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Bhaskar Mittra

Cornell University and Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Verified email at cornell.edu
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[HTML][HTML] The bumpy road from food to nutrition security–Slow evolution of India's food policy

P Pingali, B Mittra, A Rahman - Global food security, 2017 - Elsevier
Food Policy, in much of Asia, has been slow to transition from its historic focus on staple
grain self-sufficiency to a more integrated approach to nutrition security. Research and policy …

Effects of salt on growth, ion accumulation, photosynthesis and leaf anatomy of the mangrove, Bruguiera parviflora

AK Parida, AB Das, B Mittra - Trees, 2004 - Springer
… We conclude that high salinity reduces photosynthesis in leaves of B. parviflora, primarily
by reducing diffusion of CO 2 to the chloroplast, both by stomatal closure and by changes in …

Effect of fly ash, organic wastes and chemical fertilizers on yield, nutrient uptake, heavy metal content and residual fertility in a rice–mustard cropping sequence under …

SK Rautaray, BC Ghosh, BN Mittra - Bioresource Technology, 2003 - Elsevier
A field experiment was conducted for two years in sandy loam acid lateritic soil to study the
direct effect of fly ash, organic wastes and chemical fertilizers on rice (Oryza sativa) and their …

Effects of NaCl Stress on the Structure, Pigment Complex Composition, and Photosynthetic Activity of Mangrove Bruguiera parviflora Chloroplasts

AK Parida, AB Das, B Mittra - Photosynthetica, 2003 - Springer
… of the photosynthetic membranes during salt stress in B. parviflora. Analysis of pigment protein
… (Cyt)f and Cyt b 6 contents by NaCl stress. However, Cyt b 559 content remained nearly …

Fly ash—a potential source of soil amendment and a component of integrated plant nutrient supply system

BN Mittra, S Karmakar, DK Swain, BC Ghosh - Fuel, 2005 - Elsevier
In sub-tropical climate the high rainfall and high temperature is responsible for low soil
productivity due to losses of bases and low organic matter content in soil. In acid lateritic soil low …

[HTML][HTML] Luteolin, an abundant dietary component is a potent anti-leishmanial agent that acts by inducing topoisomerase II-mediated kinetoplast DNA cleavage …

B Mittra, A Saha, A Roy Chowdhury, C Pal, S Mandal… - Molecular …, 2000 - Springer
… The second line of drugs, amphotericin B and pentamidines, although used clinically, are
very toxic (17). Therefore, improved therapy of leishmanial infections is still desirable and the …

Effect of different rates of application of organic and nitrogen fertilizers in a rice-based cropping system

AR Sharma, BN Mittra - The Journal of Agricultural Science, 1991 - cambridge.org
The effect on soil fertility and crop performance of different organic fertilizers; paddy straw (PS),
farmyard manure (FYM), water hyacinth compost (WHC) and tank silt (TS), at different …

Diospyrin, a bisnaphthoquinone: a novel inhibitor of type I DNA topoisomerase of Leishmania donovani

S Ray, B Hazra, B Mittra, A Das, HK Majumder - Molecular pharmacology, 1998 - ASPET
… 2B shows the inhibition of catalytic activity by diospyrin in the above reaction condition.Lane
4 shows that the compound exerts 50% inhibition only at 0.5 μg/ml concentration. The …

Betulinic acid, a potent inhibitor of eukaryotic topoisomerase I: identification of the inhibitory step, the major functional group responsible and development of more …

AR Chowdhury, S Mandal, B Mittra… - Medical Science …, 2002 - medscimonit.com
Background: Betulinic acid, a naturally abundant, plant derived, pentacyclic triterpenoid
possesses anti-HIV, anti-malarial and anti-inflammatory properties and has recently …

2′-O-ribose methylation of cap2 in human: function and evolution in a horizontally mobile family

…, IA Cymerman, DA Campbell, B Mittra… - Nucleic acids …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
… [α-32P] ATP-labeled in vitro transcribed cap01-RNA-GA was incubated with SAM in the
absence, (B) or presence (C) of the hMTr2 protein. Product RNA was purified, cleaved by …