Department of Forestry organized a Distinguished lecture
Department of Forestry organized a Distinguished lecture on topic Forest Fungi delivered by Dr NSK Harsh, retired Scientist-G, Group Coordinator (Research) and Dean (Research), at Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, currently International Disease Specialist for Asian Development Bank. Dr Harsh has over 40 years of experience in research on Fungi and has published 178 research papers and guided 33 PhD students.
In his very well illustrated talk Dr Harsh took the participants on a journey through a myriad world of macroscopic Fungi, emphasizing on their ecological and economical roles. He briefly described the extent of fungal biodiversity and the gaps in knowledge we have about this large group of organisms, He introduced to the audience many colorful and novel fungi present on forest floors, on the tree trunks and in the rotting wood and humus. He particularly paid attention to the edible fungi, fungi of commerce like Morchella, Ophiocordyceps, Ganoderma and many more. He regaled the audience with several anecdotes and folklore associated with Fungi. In the question answer session several queries related to poisonous mushrooms and how to identify them in field and biochemicallyin the laboratory were answered. Dr Harsh ended the talk lamenting that the present-day young researchers do not take up the path of taxonomic studies which in future would be a great loss to the scientific world.
The registered participants included faculty, research scholars, post graduate and undergraduate students from different Universities. The lecture was streamed live on you- tube and viewed by over 500 participants from different parts of the country and globe. It was well received and appreciated by all participants.
Name: Serlyn Beypi Program and Batch: B.Sc. forestry 2017-2021 Current position: Forest Ranger Karbi angling district (Assam) Brief : Ms. Serlyn Beypi completes her B.Sc. degree during 2017-2021 in Forestry from Dolphin PG Institute. She was very active in her studies and has a great potential of sport spirit.
