Gopal Shukla

Prof. Gopal Shukla

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gshukla@nehu.ac.in

Faculty members

Prof. Gopal Shukla

Designation: Professor

Department: Forestry

Qualifications:

  • M.Sc. Forestry
  • Ph.D. Forestry
  • NET in Forestry

Technical Qualifications

  • Successfully completed 2nd Foundation Course for Faculty of Agricultural Universities organized by ICAR-National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, Hyderabad from 1st May to 30th May 2015.
  • Successfully completed seven days Scientist’s Training Programme on “Rice Knowledge Management for Food and Nutritional Security” under NAIP-I sponsored project RKMP organized by ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Sikkim Centre, Tadong, Gangtok from 28th November to 4th December 2013.
  • Participated in the training programme on “Production and processing of economically viable medicinal and aromatic plants suitable for North-East Region under CSIR rural development project” organized by CIMAP, Lucknow at ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Sikkim Centre Gangtok from 15-16 March 2011.
  • Participated in the training on “System approach for enhancing rice productivity” organized by ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, Meghalaya from 10-17 Aug 2010.
  • Successfully completed Short Course on “Plant genetic resources in Eastern Himalaya” organized by Department of Genetic and Plant Breeding, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Cooch Behar, West Bengal from December 5 to 14, 2007. 

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=kzcO-VUAAAAJ&hl=en

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Gopal-Shukla

Research Interest:

  • Forest Ecology, Agroforestry, Carbon Sequestration, NTFPs, Seed Technology and Nursery Management, Medicinal Plants and Ethnobotanty

Other Professional Experiences

  • Handled 2 (B.Sc. Agri/Horti), 10 (M.Sc., Forestry) and 05 (Ph.D., Forestry) courses
  • Conducted two national seminar as Organizing Secretary , one short course as course Director
  • Organized number of capacity programme for farmers and unemployed youth
  • Associated with certificate course on plant tissue culture
  • Delivered invited lecture in national/international conferences
  • Acted as external examiner for number of Agricultural and other Universities
  • Evaluator of Project Proposal for SERB, DST, New Delhi
  • Developed curriculum for B.Sc. Forestry for Bankura University, Bankura, West Bengal and Expert member for moderating B.Sc. Forestry course of Amity University, Noida, UP 

Resource Person

  • In two days Farmers Training on “Integrated Development of Tree Borne Oilseeds Wasteland/Degraded land” from 7-8th March, 2013 at Sukna, Kunjanagar 17-18th March, 2013, Malda KVK 22-23th March, 2013 conducted by Department of Forestry, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari-736 165, Cooch Behar, West Bengal sponsored by NOVOD Board.
  • In two days Trainer’s Training on “Tree Borne Oilseed Species: Ecological and Economic Benefits” from 24-25th Feb 2009 at Pundibari and 14-15th March 2009 at Mahijan conducted by Department of Forestry, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari-736 165, Cooch Behar, West Bengal sponsored by NOVOD Board.
  • In two days Farmers Training on “Tree Borne Oilseed Species: Ecological and Economic Benefits” from 26-27th Feb, 2009 at Pundibari, Mahijan 5-6th March, 2009, Khoribari 12-13th March, 2009, Chopara 17-18th March, 2009 and at Kalimpong 27-28th March, 2009 conducted by Department of Forestry, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari-736 165, Cooch Behar, West Bengal sponsored by NOVOD Board.

Details of State/National/International/Awards: Best Teacher/Thesis/Paper Awards

  • Received Best Poster presentation award during 6th International Symposium on Minor Fruits, Medicinal & Aromatic Plants: Health, Wealth and Sustainability held on 24-26 Nov, 2022 at Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari-736165, Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India.
  • Received 1st Position in Oral Presentation during the technical session Agroforestry - A Landscape with Trees for Lives and Livelihood at NAU-IES-IUFRO Conference on Tree Based Diversified Land-use System: Augmenting Livelihood Security and Industrial Growth  February 15-17, 2023, organized by Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat, India
  • Received 1st position in presentation during the technical session climate change and forestry and non-forestry timber and agro-biodiversity at International Conference on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Agriculture (ICCBSA-2018)- 13-16 December 2018 at Jorhat, Assam organized by Assam Agricultural University and Prof. H. S. Srivastava Foundation for Science, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
  • Conferred Best Ph.D. Thesis award-2018 on the occasion of International Conference on Worldwide Research Imitative for Agriculture, Science & Technology held on 24-26 Oct, 2018 at University of Kashmir by National Agriculture Development Co-Operative Ltd. J & K.
  • Conferred Young Scientist of the Year 2017 Award on the occasion of 4th International Conference on Environment and Ecology held on 12-14 February 2018 at Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam by International Foundation for Environment and Ecology and Confederation of Indian Universities, New Delhi.
  • Received DST (SERB) Young Scientist Award in 2012 on project entitled “Carbon sequestering status of different land use systems of Terai Zone of West Bengal”.

Details of M. Sc. and Ph.D. students’ guidance

Ph.D. Scholar

  • Ms. Abha Manohar K (H-2017-01-D): Standardization of Regeneration Protocols of Saraca asoca (Roxb.) Willd.  and Stevia rebaudiana (Bertoni) Bertoni- completed Dec. 2020.
  • Mr. Biplov Ch. Sarkar (H-2017-02-D): Ecosystem Services and Floristic Diversity of Homegardens along Altitudinal Gradient of Darjeeling Himalayas- completed Dec. 2020.
  • Ms. Vineeta (H-2018-020): Variation in vegetational diversity and carbon stock in Large Cardamom based traditional agroforestry system across altitudinal gradient in Darjeeling Himalayas– Completed Nov, 2021.
  • Mr. Subrata Das (H-2019-09-D): Standardization of micropropagation techniques and phytochemical profiling of Hygrophila spinosa (T. Anderson) – Completed Nov, 2022.

M.Sc. Scholar

  • Ms. Lakpa Doma Lepcha (H-2015-06-M): Documentation, Utilization and Economics Patterns of Non Timber   Forest Products in Fringe Villages of Jaldapara Wild Life Sanctuary- completed Jun. 2017.
  • Mr. Ricky Pradhan (H-2017-11-M): Documentation and Quantification of Phytodiversity and Carbon stock of Public Park and Institutional Land Vegetation of Cooch Behar Town, West Bengal- completed July 2019
  • Mr. Manish Roy (H-2017-06-M): Diversity and consumption pattern of energy and ethnomedicinal plant resources in home gardens of Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal- completed July 2019.
  • Mr. Mendup Tamang (H-2018-14-M): Floristic diversity and carbon storage of Gmelina arborea (Roxb.) in agricultural landscape of Terai Zone of West Bengal- completed Sept. 2020.
  • Mr. Roman Chettri (H-2018-18-M) Floristic diversity and carbon storage of Tectona grandis (Linn. f) in agricultural landscape of Terai Zone of West Bengal- completed Sept. 2020.
  • Ms. Debidatta Barman (H-2020-07-M): Spatiotemporal distribution of floodplain tree species Barringtonia acutangula in India- completed Sept. 2022. 

Research Projects

Particulars From To
PI: Raising quality planting materials of economically important medicinal plants and supply of health seedling for improving the livelihoods of farmers northern part of West Bengal (Rs 31.25 lakhs) Funding agency: NMPB June, 2022 Oct, 2023
Co-PI: Study to strengthen the value chains based on Cinchona and other medicinal plants in West Bengal (Rs 30.00) Funding agency: Department of Food Processing Industries and Horticulture, GoWB Dec, 2021 Oct, 2023
Co-PI: Biomass and carbon mapping across altitudinal gradient of major Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayan land uses: implication for carbon sink management and mitigation (Rs 37.6412) Funding agency: SERB Feb, 2021 Oct, 2023
PI: Production of quality planting materials of some important medicinal plants through identification, multiplication, supply of health elite genotypes in northern part of West Bengal (Rs 40.34 lakhs) Funding agency: NMPB June, 2017 Completed
PI of the project funded by SERB, DST Assessment of ecosystem services in home garden agroforestry systems in Sikkim and sub-Himalayan region of West Bengal (Rs 36.56825 lakhs) Feb, 2017 Completed
Co-PI: Standardization of agrotechnology and mass multiplication for production of quality seedlings of Woodfordia fruticosa, Sida cordifolia and Desmodium gangeticum (Rs 23.985 lakhs) Funding agency: NMPB Jan, 2017 Completed
Introduction, evaluation and standardization of nursery technology of living fossil Gingko biloba in hill and terai agro-climatic zones of West Bengal (Rs 25.769 lakhs) Funding agency: NMPB April, 2017 Completed
Collection, conservation, digitization and standardization of protocol for mass regeneration of selected endangered, rare and vulnerable medicinal plants of north east region (Rs 27.53 lakhs) April, 2017 Completed
Quality parameter testing of the acclimatized Valeriana jatamansi in terai zone of West Bengal and mass propagation of Valeriana jatamansi, Bergenia ciliate and Piper longum for distribution with awareness programme (Rs 21.25 lakhs) April, 2017 Completed

Publications

Research/Review Paper in International Journal 35
Research/Review Paper in National Journal 64
Book Published/Under Press 8/3
Book Chapters 29
Short Note 03
Training Manual 03
Popular Article 05
Seminar Proceedings 05

Important Publications

  1. Dey T, Dinesha S, Singh M, Arshad A, Tamang M, Shahina N N, Nath AJ, Shukla G and Chakravarty 2023. Prioritizing Tree-Based Systems for Optimizing Carbon Sink in the Indian Sub-Himalayan Region. Land, 12:1155; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12061155.
  2. Chettri R, Tamang M, Sarkar BC, Shukla G, Vineeta, Debnath MK, Nath Aj, Bhat JA and Chakravarty S. 2023. Species richness, stand structure and carbon storage under an age chronosequence in Tectona grandis plantation at agricultural landscape of Indian Eastern Himalayan Foothill. Tropical Ecology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s42965-023-00295-9.
  3. Vineeta, Tamang B, Shukla G and Chakravarty S. 2023. The urge of conserving tradition from climate change: A case study of Darjeeling Himalayan large cardamom-based traditional agroforestry farming system. Nature-Based Solutions, 3: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nbsj.2023.100064.
  4. Vineeta, Tamang B, Shukla G and Chakravarty S. 2023. Quantitative assessment of floristic diversity in Large Cardamom based traditional agroforestry system cross altitudinal gradient in Darjeeling Himalaya, India. Indian Journal of Ecology, 50: 905-917.
  5. Pradhan R, Sarkar, BC, Shukla G, K Manohar A, Tamang M, Vineeta, Bhat JA, Kumar M and Chakravarty S. 2022. Biomass carbon and soil nutrient status in urban green sites at foothills of eastern Himalayas: Implication for carbon management. Current Research in Environment Sustainability, DOI: 10.1016/j.crsust.2022.100168.
  6. Roy M, Sarkar BC, Shukla G, Vineeta, Debnath, MK, Nath AJ, Bhat JA and Chakravarty S 2022.  Traditional homegardens and ethnomedicinal plants: Insights from the Indian Sub-Himalayan region. Trees, Forest and People, 8: 100236, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tfp.2022.100236
  7. Roy M, Sarkar BC, K Abha M, Shukla G, Vineeta, Nath AJ, Bhat JA and Chakravarty S 2022. Fuelwood species diversity and consumption pattern in the homegardens from foothills of Indian Eastern Himalayas. Agroforestry System, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-021-00728-1
  8. Kumar PS, Shukla G, Nath AJ and Chakravarty S 2022. Soil properties, litter dynamics and biomass carbon storage in three-bamboo species of sub-Himalayan region of eastern India. Water Air and Soil Pollution 233: 12, http://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-021-05477-6
  9. K Abha M, Shukla G, Roy B and Chakravarty S 2022. Effects of plant growth regulators and growing media on propagation and field establishment of Stevia rebaudiana: a medicinal plant of commerce. CABI Agriculture and Bioscience, 3:4https://doi.org/10.1186/s43170-021-00072-5.
  10. Tamang B, Pala NA, Shukla G, Rashid M, Rather MM, Bhat JA, Masoodi TH and Chakravarty S 2021. Trees outside forest (TOFs) aids in mitigating global climatic change through carbon sequestration: Example from academic institutional landscapes. Acta Ecologica Sinica, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chnaes.2021.06.007
  11. Rai P, Vineeta, Shukla G, K Manohar A, Bhat JA, Kumar A, Kumar M, Cabral-Pinto M and Chakravarty S 2021. Carbon Storage of Single Tree and Mixed Tree Dominant Species Stands in a Reserve Forest—Case Study of the Eastern Sub-Himalayan Region of India. Land 10: 435. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/land10040435
  12. Tamang M, Chettri R, Vineeta, Shukla G, Bhat JA, Kumar A, Kumar M, Suryawanshi A, Cabral-Pinto M and Chakravarty S 2021. Stand Structure, Biomass and Carbon Storage in Gmelina arborea Plantation at Agricultural Landscape in Foothills of Eastern Himalayas. Land 10: 387. https://doi.org/10.3390/ land10040387
  13. Lepcha LD, Shukla G, Moonis M, Vineeta, Bhat JA, Kumar M, Chakravarty S 2021. Seasonal relation of NTFPs and socio-economic indicators to the household income of the forest-fringe communities of Jaldapara National Park. Acta Ecologica Sinica, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chnaes.2021.03.002
  14. Malik AY, Singh DP, Yunus M, Shukla G, Bhat JA, Rather MM and Chakravarty S. 2021. Diversity and structure of plant assemblages in open scrub vegetation patches of Dachigam National Park at Kashmir Himalayas. Trees, Forests and People 3: 100060, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tfp.2020.100060; ISSN: 2666-7193  
  15. Sarkar BC, Shukla G, Debnath MK, Pala NA and Chakravarty S. 2020. Diversity and utilization pattern of homegardens: a case study from Eastern Himalayan region of West Bengal. Indian Journal of Agroforestry 22: 31-36.
  16. Pradhan R, K Manohar A, Vineeta, Sarkar BC, Bhat JA, Shukla G and Chakravarty, S. 2020. Ecosystem services of urban green sites: a case study of eastern Himalayan Foothills. Trees, Forests and People 2: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tfp.2020.100029
  17. Pala NA, Sarkar BC, Gokhale YK, K Manohar A, Shukla G and Chakravarty S. 2020. Potential of homestead gardens to gain from global carbon markets to mitigate climate change in Cooch Behar, West Bengal. Indian Forester 146: 159-164.
  18. Shukla G, K Abha M, Rai P and Chakravarty S. 2019. Diversity, biomass accumulation and carbon storage of shrub community in a foothill forest of Indian Eastern Himalayas. Indian Forester 146: 309-314.
  19. Tamang, B.; Sarkar, B. C.; Pala, N. A.; Shukla, G.; Vineeta; Patra, P. S.; Bhat, J. A.; Dey, A. N. and Chakravarty, S. 2018. Uses and ecosystem services of trees outside forest (TOF) - a case study from Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, West Bengal India. Acta Ecologica Sinica http://doi.org/10.1016.chnaes.2018.09.017
  20. Lepcha LD, Shukla G, Pala NA, Vineeta, Pal PK and Chakravarty S. 2018. Contribution of NTFPs on livelihood of forest-fringe communities in Jaldapara National Park, India. Journal of Sustainable Forestry, 38: 213-229 https://doi.org/10.1080/10549811.2018.1528158
  21. Shukla G, Pala NA, Moonis M and Chakravarty S. 2018. Carbon accumulation and partitioning in sub-humid forest stands of West Bengal India. Indian Forester 144: 229-233.
  22. Shukla, G. and Chakravarty, S. 2018. Biomass, primary nutrient and carbon stock in a sub Himalayan forest of West Bengal, India. Journal of Forest and Environmental Science 34: 12-23. (https://doi.org/10.7747/JFES.2018.34.1.12)
  23. Raj AJ, Biswakarma S, Pala NA, Shukla G, Vineeta, Kumar M, Chakravarty S, Bussman RW. 2018. Indigenous uses of ethnomedicinal plants among forest-dependent communities of northern Bengal, India. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 14: 8 DOI 10.1186/s13002-018-0208-9
  24. Dey T, Pala NA, Shukla G, Pal PK, Das G and Chakravarty S. 2018. Climate change perceptions and response strategies of forest fringe communities in Indian Eastern Himalaya. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 20, pages 925–938. DOI 10.1007/s10668-017-9920-1
  25. Subba M, Pala NA, Shukla G and Chakravarty S. 2017. Plant community structure of home gardens in eastern Himalayan foothill of West Bengal, India. Indian Forester 143: 1265-1274.
  26. Shukla, G.; Vineeta, Kumari, A. and Chakravarty, S. 2017. Plant diversity, structure and uses of plants in home gardens of Jharkhand, India. Indian Journal of Tropical Biodiversity 25: 40-50.
  27. Shukla G, Pala NA and Chakravarty S. 2017. Quantification of organic carbon and primary nutrients in litter and soil in a foothill forest plantation of eastern Himalaya. Journal of Forestry Research, 28, pages 1195–1202 DOI 10.1007/s11676-017-0394-7.
  28. Dey T. Pala NA, Shukla G, Pal PK and Chakravarty S. 2016. Perceived Perception on Impact of Climate Change on Forest Ecosystem in Protected Area of West Bengal, India. Journal of Forest and Environmental Science, 33: 1-7. https://doi.org/10.7747/JFES.2017.33.1.1
  29. Shukla G, Kumar A, Pala NA and Chakravarty S 2015. Farmer’s perception and awareness of climate change: a case study from Kanchandzonga Biosphere Reserve, India. Environ Dev Sustain, 18, pages 1167–1176. DOI 10.1007/s10668-015-9694-2.
  30. Shukla G, Biswas R, Das, AP and Chakravarty S 2014. Plant diversity at Chilapata Reserve Forest of Terai Duars in sub-humid tropical foothills of Indian Eastern Himalayas. Journal of Forestry Research, 25, pages 591–596. DOI: 10.1007/s11676-014-0452-3.
  31. Shukla G, Biswas R, Das A P and Chakravarty S 2013. Visual qualitative description of a humid tropical foothill forest in Indian eastern Himalayas. Biodiversity, 14: 1-14.
  32. Shukla G and Chakravarty S 2012. Fern diversity and biomass at Chilapatta reserve forest of West Bengal Terai Duars in sub-humid tropical foothills of Indian eastern Himalayas. Journal of Forestry Research, 23: 609-613.
  33. Shukla G and Chakravarty S 2012. >Ethnobotanical plant use of Chilapatta Reserved Forest in West Bengal. Indian Forester, 138: 1116-1124.
  34. Chakravarty S, Suresh CP, Puri A and Shukla G 2012. North East India the geographic gateway of India phytodiversity. Indian Forester, 138: 702-709.
  35. Kumar A, Avasthe RK, Shukla G and Pradhan Y 2012. Ethno botanical edible plant biodiversity of Lepcha tribes. Indian Forester, 138: 798-803.
  36. Chakravarty S and Shukla G 2012. Bamboo diversity, utilization and conservation with special reference to West Bengal. Indian Forester, 138: 518-530.
  37. Shukla G and Chakravarty S 2011. Effect of date of collection and pod length of germination and seedling growth of A. procera (Roxb.) Benth. Seed Research, 39: 90-94.
  38. Malla S, Shukla G and Chakravarty S 2010. Standardized pod collection time, pod length and pre-sowing treatment of Albizia lebbeck at terai zone of West Bengal, India. Journal of Forestry Research, 21: 338-342.
  39. Shukla G, Malla S and Chakravarty, S 2008. Effect of different presowing treatments on germination and initial seedling growth of Terminalia arjuna in Terai Zone of West Bengal. Seed Research, 36: 183-86.
  40. Chakravarty S, Shukla G, Malla S and Suresh CP 2008.  Farmer's rights in conserving plant biodiversity with special reference to North- East India. Journal of Intellectual Property Rights, 13: 225-33.

Book Chapter

  1. Lepcha LD, Sarkar BC, Shukla G and Chakravarty S 2023. Non-Timber Forest Products: Diversity, utilization, and dependency in fringe areas of Jaldapara National Park in Indian sub-Himalayan Region. In: Floristic Diversity - Biology and Conservation eds. Shukla G, Bhat JA, Almutairi A, Li M and Chakravarty S. Intech publishing house, London, SW7 2QJ, UK. Pp DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.113271.
  2. Shukla G, Rai P, Bhatt JA and Chakravarty S 2022. Woody species diversity in the foot hills of Eastern Himalayas. In: Biodiversity, Conservation and Sustainability in Asia, http://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73943-07 eds. Öztürk, M.; Altay, V.; Egamverdieva, D.; and Khan, S. M. Springer Nature Switzerland AG. Pp. 103-119.
  3. Sivasankarreddy K, Manohar KA, Shukla G, Vineeta, Rather MM and Chakravarty S 2021. In Vitro Approaches for Mass Propagation of Stevia rebaudiana. In: Biotechnology of anti-diabetic medicinal plants, eds. Gantait, S.; Verma S. K. and Sharangi, A. B. Springer Nature Singapore Pte ltd. Pp. 132-147 [ISBN 978-981-16-3528-1 ISBN 978-981-16-3529-8 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3529-8]
  4. Tomar JMS, Ahmed A, Bhat JA, Kaushal R, Shukla G and Kuma R 2021.Potential and opportunities of agroforestry practices in combating land degradation. In: Agroforestry - Small Landholder’s Tool for Climate Change Resiliency and Mitigation. Eds. Shukla, G, Bhat JA, Panwar P and Chakravarty S. Intech publishing house, London, SW7 2QJ, UK. Pp 10.5772/intechopen.97843.
  5. Chakravarty S, Pala NA, Vineeta, Dey T, Lepcha U and Shukla G 2021. Forest and Forestry. In: Handbook of Agriculture, Environment and Biotechnology, eds. Rakshit A.; Singh, H. B.; Singh, A. K.; Abhilash, P. C.; Sarma, B. K.; Tripathi, V. K. and Parewa, H. P. Association for Agriculture, Environment and Biotechnology, New Delhi. Pp. 405-424. (ISBN: 978-81-948260-0-2)
  6. Chakravarty, S.; Rai, P.; Vineeta; Pala, N. A. and Shukla, G. 2020. Litter Production and Decomposition in Tropical Forest. In: Handbook of Research on the Conservation and Restoration of Tropical Dry Forests, ed. Bhadouria, R.; Tripathi, S.; Srivastava, P and Singh, P. IGI Global, Hershey PA, USA. Pp. 193-212 (DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-0014-9.ch010/ ISSN: 2330-3271; eISSN: 2330-328X)
  7. Chakravarty S, Pala NA, Tamang B, Sarkar BC, K Abha M, Rai P, Puri A, Vineeta and Shukla G. 2019. Ecosystem Services of Trees Outside Forest. In: Sustainable Agriculture, Forest and Environmental Management, eds. Jhariya, M. K.; Banerjee, A.; Meena, R. S. and Yadav, D. K. Springer  Nature Singapore Pte Ltd., Singapore. Pp. 327-352 (DOI. http://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6830-1_10; Print ISBN: 978-981-13-6829-5; Online ISBN: 978-981-13-6830-1).
  8. Chakravarty, S.; Subba, M.; Pala, N. A.; Dey, T. and Shukla G. 2017. Climate Change and Home Gardens: Involving Small Landholders for Mitigation. In: Agroforestry: Practices and Potential Services, eds. Kumar, M. and Rajwar, G. S. OMICS Group eBooks, 731 Gull Ave, Foster City, CA 94404, USA. (Available at www.esciencecentral.org/ebooks)
  9. Chakravarty, S.; Puri, A.; Subba, M.; Pala, N. A. and Shukla, G. 2017. Homegardens: drops to sustainability. In: Agroforestry: Anecdotal to Modern Science, eds. Dagar, J. C. and Tewari, V. P. Springer Nature Singapore. Pp. 517-528. (https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7650-3_20).
  10. Shukla G, Pala NA, Gantait S and Chakravarty S. 2017. Quantitative description of upper storey vegetation at a foothill forest in Indian Eastern Himalayas. In: Plant Biodiversity: Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation, eds. Ansari, A. A.; Gill, S. S.; Abbas, Z. K. and Naeem, M. CAB International. Pp. 309-316. (ISBN-13: 978-1-78064-694-7).
  11. Shukla G, Pala NA, Vineeta and Chakravarty S. 2017. Forest Seed Science- Necessity for the Present Day Forestry. In: Shukla, G.; Pala, N. A. and Chakravarty, S. (Eds.). Forest Seed Science and Management. New India Publishing Agency, New Delhi. Pp. 1-12. (ISBN: 978-93-85516-75-7).
  12. Shukla G, Pala N A, Kumar R and Chakravarty S  2015. Forest genetic resources, threats and there Conservation in Jharkhand. In: Biodiversity and Sustainability: Opportunities and Challenges, eds. Das Biswas R and Sarkar, A. Raiganj Surendranath Mahavidyalayam Raiganj, West Bengal. Pp 77-88 (ISBN: 978-93-5254-104-1).
  13. Chakravarty S, Puri A, Subba M, Dey T, Rai P, Shukla G and Pala N A 2015. Value addition of non-timber forest products: prospects, constraints and mitigation. In: Value Addition of Horticultural Crops: Recent Trends and Future Directions, eds. Sharangi, A. B. and Datta, S. Springer, India. Pp. 213-244. (ISBN 978-81-322-2261-3).
  14. Chakravarty S, Puri A, Pala N A and Shukla G 2015. Mitigate climate change and use processed or value added harvested wood products. In: Value Addition of Horticultural Crops: Recent Trends and Future Directions, eds. Sharangi, A. B. and Datta, S. Springer, India. Pp. 245-268.
  15. Chakravarty S, Ghosh SK, Suresh CP, Dey AN and Shukla G 2012. Deforestation: Causes, Effects and Control Strategies. In: Global Perspectives on Sustainable Forest Management. Ed. Okia Clement Akais. In tech publishing house, Janeza Trdine 9, 51000 Rijeka – Croatia.

Book

  1. Shukla G, Bhat JA, Li M, Almutairi AW and Chakravarty S 2023. Floristic Diversity-Biology and Conservation. Intech Publishers Croatia. ISBN 978-1-80356-339-8
  2. Panwar P, Shukla G, Bhat JA and Chakravarty S. 2022. Land Degradation Neutrality: Achieving SDG 15 by Forest Management. Springer Nature, Singapore.  ISBN978-981-19-5477-1.
  3. Shukla G, Chakravarty S, Panwar P and Bhat JA 2021. Agroforestry: Small Landholder’s Tool for Climate Change Resiliency and Mitigation. Intech Publishers Croatia. Print ISBN 978-1-78984-361-3; Online ISBN 978-1-78984-362-0
  4. Shukla G, Roy B, Vineeta and Chakravarty S 2019. Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Conservation and Utilization. New India Publishing Agency, New Delhi. 448p. ISBN 978-93-89571-87-5
  5. Shukla G, Pala NA, Vineeta and Chakravarty S 2018. Objective Forest Science. New India Publishing Agency, New Delhi. 304p. ISBN 978-93-86546-37-1
  6. Das B, Naik SK, Sarkar PK, Singhal V, Arunachalam A, Acharyya G, Borah D, Kumar J, Shukla G and Bhatt BP. 2018. Agroforestry for Livelihood Security in Eastern India. ICAR-Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna, Bihar. 109p. ISBN 978-81-937063-1-2.
  7. Shukla G, Pala NA and Chakravarty S (Eds.) 2017. Forest Seed Science and Management. New India Publishing Agency, New Delhi. 268p. (ISBN: 978-93-85516-75-7).
  8. Chakravarty S, Shukla G and Dey AN 2012. Tree Borne Oilseed Species: Ecological and Economic Benefits. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, German. 181p. (ISBN: 978-3-659-25616-5).

Membership/Member Editorial Board/Reviewer

  • Founder member of Cooch Behar Association for Cultivation of Agricultural Science (COBACAS), UBKV, Pundibari, Cooch Behar, WB
  • Member Editorial Board-Journal of Agricultural and Technology, Published by, COBACAS, UBKV, Pundibari, Cooch Behar, WB, India
  • Member Editorial Board- Life Science Leaflet, Published by, Taxonomy Society, Gujarat, India
  • Reviewer-Journal of Tree Science; Indian Forester; Agroforestry System; African Journal of Agriculture Science; Greener Science, Human Ecology, Asian Journal of Biology, Canadian Journal of Agriculture, Forest Trees, Forest  and Peoples
  • Handling Editor: Advances in Bamboo Science
  • Editorial members of three scientific journals

Attended and Organized Seminar/Conference/Workshop/Symposium/Training

  • National Seminar/Conference/Symposium/Workshop attended: 25
  • International Seminar/Conference/Symposium/Workshop attended: 15
  • National/International Level Training Program attended: 06
  • Organized National Level training Program: 01
  • Organized Seminar/symposium/Conference: 07

Achievement/Awards/Fellowship:

  1. S. J. Jindal scholarship from 2003-2004      
  2. University merit scholarship from 2004 to 2006
  3. University research scholarship from 2006 to 2010 
  4. Certificate course in basics computer knowledge
  5. Participated in National Agriculture Quiz conducted by Rural Naukri, Institute of Agribusiness Management, New Delhi held on 10th Jan, 2010.

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