Dr. Bandana Padhan

• PhD, Central University of Odisha
• Sc. in Biotechnology (Industrial Microbiology), Sambalpur University, Odisha

• Plant Tissue Culture
• Food Nutraceuticals Study
• Molecular Biology,
• Biofertilizer Production
• Phytoremediation study

• Research Associate, S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Jeypore, Odisha

• Number of research papers published in International refereed journals: 20
• Number of research papers published in International peer-reviewed Scopus Proceedings: 2
• Number of invited Book-Chapters: 2, Books : 01(Wild Yam: An Indigenous Neglected Food Plant)

Selected Publication (s):

1. Padhan B., Biswas M., Panda D. (2020). Nutritional, anti-nutritional and physico-functional properties of wild edible yam (Dioscorea) tubers from Koraput, India. Food Bioscience. 34: 100527.
2. Padhan B., Panda D. (2020). Potential of Neglected and Underutilized Yams (Dioscorea) for Improving Nutritional Security and Health Benefits. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 11: 496.
3. Padhan B., Nayak J. K., Panda D. (2020). Natural antioxidant potential of selected underutilized wild yams (Dioscorea) for health benefit. Journal of Food Science and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13197-020-04470-x.
4. Panda D., Biswas M., Padhan B. (2020). Traditional processing associated changes in chemical parameters of wild Yam (Dioscorea) tubers from Koraput, Odisha, India. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. 19(2): 268-276.
5. Panda D., Mandal L., Barik J., Padhan B., Bisoi S. S. (2020). Physiological response of metal tolerance and detoxification in castor (Ricinus communis ) under fly ash-amended soil. Heliyon. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04567.
6. Padhan B., Mukerjee A.K., Mohanty S. K., Lenka S.K. and Panda D. (2019). Genetic variability and inter species relationship between wild and cultivated yams (Dioscorea) from Koraput, India based on molecular and morphological markers. Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12298-019-00691-3.
7. Panda D., Hema N. S., Padhan B., Lenka KC. (2019). Sprouting-Associated Changes in Nutritional and Physico-Functional Properties of Indigenous Millets from Koraput, India. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India – Section B: Biological Sciences. DOI: 10.1007/s40011-019-01085-x
8. Padhan B., Biswas M., Dhal NK., Panda D. (2018). Evaluation of mineral bioavailability and heavy metal content in indigenous food plant wild yams (Dioscorea) from Koraput, India. Journal of Food Science and Technology. 55(11): 4681–4686.
9. Padhan B. and Panda D. (2018). Variation of photosynthetic characteristics and yield in wild and cultivated species of yams (Dioscorea) from Koraput, India. Photosynthetica. 56 (4):1010–1018.
10. Panda D., Panda D., Padhan B. and Biswas M. (2018). Growth and physiological response of lemongrass (Cymbopogon citrates (D.C.) Stapf.) under different levels of fly ash amended soil. International Journal of Phytoremediation. 20(6). 538-544.

• Anant Ram Badhan Memorial Trophy and certificate of Merit for Best Biotechnology MSc. Student from Sambalpur University, Odisha in 2010.
• Best poster presentation in 3rd Indian Youth Science Congress, New Delhi (2011); in 4th Indian Biodiversity Congress, Pondicherry (2017); in Farmers first for conserving soil and water resources in Eastern region, Koraput, Odisha (2019).