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Name

Dr. Navneet

Designation

Reader

Department

Botany & Microbiology

Educational Qualifications

Ø  M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D.

Specialization  

Ø  Soil Microbiology, Microbial Biotechnology

 

 

Existing Membership to Professional Bodies

Indian Botanical Society       

Ø    Secretary, Indian Botanical Society , Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur – 302004                     

Indian Society of Plant Pathologists

Ø    Department of Plant Pathology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana- 141004

The Indian Science Congress Association

Ø    14, Dr. Biresh Guha Street, Kolkata-700017

Indian Phytopathological Society                                       

Ø    Division of Plant Pathology. Indian Agricultural Research Institute. New Delhi – 110012

Indian Mycological                

Ø    Department of Botany, University of  Society, Calcutta, Kolkata-700019

The National Academy of Science India

Ø    5, Lajpat Rai Road, Allahabad

The Indian Potato Association

Ø    Secretary, Indian Potato Association, Central Potato Research Institute. Shimla – 170001.

 

Ø          Total No. of Ph.D. awarded so far (year wise) = 5

 

Total Research Publications

1.           Navneet and R.S. Mehrotra. 1988. Studies on phylloplane microflora of Cajanus cajan (L). Millsp. Ad. Plant Sci. 1 (1): 7-14.

2.           Bansal, B.K., Navneet and R.S. Mehrotra. 1988. Phyllosphere microflora of wheat in relation to leaf leachates and its resistance to Helminthosporium blight. Indian Phytopathology. 41 (3) : 398-405.

3.           Bansal, B.K., Navneet and R.S. Mehrotra. 1988. Effect of fungicide cumin on phylloplane microflora of wheat. Geobios New Reports. 7 (1) : 87-89.

4.           Bansal, B.K., Navneet and R.S. Mehrotra. 1988. Biocontrol potential of Helminthosporium blight of wheat by phylloplane mycoflora. Indian Journal of Plant Pathology. 6 (2) : 115-121.

5.           Navneet and R.S. Mehrotra. 1988. Phyllosphere mycoflora of Cajanus cajan (L). Millsp. In relation to Phytophthora drechsleri var. cajani. Biome. 3 (1) : 14-20.

6.           Bansal, B.K., Navneet and R.S.Mehrotra. 1988. Studies on aeromycoflora and phyllosphere mycoflora of wheat. Indian Journal of Mycology and Plant Pathology. 18 : 19-24.

7.           Bansal, B.K., Navneet and R.S. Mehrotra. 1989. Effect of benlate on phylloplane mycoflora of wheat. Indian Botanical Contractor. 6 (2) : 39-42.

8.           Ayachi, A.K., D.P. Tewari and Navneet. 1990. Biocontrol of Phytophthora leaf rot of piper betle by phylloplane mycoflora. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., India. 60 (B) II:191-195.

9.           Prasad G., K.R.Aneja, Navneet and Shanker. 1992. Fusarium ovule rot of sago palm (Cycas revolute Thunb) from Hardwar, India : A new record. Tropical Pest Management (England) : 38 (1) : 106.

10.        Aggarwal A., O.P. Kakralia, Navneet and R.S. Meharotra. 1993. Effect of some fungicides on soil dehydrogenase activity. Indian Journal of Microbial Ecology. 3:11-18.

11.        Mehrotra, R.S., A. Aggarwal, Navneet, A. Puri and Rani. 1995. Chemical control of Phytophthora species in India J. Indian Bot. Soc. 74.A:115-126.

12.        Navneet, R.S. Mehrotra and A. Aggrawal. 1995. Effect of fungicides Dithane M-45 and Ridomil on the phylloplane microflora of potato. J. Indian bot. Soc. 75 (1-2).

13.        Navneet.1995-96. Aeromycoflora over potato fields. Journal of Natural and Physical Science. 9-10 : 61-71.

14.        Sharma. V.K. and Navneet. 1999. Aeromycoflora of Gurukul Kangri Pharmacy, Haridwar. Journal of Natural and Physical Science, 13,133-140.

15.        Navneet 2002. A comparison of phyllosphere mycoflora of healthy and diseased leaves of potato. Environment Conservation Journal. 3(3) : 95-97.

16.        Navneet, 2002. Antagonistic potential of phylloplane mycoflora of potato against Phytophthora infestans. Journal of Indian Botanical Society. 81: 231-233.

17.        Navneet, V.K.Sharma, R.Khanna and Prabhat. 2003. Aeromycoflora of Gurukul Kangri and Yogi Pharmacy, Haridwar Environment Conservation Journal. 4(1-3) : 71-78.

18.        Praphat, Navneet and Shri Krishna 2005. Antibacterial activity of Apamarga (Achyranthes aspera). National Academy of Science Letters. 28.11-12,379-381.

19.        Praphat, Navneet and Shri Krishna. 2005 Antibacterial activity of Mimusops elengi (Bakula). Environment Conservation Journal. 3, 59-61.

20.        N.Sharma, Minhas, P.S., Joshi, P.K. and Navneet. 2006. Bioremediation using artificial constructed wetland in combination with efficient microbial culture. Environment Conservation Journal. 7 (3) : 37-42.

21.        Sagar, P.K., Navneet and Paliwal, R.K.2006. Antibacterial potential of     Karanja (Pongamia pinnata) vent. Environment Conservation Journal. 7(1-2) : 75-77.     

 

Chapter In Books

1.             Mehrotra, R.S., A. Aggarwal, G. Kaur and Navneet. 1988. An outlook on certain Phytophthora de Bary species in India. In Advances in Mycology. Ed. G.S. Rawala, pp.183-187. Department, Punjab University, Chandigarh.

2.             Mehrotra, R.S. and Navneet. 1990. Systemic fungicides in the control of Phytophthora diseases in India. In Plant Pathological Research: Problems and Progress. Eds. M.P. Srivastava and G.S. Saharan. pp. 8-13. Indian Phytopathological Society (NZ). H.A.U. Hissar.

3.             Mehrotra,R.S., Navneet, S. Khanna and Rashmi. 1991. Fungicides in control of Phytophthora diseases in India. In Botanical Researches in India. Eds. N.C. Aery and B.L. Chaudhary. Pp. 433-440, Himanshu Publication, Udaipur.

4.             Merotra, R.S., Rashmi, N. and Navneet. 1992. Seed mycoflora of oil seed crops with special reference to mycotoxin production. In Current Concepts in Seed Biology. Eds. K.G. Mukerji, A.K Bhatnagar, S.C. Tripathi, M.Bansal and M.Saxena. pp 177-199. Naya Prakash, Calcutta.

5.             Mehrotra, R.S. and Navneet. 1993. Phytophthora taxonomy. A recent Approach. In Fungal Ecology and Biotechnology. Eds. N.K. Dubey, B. Rai, D.K. Arora and P.D. Nariana. Pp 129-135. Rastogi Publications, Meerut, India.

6.             Mehrotra, R.S., Navneet and S. Khanna. 1994. Plant disease forecasting with special reference to late blight epidemics and its control. In Crop Epidemics, Micribes and Ecosystem Conservaton. Eds. G.P. Aggarwal and S.K. Hasija.. pp. 17-22. Narendra Publications House, Delhi, India.

7.             Merotra, R.S., A Puri and Navneet. 1994. Phytophthora in India. An Overview. In Current Researches in Plant Science. Voi. I. Eds. T.A. Sarma, S.S. Saini, M.L. Trivedi and M. Sharma. pp. 25-32. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehradun, India.

8.             Navneet, V.S. Pundir and Malhotra. 1999. Microflora of Ayurvedic drugs. In Sustainable Ecosystem and Environment Eds. D.R. Khanna. A Gautam and A. Gautam pp.91-98. Century Offset Printers. Rishikesh.

9.             Navneet and A Sharma. 2000. Role of Dhataki (Woodfordia fruticosa Kurz) flowers in the fermentative process of Aswagandharishta. In Microbes : Agriculture, Industry and Environment. Eds. D.K. Maheshwari, R.C. Dubey, G. Prasad and Navneet. Pp 29-35. Bishan Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehradun., India.

10.          Navneet and Reeta. 2002. Medicinal plants of Atharvaveda. In Science in Ancient India Eds. R. M. P. Jaiswal pp. 56-60.

11.          Navneet and Prabhat. 2004. Vedic Yajna : A solution for present day problems. In Current Trends in Plant Scienes. Ed. P. c. Trivedi. (Accepted)

12.          Prabhat and Navneet, 2007. Antibacterial activity of medicinal plants against Dental infections. Ed. A.K. Chopra, Dr. Khanna, G. Prasad, D.S. Malik. R. Bhotiani, Medicinal plants : Conservation Cultivation and Utilization, Daya Publishing House Delhi, 139-146.

13.          Deepika, Navneet and Prabhat 2007. Medicinal plant of Rigveda. Ed. A.K. Chopra, Dr. Khanna, G Prasad, D.S. Malik, R. Bhotian, Medicinal plants : Conservation Cultivation and Utilization, Daya Publishing House Delhi, 281-298.

14.          Sanjay, Navneet, Murli Manohar and Prabhat 2007. Antimicrobial properties of Herbal tooth powder. Ed. A.K. Chopra, Dr. Khanna, G Prasad, D.S. Malik, R. Bhotiani, Medicinal plants : Conservation Cultivation and Utilization. Daya Publishing House Delhi 303-318.

15.          Navneet, Sanjay, Prabhat and Tiwari, M.M. 2007. The antibacterial properties of herbal tooth powders. In. Biodiversity for Sustainable Development. Ed. P.C. Trivedi. Pp. 216-214. Aavishkar Publishers, Distributors, Jaipur.

16.          Shri Krishna, Amit Kumar and Navneet. 2007. Physicochemical Screening of Abutilon indicum roots. In Medicial Plants : Conservation, Cultivation and Utilization. Eds. A.K. Chopra, D.R. Khanna, G. Prasad, D.S. Malik and Bhutiani. Daya Publishing House, New Delhi. Pp. 269-272.