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Designation
Email
Sunil.Joshi@icar.gov.in
sunjoshi.pdbc@gmail.com
Phone Number
080-2351-1982, Ext. 331/ (Res.)080-6598-8836
Fax
080-2341-1961
Professional Experience
13 years
Qualification
M.Sc., Ph.D (Agricultural Entomology)
Specilization
Working on development of mass production techniques for predators of homopteran pests
Training
Refresher course on "Information Technology in Agriculture" from June 1st 2005 to June 21st 2005.
Summer school on "Capacity building in identification and management of mite pests of crops" from September 21st 2005 to 11th October, 2005
Awards and Honours
Life member, Society of Biocontrol Advancement in India, Bangalore, India.
Life member, The Aphidological Society, India.
Life member, Association for the Advancement of Pest Management of in Horticultural Ecosystems, Bangalore, India.
Brief Achievements
Development of mass production techniques for aphidophagous, coccidophagous and psyllid feeding coccinellids
Development of mass production techniques for aphidophagous syrphids.
Recognition
Life member, Society of Biocontrol Advancement in India, Bangalore, India.
Life member, The Aphidological Society, India
Life member, Association for the Advancement of Pest Management of in Horticultural Ecosystems, Bangalore, India
Publications
Total Number of Publication = 25
Selected Publications
Rabindra, R.J., Joshi, S. and Prashanth Mohanraj. 2006. Biological Control of Sugarcane Woolly Aphid - A Success Story. Released at the Directors' Conference of ICAR Institutes at NASC, New Delhi on 3rd to 5th November, 2006.
Joshi, S., Prashanth Mohanraj, Rao, N.S. and Rabindra, R.J. 2006. Ganne ka Uni Mahu aur Usake Prakritik Shatru Kit. (In Hindi) Technical Bulletin No. 36.2423: 25-43
Joshi, S. and Viraktamath, C.A. 2004. The sugarcane woolly aphid, Ceratovacuna lanigera Zehntner (Heniptera: Aphididae): its biology, pest status and control, Current Science, 87 (3): 307-316.
Joshi, S., Prashanth Mohanraj, Rabindra, R.J. and Rao, N.S. 2003. Production and use of coccinellid predators. Project Directorate of Biological Control, Bangalore, India. Technical
Rabindra, R.J., Mohanraj, P., Poorani, J., Jalali, S.K., Joshi, S. and Ramani, S. 2002. Ceratovacuna lanigera Zehntner (Homoptera: Aphididae), a serious pest of sugarcane in Maharashtra and attempt at its management by biological means. Jornal of Biological Control, 16: 171-172.
