Name | Pranab Dutta |
Designation | Associate Professor (Plant Pathology) |
Complete postal Address with city code | School of Crop Protection, College of Post-Graduate Studies in Agricultural Sciences, Central Agricultural University, Umiam – 793103, Meghalaya |
Email IDs | pranabdutta74@gmail.com |
Mobile No. | 9678906650 |
Actively
involved in teaching, research and extension activities for the last two
decades. He has published
100 research papers, 45 research abstracts, 13 proceedings papers, 82 popular
articles (English, Bangla & Assamese), 22 training manuals/hand books, 40
book chapters, 9 practical manuals /teaching aids and 13 books (Edited, authored
or co-edited). Dr. Dutta has planned, participated in and given invitational
lectures at numerous national and international conferences as well as
workshops. He is the recipient of meritorious contribution award in sericulture-2007
(CMER&TI, Central Silk Board), ICPP-2018 Bursary award (The American
Phytopathological Society, USA), Young Scientist Award- 2018, Distinguished
Scientist Award-2019, Prof. K. S. Bilgrami Award-2016, Stanford Research
Award-2015, Bharat Siksha Ratan Award, Fellow of SBER, SBA etc. He has developed
7 bioformulations, filled 5 patents and commercialized 4 bioformulations. Pursued 12 externally funded project of DBT,
DST, Osceola County, Florida, USA, RKVY, BRNS, etc. He is the life member of 10 professional
societies and reviewer of
international and nationally
reputed journals published by Elsevier, Springer, Scientific Reports, etc. He
is acting as Editor of Indian Phytopathology. He has organized
two ICAR sponsored short courses on Biological control during 2017 & 2019
and a national workshop on Biocontrol as Director. He has supervised 3 PhD and 11 MSc
students as Major adviser. His research area includes nanotechnology,
biological control, ecotoxicology and plant defence.