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Jayanta

Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswa Vidyalaya Faculty of Agriculture, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya

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1 Name in full : Jayanta Tarafdar
2 Date & Place (with State) of Birth : 17th Day of October 1961, Berhampore (W.B.), India
3 Nationality : Indian
4 Field of specialization
i.Section Title :
Plant Pathology
5 ii.Area of Specialization : Disease Management, Plant Virology & molecular Biology, Molecular basis of plant-pathogen-insect interaction, Crop, Genomics, diagnostics, plant disease resistance management
6 Present Position/Designation : Professor
7 Address
a. Official : Department of Plant Pathology and Officer in Charge, ICAR -AICRP on Tuber Crops, Kalyani Centre, , Directorate of Research,
Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur-741252,
West Bengal, India
Mobile: +91 9830342320
E-mail: [email protected]
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b. Residential : B-15/70, Lake Park, Kalyani 741235, Dist: Nadia, West Bengal, India

Recognition from Scientific forum:

 Fellow of Indian Virological Society, NASC, New Delhi
 Fellow of Indian Phytopathological Society (IPS), IARI, New Delhi
 Ex- Director of Research, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, India
 Former Adjunct Professor, Central Agricultural University, Barapani,, Umium, Meghalaya, India
 Former President of Indian Phytopathological Society (IPS), East Zone (2021-2022 elected)
 Editor, Journal of Indian Phytopathology (Virology section), IARI, New Delhi, India
Administrative Experience:
 Former Director of Research, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, WB, India
 Officiating the In-Charge of ICAR-All India Coordinated Research project on Tuber Crops, Kalyani Centre, BCKV since 2004 and continuing
 Organized (Organizing Secretary) 16th and 23rd Annual Group Meeting of ICAR-AICRP on Tuber Crops at Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Kalyani, India
 Organized (Organizing Secretary) the national Seminar on ‘Role of Plant Pathology in Global Environment and Food Security’ on 6-7th March 2022 at Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Kalyani, India.

1. Other Honors/Awards by ICAR, CSIR, DST, DBT, NRDC, National Science Academies, etc.

 Awarded Best Performing Centre of Tuber Crops in 2013 by ICAR under my leadership of the AICRP on Tuber Crops, Kalyani Centre, ICAR, BCKV

 Awarded Gold Medal in 2016 for Best Scientific contribution, offered by the Crop & Weed Science Society, BCKV.

 Awarded Best Achievement 2014 in World Biodiversity Congress (WBC-2014), Colombo, Sri Lanka held on 24th to 27th November 2014 at Colombo. Jointly organized by Global Scientific Research Foundation (GSRF), University of Colombo and Rajarata University, Sri Lanka.

 Awarded Best Senior Scientist 2013 in World Biodiversity Congress, at Raja Bhat University, Chiang Mai, Thailand in World Biodiversity Congress held on 26th to 29th November 2013

 Received Best Presentation award 2006 in the 14th International Symposium organized by International Society for Tropical Root Crops (ISTRC), Natural Resource Institute (NRI), University of Greenwich, Chatham, U.K., Central Tuber Crops research Institute (CTCRI), ICAR, Indian Society of Root Crops (ISRC) and International Potato centre (CIP), Peru.

Chair of prestigious committees/taskforce; President/Secretary of professional societies; Leadership position in research programmes or research organizations:

 Nominee as Expert of Agricultural Scientist Recruitment Board (ASRB), Indian Council of Research (ICAR) Research centre, Govt. of India for Screening and Assessment Committee for ARS Scientists

 Nominee of Hon’ble Deputy Director Group (Horticulture), ICAR, GOI for Departmental Promotion Committee of Agricultural Scientist Recruitment Board (ASRB), Indian Council of Research (ICAR) Research centre, Govt. of India.

 Nominee of Hon. Vice Chancellor, University of Kalyani, WB, India for Selection Committee of Professor of Botany, Microbiology and Biotechnology.

 Nominee of Hon. Vice Chancellor, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya ( State Agricultural University), Coochbehar, West Bengal, India for selection of Teachers and in CAS (Career Advancement Scheme) of the teachers in Plant Pathology

 Nominee of Hon. Vice Chancellor, Nagaland University, Dimapur for selection of Assistant and Associate Professor of Plant Pathology and promotion of teachers in CAS.

 Examiner of West Bengal Civil Service ( Executive) Examination (Agriculture)

 Acted as Expert and Advisor of Public Service Commission (PSC), Govt. of West Bengal, India for selection of 83 posts for Selection (2018-2019) of Assistant Director of Agriculture (to Govt. of West Bengal) and other officer posts in the field of Agriculture, Public Service Commission, Govt. of West Bengal, India
 External Member, Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBSC), Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College (RMVCC), DBT Star College, Rahara, West Bengal, India
 Examiner of several examinations conducted by PSC, Govt. of West Bengal
 Expert of several selection committee of PSC, Govt. of

Employment

  • Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswa Vidyalaya Faculty of Agriculture

Education

  • Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya B.Sc ( Agriculture), M.Sc (Plant pathology), PhD in Plant Pathology, Post Doctoral Training in Bose Insitute, Kolkata and Department of Biochemistry, Kansas State University, USA
  • Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswa Vidyalaya Faculty of Agriculture Professor

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