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Name    Dr. Twahira Begum
Designation    Scientist
Qualification    Scientist & Assistant Professor (AcSIR).
Contact Details    Agro-Technology and Rural Development Division, ARDD, CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat-785001, Assam, India
Email id    twahira.begum24@gmail.com, twahira@neist.res.in
Google Scholar    
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Research Interest
  • Genetics and Plant Breeding
  • Varietal development of medicinal and aromatic plants
  • Molecular Study
  • Bioassays
  • Essential Oils
    • List of Publications (Most Recent Ten)
    • Tamang, Raghu, Tanmita Gupta, Twahira Begum*, and Mohan Lal. "An updated review on ethnobotanical insights, phytochemistry and pharmacological potentials of Homalomenaaromatica Schott.: An important medicinal aromatic plant." Journal of Herbal Medicine (2025): 100995.
    • Gogoi, Ankita, Prajisha Jayaprakash, Raghu Tamang, Twahira Begum*, Neelav Sarma, Samarjeet Saikia, and Mohan Lal. "Multifaceted in-vitro and in-silico evaluation of Pimenta racemosa (Mill.) essential oil: A potential alternative source of eugenol." Industrial Crops and Products 223 (2025): 120246.
    • Hazarika, Monjul, Porismita Nath, Twahira Begum, Mohan Lal, Jatin Kalita, and Prachurjya Dutta. "Insights into insecticidal efficacy of Cymbopogon essential oils against Callosobruchus chinensis: An integrated approach through bioassays and in-silico molecular docking for sustainable pest management." Journal of Stored Products Research 112 (2025): 102655.
    • Gupta, Tanmita, Prajisha Jayaprakash, Raghu Tamang, Neelav Sarma, Twahira Begum*, and Mohan Lal. "Assessment of Bioactivity of Homalomenaaromatica Essential Oil From Northeast India Through Combinative In Vitro and In Silico Approaches." Chemistry & Biodiversity (2024): e202402254.
    • Gupta, Tanmita, Raghu Tamang, Twahira Begum*, and Mohan Lal. "Genetic diversity and population structure analysis of Homalomenaaromatica Schott.: An industrially significant medicinal plant species." Industrial Crops and Products 222 (2024): 119833.
    • Lal, Mohan, Twahira Begum*, Anindita Gogoi, Sunita Munda, and Manabi Paw. "Deciphering the stability of Eryngium foetidum L. through AMMI and Eberhart and Russell model for herbage and essential oil yield." Industrial Crops and Products 222 (2024): 119848.
    • Lal, Mohan, Anindita Gogoi, Raghu Tamang, Priyanka Dutta, Kahkashan Perveen, Najla A. Alshaikh, and Twahira Begum*. "Exploring the bioactive potential of Mentha longifolia from Northeast India: an inclusive study on phytochemical composition and biological activities." Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants 27, no. 4 (2024): 1102-1120.
    • Sarma, Neelav, Roktim Gogoi, Twahira Begum*, Mohan Lal, Kahkashan Perveen, Najat A. Bukhari, and Jamilah A. Alsulami. "Exploring the pharmacological significance of Murrayakoenigii (L.) Spreng: Insights from North-East India." Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants 27, no. 3 (2024): 804-817.
    • Jayaprakash, Prajisha, Twahira Begum*, and Mohan Lal. "Network pharmacology-integrated molecular modeling analysis of Aquilaria malaccensis L.(agarwood) essential oil phytocompounds." In Silico Pharmacology 13, no. 1 (2024): 3.
    • Tamang, Raghu, Prajisha Jayaprakash, Neelav Sarma, Twahira Begum*, and Mohan Lal. "Integration of in vitro and in silico analysis of Indian Valerian (Valeriana jatamansi Jones) against anti-oxidant, anti-diabetic and anti-inflammatory activities." Industrial Crops and Products 220 (2024): 119186.

      *Corresponding Author

      R&D Related Outcome
      PhD as Major Advisor: 1
      PhD as Co-Advisor: 1