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Bipankar Hajong

Bipankar Hajong

Assistant Professor.

About Me

Area of Interest

  • Plant Taxonomy, Biodiversity and Ethnobotany

Education qualification:

  • M.Sc., SLET, GATE


Courses taught

  • UG Major & Minor (FYUGP & CBCS)

Publications

Articles Published in National, International Journals:

  1. Hajong, B. & Bharali, P. (2024). Swertia pseudohookeri (Gentianaceae): a new record for India. Rheedea, 34(1): 50–55.
  2. Hajong, B., Harber, J., & Bharali, P. (2024). Berberis setifolia (Berberidaceae), a new rank for Berberis macrosepala var. setifolia. Kew Bulletin, 79: 1-11.
  3. HAJONG, B., BHAT, N. A., & BHARALI, P. (2024). A new species of Begonia (Begoniaceae) from Mishmi Hills of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Phytotaxa, 637(3), 285-290.
  4. Koch, D., Sarkar, A., Hajong, B., Singh, S. D., Gogoi, G., Kshattry, M., ... & Bharali, P. (2024). A scientific overview of the genus Etlingera Giseke (Aromatic Ginger): Botanical, traditional, phytochemical and pharmacological aspects. South African Journal of Botany, 167, 130-144.
  5. Hajong, B., Koch, D., Gogoi, G., and Bharali, P. (2022). Notes on two lesser-known species of Asparagaceae from Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Pleione, 16(1): 230-235.
  6. Borah, D., Das, N., Mihu, I., Hajong, B., and Tangjang, S. (2022). Diversity and composition of shrubs in Behali Reserve Forest of Biswanath district, Assam, with special emphasis on Gnetum gnemon L. Ecological Questions, 33(2): 1-19.
  7. Majumdar, H., Shyam, J., and Hajong, B. (2021). Hepatoprotective plants used by Hajong tribe of Northeast India. International journal of Botany Studies, 6(5): 1071-1077.

 

Chapters Published in Books:

  1. Bharali, P., Hajong, B., Lahon, J. and Kashyap, J. (2022). Resurgence of Wild edible plants of North East India as a source of nutrients. Recent Advances in Folk Medicine Research in North East India. (Chapter 14).
  2. Majumdar, H., Shyam, J., and Hajong, B. (2022). Exploration and Sustainable Conservation of Medicinal Plants by Hajong Tribe of Assam. Advances in Scientific Approach for Sustainable Development (72-83).
  3. Hajong, B., Banik, B., and Datta, B.K., (2021). A review on status of threatened plants in Mizoram, India. Biological Spectrum of Northeast India: Annual Bioscience Communication Vol. 1, (216-224).
  4. Majumdar, H., Shyam, J., and Hajong, B. (2021). Exploration of Non-Conventional Wild Edible Fruits by the Hajong Tribe in Assam. Wild Edible Bioresources of North East India.
  5. Majumdar, H., Das, M., Baishya, R., and Hajong, B. (2020). Wild edible Plants: A source of organic food and nutraceuticals sold in the markets of Kamrup (M) district of Assam. Bioluminescence: Annual Biological Communication Vol. 1(23-32).

 

Conferences participated and Presented:

  1. Presented an oral paper entitled “A Glimpse of the Alpine flora of Arunachal Pradesh, India” in the National Seminar on Ethnopharmacology for Bioeconomy: The New Paradigm (EBNP, 2023) organised by CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat in association with Society of Ethnopharmacology, India on 28th to 30th November, 2023.
  2. Presented a poster paper entitled “A Study on the genus Berberis L. (Berberidaceae) in Arunachal Pradesh, India” in an 22nd International congress of society of ethnopharmacology organised by IBSD, Imphal, on 24th to 26th February, 2023.
  3. Presented an oral paper entitled “Studies on therapeutically important medicinal plants used by the Hajong tribe of Assam” in a national seminar organised by Botanical Society of Assam (BSA) in collaboration with Department of Botany, Rangia college & Assam Science Technology and Environment Council, Govt. of Assam, on 28th - 29th October, 2018.
  4. Presented an oral paper entitled “Studies on Herbal Remedies for the Treatment of Jaundice by Hajong tribe of Goalpara District, Assam” in a National Seminar organised by Department of Herbal Science and Technology, ADP college, Nagaon, on 17th and 18th August, 2018.
  5. Presented an oral paper entitled “Wild edible Plants: A source of organic food and nutraceuticals sold in the markets of Kamrup (M) district of Assam” in a National Seminar organised by Department of Herbal Science and Technology, ADP college, Nagaon, on 29th to 30th August, 2019.
  6. Presented an oral paper entitled “Exploration of Non-Conventional Wild Edible Fruits by the Hajong tribe of Assam”in a National Seminar organised by Department of Biotechnology, Gauhati University, Guwahati in association with IASST, Guwahati and Assam Science Society, Khanapara, Guwahati on 17th February, 2020.

Workshop Participated: 

  1. Participated National-Level Internship on "Molecular Phylogeny and Biogeography"- Phyloinformatics approach from 20th Nov-08th Dec 2023, in virtual mode organized by the Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Chennai- 59.
  2. Participated DST-SERB Sponsored High-End Workshop (Karyashala) on “Plant Identification to Biodiversity Assessment” from 12 to 18 December, 2022 at Central National Herbarium, Kolkata, organised by Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata. 
  3. Participated in the five days hands on training on “Basic field-based plant taxonomy” from January 27 to 31, 2020 at the centre for Biodiversity and Natural Resources Conservation, department of ecology and environmental science, Assam University, Silchar, Assam organised by Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE).
  4. Participated in the three days “Workshop on Hands-on Training of Mushroom Cultivation” from September 23th to 25th 2019 at the Mushroom Cultivation Centre, Bambusetum, Department of Botany, Tripura University, organised by Department of Botany, Tripura University.
  5. Completed 3 months NPTEL Online Certification course on “Organic farming for Sustainable Agricultural Production” under Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur from Jul-Sept. 2019.

Extracurricular activities