Vegetable and Spice Crops

Functions:

Teaching- both under graduate (UG) and post graduate (PG) –M.Sc. and Ph. D. degree programmes. Research- both PG (M.Sc. and Ph. D.) thesis related research and departmental research programmes. Extension- Organizing Farmers Training, Frontline demonstration and Functioning as resource person in Training, Workshop and Seminar.

Research Thrust Areas:

• Development of appropriate vegetable based cropping systems for different agro-climatic zones.
• Development and evaluation of improved varieties and hybrids of vegetables and spices with good quality high production potential, biotic and abiotic resistance and suitable for export.
• Development and field testing of integrated management of nutrients, diseases and pests of important vegetable crops to reduce input costs, environmental pollution and to avoid pesticide-residue problems.
• Protected cultivation of vegetables and herbal spices.
• Development of package of practices for production of organic vegetable produce.
• Development of Post Harvest Technologies and value added products of vegetable and spices.

               

Infrastructure and support facilities created/available:

1. Instructional Farm of the Department
2. Growth and Yield Analysis Laboratory-1
3. Quality Analysis Laboratory -1
4. Crop Breeding Laboratory-1
5. Small Nursery cum Storage of Quality Planting Materials-1
6. Departmental Library-1

Name	:	Prof. Jagadish Chandra Jana
Email Id (If any)	:	[email protected], [email protected]
Telephone No.	:	03582-270157 (O)
Fax No.	:	03582-270157 (O)
Mobile No.	:	+91-9475832372
Postal Address	:	Faculty of Horticulture, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, P.O.- Pundibari, Dist- Cooch Behar, PIN-736165, West Bengal.
Designation	:	Dean, Faculty of Horticulture
Establishment / Department		Faculty of Horticulture
Activity (Research / Teaching / Administrative)	:	UG & PG (M.Sc. & Ph.D) teaching and research on improvement and management of vegetable and spice crops.
Field of Interest	:	Breeding and Seed/Planting material Production of solanaceous and cole vegetable Crops, Ginger, turmeric and Black Peper. Nutrient management of Major vegetable and Spice crops in poor fertile micronutrient deficient and acidic sandy loam soil of terai agro-climatic region of West Bengal.

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Name	:	Prof. Ranjit Chatterjee
Email Id (If any)	:	[email protected],  [email protected]
Telephone No	:	94341-97862 (M), 6295993580 (M)
Fax No	:	03582-270157
Postal Address	:	Deptt. of Vegetables and Spice Crops, Faculty of Horticulture, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari, Cooch Behar. West Bengal, India, Pin- 736165
Designation	:	Professor
Establishment / Department	:	Vegetables and Spice Crops.
Activity (Research / Teaching / Administrative)	:	Teaching (UG & PG) and Research
Field of Interest	:	Organic farming in vegetable crops with special emphasis on vermicomposting and recycling of organic residues.

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Name	:	Prof. Suchand Datta
Email Id (If any)	:	[email protected]
Telephone No	:	094342-28494 (M), 03582-270157 (O)
Fax No	:	03582-270157
Postal Address	:	Regional Research Station, Terai Zone, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari, Cooch Behar. West Bengal, India, Pin- 736165
Designation	:	Professor
Establishment / Department	:	Vegetables and Spice Crops.
Activity (Research / Teaching / Administrative)	:	Teaching (UG & PG) and Research
Field of Interest	:	Breeding and agro-techniques of solanaceous crop. Collection, maintaience and development of agro-techniques of medicinal plant.

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Name	:	Dr. Shibnath Basfore
Email Id (If any)	:	[email protected]
Telephone No	:	+91 9641319674(M), 03582-270157/ 270756(O)
Fax No	:	03582-270157
Postal Address	:	Deptt. of Vegetables and Spice Crops, Faculty of Horticulture, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari, Cooch Behar. West Bengal, India, Pin- 736165
Designation	:	Assistant Professor
Establishment / Department	:	Vegetables and Spice Crops.
Activity (Research / Teaching / Administrative)	:	Teaching (UG & PG)
Field of Interest	:	Vegetable breeding (Disease resistant breeding)

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Name	:	Dr. Subhamoy Sikder
Email Id (If any)	:	[email protected]
Telephone No	:	+91 8436956667(M), 03582-270157/ 270756(O)
Fax No	:	03582-270157
Postal Address	:	Deptt. of Vegetables and Spice Crops, Faculty of Horticulture, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari, Cooch Behar. West Bengal, India, Pin- 736165
Designation	:	Assistant Professor
Establishment / Department	:	Vegetables and Spice Crops.
Activity (Research / Teaching / Administrative)	:	Teaching (UG & PG)
Field of Interest	:	Vegetable breeding (Hybridization and Mutation)

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Name	:	Dr. Arindam Das
Email Id (If any)	:	[email protected]
Telephone No	:	+91 9611972033, 9674230268
Postal Address	:	Deptt. of Vegetables and Spice Crops, Faculty of Horticulture, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari, Cooch Behar. West Bengal, India, Pin- 736165
Designation	:	Assistant Professor
Establishment / Department	:	Vegetables and Spice Crops.
Activity (Research / Teaching / Administrative)	:	Teaching (UG & PG)
Field of Interest	:	Vegetable Science

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Name	:	Dr. Dipak Kumar Murmu
Email Id (If any)	:	[email protected]
Telephone No	:	094342-28494 (M), 03582-270157 (O)
Fax No	:	9734452347
Postal Address	:	RRS, Majhian, Dakshin Dinajpur
Designation	:	Assistant Professor
Establishment / Department	:	Spices and Plantation Crops (associated with MIDH Spices Project)
Activity (Research / Teaching / Administrative)	:	Teaching (UG & PG) and Research
Field of Interest	:	Vegetable and Spice Crops

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Name	:	Dr. Ram Krishna Sarkar
Email Id (If any)	:	[email protected]
Telephone No	:	094342-28494 (M)
Fax No	:	9851273027
Postal Address	:	Regional Research Station, Terai Zone, UBKV, Pundibari
Designation	:	Associate Professor
Establishment / Department	:	Vegetables and Spice Crops.
Activity (Research / Teaching / Administrative)	:	Teaching (UG & PG) and Research
Field of Interest	:	Vegetable and Spice Crops

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