Ms. Prachika
Research Officer (Botany)
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Research Area: Experimental cultivation of medicinal plant species, crude drug collection and supply, authentication of herbarium specimens,and development of a demonstrative medicinal plants garden.
Achievements/Awards: CSIR JRF (NET) Life Sciences: AIR 82, CSIR NET Life Sciences: AIR 31, UGC NET Environmental Sciences: Percentile Score 98.99
She specializes in the experimental cultivation of medicinal plants, with a focus on developing scientific cultivation practices and promoting sustainable utilization of herbal resources. Her work also involves crude drug collection, authentication, and herbarium documentation, ensuring the availability of high-quality raw materials and reliable botanical references for Ayurvedic research.
Publication:
1. Mondal, A. H., Khare, K., Saxena, P., Debnath, P., Mukhopadhyay, K., & Yadav, D. (2024). A review on colistin resistance: an antibiotic of last resort. Microorganisms, 12(4), 772.