Department of Plant Physiology
Dr. S.C. Shankhdhar
| DESIGNATION: | Professor |
| QUALIFICATION: | Ph.D. Plant Physiology |
| SPECIALISATION: | Plant Nutrition |
| EMAIL: | sc[dot]shankhdhar[at]gbpuat-cbsh[dot]ac[dot]in
shankhdhar[dot]sc[at]gmail[dot]com |
| CONTACT NO.: | +91-9412864897 (M) |
Research Areas/ Areas of Interest
Biofortification
Teaching Experience and Courses Taught
Teaching Experience: 25 years
Courses taught are as follows:
Post Graduate Course
BPY- 611 Mineral Nutrition of Plants
BPY-613 Research Techniques in Plant Physiology
BPY-614 Principles of Plant Physiology I
BPY-619 Physiological and Molecular Mechanism of Mineral Nutrient Acquisition and their Functions
BPY-704 Advance Tech in Plant Physiology
BPY-705 Climate Change and Crop Growth
BPY-710 Physiological and Molecular Aspects of Photosynthesis Carbon & Nitrogen Metabolism
BPY-713 Experimental Techniques to Characterize Plant Processes for Crop Improvement
BPY-715 Physiological and Molecular Aspects of Source-Sink Capacity for Enhancing Yield
Projects completed
NAIP (ICAR) 2009-2014 (54lacs) “Understanding the mechanism of variations in status of few nutritionally important micronutrients in some important food crops and the mechanism of micronutrient enrichment in plant parts”
U.G.C New Delhi 2012-2016 (12 lacs) “In vitro multiplication and antioxidative response of Withania somnifera and Rauvolfia serpentine under drought stress”
Isagro (Asia) Agrochemicals Pvt. Ltd. Mumbai 2016-2017 (4 lacs) “Neoleaf” (Granules) an aminoacid based product from natural origin on paddy crop
M/S Gharda Chemicals Limited, Dombivali Maharashtra 2018-2020 (12.74 lacs) “Evaluation of plant growth regulator Mepiquat Chloride 5% AS in Wheat & effect on succeeding crop”
Reviewer (s) Pedosphere (Elsevier); Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science (Wiley); Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science (Taylor & Francis)
Selected Research Publications
Book Chapters: 9
Research Papers: 60
- Deepika Sharma, Narendra Kumar, Ritika Misra, S.C. Shankhdhar and Deepti Shankhdhar 2017. Stress Induced Alteration in the Antioxidant Activity of In Vitro Adventitious Roots of Withania Somnifera (Genotype Jawahar 20). VEGETOS- An International Journal of Plant Research. 30:4-8
- Rahul Tyagi, Ashish Sharma, P.C. Srivastava, Deepti Shankhdhar and S.C. Shankhadhar, 2017. Enhancing zinc availability in rice grains by different zinc fertilization methods. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 87 (5): 639–43.
- Rakesh Sil Sarma, Deepti Shankhdhar, S.C. Shankhadhar and pallavi Srivastava. 2017. Effect of silicon solubilizers on growth parameters and yield attributes in diffeent rice genotypes. International Journal of Pure Applied Bioscience. 5: 60-67.
Student Guided
Ph.D. Student Guided: 09
M.Sc. Student Guided:18
Honors/Awards/Professional Achievements
M.Sc. Gold-medalist
GATE 1992 Qualified in Basic Sciences & Engineering
Availed UGC Junior Research Fellowship during PhD
CSIR- UGC Joint Test Life Sciences Qualified in 1992
ASRB NET Plant Physiology Qualified in 1995 & 2001
Best AICRIP Plant Physiology center in 2013
Golden Jublee overall best AICRIP Rice center award in 2015
Governor’s Award 2015 for Best Research paper
Best AICRIP Plant Physiology center in 2016
Best paper award for oral presentation during two days workshop (May21-22, 2013) held at G.B.P.U.A &T, Pantnagar.
Best paper award for poster presentation during National symposium (October16-18, 2014) held at GBPUAT, Pantnagar.
AIU Doctoral Best PhD thesis award (My advisee Dr. Pratibha Rawat, Plant Physiology)