Kusum Arunachalam
Professor
Environment and Natural Resourses
Doon University
India
Biography
Dr. Kusum Arunachalam joined the Department of Environment and Natural Resources as Professor. She has received her M.Sc. from (NEHU) and PhD from (NEHU : North Eastern Hill University, Shillong). Her research interests include: Soil Plant Microbe Interactions, Forest Ecology, Biodiversity, Conservation, Climate Resilient Ecosystems and Traditional Knowledge. She was honored with following awards; Young Scientist Award, Department of Science & Technology, 1997, BOYSCAST Post Doctoral Fellowship at Albert Ludwig University, Freiburg,Germany, Department of Science & Technology, 2002, National Young Women Bioscientist Award by DBT, Department of Science & Technology, 2005, Commonwealth Youth Silver Award by Commonwealth South East Asia Secretariat, 2008, Fellow of Tropical Ecology by International Society of Tropical Ecology, 2011.
Research Interest
Soil Plant Microbe Interactions, Forest Ecology & Biodiversity,Conservation, Climate Resilient Ecosystems, Traditional Knowledge
Publications
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Tangjang S, Arunachalam A, Arunachalam K, Balasubramanian D, (2012) Earth worm cowdung and leaf residue alter soil physio-chemical and microbial properties in traditional agro-ecosystem of Arunachal Pradesh, Journal of Tropical Agriculture 50: 76-79
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Balasubramanian D, Arunachalam K, A Arunachalam, (2013) Occurrence of critically endangered pteridophyte Helminthostachys zelanica. Hook. In Burachapori Wildlife Sanctuary, North East India. American Fern Journal 103: 13-59
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Balasubramanian D, Arunachalam K, Arunachalam A, AK Das, (2013) Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms.} Engineered soil nutrient availability in a low-land rain-fed rice farming system of north-east India. Ecological Engineering 58: 3-12
