Dr. Rocky Thokchom
Name: Dr. Rocky Thokchom
Qualification: Ph.D
Designation : Assistant Professor
Department: Horticulture
Institute name : Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Institute of Agricultural Sciences
College address : Utlou, Bishnupur-795134, Manipur
Publication title: Journal
Paper Title : In vitro Mass Propagation of Endangered Terrestrial Orchid Phaius tankervilliae (L’Her.) Blume through Green Seed Pod Culture
Journal Name : International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences
Volume : 6
Issue No. : 5
Month of publication : May
Year : 2017
Page no. : 722-728
ISSN : 2319-7706
About Dr. Rocky Thokchom
Area of Research: Plant Tissueculture; Orchid conservation; Bio-farming; Floriculture; Horticulture; Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Number M.Sc. students assisted: 6 Number of papers published: 22 Number of book chapters published: 2
Education details:
? B.Sc. (Agriculture) from College of Agriculture, Assam Agricultural University,
Jorhat, Assam, passed out in the year 2010.
? M.Sc. (Agriculture) specialised in Horticulture from College of Agriculture, Central
Agricultural University, Imphal, Manipur, passed out in the year 2012.
• Research Topic: “Effect of time and depth of planting on growth, flowering
and yield of tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa L.) cv. Single”.
? Ph.D. (Horticulture) specialised in Floriculture, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants from
Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Pundibari, Cooch Behar, West Bengal, passed
out in the year 2018.
• Research Topic: “Studies on the effect of plant bio-regulators on the regeneration abilities of Anthurium (Anthurium andraeanum Lind.) and Iris (Iris ensata Thunb.) in-vitro”.
? Qualified ICAR NET (Floriculture) in the first attempt in the year 2013
Experiences:
? Worked as Research Fellow in DBT, India funded project in U.B.K.V, Cooch Behar
from January 2013 to January 2015.
Achievements
? Awardee of the Central Agricultural University, Imphal Merit Scholarship during M
Sc. (Agri.) for the period of 2 years.
? Research Fellow in the Departmental project funded by DBT, India during Ph.D.
? Best poster presentation in the International conference on “Horticulture for Nutritional and Environmental Security in Hills: Opportunity and Challenges” organized by UBKV, Hill Campus, Kalimpong, West Bengal, India.