Dr. Sharmita Gupta
Assistant Professor
 
Educational Qualification - M.Sc.(Mycology and Plant Pathology), IARI,Ph.D
 
CONTACT
Department of Botany
Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed to be University)
 
Dayalbah, Agra 282 005 (UP), India
Tel.: (0562) 280 1545
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Teaching Assignments:

Odd Semester:

Undergraduate classes:-BOM102 (Fungi and Plant Pathology); BOM 103 & BOM 104 (Practical and related seminars) ;(BOH101(Botany Half course)  BOH 102 (Practical for half course) BOM504 , BOM 505 (Ecology And Practical);VGT 304 & VGT 310(Basics of plant biology and it’s practical); VAT 301 & VAT 302(Crop protection; pest, pathogen and weeds);VAT 503 (Disaster Management)

Post graduate classes:-BOM 701&BOM 705(Algae, Fungi and Plant Diseases: Theory and Practical); BOM702 & BOM 712 (Microbiology)

Interfaculty courses ;Core courses and P. G. Diploma courses:-BOH 181 (Environmental Science) ; ESC 191 [Core course in Environmental Sciences]; EBT 104 (Bioremediation)

Even Semester:

Undergraduate classes:-BOM201 (Bacteria ,Virus and Mycoplasma); BOM 202 (Cell Biology) , BOM 203 (Practical for cell biology); BOM 601 (Microbiology); BOM 603 (Applied and Ethnobotany); BOM 605 (Practical) ; ABS 401 ,ABS 402 (Economic Botany I & II ) ; ABS 404 & ABS 405 (Practical & related seminars);PPA 201 ,PPA 202 (Fundamentals of Plant Pathology & it’s Practical)

Post graduate classes:-BOM 803 ,BOM 806 (Microbial Ecology  & Practical)

Interfaculty  Core courses : ESC 281 ( Environmental Sciences In Engineering Faculty)

Area(s) of Research and Research Interests:   Mycology;  Virology; Plant Pathology;  Ecology & Environmental Biotechnology

Since 2010-2021 focus of research area has been on:-

  • Fungal viruses :screening ,isolation ,purification and characterisation , pathogenicity studies
  • Plant viruses : biological and molecular characterisation including effect on plant hosts etc.
  • Biodegradation of polythene using microbes
  • Evaluating antimicrobial properties of various botanicals individually and in combination including identification of bioactive component
  • Studies related to agricultural waste and solid waste management
  • Studies related to dairy effluents ;conservation of plants ; biofuel etc.
  • Initiated research in  new research areas like  fungal viruses 
  • Only person in India who was  working on Mycoviruses  till 2017.
  • Research on plant viruses is also new to D.E.I
  • Work on efficacy of phyto potentials   against plant pathogenic bacteria is a new field
  • Initiated work on biofuels through agricultural waste
  • Have guided   24 M.Sc.; 8 M.Phil. ; 3 Ph.D till 2021
  • Ph.D. of 5 scholars is ongoing
  • Citations—104 ; h-index : 7 ; i10 : 5

Future Vision:-Waste management and bioremediation using microbes

Academic Distinctions:-

S.No

Name of Award

Awarding Agency

Year

1.

Delhi University Medal

University rank  Ist  in B.Sc. Botany  Hons. Ist year  

Delhi University

1981

2.

P.N. Bali Memorial Award for 1st rank in college & Delhi University in 1st year

Hans Raj College

1981

3.

National Scholarship  in  B.Ed. for

Securing Merit Position in Delhi University after completion of 3 years of graduation

Delhi University

1984

4.

IARI Junior Fellowship for M.Sc.

Indian Agricultural Research Institute; I.A.R.I.; Pusa  Institute

1984-1986

5.

IARI Senior Fellowship for Ph.D.

Indian Agricultural Research Institute; I.A.R.I.; Pusa  Institute

1986-1990

6.

Gold Medal for Outstanding Presentation of Research Contribution in the Institute, I.A.R.I. Pusa Instt.

Indian Agricultural Research Institute; I.A.R.I.; Pusa  Institute

1986

7.

Gold Medal for Outstanding Academic Performance in the Discipline of Mycology & Plant Pathology. I.A.R.I

Indian Agricultural Research Institute; I.A.R.I.; Pusa  Institute

1986

Other Honors and Recognitions:

  • Executive editor  and member Advisory Board    Journal of Virology Research
  • INVITED TALK  Mycoviruses: an overview of a newer field in Indian virology in Asia-Pacific Congress of Virology  VIROCON 2013 by Indian Virological  Society & Amity  Univ., Noida
  • ReviewerAgriculture research journal , since 2017
  • Received Certificate of excellence in reviewing from Asian Journal of Biology ,2020
  • Name selected for inclusion in Asia Pacific Who’s Who [Vol.XVIII]
  • Subject Expertfor B.Voc. food processing and preservation course .Designed syllabus of 6 courses
  • External Expert Board Of StudiesFor PV And REI

Membership of learned societies:-

Life Member

  • Indian Virological Society;
  • System Society Of India;
  • Society of Human Resource and Innovation and
  • Indian Science Congress Association[2019-2020]

Professional  Experience:

S.No.

Positions held

Name of the Institute

From

To

1.

Visiting Fellow

Dayalbagh Educational Institute

3.9.2009

4.12.2009

2.

Guest Lecturer

Dayalbagh Educational Institute

5.12.2009

10.3.2010

3.

Assistant Professor S1

Dayalbagh Educational Institute

10.3.2010

25.3.2017

4.

Assistant Professor S2

Dayalbagh Educational Institute

25.3.2017

PRESENT DAY

 

Other Institutional Assignments and relevant information

  • Member of Organizing Committee  of  International Conferences:
  • Member of Registration and Help desk Committee  in International Conference on Nanoscience and Technology in Chemistry, Health, Environment and Energy ;NATCHEE-2010January 7th -9th 2010
  • Member of Cultural Committee in International Conference on Chemistry of Phyto potentials: Health, Energy and Environmental perspectives-CPHEE2011-4TH -6TH November,2011  etc.
  • Member organizing committee for National Seminar on “Plants and Microbes in Human welfare” 28-29 March, 2016 ; National Conference on Bioprospecting and bioactive compounds from microbes and plants March 2019;organized by Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra. etc.
  • Departmental IQAC  Co- Coordinator ; Departmental Time Table In charge ; Departmental coordinator for NAAC ,UGC reports etc.
  • Departmental Member Moderation Committee
  • Departmental Member Board Of Studies
  • External and Internal Examiner For End Sem. Practical Exam.
  • Proctor III & IV semester BC group.
  • Proctor BSc. Botany Hons.
  • Faculty Garden In charge
  • Member   Science Faculty Examination Committee
  • Convenor  of various cultural activitiesand Sport events
  • External Examiner And Paper Setter
  • Ex-Member  University Canteen Committee
  • Member  University Admission Committee as invigilator; Centre in charge and Convenor of board
  • Member Question Bank Committee For  University Entrance Exam 2014
  • Member  Cultural Committee For Youth Parliament

Academic Staff College Orientation/Refresher Course attended:

Name of the Course/ Summer School

Place

Duration

Sponsoring Agency

Orientation    

Programme

OP-24    

 

ASC, Kumaun University, Nainital

24.9.2013-21.10.2013

 

UGC

 

Refresher Course in Women studies[Interdisciplinary]

HRDC, AMU, Aligarh

20.02.2017-14.03.2017

UGC

Refresher Course on         Disaster Management  

ASC, Kumaun University, Nainital [online mode]

28..09.2020-12.10.2020

UGC

Faculty Development Programme on “Promising success through inclusive development”

PG &Research Department of Mathematics. Chennai

[National level virtual FDP]

15.02.2021-21.02.2021

UGC

 

Publications [Research papers and Book chapters]:- As per separate list

  • Publications prior to 2011---3
  • Publications in 2011---1
  • In 2012---3
  • In 2013---8
  • In 2014---5
  • In 2015---6
  • In 2016---2
  • In 2017---1
  • In 2018---2
  • In 2019---5
  • In 2020---2

.No.

Author(s)

Title

Name of journal

Volume

Page

Year

1.

Sonal and Sharmita Gupta

Characterization of virus causing chlorotic spot disease in garden quinine and its effect on nitrogen and pigments”

Annals of plant and soil research

22(2)

186-188

(2020)

2.

.NiteshVerma and Sharmita Gupta

“Assessment of LDPE degrading potential Aspergillus species isolated from municipal landfill sites of Agra

Springer Nature  Applied Sciences

1(7)

701

(2019)

3.

Lovely Singh and Sharmita Gupta

Ethnopharmacological aspects of A. Mexicana Linn., A significant plant species, in traditional system of medicine

Int. Arch. App. Sci. Technol

10 (2) 

143-150

(2019)

4.

Nitesh verma and Sharmita Gupta

Microbial Approach To Minimise The Polythene Waste

Int. Arch. App. Sci. Technol

10 [2]

104-110

(2019)

5.

Sonal, and Sharmita Gupta

Studies of biochemical changes in healthy cowpea plants  mechanically infected with sap isolated from virus  infected Clerodendrum inerme leaves

Int. Arch. App. Sci. Technol

10 [2]

72-75

(2019)

6.

 Nitesh Vermaand  Sharmita Gupta

Comparative Assessment of Polythene Degradation By Trichoderma harzianum and Trichoderma viride

Aayushi International Interdisciplinary Research Journal (AIIRJ)

Vol - V Issue-XI

63-69 

(2018)

7.

Sharmita Gupta, Manisha and Sonal   

Assessment of synergistic effect of plant extract of Catharanthus roseus and      Azadirachta indica against different pathogenic microbes 

Aayushi International Interdisciplinary Research Journal (AIIRJ)

Vol - V Issue-XI

56-62 

(2018)

8.

Vikas, S.K. Soni andS. Gupta

Prospective of selected green algae pertain to Biofuel production

Journal of Plant Development Sciences

10(5)

283-287

(2018)

9.

Nitesh Verma, Sharmita Gupta and P. K. Dantu

Temporal variation in other physicochemical parameters of untreated and treated water quality of sewage treatment plant (STP),Agra

International journal of Research

4 (5)

675-680

(2017)

10.

Priyanka Baghel and Sharmita Gupta

Status of municipal authority and public cooperation for solid waste management: A case study in Dayalbagh area ,Agra

International Journal of Research

3(18)

1134-1144

(2016)

11.

Yati prabha,  S.K.Soni, Sharmita Gupta and Sonal

Potential of algae in bioremediation of waste water; Current Research

International Journal of Current microbiology and applied sciences

5(2)

693-700

(2016)

12.

Sonal and Sharmita Gupta

Ethnomedicinal aspects of the genus Clerodendrum inerme : a case study .

International

Journal of Research

2(4)

971-976

(2015)

13.

KusumLata and Sharmita Gupta

Synergistic effect of Azadirachta indica, Aloe vera and antibiotics against E.coli bacterium

International Journal Of Pharmaceutical Research And Bioscience

4(2)

291-304

(2015)

14.

Sakshi Sharma and Sharmita Gupta

Mycoviruses infecting human pathogenic fungi.

Journal of antivirals and anti retrovirals

7(4)

135

(2015)

15.

Sharmita Gupta, Arvind Kumar and Sonal

Biological assay for the establishment of viral nature of Duranta  plumeiri

TECHNOFAME: A Journal of multidisciplinary advance research

4(2)

1-5 

(2015)

16.

Monika Gautam and Sharmita Gupta

 Population status and conservation requirement of some endangered plants growing in  Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra.

International Journal of Conservation Science

6(4)

697-706.

(2015)

 

17.

Deepshikha Singh and Sharmita Gupta

The study of plant people relation within the purview of traditional medicinal system in Agra

International Journal of Research

2 (8)

538-546 

(2015)

18.

Sharmita Gupta, Sonal and Arvind Kumar

Estimation of carbohydrates and cytopathological analysis of healthy and symptomatic leaves of  Clerodendrum inerme exhibiting mosaic symptoms

TECHNOFAME: A Journal of multidisciplinary advance research.

 3 (2)

67-71

(2014)

19.

Sharmita Gupta, Sonal Singh and Arvind Kumar

Effect on Primary Productivity and Variation in Chlorophyll content of

Virus Infected of Clerodendrum inerme

TECHNOFAME: A Journal of multidisciplinary advance research

3 (1)

67-72

2014

20.

Kratika Kumari and Sharmita Gupta

Antifungal Potentiality of Polyalthia longifolia leaf extract

International Journal of Research in Pure and Applied Microbiology

4(1)

7-9

2014

21.

Sakshi Sharma and Sharmita Gupta

Fungal Viruses: A Promising Prospective Field in the Area of Virology

International

Journal of Engineering & Technical Research.

Special Issue

21- 22

2014

22.

Chanchal Gautam and Sharmita Gupta

Antagonistic effect of Trichoderma viride and Trichoderma harzianum against plant pathogenic fungi and its growth on different agro waste substrates

International

Journal of Engineering & Technical

Research.

 

Special Issue

23-25

2014

23.

Kratika Kumari and Sharmita Gupta

Phytopotential of Catharanthus roseus L. (G.) Don. Var. “Rosea” and “Alba” against various pathogenic microbes in vitro

International Journal of Research in Pure and Applied Microbiology

3 (3)

77- 82

2013

24.

Sonal singh and Sharmita Gupta

Biological assay to establish viral nature of symptomatic Clerodendrum inerme in selected region of Agra

Current topics in virology

11

95-101

2013

25.

Arvind Kumar and Sharmita Gupta

Repellent and antifeedant activity ofneem and amla against two stored grain pest viz. Tribolium castaneum andTrogoderma granarium

 Journal of entomological research

 37(4)

301.306

2013

 

26.

Kratika Kumari and Sharmita Gupta

Antifungal properties of leaf extract of Catharanthus roseus 1(g.) Don.

American journal of phytomedicine and clinical therapeutics

1(9)

698-705

(2013)

27.

K. Kanchan, S. Gupta, G.P. Satsangi and J.N. Shrivastava

Novel biosynthesis of Silver nanoparticles (SNPs) using Chrysosporiumsps. andAspergillussps

Int. J. Nano Dimens

4 (2)

105- 110

(2013)

28.

S. Singh and S. Gupta

Abstract of the paper presented orally during the XXI National Conference of Indian Virological Society (IVS). Preliminary studies on natural occurrence of Clerodendrum Mosaic in Agra region

Indian Journal of Virology

24 (1)

145

(2013)

29.

S. Sharma and S. Gupta

Abstract of the paper presented orally during the XXI National Conference of Indian Virological Society (IVS). Mycoviruses.An emerging Potential field of Virus Research in Indian Scenario

Indian Journal of Virology

24 (1)

143

(2013)

30.

Sakshi Sharma and Sharmita Gupta

Isolation and partial characterization of virus like particles from Chrysosporium  pseudomerdarium, human pathogenic fungi

Asian academic research Journal of Multidisciplinary

14 (1)

1- 19

(2013)

31.

Sharmita Gupta,Shubhi Gupta, Manisha, Sakshi Sharma

Management of barren land soil using waste algal residue and agricultural residue

Journal of Algal biomass Utilization

3 (3)

1– 6

(2012)

32.

Sharmita Gupta,Ritu Sharma, S. K. Soni, Sakshi Sharma

Biomass utilization of waste algal consortium for extraction of algal oil

Journal of Algal biomass Utilization

3 (3)

34– 38

(2012)

33.

S. K. Soni, Kamal Agrawal, S.K. Srivastava, S. Gupta and Chetan Kumar Pankaj

Growth performance and biochemical  analysis of Spirulina platensis under different culture conditions

Journal of Algal biomass Utilization

3 (1)

55– 58

(2012)

34.

Sakshi Sharma, Sharmita Gupta, J.N.Shrivastava

Presence of virus like particles in human pathogenic fungi, Chrysosporium sps and Candida albicans

Indian Journal of Virology

22 (2)

104-110

(2011)

 

35.

Sharmita Gupta  

Newer evidence to demonstrate mycovirus of Fusarium moniliforme var. subglutinans as causal agent of mango shoot malformation

Journal of entomological research

15 (3)

222-228

(1991)

36.

Sharmitaand Mahua Dutta Gupta  

Mosaic disease of Dimorphotheca   aurantiaca

International Journal of Tropical plant disease

7

47-54

(1989)

 

S.No.

Title Of the Book

AuthorĪ„s Name

Publisher

Year of publication

1.

Management of polythene waste through biodegradation by using few species of Aspergillus: An environment friendly approach in “Biotechnology and biological sciences”

Nitesh Verma and Sharmita Gupta

 Taylor and Francis

(2020)

2.

Comparative analysis of phytochemicals of healthy and symptomatic Clerodendrum inerme in   “Advances in plant and microbial Biotechnology”            

Sonal, Sharmita Gupta, YatiPrabha and S.K. Soni

Springer

(2019)

3.

Spirulina—Mass cultivation and its medicinal and health aspects

S.K.Soni

V.P.Bhatnagar

Sharmita Gupta

Lambert

(2015)