Dr. Arvind Bhatt
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Dr. Arvind Bhatt

Post-doctoral Fellow
Gulf Organisation for Research and Development, Qatar

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Plant Physiology from HNB Garhwal University, India

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Biography

Dr. Arvind Bhatt is Post Doctoral Research Fellow at Gulf Organization for Research & Development (GOR&D), Doha, Qatar. He has completed his Ph.D. in Plant Physiology from HNB Garhwal University, India. Previously he was appointed as Junior Research Fellow in DBT Sponsored project, Junior Research Fellow in NMPB sponsored project, Senior Research Fellow in NMPB sponsored project, Project Manager at Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal, India in the project, Post Doc Research Fellow at University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa, Consultant at in Agriculture Finance Co-operation, New Delhi, Post Doc Research Fellow at Universiti Sains Malaysia. His research interests in Seed Biology include physiology of seed development, dormancy and germination to the production, storage, enhancement and utilization of seeds for conservation purposes. He has good experience of working on different plant species with various aspects of seed biology, seed germination and seedling establishment. He also worked with Gulf Organization for Research and Development, Doha Qatar. He has published 24 research articles in journals as well as 3 books and 1 book chapter and 5 abstracts in conferences contributed as author/co-author. He also participated in number of conferences, seminars and workshops.

Area of Interest:

Plant and Soil Sciences
100%
Seed Biology
62%
Medicinal Plants
90%
Ecophysiology
75%
Conservation
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
0
Chapters
0
Articles
0
Abstracts
0

Selected Publications

  1. El-Keblawy, A., S. Gairola and A. Bhatt, 2016. Maternal salinity environment affects salt tolerance during germination in Anabasis setifera: A facultative desert halophyte. J. Arid Land, 8: 254-263.
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  2. El-Keblawy, A., S. Gairola and A. Bhatt, 2016. Maternal habitat affects germination requirements of Anabasis setifera, a succulent shrub of the Arabian deserts. Acta Botanica Brasilica, 30: 35-40.
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  3. El‐Keblawy, A., S. Gairola, A. Bhatt and T. Mahmoud, 2016. Effects of maternal salinity on salt tolerance during germination of Suaeda aegyptiaca, a facultative halophyte in the Arab Gulf desert. Plant Species Biol., 10.1111/1442-1984.12127.
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  4. Bhatt, A., P.C. Phondani and M.F. Pompelli, 2016. Seed maturation time influences the germination requirements of perennial grasses in desert climate of Arabian Gulf. Saudi J. Biol. Sci., 10.1016/j.sjbs.2016.02.004.
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  5. Bhatt, A., M.M. Caron, K. Verheyen, E. Elsarrag and Y. Alhorr, 2016. Germination and seedling performance of five native legumes of the Arabian Desert. Morphol. Distrib. Funct. Ecol. Plants, 220: 125-133.
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  6. Bhatt, A., F. Perez‐Garcia and P.C. Phondani, 2016. Foliage colour influence on seed germination of Bienertia cycloptera in Arabian deserts. Nordic J. Bot., 10.1111/njb.00974.
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  7. Bhatt, A., A. Santo and D. Gallacher, 2016. Seed mucilage effect on water uptake and germination in five species from the hyper-arid Arabian desert. J. Arid Environ., 128: 73-79.
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  8. Bhatt, A and F. Perez-Garcia, 2016. Seed dormancy of Ochradenus baccatus (Resedaceae), a shrubby species from Arabian Desert regions. Revista de Biologia Trop., .
  9. Ramlall, C., B. Varghese, S. Ramdhani, N.W. Pammenter, A. Bhatt and P. Berjak, 2015. Effects of simulated acid rain on germination, seedling growth and oxidative metabolism of recalcitrant‐seeded Trichilia dregeana grown in its natural seed bank. Physiol. Plant., 153: 149-160.
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  10. Phondani, P.C., I.D. Bhatt, V.S. Negi, B.P. Kothyari, A. Bhatt and R.K. Maikhuri, 2015. Promoting medicinal plants cultivation as a tool for biodiversity conservation and livelihood enhancement in Indian Himalaya. J. Asia- Pac. Biodivers., 9: 39-46.
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  11. Phondani, P.C., A. Bhatt, E. Elsarrag and Y.M. Alhorr, 2015. Seed germination and growth performance of Aerva javanica (Burm. f.) Juss ex Schult. J. Appl. Res. Med. Aromat. Plants, 2: 195-199.
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  12. Phondani, P.C., A. Bhatt, E. Elsarrag and Y.A. Horr, 2015. Ethnobotanical magnitude towards sustainable utilization of wild foliage in Arabian Desert. J. Traditional and Complementary Med., 10.1016/j.jtcme.2015.03.003.
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  13. Kalicharan, B., Y. Naidoo, S. Heneidak and A. Bhatt, 2015. Distribution, morphological and histochemical characteristics of foliar trichomes of Plectranthus zuluensis (Lamiaceae). Braz. J. Bot., 38: 961-971.
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  14. Gairola, S., A. Bhatt and A. El-Keblawy, 2015. A perspective on potential use of halophytes for reclamation of salt-affected lands. Wulfenia J., 22: 88-97.
  15. El-Keblawy, A.A and A. Bhatt, 2015. Aerial seed bank affects germination in two small-seeded halophytes in Arab Gulf desert. J. Arid Environ., 117: 10-17.
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  16. El-Keblawy, A., A. Bhatt and S. Gairola, 2015. Storage on maternal plants affects light and temperature requirements during germination in two small seeded halophytes in the Arabian deserts. Pak. J. Bot., 47: 1701-1708.
  17. Bisht, A.K., A. Bhatt, U. Dhar, A. Bhatt and U. Dhar, 2015. Note on somatic embryogenesis and synthetic seed production in Angelica glauca: A valuable medicinal plant of Himalaya. J. Med. Plants Res., 9: 419-425.
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  18. Bhatt, A., S. Gairola, Y. Govender, H. Baijnath and S. Ramdhani, 2015. Epiphyte diversity on host trees in an urban environment, eThekwini Municipal Area, South Africa. N. Z. J. Bot., 53: 24-37.
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  19. Bhatt, A., S. Gairola and A. El-Keblawy, 2015. Seed colour affects dormancy and germination requirements in two species of Lotus (Fabaceae). Rev. de Biol. Trop., .
  20. Naidoo, Y., S. Heneidak, A. Bhatt, N. Kasim and G. Naidoo, 2014. Morphology, histochemistry, and ultrastructure of foliar mucilage-producing trichomes of Harpagophytum procumbens (Pedaliaceae). Turk. J. Bot., 38: 60-67.
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  21. Kusumastuti, M.Y., A. Bhatt, G. Indrayanto and L.K. Chan, 2014. Effect of sucrose, benzylaminopurine and culture condition on in vitro propagation of curcuma xanthorrhiza roxb. and zingiber aromaticum val. Pak. J. Bot., 46: 279-288.
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  22. Jelodar, N.B., A. Bhatt, K. Mohamed and L.K. Chan, 2014. New cultivation approaches of Artemisia annua L. for a sustainable production of the antimalarial drug artemisinin. J. Med. Plants Res., 8: 441-447.
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  23. Gairola, S., R.S. Rawal, N.P. Todaria and A. Bhatt, 2014. Population structure and regeneration patterns of tree species in climate-sensitive subalpine forests of Indian western Himalaya. J. For. Res., 25: 343-349.
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  24. El-Keblawy, A., A. Bhatt and S. Gairola, 2013. Perienth colour affect germination behavior in the wind pollinated Salsola rubescens in the Arabian Deserts. Bot., 92: 69-75.
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