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Dr. D.S. Rawat
Biological Sciences

Dr. D.S. Rawat

Assistant Professor
  • DesignationAssistant Professor
  • QualificationM.Sc. Botany, NET (CSIR-UGC), D.Phil. Botany
  • SpecialisationAngiosperm Taxonomy
  • Emaildsrawatbbbgbpuatacin
  • Contact No.+91-9412965072 (M)

Research Areas/ Areas of Interest

  • Plant Taxonomy, Plant Invasion, Threatened Flora, Trichome Diversity

    • Teaching Experience and Courses Taught

    Teaching Experience and Courses Taught:   More than 21 years

    Courses taught are as follows:

  • BBB 102 Introductory Biology (2 Cr)
  • BBB 105 Elementary Biology (4 Cr)
  • BBB 106 Basic Botany (3 Cr)
  • BBBN 111 Basic Biology
  • BBBN 221 Biodiversity and its Conservation
  • BBB 520 Angiosperm Systematics and Economic Botany (3 Cr)
  • BBB 601 Plant Diversity I (3 Cr)
  • BBB 610 Plant Morphology and Anatomy (2 Cr)
  • BBB 625 Angiosperms: Diversity and Resource Utilization (3 Cr)
  • BBB 687 Master’s Special Problem (1 Cr)
  • BBB 688 Master’s Seminar 1 (1 Cr)
  • BBB 690 Master’s Thesis Research 30 (Cr)
  • BBB 701 Plant Taxonomy (3 Cr)
  • BBB 705 Plants in Extreme Habitats (2 Cr)
  • BBB 720 Economic Botany (3 Cr)
  • BBB 788 Doctoral Seminar-I (1 Cr)
  • BBB 789 Doctoral Seminar-II (1 Cr)
  • BBB 790 Ph.D. Thesis Research (75 Cr)

    • No. of M.Sc. students guided: 25   |   No. of Ph.D. students guided: 6

    Selected Research Publications

    Research Papers: 135+

    Chapters in books/ contributory papers: 12

    General articles in magazines, newspapers: 22

    Ten selected papers (2022-26):

    1. Verma, S.R., Joshi, S. and Rawat, D.S. 2022. Diversity of Invasive Alien Dicot Species in Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India. Asian J. Biol. 16(1): 7-19
    2. Karakoti, H., Mahawer, S.K., Tewari, M., Kumar, R., Prakash, O., de Oliviera, M.S. and Rawat, D.S. 2022. Phytochemical Profile, In Vitro Bioactivity Evaluation, In Silico Molecular Docking and ADMET Study of Essential Oils of Three Vitex Species Grown in Tarai Region of Uttarakhand. Antioxidants 11, 1911. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox11101911 [IF 8.2]
    3. Rawat, D.S., Chandra, S. and Chaturvedi, P. 2022. Threatened flora of Uttarakhand: an update. JoTT. 14(12): 22309-22328. https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.6330.14.12.22309-22328 [IF 0.54]
    4. Rawat, D.S. 2023. Plagiarism and plant taxonomy. Curr. Sci. 125(8): 813.
    5. Joshi, S., Dhami, D. and Rawat, D.S. 2023. Diversity of Trichomes in Calliandra haematocephala Hassk. (Caesalpinioideae DC., Fabaceae Lindl.). Asian J. Biol. 17(1): 1-7.
    6. Upadhyay, P., Mahawer, S. K., Kumar, R., Prakash, O., Karakoti, H., Kabdal, T., Rawat, D.S. 2023. First report on essential oil composition and biological activities of five Strobilanthes species from Kumaun Region of Uttarakhand, India. Biochem. Syst. Ecol. 107: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bse.2023.104599 [IF 2.2]
    7. Tamta, S., Joshi, S. and Rawat, D.S. 2024. Trichomes and pappi structures as aid to the microscopic identification of Asteraceae of Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India. J. Econ. Tax. Bot. 48(2): 1-11. https://doi.org/10.61080/JETB/V48/i2/2024/1–11
    8. Mahawer, S.K., Karakoti, H., Kumar, R., Prakash, O., Kumar, S., Rawat, S., Rawat, D.S., Koli, P., Chamoli, S., Kumar, P., Maslowiecka, J., Isidorov, V.A. and Ren, Y. 2025. Assessment of antibacterial, nematicidal and herbicidal activities of Cautleya spicata (Sm.) Baker extracts, with chemical profiling using GC-MS. Sci. Rep. (2025) 15:7179. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-91661-1
    9. Mahawer, S.K., Kumar, R., Kumar, S., Rawat, D.S. and Garzoli, S. 2026. Seasonal variations influence the phytochemistry and pesticidal potential of Alpinia malaccensis essential oils. Ind. Crop. Prod. 245 (2026) 123256. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2026.123256
    10. Rawat, V, Kumar, R., Bhatt, P., Garzoli, S., Bargali, P., Negi, S., Kumar, A., Kumar, P., Chamoli, S., Gautam, S. and Rawat, D.S. 2026. Botanical, traditional uses, phytochemical and biological potential of Strobilanthes (Acanthaceae) – A review. South Afr. J. Botany 194: 302-332. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2026.05.008.

    Other Information

    Developed and maintaining two websites for students/ researchers

  • Eflorapantnagar: A virtual flora of Pantnagar” available at: https://sites.google.com/view/eflorapantnagar/home
  • Virtual Herbarium Pantnagar available at: https://sites.google.com/gbpuat-cbsh.ac.in/virtualherbariumpantnagar/home

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