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Plant Pathology      (25 scientists)

Dr Amalendu Ghosh

   

Field of Specialisation : Insect vectors of plant viruses- Interrupting virus transmission by thrips and whitefly, RNAi, gene editing, molecular diagnostics

Dr Amalendu Ghosh
Sr. Scientist



Ph.D : BCKV, West Bengal. https://bckv.edu.in/index.php/en/

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PG School, Faculty Disciplines : Entomology

No. of Students Guided : -    M.Sc :   4

   Ph.D :   5

Rakesh V, A Singh, Amalendu Ghosh* (2024). Suppression of Thrips palmi population by spray-on application of dsRNA targeting V-ATPase-B, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules , S0141-8130(24)06384-0 (NAAS rating: 14.2)

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

  1. Amalendu Ghosh*, Priti, B Mandal, RG Dietzgen. 2021. Progression of watermelon bud necrosis virus in its vector, Thrips palmi. Cells. 10, 392. (IF 7.666; ~NAAS rating 13.67)
  2. Amalendu Ghosh, S Jagdale, Basavaraj, Ralf Dietzgen*, RK Jain. 2020. Genetics of Thrips palmi (Thysanoptera: Thripidae). Journal of Pest Science, 93(1):27-39 [IF: 5.92, ~NAAS rating: 11.92]
  3. P Chakraborty, Amalendu Ghosh*. 2022. Topical Spray of dsRNA Induces Mortality and Inhibits Chilli Leaf Curl Virus Transmission by Bemisia tabaci Asia II 1. Cells. 11(5), 833; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells11050833 [IF: 7.666; ~NAAS rating:13.67]
  4. Thesnim P, S Jangra, M Kumar, Amalendu Ghosh*. 2023. Effect of silencing Bemisia tabaci TLR3 and TOB1 on fitness and begomovirus transmission. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1136262 [IF 6.627, NAAS rating 12.62]
  5. Amalendu Ghosh*. B Roy, N Aarthi, A Das, S Dhar, S Mukherjee. 2021. Transovarial transmission of dolichos yellow mosaic virus by its vector, Bemisia tabaci Asia II 1. Frontiers in Microbiology, DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.755155 (IF: 6.064; ~NAAS rating 12.06)
  6. V Rajesh, S Jangra, Amalendu Ghosh* (2023). Effect of silencing Thrips palmi Btk29A and COL3A1 on fitness and virus acquisition. Frontiers in Microbiology, 14, 1254246. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1254246 (IF: 6.064, NAAS rating: 12.06)
  7. S Jangra, Amalendu Ghosh*, S Mukherjee, VK Baranwal, RG Dietzgen. 2022. Development of a polymerase spiral reaction-based isothermal assay for rapid identification of Thrips palmi. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences. DOI:10.3389/fmolb.2022.853339 [IF 6.113, NAAS rating: 12.11]
  8. V Rajesh, S Jangra, Amalendu Ghosh*. 2023. Effect of silencing Thrips palmi Btk29A and COL3A1 on fitness and virus acquisition. Frontiers in Microbiology. DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1254246 [IF: 6.064, NAAS rating: 12.06]
  9. Priti, S Jangra, VK Baranwal, RG Dietzgen, Amalendu Ghosh*. 2020. A rapid field-based assay using recombinase polymerase amplification for identification of Thrips palmi, a vector of tospoviruses. Journal of Pest Science. DOI: 10.1007/s10340-020-01284-w [IF: 5.92, ~NAAS rating 11.92]
  10. Priti, SK Mukherjee, Amalendu Ghosh*. 2022. Silencing of Thrips palmi UHRF1BP1 and PFAS Using Antisense Oligos Induces Mortality and Reduces Tospovirus Titer in Its Vector. Pathogens, 11 (11),1319. doi: 10.3390/pathogens11111319 [IF: 4.531, ~NAAS rating 10.53]

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

  1. A rapid, on-site, field-based technique for diagnosis of Thrips vector based on recombinase polymerase amplification
  1. Rapid, easy-to-use thrips diagnotics using polymerase spiral reaction
  1. Primary cell cultures of thrips (Thrips palmi and Frankliniella occidentalis)
  1. Sponge gourd genotype DSG 7 resistant to tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus
  1. Sponge gourd variety Pusa Sponge Gourd 29 resistant to tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus

Awards / Recognitions / Fellowship (Upto Five) :

  1. Fulbright Fellowship (USA)
  1. Endeavour Research Fellowship (Australia)
  1. INSA medal for Young Scientists by Indian National Science Academy (INSA); Associate Fellow of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS), India
  1. International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Study Group Member; Fellow of Royal Entomological Society (FRES), London
  1. 1st Dr HK Jain Memorial Young Scientist Award 2021 by ICAR-IARI; ESI Young Entomologist; MK Patel Young Scientist Award by IPS; Young Scientist Award by SPSS; Young Scientist Award by CWSS