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| Designation | Scientist |
| Discipline | Aquaculture |
| Division | Finfish Culture Division |
| Specialization | Fish culture and reproductive physiology |
| Phone | +91-3210-255072 |
| babita.mandal@gmail.com, babita@icar.gov.in | |
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- Brief Profile
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- Best 5 Publications during the Career
- Best 3 Publications during last 3 years
I am working with Fish Culture division since 2014. Previously, I have worked on the dynamics of the culture environment and its impact on fish reproductive physiology. Currently, I am associated with the induced breeding programs of brackishwater finfishes such as Milkfish, Spotted scat, Hilsa, and their larval rearing. My broad interest areas are induced maturation and breeding, larval rearing of brackishwater finfishes in captivity.
- Fish reproductive physiology
- Fish larval physiology
| No | Title | Funded By |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Captive breeding of hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha): Phase II | ICAR-NASF |
| 2 | Development of Brackishwater aquaculture through optimization of captive breeding protocols of potential and emerging ornamental fish species, technology transfer, and livelihood generation | ICAR Network project |
| 3 | Application of improved techniques for captive maturation, assessment of reproductive biology, system development of induced breeding, larval rearing, and seed production of brackishwater candidate finfish species | ICAR-CIBA |
| 4 | Development and dissemination of economically viable and sustainable brackishwater aquaculture technologies for livelihood improvement of small and marginal farmers of Indian Sundarban | ICAR-CIBA |
| 5 | Development and evaluation of novel culture technologies for candidate brackishwater finfishes for sustainable aquaculture. | ICAR-CIBA |
- Awarded Fellowship from Central Institute of Fisheries Education (2010)
- Awarded Senior Research Fellowship from Indian Council of Agricultural Research (2013)
- Selected for Agricultural Research Services (2013)
- Mandal, B., Kailasam, M., Bera, A., Sukumaran, K., Hussain, T., Biswas, G. and Vijayan, K.K., 2021. Standardization of oocyte size during artificial fertilization and optimization of stocking density during indoor larval and outdoor nursery rearing of captive spotted scat (Scatophagus argus) for a viable juvenile production system. Aquaculture, 534, 1-17.
- Biswas, G., Sundaray, J.K., Bhattacharyya, S.B., Anand, P.S., Ghoshal, T.K., De, D., Kumar, P., Sukumaran, K., Bera A., Mandal, B. and Kailasam, M., (2017). Influence of feeding, periphyton and compost application on the performances of striped grey mullet (Mugil cephalus L.) fingerlings in fertilized brackishwater ponds. Aquaculture, 481, pp.64-71.
- Mandal, B., Kumar, R., Jayasankar, P., 2014. Efficacy of exogenous hormone (GnRHa) for induced breeding of climbing perch Anabas testudineus (Bloch, 1792) and the influence of operational sex ratio on spawning success. Animal Reproduction Science, Vol. 171, pp. 114-120.
- Mandal, B., Sawant, P. B., Dasgupta, S., Chadha, N. K., Sundaray, J. K., Sawant, B. T., Bera, A., 2017. Deviation of habitat salinity during seasonal gonad recrudescence affects plasma sex steroid levels and suppresses gonadal maturation in a euryhaline fish Etroplus suratensis. Aquaculture Research, Vol. 48 (12), pp. 5973–5983.
- Biswas, G., Sundaray, J.K., Bhattacharyya, S.B., Shyne Anand, P.S., Ghoshal, T.K., De, D., Kumar, Prem, Sukumaran, K., Bera, A., Mandal, B., Kailasam, M., 2017. Influence of feeding, periphyton and compost application on the performances of striped grey mullet (Mugil cephalus L.) fingerlings in fertilized brackishwater ponds. Aquaculture, Vol. 481, Pp. 64-71
- Mandal B. Kailasam, M., Bera, A., Sukumaran, K., Hussain, Makesh M., Thiagrajana G., Vijayan, K.K., 2020. Gonadal recrudescence and annual reproductive hormone pattern of captive female Spotted Scats (Scatophagus argus). Animal Reproduction Science 106273.
- Bera, A., Kailasam, M., Mandal, B., Padiyar, A., Ambasankar, K., Sukumaran, K., Makesh, M., Kumararaja, P., Subburaj, R., Thiagarajan, G. and Vijayan, K.K., 2021. Maturity induction and extended spawning kinetics of milkfish (Chanos chanos) administered with combined GnRHa and 17α-methyl testosterone pellet at varied frequencies. Aquaculture, 543, 1-17.
- Sukumaran, K., Thomas, D., Rekha, M.U., Angel, J.R.J., Bera, A., Mandal, B., Subburaj, R., Thiagarajan, G., Makesh, M., Ambasankar, K. and Krishnakumar, K., 2021. Reproductive maturation and induced breeding of two geographical groups of grey mullet, Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758. Aquaculture, 536, 1-11.