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R.S. Amartara Cottage, Shimla      (4 scientists)

Dr Santosh Watpade

   

Field of Specialisation : Plant Pathology

Dr Santosh Watpade
Sr. Scientist

M.Sc. : CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana (India)

Ph.D : Dr YSP University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni-Solan, Himachal Pradesh (India))

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PG School, Faculty Disciplines : Plant Pathology

No. of Students Guided : -    M.Sc :   01

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

  1. Santosh Watpade*, Milan Kumar Lal*, Rahul Kumar Tiwari, Rishav Kumar, Kailash Chandra Naga, Ravinder Kumar, Kallol Kumar Pramanick, Hema Kumari, Esha Devi, Dharam Pal. 2024. Fusarium core rot disease affects physicochemical and pathophysiological attributes of apple (Malus× domestica Borkh.) fruit. Postharvest Biology and Technology. 208:1-10. (NAAS rating: 12.4)
  2. Watpade Santosh*, Devi Isha, Bagul Samadhan Yuvraj, Khadke, GN*, Kumar Dinesh, Kumari Hema, Kumar Rishav, Kumar Jitender, Pramanick Kallol Kumar, Pal Dharam, Mhatre Priyank H., & Kedar Santosh. (2025). Exploring eco-friendly strategies for the management of blue mold of apple caused by Penicillium crustosum Thom. Postharvest Biology and Technology. 227:1-8. (NAAS rating: 12.4)
  3. Watpade Santosh*, Kumari Hema, Mhatre Priyank Hanuman*, Kamil Deeba, Kumar Rishav, Devi Esha, Naga Kailash Chandra, Pramanick Kallol Kumar, & Pal Dharam. 2024. Pathogenicity and Management of Damping-off Disease Caused by Fusarium equiseti in Apple (Malus × domestica Borkh.) Crop Protection. 184:1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2024.106850. (NAAS rating: 8.5)
  4. Sharma Shakshi, Tomar Manica*, Watpade Santosh*, Shukla Arti, Devi Sunita, & Verma Pramod. 2025. Characterization of Pantoea agglomerans associated with shot hole, canker and gummosis in peaches and plums from the Northwestern Himalayan region of India. Crop Protection. 191:1-11.(NAAS rating: 8.5)
  5. Kumar Dinesh, Kumari Neelam, Mhatre Priyank Hanuman, Pal Dharam, Naga Kailash Chandra, & Watpade Santosh*. 2024. Characterization and pathogenicity of newly recorded Clonostachys rogersoniana against woolly apple aphid (Eriosoma lanigerum Hausmann) from India. Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control. 34:1-11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41938-024-00757-z. (NAAS rating: 8.1)
  6. Santosh Watpade, Kailash Chandra Naga, Kallol Kumar Pramanick, Rahul Kumar Tiwari*, Ravinder Kumar, Arun Kumar Shukla, Priyank Hanuman Mhatre, Milan Kumar Lal, Dharam Pal & N. Manjunatha. 2023. First report of powdery mildew of pomegranate (Punica granatum) caused by Erysiphe punicae in India. Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection. 130:651-656. (NAAS rating: 8.1)
  7. Watpade, S., Naga, K. C., Pramanick, K. K., Tiwari, R. K., Kumar, R., Shukla, A. K., Mhatre, P. H., Lal, M. K., Pal, D., & Manjunatha, N. (2023). First report of powdery mildew of pomegranate (Punica granatum) caused by Erysiphe punicae in India. Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection, 130, 651–656. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41348-023-00718-8. (NAAS rating: 8.1)
  8. Santosh Watpade*, Rakesh Kumar, Kallol Kumar Pramanick, Arun Kumar Shukla, Jitender Kumar, Priyank Hanuman Mhatre, Usha Sharma. 2021. Management of premature leaf fall (Marssonina coronaria) of apple with new generation fungicides in the North‐Western Himalayan Region of India. Journal of Phytopathology. 169:724-732. (NAAS rating: 7.1)
  9. Pal Dharam*, Kumar Subodh, Bhardwaj Subhash Chander, Gangwar Om Prakash, Pal Anjali, Patial Madhu, Watpade Santosh*, Harikrishna, Mallick Niharika, Fandade Vikas, & Roy J. K. 2024. Identification of rust resistance genes in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) using molecular markers and host–pathogen interaction tests. Journal of Phytopathology. 172:1-12. https://doi.org/10.1111/jph.13417. (NAAS rating: 7.1)
  10. Santosh Watpade*, Rakesh Kumar, Pooja Bhardwaj, Kallol Kumar Pramanick, Arun Kumar Shukla, Baswaraj Raigond, Jitender Kumar, Usha Sharma, Sumit Vashisth & Sudhir Verma. 2021. Establishment of virus-free elite mother orchards of apple in the Trans-Himalayan region of India. Indian Phytopathology. 74:1089-1098. (NAAS rating: 5.97)

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

  1. Commercialized technology: "RT-PCR diagnostics for apple viruses and viroids."
  1. Commercialized technology: "Identification and Characterization of Fungal Specimens."
  1. Identification of new generation fungicides for the management of premature leaf fall (Marssonina coronaria), white root rot (Dematophora necatrix)
  1. Optimization of "Apple woolly aphid trap" for eco-friendly management woolly aphids
  1. Wheat varieties HS 542, HS 562 and BSH 400 (Co-developer)

Awards / Recognitions / Fellowship (Upto Five) :

  1. Young Scientist Award 2023 by Himalayan Phyto-pathological Society, Nauni
  1. Young Agricultural Scientist Award 2022 by Dr B. Vasantraj David Foundation
  1. Young Scientist Award in 4th International Conference on Global Approaches in Natural Resource Management for Climate Smart Agriculture (GNRSA-2020)
  1. Best Scientist Award-2024 by Society of Plant Protection Sciences, New Delhi
  1. Junior Research Fellowship for Post graduation