Jan. 2008.

j. Workshop on 'Cloning and identification of abiotic stress-inducedgenes', Institute of life Sciences, Bhubaneswar, India. Mar. 2008.

CONFERENCES / SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS

a. Behera B.N., Rath A.K. and Behera P.K. : Paper presented on 'Kewda of South-east Coastal Orissa' at National Symp. On Recent Trends in Crop Improvement for Sustainable Development, Bharathidasan Univ., Tiruchirappalli, India. Jan.2000.

b. Behera, B.N. and Rath, A.K. : Paper presented (poster form) on 'Chemical Remediation of Aluminium Toxicity' at XXVI Ann. Conf. of EMSI and Int. Symp. On Env. Health Scs. In the 21^st Cent., School of Life Scs., JNU, New Delhi, India. Mar.2001.

c. Rath, A.K. and Behera, B.N. : Paper presented on 'Calcium Remediation of Aluminium Toxicity' at National Conf. on Emerging Areas In Pl. Scs., Dept. of Life Scs., Bhavnagar Univ. and APSI., Palitana, Gujarat, India. Oct.2001.

d. Rath, A.K. and Behera, B.N. : Paper presented on 'Alleviation of Aluminium Toxicity Evaluated in Allium Test' at National Conf. on Innovations and Prospects in Life Scs. School of Life Scs., Pt. Ravishankar Univ., Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. Dec.2002.

e. Rath A.K., Bedbak S. and Behera, B.N. : Paper presented on 'Alleviation of Aluminium Toxicity by Calcium in Brassica juncea (L.) Czernj & Cosson' at National Conf. on Innovations and Prospects in Life Scs. School of Life Scs., Pt. Ravishankar Univ., Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. Dec.2002.

f. Rath, A.K. and Behera, B.N. : Paper presented on 'Aluminium Toxicity in Plants and Its Alleviation' at Symposium on Frontier Science and Cutting-edge Technologies, Dept. of Botany, Berhampur Univ., Berhampur, India. Dec.2002.

g. Rath, A.K., Behera, B.N. and Raval M.K. : Paper presented on 'Change of Flower Colour Induced by Aluminium in Brassica juncea (L.) Czernj & Cosson- A Biochemical Analysis' at National Symp. On Biochem. Scs.- Health and Env. Asp., Faculty of Sc., Dayalbagh Educational Inst.(Deemed Univ.), Agra, India. Oct. 2003.

h. Rath, A.K., Behera, B.N. and Mishra, B.N. : Paper presented on 'Effect of Aluminium in the Uptake of Macronutrients in Zea mays L.' at National Conf.-2004 on Current Issues of Plant Scs.- Health and Env. Asp., Dept. of Botany., St. John's College, Agra, India. Oct. 2004.

i. Rath, A.K., Behera, B.N. and Mishra, B. N. : Paper presented on 'Studies on Nutritional Basis of Aluminium Toxicity in Brassica juncea L.' at National Conf.-2004 on Current Issues of Plant Scs.- Health and Env. Asp., Dept. of Botany., St. John's College, Agra, India. Oct. 2004.

j. Rath, A.K., Behera, B.N. and Mishra, B.N. : Paper presented on 'Studies on Nutritional Basis of Aluminium Toxicity' at National Conf. On Plant Sciences- 2004, Ecology Div. Dept. of Life Scs. Bhavnagar Univ., Bhavnagar and SVKM, Gandhinagar, India. Nov. 2004.

k. Rath, A.K., Behera, B.N. and Mishra, B.N.: Paper presented on 'Histo-chemical Basis of Aluminium Toxicity' at National Level Seminar On Environmental Pollution and Eco-toxicity, Govt. Auto. College, Bhawanipatna, India. Feb. 2005.

i. Rath A.K. and Rath A. K. : Paper presented on 'Anatomy of Autonomy (Cartoon)' at National Seminar on Implementation and Management of Autonomy in Disadvantaged Colleges of Backward Areas. Rajendra College (Auto.), Balangir, India. Jan. 2006.

PRIZES / MEDALS / AWARDS / DIVISIONS

1. First position in the Sambalpur University in B.Sc. (Botany) in 1991.

2. Second position in the Sambalpur University in M.Sc. (Botany) in 1993.

SCHOLARSHIP RECEIVED

1. National scholarship for the +2 Science study.

2. National scholarship for the Post Graduation study.

PROJECT GUIDANCE

1. Guided the Projects of P.G. students in the P. G. Dept. of Botany, Rajendra College (Auto.), Bolangir, Orissa from 2004 to 2008.

DESERTIFICATION RESEARCH

1. Studied the process of desertification in undivided Bolangir District and submitted a report there of to Govt. of Orissa for mitigating measures.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS

a. Serving as a Head of Department of Botany (Post- Lecturer in Botany) in A.E.S. College, Tarbha since 1995.

b. Guest Faculty in P. G. Dept. of Botany, Rajendra College (Autonomous), Bolangir-2, Orissa, India since 2004.

c. Serving as Vice President in Science Society (Head, Faculty of Science) in A.E.S. College, Tarbha.

Paper presentation (Agra)

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