Profile of Dr. S. K. Sahoo

• B.Sc. (Ag.): Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar (Odisha)
• M.Sc. (Ag.) in Entomology: Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (Punjab)
• Ph.D. in Entomology: Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (Punjab)

Professional Area

• Research Area: Insecticide Toxicology (Pesticide Residue Analysis)
• Research Interests: Insecticide Resistance Management

KEY PUBLICATIONS:

• Sahoo SK, Sharma RK, Battu RS, Singh B (2009) Dissipation kinetics of Flubendiamide on chili and soil. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 83:384–387.
• Sahoo SK, Chahil GS, Mandal K, Battu RS, Singh B (2012) Estimation of β-cyfluthrin and imidacloprid in okra fruits and soil by chromatography technique. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part B 47(1):42–50.
• Sahoo SK, Jyot G, Battu RS, Singh B (2012) Dissipation kinetics of trifloxystrobin and tebuconazole on chilli and soil. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 88:368–371.
• Sahoo SK, Mandal K, Singh G, Kumar R, Chahil GS, Battu RS, Singh B (2013) Residual behaviour of quizalofop ethyl on onion (Allium cepa). Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 185:1711–1718.
• Sahoo SK, Mandal K, Kaur R, Battu RS, Singh B (2013) Persistence of thiacloprid residues on brinjal (Solanum melongena). Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 185:7935–7943.
• Sahoo SK, Mandal K, Kumar R, Singh B (2014) Analysis of fluopicolide and propamocarb residues on tomato and soil using QuEChERS sample preparation method in combination with GLC and GC-MS. Food Analytical Methods 7:1032–1042.
• Sahoo SK, Sharma N, Mandal K, Kumar R (2021) Dissipation kinetics of metribuzin in sugarcane and soil under sub-tropical conditions of Punjab in India. Sugar Tech 23(6):1359–1365.
• Sahoo SK, Chandrika T, Sujatha B (2023) Dissipation of Pyriproxyfen in Chilli – Risk Assessment and Decontamination by Different Household Processes. Pesticide Research Journal 35(2):149–152.
• Sahoo SK, Dubey VK (2023) Persistence and Risk Assessment of Thiamethoxam in Brinjal and Tomato. Pesticide Research Journal 35(2):153–158.
• Sahoo SK, Chowdhury S, Parida AK (2025) Residual effect of combi formulation of Hexythiazox and Diafenthiuron on soil enzymatic activity. Agricultural Research Journal 62(1):47–52.

Books/ Book chapters:

• Kumar A, Viswajeet, Sahoo SK (2022) Impact of climate change on agricultural pests. In: Agriculture and Climate Change: Impacts and Solutions. Brillion Publishing, New Delhi, pp 61–78.
• Kumar M, Sahoo SK, Sah SB, Moses M, Kishor DR (2022) Climate change and its influence on pest outbreak. In: Advances in Plant Science, Vol. V. pp 107–115.
• Kumar A, Sahoo SK (2021) Biointensive Integrated Pest Management. In: Biointensive Integrated Pest Management for Horticultural Crops. New India Publishing Agency, New Delhi, pp 13–22.
• Kumar A, Sahoo SK, Kumar N (2021) Biointensive Integrated Pest Management of Tobacco. In: Biointensive IPM for Commercial Crops. Agrobios (India), Jodhpur, pp 197–207.
• Giri GS, Bhatt B, Kumar N, Sahoo SK (2020) Climate change and its impact on insects. In: Advanced Agriculture. New Delhi Publishers, New Delhi, pp 36–53.
• Sahoo SK, Dubey VK, Rai S (2023) Effect of pesticide application under changing climatic scenario. In: Climate Resilient Agriculture: A Sustainable Perspective. Kalyani Publishers, pp 96–109.
• Chowdhury S, Dubey VK, Sahoo SK, Kour A, Singh S (2025) Application of microRNAs in horticultural crops. In: MicroRNA Advances and Applications in Plant Biology. Academic Press (Elsevier), UK. ISBN: 9780443216824.
• Gopinath V, Gouthami Bai D, Thakur N, Murthy JSV, Sahoo SK, Chowdhury S, Dubey VK (2025) Pests status and its management in temperate nut crops: Opportunities and Challenges. In: Temperate Nut Crops: Cultivation, Science, and Innovation. Apple Academic Press Inc., USA. ISBN: 9781779643506.

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

M. sksahoo@rpcau.ac.in

T. + 91-9872655270

ORCID: 0000-0002-9337-5041

Scopus Author ID: 35394347100

Google Scholar ID: nQpeb3EAAAAJ