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Dr. Chayanika Lahkar
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Dr. Chayanika Lahkar

Scientist
Department of AAU-Zonal Research Station, Gossaigaon • Directorate of Research(Agri)
chayanika.lahkar [at] aau.ac.in Joined: 23 Dec, 2024
8
Publications
2
Projects
5
Degrees
3
Career Milestones
3
Honours & Awards
Academic Background

Education & Career Milestones

Educational Qualifications
B.Sc (Agriculture)
2017
Assam Agricultural University
M.Sc (Agriculture)
2019
Assam Agricultural University
Specialization: Plant Breeding and Genetics
PhD (Agriculture)
2025
Punjab Agricultural University
Specialization: Plant Breeding and Genetics
Other Qualifications
2020
ASRB NET
Employment History
Junior Project Fellow
08-02-2020 – 02-11-2020
Rainforest Research Institute (RFRI), Jorhat
Jorhat
Junior Research Fellow
04-11-2020 – 15-03-2022
ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research (IIMR), New Delhi
IARI campus, New Delhi
Scientist (PBG)
23-12-2024 – Till date
AAU-Zonal Research Station, Gossaigaon
Gossaigaon
Research & Scholarship
Scholarly Publications 8 Total Records
1
Bhupender Kumar; Krishan Kumar; Ajay Kumar; Chayanika Lahkar (2025). Unravelling Tissue-Specific Transcriptional Response for Waterlogging Tolerance in Maize (Zea mays L.), Plant stress, 19(0), 101190–0 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stress.2025.101190
2
Bhupender Kumar; Rakhi Singh; Chayanika Lahkar (2025). Genomic insights for turcicum leaf blight resistance in maize (Zea mays L.), Journal of Agriculture and Food Research , 24(0), 102340–0 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2025.102340
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Chayanika Lahkar (2025). QTL mapping using a high-density SNP map and development of KASP markers for MYMIV resistance in mungbean (Vigna radiata L.)., Theoretical and Applied Genetics , 138(10), 261–0 DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-025-05046-z
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Basumatary, M.U.; Lahkar, C.; Upadhyay, V.; Hazarika, D.J.; Das, K. and Paul, S.K. (2025). Nutrient management in Maize (in Assamese). AAU-Zonal Research Station (AAU-ZRS), Gossaigaon, Gossaigaon
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Basumatary, M.U.; Lahkar, C.; Upadhyay, V.; Hazarika, D.J.; Das, K. and Paul, S.K. (2025). Insect Pest Management in Maize (in Assamese). AAU-Zonal Research Station (AAU-ZRS), Gossaigaon, Gossaigaon
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Basumatary, M.U.; Lahkar, C.; Upadhyay, V.; Hazarika, D.J.; Das, K. and Paul, S.K. (2025). Disease Management in Maize (in Assamese). AAU-Zonal Research Station (AAU-ZRS), Gossaigaon, Gossaigaon
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Basumatary, M.U.; Lahkar, C.; Upadhyay, V.; Hazarika, D.J.; Das, K. and Paul, S.K. (2025). Management of Irrigation in Maize (in Assamese). AAU-Zonal Research Station (AAU-ZRS), Gossaigaon, Gossaigaon
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Basumatary, M.U.; Lahkar, C.; Upadhyay, V.; Hazarika, D.J.; Das, K. and Paul, S.K. (2025). Integrated Weed Management in Maize (in Assamese). AAU-Zonal Research Station (AAU-ZRS), Gossaigaon, Gossaigaon
Sponsored Research
Research Projects 2 Projects
Funded Project
Development of climate resilient maize hybrids
Implemented in 2025
AICRP (Maize)
All India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) on Maize
Implemented in 2010
Recognition & Accolades
Achievements & Honours 3 Honours
Participation as student dignitary at International Mungbean Congress held at Bangkok, Thailand in March 2024
GS Khush International Travel Grant at Annual Award Ceremony of the Dr. G.S. Khush Foundation for Advancement of Agricultural Sciences 2024
Best Poster Award at National Conference on Maize for Resource Sustainability, Industrial Growth and Farmers’ Prosperity, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, February 2022
Learned Societies
Professional Memberships 2 Societies
Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding
Life Member
Maize Technologists Association of India
Life Member
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Dr. Chayanika Lahkar

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AAU Joining Date: 23 Dec, 2024
Department Faculty 5
Research Stations 57
AAU-Zonal Research Station, Diphu AAU-Zonal Research Station, Shillongani AAU-Zonal Research Station, North Lakhimpur AAU-Zonal Research Station, Gossaigaon AAU-Assam Rice Research Institute, Titabar AAU-Zonal Research Station, Sribhumi AAU-Horticulture Research Station, Kahikuchi AAU-Citrus and Plantation Crops Research Station, Tinsukia AAU-Sugarcane, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research Station, Buralikson Directorate of Research (Agriculture) Advanced Centre for Integrated Farming Systems Research, AICRP on IFS, AAU AICRP on Irrigation Water Management, AAU, Jorhat AICRP Dry Land Agriculture AICRP on Women In Agriculture, AAU, Jorhat AICRP on Agro Forestry, AAU-HRS, Kahikuchi AICRP on Agro Meteorology, AAU, Jorhat AICRP on Biological Control, AAU, Jorhat AICRP on Rabi Pulses, AAU-ZRS, Shillongani AICRP on Fruits, AAU-CPCRS, Tinsukia AICRP on Fruits, AAU, Jorhat AICRP on Farm Implements & Machinery, AAU, Jorhat AICRP on Floriculture, AAU-HRS, Kahikuchi AICRP on Forage Crops, AAU, Jorhat AICRP on GM crops (Banana), AAU, Jorhat AICRP on Honey Bees and Pollinators AICRP on Integrated Farming System, AAU, Jorhat AICRP on Linseed, AAU-ZRS, Shillongani AICRP on Kharif Pulses, AAU-ZRS, Shillongani AICRP on Medicinal & Aromatic Plants (Betelvine), AAU, Jorhat AICRP on Mushroom, AAU, Jorhat AICRP on Maize, AAU-ZRS, Gossaigaon AICRP on Micro & Secondary Nutrients and Pollutant Elements in Soils and Plants, AAU, Jorhat AICRP on Nematode, AAU, Jorhat AICRP on Seed (Crops), AAU, Jorhat AICRP on Potato, AAU, Jorhat AICRP on Palm, AAU-HRS, Kahikuchi AICRP on Post Harvest Engineering Technology, AAU, Jorhat AICRP on Rice, AAU-ARRI, Titabar AICRP on Rapeseed Mustard, AAU-ZRS, Shillongani AICRP on Soybean, AAU, Jorhat AICRP on Sugarcane, AAU-SMAPRS, Buralikson AICRP on Spices, AAU-HRS, Kahikuchi AICRP on Small Millets, AAU-ZRS, Gossaigaon AICRP on Tuber Crops, AAU, Jorhat AICRP on Vegetable, AAU, Jorhat AICRP on Wheat, AAU-ZRS, Shillongani AICRP on Weed control, AAU, Jorhat AINP on Agricultural Acarology, AAU, Jorhat AINP on Bio-fertilizer, AAU, Jorhat AINP on Economic Ornithology (VPM), AAU-ZRS, North Lakhimpur AINP on Jute and Allied Fibres, AAU-ZRS, Shillongani AICRP on Soil Test Crop Response, AAU, Jorhat AINP on PFDC, AAU-HRS, Kahikuchi AINP on Rodent Control (VPM) , AAU, Jorhat AINP on Soil Arthropod Pests, AAU, Jorhat ICR Farm AAU Horticulture Orchard
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