Dr. Prateek Ganesh Shilpkar

• Ph.D. (Ag.) Soil Science, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur (Rajasthan), 2002
• MSc. (Ag.) Soil Science, Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner (Rajasthan), 1998
• BSc. (Ag.) Hons., Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner (Rajasthan), 1996

Projects Completed (As PI and Co-PI)

• Orientation Course Attended- 01
• Refresher Course Attended- 03

Research Papers Published

• Komal Acharya, Prateek Shilpkar and Mayur C. Shah, Effect of monocrotophos and Bacillus subtilis KPA-1 on greengram (Vigna radiata). Current Advances in Agricultural Sciences, 9(1): 64-69 (2017)
• Komal P. Acharya*, Prateek Shilpkar and Mayur C. Shah, Optimization study of esterase production by Monocrotophos degrading bacterium Bacillus subtilis KPA-1. Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 10 (3) 2016: 2079-2087.
• Pradip Acharya, Prateek Shilpkar and Amit Shah, Biogas production from Castor (Ricinus communis Linn) seedcake in the presence and absence of Buffalo dung, Vidyapith, Oct.-Dec. 2016, Vol. 4: 5-16
• Kinjal Parekh and Prateek Shilpkar, Biogas production from Lantana camara leaves, Vidyapith, Oct.-Dec. 2016, Vol. 4: 32-37
• Mayur C. Shah, Ankit M. Patel and Prateek Shilpkar, Ground water quality analysis of Palaj village Gujarat, Vidyapith, Oct.-Dec. 2016, Vol. 4: 100-109
• પ્રદીપ આચાર્ય, જ્યોતિ લાંબા, પ્રતીક શિલ્પકાર, શોચાલય નિર્માણ કાર્યમાં આવેલી જહ્ડપ માટેના અસરકારક મુદ્દા અને શોચાલયના ઉપયોગ સંબંધી અભ્યાસ. અભિદ્રષ્ટિ (2): 83-90, April 2015, ISSN- 0971-6629
• Mayur C. Shah. Himanshu K. Patel and Prateek Shilpkar, Composting of Calotropis gigantean leaves. Pollution Research, 34 (2): 363-366, (2015)
• Mayur C. Shah, Devang N. Upadhyay and Prateek G. Shilpkar, Composting of Calotropis gigantea Leaves using Mix Dung of Buffalo, Cow, Goat and Sheep. Current World Environment, Vol. 10(3), 1044-1047 (2015),
• Komal P. Acharya and Prateek Shilpkar, Production, partial purification and characterization of xylanase using Nicotiana tabacum leaf dust as substrate. Journal of Environmental Biology, Vol. 37, 297-303, March 2016
• Vikram C. Solanki and Prateek Shilpkar, Vermicomposting of De-oiled cake of Brassica juncea by Eisenia foetida. Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, June 2016. Vol. 10 (2): 1293-1302
• Vora Jinal, Shilpkar Prateek and Shah Mayur, A comparative analysis of soil properties under organic and inorganic Triticum aestivum (Wheat) farm soil. Joural of Pure and Applied Microbiology, June 2016, Vol. 10 (2): 1449-1454
• Kinjal P. Prajapati, Prateek Shilpkar and Mayur C. Shah, Suitability of Transesterified Mahua (Madhuca indica) Oil as Diesel Fuel, Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, 74, September, 2015: 494-498
• Vikram C. Solanki and Prateek Shilpkar, Changes in Activities of Various Enzymes During Vermicomposting, , Journal of Pure And Applied Microbiology, Nov 2015. Vol. 9 (Spl. Edn. 2), : 579-582
• Mayur C. Shah, Jaldip C. Kansara and Prateek G. Shilpkar, Composting of Calotropis gigantea leaves in presence of sheep dung. Current World Environment, Vol. 10(1): 281-284, 2015
• Prajapati Kinjal P., Shilpkar Prateek and Shah Mayur C., Optimization of fermentation conditions for the extraction of oil from de-oiled cake of Madhuca indica by newly isolated Microbacterium Sp. KPP-1 Strain. Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment, Vol. 19 (5): 32-38, May 2015
• Mayur C. Shah, Vipul R. Patel and Prateek G. Shilpkar, Changes in chemical characteristics during composting of Calotropis gigantea leaves along with buffalo dung. Ecology, Environment and Conservation, 21, Supplement: S255 S258, 2015
• Mayur C Shah, Sumit R. Kansara and Prateek Shilpkar, Suitability of goat dung and Calotropis gigantea leaves for composting. International Journal of Chemical Sciences, 13 (1): 519-524, 2015
• Mayur C. Shah, Hemant P. Patel and Prateek G. Shilpkar, Water extract of Argyreia nervosa flower: Green neutralization indicator. Pollution Research, 34 (1): 171-173, 2015.
• Khanji Najrana, Shilpkar Prateek and Shah Mayur, Comparison of soil physico-chemical, microbial and enzymatic properties in organically and inorganically managed soils at pre and post harvest stages of Coriandrum sativum crop. Pollution Research, 34 (1): 187-190, 2015.
• K.P. Acharya, P. Shilpkar, M.C. Shah and P. Chellapandi, Biodegradation of insecticide Monocrotophos by Bacillus subtilis KPA-1, isolated from agriculture soils, Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology: Part A: Enzyme Engineering and Biotechnology, Volume 175, Issue 4: 1789-1804, 2015. DOI 10.1007/s12010-014-1401-5
• Kinjal P. Prajapati and Prateek Shilpkar, Changes in enzymatic activity and microbial count during vermicomposting of Solanum melongenastem. Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, Volume 9 No. 2 Page No. 1621-1626, 2015
• Misha V. Patel, Prateek Shilpkar and Arvind Dungrechia, Optimized alkaline protease production by Bacillus thuringiensis. Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, Volume 9 No. 1 Page No. 791-795, 2015
• Kinnari A. Prajapati, Prateek Shilpkar and Arvind Dungrechia, Alkaline protease production from Sorghum vulgare by Staphylococcus sciuri, Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, Volume 9 No. 1 Page No. 441-447, 2015
• Subhash Godadara, Prateek Shilpkar and Arvind Dungrechia, Optimized production of cellulase by Aspergillus niger using Ricinus communis seed coat waste. Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, Volume 9 No. 1 Page No. 623-629, 2015
• Pradip B. Acharya and Prateek Shilpkar, Solanum tuberosam supplementation for biogas production. Current World Environment, Vol. 10(1): 285-287, 2015
• Vikram C. Solanki and Prateek Shilpkar, Dynamics of microbial population during vermicomposting of De-oiled Brassica juncea cake, Pollution Research, 2015, 34 (4): 29-32
• Komal P. Acharya and Prateek Shilpkar, Bacterial Production of Xylanase using Nichotina tabaccum Leaf Dust as Substrate, Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, Vol. 8 Special Edition: 491-498, Nov. 2014
• Pradip B. Acharya and Prateek Shilpkar, Anaerobic co-digestion of mixed kitchen wastes and buffalo dung. Current World Environment, Vol. 9(3): 980-982, 2014
• Pradip B. Acharya and Prateek Shilpkar, Anaerobic digestion of cooked rice along with buffalo dung for biogas production. International Journal of Current Research and Academic Review, Volume 2 Number 11: 70-73, November-2014
• Pradip B. Acharya and Prateek Shilpkar, Effect of Bhakhri supplementation on biogas production. International Journal of Current Research and Academic Review, Volume 2 Number 11: 66-69, November-2014
• Arti Thummar, Prateek Shilpkar and Arvind Dungrechia, Fermentative microbial enzyme production from Medicago sativa L. plant stem. Bioscience Guardian, Volume- 4(2): 201-212, December 2014.
• Mayur C. Shah, Chirag R. Patel and Prateek G Shilpkar, Water extracts of Hibiscus rosa sinensis L. flower: Eco-friendly acid-base indicator. Bioscience Guardian, Volume- 4(2): 197-200, December 2014.
• Rajendra Prajapati, Pratik Shilpkar, Raol BV and Vaidya Ritesh, Studies on the comparative performance of various types of fertilizers and their combinations on the growth of Vigna sinensis var. Pusa falgun (cow pea). Bioscience Guardian, Volume- 4(2): 163-169, December 2014.
• Mayur C. Shah, Gunjan K. Sakhiya and Prateek G. Shilpkar, Study to find out suitability of water extract of Catharanthus roseus flowers as indicator for acid-base titrations. Ultra Chemistry, 10 (3) 141-144, 2014
• Kinjal P. Prajapati, Prateek Shilpkar, Mayur C. Shah and Kaushik R. Patel, Fermentative production of alcohol from Madhuca indica flower and its cake by Kluveromyces marxianus. Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, Vol. 7 (4): 3243-3246, December 2013,
• D.K. Acharya, R. M. Shukla, P.B. Acharya, P. Shilpkar and H.A. Modi, Infrared spectroscopic evaluation of wheat straw compost prepared using lignocellulolytic fungi. Bioinfolet, 10 (4C): 1534-1537, 2013
• P. Shilpkar, M. C. Shah, K. R. Modi and S. M. Patel, Seasonal changes in microbial community structure and nutrients content in rhizospheric soil of Aegle marmelos tree. Annals of Forest Research, Vol 53 (2): 135-140, 2010
• D. K. Acharya, S. B. Chabhadiya, A. J. Shah, P. Shilpkar, P. B. Acharya, H. A. Modi, Enzyme profiling of lignocellulolytic fungi. International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Vol 4(2): 443-449, 2010
• Mayur C. Shah, Prateek Shilpkar, Ankita J. Acharya, Kshama H. Balapure, Ekta A. Desai, Dipika N. Patel, Study of ground water quality of Dahegam Taluka, Gujarat, India. Ecology, Environment and Conservations, 15(3): 577-584, 2009
• Prateek Shilpkar, Mayur C. Shah and Kinjal Modi, Assessment of microbial diversity in rhizosphere of Ficus religiosa tree at different moisture levels. Indian Forester, Vol. 135 (1): 111-116, 2009
• Mayur C. Shah, Prateek Shilpkar, Paresh T. Pujara and Amit J. Shah, Extract of Clitoria ternatea L. Flowers: Natural universal pH indicator. International Journal of Bioscience Reporter, Vol. 6 (2): 375-378, 2008
• Mayur C. Shah, Prateek Shilpkar, Pradip Acharya, Urjit Gor and Sumit Kansara, Statistical analysis of groundwater quality characteristics of Kalol Taluka, Gujarat for drinking and irrigation purposes. Ecology, Environment and Conservation, Vol. 14 (2-3): 393-397, 2008
• Mayur C. Shah, Prateek Shilpkar and Pradip Acharya, Groundwater quality of Gandhinagar taluka, Gujarat, India. E-Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 5 (3): 435-446, 2008
• Prateek Shilpkar, Mayur C. Shah, Gaurav Gandhi and Urja Pandya, Microbial Degradation of Ficus benghalensis Tree Leaves. Asian Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Environmental Sciences, Vol. 2: 433-437, 2008
• Prateek Shilpkar, Mayur C. Shah and Pradip Acharya, Utilization of Euphorbia nivulia for Biogas Production. Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 20 (6): 4287-4290, 2008
• Prateek Shilpkar, S. C. Bhandari and Mayur C. Shah, Microbial Chelation of Iron. Ecology, Environment and Conservation, Vol. 13 (4): 725-730, 2007
• Prateek Shilpkar, Mayur C. Shah, Pradip Acharya, Gopal Raol, Jay Hinsu, Shreyas Kulkarni and Hetal Patel, Anaerobic Digestion of Agricultural Wastes. Pollution Research, Vol. 26 (4): 641-645, 2007.
• Prateek Shilpkar, Mayur C. Shah, Nimisha Patel and Pradip Acharya, Changes in Non-methanogenic Microbial Load during Anaerobic Digestion of Cow dung alone and with P. guajava Leaves. International Journal of Bioscience Reporter, Vol. 5 (2): 399-402, 2007
• Prateek Shilpkar, Mayur C. Shah, Kinjal Modi and Shital Patel, Microbial Communities in Rhizospheric Soil of Prosopis cineria : Effect of Season. International Journal of Bioscience Reporter, Vol. 5 (2), 415-417, 2007
• Mayur C. Shah, Prateek Shilpkar and Avinash patel, Study on Water Quality of Prantiya Pond, Gujarat, India. Pollution Research, Vol. 26 (3): 453-456, 2007
• Mayur C. Shah, Prateek Shilpkar and Sangita Sharma, Correlation, Regression Study on Physico-Chemical Parameters and water Quality Assessment of Ground water of Mansa Taluka in Gujarat. Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 19 (5): 3449-3454, 2007.
• Prateek Shilpkar, Mayur C. Shah and D. R. Chaudhary, An Alternate Use of Calotropis gigantean: Biomethanation. Current Science, Vol. 92 (4) Feb., 2007 pp 435-437
• Mayur C. Shah, Prateek Shilpkar, Vipul R. Patel, Devang Upadhyay, Himanshu K. Patel and Jaldip C. Kansara, A Comparative Study of water Quality Parameters of Ground Water among the Three Regions of Kalol Taluka, Gujarat. Current World Environment, Vol. 1 (2): 153-160, 2006
• Mayur C. Shah, Prateek Shilpkar, Amit J. Shah, Paresh T. Pujara and Pradip V. Zaloriya, Assessment of drinking water quality of various Railway stations on Ahmedabad to Khedbrahma Train route in Gujarat, India. Pollution Research, Vol. 25 (3): 549-552, 2006
• Prateek Shilpkar, Mayur C. Shah, Avni Shah, Mital Trivedi and Tejal Patel, Co-digestion of kitchen waste and cattle dung for biogas production. Pollution Research, Vol. 25 (3): 625-629, 2006
• Mayur C. Shah, Prateek Shilpkar, Nirav Parmar, Neha Pandya, Sheetal Panchal and Gopi Patel, A Study on Comparison of Physico-Chemical Characteristics of Ground Water among the Various Regions of Mansa Taluka, Gujarat. Ecology, Environment and Conservation, Vol. 12 (3): 431-434, 2006
• Prateek Shilpkar and Mittal Trivedi, Effect of partial Substitution of Cattle Dung with Rice on Biogas Production. International Journal of Bioscience Reporter, Vol. 2 (2): 250-256, 2004

• Four regional level trainings were organized, one on Biodynamic Farming and three on Biogas Plant Construction to masons.

Lectures delivered in Refresher Courses

• Deliver lecture on “Biogas: Best out of waste” in Refresher Course organized by UGC: ASC, Rajkot on 26/11/2010.

• Life Member of Indian Science Congress, Kolkata.