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Dr. Pooja Kumari
Designation:
Scientist SS
     
Division/RS/Unit:
Division of Plant Quarantine
     
Discipline:
Plant Pathology
Contact:
     
E-Mail:
pooja.kumari(AT)icar.gov.in
     
Personal Webpage:
     
Salient Achievements:
     
Awards/Honours:

 

  • ICAR-NTS Fellowship during B.Sc. (Agriculture).
  • ICAR-JRF Fellowship during M.Sc. (Plant Pathology).
  • CERTIFICATE OF MERIT for securing highest OGPA in the school of crop protection after completion of M.Sc. at IARI, New Delhi.
  • Award of INSPIRE Fellowship of DST during Ph.D.
  • Won first prize along with cash prize of rupee 2000 for scientific essay presentation competition conducted during Hindi Pakhwada held on September 14-29, 2016 in ICAR-National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, Hyderabad, India.
  • Received Best Oral Presentation Award on " characterization of aflatoxigenic Aspergillus flavus associated with aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) production of maize kernel in India" during 7th International conference organised by Indian Phytopathological Society on January 16-20, 2020, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi, India.
  • Received Young Scientist Award on the occasion of International Web Conference prespective on Agricultural and Applied Sciences in COVID-19 Scenario organised by Agricultural & Environmental Technology Development Society (AETDS) U.S. Nagar, Uttarakhand, India on October 4-6, 2020.
  • Received Oral Presentation Award on “Screening for okra yellow vein mosaic disease resistance in wild okra (Abelmoschus moschatus ssp. moschatus) germplasm in India" on the occasion of International Web Conference prespective on Agricultural and Applied Sciences in COVID-19 Scenario organised by Agricultural & Environmental Technology Development Society (AETDS) U.S. Nagar, Uttarakhand, India on October 4-6, 2020.
  • Pooja Kumari received PR VERMA AWARDS for Ph.D. work on “Indian maize inbred lines are the best source for resistance to aflatoxigenic (AFB1) Aspergillus flavus” during 41st Annual Conference and National e-Symposium on “Innovative Approaches in Plant Health Management” Jointly Organized by University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot and Indian Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology on January 28-30, 2021.
  • Pooja Kumari delivered Invited Lecture entitled “Molecular characterization of maize cob rot associated aflatoxigenic Aspergillus flavus and aflatoxin resistance gene” in the “International Virtual Conference on Emerging Trends in Food Protectants and Infestation Control (ET-FPIC 2021)” organised by Pesticide Science Study Group (PSSG) & Food Protectants and Infestation Control Department, CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysuru –570020, Karnataka, India on February 24-25, 2021.
  • Pooja Kumari received Young Scientist Award in Plant Pathology on the occasion of 5th International Web Conference on “Advances in Agriculture, Environmental and Biosciences for Sustainable Development (AAEBSD-2021)’’organised by Agro Environmental Development Society (AEDS) Majhra Ghat, Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, India on August 5-7, 2021.
  • Pooja Kumari received Oral Presentation Award on “Molecular characterization of monopartite bhendi yellow vein mosaic virus infecting wild okra (Abelmoschus moschatus ssp. moschatus) in India’’. In 3rd International Conference on Global Initiatives in Agricultural, Forestry and Applied Sciences for Food Security, Environmental Safety and Sustainable Development (GIAFAS-2021)’’organised by Agricultural & Environmental Technology Development Society (AETDS) at Shri Guru Ram Rai University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India, held on October 17-18, 2021 by virtual mode.

 
     
Recent Publications Research Papers
1.  Chalam VC, Kavita Gupta, MCSingh, Z Khan, JAkhtar, BH Gawade, Pooja Kumari, PardeepKumar BR Meena, AKMaurya and DS Meena (2022). Role of plant quarantine in preventing entry of exotic pests, Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources, 35(3): 141-146
2.  Hemavati Ranebennur, K Rawat,A Rao, P Kumari, VC Chalam, N Meshram and GP Rao (2022). Transmission efficiency of a ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma australasia‘(16SrII-D)related strain associated with sesame phyllody by dodder, grafting and leafhoppers, European Journal of Plant Pathology, 164: 193-208
3.  Pooja Kumari, Singh SP, Gangopadhyay KK, Chalam VC, YB Basavaraj, V Venkataravanappa and Ashwini Kumar (2022). Molecular characterization of monopartite bhendi (Abelmoschus moschatus) yellow vein mosaic virus and screening of wild okra, Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 92(11): 1369-1374
4.  Pooja Kumari, Singh SP, Gangopadhyay KK, Chalam VC, CD Pandey and SK Yadav (2022). Standardization of artificial screening technique for okra enation leaf curl disease resistance in wild okra (Abelmoschus moschatus ssp.moschatus) germplasm, Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 92(10): 1214-1218
5.  Pooja Kumari, Singh SP, Gangopadhyay KK, ChalamVC, Dubey SC and Srinivasa N (2021). Screening of wild okra (Abelmoschus moschatus) germplasm for okra yellow vein mosaic disease resistance in India, Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 91 (7): 1010–1014
6.  Pooja Kumari, Gogoi R, Basavaraj YB, Meena S and Ashwini Kumar (2021). Detection of Trypsin Inhibitor Gene in Indian Maize Inbred Lines for Resistance to Aflatoxigenic (AFB1) Aspergillus flavus, Journal of Mycology and Plant Pathology, 51(1): 14-24
7.  Singh SP, Kumari P, GangopadhyayKK and DubeySC (2021). Screening of wild okra against okra leafhopper insect, Amarasca bigutella bigutella, Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 91 (8): 1199–1204
8.  Pooja Kumari, Singh SP, GangopadhyayKK, ChalamVC, Dubey SC and Ranjan P (2021). Screening for okra enation leaf curl disease resistance in wild okra (Abelmoschus moschatus ssp.moschatus) germplasm in India, Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 91(10): 1487-1493
9.  Pooja Kumari, Robin Gogoi, Basavaraj Y. B, Srinivasa N, Ashwini Kumar, Meena Shekhar, Mallikarjuna MG (2021). Screening methods, genetic variability and correlation studies for Aspergillus flavus resistance in sub-tropical maize (Zea mays L.), Maydica, 66(2): 10
10.  Pooja Kumari, M Krishna Reddy and BS Pavithra (2018). Detection of mixed infection of potyvirus and tobamovirus in Bitter Gourd (Momordica charantia ) in Karnataka State, India., Annals of plant protection sciences, 26(1): 160-164
     
 
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Last Updated : 19/09/2023