Md. Sarfaraz

Editorial Board Member

Dr. Md. Sarfaraz Ahmad

  • Address : Professor, Botany, Jai Prakash University, India
  • E-Mail : mdsarfarazahmad786@gmail.com

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Introduction


   I am working as a Professor in the University Department of Botany, Jai Prakash University, Chapra (PIN: 841302), Bihar, India. As a Head of the University Deptt. of Botany, I performed the assignment from 11.09.2020 to 11.02.2024.  Throughout my teaching period of, I have tried to be most punctual in my classes and completed the courses/syllabus and duties assigned to me very honestly with full sincerity, I tried to provide my cent-percent knowledge to my students and helped them in all aspects. I have interacted with them thoroughly to debate and discussions. I have always been informative to my students regarding latest publications of Books and Journals in the field of Botany. I have been very innovative with my research scholars also in searching their sources and materials and brought them on wider platform regarding their participations in various seminars and writing research papers. As a result, their Ph.D. Dissertation has been very impressive and praised by the scholars on the occasion of open viva-voce. I have assigned the research scholars to visit laboratory for phytochemical studies. I have worked a lot with my research scholars regarding ethnobotanical studies and their phytochemicals of different economically important plants of Gopalganj, Siwan and Saran Districts of Bihar, India and their effects on certain Fungi and Bacteria. A part of this, I have assigned the work to a research scholar on Tissue culture. 


AFFILIATION


Professor

Botany

Jai Prakash University

Jai Prakash University, Chapra

Chapra

India

841302

Email : mdsarfarazahmad786@gmail.com


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RESEARCH INTERESTS


# Area
1. Environmental Science
2. Ethnobotany
3. Mycology
4. Phytochemicals
5. Tissue Culture

PAPERS PUBLISHED


# Article Title Year
1. Srivastava, M.L., Siddiquee, A., Baitha, R.R and Ahmad, Sarfaraz (2024). Somatic embryogenesis and quantification of L-Dopa in Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC – A multipurpose medicinal legume. Indian Journal of Applied & Pure Biology, 39 (2): pp. 1057-1064. ISSN: 0970-2091. 2024
2. Kumar Ajay., Md. Ahmad, Sarfaraz and Siddiquee, A. (2023). Extraction and Characterization of Bioactive compounds of Albizzia lebbeck (L.) Benth., Cassia fistula Linn. and Delonix regia (Hook.) Raf. Using GC-MS. Biospectra: An International Biannual Refreed Journal of Life sciences. Vol. 18 (2): September, 2023. pp. 337-344. ISSN: 0973-7057 2023
3. Anand, U., Vaishnav, A., Sharma, S.K., Sahu, J., Ahmad, Sarfaraz, Sunita, K., Suresh, S., Dey, A., Bontempi, E., Singh, A.K., Prockow, J. and Shukla, A.K. (2022). Current Advances and Research Prospects for Agricultural and industrial uses of microbial strains available in world collections. Science of the Total Environment, 842, 156641. ISSN: 0048-9697. 2022
4. Siddiquee, A. and Ahmad, Sarfaraz (2021). Study of Few Exotic/Alien plant species of dicot families and their economic importance. The Biobrio: An International Quarterly Journal of Life Science. Vol. 8 (3&4):676-687. ISSN: 2393-9508. e.ISSN 2582-4902 2021
5. Siddiquee, A. and Ahmad, Sarfaraz (2020). Cytotoxic and Anti-Microbial Activity of Common Invasive Alien Plant Species of Gopalganj, Bihar (India). Horizon Research Publishinh 2880 ZANKER RD STE 203, Advances in Zoology and Botany, SAN JOSE, CA, 95134, USA, Vol. 10 (1): pp.11-17. ISSN: 2331-5083. 2020
6. Singh, M.K., Singh, A.K. and Ahmad, Sarfaraz (2020). Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Potential of Achyranthes aspera Linn. and its increased prevalence in Cosmetics. Indian Journal of Applied & Pure Biology. Vol. 35(2): pp.243-254. ISSN: 0970-2091 2020
7. Baitha, R.R. and Ahmad, Sarfaraz (2019). Study of Few Climbers and Twiners used to cure Inflammatory Diseases of District West Champaran. The Biobrio: An International Quarterly Journal of Life Sciences. Vol. 6 (1&2): pp.370-377. ISSN: 2393-9508 2019
8. Srivastava, M.L. and Ahmad, Sarfaraz (2018). Callus induction from Nodal and Internodal explant of Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC.-A potent medicinal plant. The Biobrio: An International Quarterly Journal of Life Sciences. Vol. 5(3&4): pp.354-360. ISSN: 2393-9508, e.ISSN 2582-4902 2018
9. Ahmad, Sarfaraz (2016). Documentation and Folklore use of medicinal plants of Hathwa (Gopalganj), Bihar. The Biobrio: An International Quarterly Journal of Life Sciences. Vol. 3(1&2): pp.153-160. ISSN: 2393-9508, e.ISSN 2582-4902 2016
10. Ahmad, Sarfaraz and Singh, M.K. (2014). Folk Medicinal Uses and Pharmacological studies of Few Plants of Gopalganj. Indian Journal of Applied and Pure Biology. Vol. 29(2): pp.231-242. ISSN:0970-2091. 2014

BOOKS PUBLISHED


# Title Publication Year
1. Standardization of Tissue Culture Studies of Gmelina arborea Roxb. under Salt Stress. Published by Raj Mangal Publishers, Aligarh, U.P. 2020. ISBN: 978-8196299569 2020
2. Application of Microbiology. Published by Anmol Publication, Pvt., Ltd., New Delhi. 2011. ISBN 978-81-261-4729-8 2011
3. A Text Book of Applied Microbiology. Published in 2011by Anmol Publication, Pvt., Ltd., New Delhi. 2011. ISBN 978-81-261-4731- 2011
4. Basic Techniques in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Published in by Anmol Publication, Pvt., Ltd., New Delhi. 2011. ISBN 978-81-261-4730-4 2011

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ACADEMIC PROFILE


# Examination Passing Year Country
1. Ph.D. 2008 India
2. M.Sc. 1985 India

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