Achievements

Faculty/Staff Achievements/ Awards/ Faculty Development Programme

1. Dr. S.K. Soni (Reviewer)

• Journal of Energy Research and Reviews
• Sustainable Environmentby Taylor & Francis
• International Journal of Botany and Horticulture Research

2. Dr. Vijay Kumar Dalal (Reviewer)

• Food & Function (Impact Factor 6.317), ISSN 2042-6496; ISSN (Online) 2042-650x
• 3 biotech (Impact Factor 2.893), eISSN 2190-5738 (THREE articles)
• Photosynthetica; (Impact Factor 2.482); eISSN: 1573-9058
• Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biophysics; (Impact Factor 1.54); ISSN 09741275, 09717811 (THREE articles)
• JSM Environmental Science & Ecology; ISSN: 2333-7141.
• Uttar Pradesh Journal of Zoology, ISSN: 0256-971X, MB International Media and Publishing House, WB, India and Edinberg, UK.
• ActaPhysiologiaePlantarum, (Impact Factor 3.14) eISSN 1861-1664
• Planta (Impact Factor 4.6) eISSN 1432-2048

3. Dr. Sharmita Gupta

• Reviewer and presently, Nominated Editor, Annals of Plant and Soil Research--- for the period January 2023 to December 2024

4.Dr. Achal maharaj kishor Mogla

• Best Oral PresenterAward in the 2nd International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research and Practice conducted by Dr BhimraoAmbedkar University, Agra .Title of the Paper : The Health Impacts of Milk Adulteration: Understanding Risks and Prevention Measures.

Invited Talks

• Dr. Rajiv Ranjangave an Invited talk in “The sixth Winter Session of Dayalbagh Science pf Consciousness, 2025” on title “Agroecological contribution to biodiversity and Sustainable Development organized by Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra, India on 1^st Jan, 2025.
• Dr. Rajiv Ranjan gave an Invited talk in an International conference “Exploring Innovation in Agricultural, Biological, Chemical, Environmental and Forensic Science” on tittle “Synthetic Biology for Sustainable Development, held on 25^th-26^th May at Paliwal PG College, Shikohabad, India.
• Dr. S. K. Soni, delivered a Lecture cum Training on "Azolla: A Sustainable Solution for Agriculture and Ecology" delivered to Farmer of Artauni Block under NABARD Funded project.
• Dr.Vijay Kumar Dalal delivered aOral presentation (offline) in 2nd International Conference on Recent advances in Horticultural Research-2024, Amity University, G. Noida, UP., India (15-16 Feb, 2024).
• Dr.Vijay Kumar Dalal  delivered Oral presentation (offline) in International Conference-2024, Paliwal P G College, Shikohabad, Uttar Pradesh, UP, India (May, 2024)and 14 days FDP attaended.

Research Scolars List

Patents & Copyrights

Patents applied / granted [2019-2023]

Title: Novel sub-genomic transcript promoter DNA fragments and a method for   obtaining sub-genomic promoter DNA fragments from figwort mosaic virus. Inventors:  Nrisingha Dey, Rajiv Ranjan, Alok Kumar and I. B. Maiti Patent No-292986, Award Date: 16/02/2018

Vascular and stress inducible hybrid promoter ideal for plant derived pharmaceutical production. Inventors: Nrisingha Dey, Rajiv Ranjan, Sunita Patro and I. B. Maiti, Patent No. 334895, Award Date 17/03/2020

Title: A Novel Synthetic Promoter and its Application, Inventors: Rajiv Ranjan, Dipinte Gupta and Nrisingha Dey, Patent Application No. 0562022/DEL/2020

A Patent on " Low Fat Cum Sugar Herbal Lemongrass Flavoured Milk "  was published by Mogla Achal Maharaj Kishore , Devendra Kumar Chaturvedi, SoamiPiaraSatsangee and Akhilesh Kumar . Patent Application No 202211072803.

Copyrights Granted

Title of the Copyright - CFUCalc (Android based/ iOS based Application-Software)

Owner - Dr. Prem Saran Tirumalai

Copyright Diary Number: SW-17006/2023

Publications & Book Chapters

Publications (Journals/Conference Proceedings/ Books/ebooks/ Book Chapters)

1. Ali, A., Kant, K., Kaur, N., Gupta, S., Jindal, P., Gill, S. S., & Naeem, M. (2024). Salicylic acid: Homeostasis, signalling and phytohormone crosstalk in plants under environmental challenges. South African Journal of Botany, 169, 314-335. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2024.04.012 IF = 3.1
2. Chaturvedi, A., Gupta, D., Mandal, B. et al. A new isolate of mungbean yellow mosaic India virus in Vigna mungo L. reported from a Dayalbagh field, Agra. Virus Genes (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11262-024-02099-y
3. Dalal VK (2024) Action Mechanism, Benefits and Cultivation (ABC) of Cordyceps. Fungal Genom Biol. 14:243
4. Deeksha Singh and Rajiv Ranjan (2024). Qualitative estimation of Piperine from various parts of the Piper Chaba Hunt. Advances in Bioresearch.
5. Dipite Gupta, PoojaSaraswat, HunnyWaswani, Sunil Kumar and Rajiv Ranjan (2024). In silico Identification and Characterization of WRKY Superfamily in Capsella rubella.Research Journal of Biotechnology 19(4):107-122.
6. Gupta, A., Singh, D., &Ranjan, R. (2024). De Novo Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Novel Insights into Secondary Metabolite Biosynthesis in Tylophoraindica (Burm. f) Merrill. bioRxiv, 2024-03.
7. Gupta, S., Kant, K., Kaur, N., Jindal, P., Naeem, M., Khan, M. N., & Ali, A. (2024). Polyamines: Rising stars against metal and metalloid toxicity. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 109030. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2024.109030 IF = 6.1
8. Jindal, P., Kant, K., Kaur, N., Gupta, S., Ali, A., & Naeem, M. (2024). Melatonin: Discovery, Biosynthesis, Phytohormones Crosstalk, and Roles in Agricultural Crops under Abiotic Stress Conditions. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 105942. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2024.105942 IF = 4.5
9. Manaswi Rani and Sharmita Gupta ,Ethnopharmacological implications of Argemoneochroleuca - A Critical Review in Journal of Annals of Plant and Soil Research 2024, 26 (1): 143-147 DOI: https://doi.org/10.47815/apsr.2024.10344
10. Murmu S, Rashmi M, Nagrale DT, Kour T, Singh MK, Chaurasia A, Behera SK, Shankar R, Ranjan R, Jha GK, Gawande SP. In-silico study of E169G and F242K double mutations in Leucine-Rich Repeats (LRR) PolyGalacturonase Inhibiting Protein (PGIP) of Gossypium barbadense and associated defense mechanism against plant pathogens.
11. Raghav, N., Saraswat, P., Srivastava, J. N., &Ranjan, R. (2024). Metagenomics analysis of the water sample collected from Yamuna River of Agra city. World Journal of microbiology and biotechnology. (Impact Factor: 4.2)
12. Rashmi M, Murmu S, Nagrale DT, Singh MK, Behera SK, Shankar R, Ranjan R, Jha GK, Chaurasia A, Kumar S. (2024). Dataset on double mutation in PGIP of Glycine max improves defense to PG of Sclerotiniasclerotiorum. Data in Brief. 54:110518.
13. Shubha, A., Sharmita, G. & Anita, L. Production and characterization of human hair keratin bioplastic films with novel plasticizers. Scientific  Reports 14, 1186 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-44905-x
14. Singh G, Patel A, Tiwari S, Pandey A, Kumar S, Prasad SM (2024). Nitric oxide and 5-
    aminolevulinic acid up-regulate growth, PS II photochemistry and antioxidant activity in UV-
    B stressed cyanobacteriumNostocmuscorum. Plant Stress 11. (IF: 6.8)
15. Singh, D., Mathur, S., Prasad, M., &Ranjan, R. (2024). Next-Generation Sequencing in Medicinal Plants: Recent Progress, Opportunities, and Challenges. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 1-17. (IF:4.8)
16. Yadav V, Arif N, Hussain I, Patel A, Tiwari S, Chauhan DK, Prasad SM (2024). Antioxidant
    machinery modulation by phosphorus mitigates zinc oxide nanoparticle toxicity in Triticum
    aestivum and Solanumlycopersicum seedlings. Nanotechnology for Environmental
    Engineering. doi.org/10.1007/s41204-024-00384-7.
17. YogeshVidhauliya, Bhopal Singh, Akhilesh Kumar 2024. Enhancement of Nutritional Value of Fermented Buttermilk using Vitamin A and D. International Journal of Horticulture, Agriculture and Food Science (IJHAF) 8. 26-31 DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.22161/ijhaf.8.2

Book Chapter:

1. Ali, A., Kant, K., Gupta, S., Kaur, N., Jindal, P., & Naeem, M. (2024). Enhancing nutritional and antidiabetic properties of Stevia rebaudiana Bert.—A sweet-leaf plant through various scientific approaches. In Antidiabetic Medicinal Plants (pp. 229-253).Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-95719-9.00015-X as biomarkers for monitoring environmental pollution. In Biomarkers in Environmental and Human Health Biomonitoring; 169-184 (Academic Press).
2. Jain, R., Rohatgi, S., Singh, D., Mathur, S., &Ranjan, R. (2024) Proteomics Approaches in Medicinal Plant Research and Pharmacological Studies. In Plant Proteomics (pp. 197-225). CRC Press.
3. Mathur, S., Singh, D., & Ranjan, R. (2024). Recent advances in plant translational genomics for crop improvement. Advanvces in Protein Chemistry and structural Biology.
4. Mathur, S., Singh, D., &Ranjan, R. (2024). Production of phenolic secondary metabolites by fungal endophytes: importance and implication. In Fungal Secondary Metabolites (pp. 537-556). Elsevier.
5. Mathur, S., Singh, D., &Ranjan, R. (2024). Recent advances in plant translational genomics for crop improvement. Advances in Protein Chemistry and structural Biology.
6. Navneet Kaur, Krishan Kant, Shalu Gupta, Parnika Jindal, Akbar Ali and M. Naeem (2024) Moringa Leaf Extract in Crop Improvement: Current Status and Future Prospects In: Botanical Extracts and Their Phytochemicals Potentiality in the Development of Sustainable Agriculture Editors: Mahesh R. Ghule, M. Naeem, Iffat Zareen Ahmad (Eds.). Apple Academic Press, Inc., Florida 32905 USA, ISBN: 9781998511129 (In Press)
7. PandeyN,Tiwari S, Patel A, Khandelwal A, Shukla L, Kumar A, SinghSK (2024).Application of recent biological process in industrial effluent treatment, Advances in chemical pollution environmental management and protection. 
8. Patel A, Tiwari S, Khandelwal A, Singh C, Pandey N, Tiwari A, Yadav S, Prasad SM (2024). Plants
9. Patel A., Tiwari S., Khandelwal A., Singh C., Pandey N., Tiwari A., Yadav S., Prasad S.M. (2024). Plants as biomarkers for monitoring environmental pollution. In Biomarkers in Environmental and Health Biomonitoring. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-13860-7000.
10. Patel A, Tiwari S, Raju AD, Singh R, Parihar P, Prasad SM (2024), Prospecting the microbiome in future agricultural formulation. Progress in soil microbe research. pp 339–365
11. Saraswat, P., Singh, D., Singh, A., Mathur, S., Waswani, H., &Ranjan, R. (2024). CRISPR/Cas techniques used in plant disease management. In Biocontrol Agents for Improved Agriculture (pp. 331-351). Academic Press.
12. Singh, D., Mathur, S., &Ranjan, R. (2024). Pattern recognition receptors as potential therapeutic targets for developing immunological engineered plants.
13. Singh, N., Soni, S.K. (2024) Future directions in agriculture biotechnology: developing resilient and sustainable agriculture systems. In Futuristic Trends in Biotechnology Volume 3 Book 16. IIP Series
14. Vikas &Ranjan, R. The Ecosystem Approach and Environmental Justice Nexus in Natural Resource Management. Environmental Nexus for Resource Management, CRC press.

Projects & Grants

Projects & Grants

New Facilities Created in the Department during the year

1. Mushroom cultivation unit at CART
2. Hydroponics at dairy campus
3. Blue green algal cultivation unit (in vitro)
4. Cactarium ( Botanical Garden)

Projects Sanctioned During the year:

Button and Oyester mushroom cultivation demonstration for large scale adoption by the farmers of Agra region by NABARD; Total Funding 21, 78,000, Duration Mar, 2024 to March 2026.

Implementing Agency: PI- Dr. Vijay Kumar Dalal; Co-PI- Dr. S K Soni

Partner Institute: PI- Dr. Usha Kalidindi; Co-PI- Dr. Bhupinder Singh

Ongoing Research Projects:

1. Development of steel slag based cost effective eco-friendly fertilizers for sustainable agriculture and inclusive growth funded by Ministry of Steel and Steel Industry, Total funding 75.233 lakh, Duration 2021-24 Duration: September 2021 to August 2024 (3 Years)

PI- Dr. Akhilesh Kumar; Co-PI- Dr. Rajiv Ranjan

2. Socio-economic empowerment of the Tribes in the Rajaborari estate, Madhya Pradesh    through scientific and technological interventions; Total Funding: INR.3.5 Crores

Co-PI: Dr.RajivRanjan & Dr. Prem Saran Tirumalai Duration: July 2021 to June 2024.