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AGHARKAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE
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Name : Dr. Gargee Pandit nee Gayatri Chitale

Designation : DST/Women Scientist- WOS-A

Brief Background :

Dr. Gargee Pandit (neéDr. Gayatri Chitale) has been working in lichens as a lichenologist since the 2001-till date (about 24 years). Presently, working as a DST-Women Scientist at theBioprospecting Group, Agharkar Research Institute, Pune. She studied the lichens ofMaharashtra state for her doctoral work at the Agharkar Research Institute, Pune.Further worked as a Research Associate for culturing the lichens. She has received theYoung Scientist award from the DST-SERB for the ecological work of lichens fromthe Deccan outcrops for the plateaus of the northwestern ghats of Maharashtra.

Presently, studying the diversity and distribution and bioprospection of lichens fromthe northwestern ghats of Maharashtra. Applying this information in assessing theenvironmental impact due to quarrying and mining. Finding the metal contents of thelichen samples at the plateaus, both mined and unmined ones.She has to her credit a book, “Lichens of Maharashtra,” with more than 20 research papers and about 60 plus new records, including new to India and the Maharashtra state andmore than 20 new species. She also was into teaching at the junior college level and master students at various colleges.

Contact Details :

gargee.pandit@gmail.com; gargeepandit@aripune.org

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  • Ph D Botany-Lichens Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra
  • M Sc [Botany-spl Algae Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra
  • B Sc [Botany] Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra

Lichen Taxonomy and Systematics, Ecological studies, Environmental impacts studies, Lichen bioprospection, Lichen assessments

1. Gargee Pandit, 2024. New lichens records from the plateaus of Northwestern Ghats,India (Part 1). Nova Hedwigia 118 (3-4) p. 487 – 502DOI: 10.1127/nova_hedwigia/2024/0899
2. Gargee Pandit, 2024. New lichens records from the plateaus of Northwestern Ghats,India (Part 2). Nova Hedwigia. November DOI: 10.1127/nova_hedwigia/2024/0970
3. Nalin N. Wijayawardene, Kevin D. Hyde, Kunhiraman C. Rajeshkumar, David L.Hawksworth Gargee Pandit +93 more 2017.Notes for genera: Ascomycota. 86(1), pp. 1-594. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13225-017-0386-0
4. Pandit G 2015 – Review of lichens of the high level Ferricretes and Mesas of the Northwestern Ghats, India. Current Research in Environmental & Applied Mycology5(3), 180–195, Doi 10.5943/ream/5/3/3.
5. Sethy P, Pandit G. & Sharma B 2014 – New records of lichens on Mangrove in theAndaman Islands of India. PARIPEX- INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH. 3(9): 7-8. ISSN – 2250-1991
6. Pandit, G.S. 2014. Lichens of the Mahabaleshwar PanchganiEcosensitive zone(MPESZ), Maharashtra, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 6(5): 5784–5791;http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3784.5784-91
7. Pandit GS 2014 – Immersaria and Koerberiella, two new generic records to India.Current Research in Environmental & Applied Mycology 4 (1): 137–140, Doi10.5943/cream/4/1/12
8. Gargee Pandit 2013 – Popular Article entitled Lichens. Saevus May.
9. Chitale G. & Makhija, U. (2012). A new species of the lichen Phlyctis fromMaharashtra, India. Mycotaxon, 120: 75-79(5).
10. Sethy P, Pandit G. & Sharma B 2012 – Lichens on mangrove plants in AndamanIslands, India. Mycosphere 3(4), 476–484, Doi 10.5943 /mycosphere/3/4/11.
11. Pandit G. & Sharma BO. 2012. New records in the lichen family Lobariaceae fromthe Western Ghats of India. Mycosphere 3(4), 430–435, Doi 10.5943/mycosphere/3/4/6.
12. Pandit Gargee & Bharati Sharma 2011. Rediscovery of endemic Usnea species fromWestern ghats, India. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc., 108 (3): 241-244.
13. Chitale, G., Makhija, U. & Bharati Sharma. 2011. Additional Species of Graphisfrom Maharashtra, India. Mycotaxon, 115: 469-480.
14. Makhija, U., Chitale, G. & Bharati Sharma. 2009. New species and new records ofDiorygma (Graphidaceae) from India: with convergent exciples. Mycotaxon, 109:379-392.
15. Chitale, G., Makhija, U. & Bharati Sharma. 2009. New Combinations and newspecies in the lichen genera Hemithecium and Pallidogramme Mycotaxon,108: 83-92.
16. Chitale, G., Dube, A., & Makhija, U. 2008. The lichen genus Physcia and alliedgenera from Maharashtra, India, Geophytology, 37:13-21.
17. Chitale, G. & Makhija, U. 2008. A new species of the lichen genus Brigantiaea fromIndia. Mycotaxon 104: 409-413.
18. Makhija, U., Dube, A., Adawadkar, B., & Chitale, G. 2006. Some species of lichengenera Dyplolabia and Graphis from Maharashtra, India. Geophytology, 36(1&2): 61-68.
19. Makhija, U., Dube, A., Adawadkar, B., & Chitale, G. 2005. Five trans-septate speciesof Hemithecium from India. Mycotaxon, 93: 365-372.
20. Dube, A., Chitale, G. & Makhija, U. 2005. The lichen genera Dirinaria and Pyxine(Family Physciaceae) from Maharashtra, India. Phytotaxonomy, 5:83-89.
21. Makhija, U., Chitale, G. & Dube, A. 2004. The lichen genus Heterodermia (FamilyPhysciaceae) from Maharashtra. Geophytology, 34: 43-55.
Book published: Urmila Makhija, Gayatri Chitale & Archana Dube 2014. Lichens ofMaharashtra. Published by Gajendra Singh Gahlot for Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh,Dehra dun, India. ISBN: 978-81-211-0865-2

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