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Department of Biological Sciences


Dr. Preeti Chaturvedi


DESIGNATION: Professor & Head
QUALIFICATION:M.Sc. (Botany), Ph.D. (Botany)
SPECIALISATION:Plant morphogenesis, medicinal plants, bryophytes
EMAIL:head[dot]biologicalsc[at]gbpuat-cbsh[dot]ac[dot]in, priti[dot]chaturvedi[at]gbpuat-cbsh[dot]ac[dot]in
CONTACT NO.:+91-9568690312 (M)
Research Areas/ Areas of Interest

  • Micropropagation and bio prospecting of medicinal plants and Bryophytes

    • Research Projects

    1. Bioprospecting of central Himalayan bryophytes for antimicrobial potential.
    2. Bioprospecting asiaticoside producing endophytic fungi in Centella asiatica (L.) Urban and enhancing its production by elicitor treatment.
    3. In vitro establishment of Polygonatum vertcillatum(Linn.) Allioni; an endangered medicinal plant of north west Himalayas”.
    4. In vitro conservation and elicitation of phytochemical profile in Rheum australe D.Don and Polygonatum verticillatum (Linn.) Allioni, ----------------plants of Himalaya
    5. In vitro propagation, elicitation and ex-situ conservation of Arnebia benthamii (Wall ex G. Don)I. M. Johnst. , a high value endangered medicinal plant of Uttarakhand Himalaya

    Selected Research Publications

    1. Bind, S, Bind, S, Sharma, A K and Chaturvedi, P. 2022. Epigenetic modification: a key tool for secondary metabolite production in microorganisms. Frontiers in Microbiology 13:1-10 https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.784109

    2. Singh, R., Chaturvedi, P. 2022. In vitro propagation and establishment of adventitious root cultures of Rheum emodi Wall. ex Meisn for quantification of emodin production. In Vitro Cell.Dev.Biol.-Plant  58: 80–92. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11627-021-10220-1

    3. Gupta, S., Chaturvedi, P., Kulkarni, M.G. and Staden, J.V. 2020. A critical review on exploiting the pharmaceutical potential of plant endophytic fungi. Biotechnology Advances 39:107462. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biotechadv.2019.107462

    4. Monika, Mishra D., Bisht, P.S. and Chaturvedi, P. 2020. Medicinal uses of traditionally used plants in Bhatwari Block, District Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, India. Journal of Scientific Research 64(1): 119-126. http://dx.doi.org/10.37398/JSR.2020.640117  

    5. Negi, K., Asthana, A.K., Chaturvedi, P. 2020. GC–MS analysis and antifungal activity of acetone extract of Conocephalum conicum (L) Underw (Liverwort) against aflatoxins producing fungi. South African Journal of Botany 131: 384-390 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2020.02.035
    Other Information

  • Successful establishment of microprogation protocols of medicinal plants (Mandookparni, Kutki, Vatsnabh, Mahameda, and Rhubarb)
  • Gupta, S and Chaturvedi, P. 2022 (Ed.) Commercial Scale Tissue Culture for Horticulture and Plantation Crops. Springer Singapore Pub. DOI:10.1007/978-981-19-0055-6