Sukumar Sarkar, Assistant Profesor(SG) 

Academic Profile
1984 - B.ScPart(Botany Hons) Presidency College, Kolkata, Calcurtta University - 1st Class.
1986 - M.Sc (Botany) specialisation in Plant Physiology & Biochemistry, Ballygunge Science College, Kolkata, Calcutta University - 1st Class.

A total period of more than 17 years in West Bengal Education Service in the following colleges taught Botany Hons. and Pass in U.G. and P.G. Level, especially Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Cryptogamic Botany, evolution.
1990 - 1995: A.B.N. Seal College, Cooch Behar
1995 - 2002: Jhargram Raj College, Jhargram
2002 - 2006: Barasat Govt. College, Barasat
2006 -Till date: Presidency College, Kolkata

Research Experience
Two years research experience in Plant Tissue Culture and Cytogenetics of medicinal plants in Prof. S. Sen's Lab in Centre of Advanced Studies in Botany, Calcutta University. 2. More than five years research experience in the Crop Impro--vement of Foder crop under sustainable condition of West Midnapore District, West bengal, in the Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Lab of Dr. Aloke Bhattarjee, Ex Reader and Head Dept. Of Botany and Forestry, Vidyasagar University and presently Professor, Department of Botany, Burdwan University.

Areas of Interest
• Study of Bioherbicide potential of different plants and to increase    there accumulation in the source plants
• Study of post harvest physiology of different fruits, vegetables, cut    flowers etc.
• Sustainable productivity of fodder crops
• Introduction of unfamiliar crops to the borderline vegetation to    check desertification.

Research related participation / Publication in seminar, conference etc.
Paper presentation entitled "Seed potentiation, regain viability and induction of temperature tolerance in sudangrass" at International Symposium on Plant Biodiversity, Conservation and Evaluation, December 17-20 2002 at Bose Insitute, Kolkata India.

Presentation entitled, "Allelopathic Behaviour of some ethnomedicinally used Indian plants and their potential phytoremediation," at 2nd International Congress of Plant Physio-gy on Sustainable Plant Productivity under Changing Environment, January 8-12, 2003 at IARI, New Delhi, Inida.

Paper Presentation and publication of paper entitled, "Effect of

Paper Presentation entitled, "Effect of xenobiotic substance on early seed physiology of sudangrass", at National Seminar on Recent Advances in Plant Science, March 30 -31, 2004 at Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, India.

Paper Presentation and Publication of paper in Allelopathy Journal entitled, "Alleolpathic potential of Soapnut [Sapindus trifoliatus (L.) on Sudangrass [Sorghum sudanense (Piper) StapfJ seed biology", at IV International Conference on Allelopathy in Sustainable, Terrestrial And Aquatic Ecosystem, August 23-25, 2004, CCS Haryana Agricultural University. Hisar Haryana. India. Allelopathy Journal. 2006. 17(1):327-332)

Selected for presentation entitled, "Effect of Daminozide on the quality upgradation of Sudangrass seeds" in Xn National Seeds, Seminar, February 24-26, 2006 ANGRAU Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh India. Selected for oral presentation of a paper entitled, "Sudan grass stress biology by chemical manipulation" in Botany & Plant Science Joint Congress, July 7-11, 2007, Hilton, Chicago, Illinois.