Academic Profile :

• Ph. D. (Agriculture) in Agronomy, February, 1996 from Calcutta University.
• Master of Science (Agriculture) in Agronomy, 1987 (result published in 1988) from Calcutta University.
• Bachelor of Science (Agriculture), Hons., 1985 from Kanpur University.

Computer Expertise

• Certificate holder on Basic programming and application of electronic computer : Course organized by the Indian statistical Institute, Calcutta.
• Attended Second SERC School on Agrometeorology (Agricultural Droughts : Data Base Management) : Course organized by India Meteorological Department and Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology and Sponsored by Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, held during 27 November to 16 December, 1995 at Pune, India.
• Certificate holder on Geographic information systems techniques for agro-ecosystems characterization Training course organized by the International Rice Research Institute, Los Banos, Manila, Philippines.

Service Profile

• Lecture - Agricultural Science Unit, Indian Statistical Institute (April 1999- November 2004)
• Assistant Professor - Agricultural and Ecological Research Unit (December 2004- March 2009)
• Associate Professor - Agricultural and Ecological Research Unit (April 2009- June 2014)
• Professor - Agricultural and Ecological Research Unit (July 2014- Continuing)

Research Guidance​

Post Doctoral Fellow

1. Dr. Kartic Bera: UGC Post Doctoral Fellow (2022): Climate Risk Analysis of West Bengal Dryland area

Students for Ph.D. degree [Awarded: Four (4)]

1. Dr. Prabhat Pramanik (2009): Chemical and biochemical characterization of Vermicomposts with reference to transplanted rice in eastern plateau of India :Visva Bharati (Joint-Supervisor)
2. Dr. Ravi Chandra Sharma (2012): Studies on productivity of baby corn (Zea mays L.) under different agronomical practices in eastern plateau region. : Calcutta University. (Sole Supervisor)
3. Dr. Aditi Sarkar  (2016): Development of agricultural production and their marketing using remote sensing and GIS in two districts of West Bengal; Jadavpur University (Co-Supervisor)
4. Dr. Debabrata Das (2018) Microbial approach for decomposition and enrichment of soild and liquid vermicompost and its impact on crop growth and yield; Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (Joint-Supervisor)

Teaching activities :

• 1999-till date: B.Stat. (Hons.) Biology II and Agricultural Science,
• 1999-2004: Guest Faculty at Department of Agronomy, Institute of Agricultural Science, Calcutta University, (Every year 20 lectures for PG level students).

Academic Administration:

• Professor-In-Charge, Biological Sciences Division, 2016 – 2018
• Member:  Council, Indian Statistical Institute, From 2016 – till date;
• Member: Finance Committee, Indian Statistical Institiute, From 2016 – till date
• Member: Academic Council, ISI, from 2001 – 2003; 2012-2014; 2015-till date
• Chairman: Research Fellow Advisory Committee, Biological Sciences Division

Important professional work:

• Research Advisor of the Nan Yang Academy of Science (Singapore)
• Regular reviewer of National and International Journals like Bioresource Technology; Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science; Field Crop Research; Australian Journal of Agricultural Research; Soil & Tillage Research etc.
• Paper setter and Examiner for the Post Graduate level of different Universities
• Examiner of Ph.D. dissertation paper and M. Sc. dissertation papers of different Universities.

Member, Editorial Board (Associate Editor):

1. Editor-in-chief, NASS Journal of Agricultural Sciences
2. World Journal of Agricultural Sciences, International Digital Organization for Scientific Information;
3. American-Eurasian Journal of Sustainable Agriculture, American-Eurasian network for scientific information.
4. Research Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences

​Life member:

1. Indian Society of Agronomy, New Delhi
2. The Agricultural Society of India, Kolkata
3. Indian society of Crop and Weed Science

Publications :

Year 2019

1. Majumder, Supriya and Banik Pabitra 2019. Geogrphical variation of arsenic distribution in paddy soil, rice and rice-based products: A meta-analytic approach and implication to human health. Journal of Environmental Management. 233:184-199. (IF 4.005)

2. Deb, Shovik, Kumar, Deo, Chakraborty, Somsubhra, Weindorfc, David C., Ashok Choudhurya, Banik, Pabitra, Deb, Dibyendu, De, Parijat, Saha, Sushanta, Patra, Alok Kumar, Majhi, Munmun, Naskar, Puspendu, Panda, Parimal, Hoque, Anarul. 2019. Comparative carbon stability in surface soils and subsoils under submerged rice and upland non-rice crop ecologies: A physical fractionation study. Catena 175: 400-410. (IF 3.256)

Year 2018

3. Hazra, Arnab, Bhattacharya, Sourabh, Banik, Pabitra. 2018. A Bayesian Zero-Inflated Exponential Distribution Model for the Analysis of Weekly Rainfall of the Eastern Plateau Region of India. Mausam 69(1):19-13  (IF: 0.51)

Year 2017

4. Das, Madhurima, Hazra, Arnab, Sarkar, Aditi, Bhattacharya, Sabyasachi, Banik, Pabitra. 2017. Comparison of Spatial Interpolation Methods for Estimation of Weekly Rainfall in West Bengal, India. Mausam 68(1):41-50 (IF: 0.51)

Year 2016

5. Hazra, A., Bhattacharya, S. Bhattacharya, S, and Banik, P. 2016. A Note on the Misuses of the Variance Test in Meteorological Studies. Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics 129 (6):645-658 (IF: 1.172)

6. Shruti and Banik P. 2016. Isolation, Characterization, Identification and Screening of Amylase Producing Bacteria from Soil under System of Rice Intensification (SRI) Technique. Int. J. Pure App. Biosci. 4 (5):153-159.

7. Deb, Shovik, Chakraborty, Somsubhra, Weindorf, David C., Arjun Murmu, Banik, Pabitra, Debnath, Manoj Kanti, Choudhury, Ashok 2016. Dynamics of organic carbon in deep soils under rice and non-rice cropping systems. Geoderma, Regional. 7:388-394 (IF: 1.98)

8. Das, D, Bhattacharyya, P, Ghosh, BC, Banik, P. 2016. Bioconversion and biodynamics of Eisenia foetida in different organic wastes through microbially enriched vermiconversion technologies Ecological Engineering 86, 154-161(IF: 2.580)

9. Sharma, RC and Banik, P. 2016. Sustaining productivity of baby corn-rice cropping system and soil health through integrated nutrient management. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 47(1): 1-10 (IF: 0.423).

10. Saha, Enakshi, Hazra, Arnab and Banik, Pabitra 2016. SARIMA modeling of the monthly average maximum and minimum temperatures in the eastern plateau region of India, Mausam 67(4): 841-848 (IF: 0.51)

Year 2015

11. Sarkar, Aditi, Banik, Pabitra, Duttagupta, Rana 2015. Resurrection and being of a Haat: case study of rural markets of the eastern plateau region. International Journal of Scientific and Engineering Research 5(12):365-369 (IF: 3.2).

12. Sharma,Ravi Chandra, Banik, Pabitra. 2015. Baby Corn-Legumes Intercropping Systems: I Yields, Resource Utilization Efficiency, and Soil Health. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems 39(1): 41-61. (IF: 1.22).

Year 2014

13. Banik, P., Edmonds, C., Fuwa, N. 2014. Sustainability Implications of the Evolution of Rice Farming amid Rural Poverty: The Case of the Chhotanagpur Plateau in Eastern India. Journal of Sustainable Development. 7(4): 282-297.

14. Das, D., Powell, M., Bhattacharyya, P., Banik P. 2014. Changes of carbon, nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium content during storage of vermicomposts prepared from different substrates. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 186(12): 8827-8831. (IF : 1.68)

15. Sharma, R.C. and Banik, P. 2014. Vermicompost and fertilizers application: Effect on productivity and profitability of baby corn (Zea mays L.) and soil health. Compost Science and Utilization. 22(2): 83-92. (IF: 0.58).

16. Sarkar, Aditi, Banik, Pabitra, Dattagupta, Rana . 2014. Natural Resource Mapping using Hybrid Classification Approach: Case Study of Cooch Behar District, West Bengal. International Journal of Geomatics and Geosciences 4(3): 499-507.

17. Sharma, R.C. and Banik, P. 2014. Arbuscular mycorrhiza, Azospirillum and chemical fertilizers application to baby corn (Zea mays L.): effects on productivity, nutrients use efficiency, economic feasibility and soil fertility. Journal of Plant Nutrition. 37(2): 209-223. (IF: 0.76).

18. Jain, Paras, Sharma, Ravi Chandra, Bhattacharyya, Pradip and Banik, Pabitra 2014. Effect of new organic supplement (Panchgavya) on seed germination and soil quality. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 186(4): 1999-2011 (IF : 1.68)

19. Hazra, Arnab, Bhattacharya, Sabyasachi and Banik, Pabitra, 2014. Modeling Nakshatra-wise rainfall data of the eastern plateau region of India. Mausam 65(2): 264-270 (IF 0.51).

Year 2013

20. Sharma, Ravi Chandra and Banik, Pabitra, 2013. Baby Corn-Legumes Intercropping System: II Weed Dynamics and Community Structure. NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences. 67: 11-18 (IF: 1.143)

21. Bejbaruah, R., Sharma, R.C. and Banik, P. 2013. Split application of vermicompost to rice (Oryza sativa L.): its effect on growth pattern, yield component and N dynamics in soil. Organic Agriculture. 3(2): 123-128 (IF: 0.88).

22. Ghosh, Partha Pratim, Banik, Pabitra, Patel, Nilanchal, Pal, Deb Jyoti 2013. Vegetation Stress Detection With Hyperspectral Remote Sensing for A Winning Agribusiness. International Journal of Business Analytics and Intelligence, April 2, 2013 (ISSN : 2321 – 1857)

23. Sarkar, Aditi, Ghosh, Amit and Banik, Pabitra, 2013. Multi-criteria land evaluation for sustainability analysis of wheat: A case study of a watershed in eastern plateau region, India. Journal of Geo-spatial Information Science 17(2): 119-128. (DOI: 10.1080/10095020.2013.774106).

24. Sharma, R.C., Sarkar, S., Das, D. and Banik, P. 2013. Impact assessment of arbuscular mycorrhiza, Azospirillum and chemical fertilizer application on soil health and ecology. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 44(6): 1116-1126 (IF: 0.529).

Year 2012

25. Sarkar, Aditi, Kar, Banasree, Das, Madhurima and Banik, Pabitra, 2012. Appraisal and mapping of soil resources of selected blocks (Hooghly district) in the Bengal basin region of India using GIS and Remote Sensing. International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research 3(6): 1-5. (IF: 1.4).

26. Das, Debabrata, Bhattacharyya, P., Ghosh, B.C. and Banik, P. 2012. Effect of vermicomposting on calcium, sulphur and some heavy metal content of different biodegradable organic wastes under liming and microbial inoculation. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part B: Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes, 47(3): 205-211(IF: 1.31).

27. Sharma, R.C. and Banik, P. 2012. Effect of integrated nutrient management on baby corn-rice cropping system: economic yield, system productivity, nutrient use efficiency and soil nutrient balance, Indian Journal of Agricultural Science, 82(3): 220-224. (IF : 0.28).

Year 2011

28. Sarkar, Aditi, Ghosal, P. K., Mahato, B. and Banik, Pabitra. 2011 Natural reseource inventory of Manbazar block (Purulia district) in the eastern plateau of India: Technology intervention for the sustainable agricultural development. International Journal of Scientific and Engineering Research, 2(11): 1-6 (IF:1.4).

29. Ghosal, Prabir, Chakraborty, Trishit, Banik, Pabitra 2011. Phosphorus fixing capacity of Oxic Rhodustalf- alfisol soil in the chotanagpur plateau region of eastern India. Agricultural Sciences 2(4): 487-490 (IF: 0.77).

30. Bezbaruha, R., Sharma, R.C. and Banik, P. 2011. Effect of Nutrient Management and Planting Geometry on Productivity of Hybrid Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Cultivars. American Journal of Plant Science 2(3): 297-302 (IF: 0.99).

Year 2009

31. Banik, P. and Sharma, R.C. 2009 Rainfall pattern and moisture availability index in relation to rice (Oryza sativa L.) crop planning in Eastern plateau region of India. Journal of Agrometeorology. 11(3): 54-58 (IF:0.146)

32. Pramanik, P., Bhattacharya, S., Bhattacharyya, P. and Banik, P. 2009 Phosphorous solubilization from rock phosphate in presence of vermicomposts in Aqualfs. Geoderma (Elsevier) 152 (1), 16-22 (IF 2.855).

33. Bejbaruha, R., Sharma R.C., and Banik, P. 2009. Direct and residual effect of organic and inorganic sources of nutrients on rice based cropping systems in sub-humid tropics of India. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture (Taylor & Francis) 33 (6), 674-689 (IF 1.372).

34. Banik, P. and Sharma, R.C. 2009. Effect of organic and inorganic sources of nutrients on the winter crops-rice cropping system in sub-humid tropics of India. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science (Taylor & Francis) 55(3): 285-294  (IF 1.53).

35. Banik, P., Sharma R.C. 2009. Yield and resource utilization efficiency in baby corn—legume-intercropping system in eastern plateau of India. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture (Taylor & Francis) 33(4):379-395 (IF: 1.372).

36. Pramanik, P., Ghose, G.K. and Banik, P. 2009 Effect of microbial inoculation during vermicomposting of different organic substrates on microbial status and quantification and documentation of acid phosphatase, Waste Management (Elsevier) 29(2): 574-578. (IF 4.00).

Year 2008

37. Bhattacharyya, Pradip, Tripathy, Subhasish, Chakrabarti, Kalyan, Chakraborty, Asish, Banik Pabitra. 2008. Fractionation and bioavailability of metals and their impacts on microbial properties in sewage irrigated soil. Chemosphare (Elsevier) 72(4): 543-550 (IF 4.39).

38. Banik, P. and Sharma, R.C. 2008. Effects of integrated nutrient management with mulching on rice (Oryza sativa)-based cropping systems in rainfed eastern plateau area. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 78 (2): 240-243. (IF 0.177).

Year 2007

39. Banik, P., Pramanik, P., Sarkar, R.R., Bhattacharya, S. and Chattopadhayay J. 2007: A mathematical model on the effect of M. denticulata weed on different winter crops, BioSystem (Elsevier) 90(3): 818-829 (IF: 1.581).

40. Fuwa, Nobuhiko, Edmonds, Christopher and Banik, Pabitra 2007 :  Are small-scale rice farmers in eastern India really inefficient? Examining the effects of microtopography on technical efficiency estimates, Agricultural Economics (Blackwell-Synergy) 36(3): 335-346 (IF: 1.739).

41. Pramanik, P., Ghose, G.K., Ghosal, P.K. and Banik, P. 2007: Changes in organic-C, N, P and K and enzyme activities in vermicompost of biodegradable organic wastes under liming and microbial inoculants, Bioresource Technology (Elsevier) 4 (IF: 5.94).

Year 2006

42. Banik, P., Ghosal, P.K., Sasmal, T.K., Bhattacharjee, S., Sarkar, B.K. Bagchi, D.K. 2006. 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, (Blackwell-Synergy). 192(5): 331-334 (IF: 2.865).

43. Molla, Khademul Islam, Rahaman, M. Sayedur, Sumi, Akimasa and Banik, Pabitra 2006. Empirical mode decomposition analysis of climate changes with special reference to rainfall data. Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society,  vol. 2006, Article ID 45348, 17 pages, Hindawi Publishing Corporation) (IF: 0.820)

44. Banik, P., Midya, A. Sarkar, B.K. and Ghosh, S.S. 2006. Wheat and chickpea intercropping system in an additive series experiment: Advantages and weed smothering. European Journal of Agronomy, (Elsevier) 24(4): 325-332 (IF: 3.186).

45. Banik, Pabitra, Midya, A., Fajardo, Sharon and Kam, Suan Pheng. 2006. Natural resource inventory of Luppi village, eastern plateau of India: implications for sustainable agricultural development. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture, UK. 28 (2): 85-100 (IF: 1.372).

Year 2005

46. 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. (IF: 0.177).

47. 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, (Blackwell-Synergy). 191: 195-201 (IF: 2.865).

Year 2004

48. 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. (IF: 0.177).

Year 2002

49. Banik Pabitra, Mandal, Abhyudy, and Rahaman, M. Sayedur. 2002. Markov chain analysis of weekly rainfall data in determining drought-proneness. Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society, (Taylor & Francis Ltd), 7 : 231-239 (IF: 0.820).

50. 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. (IF : 0.177)

​Year 2001

51. 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.

Year 2000

52. Kam, S.P.; Hossain, M.; Tuong, T.P.; Bouman, B.A.M.; Fajardo, S.D.; Rala, A.B.; Banik, P.  2000. Multi-scale drought risk analysis of rainfed lowland rice environments. Philippine Journal of Crop Science, 25: 52.

53. 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, (Blackwell-Synergy). 185, 9-14 (IF: 2.865).

54. 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, (Blackwell-Synergy). 184, 137-142 (IF: 2.865).

Year 1999

55. 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 (IF:0.177).

Year 1998

56. 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.

57. 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, Philippines, 20: 28-40.

Year 1997

58. 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.

59. 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 (IF:0.177).

60. 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(IF:0.177).

61. Sasmal, T., Banik, P., Ghosal, P.K., Chakraborty, A., Gaunia, P.K. 1997. Relative performance of winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus L. Dc) selections in rainfed Bihar plateau.  Indian Journal of Dryland Research & Development, 12(2) : 85-87.

Year 1996

62. 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 Dryland Agricultural Research & Development,  11(2) : 55 - 60.

63. Banik, P. and Bagchi, D.K. 1996. A proposed index for assessment of row-replacement series intercropping system.  Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science, (Blackwell-Synergy). 177: 161-164 (IF: 2.618).

64. 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, (Blackwell-Synergy). 175: 189-194 (IF: 2.618).

65. 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. Acta Cybernetica, XXXIX: 201-211 (IF:0.600).

66. 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 (IF:0.734).

67. 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 (IF:0.177).

Year 1995

68. Banik, P., Chakraborty, A. and Sarkar, R.K. 1995. Sustainable agriculture for 2000 A.D. : A challange.  Indian Agriculturist,  39(2) : 129 - 136.

69. 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.

70. 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.

Year 1994

71. 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.

72. Banik, P. and Bagchi, D.K. 1994. Evaluation of rice (Oryza sativa) and legume intercropping in upland situation of Bihar plateau.  Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences,  64(4) : 364 – 368 (IF:0.177).

Year 1993

73. 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.

74. 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.

Year 1992

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

Year 1991

76. 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.

Discussion Paper

77. Edmonds, Christopher, Fuwa, Nobuhiko and Banik, Pabitra 2006. Poverty Reduction in the ‘Tribal Belt’ of Eastern India. Asia and Pacific Issues Series No.81, pp 1-12. East West Center, Hawaii, USA (http://www.eastwestcenter.org/res-rp-quicksearchresults.asp?step=2&id=2).

78. Edmonds, Christopher, Fuwa, Nobuhiko and Banik, Pabitra. 2005. How inefficient are small-scale rice farmers in eastern India really?: Examining the effects of microtopography on technical efficiency estimates. East-West Center Working Paper No. 79. Honolulu: East-West Center. May 2005.

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

Popular article

80. Banik, P., Chakraborty, A. and Bala, B. 1996. High-intensity cropping with short duration rice crop in Bihar plateau.  Indian Farming,  45(2) : 5-6.

81. Banik, P. 1996. Mushroom: the cheapest source of protein.  Indian Farming,  45(11) : 28-30.

Project Reports:

82. 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.

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

84. Banik, Pabitra, Bagchi, D.K., Edmonds, Christopher, Fuwa, Nobuhiko, Kam, Suan Pheng, Villano, Lorena, 2004. Sustainability criteria of rice based cropping system in Bihar plateau of eastern India. Report of Indian Statistical Institute-International Rice Research Institute collaborative Project.

Conference Proceeding:

85. 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.

86. 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, 2005

Communicated articles:

1. Mukhopadhyay S, Sharma RC, Bhattacharya S, Banik P, 2016. Weak Allee mechanism of winter crops: a field experiment and mathematical modelling approach. Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences (Under review)

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