MSc (Gauhati) PhD (Lucknow)
Microbiology
Department of Botany
Gauhati University, Guwahati, 781014
Email: d_narzary[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in
M.Sc. in Botany with specialization in Microbiology from Gauhati University (2001-2002)
Ph.D. in Botany from University of Lucknow, Lucknow (Research work carried out at NBRI-CSIR, Lucknow) (Jan 2005 - Nov 2009)
Research Associate at NRC on DNA Fingerprinting, NBPGR, Pusa, New Delhi (Dec 2009 - Feb 2011)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Botany, B.N. College, Dhubri, Assam (Feb 2011 - Dec 2011)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Botany, Gauhati University (Jan 2012 - April 2018)
Associate Professor in the Department of Botany, Gauhati University (April 2018 onwards)
Post Doctoral Research at Yokohoma Institute of Earth Sciences, JAMSTEC, Japan (Sept 2018 - Sept 2019)
Plant and Microbial Systematics
Environmental microbiology
Food and Agricultural microbiology
Metagenomics
Research papers published in peer-reviewed Journals:
1) Chaudhary LB*, Rana TS, Narzary D and Verma S (2007). A new species of Astragalus L. (Leguminosae) from India based on morphological and molecular markers. Botanical Journal of Linnean Society 154: 27–34. (IF 2.911)
2) Rana TS, Verma S, Srivastava A, Srivastava J, Narzary D, Ranade SA* (2007). Molecular distinction amongst some cultivated and wild species of Bauhinia L. (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae) in India using PCR based methods. Plant Cell Biotechnology and Molecular Biology 8 (3 & 4): 179–186.
3) Ranade SA*, Rana TS and Narzary D (2009). SPAR profiles and genetic diversity amongst pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) genotypes. Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants 15(1): 61–70. (IF 2.391)
4) Narzary D, Mahar KS, Rana TS* and Ranade SA (2009). Analysis of genetic diversity among wild pomegranates in Western Himalayas, using PCR methods. Scientia Horticulturae 121: 237–242. (IF 3.463)
5) Narzary D, Rana TS*, Ranade SA (2010). Genetic diversity in ISSR profiles across natural populations of Indian pomegranates (Punica granatum L.). Plant Biology 12: 806–813. (IF 3.081)
6) Rana TS, Narzary D and Ohri D* (2010). Genetic diversity and relationships among some wild and cultivated species of Chenopodium L. (Amaranthaceae), using RAPD and DAMD methods. Current Science 98 (6): 840–846. (IF 1.102)
7) Rana TS*, Narzary D and Ranade SA (2010). Systematics and taxonomic disposition of the genus Punica L. Fruit, Vegetable and Cereal Science and Biotechnology 4(2): 19–25.
8) Narzary D, Rana TS* and Ranade SA (2010). Molecular analyses of genetic diversity in pomegranates. Fruit, Vegetable and Cereal Science and Biotechnology 4(2): 126–143.
9) Rana TS, Narzary D and Ohri D* (2012). Molecular differentiation of Chenopodium album complex and some related species using ISSR profiles and ITS sequences. Gene 495: 29–35. (IF 3.688)
10) Bera SK*, Basumatary SK, Gogoi B and Narzary D (2012). Pollen rain signature of Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam, India. Journal of Frontline Research in Arts and Science 2: 79–87.
11) da Silva JAT*, Rana TS, Narzary D, Verma N, Meshram DT and Ranade SA (2013). Pomegranate biology and biotechnology: A Review. Scientia Horticulturae 160: 85–107. (IF 1.73)
12) Singh R*, Narzary D, Bhardwaj J, Singh AK, Kumar S and Kumar A (2014). Molecular diversity and SSR transferability studies in Vetiver grass (Vetiveria zizanioides L. Nash). Industrial Crops and Products 53: 187–198. (IF 5.645)
13) Narzary D, Verma S, Mahar KS and Rana TS* (2015). A rapid and effective method for isolation of genomic DNA from small amount of silica: dried leaf tissues. National Academy Science Letters (Springer). (DOI 10.1007/s40009-015-0357-5). (IF 0.788)
14) Narzary D, Ranade SA, Divakar PK and Rana TS* (2016). Molecular differentiation and phylogenetic relationship of the genus Punica (Punicaceae) with other taxa of the order Myrtales. Rheedea 26(1): 37–51.
15) Das S and Narzary D* (2017). Diversity study on endophytic fungi associated with Oroxylum indicum and their interactions with some phytopathogens. Journal of Advanced Plant Sciences 9(2): 27–41.
16) Borah A, Mahanta J and Narzary D* (2020). Formulation of cost-effective alternative fungal culture media using local resources. Journal of Advanced Plant Sciences 10(2): 31–36.
17) Singh KN and Narzary D* (2021). Geochemical characterization of mine-overburden strata for strategic overburden-spoil management in an opencast coal mine. Environmental Challenges 3, 100060. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envc.2021.100060
18) Singh KN and Narzary D* (2021). Heavy metal tolerance of bacterial isolates associated with overburden strata of an open-cast coal mine of Assam (India). Environmental Science and Pollution Research (04 July 2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-15153-1. (IF 4.306)
19) Narzary D*, Boro N, Borah A, Takashi O and Takami H (2021). Community structure and metabolic potentials of the traditional rice beer starter ‘emao’. Scientific Reports 11:14628. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94059-x. (IF 4.379)
20) Boro N, Borah A, Sarma RL and Narzary D* (2022). Beer production potentiality of the non-Saccharomyces yeasts obtained from traditional beer starter 'emao' of the Boro community of northeast India. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42770-022-00765-7 (IF 3.391)
21) Boro N. and Narzary D. (2022) Amylolytic Fungi in the Ethnic Beer Starter “emao” and Their Beer-Producing Attributes. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 6, 869430 (IF 5.0)
22) Singh KN and Narzary D* (2023). Diversity and Heavy Metal Tolerance of Fungi Associated with Different Coal Overburden Strata of Tikak Colliery, Assam. Current Microbiology https://doi.org/10.1007/s00284-022-03170-3 (IF 2.343)
23) Narzary D*, Wahengbam R and Shemesh M (2023). Editorial: Traditional ethnic fermented foods and their naturally associated microbial resources: sustainable source for promoting human health, food safety, and security. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. DOI:10.3389/fsufs.2023.1171694
24) Das LR, Chattopadhyay P, Dutta AK, Narzary D* and Rana TS (2023). Termitomyces assamicus (Lyophyllaceae) - A new species of Termitomyces from India. Phytotaxa 599 (2): 126–136. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.599.2.4
25) Das LR, Tiwari V, Das D, Singh BN, Narzary D*, Rana TS (2023). Genetic diversity and phylogeny of Termitomyces spp. occurring in Assam, India. The Nucleus https://doi.org/10.1007/s13237-023-00434-6
26) Kalita M*, Devi N, Narzary D (2023). Ocimum gratissimum L. ssp. gratissimum var. macrophyllum Briq. (Lamiaceae: Nepetoideae: Ocimeae) a new record from northeastern India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 15(10): 24086–24091. https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.8544.15.10.24086-24091
27) Das S, Rabha J and Narzary D* (2023). Assessment of soil yeasts Papiliotrema laurentii S-08 and Saitozyma podzolica S-77 for plant growth promotion and biocontrol of Fusarium wilt of brinjal. Journal of Applied Microbiology, lxad252, https://doi.org/10.1093/jambio/lxad252
Book Chapter Published:
1) Rana TS*, Narzary D, Verma S, Mahar KS, Meena B, Ranade SA, Nair KN (2014). Methods & Approaches in Plant Systematics. In: Rana T. S., Nair K. N., Upreti D.K. (Eds.) Plant Taxonomy and Biosystematics: Classical & Modern Methods. New India Publishing Agency, New Delhi, pp 383-416. (ISBN 978-93-83305-41-4)
2) Sharma B, Narzary D and Jha DK* (2014). Culture Independent Diversity Analysis of soil microbial community and their significance. In: Bacterial Diversity in Sustainable Agriculture (Ed. D.K. Maheshwari) Springer International Publishing Switzerland, pp 305-340. (ISBN 978-3-319-05936-5)
3) Narzary D*, Nima Y and Rana TS (2020). Pomegranate – Taxonomy, Botany and Physiology. In: The Pomegranate: Botany, Production and Uses (Eds. Z. Zamani, A. Sarkhosh, A.M. Yavari) CABI International, UK.
4) Gaaliche B* and Narzary D (2021). Fig – Taxonomy, Botany and Physiology. In: The Fig: Botany, Production and Uses (Eds. A. Sarkhosh et al.) CABI International, UK.
5) Namrata Konwar, Khomdram Niren Singh and Diganta Nazary* (2022). Plant-microbe interaction in combating abiotic stresses. In: Plant Stress: Challenges and Management in the New Decade (Eds. Roy, Swarnendu; Mathur, Piyush; Chakraborty, Arka Pratim; Saha, Shyama Prasad. Springer International, Switzerland.
6) Khomdram Niren Singh and Diganta Nazary* (2022). Harnessing the power of microbes to overcome heavy metal stress in crop plants. In: Plant Stress: Challenges and Management in the New Decade (Eds. Roy, Swarnendu; Mathur, Piyush; Chakraborty, Arka Pratim; Saha, Shyama Prasad. Springer International, Switzerland.
v Junior Research Fellow cum National Eligibility for Lectureship Award in Life Sciences under the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), Govt. of India (Date of Award: 01.06.2004).
v Senior Research Fellow Award under CSIR, Govt. of India (Date of Award: 05.02.2007)
v DBT (Govt. of India) Overseas Research Associateship Award (Date of Award: 23.05.2018)
Completed Research Projects:
On-going Research Project:
1. Lakshmi Rupa Das (Ph.D. Awarded)
2. Khomdram Niren Singh, SRF, CSIR-NET (Ph.D. Awarded)
3. Nitesh Boro, SRF, UGC-RGNF (Ph.D. Awarded)
4. Dipsikha Shyam, SRF, UGC-RGNF (Ph.D. Student)
5. Deepjyoti Das, SRF, CSIR-NET (PhD Student)
6. Avra Pratim Choudhury (PhD Student)
7. Sukanya Das, JNMF (PhD Student)
8. Mahamanikya Brahma, JRF, CSIR-NET (PhD Student)
9. Indrani Baruah, JRF, UGC-NET (PhD Student)
10. Tanushree Sarkar (PhD Student)