AAU

Academic Background

Education & Career Milestones

Educational Qualifications

BACHELORS OF SCIENCE

2010

ASSAM AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY

MASTERS OF SCIENCE

2012

ASSAM AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY

Specialization: PLANT BREEDING AND GENETICS

Employment History

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

31-07-2014 – 21-10-2020

ASSAM AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY

JORHAT

JUNIOR SCIENTIST

22-10-2020 – Till date

ASSAM AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY

Jorhat

Research & Scholarship

Scholarly Publications 14 Total Records

Gaurav Moghe; Mohammad Irfan; Bhaswati Sarmah (2023). Dangerous sugars: Structural diversity and functional significance of acylsugar-like defense compounds in flowering plants, Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 73(1), 102348–102358 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2023.102348

Indira Govindaraju; Guan-Yu Zhuo; Ishita Chakraborty; Sindhoora Kaniyala Melanthota; Sib Sankar Mal; Bhaswati Sarmah; Vishwa Jyoti Baruah; Krishna Kishore Ma (2022). Investigation of structural and physico-chemical properties of rice starch with varied amylose content: A combined microscopy, spectroscopy, and thermal study, Food Hydrocolloids, 122(1), 107093–107093 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2021.107093

Vishwa Jyoti Baruah; Papori Neog Bora; Bhaswati Sarmah; Priyakshi Mahanta; Ankumon Sarmah; Stefano Moretti; Rajnish Kumar; Surajit Borkotokey (2022). Game-Theoretic Link Relevance Indexing on Genome-Wide Expression Dataset Identifies Putative Salient Genes with Potential Etiological and Diapeutics role in Colorectal Cancer, Scientific Reports, 12(1), 13409–13409 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-17266-0

Buddhadev Sarmah; Bhaswati Sarmah; Vishwa Jyoti Baruah (2022). Mitochondrial DNA cytochrome-b assisted DNA barcoding for the exploration of spatio-genetic variation among the population of Labeo rohita from different parts of India, Ecological Genetics and Genomics, 24(1), 100131–100131 DOI: 10.1016/j.egg.2022.100131

Baruah V.J.; Paul R.; Gogoi D.; Mazumdar N.; Chakraborty S.; Das A.; Mondal T.K.; Sarmah B.* (2020). Integrated Computational Approach towards Discovery of Multi-targeted Natural Products from Thumbai (Leucas aspera) for attuning NKT cells, Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, 0(0), 1–15

Govindaraju I; Chakraborty I; Baruah VJ; Sarmah B; Mahato KK; Mazumder N. (2020). Structure and Morphological Properties of Starch Macromolecule using Biophysical Technique, Starch?Stärke, 0(0), 2000030–0

Sarmah B.; Sarma D.; Sarma R.N. (2017). Comparative Genetic Diversity assessment of some rice genotypes for nutritional and cooking quality parameters, Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, 6(6), 1167–1170

Sarmah B.; Sarmah B. (2016). mtDNA cytochrome-b gene assisted genetic diversity study of Catla catla., Internationa Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies;, 4(4), 268–272

Sarmah B.; Deka S. D.; Sharma S (2014). Conservation and utilization of indigenous rice varieties for a sustainable livelihood security, International Journal of Environmental Research and Development, 4(0), 291–296

Begum, M.; Sarmah, B.; Kandali, G.G.; Baruah, V.J.; Borkotoki, B.; Talukdar, L. and Barua, H.J. (2022). Foliar Application of Microbial and Plant-Based Biostimulants on Plant Nutrition, in: Ramawat, N.; Bhardwaj, V.; (Eds.), Biostimulants: Exploring Sources and Applications, Springer, Singapore, pp 1–28, ISBN: 10.1007/978-981-16-7080-0.

Baruah, V.J.; Sarmah, B.; Saluja, M. and Mahood, E.H. (2022). Responses of Endoplasmic Reticulum to Plant Stress, in: Favero, D.G.; (Ed.), Updates on Endoplasmic Reticulum, IntechOpen, UNITED KINGDOM, pp 1–13, ISBN: 10.5772/intechopen.106590.

Begum, M.; Sarmah, B.; Goswami, G.K.; Kalita, S.; Ojha, I.; Bhagawati, R. and Talukdar, L. (2021). Persistant Organic Pollutants in Soil and Its Phytoremediation., in: na, ; (Ed.), Biodegradation, Intech open, UK, pp 23–33, ISBN: 10.5772/intechopen.99835.

Deka, S.D. and Sarmah, B. (2016). Climate change adaptation through rice based cropping system and women entrepreneurship, in: Bora, N. (Ed.), Social Entrepreneurship as the best solution to problems of mass poverty and climate change, , , pp 0–0, ISBN: ISBN-978-93-83308-50-10.

Chakraborty, I.; Govindaraju, I.; Zhuo, G.; Baruah, V.J.; Sarmah, B.; Mahato, K.; Banik, S. and Mazumder, N. (2021). Structural characterisation of North-east Indian rice starch using Second Harmonic Generation (SHG) microscopy, : Laser Science, Japan , Optical Society of America, Japan, Vol. 0(0), 0 - 0.

Identification of genetics associated with resistant starch content in rice for nutraceutical benefits

Implemented in 2018

GOI-DBT Rs. 6114000 Lakh

Identification of genetics....... for Nutraceutical benefits

Implemented in 2018

Recognition & Accolades

Achievements & Honours 3 Honours

Awarded prestigious Agricultural Research Service-National Eligibility Test (ARS-NET) for a lectureship at college/university level in India (2013)

Recipient of DBT, Government of India sponsored research project of Rupees One Crore, Forty-Four thousand, Nine hundred and Ninety-two only (Rs1,00,44,992.00; approximately $145,875.574) to set up a laboratory at Assam Agricultural University to carry out research studies in crops genomics and its application. (2018)

Awarded Research Fellowship and funding worth Rs. 10,75,000.00 (approximately $ 14333) by the World Bank Funded National Agricultural Higher Education Project, Indian Council of Agricultural Research to undertake research and training at Cornell University, USA, (2021-22)

Learned Societies

Professional Memberships 1 Societies

International Society for Seed Science

Annual Member

2022

Mrs. Bhaswati Sarmah

Junior Scientist

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College: College of Agriculture

Department: Plant Breeding & Genetics

AAU Joining Date: 31 Jul, 2014