Journal & Publisher Info: ©Journal of Bioresources is a UGC-CARE Listed quality peer reviewed journal published half-yearly by the Center with Potential for Excellence in Biodiversity (CPEB), Rajiv Gandhi University, Rono Hills, Doimukh-791112, Arunachal Pradesh, India under the aegis of the University Grants Commission, New Delhi. The Journal publishes review articles, research articles and short communication on all aspects of biodiversity and biological sciences. Journal homepage: https://jbr.rgu.ac.in; Email: editor.jbr@rgu.ac.in
Prof. Hui Tag, Rajiv Gandhi University
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Dr. Daniel Mize, Rajiv Gandhi University
Editors
Prof. A. K. Das, Professor (Retired), Rajiv Gandhi University, India (Taxonomy & Ethnobotany)
Prof. K. Raja Reddy, Mississippi State University, USA (Environmental Plant Physiology)
Prof. A. P. Das, Professor (Retired), North Bengal University, India (Plant Taxonomy)
Prof. R.K. Singh, Rajiv Gandhi University, India (Mycology)
Prof. Arun Kumar Mishra, Banaras Hindu University, India (Algal Biology)
Prof. Padmanabh Dwivedi, Banaras Hindu University, India (Plant Physiology)
Prof. Sanjeev Kumar, Rajiv Gandhi University, India (Biophysics)
Prof. A.K. Pati, Former Vice Chancellor, GM University, India (Chronobiology & Ethnomedicine)
Prof. Manabendra Dutta Choudhury, Assam University, India (Ethnobotany & Bioinformatics)
Prof. Ranjan Das, Assam Agricultural University, Assam, India (Crop Physiology)
Prof. Badal Dutta, Tripura University, India (Taxonomy & Ethnobotany)
Dr. Ashok K. Varma, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Tata Memorial Center, Navi Mumbai, India (Cancer Biology & Crystallography)
Dr. Ranjay K. Singh, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, India (Agricultural Science, Traditional Knowledge & IPR)
Prof. Sumpam Tangjang, Rajiv Gandhi University, India (Agroforestry & IKS)
Prof. Milind M. Sardesai, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Maharastra, India, (Plant Taxonomy)
Prof. Pradip Lingfa, North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology, Arunachal Pradesh, India (Biofuel, Alternative Fuel & Bioenergy)
Prof. Ashalata Devi, Tezpur University, India (Ecology & Ethnobotany)
Dr. Pallabi Kalita Hui, National Institute of Technology Arunachal Pradesh, India (Biochemistry, Phytochemistry & Herbal Drug Discovery)
Dr. Pankaj Kumar, Rajiv Gandhi University, India (Neurobiology & Reproduction)
Dr. Gyan Prakash Sharma, University of Delhi, India (Ecology & Environment)
Dr. Ritesh Kumar Choudhary, Agarkar Research Institute, Pune, India (Molecular Plant Systematics)
Dr. Vineet Kumar Rawat, Botanical Survey of India, APRC, Itanagar (Pteridophyte & Floristics)
Dr. Jagat C. Borah, Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Guwahati, India (Phytochemistry and Drug Discovery)
Dr. Hiren Gogoi, Rajiv Gandhi University, India (Entomology)
Dr. Dwipen Kakati, Rajiv Gandhi University, India (Phytochemistry)
Associate Editors
Dr. Ayam Victor Singh, Rajiv Gandhi University, India (Phytochemistry)
Dr. Manuj K. Bharali, Gauhati University, India (Cell & Molecular Biology)
Dr. Saurov Mahanta, National Institute of Electronic and Information Technology, Guwahati, India (Bioinformatics)
Dr. Heikham Evelin, Rajiv Gandhi University, India (Plant Physiology)
Dr. Gunjan K. Saurav, Rajiv Gandhi University, India (Microbiology & Molecular Entomology)
Dr. Arnab Ghosh, Rajiv Gandhi University, India (Biomedical & Cancer Biology)
Dr. Jambey Tsering, State Forest Research Institute, Itanagar, India (Plant Taxonomy)
Dr. Sourabh Deb, Tripura University, Agartala, India (Biodiversity, Mycology & Agroforestry)
Dr. Pankaj Bharali, North East Institute of Science & Technology (NEIST), Jorhat, India (Medico-ethnobotany & Genomic)
Dr. Tonlong Wangpan, Rajiv Gandhi University, India (Ethnobotany & Molecular Systematics)
Dr. Bibhuti Bhashan Das, Rajiv Gandhi University, India (Microbiology)
Mr. Khyanjeet Gogoi, The Orchid Society of Eastern Himalaya, Assam, India (Orchid Taxonomy)
Board of Reviewing Editors
Prof. P. J. Handique, Vice Chancellor, Gauhati University, Guwahati, India
Prof. P. C. Bhattacharjee, Professor (Retired), Gauhati University, Guwahati, India
Prof. A.K Shukla, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak (MP), India
Prof. P. B. Seshagiri, MRDG, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India
Prof. Subhash Chandra Mandal, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
Prof. Rita Singh, Delhi University, New Delhi, India
Prof. Jogen Chandra Kalita, Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam, India
Prof. S. K. Dutta, Professor (Retired), North Orissa University, Orissa, India
Prof. K. K. Barua, Professor (Retired), Tezpur University, Tezpur, Assam, India
Prof. Kali Prasad Sarma, Tezpur University, Tezpur, Assam, India
Prof. M. M. Goswami, Professor (Retired), Gauhati University, Guwahati, India
Prof. S. B. Prasad, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong, Meghalaya, India
Prof. G. S. Solanki, Mizoram University, Mizoram, India
Prof. D. K. Sharma, Professor (Retired), Gauhati University, Guwahati, India
Prof. Dipak Chetia, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam, India
Prof. D. Velmurugan, University of Madras, Chennai, India
Prof. G. Gurusubramanian, Mizoram University, Mizoram, India
Prof. Dilip Mukherjee, University of Kalyani, West Bengal, India
Prof. R. N. S. Yadav, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam, India
Prof. M. C. Kalita, Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam, India
Prof. Abhijit Mazumdar, University of Burdwan, West Bengal, India
Prof. B.K. Agarawala, Professor (Retired), Tripura University, India
Prof. Prithviraj Chakravarty, ICAR-NRC on Yak, Dirang, India
Prof. Dipsikha Bora, Dibrugarh University
Prof. N. Senthil Kumar, Mizoram University, Mizoram, India
Prof. Robin Doley, Tezpur University, Tezpur, India
Dr. A.A. Mao, Director, BSI, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Dr. O.N Tiwari, Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, India
Prof. Kumananda Tayung, Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam, India
Prof. Padma Raj Gajurel, North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology, Nirjuli, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Prof. Chitta Ranjan Deb, Nagaland University, Lumami, Nagaland, India
Prof. Prof. Ksh. Lal Bihari Singha, Manipur University, Imphal, India
Prof. S.R. Hajong, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, Meghalaya, India
Prof. N. Sathyanarayana, Sikkim University, Gangtok, Sikkim, India
Prof. Hilloljyoti Singha, Bodoland University, Kokrajar, Assam, India
Dr. Bendang Ao, Nagaland University, Lumami, Nagaland, India
Dr. Bhoj K Acharya, Sikkim University, Gangtok, Sikkim, India
Dr. Debajit Sarma, ICAR-DCFR, Bhimtal, India
Dr. K. K. Das, Scientist (Retired), IIRS, Dehradun, India
Dr. L. N. Kakati, Nagaland University, Nagaland, India
Dr. Bikramjit Sinha, Zoological Survey of India, Itanagar, India
Dr. A.P. Lipton, CMFRI, Kerala, India
Dr. Satya Sundar Bhattacharya, Tezpur University, Tezpur, India
Dr. Prathankar Chowdhury, Assam University, Silchar, India
Publication Board
Prof. Rajiv Kumar Singh, Rajiv Gandhi University, India
Prof. Hui Tag, Rajiv Gandhi University, India
Dr. Daniel Mize, Rajiv Gandhi University, India
Dr. Pankaj Kumar, Rajiv Gandhi University, India
Dr. Hiren Gogoi, Rajiv Gandhi University, India
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