Dr. Pabitra Banik

Personal Information
Present Designation: Assistant Professor

Contact Details:
Agricultural and Ecological Research Unit,
Indian Statistical Institute,
203, B.T. Road, Kolkata 700 108, India.

Tel : +91 33 2575 3226 (Off); +91 33 2425 7806 (Res)
Fax : +91 33 2577 3049

Personal Data

Date of Birth  : October 3, 1960.
Nationality    : Indian
Sex            : Male
Marital Status : Married

CAREER OUTLINE:

1996 Ph. D.(Agriculture) in Agronomy; Calcutta University.

Thesis Title : Studies on paddy based cropping system under different agronomical practices in eastern plateau area.

1987 M.Sc. (Agriculture) in Agronomy, Calcutta University.

1985 B.SC. (Agriculture), Hons., Kanpur University.

1990 Certificate course on Basic programming and application of electronic computer.
Indian statistical Institute

1996 Certificate course on Geographic information systems techniques for agro-ecosystems characterization
International Rice Research Institute Philippines.

Position held

December 2004 – till date-, Assistant Professor, Agricultural and Ecological Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata

May 1999- October 2004, Lecturer, Agricultural Science Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata.

Research Experience :

List of research scheme(s) being carried out

Name of Agency  : Indian Statistical Institute
Title of Scheme : Rice based cropping system under different
agronomical practices in rainfed Bihar plateau area.
Period : 1989-1997
Status : Report submitted

Name of Agency  : Indian Statistical Institute
Title of Scheme : Crop-soil-weather relationship affecting
sustainability in rainfed situation
Period : 1996-2001
Status : Completed

Name of Agency  : Indian Statistical Institute
Title of Scheme : Rice area characterization using GIS and image
Processing software
Period : 2002-2004
Status : Report submitted

Name of Agency  : International Rice Research Institute Philippines
Title of Scheme : Sustainability criteria of rice based cropping
system in eastern states of India.
Period : 1996-Ongoing
Status : Report submitted (Phase I)

Name of Agency  : Indian Statistical Institute
Title of Scheme : Studies on productivity, stability and
sustainability of Rainfed agricultural systems in the Eastern
plateau region
Period : 2004-Ongoing

Field of Special Interest:
Cropping system research; Agrometeorology, Sustainable agriculture; GIS, Socioeconomic survey.

Academic Administration:

• Member, Academic Council, ISI, from 2001 – 2003.

• Regular reviewer of National and International Journals

• Paper setter and Examiner for the Post Graduate level of different Universities

• Examiner of M. Sc. dissertation papers of different Universities.

Teaching Experience

1996-till date : B.Stat. (Hons.) Second year Biology II, since
1997-2004      : Guest Faculty at Institute of Agricultural Science,
                 Calcutta University, since (Every year 20 lectures
                 for PG level students).

Project Supervisor for Summer Trainees

Name of the Student : Susmita Sen,
Affiliation : Department of Forestry (Economics and Management), Institute of Forest Management, Dehra Dun
Title : Resource mapping of Kashipur block of Purulia district,
West Bengal using satellite imagery.
Year : 2003

Name of the Student : Sandipan Chowdhury,
Affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology,
University of Kalyani, Kalyani
Title: Some microbiological and biochemical aspects of Vermicompost
Year : 2004

Research Guidance (Ph.D. Degree): Three

Ranjita Bezbaruah: Studies on some agronomic management practices of rice based cropping systems in rainfed eastern plateau area. Synopsis of results has been approved by the Calcutta University

Basudeb Sarkar: Studies for evolving appropriate package of practices for rice (Oryza sativa) production in plateau region of Jharkjand. Part time Ph.D. Student, Experiments, according to synopsis, have been completed.

Prabhat Pramanik: Chemical and biochemical characterization of Vermicomposts with reference to transplanted rice in eastern plateau of India (Visva Bharati)

Invited Lectures (Seminar/Conference/Workshop)

• Workshop on Economic aspect of changes in rice production systems in Eastern India from 2-4 April, 1997 in New Delhi, organized by International Rice Research Institute, Philippines and National Center for Agricultural, Economics and Policy Research, ICAR, New Delhi, India.

• Workshop on Scaling Methodologies in Eco-regional Approaches for Natural Resource Management: Towards Further Research Collaboration, from 22-24 June, 1998 at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam organized by International Rice Research Institute, Philippines and College of Agriculture and Forestry, Vietnam National University, Vietnam.

• Workshop on Rice production and meteorological data management, from 2-4 November 1999 at Bangalore, Organized by Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.

Visiting Assignments

October 2004 : Visited International Rice Research Institute, Bangkok to work on household level survey data with Prof. N. Fewa, IRRI and Prof. C. Edmonds, East West Center, USA.

September 2001 to October 2001: Consultant, Social Science Division, International Rice Research Institute, Los Banos, Philippines

January 2000 to February 2000: Visitor Collaborator, Social Science Division, International Rice Research Institute, Los Banos, Philippines

June 1998 to August 1998: Visitor Collaborator, Social Science Division, International Rice Research Institute, Los Banos, Philippines

November 1996 to December 1996: Visitor Collaborator, Social Science Division, International Rice Research Institute, Los Banos, Philippines.

List of Publications in peer-reviewed Journals (1999 onwards)

1. Banik, P., Sarkar, B., Sasmal, T., Ghosal, P.K., Adhikary, S. and Bagchi, D.K. 1999. Evaluation of rice (Oryza sativa) - based cropping sequences under rainfed medium land situation of Bihar plateau. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 69(5) : 307-310.

2. Chakraborty, K. Sarkar, B. Chakraborty, A. Banik, P. and Bagchi, D.K. 2000. Organic recycling for soil quality conservation in a sub-tropical plateau region. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science, Berlin. 184, 137-142.

3. Banik, P., Sasmal, T., Ghosal, P.K. and Bagchi, D.K. 2000. Evaluation of mustard (Brassica compestris Var. Toria) and legume in 1:1 and 2:1 row replacement series system. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science, Berlin. 185, 9-14.

4. Chakraborty, A., Chakraborty, P.K., Banik, P. and Bagchi, D.K. 2001. Effect of integrated nutrient supply and management on yield of rice (Oryza sativa) and nitrogen and phosphorus recovery by it in acid lateritic soils. Indian Journal of Agronomy, 46 (1) : 75-80.

5. Sarkar, R.K. and Banik, P. 2002. Effect of planting geometry, direction of planting and sulpher on growth and productivity of sesame (Sesamum indicum). Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 72(2) : 70 - 73.

6. Banik Pabitra, Mandal, Abgyudy, and Rahaman, M. Sayedur. 2002. Markov chain analysis of weekly rainfall data in determining drought-proneness. Descrete Dynamics in Nature and Society, (Taylor & Francis Ltd), 7 : 231-239.

7. Banik, P. and Bejbaruah, Ranjita 2004. Effect of vermicompost on rice (Oryza sativa) yield and soil fertility status of rainfed humid sub-tropics. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 74(8): 488-491.

8. Midya, A., Bhattacharjee, K., Ghose, S. S. and Banik P. 2005. Deferred seeding of blackgram (Phaseolus mungo L.) in rice (Oryza sativa L.) field on yield advantages and smothering of weeds. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science, Berlin 191: 195-201.

9. Midya, A., Pramanik, P. and Banik, P. 2005. Effect of alfalfa (Medicago denticulata Willd.) weed on different winter crops and soil fertility status of eastern plateau area. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 75(1) : 58-60.

10. Banik, Pabitra, Midya, A., Fajardo, Sharon and Kam, Suan Pheng. 2005. Natural resource inventory of Luppi village, eastern plateau of India: implications for sustainable agricultural development. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture, UK (In press).

11. Banik, P., Midya, A. Sarkar, B.K. and Ghosh, S.S. 2005. Wheat and chickpea intercropping system in an additive series experiment: Advantages and weed smothering. European Journal of Agronomy, (In press).

12. Molla, Md. Khademul Islam, Rahaman, M. Sayedur, Sumi, Akimasa and Banik, Pabitra. 2005. Empirical mode decomposition analysis of climate change with special relation to rainfall data. Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society, (Hindawi Publishing Corporation), (In press)

13. Edmonds, Christopher, Banik, Pabitra and Fuwa, Nobuhiko 2005. Poverty reduction in an unfavorable ecological area of eastern India. Asia and Pacific Issues Series, East West Center, Hawaii, USA (To be appeared In http://www.eastwestcenter.org/res-rp-quicksearchresults.asp?step=2&id=2).

14. Banik, P, Edmonds, C. Fuwa, N., Kam, S.P., Villano, L. and Bagchi, D.K. 2004. Natural Resource endowments, subsistence agriculture, and poverty in Chhotonagpur plateau. IRRI Discussion Paper Series No. 47, Los Banos, Philippines: International Rice Research Institute, 32 p.

Revised Version awaiting publication

15. Banik, P. : Effects of Farm Yard manure vs. chemical fertilizer with mulching in rice (Oryza sativa L.) -based cropping systems in rainfed eastern plateau area.

16. Banik, P., Sasmal, T.K., Ghosal, P.K., Maidya, A., Sarkar, B.K. and pal, M. Prediction of rice yield using weather parameters in sub-humid eastern plateau of India: A dummy explanatory variable approach, European Journal of Agronomy.

17. Banik, P., Ghosal, P.K., Sasmal, T.K., Sarkar, B.K. Bagchi, D.K. Effect of organic inorganic nutrients for soil quality conservation and yield of rainfed lowland rice in sub-tropical plateau region, Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

List of Publications in peer-reviewed Journals (1991-1998)

18. Sarkar, R.K. and Banik, P. 1991. Response of green gram (Phaseolous radiatus) to nitrogen, phosphorus and molybdenum. Indian Journal of Agronomy, 36(1) : 91 - 96.

19. Banik, P., Adhikary, S. and Bagchi, D.K. 1992. Varietal option for rape seed and mustard in Bihar plateau. Indian Agriculturist, 36(2) : 95 - 99.

20. Banik, P. and Bagchi, D.K. 1993. Effect of legumes as sole and intercrop on residual soil fertility and succeeding crop in upland situation. Indian Agriculturist, 37(2) : 69 - 75.

21. Banik, P., Ghosal, P. and Bagchi, D.K. 1993. Production potential, economics and water use efficiency of different crop sequences in Bihar plateau area. Indian Journal of Dryland Agricultural Research & Development, 8(2) : 119 - 124.

22. Banik, P. and Bagchi, D.K. 1994. Evaluation of rice (Oryza sativa) and legume intercropping in up land situation of Bihar plateau. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 64(4) : 364 - 368.

23. Ghosal, P., Banik, P. and Adhikary, S. 1994. Response of wheat to potassium application on lareritic soil of Bihar plateau. Indian Agriculturist, 38(3) : 207 - 209.

24. Banik, P. and Bagchi, D.K. 1995. Economics of rice (Oryza sativa L.) + legume intercropping in uplands of Bihar plateau. Indian Journal of Dryland Agricultural Research & Development, 10(1) : 55 - 60.

25. Sarkar, R.K., Chakraborty, A. and Banik, P. 1995. Production potential and economic feasibility of oilseed based crop sequences on rainfed upland. Indian Agriculturist, 39(4) : 239-244.

26. Banik, P. and Bagchi, D.K. 1996. Productivity of winter crops after sole rice (Oryza sativa), blackgram (Phaseolus mungo), groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) and rice + legume intercropping systems on uplands of Bihar plateau. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 66(4) : 208 - 211.

27. Chattopadhyay, J. and Tapaswi, P.K., Banik, P. and Bagchi, D.K. 1996 Effect of inhibitors on row-intercropping system. Journal of Biological Systems, World Scientific Publication. 4(1) : 31-38.

28. Chattopadhyay, J. Sarkar, A.K., Sarkar, D., Tapaswi, P.K., Roy, A.B., Banik, P. and Bagchi, D.K. 1996. Competition for nutrient uptake between crops during their growth- a mathematical model. Cybernetica, XXXIX: 201-211.

29. Banik, P. 1996. Evaluation of wheat (Triticum aestivum) + legume intercropping under 1:1 and 2:1 row-replacement series system. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science, Germany. 175: 189-194.

30. Banik, P. and Bagchi, D.K. 1996. A proposed index for assessment of row-replacement series intercropping system. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science, Germany. 177: 161-164.

31. Banik, P., Chakraborty, A. and Bagchi, D.K. 1996. Evaluation of rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivars with rainfall criteria in different toposequences of plateau region of India. Indian Journal of Dry land Agricultural Research & Development, 11(2) : 55 - 60 .

32. Sasmal, T., Banik, P., Ghosal, P.K., Chakraborty, A., Gaunia, P.K. Relative performance of winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus L. Dc) selections in rainfed Bihar plateau. Indian Journal of Dryland Research and Development.

33. Sarkar, R.K., Kishor, S., Chakraborty, A., Banik, P. and Bala, B. 1997. Effect of planting pattern and intercropping of pulses and oilseed with groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) in coastal land. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 67(4) : 161 - 163.

34. Banik, P., Chakraborty, A. and Bagchi, D.K. 1997. Integrated nutrient management in rice and its effect on water use and moisture depletion pattern of follow up winter crops in rainfed areas. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 67(8) : 289-301.

35. Banik, P., Sarkar, B., Sasmal, T., Ghosal, P.K. and Bagchi, D.K. 1997. Effect of different seedling numbers and age of seedlings of rice (Oryza sativa) cultivars on low land Bihar plateau. Indian Journal of Agronomy. 42(2) : 265-268.

36. Adhikary, S., Banik, P. and Ghosal, P.K. 1998. Pigeonpea intercropping with some cereals and legumes in the plateau area of Eastern India. Annals of Tropical Research, 20: 28-40.

37. Chakraborty, K. Bhattacharayya, P. Chakraborty, A. Banik, P. and Bagchi, D.K. 1998. Microbial biomass-C and urease activity of soils: influence of soil properties. Indian Agriculturist, 42(1) : 27-36.

Project Reports:

1. Bagchi, D.K. and Banik, P. 1998. Rice based cropping sequences under different agronomical practices in rainfed Bihar plateau area. Project Report of TAC/DCSW approved project.

2. Banik, P., Ghosal, P.K. and Bagchi, D.K. 2004. Rice area characterization using GIS and image processing software. TAC/DCSW approved project.

Conference Proceeding:

1. Bagchi, D.K., Banik, P. and Sasmal, T. 1995. Selection of appropriate technologies for upland rainfed rice growing on the Bihar plateau, India. (In) Fragile Lives in Fragile Ecosystems. Proceeding Vol. International Rice Research Conference '95, held in IRRI, Los Banos, Philippines during 13 - 17 February 1995, pp. 127 - 134.

2. Fuwa, Nobuhiko, Edmonds, Christopher, and Banik, Pabitra 2005. How inefficient are small-scale rice farmers in eastern India really? Examining the effects of microtopography on technical efficiency estimates. Paper selected for presentation at the American Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, July 24-27, 20