RESUME: ABHAY K. PANDEY Ph.D.
Research Associate (Plant Pathology)
Division of Plant Health Management
National Institute of Plant Health Management
Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India
Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500030
Andhra Pradesh, INDIA
Mobile: +919793043671, +919642918111
E-mail- abhaykumarpandey.ku@gmail.com
mailme.abhaypandey@rediffmail.com
Area of Expertise:
Plant Pathology including Post-Harvest Microbial Technology.
Research Emphasis:
My research interest underscores various post-harvest diseases of cereals, pulses,
fruits and vegetables and to examining the toxicity of principal compounds of various
essential oils (plant products) against post-harvest pathogens to understand the
mode of action and their possible safety application in preservation of food
commodities including minimization of mycotoxin contamination. Special interest is
also focused on some plant diseases such as wilting, damping off and their
management by natural products. Pathogens of interest include Alternaria,
Aspergillus, Penicillium, Fusarium, Verticillium, Callosobruchus, Tribolium species.
During MSc program I have also worked on disease symptoms and etiology of
pathogens of several diseases of crop plants occurring in and around cultivated
lands of Gorakhpur.
Educational Qualifications:
2012
2006
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PhD in Plant Botany specialization in Plant Pathology. Kumaun
University, Nainital, INDIA.
Title: Essential Oil Yielding Plants Of Gorakhpur Division And Their
Potentiality Against Post-Harvest Pathogens’’ Supervisors: Prof. Uma T.
Palni KU Nainital, Prof. N. N. Tripathi DDU Gorakhpur University.
M.Sc. in Botany specialization in Plant Pathology. DDU Gorakhpur
University, Gorakhpur, 1st Division and obtained 72.1% marks (3rd
Position).
B.Sc. in Biological Sciences. DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, 1st
Division and obtained 69.8% marks.
Senior Secondary from U.P. Board Allahabad, 1 st Division and obtained
66.6% marks 1st Position.
Matriculation from U.P. Board Allahabad, 1st Division and obtained 63.1%
marks.
Award:
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 Prof. O. P. Mall Gold medal for the best oral paper presentation in Mycology
and Plant Pathology section of 35th All India Botanical Conference held at MS
University Baroda (Gujrat, INDIA) during Dec 8-10, 2012.
Experience:
Post Held
Institution
From
RA (Plant Pathology)
PHM Division, NIPHM,
Hyderabad (AP)
Industrial Microbiology
Deptt., DDU Gorakhpur
University (UP)
Botany Deptt., DDU
Gorakhpur University (UP)
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03.01.2014
Till date
01.10.2011
31.12.2013
01.06.2009
31.05.2010
01.06.2007
31.05.2009
TA (Technical Assistant)
SRA (Senior Research Assistant)
JRA (Junior Research Assistant)
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Scholarship Availed:
CST UP, Lucknow, INDIA (as JRA/SRA during 2007-2010).
Technical Skills:
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Knowledge of medicinal and aromatic plants including taxonomical aspects.
Extraction and storage of essential oils.
Preparation of culture media, isolation, identification and maintenance of
fungal, insects and bacterial cultures, sterilization of equipments.
Isolation of seed borne fungi by agar plate and blotter paper methods
In vitro screening of plant products against microbes and insects.
Idea about serial dilution technique, pour, streak and spread plate methods for
isolation of microorganism, paper and thin layer chromatography, Protein
estimation, calculation of LD50, oviposition, antifeedant and ovicidal properties
of plant products, assessment of antioxidant activity of natural product,
aflatoxin estimation.
Idea about formulation preparation, development of botanical pesticides and
their field trial in preservation of food commodities.
Idea about DNA extraction, RNA estimation in biological experiments
Apparatus operated: Clevenger, Oven, Incubator Spectrophotometer, pH
meter, Centrifuge, Autoclave, shaker, colony counter, camara lucida drawing,
PCR.
Knowledge of MS office (Word, Excel, Power point).
Knowledge about Statistical analysis of the biological data (SD, SE, One way
ANOVA, Two way ANOVA).
Relevant Publications (Researcher ID: A-2090-2013):
1. Pandey, A. K. and Tripathi, N. N. (2010) Diversity and distribution of aromatic
plants in forests of Gorakhpur Division, U.P., India. Biological Forum- an
International Journal. 2 (2). 25-33.
2. Pandey, A. K., Mishra, A. K., Singh, Pooja, and Tripathi, N. N.(2011) Effect of
some essential oils on the oviposition and emergence of Callosobruchus sp.
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(Coleoptera: Bruchidae). Indian Journal of Entomology 73 (1): 10-14. Impact
factor (3.8NAAS)
Mishra, A. K., Pandey, A. K., Singh, Pooja, and Tripathi, N. N.(2013)
Mycoparasites of Ganoderma lucidum and their Botanical Management.
Proceeding of National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological
Science. 83(1): 119-123. (DOI 10.1007/s40011-012-0087-0) Impact factor
(6.3 NAAS)
Pandey A. K. and Tripathi N. N. (2011) Post- harvest fungal and insect
deterioration of pigeon pea seeds and their management by plant volatiles.
Journal of Indian Botanical Society 90 (3&4) 326-331. Impact factor
(3.7NAAS)
Pandey, A.K. and Tripathi, N. N. (2011) Aromatic plants of Gorakhpur Forest
division: their antimycotic property and medicinal value. International Journal
of Pharmaceutical Science Review and Research. 7 (2) 142-147. Impact
factor
Pandey A. K., Singh Pooja, Palni T. Uma and Tripathi N. N. (2012) In-vitro
antibacterial activity of essential oils of aromatic plants against Erwinia
herbicola (Lohnis) and Pseudomonas putida. Journal of Serbian Chemical
Society. 77 (3) 313-323 (doi: 10.2298/JSC110524192P). Impact factor (0.97
SCI)
Pandey A. K., Singh Pooja, Mohan Manindra and Tripathi N. N. (2012) New
reports on Chemical composition of Clausena pentaphylla Linn. essential oil
from India. Chemistry of Natural Compounds 48 (5) 896-897. Impact factor
(1.02 SCI)
Singh Pooja, Pandey A. K., Sonker Nivedita and Tripathi N. N. (2011)
Preservation of Buchnania lanzan Spreng. seeds by Ocimum canum Sims.
essential oil. Annals of Plant Protection 19 (2) 407-410. Impact factor (3.7
NAAS)
Pandey A. K., Singh Pooja, Palni Uma and Tripathi N. N. (2011) Use of
essential oils of aromatic plants for the management of pigeon pea infestation
by pulse bruchids during storage. International Journal of Agricultural
Technology 7 (6): 1615-1624. Impact factor (0.378 TCI)
Pandey A. K., Singh Pooja and Tripathi N. N. (2011) Impact of essential oils
on eggs hatchability and feeding activity of pulse beetles. Journal of
Entomological Researsch 35 (3) 221-225. Impact factor (3.9 NAAS)
Pandey A. K., Palni T. Uma and Tripathi N. N. (2012) “Evaluation of
Clausena pentaphylla (Roxb.) DC oil as fungitoxicant against storage
mycoflora of pigeon pea seeds). J Sci Food Agric (DOI 10.1002/jsfa.5949) 93:
1680–1686 Impact factor (1.729 SCI)
Singh Pooja, Pandey A.K. and Tripathi N.N. (2012) Essential oils: A
renewable source for the management of stored product insects-A review.
Agricultural Review 33 (3). 226-236. Impact factor (2.9 NAAS)
Pandey A. K., Palni T. Uma and Tripathi N. N. (2012) Repellent activity of
some essential oils against two stored product beetles Callosobruchus
chinensis L. and C. maculatus F. (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) with reference to
Chenopodium ambrosioides L. for the safety of pigeon pea seeds). J Food Sci
Technol (DOI 10.1007/s13197-012-0896-4). Impact factor (1.02 SCI)
Pandey A. K., Singh Pooja, Uma T Palni and Tripathi N. N. (2013) Bioefficacy
of plant essential oils against pulse beetles Callosobruchus spp. (Coleoptera:
Bruchidae) in pigeon pea seeds with particular reference to Clausena
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pentaphylla (Roxb.)DC. Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection
doi.org /10.1080/03235408.2013.768410.
15. Pandey A. K., Singh Pooja and Tripathi N. N. (2013) Chemistry and
bioactivities of essential oils of Ocimum species: an overview. International
Journal of Tropical Biomedicine (Accepted).
16. Pandey A. K., Singh Pooja, Uma T Palni and Tripathi N. N. (2013) Application
of Chenopodium ambrosioides Linn. essential oil as botanical fungicide for the
management of fungal deterioration in pulse. Biological Agriculture and
Horticulture 29:3, 197-208. (ID: 822828 DOI:10.1080/01448765.2013.822828)
Impact factor (0.381 SCI).
17. Sonker Nivedita, Pandey A. K., Singh Pooja and Tripathi N. N. (2014)
Assessment of Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf Essential Oil as Herbal
Preservatives Based on Antifungal, Antiaflatoxin and Antiochratoxin Activities
and In Vivo Efficacy During Storage. Journal of Food Science. (Accepted)
Impact factor (1.782 SCI).
Papers Communicated:
1. Pandey A. K., Singh Pooja, Mohan Manindra, Uma T Palni and Tripathi N. N.
(2013) Antibacterial spectrum of some Asteraceae essential oils to
phytopathogenic bacteria: chemical composition and antioxidant activity of
Eupatorium adenophorum Spreng oil. National Academy Science Letters.
2. Pandey A. K., Singh Pooja, Mohan Manindra and Tripathi N. N. (2011)
Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of Nepeta hindostana L.
essential oil from Gorakhpur Division, U.P. India (Records of Natural
Products).
3. Pandey A. K., Palni T. Uma and Tripathi N. N. (2011) Fumigant efficacy of
essential oils based botanical pesticides in protection of Cajanus Cajan L.
(pigeon pea) seeds from bio-deterioration. (J Stored Product Research).
4. Nivedita Sonker, Abhay K. Pandey and Pooja Singh (2013) Assessment of
Artemisia nilagarica essential oil as herbal preservative based on antifungal,
antimycotoxin activities and in vivo efficacy during storage (Postharvest
Biology and Technology).
5. S. Zafar Haider. Manindra Mohan. Abhay K. Pandey (2013) Bioactivity of
Tanacetum nubigenum Wallich. ex DC essential oil from different habitats of
Uttarakhand Himalayas, India for controlling red flour beetle Tribolium
castaneum (Herbst) in stored grain. J of Pest Science.
6. Vishvakarma P., Pandey A. K., Mishra P., Singh Pooja and N. N. Tripathi
(2013) Enhancement of Shelf Life of Agaricus bisporus Lang from Dry Bubble
Disease (Verticillium fungicola var. fungicola) by Fumigant Application of
Lippia alba Rich Essential Oil. Journal of Food Science.
7. Manindra Mohan, S.Z. Haider, A. K. Pandey, Richa Seth (2013) Volatile
constituents, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of Artemisia vulgaris (L.)
essential oils from India. (Records of Natural Products).
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8. Singh Pooja, Sonker Nivedita and Pandey A. K. (2013) Chemical composition
and antioxidant activity of essential oil of Artemisia nilagarica from Eastern
Uttar Pradesh, India. Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants.
Symposia/Seminars/Conferences Attended:
1. National Symposium on Microbial Diversity and Plant Health Problem
Organised by Deptt. Of Botany, DDU Gorakhpur University Gorakhpur Dec.
18&19, 2006.
2. International Symposium on Plant Biology And Environment: Changing
Scenario, Jointly Organised by Deptt. Of Botany, University of Allahabad,
Allahabad and Indian Botanical Society Jaipur. Dec. 17-19, 2008.
3. National Conference on Bio function, Biodiversity and Plant Resource
Utilization, Jointly Organised by Deptt. Of Botany, DDU Gorakhpur University
Gorakhpur and Indian Physiological Society New Delhi Jan. 30 & 31, 2009.
4. Regional Seminar on Intellectual Property and Innovation Management in
Knowledge Era, Jointly Organised by Deptt. of Botany, DDU Gorakhpur
University Gorakhpur and National Research Development Corporation New
Delhi, July 21& 22, 2009.
5. International Conference on Plant Pathology in the Globalization Era
organised by Indian Phytopathological Society, Division of Plant Pathology
IARI New Delhi, Nov. 10-13, 2009.
6. International Symposium on Diversity of Plants and Microbes: Present
Scenario, Jointly Organised by Deptt. Of PG Studies and Research in Applied
Botany, Kuvempu University, Shankaraghatta, Karnataka and Indian
Botanical Society, Jaipur. Dec. 28-30, 2009.
7. International Symposium on the New Horizons of Botany, Jointly Organised
by Department of Botany Shivaji University, Kohlapur (MS) and Indian
Botanical Society Jaipur. Nov. 10-12, 2010.
8. 80th Annual Session of the National Academy of Sciences, India, held at
Jaipur National University, Jaipur during December 2-4, 2010.
9. National Conference on Climate Change & Biodiversity organised by
Department of Botany, Saraswati Vidya Mandir Mahila Post Graduate
Collage, Arya Nagar (North) Gorakhpur. Jan. 21-22, 2011.
10. National Conference on Biodiversity: Changing Patterns and Conservation
Strategies organised by Department of Botany DDU Gorakhpur University,
Gorakhpur during Nov 26-28, 2011.
11. 99th Indian Science Congress held at KIIT University, Bhubaneswar during
Jan 3-7, 2012.
12. 35th All India Botanical Conference and national Symposium on Role of Plant
and Microbes for the betterment of Mankind in Changing Climate, jointly
organised by Department of Botany, MS University Baroda and Indian
Botanical Society Bareilly. Dec 8-10, 2012.
13. 1st Uttar Pradesh Science Congress on Science for shaping the future of Uttar
Pradesh, organised by DDU Gorakhpur University during March 2-4, 2013.
14. 2nd National Symposium on BARC Technologies for development of rural
India (BTDRI-2013), organised by BARCOVA and DDU Gorakhpur University
in association with BRNS, Mumbai during 12-13 March, 2013.
15. 36th All India Botanical Conference on theme Plant Wealth and Human
Welfare jointly organised by Department of Botany, DDU Gorakhpur
University Gorakhpur and Indian Botanical Society Bareilly during October 1820, 2013.
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Papers Presented at Scientific Meetings/ Conferences:
1. Pandey A. K, Mishra A. K., Chandrawati and Tripathi N. N. (2008) Aromatic
Plants of Gorakhpur Forest Division. In International Symposium on Plant
Biology And Environment: Changing Scenario, Jointly Organised by Deptt. Of
Botany, University of Allahabad, Allahabad and Indian Botanical Society
Jaipur. Dec. 17-19. (Oral)
2. Pandey A. K, Mishra A. K., Singh Pooja and Tripathi N. N. (2009) Mycoflora
associated with stored pigeon pea seeds. In National Conference on Bio
function, Biodiversity and Plant Resource Utilization, Jointly Organised by
Deptt. Of Botany, DDU Gorakhpur University Gorakhpur and Indian
Physiological Society New Delhi Jan. 30 & 31, 2009. (Poster)
3. Mishra A. K. Pandey, A. K. and Tripathi N.N. (2009) Mycoparasites of
Ganoderma and their Botanical Control In International Conference on Plant
Pathology in the Globalization Era organised by Indian Phytopathological
Society, Division of Plant Pathology IARI New Delhi, Nov. 10-13.(Poster)
4. Pandey A. K, Mishra A. K., Singh Pooja and Tripathi N. N. (2009) Biopesticidal potential of Aromatic Plants of Gorakhpur Division with special
reference to post-harvest pests of pigeon pea. In International Symposium on
Diversity of Plants and Microbes: Present Scenario, Jointly Organised by
Deptt. Of PG Studies and Research in Applied Botany, Kuvempu University,
Shankaraghatta, Karnataka and Indian Botanical Society Jaipur. Dec. 28-30.
(Oral)
5. Pandey A. K, Singh Pooja, Palni Uma and Tripathi N. N. (2010) Clausena oil:
an ecofriendly approach for the management of post-harvest pests of pigeon
pea seeds. In International Symposium on the New Horizons of Botany,
Jointly Organised by Department of Botany Shivaji University Kohlapur (MS)
and Indian Botanical Society, Jaipur. Nov. 10-12. (Oral)
6. Jha S. K., Pandey A. K., Kumar N. and Tripathi N.N. (2011) Survey of
ethnomedicinal macrofungal species from Godavaari forest of Kanthmandu
valley Nepal. In National conference on Climate Change & Biodiversity
organised by Department of Botany, Saraswati Vidya Mandir Mahila Post
Graduate Collage, Arya Nagar (North) Gorakhpur. Jan. 21-22. (Poster)
7. Jha S. K., Pandey A. K. and Tripathi N. N. (2011) Comparative nutritional
potential of three dominant edible and medicinal macrofungi of Kathmandu
Valley, Nepal. In National Conference on Biodiversity: Changing Patterns and
Conservation Strategies organised by Department of Botany DDU Gorakhpur
University, Gorakhpur during Nov 26-28. (Poster)
8. Pandey A. K., Singh Pooja, Palni T. Uma and Tripathi N. N. (2012) Fumigant
efficacy of essential oil based botanical pesticides in protection of Cajanus
cajan l. (pigeon pea) seeds from bio-deterioration. In Plant Sciences Section
of 99th Indian Science Congress held at KIIT University, Bhubaneswar during
Jan 3-7. (Oral).
9. Pandey A.K. (2012) Bioefficacy of Clausena pentaphylla (Roxb.)DC for the
safety of pigeon pea seeds against pulse beetles Callosobruchus species
(Coleoptera: Buchidae) in 35th All India Botanical Conference and national
Symposium on Role of Plant and Microbes for the betterment of Mankind in
Changing Climate, jointly organised by Department of Botany, MS University
Baroda and Indian Botanical Society Bareilly. Dec 8-10, 2012. (Oral).
10. Triapthi N. N., Singh Pooja, Pandey AK, Sonker Nivedita....et al. (2013) Plant
products as herbal preservatives of stored food commodities. In 1st Uttar
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Pradesh Science Congress on Science for shaping the future of Uttar
Pradesh, organised by DDU Gorakhpur University during March 2-4, 2013
(Poster).
11. Sudha Tripathi, Pandey AK, Amaan Shadma, Mishra Priyanka and Tripathi N. N.
(2013) Prevalence of Damping-Off in Brassica Oleracea Var. Botrytis L. in
Nurseries of Gorakhpur Region. In 36th All India Botanical Conference theme
Plant Wealth and Human Welfare jointly organised by Department of Botany,
DDU Gorakhpur University Gorakhpur and Indian Botanical Society Bareilly
during October 18-20, 2013 (Poster).
Teaching Experience:
3 Years under UG and PG level in Botany Department, currently taking the practical
classes of UG students (Industrial Microbiology) DDU Gorakhpur University as Sr.
Technical assistant.
Libraries Visited:
NBRI and CDRI Lucknow, NSL, NML and IARI New Delhi, FRI and BSI Dehradoon.
Workshop Attended:
1. Land to Lab Exploring farmers priorities of research to adapt to climate
change organised by Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group and Department
of Botany, DDU Gorakhpur University Gorakhpur on 27th Feb, 2010.
2. Environment and Biodiversity organised by Shohratgarh Environmental
society Siddharth Nagar and Department of Botany, DDU Gorakhpur
University Gorakhpur on 14 March, 2011.
Reviewer of the Journals:
Journal of Pest Science (Springer), Proceeding of the National Academy of Science
(Biological Science) INDIA (Springer), Pharmaceutical Biology (Taylor & Francis),
Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology (Wiley), Advances in Biological
Sciences, African Journal of Agricultural Research, African Journal of Biotechnology,
Global Journal of Botanical Science, Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
(Wiley), Journal of Ole Science.
Member of Editorial Board:
Global Journal of Botany (USA), Abstracts and Souvenir of 36th All India Botanical
Conference
Others:
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Worked as Research assistant (JRF/SRF) in CST UP (Lucknow) Project
(project no. CST/AAS/D-9, April 3, 2007) Entitled “Formulation of
Botanical Pesticide from wild essential oil plants for safe storage of
pigeon pea grains” under the Principal Investigator Prof. N. N. Tripathi
in Bacteriology & Natural Pesticide Lab Deptt. of Botany, DDU Gorakhpur
University Gorakhpur.
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Participated in 10 Days NSS Camp
Diploma in Computer Application
Deposited Herbarium of aromatic plants collected from Gorakhpur Division in
BSI, NRC, Dehradoon
Membership:
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Annual member of Indian Botanical Society
Annual member of Indian Phytopathological Society
Annual member of Entomological Society of India
Annual member of Society of Plant Protection
Sessional member of Indian Science Congress Association
Member of American Chemical Society.
Personal Detail:
Father’s Name: Shri Shambhu Sharan Pandey
Date of Birth: 17 March, 1985
Correspondence Address: C/O Praveen Pandey, D-50, Niralanagar, Lucknow226020, Uttar Pradesh
Nationality:
Indian
Marital Status: Unmarried
Language Known: Hindi, English
Referees:
Prof. Uma T. Palni
Former HOD, Deptt. of Botany,
DSB Campus, Kumaun University Nainital INDIA.
Email-umapalni@rediffmail.com; Mob. +919837229479
Dr. L.M.S. Palni
Former Director,
GB Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment & Development,
Kosi-Katarmal, Almora India
Email- lmspalni@rediffmail.com, Mob. +919412092188
Prof. N. N. Tripathi
Professor of Botany & Head, Department of Industrial Microbiology
Department of Botany
DDU Gorakhpur University
Gorakhpur-273009 (Uttar Pradesh) INDIA
Email-nijendratripathi@gmail.com, Mob. +919450883779
Prof. N. K. Dubey
Laboratory of Herbal Pesticide
Center of Advanced Study in Botany
Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi- 221005 (Uttar Pradesh) INDIA
Email-nkdubey2@rediffmail.com, nkdubeybhu@gmail.com, Mob. +919415295765
Dr. Jason Andrews Smith
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Associate Professor, Forest Pathology
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida (USA)
Email-jasons@ufl.edu
Date: 25.09.2013
Place: Gorakhpur
Abhay Kumar Pandey
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