Sharmistha Ghosal, Carlos Casal, Fergie Ann Quilloy, Endang M. Septiningsih et al.
Anaerobic germination (AG) is an important trait for direct-seeded rice (DSR) to be successful. Rice usually has low germination under anaerobic conditions, which leads to a poor crop stand in DSR when rain occurs after seeding. The ability of rice to germinate under water reduces the risk of poor c...
K. M. Iftekharuddaula, Helal Uddin Ahmed, Sharmistha Ghosal, Zakiah Rahman Moni et al.
Submergence tolerant high yielding rice variety was developed using BR11 as a recipient parent applying foreground, phenotypic and background selection approaches. Recombinant selection was found essential to minimize linkage drag by BC2F2 generation. Without recombinant selection, the introgression...
K. M. Iftekharuddaula, Helal Uddin Ahmed, Sharmistha Ghosal, Al Amin et al.
Flash flooding imparts adverse effect on rice production worldwide. Because of the needs for multiple cropping and to avoid incidences of cold and diseases later in the season, early maturing submergence tolerant varieties have been urgently needed in some rice producing areas. Marker-assisted backc...
Sharmistha Ghosal, Fergie Ann Quilloy, Carlos Casal, Endang M. Septiningsih et al.
Abstract Background Anaerobic germination is one of the most important traits for rice under direct-seeded conditions. The trait reduces risk of crop failure due to waterlogged conditions after seeding and allows water to be used as a means of weed control. The identification of QTLs and causal gene...
Priya Lal Biswas, Ujjal Kumar Nath, Sharmistha Ghosal, Gayatri Goswami et al.
Bacterial blight (BB) is caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae and is one of the most important diseases in rice. It results in significantly reduced productivity throughout all rice-growing regions of the world. Four BB resistance genes have been reported; however, introgression of a single gene ...
Md Ibrahim Khalil, Md Mahmudul Hassan, Swadesh Chandra Samanta, Abul Kashem Chowdhury et al.
The world's low-lying rice (Oryza sativa) cultivation areas are under threat of submergence or flash flooding due to global warming. Rice plants manifest a variety of physiological and morphological changes to cope with submergence and hypoxia, including lowering carbohydrate consumption, inhibiting...
K. M. Iftekharuddaula, Sharmistha Ghosal, Zennia Jean Gonzaga, Al Amin et al.
A total of 300 germplasm accessions collected from submergence-prone areas of Bangladesh were selected from the genebank of the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) for an allelic diversity study on submergence tolerance during the vegetative stage. Through screening under controlled submergenc...
PL Biswas, HN Barman, Sharmistha Ghosal, S Tohiduzzaan et al.
Twenty eight rice genotypes were evaluated for their stability in respect of grain yield and growth duration during boro season of 2007-08 over five locations viz. Gazipur, Jamalpur, Comilla, Jinaidhah, and Rajshahi. Variances for genotypes, locations, and G × E interactions were significant for bot...
Anumalla Mahender, Apurva Khanna, Margaret Catolos, Joie Ramos et al.
Developing high-yielding, flood-tolerant rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties is essential for enhancing productivity and livelihoods in flood-prone ecologies. We explored genetic avenues beyond the well-known SUB1A gene to improve flood resilience in rice. We screened a collection of 6274 elite genotyp...
Priyankar Biswas, Ujjal Kumar Nath, Sharmistha Ghosal, AK Patwary
Genotype-environment interactions through different stability parameters and performance traits of four fine rice genotypes were studied. The traits were; days to 50% flowering, days to maturity, plant height (cm), number of effective tillers per hill, panicle length (cm), number of fertile grains p...
Sharmistha Ghosal, PL Biswas, Mst. Minara Khatun, Shahana Khatun
Eighteen advanced breeding lines were evaluated for yield and yield contributing characters to observe their variability, associations and direct and indirect effect on yield during Boro season, 2009. All the tested characters showed significant variation. Effective tillers/m2 and spikelet sterility...
Sharmistha Ghosal
Background and objective: Febrile Seizure (FS) is the commonest seizure disorder among under 5 children. Iron deficiency is a documented risk factor of FS and as the data about the relationship of iron deficiency with FS among Bangladeshi children is scanty, this study was undertaken to assess the a...
Subrata Roy, Md Abid Hossain Mollah, MA Mannan, Zohora Jameela Khan et al.
Background: The use of disposable diaper is gradually increasing for the infants in our country. However, the major hazard of diaper is diaper dermatitis. The magnitude of diaper related hazards is unknown in Bangladesh. This study was conducted to assess the frequency of hazards of wearing diaper a...
Anumalla Mahender, Apurva Khanna, Margaret Catolos, Joie Ramos et al.
Abstract Developing high-yielding, flood-tolerant rice varieties is essential for enhancing productivity and livelihoods in flood-prone ecologies. We explored genetic avenues beyond the well-known SUB1A gene to improve flood resilience in rice. We screened a collection of 6,274 elite genotypes from ...
A K M Shalahuddin, K. M. Iftekharuddaula, Sharmistha Ghosal, Mohsin Khan et al.
Tolerance to submergence stress is an important breeding objective for the areas where rice cultivars are subjected to complete inundation for a week or more. Submergence tolerance is an important trait for rice (Oryza sativa L.) in the flash flood-prone ecosystem. The trait is largely controlled by...
Md Benzamin, Md. Rafiqul Islam, Nayma Rahman, Sharmistha Ghosal et al.
Wilson disease is an autosomal recessive, copper storage disease, caused by a mutation in the ATP7B gene. Due to mutation in ATP7B is decreased secretion of ceruloplasmin into blood and decrease in excretion of copper into bile. Excess copper accumulate to toxic levels,mainly in the liver and second...
Dr Sharmistha Ghosal, Md Rafiqul Islam, Bodhrun Naher, Ayesha Siddiqua et al.
Introduction: Pancreatitis is a global health problem. Up to 10-25% of patients who have no clear risk factors and are classified as idiopathic chronic pancreatitis (ICP). The pathogenesis of ICP is poorly understood. During last two decades it has become acceptable that development of pancreatitis ...
Md Rafiqul Islam, Khandokar Urmina Akther, Sharmistha Ghosal, Ayesha Siddiqua
Congenital bilateral ectropion of the eyelids is a rare, benign condition reported in ophthalmic literature. It is more frequently associated with Down’s syndrome, ichthyosis and sporadic cases in newborns from the black population. A rare case of primary congenital ectropion of all four eyelids in ...
Khondaker Mobasher Ahmed, Md Nazmul Hassan, Bodhrun Naher, Urmi Roy et al.
Background: Extrahepatic portal venous obstruction accounts for 80% of cases of portal hypertension. Of all cases of portal hypertension (PHT) in developing countries, 40% are due to portal vein thrombosis. No risk factors were found in most of the cases of extrahepatic portal hypertension. To date,...
Md Nazmul Hassan, Md Rafiqul Islam, Khondoker Mobasher Ahmed, Urmy Roy et al.
Background: Helicobacter Pylori Infection (HPI) is usually acquired during childhood, without specific treatment this infection rarely resolves spontaneously. Therefore, correct diagnosis is necessary for the effective eradication and there is no single test can be regarded as the gold standard for ...