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Profile of Dr. Babasaheb B. Fand
Personal Information
| Name | Dr. BABASAHEB B. FAND |
|---|---|
| Designation | Scientist Division of Crop Protection |
| Specialization | Agriculture Entomology |
| Address:(Full office address, telephone with extn No., fax, email (both personal and official ICAR email ID) | ICAR-Central Institute for Cotton Research Panjari – Wardha Road Post Bag No. 2, Shankar Nagar Post Office Nagpur – 440 010, Maharashtra, India Mobile No.-+917588756895 (Office)e-mail: babasahebfand@gmail.com |
| S. No. | Degree | Year | Subjects | University | % marks / OGPA | Remarks |
| B.Sc. | 2005 | Agriculture | Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India | 8.72* | 1st Distinction | |
| M.Sc. | 2007 | Agricultural Entomology | Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra, India | 9.16 | 1st DistinctionGold Medal | |
| Ph.D. | 2010 | Entomology | Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India | 8.71 | 1st,Gold Medal |
| Ph.D. thesis title | Guide’s Name | Institute/ Organization/ University | Year of Award |
| Ecological studies on mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), selected Coccinellids and an Encyrtid parasitoid | Dr. R.D. Gautam ProfessorDivision of Entomology ICAR-IARI, New Delhi | ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa Campus, New Delhi 110 012, India | 2010 |
| S. No. | Position held | Name of the institute | From | To | Pay scale |
| 1 | Scientist | ICAR-National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, Hyderabad, AP, India | April 20, 2010 | August 17, 2010 | Rs. 15,600 – 39,100/- RGP Rs. 6000/- |
| 2 | Scientist | ICAR- Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla, HP, India | August 26, 2010 | October 23, 2010 | Rs. 15,600 – 39,100/- RGP Rs. 6000/- |
| 3 | Scientist | ICAR-National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management, Baramati, Pune, India | October 26, 2010 | April 20, 2014 | Rs. 15,600 – 39,100/- RGP Rs. 6000/- |
| April 20, 2014 | May 19, 2016 | Rs. 15,600 – 39,100/- RGP Rs. 7000/- | |||
| 4 | Scientist | ICAR-National Research Center for Grapes, Pune, Maharashtra, India | May 20, 2016 | May 31, 2017 | Rs. 15,600 – 39,100/- RGP Rs. 7000/- |
| 5 | Scientist | ICAR-Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India | June 01, 2017 | Till present | Rs. 15,600 – 39,100/- RGP Rs. 7000/- |
| S.N. | Name of award | Conferring agency | Awarded for | Year |
| Early Career Researcher Award -2020 | Royal Entomological Society, London, UK | Outstanding early career contribution to entomological science | 2020 | |
| Young Entomologist Award-2020 | Entomological Society of India, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi | Outstanding contribution to entomological science in India | 2020 | |
| Prof. T.N. Ananthakrishnan Foundation’s “Young Scientist Award 2019-20” | Prof. T.N. Ananthakrishnan Foundation, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | Significant contribution to Entomology/insect pest management | 2020 | |
| Dr. B. Vasanthraj David Foundation’s “Young Scientist Award -2019” | Dr. B. Vasanthraj David Foundation, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | Significant contributions in Agricultural Entomology, Forecasting and climate change, IPM Modules, Pest Management and Biological Control | 2019 | |
| Late R.K. Kadlag Memorial Krishi Kranti Award (Agricultural Revolution Award) | Late R.K. Kadlag Foundation, Jamkhed, District Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India | Outstanding contribution in the field of agricultural research and dissemination of Crop protection technologies | 2018 |
Awards by ICAR, CSIR, DST, DBT, NRDC, National Science Academies, etc.
| S.N. | Name of award | Conferring agency | Awarded for | Year |
| Fast Track Scheme for Young Scientists (An award project with budget of Rs 17.25 Lakh for the period of three years 2013-16) | Science and Engineering Research Board, Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, New Delhi | Awarded for the research project proposal “Predicting the impact of climate change on regional and seasonal abundance of major soybean insect pests using temperature-driven phenology modeling and GIS-based risk mapping approach”. | 2013 | |
| Jawaharlal Nehru Award -2011 | Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi | Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Research in the field of Crop Protection | 2011 |
Medals/Prizes
| S.N. | Name of award | Conferring ency | Awarded for | Year |
| Late R.K. Kadlag Memorial Krishi Kranti Award (Agricultural Revolution Award) | Late R.K. Kadlag Foundation, Jamkhed, District Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India | Outstanding contribution in the field of agricultural research and dissemination of Crop protection technologies | 2018 | |
| Best Oral Research Paper Presentation Award | Entomological Research Association, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India | Presenting a paper “Predicting the daily temperature fluctuations on development, survival and reproduction in Soybean leaf eating caterpillar (Spodoptera litura)”, in the International Conference: Changing scenario of pest problems in agri-horti ecosystem and their management at Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur. | 2014 | |
| Best oral research paper presentation Award | Association for Advancement of Pest Management in Horticultural Ecosystems, IIHR, Bangalore | Presenting a paper “Modeling the impact of climate change on potential geographic distribution of mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis using MAXENT and DIVA-GIS”, in National Symposium on Plant Protection in Horticultural Crops at Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bangalore, Karnataka, India | 2012 | |
| Gur Prasad Pradhan Gold Medal | Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi | Best PhD research in the field of Agricultural Entomology | 2010 | |
| National Seminar on Pest Management Gold Medal | Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra, India | Best Post graduate (M.Sc.) research in Agricultural Entomology | 2009 | |
| Late Dr. K.R. Thakare Gold medal | Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra, India | Best Post graduate (M.Sc.) research in Agricultural Entomology | 2009 | |
| United Phosphorous Ltd. Gold medal | Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra, India261 | Best Post graduate (M.Sc.) research in Agricultural Entomology | 2009 | |
| Dr. Vishvanath Mehasare Gold medal | Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra, India | Best Post graduate (M.Sc.) research in Agricultural Entomology | 2009 | |
| Hexamer Agricultural Research and Development Foundation Silver Medal | Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra, India | Best Post graduate (M.Sc.) research in Agricultural Entomology | 2009 |
Fellowships/Life fellows
| S.N. | Name of fellowship | Conferring agency | Awarded for | Year |
| Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) Fellowship for Doctoral studies | Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), Pusa, New Delhi | Doctoral studies/Ph.D. in Entomology | 2007-2010 | |
| Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) for Post Graduate studies | Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi | Post Graduate studies/ M.Sc. in Agricultural Entomology | 2005-2007 | |
| Merit-cum-Means Scholarship for Under Graduate studies | Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi | Meritorious student of B.Sc. (Agriculture) | 2001-2005 | |
| Life Fellow | Entomological Society of India, New Delhi, India. | 2013 | ||
| Life Member | Society for Biocontrol Advancement, Bangalore, India | 2014 | ||
| Life Member | Indian Science Congress, Kolkata, India | 2014 | ||
| Life Member | Association of Agrometeorologists, Anand, Gujarat, India | 2019 |
Positions of President, Chief Editor (or equivalent position), and Secretary
| S.N. | Name of fellowship | Conferring agency | Year |
| Consulting Editor | Journal of Environmental Biology (NAAS rating: 6.73), Triveni Enterprises, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. | 2014-2015 | |
| Subject Editor(Biological control) | Indian Journal of Entomology (NAAS rating 5.89) | 2018 – till date | |
| Review Editor(APE Entomology) | Pantnagar Journal of Research (NAAS rating 4.6) | 2019 – till date | |
| Secretary (Maharashtra Chapter) | Indian Ecological Society, PAU, Ludhiana, Punjab | 2017 – till date |
| S.N. | Details of Publications in the format given above | Impact factor* | No. of Citations |
| Fand BB*, VS Nagrare, SK Bal, V Chinna Babu Naik, BV Naikwadi, DJ Mahule, Nandini Gokte-Narkhedkar, VN Waghmare. 2021. Degree day based model predicts pink bollworm phenology across subtropics and semi arid tropics of India. Scientific Reports, 11(1): 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-80184-6 | 4.12 | 02 | |
| Fand BB*, Amala U, Yadav DS, Rathi R, Mhaske SH, Upadhyay A, Shabeer ATP, Kumbhar DS. 2020. Bacterial volatiles from mealybug honeydew exhibit kairomonal activity towards solitary endoparasitoid Anagyrus dactylopii. Journal of Pest Science. 93: 195–206 | 4.56 | 01 | |
| Fand BB*, Sul NT, Bal SK, Minhas PS. 2015. Temperature impacts the future distribution, abundance and damage potential of soybean leaf eating caterpillar (Spodoptera litura): simulation and visualization of potential risk in India under warmer temperatures through life cycle modelling and spatial mapping. PLOS ONE, 10(4): e0124682, 2015. DOI: 10.1371/ journal .pone. V0124682 | 2.78 | 48 | |
| Fand BB*, Tonnang HEZ, Kumar M, Bal SK, Singh NP, Rao DVKN, Kamble AL, Nangare DD, Minhas PS. 2014. Predicting the impact of climate change on regional and seasonal abundance of the mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) using temperature-driven phenology model linked to GIS. Ecological Modelling, 288, 62-78 | 2.50 | 50 | |
| Peddu H, Fand BB*, Sawai HR, Lave NV. 2020. Estimation and validation of developmental thresholds and thermal requirements for cotton pink bollworm Pectinophora gossypiella. Crop Protection, 127: 104984. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro. 2019. 104984 | 2.38 | 05 | |
| Fand BB*, Suroshe SS. 2015. The invasive mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley, a threat to tropical and subtropical agricultural and horticultural production systems: A review. Crop Protection, 69(C): 34-43 | 2.38 | 69 | |
| Fand, BB*, Tonnang, HEZ, Kumar, M, Kamble, AL and Bal, SK. 2014. A Temperature-based Phenology Model for Predicting Development, Survival and Population Growth Potential of the Mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae). Crop Protection, 55(C): 98-108 | 2.38 | 53 | |
| Fand, BB*, Gautam, RD and Suroshe, SS. 2011. Suitability of various stages of mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) for development and survival of the solitary endoparasitoid, Aenasius bambawalei (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae). Biocontrol Science and Technology, 21(1): 51-55, 2011 | 1.21 | 48 | |
| Fand BB*, Nagrare VS, Gawande SP, Nagrale DT, Naikwadi BV, Deshmukh V, Gokte-Narkhedkar N, Waghmare VN. 2019. Widespread infestation of pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders) (Lepidoptera: Gelechidae) on Bt cotton in Central India: a new threat and concerns for cotton production. Phytoparasitica, 47, 313–325 | 1.14 | 13 | |
| Gokte-Narkhedkar N, Bhanare K, Nawkarkar P, Chilliveri P, Fand BB*, Kranthi, S. 2019. Parasitic potential of entomopathogenic nematode Heterorhabditis indica against two Lepidopteran insect pests of cotton, Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) and Spodoptera litura (Fabricious) Phytoparasitica, 47(1): 31-41 | 1.14 | 04 | |
| Fand BB*, Nagrare VS, Deshmukh V, Naikwadi BV, Gokte-Narkhedkar N, Waghmare VN. 2020. A simple and low-cost laboratory rearing technique for cotton pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella (Suanders) (Lepidoptera: Gelechidae) using detached green bolls of cotton. Phytoparasitica. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12600-019-00779-2. | 1.14 | 05 | |
| Firake, DM, Behere, GT, Sharma, B, Fand, BB. 2015. First report of the Invasive Mealybug, Phenacoccus parvus Morrison Infesting Naga King Chili and its Colonization Potential on Major Host Plants in India. Phytoparasitica,44(2): 187–194 | 1.14 | 04 | |
| Nagrare VS, Fand BB, Naikwadi BV, Deshmukh V. 2019. Potential risk of establishment and survival of cotton aphid Aphis gossypii in India based on simulation of temperature-dependent phenology model International Journal of Pest Management, DOI: 10.1080/09670874. 2019.1649739 | 0.89 | 01 | |
| Choudhary JS, Mali SS, Fand BB, Das B. 2019. Predicting the invasion potential of indigenous restricted mango fruit borer, Citripestis eutraphera (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in India based on MaxEnt modelling. Current Science, 116(4): 636-642 | 0.88 | 04 | |
| Fand, BB, Kumar, M. and Kamble, A.L. 2014. Predicting the potential geographic distribution of cotton mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in India based on MAXENT ecological niche Model. Journal of Environmental Biology, 35(5): 973-982 | 0.78 | 30 | |
| Fand BB*, Gaikwad, MB, Sul, NT, Bal, SK. 2019. Effect of seasonal weather on incidence of stem fly Melanagromyza sojae (Zehntner) in soybean. Journal of Agrometeorology, 21(4), 520-523 | 0.64 | – | |
| Choudhary JS, Kumari M and Fand BB. 2019. Linking insect pest models with climate change scenarios to project against future risks of agricultural insect pests. CAB Reviews, 14, No. 055. DOI: 10.1079/PAVSNNR201914055 | 0.64 | 01 | |
| Fand BB*, Shashank P, Suroshe SS, Chandrashekhar K, Meshram M, Timanna. 2020. Invasion risk of South American tomato pinworm Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in India: predictions based on MaxEnt ecological niche modelling. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-020-00103-0 | 0.54 | 01 | |
| Nagrare VS, Fand BB, Naik VCB, Naikwadi B, Deshmukh V, Sinh D. 2020. Resistance development in Cotton mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) to insecticides from Organophosphate, Thiadiazines and Thiourea derivatives. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. DOI: 10.1007/s42690-019-00068-9 | 0.54 | 03 | |
| Fand BB, Gaikwad MB, Sul NT, Kumar M, Bhagat KP, Bal SK, Minhas PS. 2018. Population dynamics of soybean stem fly Melanagromyza sojae (Diptera: Agromyzidae) and its parasitoids in Maharashtra State of India. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 38(1):46-57, | 0.54 | 06 | |
| Fand, B.B., Yadav, D.S., Mhaske, S.H. et al. Biological parameters of stem borer Stromatium barbatum reared on grapevine wood logs under laboratory conditions. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-021-00460-4 | 0.54 | ||
| Chandi, R.S., Kataria, S.K., Fand, B.B. 2021. Effect of temperature on biological parameters of cotton whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae). International Journal of Tropical Insect Science (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-020-00397-0 | 0.54 | – | |
| Gavkare, O., Sharma, P.L., Chandel, R.S., Fand B. B., Nidhi Sharm. 2021. Temperature impact on the phenology of Nesidiocoris tenuis feeding on Tetranychus urticae: simulation through life cycle modelling. Int J Trop Insect Sci (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-020-00402-6 | 0.54 | – | |
| Sureshan PM, Fand BB*, Nikhil K. 2019. Record of six Pteromalid parasitoids from the soybean stem fly Melanagromyza sojae Zehntner with the description of a new species of Sphegigaster Spinola (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from Maharashtra, India. Oriental Insects, 53(1): 19-33, 2019 | 0.33 | – | |
| Laneesha, Suroshe SS, Fand BB, Shankar Ganesh K. 2020. The papaya mealybug, Paracoccus marginatus Williams and Granara de Willink (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae): A new threat to agri-horticulture ecosystem. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 90 (3): 455–62 | 0.25 | – |
B. Papers published in Indian/National peer reviewed NAAS rated journals
| S. No. | Author/s | Title | Journal(Vol., Issue, Year) | *NAAS Rating | Citations to the article/s |
| Suroshe SS, Gautam RD, Fand BB | Biology of mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis tinsley on Parthenium | Indian Journal of Entomology, 78(3): 264-267, 2016 | 5.89 | – | |
| Suroshe SS, Gautam RD, Fand BB. | Safety of insecticides against Aenasius bambawalei Hayat (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) | Indian Journal of Entomology, 76:224-22, 2014 | 5.89 | 6 | |
| Suroshe SS, Gautam RD, Fand BB. | Natural enemy complex associated with the mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) infesting different host plants in India. | Journal of Biological Control, 27(3):204-210, 2013. | 5.34 | 6 | |
| Fand, B.B., Gautam, R.D. and Suroshe, SS. | Fortuitous Biological Control of Insect Pests and Weeds: A Critical Review. | The Bioscan, 8 (1): 1-10, 2013. | 5.26 | 14 | |
| Fand, B.B., Kamble, A.L. and Kumar, M. | Will climate change pose a serious threat to crop pest management: A critical review? | Int. Journal of Sci. and Res. Publications, 2(11), 1-15, 2012. | 17 | ||
| Fand, B.B., Gautam, R.D., Anju kamra, Suroshe, S.S.and Mohan, S, | Bioefficacy of aqueous garlic extract and a symbiotic bacterium, Photorhabdus luminescens against Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae). | Biopesticides International, 8(1): 38-48, 2012 | 4.82 | 1 | |
| Fand, B.B., Gautam, R.D. Subhash Chander and Suroshe, S.S. | Life table analysis of the mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) under laboratory conditions. | Journal of Entomological Research, 34(2): 175-179, 2010. | 5.05 | 19 | |
| Fand, B.B., Gautam, R.D. and Suroshe, S.S. | Effect of developmental stage and density of Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) on the predatory performance of four coccinellid predators. | Journal of Biological Control, 24 (2):110-115, 2010. | 5.34 | 13 | |
| Fand, B.B., Gautam, R.D. and Suroshe, S.S. | Comparative biology of four coccinellid predators of solenopsis mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae). | Journal of Biological Control, 24(1): 35-41, 2010. | 5.34 | 10 | |
| Gautam, R.D., Suroshe, S.S., Sudhida Gautam, Usha Saxena, Fand, B.B. and Trishla Gupta. | Fortuitous Biological control of exotic mealy bug, Phenacoccus solenopsis – A boon for Indian growers. | Annals of Plant Protection Sciences, 17(2): 459-526, 2009. | 4.82 | 21 | |
| Fand, B.B., Satpute, N.S., Dadmal, S.M., Bag, R.P. and Sarode, S.V. | Effect of some newer insecticides and biopesticides on parasitization and survival of Trichogramma chilonis Ishii. | Indian Journal of Entomology, 71(2): 105-109, 2009 | 5.89 | 4 |