Dr. Gajen Chandra Sarma

Curator

A. Research Experience in various Institutions

• Worked as a Research fellow (All India Project on Aerobiology by C.S.I.R.) in the Department of Botany, Gauhati University during the period of 1997-1981).
• Worked as a Research fellow (Weed Utilization by the Tribal People of North-East sponsored by U.G.C.) in the Department of Botany, Gauhati University.
• Worked as Investigator (Impact analysis of Bokajan Cement Factory, Assam. Financed by C.C.I. Collaboration with the Department of Environment, G.U. and Rurki I.I.T.), 1989-90.
• Publication (Numbers only) : 34
• Research Guide : 7 Ph.D. awarded, 6 finally registered.

B. Research Projects completed as Principal Investigator/ Investigator

C. Projects ongoing

• Title: Floristic studies on Macrophytic diversity of Nameri National Park (Assam) and Pakke Tiger Reserve (Arunachal Pradesh)
  Duration: 2008-20011
  Funding Agency: MoEF
  Amount: 7.66 lacs

D. Name of Seminar/ Refresher Course/ Symposium attended

• Care and maintenance of Museum materials. 3rs to 12th August 1988, N.R.L.C., Lucknow. Pesticide Residue analysis, 7th to 12th December 1992. National Institute of Occupational Health (I. C. M. R), Ahmedabad.
• 5th International Conference on Aerobiology. 10-15th August. IAAS Bangalore University, Bangalore. Developing multimedia course for life science. 5th to 9th April 1999. Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia, Chennai.
• 4th National Conference on Aerobiology. 12-14th October 1987. IAAS and Magadh University, Bodhgaya.
• 5th National Conference on Aerobiology. 25th - 30th September 1989. IAS U.G.C. and Kashmir University.
• 6th National Conference on Aerobiology. 6th-12th October 1991. I.A.S. and French Institute. Pondicherry.
• 10th National Conference on Aerobiology and its applications. 20-22 December 1999, Visakhapatnam.
• National Symposium on Mycology in the 21st Century. 8-10th February 2001. Indian Mycological Society and Calcutta University.
• National Seminar on Medicinal Plant in North Eastern Region. 7th-12th October 2004, Guwahati.
• National Medicinal Plant Board, Department of ISM and H. Ministry of Health and F&W, Govt. of India.
• Ethnobotany in the New Millennium, N.B.R.I. Lucknow, 12th-14th Jan. 2006.
• 14th National Conference on Aerobiology, 15th - 17th January 2007. Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur.

List of Publications

• Air Borne Algal Flora of Greater Guwahati. 1982, 5(4): p.111-113, National Acad. of Sc. Phenology of Weeds in Relation to Rainfall and Temperature. 1983, 25(2): 58-65. J. Assam Sci. Soc. (S.C.).
• Aeropalynological Survey of Jalukbari, Guwahati, 1983, 26(1): 54-56. J. Assam Sci. Soc. (S.C.)
• Study of the Amino Acid Composition of certain pollen grains. 1984, 20(1): 31-36. J. of Palynology.
• Studies on the Medicinal uses of plants by the Boro Tribals of Assam-II. 1984, 5(3): 599-604. J. Econ. Tax. Bot.
• Phytosociological study of the Vegetation of Periodicity Exposed River Beds of the Brahmaputra River. 1985, 3(2): 210-213. Environment and Ecology.
• Studies on the medicinal uses of Plants by the North East Tribes-III. 1987, 2(1): 71-76: J. Econ. Tax. Bot.
• Studies on the change of rate of Respiration during infection of Sweet potato. 1992, 4(1): 67-71. J. Ecobiol.
• Phytosociological studies of weed flora of paddy field at Jalukbari, Assam. 1992, 5(2): 470-476. Adv. In Plant Sci.
• Studies on the medicinal uses of plants by the North East Tribes-IV. 1992. Addl. Ser. 10: 177-184. J. Econ. Tax. Bot.
• Incidence of Airborne Fungal Spores in Guwahati. 1993, 6(1&2): 36-40. Ind. J. Aerobiol.
• Soil Fungi of Holongapara Reserve Forest, Assam. 1995, 8(1): 197-2000: Ad. Plant Sci. (S.C)
• Flowering Calendar of tree species of Guwahati with special reference to their allergic significance. 1996, 10(1): 31-34. Ind. J. Alergy Appl. Immunol.
• Atmospheric microflora at different Environment of Guwahati, Assam. 1996, 10(1): 21-24. Ind. J. Allergy Appl. Immunol.
• Some ANABAENA Bory and NOSTOC voucher from rice field of Kamrup district, Assam. 1997, Vol. 1, p.59-63. J. Adv. Pl. Sci.
• Blue green algae of some cultivated soil of Kamrup district, Assam. A quantitative assessment. 1998, 11(2): 137-141. J. Adv. Pl. Sci.
• Algal Bioassay and abatement of Refinery and Petrochemical Effluents. 1999, p. 163-170. Proc. Of Amn. Tec. Sess. Si. Sci.
• Pollution Ecology of the Tunia River: A Biomathematical analysis. 1999, p.218-233. Proc. Of Ann. Tec. Sess. Assam Sci. Soc.
• Ecological studies of certain lotic waters of Bongaigaon district with reference to algal communities. 2000, Vol. 2, p. 35-40. J. Adv. Pl. Sci.
• Applications of Mathematical Techniques in the Ecological studies of Tunia River, Bongaigaon (Assam). 2000, p.148-160. Proc. 46th Ann. Tec. Sess. Assam Sci. Soc.
• Effect of Pesticides on certain algae from tea garden soil. 2001, Vol. 3, p.99-102. J. Adv. Pl. Sci.
• Influence of dissolved oxygen on distribution of algal flora in Tunia River. 2001. Vol. 3, p.95-98: J. Adv. Pl. Sci.
• Airspora of Semi-Urban Areas of Guwahati City. 2002, 15(1&2) 20-31: Indian J. Aerobiol. Pollen Productivity in some species of grasses and their aerial pollen incidence. 2002, 15(1&2): 65. Indian J. Aerobiol. (S.C.)
• Population Models of Single Microbial Species: Algal Dynamics in Tunia River, Bongaigaon, Assam, India. 2003. XXIX M. No. 1, p.105-114: Acta Ciencia Indica.
• Ethnomedico Plants used for treatment of Bone Fractures in Goalpara district of Assam. 2002. Guwahati, p.1-9. IGNCA National Conference on Cultural Heritage and Traditional Knowledge base of the indigenous communities of North East India.
• Ethno Medicinal Aroids of Goalpara district, Assam. 2005, Adv. Plant. Sci. 18(1): 121-125.
• Indigenous Herbal Medicines used against Malaria in Goalpara and Morigaon District of Assam. 2006 in J. Econ. Taxo. Bot. Vol. 30: Suppl. 177-183.

Paper Published in Book (Compilation)

• Studies on the medicinal uses of plant by the Boro tribal of Assam-I, 1980. Vol. 1, p.281-287. Higher Plant of Indian Sub-Continent.
• Spore contentl of the atmosphere of vegetable market, Guwahati. 1998, p.165-170. Environment and Aerobiology.
• Survey of Aquatic Flora of Goalpara district. 1999, Adv. Pl.Sci Res., India IX: 97-104.
• Flora of Kakoijana (proposed) wildlife sanctuary. 2003, p. 65-71: Biodiversity of Eastern Himalayan Protected Areas.
• Important Medicinal Plants of Manas Biosphere Reserve, Assam. 2003, p. 72-80. Biodiversity Himalayan Protected Areas.
• Effect of Phytoinvasion in grassland community of Manas Biosphere Reserve. 2003, p. 157-162. Biodiversity of Eastern Himalayan Protected Areas.