Teacher Profile
1. Personal Details:
Name: Manoj M. Lekhak
Designation: Assistant Professor (since 15th December 2010)
Department: Department of Botany
University: Shivaji University, Kolhapur – 416 004
Date of Birth: 24/09/1984
Sex (M/F): M
E-mail: [email protected]
2. Academic Details:
B. Sc. (Hons.)
Kirori Mal College,
University of Delhi,
Delhi
2005
Botany, Zoology, Chemistry
M. Sc.
University of Delhi,
Delhi
2007
Botany
Ph. D.
Shivaji University,
Kolhapur
2013
Thesis title: Floristic studies on herbaceous
elements of Plateaus in South Western
Maharashtra
3. Research Specialization: Angiosperm Taxonomy
4. Teaching Experience:
• U.G.: Nil
• P.G.: 03 years 09 months
5. Research Guidance: Nil
6. Research Publications
• National: 05
1. M.M. Lekhak and S.R. Yadav. 2012. Herbaceous vegetation of threatened high
altitude lateritic plateau ecosystems of Western Ghats, southwestern Maharashtra,
India. Rheedea 22(1): 39-61.
2. M.M. Lekhak, A.N. Chandore and S.R. Yadav. 2011. Juncus bufonius L. – An
Addition to the flora of Maharashtra, India. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 108 (1):68 –
69.
3. M.M. Lekhak, J.J. Chavan, M.K. Janarthanam, I.K. Pai and S.R. Yadav. 2011.
Corolla as an aid in self-pollination in Rhamphicarpa longiflora (Scrophulariaceae).
Current Science. 100 (11):1624-1626.
4. S.R. Yadav, A.N. Chandore, S.M. Gund, M. Nandikar and M. Lekhak. 2010.
Relocation of Hubbardia heptaneuron Bor, from its type locality. Current Science.
98 (7): 884.
5. S.R. Yadav, M. Lekhak and A.N. Chandore. 2009. A new species of Eleocharis R.
Br. (Cyperaceae) fromWestern Ghats, India. Rheedea 1& 2: 37-40.
• International: 13
1. S. A. Bagane, A. V. Kattee, M. M. Sardesai, M. M. Lekhak and S. R. Yadav. 2014.
Mitotic chromosome studies in Nesphostylis bracteata, an endemic legume from
Western Ghats. Cytologia 79(1): 59 – 62.
2. A. A. Adsul, M. M. Lekhak and S. R. Yadav. 2014. Chlorophytum sharmae
(Asparagaceae): a new species from Kerala, India. Kew Bulletin DOI
10.1007/S12225-014-9503-3.
3. M. M. Lekhak, A. A. Adsul and S. R. Yadav. 2014. Cytotaxonomical studies on
Drimia nagarjunae and a review on the taxonomy of Indian species of Drimia. The
Nucleus DOI 10.1007/s13237-014-0111-2.
4. M. M. Lekhak, S. S. Kambale and S. R. Yadav. 2014. A new Piper from the northern
Western Ghats and notes on economic potential of Piper section Muldera. Genetic
Resources and Crop Evolution 61: 1057-1063.
5. M. M. Lekhak, S. S. Kambale and S. R. Yadav. 2012. Piper relictum sp. Nov.
(Piperaceae) from northern Western Ghats, India. Nordic Journal of Botany 30: 571
– 574.
6. M. M. Lekhak and S. R. Yadav. 2012. Crinum malabaricum (Amaryllidaceae), a
remarkable new aquatic species from Kerala, India and lectotypification of Crinum
thaianum. Kew Bulletin 67(3): 521 – 526.
7. M. M. Lekhak, A. A. Adsul and S. R. Yadav. 2012. Cytotaxonomical investigations
into the genus Chlorophytum from India. Kew Bulletin 67 (2): 285 – 292.
8. M. M. Lekhak, M.D. Nandikar and S. R. Yadav. 2011. Karyomorphology of
Flemingia nilgheriensis (Baker) Wight ex T. Cooke: An Endemic from Western
Ghats. Cytologia 76(3): 243 – 248.
9. M. M. Lekhak and S. R. Yadav. 2011. Cytotaxonomy of some species of
Amorphophallus sect. Rhaphiophallus (Schott) Engl. (Araceae) of the Indian
Subcontinent. The Nucleus 54 (3): 169 – 176.
10. K. V. C. Gosavi, M. M. Lekhak, A. N. Chandore and S. R. Yadav. 2011. Karyology
of Barleria grandiflora Dalzell (Acanthaceae), a potential ornamental endemic to
Northern-Western Ghats of India. The Nucleus 54 (3):133 – 136.
11. M. M. Lekhak and Shrirang R. Yadav. 2011. Karyotype studies in two critically
endangered and endemic Crinum species (Amaryllidaceae) from Northern-Western
Ghats of India. The Nucleus 54 (1): 25 – 30.
12. M. Nandikar, M. Lekhak and R. V. Gurav. 2010. Karyotype analysis of a new
2ytotypes of Callisia fragrans (Lindl.) Woodson. The Nucleus 53: 95 – 97.
13. M. Lekhak, A. A. Adsul and S. R. Yadav. 2010. Karyotype analysis of
Chlorophytum kolhapurense Sardesai, S.P. Gaikwad & S. R. Yadav: A rare endemic
from Northern Western Ghats. Cytologia 75 (3): 261 – 266. (IF- 0.430).
7. Conferences Attended
• National
i. Paper Presentation: 02
• International
i. Paper Presentation: 01
8. Research Project Work
Sr. No.
Project Title
Funding
Agency
Amount
Period
1.
Cytogenetics and
reproductive
biology of
Camptorrhiza
indica, a narrow
RET endemic and
the sole Indian
species (PI)
Cytogenetical of
the genus Crinum
L. From Penisular
India (Co-PI)
Database on
flowering plants
of Maharashtra
(Co-PI)
UGC, New
Delhi, India
1, 25, 000/-
2013-2015
Ongoing
UGC, New
Delhi, India
12, 26, 300/-
2013-2016
Ongoing
National
Biodiversity
Authority,
Chennai
1, 50, 000/-
March
2013August
2013
Likely to be
extended till
December
Conservation
of
RET plant species
from
Western
Ghats.
ENVIS,
Government of
Maharashtra,
30, 00, 000/-
May 2013April 2016.
Ongoing
Development
of
Arboretum
of
RET and endemic
tree species of
Angiosperms
of
Western
Ghats.
RGSTC,
Government of
Maharashtra,
99, 99, 000/-
January
2014December
2019
Ongoing
99, 11, 389/-
November
2013October
2018.
Ongoing
20, 20, 000/-
May 2014April
2017.
Ongoing
2.
3.
4.
5.
Status
Maharashtra
Maharashtra
(Co-PI)
6.
7.
Improvement
of
Infrastructural
facilities to develop
Botanical Garden
as Lead Garden
(Phase II).
(Co-PI)
Cytotaxonomical
studies
in
Flemingia from
MOEF,
Government of
India, New
Delhi
Science and
Engineering
Research
India, a wild Board (SERB),
relative
of
New Delhi
Cajanus cajan.
9. Membership / Other Charge:
 Life Member of Indian Association of Angiosperm Taxonomy
 Life Member of Indian Science Congress, Kolkata
10. Honors / Rewards: Nil
11. Fellowship / Post Doctoral: Nil