Profile of Dr. Md. Abbas Ahmad

• B.Sc. (Agri.) – Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
• M.Sc. (Agri.) Entomology – Rajendra Agricultural University, Bihar, Pusa (Samastipur)
• Ph.D. (Agri.) Entomology – G. B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand

Professional Area

• Research Area: Economic Entomology
• Research Interests: Host Plant Resistance and Biological Control

KEY PUBLICATIONS:

• Ahmad, M. A., Agnihotri, M., Khan, M. S., Dubey, A., Tyagi, B., Kumar, R., & Prakash, N. (2019). Biochemical basis of resistance in chickpea varieties against Callosobruchus chinensis (Coleoptera: Bruchidae). Legume Research, 42(2): 282–286.
• Ahmad, M. A., Khan, M. S., & Agnihotri, M. (2017). Evaluation of resistance in different chickpea varieties to Callosobruchus chinensis Linnaeus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) under laboratory conditions. The Bioscan, 12(4): 1897–1901.
• Longkumer, I. Y., Misra, A. K., & Ahmad, M. A. (2021). Checklist of predator fauna in rice. Indian Journal of Entomology, Online Published, Ref. No. e20356.
• Kumar, R., Singh, P. P., & Ahmad, M. A. (2021). Morphological and biochemical responses associated with resistance to Earias vittella in okra. Bangladesh Journal of Botany, 50(4): 1059–1066.
• Ahmad, M. A., Kumar, P., Mahanta, D. K., & Rai, C. P. (2023). Physical and biochemical parameters associated with resistance to Callosobruchus chinensis in chickpea. The Pharma Innovation Journal, 12(6): 728–733.
• Srikanth, N., Ahmad, M. A., & Sahoo, S. K. (2023). Harvest time residues of imidacloprid and thiamethoxam in black gram. International Journal of Bio-resource and Stress Management, 14(9): 1243–1248.
• Longkumer, I. Y., Misra, A. K., & Ahmad, M. A. (2023). Validation of integrated pest management tools against lepidopterous insect pests of rice. Journal of Entomological Research, 47(3): 523–527.
• Ranjan, R. K., Rai, D., & Ahmad, M. A. (2024). Impact of different chemical fungicides on brown leaf spot of rice caused by Bipolaris oryzae and on yield under field condition. International Journal of Advanced Biochemistry Research, 8(3): 901–904.
• Mahanta, D. K., Bhoi, T. K., Komal, J., Samal, I., Nikhil, R. M., Paschapur, A. U., … Ahmad, M. A., … et al. (2023). Insect-pathogen crosstalk and cellular-molecular mechanisms of insect immunity. Frontiers in Immunology, 14: 1169152. doi:10.3389/fimmu.2023.1169152
• Bhoi, T. K., Samal, I., Majhi, P. K., Komal, J., Mahanta, D. K., Pradhan, A. K., … Ahmad, M. A., et al. (2022). Insight into aphid-mediated Potato Virus Y transmission: A molecular to bioinformatics perspective. Frontiers in Microbiology, 13: 1001454. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2022.1001454

Books/ Book chapters:

• Misra AK, Longkumer IY, Ahmad MA (2020) MCQs on Entomology. New India Publishing Agency, New Delhi.
• Singh AK, Ahmad MA, Kumar S, Arya M, Sahni S (2020) Training Manual on Mungbean and Urdbean Production. RPCAU, Pusa.
• Kumar M, Saha T, Alam T, Dabhi MR, Ahmad MA, Singh BB, Kumar R (2021) Basics of Agricultural Entomology. Parmar Publication, Dhanbad, Jharkhand. ISBN: 978-81-927825-5-4.
• Singh AK, Ahmad MA, Kumar S, Arya M, Sahni S (2021) Manual of Modern Techniques of Lentil Crop in Bihar. RPCAU, Pusa.

A. Department of Entomology, PGCA, RPCAU, Pusa, Samastipur-848 125 Bihar, India

M. abbas.ento@rpcau.ac.in

T. + 91-9470021983

ORCID: 0000-0002-6041-8316