Dr. N. K. Chadha

Principal Scientist & Head( Acting )
Division of Aquaculture

Ph. D (Aquaculture)

+91 22 26361446 | Extn: 408(O)

nkchadha@cife.edu.in

Research Interests

  • Inland saline aquaculture
  • Freshwater finfish and shellfish culture
  • Freshwater finfish and shellfish hatchery seed production

Research Papers

  • M. Afzal Khan, A.K.Jafri, N.K.Chadha and U.Usmani, 2003. Growth and body composition of rohu(Labeo rohita) fed diets containing oilseed meals: partial or total replacement of fish meal with soybean meal. Aquaculture Nutrition 2003, 9:391-396.
  • Venugopal,G.,Anup Mandal, N.K.Chadha and Musharraf Ali, 2003. Growth and survival of Macrobrachium rosenbergii with reference to temperature and hardness. Indian J.Fish, 50 (3) 373-378.
  • Afzal Khan,Ahmad khalil Jafri and Narendra Kumar Chadha, 2004. Growth and body composition of rohu, Labeo rohita (Hamilton), fed compound diet: winter feeding and rearing to marketable size. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 20: 265-270.Blackwell-Verlag, Berlin.
  • M.Afzal Khan, A.K.Jafri and N.K.Chadha, 2004. Growth, reproductive performance, muscle and egg composition in grass carp, Ctenopharyngodon idella(Valenciennes), fed hydrilla or formulated diets with varying protein levels. Aquaculture Research 35:1277-1285.Blackwell Publishing, Oxford.
  • Raizada Sudhir, N.K.Chadha, Hasan Javed, M.Ali, I.J.Singh, Sanjeevan Kumar and Ashok Kumar, 2005. Monoculture of giant fresh water prawn,Macrobrachium rosenbergii in inland saline eco-system.J.Aqua.Trop.20 (10), 45-56.
  • Afzal Khan,A.K.Jafri and N.K.Chadha, 2005. Effects of varying dietary protein levels on growth, reproductive performance, body and eggs composition of rohu, Labeo rohita (Hamilton). Aquaculture Nutrition, 11, 11-17.
  • M.Afzal Khan,Ahmad Khalil Jafri and Narendra Kumar Chadha, 2005. Impact of Polyhouse Culture During Winter on Ovarian Maturity, Growth, Muscle, and Egg Composition of Carps. Journal of Applied Aquaculture, Vol.17 (2), 1-18.
  • Sudhir Raizada, N.K.Chadha, Musharraf Ali, Ashok Kumar and Hasan Javed, 2005. Length weight relationship of milk fish, Chanos chanos (Forskal) reared in inland saline ground water.Indian J. Fish. 52 (1), 115-117.
  • Fielder, D.S., S. Raizada, N.K. Chadha and G.L. Allan, 2008. Development of hatchery and growout technology for Macrobrachium rosenbergii using saline groundwater in northern India. Skretting Australasian Aquaculture, Brisbane, Australia.
  • Sagar C. Mandal, M.P.S.Kohli, N.P.Sahu, C.Prakash, N.K.Chadha, S.Munilkumar and Pronob Das, 2009. Substitution of Live Feed by Formulated Diet: Effect on the Growth and Survival of Betta splendens (REGAN) Fry. J.Indian Fish Assoc., 36:55-64.
  • Bera A., Dasgupta S., Banerjee Sawant, P., Chadha, N.K., Pal , A.K., 2011. Cyclic long term hypoxia impairs endocrine and reproductive functions in gold fish, Carassius auratus. Indian J. Sci. Technol., 9th ISRPF Issue, Vol. 4 No. S 8, pp 243-244.
  • Amar Gaikwad, N.K.Chadha, A.R.T.Arasu, S.Dam Roy, Paramita Banerjee Sawant, Avinash Rasala and Kiran Rasala, 2012. Brine Shrimp (Artemia): Biomass production Under Controlled Conditions Using Different Agro By – Products. Asian Aquaculture Network, Vol.3, Issue: 10, pp21-23.
  • Vikas Phulia, Neha Saxena, N.K. Chadha, Ankur Jamwal, Gunjan Karnatak and Th. Ponil Singh, 2012. Functional Aqua feeds: New Dimension in Fish Nutrition. Crop Improvement Journal, Special Issue (International Conference on Sustainable Agriculture for Food and Livelihood Security held at PAU, Ludhiana during 27-29 Nov., 2012). pp. 1345-1346.
  • Upasana Mishra, S Dam Roy, Soibam Khogan Singh, N.K.Chadha, Venkateshvarlu G, and N Ashalaxmi, 2013. Haemato-immunological and enzymatic characteristics of Deccan Mahseer,Tor khudree (Sykes, 1839) fry fed enriched formulated diet and live feed. The Israeli Journal of Aquaculture-Bamidgeh, 64: 849-857.
  • Soibam Khogan Singh, V.K.Tiwari, N.K.Chadha, Chander Prakash, Munil Sukham, Pronob Das, S.C.Mandal and Thongam Ibemcha Chanu, 2013. Effect of Bacillus circulans and fructooligosacharide supplementation on growth and haemato-immunologiacal function of Labeo rohita (Hamilton, 1822) fingerlings exposed to sub-lethal nitrite stress. The Israeli Journal of Aquaculture-Bamidgeh, 64: 894-904.
  • Thongam Ibemcha Chanu, S. Dam Roy, N.K.Chadha, Kiran Dube Rawat, Arun Sharma, Kundan Kumar, 2013. Antistress Ability of Eclipta Alba Ethanol Extract in Labeo calbasu Fingerlings Exposed to Acid Stress. The Israeli Journal of Aquaculture-Bamidgeh, 65: 837- 845.
  • Ravi Charan, Padinhate Purayil Suresh Babu, Gundaboena Venugopal, Narinder Kumar Chadha & Kimmula Bhaskara Sreeramamurty, 2013. Effect of aromatase inhibitors on the ovarian development of stunted yearlings of rohu (Labeo rohita ) : a preliminary study. Aquacult Int. DOI 10.1007/s10499-013-9697-7.
  • Manohar Lal Ojha, Narinder Kumar Chadha, Ved Prakash Saini, Sibnarayan Damroy, Chander Prakash and Paramita Banerjee Sawant, 2013. Effect of ethanolic extract of Mucuna pruriens on growth and haematology of Labeo rohita fingerlings. Eco. Env. & Cons. 19 (3) : pp 902-912.
  • Amar Gaikwad, N.K.Chadha, A.R.T.Arasu, A.R.Vijay and Bindhi S Kumar, 2013. Comparative evaluation of efficacy of using ground nut oil cake, till seed cake, yeast and rice bran as food for brine shrimp Artemia sp; culture. Eco. Env. & Cons. 19 (4) : pp 239-243.
  • Manohar Lal Ojha, Narinder Kumar Chadha, Ved Prakash Saini, Sibnarayan Damroy, Chander Prakash Gupta and Paramita Banerjee Sawant, 2013. Effect of Ethanolic Extract of Pedalium murex on Growth and Haemato-Immunological Parameters of Labeo rohita. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., India, Sect. B Biol. Sci. DOI 10. 1007/s40011–013–282-7.
  • Absar Alam, N.K.Chadha, K.D.Joshi, S.K.Chakraborty, Paramita Banerjee Sawant, Tarkeshwar Kumar, Kalpana Srivastava, S.C.S.Das and A.P.Sharma, 2014. Food and Feeding Ecology of the Non-native Nile Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) in the River Yamuna. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., India, Sect. B Biol. Sci. DOI 10.007/s40011–014–0338-3.
  • Pradyut Biswas, M.P.S. Kohli, N.K.Chadha, B.K. Bhattacharya, Dipesh Debnath, Sona Yengkokpam, K. K. Sarma, Pranab Gogoi, Amulya Kakati, A.P. Sharma, 2014. Optimising stocking density of Labeo rohita fry in cage aquaculture system as a tool for floodplain wetland fisheries management. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., India, Sect. B Biol. Sci. DOI 10. 1007/s40011–014–0338-3.
  • Bhagawati.K., N. K. Chadha, D. Sarma, P. B. Sawant and M. S. Akhtar , 2014. Physiological Responses of Golden Mahseer (Tor putitora) Fry to Dietary Zinc and Assessment of its Optimum Requirement. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., India, Sect. B Biol. Sci. DOI 10.1007/s40011-014-0383-y.
  • Sawant P.B, Bera A, Dasgupta S, Sawant BT, Chadha NK, Pal AK, (2014) p53 Dependent Apoptotic Cell Death Induces Embryonic Malformation inCarassius auratus under Chronic Hypoxia. PLoS ONE 9(7): e102650. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0102650.

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