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BRIEF BIODATA

� Name Dr. MYANK UDAY CHARAYA

� Designation : Professor, Department of Botany, C.C.S. University, Meerut

� Date of Birth : 27-12-1954

� Qualifications : M.Sc., Ph.D. (Gold Medal in Botany at UG level)

Exam Subject(s) Year Division

High School Hindi, English, Mathematics, Science, Biology

1968 I

Intermediate Hindi, English, Physics, Chemistry, Biology

1970 II

Graduation Botany, Chemistry, Zoology 1972 I

Post-graduation Botany 1974 I

Ph.D. Botany 1986 -

Diploma Diploma in Distance Education 1989 3A (Excellent) + 2B (V. good)

� Fellowships conferred: FBS (Indian Botanical Society)

FPSI (Indian Phytopathological Society)

� Broad Areas of : � Mycology � Microbiology Research � Fungal Biotechnology � Plant Pathology

� Teaching experience: Thirty-Four years

Name of the Institution

Post held Nature of appointment

From To Duration

Multanimal Modi (P.G.) College, Modinagar

Lecturer Permanent 12-08-1974 11-8-1987 13 Years

Multanimal Modi (P.G.) College, Modinagar

Reader Permanent 12-08-1987 2-09-2002 15 Years (approx.)

C.C.S. University, Meerut

Joined as Reader (but promoted to the post of Professor)

Permanent 3-09-2002 Continuing 6 years

Total Experience: Thirty Four years

� Subjects and papers taught : Undergraduate classes

: Microbiology

Postgraduate classes :

M.Phil. : (a) Microbiology and Industrial Biotechnology (b) Applied Mycology and Plant Disease Management

M.Sc. : (a) Microbiology (b) Mycology (c) Plant Pathology (d) Biostatistics

� Research Experience : > 32 years

Ph.D. Students: Annexure-1

(a) Total : 20 (Twenty)

(b) Supervised : 13 (Thirteen)

(c) Under supervision : 07 (Seven)

M.Phil. Projects (theses): Annexure-2

Total : 20 (Twenty)

M.Sc. Projects (theses): Annexure-3

(a) Total : 30 (Thirty): 28+2

� Publications: Annexures-4, 5 and 6 : 107 (One Hundred Seven)

(a) Paper published in journals : 37 (Thirty seven)

(b) Chapters contributed to reference books : 07 (seven)

(c) Papers communicated : 01 (one)

(d) Papers presented in conferences/proceedings : 58 (Fifty Eight)

(e) Reference books : 03 (Three)

(f) Text book : 01 (One)

� New host records discovered from India: Annexure 7

� Participation in Seminars/Conferences/Workshops: Annexure 8

� Membership of Academic Societies

� Life member of

1. Indian Botanical Society 2. Society for Advancement of Botany 3. Society for Basic and Applied Mycology 4. Delhi University Botanical Society 5. Association of Microbiologists of India 6. Botanical Society, University of Saugar 7. The Academy of Plant Sciences, India

� Member/Subscriber of

1. Indian Phytopathological Society 2. Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology 3. Current Science

� Curriculum development

Subject expert for the preparation of syllabi for (a) M.Sc. (Biotechnology) for C.C.S. University Campus (b) M.Sc. (Microbiology) for Colleges affiliated to C.C.S. University, Meerut (c) B.Sc. (Microbiology) for Colleges affiliated to C.C.S. University, Meerut

� Worked as an Editor of the Journals

�Botanical Progress

�Bioscience Research Bulletin

� Worked as a Referee for

�Acta Botanica Indica

�Advances in Plant Sciences

�Bulletin of Pure and Applied Sciences

� Journal of the Indian Botanical Society

� Chaired some sessions at Conferences held at Muzaffarnagar and Greater Noida

� Laboratory Development

� Developed Lab for Mycology, Plant Pathology and Microbiology

at Dept. of Botany, M.M. Postgraduate College, Modinagar

� Developed Lab for Mycology, Plant Pathology and Microbiology

at Dept. of Botany, C.C.S. University, Meerut

� Established Cryptogamic Herbarium at M.M. College, Modinagar: Collection of

numerous specimens: extensive surveys of Ghaziabad (Published many new Host Records

from India)

� Administrative activities

(a) Subject Expert in Selection Committees for Promotion of Teachers under Career Advancement Scheme (CAS), UGC

(b) Subject Expert in Selection Committees for Faculty in Microbiology in Affiliated Colleges

(c) Subject Expert in Inspection Teams for Starting Courses in Microbiology in Affiliated Colleges

(d) Presiding Officer and other Key Positions in C.C.S. University Student

Union Elections

(e) Various important key tasks including confidential ones in the Entrance Tests of C.C.S. University Campus, Meerut

(f) Assistant Superintendent in the University examinations

(g) Admissions and other official activities of the department

(h) A Member of the Board of Studies (Microbiology)

Annexures 1 to 8 (Total pages 24)

ANNEXURE -1

LIST OF Ph.D. STUDENTS SUPERVISED/UNDER SUPERVISION

1. Candidates who have been awarded Ph. D. (Year of award given within brackets)

1. Mr. S.C. Jain (1989) A Study of the Potential of Fungi to Decompose Paddy Straw in Relation to Varying Nitrogen Levels

2. Mr. Muhammad Javed (2004)

Studies on the Colletotrichum Fruit Rot of Chillies

3. Mr. R. Singh (2004) Studies on the Fungal Decomposition of Above- ground Residues of Wheat Crop

4.

Ms. Atica (2006) Co-supervisor: Dr. R.K. Soni,

CCS University, Meerut

Studies on Industrially Useful Products from Noxious Weeds

5.

Mr. Sumit (2007)

Co-supervisor: Dr. V.K. Saxena

CARI, Izatnagar, Bareilly

Molecular Analysis of Random Loci and Candidate Genes for Immunoresponsiveness in Divergent Chick Lines.

6.

Mrs. Rashmi Jawa (2007)

Co-supervisor: Dr. R.C. Anand

CCS HAU, Hissar

Development of Ammonia-excreting Mutants of Azospirillum lipoferum.

7. Ms. Nidhi Malik (2007)

Co-supervisor: Dr. A. Kumar

LLRM Medical College, Meerut

Synthesis of New Heterocyclic Compounds as Potential Antifungal Agents

8.

Ms. Neetika Sharma (2007)

Studies on the Effect of Chemical Fertilizers and Biofertilizers on the Fungal Decomposition of Crop Residues.

9. Ms. Surabhi Singhal (2007) Studies on Certain Postharvest Diseases of Some Fruit and Vegetable Crops of Meerut.

10.

Mr. Jitendra Singh (2007)

Co-supervisor: Dr. V.K. Baranwal

IARI, New Delhi

Molecular Characterisation of Citrus Yellow Mosaic Virus and Development of Nucleic acid based Detection Technique.

11.

Ms. Komal Chauhan (2008)

Studies on Potential of Fungi to Decompose Sugarcane Trash in Relation to Varying Nitrogen Levels.

12. Mrs. Shilpi Sen (2008)

Screening of Soil Fungi for Tolerance to Pollutants.

13. Ms. Pooja Rani (2003)

Co-supervisor: Dr. Lavleen Shukla, IARI, New Delhi

Studies on the Fungal Decomposition of Sugarcane Trash.

2. Candidates whose work for Ph.D. is in Progress (Year of registration given within brackets)

1. Mr. A. Tiwari (2004) Studies on the Mitigation of Metal Pollution through Biosorption by Soil Fungi.

2. Ms. Mumtaz Parveen (2006)

Co-supervisor: Dr. S.C. Jain

D.N. College, Meerut

Studies on the Black Mold Rot of Onion.

3.

Mr. Neeraj Malik (2006)

Rhizosphere Technology For Control of Parthenium hysterophorus.

4.

Shyam Singh Mehra (2006)

Studies on certain aspects of Metal and Dyes sorption through soil fungi.

5.

Shanaaz Khatoon (2006)

Co-supervisor: Dr. S.C. Jain

D.N. College, Meerut

Studies on the Potential of Fungi to Decompose Wheat Straw at varying Nitrogen and Phosphorus Levels.

6.

Pradip Kumar (2007)

Studies on certain biotechnological aspects of Microbe- Metal interactions.

7.

Nikki (2007) Investigations on Soil Mycobiota of Western Uttar Pradesh with special reference to Biotechnologically useful microbes.

ANNEXURE -2

LIST OF M. PHIL. STUDENTS SUPERVISED/UNDER SUPERVISION

1. Candidates who have been awarded M. Phil. (Year of award given within brackets)

1. Mr. Dhananjay Kaul (2003) Effect of Tannery Effluents on the Soil Mycobiota

2. Mr. Pankaj Sharma (2003) Fungal Decomposition of Cellulose

3. Mr. Ashish Tejasvi (2004) Studies on the Decomposition of Eucalyptus citriodora Hook. Leaf Litter with special reference to its Effects on Soil Microbial Processes

4.

Mr. Ashwani Sharma (2004)

Studies on the Decomposition of Neem Leaf Litter with special reference to its Effects on Soil Microbial Processes

5.

Ms. Bhakti Rana (2004) The Mechanism of Cellulose Degradation by

Microbes and its Regulation

6.

Ms. Meenu Singh (2004)

Studies on the Decomposition of Parthenium hysterophorus L. Leaf Litter with special reference to its Effects on Soil Microbial Processes

7. Mr. Devendra Malik (2004) Effect of Biofertilisers on the Microbial Decomposition of Wheat Straw

8.

Mr. Aziz Ahmad Chiwan (2005)

Investigations on the Soil Microbiota of Poonch (Pir Panjal Range), Jammu

9. Mr. Sham Singh Mehra

(2005)

Effect of Fungal Pretreatment on the Capacity of Parthenium Stem Biomass to Absorb certain Metals

10.

Ms. Jyoti Chauhan (2005)

Effect of Fungal Pretreatment on the Capacity of Parthenium Leaf Biomass to Absorb certain Metals

11.

Mr. Neeraj Malik (2006) Studies on the Bioherbicidal Potential of

Rhizosphere Microbiota of Parthenium hysterophorus

12. Mr. Narendra Pal Singh (2006)

Biosorption of Pollutants through Microfungi

13. Mr. Deepak (2006) Taxonomy and Biotechnological Applications of Aspergilli

14. Ms. Ved Vati (2006)

Studies on the Sugarcane Trash for Biosorption of Dyes from Textile Effluents

15. Ms. Ritu Sharma (2007)

Studies on the Antimicrobial Activities of Lantana camara L.

16.

Mr. Vineet (2007)

Studies on the Rhizosphere Mycobiota of Jatropha curcus L.

17.

Mr. Avshesh (2007)

Studies on the Potential of Rhizopus nigricans to adsorb the Dye Basic Fuchsin from aqueous solution

18. Alok Kumar A Comparative Study of Rhizopus Mycobiota of Jatropha curcas L. Plants Raised From Seeds and Stem Cuttings

19. Arohi Naresh Studies on the Antifungal activity of Lantana camara Linn. (I)

20. Reetu Singh Studies on the Antifungal activity of Lantana camara Linn. (II)

ANNEXURE -3

LIST OF M. Sc. STUDENTS SUPERVISED

1. Mr. Abdul Wafa Reaz (2006)

Utilization of Tea waste biomass for biosorption of dyes and metals from industrial effluents

2. Mr. Ashu Tyagi (2006) Isolation of Phosphate-solubilizing microorganisms from rhizosphereic soil of Soybean

3. Mr. Ashutosh Srivastava (2006)

Utilization of Groundnut shell biomass for biosorption of dyes

4. Ms. Mamta Singh (2006) Utilization of Parthenium and Fungal biomass for biosorption of dyes from industrial effluents

5. Mr. Pradeep Panwar (2006) Antimicrobial Activities of Lantana indica Roxb.

6. Ms. Richa Sharma (2005) Effect of Fungal Pretreatment on the Capacity of Parthenium stem Biomass to Adsorb certain Dyes

7. Mr. Rajesh Kumar (1990) Effect of Automobile Exhausts on the Phyllosphere Mycoflora and Diseases Incidence in Wheat

8. Mr. Pushpendra Kumar (1990)

Field and Market disease of onion of Hapur and Modinagar: Evaluation of some varieties of onion as source of germ plasm for resistance to some diseases

9. Mr. Chakravarty Pal (1988) Fungal phytopathogens of Noida and adjoining areas

10. Mr. Asheet Kumar (1988) Fungal disease of areas adjoining Modinagar

11. Mr. S.K. Sharma (1988) Phytopathogenic fungi of Dadri Tehsil

12. Ms. Kumud Shishodia (1987)

Phytopathogenic fungi of Dadri Tehsil

13. Mr. Bharat Bhushan (1985) Relationship between Polysaccharolytic enzyme activity and Rate of Decomposition by Fungi in vitro

18. Mr. B.P. Ranga Rao (1982) The Mycoflora of Wheat Fields in Modinagar: Taxonomy and Activities

19. Mr. Som Dutt (1982) A Comparative Study of Mycoflora of Leaf Surfaces in Shade and in Sun

20. Mr. P.V.V. Prasada Rao (1981)

Cercosporae from Modinagar and Warangal

21. Mr. Madan Pal (1981) Screening of different Cotton Cultivars for Resistance against Bacterial, Fungal and Nematodal Infections

22. Mr. D.P. Gandhi (1981) A Survey of Fruits and Vegetables Rotting in Modinagar Markets with Reference to Aeromycoflora

23. Mr. S.K. Tonk (1981) Studies on the Effects of Effluents from Modi Sugar Mills on Soil Microflora

24. Mr. Pushkar Dutt (1980) (a) Soil Microflora of Garhwal hills at different Altitudes

(b) Screening of Wheat varieties for Resistance against rusts

(c) In vitro Decomposition of some Apocynaceae by Soil Microflora

25. Ms. Sushila Devi (1979) Studies on the Diseases caused by Alternaria spp. in Modinagar

26. Mr. D.S. Gahlot (1979) Studies on the Effects of Wattle Extract Amendments on Soil Microflora

27. Mr. Satendra Kumar (1978) Studies on the Effects of Wheat Straw Amendments on Microbial and certain Physico-chemical characters of Soil

28. Ms. Pratibha Garg (1977) Studies on the Soil Mycoflora of Mango Orchards at Modinagar

14. Mr. B. R. Rao (1985) Biochemical Changes in Wheat and Paddy Crop Residues during Decomposition by Fungi in vitro

15. Mr. Vinay Kumar (1985) Studies on the Soil Microflora of Rice Fields with reference to Association analysis

16. Mr. S.K. Kundalia (1985) Effect of Urea on Soil Microflora

17. Mr. S.C. Gupta (1985) Effect of moisture, pH, Urea and Calcium on the Decomposition of Wheat Straw

ANNEXURE –4

Research Publications/Chapters/Articles in Journals/Books

(Excluding Abstracts)

In Foreign Journals /Books

1. Reaz, A.W. and M.U. Charaya (2008). Adsorption of bordeaux red dye by spent tea leaves as a potential treatment method for waste water. Communicated to Air, Water and Soil Pollution, Netherlands.

2. Charaya, M.U. and R.S. Mehrotra (1999). From ethnomycology to fungal biotechnology: A historical perspective. In “From Ethnomycology to Fungal Biotechnology–Exploiting Fungi from Natural Resources for Novel Products” (Eds. Singh, J. and Aneja, K.R.) : pp.1–10. Plenum Press, New York.

3. Charaya, M.U. (1999). Fungal biotechnology for effective cereal straw management. In “From Ethnomycology to Fungal Biotechnology–Exploiting Fungi from Natural Resources for Novel Products (Eds. Singh J. and Aneja K.R.): pp.75–90. Plenum Press, New York.

4. Tyagi, S., Dube, V.P. and M.U. Charaya (1990). Biological control of the purple blotch of onion caused by Alternaria porri (Ellis) Ciferri. Tropical Pest Management (London) 36: 384–386.

Indian Journals/Books

2008 5. Reaz, A.W. and M.U. Charaya (2008). Adsorption of violet dye by spent tea leaves powder from industrial effluents. National Academy Science Letters 31: 23-26.

2007 6. Sen, S., Kumar,A. and M.U. Charaya (2007). Screening of soil for Cadmium- tolerant microfungi. Bulletin of Pure and Applied Sciences 26B: 57-61. 7. Tejasvi, A. and M.U.Charaya (2007). Effects of Eucalyptus citriodora Hook. leaf litter extract on the litter decomposing ability of certain microfungi. Asian Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Environmental Science 9: 155-158. 2006

8. Chiwan, A.A. and M.U. Charaya (2006). Altitudinal variations in the soil mycobiota of Eastern vs. Western slope of Gajana hill (Pir Panjal, Jammu). National Academy Science Letters 29 (1 & 2):49-53.

9. Tiwari, A. and M.U. Charaya (2006). Effect of chromium sulfate on soil mycobiota. Bioscience Research Bulletin 22(1) : 53–56.

10. Kumar S., Ahmed, K.A, Saxena, M., Sundaresan, N.R., Singh, R.V., Singh, B.P., Charaya, M.U. and V.K. Saxena (2006). Estimation of genetic divergence between immunodivergent broiler parent line using RAPD markers. Indian Journal of Poultry Science 41: 16–20. 11. Kumar, A., Charaya, M.U. and V. Kumar (2006). Effect of some nitrogenous fertilizers on nodulation in different cultivars of some legumes. Journal of the Botanical Society University of Saugar 41: 5-10.

12. Charaya, M.U. (2006). Successive microbial colonization of wheat straw decomposing under different situations. Journal of the Indian Botanical Society 85: 121-134. 2005 13. Baranwal, V.K., Singh, J., Ahlawat, Y.S., Gopal, K. and M.U. Charaya (2005). Citrus yellow mosaic virus is associated with mosaic disease in Rangpur lime rootstock of citrus. Current Science 89 (9): 1596–1599.

14. Jawa, R., Chander, R. and M.U. Charaya (2005). Development of ethylene-diamine resistant ammonia-excreting mutants of Azospirillum lipoferum. Annals of Agri-Bio Research 10: 195–198.

15. Tiwari, A. and M.U. Charaya (2005). Effect of Elettaria cardamomum (Maton) on oral microbial populations in vitro. National Academy Science Letters 28: 107–108.

16. Charaya, M.U. and R. Singh (2005). Biochemical changes in wheat crop residues during their decomposition in nature. Acta Ciencia Indica 31(1) : 39–46.

2004

17. Charaya, M.U. (2004). Cellulolytic, pectolytic, hemicellulolytic and lignolytic enzyme potential of the fungi colonizing decomposing wheat and paddy crop residues. Bioscience Research Bulletin 20: 97–109.

18. Atica, Singhal, S., Soni, R.K., Sharma, N.L. and M.U. Charaya (2004). Antifungal effect of the flower extract of Ageratum conyzoides L. against Aspergillus niger van Tieghem. Bulletin of Pure and Applied Sciences 23B : 11–14.

19. Charaya, M.U. and R.S. Mehrotra (2004). Integrated plant disease management : recent approaches. In “Biotechnological Approaches for the Integrated Management of Crop Diseases” (Eds. Mayee, C.D., Manoharachary, C., Tilak K.V.B.R., Mukadam, D.S. and J. Deshpande), Daya Publishing House, Delhi: pp. 74–87.

2003

20. Singh, R. and M.U. Charaya (2003). Fungal colonisation of decomposing above ground residues of wheat crop. Bulletin of Pure and Applied Sciences 22B : 55–59.

21. Javed, M. and M.U. Charaya (2003). In vitro efficacy of leaf extracts of certain plants against Colletotrichum capsici (Syd.) Butler and Bisby. Ibid : 71–74.

2001

22. Sumbali, G., Mehrotra, R.S. and M.U. Charaya (2001). Post-harvest diseases of vegetables and their management. In “Diseases of Fruits and Vegetables and their Management” (Ed. T.S. Thind), Kalyani Publishers, Ludhiana : pp. 422–438.

2000

23. Charaya, M.U. (2000). Evolution of Fungal Biotechnology in “Glimpses in Plant Sciences” (Eds. Aneja, K.R., Charaya, M.U., Aggarwal, A., Hans D.K. and S.A. Khan): pp.14–19, Pragati Prakashan, Meerut.

1998

24. Charaya, M.U. and R.S. Mehrotra (1998). Microbial colonization of decomposing plant litter. In “New Trends in Microbial Ecology” (Eds. Rai, B. and M.S. Dkhar), Dept. of Botany, N.E. Hill University, Shillong and International Society for Conservation of Natural Resources, Varanasi, India : pp.76–89.

1996

25. Kumar, R. and M.U. Charaya (1996). Effect of automobile exhausts on disease

incidence in different varieties of wheat. Advances in Plant Sciences 9: 17–21.

1993

26. Charaya, M.U. (1993). From DDT to microbial pesticides. In “Pesticide

Pollution” (Eds. Kudesia, V.P. and M.U. Charaya), Pragati Prakashan, Meerut : pp.

207–217.

1989

27. Charaya, M.U., Jain, S.C. and S.C. Gupta (1989). Effect of the addition of urea

on the decomposition of wheat straw in soil. Advances in Plant Sciences 2: 123–126.

28. Dube, V.P. and M.U. Charaya (1989). An appeal for the conservation of

microorganisms. Corsonat 3 : 10.

1988 29. Dube, V.P., Charaya, M.U. and M. Pal (1988). Screening of some cultivars of

cotton against root knot caused by Meloidogyne incognita var. acrita. Indian

Phytopathology 41 : 132–133.

1985

30. Dube, V.P., Tyagi, S. and M.U. Charaya (1985). On Alternaria porri—the causal

agent of purple blotch of onion. Bulletin of Pure and Applied Sciences 4B (2) : 76-89.

31. Dube, V.P., Charaya, M.U. and D.P. Gandhi (1985). Two new records of fungi

causing postharvest rot of tomatoes. Bulletin of Pure and Applied Sciences 4B (1): 44.

1984

32. Dube, V.P., Charaya, M.U. and S.D. Tyagi (1984). A study of the distribution of

hyaline and pigmented fungi on the upper and lower surfaces of leaves. Bulletin of

Pure and Applied Sciences 3B (1) : 29-33.

33. Dube, V.P., Mehrotra, R.S. and M.U. Charaya (1984). Microbial decomposition

of lignin. Bulletin of Pure and Applied Sciences 3B (2) : 105-114.

1983

34.Charaya, M.U. and M. Pal (1983). Field reaction of cotton cultivars to bacterial and fungal infections. Botanical Progress 6: 41-42.

1982

35. Charaya, M.U., Rawat, R. and V.P. Dube (1982). Two new host records for phytopathogenic fungi. Botanical Progress 5 (1 & 2) : 70.

1981

36. Dube, V.P., Singhal, V.P. and M.U. Charaya (1981). New host records for

Phyllachora. National Academy Science Letters 4 (7) : 275.

1980

37.Dube, V.P., Charaya, M.U. and P. Modi (1980). Ecological and in vitro studies on the soil mycoflora of mango orchards. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences (Plant Sciences) 89 : 151-160. 38. Dube, V.P., Charaya, M.U., Tyagi, S. and S. Devi (1980). Effect of Alternaria brassicae (Berk.) Sacc. and its culture filtrates upon the permeability of cauliflower leaves. Acta Botanica Indica 8 : 265-267.

1979 39.Dube, V.P., Tyagi, S., Singhal, V.P. and M.U. Charaya (1979). Additions to the host range of Puccinia conclusa and Uromyces viciae-fabae. National Academy Science Letters 2 : 432.

1978

40. Dube, V.P., Charaya, M.U., Khurana, S. and S. Tyagi (1978). New host records for two species of Uromyces. Indian Phytopathology 32 : 154-155. 41. Dube, V.P., Charaya, M.U. and S. Tyagi (1978). The occurrence of fungus Eudarluca caricis (Fr.) Eriks. on the rust Puccinia kuehnii in India. National Academy Science Letters 32 : 397.

42. Dube, V.P., Charaya, M.U., Tyagi, S. and S. Kumar (1978). The occurrence of Pseudocercospora nigricans on Cassia obtusifolia in India. Current Science 47: 913. 43. Dube, V.P., Kumar, S. and M.U. Charaya (1978). Microflora colonizing leaf surface of tea plants and tea garden soils (In Hindi) Vijnan Shodh Bharti 1 (1 & 2): 103-105.

1975

44. Singh, P.N. and M.U. Charaya (1975). Soil fungi of a sugarcane field at Meerut.

I. Distribution of soil mycoflora. Geobios 2 : 40-43.

1974

45. Singh, L., Singh, P.N. and M.U. Charaya (1974). Growth response of Aspergillus flavus Link to certain chemicals and plant extracts. Geobios 1: 111.

Annexure -5

BOOKS PUBLISHED

2006

(1) Life and the Perils of Environment. S.R. Scientific Publishers, Agra. 2006. ISBN 81-88805-34-3.

2000

(2) Glimpses in Plant Sciences. Pragati Prakashan, Meerut. 2000. ISBN 81-7556-276-5.

1993

(3) Pesticide Pollution. Pragati Prakashan, Meerut. 1993.

ANNEXURE-6

LIST OF THE PAPERS PRESENTED/PUBLISHED IN THE PROCEEDINGS OF VARIOUS SEMINARS/CONFERENCES

1. Nikki, Singh, R. and M.U. Charaya. Socio-economic microbial process systems for sustainable development. In Proceedings of the National Symposium on “Environment and Sustainable Development” (November 14, 2008) Department of Botany, Meerut College, Meerut, p.26.

2. Singhal, S. and M.U. Charaya. Rapid detection of fruit rots through FTIR spectroscopy.

Ibid., p.60

3. Tiwari, A., Samyal, A. and M.U. Charaya. Pretreatment of Aspergillus niger for enhancing its lead biosorption capacity. Ibid., p.73.

4. Tiwari, A., Samyal, A. and M.U. Charaya. Rapid FTIR spectroscopic assessment of the

efficiency of fungal biomass to adsorb metals. Ibid; p.74.

5. Sen, S. and M.U. Charaya. Nickel-tolerant microfungi for bioremediation . Ibid; 75.

6. Naresh, A., Rani, V., Kumar, P. and M.U. Charaya. Antifungal activity of Lantana camara L. I. Ibid., p.76.

7. Singh, R., Kumar, P., Kumar, A. and M.U. Charaya. Antifungal activity of Lantana camara

L. II. Ibid., p.76.

8. Singh, A.K., Panwar, P., Singh, S. and M.U. Charaya. Plant growth promoting fungi (PGPR) from Jatropha curcus L. Ibid., p.77.

9. Kumar, P., Singh, S., Khan., S.A. and M.U. Charaya. Influence of Zn on adsorption of basic

fuchsin by Rhizopus nigricans. Ibid., p.78.

10. Sen, S. and M.U. Charaya. Iron tolerant microfungi for bioremediation. Proceedings of the National Conference on “Recent Advances in Life Sciences” (Feb. 28-29, 2008) Dept. of Zoology, Meerut College, Meerut: p. 42.

11. Singhal, S. And M.U. Charaya. Feasibility of FTIR Spectroscopy for early detection of Blue mould rot of Pyrus malus (apple). Ibid., p. 44.

12. Parveen, M. and M.U. Charaya. Evaluation of the aqueous leaf extract of Mangifera indica. L. and Ocimum sanctum L. for the management of the Black mould rot of onion. Ibid., p.92.

13. Charaya, M.U. Biointensive Integrated Plant Disease Management. Proceedings of Second National Symposium on “ Integrated Disease Management of Plants in Service of Mankind” (Jan. 28, 2007), J.V. College, Baraut: p. 11.

14. Singhal, S. and M.U. Charaya. Evaluation of stem extract of Parthenium hysterophorus L. for the management of post harvest disease of mango and orange fruits. Ibid., p. 22.

15. Malik, N.and M.U. Charaya. Rhizosphere mycobiota of Parthenium hysterophorus L.

Proceedings of the National Seminar on “New Strides in Microbiology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology & Agriculture Science” (Feb. 3-4, 2007) Doon (PG) Paramedical College & Hospital & Doon (PG) College of Agriculture Science & Technology, Dehradun, Uttarakhand: p. 11.

16. Panwar, P. K. and M.U. Charaya. Antimicrobial activity of Lantana indica Roxb. Ibid., p.16.

17. Parveen, M. and M.U. Charaya. Evaluation of certain fungal species for the biocontrol of Aspergillus niger (van Tieghem) causing black mould rot of onion. Ibid., p. 17.

18. Singhal, S. and M.U. Charaya. Feasibility of FTIR spectroscopy for early detection of Fusarium conglutinans rot of apple. Ibid., p. 17.

19. Tiwari,A. and M.U. Charaya. Screening of soils for lead-tolerant fungal strains. Ibid., p. 18.

20. Tiwari,A., Goyal, P. and M.U. Charaya. Screening of soils for cobalt-tolerant fungal strains. Ibid., p. 24.

21. Charaya, M.U. Fungal Biotechnology for the management of crop residues. Ibid., p. BT-3.

22. Sen, S. and M.U. Charaya. Copper-tolerant microfungi for bioremediation. Ibid., p. 6.

23. Singh, M. and M.U. Charaya. Utilization of parthenium and fungal biomass for biosorption of dyes from industrial effluents. Ibid., p. 16.

24. Singh, S., Reaz A.W. and M.U. Charaya. Utilization of tea waste biomass for biosorption of metals. Ibid., p. 16.

25. Reaz, A.W. and M.U. Charaya. Utilization of tea waste biomass for biosorption of dyes. Ibid., p. 18.

26. Sharma, N. and M.U. Charaya. Evaluation of Azotobacter amendment for the enhancement of sugarcane trash decomposition by microfungi. Proceedings of the National Symposium on “Biotechnology in Genomic Era: Industrial Priorities” (April 27-28, 2006) Department of Biotechnology, College of Engineering and Technology, IILM Academy of Higher Learning, Greater Noida: p. 1.

27. Tiwari, A and M.U. Charaya. Chromium-tolerant fungi for bioremediation. Ibid., p. 2.

28. Panwar, P., Singhal, S. and M.U. Charaya. Parthenium stem extract for the management of fruit rot of papaya caused by Acremonium vitis Cattaneo. Ibid., p. 9.

29. Singh, S. and M.U. Charaya. Effect of fungal pretreatment on the capacity of parthenium stem biomass to adsorb certain metals. Ibid., p. 9.

30. Sharma, R., Atica and M.U. Charaya. A comparative assessment of fungal biomass and parthenium stem biomass for biotreatment of dye-containing effluents. Ibid., p. 10.

31. Gupta, A. and M.U. Charaya. Feasibility of vibrational spectroscopy in the study of microbes. Ibid., p. 12.

32. Sharma, A. and M.U. Charaya. Effect of neem leaf litter extract on decomposing potential of certain fungi. Ibid., p. 13.

33. Singhal, S. and M.U. Charaya. Evaluation of Aspergillus niger for biocontrol of Trichoderma lignorum (Harz.) causing postharvest deterioration of brinjal fruits. Ibid., p. 15.

34. Sen, S. and M.U. Charaya. Cadmium tolerant microfungi for bioremediation. Ibid., p. 18.

35. Charaya, M.U. and S. Kumar. Microbes: nanofactories of future. Proceedings of the National Conference on “Advanced Characterization Techniques on Nanomaterials-ACTON-2005” (Aug. 24–26, 2005) Institute Instrumentation Centre, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee: p. 123.

36. Chiwan, A.A. and M.U. Charaya. Altitudinal variations in the soil mycobiota of Poonch

district (Jammu). Proceedings of the Symposium on “Challenging Problems in Mycology and Plant Pathology” (May 2 -3, 2005) University of Jammu: p. 71–72.

37. Singh, R. and M.U. Charaya. Effect of urea and single super phosphate on in vitro decomposition of wheat crop residues by Trichoderma lignorum. Ibid., p. 47.

38. Singhal, S. and M.U. Charaya. Effect of stem extract of Parthenium hysterophorus L. on the growth of fruit and vegetable rot fungi. Ibid., p. 42–43.

39. Charaya, M.U. and R.S. Mehrotra. Fungal decomposition of plant litter: some attributes of primary colonisers. Ibid., p. 29–31.

40. Singh, R. and M.U. Charaya. In vitro decomposition of aboveground wheat crop residues by fungi. Proceedings of the 91st Indian Science Congress Pt. III A (Jan., 2004), Chandigarh: p. 22.

41. Kumar, S. and M.U. Charaya. Effect of wattle extract on the growth of some fungi in vitro. Proc. 11th APSI National Conference on Biotechnology for Health, Agriculture and Industry (Sept. 19 –20, 2003) Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar: p.6.

42. Singh, R. and M.U. Charaya. Effect of urea and single super phosphate on in vitro decomposition of wheat crop residues by Stachybotrys atra. Ibid., p. 6.

43. Kaul, D. and M.U. Charaya. Effect of tannery effluents on the soil mycobiota. Ibid., p.5-6.

44. Javed, M. and M.U. Charaya. Biological control of Colletotrichum fruit rot of chillies through sapromycobiota of chilli fruits. Ibid., p.5.

45. Tiwari, A. and M.U. Charaya. Effect of Elettaria cardamomum (Chhoti Elaichi) on the oral microflora in vitro. Ibid., p. 34.

46. Charaya, M.U. and M. Javed. Survey of Colletotrichum fruit rot of chillies in Hapur block (Dist. Ghaziabad). Proceedings of the Conference on “Environmental Issues: Impact, Assessment and Resource Management” (Nov. 22 –24, 1997) Hapur: p. 34.

47. Charaya, M.U. Fungal biotechnology for effective cereal straw management. Proceedings of the International Conference on “From Ethnomycology to Fungal Biotechnology” (Dec. 15 –16, 1997) Shimla: p. 14.

48. Charaya, M.U. Fungal colonization of decomposing wheat straw aboveground. Proceedings of the National Conference on “Plant Research and Development” (March 1–2, 1995) Muzaffarnagar: p. 52.

49. Kumar, R. and M.U. Charaya. Effect of automobile exhausts on disease incidence in different varieties of wheat. Ibid. p. 52.

50. Charaya M.U., Dube, V.P. and R.S. Mehrotra. In vitro decomposition of wheat straw by fungi. Proc. National Seminar on the Role of Young Scientists in National Development (Sept. 14-18, 1989) M.M. P.G. College, Modinagar: p. 82.

51. Charaya, M.U., Dube, V.P and R.S. Mehrotra. Interspecific association among the fungi decomposing wheat and paddy crop residues. Proc. National Seminar on Forest, People and Environment (Oct. 14 –16, 1989) Meerut College, Meerut: p. 30.

52. Jain, S.C., Dube, V.P. and M.U. Charaya. Relationship between the rate of decomposition of paddy straw and the polysaccharolytic abilities of selected decomposer microfungi. Ibid., 31, 1989.

53. Tyagi, S., Dube, V.P. and M.U. Charaya. Screening of onion varieties for resistance against black mold rot. Proceedings of the Conference on “Ecophysiology of Plants” (March 28, 1987) D.A.V. College, Muzaffarnagar: p. 25.

54. Dube, V.P., Dutt, P. and M.U. Charaya. Ecological studies on the soil microflora of Garhwal. Ibid., p. 24.

55. Dube, V.P., Mehrotra, R.S. and M.U. Charaya. Features responsible for the success of a fungal species as primary colonizers of decaying plant litter. Ibid., p. 24.

56. Mehrotra, R.S., Dube, V.P., Aneja, K.R. and M.U. Charaya. Enzymological studies on litter-colonizing ascomycetes. Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress 66 th Session (Sec. V),

January 1979, p. 23–24.

57. Dube, V.P., Charaya, M.U., Tyagi, S. and S. Devi. Effect of Alternaria brassicae (Berk.) Sacc. and its culture filtrates upon permeability of cauliflower leaves. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Society for Advancement of Botany (March, 1979) PAU, Ludhiana: p. 90.

58. Dube, V.P., Charaya, M.U. and S. Kumar. Effect of wheat straw amendments on microbial and certain physicochemical characters of soil. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Society for Advancement of Botany (Dec. 2-3, 1977) BHU, Varanasi. Acta Botanica Indica (Suppl.) 5(2): p .19.

ANNEXURE- 7

DISCOVERY OF NEW FUNGAL HOST RECORDS FROM INDIA

Discovered number of new fungal records from India published in reputed journals, some of which are as under: –

i. Puccinia conclusa Thum. on Cyperus difformis Linn.

ii. Uromyces viciae-fabae (Pers.) Schrot on Lathyrus aphaca Linn.

iii. Eudarluca caricis (Fr.) Eriks. on Puccinia kuehnii Butler

iv. Botryodiplodia theobromae Pat. on Sauromatum guttatum Schoot.

v. Fusarium equiseti (Corda) Sacc. on Croton bonplandianum Baill

vi. Phyllachora punctum (Schw.) Orton and Stev. on Paspalidium punctatum.

vii. Phyllachora paspalicola P. Henn. on Paspalum distichum Linn.

viii. Pseudocercospora nigricans (Cke.) Deighton on Cassia obtusifolia Linn.

ix. Uromyces euphorbiae Cooke and Peck on Euphorbia thymifolia Linn.

x. Uromyces tenuicutis McAlp. on Sporobolomyces diander Beauv.

ANNEXURE – 8

Participation in Seminars/conferences/workshops during the period of readership

(A) INTERNATIONAL

1. International conference on “Emerging and Re-emerging Viral Diseases of Tropics and

Subtropics”, IARI, New Delhi, Dec. 11-14, 2007.

2. Joint workshop titled “Isolation, Preservation and Conservation of Agriculturally

Important Microorganisams and Use of Potential Molecular Tools for their

Identification ” organized by NBAIM, India and CABI, U.K., March 16–17, 2004 at Delhi

(Round Table Discussion).

3. International Conference on “From Ethnomycology to Fungal Biotechnology” Organized

Jointly by Oscar Faber Applied Research (U.K.) and Dept. of Botany, Kurukshetra

University held at Shimla, Dec. 15–16, 1997 (Presented a paper titled “Fungal

Biotechnology for Effective Straw Management”); also member Local Organizing

Committee.

(B) NATIONAL

1. National Symposium on “Environment and Sustainable Development”, November 14,

2008, Department of Botany, Meerut College, Meerut.

2. National Conference on “jk"Vªh; fodkl dh 21oha lnh esa tSo izkS/kksfxdh dh

“wfedk ” under the auspices of “Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology”

and “Society for Plant Research”, SVBP University of Agriculture and Technology,

Meerut, March 15-16, 2008.

3. Annual Biotech Fest “Surya-2008”, ITS Paramedical College, Muradnagar, Feb. 29 and

March 1, 2008: Delivered a talk.

4. National Seminar on “Environment and Human Conservation” D.N. College, Meerut,

Feb. 17, 2008.

5. National Seminar on “New Strides in Microbiology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology and

Agriculture Science”, Dehradun, Feb 3-4, 2007: Delivered a talk.

6. National Symposium on “Integrated Disease Management of Plants in Service of

Mankind” , Baraut, 28th Jan., 2007 under the auspices of UGC: Delivered a talk.

7. Second National Symposium on “Recent Trends in Hi-Tech Agriculture” SVBP

University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut, Nov. 4-5, 2006: Delivered a talk.

8. National Symposium on “Biotechnology in Genomic Era– Industrial Priorities” held

at Greater Noida: Delivered a talk.

9. National Conference on “Biodiversity Related International Conventions: Role of

Indian Scientific Community” held at INSA, New Delhi (March 8–10, 2006) under the

auspices of Delhi University Botanical Society and International Society of Plant

Morphologists, New Delhi (Participated in Open House Discussion).

10. “BIO-MEET: Recent Advances in Bio-Sciences” A National Seminar, Feb. 10–11,

2006 at Sonepat, Haryana (Delivered a talk).

11. Expert member in the Workshop for the preparation of Dictionary of Hindi Terminology

in Environmental Science organized by the Commission for Scientific and Technical

Terminology, Ministry of Human Resources, Government of India at C.C.S. University,

Meerut: (a) 16-8-2004 to 19-8-2004 (b) 14-11-2005 to 18-11-2005.

12. Workshop titled “New Experiments in Heavy Ion Radiation Biology” held on 21st Oct,

2005 at Inter-University Accelerator Centre (Formerly Nuclear Science Centre), New

Delhi.

13. National Conference on “Advanced Characterisation Techniques on Nanomaterials

(ACTON-2005)” held from August 24–26, 2005 at Institute Instrumentation Centre, IIT,

Roorkee (Presented a paper).

14. Symposium on “Challenging Problems in Mycology and Plant Pathology” May 2–3,

2005 at Department of Botany, Jammu University, Jammu organized under the auspices

of Indian Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology (Presented a talk and other papers).

15. National Seminar on “Genetically Modified Organisms – Biosafety Aspects”, March

10–11, 2005 organized by Delhi University Botanical Society at INSA, Delhi

(Participated in Open House Discussion).

16. Workshop on “Fifty Years of Citrus Virus Research in India” at Delhi organized by

Plant Virology Unit, Division of Plant Pathology, IARI, New Delhi, Oct 10, 2003.

17. National Conference on Plant Research and Development at Muzaffarnagar (Chaired a

session and also presented a talk on “Fungi— their status among the living organism

and their diversity”), 1995.

18. National Seminar on “Forest, People and Environment”. Dept. of Botany, Meerut

College, Meerut: Oct. 14–16, 1989 (presented papers).

19. National Seminar on the “Role of Young Scientists in National Development”,

held at Modinagar, Sept. 14–18, 1989 (Presented paper).