Chakraborty Dipjyoti

About

I am a passionate researcher and academician with more than 20 years experience in the area of Life Sciences.
My research interests include plant microbe interactions, agricultural biotechnology and I am currently working to increase drought and salinity tolerance in crop legumes, especially pulses.
I am also actively engaged in mentoring entrepreneurial ventures and Startups.

Having done my Masters in Botany and Ph.D. in Medicinal plants-micropropagation from the University of Burdwan, I went on to do two post-docs, first from IIT Kharagpur on secondary metabolite pathway elucidation and latter from Bose Institute, Kolkata in proteomics studies in plant diseases.

I have since joined Banasthali Vidyapith and am currently the Head of the Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology and also Dean, Research and Development. He has successfully implemented several institutional and individual projects and have more than 30 research publications of high impact to mycredit.

Along with other team members, I have been instrumental in developing an excellent innovation ecosystem at the Vidyapith and am motivating students participate in entrepreneurial activities.
I have been instrumental in bringing together a group of researchers to explore new in emerging areas like artificial intelligence, drug discovery and development, cancer biology and with a strong focus to help solve nationally and globally significant issues through socially relevant, trans-disciplinary, innovative research.

Employment

• Banasthali Vidyapith Dean (Research & Development)
  2018 - Present
• Banasthali Vidyapith Professor
  2017 - Present
• Banasthali Vidyapith Faculty of Life Sciences Associate Professor
  2013 - 2017
• Banasthali Vidyapith Assistant Professor
  2008 - 2013
• Bose Institute Research Associate
  2007 - 2008
• Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Senior Project Assistant
  2007 - 2008

Education

• University of Burdwan PhD
  2001 - 2006
• University of Burdwan M.Sc
  1998 - 2000

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (47)

• Rajasthan’s pulse sector: A data-driven analysis of varieties (2007–24) and production trends (2022–24)
  Plant Science Today 2026 DOI: 10.14719/pst.12878
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• Pathogenicity test of fungal pathogen causing foliar diseases in major cultivars (Vigna sp.) of Rajasthan
  Plant Science Today 2026 DOI: 10.14719/pst.12877
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• Isolation and identification of the dry root rot pathogen Macrophomina phaseolina from chickpea
  Plant Science Today 2026 DOI: 10.14719/pst.12879
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• Molecular characterization, phylogenetic and variation analyses of SARS-CoV-2 strains in India
  VirusDisease 2024 DOI: 10.1007/s13337-024-00878-7
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• Salicylic acid increases tolerance of Vigna mungo cv. T9 to short-term drought stress
  Acta Physiologiae Plantarum 2023 DOI: 10.1007/s11738-022-03492-6
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• Employment of the CRISPR/Cas9 system to improve cellulase production in Trichoderma reesei
  Biotechnology Advances 2022 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2022.108022
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• Traditional medicinal plants used by tribal communities in Tonk district, Rajasthan
  Plant Science Today 2021 DOI: 10.14719/pst.2021.8.1.1077
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• Cross inoculation with beneficial Rhizobium strain promotes plant growth in Vigna mungo
  Vegetos 2019 DOI: 10.1007/s42535-019-00026-3
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• Screening of Vigna Mungo (L.) hepper varieties under drought stress
  Plant Cell Biotechnology and Molecular Biology 2019
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• Original article Antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of Coriandrum sativum L.
  Annals of Phytomedicine: An International Journal 2019 DOI: 10.21276/ap.2019.8.1.17
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