Dr Soumen Ghosal
Principal Scientist
Discipline : Agronomy

ERP No. 014199
Ph. 9905326056
Soumen.Ghosal@icar.gov.in

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Field of Specialization:

  • Agronomical evaluation for lac cultivation on bushy lac host, Flemingia semialata.
  • Biotic and abiotic factors affecting lac yield on different host plants
  • Lac production technologies
  • Video film making and mobile application

Ph.D. Agronomy (Soil Fertility) from  Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. Year  1995

M.Sc (Ag) Agronomy from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. Year 1990

B.Sc (Ag) Hons. from VISVA-BHARATI, Shantiniketan.  Year 1988

  • Ghosal S, Singh ON and Singh R Pd. (1996) Effect of rate and time of application of nitrogen on growth and productivity of French bean (vulgaris L.) Legume Res. 13 (2) : 110-114.
  • Ghosal S, Singh ON and Singh R Pd. (1997) Performances of some French bean ( vulgaris L.) based intercropping systems. Legume Res. 21 (3/4) : 242-245.
  • Ghosal S, Sharma KK., Bhattacharya A and Kumar KK. (2002) Broodlac and sticklac yield as affected by site of inoculation, shoot length coverage and irrigation levels. Non-Timber Forest Products, 9 (1/2): 67-69.
  • Ghosal S, Sharma KK and Kumar P. (2005) Effect of seedling size and irrigation on plant survival in Flemingia semialata—an important bushy lac-host plant Appl. Zool. Res. 16(2): 236-237.
  • Ghosal S. (2008) Effect of different pruning times on aghani lac yield from ber (Ziziphus mauritiana). Environment and Ecology 26 (3) 2008: 1020-1022.
  • Ghosal S. (2007) Effect of pruning time and lac inoculation on ber ( mauritiana) : Consequenses on shoot growth, fruit production and partitioning of assimilates. Journal of Research (BAU) 19 (2), 2007: 243-247.
  • Ghosal S (2009) Effect of different pruning times of ber (Zizyphus mauritiana) in relation to aghani lac yield.  Environment and Ecology. 27 (1A) 2009: 275-277.
  • Ghosal S and Mishra YD. (2009) Canopy structure of ber (Zizyphus mauritiana) trees influencing lac yield.  Environment and Ecology. 27 (4A) 2009: 1879-1881.
  • Ghosal S and Singh JP. (2010) Settlement pattern of rangeeni form of lac insect Kerria lacca as influenced by location of broodlac placement.   Entomol. 28 (1): 27-29.
  • Ghosal S, Ramani R, Monobrullah M and Singh JP. (2010). Lac encrustation thickness in relation to spray of Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki. Entomol. 28 (2): 45-47.
  • Ghosal S, Ramani R and Mishra YD. (2011). Influence of thickness of branch, phunki scrap weight, weighted living cell and kusmi encrustation thickness on broodlac quality.   Entomol., 29 (1): 71-75.
  • Ghosal S and Singh RK. (2012). Effect of irrigation and mulching on establishment of ber (Ziziphus mauritiana) plantation in Jharkhand  Bioved, 23(1) : 41–44, 2012.
  • Ghosal S. (2012) Kusmi lac yield in winter season as affected by weather and directional effect on ber (Zizyphus mauritiana) trees.  Indian J Ag Sci. 82 (4): 384-7.
  • Ghosal S. (2012).  Effect of weather and application of primary nutrients and liming to ber (Ziziphus mauritiana) on winter season (aghani) kusmi lac production.  Entomol., 30(2) : 97-104 (2012).
  • Ghosal S. (2013). Soil fertility management of established ber (Ziziphus mauritiana) plantation under lac cultivation.  The Bioscan 8 (3) : 787-90.
  • Ghosal S, Meena SC, Ghosh J and Thamilarashi K. (2016). Strategy for application of macro-, micronutrients and liming in acid lateritic soils of Jharkhand for sustainable growth of Flemingia semialata. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 86 (2): 202–207.
  • Ghosal S. (2017) Effect of shoot age, liming and potassium application for summer season lac cultivation on Butea monosperma trees The Indian Forester, 143(3): 245-248.
  • Ghosal S, Meena SC, Lohot VD and Thamilarashi K. (2017). Effect of macro-micro nutrients and liming on winter season kusmi lac yield on Flemingia semialata. Indian Forester 143 (7): 676-679
  • Ghosal S, Sharma KK, Singh AK and Singh BP. (2018) Recent advances in lac production technologies. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry; SP1: 1598-1600.
  • Ghosal S, Lohot VD, Bhat SS and Sinha NK. (2018) Kusum (Schleichera oleosa (Lour.) Oken) seed germination and seedling growth as affected by integrated nutrient management under acid soil of Jharkhand. Multilogic in Science, VIII : 336-39. (Special Issue (B) August)
  • Ghosal S and Meena SC. (2019) Factors affecting lac insect settlement The Indian Forester 145 (12):1212-13.
  • Ghosal S and Rajgopal NN. (2020). Effect of tree size, topography and shoot age on pest infestation and tree growth of palas (Butea monosperma) The Indian Forester, 146(5): 450-52
  • Ghosal S and Bhat SS. (2021) Effect of PGPR and VAM fungi on Seed Germination and Seedling Growth Enhancement of Kusum (Schleichera oleosa) Indian Forester, 147(2) : 195-199, 2021. DOI: 10.36808/if/2021/v147i2/151195
  • Ghosal S, Rajgopal NN and Ram MK. (2021) Selecting healthy palas (Butea monosperma) trees before lac inoculation—a quantitative approach Journal of Tropical Forestry 37 (I-II ): 35-38
  • Ghosal S and Ram MK. (2022) Innovative and cost effective method of lac (Kerria lacca) inoculation Journal of Tropical Forestry 38 (I-II): 55-58
  • Ghosal S. (2022). Effect of sources of kusum (Schleichera oleosa (Lour) Oken) seed, its size and tree attributes on seed quality and seed germination. Journal of Agriculture and Ecology, 14: 153-157; http://doi.org/10.53911/JAE.2022.14222
  • S. Paroda medal—2009 by Bioved Research Society, Allahabad
  • Reviewer Excellence Award- 2016 by Agriculture Research Communication Centre, Karnal.
  • Distinguished Scientist Award- 2018 in the 2nd International Conference on Food & Agriculture 2018
  • ‘Excellence in Reviewing- 2020’ Journal of Experimental Agriculture International
  • ‘Reviewer Excellence Award 2020’ by Agricultural Research Communication Centre, Karnal