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Dr Mohan Lal

Dr Mohan Lal

Designation : Scientist F

Education : Ph D (Plant Breeding)

ID. No.: 1227

Contact Details: +91 0376 2372950 Fax:0376-2370011

Email id : mohan@neist.res.in

Research Interest

Plant Breeding and Genetics of Medicinal and aromatic plants

Projects

  • Establishment of Regional cum Facilitation Centre (RCFC) for NER
  • Ashwagandha Campaign for NE region
  • Area Expansion Programme of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in Arunachal Pradesh. (GAP Project as PI)
  • Identification and Development of High Yielding Varieties of Kaempferia galanga: A High Value Endangered Medicinal Plant (GAP Project as PI)
  • Development of disease resistant superior variety of bhut Jolokia (Capsicum chinense Jacq.) through back cross breeding. (GAP Project as a PI)
  • CSIR-Phytopharmaceutical Mission. CSIR-Mission mode project (as PI)
  • CSIR-Aroma Mission. CSIR- Mission mode project (as CO-PI)
  • Characterization and chemical composition of High Yielding Varieties of Amada Haldi ( Curcuma zedoaria Rose) and Kali Haldi (Curcuma caesia Roxb): Endangered High Value Medicinal Plants. (GAP Project as PI)
  • Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability (DUS) characterization of Lemon grass (Cymbopogon flexuosus L ) germplasm. (GAP Project as PI)
  • Varietal Development for High Fruit Yield and Solasodine Content of Solanum khasianum, A High Value Medicinal Plant of North-East India. (GAP Project as PI)
  • Genetic improvement in Java Citronella (Cymbopogon Winterianus Jowitt.) A commercially prospective plant species for superior oil yield and quality. GAP Project as (PI)
  • Introduction, Domestication, Improvement and Cultivation of Economically Important Plants A CSIR 12th FYP (2012-2017).Network Project as (PI).
  • Bioprospection of Plant Resources and other Natural Products - A CSIR 12th FYP (2012-2017).Network Project (as Co-PI)
  • Management of nematode infection and genome wide expression profiling for biomass and oil yield improvement in patchouli through root associated bacteria. A CSIR 12th FYP (2012-2017).Network Project (as Co-PI)

List of Publications

  • Gogoi, R., Loying, R., Sarma, N., Munda, S., Pandey, S. K., & Lal, M. (2018). A comparative study on antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, genotoxicity, anti-microbial activities and chemical composition of fruit and leaf essential oils of Litsea cubeba Pers from North-east India. Industrial Crops and Products, 125, 131-139.
  • Baruah, J., Pandey, S. K., Begum, T., Sarma, N., Paw, M., & Lal, M. (2019). Molecular diversity assessed amongst high dry rhizome recovery Ginger germplasm (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) from NE-India using RAPD and ISSR markers. Industrial Crops and Products, 129, 463-471
  • Gupta, T., Tamang, R., Begum, T., & Lal, M. (2024). Genetic diversity and population structure analysis of Homalomena aromatica Schott.: An industrially significant medicinal plant species. Industrial Crops and Products, 222, 119833.
  • Tamang, R., Jayaprakash, P., Sarma, N., Begum, T., & Lal, M. (2024). Integration of in vitro and in silico analysis of Indian Valerian (Valeriana jatamansi Jones) against anti-oxidant, anti-diabetic and anti inflammatory activities. Industrial Crops and Products, 220, 119186.
  • Gogoi, A., Jayaprakash, P., Tamang, R., Begum, T., Sarma, N., Saikia, S., & Lal, M. (2025). Multifaceted in-vitro and in-silico evaluation of Pimenta racemosa (Mill.) essential oil: A potential alternative source of Eugenol. Industrial Crops and Products, 223, 120246.

Awards

Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar (RVP) – 2025; Vigyan Team Agricultural Science Team- Aroma Mission CSIR

CSIR-North East Institute of Science & Technology

सीएसआईआर - उत्तर पूर्व विज्ञान एवं प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान

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