SERVICE                                             :           Scientist B

                                                                         I. F. P, ICFRE,             

SEX                                                      :           Male

DATE OF APPOINTMENT TO THE   :     May 2001

SERVICE

STATE OF DOMICILE                       :         West Bengal

MOTHER TONGUE                            :         Bengali

DATE OF RETIREMENT                   :         2019

LANGUAGES KNOW                         :         Bengali, English, Hindi

COMMUNITY                                     :          Hindu

i)                     Characterization of soil and its fertility and productivity

ii)                   Soil Vegetation Correlation

iii)                  Soil reclamation / amelioration and fertilization

*   Identified  suitable amendments for better performance of  forest  tree               species under degraded lateritic soil.

     *  Ascertained role of VAM fungi and Rhizobium bacteria and developed   technology for VAM mass culturing.

      *   Assessed  macro- &  micronutrient status of forest soils and evaluated soil test  methods for  available  nutrients under  important  forest  species; generalized soil properties under important forest species  for  optimum growth  and evaluated suitability of trees under different soil  conditions.

     *   Studied and estimated litter fall pattern, biomass production,   variation in nutrient status,  pattern of  litter decomposition  and  nutrient  cycling  for  important stands.

      *   Soils under different  vegetational & climatic conditions were charac-terized and classified.

      *  Associated in establishing Demonstration Plantation   in tribal belts of West Bengal.

        * Associated in Establishing & maintenance of SSO, VMG & Provenance Trial  Plots in West Bengal 

1.                  Dolai, A. K., Das, P.K., Singh, S. B. and Banerjee, S. K. (1984). The lateritic soils of Birbhum  Forest Division, West Bengal and their management. Van Vigyan   22   27-29

2.                  Nath, S., Singh, Balvindar, Das, P. K., Ganguly, S. K. and Banerjee, S.K. (1986). Soil characteristics of conifer plantations versus natural Forest in the Eastern Himalayas. Inern. J. Trop. Agri. IV   221-227.

3.                  Das,P. K., Gangopadhyay, S. K., Nath, S. and Banerjee, S. K. (1986). Characteristics and pedogenic evaluation of N-E Himalayan forest soils. Proc. Inndian Natn. Sci. Acad.   B52  767-777

4.                  Singh, Balvindar, Nath, S., Das, P.K., Singh, S. B. and Banerjee, S. K. (1987). Soil characteristics under introduced Cryptomeria japonica (Dhupi) in Darjeeling Himalayan Region. Indian For.   113   191-201.

5.                  Singh, S. B., Das, P. K., Banrejee, S. K. and Singh, Balvindar. (1987). Effect of vegetation covers on the  nutrient status of soils.  J. Indian Soc. Soil Sci.   35    232-237.

6.                  Nath, S., Banerjee, M., Chattaraj, G., Ganguly, S. K., Das, P. K. and Banerjee, S. K. (1988). Changes in soil attributes upon differences in forest cover in a plantation area.  J. Indian Soc. Soil Sci.    36   515-521.

7.                  Das, P. K., Nath, S. and Banerjee, S.K. (1998). Characteristics of the soils of sub-alpine region in the eastern Himalayas.    J. Indian Soc. Soil Sci.    36   576-580.

8.                  Das, P. K., Nath, S. and Banerjee, S. K. (1989). Impact of plantation in early stage on exchangeable cations of the soils.   Indian Soc Soil Sc.    37     164-166.

9.                  Banerjee, S. K., Nath, S., Singh, Balvindar, Das P. K. and Gangopadhyay, S. K. (1989). Soil characteristics under Sal (Shorea robusta) in Tarai region of the North-Eastern Himalayas.  Indian For.   115    626-634.

10.              Nath, S., Das, P. K., Gangopadhyay, S. K., Kapoor, K. S., Singh, Balvinda and Banerjee, S. K. (1989). Suitability of different forest species for social forestry Programme under different soil conditions.  Part-I Alluvial soil.   Indian For.  115   536-547.

11.              Das, P. K., Nath, S. and Banerjee, S. K. (1989).   Litter decomposition and nutrient dynamics in forest soils of Darjeeling, India.  Inter. J. Trop. Agri.   7   85-94.

12.              Gangopadhyay, S. K., Das, P.K., Nath, S. and Banerjee, S. K.(1989). Pedogenic characteristics of the soils supporting different forest vegetation in the foot hill region. J. Indian Soc. Soil Sci.    37   (4)   775-781.

 13.      Nath, S., Das, P.K. and Banerjee, S. K. (1989). Potassium  status  in      some lateritic under Acacia nilotica (Babla).   Indian       Agri.   33   (3) 153-158.

14.        Gangopadhyay, S. K., Das, P. K., Mukhopadhyay, N., Nath, S. and Banerjee,  S. K. (1990). Altitudinal pattern of soil characteristics under forest vegetation in eastern Himalayan region.  J. Indian Soc. Soil Sci.   38  93-99.

15.        Das, P. K., Nath, S. and Banerjee, S. K. (1990). Soil characteristics under introduced Pinus patula  in Darjeeling Himalayan Region. Indian Agri.   34 (1)  25-33.

16.        Gangopadhyay, S. K., Nath, S., Das, P. K. and Banerjee, S. K. 91990). Distribution of organic matter in coppice sal (Shorea robusta) in relation to soil chemical attributes.   Indian For.    116   (50    407-417.

17.        Nath, S., Das, P. K., Gangopadhyay, S. K., Singh, balvindar and Banerjee, S. K. (1990). Suitability of different Forest species for social forestry programme under different soil conditions. Part –II- Lateritic soil. Indian For.  116 (5) 464-473.

18.        Singh, Parmatam, Das, P.K., Nath, S. and Banerjee, S. K. (1990). Characteristics of Teak (Tectona grandis) growing soils in the terai region of West Bengal. Van Vigyan.    28    (1,2)    6-15.

19.       Das, P. K., Gangopadhyay, S. K., Nath, S. and Banerjee, S. K. (1990). Distribution of organic matter in plantation sal (Shorea robusta) in relation to soil chemical characteristics in a lateritic region.  Indian Soc. Soil Sci.    38     592-596.

20.        Nath, S., Das, P. K. and Banerjee, S. K. (1991).  Evaluation of soil test methods for available Mn in lateritic soils under Acacia nilotica. Indian Soc. Soil Sci.    39    332-337.

21.        Nath, S., Sahai, R. M. N., Das P. K. and Banerjee, S. K. (1991). Status of manganese in forest lateritic soils under gamar (Gmelina arborea) and evaluation of chemical extractants for available Manganese. Indian Agric.    35   (3)   155-164.

22.       Nath, S.,   Das P. K., Gangopadhyay, S. K., Banerjee, S. K. and  Singh, S. B.(1991). Suitability of different Forest species for social forestry programme under different soil conditions. Part –III- Coastal soil. Indian For.  117   (8)     625-631.

23.      Gangopadhyay, S. K., Das, P. K.,Nath, S., Banerjee, S. P. Banerjee, S. K. and Singh, S. B. (1992). Characteristics of some lower hill and middle hill soils of south Sikkim Forests.  Indian For.    118    (9)    662-671.

24.              Das P. K. Nath, S., Sahai, R. M. N., and Banerjee, S. K. (1992).Characteristics of  soils under different aged plantations of Pinus patula and Cryptomeria japonica  in eastern Himalayas.   Indian J. of Forestry.    15    111-115.

25.              Das P. K., Nath, S.  and Banerjee, S. K. (1991).  Distribution of microorganisms in soils under different forest cover at different altitudes.   Indian Agric.    35    (4)    217-233.

26.              Gangopadhyay, S. K., Das P. K., Nath, S.  and Banerjee, S. K. (1993). Forms and  distribution of of potassium in forest soil of Sikkim.   Indian J. Forestry.   15    (4)    306-312.

27.              Misra T. K.,  Das P. K., Behari, B. and Banerjee, S. K. (1993).  Microbial distribution in relation to soil attributes in lateritic region under different vegetations.   Indian  J. Trop. Biod.     1    249-257.

28.              Nath, S., Chandran, P., Das P. K. and Banerjee, S. K. (1993). Diversity in microbial community in the upper hill forest soils of Eastern  Himalayays. Indian  J. Trop. Biod.     1    233-241.

29.              Nath, S.  and Das, P. K.  (1995).  Mass production of Dendrocalamus membranaceous planting stock through culm cuttings at seedlings stage.   Indian For.    121   (8)   743-748.

30.              Nath, S.  and Das P. K  (1995).  Biofertilizer response on forest species under  degraded lateritic soil.   Indin Agric.     39   (1)   13-19.

31.              Prasad, . K., singh, S. K., Das, . K. and Nath, S. (1996).  Performance of MPT species under demonstration plantation in West Bengal.  Part- I. Site factors and growth parameters.   Van Vigyan.   34    (4)    148-161.

32.              Das P. K., Nath, S., Mukhopadhyay, N.  and Banerjee, S. K. (1993).  Decomposition of litter and their effect on physicochemical properties of soil.  Proc. Indian Natn. Sci. Acad.   B59   (5)   517-524.

33.              Prasad, G. K., singh, S. K., Das P. K. and Nath, S. (1997).  Influence of VAM, Macro and Micro-nutrients on vegetative propagation of Dendrocalamus strictus.   Indian For.    123   (9)   863-866.

34.              Das P. K., Chattaraj, G., Banerjee, M and Nath, S. (1997).  Effect of  micronutrients on macroproliferation of bamboo (Dendrocalamus strictus)  seedlings.   Indian Agric.    41   (1)    71-77.

35.              Prasad, G. K., Krishnamurty, R., Singh, S. K., Das, P. K. and Nath, S. (1998).  Characterization of some Andaman Mangrove soils in relation to regeneration and rehabilitation. J. Indian Soc. Soil Sci.   46   (3)   494-496.

36.              Banerjee, S. K.,  Das P. K. and  Misra, T. K. (2000). Microbial and nutritional  characteristics of coal mine overburden spoils in relation to vegetation development.  J. Indian Soc. Soil Sci.   48    (1)   63-66