Sharmistha Sarma Kalita
Assistant Professor, Dept. of BotanyEmail- sarmakalita004@gmail.com,
Phone.: +91-8638119976
Address of Correspondence :
Department of Botany, Salbari College , Salbari,
Baksa-781318, Assam, India
Home address :
Bijni Town Dist: Chirang Pin- 783390.,
Assam, India
Languages :
Assamese, English, Hindi
Academic Qualifications :
M.Sc.in Botany:GauhatiUniversity, Gauhati(2020).
- Elective Papers : CytogeneticsandPlant Breeding
B.Sc.(Honours)Botany:Bajali College affiliated to Gauhati University, Bajali, India(2018)
Fellowship :
Ph.D. CSIR-NET (JRF) fellowship awarded by Ministry of Education (Govt. Of India)
- JRF(March2022-September2023)
National/State level exams qualified:
CSIR-NETJRF(June2021),GATE(2022),GU-RET RANK-1(2022).
Research experiences :
Research interests:
Current Research Area : Analysing Abiotic Stress response in Crop Plants and evaluate their molecular response.
Research publications:
- Kalita,S.S.,Das, M., Kalita, I., & Pradhan, A. K. Exploring the regulatory potential of zinc oxide nanoparticles for alleviating abiotic stress in crop plants.
- Kalita, S. S., Kalita, I., & Pradhan, A. K. Genome editing: A sustainable approach to improving crop productivity and mitigating biotic and abiotic stresses in response to climate change.
- Kalita, J., Rahman, R., Kalita, S. S., & Tanti, B. (2024). Movement and signaling of micronutrients in plant system. In EssentialMineralsinPlant-SoilSystems(pp. 29-52). Elsevier.
Important conferences:
- Kalita,S.S., & Tanti, B. (2024) Physio-Biochemical Response of Some Traditional Joha Rice Variety of Assam Under High Temperature Condition., ISARC BOĞAZİÇİ SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH CONGRESS 2024, (Oral Presentation).
- Kalita, S. S., & Tanti, B Screening of morphological and physiological parameter of Joha rice variety under heat stress”International Conference on Challenges & Prospects of Bioresource Conservation in Eastern Himalaya– with special reference to UN– Sustainable Development Goals,ICCPCB 2023″(Oral Presentation).
Teaching experiences :
- Assistant Professor in the Department of Botany, Salbari College(September 2023- till date)
- Worked as Guest Faculty as per rule CSIR JRF holder in the Department of Botany, Gauhati University Feb-2023 to August-2023., M.Sc 2nd semester.