Dr. Arindam Barman

Designation: Assistant Professor

Department: Horticulture

Qualifications:

M.Sc (GBPUA&T, Pantnagar) & Ph.D (IIT, Dhanbad

 

Areas of Interest/Specialization:

Vegetable Science and Molecular biology

Experience: 7 years

Post graduate Awarded/Supervised:

Sl No Name Degree Thesis Title Year of Completion
1 Mrs. Susmita Chakraborty M.Sc Studies on Genetic Diversity of Radish (Raphanus sativus L.) 2015
2 Ms. Tare M Sangma M.Sc Studies on Genetic Diversity of Carrot (Daucus carota L.) 2015
3 Ms. Dilresha N Sangma M.Sc Physico-chemical analysis and protein profiling of roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) 2016
4 Mr. Cheangkal Adriel Dalbot Shira M.Sc Protein profiling and physico-chemical characterization of Solanum kurzii Br. 2016
5 Ms. Cheana S Sangma M.Sc DNA fingerprinting and Protein Profiling of Scarlet Eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum L.) from Meghalaya 2017
6 Ms. Ornella K Sangma M.Sc Molecular Characterization and Protein Profiling of Gymnopetalum cochinchinense (Lour.) Kurz 2017
7 Mr. Lalramchanna M.Sc Divergence analysis and molecular characterization of Snake gourd (Trichosanthes anguina) under West Garo Hills District Meghalaya 2018
8 Ms. Chingseme S Sangma M.Sc Morphological and molecular diversity analysis of Snap melon (Cucumis melo var. momordica) under West Garo Hills District of Meghalaya 2018
9 Ms. Techi Nama M.Sc Evaluation of Cucumber (Cucumis sativus)  germplasm under West Garo Hills District of Meghalaya 2018
10 Mr. Vikash Pangam M.Sc Evaluation of indigenous cherry tomato under Garo hills condition of Meghalaya 2019
11 Ms. Evangelene Rani M.Sc Evaluation of King chilli (Capsicum chinense  Jacquin) germplasm under West Garo hills condition of Meghalaya 2019
12 Ms. Chinnu A. Sangma M.Sc Evaluation of indigenous bird’s eye chilli (Capsicum frutescens) germplasm from West Garo Hills, Meghalaya Ongoing
13 Mr. Richmond Marboh M.Sc Characterization of indigenous germplasm of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L. Monoech) based on morphological and biochemical traits Ongoing
14 Ms. Chera Meju M.Sc Morphological and biochemical characterization of germplasm of Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) from West Garo Hills region of  Meghalaya Ongoing

Administrative responsibilities undertaken: 

  • Life member of The Agricultural Society of India, Kolkata, India.
  • Member of School Board of School of Human and Environmental Sciences, NEHU, Shillong (2016 to 2017).
  • Member of Board of Studies in Horticulture (BOS), NEHU, Tura, Meghalaya (2013 to 2017).
  • Member of Board of Studies in Environmental Science (BOS), NEHU, Tura, Meghalaya (2017 to till date).
  • Member Departmental Purchase Committee of Horticulture, NEHU, Meghalaya (2012 to till date).
  • Member Departmental Purchase Committee of ABM&FT, NEHU, Meghalaya (2012 to 2018)
  • In Charge Departmental Library Committee (2012 to 2015)
  • Chairman Departmental Development Committee (2014 to 15).
  • In Charge of Departmental Laboratory (2015 to till date).

Academic affiliations:

  • Arindam Barman collaborated with Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidalaya, Coochbehar, West Bengal on the DBT, New Delhi project entitled “Molecular and Morphological Diversity Analysis of Cucurbits of Garo Hills Meghalaya”.
  • Arindam Barman collaborated with Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh; North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences is a medical institute of India, Shillong, Meghalaya and The Energy and Research Institute (The North-Eastern Regional Centre), Guwahati on the DBT, New Delhi project entitled “Isolation and characterization of bioactive components from indigenous plants of NEH region for antiurolithiatic potential with standardized phytochemical and pharmacological parameters”
  • Arindam Barman collaborated with The Energy and Research Institute (The North-Eastern Regional Centre), Guwahati on the National Mission on Himalayan Studies (NMHS) project entitled “Cultivation of packing leaves plant for livelihood enhancement of ST communities and promotion of packing leaves as substitute of plastics in Meghalaya”.

Research Projects

Sl. No. Sponsoring Agency Title of Project Period Position
1 UGC, New Delhi SDS-PAGE characterization of indigenous germplasms of Cho-Cho and Jackfruit in Garo Hills of Meghalaya 2013-2014 Co-investigator
2 DBT, New Delhi Molecular and morphological diversity analysis of cucurbits of Garo Hills Meghalaya 2015-2017
(Completed)
Principal Investigator & Project Coordinator
3 DST (SERB), New Delhi Phytochemical and molecular characterization, bioprospecting of genes, value addition and quality enrichment of Bamboo through plant tissue culture technique from North East India 2017-2020 Principal Investigator
4 DST, New Delhi Utilization of novel biotechnological tools using agro-waste products for livelihood improvement of farmers of Meghalaya India 2017-2020 Mentor Scientist
5 DBT, New Delhi Isolation and characterization of bioactive components from indigenous plants of NEH region for antiurolithiatic potential with standardized phytochemical and pharmacological parameters 2018-2021 Principal Investigator & Project Coordinator
6 DST (SERB), New Delhi Extraction and characterisation of functional phytochemicals from khoonphal (Haematocarpus validus) of Meghalaya and its value addition 2018-2021 Co-investigator
7 National Mission on Himalayan Studies (NMHS), G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment and Sustainable Development, Kosi-Katarmal, Almora Cultivation of packing leaves plant for livelihood enhancement of ST communities and promotion of packing leaves as substitute of plastics in Meghalaya 2019-2022 Principal Investigator

Publications

Sl. No Author(s) Title Name of Journal Volume Page Year
1 Barman, Arindam., Singh, D. K., Maurya, S.K amd Singh, Amar. Indigenous genetic resources characterization of Snapmelon (Cucumis melo L. var momordica Duth & Full.) through seed protein profiling pattern International Journal of Basic and Applied Agricultural Research (Pantnagar Journal of Research) 10 (2) 92-97 2012
2 Barman, Arindam., Singh, D. K. and Maurya, S. K. SDS based Protein Profiling and diversity assessment of indigenous germplasms of photo (Cucumis melo L. var momordica Duth & Full) Progerssive Horticulture 45 (1) 169-173 2013
3 Barman, Arindam and Barman, M. R. Morphological diversity among landraces of Snapmelon Transient 3 9-18 2013
4 Barman, Arindam and Barman, M. R. Detection and Management of Plant Viruses Transient 4 42-58 2014
5 Barman, Arindam., Mitra R., Singh, D. K. and Anshumali Diversity among indigenous  germplasms  of  melon  (Cucumis  melo  L.)  through  seed  protein  profiling pattern Vegetos 28 (3) 65-70 2015
6 Barman, Arindam and Barman, R. M QTL Analysis for Fruit Quality Traits in Tomato Proceedings National Seminar on Newer trends in Chemistry and Environment, 9th- 10th Dec, 2014, Don Bosco College, Tura, Meghalaya, India - 127-137 2015
7 Barman, R. M. and Barman, Arindam Application of Biopesticides as an Ecofriendly Approach to Pest Control Proceedings National Seminar on Newer trends in Chemistry and Environment, 9th- 10th Dec, 2014, Don Bosco College, Tura, Meghalaya, India - 225-229 2015
8 Barman, R.M., Mishra, B.K.and Barman, Arindam. OCP Residues Analysis in Cow Milk of Dhanbad City, Jharkhand, India IJAPSA 2 (5) 6-11 2016
9 Sangma, O.K., Barman, Arindam., Marak, C.M. and Sangma, C.S Occurrence of Gymnopetalum cochinchinense (Lour.) Kurz. (Apolka) in Garo Hills of Meghalaya, India IJAPSA 2 (4) 211-215 2016
10 Chakraborty, S., Barman, A., Sangma, T.M. Correlation Studies of Carrot (Daucus carota L.) germplasms from Garo Hills of Meghalaya, India NDP. J. Horti. And Plant Sci. 1(1) 5-8 2016
11 Marak, C.M., Barman, A., Barman, R.M. A review on Green Biotechnology: An essential approach to tackle future challenges Trasient 5 33-48 2016
12 Chakraborty S and Barman A Correlation studies of quantitative characters in radish (Raphanus sativus L.) in Garo Hills Of Meghalaya, India International Journal of Agriculture Sciences 8 (54) 2899-2902 2016
13 Sangma, C.S., Barman, A., Sangma, O.K Analysis of Diversity of Scarlet Egg plant from Garo Hills of Meghalaya NDP. J. Horti. And Plant Sci. 1(1) 1-3 2016
14 Barman, A., Anshumali., Barman, R.M., Marak, C.M. Rapid seed DNA extraction for species identification and diversity analysis of Pumpkin Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences 10 (1) 161-168 2017
15 Arindam Barman  and Anshumali Genetic diversity estimates in landraces of Pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata Duch.) from North Eastern Himalayan region of India using agro-morphological and molecular traits Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 88 (1) 79- 85 2018
16 Arindam Barman, Anshumali and Prakash Chandra Gupta Antilithiatic and diuretic activity of Cucurbita moschata on ethylene glycol induced lithiasis in male albino Wistar rats Indian Journal of Animal Sciences 88 (4) 407- 411 2018
17 Arindam Barman and Anshumali Divergence analysis among the landraces of pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata Duch.) from Meghalaya, India Proceedings National Conference on “Biogeochemical Cycles and Climate Change, 10th to 11th  August, 2018, IIT (ISM), Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India - 1 – 9 2018

Book


Sl. No

Title

Author’s Name

Publisher

Year of Publication

1

Instant Vegetable Science

Barman, Arindam

Sharma Publishers & Distributor
ISBN: 13- 978-81-920090-2

2012

2

Plant Pathogen Interaction: Recent
Trends.

Mitra, Rituparna and Barman, Arindam

Sharma Publishers & Distributor
ISBN: 978-93-82910-04-4

2015

3

Recent Trends in Agricultural Biotechnology

Barman, Arindam, Anshumali, Cheana S Sangma and Rituparna Mitra Barman

New Delhi Publishers, New Delhi, India, ISBN: 978-93-86453-52-5

2018

Book Chapter

  • Barman, Arindam., Mitra, Barman, Rituparna. And Chatterjee, Ranjit. (2014). Molecular Breeding of Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) for Biotic Stress Resistance. In. Mitra, Rituparna and Barman, Arindam. (Eds), Plant Pathogen Interaction: Recent Trends. New Delhi, India. Sharma Publishers & Distributor. ISBN: 978-93-82910-04-4
  • Mitra, Barman, Rituparna., Barman,  Arindam. And Munshi, A. D. (2014). Role of Natural Products in Plant Disease Resistance. In. Mitra, Rituparna and Barman, Arindam. (Eds), Plant Pathogen Interaction: Recent Trends. New Delhi, India. Sharma Publishers & Distributor. ISBN: 978-93-82910-04-4
  • Das, Kumar, Shaon. And Barman, Arindam. (2014). Systemic Acquired Resistance in Plants and Responsible Chemicals. In. Mitra, Rituparna and Barman, Arindam. (Eds), Plant Pathogen Interaction: Recent Trends. New Delhi, India. Sharma Publishers & Distributor. ISBN: 978-93-82910-04-4
  • Das, Kumar, Shaon. And Barman, Arindam. (2014). Microbial Toxins Macrolides: Promising Plant Pathogen Control Agent. In. Mitra, Rituparna and Barman, Arindam. (Eds), Plant Pathogen Interaction: Recent Trends. New Delhi, India. Sharma Publishers & Distributor. ISBN: 978-93-82910-04-4
  • Barman, A and Barman, R.M. (2016). Supply chain management and quality of vegetables. In. Bhagat, D and Akoijam, S.L.S. (Eds), Agricultural Marketing System in India. New Delhi, India. Biotech Books. ISBN: 978-81-7622-361-4
  • Barman, A and Barman, R.M. (2017). Challenges in supply chain system of vegetables in India. In. Bhagat, D and Akoijam, S.L.S. (Eds), Agricultural Marketing Issues and Challenges. New Delhi, India. Biotech Books. ISBN: 978-81-7622-392-8
  • Cheana S Sangma, Ornella K Sangma, Francis A Sangma and Barman, Arindam. (2018). Scope of crop improvement in vegetables through biotechnological tools. In. Barman A, Anshumali, Sangma C.S and Barman, R.M. (Eds), Recent Trends in Agricultural Biotechnology. New Delhi, India. New Delhi Publishers. ISBN: 978-93-86453-52-5, p. 77-95.
  • Ravi Kiran Thirumdasu, Ranjit Chatterjee, Somashekar Gajjela and Barman, Arindam.  (2018). Process, progress, pipeline and parturiency on the production of transgenic vegetables. In. Barman A, Anshumali, Sangma C.S and Barman, R.M. (Eds), Recent Trends in Agricultural Biotechnology. New Delhi, India. New Delhi Publishers. ISBN: 978-93-86453-52-5, p. 96-110.
  • Cheana S Sangma, Baltachina Momin and Arindam Barman. (2018). Application of Biofortification for crop improvement. In. Barman A, Anshumali, Sangma C.S and Barman, R.M. (Eds), Recent Trends in Agricultural Biotechnology. New Delhi, India. New Delhi Publishers. ISBN: 978-93-86453-52-5, p. 111-121.
  • Chinky M. Marak, Arindam Barman and Cheana S Sangma. (2018). Green Biotechnology: Potential and prospects to tackle future challenges. In. Barman A, Anshumali, Sangma C.S and Barman, R.M. (Eds), Recent Trends in Agricultural Biotechnology. New Delhi, India. New Delhi Publishers. ISBN: 978-93-86453-52-5, p. 123-135.
  • Barman Arindam, Chinky M. Marak, Rituparna Mitra Barman and Cheana S. Sangma. (2018). Nutraceutical Properties of Legume Seeds and Their Impact on Human Health. In. Jose C. Jimenez-Lopez (Eds), Legume Seed Nutraceutical Research. London, UK. Intech Open Limited. DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.75158, ISBN: 978-1-78985-398-8, Print ISBN: 978-1-78985-397-1.

Awards :

Sl. No Name of Award Awarding Agency Year
1 Gold Medal in B.Sc UBKV 2008
2 Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) ICAR 2008
3 Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship UGC 2010
4 ICAR NET ICAR 2010
5 ICAR SRF ICAR 2010
6 Best Poster Presentation Award in National Symposium on Conservation Horticulture GBPUA&T 2010
7 ICAR NET ICAR 2011
8 Best Poster Presentation Award in National Seminar on Advances of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology in Applied Biotechnology NEHU 2015
9 Best oral presentation award in “National Seminar on Potential and Prospects of Horticulture in North Eastern Region” NEHU 2017
10 Best poster award in Theme 1 in “National Seminar on Potential and Prospects of Horticulture in North Eastern Region” NEHU 2017
11 Best poster award in Theme 2 in “National Seminar on Potential and Prospects of Horticulture in North Eastern Region” NEHU 2017

Papers presented in Conferences/Seminars:

Sl. No Title Venue
1 QTL Analysis for Fruit Quality Traits in Tomato National Seminar on Newer Trends in Chemistry and Environment organized by Department of Chemistry, Don Bosco College, Tura, Meghalaya
2 Practical approach on PCR Techniques and its applications “Hand on Training workshop on PCR techniques and its applications” organized by NEHU, Tura Campus, Meghalaya
3 Bioinfromatic analysis of PCR products “Hand on Training workshop on PCR techniques and its applications” organized by NEHU, Tura Campus, Meghalaya
4 Protein Electrophoresis for Diversity Analysis “Hands-on Workshop on “Protein Electrophoresis for Diversity Analysis” organized by NEHU, Tura Campus, Meghalaya
5 Cluster analysis using bioinformatic tools “Hands-on Workshop on “Protein Electrophoresis for Diversity Analysis” organized by NEHU, Tura Campus, Meghalaya
6 DNA fingerprinting and its utilization in the field of plant science Training-cum-workshop on “DNA fingerprinting for species identification” organized by NEHU, Tura Campus, Meghalaya
7 DNA barcoding for identification of new species Training-cum-workshop on “DNA fingerprinting for species identification” organized by NEHU, Tura Campus, Meghalaya
8 Dynamic QTL analysis in tomato for quality improvement “National Seminar on Potential and Prospects of Horticulture in North Eastern Region” organized by Department of Horticulture, North-Eastern Hill University, Meghalaya
9 Divergence analysis among the landraces of pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata Duch.) from Meghalaya, India Key note presentation “National Conference on “Biogeochemical Cycles and Climate Change” by Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad, Jharkhand, 10-11th August 2018
10 Overview on Role of Comparative Genomics in Conservation of Biodiversity “National Workshop on Conservation of Biodiversity” on 28th of November, 2018 at Department of Horticulture, North-Eastern Hill University, Tura Campus.
11 PCR and its applications Popular Lectures on Modern Technology in Biological Sciences organized by Biotech Hub, Don Bosco College, Tura, Meghalaya on 25th September, 2018
12 Genetic engineering and it's applications Undergraduate Trainees under "3-Day Hands-on-Training Programme" organized by IBT Hub, Don Bosco College, Tura from 4th to 6th March, 2019

Gene Bank submission

  • NCBI GenBank Accession number MN368293 (Pseudomonas stutzeri strain NB2 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence.

Workshop/ Seminar/ Knowledge Enrichment Programs Organized

  • Hand on Training workshop on PCR techniques and its applications” from September 28th to October 1st 2015 at Department of Horticulture, North-Eastern Hill University, Tura Campus.
  • Hands-on Workshop on “Protein Electrophoresis for Diversity Analysis” from October 14th - October 15th, 2015 at Department of Horticulture, North-Eastern Hill University, Tura Campus.
  • Training-cum-workshop on “DNA fingerprinting for species identification” from October 18th to October 21st 2016 at Department of Horticulture, North-Eastern Hill University, Meghalaya.
  • National Seminar on Potential and Prospects of Horticulture in North Eastern Region” from 27th March-28th March, 2017 at Department of Horticulture, North-Eastern Hill University, Tura Campus.
  • National Workshop on Conservation of Biodiversity on 28th of November, 2018 at Department of Horticulture, North-Eastern Hill University, Tura Campus.
  • Two days training programme on skill development for the upliftment of livelihood through post harvest management of horticultural crops” from 28th March-29th March, 2019 at Department of Horticulture, North-Eastern Hill University, Tura Campus.