Dr Debasis De, Principal Scientist

Dr Debasis De, Principal Scientist

ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture

Email: [email protected]

Experience

My research interests include the nutrient enrichment of unconventional plant ingredients and replacement of fishmeal; farm-made feeds for brackishwater finfishes and polyculture; and nutrient requirements of brackishwater fish and shellfish species. My research area also includes feed development and culture of hilsa shad (Tenualosa ilisha), a migratory fish. I have twenty years’ research experience in the field of brackishwater finfish and shellfish nutrition and feed biotechnology. I am a recipient of the Endeavour Research Fellowship of the Australian Government and Nanaji Deshmukh Award for Outstanding Interdisciplinary Team Research from ICAR, Government of India. I am an Executive Committee member of the Society of Coastal Aquaculture and Fisheries in India.

Projects

  • Enrichment of aquafeed with cellulolytic and amylolytic microbes isolated from digestive tract of brackishwater fishes.
  • Stock characterisation, captive breeding, seed production and culture of hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha).
  • Strategies for sustainable management of degraded coastal land and water for enhancing the livelihood security of farming communities.

Publications

Journal articles / periodicals

  • De D., Ghoshal T.K., Biswas G., Mukherjee S., Kumar S., Anand P.S.S., Raja R.A. and Vijayan K.K. (2018). Evaluation of Growth Performance in Mugil cephalus l. Juveniles Fed Diets Incorporated with Fermented Plant Feedstuffs Replacing Fishmeal or Diets Supplemented with Fish Gut Bacteria. Journal of Food Processing & Technology, Vol.9(4), pp. 728-736.
  • De, D., Ananda Raja, R., Ghoshal, T.K., Mukherjee, S. and Vijayan, K.K. (2018). Evaluation of growth, feed utilization efficiency and immune parameters in tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) fed diets supplemented with or diet fermented with gut bacterium Bacillus sp. DDKRC1. isolated from gut of Asian seabass (Lates calcarifer). Aquaculture Research, Vol. 49(6), pp. 2147-2155.
  • 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. 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, Vol. 481, pp. 64–71.
  • Kumar, S., Shyne Anand, P.S., De, D., Deo, A.D., Ghoshal, T.K., Sundaray, J.K., Ponniah, A.G., Jithendran, K.P., Ananda Raja, R., Biswas, G. and Lalitha, N. (2015). Effects of biofloc under different carbon sources and protein levels on water quality, growth performance and immune responses in black tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon (Fabricius, 1978). Aquaculture Research, Vo. 48(3), pp. 1168-1182.
  • Kumar, S., Shyne Anand, P.S., De, D., Sundaray, J.K., Ananda Raja, R., Biswas, G., Ponniah, A.G., Ghoshal, T.K., Deo, A.D., Panigrahi, A. and Muralidhar, M. (2013). Effects of carbohydrate supplementation on growth performance in Penaeus monodon juveniles and sub-adults and impact on water quality and microbial dynamics. Aquaculture International, Vol. 22(2), pp. 901-912.
  • De, D., Ghoshal, T.K., Ananda Raja, R. and Kumar S. (2015). Growth performance, nutrient digestibility and digestive enzyme activity in Asian seabass, Lates calcarifer juveniles fed diets supplemented with cellulolytic and amylolytic gut bacteria isolated from brackishwater fish. Aquaculture Research, Vol. 46(7), pp. 1688-1698.
  • De, D., Ghoshal, T.K. and Ananda Raja, R.(2014). Characterization of enzyme-producing bacteria isolated from the gut of Asian seabass, Lates calcarifer and milkfish, Chanos chanos and their application for nutrient enrichment of feed ingredients. Aquaculture Research, Vol. 45(9), pp. 1573-1580.
  • Shyne Anand, P.S. , Kumar, S., Panigrahi, A., Ghoshal, T.K., Syama Dayal, J., Biswas, G., Sundaray, J.K., De, D., Ananda Raja, R., Deo, A.D., Pillai, S.M. and Ravichandran, P. (2012). Effects of C:N ratio and substrate integration on periphyton biomass, microbial dynamics and growth of Penaeus monodon juveniles. Aquaculture International, Vol. 21(2), pp. 511-524.
  • De, D., Ghoshal, T.K. and Kundu, J. (2012). Effect of Feeding Different Levels of Protein on Growth Performance, Feed Utilization and Digestive Enzyme of Grey Mullet (Mugil cephalus L). Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology, Vol. 12, pp. 179-186.
  • Biswas, G., Ananda Raja, R., De, D., Sundaray, J.K., Ghoshal, T.K., Shyne Anand, P.S., Kumar, S., Panigrahi, A., Thirunavukkarasu, A.R. and Ponniah, A.G. (2012). Evaluation of Production and Economic Returns of Two Brackishwater Polyculture Systems in Tide-fed Ponds. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, Vol. 28, pp. 116–122.
  • Biswas, G., Ghoshal, T.K., Natarajan, M., Thirunavukkarasu, A.R., Sundaray, J.K. , Kailasam, M., De, D., Sukumaran, K., Kumar, P. and Ponniah, A.G. (2013). Effects of stocking density and presence or absence of soil base on growth, weight variation, survival and body composition of pearlspot, Etroplus suratensis (Bloch) fingerlings. Aquaculture Research, Vol. 44, pp. 1266-1276.
  • De, D., Shyne Anand, P.S., Sinha, S. and Suresh, V.R. (2013). Study on preferred food items of Hilsa (Tenualosa isilha). International Journal of Agriculture and Food Science Technology, Vol. 4(7), pp. 647-658.
  • Biswas, G., De, D., Thirunavukkarasu, A.R., Natarajan, M., Sundaray, J.K., Kumar, P., Ghoshal, T.K., Ponniah, A.G., Sarkar, A. (2012). Effects of stocking density, feeding, fertilization and combined fertilization-feeding on the performances of striped grey mullet (Mugil cephalus L.) fingerlings in brackishwater pond rearing systems. Aquaculture, Vol. 338–341, pp. 284–292.
  • De, D., T.K. Ghoshal, Kundu, J. and S.A. Ali. (2012). Effect of Leucaena leucocephala leaf meal in diet of Liza parsia. Indian Journal of Animal Nutrition, Vol. 29(3), pp. 279-283.
  • De, D., T.K. Ghoshal, Kundu, J. and S.A. Ali. (2011). Optimal dietary lipid requirement for grey mullet, Mugil cephalus. Indian Journal of Animal Nutrition, Vol. 28(3), pp. 433-439.

Books and monographs

  • De, D. and Ghoshal, T.K.G., Ambasankar, K. and Syama Dayal, J. (2012). Farm made feed for Asian Seabass. CIBA Technology Series No. 9. 12p.
  • Shyne Anand, P.S., Kumar, S., Deo, A.D., Panigrahi, A., Ghoshal, T.K., Sundaray, J.K., De, D., Syamadayal, J., Biswas, G., Ananda Raja, R., Ravisankar, T., Ponniah, A.G., Ravichandran, P. and Gopal, C. (2014). Periphyton based shrimp culture - a sustainable technology. CIBA Technology series No. 11. 12p.
  • De, D., Biswas, G., Ghoshal, T.K.G., Ananda Raja, R., Shyne Anand, P. S., Kumar, S., Panigrahi, A., Kumaraguru Vasagam, K.P., Ambasankar, K. and Vijayan, K.K. (2018). Poly plus – a cost effective feed for brackishwater polyculture. CIBA Technology Series No. 15. 16p.
  • Suresh V.R., Sajina, A.M., Dasgupta, S., De. D., Chattopadhyay, D.N., Behera, B.K., Ranjan, R., Mohindra, V. and Bhattacharya, S. (2017). Current Status of Knowledge on hilsa. ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, ISBN No. 81-85482-22-5, 108p.
  • De, D., Kumar, P., Shyne Anand, P.S. and Vijayan, K.K. (2017). Culture of Hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha) with Formulated Feed in Brackishwater Pond at North East Coast of India. CIBA Extension Series No. 59.

Book chapters and articles within proceedings

  • Ghoshal, T.K., De, D., Das, S., Biswas, G., Kumar, P. and Christina, L. (2017). Brackishwater Aquaculture Practices in Coastal West Bengal. In: Souvenir, Seminar and Farmers’ interaction on Coastal Ecosystem of India - Recent Development and Future Strategies. Organized by the Indian Society of Coastal Agricultural Research, held at ICAR-National Institute of Research on Jute and Allied Fibre Technology, Kolkata on 18th March, 2017, pp. 61-67.
  • De, D. and Naha, S. (2016). Nutrition and Metabolism of fish: differences between herbivorous, carnivorous and omnivorous fish. In: Das, A., Singh, P., Chaturvedi, V.B., Dutta, N., and Verma, A.K. (eds.) (2016). Recent Trends in Comparative Animal Nutrition. CAFT in Animal Nutrition, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar (UP), India, pp. 104-107.
  • Ghoshal, T.K., De, D., Biswas, G. Kumar, Prem, Christina, L., Das, S. and Vijayan K.K. (2016). Development and dissemination of low-cost farm-made formulated feed for improved production efficiency in brackishwater polyculture. In: Miao, W. and Lal, K.K., eds., Sustainable intensification of aquaculture in the Asia-Pacific region: Documentation of successful practices. Chapter 5, FAO. 2016. Bangkok, Thailand.
  • De, D. and Mukherjee, S. (2016). Gut microbial diversity of non-mammalian vertebrates. In: Das, A., Singh, P., Chaturvedi, V. B., Dutta, N., and Verma, A. K. (eds.) (2016). Recent Trends in Comparative Animal Nutrition.CAFT in Animal Nutrition, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar (UP), India. pp. 62-66.
  • De, D. (2014). Immunostimulants Probiotics and Prebiotics: Application in Aquaculture. In: Frontiers in Aquaculture. pp. 213-222, Narendra Publishing House, Delhi.
  • De, D., Ghoshal, T.K., Ambasankar, K. and Syama Dayal, J. (2011). Use of Probiotics and prebiotics for improving nutrient use efficiency in Aquaculture. In: Nutrient Use Efficiency in Aquaculture. CIBA Special Publication No. 60, pp. 141-146.
  • De. D. and Ananda Raja, R. (2012). Application of probiotics and prebiotics for disease management in Aquaculture. In: Training Manual on Hands on Training on Disease Management and Diagnostic in Brackishwater Aquaculture (13-17 February, 2012). Pillai, S.M. et al. (eds.), Published by the Director, CIBA, pp. 105-109.
  • De. D. and Ananda Raja, R. (2012). Culture of strict anaerobic microbes. In: Training Manual on Hands on Training on Disease Management and Diagnostic in Brackishwater Aquaculture (13-17 February, 2012). Pillai, S.M. et al. (Eds.), Published by the Director, CIBA, pp. 105-109.
  • De, D. and Ghoshal, T.K. (2011). Microbial feed supplement in aquaculture. In: Advances in aquaculture nutrition and feed processing technology. CIBA Special Publication No. 57, pp. 48-51.
  • De, D. and Ghoshal, T.K. (2011). Development of farm made feed for seabass. In: Advances in aquaculture nutrition and feed processing technology. CIBA Special Publication No. 57, pp. 226-229.

Contact details

ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture,
75, Santhome High Road, R.A. Puram,
Chennai 600028
Tamil Nadu
India
Mobile: +91 (44) 24618817
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Email: [email protected]