General Informations

  • Join Date: 10/01/1990
  • College: College of Agriculture
  • Department: Plant Breeding & Genetics
  • Office Email: prasanna.pathak[at]aau.ac.in

Education Details

 
 
 
 
 
1987
BSc(Agri)

Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam

 
 
 
 
 
1989
MSc(Agri)

Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam

 
 
 
 
 
1999
PhD

Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China

 
 
 
 
 
2004
Post Doctoral

Visiting Scientist in College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, Fujisawa, Japan

Employment History

 
 
 
 
 
01-09-2018 - 31-08-2023
Director of Extension Education

Assam Agricultural University

 
 
 
 
 
01-08-2011 - 31-08-2018
Associate Director of Research

Directorate of Research (Agri), Assam Agricultural University

 
 
 
 
 
10-02-2010 - 31-07-2011
Professor

Department of Plant Breeding & Genetics, AAU

 
 
 
 
 
01-07-2008 - 09-02-2010
Principal Scientist

AICRP on Dryland Agriculture, Dept. of Soil Science, AAU

 
 
 
 
 
10-01-2005 - 30-06-2008
Senior Scientist

AICRP on Dryland Agriculture, Dept. of Soil Science, AAU

 
 
 
 
 
07-08-1999 - 09-01-2005
Associate Professor

Department of Plant Breeding & Genetics, AAU

 
 
 
 
 
17-03-1999 - 06-08-1999
Senior Scientist

Regional Agricultural Research Station (RARS), AAU

 
 
 
 
 
10-01-1990 - 16-03-1999
Junior Scientist

Regional Agricultural Research Station (RARS), AAU

 
 
 
 
 
01-09-2023 - 29-12-2023
Professor

Department of Plant Breeding & Genetics, AAU

Achievements
  • Associated with development of 6 rice varieties. These include 2 high yielding rice varieties (Jyotiprasad and Bishnuprasad) for growing in boro season, two medium duration high yielding rice varieties (Satyaranjan and Basundhara) for growing in sali season, particularly, in areas suitable for multiple cropping and 2 submergence tolerant sali rice varieties (Jalashree and Jalkuwari) that can withstand submergence for about two weeks.
  • Coordinated seed production programme of the University as the Nodal Officer of ICAR Seed Project and also as the Nodal Officer of Technology Showcasing/Participatory Seed Production Programme. The seed production programme of the University underwent sea change from 2010-11 as it started producing quality seeds in the farmers’ fields with active participation of the farmers. Because of successful implementation of the seed production programme the Assam Agricultural University was adjudged as the ‘Best Centre’ of the ICAR Seed Project – ‘Seed Production in Agricultural Crops’ for the year 2015-16 among 39 agricultural universities associated with the ICAR Seed Project.
  • Initiated and prepared the proposal for obtaining GI for Joha rice of Assam which happened to be the first of its kind for the University (Got the GI in the name of ‘Seuj Satirtha’).
Membership
  • Association of Rice Research Workers
    Life Member
  • The India Society of Genetics & Plant Breeding
    Life Member
  • The Indian Society of Dryland Agriculture
    Life Member
Projects
  • Deptt. of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmer’s Welfare. Govt. of India sponsored project on "National Bamboo Mission", project cost Rs.14.9 Lakh implemented in 2019.
  • Ministry of AYUSH, Govt. of India sponsored project on "National AYUSH Mission on Medicinal Plants", project cost Rs.37 Lakh implemented in 2018.
  • ICAR New Delhi sponsored project on "GKMS, DAMU (Nodal Centres) Phase-I & Phase-II", implemented in 2019.
  • ICAR-CRIDA sponsored project on "National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA)", implemented in 2011.
  • Govt of Assam sponsored project on "Operation, Repair and Maintenance of Agricultural Machineries", project cost Rs.1.99 Crore implemented in 2022.
  • ICAR-CIFT, Cochin sponsored project on "“Entrepreneurship development among Scheduled Tribe (ST) fishing communities through post- harvest management and value addition of fish catch", project cost Rs.15 Lakh implemented in 2022.
  • ICAR-IGFRI, Jhansi sponsored project on "Livelihood Improvement of Livestock Farmers of Assam through Year Round Fodder Cultivation and Preservation", project cost Rs.7 Lakh implemented in 2022.
  • AICRP sponsored project on "Dryland Agriculture", implemented in 2005.
  • AICRP sponsored project on "Rice improvement", implemented in 1990.
  • sponsored project on "Farmers’ perception of suitability criteria for direct seeded upland ahu rice varieties", implemented in 2004.
  • DBT sponsored project on "Molecular tagging of genes for seed dormancy in ‘Ahu’ rice of Assam", implemented in 2005.
  • NATP-CGP, ICAR sponsored project on "Molecular tagging of genes for cold tolerance in rice.", project cost Rs.2244368 Lakh implemented in 2001.
  • NATP-CGP, ICAR sponsored project on "Identification of molecular markers linked to the gene for resistance to Rice Hispa (Dicladispa armigera oliv.) in rice", project cost Rs.2883000 Lakh implemented in 2000.