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Professor
Agricultural and Food Engineering
The major focus of my group is on plant natural product biotechnology with emphasis on plant volatiles and specialized metabolism. Our broad aim is the investigation of the properties of plants as they relate to food and other post-harvest uses, including for example, flavour/fragrance and bioactive compounds. In addition to phytochemical analysis, we continue to do plant cell and organ cultures for studying of enzyme activities and gene expressions responsible for the synthesis of natural products of our interest.
The current research areas of this group are -
Mechanistic understanding of floral and foliar extrafloral nectar secretion in relation to the biosynthesis of floral scent volatiles
Understanding epicuticular wax deposition and scent emission in tuberose flowers
Evaluating spectral light quality on the synthesis of ascorbic acid and terpenoid volatiles in Coriandrum sativum and Plectrathus amboinicus
Generating anthocyanin and other value-added metabolome in Melissa officinalis leaves upon post-harvest treatment
Targeted metabolomics of floral secretory products and extrafloral nectaries
Understanding essential oils secretory system in vegetative organs of Lauraceae and Myrtaceae members
Our specialized facilities include two HPLCs, two UV-VIS spectrophotometers, GC-MS, GC-FID, refrigerated centrifuge, , thermocyclers, electrophoresis systems, minus 20 and minus 80 freezers, gel documentation system, lyophilizer, vacuum concentrators, rotary vacuum evaporator, fluorescence and stereo-zoom microscopes, rotary microtome, plant growth chamber, plant cell & tissue culture facility, experimental garden and a dedicated temperature and humidity controlled greenhouse with photoperiodic illumination facility.
Current research projects are supported SERB, DST (SEED), DST (International Div), and DBT. A number of projects involve collaboration with other partners such as, Mizoram University under DBT NER-BPMC progarmme, CSIR-IHBT Palampur and YSPUHF Solan under DST ASACODER programme, Komarov Botanical Institute at Saint Petersburg (Russian Academy of Science) under DST-RFBR funding, Uniersity of Wroclaw (Poland) under INSA-PAS exchange programme and Technical University of Braunschweig (Germany) under DAAD IIT-TU9 KOPSIE programme.
Floral maturation and changing air temperatures influence scent volatiles biosynthesis and emission in Jasminum auriculatum Vahl by Barman M., Mitra A. Environmental and Experimental Botany 181 104296- (2021)
Intense Floral Scent Emission in Polianthes tuberosa L. (Tuberose) Variants Sprouted from -Irradiated Tubers by Kutty N.N., Ghissing U., Kumar M., Maiti M.K., Mitra A. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation 39 112-121 (2020)
Grain size and shape reflects variability in metabolite and elemental composition in traditional rice varieties by Kotamreddy J. R., Barman M. , Sharma L. , Mitra A. Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization 14 114-124 (2020)
Profiling of volatile and non-volatile metabolites in Polianthes tuberosa L. flowers reveals intraspecific variation among cultivars by Kutty N. N., Mitra A. Phytochemistry 162 10-20 (2019)
Temporal relationship between emitted and endogenous floral scent volatiles in summer- and winter-blooming Jasminum species by Barman M., Mitra A. Physiologia Plantarum 166 946-959 (2019)
Impact of light and sucrose supplementation on cellular differentiation, metabolic shift and modulation of gene expression in hairy roots of Daucus carota by Mukherjee S., Kutty N. N., Bera P. , Mitra A. PCTOC: Journal of Plant Biotechnology 136 383-397 (2019)
Promotion and Post-harvest Value Addition of Four Important Herbs for Improvement of Livelihood Security in Cold Desert Areas of Himachal Pradesh Department of Science and Technology, SEED Division
A Mechanistic Understanding of Foliar Extrafloral Nectar Secretion in Plants using A Lamiaceae Member Clerodendrum Fragrans Wild as The Experimental System Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)
Assessing Post-harvest Physiological Deterioration in Banana Pre-treated with Plant-based Natural Products using Fruit Volatiles Status and Ripening as Indicators DBT, NEW DELHI
Histochemical, Gene Expression and Targeted Metabolomic Analyses of Plectranthus Ambionicus Probing at Foliar Trichome Role for Volatiles Synthesis and Emission Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)
Upashana Ghissing
Area of Research: Agricultural Biotechnology
Subhadip Mukherjee
Area of Research: Agricultural Biotechnology
Sulagna Saha
Area of Research: Plant Natural Product Biotechnology
Ambika Goswami
Area of Research: Plant Biotechnology
Pritam Kumar Dey
Area of Research: Plant Biotechnology
Raktim Bhattacharya
Area of Research: Plant Natural Product Biotechnology
Shobhon Paul
Area of Research: Plant Biology
Anjali S
Area of Research: Plant Biochemistry & Biotechnology
Dipanjali Chatterjee
Area of Research: Physiology of aromatic plants
Debasruti Bhattacharya
Area of Research: Organic farming for quality improvement of vegetables
Rohit Ghosh
Area of Research: Physiology of floral scent emission
Thingujam Doni Devi
Area of Research: Physiology of leaf aroma accumulation
Lopamudra Ballabh
Area of Research: Physiology of aromatic plants
