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Dr Mohan Lal

Designation : Pr. Scientist & Associate. Professor(AcSIR)

Qualification: M.Sc. (Agriculture) Plant Breeding &Genetics Ph.D. Plant Breeding & Genetics

Education : Ph D (Plant Breeding)

ID no. : 1227

Contact : Div. of MAEP CSIR- NEIST Jorhat (ASSAM) INDIA PIN 785006

Email: mohan@neist.res.in

Contact no: +91 0376 2372950 Fax:0376-2370011

Google Scholar Link: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=dBh6x9YAAAAJ&hl=en

Research Interest

• Plant Breeding, Mutation Breeding, Biometrics and Genetic Improvement work of Medicinal and Aromatic plants
• Development of Agro technology of medicinal and aromatic plants

Projects

• Establishment of Regional cum Facilitation Centre (RCFC) for NER
• Ashwagandha Campaign for NE region
• Area Expansion Programme of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in Arunachal Pradesh. (GAP Project as PI)
• Identification and Development of High Yielding Varieties of Kaempferia galanga: A High Value Endangered Medicinal Plant (GAP Project as PI)
• Development of disease resistant superior variety of bhut Jolokia (Capsicum chinense Jacq.) through back cross breeding. (GAP Project as a PI)
• CSIR-Phytopharmaceutical Mission. CSIR-Mission mode project (as PI)
• CSIR-Aroma Mission. CSIR- Mission mode project (as CO-PI)
• Characterization and chemical composition of High Yielding Varieties of Amada Haldi ( Curcuma zedoaria Rose) and Kali Haldi (Curcuma caesia Roxb): Endangered High Value Medicinal Plants. (GAP Project as PI)
• Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability (DUS) characterization of Lemon grass (Cymbopogon flexuosus L ) germplasm. (GAP Project as PI)
• Varietal Development for High Fruit Yield and Solasodine Content of Solanum khasianum, A High Value Medicinal Plant of North-East India. (GAP Project as PI)
• Genetic improvement in Java Citronella (Cymbopogon Winterianus Jowitt.) A commercially prospective plant species for superior oil yield and quality. GAP Project as (PI)
• Introduction, Domestication, Improvement and Cultivation of Economically Important Plants A CSIR 12th FYP (2012-2017).Network Project as (PI).
• Bioprospection of Plant Resources and other Natural Products - A CSIR 12th FYP (2012-2017).Network Project (as Co-PI)
• Management of nematode infection and genome wide expression profiling for biomass and oil yield improvement in patchouli through root associated bacteria. A CSIR 12th FYP (2012-2017).Network Project (as Co-PI)

List of Publications

Total no. of Publication: 146 Highest Impact factor 8.2 Citation: 2843 h-Index: 29 i10-Index: 70
• Madhunapantula VP, Talekar SC, Kachapur RM, Salakinkop SR, Lal M, Naidu G. 2023. Frequency of heterotic hybrids in relation to general combining ability of parents in sweet corn. PeerJ 11:e16134 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16134
• Raghu Tamang, Sunita Munda, Rose Laldinaii Darnei, Twahira Begum, and Mohan Lal*. (2023). "Genetic diversity evaluation of core collection gene bank using simple sequence repeat marker of Acorus calamus L.: An important aromatic species." Industrial Crops and Products 204: 117292.
• Anindita Gogoi, Sunita Munda, Manabi Paw, Twahira Begum, Manzer H. Siddiqui, Abdel-Rhman Z. Gaafar, Mahipal Singh Kesawat, and Mohan Lal*. (2023)."Molecular genetic divergence analysis amongst high curcumin lines of Golden Crop (Curcuma longa L.) using SSR marker and use in trait-specific breeding." Scientific Reports 13,. 119690.
• Vikash Kumar Choubey, Tanmita Gupta, Roktim Gogoi, Raghu Tamang, Neelav Sarma, Twahira Begum, Mohan Lal*. (2023). "Chemical compositions and different biological activity of leaf essential oil of Ocimum americanum L. grown in acidic soil conditions." Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants: 26:5, 1172-1184,
• Twahira Begum, Roktim Gogoi, Ankita Gogoi, Tanmita Gupta, Sanjoy Kumar Chanda, Himangshu Lekhak, and Mohan Lal*. (2023)."Assessment of selection criteria using multi-year study for effective breeding program of Zingiber officinale L." PeerJ 11: e15966.
• Anindita Gogoi, Roktim Gogoi, Twahira Begum, Neelav Sarma, Mohan Lal*, Kahkashan Perveen, Najla A. Alshaikh, and Jamilah A. Alsulami. (2023). "Chemical constituent and Biological potency of Chrysopogon zizanoides L. root essential oil grown in North-East India with special consideration to acidic soil." Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants 26 ( 4): 920-936.
• Roktim Gogoi, Neelav Sarma, Twahira Begum, Sanjoy Kumar Chanda, Himangshu Lekhak, G. Narahari Sastry, and Mohan Lal*. (2023). "Agarwood (Aquilaria malaccensis L.) a quality fragrant and medicinally significant plant based essential oil with pharmacological potentials and genotoxicity." Industrial Crops and Products 197: 116535.
• Joyashree Baruah, Sunita Munda, Neelav Sarma, Twahira Begum, Sudin Kumar Pandey, Sanjoy Kumar Chanda, G. Narahari Sastry, and Mohan Lal*. (2023)."Estimation of genetic variation in yield, its contributing characters and capsaicin content of Capsicum chinense Jacq.(ghost pepper) germplasm from Northeast India." PeerJ 11: e15521.
• Ankita Gogoi, Rose Laldinaii Darnei, Twahira Begum, Sunita Munda, and Mohan Lal*. (2023). "Microsatellite markers assisted molecular diversity and population structure analysis of Kaempferia galanga Linn. germplasm collected from different parts of India." Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants 35: 100500.
• Twahira Begum, Sunita Munda, Tanmita Gupta, Roktim Gogoi, Vikash Kumar Choubey, Sanjoy K. Chanda, Himangshu Lekhak, G. N. Sastry, and Mohan Lal*. (2023). "Stability estimation through multivariate approach among solasodine-rich lines of Solanum khasianum (CB Clarke): an important industrial plant." Frontiers in Plant Science 14: 1143778.
• Neelav Sarma, Roktim Gogoi, Twahira Begum, Mohan Lal*, Kahkashan Perveen, Najla A. Alsahikh, and Jamilah A. Alsulami. (2023). "A study on the chemical profile of cultivated chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla L.) flower essential oil from North East India with special emphasis on its pharmacological importance." Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants 26: 745-760.
• Bhaskar Protim Mahanta, Doulat Lahon, Dhanmoni Kalita, Mohan Lal*, and Saikat Haldar. (2023). "Study on aroma-profile, key odorants and ontogenetic variability of black turmeric (Curcuma caesia Roxb.) essential oil: An aroma perspective." Industrial Crops and Products 193: 116115.
• Mohan Lal*, Sunita Munda, Twahira Begum, and Sudin Kumar Pandey. (2023)."Identification and Registration of the Novel High-Rhizome-Yielding Variety Bharamputra-1 of Kaempferia galanga L." Agriculture 13: 482.
• Sunita Munda, Manabi Paw, Samarjit Saikia, Twahira Begum, Joyashree Baruah, and Mohan Lal*. (2023)."Stability and selection of trait specific genotypes of Curcuma caesia roxb. using AMMI, BLUP, GGE, WAAS and MTSI model over three years evaluation." Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants 32: 100446.
• Twahira Begum, Roktim Gogoi, Neelav Sarma, Sudin Kumar Pandey, and Mohan Lal*. (2023)."Novel ethyl p-methoxy cinnamate rich Kaempferia galanga (L.) essential oil and its pharmacological applications: special emphasis on anticholinesterase, anti-tyrosinase, α-amylase inhibitory, and genotoxic efficiencies." PeerJ 11 : e14606.
• Neha Rajan, Sandip Debnath, Kahkashan Perveen, Faheema Khan, Brijesh Pandey, Akanksha Srivastava, Mehrun Nisha Khanam, Vetriselvan Subramaniyan, Vinoth Kumarasamy, Pronob J Paul, Mohan Lal (2023). "Optimizing hybrid vigor: a comprehensive analysis of genetic distance and heterosis in eggplant landraces." Frontiers in Plant Science 14: 1238870.
• P., C. Chetia, Bharadwaj, R. Purbey, D. Bora, A. Yadav, M. Lal, A. Varada Rajulu, E. R. Sadiku, S. Periyar Selvam, and Jayaramudu Jarugala. (2023)."Influence of silylated nano cellulose reinforcement on the mechanical, water resistance, thermal, morphological and antibacterial properties of soy protein isolate (SPI)-based composite films." International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 242: 124861.
• Parmeshwar Lal Saran, Hiteksha I. Damor, Mohan Lal, Rohan Sarkar, Kuldeepsingh A. Kalariya, and Manish Kumar Suthar. (2023). "Identification of suitable chemotype of Ocimum gratissimum L. for cost effective eugenol production." Industrial Crops and Products 191 :115890.
• Mohan Lal*, Sunita Munda, Anindita Gogoi, Twahira Begum, Joyashree Baruah, Sanjoy K. Chanda, and Himangshu Lekhak. (2022). "Use of stability statistics in the selection of Clausena heptaphylla (Roxb.) Wight & Arn for novel anethole rich strain (Jor Lab CH-2)." Frontiers in Plant Science 13 :1060492.
• Roktim Gogoi, Twahira Begum, Neelav Sarma, Sudin K. Pandey, Sangeeta Bhandari, Samarjit Saikia, Raghu Tamang, Raktim Jyoti Saikia, and Mohan Lal*. (2022). "Elemicin-rich Cymbopogon khasianus (Hack) Stapf (ex Bor) Essential Oil: Pharmacological Effects, Toxicological Investigation, and Compositional Analysis." Current Analytical Chemistry 18:1092-1107
• Manabi Paw, Roktim Gogoi, Neelav Sarma, Samarjeet Saikia, Sanjoy Kumar Chanda, Himangshu Lekhak, and Mohan Lal*. (2022). "Anti-microbial, Anti-oxidant, Anti-diabetic study of leaf Essen-tial Oil of Eryngium foetidum L. Along with the Chemical Profiling Collected from North East India." Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants 25:1229-1241.
• Mohan Lal*, Joyashree Baruah, Twahira Begum, Rose Laldinaii Darnei, Sunita Munda, and Manabi Paw. (2022). "Identification and Registration of High Rhizome Essential Oil Yielding Variety of Curcuma zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe (cv. Jor Lab CZ-6)." Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants 25:1029-1041.
• Marinković, Jelena, Biljana Nikolić, Tatjana Marković, Božana Petrović, Snežana Pašalić, Mohan Lal, and Dejan Marković. (2022). "Essential oils as adjuvants in endodontic therapy: myth or reality?." Future Microbiology 17:1487-1499.
• Mohan Lal*, Twahira Begum, Roktim Gogoi, Neelav Sarma, Sunita Munda, Sudin Kumar Pandey, Joyashree Baruah, Raghu Tamang, and Samarjit Saikia. (2022). "Anethole rich Clausena heptaphylla (Roxb.) Wight & Arn., essential oil pharmacology and genotoxic efficiencies." Scientific Reports 12: 9978.
• Mohan Lal*, Twahira Begum, Roktim Gogoi, Neelav Sarma, Sunita Munda, Sudin Kumar Pandey, Joyashree Baruah, Raghu Tamang, Samarjit Saikia 2022. Anethole rich Clausena heptaphylla (Roxb.) Wight & Arn., essential oil pharmacology and genotoxic efficiencies. Scientific Reports. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-13511-8
• Bhaskar Protim Mahanta, Phirose Kemprai, Pranjit Kumar Bora, Mohan Lal*, Saikat Haldar 2022. Phytotoxic essential oil from black turmeric (Curcuma caesia Roxb.) rhizome: Screening, efficacy, chemical basis, uptake and mode of transport. Industrial Crops and Products. 180 (2022) 114788.
• Mohan Lal*, Joyashree Baruah, Twahira Begum, Rose L. Darnei, Jami Nyotan 2022. Identification of Novel Five Variants of Caladium Species Through Multi-Environmental Evaluation. Ekin Journal of Crop Breeding and Genetics. 8(2):146-151.
• Mohan Lal*, Sunita Munda, Twahira Begum, Tanmita Gupta, Manabi Paw, Sanjoy Kumar Chanda, Himangshu Lekhak 2022. Identification and Registration for High-Yielding Strain through ST and MLT of Curcuma caesia Roxb. (Jor Lab KH-2): A High-Value Medicinal Plant. Genes. doi.org/10.3390/genes13101807.
• Sudin Kumar Pandey, Joyashree Baruah, Manabi Paw, Neelav Sarma, Twahira Begum, Samarjit Saikia & Mohan Lal* 2022. Molecular Diversity and Chemical Composition Among Induced Mutation Lines of Pogostemon‌ cablin (Blanco) Benth. Using RAPD and ISSR Marker, Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants, 25:2, 234-249, DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2022.2081519
• Parmeshwar Lal Saran, Hiteksha I. Damor, Mohan Lal, Rohan Sarkar & Kuldeep A. Kalariya 2022. Selection of Suitable Accession of Ocimum‌ africanum Lour for Herbage and Citral Production, Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants, 25:3, 707-715, DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2022.2107404
• Helen Soibam, Naorem Yaiphabi Chanu, Nancy Lego, Topy Nyodu, D.K. Pandey, Twahira Begum, Mohan Lal & T.S. Mehra (2022) Influence of Organic Nutrients on Growth, Yield and Essential Oil Composition of Patchouli (Pogostemon‌ cablin Benth.) Under Foothill Conditions of Arunachal Pradesh, India, Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants, 25:3, 657-665, DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2022.2105663
• Sudin Kumar Pandey, Joyashree Baruah, Manabi Paw, Neelav Sarma, Twahira Begum, Mohan Lal* 2022. Genetic parameters, association and genetic divergence study of the mutant (M4) population created through chemical and physical mutagenic agents for estimating selection criteria for essential oil yield in Pogostemon cablin Benth. Industrial Crops & Products. 184 (2022) 115057
• Sunita Munda, Raktim J Saikia, Twahira Begum, Sangeeta Bhandari, Ankita Gogoi, Neelav Sarma, Raghu Tamang, Mohan Lal* 2022. Evaluation of Genetic Diversity Based on Microsatellites and Phytochemical Markers of Core Collection of Cymbopogon winterianus Jowitt Germplasm. Plants. 11: 528, doi.org/10.3390/plants11040528
• Mohan Lal*, Sunita Munda, Sangeeta Bhandari, Samarjit Saikia, Twahira Begum, Sudin Kumar Pandey 2022. Molecular genetic diversity analysis using SSR marker amongst high solasodine content lines of Solanum khasianum CB Clarke, an industrially important plant. Industrial Crops & Products 184 (2022) 115073.
• Twahira Begum, Sunita Munda, Joyashree Baruah, Neelav Sarma, Raghu Tamang, Samarjit Saikia, Saikat Haldar & Mohan Lal* 2022. The Rhizome Essential Oil Composition of Zingiber‌ officinale Roscoe. Core Collection from Northeast Indian Germplasm, Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants, DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2022.2107405
• Twahira Begum, Roktim Gogoi, Neelav Sarma, Sudin Kumar Pandey and Mohan Lal* 2022. Direct sunlight and partial shading alter the quality, quantity, biochemical activities of Kaempferia parviflora Wall., ex Bakerrhizome essential oil: A high industrially important species. Industrial Crops and Products. 180 (2022) 114765.
• Sunita Munda, Twahira Begum, Ankita Gogoi, Sudin Kr. Pandey, Neelav Sarma and Mohan Lal* 2022. Induced variations by gamma radiation and EMS on the agronomic traits, essential oil yield with its quality and their exploitation in Java citronella (Cymbopogon winterianus Jowitt). International Journal of Radiation Biology. 98(8):1376-1387, DOI: 10.1080/09553002.2022.2038805
• Sudin Kumar Pandey, Roktim Gogoi, Sangeeta Bhandari, Neelav Sarma, Twahira Begum, Sunita Munda and Mohan Lal* 2022. A Comparative Study on Chemical Composition, Pharmacological Potential and Toxicity of Pogostemon cablin Linn., (Patchouli) Flower and Leaf Essential Oil. Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants. 25(1): 160-179, DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2021.2013325
• Sunita Munda, Raktim Jyoti Saikia, Twahira Begum, Sangeeta Bhandari, Ankita Gogoi, Neelav Sarma, Raghu Tamang, Mohan Lal* 2022. Evaluation of genetic diversity based on microsatellites and phytochemical markers of core collection of Cymbopogon winterianus Jowitt.
  germplasm. Plants. 11, 528, DOI: 10.3390/plants11040528
• Twahira Begum,Sunita Munda, Sudin Kumar Pandey, Mohan Lal* 2022. Estimation of selection criteria through multi-year assessment of variability parameters, association studies and genetic diversity of Solanum khasianum CB Clarke. Scientia Horticulturae. 297: 110923, doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2022.110923
• Sangeeta Bhandari, Roktim Gogoi, Twahira Begum, Joyashree Baruah, Mohan Lal* 2021. Evaluation of Ultra High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (uHPLC) assisted capsaicinoids content in four different extracts of (Capsicum chinense Jacq.): Their pharmacological potentials and genotoxicity study Natural Product Research. doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2021.2019735.
• Pompy Dutta, Neelav Sarma, Samarjit Saikia, Roktim Gogoi, Twahira Begum & Mohan Lal* 2021. Pharmacological Activity of Trachyspermum ammi L. Seeds Essential Oil Grown from Northeast India. Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants. 24:6, 1373-1388, DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2022.2028681
• Sudin Kumar Pandey, Sangeeta Bhandari, Neelav Sarma, Twahira Begum, Sunita Munda, Joyashree Baruah, Roktim Gogoi, Saikat Haldar & Mohan Lal*2021. Essential oil compositions, pharmacological importance and agro technological practices of Patchouli (Pogostemon cablin Benth.): A review. Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants. 24:6, 1212-1226, DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2021.1995511
• Mohan Lal*, Twahira Begum, Sunita Munda & Sudin Kumar Pandey 2021. Identification of high rhizome and essential oil yielding variety (Jor Lab ZB-103) of Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Roscoe ex Sm. Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants. 24(5): 1010-1025, doi: 10.1080/0972060X.2021.1990800
• Mohan Lal*, Sunita Munda, Twahira Begum and Sudin Kumar Pandey, 2021. Identification of a stable rhizome essential oil-rich variety (Jor Lab SM-2) of Homalomena aromatica Schott., through biometrical method. Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants. 24(5): 1026-1041, doi: 10.1080/0972060X.2021.1995510
• Roktim Gogoi, Twahira Begum, Neelav Sarma, Sudin Kumar Pandey and Mohan Lal*, 2021. Chemical composition of Callistemon citrinus (Curtis) Skeels aerial part essential oil and its pharmacological applications, neurodegenerative inhibitory and genotoxic efficiencies. Journal of Food Biochemistry. 45(7): e13767, doi 10.1111/jfbc.13767
• Baskar P. Mahanta, Pranjit Kumar Bora, Phirose Kemprai, Gitashree Borah , Mohan Lal and Saikat Haldar, 2021. Thermolabile essential oils, aromas and flavours: degradation pathways, effect of thermal processing and alteration of sensory quality. Food Research International. 145 (2021) 110404
• Bhaskar P Mahanta, Dristi Sut, Mohan Lal*and Saikat Haldar, 2021. Hydrodistillation alters the compositional originality in black turmeric (Curcuma caesia Roxb.) essential oil. Journal of Essential Oil Research. 33(3): 240-246, doi: 10.1080/10412905.2021.1873868
• Sunita Munda, Sukriti Dutta and Mohan Lal* 2021. Variability estimation and genetic divergence in Cymbopogon winterianus for development of superior genotype. Agronomy Journal. 113(2): 993-1007, doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20505
• Manabi Paw, Angana Borah Sudin Kumar Pandey, Joyashree, Baruah,Twahira Begum and Mohan Lal*, 2021. Simple Sequence Repeat marker based genetic diversity assessment amongst high essential oil yielding lines of Curcuma caesia Roxb. Genetics Resources and Crop Evolution, 68(4), 1345-1358, doi:10.1007/s10722-020-01066-4
• Neelav Sarma, Roktim Gogoi, Rikraj Loying, Twahira Begum, Sunita Munda, Sudin Kumar Pandey and Mohan Lal*, 2021. Phytochemical composition and biological activities of essential oils extracted from leaves and flower parts of Corymbia citriodora (Hook.). Journal of Environmental Biology. 42, 552-562
• Rikraj Loying, Roktim Gogoi, and Mohan Lal*, 2021. Chemical composition, biological activities and cytotoxic effects of volatile oils extracted from leaves and rhizomes of Etlingera elatior (Jack) R.M. Sm. as a potential plant for industrial value. Journal of Environmental Biology. 42, 544-551
• Roktim Gogoi, Neelav Sarma, Sudin Kumar Pandey and Mohan Lal*, 2021. Phytochemical constituents and pharmacological potential of Solanum khasianum C.B. Clarke., extracts: Special emphasis on its skin whitening, anti-diabetic, acetylcholinesterase and genotoxic activities. Trends in Phytochemical Research. 5(2), 47-61
• Roktim Gogoi, Neelav Sarma, Twahira Begum, Sudin K Pandey and Mohan Lal* 2020. North-East Indian Chromolaena odorata (L. King Robinson) Aerial Part Essential Oil Chemical Composition, Pharmacological Activities - Neurodegenerative Inhibitory and Toxicity Study. Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants. 23:6, 1173-1191, DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2020.1867009
• Neelav Sarma, Twahira Begum, Sudin Kumar Pandey, Roktim Gogoi, Sunita Munda and Mohan Lal*, 2020. Chemical Profiling of Leaf Essential Oil of Lantana camara Linn. From North-East India. Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants. 23:5, 1035-1041, DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2020.1838333
• Mohan Lal*, Sunita Munda, Sukriti Dutta and Sudin Kumar Pandey, 2020. Identification of a novel germplasm (Jor Lab L-9) of lemon grass Cymbopogon khasianus rich in methyl eugenol. Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology . 20(3): e320720315, doi.org/10.1590/1984- 70332020v20n3c49
• Neelav Sarma, Twahira Begum, Sudin Kumar Pandey, Roktim Gogoi and Mohan Lal*, 2020. Chemical Composition of Syzium cumini (L.) Skeels leaf essential oil with respect to their uses from North East region of India. Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants. 23:3, 601-607, doi:10.1080/0972060X.2020.1796822
• Mohan Lal, Joyashree Baruah, Twahira Begum and Sudin Kumar Pandey, 2020. Identification of a Novel Myrcene and Methyl iso-Eugenol Rich Essential Oil Variant (Jor Lab L-11) of Lemongrass (Cymbopogon flexuosus L.). Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants. 23:4, 660-668, DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2020.1823893
• Sudin Kumar Pandey, Neelav Sarma, Twahira Begum and Mohan Lal*, 2020. Standardization of different drying methods of fresh Patchouli (Pogostemon cablin) leaves for high essential oil yield and quality. Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants. 23:3, 484-492, doi:10.1080/0972060X.2020.1798289
• Bhaskar Protim Mahanta, Neelav Sarma, Phirose Kemprai, Twahira Begum, Lakshi Saikia, Mohan Lal* and Saikat Haldar. 2020. Hydrodistillation based multifaceted value addition to Kaempferia galanga L. leaves, an agricultural residue. Industrial Crops and Products, 154 (2020) 112642
• Manabi Paw, Twahira Begum, Roktim Gogoi, Sudin Kumar Pandey and Mohan Lal*. 2020. Chemical Composition of Citrus limon L. Burmf Peel Essential Oil from North East India. Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants, 23:2, 337-344, doi: 10.1080/0972060X.2020.1757514
• Manabi Paw, Sunita Munda, Angana Borah, Sudin Kumar Pandey, Mohan Lal* 2020. Estimation of variability, genetic divergence, correlation studies of Curcuma caesia Roxb, Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, 17 (2020) 100251,doi.org/10.1016/j.jarmap.2020.100251
• Roktim Gogoi, Rikraj Loying, Neelav Sarma, Twahira Begum, Sudin Kumar Pandey and Mohan Lal* (2020) “Comparative in-vitro biological activities of methyl eugenol rich Cymbopogon khasianus Hack., leaf essential oil with pure methyl eugenol compound”, Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology 21: 10. doi.org/10.2174/1389201021666200217113921
• Angana Borah, Deepak Kumar, Manabi Paw, Twahira Begum, Mohan Lal* (2020) A review on ethnobotany and promising pharmacological aspects of an endangered medicinal plant, Curcuma caesia Roxb. Turkish Journal of Botany. 44: 205-213, doi: 10.3906/bot-1910-33
• Manabi Paw, Roktim Gogoi, Neelav Sarma, Sudin K Pandey, Angana Borah, Twahira Begum and Mohan Lal*. 2020. Study of antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, genotoxicity, antimicrobial activities and analysis of different constituents found in rhizome essential oil of Curcuma caesia Roxb., collected from northeast India. Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, 21(5) ,403-413, doi: 10.2174/1389201020666191118121609
• Sunita Munda, Neelav Sarma and Mohan Lal*. 2020. GxE interaction of 72 accessions with three year evaluation of Cymbopogon winterianus Jowitt. using regressive coefficient and additive multiplicative interaction model (AMMI). Industrial Crops & Products, 146 (2020) 112169, doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2020.112169
• Roktim Gogoi, Neelav Sarma, Rikraj Loying, Sudin Kumar Pandey, Twahira Begum and Mohan Lal*. 2020. A comparative analysis of bark and leaf essential oil and their chemical composition, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial activities and genotoxic potential of North East Indian Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume. The Natural Products Journal, 10: 1-11 doi:10.2174/2210315509666191119111800
• Angana Borah, Manabi Paw, Roktim Gogoi, Rikraj Loying, Neelav Sarma, Sunita Munda, Sudin Pandey and Mohan Lal* 2019. Chemical composition, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and in-vitro cytotoxic efficacy of essential of Curcuma caesia Roxb. leaves: An endangered medicinal plant of North East India. Industrial Crops and Products, 129,448-454.
• Joyashree Baruah, Sudin Kumar Pandey ,Twahira Begum, Neelav Sarma, Manabi Paw and Mohan Lal* 2019 Molecular diversity assessed amongst high dry rhizome recovery Ginger germplasm (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) from NE-India using RAPD and ISSR markers. Industrial Crops and Products, 129, 463-471.
• Mohan Lal*, Sukriti Dutta, Sunita Munda and Sudin Kumar Pandey .2018. Identification and registration of a high essential oil yielding variety (Jor Lab L-14) of lemongrass (Cymbopogon flexuosus L., Journal of Essential Oil-Bearing Plants, 21:6, 1604-1611
• Angana Borah, Sudin Kumar Pandey and Mohan Lal*. 2019. Chemical composition of leaf essential oil of Psidium guajava Linn from North East India, Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants, 22:1, 248-253
• Twahira Begum, Sudin Kumar Pandey, Angana Borah, Manabi Paw & Mohan Lal*. 2018. Essential oil composition of different accessions of ginger collected from northeast region of India, Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants, 21:6, 1475-1486
• Sunita Munda, Sudin Kumar Pandey, Sukriti Dutta, Joyashree Baruah & Mohan Lal*, 2019. Antioxidant activity, antibacterial activity and chemical composition of essential oil of Artemisia vulgaris L. leaves from Northeast India, Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants, DOI:10.1080/0972060X.2019.1602083
• Sunita Munda, Sukriti Dutta, Sudin Kumar Pandey, Neelav Sarma & Mohan Lal*, 2019. Antimicrobial activity of essential oil of medicinal and aromatic plants of Northeast India: A Biodiversity hotspot. Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants, 22:1, 105-119.
• Mohan Lal*, Sukriti Dutta Sunita Munda and Sudin Kumar Pandey, 2018, Novel Elemicin Rich germplasm of Cymbopogon Khasianus from North East India, Industrial Crop and Products, 115 doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2018.01.083, 98-103
• Sunil Kumar, Awantika Singh, Brijesh Kumar, Bikarma Singh, Lal Bahadur, Mohan Lal, 2018, Simultaneous quantitative determination of bioactive terpene indole alkaloids in ethanolic extracts of Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don by ultra high performance liquidchromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, 151 doi.org/10.1016/j.jpba.2017.12.040, 32-34
• Sukriti Dutta, Sunita Munda, Nilakshi Devi and Mohan Lal*, 2018, Compositional variability in leaves and inflorescence essential oils of Cymbopogon khasianus (Hack.) Stapf ex Bor. collected from Meghalaya: A biodiversity Hotspot, Journal of Essential oil Bearing plant,21(3). doi.org/10.1080/0972060X.2018.1486233
• Mohan Lal*, Sudin Kumar Pandey,Sukriti Dutta, Sunita Munda,Joyshree Baruah, Manabi Paw, 2018, Identification of high herbage and oil yielding variety (Jor Lab P-1) of Pogostemon cablin (Blanco) Benth through mutation breeding, Journal of Essential Oil Bearing plant, 21:1,131-138
• Sunita Munda ,Pumpy Saikia, Mohan Lal* , 2018. Chemical composition and biological activity of essential oil of Kaempferia galanga: a review: Journal of Essential Oil Research DOI:10.1080/10412905.2018.1486240
• Baruah J , B. Gogoi, K. Das, N.M. Ahmed, D.K. Sarmah, M. Lal, B.S. Bhau, 2017, Genetic diversity study amongst Cymbopogon species from NE-India using RAPD and ISSR markers, Industrial Crop and Products, 95, 235–243
• Mohan Lal*, Sunita Munda, Sukriti Dutta and Sudin Kumar Pandey, 2017, Identification of the new high oil and rhizome yielding variety of Kaempferia galanga (JOR LAB K-1): A highly important indigenous medicinal plants of North East India, Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants, 20(5) doi.org/10.1080/0972060X.2017.1400405, 1450-1460
• Sukriti Dutta , Sunita Munda, C. Chikkaputtaih and Mohan Lal*, 2017, Assessment of selection criteria for development of high yielding genotypes using variability parameters in Lemongrass Cymbopogon flexuosus L., Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants, 20(6) doi.org/10.1080/0972060X.2017.1421104, 1270-1282
• Mohan Lal*, Sunil Kumar Singh, HS Jat and RK Yadav, 2017, Studies in Seed vigour of different maize (Zea mays L.) hybrids and composite varieties under North Indian Condition, Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, 6(4), 1712-1715
• Mohan Lal*, S Dutta, D Saikia, BS Bhau, 2016, Assessment of selection criteria in sesame by using correlation and path coefficient analysis under high moisture and acidic stress soil condition, Indian Journal of Science and Technology 9 (4) doi: 10.17485/ijst/2016/v9i4/71453
• Mohan Lal *, D Sukriti, PR Bhattacharyya, 2016, Development of a new superior variety (Jor Lab C-5) of Java citronella with characteristics of stable and high oil yield, Annals of Biology 32 (1), 22-23
• Mohan Lal*, D Sukriti, PR Bhattacharyya, 2016, Development of a high yielding variety, Jor Lab L-8 of lemongrass (Cymbopogon flexuosus L.), Annals of Agri Bio Research 21 (1), 22-23
• SUkriti Dutta, Sunita Munda, Mohan Lal*, PR Bhattacharyya, 2016, A short review on chemical composition therapeutic use and enzyme inhibition activities of Cymbopogon species, Indian Journal of Science and Technology 9 (4) DOI 10.17485/IJST/2016/Vgi4/71453
• BS Bhau, Bitupon Borah, Reshma Ahmed, P Phukon, Barbi Gogoi, DK Sarmah, Mohan Lal, SB Wann, 2016, Influence of root-knot nematode infestation on antioxidant enzymes, chlorophyll content and growth in Pogostemon cablin (Blanco) Benth., Indian Journal of Experimental Biology, 54(4): 254-61
• Saikia Debajit, Dutta Sukriti, Ghosh Sneha, Mohan Lal * and Bhau BS, 2015, RAPD and ISSR based Intra-specific molecular genetic diversity analysis of Cymbopogon flexuosus L. Stapf with a distinct correlation of morpho-chemical observations, Research Journal of Biotechnology, 10(7), 105-113
• Mohan Lal*, D Singh, S Dass, 2015, Identification of promising parental inbred lines for development of quality protein maize (Zea mays L.) hybrids, Indian Journal Of Agricultural Research 45 (3), 221-226
• Mohan Lal*, and Dhirendra Singh, 2014, Utilization of genetic diversity and its association Characters in Mungbean [Vigna radiate(L) Wilczelk], Legume Research -An International Journal, 37(6), 679-681
• Mohan Lal*, and Dhirendra Singh, 2014, Studies of variability using morphological and quality traits in Quality Protein Maize (Zea mays L.), Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding, 5(3), 526-530
• Mohan Lal* and KP Singh, 2014, Association study and path analysis in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), International Journal of Agriculture and Statistical Science, 10(1), 161-164
• Mohan Lal*, Dhirendra Singh and Sain Dass, 2014, Combining ability and stability studies for grain yield and quality traits in QPM (Zea mays L.) hybrids in using diallel crosses, International Journal of Agriculture and Statistical Science, 10(2), 487-492
• Mohan Lal*, Kiran Pal Singh and Dhirendra Singh, 2013, Phenotypic Stability for Seed yield and its Components Characters in Mungbean [Vigna radiate(L) Wilczelk], Legume Research -An International Journal, 36(6), 484-488
• D.P.Singh, S.P.Sharma, Mohan Lal, B.R. Ranwah and Vimal Sharma, 2013, Induction of genetic variability for polygenic traits through physical and chemical mutagenes in cowpea [Vigna unguculata(L) Walp], Legume Research -An International Journal, 36(1), 10-14
• Mohan Lal* , DP Singh, 2012, Genotype × environment interaction in rice (Oryza sativa L.), Annals of Biology 28 (1), 53-55
• Mohan Lal* and DP Singh, 2012, Effect of Nitrogen sources, Sulphur and Boron Levels on growth parameters of Spring Sunflower (Helianthus annus L ), Annals of Agri –Bio Research 17(1), 19-26
• Mohan Lal* and D.P.Singh, 2012, Genetic variability characters association and component analysis in up land cotton (Gossipium hirsutam L.), Annals of Agri. Bio. Research, 17(1), 37-40
• Mohan Lal* and Devender K. Chauhan, 2012, Studies of genetic diversity and cluster analysis in rice, International Journal of Agriculture and Statistical Science, 8(1), 294-297
• Mohan Lal*, S Dhirendra, D Sain, 2011, General and specific combining ability studies in maize using line× tester design, Agricultural Science Digest 31 (1), 8-13
• Mohan Lal*, D Singh, S Dass, 2011, Heterosis studies for yield and quality traits in rabi quality protein maize, Agricultural Science Digest 31 (3) 206-210
• Mohan Lal*, S Dhirendra, D Sain, 2011, Identification of promising parental inbred lines for development of quality protein maize (Zea mays L.) hybrids, Indian Journal of Agricultural Research 45 (3), 221-226
• Mohan Lal*, DP Singh, DL Bagadi, 2011, Combining Ability Analysis For Seed Yield And Its Components In Indian Mustard [Brassica Juncea (L) Czern &Coss], Agricultural Science Digest 31 (1) 35-37
• Mohan Lal*, D Singh, S Dass, 2011, General and specific combining ability studies in maize using line x tester design, Agricultural Science Digest 31 (1), 8-13
• Mohan Lal*, DK Chauhan, 2011, Studies of genetic variability, heritability and genetic advance in relation to yield traits in rice, Agricultural Science Digest 31 (3) 220-222
• Mohan Lal*, SR Maloo, 2006, Path coefficient analysis for seed yield in barnyard millet [Echnichloa frumentacea (Roxb.)], Agricultural Science Digest, 26 (2), 151-152
• Mohan Lal*, SR Maloo, 2006, Path coefficient analysis for dry fodder yield in barnyard millet [Echnichloa frumentacea (Roxb.)], Agricultural Science Digest 26 (4), 309-310

Awards and Fellowships

• Receipt of Dr RB Ekbote award 2018 by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science, Pune.
• Developed and registered myrcene rich variety of Lemongrass ‘Jor Lab L-11’ INGR 20053.
• Developed and registered geraniol rich variety of Lemongrass ‘Jor Lab L-15’ INGR 20056.
• Developed and registered high essential oil yielding variety of Acorus calamus ‘Jor Lab AC-1’ INGR 20054.
• Developed and registered bixin rich variety of Bixa orellena ‘Jor Lab B-2’ INGR 20055.
• Developed and registered high solasodine rich variety of Solanum khasianum ‘Jor Lab SK-3’ INGR 21162.
• Developed and registered red berry bearing variety of Solanum khasianum ‘Jor Lab SK-9’ INGR 21164.
• Developed and registered variety for absence of spiny thorns of Solanum khasianum ‘Jor Lab SK-124’ INGR 21163.
• Developed and registered white berry bearing variety of Solanum khasianum ‘Jor Lab SK-154’ INGR 21161.
• Developed and registered high rhizome and essential oil yielding variety of Zingiber zerumbet ‘Jor Lab ZB-103’ INGR 21165.
• Developed and registered high rhizome and essential oil yielding variety of Curcuma caesia ‘Jor Lab KH-2’ INGR 21159.
• Developed and registered high rhizome and essential oil yielding variety of Curcuma zedoaria ‘Jor Lab CZ-6’ INGR 21160.
• Developed and registered high essential oil yielding variety of Clausena heptaphylla ‘Jor Lab CH-2’ INGR 23109
• Developed and registered Ornamental Caladium species ‘Jor Lab CL-24 INGR 23114
• Developed and registered Ornamental Caladium species ‘Jor Lab CL-12 INGR 23115
• Developed and registered Ornamental Caladium species ‘Jor Lab CL-54 INGR 23116
• Developed and registered Ornamental Caladium species ‘Jor Lab C-115 INGR 23117
• Developed and registered Ornamental Caladium species ‘Jor Lab CL-36 INGR 23113
• Best Research worker award during (2009-2010): CSSRI (ICAR) Karnal
• Received Departmental Merit Scholarship during the course of Post Graduate at MPUAT Udaipur
• Developed and registered high oil yielding variety of Citronella ‘Jor Lab C-5 INGR 16021’,
• Developed and registered high oil yielding variety of Lemongrass ‘Jor Lab L-8 INGR 16020
• Developed and registered high rhizome yielding variety of Kaempheria galanga ‘Brahmaputra-1 INGR17081.
• Developed and registered for high essential oil yielding variety of Patchouli ‘Jor Lab P-1’, INGR -18041
• Developed and registered for Elemicin rich variety of Lemongrass ‘Jor Lab L-10’ INGR-18039
• Developed and registered for Methyl eugenol rich variety of Lemongrass ‘Jor Lab L-9 ’ INGR-18037
• Developed and registered high oil yielding variety of Kaempheria galanga ‘Jor Lab K-1 INGR-18038
• Developed and registered high essential oil yielding variety of Lemongrass ‘Jor Lab L-14 INGR 18040

R&D Related Outcomes

• Editor-in-Chief for the Journal
  • Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants, Impact factor: 1.97
  • Taylor and Francis online Print ISSN: 0972-060X Online ISSN: 0976-5026
• Associate Editor for the Journal
  • Frontiers in Genetics (Plant Genomics - section), Impact factor: 4.77
  • Frontiers of Plant science (Plant Breeding), Impact factor: 6.62
  • PhDs as Major Advisor: Awarded: 6; On-going: 6
  • PhDs as Co-Advisor: Awarded: 2
  • R&D Projects as Principal Investigator: Completed: 9