Dr. Prasenjit Bhagawati

2019	Post Doc from Assam Agricultural University. Jorhat. Research Topic “Molecular breeding for development of cold tolerant  Boro rice cultivars at the seedling stage suitable for Assam condition”
2015	PhD from Tocklai Tea Research Institute, Jorhat  & Gauhati university. Thesis title “Genetic variability related to pigment and flavor in wild and cultivated tea Germplasms”.
2006	First Class in Masters of Science (Botany) with specialization in Angiosperm Taxonomy from Gauhati University, Guwahati
2004	Second Class in Bachelor of Science (Botany) from Biswanath College, Biswanath.
2000	Second Division in HSSLC examination from  Biswanath College, Biswanath.
1998	First Division in HSLC examination from  Chariali Adarsha Vidyapeethy, Biswanath Chariali

 

Play cricket, football

Year	Position	Details
June-2016- June 2019	RA	DBT RA in Deptt. Of Agricultural Biotechnology, Assam Agricultural University under the supervision of Dr Akhil Ranjan Baruah. Research Topic “Molecular breeding for development of cold tolerant  Boro rice cultivars at the seedling stage suitable for Assam condition”
September 16- 2014 -            October-17- 2015.	JRF	Working as a Junior Research Fellow in a DBT sponsored project entitled “Molecular breeding for development of drought tolerant ahu rice suitable for upland ecosystems.” in Deptt. Of Agricultural Biotechnology, Assam Agricultural University.
December 2011- 15-               September 2014	JRF/SRF	Working as a JRF and SRF in the project entitled “Identification and Characterization of Sequence Based Markers for Genetic Improvement of Tea” Funded by DBT, Govt of India in Deptt. Of Biotechnology, Tocklai Experimental Station, TRA, Jorhat.
April 2008- June 2011.	JRF/SRF	Working as a JRF and SRF in the project entitled “Molecular Markers and Descriptors Development In Tea” funded by DBT, Govt of India in Deptt. of Biotechnology, Tocklai  Tea Research Institute, TRA, Jorhat.
January 2007- February                        2008	RF	Working as a Research Fellow in the Project entitled “Documentation And Inventorization Of Macrofloral, Microfloral And Microfaunal Diversity In The Submergence Areas Of Lower Subansiri Hydro Power Project” funded by NHPC, Govt of India in the Deptt. of Botany, Gauhati University.

Research Publications:

Jornal publications:

1. Biodiversity Survey on Indigenous Varieties of Solanum Melongena L in Darrang District of Assam, India. P. Bhagawati, S. Akhtar, J. Das, M. Borah, A. Kar., Research and Reviews Journal of Agriculture and Allied Sciences, 2021. 10(1): 1-13.
2. Assessment of market potential and survey of various available vegetable species of Fabaceae family in Dhubri District of Assam. P. Bhagawati, R. Sultana, M.P. Sarma, G. Das, R. Bora, Research Journal of Agricultural Sciences, An International Journal Journal, 2021. 12(1): 77-81.
3. Traditional knowledge of herbal medicines practiced by Apatani tribe in the Ziro Valley of Arunachal Pradesh, India. M. Rinya, P. Bhagawati, A Kar. Pleione, 2020. 14(1): 129-135
4. Phytochemical analysis and antimicrobial activity of Oldenlandia corymbosa. M konwar, M P Sarma, P Bhagawati, Sambodhi, 2020. 43(4): 139-143.
5. Ethnic treatment of Dysmenorrhea in Barpeta district of Assam (India). V Singh, P Bhagawati. International Journal of Botany and Research, 2020. 10(2):29-36. 
6. Transgenic Tea Over-expressing Solanum tuberosum Endo-1,3-beta-d-glucanase Gene Conferred Resistance Against Blister Blight Disease. H. Ranjit Singh, Pranita Hazarika, Niraj Agarwala, Neelakshi Bhattacharyya, P Bhagawati, S Das. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter 36(384), January 2018.    
7. Isolation of high quality RNA from non-cultivated camellia species rich in anthocyanins and other polyphenols, P. Bhagawati, P Ahmed, H.R. Singh, M. Deka. S. Das, Annals of Biological Research, 2014. 5(5): 59-63
8. Cloning and heterologous expression of a gene encoding lycopene-epsilon-cyclase, a precursor of lutein in tea (Camellia sinensis var assamica), S. Borchetia, C. Bora, B. Gohain, P. Bhagawati, N. Agarwal, N. Bhattacharrya, R. Bharalee, P. Bhorali, T. Bandyopadhyay, S. Gupta, S. K. Das, H. R. Singh, P. Ahmed, M. Gogoi, S. Das. African Journal of Biotechnology, 2011, 10(32): 5934-5939
9. Rubisco-bis-phosphate oxygenase (RuBP)- A potential housekeeping gene for qPCR assays in tea, B. Gohain, T. Bandyopadhyay, P. Bhorali, S. Borchetia, R. Bharalee, S. Gupta, N. Agarwal, N. Bhattacharrya, H. R. Singh, P. Bhagawati, P. Ahmed, M. C. Kalita, S. Das. African Journal of Biotechnology, 2012, 11(51): 11193-11199
10. Molecular Analysis of Drought Tolerance in Tea by cDNA-AFLP Based Transcript Profiling, S. Gupta, R. Bharalee, P. Bhorali, S. K. Das, P. Bhagawati, T. Bandyopadhyay, B. Gohain, N. Agarwal, P. Ahmed, S. Borchetia, M. C. Kalita, A. K. Handique, S. Das, Molecular Biotechnology, 2012.
11. Indigenous Medicinal Plants of Tripura used by the Folklore Practitioners for the Treatment of Bone Fractures, G. Das, A K Sarma, N Das, P. Bhagawati, R K Sharma, International Journal of Life science and Pharma Research, 2(3): L17-22.
12. Molecular analysis and expression profiling of blister blight defense related genes in tea, P. Bhorali, B. Gohain, S. Gupta, R. Bharalee, T. Bandyopadhyay, S. K. Das, N. Agarwal, H. R. Singh, P. Bhagawati, N. Bhattacharrya, P. Ahmed, S. Borchetia, S. Das, Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding, 2012, 72(2): 226-233
13. Hypersensitive reaction and anatomical changes of young tea leaf (Camellia sinensis, clone TV1) during feeding by tea mosquito bug (Helopeltis theivora Waterhouse: Hemiptera: Miridae), P. Ahmed, P. Bhagawati, S. K. Das, M. C. Kalita, International journal of current microbiology and applied sciences, 2013, 2(8): 187-195
14. Identification, cloning and heterologous expression of a new lectin like protein in tea., T. Bandyopadhyay, B. Gohain, R. Bharalee, P. Bhagawati, M. C. Kalita, S. Das, Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, 2014.
15. Agrobacterium mediated transfer of nptII and gus genes in Camellia assamica, N. Bhattacharrya, H. R. Singh, N. Agarwala, P. Bhagawati, G. U. Ahmed, S. Das, Journal of Agricultural Biotechnology and Sustainable Development., 2014.
16. Exogenous gene transfer in Assam tea [Camellia assamic(Masters)] by agrobacterium-mediated transformation using somatic embryo, H. R. Singh, N. Bhattacharrya, N. Agarwala, P. Bhagawati, M. Deka, S. Das, European Journal of Experimental Biology, 2014, 4(3): 166-175
17.  In-silico identification and functional annotation of SSR-ESTs related to drought and herbivory in Camellia sinensis var assamica, M. Gogoi, A. Zaman, S. Das, H. R. Singh, P. Bhagawati, P. Chowdhury, H. Saikia, R. N. Yadav, S. Borchetia, T. Bandyopadhyay, Two and a Bud, 2014, 60(2): 43-50.
18. Phytochemical properties and antimicrobial activities of some important medicinal plants of Assam, M konwar, P Das, M P Sarma, P Bhagawati, IJCRR, 2021, 21(13): 92-98.
19. Phytochemical Analysis of Leaves of Centella Asiatica (L). M konwar, M P Sarma, D P Parasar, D Saikia, P Bhagawati, Research Journal of Agricultural Sciences, An International Journal Journal, 2021, 10(3): 1-8
20. Phytochemical and antioxidant activity of Agaricus bisporus and Pleurotus ostreatus and their antimicrobial activity against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureaus. P Rajguru, B Bharadwa, S Boro, S Loying, P Bhagawati, R Nayak., International journal of Botany Studies, 2021, 6(6):148-152.
21. Phytochemical analysis and antimicrobial activity of leaves of Ipomoea aquatica forssk, M konwar, M P Sarma, S Loying, R Nayak, P Bhagawati, International journal of Botany Studies, 2021, 6 (5): 1310-1314.
22.  Isolation and Characterization of Amylolytic Yeast Strains Isolated from Indigenous Fruits of Assam, India. S S Senapati, D Saikia, P Bhagawati, Research Journal of Agricultural Sciences, An International Journal Journal, 2021, 12 (6): 2140-2144.
23. A Field Survey on Non-Conventional Fruits in North-Lakhimpur District of Assam, India, P Bhagawati, M Borah, S Akhtar, Das, N Sheikh, R Bora, A Kar. Research Journal of Agricultural Sciences, An International Journal Journal, 2022, 13 (1): 305-309.

2. Book  Chapters:

1. Comparative study on morphological and molecular genetic diversity analysis in Tea. Bhagawati P, Singh HR, Borchetia S, Chowdhury P, Saikia H, Bandyopadhyay T. Book Chapter-ISBN-9789383230068- BIOTIK(A collection of research articles related to biodiversity and sustainability)Maharathi Prakasha, Jorhat,2015.
2. Functional Genomics in Tea:Progress and Prospects for genetic                     Improvement Borchetia S, Gogoi M, Bhagawati P, Singh H R, Hazarika P, Zaman A, Das S, Chowdhury P, Saikia H and Bandyopadhyay T, Published in the proceedings of Vth Scientific Workshop on Biotechnological Research in North East India, Present & Future. ISBN 978-81-930496-0-0, pp 105-110.2014.
3. Advanced Molecular Markers: Role in Plant Genetic Diversity And Its Importance in Tea Singh H R, Bhagawati P, Hazarika P, Das S, Borchetia S, Bandyopadhyay T. Book Chapter-ISBN-9789383230068- BIOTIK(A collection of research articles related to biodiversity and sustainability) Maharathi Prakasha, Jorhat,2015.
4. Morphological Diversity Among Tea Clones Using Numerical Taxonomy. Prasenjit Bhagawati, Sudripta Das. Book Chapter. ISBN NO: 978-93-81563-75-5. Natural Resources.2016.
5. Histological preparation and Microtomy. Laboratory Techniques in Biological Sciences, P. Bhagawati, 24by7 Publishing 13 New Road, Kolkata,2020 ISBN: 978-93-90417-82-7

3. Book Publication:

1. Handbook on Morphology of Eggplant Varieties. VOL 1, Dr Prasenjit Bhagawati, Shelima Akhtar, Lambert Academic Publication, 2021, ISBN: 9 7 8 6 2 0 4 7 1 6 2 7 5

4. Seminar Paper Presentation: 

1. “Tea leaf anthocyanins and the expression profiling of genes leading to its formation”, in UGC sponsored National Seminar on Environmental degradation and its impact on germplasm with special reference to North- East India, in D K College in January, 2014.

2. Evaluation of morphological diversity in tea clones using numerical taxonomy”, in UGC sponsored National seminar on science technology and their impact on society with special reference to North-East India, in Jorhat College in August, 2014.

3. “Diversity analysis among Tea germplasms using morphological as well as molecular technique” in UGC sponsored National seminar on Bioprospecting of gene pool:Trends and prospects in North- East India in D K College, in June,2015.

5. Poster Presentation: 

“Study of diversity in Two and a Bud colour of Tea with the flavour and quality of the made Tea”, in the International symposium on Biotechnology for food- Nutritional Security and Organic Agriculture held during 25-26 th March 2019, at the DBT-NECAB, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam.

6. Sequence Submission:

A total of 6863 no of mRNA sequences of Camellia sinensis have been submitted in the Gene Bank of NCBI.   

Year	Position	Details
June-2016- June 2019	RA	DBT RA in Deptt. Of Agricultural Biotechnology, Assam Agricultural University under the supervision of Dr Akhil Ranjan Baruah. Research Topic “Molecular breeding for development of cold tolerant  Boro rice cultivars at the seedling stage suitable for Assam condition”
September 16- 2014 -            October-17- 2015.	JRF	Working as a Junior Research Fellow in a DBT sponsored project entitled “Molecular breeding for development of drought tolerant ahu rice suitable for upland ecosystems.” in Deptt. Of Agricultural Biotechnology, Assam Agricultural University.
December 2011- 15-               September 2014	JRF/SRF	Working as a JRF and SRF in the project entitled “Identification and Characterization of Sequence Based Markers for Genetic Improvement of Tea” Funded by DBT, Govt of India in Deptt. Of Biotechnology, Tocklai Experimental Station, TRA, Jorhat.
April 2008- June 2011.	JRF/SRF	Working as a JRF and SRF in the project entitled “Molecular Markers and Descriptors Development In Tea” funded by DBT, Govt of India in Deptt. of Biotechnology, Tocklai  Tea Research Institute, TRA, Jorhat.
January 2007- February                        2008	RF	Working as a Research Fellow in the Project entitled “Documentation And Inventorization Of Macrofloral, Microfloral And Microfaunal Diversity In The Submergence Areas Of Lower Subansiri Hydro Power Project” funded by NHPC, Govt of India in the Deptt. of Botany, Gauhati University.