Scientific personals of Sikkim:       

 NAME Dr. Mahindra Pradhan
DESIGNATION Sr. Associate Professor
NAME OF THE INSTITUTION/DEPARTMENT Department of Botany, Sikkim Government College
AFFILIATION/UNDERTAKING Government of Sikkim
MAILING ADDRESS Department of Botany, Sikkim Government College, Tadong, East Sikkim
CONTACT NUMBER 9932294181, 9832405721 (Mobile)
E-MAIL ADDRESS  
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION (AFTER GRADUATION) Ph.D
ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION (IF ANY)  
FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION Environmental Impact Assessment
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE  
BOOKS /BOOK CHAPTERS M.Phil Dissertations (Submitted by various Research Scholars)
1. Study on Vesucular-arbuscular mycorhizal fungal diversity in some maize cultivated lands of East District of Sikkim. (Submitted to Periyar University, Salem 2007)
2. Problems and prospects of Eco-Tourism in Sikkim (Submitted to Madurai Kamraj University, Madurai 2007).
3. An investigation on ethno-medicine of two tribes of Sikkim Himalaya: A comparison between Lepcha and Limboo tribes. (Submitted to Global open University, Nagaland, 2009).
RESEARCH PUBLICATION PUBLISHED 1. Pradhan,M. et.al (1996). Isolation and characterization of VAM fungal endophytes of actinorhizal Himalayan alder of Meghalaya. Journal of Hill Research, 9:325-330


2. Sharma, E.,Sharma,R. and Pradhan,M (1998). Ecology of Himalayan alder (A. nepalensis D.Don). Proc.of INSA (Part B) 64: 59-78


3. Pradhan,M. et.al (1998). Isolation and characterization of Frankia form soils of A. nepalensis D.Don Woodland. Journal of Hill Research, 10:74-81


4. Pradhan,M.(1997). Occurrence of severe Damping-off disease of Himalayan alder and its cultural management. Journal of Hill Research,10:127-130
5. Pradhan,M. (1996) Vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: Truly Plant-friendly fungi. SSS News letter IX :2-3


6. Pradhan,M.(1996) Investigation on Foliar diseases of Himalayan alder I. Prevalence of leaf spots disease. Journal of Hill Research. 9: 143-146


7. Sharma,E and Pradhan,M (199). Isolation and renodulation of Himalayan alder. Paper presentation at Kosi-katermal National Seminar, June 1999.


8. Pradhan,M(1999). Mycorrhizal dependency of E. adrophorum in Sikkim Himalaya. Envis vol.V
9. Pradhan,M (2000). Germination vigour of Hiamalayan alder seeds under controlled conditions. Tropical Ecology 41: 103-106.


10. Pradhan,M. et.al (1999). Isolation and characterization of Frankia from A. nepalensis D.Don of Meghalaya. Journal of Hill Research. 12: 38-51.

11. Pradhan, M. and Tamang, S.(2000). In Situ sucker formation in M. chisia and Prunus cerasides D.Don. Journal of Hill Research. 13: 47-48.

12. Pradhan,M.(2001). In situ adventitious rooting of Juvenile Himalayan alder. Journal of Hill Research. 14: 44-45.

13. Pradhan,M. (2001). Persistent flowering in Jimsonweed (D. stramonium Linn.) in the mid Sikkim Himalaya. Journal of Hill Research. Journal of Hill Research. 14: 68-69.

14. Pradhan,M. and Basistha,B.C. (2003) Severe ectoparasitic fungal invasion of Himalayan alder in the Eastern Himalaya. Journal of Hill Research. 16: 80-83.

15. Pradhan, M and Thapa,M.P. (2006) Severe Phytophagy of Himalayan alder. Journal of Hill Research 19:

16. Pradhan,M. (2008) Mycorrhizal and actinorhizal association Sikkim Himalaya. (To be published by DST, Government of Sikkim).