Sree Chaitanya College, Habra
(GOVT. SPONSORED)
Affiliated to West Bengal State University, Barasat
NAAC GRADING – B++
Estd: 1956 (Arts and Science)

Dr. Rajojit Chowdhury

SACT-I

B.Sc (H), M.Sc, Ph.D

rajojit.bot@scc.ac.in

AREA OF INTEREST

  • Area of Specialization: Advanced Plant Physiology, Biochemistry & Plant Molecular Biology

    Area of Research and Interest: Soil nutrient dynamics, enzyme activity, stress factors, bacterial population, diversity and their plant growth promotion activity.

Academic Qualification

Degree Year Subject University/Institution
B.Sc. (Honours) 2010 Botany University of Calcutta
M.Sc. 2012 Botany West Bengal State University
Ph.D. 2019 Botany West Bengal State University

Work Experience

Sl. No. Positions Held Name of the Institute From To
1 Guest Teacher Sree Chaitanya College, Habra 19.09.2013 31.12.2019
2 State Aided College Teacher (SACT) Category-I Sree Chaitanya College, Habra 01.01.2020 Present

Awards

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Projects

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Publication

Sl. No. Author(s) Title Name of Journal Volume Page Year
1 Mondal, S.*, Biswas, B.*, Chowdhury, R.*, Sengupta, R.*, Mandal, A., Kotal, H.N., Giri, C.K., Ghosh, A., Saha, S., Begam, M.M., Mukherjee, C., Das, I., Basak, S.K., Mitra Ghosh, M. and Ray, K. Estuarine mangrove niches select cultivable heterotrophic diazotrophs with diverse metabolic potentials—a prospective cross-dialog for functional diazotrophy. Frontiers in Microbiology 15 1324188 2024
2 Ray, K., Basak, S.K., Giri, C.K., Mandal, A., Kotal, H.N., Saha, S., Mondal, S., Biswas, B., Sarkar, B., Das, I., Sengupta, R., Ghosh, A., Chowdhury, R., Begam, M.M., Mukherjee, C., & Sutradhar, T. Chapter: An account of coastal diverse mangroves of North Indian Ocean countries with a focus on species richness in relation to sediment biogeochemical cycling: Case study from Indian Sundarban mangrove Springer Nature as part of book series Atmosphere, Earth, Ocean & Space
Book title: Biogeochemistry of the coastal Indian Ocean
- - 2023
3 Begam, M.M.*, Chowdhury, R.*, Sutradhar, T.*, Mukherjee, C., Chatterjee, K., Basak, S.K. & Ray, K. Forecasting mangrove ecosystem degradation utilizing quantifiable eco-physiological resilience – A study from Indian Sundarbans. Scientific Reports 10 6683 2020
4 Chowdhury, R.*, Sutradhar, T.*, Begam, M.M., Mukherjee, C., Chatterjee, K., Basak, S.K., & Ray, K. Effects of nutrient limitation, salinity increase, and associated stressors on mangrove forest cover, structure, and zonation across Indian Sundarbans. Hydrobiologia - - 2019
5 Mukherjee, C., Chowdhury, R., Begam, M.M., Ganguli, S., Basak, R., Chaudhuri, B. & Ray, K. Effect of varying nitrate concentrations on denitrifying phosphorus uptake by DPAOs with a molecular insight into Pho regulon gene expression. Frontiers in Microbiology 10 2586 2019
6 Begam, M.M.*, Sutradhar, T.*, Chowdhury, R.*, Mukherjee, C.*, Basak, S.K. & Ray, K. Native salt-tolerant grass species for habitat restoration, their acclimation, and contribution to improving edaphic conditions: a study from a degraded mangrove in the Indian Sundarbans. Hydrobiologia 803 373-387 2017
7 Mukherjee, C., Chowdhury, R., Sutradhar, T., Begam, M., Ghosh, S. M., Basak, S. K. & Ray, K. Parboiled rice effluent: A wastewater niche for microalgae and cyanobacteria with growth coupled to comprehensive remediation and phosphorus biofertilization. Algal Research 19 225-236 2016
8 Mukherjee, C., Chowdhury, R. & Ray, K. Phosphorus Recycling from an Unexplored Source by Polyphosphate Accumulating Microalgae and cyanobacteria—A Step to Phosphorus Security in Agriculture. Frontiers in Microbiology 6 1421 2015

Courses

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Seminar Attedance

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Subjects

Sl. No. Subject (Paper with Code)
1 Phycology, Microbiology, Mycology, Phytopathology, and Archegoniate (BOTMIN101/ BOTCOR101) (Theory & Practical)
2 Plant Ecology and Taxonomy (BOTMIN202/ BOTCOR202) (Theory & Practical)
3 Plant Anatomy and Embryology (BOTMIN303/ BOTCOR303) (Theory & Practical)
4 Plant Physiology and Metabolism (BOTCOR404) (Theory & Practical)
5 Cell and Molecular Biology (BOTCOR505) (Theory & Practical)
6 Analytical Techniques in Plant Sciences (BOTCOR606) (Theory & Practical)

Extra Curricular

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