Dr. Nikhil Raj M
Subject Matter Specialist
Discipline: Plant Protection

ERP No. 026673
Ph: 9995937758
nikhil.m1@icar.org.in

Field of Specialization:

  • Integrated Pest Management in Field Crops and Horticultural Crops
  • Agri-clinic for Pest and Disease Diagnosis
  • Apiculture
  • Pest Management in Lac Cultivation

PhD: Entomology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR-IARI), New Delhi 110012 (2023)

M.Sc.: Agricultural Entomology, Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU), Hyderabad, Telangana 500030 (2017)

B.Sc. (Hons.): Agriculture, Kerala Agricultural University (KAU), Mannuthy, Thrissur, Kerala 680651 (2015)

  1. Nikhil, R.M., Rajani K. P., Varma, N.R.G. and Balram, M. 2019. Phenotypic Screening of Elite Rice Germplasms against Brown Planthopper [Nilaparvata lugens (Stal.)] for Identification of Resistant Donor Lines. Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology, 37(4): 1-7.
  2. Nikhil, R.M., Rajani K. P., Varma, N.R.G. and Balram, M. 2022. Molecular assessment of selected rice genotypes for their reaction to brown planthopper and underlying resistance mechanisms. Journal of Entomological Research. 46(3): 534-540.
  3. Nikhil R.M., Anil K. S. T., Subramanian, S. and Mahapatro, G. K. 2023. Protocol for temperature toxicity investigation on whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius). Indian Journal of Entomology. e23355: 1-5.

NIL

  1. Best Oral Presentation Award (2023) in DST-SERB sponsored National symposium on “Crop Health Management: Safeguarding Crop through Diagnostics and Innovations”, presentation topic – Optimizing Synthetic Insecticide Selection for Managing Whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Asia II-1) in Tomato: A Multi-Faceted Evaluation Including Bio-Efficacy, Dose Comparison, Cost Comparison, and Accessibility.