Basic Information

Name: Debasis Mitra
(Apr 1993–）

Birth
Location: Midnapur, India

Titles: Microbiologist Researcher (Plant-Microbes Interaction)

Affiliations: ICAR- National Rice Research Institute Raiganj University

Honor: Unknown

1. Introduction

Debasis Mitra is an Indian Researcher, known for his numerous contributions to the application and formulation of beneficial plant growth-promoting microorganisms at the laboratory and field level for sustainable crop production, protection and development.

Debasis Mitra received B.Sc. Biotechnology degree from Oriental Institute of Science and Technology, Vidyasagar University, India and M.Sc. Biotechnology degree from Graphic Era (Deemed to be University), India. He is an alumnus researcher of Division of Soil Science & Agrl. Chemistry, ICAR- Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, India. Currently, he is a Doctoral Scholar in the Department of Microbiology at Raiganj University, Raiganj, West Bengal 733134 India, working at ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, India and completed his virtual doctoral internship from Agroenvironmental and Health Biotechnology Laboratory, Universidad de Santander, Colombia. He earned online course certificates on "Microbiology and Forensic Science" from Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan; "Climate Change" from Macquarie University, Australia and "Agriculture and the World We Live In" from Massey University, New Zealand in the year 2018.

2. Academic Achievements

He has published more than 72 research and review papers in various high-impact peer-reviewed journals of national and international repute, contributed 4 books, 25 book chapters, 1 newsletter, 2 research technical bulletin, 1 extended-summary, 3 technology, 100 e-Publication, Editor/EBM of 6 Journal, 8 journal special edited, 130 number of paper reviewed (WoS) and several popular articles in leading magazines and journals.

In 2021, D Mitra is awarded as Fellow of Scholars Academic and Scientific Society (FSASS), received best editor award in "Indian Journal of Microbiology Research", and best reviewer of the year 2022 in "Current Agriculture Research Journal" & "Biomedical and Pharmacology Journal" and ranked 5th (2022) & 4th (2023) in World Scientist and University Rankings 2022, 2023 by AD Scientific Index.

He has developed "Cocopeat with rice husk and saw dust compost as a nursery medium for growing vegetable seedlings" at ICAR- Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, India and as one of the co-author, developed "Microbial consortium (MC) for pest and disease management in rice-horticulture based cropping system in Sikkim and Bio-fertilizer consortium (BC) for nutrient management in rice-horticulture based cropping system in Sikkim" at ICAR- ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, India.

He has attended several national and international conferences/webinar/seminar/workshop symposium/ lectures. He is a member of International Association for Agricultural Sustainability, American Association for Science and Technology, South American Mycorrhizal Research Network, GEO BON: Group on Earth Observations Biodiversity Observation Network, Society for the Study of Evolution and International Association of Oncology.

Debasis Mitra has been on the editor or editorial boards of BioMed Research International – Microbiology, Open Soil Science and Environment, International Journal of Sustainable Agricultural Research, American Journal of Agricultural Science, Engineering, and Technology, Applied Research in Science and Technology, Acta Scientific Biotechnology, Indian Journal of Microbiology Research, Acta Scientific Agriculture and Acta Scientific Microbiology. He served as special issue lead editor, guest editor and reviewer of more than fifty several national and international journals.

His research is focused on Plant-Microbe Interactions, Mycorrhizal interactions, Soil Microbiology, Bio-control, Molecular Biology and Strigolactones.