DNA Fingerprinting and molecular marker development.
Molecular markers development and assessment of genetic diversity using Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD), Inter Simple Sequence Repeat (ISSR) and amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP). DNA fingerprinting of wild legumes, medicinal plants like Typhonium, Turmeric and Zingiber using molecular marker. Finding SNP marker for cultivars of different geographic location, genetic diversity assessment using the SNP markers among wild collections of garlic from the centre of origin/diversity. Biochemical and molecular characterization of wild and cultivated taxa of Ipomoea. EST and singleton SSR characterization for cultivar identification in Ipomoea. Fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) in ginger.

Research Paper Published / Accepted

• S Nayak,T Kaur , S Mohanty, G Ghosh, R Choudhury, L  Acharya, E Subudhi (2011). In-vitro and ex-vitro evaluation of long-term micropropagated turmeric as analyzed through cytophotometry, phytoconstituents, biochemical and molecular markers. Plant Growth regulations, (In Press). Indexed in scopus.
• Acharya, L. Mukherjee, A.K., Panda P.C. (2011). Separation of the genera in the sub-tribe Cassiinae (Leguminosae: Caesalpinoidae) using molecular markers. Acta Botanica Brassilica (In Press). Indexed in scopus.
• Acharya, L. Simon, P.W. Diversity of Garlic (Allium sativum L.) Using SSR, EST And AFLP Markers. 2010 Town & Country Convention Center.San Diego, CA, USA.
• Acharya, L. Mukherjee, A.K., Panda P.C. (2010). Validation of generic status of different taxa in the subtribe Cassiinae (Leguminosae: Caesalpiniodae) using RAPD, ISSR and AFLP markers. IJPPB 2 (2) 11-17.
• Bisoyi, M.K., Acharya, L., Mukherjee A.K., Panda P.C. (2010). Study of intra specific relationship in six species of Sesbania Scop. (Leguminosae) through RAPD an ISSR markers. IJPPB 2 (2) 18-28.
• Shaw, R.K., Acharya L. and Mukherjee A.K. (2009). Assessment of genetic diversity in a highly valuable medicinal plant Catharanthus roseus using molecular markers. Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology 9: 52-59. Indexed in scopus.
• Panda, P.C.,Acharya P.K., Debata, A.K. and Acharya, L. (2008) Geophila repens (Linn.) I.M. Johnston (Rubiaceae) A new and intresting plant record for Eastern India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany. 32:632-635.
• Acharya L., Panda, M.K., Mukherjee, A.K. and Panda, P.C. (2007) Molecular markers in genetic diversity assessment of RET plant species: A case study in Alphonsea madraspatana Bedd.(Annonaceae). In: 30th Annual Conference of Orissa Botanical Society, Khurda Autonomous College, Khurda, Orissa.
• Patra, B., Acharya, L., Panda, M.K., Mukherjee, A.K. and Panda, P.C.(2008) Genomic relations among 10 cultivars of Canna (Cannaceae)eae) revealed through random amplified polymorphic DNA and ISSR techniques. IJIB 2: 101-108. Indexed in scopus
• Mohanty S, Panda, M.K., Subudhi, E., Acharya, L. and Nayak S. (2008). Genetic Stability of micropropagated ginger derived from axillary bud through cytophotometric and RAPD analysis. Zeitschrift fur Naturforsch.  Indexed in PubMed
• Panda M. K., Mohanty, S., Subudhi, E., Acharya, L., and Nayak, S. (2007), Assessment of genetic stability of micropropagated plants of Curcuma longa L. by cytophotometry and RAPD analyses. IJIB, 1(3): 189-195. Indexed in scopus
• Barik, D. P., Acharya, L., Mukherjee, A. K. and Chand, P. K. (2007). Analysis of Genetic Diversity among Selected grasspea (Lathyrus sativus L.) Genotypes using RAPD Markers. Zeitschrift fur Naturforsch  (Germany) .62c 869-847 Indexed in PubMed
• Mattagajasingh, I., Acharya, L.  , Mukherjee, A.K., Panda, P.C. and Das, P. (2006) Genetic relationships among nine cultivated taxa of Calliandra Benth.(Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers. Scientia Horticulturae. 110: 98-105.  Indexed in Scopus
• Mukherjee, A. K., Acharya, L., Panda, P.C., and Mohapatra, T. (2006). Evaluation of Genomic relationship among 31 species of mangroves and its associates using RAPD and AFLP marker.  Zeitschrift fur Naturforsch  (Germany) 61c: 413-120 Indexed in PubMed
• Nayak, S., Naik, P. K., Acharya, L., Pattnaik, A.. (2006). Detection and evaluation of genetic variation in 17 promising cultivars of Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) using 4C DNA content and RAPD markers. Cytologia :71 49-56 Indexed in Scopus
• Acharya, L., Mukherjee, A.K., Panda, P.C. and Das, P. (2005). Molecular characterization of five medicinally important species of Typhonium (Araceae) through random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD). Zeitschrift fur Naturforsch  (Germany) 60C: 600-604. Indexed in PubMed
• Acharya, L., Mukherjee, A.K. and Panda, P.C. (2004). Genomic relations among nine species of Millettieae (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae) based on random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD). Zeitschrift fur Naturforsch (Germany) 59C: 868-873. Indexed in PubMed
• Acharya, L., Meher, B.R. and Mukherjee, A.K. Application of inter simple sequence repeats    (ISSR) among crop species.(2004) In: Proc. Symp. Ind. Sci. Cong. Bhubaneswar Chapter. Regional Plant Resource Centre, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India, Dec 11-12, 2004. pp. 60-65
• Mattagajasingh, I., Acharya, L., Mukherjee, A.K., and Das, P. (2005). Genomic relationship among 25 species of Mammillaria Haw. as revealed by isozyme and protein polymorphism. J. Plant Biotech.(Korea). 7(2): 105-112. Indexed in Scopus
• Nayak, S., Naik, P. K., Acharya, L., Mukherjee, A.K., Panda, P.C. and Das, P. (2005). Assessment of of genetic diversity among 16 promising cultivars of ginger using cytological and molecular markers.Zeitschrift fur Naturforsch  (Germany) 60C: 485-492. Indexed in PubMed
• Panda, P.C., Mukherjee, A.K. and Acharya, L. (2005). A taxonomic study of the genus Typhonium Schott. (Araceae) in Orissa. J. Economic & Taxonomic Botany 29:31-32.
• Mukherjee, A. K., Acharya, L., Panda, P.C., Mohapatra, T. and Das, P.(2004). Genomic relations among two non- mangroves and nine mangroves species of Indian Rhizophoraceae. Zeitschrift fur Naturforsch (Germany) 59C: 572-578. Indexed in Pubmed
• Mukherjee, A.K. and Acharya, L. (2003). Application of random amplified polymorphic DNA in plant breeding. In: Proc. Symp. Ind. Sci. Cong. Bhubaneswar Chapter. Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India, Nov. 9, 2003. pp. 65-70.
• Mukherjee, A. K., Acharya, L., Mattagajasingh, I., Panda, P.C., Mohapatra, T. and Das, P. (2003).    Molecular characterization of three Heritiera species using AFLP markers. Biologia Plantarum (Netherlands), 47(3):445-448  Indexed in Scopus.
  Chapter Contributed In Book:
  
  • Mukherjee, A.K., Lenka, S.K. and Acharya L. (2005). Application of molecular markers in identification of disease resistance genes in plants. In : Crop protection management strategies. (Ed. Dr. D. Prasad)., Daya Publishing House New Delhi. P 330-344.
    
  Abstracts:
  
  • Acharya, L. (2003) Application of molecular marker in Taxonomy: A case study in the subtribe Cassiinae using Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD). In: 28th Annual Conference of Orissa Botanical Society, OUAT, Bhubaneswar, Orissa
  • Acharya, L. (2004). Evaluation of genomic relation among different species of Cassiinae (Leguminosae: Caesalpiniodeae) using RAPD and ISSR markers. In: 28th Annual Conference of Orissa Botanical Society, Revenshaw College, Cuttack, Orissa
  • Dey, A.. Acharya, L., Panda,M.K.,Debata,A.K.,Mukherjee, A.K., Panda, P.C., and  Palai,S.K.(2007) Genetic variability in 40 promising cultivars of Chrysantemum as revealed from RAPD and ISSR markers. In: 31st Annual Conference of Orissa Botanical Society, Khurda Autonomous College, Khurda, Orissa.
  • Panda, M.K., Patra,B., Acharya, L. Mukherjee, A.K. and  Panda, P.C. (2007). Identification of ten cultivars of Canna lilies (Canna Linn.) using PCR-based molecular markers (RAPD and ISSR). In: 31st Annual Conference of Orissa Botanical Society, Khurda Autonomous College, Khurda, Orissa.
  • M.K.Bisoyi, Acharya, L, Panda, M.K., Acharya,P.K., Mukherjee, A.K. and  Panda, P.C. (2007). Intra-generic classification and phylogeny of Sesbania Scop.(Leguminosae) as revealed through ISSR and RAPD markers. 31st Annual Conference of Orissa Botanical Society, Khurda Autonomous College, Khurda, Orissa.
  • Mukherjee, A.K., Acharya, L, Debata, A. K., Panda, P.C. & Mohapatra, T. (2007). Intra-generic classification and phylogeny of Sesbania Scop.(Leguminosae) as revealed through ISSR and RAPD markers. 31st Annual Conference of Orissa Botanical Society, Khurda Autonomous College, Khurda, Orissa.
  • Satapathy, K., Acharya, L, Panda, P.C. and Mukherjee, A (2010). Genomic relationship among wild and cultivated species of Ipomoea Linn. As revealed from biochemical markers. 35th Annual Conference of Orissa Botanical Society, Dec 29 - 30, Christ College, Cuttack, Orissa.
  • Panda, M.K., Acharya, P. K., Devata, A., Acharya, L., Mukherjee, A. K., and Panda, P. C. (2010). Genetic diversity and differentiation in Lasiococca comberi Haines (Euphorbiaceae) an endangered tree species of India. 35th Annual Conference of Orissa Botanical Society, Dec 29 - 30, Christ College, Cuttack, Orissa

• Award of young scientist from DST, Govt. of India, New Delhi
• Award of BOYSCAST Fellowship from DST,  Govt. of India, New Delhi

• 35th Annual Conference of Orissa Botanical Society, Dec 29-30, 2010, Christ College, Cuttack, Orissa.
• Workshop on Bioinformatics: Converting Data to Knowledge, Aug 7-8, 2010, Centre of Biotechnology, Siksha O Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar, Orissa.
• Plant and Animal Genome Conference, 2010. San-Diego, California, USA.
• Cytogenetic Workshop, 2009, Department of Horticulture, College of Agricultural Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
• National Plant Breeding Coordination Committee workshop, 2009. Monana Terrace, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
• 31st Annual Conference of Orissa Botanical Society, 2007, Khurda Autonomous College, Khurda, Orissa,
• National Seminar on medicinal plants and their uses, Jan 6, 2008, Banki Autonomous College, Banki, Orissa.
• National Seminar on 100 years of Botany teaching, 2006, Ravenshaw Autonomous College, Cuttack, Orissa.