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Appendix II
Abstracts published in seminars, conferences and symposiums
In 2010
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Oxidative stress caused by cadmium, growth responses and antioxidant system in
Vigna mungo (in) National Conference of Plant Physiology on Physiological and
molecular approaches for crop improvement under changing environment, held at
Institute of Agricultural Sciences, BHU, Varanasi during Nov. 25-27, 2010.
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Toxicity impact of arsenic on black gram and its amelioration using phosphate
(in) National Seminar on Biodiversity, Ecosystems and Climate Change: The
Challenge Ahead, held at NBFGR, Lucknow during Dec. 4-6, 2010.
In 2011
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Impact of arsenic toxicity on morphology and physiology of C3 and C4 plants and
its amelioration using phosphate (in) National Seminar on Climate Change and its
impact on Biological communities, held at RLM Avadh University, Faizabad
during Feb. 12-13, 2011.
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Impact of variable iron application strategies on its accumulation in seeds of
pigeon pea (in) 34th All India Botanical Conference, held at University of
Lucknow, Lucknow during Oct 10-12, 2011.
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Arsenic as a toxicant in black gram: alteration in growth, photosynthetic and
antioxidant system (in) 34th All India Botanical Conference, held at University of
Lucknow, Lucknow during Oct 10-12, 2011.
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Impact of salinity on growth and anti oxidative system in black gram (Vigna
mungo cv PU31) and its amelioration using phosphorus (in) 34th All India
Botanical Conference, held at University of Lucknow, Lucknow during Oct 1012, 2011.
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Effect of 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid on growth and antioxidative system in
pea plants (in) 34th All India Botanical Conference, held at University of
Lucknow, Lucknow during Oct 10-12, 2011.
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Screening of Wheat Cultivars for Accumulation of Zinc in Grains through Soil
and Foliar Application: An Anatomical Approach (in) International symposium of
zinc crops 2011 held at Hyderabad during Oct. 10-14 2011.
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Arsenic contamination in soil and water of eastern districts of Uttar Pradesh,
India: A Severe danger (in) National Seminar on Recent Advances in Biological
Sciences: Biodiversity and Human Welfare, held at Department Of Zoology,
University of Lucknow during Dec. 29-31, 2011.
In 2012
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Adaptive defense system in black gram and maize plants exposed to different
light intensity (in) 99th Indian Science Congress, held at Bhubaneshwar during
January, 3-7, 2012.
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Changes in growth pigments and antioxidative defense system in chilli (g-4) in
response to salinity (in) 99th Indian Science Congress, held at Bhubaneshwar
during January, 3-7, 2012.
In 2013
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Screening of rice cultivars for accumulation of zinc in plant parts through soil
and foliar application: An anatomical approach (in) 100th Indian Science
Congress held at Kolkata during January 3-7, 2013.
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Effect of arsenic on growth, oxidative stress and antioxidant system in black gram
plants (in) 100th Indian Science Congress held at Kolkata during January 3-7,
2013.
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Screening of gram cultivars for accumulation of iron in plant parts through soil
and foliar application (in) National Seminar on Environmental issues and
challenges in 21st century, held at Department of Environmental Sciences,
Bareilly College, Bareilly during 3- 5 Feb, 2013.
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Impact of arsenic toxicity on morphology and physiology of two varieties of
wheat and its amelioration using phosphate (in) National Seminar on
Environmental issues and challenges in 21st century, held at Department of
Environmental Sciences, Bareilly College, Bareilly during 3- 5 Feb, 2013.
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Alteration in morphology of roots of Gram (var. GAG 735) on iron application
(in) National Seminar on Stress, Development and Adaptation : Biochemical
Basis and Biotechnological Approaches held at Department of Biochemistry,
University of Lucknow, Lucknow during 15-16 March, 2013.
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Altered growth, photosynthetic machinery and induced oxidative stress in spinach
in response to arsenic stress(in) National Seminar on Stress, Development and
Adaptation : Biochemical Basis and Biotechnological Approaches held at
Department of Biochemistry, University of Lucknow, Lucknow during 15-16
March, 2013.
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Effect of arsenic toxicity on spinach and its remediation using phosphate (in)
National Symposium on Current Status and New Horizons of Ecological Sciences
and Environmental Biotechnology, held at B.H.U., Varanasi during March 1- 3,
2013.
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Comparison of pigeon pea varieties for accumulation of zinc in plant parts
through soil and foliar application: An anatomical approach (in) National
Symposium on Current Status and New Horizons of Ecological Sciences and
Environmental Biotechnology, held at B.H.U., Varanasi during March 1- 3, 2013.
Book Chapter published
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Srivastava, S. and Sharma, Y.K. (2013). Green Revolution: An Answer to
World’s Food Supply (in) R. RoyChoudhury (Ed.) Crop Biology and Agriculture
in Harsh Environment' (pp. 193-216), Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany.
Research papers in communication
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‘Arsenic induced changes in growth and physiology of maize (Zea mays L.)
seedlings and its possible amelioration using phosphate’ by Saumya Srivastava
and Yogesh Kumar Sharma in Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, Springer.
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‘Altered growth, photosynthetic machinery and induced oxidative stress in
spinach in response to arsenic stress’ by Saumya Srivastava and Yogesh Kumar
Sharma in Chinese Journal of Biology, Hindawi.
Seminars, conferences and workshops attended and papers presented
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Attended National Conference of Plant Physiology on Physiological and
molecular approaches for crop improvement under changing environment, at
Institute of Agricultural Sciences, BHU, Varanasi from Nov. 25-27, 2010 and
presented the paper ‘Oxidative stress caused by cadmium, growth responses and
antioxidant system in Vigna mungo’.
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Attended National Seminar on Biodiversity, Ecosystems and Climate Change:
The Challenge Ahead, at NBFGR, Lucknow from Dec. 4-6, 2010 and presented
the paper ‘Toxicity impact of arsenic on black gram and its amelioration using
phosphate’.
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Attended 34th All India Botanical Conference, at University of Lucknow,
Lucknow from Oct. 10-12, 2011 and presented the paper ‘Arsenic as a toxicant in
black gram: alteration in growth, photosynthetic and antioxidant system’.
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Attended National Conference on Environmental Degradation vis-à-vis
Biodiversity Conservation, at M.L.K. (P.G.) College, Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh
from Nov. 5-6, 2011.
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Attended 22nd All India Congress of Zoology and National Seminar on Recent
Advances in Biological Sciences: Biodiversity and Human Welfare, at Department
Of Zoology, University of Lucknow from Dec. 29-31, 2011 and presented the
paper ‘Arsenic contamination in soil and water of eastern districts of Uttar
Pradesh, India: A Severe danger’.
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Attended 100th Indian Science Congress, at Calcutta University, Kolkata from
Jan. 3-7, 2013 and presented papers in the section of Plant Sciences entitled
‘Screening of rice cultivars for accumulation of zinc in plant parts through soil
and foliar application: An anatomical approach’ and ‘Effect of arsenic on growth,
oxidative stress and antioxidant system in black gram plants’.
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Attended Hands-on training workshop in Recent Techniques in Molecular & Cell
Biology, at Department of Zoology, University of Lucknow from Mar. 11-13,
2013, organized by Department of Zoology, University of Lucknow and
sponsored by Indian Society of Cell Biology.
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Attended National Seminar on Stress, Development and Adaptation: Biochemical
Basis and Biotechnological Approaches, at Department of Biochemistry,
University of Lucknow, Lucknow from Mar. 15-16, 2013 and presented papers
entitled ‘Alteration in morphology of roots of Gram (var. GAG 735) on iron
application’ and ‘Altered growth, photosynthetic machinery and induced
oxidative stress in spinach in response to arsenic stress’.
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Attended National Seminar on Himalayan Devastation and Ecobalancing, at
Department of Botany, University of Lucknow, Lucknow on Aug. 31, 2013.
Volunteer work
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Participated as a volunteer in Transport Committee in 34th All India Botanical
Conference, held at University of Lucknow, Lucknow from Oct. 10-12, 2011.
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Participated as a volunteer in Registration Committee in National Seminar on
Himalayan Devastation and Ecobalancing, held at Department of Botany,
University of Lucknow, Lucknow on Aug. 31, 2013.
Achievements
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Awarded Birbal Sahni Memorial Gold Medal for the year 2008 from University
of Lucknow, Lucknow.
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Awarded Kamayani Memorial Gold Medal for the year 2008 from University of
Lucknow, Lucknow.
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Awarded Sri Rakeshwar Lal Sinha and Smt. Prema Sinha Gold Medal for the year
2008 from University of Lucknow, Lucknow.
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Adjudged Second for oral presentation entitled Toxicity Impact of Arsenic on
Black Gram and its Amelioration using phosphate at the National Seminar on
Biodiversity, Ecosystems and Climate Change: The Challenge Ahead, held at
Lucknow (4–6 December 2010).