Research interests:

Publications:

Book Chapters:

1.   Majumdar, J., & Biswas, J. K. 2024. Soil Amendment Strategies for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Agricultural Soil.  In: Bordoloi, N., Bauddh, K., Baruah, K. K. (eds) Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Problems and Solutions. Springer, Singapore. eBook ISBN 978-981-97-7554-5 pp 81-102. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-7554-5_4.

2.   Majumdar, J., Biswas, J. K., Majumdar, A., Roychowdhury, T., Majumdar, J., Santra, S. C., Hossain, A., Moulick, D. 2025. Chapter 13 - Rhizomicrobiome: Role in management of heavy metal stress in plants, Involvement of soil parameters and rhizosphere microbiome in sustainable crop productivity. In Singh, J., and Sharma, V. eds. Rhizomicrobiome in Sustainable Agriculture and Environment. pp 189-228. Academic Press. ISBN 9780443236914. (citation 2) https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-23691-4.00013-0.

3.       Dey S., Majumdar, A., Dubey, P. K., Roychowdhury, T., Majumdar, J., Santra, S. C., Hossain, A., Moulick, D. 2025. Chapter 9 - Involvement of soil parameters and rhizosphere microbiome in sustainable crop productivity. In Singh, J., and Sharma, V. eds. Rhizomicrobiome in Sustainable Agriculture and Environment. pp 189-228. Academic Press. ISBN 9780443236914. (citation 1) https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-23691-4.00009-9.

4.       Majumdar J. (2022). UV Stress in plants: A curse in plant productivity and blessing in food security. In Choudhury S. and Moulick D. eds. Response of Field Crops to Abiotic Stress: Current Status and Future Prospects (1st ed.). pp CRC Press. (citation 2). https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003258063.

5.       Majumdar J., Moulick, D., Santra S.C., Hossain, A. (2022) Extremophile Bacterial and Archaebacterial Population: Metagenomics and Novel Enzyme Reserve. In Microbial Symbionts and Plant Health: Trends and Applications for Changing Climate (pp. 521-544). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. (citation 3) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-0030-5_20

Journal articles:

1.    Moulick, D., Santra, S.C., Majumdar, A., Das, A., Chowardhara, B., Saha, B., Ghosh, D., Majumdar, J., Upadhyay, M. K., Yadav, P., Sarkar, S., Garai, S., Dhar, A., Dey, S., Mandal, S., Choudhury, S., Pattnaik, B. K., Dash, GH. K., Repalli, S. K., Hossain, A. (2025). Efficacy of Seed Priming Technology in Ameliorating Metals and Metalloids Toxicity in Crops. Prospective and Issues. Reviews Env. Contamination (formerly: Residue Reviews) 263, 1. 1-41 (2025). [Print ISSN 0179-5953, Electronic ISSN 2197-6554; IF 6.1]. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44169-024-00074-0

2.   Majumdar J., Biswas, J. K., Santra S. C., Ramanthan Al., Tack F. M. G. (2023). Sedimentation of metals in Sundarban mangrove ecosystem: Dominant drivers and environmental risks. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 45(5):1550-1572. [Print ISSN: 0269-4042, Online ISSN: 1573-2983; I.F. 3.2 (2023)] (citation 5) https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-022-01277-x

3.     Biswas, J. K., Bera, B., Chanda, R., Sarkar, S. K., Majumdar, J., Majumder, S., & Hazra, S. (2018). Nutrient modeling of an urban lake using the best subset method. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 15(8):1867-1878. [Print ISSN: 1735-1472, Online ISSN: 1735-2630; I.F. 3.0 (2023)] (citation 9). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-017-1540-7

4.       Biswas J. K., Hazra S., Majumdar J., Mandal S. K., Shaheen S. M, Sarkar S. K., Meissner R., Meers E., Rinklebe J., (2017). Impact of raking and bioturbation-mediated ecological manipulation on sediment-water phosphorus diagenesis: A mesocosm study supported with radioactive signature. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 39(3):1563–1581 [Print ISSN: 0269-4042, Online ISSN: 1573-2983; I.F. 3.2 (2023)] (citation 5). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-017-9949-y

5.    Chakraborty D., Bhar, S., Majumdar, J., & Santra, S. C., (2013). Heavy metal pollution and Phytoremediation potential of Avicennia officinalis L. in the southern coast of the Hoogly estuarine system. International Journal of Environmental Sciences, 3(6), 2291-2203. [ISSN: 0976–4402] (Citation 34) DOI: 10.6088/ijes.2013030600045

6.       Samal A.C., Bhattacharya P., Banerjee S., Majumdar J., & Santra, S. C., (2013). Distribution of Arsenic in the Estuarine Ecosystem of Nayachar Island, West Bengal, India. Earth Science India, 6(II), 70-76. [ISSN: 0974-8350] (citation 7)

7.   Santra, S. C., Samal, A. C., Bhattacharya, P., Banerjee, S., Biswas, A., &Majumdar, J. (2013). Arsenic in food chain and community health risk: a study in Gangetic West Bengal. Procedia Environmental Sciences, 18, 2-13. (Citation 194) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proenv.2013.04.002

8.       Banerjee, S., Majumdar, J., Samal, A. C., Bhattacharya, P., & Santra, S. C. (2013). Biotransformation and bioaccumulation of arsenic by Brevibacillus brevis isolated from arsenic contaminated region of West Bengal. IOSR Journal of Environmental Science, Toxicology and Food Technology (IOSR-JESTFT). 3(1), 1-10. [ISSN: 2319-2402 (electronic), 2319-2399 (print)] (Citation 45)

9.       Bhattacharya, P., Samal, A. C., Majumdar, J., Banerjee, S., & Santra, S. C. (2013). In vitro assessment on the impact of soil arsenic in the eight rice varieties of West Bengal, India. Journal of Hazardous Materials 262(2013), 1091– 1097. [ISSN: 0304-3894; IF 12.2 (2023)] (Citation 72) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.09.004

10.  Bhar, S., Chakraborty, D., Ram, S. S., Majumdar, J., Sudarshan, M. & Santra, S. C. (2012). An assessment of economical and medicinal uses of mangroves. Indian J. Soc. Nat. Sci. 1(2), 213-219. [ISSN: 2277-6117]

11.    Biswas, A., Majumdar, J., & Santra S. C., (2011). Potential Arsenic enrichment problem of rice and vegetable crops. International journal of research in chemistry and environment, 1(1), 29-34. [ISSN: 2248-9649, IF 0.423] (Citation 9)

12.    Bhattacharya, P., Samal, A. C., Majumdar, J., & Santra, S. C. (2010). Accumulation of arsenic and its distribution in rice plant (Oryza sativa L.) in Gangetic West Bengal, India. Paddy and Water Environment, 8(1), 63-70. [ISSN: 1611-2490(print), 1611-2504(electronic); IF 1.9 (2023)] (Citation 208) https://doi.org/10.1007/s10333-009-0180-z

13.    Bhattacharya, P., Samal, A. C., Majumdar, J., & Santra, S. C. (2010). Arsenic contamination in rice, wheat, pulses, and vegetables: A study in an arsenic affected area of West Bengal, India. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 213(1-4), 3-13. [ISSN: 0049-6949(print), 1573-2932(electronic); IF 3.8 (2023)] (Citation 293) https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-010-0361-9

14.    Bhattacharya, P., Samal, A. C., Majumdar, J., & Santra, S. C. (2010). Uptake of arsenic in rice plant varieties cultivated with arsenic rich groundwater. Environment Asia, 3(2), 34-37. [ISSN: 1906-1714] (Citation 52)

15.    Bhattacharya, P., Samal, A. C., Majumdar, J., & Santra, S. C. (2009). Transfer of arsenic from groundwater and paddy soil to rice plant (Oryza sativa L.): A micro level study in West Bengal, India. World Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 5(4), 425-431. [ISSN: 1817-5082(electronic), 1817-3047(Print)] (Citation 133)

16.    Ramanathan, A. L., Rajkumar, K., Majumdar, J., Singh, G., Behera, P. N., Santra, S. C., & Chidambaram, S. (2009). Textural characteristics of the surface sediments of a tropical mangrove Sundarban ecosystem India. Indian Journal of Geomarine Sciences, 38(4), 397-403. [ISSN: 0975-1033 (electronic), 0379-5136 (Print); IF 0.553] (Citation 93). http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/7075

17.    Ramanathan, A. L., Singh, G., Majumdar, J., Samal, A. C., Chauhan, R., Ranjan, R. K., & Santra, S. C. (2008). A study of microbial diversity and its interaction with nutrients in the sediments of Sundarban mangroves. Indian Journal of Geomarine Sciences, 37(2), 159-165. [ISSN: 0975-1033 (electronic), 0379-5136 (Print); IF 0.553] (Citation 75) http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/1880

Proceedings articles:

1. Majumdar J., Banerjee S., Paul A., & Santra S.C. (2011). A comprehensive study on arsenic hyperaccumulation by selected ferns and arsenic induced biochemical changes. Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on ecotoxicology and environmental sciences. ICEES-2011, pp 20-30.

2. Bhattacharya P., Samal, A. C., Majumdar, J., Banerjee, S., & Santra, S. C. (2011). Arsenic toxicity in four different varieties of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) of West Bengal, India. Proceedings of UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Advances in Environmental Science and Technology, 5th & 6th February 2011, Vivekananda College, Kolkata, pp 99- 105. (citation 1)

Conference abstracts:

1.       Majumdar, J., (2016). Sulphur oxidizing potential of isolated bacterial strains from Sunderban 1st Regional Science & Technology Congress-2016, Presidency Division.” 13-11-2016 to 14-11-2016. National Institute of Technical Teachers' Training & Research (NITTTR), Kolkata. Organized by the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of West Bengal.

2.       Majumdar, J. Santra, S. C., (2016). Sedimentation of Clay bound Heavy Metals in Inter-Tidal Sediments of Sundarban-Increasing Marine Influence or Lack of Fresh Water Input? 23rd West Bengal State Science and Technology Congress 2016, 28 – 29 FEBRUARY 2016, Book of Abstracts, pp-552.

3.       Majumdar J., Samal, A. C., Chaudhuri, P., Ghosh, B., & Santra S. C., (2012). Phyllospheric diversity of selected mangrove species of Sunderban (India). National conference on Mangrove wetlands and near shore marine ecosystem from sustainability issues to management and restoration. March 05-06, 2012, JNU, New Delhi. Abstract volume, pp 47-48. [5-6th March 2012]

4.       Chakraborty, D., Majumdar, J., & Santra, S. C., (2010). Harmful algal blooms- A practical challenge in coastal oceanography. International Conference on Energy, Environment and Development 2010, Sambalpur University. Orissa, India. Pre-conference proceedings, pp 46.

5.       Majumdar, J.; Rajkumar, K.; Ramanathan AL. & Santra, S. C., (2008). Distribution of Total chromium concentration in riverine and creek water samples of Sunderban-India. National workshop on trace elements research. NEHU, Shillong. Abstract volume, pp 37. [4-6th March 2008]

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