THE DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY                              

The Department ofBotany of this University came into existence with the establishment of theFaculty of Science in 1958. The founder member and the first Head of theDepartment, Dr. RajendraSahai has been a renowned ecologist. Later, the firstProfessor and Head of the Department Prof. K.S. Bhargava, was the first studentof Prof. F.C. Bowden. He was an able administrator and meticulous performer.Under his able headship the course structure and syllabi were designed. Prof.Bhargav initiated research in Mycology and Plant Pathology in the Departmentwhich attracted the best talent and meritorious students to opt for M.Sc.degree in Botany. He also inspired other teachers of his time to start researchwork in their respected fields. He was succeeded by an array of renowned professors as HOD; Prof S N Mathur -initiated research in Plant Physiology , Prof. S.N. Dixit-initiated the work in Plant embryology but in light of the rich flora ofthe area he later switched on to taxonomy of the Angiosperm,established a strong group of workers in the field of antimicrobialprinciples from higher plants; Prof. P.C. Misra- started Industrial Microbiology as a vocational course;Prof. Rajendra Singh -virologist,  Prof. Kamal-renowned Mycologist, Prof. S.K. Singh-taxonomist and field botanist par excellence; Prof. (Mrs.) KalawatiShukla a virologist ; Prof S C tripathi- worked on botanical pesticides; Prof Nisha Misra- Mycologist, Prof. P.P. Upadhyay, a virologist; Prof. R.P. Shukla, an ecologist and Prof V N Pandey- works on biofunctional foods, Nutraceuticals etc.

The Department has a sanctioned strength of 19 teachers currently. 11 teachers are working. Main Area of Research:EnvironmentalPollution, Forest Ecology, molecular plant Taxonomy, Stree Physiology,Neutraceuticals, Phycology, Plant Virology, HerbalPesticides, Plant Physiology, Phytoplasma. Many project sponsored by ICAR,CSIR, UGC, CST, DST, DBT, have been awarded to the department. 

Infrastructure: The department comprises of two premises, Pant Block (First floor), which houses administrative block, offices UG/PG classrooms and practical labs, library , herbarium and research labs of few faculty members. there is a separate Botany Research building which houses chambers/ labs of faculty members and a seminar room.
Department has a big botanical garden,Spread in approximately 4hectare consisting several  plant species, withrich bamboosetum, glass house, green house and a pond for aquatic plants. 

Currently department has procured Centre of Excellence Scheme (Govt of UP), 2020

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1Prof. Vashist Narayan PandeyProfessor9450885374View
2Prof. Pooja SinghProfessor and Head9415083883View
3Dr. Anil Kumar DwivediProfessor9415695331View
4Dr. Virendra Kumar MadhukarAsst. Professor8077622179View
5Dr. Rakesh PandeyAsst. Professor8319430966View
6Dr. Rajveer Singh ChauhanAsst. Professor9415524694View
7Dr. Tulika MishraAsst. Professor9437042549View
8Dr. Smriti MallAsst. Professor9565746319View
9Dr. Deepa SrivastavaAsst. Professor9984468918View
10Dr. Shweta ShekharAsst. Professor8004526963View
11Dr. Kumari SunitaAsst. Professor8840235574View
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Research Projects (Last 5 Years)

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Department
State/Central Govt.
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DSTDr. V.N. PandeyDSTBotanyCentral Government 2820182
Identification , Epidemiology and Management of Brinjal little leaf disease in Eastern Uttar Pradesh,IndiaDr. Smriti MallUGCBotanyGovernment 102018
Nutraceutical potential and Therapeutic protein concentrates (TPC) some ethanobotanicals Nuts PseudonutsDr. V.N. PandeyUGCBotanyCentral Government 020132
Agrotechnique value Adittion and Conservation of Withania somnifera Dunn.and Rauvolfia serpentine Linn. (Benth.) Ex-Kurz. For upliftment of farmers inGorakhpur District.Prof. V.N. PandeyDBT-New Delhi BotanyGovernment 5020133 Years
DST Women Scientist (Dr. Nidhi Gupta)Prof. V. N. PandeyDSTBotanyCentral Government 520123
DST Women Scientist (Dr. Sumati Chaudhary)Dr. Anil DwivediDSTBotanyCentral Government 520123
DST Inspire SHE Scholarship Programme Reference Number : DST/INSPIRE/02/2014/031283 from (07.05.2019 to 12.07.2019)Dr. Smriti MallUGCBotanyGovernment

Research Papers

Title of PaperName of the Author/sDepartment of the TeacherName of journalYear of publicationISSNnumber
Molecular Identification Of ‘CandidatusPhytoplasma Oryzae’ (16SrXI-B) In Garcinia Gummi-Gutta from India.rabhi Mitra , NS Radhika , Smriti Mall* and G.P. Rao.BotanyPhytopathogenic mollicutes2019 
Pharmacognostical Assessment and Phytochemical Screening of Young Shoot of Aquatic Medicinal Herb Sagittaria sagittifolia L. (Arrowhead).Anita Rao, Vineeta Singh, Shipra Pandey, Vageshwari, Neha Tiwari and V. N. Pandey*.BotanyJournal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research20182349-5162
SuramyadharaDwivedi, Anil KBotanySodh dhara20180975-3664
Biochemical performance and protein profile of two varieties of chickpea (BG-256 and CSG-8962) under salinityKumar R., S. Shahi and M. SrivastavaBotanyLegume Research20180250-5371
Physicochemical and Pharmacognostical Standardization of stem bark of Schleichera oleosa (Lour.) Oken.Neha Tiwari, Vageshwari, Shipra Pandey, Vineeta Singh, Anita Rao, V.S. Pandey and *V.N. PandeyBotanyInternational Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews20182349-5138
Influence of Foliar Application of Manganese on Growth, Pigment content and Nitrate reductase activity of Vignaradiata (L.) R. Wilczek under SalinityShahi S.and M. SrivastavaBotanyJournal of Plant Nutrition20180190-4167
Effect of Plant nutrient supply on Root morphology, Nitrogen Status and Yield of Sesamum indicum (L.) under salinitySingh S.L., S. Shahi and M. Srivastava.BotanyJournal of Research, ANGRAU20189700226
Effect of salinity onmorpho-physiological aspects, antioxidant enzymatic studies and yield attributes in wheat genotypesSrivastava M.andS. ShahiBotanyIndian Journal of Plant Physiology2018195502
Protocol establishment for micropropagation of Heliotropium indicum L.: A wonder plant to cure tumorsTulika MishraBotanyJournal of Ethnopharmacology20180378-8741
Phytochemical and Pharmacognostical evaluation of stem bark and Fruit powder of Spanish cherry tree.Vineeta Singh *, Vaibhav Sharan Pandey and V.N. Pandey.BotanyInternational research journal of pharmacy.20182230-8407
The Genus Artemisia: a 2012–2017 Literature Review on Chemical Composition, Antimicrobial, Insecticidal and Antioxidant Activities of Essential OilsAbhay K. Pandey and Pooja SinghBotanyMedicines20172305-6320
EssentialOils: Sources of Antimicrobials and Food PreservativesAbhay K.Pandey, Pradeep Kumar, Pooja Singh , NijendraN.Tripathi and Vivek K.Bajpai,BotanyFrontiers in Microbiology20171664302X
In-vitro antioxidant activity and nutritional value of four wild oyster mushroom collected from North-Eastern Part of Uttar PradeshPratima V, Pooja Singh and Tripathi NNBotanyMycosphere20170207-7719
Use of Tanacetum tomentosum and Ta. Dolichophyllum essential oils as botanical repellents and insecticidal agents against storage pest Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)S. Zafar Haider, Manindra Mohan, Abhay k. Pandey and Pooja SinghBotanyEntomological research201717485967
Mitigation of Salinity by Different Plant Nutrients in Sesamumindicum (L.).Singh S. L., S. Shahi and M. SrivastavaBotanyNew Agriculturist20179710647
Biochemical response of salt-tolerant and salt-sensitive wheat cultivars to salinitySrivastava M.and S. ShahiBotanyResearch on Crops20170972-3226
New Efficient Natural Leafhopper Vectors of Sugarcane Grassy Shoot Phytoplasma in India.Ajay Kumar Tiwari, Shailender Kumar, Smriti Mall, Vikas Jadon and Govind Pratap RaoBotanySugar Tech20170972-1525
Efficacy of Some Essential Oils Against Aspergillus flavus with Special Reference to Lippia alba Oil an Inhibitor of Fungal Proliferation and Aflatoxin B1Production in Green Gram Seeds during StorageAbhay K. Pandey, Nivedita Sonker, and Pooja SinghBotanyJournal of Food Science (Wiley Online )20161750-3841
Changes in reproductive phenology and sex ratio of Trewia nudiflora Linn. growing in sal forest of north-eastern Uttar Pradesh, IndiaBalmukund Chaurasia & R. P. Shukla*BotanyTropical Ecology20160564-3295
Strategies to control post-harvest diseases of table grape: a reviewNivedita Sonker, Abhay K. Pandey & Pooja SinghBotanyJournal of Wine Research20160957-1264
Nutritional and antioxidant properties of wild edible macrofungi from North-Eastern Uttar Pradesh, IndiaPratima Vishwakarma, Pooja Singh& NN TripathiBotanyIndian Journal of Traditional Knowledge NISCAIR20160975-1068
Chemical Composition, Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of the Essential Oil of Nepeta hindostana (Roth) Haines from IndiaAbhay K. Pandey, Manindra Mohan, Pooja Singh* and N. N. TripathiBotanyRecords Of Natural Products (ACS)20151307-6167
Efficiency of Artemisia nilagirica (Clarke) Pamp. essential oil as amycotoxicant against postharvest mycobiota of table grapes.Nivedita Sonker, Abhay K Pandey and Pooja Singh*BotanyJournal of the Science of Food and Agriculture  (Wiley Online )20151097-0010
Chemical Composition and Antioxidant Activity of Essential Oil of Artemisia nilagirica Linn. From Eastern Uttar Pradesh, IndiaPooja Singh*, Nivedita Sonker, Abhay K. PandeyBotanyJournal Of Essential Oil Bearing Plants (Taylor & Francis)20150972-060X
Enhancement of Shelf Life of Button Mushroom, Agaricus bisporus (Higher Basidiomycetes) by Fumigant Application of Lippia alba Essential OilPratima Vishwakarma, Abhay K. Pandey, Priyanka Mishra, Pooja Singh,* & N. N. TripathiBotanyInternational Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms (Begellhouse )20151521-9437
Repellent and Fumigant Activities of Tanacetum nubigenum Wallich. ex DC Essential Oils against Tribolium castaneum (Herbst)(Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae).S. Zafar Haider, Manindra Mohan, Abhay K. Pandey and Pooja SinghBotanyJournal of Oleo Science20151347-3352
Commonness and rarity pattern of plant species within Terai grassland of northeastern Uttar Pradesh, IndiaSumit Srivastava, Ashish Dvivedi And R.P. ShuklaBotanyTropical Grasslands – Forrajes Tropicales201523463775
Solanum sisymbriifolium Lam. (Solanaceae): a new invasive undershrub of the old-fields of northeastern Uttar PradeshSumit Srivastava, Ashish Dvivedi and Ravindra Prasad ShuklaBotanyChecklist20151809-127X
In vitro antibacterial, antioxidant activity and total phenolic content of some essential oilsUpma Srivastava, Swati Ojha, N.N. Tripathi and Pooja Singh*BotanyJournal of Environmental Biology20150254- 8704
Phyllanthus niruri L.: A new host for ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris’ in Indiaavita Chauba, Smriti Mall , D.K. Dubey and G.P. RaoBotanyPhytopathogenic mollicutes20152249- 4669
Identification of phytoplasma associated with weed species in India.Smriti Mall , Shailender Kumar and G.P. RaoBotanyIndian Phytopathology20150367 - 973X
In vivo evaluation of two essential oil based botanical formulations (EOBBFs) for the use against stored product pathogens and pests, Aspergillus species and Callosobruchus species (Coleoptera: Bruchidae)Abhay K. Pandey , Pooja Singh , Uma T. Palni , Nijendra N. TripathiBotanyJournal of Stored Products Research (Elsevier)20140022-4740
Chemical composition, antibacterial and antioxidant activity of essential oil of Eupatorium adenophorum Spreng. From Eastern Uttar Pradesh, IndiaAbhay K. Pandey, Manindra Mohan, Pooja Singh, Uma T.Palni, N.N.TripathiBotanyFood Bioscience2014I 2212-4292
Chemistry and bioactivities of essential oils of some Ocimum species: an overviewAbhay Kumar Pandey, Pooja Singh*, Nijendra Nath TripathiBotanyAsian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine20142221-1691
Macrofungal Wealth Of Kusumhi Forest Of Gorakhpur, Up, IndiaChandrawati, Pooja Singh, Narendra Kumar, N.N. TripathiBotanyAmerican International Journal Of Research In Formal, Applied & Natural Sciences20142328-3777
Ficus is the Most Dominent MurophyteDwivedi, A.K. and D.K. AnandBotanyJ. Env. Bio-Sci20140973-6913
Assessment of Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf Essential Oil as Herbal Preservatives Based on Antifungal, Antiaflatoxin, and Antiochratoxin Activities and In Vivo Efficacy during StorageNivedita Sonker, Abhay K. Pandey, Pooja Singh, and N.N. TripathiBotanyJournal of Food Science (Wiley Online )20141750-3841
Postharvest storage fungi of Almonds (Prunus amygdalus Batsch.) and its sensitivity against plant volatiles.Shailja Pandey and Pooja SinghBotanyAnnals of Plant Protection Sciences20140971-3573
Antibacterial Activity Of Some Plant Extracts Along With Antioxidant Activity Of Potent OnesUpma Srivastava, Swati Ojha, Pooja Singh and N N TripathiBotanyAmerican International Journal Of Research In Formal, Applied & Natural Sciences20142328-3777
Natural occurrence of 16SrI group phytoplasmas on purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.), a medicinal weed species in India.Savita Chaube, Smriti Mall, P.P. Upadhaya and G.P. RaoBotanyMedicinal Plants20140975- 4261

Books/Chapters in books and conference proceedings

Teacher NameTitle of Book/ChapterTitle of the PaperTitle of the proceedings of the conferenceYear of publicationISBN/ISSN numberAffiliating InstituteName of the publisher
Malvika SrivastavaFinger millet- An amazing super cereal and salinity  2018978-3-330-04390-9Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur UniversityLambert Academy Publishing
Srivastava, A., V. K. Madhukar, L.R. Dangwal & S.K.Srivastava.Conservation of Threatened Wild Ornamental plants through Horticultural Practices in Western Himalaya, India.Angiosperm Systematics: Recent Trends and Emerging Issues. Ed. Priyanka Agnihotri & J.S. Khuraijam.  2018978-81-211-0981-9.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur UniversityM/s Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.
AK Dwivedi and madhviWaste Water Irrigation  2017978-620-2-06310-4Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur UniversityPublisher: Lambert Academic Publisher (LAP), Germany,
Tiwari, M and Anil K DwivediAgricultural Use of Waste: A ReviewSustainable Agriculture and Biodiversity Conservation (Eds. A Singh, PC Trivedi and BP Singh) 2016978-81-7132-837-6Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur UniversityPointer Publishers, Jaipur:
Abhay K. Pandey , Satish K. Sain , Pooja Singh , Uma T. Palni , and N. N. TripathiMycotoxin Menace in Stored Agricultural Commodities and Their Management by Plant Volatiles: An OverviewCurrent Trends in Plant Disease Diagnostics and Management Practices, Fungal Biology, P. Kumar et al. (eds.), 2016978-3-319-27312-9Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur UniversitySpringer International Publishing Switzerland
Singh, R., Anil K Dwivedi and VK SinghBiomonitoring Tools for Aquatic System: A Review,Environment & Health (Eds. AK Pandey, PK Singh and A Singh), 2015978-81-909022-8-1Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur UniversitySEDER, Varanasi: 151-160
V.N.Pandey, Sharad Mishra, A.K.Srivastava and Nidhi GuptaC & G Publication, LondonAntioxidants Potential of Marine Microorganisms 2014978-81-313-0432-7Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur UniversityCABI Publication, UK.
Malvika SrivastavaEco-physiological studies of wild legume of Gorakhpur UP, INDIA  2014978-3-659-55212-0Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur UniversityLambert Academy Publishing
AK DwivediAnthropecology and Applied Biodiversity (Edited);  2014978-3-659-22189-7Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur UniversityPublisher: Lambert Academic Publisher (LAP), Germany,
Dwivedi, A.K. and MadhviDifferent Water Samples and their Influence on Crop Performance,Plant Disease Management and Microbes (Ed. Sampat Nehra), 2014978-81-7910-456-9Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur UniversityAavishkar Publishers and Distributors, Jaipur
Chaudhary, S. and A.K. DwivediInvestigation of Compost of Different Origin in the Control of Dry Root Rot of MungbeanAnthropecology and Applied Biodiversity (Ed. Anil K Dwivedi), 2014 978-3-659-22189-7Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur UniversityPublisher: Lambert Academic Publisher (LAP), Germany,
A.K. Dwivedi and P.N. SinghDynamics of Angiospermic Flora in Wetlands: A Literary Report,Anthropecology and Applied Biodiversity (Ed. Anil K Dwivedi), 2014 978-3-659-22189-7Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur UniversityPublisher: Lambert Academic Publisher (LAP), Germany,
Dwivedi, Anil KIPR a Safe Guard to the TKIntellectual Property Rights: A Prismatic View (Ed. SC Roy),  2014978-81-7487-924-2Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur UniversityRadha Publications, New Delhi:
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1Dr. Malvika SrivastavaProfessor9450129022View