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Soumya Bharati Babu

Dr. Soumya Bharati Babu

Assistant Professor (Entomology)

Academic Qualifications:

  • PhD in Entomology (2019 and continuing), Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, OUAT, Bhubaneswar.
  • Sc. in Entomology, Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, OUAT, Bhubaneswar (2017-2019)
  • Bachelor in Agriculture, College of Agriculture, OUAT, Bhubaneswar (2013-2017)
  • ICAR-ASBR NET Qualified (2021)

Broad Current Research Interest:

  • Molecular entomology
  • Host plant resistance
  • Population structure and diversity study of insects.

Teaching Interests:

  • Fundamentals of entomology
  • Insect morphology
  • Insect physiology
  • Insect taxonomy
  • Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
  • Industrial entomology
  • Molecular entomology

Fellowship:

  • PG merit scholarship during MSc. (Entomology), OUAT, Bhubaneswar
  • Awarded with Biju Patnaik research fellowship (BPRF), Dept. of Science and Technology, Govt. of Odisha, 2021-22

Awards:

  • Gold medal for securing first position in first class in MSc. (Entomology), OUAT, Bhubaneswar-2019.
  • Bhagirathi Senapati Memorial gold medal in MSc. (Entomology) OUAT, Bhubaneswar-2019.
  • Best oral presentation award on the topic “Genetic Dissection of Brown Planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens (Stal.) Resistance From Indian Landraces” in ARRW Diamond Jubilee National Symposium 2021, ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack, Odisha-753006- GenNext technologies for enhancing productivity, profitability and resilience of rice farming, during December 16-17, 2021.
  • Qualified ASRB/ICAR-NET -2021 and secured 68.89%
  • Champion in badminton competition in BSc. (Agriculture) during 2016-17.
  • First prize in painting competition (OUAT)-2015
  • Second prize in painting competition (OUAT)-2016.

Academic positions: NA

Community service projects:  NA

Manuals and Bulletin: NA

Technical Reports: NA

Participation in symposia/conferences/workshops: 

  • Participated in Regional workshop on “preventing grain losses: scientific approach” during October 28-29, 2017, OUAT, Bhubaneswar.
  • Participated in one day workshop on “mitigating challenges in household, public health and stored grain pest management” on 18th January, 2020, OUAT, Bhubaneswar.
  • Participated in international conference on “Advances in agriculture and allied science technologies for sustainable development” during February 10-11, 2018, Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
  • Participated in 5th national symposium on “new dimensions in plant protection- a step towards food and nutritional security and environmental safety” during October 27-28, 2018, OUAT, Bhubaneswar.

Other professional contribution: NA

Professional affiliations: NA

Publications: Scopus Index/SCI journals/ NAAS/ Care Journals

  • Babu SB, Samal T, Mishra MK, Mohanty S, Sahu J. 2020. Biology and Morphometry of Corcyra cephalonica Stain in Sesamum Seeds during Storage, International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Science, 9(07): 2766-2775.
  • Babu SB, Samal T, Mishra MK, Mohanty S, Sahu J. 2020. Management of Corcyra cephalonica Stain. by botanicals and its effect of infestation on stored sesamum seeds, International Journal of Chemical Studies, 8(4): 236-242.
  • Babu SB, Pandi GGP, Parameswaran C, Anant AK, Padhi J, Bansal R, Priyadarsini S, Patra BC, Gowda GB, Annamalai M, Patil N, Rath PC. 2022. Genomic analysis and finding of candidate genes for Nilaparvata lugens (stål) resistance in Indian pigmented and other indigenous rice genotypes, Crop Protection, 156, 105959.
  • Pandi GGP, Babu SB, Choudhary JS, Asad M, Parameswaran C, Gowda GB, Rath PC, Naaz N, Jaremko M, Qureshi KA and Kumar U. 2022. Genome Organization and Comparative Evolutionary Mitochondriomics of Brown Planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens Biotype 4 Using Next Generation Sequencing (NGS), Life, 12, 1289.
  • Pandi GGP, Anant AK, Choudhary JS, Babu SB, Gowda GB, Annamalai M, Patil N, Adak T, Panneerselvam P, Rath PC. 2022. Molecular diversity of Nilaparvata lugens (Stål.) (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) from India based on internal transcribed spacer 1 gene, Current Science, 122(12): 1392-1400.

Book Chapters:

  • Babu SB. 2020. Role of Biopesticides in the Management of Insect Pests of Fruit Crops, Recent Trends in Insect Pest Management, 149-163, publisher: AkiNik Publications.
  • Babu SB and Pradhan S. 2018. Effect of Elevated Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Condition on Plants and Phytomenatodes, Impact of Climate Change and Abiotic Stresses on Agriculture and Management Strategies, 83-84, Published by ‘Mahima Research Foundation and Social Welfare’.
  • G Guru-Pirasanna-Pandi, Babu SB, Meher C, Soumia PS, Basana-Gowda G, Annamalai M, Patil NB, Adak T and Rath PC. 2022. Insect Pest Dynamics in Rice-Based Production Systems Under Changing Climate, Climate Resilient Technology for Rice based Production System in Eastern India, 248-262, ICAR-NRRI.
  • Padhan S, Meher J, Babu SB, Purohit S and Mishra VK. Botanicals-A Paramount Tool in Integrated Pest Management, Impact of Climate Change and Abiotic Stresses on Agriculture and Management Strategies, 76-78, Published by ‘Mahima Research Foundation and Social Welfare’.

Abstracts and Presentations in National and International conferences/Symposium/Workshops:

  • Soumya Bharati Babu, Guru-Pirasanna-Pandi Govindharaj, Parameswaran C, Jayaraj Padhi, Basana Gowda, Naveen Patil, Annamalai M and PC Rath, “Genetic Dissection of Brown Planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens (Stal.) Resistance From Indian Landraces” in ARRW Diamond Jubilee National Symposium 2021, ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack, Odisha-753006- Gennext technologies for enhancing productivity, profitability and resilience of rice farming, during December 16-17, 2021.
  • Soumya Bharati Babu, Guru-Pirasanna-Pandi Govindharaj, Parameswaran C, Jayaraj Padhi, Basana Gowda, Naveen Patil, Annamalai M and PC Rath, “Population structure and genetic diversity of brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens (Stål.) in India”, Poster presentation in an international event, 2nd Indian Rice Congress held during 11-14 February, 2023, Cuttack.
  • Soumya Bharati Babu, T Samal and S Mohanty, ‘Efficacy of certain botanicals for the management of Corcyra cephalonica on stored sesamum seeds’. Poster presentation in XVIII AZRA international conference on “Advances in applied zoology researches towards food, feed and nutritional security and safer environment”, held during 10th and 11th November,2022, Bhubaneswar.
  • Gopal K., Babu S.B., Misra H.P., Mandal S.M.A., “Efficacy of New and Combination Insecticides in Suppressing Green Leafhopper in Rice”. Poster presentation in National symposium on new dimensions in plant protection – a step towards food and nutritional security and environmental safety, 2018, OUAT, Bhubaneswar.