Hemanta Saikia

Comparative Analysis of Termite Mound Soils and their Adjacent Soils under Horticulture, Bamboo and Forest Land Uses in Acid Soils of Assam, India

Sushmita Konwar, Gayatri Goswami Kandali, Binoy Kumar Medhi, Badal Bhattacharyya & Hemanta Saikia · Asian Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition · 2025

The aim of this study was to compare the soil physico chemical and microbiological properties between the termite mounds and their adjacent soils using standard procedures. A one way ANOVA was performed to compare the soil properties between the termite mound and their adjacent s...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajsspn/2025/v11i1504

Metagenomic Study and Biodegrading Capability of Bacterial Community in Monocrotophos Treated Tea Soil

Sangeeta Borchetia, Madhurjya Gogoi, Raktim Pal, Pritom Chowdhury, Afruza Zaman, Hemanta Saikia, Tanoy Bandyopadhyay & Anoop Kumar Barooah · Journal of Advances in Microbiology · 2018

Aims: The study was undertaken to reveal the diversity of bacteria in organophosphate (monocrotophos) pesticide-treated tea soil to provide new insights on monocrotophos degrading bacterial community. Study Design: A metagenomic study of monocrotophos treated and untreated soil t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JAMB/2018/42465

The Uzi Fly Challenge: Biological Insights and Threats to Muga Silkworms

Rubi Sut, Toko Naan, Roshmi Borah Dutta, Bidisha Kashyap, Monimala Saikia, Inee Gogoi & Hemanta Saikia · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2024

This study aims to thoroughly investigate the biology of a significant endo-larval parasitoid of muga silkworms, Blepharipa sp. (Walker). The research was conducted both in the field, where muga silkworms were reared under net conditions with temperature, humidity and rainfall le...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arrb/2024/v39i92113