Dr. Alkesh Tak
Name: Alkesh Tak
Designation: Assistant Professor
DOB: 15/09/1982
E-mail: alkesh.tak@gmail.com
Mobile No.: +91 - 9251803532
Address: Tako ka Bas, Magra Punjla Jodhpur

Academic Qualification:

S.No. Name of Examination Year Name of University Subjects offered Division
1 Ph.D. 2016 Jai Narain Vyas University Jodhpur Botany N/A
2 M.Tech. 2007 IIT Kharagpur Applied Botany First
3 M.Sc. 2004 Jai Narain Vyas University Jodhpur Botany First
4 B.Sc. 2002 Jai Narain Vyas University Jodhpur CBZ First

Teaching & Research Experience Details:

S.No. Name of Institute Designation From To
1 Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur Assistant Professor 13/02/2013 N/A

Details of Consultancy Project/s grid :

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Membership of Academic Societies:

S.No. Name Of Society Remark
1 Mycological Society of India Life Member
2 Indian Science Congress Association Life Member
3 Indian Botanical society, India Life Member

Academic Post:

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Scopus/WOS Indexed Publication/s:

S.No. Title of paper Name of journal Year Vol Page.no Impact
1 Nodulation of legumes from the Thar desert of India and molecular characterization of their rhizobia Plant and soil 2012 357 N/A Impact Factor 3.9
2 An invasive Mimosa in India does not adopt the symbionts of its native relatives Annals of botany 2013 112 N/A Impact Factor 3.6
3 Molecular characterization of nitrogen fixing microsymbionts from root nodules of Vachellia (Acacia) Plant and soil 2017 410 N/A Impact Factor 3.9
4 Characterization of a novel seed protein of Prosopis cineraria showing antifungal activity International journal of biological macromolecules 2018 116 N/A Impact Factor 7.7
5 Actinomycetes isolates of arid zone of Indian Thar Desert and efficacy of their bioactive compounds Biologia Futura 2021 72 N/A Impact Factor 1.8
6 Molecular characterization of microsymbionts associated with root nodules of Crotalaria burhia Buch. Indian journal of experimental biology 2018 56 N/A Impact Factor 0.7
7 Species Composition and Diversity Dynamics of Actinomycetes in Arid and Semi-arid Salt Basins of Raj Current Microbiology 2022 79 N/A Impact Factor 2.3

Other Publication/s:

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Published Book/s :

S.No. Name of author Title of book Publisher Year authored
1 Alkesh Tak PGPR in Action: A Textbook on Applications of PGPR N/A 2025 Authored

Published Book Chapter/s :

S.No. Name of author Title of book Publisher Year volpageno
1 Tak, A. Latest Trends in Soil Sci Integrated Publications 2025 8
2 Sankhla, I.S., Tak, A., Singh, J., Gehlot, P. N/A Associated Book Company J 2023 200-213
3 Sankhla, I.S., Sharma, G. and Tak, A. New and Future Developmen Elsevier 2020 35–47
4 Gehlot H.S., Tak N., Bissa G., Chouhan B., Tak A., Perspectives on Biodivers Centre for Innovation in 2018 338-347
5 Tak A., Gehlot P., Pathak R. and Singh S.K. Rhizobium Biology and Bio Springer 2017 215-245

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Paper Presented in International Conferences/ workshop/ Seminar:

S.No. Title of paper Details of conference Hostinstitute year
1 Aspergillosis: Molecular diagnosis of human pathog International Conference on Biodiversity, Biotechn University of Madras, Chennai 2024
2 Ethnomycology study of Phellorinia herculeana: an International Conference on Microbial Bioprospecti Lovely Professional University, Punjab 2023
3 Plant growth promoting activity of rhizobia isolat International Conference on Recent Innovations & A University of Rajasthan, Jaipur 2023

Paper Presented in National Conferences/ Workshop/ Seminar:

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Publication/s In CARE listed Journals:

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Administrative Experience:

S.No. Name of Institute Designation From To
1 Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur Programme Officer, NSS 01/08/2020 30/06/2021
2 Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur Programme Officer, NSS 01/07/2022 30/06/2023
3 Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur Member :committee of courses and studies in Botany 01/07/2022 30/06/2025
         

Academic Award/Honor / Fellowships::

S.No. Name of Award/Honor / Fellowships Year
1 CSIR SRF (Direct) 2010
2 CSIR-UGC NET 2004
3 RPSC SET 2012
4 Teaching Assistantship at IIT Kharagpur during M.Tech. 2005
5 GATE 2005
     

Research Projects:

Major Research Project: 1

Minor Research Projects: 2
Mentor in student projec: N/A

Consultancy projects:N/A

S.No. Title of the Project Funding Agency Duration Status
1 Screening and molecular characterization of salt and temperature tolerant nitrogen fixing root nodule bacterial strains isolated from native legumes of Indian Thar desert University Grants Commission, India 3 Years Completed
2 Characterization of Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria isolated from Cicer arietinum L. Rajasthan Higher Technical Quality Improvement Scheme (RHTQIS)-2023, Government of Rajasthan 2 Years Completed
3 Molecular characterization of plant growth promoting rhizobia isolated from some green manure and forage legumes of Thar Desert Multidisciplinary Education and Research University (MERU), grant under the PM-USHA Scheme 2 Years On going
         

Overseas PDF Supervised :N/A

Ph. D Awarded : N/A

PhD Pursuing : 3

Post Graduate Dissertations Supervised : N/A

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Detail of Publications

Full Research paper published in (UGC-CARE List/Scopus/ Thomson Reuter/web of science listed journals)

International Journal: 17

National Journal: N/A

Review Article: 3

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S.No. Title of the paper/ review Name of Journal Vol. Page no. Impact Factor
1 Distance-Based Analysis of Soil Mycofloral Communities of Hot Arid Region of India International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences 45 45-58 N/A
2 Characterization of a novel seed protein of Prosopis cineraria showing antifungal activity International journal of biological macromolecules 116 16-22 5.162
3 Molecular characterization of microsymbionts associated with root nodules of Crotalaria burhia Buch.-Ham. ex Benth., a native keystone legume species Indian journal of experimental biology 56 373-85 0.934
4 Application of Nano-technology in Plant Pathogen Managements: Knowledge and Gaps International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences 7 4246 N/A
5 Molecular characterization of nitrogen fixing microsymbionts from root nodules of Vachellia (Acacia) jacquemontii, a native legume from the Thar Deser Plant and Soil 410 21-40 3.299
6 Genetically diverse root nodule bacteria associated with Alysicarpus vaginalis from alkaline soil of Rajasthan, India Plant Archives 17 495-05 N/A
7 Molecular characterization of nitrogen fixing Ensifer species from Vigna trilobata growing in alkaline soil of Thar Desert Green Farming 7 300-04 N/A
8 Phenotypic and molecular characterization of microsymbionts associated with Crotalaria medicagenia: a native legume of the Indian Thar desert Plant Archives 15 1003 N/A
9 An invasive Mimosa in India does not adopt the symbionts of its native relatives Annals of botany 112 179-96 4.005
10 Nodulation of legumes from the Thar desert of India and molecular characterization of their rhizobia Plant and soil 357 227-43 3.299
11 A new record of gastroid fungus Broomeia congregata Berk. from Great Indian Thar Desert, India Indian Phytopathology 73 111-15 N/A
12 Characterization of a novel antifungal protein from Acacia senegal seeds Journal of Environmental Biology 41 607-12 0.595
13 Impact of climate change on host, pathogen and plant disease adaptation regime: a review Biosciences Biotechnology Research Asia 15 529-40 N/A
14 Microbial biotechnology in sustainable agriculture International Journal of Botany Studies 10 22-24 N/A
           

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Details Fellowships: National/International/Awards:

S.No. Name of Fellowship Funding Agency Host Institute / country
1 SRF CSIR, India Jai Narain Vyas University Jodhpur
       

Other Research Pertaining Activities:

Paper presented in Seminars/Conferences: 12

Seminars/Symposium/ Conferences attended: 13

Overseas international conferences: N/A

Member of Advisory Board / Editorial Board of Journals : N/A

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Citation indices:

Total Citations: 426

h-index : (Scopus): 8

h-index : (Google Scholar): 10

i10 index: 8

Orcid ID :0000-0002-1728-2484

Scopus ID: 55008177900

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