Dr. Narayan Chandra Talukdar

Dr. Narayan Chandra Talukdar

About

Specialization:
Soil Chemistry, Natural Product Chemistry

Qualification

Qualification Board/University Year
Post – Doctoral Studies Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel 2001
Ph.D. University of Saskatchewan,Saskatoon, Canada 1993
M. Sc. (Soil chemistry) Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 1983
B. Sc. (Agri) (Integrated) Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat 1981
HSLC SEBA, Assam 1975

 

Working Experience

Position/ Responsibilities Duration Organization
Director 7 Years  IASST, Guwahati, GoI
Director 9 years, 3 Months IBSD, Imphal, GoI
Professor 12 Years, 9 Months AAU, Jorhat

 

Research

RESEARCH AREA

Plant-Microbe, Animal-Microbe Interaction, Ecosystem Sustainability, Traditional Knowledge Based Drug Development

PUBLICATION DETAILS

  1. Talukdar, N.C. and Germida, J.J. 1993. Propagation and storage of vesicular-arbascular mycorrhizae isolated from Saskatchewan Agricultural Soil. Can. J. Bot.45: 1024-1034.
  2. Talukdar, N.C. and Germida, J.J. 1993. Occurrence and significance of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizae in cropped field soils of Saskatchewan, Canada. Can. J. Microbiol.39: 567-575.
  3. Talukdar, N.C. and Germida, J.J. 1995. Growth and yield of lentil and wheat inoculated with three Glomus isolates from Saskatchewan soils. Mycorrhiza.5: 145-152.
  4. Thakuria, D. Talukdar N. C*.,Goswami, C., Hazarika S., Kalita, M.C. and Bending, G. 2009. Evaluation of rice–legume–rice cropping system on grain yield, nutrient uptake, nitrogen fixation, and chemical, physical, and biological properties of soil.  Biol and Fert. of soil34: 1025-1039.
  5. Garima Raj, Mohammad Shadab, Sujata Deka, Manashi Das, Jilmil Baruah, Rupjyoti Bharali,Narayan C Talukdar* 2019.Seed interior microbiome of rice genotypes indigenous to three agroecosystems of Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot. BMC genomics. 20(1):924-940.
  6. Shantibala Devi Sanasam and Narayan Chandra Talukdar* 2017. Quality compost production from municipality biowaste in Mix with Rice Straw, Cow Dung, and Earthworm Eiseniafetida.Compost Science & Utilization.25 (3):141-151.
  7. Elizabeth Thokchom, Mohan Chandra Kalita, and Talukdar, N. C*.2014. Isolation, screening, characterization, and selection of superior rhizobacterial strains as bioinoculants for seedling emergence and growth promotion of Mandarin orange (Citrus reticulate Blanco) Can J Microbiology 60:85-92.
  8. Elizabeth Thokchom, Dwipendra Thakuria, Mohan Chandra Kalita, Chandradev K. Sharma, Narayan Chandra Talukdar*, 2017. Root colonization by host-specific rhizobacteria alters indigenous root endophyte and rhizosphere soil bacterial communities and promotes the growth of mandarin orange. European Journal of Soil Biology.79: 48–56.
  9. Robinson C. Josea , Louis Bengyella, Pratap J. Handique, and Narayan C. Talukdar*. 2019. Cellular and proteomic events associated with the localized formation of smut-gall during Zizania latifolia–Ustilago esculenta interaction. Microbial Pathogenesis. 126: 79-84.
  10. Robinson C. Jose, Sailendra Goyari, Bengyella Louis, Sayanika D. Waikhom, Pratap J. Handique, Narayan C. Talukdar* 2016. Investigation on the biotrophic interaction of Ustilagoesculenta on Zizanialatifolia found in the Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot Microbial Pathogenesis.98: 6-15.
  11. Robinson C. Jose, Bengyella Louis, Sailendra Goyari, Sayanika D. Waikhom, Pratap J. Handique, Narayan C. Talukdar* 2016. Biotrophic interaction of Sporisorium scitamineumon new host Saccharum spontaneumMicron.81:8-15.
  12. Hazarika, P., Talukdar, N. C.* and Singh, Y. P. 2004. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and soil amendments in restoration and revegatation of coal mine overburden dumps of MargheritaCoalbelt of Assam. Ecol, Environ and Conservation. 10:431-442.
  13. Goyari, S.H. Devi, L. Bengyella, M. Khan, C.K. Sharma, M.C. Kalita and N.C. Talukdar* 2015. Unveiling the optimal parameters for cellulolytic characteristics of Talaromyces verruculosusSGMNPf3 and its secretory enzymes J.  App. Microbiology. 119:88-98.
  14. Sailendra Goyari, Shantibala S Devi, Mohan C Kalita and Narayan C Talukdar* 2014. Population, diversity and characteristics of cellulolytic microorganisms from the Indo-Burma Biodiversity hotspot. SpringerPlus.3:700-709.
  15. Bengyella Louis, Sayanika Devi Waikhom, Robinson C. Jose, Sailendra Goyari, Narayan Chandra Talukdar, Pranab Roy2015. Cochliobolus lunatus colonizes potato by adopting different invasion strategies on cultivars: New insights on temperature dependent-virulence. Microbial Pathogenesis. 87:30-39.
  16. Bengyella Louis, Pranab Roy, Tamgue Ousman, Sayanika Waikhom Devi and
    Narayan Chandra Talukdar* 2013. Overcoming heat shock protein inhibition at critical temperature vital for survival in Solanum tuberosum L. in vivo condition African Journal of Biotechnology. 11:10769-10774.
  17. Louis B, Roy P, Sayanika D and Talukdar NC* 2013. Aspergillus terreusThom a new pathogen that causes foliar blight of potato. Plant Pathology & Quarantine 3(1), 29–33, doi 10.5943/ppq/3/1/5.
  18. Bengyella L, Waikhom SD, Talukdar NC*, Roy P* 2015. Black List of Unreported Pathogenic Bambusicolous Fungi Limiting the Production of Edible Bamboo. J Plant Pathol Microb. 6:264. doi: 10.4172/2157-7471.1000264.
  19. Bengyella B Louis, Sayanika D SD Waikhom, Robinson C RC Jose, Sailendra S Goyari, Pardeep Kumar, PK Bhardwaj, NC Talukdar*, Pranab Roy*. 2016. Cochliobolus lunatus Down-Regulates Proteome at Late Stage of Colonization and Transiently Alters StNPR1 expression in Solanum tuberosum L.Arch Microbiol. 199 (2), 237-246. 
  20. Louis, Bengyella; Waikhom, Sayanika D; Singh, Wakambam M; Talukdar, Narayan C*; Roy, Pranab* 2014.Diversity of Ascomycetes at the Potato Interface: New Devastating Fungal Pathogens Posing Threat to Potato Farming. Plant Pathology Journal. 13: 18-27.
  21. Bengyella Louis, Sayanika Devi Waikhom, Pranab Roy, Pardeep Kumar Bhardwaj, MohendroWakambam Singh, Sharma K Chandradev and Narayan Chandra Talukdar* 2014. Invasion of Solanum tuberosum L. by Aspergillus terreus: a microscopic and proteomics insight on pathogenicity. BMC Research Notes. 7:350-360.
  22. Bengyella Louis, Sayanika Devi Waikhom, Pranab Roy, Pardeep Kumar Bhardwaj, Mohendro Wakambam Singh, SailendraGoyari, Chandradev K Sharmaand Talukdar, N. C.* 2014. Secretome weaponries of Cochlioboluslunatus interacting with potato leaf at different temperature regimes reveal a CL[xxxx]LHM–motif BMC Genomics.2014, 15:213 doi:10.1186/1471-2164-15-213.
  23. Bengyella Louis,Sayanika Devi Waikhom,1 Pranab Roy, Pardeep Kumar Bhardwaj, Chandradev K. Sharma,1 MohendroWakambam Singh, and Talukdar, N. C.* 2014. Host-Range Dynamics of Cochliobolus lunatus: From a Biocontrol Agent to a Severe Environmental Threat. Biomed Research International http://dx.doi.org /10.1155/2014/ 378372.
  24. Bengyella Louis, Roy Pranab, Sayanika Devi Waikhom and Narayan Chandra Talukdar 2013. Report of foliar necrosis of potato caused by Cochliobolus lunatusin India African Journal of Biotechnology 12(8), 833-835.
  25. Ann-Kathrin Liliensiek, DwipendraThakuria, Nicholas Clipson and Narayan C Talukdar 2013. Linking phylotypes to abundant ribotypes of community finger prints:an exercise on the phylotypic responses to plant species, fertilization and Loliumperenne ingression. SpringerPlus.2:522-527.
  26. Laishram Shantikumar Singh, Hemant Sharmaand Narayan Chandra Talukdar 2014.Production of potent antimicrobial agent by actinomycete, Streptomyces sannanensis strain SU118 isolated from phoomdi in Loktak Lake of Manipur, India.  BMC Microbiology. 14:278-286.
  27. Yogesh B. Chaudhari, Narayan C. Talukdar, Nirab C. Adhikary, Mohan C. Kalita, and Mojibur R. Khan2015. Rice Straw Based Evaluation of Lignolytic and Cellulolytic Capabilities of Novel Strains of Saprophytic Fungi from Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot. Energy and Fuels. 29:784-792.
  28. Jeyaram, K., W. Mohendro Singh, ThingomPremarani, N.C. Talukdar and M. Rohinikumar Singh. 2008. Molecular identification of dominant microflora associated with ‘Hawaijara traditional fermented soybean (Glycine max) food of Manipur, India. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 122: 259-268.
  29. Madhusmita Dehingia, Thangjam Kanchaldevi, Narayan C. Talukdar, Rupjyoti Talukdar, D Nageshwar Reddy, Sharmila Mande, ManabDeka, and MojiburKhann2015. Gut bacterial diversity of the tribes of India and comparison with the worldwide data – Scientific reports. 5:18563 | DOI: 10.1038/srep18563.
  30. Madhusmita Dehingia, Supriyo Sen, Bhuwan Bhaskar, Tulsi K. Joishy, Manab Deka, Narayan C. Talukdar, and Mojibur R. Khan. 2017. Ethnicity influences gut metabolites and microbiota of the tribes of Assam, India. Metabolomics.13:69-73.
  31. Sen, S., Dehingia, M., Talukdar, N.C., and Khan, M. 2017. Chemometric analysis reveals links in the formation of fragrant bio-molecules during agarwood (Aquilaria malaccensis) and fungal interactions.Scientific Reports. 7:44406 | DOI: 10.1038/srep44406.
  32. Samurailatpam Sanjukta, Amit Kumar Rai, Ali Muhammed, Kumaraswamy, Jeyaram, Narayan Chandra Talukdar 2015. Enhancement of antioxidant properties of two soybean varieties of Sikkim Himalayan region by Proteolytic Bacillus subtilis fermentation.Journal of Functional Foods. 14:650-658.
  33. Paramita Choudhury, Krishna N. Dutta, Akanksha Singh, Dipankar Malakar, Manoj Pillai, Narayan C. Talukdar, Suman Kumar Samanta, Rajlakshmi Devi 2020 Assessment of nutritional value and quantitative analysis of bioactive phytochemicals through targeted LC‐MS/MS method in selected scented and pigmented rice varietals. Journal of Food Science. 85,  1781-1792 https://doi.org/10.1111/1750-3841.15164
  34. Singh D. M.,Talukdar N. C*., Kasoju, N. and  Bora, U. 2012. Antioxidant, antibacterial, cytotoxic and apoptotic activity of extracts of Cephalotaxus griffithiiHook. f.(stem bark). BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. doi:10.1186/1472-6882-12-30.
  35. Singh D. M.,Talukdar N. C*.,  Kasoju, N and  Bora, U. 2013. Differential effects of Oroxylum indicum bark extracts: antioxidant, antimicrobial, cytotoxic and apoptotic study.  Cytotechnology. 13:83-95.
  36. Dinesh Singh Moirangthem, Surbala Laishram1, Jagat, Chandra Borah, Mohan Chandra Kalita and Narayan Chandra Talukdar*. 2014. CephalotaxusgriffithiiHook.f.needle extract induces cell cycle arrest, apoptosis and suppression of hTERT And hTR expression on human breast Cancer cells. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 14:305-312.
  37. Dinesh Singh Moirangthem, SurbalaLaishram, Jagat Chandra Borah, and Narayan ChandraTalukdar* 2014. HPLC analysis of harringtonine and Homoherringtonine in the needles of CephalotaxusGriffithii Natural Product Research. 28: 1503-1506.
  38. Joshi, D. D., Changkija, S., Sujata, W., Somkumar, B.G., Rana, V.S. and Talukdar, N.C. 2017Nutraceutical from Capsicum chinense fruits in shelf-stable herbal matrix. Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies. 42:130-137.
  39. Chaudhury, P., Dutta, K. N., Devi, R.Talukdar N. C. and Samanta, S.K*. 2020 Assessment of nutritional value and quantitative analysis of bioactive phytochemicals through targeted LC-MS/MS method in selected scented and pigmented rice varieties.Journal of Food Science. (Accepted March 2020).
  40. Yunus Sheikh, BeebinaChanuMaibam, Narayan Chandra Talukdar, Dibakar Chandra Deka, Jagat Chandra Borah 2016. In vitro and in vivo anti-diabetic and hepatoprotective effects of edible pods of Parkiaroxburghii and quantification of the active constituent by HPLC-PDA. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 191: 21-28.
  41. Surbala Laishram, Dinesh Singh Moirangthem, Jagat Chandra Borah, Bikas Chandra Pal, Pankaj Suman, Satish Kumar Gupta, Mohan Chandra Kalita, Narayan Chandra Talukdar*. 2015 Chrysin rich Scutellariadiscolor Colebr. induces cervical cancer cell death via the induction of cell cycle arrest and caspase dependent apoptosis. Life Sciecnes143:105-113.
  42. Bengyella Louis, Sayanika Devi Waikhom, SailendraGoyari, Robinson C. Jose, Pranab Roy, Narayan Chandra Talukdar*.  2015. First proteome study of sporadic flowering in bamboo species (Bambusa vulgaris and Dendrocalamusmanipureanus) reveal the boom is associated with stress and mobile genetic elements. Gene. 574:255-264.
  43. L Bengyella, L E. Yekwa, S D. Waikhom, K Nawaz and N C Talukdar 2013. CYP53A15 of Cochlioboluslunatus, a target for natural antifungal compounds. L.Asian Journal of Scientific Research.10 (4), 2196-2199.
  44. Laishram, S.,Sheikh, Y., Moirangthem, D.S., Deb,L., Pal, B.C., Talukdar, N.C*., Borah, J.C. 2015. Anti‐diabetic molecules from Cycas pectinate Griff. Traditionally used by the Maiba‐Maibi. Phytomedicine. 22: 23‐26.
  45. Lokesh Deb, LaishramSurbala, KhumukchamNongalleima, Ningthoukhongjamhaneshwor,Nameirakpam, Surjit Singh, Amitabha, Dey, Moirangthem, Dinesh Singh, Narayan Chandra Talukdar 2015. Past, present and perspectives of Manipur traditional medicine: A major health care system available for rural population in the North-East India. J of Ethnopharmacology.169: 387–400.
  46. Yunus Sheikh, BeebinaChanuMaibam, Dipak Biswas, SurbalaLaisharmLokesh Deb, Narayan Chandra Talukdar, Jagat Chandra Borah2015. Anti-diabetic potential of selected ethno-medicinal plants of north east India J of Ethnopharmacology. 171:37–41.
  47. RaghuramKandimallaSuvakanta,DashSanjeebKalitaBhaswati ChoudhurySandeep Malampati,Rajlakshmi DeviMuthiah RamanathanNarayan C. Talukdar, and Jibon Kotoky. 2017. Bioactive Fraction of Annona reticulata Bark (or) Ziziphusjujuba Root Bark along with Insulin Attenuates Painful Diabetic Neuropathy through Inhibiting NF-κB Inflammatory Cascade. Front Cell Neurosci. 2017; 11: 73.
  48. Bengyella Louis, Sayanika Devi Waikhom, Sailendra Goyari, Robinson C. Jose, Pranab Roy, Narayan Chandra Talukdar* 2015. First proteome study of sporadic flowering in bamboo species (Bambusa vulgaris and Dendrocalamusmanipureanus) reveal the boom is associated with stress and mobile genetic elements.Gene. 574:255-264.
  49. Ghosh, S., Devi. Sayanika, Sen Mandi, S., Talukdar, N. C.* 2011. Amplified fragment length polymorphism based study of phylogenetic relationship and genetic variability among some edible bamboo species of North-East India. J Plant Mol Biol Biotechnol, 2011 2: (2) 8-15.
  50. Devi, S., Ghosh, S. Talukdar,N. C*.and Sen Mandi, S.2011. Assessment of genetic diversity among landrances of DendrocalamushamiltoniiNees&Arn. ex Munro in association with AFLP markers and their biochemical traits Genetics and molecular research. 60:13-21.
  51. Sarangthem, N., Talukdar, N.C. and Th. Bisheswori 2013. Collection and evaluation of Hedychium species of Manipur, Northeast India.  Genetic Resources and crop evolution.16:13-21.
  52. Anil Kumar, Hasnahana Chetia, Swagata Sharma, DebajyotiKabiraj, Narayan Chandra Talukdar*, and Utpal Bora. 2015. Curcumin resources databasesbav070 doi:10.1093/database/ bav070 published online July 27.DATABASE-The journal of Biological databases and curation.
  53. Bhusan Gurung, Pardeep K. Bhardwaj*, Narayan C. Talukdar 2016. Subtractive transcriptome analysis of leaf and rhizome reveals differentially expressed transcripts in Panaxsokpayensis.Functional & Integrative Genomics. 16(6):619–639.
  54. Sayanika D. WaikhomAffiliated withInstitute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD),,Bengyella Louis Pranab Roy Wakambam Mohendro Singh Pardeep K. Bharwaj, Narayan C. TalukdarAffiliated withInstitute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD)* 2014. Scanning electron microscopy of pollen structure throws light on resolving BambusaDendrocalamus complex: bamboo flowering evidence. Plant systematics and evolution. 300:1261-1268.
  55. SD Waikhom, L Bengyella, P Roy, N. C. Talukdar*. 2015. Insights on predominant edible bamboo shoot proteins.African Journal of Biotechnology. 14 (17), 1511-1518.
  56. Jayashankar Das, Sandhya Thapaa, Deepti Pradhan, Sunil S. Thorat, Narayan C. Talukdar 2013. Intra-specific genetic diversity, phytochemical analysis and antioxidant activities of a potential Himalayan Swertia (Swertiabimaculata Hook. F. & Thomas.). Industrial Crops and Products. 49:341-347.
  57. Yunush Sheikh, Maibam Beebina Chanu, Gopinath Mondal, Prasenjit Manna, Asamanja Chattoraj, Dibakar Chandra Deka, Narayan Chandra Talukdar, Jagat Chandra Borah 2019. Procyanidin A2, an anti-diabetic condensed tannin extracted from Wendlandia glabrata, reduces elevated G-6-Pase and mRNA levels in diabetic mice and increases glucose uptake in CC1 hepatocytes and C1C12 myoblast cells. RSC Advances. 9 (30), 17211-17219.
  58. Momita Das, Raghuram Kandimalla, Bhaskarjyoti Gogoi, Krishna Nayani Dutta, Paramita Choudhury, Rajlakshmi Devi, Partha Pratim Dutta, Narayan Chandra Talukdar*, Suman Kumar Samanta*. 2019. Mahanine, A dietary phytochemical, represses mammary tumor burden in rat and inhibits subtype regardless breast cancer progression through suppressing self-renewal of breast cancer stem cells. Pharmacological Research.Volume 146, August 2019, 104330. https://doi.org/ 10.1016/j.phrs. 2019.104330.
  59. Suman Kumar Samanta, Raghuram Kandimalla, Bhaskarjyoti Gogoi, Krishna Nayani Dutta, Paramita Choudhury, Prashanta Kumar Deb, Rajlakshmi Devi, Bikas Chandra Pal, Narayan Chandra Talukdar* 2018. Phytochemical portfolio and anticancer activity of Murraya koenigii and its primary active component, mahanine. Pharmacological research 129: 227-236.
  60. Ajay Kumar Saw, Garima Raj, Manashi Das, Narayan Chandra Talukdar, Binod Chandra Tripathy, Soumyadeep Nandi  2019. Alignment-free method for DNA sequence clustering using Fuzzy integral similarity. Scientific reports. 9: 3753-3758.
  61. Manash Jyoti Deka, Parlie Dutta, Sewaljyoti Sarma, Okhil Kumar Medhi, N.C. Talukdar 2019. Carbon dots derived from water hyacinth and their application as a sensor. for pretilachlor. Heliyon.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e01985.
  62. Suruchi Aggarwal, Narayan C Talukdar, Amit K Yadav 2019. Advances in higher order multiplexing techniques in proteomics.Journal of Proteome research. 18(6):17211-17219.
  63. Suruchi Aggarwal, Sanjay K. Banerjee, Narayan Chandra Talukdar, Amit Kumar Yadav 2020. Post-translational modification crosstalk and hotspots in sirtuin interactors implicated in cardiovascular diseases. Frontier in Genetics. 11. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2020.00356.
  64. Suruchi Aggarwal,  Ajay Kumar, Shilpa Jamwal, Mukul Kumar Midha, Narayan Chandra Talukdar, and Amit Kumar Yadav 2020. HyperQuant—A Computational Pipeline for Higher Order Multiplexed Quantitative Proteomics. ACS Omega. 5(19): 10857–10867
  65. Saw, A.K., Raj, G. Das, M.,Talukdar N.C., Tripathy, B.C. and Nandi, S. 2019. Alignment-free method for DNA sequence clustering using Fuzzy integral similarity. Scientific Reports. 9(1):1-18.
  66. Sujata D Wangkheirakpam, Surbala Laishram, Dinesh Singh Moirangthem, Wangkheirakpam Radhapiyari Devi, Narayan Chandra Talukdar, Warjeet S Laitonjam 2017. Green Synthesis of Multifunctional Silver Nanostructures Using the Leaf Extract of Ficus pomifera Wall. Energy and Environment focus. 6(1):96-101.
  67. Parul Kamboj, Narayan C Talukdar, Sanjay K Banerjee 2019. Therapeutic Benefit of Dillenia indica in Diabetes and its associated complications.Journal of Diabetes Research.ArticleID 4632491, 7pages https://doi.org/10.1155/ 2019/4632491
  68. Thakuria D, Talukdar NC*, Goswami C, Hazarika S, Boro RC and Khan MR 2004. Characterization and screening of bacteria from rhizosphere of rice grown in acidic soils of Assam. Current Science. 2004, 86 (7), 978-985.
  69. Kishore K. Dey, Narayan C. Talukdar*, Fenella M. W. Nongkhlaw and Dwipendra Thakuria. 2018. Isolation, characterization and practical significance of cellulose degrading bacteria from the gut wall of two ecologically distinct earthworms. Current Science. 114 (7), 1474-1480.
  70. Sanasam Shantibala Devi , Nongthombam Grihalakshmi Devi , Mohan Chandra Kalita and Narayan Chandra Talukdar. 2018. Isolation and selection of cellulose-degrading microorganisms for utilization along with earthworms in efficient conversion of municipality waste mix to compost. Current Science. 114:6, 1261-1274. 
  71. Narayan C. Talukdar* 2018. More about microorganism in soil and around hidden half of plants as a driver of agro-ecosystem health. Journal of Indian Society of Science. Vol. 65. Pp. 57-68.
  72. Devi, S. I.,N.C.Talukdar*, K.Chandradev Sharma, K.Jeyaram and M.Rohinikumar 2011. Screening rhizobacteria for their plant growth promotion ability and antagonism against damping off and root rot diseases of broad bean (Viciafaba L.).Indian J Microbiol. 51(1):14-21.
  73. P. Hazarika, N.C. Talukdar and Y.P. Sing 2010 Arbuscular mycorrhizal association in naturally invading plant species in overburden dumps and adjacent natural forest sites of Tikak colliery, Margherita, Assam, India Eco. Env. & Cons.16 (1):13-24
  74. Mazumdar, T., Goswami, C. and Talukdar, N.C*. 2007Characterization and screening of beneficial bacteria obtained on King’s-B agar from tea rhizosphere soil. Indian Journal of Biotechnology.6: 490-494.
  75. Sarangthem Indira Devi, Bharat Somkuwar, MomotaPotshangbam, Narayan Chandra Talukdar2013. Genetic characterization of Burkholderiacepacia strain from Northeast India: A potential bio-control agent. Advances in Bioscience and Biotechnology. 3:1179-1188.
  76. P. Hazarika, N.C. Talukdar and Y.P. Sing 2010 Performance of Native Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Plant Species and Soil Amendments in Revegatation of Coalmine Overburden. Global Journal of Environmental Research. 5:34-45.
  77. Hazarika, S., Talukdar, N.C., Bora, K., Barman, N., Thakuria, D. and Baruah, A.K.2007. Effluent of pulp and paper mill of Jagiroad, Assam adversely affects farmers’ field soils surrounding the paper mill. J. Ind. Soc Soil Sci. 55:45-51
  78. Bayan, N. and Talukdar, N.C.1997. Effect of co-inoculation with Gigaspora and bacillus in Green gram (Vignaradiata) Indian J. Microbiol.37: 103-105.
  79. Baruah, R., Talukdar, H. and Talukdar, N.C*. 1999. Soil Chemical Properties as influenced by the application of fertilizers and FYM. Intern. J. Tropical Agriculture. 17, 153-158.
  80. Choudhury, A.M., Talukdar, N.C*.and Deka, P.C. 2002Effect of vesicular-arbusular mycorrhizal fungi on growth and enzymatic activities of Assam lemon. Ind J. Microbiol. 42: 129-131.
  81. Khan MR, Talukdar NC* and Thakuria D 2003. Detection of Azospirillumand PSB in rice rhizosphere soil by protein and antibiotic resistance profile and their effect on grain yield of rice. Indian Journal Biotechnology. 2: 246-250.
  82. Choudhury, M. R., Talukdar, N.C. and Saikia, A. 2005 Effect of integrated nutrient management on growth and productivity of brinjal. Res. on Crops. 6(3):551-554.
  83. Choudhury, M. R., Talukdar, N.C. and Saikia, A. 2005Changes in organic carbon, available N, P2O5 and K2O of soil under integrated use of organic manure, biofertilizer and inorganic fertilizer in tomato cultivation. Res. on Crops. 6(3): 547-550.
  84. BC Deka, NC Talukdar, DK Jha 2011Interaction Effect of Arbuscular Mycorrhyzal Fungi, Rhizobium and Meloidogyne incognita on Green Gram. J Mycol Plant Pathol. 41(3): 355-360.
  85. Hazarika, P., Singh, Y. P. and Talukdar, N. C*2003. Effect of coal mining on soil microbial biomass and nutritional status in different aged overburden dumps and natural recovery pattern. J. Tropical Forestry. 19: 24-34
  86. Boro R, Goswami C and Thakuria D, Modi, M. and Talukdar NC* 2004. Molecular and functional characterization of selected parental culture and antibiotic resistant derivatives of azopsirilla and P-solubilizing bacteria of rice rhizosphere. Indian Journal Experimental Biology. 42 (12) 1186-1194.
  87. Talukdar, N. C., Baruah, P.P and Goswami2004. Suitability of three solid materials as carriers of multiple biofertilizer agents, their survival under three storage conditions and effect on rice. Biofertilizer newsletter. 12 (2) 34-42.
  88. Talukdar, N. C*. and Thakuria, D. 2015. Diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in crop field soils and bacteria in rhizosphere niches of crops in cropping phase of different Jhum fallow cycles. Envis Newsletter on Himalayan Ecology. 12 (4):4-5.
  89. Barik, J. S. and Talukdar, N.C* 2004. Seasonal variation in response of Pea (Pisumsativum L.) and green gram (Vignaradiata) to Rhizobium. Journal of Applied Bioresources and Biotechnology. 1:19-23.
  90. Ansari, K.I., Thakuria, D. and Talukdar, N.C*. 2006. Efficacy of three protocols in extraction of microbial DNA and its comparison with organic and microbial biomass carbon content from soils of Northeast India. Journal of Applied Bioresources and Biotechnology. 2 (2) 9-16.
  91. Dutta, D., N. C. Talukdar and Y.P. Singh. 2006. Effect of different landuse on population and activities of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in jhum cultivation areas of northeast India. Ind J Forestry. 29 (4):407-412.
  92. Hazarika, P., Talukdar, N. C. and Singh, Y. P. 2007. Natural colonization of plant species on coalmine spoils at Tikak Colliery, Assam. J. Tropical Forestry.21:35-42.
  93. Kapur, M.L., Talukdar, N.C., and Rana, D.S. 1986. Available zinc and manganese status of a Tolewal loamy sand as influenced by continuous use of different level of fertilizers. J. Indian Soc. Soil.Sci.34: 198-199.
  94. Kapur, M.L, Talukdar, N.C., and Rana, D.S. 1986. Influence of continuous application of inorganic fertilizers in a fixed maize-wheat rotation on some soil properties. J. Indian Soc. Soil. Sci.34: 198-199.
  95. Talukdar, N. C*.and Chakravarty, D.N. 1988. Effect of varying levels of N, P and K on grain yield and nutrient uptake of ahu rice in a light textured soil under high annual rainfall. Ann. Agric. Res.9: 159-164.
  96. Dey, J.K., Patgiri, D.K., Dutta, P.K. and Talukdar, N.C.* 1996. Effectiveness of FYM-amended mussoorie rock phosphate in a rice-rice cropping system in acidic inceptisols of Assam. Oryza.33:46-50.
  97. J Jahan, NC Talukdar* 2005. Growth depression of two french bean varieties due to inoculation with two Rhizobium leguminosearum (Biovar: Phaseoli) Isolates. Legume research. 28:34-37.
  98. P. Hazarika, Y.P. Singh and N.C. Talukdar* 2014. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in revegetated coalmine overburden dump of Margherita, Assam, India. Life sciences leaflet. 51:40-58.
  99. S Hazarika, NC Talukdar, K Borah, N Barman, B. K. Medhi, and A. K. Baruah2007. Long-term effect of pulp and paper mill effluent on chemical and biological properties of a heavy textured acidic soil in Assam. Journal of the Indian Society of Soil Science. 55:45-51.
  100. N.C. Talukdar* 2015. The Institute of advanced study in science and technology. Current Science. 108:1434-1437.
  101. Supriyo Sen, Narayan Chandra Talukdar and Mojibur Khan 2015. A simple metabolite profiling approach reveals critical biomolecular linkages in fragrant agarwood oil production from Aquilaria malaccensis – a traditional agro-based industry in North East India.Current Science.108:63-71.

Awards & Achievements

  1. University Merit Certificate in M. Sc. Soil  degree in PAU, Ludhiana
  2. Award of Excellence for PhD Research
  3. Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome Fellowship
  4. DBT Overseas Associateship
  5. Hindustan Unilever Limited 21st BSA
  6. Certificate of Honour, ICBCS-2016
  7. 3rd Rank among the DST institutes-scientific leadership
  8. Recipient of Assam State Science Award 2019
  9. Guest of Eureka Programme of Rajyya Sabha TV Channel with Dr. T.V. Venkateswaran as Anchor
  10. Fellow and Member Secretary, North East Academy of Science