Biography:
Prof. Jha studied Plant sciences (Botany) in the university of Calcutta and awarded Ph.D degree in the year 1982. He joined West Bengal Education Service (WBES) and in 1995 selected for West Bengal Senior Educational Service (WBSES) and served different Govt Colleges to teach Undergraduate and Post Graduate Students and carried out extensive research on Plant Biotechnology. Since 2010 onwards concentrated on plant chromosome research flowing molecular cytogenetics methods on important crop plants like Lentil, Capsicum and now on Rice. He has published more than 90 research articles in national and international journals.His orceid is 0000-0003-0900-8167
Title : Unfolding chromosomal diversity in cultivated and wild indian rice