Agricultural and Food Engineering

• Commonwealth Scholarship
• Fellow, WB Acad Sci Tech
• AICTE Career Award
• DAAD Scholarship
• DBT CREST Award

Journal
• Application of Anantmul (Hemidesmus indicus) root extract improves postharvest shelf-life of dessert banana Mukherjee S., Dey P.K., Mitra A. By Postharvest Biology and Technology 199 - (2023)
• Temporal accumulation of pigments during colour transformation from white to red in Combretum indicum (L.) DeFilipps (syn. Quisqualis indica L.) flowers Ghissing U., Goswami A., Mitra A. By Natural Product Research 37 529-533 (2023)
• A new targeted approach of postharvest accumulation of anthocyanin in fragrant leaves of Melissa officinalis L Dey P.K., Goswami A., Mitra A. By Industrial Crops and Products 196 - (2023)
• Fruity-scented antifungal volatiles from endophytic Geotrichum candidum PF005: Broad-spectrum bioactivity against stored grain pathogens, mode of action and suitable formulation for mycofumigation Mitra M., Venkatesh P. , Ghissing U. , Biswas A. , Mitra A. , Mandal M. , Mishra H. N., Maiti M. K. By Biological Control 177 - (2023)
• Targeted profiling and temporal expression of a few key genes revealed an apparent coordination among the metabolites contributing to the volatiles internal pool in Jasminum sambac (L.) Aiton flowers Ghissing U., Jayanthan K., Bera P., Bimolata W., Mitra A. By Revista Brasileira de Botanica - (2022)
• Dehydrated jasmine flowers obtained through natural convective solar drying retain scent volatiles and phenolics A prospective for added-value utility Barman M., Soren M., Mishra C., Mitra A. By Industrial Crops and Products 177 - (2022)
• Lipid-rich endo-metabolites from a vertically transmitted fungal endophyte Penicillium sp. PM031 attenuate virulence factors of phytopathogenic Ralstonia solanacearum Dey P., Barman M. , Mitra A. , Maiti M. K. By Microbiological Research 261 - (2022)
• An insight into fruit aroma volatilome during postharvest maturation in two popular Musa cultivars of tropics Mukherjee S., Pal A., Mitra A. By Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture - (2022)
• Characterization of an alcohol acetyltransferase GcAAT responsible for the production of antifungal volatile esters in endophytic Geotrichum candidum PF005 Mitra M., Singh R. , Ghissing U. , Das A. K., Mitra A. , Maiti M. K. By Microbiological Research 260 - (2022)
• Variation in postharvest fruit aroma volatiles among two popular banana cv. Malbhog and cv. Vaibalhla of north-eastern region in India Mukherjee S., Goswami A., Mandal D., Mitra A. By Plant Physiology Reports 27 225-233 (2022)
• Floral concretes from two tuberose cultivars for potent uses in herbal skin-care products Bhattacharya R., Dey P.K., Mitra A. By Industrial Crops and Products 185 - (2022)
• Glandular trichomes of the flowers and leaves in Millingtonia hortensis (Bignoniaceae) Muravnik L.E., Mosina A.A., Zaporozhets N.L., Bhattacharya R., Saha S., Ghissing U., Mitra A. By Planta 253 13- (2021)
• Specialized metabolites contributing to colour and scent volatiles in Uvaria hamiltonii flowers Barman M., Ghissing U. , Dey P. K., Agarwal A. , Bera B. , Kotamreddy J. R., Karmakar P. , Mitra A. By Natural Product Research 35 140-143 (2021)
• Characterization of osmophore activity and secondary metabolite localization in fragrant ephemeral flowers of Murraya paniculata (Linn.) Jack (Rutaceae) Paul I., Dutta M., Mitra A. By Revista Brasileira de Botanica 44 941-955 (2021)
• Revealing floral metabolite network in tuberose that underpins scent volatiles synthesis, storage and emission Kutty N.N., Ghissing U., Mitra A. By Plant Molecular Biology 106 533-554 (2021)
• Evaluation of growth response for mass production and accumulation of 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde in endangered Hemidesmus indicus by an aeroponic system Gangopadhyay M., Das A.K., Sahu R., Saha A., Dey S., Bandyopadhyay S., Mitra A. By Industrial Crops and Products 172 - (2021)
• Floral maturation and changing air temperatures influence scent volatiles biosynthesis and emission in Jasminum auriculatum Vahl Barman M., Mitra A. By Environmental and Experimental Botany 181 104296- (2021)
• Grain size and shape reflects variability in metabolite and elemental composition in traditional rice varieties Kotamreddy J. R., Barman M. , Sharma L. , Mitra A. By Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization 14 114-124 (2020)
• Enhanced emission of linalool from floral scent volatile bouquet in Jasminum auriculatum variants developed via gamma irradiation Barman M., Kotamreddy J.N.R., Agarwal A., Mitra A. By Industrial Crops and Products 152 112545- (2020)
• Intense Floral Scent Emission in Polianthes tuberosa L. (Tuberose) Variants Sprouted from -Irradiated Tubers Kutty N.N., Ghissing U., Kumar M., Maiti M.K., Mitra A. By Journal of Plant Growth Regulation 39 112-121 (2020)
• Characterization of endo-metabolome exhibiting antimicrobial and antioxidant activities from endophytic fungus Cercospora sp. PM018 Mookherjee A., Mitra M. , Kutty N. N., Mitra A. , Maiti M. K. By South African Journal of Botany 134 264-272 (2020)
• Replacing critical point drying with a lowcost chemical drying provides comparable surface image quality of glandular trichomes from leaves of Millingtonia hortensis L. f. in scanning electron micrograph Bhattacharya R., Saha S. , Kostina O. , Muravnik L. , Mitra A. By Applied Microscopy 50 15- (2020)
• Impact of seed-transmitted endophytic bacteria on intra- and inter-cultivar plant growth promotion modulated by certain sets of metabolites in rice crop Krishnamoorthy A., Agarwal T. , Kotamreddy J. N., Bhattacharya R. , Mitra A. , Maiti T. K., Maiti M. K. By Microbiological Research 126582- (2020)
• Seasonal and diel variations in scent composition of ephemeral Murraya paniculata (Linn.) Jack flower are contributed by separate volatile components. Paul I., Singh P. B., Mitra A. By Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 104004- (2020)
• Semi-targeted metabolomic analysis provides the basis for enhanced antioxidant capacities in pigmented rice grains Kotamreddy J. R., Hansda C. , Mitra A. By Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization 14 1183-1191 (2020)
• Targeted profiling reveals metabolic perturbations in cryptogein-cotransformed hairy root cultures of Nicotiana tabacum Kumar M., Jha S., Mitra A. By Acta Physiologiae Plantarum 42 166- (2020)
• Impact of light and sucrose supplementation on cellular differentiation, metabolic shift and modulation of gene expression in hairy roots of Daucus carota Mukherjee S., Kutty N. N., Bera P. , Mitra A. By PCTOC: Journal of Plant Biotechnology 136 383-397 (2019)
• Developmental variation in floral volatiles composition of a fragrant orchid Zygopetalum maculatum (Kunth) Garay , Bera P. , Chakrabarti S. , Gaikwad N. K., Kutty N. N., Barman M. , Mitra A. By Natural Product Research 33 435-438 (2019)
• Profiling of volatile and non-volatile metabolites in Polianthes tuberosa L. flowers reveals intraspecific variation among cultivars Kutty N. N., Mitra A. By Phytochemistry 162 10-20 (2019)
• Temporal relationship between emitted and endogenous floral scent volatiles in summer- and winter-blooming Jasminum species Barman M., Mitra A. By Physiologia Plantarum 166 946-959 (2019)
• Elucidation of headspace volatilome in Polianthes tuberosa flower for identifying non-invasive biomarkers Maiti S., Mitra A. By Horticulture, Environment, and Biotechnology 60 269-280 (2019)
• Quorum sensing inhibitory activity of the metabolome from endophytic Kwoniella sp. PY016: Characterization and hybrid model-based optimization. Mookherjee A., Dineshkumar R. , Kutty N. N., Agarwal T. , Sen R. , Mitra A. , Maiti T. K., Maiti M. K. By Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 102 7389-7406 (2018)
• Characterization and Synergistic Effect of Antifungal Volatile Organic Compounds Emitted by the Geotrichum candidum PF005, an Endophytic Fungus from the Eggplant Mookherjee A., Bera P. , Mitra A. , Maiti M. K. By Microbial Ecology 75 647-661 (2018)
• Photosynthetic apparatus plays a central role in photosensitive physiological acclimations affecting spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) growth in response to blue and red photon flux ratios Agarwal A., Dutta Gupta S. , Barman M. , Mitra A. By Environmental & Experimental Botany 156 170-182 (2018)
• Enzymatic production and emission of floral scent volatiles in Jasminum sambac P Bera, C Mukherjee and A Mitra* By Plant Science 256 25-38 (2017)
• Changes in targeted metabolites, enzyme activities and transcripts at different developmental stages of tea leaves: a study for understanding the biochemical basis of tea shoot plucking T Samanta, J N R Kotamreddy, B C Ghosh and A Mitra* By Acta Physiologiae Plantarum 39 - (2017)
• Morphological, physiological and ultrastructural changes in flowers explain the spatio-temporal emission of scent volatiles in Polianthes tuberosa L. Maiti S., Mitra A. By Plant & Cell Physiology 58 2095-2111 (2017)
• Tobacco plantlets ameliorate oxidative stress upon expression of a cryptogein gene M Kumar, A Basu, P Kumari, S Jha and A Mitra* By PCTOC: Journal of Plant Biotechnology 125 553-570 (2016)
• Biostimulation of indigenous microbial community for bioremediation of petroleum refinery sludge Sarkar J., Kazy S. K., Gupta A. , Dutta A. , Mohapatra B. , Roy A. , Bera P. , Mitra A. , Sar P. By Frontiers in Microbiology 7 - (2016)
• A mechanistic insight into hydrogen peroxide-mediated elicitation of bioactive xanthones in Hoppea fastigiata shoot cultures U R Moon and A Mitra* By Planta 244 259-274 (2016)
• Redirection of metabolites biosynthesis from hydroxybenzoates to volatile terpenoids in green hairy roots of Daucus carota C Mukherjee, T Samanta and A Mitra* By Planta 243 305-320 (2016)
• Metabolic shifts from withasteroid formation to phenylpropanoid accumulation in cryptogein-cotransformed hairy roots of Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal B Sil, C Mukherjee, S Jha and A Mitra* By Protoplasma: An International Journal of Cell Biology 252 1097-1110 (2015)
• Assessing biochemical changes during standardization of fermentation time and temperature for manufacturing quality black tea Samanta T., Cheeni V. , Das S. , Basu Roy A. , Ghosh B. C., Mitra A. By Journal of Food Science and Technology 52 2387-2393 (2015)
• Shoot cultures of Hoppea fastigiata (Griseb.) C.B. Clarke as potential source of neuroprotective xanthones Moon U. R., Sircar D. , Barthwal R. , Sen S. K., Beuerle T. , Beerhues L. , Mitra A. By Journal of Natural Medicine 69 375-386 (2015)
• Combating photooxidative stress in green hairy roots of Daucus carota cultivated under light irradiation C Mukherjee, D Sircar, M Chatterjee, S Das and A Mitra* By Journal of Plant Physiology 171 179-187 (2014)
• Evaluating tyrosinase (monophenolase) inhibitory activity from fragrant roots of Hemidesmus indicus for potent use in herbal products Kundu A., Mitra A. By Industrial Crops and Products 52 394-399 (2014)
• The in vitro antioxidant capacities of Polianthes tuberosa L. flower extracts Maiti S., Moon U. R., Bera P. , Samanta T. , Mitra A. By Acta Physiologiae Plantarum 36 2597-2605 (2014)
• Shikimate pathway modulates the elicitor-stimulated accumulation of fragrant 2-hydroxy-4-methoxy-benzaldehyde in Hemidesmus indicus roots A Kundu and A Mitra* By Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 56 104-108 (2012)
• Accumulation of p-hydroxybenzoic acid in hairy roots of Daucus carota 2: Confirming the biosynthetic steps through feeding of inhibitors and precursors D Sircar and A Mitra* By Journal of Plant Physiology 166 1370-1380 (2009)
• Phenylalanine ammonia lyase-mediated biosynthesis of 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybezaldehyde in roots of Hemidesmus indicus D Chakraborty, D Sircar and A Mitra* By Journal of Plant Physiology 164 1358-1366 (2008)
Book Chapter/Section
• Biology of floral scent volatiles in ornamental plants Ghissing U., Mitra A. By Floriculture and Ornamental Plants 1-41 (2021)
• Developing Efficient Methods for Unravelling Headspace Floral Volatilome in Murraya paniculata for Understanding Ecological Interactions Paul I., Goyal P. , Bhadoria P. S., Mitra A. By Applications of Biotechnology for Sustainable Development, 73-79 (2017)
• Hairy Root Culture of Nicotiana tabacum (Tobacco) as a Platform for Gene Manipulation of Secondary Metabolism Kumar M., Mitra A. By Production of Plant Derived Natural Compounds through Hairy Root Culture 145-163 (2017)
• Metabolic Phytochemistry-Based Approaches for Studying Secondary Metabolism Using Transformed Root Culture Systems Mitra A., Mukherjee C. , Sircar D. By Transgenesis and Secondary Metabolism, Reference Series in Phytochemistry 513-537 (2017)

Principal Investigator

• MICROBIAL DEGRADATION OF PLANT PHENOLICS FOR HIGH VALUE FLAVOURS
• ELUCIDATING FRAGRANT METHOXYBENZALDEHYDE BIOSYNTHESIS IN HAIRY ROOT/NORMAL ROOT CULTURES OF HEMIDESMUS INDICUS
• CDNA CLONING AND FUNCTIONAL EXPRESSION OF A P-HYDROXYBENZALDEHYDE DIHYDROGENASE ENZYME FOR HAIRY ROOTS OF DAUCUS CAROTA
• Perturbing phenolic natural product metabolism in tobacco by expressing a cryptogein gene of novel elicitor function
• Understanding scent volatiles emission in polianthes tuberosa flowers
• Understanding floral scent emission and pollinator attraction in Cucurbita Peto (pumpkin) aiming at improved crop productivity (SGIRG)
• Targeted metabolomics - based selection of superior scented rice cultivars appropriate for growing in local agro-climatic zones
• Assessment of chemical and genetic divergence of some fragrant orchids of north-east India for sustainable improvement of community livelihood
• Elucidating Scent Volatiles Emission & Pollinators Attraction in Murraya Paniculata Flowers
• Comparative Metabolomic & Molecular Studies of Floral Volatilome in a few Commercially-Cultivated Jasminum Species for Understanding Scent Biosynthesis & Emission with Relevance to Fragrance Improvement
• Value-addition in Jasmine: Developing Drying Technology for Jasminum Flowers for Superior Applications in Aroma Therapy, Skin Care and Flavouring of Green Tea
• Histochemical Localization, Extraction and Chemical Analysis of Floral Wax and Absolute in Polianthes Tuberose L. Cultivars Aiming at Value Addition in Tuberose Floriculture
• Histochemistry, Ultrastructure and Targeted Metabolomics in Fragrant Flowers of Some Bignoniaceae and Malvaceae Aiming at Understanding the role of Floral Trichomes in Scent Volatiles Emission
• Understanding Essential Oils Secretory System in Vegetative Organs of Seed-raised and in-vitro Propagated Cinnamomum Species of Commercial Importance
• Histochemical, Gene Expression and Targeted Metabolomic Analyses of Plectranthus Ambionicus Probing at Foliar Trichome Role for Volatiles Synthesis and Emission
• Assessing Post-harvest Physiological Deterioration in Banana Pre-treated with Plant-based Natural Products using Fruit Volatiles Status and Ripening as Indicators
• Botanik-Tagung International Conference of the German Society for Plant Sciences
• A Mechanistic Understanding of Foliar Extrafloral Nectar Secretion in Plants using A Lamiaceae Member Clerodendrum Fragrans Wild as The Experimental System

Co-Principal Investigator

• Food security through reduced dietary intake: low cost nutraceutical development from rice, wheat and coarse grain
• STUDIES IN MICROALGAL TRIACYLGLYCEROLS (TAGS) AS A SOURCE OF BIODIESEL