Research Interests

Phycology, Musicology, Horticulture, Plant Taxonomy, Plant Physiology, Medicinal Botany, Plant Diversity and Conservation,

Sustainable Plant-based Health Practices

  • Served as Part-time Lecturer in Parekh Brothers Science College, Kapadwanj (4 months – Dec 1997 to April 1998)
  • PG Visiting Faculty at M N College, Visnagar (2014 – 2018)
  • Felicitated as Research Guide to 09 students for their M.Sc. dissertations and to 03 UG students for the Research Project submitted under UG Research Programme.
  • Served as Subject Expert for the project – “OUTGROW”, a fellowship for the Landscape Environment Advancement Foundation (LEAF)(2019-21) by Studio 23N 72E

Teaching Since: June 16, 1998

Total Experience: 28 years and 1 months

Book Published :

Plant Hormones and Growth of Periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus L.), Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany (ISBN : 978-3-659-31047-8).

Research Papers Published till May 2026:

  • Valvi, A., Jani, G. and Gadani, M. (2026). Urban angiosperm climbers as natural bio-resources: Diversity & therapeutic potential of some members of Cucurbitaceae from Ahmedabad city, Gujarat, India. Journal of Medicinal Plants Studies, 14(2), 306–314.
  • Valvi, A., Jani, G. and Gadani, M. (2026). Floristic diversity, taxonomic composition and conservation significance of climbing angiosperms in Gujarat, India. International Journal of Horticulture and Food Science, 8(4), 35–42.
  • Sharma, A., Jani, G. and Gadani, M. (2025). Sacred flora of the Jammu division: Documentation of plants associated with Hindu rituals in Jammu, India. Indian Forester, 151(9), 883–890.
  • Hadula, N., Gadani, M. and Jani, G. (2026). Marine macroalgae of Gujarat: Diversity, ecology & prospects. Indian Journal of Plant Sciences, 15, 34–69.
  • Hadula, N., Gadani, M. and Jani, G. (2026). Comparative evaluation of total phenolic content in selected marine macroalgae from Narara Bet (Gulf of Kachchh, India): Influence of species and preservative methods. International Journal of Botany Studies, 11(2), 104–108.
  • Chauhan, I., Jani, G. and Gadani, M. (2026). Influence of coconut water as a natural biostimulant through seed priming on phenolic and flavonoid content in radish and beet microgreens. International Journal of Agriculture and Food Science, 8(4), 183–188.
  • Chauhan, I., Gadani, M. and Jani, G. (2026). Microgreens as functional foods: Health benefits, bioactive compounds & dietary applications. International Journal of Horticulture and Food Science, 8(4), 01–06.
  • Bansal, M., Gadani, M. and Jani, G. (2026). Jeevamrit as an indigenous biofertilizer for sustainable soil management. International Journal of Horticulture and Food Science, 8(3), 56–60.
  • Bansal, M., Jani, G., Gadani, M. and Mehta, P. (2025). Beejamrit: An eco-friendly seed biopriming tool for sustainable agriculture. International Journal of Agriculture and Food Science, 7(12), 776–780.
  • Sutariya, T., Jani, G. and Gadani, M. (2025). A phytochemical study on selected varieties of chilli from Balapar village in the Jam Kandorna Taluka of Rajkot district, Gujarat. International Journal of Botany Studies, 10(4), 42–46.
  • Sutariya, T., Jani, G. and Gadani, M. (2025). A spicy exploration: Popular chilli varieties grown in Gujarat. International Journal on Science and Technology (IJSAT), 16(2).
  • Kumari, R., Jani, G. and Gadani, M. (2025). Musical influence on protein dynamics in germinating fenugreek seedlings under different music genres. Plant Archives, 25(Supplement–2), 1161–1165.
  • Kumari, R., Jani, G. and Gadani, M. (2025). Sprouting to the beats: Fenugreek germination under different music genres. International Journal of Advanced Research in Biological Sciences, 12(6), 1–10. DOI: 10.22192/ijarbs.2025.12.06.001.
  • Kumari, R., Jani, G. and Gadani, M. (2025). The botanical beat: How music genres shape plant life. International Journal for Multidisciplinary Research (IJFMR), 7(2).
  • Godhani, N., Jani, G. and Gadani, M. (2025). Sacred sounds & sprouting seeds: The effect of mantra vibrations on wheat germination. Journal of Medicinal Plants Studies, 13(3), 386–391.
  • Godhani, N., Jani, G. and Gadani, M. (2025). A biochemical evaluation of starch, amylase & chlorophyll under the influence of mantra exposure in germinating wheat. International Journal of Bioscience & Biochemistry (IJBB), 7(2), 94–98.
  • Godhani, N., Jani, G. and Gadani, M. (2025). The power of sacred sounds: Can mantras influence plant growth? Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (JETIR), 12(4), e95–e101.
  • Bhoraniya, M. and Gadani, M. (2024). A review on tree diversity of selected area of Rajkot city. International Journal of Novel Research and Development (IJNRD), 9(4): g244–g248.
  • Madlani, K. and Gadani, M. (2024). A review on study of seed germination patterns of selected plants under altered soil conditions by adding different components of Panchagavya. International Journal of Novel Research and Development (IJNRD), 9(4): e326–e332.
  • Gamit, H., Gadani, M. and D’cruz, L. (2024). A review on aquatic and wetland plants of Gujarat. International Journal of Botany Studies, 9(4): 17–20.
  • Gadani, M. and Jani, G. (2022–23). Exploring the impact of music on plants. World Journal of Applied Sciences and Research, 12–13(1–2), 73–75.
  • Thomas S. and Gadani, M. (2012). Effect of music on post-harvest shelf life of cut flowers of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis International Journal of Music Therapy, 2(1–2), 57–59.
  • Acharya O. and Gadani, M. (2012). Effect of woofing sound vibration on seed germination of Vigna aconitifolia. International Journal of Music Therapy, 2(1–2), 10–12.
  • Vasawada S. and Gadani, M. (2012). Effect of pyramid on seed germination. Life Sciences Leaflets, Vol.3, 263-267.
  • Gadani, M. (2011). Tree diversity of Gandhinagar city, Gujarat, India. Indian Forester, pp. 1103–1108.
  • Gadani, M. and Vora A. (2009). Phytosociological study of Indroda Nature Park, Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Geobios, 36, 200–202.
  • Gadani, M. and Vora, A. (2006). Sedges and grasses of Gandhinagar city. International Journal of Bioscience Reporter, 4(2), 271–274.
  • Gadani, M. and Jani, G. (2006). Aesthetic plants of Gandhinagar city – A review. Vidya, 1(2), 66–70.
  • Gadani, M. and Vora, A. (2006). About the tree diversity of Indroda Nature Park, Gandhinagar. Advances in Biological Sciences, 5, 67–72.
  • Gadani, M. and Vora, A. (2006). Statistics of phytodiversity of Gandhinagar city. International Journal of Bioscience Reporter, 4(1), 15–18.
  • Gadani, M. and Vora, A. (2004). Biological spectrum of Gandhinagar city and its periphery. Journal of Current Bio-sciences, 2, 374–377.

Participated in over 30 National, International and regional workshops, seminars and conferences.

  • Summer Research Fellowship at Indian Institute of Advanced Research (IIAR), Gandhinagar sponsored by IASc (Bangalore). INSA (New Delhi) and NASI (Allahabad). (April to May 2006)
  • Completed Research Project entitled “Database Preparation of Plant Species of Gandhinagar City in E-flora format” sanctioned by Gujarat Forest Foundation, Gandhinagar which is available on the Web link : https://www.efloraofgandhinagar.in/ (2009-10) with more than 25 lakh hits.