Profile of Dr. Udayan Mukherjee

• B.Sc. (Ag.): Rajendra Agricultural University (RAU), Pusa
• M.Sc. (Ag.) in Entomology: Rajendra Agricultural University (RAU), Pusa
• Ph.D. in Entomology: Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi

Professional Area

• Research Area: Toxicology
• Research Interests: Insecticide resistance, aphid ecology, and environmental influences on pest dynamics

KEY PUBLICATIONS:

• Ram Kumar, Alam T, Mukherjee U (2017) Studies on seasonal incidence of Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) on maize with relation to abiotic factors. Journal of Experimental Zoology India 20(2):1075–1078.
• Mukherjee U, Singh PP (2017) Assessment of yield losses in rapeseed-mustard due to mustard aphid (Lipaphis erysimi) in Bihar. Trends in Biosciences 10(41):8655–8659.
• Ranjan R, Mukherjee U, Kumar V (2018) Management strategy against litchi mite (Aceria litchii Keifer). Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 6(5):792–795.
• Ranjan R, Mukherjee U, Kumar V (2018) Bio-rational approaches to manage major pests of litchi (Litchi chinensis). Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 7(2):338–341.
• Mishra M, Mukherjee U (2020) Effect of various environmental parameters on population of mustard aphid (Lipaphis erysimi). Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 8(5):291–295.
• Mishra M, Mukherjee U (2020) Effect of environmental factors on natural enemies of mustard aphid. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 8(5):346–349.
• Karthik S, Mukherjee U (2021) Influence of abiotic factors on aphid complex and its coexisting natural enemies in mustard agro ecosystem. International Journal of Plant and Soil Science 33(24):150–154.
• Karthik S, Yashaswini G, Mukherjee U, Reddy BD, Mallikarjun G, Keerthana A, Reddy MSS (2022) Phylogenetic divergence of Lipaphis erysimi pseudobrassicae (Aphididae: Homoptera): a dominant specialist aphid on rapeseed-mustard, India. Biologia 77(12):3603–3614.
• Karthik S, Mukherjee U, Yashaswini G, Abhishek BM, Reddy MSS (2022) Abundance and diversity of insect pests and their natural enemies in Brassica campestris (L.) crop ecosystem. Journal of Entomological Research 46(3):597–602.
• Karthik S, Yashaswini G, Reddy MSS, Mukherjee U (2024) Unveiling the bacterial endosymbionts in mustard aphid, Lipaphis erysimi pseudobrassicae (Davis): an unexplored dimension of infection dynamics. National Academy Science Letters (Springer).

BOOKS/ BOOK CHAPTERS:

• Mukherjee U, Singh PP, Kumar V (2007) Seasonal abundance and biology of scarring beetle Basilepta subcostatum in Bihar. In: Singh HP, Uma S (eds) Banana Technological Advancements. Association for the Improvement in Production and Utilization of Banana (AIPUB), NRC for Banana (ICAR), Trichy, India, pp 382–387.
• Mahanta DK, Bhoi TK, Komal J, Samal I, Nikhil RM, Paschapur AU, Singh G, Kumar PVD, Desai HR, Ahmad MA, Singh PP, Majhi PK, Mukherjee U, Singh P, Varun (2023) Insect-pathogen crosstalk and the cellular-molecular mechanisms of insect immunity: uncovering the underlying signaling pathways and immune regulatory function of non-coding RNAs. Frontiers in Immunology 14:1–19. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2023.1169723
• Mukherjee U (2024) Factors influencing the evolution of resistance. In: Mukherjee U, Singh P, Kumar N, Sahoo SK, Ahmad MA, Reddy MSS (eds) Epigenetic Regulations as Drivers of Insecticide Resistance and Resilience to Climate Change in Agricultural Pests. Department of Entomology, PGCA, RPCAU, Pusa, pp 14–19.
• Mukherjee U (2024) Insecticide resistance An overview. In: Mukherjee U, Singh P, Kumar N, Sahoo SK, Ahmad MA, Reddy MSS (eds) Epigenetic Regulations as Drivers of Insecticide Resistance and Resilience to Climate Change in Agricultural Pests. Department of Entomology, PGCA, RPCAU, Pusa, pp 20–28.
• Ahmad MA, Kumar N, Mukherjee U (2025) Fundamentals of entomology. In: RPCAU (ed) Textbook of Natural Farming. Today and Tomorrow’s Printers and Publishers, New Delhi, pp 1–115. ISBN: 9789348596222.

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

M. udayanmukherjee@rpcau.ac.in

T. + 91-8986039867

ORCID: 0009-0002-5341-4824

Scopus Author ID: 57901220200

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