MSc, BEd, PhD

Mangrove fungi, foliiculous fungi of mangrove plants of Sundarbans, ethnobotany of mangroves

34 years (approx) in above mentioned interest

25 years (approx)

1 student

life member of Indian Mycological Society, life member of The Indian Botanical Society, life member of Probir Chatterjee Research Foundation

• Participated & presented a poster in “1st Botanical Congress” organised by Botanical Society of India in collaboration with Department of Botany, University of Calcutta on March, 2023.
• Participated and presented a poster in “2nd International Symposium on Plant Taxonomy, Ethnobotany and Botanic Gardens” organized by BSI, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in Kolkata, West Bengal on February, 2023.
• Participated and presented a poster in “Trajectory of Plant Research and Diversity in 75years of Independence of India” jointly organized by Department of Botany, Shri Shikshayatan College, Kolkata and ICAR - Central Research Institute of Jute and Allied Fibres, Barrackpore West Bengal, December, 2022.
• Participated and presented a poster in “International Seminar on Plants & Microbes: Health & Food” organized by Department of Botany, University of Calcutta on December, 2022.
• Participated as a delegate and presented a poster in the national conference entitled “Emerging Trends in Modern Health Sciences” organized by School of Health Sciences. NSHM Knowledge Campus, Kolkata at Zonal Cultural Centre, Saltlake and Institute Campus, Kolkata on February, 2020.
• Participated and presented a poster entitled “Screening of Potential Phytopathogenic .... of Sundarbans (Eastern India) Biodiversity & Parasitism.” in International Symposium organised by Indian Mycological Society in collaboration with Department of Botany, University of Calcutta on February, 2020.
• Participated and presented a poster entitled “A Profile on Some Important Mangroves ...... Pharmacology & Conservation” at International Conference on “Algae, Fungi and Plants : Systematics to Applications (AFPSA – 2020)” organised by CAS, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta in collaboration with Botanical Survey of India on January, 2020.
• Attended and presented a poster in the International Conference on the “Green Planet: Past, Present and Future” organized by CAS Phase-VII, Dept. of Botany, University of Calcutta in collaboration with Prabir Chatterjee Research Foundation, Dept. of Botany, University of Calcutta and Botanical Survey of India on December, 2016.
• Attended and presented a paper in the UGC sponsored one day National seminar on “Recent Advances in Plant Sciences for the welfare of our people”, BOTSEM 2016, organized by Dept. of Botany, Sripat Singh College in association with Berhampore Girls’ College, Murshidabad on November, 2016.

Pal, A.K. & Purkayastha, R.P. (1992). Foliar fungi of mangrove ecosystem of Sundarbans. Eastern India. J. Mycopathol. Res. 30(2) : 167-171.
Pal, A.K. & Purkayastha, R.P. (1992a). New parasitic fungi from Indian mangrove. J. Mycopathol. Res. 30(2) : 173-176.
Purkayastha, R.P. & Pal, A.K., (1993). Two new species of Pestalotiopsis on mangrove trees in the Sundarbans. Bull. Bot. Surv. India 35(1-4) : 94-98.
Pal, A.K. & Purkayastha, R.P. (1994). Physiological studies on Colletotrichum gloeosporioides isolated from a wide variety of mangrove plants of Sundarbans. 81st Session of Indian Science CongresIndian Science Congress, Jaipur : 53-54.(Abst.)
Pal, A.K. & Purakayastha, R.P. (1995). Some fungal pathogens associated with foliar infection of medicinal mangrove plants of Sundarbans. Proceedings of the International Conference on Current Progress in Medical and Aromatic Plant Research, IIAH : 95. (Abst.)
Purkayastha, R.P. & Pal, A.K. (1996). New folicolus fungi from Indian mangroves (Sundarbans). Indian Phytopath. 49(1) : 9-21.
Pal, A.K. & Purkayastha, R.P. (1996a). Phyllosphere fungi of mangrove plants of Sundarbans and their activities on coastal ecosystem. William Roxb. Mem. Sem. Sund. Mang. organized by Calcutta Wildlife Society in collaboration with Dept. of Environment and Dept. of Forest, Govt. of West Bengal, Ministry of Environment and Forest, New Delhi, WWF, Kolkata and others . (Abst. No. 2.12).
Purkayastha, R.P. & Pal, A.K. (1998). SEM studies on a mangrove rust of Sundarbans (Eastern India). Mycol. Res. 102(6) : 692-694.
Pal, A.K. & Purkayastha, R.P. (1998a). Biodiversity of parasitic fungi on mangrove plants of Sundarbans. Imaca, MSI and International Symposium on Ecology of fungi. (International Mycological Association Committee for Asia), Goa University, Goa : pp. 103. (Abst.)
De, R., Purkait, R., Pal, A.K. & Purkayastha, R.P. (1999). Differential inactivation of pectolytic enzymes of some tannin-responsive microfungi isolated from mangrove plants. Indian J. Exp. Biol. 37 : 706-709.
Pal, A.K. & Purkayastha, R.P. (2001). Variability in Colletotrichum gloeosporioides a common parasite of some mangrove plants of Sundarbans. J. Natl. Bot. Soc. 54 : 1-5.
Pal, A.K. (2012). Fungi in mangrove forests of Indian Sundarbans : biodiversity and parasitism. In: Some aspects of coastal vegetation in India including Andaman and Sundarbans. Edited by A.K. Samanta and Sauris Panda. Ramnagar College, Ramnagar, Depal – 721 453, East Midnapore, pp. 58-77.
Pal, A.K. & Chaudhuri, K.N. (2012). The blinding tree Excoecaria agallocha L. (Euphorbiaceae) : a review, Bodhi Bijnan,02(03): 70-88.
Pal, A.k. & Chaudhuri, K. N. (2013). Excoecaria agallocha (Gewa) and the locals of the Sundarbans : a Review of an Enduring Love-Hate Relationship. 3rd ICBS, Kolkata (Int. Soc. Beng. Stu.) (Accepted).
Pal, A.K. (2014). SEM studies on the conidial morphology of some Pestalotiopsis species occurring on mangrove plants. J. Mycopathol. Res.,52(1) : 53-57.
Lahiri,S.,Panda,S. & Pal, A.k. (2015). It’s High Time for Tea!. Bodhi Bijnan, 03(03): 71-74 .
Panda, S. & Pal, A.K.(2015a) Victoria amazonica – a botanical wonder! Bodhi Bijnan, 03(03) : 145-148.
Pal, A.K. (2018). Isolation and characterization of leaf-inhabiting fungi from medicinal mangrove plants of Sundarbans, Eastern India. UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Recent Advances in Plant Sciences for the Welfare of our People, BOTSEM-2016 organised by Department of Botany, Sripat Singh College, Jiaganj, Murshidabad, West Bengal, India. pp- 31 (Abst).
Pal, A.K. (2016). Foliicolous mycoflora of Excoecaria agallocha L., an ethnobotanical and medicinal mangrove plant of Indian Sundarbans : Biodiversity and parasitism . International Conference on The Green Planet: past present and future organized by CAS Phase VII, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta in collaboration with Probir Chatterjee Research Foundation, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta and Botanical Survey of India. pp 139 (Abst.).
Pal, A.K. (2017). Folicolous fungi of mangrove plants of Indian Sundarbans – A treasure house of ethnobotanical medicine. J. Mycopathol. Res.,54(4): 485-493.
Pal, A.K. (2017a). Biodiversity, parasitism and screening of potential phytopathogenic strains of foliar fungi of Mangrove plants of Indian Sundarbans. UGC-CPE Sponsored Seminar on Advancement of Bological Sciences towards new generation. Organized by Department of Botany, Bankim Sardar College, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal. (Abst.).
Pal, A.K. (2018). John Webster(1925-2014): A Gem Among Mycologists. Botanica, 4(3) : 24.
Pal, A.K. (2018a). Isolation and characterization of leaf-inhabiting fungi from medicinal mangrove plants of Sundarbans, Eastern India. In: Dynamics in Biology (Life Science for next generation). Edited by Dr. Ashim Chakraborty. Akinik Publications, New Delhi. pp. 57-80.
Pal, A.K. (2018b). Biodiversity, parasitism and screening of potential phytopathogenic strains of foliar fungi of Mangrove plants of Indian Sundarbans. In: Advancement of Bological Sciences towards new generation. Edited by Dr. Arga Sarkar & Chandrika Shah. Levant Books, Kolkata. pp- 1-28.
Mondal, A., Sadhukhan, S., Mukhopadhyay, S., Khan, V., Pal, A.K.,Chaudhuri, K.N., Mukherjee, A. (2018c). 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. 37-B- Botany(1): 1-12.
Pal, A,K. (2019). Graphiola phoenicis (Mong,)Poit.: An enigmatic parasitic fungus from mangrove palm of Indian Sundarbans. J.Mycopathol.Rec. 57(2): 89-93.
Pal, A.K., Pal, S. (2019a). An overview of some important mangroves from Indian Sundarbans : ethnobotany, phytochemistry and pharmacological aspects. International Conference on Society and Sustainability : An Interdisciplinary Approach. Organised by Department of Geography, Vivekananda College, Kolkata in association with the Eastern Geographical Society, Bhubaneswar, Odisa. pp – 47 (Abst.).
Pal, A.K., Pal, S., Mukherjee, A., Maitra T.K. (2019b). Ethnobotanical, phytochemical and pharmacological overview of E. agallocha (Blind-Your-Eye mangrove) : Future prospects. National Conference on Future India : Science and Technology. Organised by City College, Kolkata and Indian Science Congress, Kolkata Chapter. pp – A52 (Abst.)
Pal. S, Mukherjee, Mukherjee, A., Pal, A.K. (2020). A Profile of Some Important Mangroves of Sundarbans: Ethnobotany, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology and Conservation. International Conference on Algae, Fungi and Plants: Systematics to Applications. pp – 208 (PP - T4-28) (Abst.).
Pal, A.K., Pal, S. (2020a). Screening of Potential Phytopathogenic Strains of Foliicolous Ethnobotanical Important Medical Plants of Sundarbans (Eastern India) Biodiversity & Parasitism. International Symposium on Nature, Microbes and Society. pp 38 (PP - 1.1) (Abst.)
Pal, S. and Pal, A.K, (2020b). An Overview of Mangrove Endophytic Metabolites and their Anticancer Activities. National Conference on Emerging Trends in Modern Health Sciences. pp - (Abst.)
Pal, A.K. (2020c). Analysis of strain variation in Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, a phytopathogenic fungus of Mangrove plants of Sundarbans (Eastern India). J. Mycopathol. Res. 58 (3) : 149-156.
Pal, A.K. (2020d). Novel Bio-Oil Algae. Botanica, 4(4) : 36.
Mukherjee, A. and Pal, A.K. (2021). Computational analysis of a Glutamate decarboxylase (GAD) protein from Selaginella moellendorffii. Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (JETIR) – An International Journal. 8(12) : d348 – d353.
Pal, A.K., Pal, S., Mukherjee, A. (2022) Anticancer properties of bioactive compounds from mangrove-associated fungi: An overview. International Seminar on Plants & Microbes: Health & Food organized by Department of Botany, University of Calcutta. pp - 25. (Abst.)
Pal, A.K., Pal, S. (2022a). Endophytic Fungal Metabolites as Potential Drug Candidates in National seminar on “Trajectory of Plant Research and Diversity in 75years of Independence of India” jointly organized by Department of Botany, Shri Shikshayatan College, Kolkata and ICAR - Central Research Institute of Jute and Allied Fibres. pp- 30 (Abst.)
Pal, S., Mukherjee, A. and Pal, A.K. (2022b). A Profile on Some Important Mangroves of Sundarbans: Ethnobotany, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology and Conservation. Biosystematics and Bioresources : The proceedings of the international conference on “Algae, Fungi and Plants: Systematics to Applications (AFSA 2022)”. Edited by Maity, D., Acharya, K.. Publisher Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh (ISBN: 978-93-936). pp – 147-153.
Pal, A.K., Pal, S. (2023). Screening of potential phytopathogenic strains of foliicolous fungi of ethnobotanically important medicinal mangrove plants of Sundarbans (eastern India): biodiversity and parasitism. International Symposium on Plant Taxonomy, Ethnobotany and Botanic Gardens. pp - (Abst.).
Pal, A.K. and Pal, S. (2023a). Endophytic fungi as a medicinal repository of potential therapeutic compounds. J. Mycopathol. Res. 61(1): 15-19.
Chaudhuri, K.N. and Pal, A.K. (2023b). Excoecaria agallocha L. (Euphorbiaceae) and locals of Sundarbans : A review of an enduring Love – Hate relationship. Medicinal and aromatic plants in and around protected areas of Indian subcontinent. Editors – Dr. Debabrata Das (ISBN: 978-81-19517-49-7). pp-21-37.
Pal, A.K., Mukherjee, A. and Pal, S. (2023c). New records of parasitic Curvularia species from Indian Sundarbans and their phenetic studies. Journal of the Botanical Society of Bengal. 77(2): 10-18.
Species of Pestalotiopsis - a highly diverse fungal community associated with Mangrove plants of Indian Sundarbans and their Morphology, Pathogenicity and Phenetic relationship. J. Mycopathol. res. 61(4): 503-517.