Plant Pathology


Plant physiology and biochemistry


Cytogenetics, Plant genetic diversity, Molecular Biology and Plant Biochemistry


Plant Ecology, Biodiversity and Conservation Biology


Microbiology and Microbial Ecology


Seed dormancy, Biopriming of seeds using PGPR for germination improvement and disease control


Cyto-genetical studies, Molecular Biology & Ethnobotany


Plant Taxonomy (especially Angiosperm and Pteridophyte)


Plant Ecology; Ethno-botany; Biodiversity and Conservation; GIS and RS; and Tissue Culture


Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of plant abiotic stress and Phytonanotechnology.


Plant (Microbe interaction with special emphasis on endophytes and mycorrhizae)

Microbial diversity with special interest in diversity and ecology of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) es- pecially, in pristine forests and cultivated areas.


Angiosperm taxonomy, Biodiversity and Conservation, Ethnob- otany, Cryptobotany