Name: Dr. Anand Sagar
Designation: Professor
Specialization: Mycology & Applied Microbiology
Mycology and Applied Microbiology
During the last twenty years, studies have been conducted on molecular characterization, antibacterial, antioxidant activity and nutritive components of twenty five species of wild edible mushrooms from entire Himachal Pradesh. Artificial cultivation technologies on cheap substrates have been developed for four highly medicinal mushrooms (under a major UGC project). Studies have also been conducted on the application of mycorrhizal biotechnology to regenerate high attitudes conifers under a major DST Project. Sixty medicinal plants of Himachal Pradesh have been screened for isolation of VAM and endophytic fungi form them. The work is in progress for molecular characterization of these fungi and preparation of silver and iron nanoparticles form the endophytre fungi isolated form medicinal plants.
Personal Information: DOB: 31-08-1962
Qualification: M.Sc., Ph.D. (Botany), MJMC
E-mail: as_bio@rediffmail.com
Contact No.: 98168-07646
Teaching and Research Experience: 25 Years
Awards: JRF & SRF (CSIR & ICFRE), RAShip-CSIR, PDF (ICAR)
Address: Department of Bio-Sciences, H.P. University, Summer Hill, Shimla-5
Research Information:
Area of Research: Mycology & Applied Microbiology
Research Publications: 126
Papers in Journals: 105
Papers in Conferences: 16
No. of Ph.D. guided: 13
No. of M.Phil guided: 56
Books Publication: 4
PDFs guided: 2
Project Information:
Research Project completed:
- Two major research projects form DST and UGC, New Delhi
- One minor research project form UGC, New Delhi
Conferences:
No. of conferences organized: one
Conferences attended (National): 15
Conferences attended (International): 5
