Dr. Omesh Bajpai
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Dr. Omesh Bajpai

Scientific Advisor (Honorary)
Plant and Environmental Research Institute (PERI), Kanpur, India


Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Botany from Banaras Hindu University, India

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Biography

Dr. Omesh Bajpai is a naturalist, who is working on the Diversity, Phenology and Phytosociology of trees and their interaction with environment. He started his research profession at CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, India and completed his doctorate (Ph. D.) degree from Centre of Advanced Study in Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. He also received M. Phil. degree from T.G.O. University, Nagaland, India. In present, he is working as N-PDF in Department of Environmental Science, School of Environmental Sciences, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India. His area of interest includes Tree Diversity Assessment, Taxonomy, Tree Phenology, Forest Ecology, Phytosociology, Forestry and Phycology. He has over eight years research experience, during which he widely surveyed Himalayan Terai region and subtropical, temperate and alpine regions of the Himalaya and published more than 35 research articles in reputed national and international journals. He was a team member of first GLORIA (Global Observation Research Initiative in Alpine Ecosystem) establishment team of G.B. Pant Institute of Environment & Development. For his remarkable contribution in the field of plant taxonomy, The Association of Plant Taxonomy, Dehradun awarded him the prestigious “Fellow of the Association of Plant Taxonomy” award. He is the founder President of ‘Society for Tropical Plant Research’; life member of ‘Association of Plant Taxonomy’, ‘Rajiv Gandhi International Science and Technology Association’, ‘Society for Science of Climate Change and Sustainable Environment’, ‘National Environmental Science Academy’ and ‘International Society of Environmental Botanist’ since a long time. He is the managing editor in ‘Tropical Plant Research’; editor in ‘International Journal of Applied Research’, ‘Archives of Agriculture and Environmental Science’, and reviewer of several national and international reputed journals.

Area of Interest:

Botany
100%
Taxonomy of Angiosperms
62%
Forest Ecology
90%
Phytosociology
75%
Biodiversity
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
1
Chapters
2
Articles
40
Abstracts
14

Selected Publications

  1. Bajpai, O., V. Dutta, R. Singh, L.B. Chaudhary and J. Pandey, 2020. Tree community assemblage and abiotic variables in tropical moist deciduous forest of himalayan terai eco-region. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. India Sect. B Biol. Sci., 10.1007/s40011-019-01161-2.
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  2. Pandey, V.C. and O. Bajpai, 2019. Phytoremediation: From Theory Toward Practice. In: Phytomanagement of Polluted Sites, Pandey, V.C. and K. Bauddh (Eds.). Elsevier Inc., Netherlands, ISBN: 978-0-12-813912-7, pp: 1-49.
  3. Bajpai, O., N. Mohan, J. Mohan and R.K. Gupta, 2019. An annual algal diversity of Lakhna, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India. J. Appl. Nat. Sci., 11: 619-623.
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  4. Saini, M., V. Dutta, N.P. Singh and O. Bajpai, 2018. Modeling and assessing land-use and hydrological regimes to future land-use scenario for sustainable watershed management in a semi-arid region of southern India. Environ. Sustainability, 1: 393-409.
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  5. Gupta, S., O. Bajpai, H. Rai, D.K. Upreti, P.K. Sharma and R.K. Gupta, 2018. Untangling Quantitative Lichen Diversity in and Around Badrinath Holy Pilgrimage of Western Himalaya, India. J. Graphic, Era, Univ., 6: 36-46.
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  6. Bajpai, O., V. Dutta, L.B. Chaudhary and J. Pandey, 2018. Key issues and management strategies for the conservation of the Himalayan Terai forests of India. Int. J. Conserv. Sci., 9: 749-760.
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  7. Sekar, K.C., R.S. Rawal, A. Chaudhery, A. Pandey, G. Rawat, O. Bajapai and B.M. Mishra, 2017. First GLORIA site in Indian Himalayan region: Towards addressing issue of long-term data deficiency in the Himalaya. National Acad. Sci. Lett., 40: 355-357.
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  8. Bajpai, O., S. Suman and N. Upadhyay, 2017. Ecological exploration of Kuwana forest A tropical moist deciduous forest of eastern Terai, India. Ann. Plant Sci., 6: 1811-1816.
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  9. Bajpai, O., J. Pandey and L.B. Chaudhary, 2017. Periodicity of different phenophases in selected trees from Himalayan Terai of India. Agroforestry systems, 91: 363-374.
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  10. Pandey, V.C., O. Bajpai and N. Singh, 2016. Energy crops in sustainable phytoremediation. Renewable Sustainable Energy Rev., 54: 58-73.
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  11. Kushwaha, A.K., O. Bajpai, A.K. Srivastava, L.M. Tiwari and L.B. Chaudhry, 2016. Cucurbitaceae of Sonbhadra District, Uttar Pradesh: Diversity and Uses. In: Conservation of Medicinal Plants: Conventional and Modern Approaches, Chourasia, H.K. (Ed.). Omega Publications, New Delhi, India, ISBN: 9788184555882, pp: 195-206.
  12. Gupta, S., R. Khare, O. Bajpai, H. Rai, D.K. Upreti, R.K. Gupta and P.K. Sharma, 2016. Lichen as Bioindicator for Monitoring Environmental Status in Western Himalaya, India. Int. J. Environ., 5: 1-15.
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  13. Cottee‐Jones, H.E.W., O. Bajpai, L.B. Chaudhary and R.J. Whittaker, 2016. The importance of Ficus (Moraceae) trees for tropical forest restoration. Biotropica, 48: 413-419.
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  14. Chaudhary, L.B., A.K. Kushwaha and O. Bajpai, 2016. Trees of Uttar Pradesh (Part 1). Bennett, Coleman and Co. Ltd., Lucknow, India, Pages: 364.
  15. Bajpai, O., J. Pandey and L.B. Chaudhary, 2016. Ethnomedicinal uses of tree species by tharu tribes in the Himalayan terai region of India. Res. J. Med. Plant, 10: 19-41.
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  16. Bajpai, O., J. Pandey and L.B. Chaudhary, 2016. Effect of western disturbance triggered cooling on the tree flowering in Himalayan terai region. Current Sci., 109: 1781-1782.
  17. Pandey, V.C., P. Prakash, O. Bajpai, A. Kumar and N. Singh, 2015. Phytodiversity on fly ash deposits: Evaluation of naturally colonized species for sustainable phytorestoration. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res., 22: 2776-2787.
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  18. Pandey, V.C., O. Bajpai, D.N. Pandey and N. Singh, 2015. Saccharum spontaneum: An underutilized tall grass for revegetation and restoration programs. Genet. Resour. Crop Evol., (In Press). 10.1007/s10722-014-0208-0.
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  19. Pandey, V.C., O. Bajpai and N. Singh, 2015. Plant regeneration potential in fly ash ecosystem. Urban For. Urban Greening, 10.1016/j.ufug.2015.11.007.
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  20. Kumar, A., O. Bajpai, A.K. Mishra, N. Sahu, S.K. Behera, S.S. Bargali and L.B. Chaudhary, 2015. A checklist of the flowering plants of katerniaghat wildlife sanctuary, Uttar Pradesh, India. J. Threatened Taxa, 7: 7309-7408.
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  21. Cottee-Jones, H.E.W., O. Bajpai, L.B. Chaudhary and R.J. Whittaker, 2015. Isolated Ficus trees deliver dual conservation and development benefits in a rural landscape. Ambio, 44: 678-684.
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  22. Bajpai, O., A.K. Kushwaha, A.K. Srivastava, J. Pandey and L.B. Chaudhary, 2015. Phytosociological status of a monotypic genus Indopiptadenia: A near threatened tree from the Terai-Bhabar region of central Himalaya. Res. J. For., 9: 35-47.
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  23. Bajpai, O., A. Kumar, A.K. Srivastava, A.K. Kushwaha, J. Pandey and L.B. Chaudhary, 2015. Tree species of the Himalayan Terai region of Uttar Pradesh, India: A checklist. Check List, Vol. 11. 10.15560/11.4.1718.
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  24. Mehra, A., O. Bajpai and H. Joshi, 2014. Diversity, utilization and sacred values of ethno-medicinal plants of Kumaun Himalaya. Trop. Plant Res., 1: 80-86.
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  25. Chaudhary, L.B., A. Kumar, A.K. Mishra, N. Sahu and J. Pandey et al., 2014. Tree resources of Katerniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary, Uttar Pradesh, India with especial emphasis on conservation status, phenology and economic values. Int. J. Environ., 3: 122-133.
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  26. Bajpai, O., A.K. Srivastava, A.K. Kushwaha and L.B. Chaudhary, 2014. Taxonomy of a monotypic genus Indopiptadenia (Leguminosae-mimosoideae). Phytotaxa, 164: 61-78.
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  27. Mishra, A.K., S.K. Behera, K. Singh, N. Sahu and O. Bajpai et al., 2013. Relation of forest structure and soil properties in natural, rehabilitated and degraded forest. J. Biodivers. Manage. For., Vol. 2, No. 4. 10.4172/2327-4417.1000117.
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  28. Mishra, A.K., O. Bajpai, N. Sahu, A. Kumar, S.K. Behera, R.M. Mishra and L.B. Chaudhary, 2013. Study of plant regeneration potential in tropical moist deciduous forest in Northern India. Int. J. Environ., 2: 153-163.
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  29. Chaudhary, L.B., O. Bajpai, S.K. Behera and N. Sahu, 2013. A new species of Oxytropis (fabaceae: papilionoideae) from India. Phytotaxa, 55: 50-58.
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  30. Bajpai, O., S. Mishra, N. Mohan, J. Mohan and R.K. Gupta, 2013. Physico chemical characteristics of Lakhna Devi temple water tank, Lakhna, Bakewar, Etawah, U.P. with reference to cyanobacterial diversity. Int. J. Environ., 1: 20-28.
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  31. Kumar, A., O. Bajpai, R. Tiwari, J.V. Sudhakar and L.B. Chaudhary, 2012. Taxonomic notes on the identity and nomenclature of Ficus assamica Miq. (Moraceae). Phytotaxonomy, 12: 82-88.
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  32. Chaudhary, L.B., J.V. Sudhakar, A. Kumar, O. Bajpai and R. Tiwari et al., 2012. Synopsis of the Genus ficus L. (Moraceae) in India. Taiwania, 57: 193-216.
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  33. Behera, S.K., A.K. Mishra, N. Sahu, A. Kumar and N. Singh et al., 2012. The study of microclimate in response to different plant community association in tropical moist deciduous forest from Northern India. Biodivers. Conserv., 21: 1159-1176.
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  34. Bajpai, O., A. Kumar, A.K. Mishra, N. Sahu, S.K. Behera and L.B. Chaudhary, 2012. Phenological study of two dominant tree species in tropical moist deciduous forest from the Northern India. Int. J. Bot., 8: 66-72.
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  35. Bajpai, O., A. Kumar, A.K. Mishra, N. Sahu, J. Pandey, S.K. Behera and L.B. Chaudhary, 2012. Recongregation of tree species of Katerniaghat wildlife sanctuary, Uttar Pradesh, India. J. Biodivers. Environ. Sci., 2: 24-40.
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  36. Kumar, A., O. Bajpai, A.K. Mishra, N. Sahu, S.K. Behera and L.B. Chaudhary, 2011. Assessment of diversity in the Genus ficus L. (Moraceae) of Katerniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary, Uttar Pradesh, India. Am. J. Plant Sci., 2: 78-92.
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