Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Ananya Baidya

BSc (Ag), MSc (Plant Physiology), Ph.D.

ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute

Contact No: +91 9051647473

E-mail: theananya4@gmail.com

CAREER VISION:

To become a Plant Stress Physiologist for the advancement of sustainable and climate-resilient agriculture. Focusing on improving crop productivity and resource use efficiency under abiotic stresses. By integrating modern tools with physiological insights, I aim to develop practical solutions for farmers, contribute to national food security.

ACHIEVEMENTS:

• Awardee of UGC-National Fellowship for PhD 2017-18
• Received Outstanding M.Sc. Thesis Award from S&T SIRI in 2017
• Qualified ICAR-SRF 2016 (Rank-5)
• Received University Toppers’ fellowship for M.Sc. in Acad. Year 2014-2016.
• Received Outstanding PhD Thesis Award from SSDAT in 2023.
• Received Best Poster presenter Award in ISCAR seminar.

ACADEMICS:

RESEARCH CREDENTIALS:

• D. (Major Subject: Plant Physiology, Minor Subjects: Agronomy and Biochemistry) 2016-2023. BCKV.
• Thesis title: Stress mitigation of late sown lentil (Lens culinairs Medikus) through hormonal and nutritional interventions.

Chairman: Dr. Subhasis Mondal

• Masters in Agricultural sciences (Major subject: Plant Physiology, Minor subject:

Biochemistry and Seed science, Supporting: Statistics), 2014-16. BCKV.

Thesis title: Evaluation of lentil (Lens culinairs Medikus subsp. culinaris) genotypes for heat and terminal drought stress.

Chairman: Prof. Anjan Kumar Pal 

RESEARCH AREA:

NUTRIO PHYSIOLOGY, ABIOTIC STRESS, REPRODUCTIVE PHYSIOLOGY, TISSUE CULTURE, SENSOR-BASED IRRIGATION SCHEDULING, GENOME EDITING IN PLANTS. 

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Can perform field and lab experiments, Screening of genotypes for abiotic
• Expertise in plant enzymatic and non-enzymatic (metabolic) analysis and pollen biology.
• Experience in plant tissue culture and molecular biology and genome editing.
• Soil, plant nutrient and microbial lab analysis.
• Expertise in AI based irrigation scheduling and crop modelling.
• Sound knowledge of statistical analysis and data interpretation using (SPSS, MS-EXCEL, SIGMAPLOT, GRAPHPAD PRISM, Statistix10, bioRender and Tableau).

COMPUTER PROFICIENCY:

• Graduate Diploma in Computer Application, possess full competency in all aspects of Microsoft Office with Word, PowerPoint and Excel, Mendeley Desktop, Grammarly, Adobe Acrobat
• Supple with all windows operating systems and Mac

SEMINARS/SYMPOSIA/WORKSHOPS/CONFERENCES ATTENDED:

• Attended six (6) International and ten (11) National seminars and
• Presented Five (6) posters at National and International
• Presented ten (11)
• Presented Young Scientist Award Session in ISPP seminar.

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS:

• Published EIGHT (8) international and TWO (2) National research articles in peer- reviewed

 PATENTS (Published)

• Patent issued on “Early Detection of Plant Diseases Through Leaf Analysis: An IoT and Machine Learning Approach” (Date of Publication: 13/02/2024)
• Patent issued on “Transforming Agriculture: Genetic Modification Techniques for Enhanced Crop Yield and Resilience” (Date of publication: 21/06/2024) 

Copyright/Design/Trademark 

• Design issued on “AI-based Plant Extract Analyzing Device to Identify Disease” (Date of Registration: 9th April 2024- UK GRANT, Design No. 6358133)
• Design issued on “Plant Breeding Chamber for Varied Environmental Conditions” (Date 01/07/2024, Design No. 421780-001)
• Design issued on “Bioreactor for Mass Production of Transgenic Plants “(Date 07/08/2024, Design No. 426076-001)

NON-RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

• Authored book entitled “MCQs in Plant Physiology” ISBN No: 978-93-84845-64-3
• Edited Souvenir for National Conference DISHA 2017. ISBN No: 978-93-84113-72-8
• Authored book entitled “Plant Hormones and Signaling” ISBN No. 978-81-19906-18-5
• Published FIVE (5) popular articles on the readers’
• Published four book chapters.

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS

• Life member of Indian Society for Plant Physiology (ISPP), LM-1095.
• Life member of The Plant Physiology Club (APAU), LM-1853.
• Life member of Indian Society of Coastal Agricultural Research, LM/515/25.

EXPERIENCE:

• Conducted under graduate practical classes at BCKV in the year 2017-18 and 2018-19.
• Worked as part-time Teaching Assistant at JIS University.
• Worked as Project Associate in ICAR-CRIJAF in DST-SEED project in 2023-24.
• Worked as SRF in ICAR-CRIJAF in ICAR-funded Genome Editing project.

PERSONAL DETAILS

Date of Birth               :           23/07/1991

Father name                :           Anadi Baidya

Spouse Name              :           Dr. Kaushik Majumder

Marital status              :           Married

Nationality                  :           Indian

Languages                   :           English, Bengali, Hindi

Hobbies                       :          Gardening, Event Management, Cooking foods.

Permanent Address     :          Vill: Palladah, P.O: Kataganj, P.S: Bizpur, Dist: North 24 Pgs, State: West Bengal, Pin: 741250

Declaration: I hereby declare that all the information provided above is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Date:  25/07/2025                                                                                             (Ananya Baidya)

Place: Karnal, Haryana                                                                                           Signature

*Research publications are available at research gate Id: Ananya Baidya, with 45 citations.

ORCID ID: 0009-0001-0476-2892