Dr. Anup Kumar Sarkar

Reader,

Department of Botany,
West Bengal State University,
Berunanpukuria, Malikapur,
Barasat, 24 Pgs (N), Kolkata- 700 126
West Bengal, INDIA
e-mail: ak94sarkar@yahoo.com
Mobile no. 09433902437

Name

:

ANUP KUMAR SARKAR

Designation

:

READER

Highest Degree

:

Ph. D

Research Interest

:

Biodiversity conservation, Plant tissue culture and Plant Physiology.

Teaching

:

Molecular & Cellular Genetics, Plant Breeding and Plant Tissue culture

Publications in Peer-reviewed Journals :

1. P. B. Meshram, K. C. Joshi, A. K. Sarkar and S. C. Pathak (1992). Efficacy of some insecticides against Leucaena Psyllid, Heteropsylla cubana Crawf. in Forest Nursery. J. Appl. Zool. Res. 3(1): 46-48.
   
   
2. P. B. Meshram, K. C. Joshi, A. K. Sarkar (1993). Efficacy of some insecticides against the White grub, Holotrichia insularis Brenske in Teak Nursery. Ann. For. 1(2): 196-198.
   
   
3. P. B. Meshram, K. C. Joshi, A. K. Sarkar (1994). Relative resistance of certain clones of Tectona grandis to teak leaf skeletonizer, Eutectona machaeralis Walk, (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) the Indian Forester 120(1): 58-61.
   
   
4. S. Kumar, A. K. Sarkar and A. K. Mandal (1996). In Vitro Clonal propagation of Populus deltoides. Myforest. 32: 128-131.
   
   
5. S. Kumar, A. K. Sarkar and C. Kunhikannan (1998). Regeneration of plants from leaflet explants of tissue culture raised Safed siris (Albizia procera). Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ culture 54: 137-143.
   
   
6. Fatima Shirin, A. K. Sarkar, S. A. Ansari and A. K. Mandal (2002). Standardization of sterilizing treatment for in vitro propagation of half-sib families of teak. Teaknet. Issue No.26:1-3
   
   
7. S. A. Ansari, S. Kumar, A. K. Mandal and A. K. Sarkar (2003). The in vitro System for Production of Quality Plantlets of Eucalyptus tereticornis. J Plant Biol. 30(1): 81-84.
   
   
8. Fatima Shirin and A. K. Sarkar (2003). Removal of phenolic exudates from explants of Tectona grandis. Teaknet. Issue No.30: 4-6
9. A.K.Sarkar, E. Rai, S.N.Shah, S.Boudha, Y.K.Bansal & S.A. Ansari (2010).Changes in enzyme activities, soluble sugars, phenols during in vitro adventitious shoot regeneration from leaflets explants of Albizia procera Benth. My Forest (accepted)

Abstract presented in-International Symposium/ Conference :

1. S. Kumar and A. K. Sarkar (1997). Regeneration of plants from leaf explants of in vitro cultured tree legume Albizia procera. Paper presented in XI World Forestry Congress held at Antalya, Turkey 13-22 October.

Popular article :

1. S. Kumar, A. K. Sarkar, R. Sharma and A. K. Mandal (1995). Molecular Markers in Forestry research. Tropical Sylvics 3(2): 17-19.

Book Chapter :

1. A. K. Sarkar (2008). Tissue culture protocol for bamboos. In: A Hand Book of Propagation Cultivation & Management of Bamboo. Ed. Paney, B. K.; Tripathi, Y.C. and Hazarika, P.; Van Vigyan Kendra, RFRI, Jorhat, Assam. Pp 33-38.

Technical Bulletins :

1. S. Kumar and A. K. Sarkar (1997). Plant Tissue Culture.T.F.R.I. Publication No. 10.
2. S. A. Ansari and A. K. Sarkar (1997). Vegetative Propagation of Trees. T.F.R.I. Publication No. 11.

Papers presented in Conferences/ Workshop/ Symposia :

1. P. B. Meshram, A. K. Sarkar and Usha Kiran (1991). Some aspects of pest problem and their management in forest nurseries. Regional meeting of Silviculturists and Research workers of Central Region, State Forest Department of Orissa. Bhubaneshwar, 19-20 November.
   
   
2. P. B. Meshram and A. K. Sarkar (1992). Some observations on the Bionomics and management of white grubs (Holotrichia spp.) in Teak nurseries. Regional meeting of Silviculturists and Research workers of Central Region, State Forest Department of Maharashtra. Chandrapur 19-20 November.
   
   
3. S. Arya, S. Sharma, F. Shirin, A. K. Sarkar and I. D. Arya (1994). In vitro shoot multiplication in some important Bamboos. Eighty-first session of the Indian Science Congress, Jaipur.
   
   
4. S. Kumar, A. K. Sarkar and A. K. Mandal (1996) In vitro high frequency shoot regeneration in Albizia procera. Seventh Regional meeting of Silviculturists and Research workers of Central Region, State Forest Department of Orissa. Bhubaneshwar 6-8 February.
   
   
5. S. Kumar, A. K. Sarkar, P. K. Rana and Y. Mishra (1997). Shoot regeneration from Tissue cultured leaves of Safed sirris (Albizia procera). Paper presented in UNDP sponsored International Forestry Workshop held at Dehradun 25-26 April.
   
   
6. A. K. Sarkar and S. A. Ansari (2000). Post tissue culture hardening of Albizia procera plantlets. Paper presented in Workshop-cum Peer Review in Albizia spp. Held at CSFER, Allahabad 28th September 2000.
   
   
7. A. K. Sarkar and A. Thakur (2006). Extension potential of tissue culture raised plants of timber trees to enhance forest productivity. Abstract presented in Regional workshop on Forestry Extension held at Rain Forest Research Institute, Jorhat, 14th July, 2006.

Poster presentation :

1. A. K.Sarkar and S. A. Ansari (2010). Post tissue culture hardening of Albizia procera plantlets. Abstract presented in National Symposium on Plant Cell Tissue Culture: The present Scenario & XXXI Annual Meeting of Plant Tissue Culture Association (INDIA) held at Centre of Advanced Study, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta in collaboration with the Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Kolkata, 3rd -5th March.

Research Projects :

1. Survey and Selection of Desirable Genotype of Aquilaria malaccensis Roxb. and Establishment of their Field Gene Bank. Funded by ICFRE, Dehradun. No,72(VIII)/2007/ICFRE R/P&P/59, Dt.21.03.2007
   
   
2. Study of Reproductive Biology and Seed Production in Clonal Seed Orchard of Gmelina arborea. Funded by ICFRE, Dehradun. No,72(VIII)/2007/ICFRE R/P&P/59, Dt.21.03.2007
   
   
3. Genetic Improvement of Acacia mangium for Growth Characteristics, Pulp and Timber Quality. Funded by ICFRE, Dehradun. No,72(VIII)/2007/ICFRE R/P&P/59, Dt.21.03.2007
   
   
4. Establishment of a Network to Facilitate Collection, Processing and Dissemination of Statistics Pertaining to Tropical Timber and other Forestry parameters in India. ITTO, Japan & ICFRE, Dehradun. No.1107/7-30/Vol;IV/ADG(S)/ICFRE, Dt.13.12.2006
   
   
5. Study of the current market prices of timber in Nagaland. Funded by MoEF, New Delhi. No. 3-20/92-SU MoEF, Dt.12.12.2006

Professional Training:

Organization

Topics