Email : bncnbu@gmail.com

Address : IIA/27 Newtown, Aliah University

Room No : Faculty Room, 8th Floor Left Block

Joined : 27/08/18

Former Faculty

FNAAS, FNABS, FAScT, FRSC (London)FPSI, FISMPP, FNRS, FISPC, FMSI, FIMS

Education

• PhD, Calcutta University, 1982 Plant Pathology, Thesis Title: Studies on the resistance of soybean to Macrophominaphaseolina (Tassi) Goid.
• M.Sc. Botany, Calcutta University, 1976, Mycology and Plant Pathology, 1^st Class
• B.Sc. (Hons) Botany, L.N.Mithila University, 1974, 1^st Class

Teaching Experience

• Professor, Department of Botany, University of North Bengal, 24.08.1998 to 11.07.2017 (18 years 10 months)
• Reader, Department of Botany, University of North Bengal, 01.07.1995 to 23.08.1998, (3 years 1 month)
• Lecturer, Department of Botany, University of North Bengal, 01.08.1984 to 30.06.1995 (10 years 11 months)
• Lecturer, St. Josephs College, Darjeeling, 01.07.1982 to 31.07.1984 (2 years 1 month)

Field of Specialization

• Molecular Plant Pathology and Fungal Biotechnology,       
• Microbial Biotechnology,
• Mushroom Production and Bioresource Utilization,
• Plant Immunity.

Experience

39 years in the field of Molecular Plant Pathology and Fungal biotechnology

Research Areas

• Plant-microbe interaction at cellular and molecular level: Mechanism of host           specificity and cellular recognition in host parasite systems.

• Plant immunity in the absence of antibodies: Inherent and acquired immunity with            special reference to the physiological, biochemical, serological and molecular basis of resistance operating in tea plants.
• Development of immunodiagnostic kits for early detection of fungal pathogens  

            from tea root, leaf and soil.

• Biochemical and immunological characterization of PR-Proteins in tea plants          induced by biotic and abiotic factors
• Genetic transformation in filamentous fungi : Neurospora crassa, Aspergillus oryzae,         Penicillium urticae and Leptosphaeria maculans

• Mycorrhiza as bioprotector and biofertilizer for Tea ( Camelliasinensis), Mandarin           ( Citrus reticulata) and Muga host (  Perseabombycina ): Biological control of foliar and root diseases of Tea and of root diseases of Soybean, Canola, Pea and Chickpea.

• Harnessing beneficial microbial resourcesfor crop improvement.
• Harnessing the power of metabolomics to improve crop tolerance against stress.
• Cultivation and Commercialization of edible mushrooms (Oyster,Milky and Button Mushroom

Journal Papers Published

(A)  Research publications in National and International Journals – (142)

1. Purkayastha,R.P.andChakraborty, B. N. (1980) First record of Acrophialophorawilt of Gram (Cicer arietinum L.). Current Science, 49:746 – 747.
2. Purkayastha, R. P. and Chakraborty, B. N. (1981) Acrophialophorawilt of gram in India. Plant Disease, 65:362.
3. Purkayastha, R. P., Menon, U. and Chakraborty, B. N. (1981) Rhizobium - Macrophominainteraction affecting phytoalexin production and disease resistance of soybean. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology, 19:462 – 465.
4. Chakraborty, B. N. and Purkayastha, R. P. (1981) Effect of some growth substances on the development of charcoal rot disease of soybean. Bulletin of Botanical Society of Bengal, 35:103 – 111.
5. Purkayastha, R. P., Mondal, T. and Chakraborty, B. N. (1983) Gibberellin- like substances in Calocybeindica -A Tropical Mushroom. Taiwan Mushroom, 7: 4-17.
6. Purkayastha, R. P. and Chakraborty, B. N. (1983). Immunoelectrophoretic analysis of plant antigens in relation to biosynthesis of phytoalexin and disease resistance of soybean. Tropical Plant Science Research, 1:89 – 96.
7. Chakraborty, B. N. and Purkayastha, R. P. (1983). Serological relationship between Macrophominaphaseolinaand soybean cultivars. Physiological Plant Pathology, 23:197- 205.      
8. Chakraborty, B. N. (1987). A new record of leaf disease of Tea (Camellia sinensis) Current Science, 56:900.
9. Chakraborty, B. N. and Purkayastha, R. P. (1987). Alteration in Glyceollin synthesis and antigenic patterns after chemical induction of resistance in soybean to Macrophominaphaseolina. Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 33:835 – 840.
10. Chakraborty, U. and Chakraborty, B. N. (1989). Interaction of Rhizobium leguminosarumand Fusarium solanif.sp. pision pea affecting disease development and phytoalexin production Canadian Journal of Botany ,67:1698 – 1701.
11. Chakraborty, U., Chakraborty, B. N. and Purkayastha, R. P. (1989). Application of growth substances and mineral nutrition affecting disease development and phytoalexin production of soybean. Folia Microbiologica, 34:492 – 497.
12. Chakraborty, B. N. and Saha, A. (1989). Toxin production by Bipolariscarbonumand its effect on tea leaves. Indian Botanical Contractor, 6:35 – 37.
13. Chakraborty, B. N. and Saha, A. (1989). Biological activities of leaf diffusates of   tea   in relation   to resistance to Bipolariscarbonum. Environment and Ecology, 7:717 – 720.
14. Chakraborty, B. N. and Shil, B.C. (1989). Suppression of root rot of soybean by organic amendments. Indian Botanical Contractor, 6:91 – 93.
15. Saha, A. and Chakraborty, B. N. (1990). Spore germination of Bipolariscarbonumcausing tea leaf disease. Indian Botanical Contractor, 7:131 – 133.
16. Chakraborty, B. N. and Kapoor, M. (1990). Transformation of filamentous fungi by electroporation. Nucleic Acid Research, 18:6737.
17. Chakraborty, B. N., Patterson, N. A. and Kapoor, M. (1991). An electroporation based system for high efficiency transformation of germinated conidia of filamentous fungi. Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 37:858 – 863.
18. Chakraborty, U., Dutta, S. K. and Chakraborty, B. N. (1991). Antifungal activity of some plant extracts on phytopathogenic fungi. Indian Botanical Contractor, 8:107 –111.
19. Saha, A. and Chakraborty, B. N. (1992) Phytotoxic effect of metabolic by-products in the culture filtrate of Bipolariscarbonumon Camellia sinensis. Geobios, 19:15 – 17.
20. Chakraborty, U., Chakraborty, B. N. and Kapoor, M. (1992). Heat shock protein synthesis and restriction fragment length polymorphism in a virulent and a weakly virulent strain of Leptosphaeria maculans.  Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 38: 1112 – 1119.
21. Chakraborty, U., Chakraborty, B. N. and Kapoor M. (1993). Changes in thelevels of peroxidase and phenylalanine ammonia lyase in Brassicanapus cultivars showing variable resistance to Leptosphaeria maculans. Folia Microbiologica, 38: 491 – 496.
22. Chakraborty, B. N., Chakraborty, U. and Basu, K. (1994). Antagonism of Erwinia herbicola towards Leptosphaeria maculans causing blackleg disease of Brassica napus. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 18: 74 – 76.
23. Chakraborty, B. N. and Saha, A. (1994). Accumulation of antifungal compounds in tea leaf tissues infected with Bipolariscarbonum. Folia Microbiologica, 39:409 – 414. 
24. Chakraborty, B. N. and Saha, A. (1994). Detection and cellular location of cross-reactive antigens shared by Camellia sinensisand Bipolariscarbonum. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, 44:403 – 416.
25. Chakraborty, B. N., Das, G., Das, S. K. and Chakraborty, U. (1994). Phyllosphere microflora of tea (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze) and their interaction with Glomerellacingulata the causal agent of brown blight disease. Tea, 15: 27 – 34. 
26. Chakraborty, U., Das, G. and Chakraborty, B. N. (1995). Factors influencing spore germination, appressoria formation and disease development in Camellia sinensisby Glomerellacingulata. Folia Microbiologica, 40: 159 – 164.
27. Chakraborty, A., Chattopadhyaya, S. K., Roy, T. K., Chakraborty, B. N.,Molloy, K. C. and Tiekink, E. R. T. (1995). Biocidal organotin compounds: Part 1. Preparation and characterization of Triorganotin  (IV) 4-pyridyl and 2-pyrimidyl-thioacetates and the crystal structure of Triphenyltin (2-pyrimidylthioacetate). Applied Organometallic Chemistry, 9:357 – 364.
28. Chakraborty, B. N., Basu, P., Das, R., Saha, A. and Chakraborty, U. (1995) Detection of cross reactive antigens between Pestalotiopsistheae and tea leaves and their cellular location. Annals of Applied Biology, 127: 11 – 21.
29. Chakraborty, B. N., Ouimet,P. M., Sreenivasan, G. M., Curle, C. A. and Kapoor, M. (1995). Sequence repeat-induced disruption of the major heat-inducible HSP70 gene of Neurospora crassa. Current Genetics, 29:  18 – 26.
30. Chakraborty, U., Basu, P., Das, R., Saha, A. and Chakraborty, B. N. (1996) Evaluation of antiserum raised against Pestalotiopsistheae for detection of grey blight disease of tea by ELISA. Folia Microbiologica, 41: 413 – 418.
31. Chakraborty, B. N., Chakraborty, U., Das, R., Basu, P. and Saha, A. (1996). Serological relationship between Glomerellacingulata (Stoneman) Spaulid&Schrenk and Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze.  Journal of Plantation Crops, 24: 205-211.
32. Chakraborty, B. N., Sarkar, B. and Chakraborty, U. (1997) Detection of cross-reactive antigens shared by Fusarium oxysporum and Glycine max by indirect ELISA and their cellular location in root tissues. Folia Microbiologica, 42: 607 – 612.
33. Chakraborty, U., Das, S. K., Das, G. and Chakraborty, B. N. (1996). Elicitation of antifungal compound in tea leaves by the mycelial wall extract of Pestalotiopsistheae (Saw.) Stey. and  its characterization. Journal of Plantation Crops, 24: 212-217.
34. Chakraborty, U., Das, G., Das, S. K. and Chakraborty, B. N. (1998). Evaluation of Micrococcus luteus as a potential biocontrol agent of brown blight disease of tea caused by Glomerellacingulata. Journal of Plantation Crops, 26(1): 50 – 57.
35. Chakraborty, U., Datta, S. and Chakraborty, B. N. (2001). High Temperature induced changes in phenol metabolism in tea leaves.Journal of Plant Biology, 28(2): 223-226.
36. Chakraborty, U., Datta, S. and Chakraborty, B. N. (2001). Drought induced biochemical changes in young tea leaves.  Indian Journal of Plant Physiology, 6: 103-106.
37. Chakraborty, U., Das, R., Basu, P., Guha, S. and Chakraborty, B. N. (2002). Serological cross reactivity between Glomerellacingulata and Camellia sinensis. Indian Phytopathology,55(1): 1-7.
38. Chakraborty, B. N., Datta, S. and Chakraborty, U. (2002) Biochemical responses of tea plants induced by foliar infection with Exobasidiumvexans. Indian Phytopathology,55(1): 8-13.
39. Chakraborty, U., Datta, S. and Chakraborty, B. N. (2002). Response of tea plants to water stress. Biologia Plantarum,45(4): 557-562.
40. Roy, A. K., Kumar, R., Chakraborty, B. N. and Chakraborty, U. (2002). VA Mycorrhiza in relation to growth of different tea varieties. Mycorrhiza News, 14:       9-11.
41. Chakraborty, B. N., Chakraborty, U., Sengupta, D., Deb, D., and Das, J. (2002). Development of immunodiagnostic kits for detection of Ustulinazonata in soil and tea root tissues. Journal of Basic and Applied Mycology, 1: 58-61.
42. Chakraborty, U., Datta, S., Das, G. and Chakraborty, B. N. (2002). Factors affecting development of brown blight disease of tea and its management Journal of Hill Research 15(2): 78-85.
43. Som, R. and Chakraborty, B. N. (2003). Resistance in tea plants towards Glomerellacingulata with reference to peroxidase profile. Journal of Mycopathological Research, 41(2): 225-229.
44. Chakraborty, U., Sarkar, B. and Chakraborty, B. N. (2003). Protection of soybean root rot by Bradyrhizobium japonicum and Trichoderma harzianum, associated changes in enzyme activities and phytoalexins production. Journal of Mycology and Plant Pathology,33(1):  21-25
45. Chakraborty, B. N., Das Biswas, R. and Sharma, M. (2004). Multicomponent coordinated defence strategies in tea plants against Helopeltistheivora and Exobasidiumvexans. Journal of Plantation Crops, 32: 289-297.
46.  Sharma, M. and Chakraborty, B. N. (2004). Biochemical and immunological characterization of defense related proteins of tea plants triggered by Exobasidiumvexans. Journal of Mycology and Plant Pathology, 34(3) 742-760
47. Chakraborty, B.N., Sharma, M., and Das Biswas, R. (2005). Association of defense enzymes with resistance in tea plants triggered by Exobasidiumvexans Massee. Indian Phytopathology, 58(3) : 298-304
48. Chakraborty, B. N., Sharma, M. and Das Biswas, R. and Sharma, M. (2005). Induction of resistance in tea plants against Curvulariapallescens by foliar application of leaf extracts. Journal of Hill Research, 18(2): 69-78.
49. Sharma, M. and Chakraborty, B. N. (2005). Hexaconazole and calixin mediated defense strategies of tea plants against ExobasidiumvexansMassee. Journal of Mycology and Plant Pathology,35(3): 417-431
50. Chakraborty, B. N, Sharma, M. and Das-Biswas, R. (2005).A new record on leaf blight of tea caused by Curvulariapallescens. Journal of Mycology and Plant Pathology, 36(1): 42-43
51. Chakraborty, U., Chakraborty, B.N. and Basnet, M. ( 2006) Plant growth promotion and induction of resistance in Camellia sinensis by Bacillus megaterium J. Basic Microbiology46 (3): 186-195
52. Chakraborty, P., Chowdhury, A.K. and Chakraborty, B.N. (2006) Effectiveness of different methods of inoculation against sheath blight of rice. Crop Research31(3) : 481-482
53. Chakraborty, B. N., Das Biswas, R. andSharma, M.(2006).Alternaria alternata – a new foliar fungal pathogen of Tea in North Bengal, India. Plant Pathology. 55: 303
54. Roy, S.C and Chakraborty, B.N. (2007) Evaluation of genetic diversity in tea of the Darjeeling foothills using RAPD and ISSR markers  Journal of Hill Research 20(1): 13-19.
55. Chakraborty, B.N., Das Biswas, R. and Sharma, M. (2007) Induction of resistance in tea plants against Alternaria alternata by foliar application of leaf extract Journal of Mycology and Plant Pathology, 37(1): 60-64.
56. Chakraborty, B.N. and Sharma, M. (2007) Serological detection and immunogold localization of cross-reactive antigens shared by Camellia sinensis and Exobasidiumvexans .Journal of Applied Microbiology 103:1669–1680
57. Chakraborty, B.N., Chakraborty, U., Saha, A., Dey, P.L. and Sunar, K. (2008) Searching for phosphate solubilizing fungal isolates from soil. NBU Journal of Plant Sciences 2 : 30-38
58. Chakraborty, B.N. (2008) PlantDefense Proteins.  NBU Journal of Plant Sciences 2 : 1-12
59. Chakraborty, U., De, P. and Chakraborty, B.N. (2008) Immunodetection of Aspergillus flavus in stored seeds of Cowpea, Lentil and Mungbean . Journal of Mycology and Plant Pathology, 38(2): 216-220.
60. Chakraborty, B.N., Chakraborty, U., Saha, A., Dey, P.L. and Sunar, K. (2008) Screening of phosphate solubilizing Aspergilli isolates from soils of North Bengal and their effects of soybean Journal of Mycology and Plant Pathology, 38(2): 227-233.
61. Chakraborty, B.N., and Biswas R. D. (2008) Serological Detection of Corticiuminvisumin Tea Leaf Tissue. Journal of Mycology and Plant Pathology, 38(3): 458-465.
62. Chakraborty, B.N., Chakraborty, U, Das R and Som R. (2008) Development of Immunoassays for Early Detection of GlomerellacingulataTea Leaf Tissues.Journal of Mycology and Plant Pathology, 38(3): 478-484
63. Roy, S.C. and Chakraborty, B.N. (2009) A Cytogenetic study of seven tea clones [Camellia sinensis (L.) O.Kuntze] NBU Journal of Plant Sciences 3 : 21-25
64. Chakraborty, B.N., Sharma, M., Das Biswas, R. and Ghosh, A.N. (2009) Pathogenesis related proteins of tea triggered by ExobasidiumvexansNBU Journal of Plant Sciences 3 : 59-66
65. Chakraborty, B.N. and Sunar, K. (2009) Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal association in rhizosphere of HeveabrasiliensisNBU Journal of Plant Sciences 3 : 67-70
66. Chakraborty U., Chakraborty B.N., Basnet M. and Chakraborty A.P.(2009).Evaluation of Ochrobactrumanthropi TRS-2 and its talcbased formulation for enhancement of growth of teaplants and management of brown root rot disease. Journal of Applied Microbiology 107(2):625-634
67. Roy, S.C and Chakraborty B. N. (2009).Genetic Diversity and relationships among tea (Camellia sinensis) cultivars as revealed by RAPD and ISSR based fingerprinting. Indian Journal of Biotechnology,8: 370-376.
68. Roy, S.C. and Chakraborty, B.N. (2009) Cloning and sequencing of Chitinase gene specific PCR amplified DNA fragment from tea plant [Camellia sinensis] and analysis of the nucleotide sequence using bioinformatics algorithms. Canadian Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences 3 (2) : 795-800
69. Chakraborty, B.N., Sengupta, D. and Sharma, M. (2009) Serological relationship between Exobasidiumvexans and Camellia sinensis. Indian Phytopathology 62(1):19-26
70. Chakraborty, B.N, Chakraborty, U., Saha, A, Dey, P.L and Sunar, K. (2010) Molecular characterization of Trichoderma viride and Trichoderma harzianum isolated from soils of North Bengal based on  rDNA markers and analysis of their PCR-RAPD profiles. Global Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology 5 (1): 55-61
71. Chakraborty, U. Chakraborty, B.N. and Chakraborty A.P. (2010). Influence of Serratia marcescens TRS-1 on growth promotion and induction of resistance in Camellia sinensis against Fomeslamaoensis. Journal of Plant Interactions. 5(4): 261-271
72. Chakraborty, B.N, Chakraborty, U., Saha, A, Dey, P.L and Sunar, K. (2010) Evaluation of phosphate solubilizer from soil of North Bengal and their diversity analysis. World journal of Agricultural Science.6 (2): 180-185
73. Bhagat, I. and Chakraborty, B.N. (2010). Defense response triggered by Sclerotium rolfsii in tea plants. Ecoprint 17: 69-76.
74. Allay, S. and Chakraborty, B.N.(2010). Activation of defense response of mandarin plants against Fusarium root rot disease using Glomus mosseae and Trichoderma hamatum. Journal of Mycology and Plant Pathology40 (4):499-511.
75. Chakraborty, B.N., Chakraborty, U., Dey, P.L.andSunar, K. (2010) Phylogenetic relationship of Trichoderma isolates of North Bengal based on sequence analysis of ITS region of rDNA Journal of Applied Science and Research 6(10):1477-1482
76. Chakraborty, B.N., Chakraborty, U., Rai, K., Allay, S. and Dey, P.L. (2011) Molecular  detection of fungal pathogens of Citrus reticulata grown in Darjeeling hills and their management. Acta Horticulturae892: 189-206
77. Chakraborty,U.,Chakraborty,B.N.,Allay,S.,De, U. and Chakraborty A.P. (2011) Dual Application of Bacillus pumilus and Glomus mosseae for Improvement of Health Status of Mandarin Plants. Acta Horticulturae 892: 215-229
78. Chakraborty B. N. , Chakraborty U. , Saha A., Dey P. L. and Sunar K. (2011). Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Trichoderma Isolates ofNorthBengal.JMycol Plant Pathol, Vol. 41, No.2,  217-214
79. Chakraborty, U., Roy S, Chakraborty AP., Dey PL and  Chakraborty BN. (2011).  Plant Growth Promotion and Amelioration of Salinity Stress in CropPlants by a Salt-Tolerant Bacterium. Recent Research in Science and Technology 3(11):61-70
80. Chakraborty, B.N., Chakraborty, U., Sunar,K. and Dey, P.L.(2011). RAPD profile and rDNA sequence analysis of Talaromyces flavus and Trichoderma species. Indian Journal of Biotechnology (10)487-495.
81. Chakraborty, B.N.,Chakraborty,U., Dey, P.L and Rai,K.  (2011). rDNA Sequence and Phylogenetic Analysis of Macrophominaphaseolina,Root Rot Pathogen of Citrus reticulata (Blanco).Global Journal of Molecular Sciences 6 (2): 26-34, 2011
82. Chakraborty,U.,  Chakraborty, B.N. and Chakraborty, A.P. (2012).Induction of Plant Growth Promotion in Camellia sinensisbyBacillus megaterium and its Bioformulations.World Journal of Agricultural Sciences 8 (1): 104-112.
83. Chakraborty,U., Chakraborty,B.N. and Chakraborty,A.P. (2012). Evaluation of Bacillus megaterium and Serratia marcescens and their bioformulations for promoting growth of Camellia sinensis .International Journal of Tea Science, 8 (1), 69-80.
84. Roy,S.C. and Chakraborty, B.N.(2012). Analysis of chitinase gene specific transcript accumulation in tea [Camellia sinensis(L.)O.Kuntze] during induced systemic resistance by methyl jasmonate. Indian journal of Biotechnology,(11):142-147.
85. Allay, S., De,U. and Chakraborty, B.N.(2012) Root colonization of mandarin plants grown in orchards of Darjeeling hills and plains with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and their effects on plant growth. NBU Journal of Plant Sciences 6: 41-47
86. Chakraborty, B.N., Chakraborty, U, Rai, K., Sunar, K. and Dey, P.L. (2012).Serological and molecular detection of Macrophominaphaseolinacausing root rot of Citrus reticulata NBU Journal of Plant Sciences 6: 77-86.
87. Chakraborty, B.N., Chakraborty U, Sunar K and Dey PL (2012).Evaluation of plant growth promoting and antifungal activities of Talaromyces flavus (NAIMCC-F- 01948) against Sclerotium rolfsii.Indian Phytopathology 65 (3) : 258-263
88. Bhutia L. P., Chakraborty B .N. and Chakraborty, U. (2012).Management of Charcoal Stump Rot Disease using AMF and PGPR inTemi Tea Estate, Sikkim. Journal of Mycology and  Plant  Pathology, Vol. 42, No.1,1-12.
89. Chakraborty, B.N., Chakraborty, U., De, U. and Chakraborty, A.P. (2012). Biological control of sclerotial blight of tea using arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus and plant growth promoting rhizobacterium. International Journal of Tea Science, 8 (4), 27-35.
90. Chakraborty, B.N. (2013).Molecularevents in recognition of fungal pathogens, activation of defense response and strategies for plant disease management. Journal of Mycology and Plant Pathology 43(1); 01-11.
91. Bhagat, I. and Chakraborty, B.N. (2013). Biological agents of sclerotial blight in tea. NepaleseJournal of Biosciences 3:54-56
92. Chakraborty, U.,  Chakraborty, B. N. , Chakraborty, A. P.and  Dey, P. L. (2013).  Water stress amelioration and plant growth promotion in wheatplants by osmotic stress tolerant bacteria. World Journal of Microbiology and  Biotechnology.29 : 789-803
93. Chakraborty, B.N. (2013). Trade –offs in plant defense against pests and pathogens and strategies for crop health management. Indian Phytopathology 66(3):237-248.
94. Chakraborty, B.N., Acaharya, A., Chakraborty, U., Rabha, J. and Jha, D.K.(2013). Screening of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fngi associated with PerseabombycinaKost and their effect on improvement of plant health. Journal of Plant Disease Sciences8(2):141-147.
95. Chakraborty, U, Chakraborty B. N. , Chakraborty A. P. Sunar, K. and  Dey P. L. (2013). Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria mediated improvement of health status of tea plants. Indian Journal of Biotechnology12 : 20-31.
96. Dey, P.L., Chakraborty, B.N. and Saha, A. (2013). Search for agriculturally important microorganisms from Terai –Dooars regions of North Bengal, Analysis of their diversity and application for plant growth promotion and disease management.Journal of Mycology and Plant Pathology 43(1): 51-62.
97. Acharya, A., Chakraborty, U. and Chakraborty, B.N. (2013). Improvement of Health Status of Litseamonopetalausing Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria. International Journal of Bio-resource and Stress Management 4(2):187-191.
98. Chakraborty, U., Chakraborty, B. N., Chakraborty, A. P. and Dey, P. L.(2013).Water and salt stress alleviation in wheat induced by rhizosphere bacteria with multi-functional traits. International Journal of Bio-resource and Stress Management 4(2):214-219.
99. Chakraborty, U.,Chakraborty, B.N. and Roychowdhury, P. (2013). Plant growth promoting activity of Bacillus pumilusin tea (Camellia sinensis) and its biocontrol potential against Poriahypobrunnea. Indian Phytopathology, 66 (4) : 387-396.
100. Roy, S., Sunar, K., De, U. and Chakraborty, B.N. (2013). Influence of selective bioresources on seedling vigour and growth of Cicer arietinum L. in field conditions. Advanced Crop Science3(10): 662-670.
101. Allay, S., Lama, R., Chakraborty, U. and Chakraborty, B.N. (2013). Antioxidative responses of mandarin plants to water stress. NBU Journal of Plant Sciences 7: 21-28.
102. Sunar, K., Chakraborty, U. and Chakraborty, B.N. (2014). Harnessing Beneficial Microorganisms from Darjeeling Hills and Development of Strategies for their Utilization in Management of Root DiseasesJournal of Mycology and Plant Pathology, Vol. 44, No.1, 25-40.
103. Chakraborty, B.N., Chakraborty, U., Sunar, K., and Dey, P.L. (2014). RAPD Analysis of Phosphate Solubilizing Fungi and rDNA Gene Sequence based Phylogeny of Talaromycesflavus.Journal of Mycology and Plant  Pathology, Vol. 44, No.1, 62-73.
104. Chakraborty. B.N., Chakraborty, U. Chakraborty, A.P. and Dey, P.L. (2014). Molecular identification and immunological characterization of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria of Camelliasinensis. International Journal of Tea Science.10(3&4): 41-52
105. Rabba, J., Jha, D.K., Sarma,H.K., Acaharya, A., Chakraborty, U. and Chakraborty, B.N. (2014). Growth improvement and biochemical responses of Perseabombycina in native rhizosphere Trichoderma harzianum isolate PBR1. Journal of Botanical Society of Bengal68(2):149-15
106. Sunar, K., Chakraborty, B.N. and Chakraborty, U.(2014). Exploitation of native microflora of Darjeeling hills for sclerotial rot management and growth promotion in pulses. Indian Phytopathology, 67 (1): 59-60.
107. Sunar, K., Dey, P.L., Chakraborty, U. and Chakraborty, B.N. (2014). Biocontrol efficacy and plant growth promoting activity of Bacillus altitudinus isolated from Darjeeling hills, India. Journal of Basic Microbiology ,53 : 1-14
108. Acharya, A., Allay, S., Ram, R.L. and Chakraborty, B.N. (2014). Physico-chemical analysis of rhizospheric soil, mycorrhizal association and root colonization of Mulberry (MorusalbaL.)plants grown in Kalimpong hills. NBU Journal of Plant Sciences 8(1): 5-12.
109. Chakraborty, B.N., Chakraborty, U., Dey, P.L. and Sunar, K. (2014). Evaluation of PGPR traits of native bacterial strains from Darjeeling and analysis of their diversity. Journal of Botanical Society of Bengal68(2):159-176
110. Roy, S., Barman, S., Chakraborty, U. and Chakraborty, B.N.(2014). Development of an easy and efficient technique for cultivation of different species of Pleurotus.NBU Journal of Plant Sciences 8(1): 13-18.
111. Rabba, J., Jha, D.K., Sarma, H.K.R., Acharya, A., Chakraborty, U. and Chakraborty, B.N. (2014). Characterization of bacteria from the rhizosphere of Perseabombycina with multiple growth promoting traits. Indian Phytopathology67(2): 126-133.
112. Chowdhury, P., Hari, R., Chakraborty, B.N., Mandal, B., Naskar, S. and Das, N. (2014) Isolation, culture optimization and physico-chemical characterization of Laccase enzyme from Pleurotusfossulatus. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences17(2): 173-181.
113. Barman, S., Roy, S., Chakraborty, U. and Chakraborty, B.N.(2015). Cultivation practices of Calocybeindica(P.&C.) and use of spent mushroom substrate for leafy vegetables in North Bengal. Global journal of Bio-Science and Biotechnology 4(1):74-80
114. Bhagat, I. and Chakraborty, B.N. (2015), Integrated management of seedling blight disease of tea caused by Sclerotium rolfsii.NBU Journal of Plant Sciences9(1): 107-111.
115. Mur, L. A. J., Hauck, B., Winters, A., Heald, J., Lloyd, A. J., Chakraborty, U. and Chakraborty, B. N. (2015) The development of tea blister caused by Exobasidiumvexans in tea (Camellia sinensis) correlates with the reduced accumulation of some antimicrobial metabolites and the defence signals salicylic and jasmonic acids. Plant Pathology64 : 1471-1483.
116. Bhattacharjee, P., Chakraborty, B. N. and Chakraborty, U. (2015) Field evaluation of vermicompost and selective bioinoculants for the improvement of health status of tomato plants. Journal of Biology and Earth Science5 (1): 25-33
117. Acharya, A., Ghosh, S. and Chakraborty, B.N. (2015) Serological detection of Pestalotiopsis disseminate in Perseabombycina causing grey blight disease. International Journal of Advanced Biological Research5 (4):327-333
118. Chakraborty, A.P., Chakraborty, B.N. and Chakraborty, U.(2015) Bacillus megaterium from tea rhizosphere promotes growth and induces systemic resistance in tea against Sclerotium rolfsii. Indian Phytopathology 68(3): 237-247
119. Khati, S. and Chakraborty, B.N. (2015) Morphological characterization of rice cultivars their root colonization with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and screening for field resistance caused by brown spot disease. NBU Journal of Plant Sciences 9(1): 78-86.
120. Roy, S., Barman, S., Chakraborty, U. and Chakraborty, B.N. (2015) Cultivation of Pleurotusdjamor – a new species of oyster mushroom in North Bengal. Journal of Mycopathological Research 53(1):59-63
121. Acharya, A., Chakraborty, U., Ghosh, S. and Chakraborty, B.N. (2015) Management of grey blight disease of Som plants using value added vermicompost with Glomus constrictum and Bacillus altitudinis. NBU Journal of Plant Sciences 9(1):46-53
122. Roy, S., Barman, S., Chakraborty, U. and Chakraborty, B.N. (2015) Evaluation of spent mushroom substrate as biofertilizer for growth improvement of Capsicumannuum L. Journal of Applied Biology and Biotechnology3 (3):22-27.
123. Roy, S., Barman, S., Chakraborty, U. and Chakraborty, B.N. (2015) Production of Pleurotusostreatus grown in different substrates and evaluation of spent substrate as organic manure for growth improvement of Capsicum chinense Jacq. Journal of Mycology and Plant Pathology45 (3): 267-272.
124. Dey, P.L. and Chakraborty, B.N. (2015) Screening of phosphate solubilizing isolates of actinomycetes for in vivo assay for antagonistic activity against fungal pathogens. Journal of Scientific Research and Advances 2(4): 137-140.
125. Chakraborty, B.N. (2016). Molecular detection of fungal pathogens, activation of defense responses and management approaches for crop diseases. Journal of Mycology and Plant Pathology 46(1): 01-20.
126. Chakraborty, A.P., Chakraborty, U. and Chakraborty, B.N. (2016). Development of immunological formats for detection of Bipolarissorokinianain wheat leaf and strategies for induction of resistance against spot blotch disease using bioinoculants. Journal of Mycology and Plant Pathology 46(1): 21-37..
127. Sarkar, J., Ray, A., Chakraborty, B.N. and Chakraborty, U. (2016) Antioxidative changes in Citrus reticulata L. induced by drought stress and its effect on root colonization by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. European Journal of Biological Research  6 (1): 1-13.
128. Chakraborty, B.N., Chakraborty, U., De, U. and Chakraborty, A.P. (2016) Induction of resistance in Camellia sinensis against Sclerotiumrolfsii by dual application of Rhizophagusfasciculatus and Bacillus pumilus. Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protectionp.1-16.            

      (http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03235408.2016.1140607)

129. Chakraborty, B.N., Acharya, A. and Chakraborty, U. (2016) Biochemical changes

in Perseabombycina following infection with Colletotrichum gleosporioides.     Journal of Mycopathological Research54(1):127-133.

      130. Chakraborty, B.N., Chakraborty, U., Chakraborty, A.P. and Sashankar, P. (2016)

Serological and molecular detection of BipolarissorokinianaSacc. causing spot  blotch disease of wheat.Journal of Mycopathological Research54(1): 117-125.

     131.  Chakraborty, U., Chakraborty, B.N., Chakraborty, A.P. and De, U.K. (2016) 

Resistance in tea plants against root rot pathogens induced by arbuscular       mycorrhizal fungi and plant growth promoters.Journal of Mycopathological Research54(2): 211-224.

132.  Som Paul, R. and Chakraborty, B.N. (2016). Morphological and serological

characterization of Glomerellacingulata isolates and their disease reaction tea varieties. Journal of Plant Disease Sciences 11 (2): 14-153.

      133.  Chakraborty, B.N., Acharya, A., Chakraborty, U., Jha, D.K. and Rabha,J.(2016)

   Activation of defense response in som plant against leaf blight following application   

    of bioinoculants. Indian Phytopathology 69 (2): 181-189.

     134.   Khati, S., Bhattacharjee, P., Sasankar, P., Chakraborty, U. and Chakraborty, B.N.

               (2016) Evaluation of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria on rice cultivars for

               management of brown spot disease.Journal of Mycopathological Research54(3):   

              401-408.

    135.  Sarkar, J., Chakraborty, B.N. and Chakraborty, U. (2016) Temperature stress

              induced antioxidative and biochemical changes in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) 

              cultivars. Journal of Plant Stress Physiology7: 22-30.

136. Ray, P., Chakraborty, A.P. and Chakraborty, B.N. (2016) Evaluation of                          

Streptomyces and non-Streptomyces Actinomycetes isolates for growth promotion in Vigna radiata and their use as biocontrol agent against Sclerotium rolfsii.NBU Journal of Plant Sciences10(1): 15-20

137. Barman,S.,Acharya,A.,Chakraborty, U. and Chakraborty BN (2017). Evaluation of

              the  effect of different compost formulations and casing materials on button

           mushroom production. International Journal of Science and Nature8(2): 377-385

   138.  Acharya,A.,Bhattacharjee, P.,Chakraborty,U. and Chakraborty BN (2017). Evaluation

           of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria in  wheat for management of spot blotch

           disease. Journal of Plant Disease Sciences12(1): 001-009.

  139.  Bhattacharjee, P., Sarkar, J., Chakraborty, A.P., Chakraborty, U. and                    Chakraborty BN(2017). Biochemical responses in Sorghum bicolor and Triticum

  aestivumin spot blotch disease and induction of resistance by plant growth promoting rhizobacteria. Journal of Mycology and Plant Pathology47(3): 252-261.

 140.   Chakraborty,B.N., Chakraborty, U., Barman, S. and Roy, S. (2017). Improved method

            of composting for button mushroom production in foot hills of Darjeeling. Journal of

              Mycology and Plant Pathology47(3): 324-335.

141.  Sarkar J, Chakraborty BN and Chakraborty U ( 2018). Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria protect wheat plants against temperature stress through antioxidant signalling and reducing chloroplast and membrane injury. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation .https://doi.org/10.1007/s00344-018-9789-8

142.Sarkar J, Chakraborty U and Chakraborty BN (2018). Induced defense response

  in wheat plants against Bipolarissorokiniana following application of Bacillus safensisand Ochrobactrumpseudogrignonense.Indian Phytopathology DOI 10.1007/s42360-018-0006-2

BOOK CHAPTERS   - (24)

(i)  Chakraborty, B.N. (1988) Antigenic Disparity (Chapter 2),In: Experimental and Conceptual Plant Pathology( Editors: R . S .Singh , U. S. Singh , W. M. Hess  and D. J.Weber ) Oxford & IBH Publishing , New Delhi and Harwood  Academic Publishers , New York pp.477-484

(ii)  Kapoor ,M. Chakraborty , B. N.Machwe , A. Patterson,N. A..Vijayaraghavan Y.

       and Curle C. A . (1993) Electroporation Mediated GeneTransfer and Expression in

       Neurospora crassa (Chapter- 6)In:  Industrial Microorganisms :Basic and  Applied 

Molecular Genetics(Editors: R .H .Baltz , G. D. Hegeman  and  P. L.Skatrud )

American Society for Microbiology,Washington, DC. pp. 37 – 41

(iii) Chakraborty,B. N., Chakraborty, U. and Saha, A.(1995). Defense Strategies of

TeaCamelliasinensis)  against   Fungal Pathogens (Chapter – 21) In: Handbook of

Phytoalexin  Metabolism and Action( Eds:  M.Daniel and R. P.Purkayastha ),            

       Marcel Dekker, Inc. , New York  pp. 485 – 501

(iv) Chakraborty, U. and Chakraborty, B.N. (1997). Phyllosphereand  Rhizosphere

         microorganisms of Camellia sinensisgrown in the Eastern Himalayan regions In:

Recent Researches in Ecology, Environment and Pollution( Eds: S. C. Sati,   

J.Saxena and  R.C. Dubey)Today and Tomorrow's Printers &  Publishers, New 

         Delhi. pp.189-203

(v)   Chakraborty, B.N.andChakraborty,U.(1998).Tea and Human Health.(Chapter

        18)In:Phytodiversification and Human Welfare( Eds: S.K.Varma, J.V.V.Dogra and

A.K.Roy) M.D.Publications, New Delhi.  pp. 197-207

(vi) Chakraborty, B.N. and Chakraborty, U. (2003).Immunodetection of PlantPathogenic Fungi. In: Frontiers of Fungal Diversity in India (Eds: G.P.Rao,C.Manoharachari, D.J.Bhat, R.C.Rajak and T.N.Lakhanpal ) International BookDistributing Co. Lucknow. pp. 23-42

(vii) Chakraborty, B.N. (2005).  Antimicrobial Proteins in Plant Defence. In: New

Perspectives  in the Frontiers of Chemical Research(Ed. S.S.Chakravorti)Royal

Society of Chemistry(Eastern India Section), Kolkata. pp.470-483

(viii) Chakraborty, U. and Chakraborty,B.N. (2008). Involvement of salicylic acid in plant defense against stress.In :  Abiotic stress in Plants (Eds : N. A. Khan and S.

           Singh). I. K. International Publisher, New Delhi. pp 233-246

 (ix)    Chakraborty, B.N.Chakraborty,  U.and Dey, P.L. (2011). Potential application of Trichoderma as biocontrol agents, their molecular characterization and diversity analysis. In : Plant Diseases and their Biological Control  (Ed: Archana Singh), Aavishkar Publishers, Distributors, Jaipur. pp186-216.

  (x)    Chakraborty B.N.and  Chakraborty U. (2012). Serological diagnosis of Plant

DiseasesIn :Glimpses of Phytopathology(Eds: H.K.Chourasia, A.K.Roy and U. Kumari)A.B.Publication, Delhi. pp 1-9

  (xi)  Chakraborty, B.N. (2012). Recognition of fungi and activation of defense responses in plantsIn : Molecular Approaches for Plant Fungal Disease Management (Eds:H.P.Singh, P.Chowdappa, B.N.Chakraborty and Appa Rao Podile), Westville Publishing House, New Delhi, pp 70-95.

(xii) Chakraborty, B.N.( 2012). Microbial Resources: Their Utilization in Crop Protection.In: Medicinal Plants: Various Perspectives (Eds. J.P.Kehri and R. Mukhopadhyay) University of Burdwan, Burdwan pp. 17-30. ( ISBN 81-87259-85-X)

(xiii) Chakraborty, U. and  Chakraborty, B.N. (2012). Perspectives of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Mediated Plant Disease ManagementIn: Glimpses of Phytopathology(Eds: H.K.Chourasia, A.K.Roy and U. Kumari), A.B.Publication, Delhi pp 10-23.

(xiv)  Chakraborty, B.N.( 2012). Molecular events in recognition of pathogens and activation of defense responses In: Medicinal Plants: Various Perspectives (Eds. J.P.Kehri and R. Mukhopadhyay) University of Burdwan, Burdwan pp. 88-97.  ( ISBN 81-87259-85-X)

(xv)  Chakraborty, B.N., Chakraborty, U., Dey, P.L.  and Sunar, K.(2012). Exploitation of agriculturally important microorganisms from soil and their evaluation for improvement of crop health status. In: Biodiversity Conservation : Fundamentals and Applications (Eds. Saha,H.L., Ghosh, M.L., Gangopadhyay,G.,Saha,D., Singh, P.K., Sarker,S., and Das,S.C.). Dumdum Motijheel College & Levant Books, Kolkata, pp 41-56. (ISBN 978-93-80663-57-9)

(xvi) Chakraborty, B.N. (2013). Microbial Resources and their Importance in Agricultural Biotechnology.In:Eco-Conservation and Sustainable Living (Eds.C.GurungandJ.B.Bhandari), Narosa Publishing House,New Delhi,pp.11-30 (ISBN 978-81-8487-216-3)

(xvii) Chakraborty, B.N., De, U.K. and Allay, S. (2014). Molecular detection of  Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and their application for plant health improvement.

(Chapter 2)  In : Biology of Useful Plants and Microbes (Ed. A. Sen), Narosa

Publishing House, New Delhi, pp 13-31. ( ISBN 978-81-8487-264-4)

(xviii) Chakraborty, B.N., Chakraborty, U., Sunar, K. and Dey, P.L. (2014).Harnessing

Beneficial Microbial Resourcesfor Crop Improvement. (Chapter 9) In:Trends in Soil Microbial Ecology( Eds. D.P.Singh and H.B.Singh) , Studium Press, USA, pp 175-201.

(xix) Chakraborty, B.N.( 2015). Electroporation mediated DNA transformation of

filamentous fungi. (Chapter 6) In :Fungal Biology : Genetic Transformation Systemsin Fungi, volume 1 (Eds. Marco A. van den Berg and KarunakaranMaruthachlam), Springer International Publishing Switzerland. Pp. 67- 79 [ ISBN 978-3-319-10141-5; ISBN 978-3-319-10142-2 (e-Book)]

(xx)     Chakraborty, U., Chakraborty, B.N., Dey, P.L. and Chakraborty, A.P. (2015)

Role of microorganisms in alleviation of abiotic stresses for sustainable agriculture (Chapter 15). In: Abiotic Stresses in Crop Plants(Eds. U. Chakraborty and B.N.Chakraborty) CABI, UK.pp.232-253 [ ISBN 978-1-78064-373-1]

(xxi)   Mur, Luis A.J., Gupta, K.J., Chakraborty, U., Chakraborty, B.N. and

Hebelstrup,K.H. (2015) Ethylene, nitric oxide and haemoglobins in plant tolerance and flooding (Chapter 3) In: Abiotic Stresses in Crop Plants(Eds. U. Chakraborty and B.N.Chakraborty) CABI, UK.pp.43-53 [ ISBN 978-1-78064-373-1]

(xxii) Chakraborty, B.N. (2016) Scoping the potential uses of beneficial microorganisms for biopesticide industry and entrepreneurship development in crop protection.   In: Perspectives of Plant Pathology in Genomic Era (Eds. P.Chowdappa, Pratibha Sharma, Dinesh Singh and A.K.Misra), Today and Tomorrow Publishers, New Delhi.pp.335-355 [ ISBN 81-7019-526-4]

(xxiii)  Chakraborty B.N. and Chakraborty, U.(2017). Induced immunity in plants using bioinoculants and biostimulants. In: Microbial Antagonists: Role in Biological Control of Plant Diseases(Eds.R.N.Pandey, B.N.Chakraborty, Dinesh Singh and Pratibha Sharma).Today andTomorrowPublishers,New Delhi [ ISBN 81-7019-591-4]

(xxiv)  Chakraborty B.N. and Chakraborty, U. (2018). Tea diseases: Early detection and their management strategies. In: Recent Approaches for Management of Plant Diseases(Eds. Srikanta Das, Subrata Dutta, B.N.Chakraborty and Dinesh Singh)Today andTomorrowPublishers,NewDelhipp 175-208[ ISBN 81-7019-599-X]

REVIEW ARTICLES – ( 04 )

(i)        Chakraborty, B.N. and Sharma, M. (2008). Pathogenesis-related proteins in plant defence.  In: Review of Plant Pathology (Eds S.M.Reddy and H.N. Gour) Vol. 4, Scientific Publishers (India), Jodhpur, pp 105-138.

(ii)       Chakraborty, B.N. and Chakraborty, U. (2013). Molecular identification, recognition , cell defense responses and agricultural importance of AM fungi. In: Review of Plant Pathology (Eds G. Bagyanarayana, H.N. Gour, C. Manoharachary and I.K.Kunwar) Vol. 5, Scientific Publishers (India), Jodhpur, pp 57-96.

(iii)       Mur,L.J., Lloyd A.J.,Gupta K.J., Chakraborty, U and Chakraborty, B.N.(2014).

Harnessing the power of metabolomics to improve crop tolerance against stress. In: Review of Plant Pathology (Eds B.N.Chakraborty and U.Chakraborty) Vol. 6, Scientific Publishers (India), Jodhpur, pp 59-91.

(iv)      Chakraborty, U., Chakraborty, B.N. Chakraborty, A.P., Sunar K. and Dey P.L. (2014). Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria: Diversity, Mechanisms of Action and  Perspectives in Agriculture. In: Review of Plant Pathology (Eds B.N.Chakraborty and U.Chakraborty) Vol. 6, Scientific Publishers (India), Jodhpur, pp 215-268

Publications of Research Articles in Edited Proceeding volumes – (38)

1. Chakraborty, U., Das, G., Das, S. K. and Chakraborty, B. N. (1995). Screening of Phyllosphere microorganisms of Camellia sinensis for antagonism to Glomerellacingulata. In:  Recent Advances in Phytopathological Researches.  (Eds.  A. K. Roy and K. K. Sinha) M. D. Publications, New Delhi p. 205 – 211. 
2. Chakraborty, B. N. (1996). Biochemical defense strategies of plant against pathogens. In: Contemporary Thoughts in Plant Sciences (Ed. P. K. Pal), Academic Staff College, Burdwan University, Burdwan p. 235 – 241.
3. Chakraborty, B. N. and Kapoor, M. (1997). Cotransformation of germinated conidia of Neurospora crassa by electroporation and recurrence of repeat-induced point mutation. In:  Frontiers in Plant Science(Ed. I. A. Khan) The Book Syndicate, Hyderabad p. 283-287
4. Chakraborty, B. N., Das, G., Das, S. K. and Chakraborty, U. (1997) Antagonism of Bacillus sp. towards Glomerellacingulata causing brown blight disease of tea.   

In: Frontiers in Plant Science  (Ed. I. A. Khan) The Book Syndicate, Hyderabad      p. 623 – 628.

5. Chakraborty, U., Das, G., Das, S. K., Saha, A. and Chakraborty, B. N. (1997). Phenolic changes in tea leaves after inoculation with foliar fungal pathogens. In: Frontiers in Plant Science(Ed. I. A. Khan) The Book Syndicate, Hyderabad p. 799 – 805.
6. Chakraborty, B. N., Chakraborty, U., Saha, A, Das, R. and Basu, P. (1997). Detection and management of Blister blight of tea.  In: Management of ThreateningPlant Diseases of National Importance(Eds. V. P. Agnihotri, A. K. Sarbhoy and D. V. Singh) Malhotra   Publishing House, New Delhi p. 227 –235.
7. Chakraborty, U., Datta, S. and Chakraborty, B. N. (2000). Changes in biochemical constituents of tea leaves induced by temperature stress. In: Advances in Plantation Crops Research (Eds. N. Muraleedharan and R. Raj Kumar), UPASI Tea Research Institute, p. 246-250
8. Chakraborty, B. N., and Chakraborty, U. (2000) Development of polyclonal antibody– based immunological formats for pathogen detection, diagnosis and estimation in tea leaf tissues    In: Advances in Plantation Crops Research (Eds. N. Muraleedharan and R. Raj Kumar), UPASI Tea Research Institute, p. 374-377.
9. Chakraborty, U., Datta, S., Das, J., Bandyopadhyay, N. and Chakraborty, B. N. (2000). Changes in phenyalanine ammonia lyase activity in tea leaves in response to biotic and abiotic stress. In: Integrated Plant Disease Management for Sustainable Agriculture, Golden Jubilee, Indian Phytopathological Society. p. 1129-1130.
10. Chakraborty, B. N., Das, R., Basu, P. and Chakraborty, U. (2000). Immunodiagnosis of Glomerellacingulata causing brown blight of tea. In: Integrated Plant Disease Management for Sustainable Agriculture,Golden Jubilee, Indian Phytopathological Society, p. 482 – 483.
11. Chakraborty U., Dutta, S. and Chakraborty, B. N. (2002). Biochemical profiles of tea from different geographical regions of India. In: Perspectives of Plant Biodiversity (Ed. A. P. Das), Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Publishers, Dehra Dun.
12. Chakraborty, U., Roy Chowdhury, P. Tongden, C., Basnet, M. and Chakraborty,B. N. (2003). Investigations on the plant growth promoting rhizobacteria of tea rhizosphere. In: Sixth International Workshop on Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria(Eds. S. M. Reddy & Y. R. Sharma) p. 12-16.
13. Chakraborty, U., Basnet, M., Bhutia, L. and Chakraborty, B.N. (2004). Plant growth promoting activity of Bacillus pumilus and Bacillus megaterium from tea rhizosphere. In: Proceedings of 2004International Conference on O-Cha (tea) Culture and Science (ICOS), Shizuoka, Japan. P.102-105.
14. Chakraborty, U. and Chakraborty, B.N. (2004). Current status of tea research in India. In: Proceedings of 2004International Conference on O-Cha (tea) Culture and Science (ICOS), Shizuoka, Japan.P.47-50.
15. Chakraborty, U., Dutta, S., Maitra, K, Basu, K. K., Saha, G., Tongden, C. and Chakraborty, B. N. (2005). Alteration in metabolic processes of tea following abiotic stresses. In: Stress Biology (Eds. U. Chakraborty and B. N. Chakraborty) Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi. p.37-43
16. Chakraborty, B. N., Rana, S., Das, S., Das, G., Som, R., Datta, S. and Chakraborty, U. (2005). Defense strategies of tea towards foliar fungal pathogens. In: Stress Biology (Eds. U. Chakraborty and B. N. Chakraborty) Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi. p.208-215.
17. Chowdhury, A. K., Chakraborty, P., Sharma, M. and Chakraborty, B. N. (2005). Induction of resistance in rice plants against Rhizoctoniasolani and associated changes in defence enzymes In: Stress Biology (Eds. U. Chakraborty and B. N. Chakraborty) Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi.p.216-221.
18. Chakraborty, B. N., Sharma, M, and Das Biswas, R. (2005). Defense responses in tea plants triggered by Exobasidiumvexans. In: Stress Biology (Eds. U. Chakraborty and B. N. Chakraborty) Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi. p. 226-232.
19. Chakraborty, U., Chakraborty, N., Das Biswas, R. and Chakraborty, B. N. (2005). Changes in oxidative stress and defense related enzymes of tea leaves following attack by Helopeltistheivora. In: Stress Biology (Eds. U. Chakraborty and B. N. Chakraborty) Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi.p.233-237
20. Chakraborty, U., Basnet, M., Roy Chowdhury, P. and Chakraborty, B. N. (2004). Interaction of Bacillus pumilus with tea root rot pathogens. In: Stress Biology (Eds. U. Chakraborty and B. N. Chakraborty) Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi. p. 252-256.
21. Chakraborty,U.,Chakraborty B.N., Basnet, M. and Bhutia, L.P.(2005) PGPR-mediated induction of resistance in tea plants for management of root rot diseases. In: Emerging trends in Plant-microbe interactions (eds. S.S.Gnanamnickam, R. Balasubramanian, and N.Anand) University of Madras, Chennai, p. 42-50
22. Chakraborty,B.N., Sharma, M., Das Biswas,R. and Ghosh, A.(2005). Pathogenesis-related proteins of tea: Their induction and immunocytochemical localization. In: Emerging trends in Plant-microbe interactions (eds.S.S.Gnanamnickam, R. Balasubramanian, and N.Anand) University of Madras, Chennai, p. 194-202
23. Chakraborty, U., Chakraborty, B.N., Basnet, M. and Deb, D. (2007). Plant growth promoting activity of Serratia marcescens isolated from tea rhizosphere and its application for induction of resistance against Fomeslamaoensis. In: Rhizosphere Biotechnology/ Microbes in relation to plant health: Retrospects& Prospects (eds. A.K.Roy, B.N.Chakraborty,  D.S.Mukadam and Rashmi) Scientific Publishers (India), Jodhpur , p. 135-146.
24. Chakraborty, B.N., Chakraborty, U., Barman, B.C., Bhutia, L.and Ghosh, P.K.(2007). Induction of systemic resistance in tea plants against root rot pathogens upon field application of VAM, phosphate solubilizing fungus and bacterium. In :Rhizosphere Biotechnology/ Microbes in relation to plant health: Retrospects& Prospects (eds. A.K.Roy, B.N.Chakraborty , D.S.Mukadam and Rashmi) Scientific Publishers (India), Jodhpur,  p.61-71.
25. Mur L.A.J., Chakraborty B.N. and Chakraborty, U. (2011). Brachypodiumdistachyon: A model species for cereal genome studies. In: Plant Science in Post Genomic Era (Eds.B. Biswal and J. Panigrahi) School of Life Sciences, Sambalpur University, Jyoti Bihar, Orissa.pp.23-30.

26.  Mur, L.A.J., Lloyd, A.J. and Chakraborty, B.N. (2013). The potential of 

chemical fingerprinting for the improvement of tea (Camellia sinensis) cultivation in India. In:   Microbial Resources for Crop Improvement (Eds.B.N.Chakraborty and U. Chakraborty), Satish Serial Publishing House, New Delhi . pp.1-15.

      27. Rana, S., Das Biswas, R., Som, R. and Chakraborty, B.N. (2013). Developemnt

           of immunological kits for early detection of foliar fungal pathogens of Camellia     

sinensisIn:Microbial Resources for Crop Improvement (Eds. B.N.Chakraborty and                         

    U. Chakraborty), Satish Serial Publishing House, New Delhi . pp.57-67.

28.Chakraborty, B.N., Chakraborty, U., De, U., Chakraborty, A.P. and Rai, K.

(2013). Dual application of Glomus mosseaeandBacilluspumilus in enhancing growth of tea and suppression of sclerotial blight disease. In:Microbial Resources for Crop Improvement (Eds. B.N.Chakraborty and U. Chakraborty), Satish Serial Publishing House, New Delhi . pp.69-83.

      29. Chakraborty, A.P., Chakraborty, U. and Chakraborty, B.N. (2013). Application

of bioformulations of PGPRs for plant growth promotion in tea seedlings. In:Microbial Resources for Crop Improvement (Eds. B.N.Chakraborty and U. Chakraborty), Satish Serial Publishing House, New Delhi . pp.101-110.

30.  Sunar. K., Dey, P.L., Chakraborty, U. and Chakraborty, B.N. (2013). Evaluation of

Talaromyces flavus for phosphate solubilization and biocontrol activity and its molecular analysis. In:Microbial Resources for Crop Improvement (Eds. B.N.Chakraborty and U. Chakraborty), Satish Serial Publishing House, New Delhi . pp.129-144.

31. Chakraborty, B.N., Chakraborty, U,, Allay, S., Khati, S., De, U. and Dey, P.L.

(2013).Rhizospheremycoflora of Citrus reticulata and their diversity analysis. In:Microbial Resources for Crop Improvement (Eds. B.N.Chakraborty and  U. Chakraborty), Satish Serial Publishing House, New Delhi . pp.157-172.

 32. Chakraborty, U., Pradhan, D., Lama, R., Pradhan, B., De, U. and Chakraborty,B.N.

(2013). Abiotic stress induced biochemical response in cereals and legumes and associated changes in arbuscular mycorrhizal population. In:Microbial Resources for Crop Improvement (Eds. B.N.Chakraborty and U. Chakraborty), Satish Serial Publishing House, New Delhi . pp.183-198

     33.  Chakraborty, U., Chakraborty, B.N., Roy, S., Dey, P.L. and Chakraborty, A.P.

(2013).Isolation, biochemical and molecular characterization of salt-tolerant bacteria from rhizosphere of Cynodondactylon – a facultative halophyte. In:Microbial Resources for Crop Improvement (Eds. B.N.Chakraborty and U. Chakraborty), Satish Serial Publishing House, New Delhi . pp.239-250.

     34. Dey, P.L., Ray, P., Chakraborty, U. and Chakraborty, B.N. (2013). Biochemical

and molecular characterization of Streptomyces sp. isolated from agricultural field of North Bengal. In:Microbial Resources for Crop Improvement (Eds. B.N.Chakraborty and U. Chakraborty), Satish Serial Publishing House, New Delhi . pp.251-261.

    35.Chakraborty, B.N.,Chakraborty,U., Rai,K, Allay, S. and U.De (2014).Citrus  

decline in Darjeeling hills and potential microorganisms for its management. In: Approaches and trends in plant disease management( EdsS.K.Gupta and M.Sharma), Scientific Publishers, Jodhpur, 158-166

    36.   De, U.K and Chakraborty, B.N. (2015). Diversity of AM fungi associated with plantation crops and their evaluation on plant health improvement. In :Molecular and Biotechnological Approach to Resource Utilization: Microbes to Angiosperm(Eds. S. Ray and S.K.Sen) Visva Bharati and Levant Books, Kolkata.pp. 61-70. 

     37.  Chakraborty, A.P., Chakraborty, B.N. and Chakraborty, U. (2015). Growth

enhancement of tea seedlings induced by application of Serratia marcescens and Bacillus megaterium and associated biochemical changes. In :Molecular and Biotechnological Approach to Resource Utilization: Microbes to Angiosperm(Eds. S. Ray and S.K.Sen) Visva Bharati and Levant Books, Kolkata. pp. 127-142.

38. Chakraborty, B.N., Chakraborty, U. ,Sunar, K. and Dey, P.L. (2015). Molecular    phylogenetic analysis of Talaromyces flavus, a phosphate solubilizing fungus. In :Molecular and Biotechnological Approach to Resource Utilization: Microbes to Angiosperm(Eds. S. Ray and S.K.Sen) Visva Bharati and Levant Books, Kolkata. pp. 21-28.

Books Published

BOOKS EDITED  (09) : 

 (i)         STRESS  BIOLOGY (Editors: Usha Chakraborty and Bishwanath Chakraborty)

Publisher: Narosa Publishing house Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi

[ISBN 81-7319-665-6] pp. 276 (2005)

(ii)        RHIZOSPHERE BIOTECHNOLOGY: PLANT GROWTH-RETROSPECT AND PROSPECT

( Editors : A.K.Roy, B.N.Chakraborty , D.S.Mukadam and Rashmi)

Publisher : Scientific Publishers  (India), Jodhpur-342001    

[ ISBN 81-7233-471-0]  pp.206  ( 2007)

(iii) MOLECULAR APPROACHES FOR PLANT FUNGAL DISEASE MANAGEMENT

(Editors: H.P.Singh, P. Chowdappa, B.N.ChakrabortyandAppa Rao Podile)

Publisher: Westville Publishing House, New Delhi

[ ISBN 978-81-85873-84-8] pp.300 (2012)

(iv)      MICROBIAL RESOURCES FOR CROP IMPROVEMENT

(Editors: Bishwanath Chakraborty and Usha Chakraborty)

Publisher: Satish Publishing House, Delhi                                   

[ISBN 978-9380663-57-9] pp. 283  (2013)

(v)        REVIEW OF PLANT PATHOLOGY                              

(Editors: Bishwanath Chakraborty and Usha Chakraborty)           

Scientific Publishers (India), Jodhpur and ISMPP

[ISBN 978-81-7233-916-6] Volume 6, pp.608  (2014)

(vi) .    RECENT TRENDS IN PLANT PATHOLOGY

(Editors: Bishwanath Chakraborty and Usha Chakraborty)

Scientific Publishers (India), Jodhpur,

[ISBN 978-81-7233-921-0]pp.  (2015)

(vii)ABIOTIC STRESS MANAGEMENT IN PLANTS

(Editors : Usha Chakraborty and Bishwanath Chakraborty)

CABI International Publishers, UK (2015)[ ISBN 978-1-78064-373-1]pp.263

(viii)   MICROBIAL ANTAGONISTS: ROLE IN BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF PLANT DISEASES

(Editors:R.N.Pandey, B.N.Chakraborty, Dinesh Singh and Pratibha Sharma)

Indian Phytopathological Society and Today& Tomorrow’s Printers and Publishers, New Delhi, ( 2017)  [ ISBN 81-7019-591-4]

(ix)   RECENT APPROACHES FOR MANAGEMENT OF PLANT DISEASES

(Editors:Srikanta Das, Subrata Dutta, B.N.Chakraborty and Dinesh Singh)

Indian Phytopathological Society and Today& Tomorrow’s Printers and

Publishers, New Delhi, ( 2018)  [ ISBN 81-7019-599-X]

Other publications ( Booklets/ Bulletins) from IPL, University of North Bengal

(A)     Production and processing of edible mushrooms (2014) B.N.Chakraborty, U.Chakraborty, S.Barman and S.Roy

(B)    Vermicompost- mulyavanjaibikkhad( Hindi) (2014) B.N.Chakraborty, U.Chakraborty, P.Bhattacharya and A.Acharya

(C)    Dhingri Mushroom kikheti  ( Hindi) (2014)  B.N.Chakraborty, U.Chakraborty  and V.Shreshta

(D)    KechosaarTairirpaddhati o byabahar( Bengali) (2013) B.N.Chakraborty, U.Chakraborty and S.Barman

(E)     Mushroom chaas- jhinuk mushroom ( Bengali)  ( 2012) B.N.Chakraborty, U.Chakraborty, A.Saha, M.Bose and U.K.De

Awards

Ph.D. Thesis Guidance

PhD supervision from University of North Bengal :      Awarded :    36

Project Works

InviteLectures

1. Invited Talks in International Fora

(b )Invited Speaker in National Fora: (Selected 10)

Membership Of Learned Societies

• Foundation Member 
  1. The Asian Agri-History Foundation, India             

• Life Member

1. Indian Phytopathological Society, New Delhi, India
2. Indian Society of Mycology & Plant Pathology, Udaipur, India
3. Indian Society for Plantation Crops, Kasargod, India
4. Society of Biological Chemists, Bangalore, India  
5. International Society for Conservation of Natural Resources, India         
6. Society for Plant Physiology andBiochemistry, New Delhi, India
7. Association of Microbiologists of India
8. The Botanical Society of Bengal, West Bengal, India
9. Indian Mycological Society, West Bengal, India
10. Asian Society of PGPR, Hyderabad, India
11. Mycological Society of India, Chennai, India        

• Active Member

1. American Phytopathological Society, USA
2. Royal Society of Chemistry, London
3. International Society of Tea Science, New Delhi, India
4. Society for Basic and Applied Mycology, Jabalpur, India 

    (iv)  Indian Society of  Plant Pathologists, Ludhiana, India

Membership of Academic Bodies

1. West Bengal Academy of Science
2. National Academy of Agricultural Science
3. National Academy of Biological Sciences

Orientation/Refresher/QIP CourseAttended/Organized

Session chaired

Professional Society Activity

 International Assignments

Important National/International assignments including assignments of regulatory bodies/council

       Involved as  Members in the following committee

        (a)Agricultural Biotechnology Committee,

               West Bengal State Council of Biotechnology. Government of West Bengal

(b)Biodiversity Conservation and Environment Committee,

               West Bengal State Council of Biotechnology. Government of West Bengal

(c)  West Bengal Biodiversity Board,

  Department of Environment, Government of West Bengal

(d)  State Micro-Irrigation Committee,

 Department of Food Processing Industries & Horticulture, Govt. of West Bengal

      [Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture & Cooperation, Govt. of India]

(e)Advisory Committee, UGC-Special Assistance Programme,

Tezpur University, Assam

Consultancy work / Testing

Other Notable Activities