• Nematode diagnostics
• Integrated Nematode Management 
• Biological Control
• Entomopathogenic Nematodes

• Registered a potato germplasm OS/01-516 possessing high degree of resistance to potato cyst nematode and moderate resistance to late blight disease of potato (Proceedings of the 52nd plant germplasm registration committee meeting Dated: 22.05.2024)
• Developed a Suction-Based Potato Tuber Moth Trap for Storage Environments and secured design patent for the same (Design Registration Number: 449111-001, Class: 22-06, Date of Registration: 24/02/2025
• Involved in the development and releasing of two potato varieties namely Kufri Sahyadri and Kufri Karan resistant to late blight and potato cyst nematodes which is suitable for cultivation in the Southern hills of India.
• Identified a native entomopathogenic nematode (EPN) species, Steinernema cholashanense from India and also involved in description of three new species of EPN species from India such as Steinernema indicum, S. shori and S. keralense. 
• Developed integrated strategies for the management of potato cyst nematodes, root-knot nematode, serpentine leaf miner, potato tuber moth, and late blight disease of potato.

• National Symposium on Multidisciplinary Perspectives for Pest and Disease Management in Sustainable Production of Crops, organized by Society of Plant Protection Sciences, New Delhi, Association of Plant Pathologist, Dr. PDKV, Akola, Maharashtra and the Division of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, SKUAST-Kashmir, Wadura, J&K from 28-30^th August, 2024.
• International Conference on Unleashing the Power of Seed & Crop Innovations for a Food Secure World Organized by Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore and Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute, New Delhi during 21-22 November 2024.
• National Symposium on “Frontiers in Plant Health Management: Integrating Research, Technology and Sustainability” organized by Indian Society of Plant Pathologists (INSOPP) and the Indian Phytopathological Society (IPS-NZ), in collaboration with ICAR–IARI, Regional Station, Shimla, at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, during November 18-20, 2025
• International Seminar on Interface of Plant Diseases Epidemics, Food Safety and Food Security: Implications for One Health organized by Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore and Institut Agro Rennes-Angers, France at Coimbatore during 12-14 November 2025
• National Symposium – Smart Nematode Management for Climate-Resilient Agriculture: Protecting Soils, Ensuring Food Security, organized by Nematological Society of India, New Delhi at ICAR-IIOR, Hyderabad, India during 26-28 November 2025.

TRAINING ATTENDED 

• Attended “AgriIP 2024” an online 21 days short course on Patents, jointly organized by Intellectual Property & Technology Management (IP&TM), Unit, ICAR, New Delhi and Zonal Technology Management-Agribusiness Incubation Centre, ICAR- CIFT, Kochi, Kerala during 15 January to 15 February 2024

TRAINING CONDUCTED

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INVITED LECTURES 

1. Delivered a lecture at AICTE Sponsored six days online faculty training programme (ATAL-FDP) on 23.09.2025 organized by CSI College of Engineering, Ooty

RESEARCH ARTICLES

1. Mhatre, P.H., Eapen, S.J., Chawla, G., Pervez, R., Agisha, V.N., Tadigiri, S. and Nagesh, M., 2020. Isolation and characterization of Pasteuria parasitizing root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita, from black pepper fields in India. Egypt J Biol Pest Control 30: 97 
2. Mhatre, P.H., Patil, J., Rangasamy, V., Divya, K.L., Tadigiri, S., Chawla, G., Bairwa, A., Venkatasalam, E.P. (2020) Biocontrol potential of Steinernema cholashanense (Nguyen) on larval and pupal stages of potato tuber moth Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller). Journal of Helminthology. 94: e188.
3. Mhatre, P.H., Divya, K.L., Venkatasalam, E.P., Bairwa, A., Sudha, R., Saranya, C., Guru-Pirasanna-Pandi, G. and Sharma, S., 2021. Evaluation of trap crop, Solanum sisymbriifolium and antagonistic crops against potato cyst nematodes, Globodera spp. South African Journal of Botany, 138, pp.242-248.
4. Mhatre, P.H., Lekshmanan, D.K., Palanisamy, V.E., Bairwa, A. and Sharma, S., 2021. Management of the late blight (Phytophthora infestans) disease of potato in the southern hills of India. Journal of Phytopathology, 169(1), pp.52-61.
5. Mhatre, P.H., Thube, S.H., Navik, O. et al. (2022). Outbreak and Management of Serpentine Leaf Miner, Liriomyza huidobrensis (Blanchard) (Diptera: Agromyzidae), on Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Crop in India. Potato Res. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11540-022-09549-w
6. Mhatre PH, Divya KL, Venkatasalam EP, Watpade S, Bairwa A, Patil J (2022) Management of potato cyst nematodes with special focus on biological control and trap cropping strategies. Pest Manag Sci. 78 (9), 3746-3759
7. Chandrasekar, S., Natarajan, P., Mhatre, P.H., Mahajan, M., Nivitha, S., Palanisamy, V.E., Reddy, U.K. and Sundararaj, P. (2022). RNA-Seq of Cyst Nematode Infestation of Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.): A Comparative Transcriptome Analysis of Resistant and Susceptible Cultivars. Plants, 11, 1008. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11081008
8. Patil, J., Linga, V., Mhatre, P.H., Gowda, M.T., Rangasamy, V. and Půža, V., 2023. Steinernema indicum n. sp., a new entomopathogenic nematode (Nematoda: Steinernematidae) from India. Nematology, 25(7), pp.815-833.
9. Bairwa, A., Dipta, B., Verma, G., Venkatasalam, E.P., Shanthi, A., Jeevalatha, A., Naga, K.C., Sharma, S., Thakur, D. and Mhatre, P.H. (2023). Development and evaluation of loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for rapid and sensitive detection of potato cyst nematode, Globodera pallida from soil. 3 Biotech, 13(5), p.123
10. Rani, L.U., Parameshwari, P., George, A.R., Mallappa, N., Saravanakumari, K., Anand, T., Geetha, N., Mhatre, P.H., Mylonakis, E., Singh, V.K. and Tharmalingam, N., 2025. Green synthesis of demethoxycurcumin-loaded chitosan nanoparticles for the management of potato late blight caused by Phytophthora infestans. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, p.146990

• Mhatre, P.H., Lekshmanan, D.K., Patted, P.S., Bairwa, A., Berliner, J. and Watpade, S. (2025). Modern approaches for the management of golden cyst nematodes in potato. Sustainable Production of Root and Tuber Crops, pp.296-307.
• Mhatre, P.H., Berliner J., Bairwa, A., & Divya, K. (2024). Potato Cyst Nematode In South India: The Quarantine Paralysis. In: Nematode Problems in Crops and their Management in South Asia, Cambridge SP, 358.
• Mhatre, P. H., Thorat, Y. E., Manimaran, B., Divya, K. L., Bairwa, A., Chavan, S. N., Pokhare, SS., Dukare AS., & Karthik, C. (2024). Nematicidal Activity of Secondary Metabolites from Soil Microbes. Sustainable Management of Nematodes in Agriculture, Vol. 2: Role of Microbes-Assisted Strategies, 297-324.
• Mhatre P.H., and Divya K L. (2023). Varieties suitable for potato cultivation in Nilgiris. Thamaraselvi S.P., Bojan V., Fernandez C.C., Raja P., Manivasakan S., Vijayakumar, M., Rajendran L. and Mhatre P.H. (eds). A guide on potato cultivation. JPS Scientific Publisher Thiruvannamalai, India ISBN: 978-93-95967-42-6, pp16-27.

Mhatre P.H., and Divya K L. (2023). Potato cyst nematode and its management. Thamaraselvi S.P., Bojan V., Fernandez C.C., Raja P., Manivasakan S., Vijayakumar, M., Rajendran L. and Mhatre P.H. (eds). A guide on potato cultivation. JPS Scientific Publisher Thiruvannamalai, India ISBN: 978-93-95967-42-6, pp 92-100

International

• Lead Lecture: “Pest and Diseases Management in Potato Crop in Southern India” at an International Conference on Unleashing the Power of Seed & Crop Innovations for a Food Secure World Organized by Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore and Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute, New Delhi during 21-22 November 2024.
• Keynote Speaker: “Pest and Diseases of Potatoes and their Management in Southern Hills of India” at an International Seminar on Interface of Plant Diseases Epidemics, Food Safety and Food Security: Implications for One Health organized by Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore and Institut Agro Rennes-Angers, France at Coimbatore during 12-14 November 2025

National 

• Oral presentation: “Potato late blight disease management using a forecast model and new chemical compounds”. In: National Symposium on Multidisciplinary Perspectives for Pest and Disease Management in Sustainable Production of Crops, organized by Society of Plant Protection Sciences, New Delhi, Association of Plant Pathologist, Dr. PDKV, Akola, Maharashtra and the Division of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, SKUAST-Kashmir, Wadura, J&K from 28-30^th August, 2024.
• Oral presentation: “Emerging Threat of Root-Knot Nematode to the Processing and Export Supply Chains of Potato in Gujarat and its management” at a National Symposium – Smart Nematode Management for Climate-Resilient Agriculture: Protecting Soils, Ensuring Food Security, organized by Nematological Society of India, New Delhi at ICAR-IIOR, Hyderabad, India during 26-28 November 2025.
• Invited Lecture: “Nematode Pests of Potato: Current Challenges and Integrated Management Approaches” at a National Symposium on “Frontiers in Plant Health Management: Integrating Research, Technology and Sustainability” organized by Indian Society of Plant Pathologists (INSOPP) and the Indian Phytopathological Society (IPS-NZ), in collaboration with ICAR–IARI, Regional Station, Shimla, at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, during November 18-20, 2025.

• Manimaran, B., Berliner, J., Sellaperumal, C., Mhatre, P.H., Ramya, R.S. and Sirisha, T., 2024. Resilience through Detoxification: How Cryptobiotic Organisms Survive Harsh Environmental Stresses. Just Agriculture-Multidisciplinary e-Newsletter, 5(4), pp. 71-75.
• Manimaran, B., Berliner, J., Sellaperumal, C., Mhatre, P.H., Ramya, R.S. and Sirisha, T., 2024. Resilience through Detoxification: How Cryptobiotic Organisms Survive Harsh Environmental Stresses. Just Agriculture-Multidisciplinary e-Newsletter, 5(4), pp. 211-217.

Luthra, S.K., Gupta, V.K., Tiwari, J.K., Kumar, V., Bhardwaj, V., Sood, S., Dalamu, Kaur, R.P., Kumar, R., Vanishree, G., Kumar, D., Mhatre P.H., and Chakrabarti, SK. 2020. Potato Breeding in Technical Bulletin No 74 (revised). ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India,.p214

1. Co-chairman in the technical session: Dr. Priyank Hanuman Mhatre has acted as co-chairman in the technical session II: Sericulture. In: International conference “Unleashing the power of seed and crop health innovations for a Food Secure World (ICUCF-2024) organized by Tamil Nadu Agricultural University at Coimbatore w.e.f. 21-22 November 2024.
2. Member of Scientific Advisory Committee of KVK, Ooty: Dr. Priyank Hanuman Mhatre has acted as member of Scientific Advisory Committee of KVK, Ooty for the year 2024-25.
3. 4. Panel Expert in the National Workshop: Dr. Priyank Hanuman Mhatre has acted as Panel Expert for the Panel Discussion on Innovative approaches in Carbon Farming in the National Workshop on “Carbon Conscious Agriculture for Climate Security” organized by ICAR-IISWC, RC, Ooty on 05.12.2024.

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