Profile of Dr. Dhruv Singh

• B.Sc. in Life Sciences: Zakir Husain Delhi College, University of Delhi (Delhi)
• M.Sc. (Ag) Entomology: Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut (U.P.)
• Ph.D. Entomology: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut (U.P.)

Professional Area

• Research Area: Post-Harvest (Storage) Entomology, Molecular Entomology, Biological Control
• Research Interests:  Storage Pest Management, Molecular Biology of Stored Grain Insects, Biocontrol of Insect Pests, Indigenous Pest Management Practices

KEY PUBLICATIONS:

• Singh D, Boopathi T, Singh DV, Geethanjali L (2025) Effect of temperature and relative humidity on oviposition, survival and seed damage by Callosobruchus maculatus on different hosts and evaluation of pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) cultivars for resistance. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 95(5): 560–564.
• Singh D, Singh DV, Singh B, Singh RP, Kant C (2024) Carryover of Callosobruchus maculatus (Fab.) in pigeon pea seeds from field to storage and its management by smearing oil on seeds. Legume Research. https://doi.org/10.18805/LR-5283
• Singh D, Singh DV, Singh G, Singh H, Singh G (2023) Biological control of Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) in stored pigeon pea Cajanus cajan (L.). Biological Forum – An International Journal 15(8a): 233–237.
• Singh MC, Chalam VC, Singh D, Kumar S, Gnansambandhan S (2022) Risk associated with the weed seeds in imported grain. Indian Journal of Weed Science 54(4): 370–375.
• Singh D, Singh H, Singh MC, Chandrakant, Singh B, Singh RP (2022) Biological control of weeds using different means. International Journal of Tropical Agriculture 40(3–4): 411–417.
• Singh D, Singh DV, Singh G, Singh H (2022) Management of storage pest using indigenous material. International Journal of Tropical Agriculture 40(1–2): 143–148.
• Singh D, Boopathi T (2021) Callosobruchus chinensis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae): Biology, life table parameters, host preferences, and evaluation of green gram germplasm for resistance. Journal of Stored Products Research 95: 101912.
• Singh D, Boopathi T (2021) Morphometric, molecular characterization and management of Callosobruchus chinensis. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 92(3): 393–396.

Books/ Book chapters:

• Singh, D., Boopathi, T., Singh, H., Singh, B., Singh, R.P., & Kant, C. (2022). Beneficial Insects and the Conservation of Pollinators and Natural Enemies. In: Advances in Agricultural Entomology, Vol. 20, pp. 13–36. ISBN: 978-93-5570-337-8.
• Singh, B., Sireesha, E., Singh, R.P., Singh, D., & Kant, C. (2022). Plant Quarantine and its Importance in Agriculture. In: Latest Trends in Agriculture Entomology, Vol. 7, pp. 93–120. ISBN: 978-93-93502-37-7.
• Singh, M.C., Chalam, V.C., Singh, D., Sreekanth, D., & Kumar, S. (2022). Weed Risk Assessment – A Tool to Assess Potential Invasiveness of New Plants. In: Technological Glimpses on Weed and Their Management, pp. 26–30. ISBN: 978-81-931978-8-2.

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

M. dhruvsingh385@rpcau.ac.in

T. + 91-9667846700

ORCID: 0000-0002-6523-1956

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