Publications

breeding habitats of anopheline mosquitoes in assam.		1994	7958127
paddy field dermatitis in assam: a cercarial dermatitis.	rice field dermatitis is an occupational health problem in assam. the afflicted paddy field workers develop exanthema on the exposed parts of their skin mainly legs and arms when they come in contact with water in rice fields. itching sensations start after 30 minutes to 1 1/2 hours after initial exposure. after 6-12 hours there is intensely pruritic macular eruption and in a few cases secondary skin infection may also develop. the clinical course of the disease is suggestive of cercarial dermat ...	1994	7963379
iodine status of food and drinking water of a sub-himalayan zone of india.	iodine content of rice (42) and drinking water (108) from a goitre-endemic belt of assam, a sub-himalayan zone of india, was evaluated. iodine content of staple food (rice) and drinking water was found to be poor. mean iodine content of rice was found to be 11.8 +/- 7.3 micrograms/100g. lower level of iodine was also observed in drinking water samples (mean of 1.52 +/- 0.48 micrograms/l).	1999	10616648
methane emission characteristics and its relations with plant and soil parameters under irrigated rice ecosystem of northeast india.	methane flux from rice varieties grown under two identical soils of assam were monitored. in the first experiment, variety jaya and grt was grown in sandy loam soil of lower brahmaputra valley zone of assam and the second experiment was conducted with variety jyotiprasad and bishnuprasad in sandy to sandy loam soils of upper brahmaputra valley zones of assam. methane flux recorded from variety jyotiprasad and grt was higher compared to variety bishnuprasad and jaya. the seasonal integrated flux ...	2005	15894053
aflatoxin b(1) contamination of parboiled rice samples collected from different states of india: a multi-centre study.	under a multi-centre study conducted by the indian council of medical research, 1,511 samples of parboiled rice were collected from rural and urban areas of 11 states representing different geographical regions of india. these samples were analysed for contamination with aflatoxin b(1.) the presence of aflatoxin b(1) at levels=5 microg g(-1) was found in 38.5% of the total number of samples of the parboiled rice. about 17% of the total samples showed the presence of aflatoxin b(1) above the indi ...	2006	16546887
isolation and physicochemical characterization of assam bora rice starch for use as a plasma volume expander.	water soluble polysaccharides are most effective oncotic agents which are used for treatment of intravascular volume deficiency. nowadays, they are used as basic material for plasma volume expander. plasma volume expander based on starch has lower tendency to remain in any major organ of body in comparison to other plasma volume expander. branched component of starch amylopectin is very similar in structure to glycogen, the reserve polysaccharides of animal; for all this reason starch is compati ...	2010	20158491
genetic diversity and population structure in aromatic and quality rice (oryza sativa l.) landraces from north-eastern india.	the north-eastern (ne) india, comprising of arunachal pradesh, assam, manipur, meghalaya, mizoram, nagaland, sikkim and tripura, possess diverse array of locally adapted non-basmati aromatic germplasm. the germplasm collections from this region could serve as valuable resources in breeding for abiotic stress tolerance, grain yield and cooking/eating quality. to utilize such collections, however, breeders need information about the extent and distribution of genetic diversity present within colle ...	2015	26067999
effect of no-tillage and tillage on the ecology of mite, acarina (oribatida) in two different farming systems of paddy field in cachar district of assam.	the present investigation was carried out in cachar district of assam over a period of one year (january 2011 - december 2011) to understand the seasonal ecology of acarina (oribatida) in rice (oryza sativa l.) cultivated fields. population of oribatida was found to be maximum during august 2011, both in no-tillage (6.32 ± 0.66 no./m2 x 100(2)) and tillage (5.30 ± 0.71 no./m2 x 100(2)) sites in dorgakona area whereas the peak was recorded during august 2011, both in no-tillage (5.38 ± 0.75 no./m ...	2015	26536810