RESEARCH INTEREST

Phytomanagement of Degraded/Polluted Sites especially Phytoremediation,  Revegetation and Phytorestoration of Fly ash deposits, Red-mud dumpsites, Coal mine spoil, Heavy metal contaminated sites and Degraded lands through ecologically and socio-economically valuable plants with minimum inputs, least risk, and low maintenance towards nature sustainability in term of raising livelihoods and maintaining ecosystem services. Environmental Impact Assessment, Using hyper-accumulators for phytomining, Saleable products from heavy metal-polluted sites, Adaptive Phytoremediation, Assisted Phytoremediation, Carbon sequestration on waste dumpsites, Urban Polluted Soil and Management, Plant-Soil-Metal interactions under changing climate, Plant-microbe interactions in phytoremediation, Biomass/biofuel production from degraded and polluted land, Using affordable green technology for management of polluted lands for multiple benefits in term of pollutant remediation, soil carbon sequestration, fiber production, essential oil production, biomass production, biofuel production, etc., Linking bio-based economy and phytoremediation.