भा.कृ.अनु.प. – राष्ट्रीय लीची अनुसंधान केन्द्र
ICAR – National Research Centre on Litchi
Muzaffarpur – 842 002 (Bihar), India
भारतीय कृषि अनुसंधान परिषद
Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi-110 001
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Research Papers

2025

  1. Bhat, A., Rana, V. K., Chandel, V. G. S., Shandil, D., Samal, I. (2025). Seasonal occurrence of Conopomorpha sinensis (Gracillariidae: Lepidoptera) infesting litchi (Litchi chinensis) in Himachal Pradesh. The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 95(7): 799–804.
  2. Bhoi, T. K., Dhillon, M. K., Samal, I., Singh, N. (2025). Phytochemicals in wild crucifers affect development and reproduction of mustard aphid (Lipaphis erysimi). The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 95(9): 1127-1132.
  3. Bhoi, T. K., Dhillon, M. K., Samal, I., Singh, N. (2025). Variation in aphid complex influx and predatory dynamics in wild crucifers. The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 95(8): 957-961.
  4. Bhoi, T. K., Mahanta, D. K., Samal, I., Dash, S., Singh, S., Komal, J. (2025). Effect of endophytic entomopathogenic fungi (EEPF) in biological control of Odontotermes obesus (Rambur 1842) and their synergistic impact on plant physiological responses. The Microbe, 7: 100411.
  5. Bhoi, T. K., Mahanta, D. K., Samal, I., Komal, J. (2025). Exploring the management of forest insects using silicon-mediated approaches through bibliometrics. Entomological News, 132(5): 622-635.
  6. Bhoi, T. K., Mahanta, D. K., Samal, I., Raj, M. N., Komal, J. (2025). Evaluating the virulence and endophytic colonization of Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana in Dalbergia sissoo seedlings for the biological control of subterranean termites. Journal of Environmental Biology, 46(4): 583-588.
  7. Bhoi, T. K., Samal, I., Behera, B., Mahanta, D. K., Komal, J., Athulya, R. (2025). Predatory birds in agroforestry: Dawn of a new era for biological control from multitrophic interactions. Avian Research, 16(3): 100260.
  8. Choudhary, J. S., Mali, S. S., Sahu, S. K., Mukherjee, D., Das, B., Singh, A. K., Das, A., Bhatt, B. P. (2025). Predicting abundance and distribution risk of oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Handel) in India based on CMIP6 projections linked with temperature-driven phenology models. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 19: 101613.
  9. Dwivedi, R., Banjare, S., Jaiswal, S. K., Singh, A., Painkra, G. P., Tiwari, J. K., Samal, I., Bhoi, T. K., Mahanta, D. K. (2025). Standardization of DNA Extraction Protocol and Assessment of Molecular Genetic Variation in Honey Bees. Entomological News, 132(3): 379-388.
  10. Kabi, M., Palei, S., Kesawat, M. S., Routray, S., Rajendra, V., Naik, I. S., Kumar, R., Rahim, M. (2025). Engineering crop genomes: A review of editing tool evolution, applications, and future trajectories. Ecological Genetics and Genomics, 37: 100408.
  11. Komal, J., Gowrisankar, R., GV, V., Nadaf, H., Samal, I., Dinesh Kumar, P. V., Bhoi, T. K. (2025). Bibliometric trends and patterns in Tasar silkworm (Antheraea mylitta) research: A data report (1980–2024). Frontiers in Insect Science, 5: 1533267.
  12. Kumar, A., Gupta, A., Kanth, N., Marboh, E., Lal, N., Das, B. (2025). Assessment of morphological and physiochemical diversity in longan (Dimocarpus longan Lour.) genotypes for genetic improvement. Tropical Plant Biology, 18(1): 61.
  13. Kumar, V., Kumari, P., Samal, I., Singh, S., Kumar, A., Kumar, L. (2025). Efficacy, cost-effectiveness, and residue levels of fungicides for managing panicle blight, fruit blight and anthracnose diseases of litchi. Crop Protection, 198: 107391.
  14. Lal, N., Kumar, A., Marboh, E.S., Gupta, A.K., Pandey, S.D., Nath, V. (2025). Effect of temperature and duration of storage on seed germination in litchi (Litchi chinensis). National Academy Science Letters. 48: 157–159.
  15. Lal, N., Kumar, A., Pongener, A., Pandey, S.D. (2025). Major litchi production problems in India. Applied Fruit Science 67(1): 38.
  16. Mahanta, D. K., Bhoi, T. K., Samal, I., & Komal, J. (2025). Mapping the research landscape on forest insects: bibliometric approach from 2010 to 2024. Discover Forests, 1(1): 5.
  17. Mahanta, D. K., Komal, J., Bhoi, T. K., Samal, I., Dash, S., Jangra, S. (2025). RNA interference (RNAi) for insect pest management: understanding mechanisms, strategies, challenges and future prospects. Biologia Futura, 76(4): 465-477.
  18. Mahanta, D. K., Komal, J., Samal, I., Bhoi, T. K., Kumar, P. D., Mohapatra, S., Mastinu, A. (2025). Plant defense responses to insect herbivores through molecular signaling, secondary metabolites, and associated epigenetic regulation. Plant‐Environment Interactions, 6(1): e70035.
  19. Pan, R., Naik, S., Shinde, R., Das, B., Kumari, M., Kumar, R., Singh, A., Das, A. (2025). Growth and mineral contents of aromatic vegetable soybean (Glycine max) genotypes in acidic soil and its potential in combating the malnutrition. The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 95(1): 39-43.
  20. Pongener, A., Purbey, S., Kumar, V., Nath, V., Sharma, S., Kumar, A., Pandey, A., Pandey, S. (2025). Bagging Increases Anthocyanins Accumulation in Pericarp and Improves Overall Fruit Quality in Litchi. National Academy Science Letters, 48(5): 601-605.
  21. Prasad, V. V. V., Patel, V., Dhakar, M., Das, B., Bishi, S. K., Bhadana, V., Mishra, G., Mhetre, V., Singh, S., Nath, V., Asrey R., Pandey, D. (2025). Elucidation of fruit cracking mechanism in bael [Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa.] using physico-biochemical and de novo transcriptomic approaches. Plant Stress, 16: 100819.
  22. Raj, R., Kumar, A., Savithri, H.S., Singh, P. (2025). Groundnut Bud Necrosis virus encoded movement protein NSm binds to GTP and ATP. 3Biotech, 15(5): 146.
  23. Sai, P.R., Choudhary, J.S., Kumar, V., Swati, Dey, D., Das, B. (2025). Incidence of leaf roller, Statherotis leucaspis and tea tortrix, Homona coffearia (Tortricidae: Lepidoptera) on litchi (Litchi chinensis) flowers in India. Journal of Horticultural Sciences, 20(1).
  24. Samal, I., Choudhary, J. S., Joshi, S., Kumar, S., Kumar, V., Raj, A., Das, B. (2025). Incidence and identification of mango mealy bug, Drosicha mangiferae (Stebbing) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Monophlebidae) infesting Litchi in Bihar, India. Annals of Applied Biology, 11: 1-14.
  25. Samal, I., Choudhary, J.S., Raj, A., Kumar, V., Kumar, S., Das, B. (2025). Dynamics of bacterial communities across developmental stages of the litchi stink bug, Tessaratoma javanica. Scientific Reports, 15 (1): 29106.
  26. Samal, I., Dhillon, M. K., Bhoi, T. K., Singh, N. (2025). Effect of plant defence enzymes on mustard aphid [Lipaphis erysimi (Kaltenbach)] biology and reproduction across diverse Brassica juncea genotypes. Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 19(4): 58.
  27. Samal, I., Mahanta, D. K., Bhoi, T. K., Komal, J. (2025). Exploring the elaborate biochemical mechanisms of plant defence employing silicon: A detailed study. Entomological News, 132(4): 473-493.
  28. Sarkar, P. K., Bhattacharjee, B., Das, S., Das, B., Singh, N. R., Bhutia, P. L., Chakrabarti, A., Das, B., Podder, R., Choudhury, B. U. (2025). Edible bamboo shoots: A sustainable nexus of nutrition, livelihood, and food security for rural communities in India. Frontiers in Nutrition, 12: 1654510.
  29. Singh, K., Awasthi, O.P., Singh, A., Yadav, P., Kumar, S. (2025). Colchicine induced variation in sweet orange (Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck) cv. Mosambi. Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources, 38(2): 192-197.
  30. Soni, R., Das, S., Sahni, G. S., Goswami, D., Verma, D., Das, B., Parmar, P. (2025). Is lychee-associated encephalopathy in children a straightforward case of toxicity or a complex metabolic and environmental cascade? Toxicology Letters, 413: 111742.
  31. Vijayan, B., Singh, M., Singh, R. (2025). Understanding the determinants of program accessibility: A study of planned participation in agricultural development programs in Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka, India. Indian Research Journal of Extension Education, 25 (4): 18-24.

2024

  1. Ali, A., Das, B., Dhakar, M.K. et al. 2024. Enhancing soil health and fruit yield through Tephrosia biomass mulching in rainfed guava (Psidium guajava L.) orchards. Scientific Reports, 14: 13913.
  2. Bhoi, T. K., Dhillon, M. K., Singh, N., Samal, I., Watts, A., Rao, M. and Bhattacharya, R. C. (2024). Phenology and morphological traits of wild crucifers impacting host selection and population build up by mustard aphid [Lipaphis erysimi (Kaltenbach)]. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 1-19.
  3. Gujjala, L. K. S., Kundu, D., Dutta, D., Kumar, A., Bal, M., Kumar, A. and Vo, D. V. N. (2024). Advances in ionic liquids: Synthesis, environmental remediation and reusability. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 396, 123896.
  4. Jhorar, P., Choudhary, R., Jinger, D., Samal, I., Paramesh, V., Kumar, D., … and Singh, S. (2024). Foliar Application of Silicon Influences Crop Productivity, Dry Matter Accumulation, Water Use Efficiency, Lodging Score, and Aphid Density in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 55(19): 2894-2908.
  5. Lal, N. and Kumar, A. (2024). Panicle and fruit characteristics influenced by plant age in litchi cv. Rose scented. Bangladesh Journal of Botany. 53(2): 279-285.
  6. Lal, N., Kumar, A. and Pandey, S. D. (2024). Assessing the genetic diversity and character association of yield components in litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.). Bangladesh Journal of Botany. 53(3): 465-473.
  7. Lal, N., Kumar, A., Marboh, E. S., Gupta, A. K., Pandey, S. D. and Nath, V. (2024). Effect of temperature and duration of storage on seed germination in litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.).  National Academy Science Letters. 1-3.
  8. Lal, N., Kumar, A., Pandey, S. D. and Sahu, N. (2024). Impact of climatic variability on litchi yields in the tarai region of India. Applied Fruit Science. 66: 2371–2374.
  9. Meena, R. B., Meena, S. C., Rathore, A. C., Meena, D. C., Meena, R. L., Alam, N. M., … and Meena, M. D. (2024). Soil carbon sequestration potential of different land use systems: evidence from sub-humid southern plains and Aravalli hills of Rajasthan, India. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 196(11): 1080.
  10. Pongener, A., Purbey, S. K., Kumar, V., Nath, V., Sharma, S., Kumar, A., Pandey, A. P. and Pandey, S. D. (2024). Bagging increases anthocyanins accumulation in pericarp and improves overall fruit quality in litchi. National Academy Science Letters, 1-5.
  11. Prabhakar, P., Mukherjee, S., Kumar, A., Rout, R. K., Kumar, S., Verma, D. K. and Banerjee, M. (2024). In Silico, In Vitro and Ex Vivo Evaluation of the Antihyperglycaemic, Antioxidant and Cytotoxic Properties of Cocciniagrandis L. Leaf Extract. Food Technology and Biotechnology, 62(2): 188-204.
  12. Prasad, K., Saroj, N., Singh, S. K., Pradhan, J., Prasad, S. S., Kumar, S., Maurya, S., Kumar, A., Srivastava, R. K., Tiwari, R. K., Lal, M. K., Vijayan, B., Kumar, A., Samal, I., Shah, U. and Kumar, R. (2024). Postharvest quality and ripening behaviour of un-explored genotypes of Himalayan plain mango diversity, Heliyon, 10(12): e33247. 
  13. Rout, R. K., Kumar, A. and Rao, P. S. (2024). A Comparative Assessment of drying kinetics, energy consumption, mathematical modeling, and multivariate analysis of indian borage (Plectranthus amboinicus) Leaves. Journal of Food Process Engineering, 47(5): e14630.

2023

  1. Bhatnagar, S., Mahanta, D.K., Vyas, V., Samal, I., Komal, J. and Bhoi, T.K. (2023). Storage pest management with nanopesticides incorporating silicon nanoparticles: A novel approach for sustainable crop preservation and food security. Silicon, 16(2): 471-483.
  2. Dhakar, M.K., Das, B., Rai, M. and Nath, V., (2023). Fruit Yield, Quality, and Stability in Sapota (Manilkaraachras [Mill.] Fosb.) Varieties: Under Short‑, Medium-and Long-Term Evaluation. Erwerbs Obstbau, 65(3): 557-566.
  3. Jinger, D., Dhar, S., Dass, A., Sharma, V.K., Jhorar, P., Paramesh, V., Gupta, G., Parihar, M., Kumar, D., Singh, S. and Samal, I. (2023). Combined fertilization of silicon and phosphorus in aerobic rice-wheat cropping and its impact on system productivity, water use efficiency, soil health, crop resilience, and profitability. Silicon, 15(17): 7609-7620.
  4. Komal, J., Desai, H. R., Samal, I., Mastinu, A., Patel, R. D., Kumar, P. V. D., Majhi, P. K., Mahanta, D. K., & Bhoi, T. K. (2023). Unveiling the genetic symphony: Harnessing CRISPR-Cas genome editing for effective insect pest management. Plants,12(23), 3961.
  5. Kumar, S., Awasthi, O.P., Pandey, R., Dubey, A.K. and Sharma, R.M. (2023) Production Performance and Fruit Quality of Gamma-Irradiated Mutants of ‘Kinnow’Mandarin (Citrus nobilis Loureiro× Citrus deliciosa Tenora). Erwerbs-Obstbau, 65(2): 379-387.
  6. Lal, N., Kumar, A., Marboh, E.S., Gupta, A.K., Nath, V., Pandey, S.D. (2023). Morphological diversity in litchi based on phenological traits. Indian Journal of Horticulture, 80(1): 38–44.
  7. Lal, N., Kumar, A., Marboh, E.S., Pandey, S.D., Gupta, A.K., Nath, V. (2023). Fruit Load of ‘Shahi’ affects not only fruit size but many attributes. Erwerbs-Obstbau, 65(3): 493-500.
  8. Lal, N., Kumar, A., Marboh, E.S., Pandey, S.D., Nath, V. (2023). Genetic diversity in litchi (Litchi chinensis) for morphological and physico-chemical traits. Current Horticulture, 11(1): 33–36.
  9. Lal, N., Kumar, A., Pandey, S.D. (2023). Assessment of Variability, Correlation and Path Analysis for the Selection of Elite Clones in Litchi Based on Certain Traits. ErwerbsObstbau, 65 (4): 1-8.
  10. Lal, N., Kumar, A., Pandey, S.D. (2023). Effects of tree trunk, branch and leaf traits on morphological diversity of Litchi Chinensis Sonn. Bangladesh Journal of Botany. 52(1): 197–202.
  11. Lal, N., Kumar, A., Pandey, S.D. (2023). Sun Burn and Fruit Cracking in Litchi (Litchi chinensis) cv. ‘Rose Scented.’ Emergent Life Science,9 (2): 260–264.
  12. Lal, N., Kumar, A., Singh, A., Marboh, E.S., Gupta, A.K., Pandey, S.D., Nath, V. (2023). Standardization of number of flowers to be pollinated per panicle for hybridization in litchi and assessment of effective duration of pollination. ErwerbsObstbau. 65(3): 487-492.
  13. Lal, N., Pongener, A., Kumar, A., Pandey, S.D. (2023). Studies on bioactive compounds and antioxidant activity of litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) fruit cultivars under field conditions. National Academy Science Letters. 46(1): 7–10.
  14. Lal, N., Singh, A., Kumar, A., Marboh, E.S., Gupta, A.K., Pongener, A., Nath, V., Pandey, S.D. (2023). Hurdles in Developing Hybrids: Experience from a Decade of Hybridization in Litchi. Euphytica 219 (10): 106.
  15. Mahanta, D. K., Bhoi, T. K., Komal, J., Samal, I., Nikhil, R. M., Paschapur, A. U., Singh, G., Kumar, P. V. D., Desai, H. R., Ahmad, M. A., Singh, P. P., Majhi, P. K., Mukherjee, U., Singh, P., Saini, V., Shahanaz, Srinivasa, N., & Yele, Y. (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, 1169152.
  16. Murugan, T, Awasthi, O. P., Singh, S. K., Chawla, G., Solanke, A. U., Kumar, S. and Jha, G. K. (2023). Molecular and histological validation of modified in ovulo nucellus culture based high-competency direct somatic embryogenesis and amplitude true-to-the-type plantlet recovery in Kinnow mandarin. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14:1116151.
  17. Prabhakar, P., Mukherjee S., Kumar, A., Kumar, S., Verma, DK., Dhara, S., Maiti, MK., and Banerjee, M. (2023). Optimization of MAE for Carica papaya phytochemicals, and its in silico, in vitro, and ex vivo evaluation: For functional food and drug applications. Food Bioscience, 54: 102861.
  18. Prabhakar, P., Mukherjee, S., Kumar, A. (2023). Optimization of microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) of key phenolic compounds from pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan), their characterization, and measurement of their anti-diabetic and cytotoxic potential. Food Measure 17, 5697–5720 (2023).
  19. Samal, I., Bhoi, T. K., Mahanta, D. K., Komal, J. (2023). Establishing the role of silicon (Si) in plant resistance to insects: A bibliometric approach. Silicon, 1-10.
  20. Samal, I., Bhoi, T. K., Vyas, V., Majhi, P. K., Mahanta, D. K., Komal, J., . .. & Acharya, L. K. (2023). Resistance to fungicides in entomopathogenic fungi: Underlying mechanisms, consequences, and opportunities for progress. Tropical Plant Pathology, 1–13.
  21. Samal, I., Dhillon, M. K., Bhoi, T. K., & Singh, N. (2023). Biochemical basis of Lipaphis erysimi (Kalt.) growth and development in Brassica juncea. Phytoparasitica, 52(1): 1-20.
  22. Sinha, T., Narayana, S., Arya, V., Kandan, A., Raju, S. V. S., & Samal, I. (2023). Development of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for accurate and rapid identification of Spodoptera frugiperda in maize from India. Cereal Research Communications, 1-11.
  23. Vijayan, B., Nain, M. S., Singh, R., Kumbhare, N. V. & K. N. Ravi. (2023). Socio-economic Transformation through National Food Security Mission in Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka.Current Science, 124 (8): 976-980.