Specialization: Biosafety analyses on Bt- chickpea lines
Post Doctoral
2015
University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
Specialization: Proteome profiling and biofortification of crops.
Post Doctoral
2008
CSIRO, Agriculture and Food, Australia
Specialization: Genetic engineering of chickpea for insect resistance
Other Qualifications
2005
CSIRO, Plant Industry
Specialization: Genetic engineering of chickpea for resistance to pod borers
Employment History
Assistant Professor
16-02-2010 – Till date
Assam Agricultural University
Jorhat
Research & Scholarship
Scholarly Publications
15 Total Records
1
Swapnilkumar Meshram(2025).Dynamics of cytosolic and organellar gene transcripts in wild and cultivated genotypes of pigeon pea due to simulated herbivory,,Plant Science,
57(0), 0–0
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2025.112537
2
Jyotsna Dayma(2025).Computational insights and insecticidal activity of black gram defensin proteins against bruchids (Callosobruchus maculatus,Scientific Reports,
15(0), 0–0
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-19446-0
3
Arunima S; Alokesh Das(2024).Improved methods for total and chloroplast protein extraction from Cajanus species for two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and mass spectrometry.,PLoS ONE ,
0(19), 0–0
DOI: e0308909. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.030
Sangita Das; Prakash Kalita; Sumita Acharjee; Arun Jyoti Das; Bhabesh Gogoi; Shikander Pal; Ranjan Das(2023).Combinatorial impacts of elevated CO2 and temperature afect growth, development, and fruit yield in Capsicum chinense Jacq,Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants,
29(3), 393–407
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12298-023-01294-9
Mamta Bhattacharjee; Santanu Dhar; Pratap J Handique; Sumita Acharjee; Bidyut K Sarmah(2020). Defense Response in Chickpea Pod Wall due to Simulated Herbivory Unfolds Differential Proteome profile. The Protein J https://doi.org/10.1007/s10930-020-09899-9 (Corresponding author),The Protein J,
1(1), 1–20
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10930-020-09899-9
10
Rubi Gupta; Ananta M Baruah; Sumita Acharjee; Bidyut K Sarmah(2020).Compositional analysis of Compositional analyses of transgenic Bt-chickpeas resistant to Helicoverpa armigera. GM Crops and Food https://doi.org/10.1080/21645698.2020.1782147[Corresponding author] ,GM crops and Food,
1(1), 1–20
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/21645698.2020.1782147
11
Indrani K. Baruah; Debashis Panda; Jagadale M.V Mahesh; Deba Jit Das; Sumita Acharjee; Priyabrata Sen; Bidyut Kumar Sarmah(2017).Bruchid egg-induced transcript dynamics in developing seeds of black gram (Vigna mungo). PLoS ONE 12 (4): e0176337. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0176337 (Corresponding author),PLos One,
1(1), 1–15
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0176337
1
Das, S. and Acharjee, S. (2024). Chapter Bio-Intensive Pest Management in Vegetables, in: Brahma, S. (Ed.), Advances in Organic Farming, Taylor and Francis, DOI: 10.1201/9781003502715-34, pp 551–564.
2
Bhattacharjee, M. (2024). Genetic Engineering: A Powerful Tool for Crop Improvement, in: Bhattacharjee, M.; (Ed.), Frontier Technologies for Crop Improvement, Springer Nature Singapore, Springer Nature Singapore, pp 223–258.
3
Das, D. and Acharjee, S. (2023). Application of CRISPR/Cas-Mediated Genome Editing Techniques in Leguminous Crops, in: Ricroch, A. and Eriksson, D. (Eds.), A Roadmap for Plant Genome Editing, Springer, Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland, pp 247–258, ISBN: ISBN 978-3-031-46150-7 .
4
Sarmah, B.K.; Acharjee, S. and Sharma, H.C. (2012). Chickpea: Crop Improvement under Changing Environment Conditions , in: Tuteja, N.; Gill, S.S. and Tuteja, R. (Eds.), Improving crop productivity n sustainable Agriculture, Willey- Blackwell USA , Willey- Blackwell USA , pp 361–373, ISBN: 123.
Sponsored Research
Research Projects
12 Projects
DBT
Rs. 2.7 Crore
Promoting chickpea cultivation in Rice fallow of North Eastern Region of India with development of new varieties with using moleuclar breeding and genome editing
Implemented in 2025
Government of Assam
Amar Gaon Amar Gaurav
Implemented in 2024
DBT
Rs. 1700000 Lakh
Establishing Efficient Platform for Genetic Engineering in Indian Tea -[BT/PR45280/NER/95/1918/2022]
Implemented in 2024
DBT
Rs. 368000 Lakh
Establishing Efficient Platform for Genetic Engineering in Indian Tea
Implemented in 2023
DBT
Rs. 8150040 Lakh
A study on transcriptional reprogramming in plastids of pigeon pea induced due to simulated herbivory
Implemented in 2023
DST
Expressing herbivore danger signal-associated receptor-like kinase genes, HAKs, in chickpea to mediate resistance to Helicoverpa armigera
Implemented in 2021
DBT
Rs. 8150040 Lakh
A study on transcriptional reprogramming in plastids of pigeon pea induced due to simulated herbivory.
Implemented in 2023
DBT
Optimize genome editing method for chickpea (Cicer arietinum) with the CRISPR/Cas9 system and edit AHAS1 gene for herbicide tolerance
Implemented in 2018
DBT
Molecular mechanism of Helicoverpa-pigeon pea interaction
Implemented in 2018
DBT
Rs. 20000000 Lakh
Genetic improvement of chickpea for resistance to pod borers using Bt gene- Phase III
Implemented in 2014
DBT
Rs. 5800000 Lakh
Development of Transgenic pigeon pea resistance to Helicoverpa armigera
Implemented in 2010
Kirkhouse Trust
Rs. 7800000 Lakh
Establishment of a genetic transformation system for pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) for development of transgenic pigeon pea resistant to pod borer (Maruca and Helicoverpa)
Implemented in 2010
Recognition & Accolades
Achievements & Honours
5 Honours
Recipient of Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellow conferred by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), the USA in 2014
Recipient of Overseas Associateship from the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India, to visit the University of Arizona, USA, as a Visiting Faculty in 2014
Secured a European Union-funded mobility project for our faculties and students called AdaptNET in 2018 as a Co-PI.
Acting as an Academic Editor of the Journal 'PLoSOne' and a reviewer of various scientific journals.
Review Editor of Frontiers In Plant Science (Plant Biotechnology)
Editorial Member of Scientific Reports (Springer Nature)
Learned Societies
Professional Memberships
2 Societies
Institutional Biosafety Committee. North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat-13.
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