Dr. Lata

About

Dr. Lata is working as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Life Science. She has specialization in Botany, Mycology. She earned her Ph.D. in Botany from the Department of Botany, Punjabi University Patiala, Punjab in 2019. Dr. Lata has published several peer-reviewed journal publications, book chapters, at both national and international levels. She has guided five postgraduate students. She is also a life member of Mycological Society of India (MSI); International Society for Medicinal Mushrooms, China (ISMM) and Microbiologist Society, India (MBSI). She actively contributes to interdisciplinary research, academic workshops, and FDPs.

Experience

• 6.5 Years

Qualification

• M.Sc.
• PGDCA
• M.Phil.
• Ph.D.

Award & Recognition

• During Ph.D., awarded with UGC BSR-fellowship

Research

• Bhakri G., Lata, Jangra S., Rathour V., Rawat D.S. (2025) Phytochemical Study of Medicinal Plant Solanum erianthum (Solanaceae). Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 49(3): 141-149.
• Lata and Atri N.S. (2024) Preliminary studies on the screening of substrates for spawn production and cultivation of indigenous strain of Lentinus sajor- caju (Fr.) Fr. Kavaka 60(1):39-47.
• Lata and Atri N.S. (2022) Optimization of culture conditions for vegetative growth of indigenous strain of Lentinus sajor- caju (Fr.) Fr. Mushroom Research 31(1):61-72.
• Kaur R. and Lata (2022) HPTLC quantification of Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal. Bulletin of Pure and Applied Sciences– Botany. 41(2):117-125.
• Lata and Atri N.S. (2021) Fatty acid profile of an indigenous strain of Lentinus sajor-caju (Basidiomycota). Ukrainian Botanical Journal78(5):327-334.
• 10 research papers and 14 Abstracts are published
• 3 Book Chapters

Area of Interest

• Botany- Plants, Mycology i.e. Mushroom Cultivation, Biochemical Study