2.1.3 Zero hunger: publications (SDG 2)

Table 2: Research Publications from the university on SDG-2 hunger
Sl. No.	Title of Research Paper	Authors	Year	Relevance to SDG 2 – Zero Hunger
1	Artificial Intelligence Integration with Nanotechnology: A New Frontier for Sustainable and Precision Agriculture	Ashique, S.; Raikar, A.; Jamil, S.; Lakshminarayana, L.; Gajbhiye, S.A.; De, S.; Kumar, S.	2025	Supports SDG 2 through AI-enabled precision and sustainable agriculture, potentially improving crop productivity and resource-use efficiency.
2	Technological advancement in sustainable production of biosurfactant using agro-industrial wastes: A review of enhanced bioprocessing and computational optimization techniques	Paul, S.; Nayak, J.; Paul, I.; Kumar, R.; Jeon, B.-H.	2025	Promotes agricultural and food-system sustainability by converting agro-industrial wastes into useful bioproducts and improving resource efficiency.
3	Breeding 4.0 vis-à-vis application of artificial intelligence (AI) in crop improvement: an overview	Ansari, R.; Manna, A.; Hazra, S.; Bose, S.; Chatterjee, A.; Sen, P.	2025	Directly contributes to SDG 2 by applying AI to crop improvement, supporting higher productivity, resilient crops and sustainable food production.
4	The PROMETHEE-GAIA: A multi-criteria decision-making method for identifying best conservation agricultural practices	Biswas, T.; Ishizaka, A.; Majumder, A.; Mandal, B.; Dey, S.; Mukherjee, S.; Baishya, A.; Kanthal, S.; Ghosh, S.; Mandal, A.; Chatterjee, R.; Ray, S.; Bhunia, S.; Duary, S.; Bhattacharjee, S.; Mishra, P.; Acharya, S.K.	2025	Supports SDG 2 through identification and adoption of conservation agriculture practices that enhance sustainable food production and agricultural resilience.
5	Microplastics as emerging stressors in plants: biochemical and metabolic responses	Pal, S.; Dutta Gupta, S.; Guha, P.S.; Saha, N.	2025	Addresses threats to crop health and productivity from microplastic stress, contributing to safer and more resilient agricultural systems.
6	Evaluating the bioactivity of Trichoderma asperellum against Colletotrichum siamense and its growth-promoting effects on Aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis Mill.)	Mukhopadhyay, A.; Mukherjee, S.; Dutta, S.; Kanthal, S.; Mondal, G.	2025	Supports sustainable crop production through biological disease control and plant-growth promotion, reducing dependence on chemical inputs.
7	Application of Genetic Engineering and Marker-Assisted Breeding Programs for Improving Seed Quality Traits	Ray, J.; Ghosh, P.K.	2025	Contributes to SDG 2 through improved seed quality, crop performance and development of productive agricultural varieties.
8	Genetic control of important yield and disease resistance characters predicted through artificial intelligence in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)	Bose, S.; Hazra, A.; Basfore, S.; Mollick, S.; Roy, S.; Hazra, P.; Hazra, S.	2025	Enhances food production by using AI to identify genetic traits associated with crop yield and disease resistance.
9	Entomopathogenic nematodes in pest management: Mechanisms, efficacy, and future prospects	Roy, S.D.; Mukhopadhyay, A.K.	2025	Promotes sustainable pest management, protecting crops from losses and supporting stable agricultural productivity and food availability.
10	Genetic control of important characters determining yield, downy mildew resistance and nutraceutical content predicted through machine learning in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)	Bose, S.; Basfore, S.; Sikder, S.; Sen, P.; Mollick, S.; Chatterjee, A.; Roy, S.; Hazra, P.; Hazra, S.	2025	Directly supports SDG 2 through improvement of crop yield, disease resistance and nutritional/nutraceutical quality.
11	Impact of entrepreneurial orientation, digital technology, social media, Artificial Intelligence and AI accounting tools on the quality of financial reporting among women artisans as entrepreneurs in the handicraft industry	Yadav, U.S.; Yadav, A.K.; Rena, R.; Ghosal, I.; Gupta, S.; Vyas, S.; Kumar, A.	2025	Indirect relevance to SDG 2 through strengthening livelihoods and economic opportunities for women entrepreneurs, potentially supporting household food security.
12	Bioplastic from renewable biomass: Environmental pollution and remediation	De, S.; Ghosh, A.; Verma, S.K.; Chattopadhyay, D.; Das, D.	2025	Supports sustainable agricultural and food systems by promoting renewable biomass utilization and reducing environmental pollution affecting food-production ecosystems.
13	Impact of sustainable management, and ESG performance on small and community performance in India in the current scenario	Yadav, U.S.; Yadav, A.K.; Ghosal, I.; Yadav, S.K.; Verma, A.K.	2025	Indirect relevance through sustainable management and community development, contributing to resilient local economic and food systems.
14	Harnessing Mycorrhizal Symbiosis: Exploring Its Impact on Medicinal Crops	Mohanta, R.; Roy, S.D.; De, P.; Maiti, P.; Ghorai, S.; Samanta, A.	2025	Supports sustainable crop production by improving plant nutrient uptake, growth and resilience through mycorrhizal symbiosis.
15	Breaking down microplastics: insights into the role of actinomycetes in biotic degradation pathways	Mukhopadhyay, R.; Biswas, K.; Roy, S.; De, P.	2025	Contributes to healthier agricultural ecosystems by exploring biological degradation of microplastics that can threaten soil and food-production systems.
16	In-vitro evaluation of Trichoderma spp. and plant extracts for biological control of Indian Basil diseases	Mukherjee, S.; Mukhopadhyay, A.; Singh, S.; Oraon, S.; Mondal, G.	2025	Supports sustainable agriculture through biological disease management, reducing crop losses and dependence on synthetic pesticides.
17	Interactions of entomopathogenic fungi with insect predators and parasitoids	Roy, S.D.; Mukhopadhyay, A.K.; Pramanik, A.	2025	Supports integrated and ecological pest management, helping protect crops and sustain food production.
18	Comparative assessment of PCR based DNA markers in molecular diversity analysis among Indian cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) germplasm	Das, S.; Ali, M.N.; Chatterjee, A.; Poduval, M.	2025	Supports conservation and utilization of crop genetic diversity, which is important for resilient and sustainable food production.
19	Enhancing Agricultural Decision-Making Using Machine Learning: Variety Selection and Yield Prediction for Agriculture Culture Improvement	Upadhyay, S.; Indumathi, N.; Balamurugan, M.; Kumar, B.; Mandal, S.; Prakash, S.	2025	Directly contributes to SDG 2 through data-driven variety selection and yield prediction to improve agricultural productivity.
20	Advancement in sustainable food packaging systems derived from sustainable agriculture and food	Datta, D.; Biswas, S.; Sarkar, S.; Kumari, N.; Das, B.	2025	Supports sustainable food systems by reducing food-related environmental impacts and potentially improving food preservation and reducing waste.
21	Genetic engineering to enhance the oilseed crops yield	Dutta, B.; Bhattacharjee, S.; Biswas, K.; Singh, B.K.; Bhowmick, R.; Das, C.; Singh, P.K.; Paul, K.	2025	Directly supports SDG 2 through genetic improvement of oilseed crops for enhanced yield and sustainable food and nutritional production.
22	Advanced genetic technologies to improve crop abiotic stress resilience	Chowdhury, S.; Kar, K.; Chakraborty, P.; Ganguly, S.C.; Jit, T.; Majumder, R.	2025	Supports climate-resilient agriculture by developing crops capable of tolerating drought, salinity, temperature and other environmental stresses.
23	Boosted Query Expansion for Agricultural Decision Support: A Hybrid Framework Combining Case-Based Reasoning, Fuzzification, and Machine Learning	Solanki, S.; Srivastav, V.; Bhattacharya, A.; Roy, P.; Laha, S.R.; Kumar, S.; Nayak, D.S.K.	2025	Contributes to SDG 2 through digital agricultural decision-support systems that can improve farm management and productivity.
24	Genetic control of fruit quality characters in the segregating generations of interspecific crosses and metabolic profiling of the fruits of promising segregants of tomato	Acharya, B.; Hazra, S.; Gorai, S.; Bose, S.; Hazra, P.; Chattopadhyay, A.; Pal, H.; Maji, A.	2025	Supports SDG 2 by improving fruit quality through genetic selection and supporting production of nutritious food crops.
25	Nano-fertiliser and its role in sustainable crop production–A review	Duary, S.; Biswas, T.	2025	Directly supports sustainable food production through efficient nutrient delivery, improved crop productivity and potentially reduced fertilizer losses.
26	Analysis of Crop Health for Agricultural Optimization Using Multispectral Images and Machine Learning	Monroy Gonzalez, D.; Vasquez-Iglesias, P.; Zabala-Blanco, D.; Datta, J.; Firoozabadi, A.D.; Flores-Calero, M.	2025	Supports precision agriculture by using remote sensing and machine learning for crop-health assessment and productivity optimization.
27	Development and testing of self-propelled type rotary forage harvester	Mahata, K.S.; Mochary, S.; Roy, S.D.; Mohanta, R.	2025	Supports agricultural mechanization and efficient forage harvesting, contributing to productive and sustainable livestock-feed systems.
28	Pangenomics for developing heavy metal stress-tolerant plants	Sinha, D.; Majgaonkar, A.; Kazi, Z.; Chatterjee, S.; Paul, I.; Paulchoudhury, A.; Das, S.	2025	Supports resilient agriculture by developing plants capable of tolerating heavy-metal stress, helping protect agricultural productivity under contaminated conditions.
29	Selenium in Sustainable Agriculture: Bridging Food Security and Health for Achieving SDG 2 and SDG 3	Sengupta, S.; Hazra, S.; Mukherjee, S.; Mondal, B.; Ghorai, S.; Mukhopadhyay, A.; De, P.; Bose, S.; Majumder, S.; Das, D.; Dey, A.; Roychowdhury, T.	2025	Direct and explicit relevance to SDG 2. Addresses food security and nutritional quality through selenium-based sustainable agriculture, linking food production with improved health.
30	The pivotal role of start-up ecosystems in creating a level playing field for Indian women	Biswas, B.; Saha, R.	2025	Indirect relevance through women's economic empowerment and entrepreneurship, which can contribute to household livelihood security and food security.
31	Reducing Fertilizer Runoff and Enhancing Crop Yield with Nano-Engineered Nutrients	Lungu, N.; De, U.C.; Dash, B.B.; Barik, L.; Khan, T.; Patra, S.S.	2025	Directly supports SDG 2 by improving crop yield while reducing fertilizer runoff and promoting environmentally sustainable agricultural production.
32	A Low-Cost, AI-Assisted Smart Farming Solution for Automated Irrigation and Disease Monitoring	Bera, D.; Biswas, P.; Chakraborty, B.; Chandra, S.; Chakraborty, S.	2025	Directly contributes to SDG 2 through affordable smart farming, efficient irrigation, disease monitoring and improved crop productivity.
33	Precision Seeding Robots Revolutionizing Planting Accuracy and Crop Density Control in Row Crops	Senthilkumar, K.P.; Prabha, K.P.R.; Kolukulapalli, A.; Knowles, S.P.; Kumar, V.; Lavanya, R.	2025	Supports SDG 2 through precision mechanization that improves planting accuracy, crop density and resource-use efficiency.
34	Optimized Deep Learning Architecture for Maize Disease Detection Using Efficient Channel Attention and Transfer Learning	Dash, L.; Laha, S.R.; Pattanayak, B.K.; Nayak, D.S.K.; Chakraborty, P.; Sarkar, S.	2025	Directly supports SDG 2 through early and accurate maize disease detection, helping reduce crop losses and improve food-crop productivity.