Research Interest:

• Agroforestry, Agro biodiversity, Carbon sequestration, Climate change mitigation, Forest management and Silvicultural practices.

Research Interest:

• Agroforestry, Agro biodiversity, Carbon sequestration, Climate change mitigation, Forest management and Silvicultural practices.

Teaching & Research Experiences:

• ·Worked as a Contractual Teacher (Silviculture and Agroforestry) in Department of Forestry, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay College of Horticulture and Forestry, Piprakothi (RPCAU, Pusa), Bihar (11/01/2022 to 20/09/23).
• Worked as a Junior Research Fellow in a Project funded by National Medicinal Plants Board, Ministry of Ayush funded project (27/06/2018 to 24/12/2021).
• Handled 08 undergraduate courses of Forestry.
• Editorial Board Member in Krishi Jagran (1^st October 2022- 31^st September 2025).
• Reviewer in Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution (Springer), Indian Journal of Ecology, Environment Conservation Journal, International Journal of Environment and Climate Change, and Journal of Agriculture and Technology.
• Member of organizing committee for workshops and seminars.
• Member of Cooch Behar Association for Cultivation of Agricultural Science, Cooch Behar, West Bengal, and Indian Ecological Society, Ludhiana, Punjab.

Training and Conference Attended:

• Training program on “Medicinal Plants” conducted under NMPB Project, Ministry of Ayush.
• Training programme on “Captive Management and its Importance”.
• Workshop on “Beekeeping Training and Technology Transfer”.
• National seminar on “Conservation, Cultivation and Sustainable Utilization of Medicinal Plants for Livelihood Improvement”, Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India.
• National conference on “Diversified Farm Income: Sustainable livelihood and doubling farmers income”, Malda, West Bengal, India.

Awards and Recognition:

• Best Master Thesis Award, 2018 for M. Sc thesis entitled “Analysis of litter fall pattern, nutrient return, decomposition and budgeting ecosystem carbon under Swietenia macrophylla King (Indian Mahogany) plantation”.
• Best Presentation Award at "National Seminar on Cultivation, Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Medicinal Plants for Livelihood Improvement".
• Awarded ICAR National Talent Scholarship (2016-18) for M.Sc. (Forestry).

Publications

Publications 

1. Dinesha S (2023) Short-rotation Tree-based Biofuel Production in India from Agroforestry and Marginal Lands without Compromising Food Security. J Agric Technol, 10: 58-71.
2. Dinesha S and Dey AN (2023) Litter decomposition and nutrient release dynamics under Swietenia macrophylla King plantation in the Indian sub-Himalayan region. Agrofor Syst. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-023-00907-2
3. Dinesha S, Panda MR, Pradhan D, Dey AN, Rakesh S, Bhat JA and Pandey R (2023) Ecosystem carbon budgeting under Swietenia macrophylla King plantation in Sub-humid foothills of Eastern Himalayans of India. Environ Dev Sustain. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-022-02902-6
4. Dinesha S, Dey AN, Panda MR and Madegowda J (2023) Nutrient Retranslocation of Swietenia macrophylla King plantation in Sub-humid foothills of Eastern Himalaya. Trop Ecol. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42965-022-00285-3
5. Dinesha S, Raj A, Balraju W, Rakesh S, Jha RK and Kumar K (2023) Agroforestry assisted Natural Farming in India: Challenges and Implications for Diversification and Restoration of Agroecosystem. Inter J. Environ Clim Chan, 12: 1053-69.
6. Dinesha S, Shukla G,Vineeta, Roy B, Debnath MK and Chakravarty S (2022) Effect of Seed Priming on Germination and Nursery Establishment of Woodfordia fruticosa (L.) Kurz. Ind J Ecol, 49: 2347-58.
7. Dinesha S, Hosur SR, Toushif PK, Bodiga D, Dechamma DNL, Ashwath MN and Pradhan D (2022) Sustaino-resilient Agro forestry for Climate resilience, Food security and Land degradation neutrality. In: Land Degradation and Development through Forestry. Wiley-Scrivener publication ISBN: 9781119910404.
8. Dinesha S, Vineeta, Shukla G, Mondal HA and Chakravarty S (2021) Macro-proliferation Cup Technique for Mass Multiplication of Woodfordia fruticosa (L.) Kurz in Sub-humid Foothills of Eastern Himalaya. Ind J Ecol, 48: 1305-12.
9. Dinesha S, Dey AN, Deb S and Debnath MK (2020) Litterfall Pattern and Nutrient Dynamics of Swietenia macrophylla (King) Plantation in Terai Region, West Bengal, India. Ind For, 146: 7-12.