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Prof. Shashi Babbar
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Department of Botany,
University of Delhi,
Delhi 110007 |
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Educational Qualifications
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Ph.D.
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Ph.D ( In Vitro Sporophytic Development of Pollen in some Angiosperms), University of Delhi
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1983
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M.Phil.
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M.Phil.(Botany), University of Delhi
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1978
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M.Sc. (Botany), University of Delhi
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1977
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B.Sc. (Hons.- Botany), University of Delhi
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1975
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Other qualification
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Pre – medical, University of Delhi
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1973
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Career Profile
2004-till date: Professor, Department of Botany, University of Delhi.
1996- 2004: Reader, Department of Botany, University of Delhi.
1988-1996: Senior Lecturer, Department of Botany, University of Delhi.
1985-1988: Lecturer, Department of Botany, University of Delhi.
Administrative Assignments
1978 – 1979: Vice-President, Delhi University Botanical Society
May, 1989-August, 1996: Resident Tutor of P.G. Men’s Hostel, University of Delhi
August, 1996-January, 1997: Warden of P.G. Men’s Hostel, University of Delhi
Areas of Specialization / Interest
In Vitro Morphogenesis: In Vitro Androgenesis, Micropropagation, Alternative Gelling Agents for microbial and Plant Tissue Culture Media, Role of NO in In Vitro Morphogenesis.
DNA Barcoding of Plants.
Subjects Taught
Cell Biology, Plant Biotechnology, Phycology.
Research Guidance
Supervision of awarded Doctoral Thesis
Kumari, Sunita. 1996. Developmental, Histochemical and Ultrastructural Studies on Thallus to Sporangium Padina tetrastromatica Hauk., Spatoglossum variable Figari et Denotaris and Pocockiella variegata (Lamour) Papenfuss. University of Delhi.
Ram (née Bhalla), Monika. 1997. Studies in Development on Carposporophyte and Tetrasporophyte of the red alga, Coelarthrum opuntia (Endlicher) Börgesen. University of Delhi.
Jain, Neeru. 1999. Studies on In Vitro Production Of Plants of Black Plum, Syzygium cuminii (L.) Skeels, A Myrtaceous Fruit Tree and ‘Isubgol’ and ‘Gum Katira’ as Alternative Gelling Agents. University of Delhi.
Walia, Neetika. 2003. In Vitro Studies on an Edible Oil-yeilding Plant, Carthamus tinctorious L. and a Medicinal Tree, Crataeva nurvala Buch. Ham. University of Delhi.
Raina, Anupam. 2006. In Vitro Regeneration and Reproductive Biology of Mulberry. University of Delhi.
Jain, Ruchi. 2006. Alternative Gelling Agents for Microbial and Plant Tissue Culture Media: An Exploratory and Comparative Study. University of Delhi.
Goel, Deepa. 2006. Development of Transgenic Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) with Improved Tolerance to Drought and Salinity. University of Delhi.
Misra, Sasmita. 2007. Molecular Analysis of Drought Stress Tolerance, In Vitro Propagation and Genetic Fidelity of Micropropagated Populus x euroamericana Plants. University of Delhi.
Kaur, Amandeep. 2008. Safflower: In Vitro Multiplication, Stress Physiology and Selection of Salt-Tolerant Variants. University of Delhi.
Lata, Charu. 2010. Putative Role of Nitric Oxide in In Vitro Morphogenesis.
University of Delhi.
Supervision of Doctoral Thesis, under progress
Khuran, Ashima. Nitric oxide and in vitro flowering. University of Delhi. (date of registration Dec. 12, 2005).
Singh, Hemant Kumar. DNA Barcoding. University of Delhi. (date of registration April 30, 2007).
Parveen, Iffat. DNA Barcoding. University of Delhi. (date of registration Dec. 20, 2007).
Gupta, Ruchitra, Role of nitric oxide in stress amelioration and morphogenesis. University of Delhi. (date of registration March 11, 2008).
Supervision of awarded M.Phil dissertations
Narayan, Jai Prakash. 1997. Albino Plant Production in Anther Cultures: An Enigmatic Problem Impeding the Application of In Vitro Androgenesis in Improvement of Cereal Crops. University of Delhi.
Kalia, Sanjay. 1997. Development of Plants with Variant Gametophytic Genome in Anther Cultures: A Review. University of Delhi.
Sahay, Shalini. 2000. Isolated Microspore Culture of Brassica: A Review
University of Delhi.
Jain, Ruchi. 2001. Guar Gum as an Alternative Gelling Agent for Culture Media : A Preliminary Assessment. University of Delhi.
Rajnee, Km. 2001. Towards Micropropagation of two Ligneous Taxa: Jacaranda acutifolia Humb. & Bonpl.and Choerospondias axillaries B. L. Burtt & A. W. Hill.
University of Delhi.
Misra, Jitendra Kr. 2003. In Vitro Androgenesis: Events Preceeding its Final Manifestation. University of Delhi.
Devi, Rajkumar Sanyaima. 2004. Cryopreservation of In Vitro Grown Axillary Shoot Buds of Crataeva nurvala Buch. Ham. University of Delhi.
Gangotri, W. 2007. Checking the Applicability of Guar Gum Derivatives and Cross-linked Guar Gum for culture Media. University of Delhi.
Devi, Lemis K. 2009. Preliminary Investigations on the Effects of Nitric Oxide on Senescence of Detached Cotyledonary Leaves of Brassica junce. University of Delhi.
Publications Profile
Research papers published in Refereed/Peer Reviewed Journals | | Walia, N, A Kaur and S B Babbar. 2007. Proliferation and differentiation from endosperms of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius). Biologia Plantarum. 51(4): 749-753. | | Walia, N, A Kaur and S B Babbar. 2007. An efficient, in vitro cyclic production of shoots from adult trees of Crataeva nurvala Buch- Ham. Plant Cell Reports. 6(3): 277–284. | | Sannayaima, R K, A Kaur, A Gupta and S B Babbar. 2006. Cryopreservation of in vitro-grown shoot tips of Crateva nurvala Buch.-Ham, an important tree. CryoLetters. 27(6): 375-386. | | Jain, R and S B Babbar. 2006. Xanthan gum: an economical substitute of agar for in vitro multiplication of an orchid, Dendrobium chrysotoxum Lindl. Current Science. 91(1): 27-28. | | Babbar, S B and R Jain. 2006. Xanthan gum: an economical partial substitute for agar in microbial culture media. Current Microbiology. 52(4): 287-292. | | Jain, R and S B Babbar. 2006. Xanthan gum: an economical substitute for agar in plant tissue culture media. Plant Cell Reports. 25(2): 81-84. | | Jain, R, V Anjaiah and S B Babbar. 2005. Guar gum: a cheap substitute for agar in microbial culture media. Letters in Applied Microbiology. 41(4): 345-349. | | Walia, N, A Kaur and S B Babbar. 2005. In vitro regeneration of high oil-yielding variety of safflower (Carthamus tinctorious var HUS-305). Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 14(1): 65-68. | | Jain, R and S B Babbar. 2005. Guar gum and isubgol as cost-effective alternative gelling agents for in vitro multiplication of an orchid, Dendrobium chrysotoxum. Current Science. 88(2): 292-294. | | Babbar, S B, P K Agarwal, S Sahay and S S Bhojwani. 2004. Isolated microspore culture of Brassica: an experimental tool for developmental studies and crop improvement. Indian Journal of Biotechnology. 3(2): 185-202. | | Jain, N and S B Babbar. 2003. Effect of carbon source on the shoot proliferation potential of epicotyl explants of Syzygium cuminii. Biologia Plantatrum. 47(1): 133-136. | | Jain, N and S B Babbar. 2003. Regulatory role of iron and EDTA in shoot development from the epicotyl explants of Syzigium cuminii. Journal of Plant Physiology. 160(5): 569-572. | | Jain, N and S B Babbar. 2003. Regeneration of ‘juvenile’ plants from the nodal explants of a more than 30-year-old tree of black plum, Syzygium cuminii (L.) Skeels. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture. 73(3): 257-263. | | Walia, N, S Sinha and S B Babbar. 2003. Micropropagation of Crataeva nurvala. Biologia Plantarum. 46(2): 181-185. | | Jain, N and S B Babbar. 2002. Gum Katira - a cheap gelling agent for plant tissue culture media. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture. 71(3): 223-229. | | Ram, M and S B Babbar. 2002. Transient existence of life sans cell membrane: one of the strategies of siphonous seaweeds for survival and propagation. BioEssays. 24(7): 588-590. | | Ram, M and S B Babbar. 2001. Prochlorophytes: are they still a phylogenetic riddle? . Proceedings of Indian National Science Academy- Plant. B 67(1&2): 21-42. | | Ram, M, M R Vijayaraghavan and S B Babbar. 2000. Wound response and regeneration in Coelarthrum opuntia. Aquatic Botany. 68(4): 345-351. | | Jain, N and S B Babbar. 2000. Recurrent production of plants of Black Plum, Syzygium cuminii (L.) Skeels, a myrtaceous fruit tree, from in vitro cultured seedling explants. Plant Cell Reports. 19(5): 634-637. | | Babbar, S B, J P Narayan and S S Bhojwani. 2000. Occurrence of albino plants in anther and pollen cultures: a problem limiting the application of in vitro androgenesis in crop improvement. Pant Tissue Culture. 10(1): 59-87. | | Babbar, S B, S Kumari, L Kaur and M R Vijayraghavan. 1999. Histochemical studies on tetrasporogenesis in Spatoglossum variaible Figari et de Notaris (Dictyotales, Phaeophyta). Phytomorphology. 49(1): 13-20. | | Babbar, S B and N Jain. 1998. Isubgol as an alternative gelling agent for plant tissue culture media. Plant Cell Reports. 17(4): 318-322. | | Kumari, S, L Kaur, M R Vijayraghavan and S B Babbar. 1997. Tetrasporogenesis and in situ germination in a tropical brown seaweed - Padina tetrastromatica Hauk (Dictyotales, Phaeophyta). Phytomorphology. 47(4): 359-369. | | Jain, N, S Gupta and S B Babbar. 1997. Isubgol as an alternative gelling agent for microbial culture media. Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 6(2): 129-131. | | Babbar, S B and S C Gupta. 1997. Phasic requirement of coconut milk for Datura metel microspore embryogenesis. Phytomorphology. 40(1&2): 53-57. | | Babbar, S B and S C Gupta. 1986. Obligatory and period specific requirement of iron for microspore embryogenesis in Datura metel anther cultures. Journal of Plant Research. 99(2): 225-232. | | Babbar, S B and S C Gupta. 1986. Putative role of ethylene in Datura metel anther cultures. Physiologia Plantarum. 68(1): 141-144. | | Govil, S, S B Babbar and S C Gupta. 1986. Regeneration of plantlets from in vitro cultured anthers of Black mustard (Brassica nigra Koch.). Plant Breeding. 97(1): 64-71. | | Babbar, S B and S C Gupta. 1986. Induction of androgenesis and callus formation in in vitro cultured anthers of a myrtaceous fruit tree (Psidium guajava L.). Journal of Plant Research. 99(1): 75-83. | | Babbar, S B and S C Gupta. 1986. Effect of carbon source on Datura metel microspore embryogenesis and the growth of callus raised from microspore-derived embryos. Biochemie und Physiologie der Pflanzen. 181(5): 331-338. | | Babbar, S B and S C Gupta. 1986. Promotory and inhibitory effect of activated charcoal on microspore embryogenesis in Datura metel. Physiologia Plantarum. 66(4): 602-604. | | Babbar, S B and S C Gupta. 1985. Chemicals affecting androgenic response in Datura metel - glutamine, glutamic acid, serine and inositol. Beiträge zur Biologie der Pflanzen. 60(3): 459-466. | | Babbar, S B and S C Gupta. 1984. Pathways in pollen sporophyte development in anther cultures of Datura metel and Petunia hybrida. Beiträge zur Biologie der Pflanzen. 59(3): 475-488. | | Babbar, S B and S C Gupta. 1983. Pollen plantlet production in anther cultures of Datura metel as affected by centrifugation, low pressure and anther density. Tropical Plant Science Research. 1(4): 475-488. | | Babbar, S B and S C Gupta. 1982. Promotory effect of polyvinylpyrrolidone and l- cysteine HCl on pollen plantlet production in anther cultures of Datura metel. Zeitschrift für Pflanzenphysiologie. 106(5): 459-464. | | Babbar, S B, A Mittal (née Vishnoi) and S C Gupta. 1980. In vitro induction of androgenesis, callus formation and organogenesis in Iberis amara Linn. anthers. Zeitschrift für Pflanzenphysiologie. 100(5): 409-414. | | Babbar, S B and S C Gupta. 1980. Chilling induced androgenesis in anthers of Petunia hybrida without any culture medium. Zeitschrift für Pflanzenphysiologie. 100(3): 279-283. | | Gupta, S C and S B Babbar. 1980. Enhancement of plantlet formation in anther cultures of Datura metel L. by pre-chilling of buds. Zeitschrift für Pflanzenphysiologie. 96(5): 465-470. | | Babbar, S B and S C Gupta. 1979. Nuclear divisions in protoplasts isolated from microspore tetrads of Datura metel - A critical appraisal. Zeitschrift für Pflanzenphysiologie. 95(3): 279-282. | | Vishnoi, A, S B Babbar and S C Gupta. 1979. Induction of androgenesis in anther cultures of Withania somnifera. Zeitschrift für Pflanzenphysiologie. 94(2): 169-171. | Research papers published in Academic Journals other than Refereed/Peer Reviewed Journals | | Walia, N and S B Babbar. 2000. Biosensors. The Botanica. 50: 119-124. | | Sahay, S and S B Babbar. 2000. Biological warfare: concepts and implications. The Botanica. 50: 112-128. | | Babbar, S B and M Ram. 1999. Synchronous mass spawning in siphonous algae: a reproductive strategy for efficient self propagation. The Botanica. 49: 116-119. | | Walia, N and S B Babbar. 1998. ‘Porphyria’ – a metabolic disorder makes no distinction between plants and animals. The Botanica. 48: 129-134. | | Babbar, S B and N Jain. 1997. Gene silencing: a bane or boon. The Botanica. 47: 53-57. | | Babbar, S B. 1996. Prions: the infectious agents apparently lacking nucleic acids. The Botanica. 46: 231-236. | Other publications (Edited works/Books reviews/festschrift volumes etc.) | Edited Works | | Babbar, S B, N Walia and A Kaur. 2009. Large-scale in vitro multiplication of Crataeva nurvala. In Methods in Molecular Biology, Protocols for In Vitro Cultures and Secondary Metabolite Analysis of Aromatic and Medicinal Plants, ed. S M Jain and P K Saxena, 61-70. NJ, USA: The Humana Press. | | Babbar, S B, N Walia, and A Kaur. 2008. Safflower. In A Compendium of Transgenic Transgenic Oil-seed Crop Plants, ed. C Kole and T H Hall, 247-262. UK: Blackwell Publ Oxford. | | Babbar, S B, M Ram and A Raina. 2006. Prochlorophytes: phylogenetic riddle to important players in global environment. In Biodiversity, Conservation, and Systematics, ed. P Singh, 21-42. Jodhpur: Scientific Publishers. | | Babbar, S B, N Kumari and J K Mishra. 2004. In Vitro androgenesis: events preceding its cytological manifestation. In Plant Biotechnolgy and Molecular Markers, ed. P S Srivastava, A Narula and S Srivastava, 1-17. New Delhi: Anamaya Publishers. | | Babbar, S B and N Jain. 2000. Biotechnology of ornamental flowering plants. In Biotechnology in Horticulture and Plantation Crops, ed. K L Chadha, P N Ravindran and L Sahijram, 704-793. New Delhi : Malhotra Publishing House. | | Babbar, S B, N Walia and S N Raina. 2000. In vitro androgenesis and its application to horticultural crops. In Biotechnology in Horticulture and Plantation Crops, ed. K L Chadha, P N Ravindran and L Sahijram, 79-119. New Delhi: Malhotra Publishing House. | | Babbar, S B and S Kalia. 1998. Plants with altered or non gametophytic genome in anther cultures. In Plant Tissue Culture and Molecular Biology; Applications and Prospects, ed. P S Srivastava, 17-64. New Delhi: Narosa Publishing House. |
CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION/PRESENTATIONS
Babbar, Shashi. 2010. DNA Barcoding of Orchids. Paper presented at the National Conference on Orchids: Systematics and Diversity Analysis for Conservation and Sustainable Utilization. March 19-21, 2010, G. B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment & Development, Kosi Katarmal, Almora. Organized by the Orchid Society of India.
Research Projects (Major Grants/Research Collaboration)
Name of Project: Investigations on In Vitro Morphogeneic Potential of Explanted Tissues and Organs of Guava (Psidium guajava L.)
Position in Project: Principal Investigator
Period: 1986-1987
Funding Agency: University Grants Commission
Grant: Rs.15,000.00
Name of Project: In Vitro Production of Guava (Psidium guajava) Plants through Somatic and Microspore Embryogenesis
Position in Project: Principal Investigator
Period: 1995-1998
Funding Agency: University Grants Commission
Grant: Rs.3,63,500-00+PA(1)
Name of Project: Selection of Stress Tolerant and Pathogen Resistant Somatoclones and Gametoclones of Carthamus tinctorius through Tissue Culture
Position in Project: Principal Investigator
Period: 2001-2004
Funding Agency: University Grants Commission
Grant: Rs.4,20.048-00+Pa(1)
Name of Project: INCO-DC Project on Imoroved Oilseed Brassica Crops through Breeding, Mutagenesis and Transformation in (Doubled) Haploid Plant Material
Position in Project: Co-Principal Investigator
Period: 1999-2002
Funding Agency: European Commission (INCO-DC Project)
Grant: Rs.22,75,534-00
Name of Project: Production of Gynogenic Haploids of Selected Female and Male Clones and Reproductive Biology of Mulberry
Position in Project: Principal Investigator
Period: 2002 – 2005
Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnolgy, Government of India
Grant: Rs.9,64,000-00
Name of Project: DNA Barcoding of Selected Species of Dendrobium, an Orchid, for Checking the Applicability of the Concept to Plants
Position in Project: Project Coordinator and Principal Investigator
Period: 2007 – 2010
Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology, Government of India
Grant: Rs.56,24,000-00
Association with Professional Bodies
Reviewing
Reviewer, Plant Cell, Tissue & Organ Culture
Reviewer, Plant Growth Regulation
Reviewer, In Vitro – Plant
Reviewer, Current Science
Reviewer, Phytomorphology
Reviewer, Journal of the Orchid Society of India
Reviewer, Indian Journal of Biotechnology
Reviewer, Journal of Medicinal & Aromatic Plant Sciences
Advisory
Member, Content Advisory Committee for Biology, Distance Learning Division, Department of Secondary & Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, 2006-2008.
Member, Syllabus Revision Committee as an outside expert for the Course LSC-01 (Cell and Molecular Biology) of the Faculty of Science, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi.
Memberships
Life Member, Delhi University Botanical Society, Department of Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi.
Life Member, Society for Environmental Scientists, Delhi.
Life Member, Eco-transformation Center: Center for Environment and Rural Upliftment, Delhi.
Life Member, Society for Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology, New Delhi.
Life Member, International Society of Plant Morphologists, Delhi.
Life Member, The Orchid Society of India, Chandigarh.
Office Bearer
Staff Advisor, Delhi University Botanical Society, Department of Botany, University of
Delhi, 1994-2002, 2007-2008.
Councilor, Executive Council of International Society of Plant Morphologists (ISPM), 2010-2014.
Other Activities
Prepared seven web-enabled chapters for ‘SAKSHAT’, One-Stop Educational Portal of the Department of Distance Learning, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.
Co-chaired a session in the Botany section of the 3th Uttarakhand State Science & Technology Congress 2009 held at Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, November 10-11, 2008.
Participated in the International Workshop on DNA Barcoding, organized by the National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (NBFGR), Lucknow at National Agriculture Science Complex (NASC), New Delhi on December 4, 2008.
Chaired a session in the Botany section of the 4th Uttarakhand State Science & Technology Congress 2009 held at Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, November 10-12, 2009.
Co-chaired a Session (Presentations by Young Scientists) in National Conference on Orchids: Systematics and Diversity Analysis for Conservation and Sustainable Utilization. March 19-21, 2010, G. B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment & Development, Kosi Katarmal, Almora. Organized by the Orchid Society of India.
Delivered an invited lecture on the topic entitled, DNA barcoding: concept, applications and Dendrobium on April 10, 2008 in the National Seminar on Orchids: Science, Society & Orchid Show. Organized by the Orchid Society of India, jointly with Department of Botany, Bangalore University, Bangalore and the Orchid Society of Karnataka, Bangalore at the Central College Campus, Bangalore University, Bangalore.
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