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Dr. Sirpaul Jaikishun
BSc.
Head of Department / Senior Lecturer
Department of Biology
Email
sirpaul.jaikishun@uog.edu.gy
Office Number
D008

Education:

PhD (2020) Botany, Horticultural Biology and Metabolomics Center, Haixia Institute of Science and Technology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
MSc (2015) Forest Biology, University of Guyana, Guyana.
BSc(2006) Biology, University of Guyana, Guyana

Biography

Dr. Jaikishun joined the Department of Biology in 2010. Over the years he has taught several courses, including Phanerogamic and Cryptogamic Botany, Mycology, Plant Pathology, Environmental Ethics, Phycology, Taxonomy and Systematics etc. He is also responsible for supervising research at the undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD levels and currently serves as the Coordinator for the MSc (Forestry Biology) program. Dr. Jaikishun has jointly published in several peer-reviewed journals and books and his areas of research interests include vermitechnology, organic farming, earthworm taxonomy, environmental pollution and transcriptomic studies.

Teaching

  • BIO3111: Taxonomy and Systematics
  • BIO3221: Mycology
  • BIO4110: Plant Pathology
  • BIO6900: Research Proposal
  • BIO6901: Research Papers
  • BIO6902: Biometric worksheets
  • BIO7000: Thesis

Selected Publications

1. Dookie, S., Jaikishun, S. & Ansari, A. A. 2024. Stomatal dimensions of Laguncularia racemosa leaves in restored and degraded mangrove ecosystems, Botany Letters

2. Adrian, U., Ansari, A. & Jaikishun, S. 2024. The requisite physicochemical growth conditions and the nutrient composition of the fruits of selected palm species of Hururu, Region 10, Guyana. Current Advances in Agricultural Sciences 16(1): 1-7

3. Dookie, S., Jaikishun, S. & Ansari, A. A. 2024. Interactions between mangrove soil, water, and microbes in degraded, natural, and restored tropical coastline ecosystems, Biodiversity

4. Ansari, A. A., Naraine, D., & Jaikishun, S. 2024. Biochemical alterations of vermicompost produced from Eichhornia crassipes (water hyacinth) and cattle dung. In: Earthworm Technology in Organic Waste Management. Recent Trends and Advances. Ku Huang et al. (eds.). Elsevier. Netherland. 6:115-134.

5. Jaikishun, S., Ansari, A. A., Maldonado, D., Guerra, F., Subramanian, G., Kurup, R., & Ansari, M.K.A. 2023. Medicinal Characterization and Phytochemical Constituents of Selected Native Plants of Guyana, South America A Review. In: Plants as Medicine and Aromatics. Pharmacognosy, Ecology and Conservation. Ansari et al. (eds). CRC Press. Taylor & Francis Group. 1:1-12.

6. Jeffrey, J., Deoroop, T., Jaikishun, S. & Khan, N. 2023. The Use of E-cigarettes and its Influence on the Onset of Gingivitis in Young Adults in Georgetown, Guyana. 6 (1): 367-375

7. Jaikishun, S., Song, S. & Yang, Z. 2023. Biochemical characterization of two contrasting genotypes of Chenopodium quinoa Willd. to salinity in a hydroponic system. Asian Research Journal of Agriculture. 16 (1): 41-54

8. Jaikishun, S., Song, S. & Yang, Z. 2023. Morphophysiological responses of two Chenopodium quinoa genotypes to salinity in a hydroponic system. Asian Research Journal of Agriculture. 16 (2): 8-22

9. Ansari, A., Wrights, J. & Jaikishun, S. 2023. Earthworms in Bioremediation of Soil Contaminated with Petroleum Hydrocarbons. In: Vermicomposting for Sustainable Food Systems in Africa. Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security. H. A. Mupambwa et al. (eds.) Springer Nature. Singapore. 20:349-368.

10. Jaikishun, S., Song, S., Gang, P. & Yang, Z. 2020. Morpho-Physiological Responses of Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) Genotypes of Salinity in a Hydroponic System. American Journal of Plant Physiology, 12 (5): 41-51

11. Jaikishun, S., Li, W., Yang, Z. & Song, S. 2019. Quinoa: In Perspective of Global Challenges. A Review. Agronomy, 9 (4):176

12. Jaikishun, S., Adonis, S. & A. Ansari, A. A. 2018. Quality assessment of the physicochemical properties of vermiwash produced from different sources during successive storage periods. Asian Journal of Agriculture, 2(2): 52 -57

Grants/fellowships/ Awards

European Union (EU) through the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) (2012-2014). Assessing the carbon storage capacity of mangrove species in Guyana.

World Bank Research Committee, University of Guyana, Guyana Mushroom culture using organic inputs (2014-2016).

World Bank Research Committee, (2014-2016) University of Guyana Carbon Estimation in mangroves in Guyana.