The Plant Ecology and Climate Change Science Division consists of a dynamic group with expertise in plant ecology, environmental science, physiology, and microbiology. The group broadly works on understanding plant eco-physiological and biochemical processes in response to air pollution and climate change, forest biomass and carbon sequestration, revealing physiological adaptation mechanisms of plants to abiotic stresses, monitoring and assessment of toxic elements pollution and its mitigation through bioremediation, biofortification of rice with Fe and Zn using microbes and nitrogen and phosphate management.The microbiology team focuses onplant microbe interactions and their application in agriculture. The team takes up both basic research as well as technology development to address the current problems and advancements in agriculture to ensure sustainable agriculture.

• Plant eco-physiological and biochemical processes in response to air pollution and climate change.
• Forest ecosystem, structural and functional analysis and Carbon sequestration.
• Responses and adaptation mechanism of plants to abiotic stresses.
• Microbial augmented bio-fortification of rice plants with Fe and Zn
• Analysis of F^–level in different environmental matrices.
• Development and application of microbe based technologies for sustainable agriculture to ensure food safety through abiotic/biotic stress amelioration, soil fertility and environmental safety.

Scientists

Dr. P.A. Shirke

Chief Scientist

Dr. Soumit Kumar Behera

Senior Principal Scientist

Dr. Pankaj Kumar Srivastava

Senior Principal Scientist

Dr. Puneet Singh Chauhan

Senior Principal Scientist

Dr. Shuchi Srivastava

Principal Scientist

Dr. Aradhana Misra

Senior Principal Scientist

Dr. Poonam C. Singh

Principal Scientist

Dr. Dibyendu Adhikari

Principal Scientist  

Dr. Richa Rai

Senior Scientist

Dr. Anju Patel

Scientist