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Entomology      (9 scientists)

Dr P. R. Shashank

   

Field of Specialisation : Insect Taxonomy, Invasive insect pests, Molecular diagnosis

Dr P. R. Shashank
Sr. Scientist

M.Sc. : Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Guntur, India.

Ph.D : University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru, India.

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PG School, Faculty Disciplines : Entomology

No. of Students Guided : -    M.Sc :   9

   Ph.D :   2

Weng, Y.M., Shashank, P.R., Godfrey, R.K., Plotkin, D., Parker, B.M., Wist, T. and Kawahara, A.Y., (2024). Evolutionary genomics of three agricultural pest moths reveals rapid evolution of host adaptation and immune-related genes. , GigaScience, 13, p.giad103. (NAAS rating: 17.8)

Top 10 Publications having NAAS rating 6 and above with first or corresponding author only

  1. Shashank, P.R., Parker, B.M., Rananaware, S.R., Plotkin, D., Couch, C., Yang, L.G., Nguyen, L.T., Prasannakumar, N.R., Braswell, W.E., Jain, P.K. and Kawahara, A.Y., 2024. CRISPR‐based diagnostics detects invasive insect pests. Molecular Ecology Resources, 24(1), p.e13881.
  2. Shashank, P.R., Rani, A. T., Devi, S. R., & Meshram, N. M. (2023). Morphological Characterization of the Antennal Sensilla of the Legume Pod Borer, Maruca vitrata (Fabricius)(Lepidoptera: Crambidae). Microscopy and Microanalysis, ozad097.
  3. Shashank, P.R.*, Twinkle, S., Chandrashekar, K., Meshram, N.M., Suroshe, S. S., and Bajracharya, A.S.R. 2018. Genetic homogeneity in South American tomato pinworm, Tuta absoluta: a new invasive pest to oriental region. 3 Biotech, 8(8): 350.
  4. Shashank, P.R*, Kammar, V., Mally, R., and Chakravarthy, A. 2018. A new Indian species of shoot and capsule borer of the genus Conogethes (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), feeding on cardamom. Zootaxa, 4374(2): 215-234.
  5. Shashank, P. R., Naveena, N. L., Rajgopal, N. N., Elliott, T. A., Sreedevi, K., Sunil, S., & Meshram, N. M. 2022. DNA barcoding of insects from India: Current status and future perspectives. Molecular biology reports, 1-10.
  6. Weng, Y.M., Shashank, P.R., Godfrey, R.K., Plotkin, D., Parker, B.M., Wist, T. and Kawahara, A.Y., 2024. Evolutionary genomics of three agricultural pest moths reveals rapid evolution of host adaptation and immune-related genes. GigaScience, 13, p.giad103.
  7. Shashank, P.R*., L. Saravanan., P. Kalidas., T. Phanikumar., V.V. Ramamurthy., and N.S.C. Bose. 2015. New species of the genus Acria Stephens, 1834 (Lepidoptera: Depressariidae: Acriinae) from India. Zootaxa, 3957 (2): 226-230.
  8. Shashank, P.R*., R. Ojha., T. Venkatesan., S.K. Jalali and K.R.M. Bhanu. 2015. Molecular characterization of brinjal shoot and fruit borer, Leucinodes orbonalis (Guene) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) based on mitochondrial marker cytochrome oxidase I and their phylogenetic relationship. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology, 52: 51-55.
  9. Shashank, P.R*., A. K. Chakravarthy, Raju B. R. and Bhanu K. R. M., 2014. DNA barcoding reveals the occurrence of cryptic species in host-associated population of Conogethes punctiferalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). Applied Entomology and Zoology, 49(2): 283-295.
  10. Shashank, P.R*, A. K. Chakravarthy, Chandrashekaraiah and Bhanu K.R.M., 2014. Behavioural studies on Shoot and Fruit Borer, Conogethes punctiferalis Guenee (Crambidae: Lepidoptera) host-associated populations reveal occurrence of cryptic species. Entomologia Generalis, 35(2):103-115.

Patent / Technologies / Methodologies / System etc. (Upto Five) :

  1. “PUSA MeFly KIT” and “PUSA CueFly KIT” are ready use kits to manage fruit fly menace in a wide range of fruit and cucurbit vegetables, respectively. It employs a distinctive and efficient approach to attract and eliminate male fruit flies of the Bactrocera species through the use of parapheromone impregnation, and is sufficient for entire season. (Developer)
  1. First report of New Invasive Insect Pest from India and Rapid Action Plan for management Devastating South American tomato pinworm, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick, 1917) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) also known as the tomato leaf miner is identified as the most destructive invasive pests which damage the tomato yield to the extent of 50-80%. This pest is being reported for the first time in India (Team lead)
  1. Plusiinae of India website: Taxonomic database of subfamily Plusiinae which is one of the agriculturally important moths (Lepidoptera) group. This website provides Plusiinae species checklist, terminologies and species pages (comprising of 30 species and more than 122 diagnostic/identification images) for Indian species of Plusiinae. http://npc.iari.res.in/plusiinae/index.php (Developer)
  1. IARI-National Pusa Collection Website: National Pusa Collection (NPC) is an integral section of the Division of Entomology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi. NPC holds over five lakh specimens and 22845 species serve as a national repository for insect pests of crops. http://npc.iari.res.in/ (Developer)
  1. Pusa Preet: A New Capsicum variety (Associate)It is developed for low-cost net house/ polyhouse/ protected structure. It is the first capsicum variety from public sector for cultivation under protected structures for North Indian plains. The fruit weight is about 85-95 g with approximate average fruit yield 2.15-2.75 kg/plant with yield potential of 5-6 t/1000 m2.

Awards / Recognitions / Fellowship (Upto Five) :

  1. National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) Associate 2025
  1. ESI Young Entomologist Award - 2021 from the Entomological Society of India, New Delhi, India (Competitive Award).
  1. Best Trainee Award in 96 Foundation Course for Agricultural Research Services (FOCARS) at ICAR-NAARM, Hyderabad, India
  1. Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (DST-INSPIRE) fellow
  1. Department of Science and Technology (DST) Start Up Research Grant (Young Scientist).