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Dr Dipanwaita Banik

Dr Dipanwaita Banik

Designation : Scientist F

Education : Ph.D Plant taxonomy

ID. No.: 1115

Contact Details: 91-0376-2370139 extn 2308 Fax : +91 0376 2370011

Email id : banikdipanwita@yahoo.com, dipanwitabanik@neist.res.in

Research Interest

Plant systematics, conservation, digitization, post-harvest processing, physicochemical characterization and value addition

Projects

  1. Restoration and digitization of half-century-old plant specimen repository from Assam, North East India (ongoing), PI
  2. CSIR Mission Project “Bioresource Conservation and Prospection (MMP025302)” V2WP1 Genetic characterization of Begonia annulata species complex, genetic diversity of Alpinia nigra ;V4WP1 In-situ and exsitu conservation of endemic Begonia wattii C.B. Clarke and Begonia burkillii Dunn and selection of conservation priority areas, (ongoing), PI of V2WP1 and V4WP1
  3. Conservation of Threatened Plant Species of India, (completed), PI (CSIR-NEIST)
  4. Immunomodulatory Function of Nutritionals and Nutraceutcals for Health and wellness (CSIT Immunity Mission, HCP-35); WP 7.1 Digital Data Portal of Vegetables from India with immune boosting capacity (Epidemiological and Scientific evidence based) Ultimately a Monograph), (completed), PI
  5. Investigation of oleochemicals of under-utilized wild nutmegs native to NE India and value addition thereof (completed), PI

  6. CSIR Mission Project on Nutraceuticals and Nutritionals; WP: 1.3: Nutrifoods for breakfast; WP: 7: Screening of spices for activity against neurodegenerative diseases: A three tier screening approach employing in vitro and in vivo systems (completed); PI of WP 1.3 and WP 7 from CSIR-NEIST

  7. A study on Taxonomy and Ethno-botany with an emphasis to biochemical parameters of the family Myristicaceae R. Br. in North East India (completed); PI

  8. Application of DNA barcoding to detect contamination and substitution from selected spices available in the market (completed); Co-PI

 

List of Publications

  • Barman, R., Bora, P. K., Saikia, J., Kemprai, P., Saikia, S. P., Haldar, S., Banik, D. 2021. Nutmegs and wild nutmegs: An update on ethnomedicines, phytochemicals, pharmacology, and toxicity of the Myristicaceae species. Phytotherapy Research 35(9): 4632-4659. cited by 36.
  • Kumar, A., Dutta, D., Kalita, D., Majumdar, B., Saikia, S. P., Banik, D. 2024. Extraction, physicochemical and structural characterisation of palm grass leaf fibres for sustainable and cleaner production of textile and allied cellulosic applications Journal of Cleaner Production 448, 141733, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.141733 cited by 15
  • Saikia, J., Sarkar, A., Washmin, N., Borah, T., Das, B., Konwar, P., Siga, A., Banik, D. 2023. Effect of postharvest drying on physicochemical properties, volatile yield, composition, and sensory attributes of Alpinia zerumbet (shell ginger) rhizome. Industrial Crops and Products 198 116719 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2023.116719 cited by 13
  • Banik, D., Bora, P.P. 2016. A Taxonomic study on the diversity of Indian Knema Lour. (Myristicaceae). Taiwania 61 (2): 141-158. (10.6165/tai) cited by 10.
  • Borah, T., Washmin, N., Bora, N. J., Saikia, J., Bomzon, P. S., Ahmed, T. H., Manna, P., Saikia, S. P., D. Banik. 2021. Effect of drying techniques on yield, nutritional, minerals of wild banana pulp (Musa balbisiana Colla): physicochemical and morphological characterization thereof. British Food Journal 123 (11): 3624-3637 (doi.org/10.1108/BFJ-10-2020-0969) cited by 9.
  • Konwar, P., Das, B., Saikia, J., Borah, T., Washmin, N., Siga, A., Kumar, A., Banik, D. 2023. Identifying conservation priority areas and predicting the climate change impact on the future habitats of endangered Nepenthes khasiana Hook. f. utilizing Ecological Niche Modelling. Journal for Nature Conservation, 126436, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2023.126436 cited by 8.
  • Banik, D., Sanjappa, M. 2007. Three New Species of Agapetes D. Don ex G. Don (Ericaceae) from India. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 64 (3): 335 – 342. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0960428607004611 cited by 7.
  • Barman, R., Borah, P. K., Saikia, J., Konwar, P., Sarkar, A., Kemprai, P., Saikia, S.P., Haldar, S., Slater, A., Banik, D. 2023. Hypothetical biosynthetic pathways of pharmaceutically potential hallucinogenic metabolites in Myristicaceae, mechanistic convergence and co evolutionary trends in plants and humans. Phytochemistry 113928 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2023.113928 cited by 6.

Awards and Fellowships

  • KS Manilal Award for the best paper presentation in Floristics (including new taxa/ new reports) by Indian Association of Angiosperm Taxonomy in the 19th Annual Conference of IAAT & International Symposium on “Angiosperm Systematics & Phylogeny: Retrospects & Prospects” held at NBRI, Lucknow in 2008.
  • Small Collection Grant Award for 2025 by International Association for Plant Taxonomy (IAPT), Bratislava (Slovakia) and Washington DC (USA).

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