CURRICULUM VITAE OF RAJU GHOSH

I. PERSONAL DETAILS
Special Project Scientist Legumes Pathology
Address: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT),
Patancheru-502 324, Telangana, India Contacts- Tel: 040 30713687, 07702496565; Fax:040
30713074; email: r.ghosh@cgiar.org; rajughosh.genetics@gmail.com Nationality: Indian,.

II. ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Major subject

Degree & year

University/Board

Ph.D. (2011)

Calcutta University, West

Bengal, India

Genetics
(Plant Virology)

M.Sc. (2004)

Calcutta University, West

Bengal, India

Genetics

B.Sc. Honours (2001)

Microbiology (H)

Intermediate (1998)

Calcutta University, West

Bengal, India
WBCHSE

High School (1996)

WBBSE

Biology, Math, Phy, Chem

Science

III. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Position / duration

Institution

Area of research

Special Project Scientist International Crops Research Institute for the

Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru,
Legumes Pathology
India
(March 2014
to date)

Research activities on legumes

pathology
i.e diseases of chickpea and
pigeonpea

Visiting Scientist
Legumes Pathology
(June 2010 Feb 2014)

International Crops Research Institute for the

Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru,
India

Research activities on legumes

pathology
i.e diseases of chickpea and
pigeonpea

Research Associate
Plant Virology
(Aug 2009- June 2010)

Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI)

New Delhi

Research activities on Plant

Virology

Central Research Institute for Jute & Allied

Senior Research Fellow Fibres
(Dec 2005-July 2009)
Barrackpore, India

IV. HONORS/ AWARDS/ RECOGNITIONS

Research activities on Plant

Virology

Fellowship
ICAR Senior Research fellowship-2005-2007

ICAR Senior Research fellowship-2007-2009

DBT Research Associateship-2009-2010

SERB Young Scientist fellowship 2012
Awards
Outstanding scientific Article award, ICRISAT -2014 (International Award)
Best Poster presentation Award, National Conference on pulses: Challenges and
Oppertunities under changing climate Scenario, organized by Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi
Vishwa Vidyalay, Madhya Pradesh (India).
SERB Young Scientist Award-2013
Resource Mobilizer Award,ICRISAT-2013 (International Award)
Member of Scientific Society and Editorial Boards

Member: Indian Association of Soil & Water Conservationists

Editor: Journal of Applied Biotechnology

Editor: Iore Journal of Agro & Crop ScienceV. ORGANIZER/ SPEAKER IN

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
Conference/Workshop organizer/ resource person
Resource person: Training program on protective cultivation of vegetables, 2015
Resource person: Training program on plant genetic resources and Genebank
management, 2013
Organizer: International Training course on High throughput phenotyping disease
resistance in chickpea and pigeonpea, 2012
Organizer: Training of rainfed rice chickpea project farmers from Madhya Pradesh,
Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand, 2011
Organizer: Plant Pathology in the Globalized ers, 2009
VI. CAPACITY BUILDING
Trained more than 1000 farmers on improve crop protection technology in Madhya
Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand
Trained >20 scientist in the area of High throughput phenotyping disease resistance in
chickpea and pigeonpea
VI. RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

Publications
Research paper

32

Total Impact factor

45

Book chapter

02

Citations

181

Abstract Publication

27

h-index

Other Reports

03

i10-index

GenBank publication

More than 200

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 CO 2. 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): 243254 (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 factor- 2.011).

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 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: S4.107S4.122. (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 factor- 2.125)

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 factor- 2.111)

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 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 factor- 0.564). [M Sharma and R
Ghosh were the co-first author]

27.

Sharma, M., Ghosh, R., Telangre, R., Senthilraja, G., and Pande, S. (2014). First report of Fusarium
acuminatum on pigeonpea in India. Plant Disease. 98(1): 159. (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. 2015.
An assessment of soil fertility status of the rainfed region of Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh.
Indian Journal of Soil Conservation. 43(2): 142-146.

32.

Sharma M, Ghosh R and Pande S. 2015. Dry root rot (Rhizoctonia bataticola (Taub.) Butler): an
emerging disease of chickpea where do we stand?. Archives of Phytopathology and Plant
Protection. (Accepted)

Book chapter
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 SemiArid 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, 11-13th 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, Nolvember 24-28.

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: 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. 43: 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 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 810 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 September- 1st October 2014, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa
Vidhyalaya, Jabalpur.

24. Sharma, M and Ghosh, R and Thudi, M and Varshney, RK (2015) Molecular insights into
Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. Ciceris- Cicer arietinum L. Pathosystem. In: PAG Asia 2015. 13-15
July, Singapore.
25. Sharma, M and Ghosh, R and Sengupta, A and Telangre, R (2015) Influence of Elevated
Atmospheric CO2 on Fusarium Wilt (Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceris) of Chickpea. In: XVIII.
Plant Protection Congress, 24-27 August, Berlin, Germany.
26. Sharma, M and Ghosh, R and Tarafdar, A (2015) An efficient method for zoospore production,
infection and real-time quantification of Phytophthora cajani causing Phytophthora blight disease
in pigeonpea. In: 3rd International Symposium on Phytophthora: Taxonomy, Genomics,
Pathogenicity, Resistance & Disease Management, 09 - 12 September, Bengaluru, India.
27. Chand, R and Singh, V and Singh, CK and Ghosh, R and Sharma, M (2015) Nodal inoculation a
quick and easy inoculation technique for Phytophthora blight of pigeonpea. In: 3rd International
Symposium on Phytophthora: Taxonomy, Genomics, Pathogenicity, Resistance & Disease
Management, 09-12 September, Bengaluru, India.

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
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.

occurrence of jute leaf

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

EU194353,
EU184015,
EF614161,
EF614152,

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 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.

VII. 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.
Enhancing Chickpea Production in Rainfed Rice Fallow Lands (RRFL) of Chhattisgarh and
Madhya Pradesh, India Following Improved Pulse Production and Protection Technologies
(IPPPT)

Climate change analysis of pigeonpea diseases in semi-arid tropics to develop appropriate disease
management strategy funded by USAID, USA.Viii. Personal information
Born: May, 05, 1979 in West Bengal, India
Citizenship: India
Permanent Address: 46 Talbagan Road (west), Nonachandan Pukur, Barrack pore, West Bengal,
Kolkata, Pin-700122, India
Religion: Hinduism
Marital Status: Single
Sex: Male
Fathers Name: Prodyut Ghosh
Phone: +91-7702496565 (M)
E-mail: r.ghosh@cgiar.org
IX. Referees
Dr Mamta Sharma
Senior Scientist, Legumes Pathology
ICRISAT, Patancheru, Hyderabad-502324
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: 08. 10. 2015

Place:

Hyderabad

Raju Ghosh