दीनदयाल उपाध्याय गोरखपुर विश्वविद्यालय
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University
(Accredited A++ by NAAC)
Dr. Virendra Kumar Madhukar
Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Department of Botany
Plant Systematics Ethnobotany Ecology and Conservation Biology
| S.No. | Employer | Designation | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Director IQAC | Departmental Representative of IQAC | 2019 | 2023 |
| 2 | Head of the Department | Assistant Garden Incharge | 2018 | till date |
| 3 | Registrar | Hostel Superintendent | 2021 | Till date |
| 4 | Registrar | Gem Buyer | 2023 | till date |
| 5 | Director, IQAC | Member IQAC, DDU Gorakhpur University | 2023 | till date |
| S.No. | Title | Journal | Volume | Year | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New records and range expansion in tribe Paniceae (Poaceae: Panicoideae) from Western Himalaya, India | Plant Science Today | 11 | 2024 | Co-author |
| 2 | Lectotypifcation of two names in Urochloa (Poaceae: Paniceae). | Plant Science Today | 11 | 2024 | Co-author |
| 3 | A checklist of invasive plants of Gorakhpur district: terai region of eastern Uttar Pradesh | Tropical Ecology | 65 | 2024 | Corresponding Author |
| 4 | First authentic record of Pulicaria dysenterica (Asteraceae) from Uttar Pradesh, India. | Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany | 48 | 2024 | Co-author |
| 5 | Lectotypification of names in the genus Eragrostis Wolf (Poaceae) | PLANT SCIENCE TODAY | 10 | 2023 | Co-author |
| 6 | Assessment of morpho-agronomic and yield attributes in gamma-irradiated mutants of Kalanamak rice (Oryza sativa L.) | Journal of Applied Biology and Biotechnology | 11 | 2023 | Co-author |
| 7 | Gymnanthemum amygdalinum: an addition to the Asteraceous Flora of Uttar Pradesh, India | Indian Journal of Forestry | 46 | 2023 | Co-author |
| 8 | Extended distribution of Blumea balsamifera to Uttar Pradesh | Indian Journal of Forestry | 46 | 2023 | Corresponding Author |
| 9 | Elymus nepalensis (Poaceae, Triticeae): A rediscovery, lectotypification, and new geographic record from India | Feddes Repertorium | 134 | 2023 | Co-author |
| 10 | Bromus kashmirensis (Poaceae), a new species from Kashmir Himalaya, India | Nordic Journal of Botany | 2023 | 2022 | Co-author |
| 11 | Lectotypification of names in Duthiea (Poaceae) | Phytotaxa | 494 | 2021 | Co-author |
| 12 | Notes on the typification of three names in the genus Arundinella Raddi (Poaceae) | Plant Science Today | 8 | 2021 | Co-author |
| S.No. | Name of Award | Agency | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University Research Excellence Award | DDU Gorakhpur University | 2024 |
| 2 | Teacher Excellence Award | DDU Gorakhpur University and UP Government | 2022 |
| 3 | Contribution in Higher Education In implementation of NEP-2020 | U.P. Government | 2021 |
| S.No. | Title | Publisher | ISBN | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bioresources in Eastern Uttar Pradesh: Current Status and Future Prospects Authors | Kitabwale | 978-93-90702-67-1 | 2023 |
| 2 | Bignoniaceae in Flora of India | Director Botanical Survey of India | 9788196533212 | 2023 |
| 3 | Flora of Uttar Pradesh | Botanical Survey of India | 978-81-949913-3-5 | 2020 |
| S.No. | Title | Sponsoring Agency | Year of Sanction | Budget (Lakh) |
Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taxonomic account of the Angiospermic diversity of Gorakhpur District Using Geospatial Tools | Department of Higher Education, U.P. Government | 2025 | 3.19 | Ongoing |
| 2 | Ex-situ Conservation of Economical, Endemic and Threatened Plant Species of Terai region of eastern Uttar Pradesh in the existing Botanical Garden of the Department of Botany, D.D.U. Gorakhpur University | Botanical Survey of India, Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change New Delhi | 2025 | 22 | Ongoing |
| 3 | Establishment of Herbal Garden | National Medicinal Plant Board, Ministry of AYUSH | 2020 | 21.60 | Ongoing |
| S.No. | Name | Contact Details Year of Enrollment |
Type of Scholar | Topic | Research Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irfan Ahmad | 7523873923 irfanddu01@gmail.com Enrollment Year: 2024 |
Junior Research Fellow | Assesment of Angiospermic Diversity of Terai Region | Ongoing |
| 2 | Sneha Singh | 9169276506 snsneha1011@gmail.com Enrollment Year: 2019 |
Research Scholar | Invasive Alien Plants and Assessment of their Ecological Impact on Plant Diversity of Terai Region of Eastern Uttar Pradesh | Ongoing |
| 3 | Rekha Yadav | 6306897844 rekhay15795@gmail.com Enrollment Year: 2019 |
Research Scholar | REVISIONARY STUDIES IN THE SUPERTRIBE TRITICODAE (POACEAE) FROM WESTERN HIMALAYA, INDIA. | Ongoing |
| 4 | Shubham Jaiswal | 6386311387 shubhamnbri@gmail.com Enrollment Year: 2019 |
Research Scholar | Taxonomic studies in the tribe Paniceae R.Br. (Poaceae) from Western Himalaya, India | Ongoing |
| 5 | Preeti Gupta | 8924890664 neha06464@gmail.com Enrollment Year: 2019 |
Research Scholar | Asteraceous Flora of Gorakhpur District | Ongoing |
| S.No. | Title of Chapter | Page Numbers | Title of Book | Publisher | ISBN | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | History and Culture of Traditional and Ethnomedicinal Plants of India. | 1-25 | Ethnomedicinal Plants for Drug Discover | Springer, Singapore | 9789819734054 | 2024 |