Publications by authors named "Anurakti Shukla"

The present study was conducted to evaluate the arsenic (As) contamination and possible associated health hazards to exposed population in four villages of two districts (Nadia and North 24 Parganas) of West Bengal, India. The study included two villages each from Nadia (Jaguli and Kugacchi) and North 24 Parganas (Chamta and Byaspur) districts. Groundwater, surface water, soil, rice grains and rice-based food samples were collected from these villages.

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The present study analyzed the effects of individual microbes and their consortium (Priestia endophytica NDAS01F, Bacillus licheniformis NDSA24R, and P. flexa NDAS28R) either alone or in interaction with thiourea (TU) on growth and responses of rice plants subjected to As stress (50 mg kg in soil) in a pot experiment. The bacteria used in the experiment were isolated from As contaminated fields of Nadia, West Bengal and showed significant As removal potential in in vitro experiment.

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Arsenic (As) is a carcinogenic element threatening the health of millions of people around the world. The sources for human exposure include drinking water, crops, processed food items, vegetables, mushrooms, animal products etc. The people at most risk are those living in hotspots of As contamination viz.

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The rapid pace of industrial, agricultural and anthropogenic activities in the 20 century has resulted in contamination of heavy metals across the globe. Arsenic (As) is a ubiquitous, naturally occurring toxic metalloid, contaminating the soil and water and affecting human health in several countries. Several physicochemical methods exist for the cleanup of As contamination but these are expensive and disastrous to microbes and soil.

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Introduction: As a consequence of a sessile lifestyle, plants often have to face a number of life threatening abiotic and biotic stresses. Plants counteract the stresses through morphological and physiological adaptations, which are imparted through flexible and well-coordinated network of signalling and effector molecules, where phytohormones play important role. Hormone synthesis, signal transduction, perception and cross-talks create a complex network.

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