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Dr. Kousik Atta

Dr. Kousik Atta

  • Assistant Professor & Area Chair
    Institute of Applied Sciences & Humanities

  • Department

    Faculty of Agricultural Sciences

  • Contact Details:

    Email : kousikatta1995@gmail.com

    Contact Number :9749353554, 7864853797

  • Qualifications

    Sl. No. Name of Examination Year of Passing University/Board Marks (%)
    1. Madhyamik (10th) 2011 West Bengal Board of Secondary Education, West Bengal 80.75
    2. Higher Secondary (10+2th) 2013 West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education, West Bengal 76.20
    3. B. Sc. (Ag.) 2017 Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University, Agra 75.50
    4. M. Sc. (Ag.) in Plant Physiology 2019 Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur 80.30
    5. Ph. D. (Ag.) in Plant Physiology 2023 Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur 82.10

  • Ph.D

    Thesis Supervised

  • Awarded/ Completed-

  • Postgraduate

    Thesis Supervised

  • Awarded/ Completed-

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  • 01“M. Sc. (Plant Physiology) thesis work was on “Comparative physiology of drought, salinity and heavy metal stress in germinating seed and seedling of ricebean [Vigna umbellata (Thunb.) Ohwi and Ohashi]”.
  • 02“ Ph. D. (Plant Physiology) thesis work was on “Physiological upscaling of crop response of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) with hormonal and nutritional interventions”.
  • 01 Atta, K., Mondal, S., Gorai, S., Singh, A.P. et al. (2023). Impacts of salinity stress on crop plants: improving salt tolerance through genetic and molecular dissection. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14:1241736. (NAAS- 10.10, IF 4.10)
  • 02 Atta, K., Pal, A.K. and Jana, K. (2021). Effects of salinity, drought and heavy metal stress during seed germination stage in ricebean [Vigna umbellata (Thunb.) Ohwi and Ohashi]. Plant Physiology Reports, 26(1), 109-115. (NAAS- 7.50, IF 1.50)
  • 03 Atta, K., Pal, A., Karmakar, S., Dutta, D., Jana, K. and Pal, A.K. (2023). Assessment of physiological and biochemical traits of ricebean [Vigna umbellata (Thunb.) Ohwi and Ohashi] seedling in response to equimolar concentration of copper and lead stress. Legume Research, 46(8): 1001-1005. (NAAS- 6.80, IF 0.80)
  • 04 Atta, K., Sen, J., Chettri, P. and Pal, A.K. (2022). Antioxidant responses of ricebean [Vigna umbellata (Thunb.) Ohwi and Ohashi] seedling under iso-osmotic potential of salinity and drought stress. Legume Research, 45(4): 429-434. (NAAS- 6.80, IF 0.80)
  • 05 Ghosh, T., Atta, K., Mondal, S., Bandyopadhyay, S. et al. (2025). Hormonal signaling at seed germination and seedling stage of plants under salinity stress. Plant Growth Regulation. (NAAS- 9.50, IF 3.50)
  • 06 Barman, M., Samanta, S., Atta, K., Dutta, S., Dey, S., Samanta, A., Tarafdar, J. Ahmed, B. (2024). Biochemical and morphological basis of resistance in okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.)) against whitefly and jassid. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 44, 2637–2654. (NAAS- 7.10, IF 1.10)
  • 07 Mukherjee, B., Kumar Naskar, M., Nath, R., Atta, K., Visha Kumari, V., Banerjee, P., Alamri, S., Patra, K., Laing, A. M., Skalicky, M. and Hossain, A. (2023). Growth, nodulation, yield, nitrogen uptake, and economics of lentil as influenced by sowing time, tillage, and management practices. Front. Sustain. Food Syst., 7:1151111. (NAAS- 9.70, IF 3.70)
  • 08 Singh, A., Pandey, H., Pal, A., Chauhan, D., Pandey, S., Gaikwad, D. J., Sahu, C. and Atta, K. (2023). Linking the role of melatonin in plant stress acclimatization. South African Journal of Botany, 159: 179-190. (NAAS- 8.70, IF 2.70)
  • 09 Moulick, D., Hossain, A., Barek, V….Atta, K. et al. (2024). Heavy metal stress in the agro-environment: consequences, adaptations and remediation. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. (NAAS- 9.10, IF 3.10)
  • 10 Gaikwad, D. J., Sahu, C., Prasanth, S., Divya, B., Atta, K., Jaswanth, D.S., Mahapatra, A. (2024). Hydroponics vs Soil: An in-Depth Assessment of Morpho-physiological Traits in Spinach (Spinacia oleracea). Agricultural Science Digest, 1(6), 6. (NAAS- 5.52, Scopus indexed)
  • 11 Ramadhan, Ali J., Shikha Yadav, Subhash Anand, Aditya Pratap Singh, Kousik Atta, Mostafa Abotaleb, Hussein Alkattan, and Zainalabideen Albadran. (2024). Assessment of Municipal and Industrial Wastewater Impact on Yamuna River Water Quality in Delhi. In BIO Web of Conferences, vol. 97, p. 00124. EDP Sciences, 2024. (Scopus indexed)
  • 12 Atta, K., Karmakar, S., Dutta, D., Pal, A.K. and Jana, K. (2019). Comparative physiology of salinity, drought and heavy metal stress during seed germination in ricebean [Vigna umbellata (Thunb.) Ohwi and Ohashi]. Journal of Crop and Weed, 15(3): 145-149. (NAAS- 5.27)
  • 13 Atta, K., Chettri, P. and Pal, A.K. (2020). Physiological and Biochemical Changes under Salinity and Drought Stress in Ricebean [Vigna umbellata (Thunb.) Ohwi and Ohashi] Seedlings. International Journal of Environment and Climate Change, 10(8): 58-64. (NAAS- 5.16)
  • 14 Chettri, P., Atta, K. and Pal, A.K. (2021). Comparative physiology of drought and salinity stress in grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.) seedlings. International Journal of Environment and Climate Change, 11(6): 111-119. (NAAS- 5.16)
  • 15 Chettri, P., Atta, K., Jana, K. and Pal, A.K. (2022). Comparative physiology and antioxidant response of grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.) seedlings under the iso-osmotic potential of salinity and drought stress. International Journal of Environment and Climate Change, 12(11): 1531-1540. (NAAS- 5.16)
  • 16 Rakshit, D., Roy, A., Atta, K., Adhikary, S., & Vishwanath. (2022). Modeling Temporal Variation of Particulate Matter Concentration at Three Different Locations of Delhi. International Journal of Environment and Climate Change, 12(11): 1831-1839. (NAAS- 5.16)
  • 17 Panda, S., Mondal, S., Hembram, S., Atta, K. and Ali, O. (2023). Effect of Paclobutrazol on Vegetative and Reproductive Phenology of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(4): 612-615. (NAAS- 5.11)
  • 01 Atta, K., Ghosh, T. and Singh, A. P. (2024). Crop Physiology: A Practical Approach. Bigfoot Publications (ISBN Print Book: 978-81-972420-2-1).
  • 02 Gaikwad, D. J., Atta, K. and Ali, M. A. (2024). Crop Physiology for climate smart agriculture. Satish Serial Publishing Houses (ISBN: 9789366268859).
  • 03 Sil, P., Atta, K. and Srikanth, B. (2024). Biochemical aspects for crop improvement. Satish Serial Publishing Houses (ISBN: 9788119105434).
  • 01 Atta (2025). Seed viability testing smart device. (Design No- 440462-001; Date of Issue: 11.02.2025).
  • 02 Dr. Dinkar Jgannath Gaikwad, Dr. Satyabrata Nanda, Dr. Nihal R, Dr. Goutam Dash, Dr. Prajjal Dey, Dr. Mahipal Singh Kesawat, Shantaram Vitthal Kalel, Jyoti Shantaram Kalel, Dr. Masina Sairam, Dr. Kousik Atta, CUTM (2025). IOT based solar operated hydroponics fodder system. (Design No- 418824-001; Accepted).
  • 01 Atta, K., Shah, M. H., Kundu, S. et al. (2023). Potential Impacts of Climate Change on the Sustainability of Crop Production: A Case in India. In: Pande, C.B., Moharir, K.N., Negm, A. (eds) Climate Change Impacts in India. Earth and Environmental Sciences Library. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42056-6_12.
  • 02 Atta, K., Singh, A. P., Subramnyam Dash, S. S., Devi, Y. L., Baidya, A., Shah, M. H., Karmakar, S., Dutta, D. and Hossain, A. (2023). Physiological and biochemical approaches for mitigating the effect of abiotic stresses in wheat. In Khan, M. K., Pandey, A., Hamurcu, M., Gupta, O. P. Gezgin, S. (Eds) Abiotic Stresses in Wheat Unfolding the Challenges. Academic Press, Elsevier, 1: 114-128. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-95368-9.00007-2.
  • 03 Atta, K. et al. (2022). A Review on Stress Physiology and Breeding Potential of an Underutilized, Multipurpose Legume: Rice Bean (Vigna umbellata). In: Jha, U.C., Nayyar, H., Agrawal, S.K., Siddique, K.H.M. (eds) Developing Climate Resilient Grain and Forage Legumes. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9848-4_11.
  • 04 Atta, K., Pratap Singh, A., Adhikary, S., Mondal, S., & Dewanjee, S. (2022). Drought Stress: Manifestation and Mechanisms of Alleviation in Plants. Drought - Impacts and Management. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.102780.
  • 05 Sen, M., Roy, A., Rani, K., Nalia, A., Das, T., Tigga, P., Rakshit, D., Atta, K., Mandal, S. and Das, A. (2024). Crop residue: Status, distribution, management, and agricultural sustainability. In Waste Management for Sustainable and Restored Agricultural Soil (pp. 167-201). Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-18486-4.00017-8.
  • 06 Oraon, S., Mukhopadhyay, S., Kundu, K., Khandakar, J., Kumar, A., Mukherjee, S., Mondal, S., Jha, U. C. and Atta, K. (2023). Biotic Stresses in Multipurpose Legume: Rice Bean. In: Jha, U.C., Nayyar, H., Sharma, K.D., von Wettberg, E.J.B., Singh, P., Siddique, K.H. (eds) Diseases in Legume Crops. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3358-7_12.
  • 07 Mukherjee, S., Rizal, S., Singh, S., Hooi, A., Ghosh, P.K., Hossain, A. and Atta, K. (2023). Methodologies for identification, purification, and characterization of bacterial secondary metabolites. In Kamel, A., Abd-Elsalam, Heba, I. Mohamed (eds) Nanobiotechnology for Plant Protection, Bacterial Secondary Metabolites, Academic Press, Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-95251-4.00004-1.
  • 08 Mondal, S., Atta, K., Mukherjee, S., Chowdhury, S. R., Pal, A., Maitra, S. and Hossain, A. (2023). Advancement of transgenic wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) to survive against abiotic stresses in the era of the changing climate. In Khan, M. K., Pandey, A., Hamurcu, M., Gupta, O. P. Gezgin, S. (Eds) Abiotic Stresses in Wheat Unfolding the Challenges. Academic Press, Elsevier, 1:150-159. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-95368-9.00021-7.
  • 09 Adhikary, S., Biswas, B., Kumar Naskar, M., Mukherjee, B., Pratap Singh, A., & Atta, K. (2023). Remote Sensing for Agricultural Applications. Arid Environment - Perspectives, Challenges and Management. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.106876.
  • 10 Baidya, A., Atta, K., Ali, M. A., Shah, M. H., Adhikary, S., Mondal, S., Maitra, S. and Hossain, A. (2023). Abiotic stress-induced ROS production in wheat: Consequences, survival mechanisms, and mitigation strategies. In Khan, M. K., Pandey, A., Hamurcu, M., Gupta, O. P. Gezgin, S. (Eds) Abiotic Stresses in Wheat Unfolding the Challenges. Academic Press, Elsevier, 1:150-159. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-95368-9.00007-2.
  • 11 Shah, M.H., Ajaharuddin, S. M., Kundu, S., Kumawat, S. M., Atta, K., Hossain, A. et al. (2023). Potential Impact of Changing Climate on the Sustainability of Potato (Solanum Tuberosum L.) Production in India. In: Pande, C.B., Moharir, K.N., Negm, A. (eds) Climate Change Impacts in India. Earth and Environmental Sciences Library. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42056-6_14.
  • 12 Banerjee, P., Mandal, O., Bhattacharya, P., Atta, K., Ghosh, P.K., Nath, R. and Mondal, S. (2023). Priming with and Exogenous Application of Melatonin in Improving Plant Adaptation against Unfavourable Conditions. In: Roychoudhury, A. (eds) Advancement of Melatonin Research in Plants Multi-Faceted Role in Regulating Development and Stress Protection. CRC Press, Boca Raton. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003343752-20.
  • 13 Baidya, A., Anwar Ali, M., and Atta, K. (2022). Climate Change and Abiotic Stresses in Plants. Advances in Plant Defense Mechanisms. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.105575.
  • 14 Apurba Pal and Kousik Atta (2021). Physiology of Parthenocarpy: A Hormonal Cross Talk, Advances in Horticulture, 18: 63-83. https://doi.org/10.22271/ed.book.1208.
  • 01 Kousik Atta, Saptarshi Mondal, Subhasis Mondal (2021). Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase: A prime regulator of signal transduction and stress responses, Food and Scientific Reports, 2(1): 11-14.
  • 02 Tuhina Ghosh and Kousik Atta (2024). The Global Seed Network: Trade, Innovation and Food Security, Agriculture & Food: E-Newsletter, 6(10): 414-419.
  • 03 Tuhina Ghosh and Kousik Atta (2024). CRISPR-based genome editing: A transformative force in seed science research, Food and Scientific Reports, 5(7): 14-18.
  • 04 Tuhina Ghosh and Kousik Atta. (2022). Mitigation of Environmental Stress by Seed Priming, The Science World, 2(6): 791-795.
  • 05 Apurba Pal and Kousik Atta (2020). Redox Biology: The Good Side of Reactive Oxygen Species in Plant Growth and Development, Agriculture & Food: E-Newsletter, 2(9): 6-10.
  • 06 Anish Choudhury and Kousik Atta (2020). Seed Priming: A Cost Effective Stress Mitigation Strategy, Agriallis, 2(10): 30-36.
  • 07 Apurba Pal, Shweta Singh, Kousik Atta, Dinkar Gaikwad and Kabita Mondal. (2020). Cyanofix: Cyanobacterial Nitrogen Fixation, Agriculture Observer, 1(7): 53-56.
S. No. Name of the Program Place / Organized by Duration
1 International Plant Physiology Virtual Conference-2020 on “Prospects of Plant Physiology for Climate Proofing Agriculture” Indian Society for Plant Physiology (ISPP), New Delhi, India. 6th – 7th December, 2020
2 International Seminar “Agriskills for Convergence in Research, Industry & Livelihood (ACRIL)” BCKV, Kalyani, India organized by Crop and Weed Science Society (CWSS). 28th - 1st December, 2019
3 International Seminar on “Sustainable Agriculture Development in Changing Global Scenario” Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. 11th - 13th October, 2019
4 International conference on “Integrated approaches towards sustainable management of environment for safe food-nutrition and improved health” International Centre for Ecological Engineering & Department of Food and Nutrition. University of Kalyani, Kalyani, West Bengal, India 15th – 17th December, 2021
5 International conference on “Pulses: Smart crops for Agricultural Sustainability and Nutritional Security” NASC Complex, Pusa Campus, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi 10th - 12th February, 2023
6 International conference on “Next-Gen Preparedness for Food Security and Environmental Sustainability” Assam Agricultural University (AAU), Jorhat, Assam 22nd - 24th November, 2023
7 International conference on “Current Approaches in Agricultural, Biological & Applied Sciences for Sustainable Development” (CAABASSD-2024) Faculty of Agriculture & Agroforestry, Kumaun University, Nainital, Uttarakhand 1st – 3rd March, 2024
8 International seminar on “Advancement in Plant Sciences: An Insight” Botanical Society of Bengal in collaboration with Department of Botany, University of Calcutta. 30th Sept, 2019
Position Office Address Working Area/Name of the Project Sponsoring Authority Duration of Work
Senior Research Fellow (SRF) ICAR-Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibers (CRIJAF), Barrackpore, West Bengal Impact of tropospheric ozone on crop production under jute-rice cropping system NICRA 09/08/2019 - 01/11/2019
Research Scholar Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, 741252, West Bengal Enhancing food and nutritional security and improved livelihood through intensification of rice fallow system with pulse crop in South-Asia (India, Bangladesh, Nepal) IFAD-ICARDA 2019 - 2022
Research Scholar Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, 741252, West Bengal B.Sc. (Ag.) Practical course (Fundamentals of Crop Physiology, 1L+1P) Department of Plant Physiology, F/Ag, BCKV, Mohanpur Department of Plant Physiology 02/2022 (Feb) - 8/2022 (Aug)
Junior Research Fellow (JRF) Division of Plant Physiology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi-110012 Study of physiological and molecular basis of ammonia volatilization losses from rice canopy and its relationship with nitrogen use efficiency under changing climate DST-SERB 20/08/2022 - 31/08/2023
Assistant Professor Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, GLA University, Mathura, 281406, U.P. Faculty position GLA University, Mathura 05/10/2023 - Working
  • 01 Passed the ICAR-JRF examination in Plant Science in 2017.
  • 02 Qualified for a UGC-NET Lectureship in Environmental Science in 2022.
  • 03 Awarded the Best M.Sc. (Ag.) Thesis award for Plant Physiology in 2022.
  • 04 Awarded the “Young Scientist award” for Plant Physiology in 2024.
  • 05 Awarded 3rd Best “Oral Presentation Award” at Assam Agricultural University (AAU), Jorhat, Assam in 2024.
Name of the Course Level Credit Hours
Fundamentals of Crop Physiology Undergraduate 1+1
Fundamentals of Plant Biochemistry & Biotechnology Undergraduate 2+1
Environmental Studies & Disaster Management Undergraduate 2+1
Agriculture Waste Management (ELP) Undergraduate 0+10
Physiology of Field Crops Post-graduate 2+0
Hormonal Regulation of Plant Growth and Development Post-graduate 2+1
Physiological and Molecular Responses of Plants to Abiotic Stresses Doctoral 2+1
Crop Growth Regulation and Management Doctoral 2+0
  • 01 Area Chair of Department of Basic Sciences, FAS, GLA university, Mathura
  • 02 Lab Incharge of Department Basic Sciences, FAS, GLA university, Mathura
  • 03 Internship Coordinator for Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, GLA university, Mathura
  • 04 Convener member of FDP/Guest lectures, FAS, GLA university, Mathura
  • 05 Class Advisor, FAS, GLA university, Mathura
  • 01 Actively Participated in Quiz and Sports in School & College level.
  • 02 5 years training course in Computer Application.
  • 01 Life member, Indian Society of Plant Physiology (ISPP).
  • 02 Life member, Agro Environmental Development Society (AEDS).
Name & Designation Official Address Contact No & Mail ID
Dr. Subhasis Mondal
Professor & Head		 Department of Plant Physiology,
Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya,
Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal, 741252, India		 8420619296 / 9433068459
smondalbckv@rediffmail.com
Dr. Renu Pandey
Principal Scientist & Head		 Division of Plant Physiology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI),
New Delhi-110012		 9711375510
renu.pandey.iari@gmail.com
renu_iari@rediffmail.com
Dr. Sankar Majumder
Former Professor & Dean		 Palli Charcha Kendra (Department of Rural Studies) Institute for Rural Reconstruction,
Visva-Bharati (Central University), Birbhum, West Bengal, 731236, India		 8972888613
sankar.majumder@visvabharati.ac.in
Dr. Rajib Nath
Professor		 Department of Agronomy,
Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya,
Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal, 741252, India		 9874619984 / 9433829557
rajibbckv@yahoo.com
nath.rajib@bckv.edu.in
Dr. Uday Chandra Jha
Senior Scientist		 Crop Improvement Division,
Indian Institute of Pulses Research (IIPR),
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, 208024, India		 6393491897 / 7800408846
u9811981@gmail.com
I hereby declare that all the information given above is true to the best of my knowledge. Discrepancy, if any found in due course of time, shall lead to my disqualification

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