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Sridhar V.

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Designation: 
Principal Scientist (Agrl Entomology)
Division/Section: 
Division of Crop Protection
Specialisation: 
Insecticide Resistance Management; Climate change and pests
Qualification: 
M.Sc.(Ag.);Ph.D.
Research Accomplishments: 

 

(During the Period of 2019-2023) 

  1. Developed Light trap based IPM package for the invasive South American tomato moth, Phthorimaea absoluta on tomato.
  2. Light cum suction trap for Tuta  insect developed and applied for patent
  3. Management intervensions for invasive thrips,  Thrips parvispinus on chilli.
  4. Biointensive management brinjal shoot and fruit borer, Leucinodes orbonalis
  5. Identified Solanum pennelli as resistance source for P. absoluta (Tuta absoluta)
Varieties / Technologies Developed: 

 

  1. Developed Light cum suction trap for  attraction of insect pests.
  2. IPM : A new invasive pest,  South American Tomato leaf miner/moth, Tuta absoluta was  reported first time from India during 2014 on tomato and standardized  Light trap based IPM protocol for its management.
  3. IRM:  use of plant oils as synergists.
  4. Pest Management  on vegetables and flower crops under protected structures/polyhouses
Publications: 

(Best 10/High Impact) 

  1. Sridhar, V.,  L. S. Vinesh,  M. Jayashankar, P. D. Kamala Jayanthi and Abraham Verghese 2017.  CLIMEX modelling for risk assessment of Asian Fruit  fly, Bactrocera papaya (Drew and Hancock, 1994) in India. Journal of Environmental  Biology, 38: 105-113. (NAAS rating 7.1).
  2. Sridhar, V., A. K. Chakravarthy,  Ashokan, R., Vinesh, L. S., Rebijith, K. B. and Vennila, S. 2014.  New record on the Invasive south American tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in India, Pest Management in Horticultural Ecosystems. 20 (2): 148-154. (NAAS rating 5.05).
  3. Sridhar, V., Sadashiva, A.T., Keshava Rao, V., Swathi, P., & Gadad, H. (2019). Trichome and biochemical basis of resistance against Tuta absoluta in tomato genotypes. Plant Genetic Resources: Characterization and Utilization, 17 (3), 301-305 (NAAS rating 7.08).
  4. Venkatesan, T. , Sridhar, V.,  Yan Tomason., Jalali,  S. K.,  Behere, G.T., Shanthi, R.M., Ravinder Kumar., Gopinath, V.V., Padma, N. and Umesh K. Reddy,  2016, Use of expressed sequence tag microsatellite markers for population genetic research of Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from India. Canadian Entomologist,  148: 187–199. (NAAS rating 6.97).
  5. Nitin Kanle Satishchandra, Sridhar Vaddi, Sangya Onkara Naik, Akshay Kumar Chakravarthy, Remzi Atlihan; Effect of Temperature and CO2 on Population Growth of South American Tomato Moth, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) on Tomato, Journal of Economic Entomology, Volume 111, Issue 4, 3 August 2018, Pages 1614–1624, https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toy143. (NAAS rating 8.38).
  6. Sridhar, V.,  Rachana, R.R.,  Prasannakumar, N.R.,  Venkataravanappa, V., Sireesha, K.,  Anitha Kumari, D.,  Madhavi Reddy, K.,  Onkara S. Naik , Sree Chandana, P. and Krishna Reddy, M. 2021. Dominance of invasive species, Thrips parvispinus (Karny) over the existing chilli thrips, Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood on chilli in the southern states of India with a note on its host range: A likely case of species displacement.   Pest Management in Horticultural Ecosystems, 27 (2): 132-136 (NAAS rating 5.05).
  7. Vanitha, S.,  Jayanthi,  P.D.K., Ramegowda, G.K., Saravan Kumar, P. Vivek, K., Raghava, T.,  Shivashankara, K.S., Sridhar, V.,  and  Lingaiah, H. B. 2021. Volatile chemical signals underlying the host plant preferences of Tuta absoluta. Entomologia experimentalis et Applicata 169: 997 - 1007.
  8. Jayanthi, P.D.K., Gadad,  H.S., Saravan Kumar, R., Sridhar, V., Laxman, R.H. and Ravindra, M.B. 2021. Low moisture stress influences plant volatile emissions affecting herbivore interactions in tomato, Solanum lycopersicum. Ecological Entomology, 46: 637-650  (NAAS rating 8.47).
  9. Pritha Ghosh, K. S. Jagadish, M. G. Purushothama, Peter Hanson , Mohamed Rakha , Paola Sotelo-Cardona , V. Sridhar and R. Srinivasan. 2013. Performance of Wild Tomato Accessions and Elucidation of Resistance against Invasive Pest Phthorimaea absoluta Damage under Tropical Conditions. Horticulturae  9, 143. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae9020143  (NAAS rating 8.92) 
  10. Sunil Joshi, Haseena Bhaskar, V.S. Aashiq Poon, B.R. Jayanthi Mala P.D. Kamala Jayanthi Sachin G. Pai, Sachin V. Thite, Ajay K. Sood, Santosh C. Kedar, V. Sridhar, K.B. Deepthy,Omprakash Navik, & R.R. Rachana, 2021. Occurrence and spread of Ceroplastes cirripediformis Comstock (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) in India. Zootaxa 5039 (4): 561–570 (NAAS rating 7.09).

Book Chapter

  1. Sridhar, V.,  Darren Kriticos, K. S. Nitin, A. K. Chakravarthy, and P. Swathi,. 2018. Predicting Potential Global Distribution of The Black Spotted Yellow Borer, Conogethes punctiferalis Guenée (Crambidae: Lepidoptera) by CLIMEX . In : K. Chakravarthy (ed), The Black spotted, Yellow Borer, Conogethes punctiferalis Guenne and Allied Species. Pp.101-114.  Springer Nature. Singapore Pte Ltd.
  2. Jhansi Rani, B. and V. Sridhar. 2007. Pest Management in Hi-Tech Ornamentals. In : Hi-Tech Floriculture (B.S. Reddy, T. Janakiram, B.S. Kulkarni and R.L. Misra (Eds).,  Pp.138-146, ISOH, New Delhi.
  3. Sridhar, V., L. S. Vinesh and M. Jayashankar. 2015. Prediction of number of generations of American serpentine leaf miner, Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess) based on Thermal Degree-Days requirement under climate change scenarios. In : Animal Diversity, Natural History and Conservations, Vo. 5 (Eds). V. K. Gupta and A.K. Verma. pp. 99-111.Daya Publishing House, New Delhi.
  4. Sridhar V, Vinesh LS and Mani M.2016.  Ornamental plants (Mealybug management) In: Mealybugs and their Management in Agricultural and Horticultural crops. Mani M and Shivaraju C (Eds) Springer, New Delhi, India., pp 495-523. ISBN No.  978-981-13-0390-6
Awards & Recognitions: 
  1. Fellow of Royal Entomological Society (FRES), UK, 2021
  2. Eminent Scientist Award, Dr. Ram Avatar Shiksha Samiti (DRASS), Lucknow, 2018, Uttar     Pradesh, India
  3. Fellow of Association for Advancement of Pest Management in Horticultural Ecosystems (APMHE, Bengaluru)
  4. Fellow of  Society for Biological control Advancement (SBA, Bengaluru)
  5. Fellow of Applied Zoologists Research Association (AZRA, Bhubaneswar)
  6. SERB Fast Track Fellowship for young Scientists, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India in 2004
  7. Prof.P. Kameswara Rao Award for Best ORAL presentation, AZRA, 2014
  8. Prof. B. V. David Outstanding Scientist award for Horticultural Sciences, 2022
  9. Ten  best paper awards in difference conferences/symposia
  10. Life member of eight professional scientific societies in India abroad
Address for Communication: 

# 117, 13th cross, Telecom Layout, Srirampura, Jakkur Post, Bangalore - 560064

Email Address: 
sridhar.v@icar.gov.in
Telephone #: 
080-23086100 Extn 338