Dr.

Raju Ghosh, 2015

Dr Raju Ghosh
Special Project Scientist, Legumes Pathology,
International Crops Research Institute for The Semi-Arid Tropics
(ICRISAT)
Patancheru, Hyderabad, India, Pin 502324
M: +917702496565
E. mail: r.ghosh@cgiar.org

Professional Summary/Overview
Plant Pathologist with over four years Post-Doctoral experience as Special Project Scientist,
particularly in the field of Plant pathology, Basic research, characterization and management
of plant viruses, Host Plant Resistance, Fungal genomics, IDM, Capacity building and
training, highly organised, with well-developed communication skill and a strong team spirit
and time management skills. Presently working with International Crops Research Institute
for The Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), India.

Education
Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Genetics (Plant Virology)
Kolkata,India
Thesis topic: Characterization of Yellow Mosaic Disease of Jute and its etiological agent
University of Calcutta
Graduated: 2011
Masters Degree in Genetics
Kolkata,India
Thesis topic: Expression of Garlic bulb lectin gene in E.coli expression vector at
Bose Institute, Kolkata Guide: Dr. Shampa Das
Graduated: 2004
Bachelor of Science (Microbiology)
University of Calcutta
Graduated: 2001

Kolkata, India

Awards

Outstanding scientific Article award, ICRISAT -2014 (International Award)

Best Poster presentation Award, 35th Annual Conference & Symposium on
Innovative and Ecofriendly Research Approaches for Plant Disease Management,
organized by Dr Panjbrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashra
(India) and Indian Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology, Udaipur.
SERB Young Scientist Award-2013
Resource Mobilizer Award,ICRISAT-2013 (International Award)

Employment History
June 2010 Present
Hyderabad, India
Special Project Scientist
International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

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On-going project as PI & Co-PI

Pathological cultural, variability and sequence diversity in Rhizocotonia bataticola

causing dry root rot disease in chickpea (Cicer aerietinum L.) funded by SERB.
Addressing Phytophthora Blight Disease: An Emerging Threat to Pigeonpea
Expansion and Production funded by NFSM, GOI.
Enhancing the income of resource poor farmers through introduction and expansion of
improved crop production technologies (ICPT) of chickpea and other crops in rainfed
rice fallow lands (RRFL) in Jharkhand funded by DST, GOI.
Climate change analysis of pigeonpea diseases in semi-arid tropics to develop
appropriate disease management strategy funded by USAID, USA.

Project scope:

Reported diversity in R. bataticola populations in India, a total of 94 isolates collected

from R. bataticola infected chickpea plants from different agro climatic regions of
India were analyzed with AFLP and rDNA-ITS region sequencing and different
morphological properties and found that R. bataticola populations present in India
were very diverse with respect to their different cultural and morphological
parameters. Five AFLP primer combinations provided a total 121 polymorphic
fragments. The dendrogram based on AFLP and ITS sequencing analysis showed that
the R. bataticola isolates were diverse and did not depend on geographical origin. This
results will helpful to identify durable resistance to the chickpea resistance
breedingprogram

Characterized several chickpea and pigeonpea infecting fungus like Phytophthora

cajani causing Phytophthora blight of pigeonpea, Alternaria tenuissima and Alternaria
alternata causing Alternaria blight on pigeonpea and Alternaria alternata causing
Alternaria blight of chickpea firsttime from India at molecular level to identify durable
resistance to the chickpea and pigeonpea resistance breeding program.

Identified several chickpea lines resistant to Fusarium wilt in multi-environment as

well as greenhouse and identified new sources of resistance to Fusarium wilt and
sterility mosaic disease in a mini-core collection of pigeonpea germplasm in FW-SMD
sick plot. These lines are useful to the chickpea and pigeonpea resistance breeding
program.

Technology dissemination

Chickpea area in expanded in rain-fed rice fallow lands of Chhattisgarh and Madhya
Pradesh, a total of 2893 farmers from four targeted districts in Chhattisgarh and 3420
farmers were selected from four targeted districts in Madhya Pradesh were selected to
demonstrate Improved Pulse Production and Protection Technology (IPPPT),
Participatory Varietal Selection (PVS) and Village Level Seed System (VLSS) onfarm trials during the 2008-09 to 2011-12 post rainy season.
A total of 6396 farmers in Chhattisgarh state and 3409 farmers from Madhya Pradesh,
attended training in target villages. Further, handson training was also given to
farmers during trial monitoring and visits to the research institutions
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June 2009 May 2010

New Delhi, India
Research Associate, Referral Center for Virus testing of Tissue Cultured raised Plants,
Indian Agricultural research Institute (IARI), New Delhi
Project scope:
Developed several antisera against several plant viruses.
June 2005 May 2009
Kolkata, India
PhD Candidate and Senior Research fellow, University of Calcutta
Accredited Test Laboratory, Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibres, West
Bengal
Characterization of etiological agent of yellow vein mosaic disease of kenaf (Hibiscus
cannabinus), Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) and Jute (Chorchorus capsularis) and
development of strategy for the management of the disease
Control of virus diseases of bast fiber crops.
Project scope:
Characterization of etiological agent of yellow vein mosaic disease of kenaf (Hibiscus
cannabinus) & Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa).
Development of strategy for the management of the disease.
Reported new recombinant begomoviruses and satellite DNA beta molecules infecting
bastfibre crops from India. Among these begomoviruses, three new species of
begomoviruses have been identified for the first time and they were reported to be
associated with yellow vein mosaic and leaf curl diseases of mesta crop. Association
of a New World begomovirus with yellow mosaic disease of jute has been reported for
the first time in the country. A disease forecasting model in begomovirus infection vis-vis weather parameter and whitefly-vector population has been demonstrated with
respect to mesta yellow vein mosaic disease. The diagnostic tools and vector control
strategy against these viruses have been developed. Biochemical alteration upon
infection with a New World virus has been also studied.

Begomoviruses associated with several host (Sida cordifolia L., Croton

bonplandianum L., Malachra capitata L., Eclipta prostrata L., Clerodendron inerme
L., Acalypha indica L., Urena lobata L. and Bhendi yellow vein mosaic virus) were
characterized first time at molecular level from India to identify the reservoir of the
begomovitus during off-season.

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Publications
Research paper
Book chapter
Abstract Publication
Other Reports
GenBank publication

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More than 100

Total Impact factor

Citations
h-index
i10-index

45
167
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Research paper
1. Sharma M, Telangre R, Ghosh R and Pande S. (2015). Multi-environment field
testing for identification of broad based and stable resistance to Sterility Mosaic
Disease of pigeonpea. Journal of General Plant Pathology. 81:249259 (Impact
factor- 0.709).
2. Sharma M, Ghosh R, Tarafdar A and Telangre R. (2015). An efficient method for
zoospore production, infection and real-time quantification of Phytophthora cajani
causing Phytophthora blight disease in pigeonpea under elevated atmospheric CO2.
BMC Plant Biology. 15:90. (Impact factor- 3.94).
3. Ghosh R, Nagavardhini A, Sengupta A and Sharma M. (2015). Development of
Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) assay for rapid detection of
Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceris - wilt pathogen of chickpea. BMC Research Notes.
8:40
4. Ghosh R, Pande S, Telangre R Katha, D, Singh S, Usmani G, Patel A, Sharma, M
(2014) Participatory varietal selection of chickpea in rainfed rice fallow lands of
Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh in India for sustainable crop production.
International Journal of Plant Production, 8 (2). pp. 243-254 (Impact factor- 1.15).
5. Ghosh, R., Paul, S., Ghosh, S.K. and Roy A. (2009). An improved method of DNA
isolation suitable for PCR based detection of begomoviruses from jute and other
mucilaginous plants. Journal of Virological Methods. 159(1):34-9. (Impact factor2.011).
6. Ghosh R, Palit P, Paul S, Ghosh SK and Roy A. Detection of Corchorus golden
mosaic virus Associated with Yellow Mosaic Disease of jute (Corchorus capsularis).
(2012). Indian Journal of Virology. 23(1): 70-74. (Impact factor- 0.936).
7. Ghosh, R., Paul, S., Das, S., Palit, P., Acharyya, S., Das, A., Mir, J.I., Ghosh, S.K.
and Roy A. (2008). Molecular evidence for existence of a New World Begomovirus
associated with yellow mosaic disease of Corchorus capsularis in India. Australasian
Plant Disease Notes. 3: 59-62.
8. Ghosh, R., Paul, S., Roy, A., Mir, J.I., Ghosh, S.K., Srivastava, R.K., and Yadav, U.S.
(2007). Occurrence of begomovirus associated with yellow vein mosaic disease of
kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus) in northern India. Online. Plant Health Progress doi:
10.1094/PHP-2007-0508-01-RS.
9. Ghosh, R.,Paul, S., Palit, P., Das, S., Das, A., Acharyya, S., Mir, J.I., Ghosh, S.K. and
Roy, A. (2008). Molecular characterization and computational analysis of coat protein
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gene of an East Indian isolate of Bhendi yellow vein mosaic virus and associated beta
satellite. Indian Journal of Virology. 19(2): 173-182. (Impact factor- 0.936)
10. Ghosh, R., Palit, P., Das, A., Ghosh, S.K. and Roy A. (2010). First report of an Old
World begomovirus infecting jute (corchorus olitorius) in India. Journal of Plant
Pathology. 92: S4.107-S4.122. (Impact factor- 0.912).
11. Ghosh, R., Palit, P., Ghosh, S.K. and Roy A. (2011). A New World Virus Alters
Biochemical Profiling Of Jute Plants (Corchorus Capsularis) Upon Infection.
International journal of Science and Nature. 2(4) 2011: 883-885
12. Sharma, M., Nagavardhini A, Thudi M, Ghosh, R Pande S, Varshney R (2014)
Development of DArT markers and assessment of diversity in Fusarium oxysporum f.
sp. ciceris, wilt pathogen of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). BMC Genomics 15 (454)
(Impact factor- 4.04)
13. Sharma M, Ghosh R, Mangala UN, Saxena KB and Pande S. (2012). Alternaria
tenuissima Causing Alternaria Blight on Pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.] in
India. Plant Disease. 96(6): 907.2 - 907.2. (Impact factor- 2.449).
14. Sharma M, Ghosh R,, Ramesh R. Krishnan, Upala N. Nagamangala, Shiva
Chamarthi, Rajeev Varshney, Suresh Pande. (2012). Molecular and morphological
diversity in Rhizoctonia bataticola isolates causing dry root rot in chickpea (Cicer
arietinum L.) in India. In African Journal of Biotechnology. Vol. 11(37): 8948-8959.
(Impact factor- 0.565)
15. Paul, S., Ghosh, R*. Ghosh, S.K. and Roy A. (2012). Analysis of CP gene sequences
of Begomoviruses associating with different weed species in India. Phytoparasitica.
40: 95100. (Impact factor- 0.887)[R Ghosh and S paul were the co-first author]
16. Paul, S., Ghosh, R., Das, S., Palit, P., Acharyya, S., Das, A., Mir, J.I., Chaudhuri, S.,
Ghosh, S.K. and Roy A. (2008). First report of Tomato leaf curl Joydebpur virus and
associated betasatellite in kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus) plants showing leaf curl
symptoms from southern India. Plant Pathology (2008) 58: 403. (Impact factor2.125)
17. Paul, S., Ghosh, R., Roy, A., Mir, J.I. and Ghosh, S.K. (2006). Occurrence of a DNA
beta containing begomovirus associated with leaf curl disease of kenaf (Hibiscus
cannabinus L.) in India. Australasian Plant Disease Notes. 1: 2930.
18. Das, S. Ghosh, R. Paul, S, Roy, A. and Ghosh S.K. (2008). Complete nucleotide
sequence of a monopartite begomovirus associated with yellow vein mosaic disease of
mesta from north India. Archives of Virology. 153(9): 1791-1796. (Impact factor2.111)
19. Paul, S, Ghosh, R., Chaudhuri, S., Ghosh, S. K., Roy, A. (2009). Biological and
molecular variability of the begomoviruses associated with leaf curl disease of kenaf
in India. Journal of Plant Pathology.91 (3):637- 647. (Impact factor- 0.912)
20. Paul S., Roy A., Ghosh, R., Das, S; Chaudhuri S and Ghosh, S. K. (2008). Molecular
characterization and sequence variability of betasatellites associated with leaf curl
disease of kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) from different geographical locations in
India. Acta Virologica. 52: 251 256. (Impact factor- 0.682)
21. Das S., Roy A., Ghosh R., Paul S., Acharyya S. and Ghosh S.K. (2008). Sequence
variability and phylogenetic relationship of betasatellite isolates associated with
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yellow vein mosaic disease of mesta in India. Virus Genes. 37(3):414-24. (Impact
factor- 1.845)
22. Roy, A., Acharyya, S., Das, S., Ghosh, R., Paul, S., Srivastava, R.K. and Ghosh, S.K.
(2009). Distribution, epidemiology and molecular variability of the begomovirus
complexes associated with yellow vein mosaic disease of mesta in India. Virus
Research. 141(2):237-46. (Impact factor- 2.941)
23. Pande, S., Sharma, M., Mangla, UN., Ghosh, R. and Sundaresan, G. (2011).
Phytophthora blight of Pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.]: An updating review of
biology, pathogenicity and disease management. Crop Protection. 30: 951-957.
(Impact factor- 1.402).
24. Sharma, M., Rathore, A., Mangala, UN., Ghosh, R., Sharma, S., Upadhayay, HD and
Pande, S. (2012). New Sources of Resistance to Fusarium Wilt and Sterility Mosaic
Disease in a Mini Core Collection of Pigeonpea Germplasm. European Journal of
Plant Pathology. 133(3): 707-714. (Impact factor- 1.413 ).
25. Sharma, M., Babu, KT., Gaur, PM., Ghosh, R., Rameshwar, T., Chaudhary, RG.,
Upadhyay, JP., Gupta, OM., Saxena, DR., Kaur, L., Dubey, SC., Anandani, VP.,
Harer, PN., Rathore, A., Pande, S. (2012). Identification and multi-environment
validation of resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceris in chickpea. Field Crops
Research. 135: 8288. (Impact factor- 2.936).
26. Sharma, M., Ghosh, R*, Sharma, TR., and Pande, S. (2012). Intra population diversity
in Rhizocotonia bataticola causing dry root rot of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) in
India. African Journal of Microbiology Research. 6(37): 6653-6660 (Impact factor0.564). [M Sharma and R Ghosh were the co-first author]
27. Sharma, M., Ghosh, R., Telangre, R., Senthilraja, G., and Pande, S. (2013). First
report of Fusarium acuminatum on pigeonpea in India. Plant Disease.DOI.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-06-13-0586-PDN. (Impact factor- 2.449).
28. Sharma, M., Babu, K., Ghosh, R., Telangrea, R., Rathore, A., Kaur, L., Kushwaha,
K.P.S., Das, R., and Pande, S. (2013). Multi-environment field testing for
identification and validation of genetic resistance to Botrytis cinerea causing Botrytis
grey mold in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). Crop Protection. 54: 106113. (Impact
factor- 1.402).
29. Sharma, M., Ghosh, R., and Pande, S. (2013). Occurrence of Alternaria alternata
causing Alternaria blight in pigeonpea in India. Advances in Bioscience and
Biotechnology. 4: 702-705.
30. Ghosh, R., Sharma, M., Telangre, R., and Pande, S. (2013). Occurrence and
Distribution of Chickpea Diseases in Central and Southern Parts of India. American
Journal of Plant Sciences. 4(4): 940-944.
31. Ghosh R, Chander G, Rathore A, Telangre R, Rao SK, Sharma RN, Pande S and
Sharma M. 2014. An assessment of soil fertility status of the rainfed region of
Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. Indian Journal of Soil Conservation. [Accepted].

Book chapter

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1.

Role of Pulses in Sustaining Agricultural Productivity in the Rainfed Rice-Fallow

Lands of India in Changing Climatic Scenario. 2012. Pande S, Sharma M, Ghosh R.
A.K. Tripathi and H. Pathak (Eds.). 2011. Climate Change and Food Security in India.
The Society of Agricultural professionals, CSAUAT, Kanpur, India. Chapter 5.
pp.53-70.

2.

Pande, S., Sharma, M., Ghosh, R., Rao, SK., Sharma, RN., and Jha, AK:
Opportunities for Chickpea Production in Rainfed Rice Fallows of India. 01/2012;
Report. Grain Legumes Program Report no. xx. Patancheru 502324, Andhra Pradesh,
India: International crops research Institute for the Semi-Arid tropics., ISBN: ISBN
92-xxxx-xxx-x.

Conference proceedings
Pande, S., Sharma, M., Ghosh, R. 2010. Climate change: Role of pulses in sustaining
agricultural productivity in the rainfed rice fallow lands of India. In: Proceedings of National
symposium on food security in context of changing climate

Abstract
1. Ghosh, R., Paul, S., Das, S., Acharyya, S., Das, A., Palit, P., Mir, J.I., Ghosh S.K. and
Roy A. 2007. First report of association of a satellite DNA from Croton plant showing
symptoms of yellow vein in eastern India. In: Indian Journal of Virology, Vol.
19(1).pp.118-119
2. Ghosh, R., Paul, S., Das, S., Das, A., Acharyya, S., Ghosh S.K. and Roy A. 2008.
Molecular detection of a New World bipartite begomovirus in jute crop. In: Proceedings
of XVIII National Conference of Indian Virological Society, Organized by: Depertment
of Virology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 1113th December, 08. pp. 44.
3. Ghosh, R., Paul, S., Das, S., Palit, P., Acharyya, S., Mir, J.I., Roy A. and Ghosh S.K.
2007. Association of a Begomovirus complex with yellow mosaic disease of jute in
India. In: Proceedings of 10th Plant Virus Epidemiology Symposium, 15-19 October,
07, ICRISAT, India. pp. 115.
4. Ghosh, R., Paul, S., Das, S., Das, A., Acharyya, S., Ghosh, S.K. and Roy, A. 2008.
Detection and characterization of a New World begomovirus in jute (Corchorus
capsularis) from India. Proceedings of International symposium on A journey from
plant physiology to Plant Biology.Bose Institute, Kolkata, India, Nolvember24-28.
5. Palit, P., Ghosh, R., Paul, S., Das, S., Das, A., Acharyya, S., Mir, J.I., Ghosh S.K. and
Roy A. 2007. Characterization of coat protein gene of Bhendi yellow vein mosaic virus
and associated satellite DNA from eastern India. In: Indian Journal of Virology, Vol.
19(1).pp.119-120
6. Das, A., Ghosh, R., Paul, S., Das, S., Palit, P., Acharyya, S., Mir, J.I., Ghosh S.K. and
Roy A. 2008. Sequence based evidence for occurrence of Begomovirus and betasatellite
associated with leaf deformity syndrome of Sunn-hemp in East India. nternational
symposium on Proceedings of International symposium on A journey from plant
physiology to Plant Biology. Bose Institute, Kolkata,India, Nolvember24-28.
7. Roy A., Ghosh, R., Paul, S., Das, S., Palit, P., Acharyya, S., Das, A., Mir, J.I. and
Ghosh S.K. 2008. Newly emerging Begomoviruses on bast fibre crops in India. In:
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Proceedings of International symposium on Jute and Allied Fibres Production,
Utilization and Marketing, 9-12 January 2008, Kolkata, India. pp. 83.
8. Paul, S., Ghosh, R., Das, S., Palit, P., Acharyya, S., Das, A., Mir, J.I., Ghosh S.K. and
Roy A. 2007. Detection of a Begomovirus associated with yellow vein disease of
Eclipta prostate in eastern India. In: Indian Journal of Virology, Vol. 19(1).pp.120
9. Roy A., Ghosh, R., Paul, S., Das, S., Palit, P., Acharyya, S., Das, A., Mir, J.I. and
Ghosh S.K. 2007. Molecular evidence for existence of new emerging Begomovirus from
bast fibre crops in India. In: Indian Journal of Virology, Vol. 19(1).pp.76-77
10. Das, S., Ghosh, R., Paul, S., Palit, P., Acharyya, S., Das, A., Mir, J.I., Ghosh S.K. and
Roy A. 2007. Molecular variability of Begomovirus complex associated with yellow
vein mosaic disease of mesta in northern and eastern India. In: Proceedings of National
Symposium on Microbial Diversity and Plant Health, 29-30 November 2007, BCKV,
Mohanpur, Nadia, WB, India. pp. 11.
11. Paul, S., Ghosh, R., Das, S., Palit, P., Acharyya, S., Mir, J.I., Chaudhury, S., Roy A.
and Ghosh S.K. 2007. First sequence based evidence for occurrence of a recombinant
Begomovirus and a satellite -DNA associated with leaf curl disease of kenaf (Hibiscus
cannabinus) in northern India. In: Proceedings of 10th Plant Virus Epidemiology
Symposium, 15-19 October, 07, ICRISAT, India. pp. 147.
12. Roy A., Ghosh, R., Paul, S., Das, S., Palit, P., Acharyya, S., Mir, J.I. and Ghosh S.K.
2007. Characterization of a monopartite recombinant Begomovirus and satellite DNA
beta associated with yellow vein mosaic disease of mesta crop in India. In: Proceedings
of 10th Plant Virus Epidemiology Symposium, 15-19 October, 07, ICRISAT, India. pp.
85.
13. Acharyya, S., Paul, S., Ghosh, R., Das, S., Palit, P., Das, A., Mir, J.I., Ghosh S.K. and
Roy A. 2007. Molecular evidence for natural occurrence of Bhendi yellow vein mosaic
virus in Urena lobata from eastern India. In: Indian Journal of Virology, Vol.
19(1).pp.119
14. Das, S., Paul, S., Ghosh, R., Palit, P., Acharyya, S., Das, A., Mir, J.I., Ghosh S.K. and
Roy A. 2007. Occurrence of Begomovirus and satellite DNA associated with yellow
vein disease of Sida sp. From eastern India and its computational analysis. In: Indian
Journal of Virology, Vol. 19(1).pp.119
15. Das, A., Paul, S., Ghosh, R., Das, S., Palit, P., Acharyya, S., Mir, J.I., Ghosh S.K. and
Roy A. 2007. Association of a Begomovirus with yellow mosaic disease of
Cledodendron sp. in eastern India as revealed by In-silico analysis. In: Indian Journal of
Virology, Vol. 19(1).pp.118.
16. Roy, A., Ghosh, R., Paul, S., Das, A., Variability of Begomovirus Complex from
different Weed Hosts in eastern India. Proceedings of Recent Global Developments in
the management of Plants genetic resources, 17-18 December, 09, NBPGR, India. pp.
232.
17. Ghosh R, Sharma M and Pande S. 2013. Molecular and morphological diversity in
Rhizoctonia bataticola isolates causing dry root rot of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) in
India. Page 297 in Acta Phytopatholagica Sinica. 10th International Congress of Plant
Pathology (ICPP 2013), 25-30 August, Beijing China.
18. Sharma M, Kiran Babu T, Gaur PM, Ghosh R, Rameshwar T and Pande S. 2013.
Advances in host plant resistance and identification of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceris
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disease resistance in chickpea genotypes. Page 514 in Acta Phytopatholagica Sinica.
10th International Congress of Plant Pathology (ICPP 2013), 25-30 August, Beijing,
China.
19. Sharma M, Ghosh R, Telangre R, Nagavardhini A and Sengupta A. 2014. Influence of
elevated atmospheric CO2 on Fusarium wilt (Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceris) of
chickpea. [Abstract] Pages 87-88 in National conference on Pulses: Challenges and
Opportunities under changing Climate Scenario 29th September- 1st October 2014,
Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidhyalaya, Jabalpur.
20. Sharma M, Nagavardhini A, Ghosh R and Pande S. 2014. Understanding the diversity
in population of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceris, wilt pathogen of chickpea (Cicer
arietinum L.). [Abstract] Pages 11 in 35th Annual conference and symposium on
Innovative and eco-friendly research approaches for plant disease management 8-10
January 2014, Department of Plant Pathology, Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi
Vidyapeeth, Akola (MS) and Indian Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology, Udaipur,
Rajasthan.
21. Sharma M, Telangre R, Ghosh R, Saxena DR, Jain YK, Saifulla M, Mahalinga DM and
Pande S. 2014. Advances in host plant resistance and identification of broad-based
stable sources of resistance to Fusarium wilt of pigeonpea. [Abstract] Pages 86-87 in
National conference on Pulses: Challenges and Opportunities under changing Climate
Scenario 29th September- 1st October 2014, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa
Vidhyalaya, Jabalpur.
22. Ghosh R, Sharma M and Pande S. 2014. Molecular markers for genetic discrimination
of Rhizoctonia bataticola affecting chickpea in major regions of India. [Abstract] Pages
180 in 35th Annual conference and symposium on Innovative and eco-friendly
research approaches for plant disease management 8-10 January 2014, Department of
Plant Pathology, Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola (MS) and Indian
Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology, Udaipur, Rajasthan.
23. Ghosh R, Nagavardhini A and Sharma M. 2014. Development of Loop-Mediated
Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) Assays for Rapid Detection of Fusarium oxysporum
f. sp. ciceris wilt pathogen of chickpea. [Abstract] Page 87 in National conference on
Pulses: Challenges and Opportunities under changing Climate Scenario 29th September1st October 2014, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidhyalaya, Jabalpur.

Report /Others
1. Ghosh R., Chatterjee A., Paul S., Roy A. and. Ghosh S.K 2007. A new begomovirus
of mesta crop in India. ICAR News. 13(3): 15.
2. Roy A., Mi J.I, Ghosh R , Paul, S.and Ghosh S.K. 2006. A report on the occurrence
of jute leaf mosaic virus at CRIJAF farm. Jaf News: A CRIJAF newsletter. 4(1): 11.
3. Pande, S., Sharma, M., Ghosh, R., Telangre, R., and Reddy, D R: CHICKPEA
DISEASES AND INSECT-PEST MANAGEMENT. 12/2011; Legumes Pathology.

GenBank Accessions
EU431117, EU368668, EU366903, EU360303, EU285590, EU285589, EU194355,
EU194354, EU194353, EU194352, EU194351, EU188922. EU188921, EU188920,
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EU184018, EU184017, EU184016, EU184015, EU047706, EF620566, EF620565,
EF620564, EF620563, EF620562, EF620561, EF614162, EF614161, EF614160, EF614159,
EF614158, EF614157, EF614156, EF614155, EF614154, EF614153, EF614152, EF597246,
EF597245, EF417919, EF417918, EF428256.

Poster Presentation
1. Ghosh R, Paul S, Das S, Palit P, Achariya S, Mir JI, Roy A and SK Ghosh SK (2007).
Association of Begomovirus complex with yellow mosaic disease of jute in India
in:Proceedings of 10th Plant Virus Epidemiology Symposium, 15-19 Oct 07, ICRISAT,
India pp 115
2. Ghosh R, Paul S, Das S, Achariya S, Palit P, Das A, Mir JI, Ghosh SK and Roy A(2007)
First report of association of a satellite DNA from Croton plant showing symptoms of
yellow vein in eastern India. International conference on emerging and re-emerging viral
diseases of the tropics and subtropics, held between 11-14 December 2007 at IARI New
Delhi. P274
3. Ghosh R, Paul S, Das S, Das A, Achariya S, Ghosh SK and Roy A(2007) Detection and
characterization of a New World begomovirus in jute (Corchorus capsularis) from India.
International symposium on A journey from plant physiology to Plant Biology.Bose
Institute, Kolkata, India, Nolvember24-28, 2008.
4. Palit P, Ghosh R, Paul S, Das S, Das A, Achariya S, Mir JI, Ghosh SK and Roy A(2007)
Characterization of coat protein gene of Bhendhi yellow vein mosaic virus and associated
satellite DNA from eastern India. International conference on emerging and re-emerging
viral diseases of the tropics and subtropics, held between 11-14 December 2007 at IARI
New Delhi. P277.
5. Paul S, Ghosh R, Das S, Palit P, Achariya S,, Mir JI, Chakraborty S,Ghosh SK and Roy
A(2007) First sequence based evidence for occurrence of recombinant Begomovirus and a
satellite DNA associated with leaf curl disease of kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus) in
northern India in: Proceedings of 10th Plant Virus Epidemiology Symposium, 15-19 Oct
07, ICRISAT, India pp 147
6. Roy A, Ghosh R, Paul S, Das S, Palit P, Achariya S, Mir JI and Ghosh SK. (2007)
Characterization of a monopartite recombinant begomovirus and satellite DNA
associated with yellow vein mosaic disease of mesta crop in India in:Proceedings of 10th
Plant Virus Epidemiology Symposium, 15-19 Oct 07, ICRISAT, India pp 85
7. Sujay Paul, Ghosh R , Subha Das, Paramita Palit,, Sanchalika Achariya, Arnab Das, ,
Javid Iqbal Mir, Subrata Kumar Ghosh and Anirban Roy. Detection of a Begomovirus
associated with yellow vein disease of Eclipta prostate in eastern India. International
conference on emerging and re-emerging viral diseases of the tropics and subtropics, held
between 11-14 December 2007 at IARI New Delhi. P278.
8. Anirban Roy, Raju Ghosh, Sujay Paul, Subha Das,
Paramita Palit,, Sanchalika
Achariya, Arnab Das, , Javid Iqbal Mir and Subrata Kumar Ghosh. Molecular evidence
for existence of new emerging Begomovirus from bast fibre crops in India. International
conference on emerging and re-emerging viral diseases of the tropics and subtropics, held
between 11-14 December 2007 at IARI New Delhi. P86.
9. Subha Das, Raju Ghosh, Sujay Paul, Paramita Palit, Sanchalika Achariya, Arnab Das, ,
Javid Iqbal Mir, Subrata Kumar Ghosh and Anirban Roy. Molecular variability of
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Begomovirus complex associated with yellow vein mosaic disease of mesta in northern
and eastern India. National Symposium on Microbial Diversity and Plant Health held at
BCKV, from 29-30 Nov 2007. P 11.
10. Arnab Das, Raju Ghosh, Sujay Paul, Subha Das, Sanchalika Acharyya, Subrata Kumar
Ghosh and Anirban Roy. Sequence based evidence for occurrence of Begomovirus and
betasatellite associated with leaf deformity syndrome of Sunn-hemp in East India.
International symposium on A journey from plant physiology to Plant Biology. Bose
Institute, Kolkata,India,Nov24-28,2008.
11. Arnab Das, Sujay Paul, Raju Ghosh, Subha Das, Paramita Palit, Sanchalika Achariya,
Javid Iqbal Mir, Subrata Kumar Ghosh and Anirban Roy.Association of a Begomovirus
with yellow vein mosaic disease of Cledodendron in eastern India as revealed by In-silico
analysis. International conference on emerging and re-emerging viral diseases of the
tropics and subtropics, held between 11-14 Dec 2007 at IARI New Delhi. P273.
12. Subha Das, Sujay Paul, Raju Ghosh , Paramita Palit, Sanchalika Achariya, Arnab Das, ,
Javid Iqbal Mir, Subrata Kumar Ghosh and Anirban Roy. Occurrence of Begomovirus
and satellite DNA associated with yellow vein disease of Sida sp. From eastern India and
its computational analysis.International conference on emerging and re-emerging viral
diseases of the tropics and subtropics, held between 11-14 December 2007 at IARI New
Delhi. P275.
13. Achariya S, Paul S, Ghosh R, Das S, Palit P, Das A, JI Mir, SK Ghosh and A Roy.
Molecular evidence for natural occurrence of Bhendi yellow vein mosaic virus in Urena
lobata from eastern India. International conference on emerging and re-emerging viral
diseases of the tropics and subtropics, held between 11-14 December 2007 at IARI New
Delhi. P276.
14. Ghosh R, Sharma M and Pande S. 2013. Molecular and morphological diversity in
Rhizoctonia bataticola isolates causing dry root rot of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) in
India. Page 297 in Acta Phytopatholagica Sinica. 10th International Congress of Plant
Pathology (ICPP 2013), 25-30 August, Beijing China.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Born

: May, 05, 1979 in West Bengal, India

Citizenship

: India

Address

: 46 Talbagan Road (west), Nonachandan Pukur, Barrack pore,

West Bengal, Kolkata, Pin-700122, India

Religion

: Hinduism

Martial Status

: Single

Sex

: Male

Fathers Name

: Prodyut Ghosh
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Phone

: +91-7702496565 (M)

E-mail

:r.ghosh@cgiar.org

Referees
Dr Mamta Sharma
Senior Scientist, Legumes Pathology
ICRISAT, Patancheru, Hyderabad502324
Email: mamta.sharma@cgiar.org
Phone: +91-040-30713493
Dr Rajeev K Varshney
Research Program Director
Grain Legumes
Email: r.k.varshney@cgiar.org
Phone: +91-040-30713305

Dr Anirban Roy
Senior Scientist,
Crop evaluation Division
NBPGR, Pusa, New Delhi-110012
Email: anirbanroy75@yahoo.com
Phone: +919560083999

Date: 14. 12. 2014

Place: Hyderabad

Raju Ghosh

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