M.Sc., Ph.D.

Plant Biotechnology, Plant Ecology, Ethnobiology, and Economic Botany

Supervisor of 2 ongoing Summer Internship Research Projects of Honours Students of Department of Botany, Vivekananda College, Kolkata, India (2024-25).

Supervisor of an Intern for a Three-Month Research Project under the Internship Programme of the Kolkata Society for Asian Studies, Kolkata, India (2024).

Supervisor of 12 Students Research Projects of Research Guidance Cell, Vivekananda College, Kolkata, India (2011-23).

Supervisor of 6 MSc Dissertation Research Projects of PG Students of Environmental Sciences, Directorate of Distance Education, Vidyasagar University, Vivekananda College Centre, Kolkata, India (2009-12).

UGC Minor Research Project (Principal Investigator): Micropropagation of Excoecaria agallocha L. (Euphorbiaceae), an Important Medicinal Plant of the Indian Sundarbans, at the Department of Botany, Vivekananda College, Kolkata, India (2014-16).

PhD Thesis: Tissue Culture and Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation in Tylophora indica for Production of Secondary Metabolites, under the supervision of Prof. Sumita Jha, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta (2002-06).

Indo-French Project (Research Fellow): Production of Pharmaceuticals through Genetic Transformation, under the supervision of Dr. David Tepfer, Laboratoire de Biologie de la Rhizosphère, UPMC, INRA, Versailles, France (2004).

CSIR (NET) Ad-Hoc Project (Junior Research Fellow): Agrobacterium rhizogenes-Mediated Transformation in Indigenous Medicinal Plants, under the supervision of Prof. Sumita Jha, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, India (2001-02).

MSc (Special Paper) Project: Virulence of Two Agropine Strains of Agrobacterium rhizogenes on Hairy Root Formation in Artemisia annua, under the supervision of Prof. Sumita Jha, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, India (1999).

Convener, Academic Sub-Committee, since 2018.

Head, Dept. of Botany, 2015-2018.

Secretary, University Examination Committee, since 2012.

Convener, Photography Cell, since 2012.

Convener, Research Guidance Cell, 2011 to 2018.

Convener, Exhibition Sub-Committee, Diamond Jubilee Committee, 2011

Undergraduate B.Sc. Botany at Vivekananda College, since 2002.

Postgraduate M.Sc. Genetics at University of Calcutta, from 2002 to 2005.

Postgraduate M.Sc. Environmental Science, at Vivekananda College Centre of Directorate of Distance Education, Vidyasagar University, from 2009 to 2012.

Supervised six P.G. dissertations of M.Sc. Environmental Sciences students of Vidyasagar University, under the Directorate of Distance Learning at its Vivekananda College Centre.

Life member of:
Botanical Society of Bengal
Probir Chatterjee Research Foundation
East Himalaya Society for Angiosperm Taxonomy (TaxoClub)
Kolkata Society for Asian Studies

Poster Presentation entitled: Ipomoea triloba L. (Convolvulaceae): An Overlooked Invasive Alien Weed in West Bengal, India, at Second Botanical Congress 2024 organized by Dept. of Botany, University of Burdwan, in association with Botanical Society of Bengal and Indian Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Burdwan, March 23-24, 2024.

Oral Presentation entitled: The Shy Coconut Palm: A Cross-Cultural Understanding of its Imprint on the Ecocultural Landscapes of Bengal and Southeast Asia, at International Conference on: Bengal Basin and Bay of Bengal Interaction Sphere and Pan Asian Contacts, organized by Kolkata Society for Asian Studies, Kolkata, February 28–29, 2024.

Oral Presentation entitled: Janaki Ammal: The Untold Story of a Pioneering Botanist in the History of Indian Science, at International Webinar on: Itihasa Saptaha 3.0: Re-writing Her-Story, organized by The History Enthusiasts Association, Hubballi (Online), May 13-19, 2023.

Oral Presentation entitled: Cross-Pollination: Re-reading Nature in the Art of Basuli Temple Complex in Birbhum District of West Bengal, at International Seminar on: Interrogating Society, Economy and Culture of Bengal: A Pre-Colonial Scenario, organized by Dept. of Islamic History and Culture and IQAC, Maulana Azad College, Kolkata, March 20, 2023.

Oral Presentation entitled: Kalighat Painting: Revisiting Modern Themes as a Window to Kolkatas Urban Ecology, at International Conference on: Contextualising Culture, Situating Society: Interrogating Indias Modernity, organized by Dept. of History, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, March 16-17, 2023.

Poster Presentation entitled: Sacred Groves: Overview of a Traditional Method of Conservation of Plant Diversity in Bankura District, West Bengal, India, at First Botanical Congress 2023 organized by the Botanical Society of Bengal, in association with Dept. of Botany, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, March 23-25, 2023.

Oral Presentation entitled: Alpana: Biomorphic Motifs Link Women with their Environment in this Dying Art of Bengal, at International Webinar on: A Fiesta of Fifty Years of Indo-Bangladesh Relations: Assessing the Varied Dynamics of Opportunities and Challenges, organized by Kolkata Society for Asian Studies, Kolkata, February 16–17, 2023.

Oral Presentation entitled: Weaving a Wild Idea: Re-envisaging the Sabaigrass Craft of Rarh Bengal, at International Seminar on: Tribal Culture and Movements in India: Before and After Independence, organized by SC and ST Cell, and IQAC, Heramba Chandra College, in association with West Bengal SC, ST and OBC Development Finance Corporation, Kolkata, December 17, 2022.

Oral Presentation entitled: Soma: Reflections on a Sacred Hallucinogenic Plant from the Bronze Age, at National Seminar on: Rethinking Indias Traditional Knowledge System(s), organized by The Sanskrit College & University, Kolkata, September 27-28, 2022.

Oral Presentation entitled: The Botany of Tagore: Exploring the Scientist in the Poet, at International Seminar on: Relevance of the Universal Mission of the Bengali Renaissance for a Sustainable Future for India and the World, organized by Kolkata Society for Asian Studies, in collaboration with Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies and Anthropological Survey of India, Kolkata, June 10–11, 2022.

Oral Presentation entitled: Alpana: Women and the Environment in Biomorphic Motifs of Bengals Folk Ritual Art, at (National) Webinar on: Folk and Tribal Religious Cults and Practices: Their Socio-Cultural Dynamics in the many-layered Narratives and Identities, organized by Rangamancha Kogadu & Malenadu Vignana Janapada Jnaparampare Samsodhana Kendra, Sagara, Karnataka (Online), November 11, 2021.

Oral Presentation entitled: Lakshmis Footprint: Oral Traditions and Sustainable Livelihood in Bengal Experience, at First Regional Conference on: Eastern Indian Heritage, Archaeology and Conservation Studies, organized by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, Nadia (Online), October 4-5, 2021.

Oral Presentation entitled: Serpent Myth and Exotic Tree: Cross-Cultural Study of Ecological Perspectives on Cultural Adoption of Cannonball Tree (Couroupita guianensis) in India and Sri Lanka, at International Virtual Conference on: Indian Relations with Sri Lanka and The Maldives, organized by Kolkata Society for Asian Studies, Kolkata, in association with The Indian Council of World Affairs, New Delhi, and Indian Council of Social Science Research, Eastern Region Centre, Kolkata (Online), March 28-29, 2021.

Oral Presentation entitled: Silenced Voices: Articulating the Role of Invisible Women Farmers in the Conservation of Agro-biodiversity in Rural and Tribal India, at International Webinar on: Womens Dialect, organized by the Kolkata Society for Asian Studies, Kolkata (Online), January 9, 2021.

Poster Presentation entitled: Sacred Groves of India: An Overview of their Role in the Conservation of Indigenous Medicinal Plants, at NMPB-sponsored National Seminar on: Cultivation, Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Medicinal Plants for Livelihood Improvement, organized by Dept. of Forestry, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari, November 20-21, 2019.

Oral Presentation entitled: Enduring Plant Lore: Delving into the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Nepal and its Inextricable Bond with the Himalayan Flora, at International Conference on: India-Nepal Relations: Rejuvenation of Bilateral Ties in the 21st Century, organized by Kolkata Society for Asian Studies, in association with The Indian Council of World Affairs, New Delhi, and Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Kolkata, September 23–24, 2019.

Oral Presentation entitled: Lady of the Forest: The Tangible and Intangible in Entwined Natural and Cultural Heritage of Khandarani Sacred Grove of Deulbhira (Taldangra), Bankura, West Bengal, at International Conference on: History, Archaeology, Anthropology, Museology, Literature and Folklore, organized by Banglar Puratattva Gabeshana Kendra, Kolkata, September 1-2, 2019.

Oral Presentation entitled: A Garland of Hope: The Traditional Craft of Wood Apple Necklaces (Bael Malas) from Bankura, West Bengal, at National Seminar on: Music, Musicology, Art, Culture, Dance, Drama, Architectural Sculpture, Folk Art & Culture, Anthropology and History, organized by Banglar Puratattva Gabeshana Kendra, Kolkata, June 2, 2019.

Oral Presentation entitled: Exploring the Entangled Roots of the Tree Metaphor in the Oral Tradition of the Apatanis of Arunachal Pradesh, at International Conference on: Cultural Exchanges through Narratives: On Folkloristic Overview, organized by Kolkata Society for Asian Studies, in collaboration with the Indian Council of Cultural Relations, New Delhi, and Eastern Zone Cultural Centre, Kolkata, March 15–17, 2019.

Oral Presentation entitled: Traditional Vegetable Dyes: An Insight into a Neglected and Endangered Facet of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Patuas of Naya, Paschim Medinipur, at National Seminar on: Folk Science and Folk Technology organized by Centre for Folklore Studies and Research, Kolkata, October 6, 2018.

Oral Presentation entitled: Traditional Herbal Remedies: A Study of their Role in Primary Healthcare among Peri-Urban Communities in the Southwest of Kolkata, at NMPB, NEC and NABARD-sponsored National Seminar on: Conservation and Sustainable Use of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, organized by Dept. of Forestry, Mizoram University, Aizwal, September 13-14, 2018.

Poster Presentation entitled: Sacred Groves of India: An Overview of their Role in the Conservation of Biodiversity, at UGC-sponsored International Seminar on: Biological Sciences in Human Welfare, organized by Dept. of Botany, Rishi Bankim Chandra College, Naihati, July 9, 2018.

Oral Presentation entitled: Social Taboos: An Insight into their Role in Natural Resource Management and Biological Conservation among the Traditional Communities of South Asia, at National seminar on: Conservation of Heritage, Heritage of Conservation, organized by Dept. of Museology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, March 23-24, 2018.

Oral Presentation entitled: From the Exotic to the Familiar: The History of New World Solanaceous Vegetables in India, at Seminar on: Food, Culture and Affiliations: a Sociological Passport to the World of Palates, organized by Dept. of Sociology, The Bhawanipur Education Society College, Kolkata, February 28, 2018.

Oral Presentation entitled: Sacred Natural Sites: Exploring the Role of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Protecting Tangible Natural Heritage, at International Conference on: The BCIM Initiative and Indias Act East Policy: A Reality Check, organized by Kolkata Society for Asian Studies, in collaboration with Indian Council of World Affairs and Institute of Foreign Policy Studies, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, January 12–13, 2017.

Oral Presentation entitled: The Apatanis: An Insight into the Cultural Heritage of an Unique Agrarian Community of Arunachal Pradesh, North-east India, at National Conference on: Aspects of Community Development in the North–East Indian States, organized by Kolkata Society for Asian Studies at Gurusaday Museum, Kolkata, December 10-11, 2014.

Oral Presentation entitled: A Relook at the Plethora of Life Forms Discovered and Interpreted by Sir Alexander Cunningham in the Remains of the Great Stupa of Bharhut (1879), at International Seminar on: Sir Alexander Cunningham and the Art Heritage of India, organized by Dept. of History of Art, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, February 20-22, 2014.

Oral Presentation entitled: In Vitro Regeneration of Tylophora indica from root explants for production of tylophorine, at National Symposium on: Biotechnology for Better Future, organized by Laboratory of Applied Biology, St. Aloysious College, Mangalore, January 15-17, 2004.

Chaudhuri KN (2025) Sacred Groves: In Situ Conservation of Ethnomedicinal Plants. In: Skukla, G, Bhat, JA, Das, AP and Chakravarty, S (Eds.) Bioprospecting Ethnomedicinal Plant Resources: Sustainable Utilization and Restoration, pp. 229–252. Apple Academic Press Inc., Palm Bay (USA) (ISBN: 978-81-955545-8-4).

Chaudhuri KN and Chaudhuri S (2024) The Hidden Harvest: Insights into the Invisible Green Practice of Urban Foraging by Marginalized Women in Kolkata. Womens Link, 31(2) Women and Ecology: 53-62 (ISSN: 2229-6509).

Chaudhuri S and Chaudhuri KN (2024) The Botany of Tagore: Exploring the Scientist in the Poet. In: Chakravarty, KK and De Basu, S (Eds.) Relevance of the Universal Mission of the Bengal Renaissance for a Sustainable Future for India and the World (Vol. II), pp. 137–153. Kunal Books, New Delhi (ISBN: 978-81-955545-8-4).

Chaudhuri S and Chaudhuri KN (2024) Alpana: Biomorphic Motifs Link Women and their Environment in this Dying Art of Bengal. In: Ghosh, A (Ed.) A Fiesta of Fifty Years of Indo-Bangladesh Relations: Assessing the Varied Dynamics of Opportunities and Challenges, pp. 179–198. Print-O-Pack, Kolkata (ISBN: 978-81-955545-8-4).

Chaudhuri S and Chaudhuri KN (2024) Reimagining Nature in Art: Reflections on the Ecological Dimensions of Bengals Patachitra Paintings. In: Das, P (Ed.) Proceedings of Indian Art History Congress (Thirtieth Session, 2023, Nalbari), pp. 162–169. Indian Art History Congress, Guwahati (ISSN: 2454-8871).

Chaudhuri S and Chaudhuri KN (2023) Black-Hooded Oriole: A Metaphor for Wisdom, Power and Divinity in Bengali Folklore. In: Das, D and Das, AA (Eds.) Birds of Our Surroundings, pp. 91–96. Bharati Publications, New Delhi (ISBN: 978-81-19079-96-4).

Chaudhuri KN, Pal, A (2023) Excoecaria agallocha L. (Euphorbiaceae) and the Locals of the Sundarbans: A Review of an Enduring Love-Hate Relationship. In: Das, D (Ed.) Medicinal and Aromatic Plants In and Around Protected Areas of the Indian Subcontinent, pp. 21–37. Bilaspur: Shashwat Publication (ISBN 978-81-19517-49-7).

Chaudhuri S and Chaudhuri KN (2023) Enduring Plant Lore: Delving into the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Nepal and its Inextricable Bond with the Himalayan Flora. In: Chakraborti T and De Basu, S (Eds.) Exploring the Saga of India Nepal Relations: Juxtaposing Issues of Convergence and Divergence, pp. 9-20. Kolkata: Kunal Books. (ISBN 978-81-955545-0-8).

Chaudhuri S and Chaudhuri KN (2022) A Surfeit of Monkeys: A Relook at Simian Actors in the Art of Bharhut. Kala: The Journal of Indian Art History Congress, 28: 135-141. (ISSN 0975-7945).

Chaudhuri KN and Chaudhuri S (2022) The Art of Organic Living: Lessons from Apatani Women in Ziro Valley of Arunachal Pradesh in Northeast India. In: Mandal, P, Neogi, S and Ghosh, KK (Eds.) Back to Basics: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Organic Living and Waste Management (Jogamaya Devi College Interdisciplinary, Vol. 3), pp. 75-90. Kolkata: Principal, Jogamaya Devi College (ISBN 999-99-999999-9-9).

Chaudhuri S and Chaudhuri KN (2022) Exploring the Entangled Roots of the Tree Metaphor in the Oral Tradition of the Apatanis of Arunachal Pradesh. In: Chaudhuri SK, De Basu, S and Basu, A (Eds.) Cultural Exchange through Folklore (Vol. 2), pp. 477-490. New Delhi: Serials Publications (P.) Ltd. (ISBN 978-93-91844-03-5).

Chaudhuri KN and Chaudhuri S (2021) Bottle Gourd Lore of India: Linking Lagenaria siceraria (Cucurbitaceae) Oral Traditions with Material Culture and other uses in Tribal and Rural Experience. In: Banu R (Ed.) Art and Review (Vol. III), pp. 108–112. Kolkata: Banglar Puratattva Prakashana (ISBN 978-81-953388-9-4).

Chaudhuri S and Chaudhuri KN (2021) Its All in the Name: Reflections on Some Misogynist Misgivings of Plant Nomenclature. Newsletter-Journal of Womens Studies Centre, Lady Brabourne College 12: 75-82 (ISSN 2395-4299).

Chaudhuri KN and Chaudhuri S (2021) Fish Farming in Rice Paddy Environments: A Re-look at the Ingenious Agricultural Heritage of the Apatanis of Northeast India. Journal of Kolkata Society for Asian Studies 7: 74-86 (ISSN 2454-5694).

Chaudhuri S and Chaudhuri KN (2021) Silenced Voices: Articulating the Role of Invisible Women Farmers in the Conservation of Agro-biodiversity in Rural and Tribal India. Journal of Kolkata Society for Asian Studies (Special Issue on: Womens Dialect) 7: 76-82 (ISSN 2454-5694).

Chaudhuri S and Chaudhuri KN (2021) Serpent Myth and Exotic Tree: Cross-Cultural Study of Ecological Perspectives on Cultural Adoption of Cannonball Tree (Couroupita guianensis) in India and Sri Lanka. In: De Basu, S (Ed.) Indian Relations with Sri Lanka and Maldives: A Collection of Research Articles, pp. 96-106. Kolkata: Kolkata Society for Asian Studies (ISBN 978-81-955545-1-5).

Chaudhuri S and Chaudhuri KN (2021) The Lady of the Forest: The Tangible and Intangible in entwined Natural and Cultural Heritage of Khandarani Sacred Grove of Deulbhira (Taldangra), Bankura, West Bengal. In: Banu R (Ed.) Itaihas O Sahitto Prabandhamala (Vol. IV, pp. 462–467. Kolkata: Banglar Puratattva Prakashana (ISBN 978-81-947292-5-9).

Rai S, Chaudhuri KN and Majumdar S (2020) A note on the distribution of Balanophora polyandra Griff. (Balanophoraceae) in and around Neora Valley National Park, West Bengal, India. Pleione 14: 197-201. (ISSN 0973-9467).

Chaudhuri KN and Chaudhuri S (2020) Rizi-pisciculture of the Apatanis: An innovative fish farming technique practiced in the rice paddy environments of Ziro valley in North-East India. In: Patra P, Devi R and Sikka G (Eds.) Smart Agriculture: Ancient Wisdom and Modern Technology, pp. 122-129. Jaipur: Rawat Publications (ISBN 978-81-316-1137-1).

Chaudhuri S and Chaudhuri KN (2020) The Bankura Horse of Panchmura: Tracing the Roots of Environmental Consciousness in the Popular Religion of Rarh Bengal. In: Banu R (Ed.) Art and Review (Vol. II), pp. 221–226. Kolkata: Banglar Puratattva Prakashana (ISBN 978-81-939021-9-6).

Chaudhuri KN (2019) Common Paddy Field Weeds: An Evaluation of their Ethnomedicinal Potential among the Indigenous Apatanis of Ziro Valley, Arunachal Pradesh. In: Shukla G, Roy B, Chakravarty V and Chakravarty S (Eds.) Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Utilization and Conservation, pp. 211-224. New Delhi: New India Publishing Agency (ISBN 978-93-89571875).

Chaudhuri KN, Pyne B, Baidya P and Patra P (2019) Traditional Herbal Remedies: Implications for Primary Healthcare among Peri-Urban Communities in the Southwest of Kolkata. In: Tripathi SK, Upadhyay K and Hegde N (Eds.) Medicinal Plants of India: Conservation and Sustainable Use, pp. 77-92. New Delhi: Today & Tomorrows Printers and Publishers (ISBN 978-81-70196525).

Chaudhuri KN and Chaudhuri S (2019) Traditional Vegetable Dyes: An Insight into a Neglected and Endangered Facet of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Patuas of Naya, Paschim Medinipur. Journal of Kolkata Society for Asian Studies 5: 89-96 (ISSN: 2454-5694).

Chaudhuri S and Chaudhuri KN (2019) A Garland of Hope: The Traditional Craft of Wood Apple Necklaces (Bael Malas) from Bankura, West Bengal. In: Banu R (Ed.) Art and Review (Vol. I), pp. 139–143. Kolkata: Banglar Puratattva Prakashana (ISBN 978-81-939021-3-4).

Chaudhuri KN and Chaudhuri S (2018) Tracing the Roots of the Enchanted Bamboo in a Ritual Chant of the Apatanis of the Eastern Himalayas. Journal of North East Region 6: 252-260 (ISSN: 2321-0583).

Chaudhuri S and Chaudhuri KN (2018) From the Exotic to the Familiar: The History of New World Solanaceous Vegetables in India. In: Bhattacharya S, Roy A (Eds.) Cultural Gastros, pp. 29-46. Kolkata: Bhawanipur Education Society College (ISBN 978-81-930092-7-7).

Chaudhuri KN and Chaudhuri S (2018) Empire, Science and Nature: Unearthing the Colonial Roots of Botanic Garden of Kolkata under the East India Company (1785-1858). Journal of Kolkata Society for Asian Studies 4: 30-48 (ISSN: 2454-5694).

Chaudhuri S and Chaudhuri KN (2018) Sacred Natural Sites of the BCIM Region: Exploring the Role of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Protecting Tangible Natural Heritage. In: Majumdar AJ, Banerjee S (Eds.) Sub-Regionalism and Connectivity: the BCIM Corridor, pp. 150-163. Kolkata: Setu Publication (ISBN 978-81-9333898-9-8).

Mondal A, Sadhukhan S, Mukhopadhyay S, Khan V, Pal AK, Chaudhuri KN, Mukherjee A (2018) Effect of arsenic-induced toxicity on seed germination of Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek and Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper: A comparative study. Bulletin of Pure and Applied Sciences (Botany) 37: 1-12 (ISSN-0970-4612).

Chaudhuri S, Chaudhuri KN (2016) The Apatanis: An insight into the cultural heritage of an unique agrarian community of Arunachal Pradesh, North-east India. Journal of Kolkata Society for Asian Studies 2: 187-198 (ISSN: 2454-5694).

Chaudhuri KN (2015) The paddy-fish cultivation: Exploring the traditional ecological knowledge-based natural resource management of the Apatanis of Ziro Valley, Arunachal Pradesh. Bodhi Bijnan 3: 89-97. (ISSN: 2277-4831).

Chaudhuri KN and Chaudhuri S (2015) The sacred groves of India: An overview of their role in the conservation of biological diversity. In: Jha P (Ed.) Biodiversity, Conservation and Sustainable Development: Issues and Approaches (Vol. I), pp. 46-58. New Academic Publishers, New Delhi (ISBN 978-8186772751).

Chaudhuri S, Chaudhuri KN (2014) Sacred groves of India: Exploring the cultural dimensions of a traditional ethno-ecological institution. In: Ghosh L, Ghosh S (Eds.) Perspective Asia-Pacific: Proceedings of the International Association for Asian and Pacific Studies (Sixth Biennial International Conference, 2012, Kolkata), pp. 36-46. Maha Bodhi Book Agency, Kolkata. (ISBN: 978-93-80336-95-4).

Pal AK, Chaudhuri KN (2012) The blinding tree Excoecaria agallocha L. (Euphorbiaceae): a review. Bodhi Bijnan 2:70–88 (ISSN: 2277-4831).

Chaudhuri KN (2009) The plants of prey. Bodhi Bijnan 1:56–63(ISSN: 2277-4831).

Chaudhuri K, Das S, Bandyopadhyay M, Zalar A, Kollmann A, Jha S, Tepfer D (2009) Transgenic mimicry of pathogen attack stimulates growth and secondary metabolite accumulation. Transgenic Research 18:121–134 (ISSN: 0962-8819).

Chaudhuri KN, Ghosh B, D Tepfer, Jha S (2006) Spontaneous plant regeneration in transformed roots and calli from Tylophoraindica: changes in morphological phenotype and tylophorine accumulation associated with transformation by Agrobacterium rhizogenes. Plant Cell Reports 25:1059-1066 (ISSN: 0721-7714).

Jha S, Bandypadhyay M, Chaudhuri KN, Ghosh S, Ghosh B (2005) Biotechnological approaches for the production of forskolin, withanolides, colchicine and tylophorine. Plant Genetic Resources 3:101-115 (ISSN: 1479-2621).

Chaudhuri KN, Ghosh B, D Tepfer, Jha S (2005) Genetic transformation of Tylophora indica with Agrobacterium rhizogenes A4: growth and tylophorine productivity in different transformed root clones. Plant Cell Reports 24:25-35 (ISSN: 0721-7714).

Chaudhuri KN, Ghosh B, Jha S (2004) The root: A potential new source of competent cells for high-frequency regeneration in Tylophora indica. Plant Cell Reports 22:731-740 (ISSN: 0721-7714).