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ICAR-Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur

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Profile of Dr. Rishi Kumar
Personal Information
NameDR. RISHI KUMAR
DesignationPrincipal Scientist (Entomology) 
SpecializationAgriculture Entomology
Date of Joining ICAR05.10.2007
Date of Joining CICR05.10.2007
Address:(Full office address, telephone with extn No., fax, email (both personal and official ICAR email ID)ICAR-Central Institute for Cotton Research, Regional Station, Sirsa (Haryana) -125055Mobile No.- +91 9466375285Ph: 01666- 220428 (Office)e-mail: rishipareek70@yahoo.co.in,  rishi.sharma@icar.gov.in

DegreeDisciplineInstitute/ UniversityYear of completion
M. Sc.EntomologyCCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar (Haryana) India1994, March
Ph. D.EntomologyCCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar (Haryana)India1999, August

DesignationInstitutePeriod From -To
Research AssociateCCSHAU, Hisar20.03.1998 – 01.08.2000
Assistant Professor of Plant Protection (Entomology)KVK, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana02.08.2000 – 04.10.2007
Senior Scientist (Ag. Entomology)ICAR-Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur (India)05.10.2007 – 04.10.2013
Principal Scientist (Ag. Entomology)ICAR-Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur (India)05.10.2013 to till date
Head (I/C)ICAR-Central Institute for Cotton Research, Regional Station, Sirsa (Haryana)24.03.2023 to 23.03.2026

  • Sustainable Integrated Pest Management in Cotton
  • Management of Insecticides Resistance and Resurgence in Cotton  Insects

Sr. No.Project titleFunding AgencyPeriodRole
1. Externally Funded Projects:
1Pilot project on “Deployment of AI based Pheromone Trap for Real-time Monitoring of Cotton Pink bollworm in Punjab” during 2024-25 & 2025-26.DoA & FW, GoI (Rs. 46.10Lakhs & Rs. 75.50 lakhs)2024-2025Co-PI
2ICAR- AICRP on Bt Cotton Trial on: Evaluation of Bt cotton hybrids & varieties against sucking pests & bollworms.ICAR New Delhi (176.30 Lakhs)2007-Till DateCo-PI
3Insecticide Resistance Management (IRM): Dissemination of Pink Bollworm Management Strategies.DoA&FW, GoI(241.50 Lakhs)2022-2024Co-PI(Nodal Officer)
4RASI-ICAR-CICR-CSR-Project: Season-long Monitoring & Management of Pink Bollworm in Cotton Crop in North Zone.(ARMS No. 067/CIN/OXX/092/S/IPP)RASI Seeds (P) Ltd. (80.14 Lakhs)2024-2026PI
5DST-SERB: Thermal stress induced effect on insecticide susceptibility and fitness traits in whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, a serious pest of worldwide concern.Project Code: CR G/2021/007270 (EFC Code 2) DST- SERB(32 Lakhs)2022-2025PI
6Special Project on Cotton “Targeting technologies to agro-ecological zones- large scale demonstrations of best practices to enhance cotton productivity” under National Food Security Mission (NFSM)DoA&FW, GoI2025-26Co-PI
2. Contract Research Projects
1Evaluation of Tma Events to study the efficacy against whitefly–2021-23PI
2Evaluation of Commercially available BG-II cotton hybrids for the state of Haryana DoA, Govt. of Haryana (70.10Lakhs)2021-25Co-PI
3Evaluation of GEAC approved Bt cotton hybrids against sucking pest & bollworms Funded by Pvt Seed Companies and Coordinated by PAU, Ludhiana, (331.1 Lakhs)2016-Till DateCo-PI
3. Institute Projects
1Resistance and resurgence monitoring in cotton whiteflyICAR- CICR, Nagpur2025-29PI
2Development and validation of Cotton Microclimate and Insect Monitoring System (C-MIMS) based on 5G enabled AI powered wireless sensors and imaging toolsICAR- CICR, Nagpur2024-27Co-PI
3Developing and testing of organic  nutrient, pest and disease management    module in    cotton-based cropping system(Agronomy XI)ICAR- CICR, Nagpur2023-29Co-PI
4Neonicotinoids and pyridine carboxamide insecticides resistance monitoring in cotton Jassid Amrasca biguttula biguttula (Ishida).ICAR- CICR, Nagpur2023-2026Co-PI
5Refinement, validation and promotion of  pest management strategy in Bt cotton for central zoneICAR- CICR, Nagpur2022-26Co-PI
6Multi-pronged and Bio-rational management of pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders) on cotton in India. Project Code: (IXX15677)ICAR- CICR, Nagpur2021-2024Co-PI
7Whitefly: Ecology and Host Plant Resistance.Project Code: OXX03841/IXX12509ICAR- CICR, Nagpur2020-2023PI
8Development of Bt Cotton varieties using deregulated and non-deregulated transgenic events. Project Code: (IXX13268)ICAR- CICR, Nagpur2018-2023Co-PI
9Development of Cotton based cropping systems under Conservation Agriculture for North- Western Indian conditions.Project Code: IXX14006ICAR- CICR, Nagpur2018-2023Co-PI
10Enhancement in productivity of cotton through improvement in agro-techniques under North-Western Indian conditions.Project Code: (IXX14827)ICAR- CICR, Nagpur2018-2022Co-PI
11Collection, conservation, evaluation, documentation and maintenance of germplasm of cultivated species of Gossypium.ICAR- CICR, Nagpur2017-2023Co-PI
12Development of varieties of upland cotton having better fiber traits and tolerance to CLCuD. Project Code: (IXX13249)ICAR- CICR, Nagpur2017-2025Co-PI

S.N.Particulars
1Dr. Rishi Kumar attended “National conference on “Advances in Molecular Breeding and Tools for Multiple Pest & Disease Resistance Breeding in Crops with Special Reference to Cotton, Rice, Maize & Pulses” organized by UAS, Dharwad, ICRISAT, Hyderabad, CIMMYT, New Delhi, Foundation for ATPBR, Sambhaji Nagar, Maharashtra, Academy for Indian Horticulture (AIH), Bengaluru, Karnataka, Dr. S. W. Mensinkai Education and Research Foundation and Dr. J. V. Goud Education and Research Foundation, UAS, Dharwad, Karnataka held at  UAS, Dharwad, Karnataka during February 1-3, 2026 & presented paper entitled  “Current Insect Pest Scenario and molecular breeding based management approaches in Cotton” in 
2Dr. Rishi Kumar attended International Conference on “Innovative Technologies for Research and Development for Sustainable Production of Cotton, Oilseeds and Fiber Crops”, organized by Cotton Research and Development Association (CRDA) held at Krishi Vigyan Kendra, ICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute (CCARI), ELA OLD Goa- 403402 during November 13-15, 2024. & presented invited lecture entitled “Emerging issues and challenges in the management of cotton insect pests in India” in 
3Dr. Rishi Kumar attended “World Cotton Research Conference (WCRC-8) ”organized by ICGI, ICRA & ICAC held at International Hotel Tashkent, 107A, Amir Temur Street, Tashkent, Uzbekistan during 3-7 Oct. 2024& presented paper entitled “Effects of Basal Exposure to Extreme Temperatures on Survival and Reproduction of White-fly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius)” in.
4Dr. Rishi Kumar attended “National Conference on Pioneering the future of Cotton Research” in Conjunction with the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of Rasi Seeds (P) Ltd. Organized by Rasi Seeds (P) Ltd held at Hotel Cenneys Gateway, Salem, Tamil Nadu on 24th Dec, 2023 & delivered invited lecture on “Pink Bollworm: Scenario in India & Mitigation Strategies” 
5Dr. Rishi Kumar attended 9th Asian Cotton Research and Development Network (ACRDN) meeting and International Conference co-hosted by ICAR-CIRCOT, partnering with Indian Society for Cotton Improvement (ISCI) Mumbai, International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) Washington DC, USA, ICAR-CICR, Nagpur and the Indian Fiber Society (IFS) Mumbai held at ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology (CIRCOT), Mumbai (Maharashtra) during 6-10 December 2023& presented oral paper entitled  “Pink Bollworm: Incipient to Serious Proportions in Northern Cotton Growing Zone of India” in 
6Dr. Rishi Kumar attended “International Conference on Plant Health Management ICPHM-2023-Innovations and Sustainability” organized by Plant Protection Association of India, held at PJTSAU, Hyderabad, India during November 15- 18, 2023& presented paper titled on “Associated Impacts of Feeding on Cotton Leaf Curl Virus Infested Hosts Plants in Whitefly, Bemisia tabaci” 
7Dr. Rishi Kumar attended National Symposium on “Paradigm shift in cotton cultivation” organized by CRDA at MPUAT, Udaipur during 08-10 August 2022. & delivered a lead lecture on “Insecticide induced resurgence in insects, mechanism and management with special emphasis on cotton pests: a review” .
8Dr. Rishi Kumar attended & presented paper titled on “Whitefly outbreaks in North Cotton Growing Zone and its impact in National Symposium on “100 Glorious years of Cotton Research and way forward”. Organized by- Centre for Plant Breeding and Genetics, TNAU Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) from 18-19 October 2022. 
9Dr. Rishi Kumar attended “World Cotton Research Conference-7” on 4-7 October 2022 at Cairo, Egypt; Theme: Sustainable Cotton & presented paper titled on “Within plant distribution, dynamics and ecocompatible management of thrips (Thripidae: Thysanoptera), an emerging pest of cotton in India” in. 

TRAINING ATTENDED

  • Winter/ Summer school/ Short duration (10 to 20 days)
S. N.TitleOrganized byDurationPlace
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TRAINING CONDUCTED

  • List of trainings conducted (5 days or more)-
S. No.Name of the TrainingPlace & DateParticipants/ BeneficiariesNo. of ParticipantsTraining coordinator
For Students (13 Trainings : 125 participants)
1Training program on Field and laboratory techniques related to cotton crop productionICAR- CICR, RS, Sirsa10,21 and 30 days durationsB.Sc./M.Sc. (Botany/Zoology/Biotechnology) Students from CDLU, Haryana, CMK Collge ,JCD Vidyapeeth and UIFT,Kurukshetra125Dr. Rishi Kumar
For Extension Personnel(3 Trainings & 477 participants)
1Better Management Techniques for Cotton Cultivation under North Zone ScenarioICAR- CICR, RS, Sirsa29 April to 05 May 2025 ( One week)Field scouts/staff230Dr. Rishi Kumar
2Integrated crop management practicesICAR- CICR, Nagpur26-30 August 2024 (5days)Field facilitators (Ambuja Foundation)47Dr. Rishi Kumar
3Organized Refresher Training Course for Field Extension Persons of Ambuja Cement Foundation (BCI)ICAR-CICR, RS, Sirsa24-26 July 2023( 3days)Scouts/Officials200Dr. Rishi Kumar

S. N.Name of AwardName of agencyYear
Best Principal Scientist Award on Golden Jubilee Foundation day of ICAR-CICR, NagpurICAR-CICR, NagpurApril 01, 2026
International Travel grants to attend WCRC-8 at Tashkent, Uzbekistan from 3-7 Oct.2024, organized by ICGI, ICRA & ICAC.pp-14. ISSN:979-8218-56133-8DST-SERB2024
“Nagariya Rajbhasha Karyanvyan Smiti Shield Award” for extraordinary contribution by NRKS, Sirsa, HaryanaNRKS, Punjab National Bank, Sirsa, Haryana08.08.2025
Scientist of the Year Award- 2024CRDA (Cotton Research & Development Association)2024
Best Collaborative Research Award on ICAR-CICR Foundation Day CelebrationsICAR-CICR, NagpurApril 01, 2024
Best Photo Contest Award for world cotton day photo contestICAR-CICR, Nagpur2023
Best Oral Presentation Award; upon “Associated Impacts of Feeding on Cotton Leaf Curl Virus Infested Hosts Plants in Whitefly, Bemisia tabaci by Rishi Kumar et al. in the International Conference on Plant Health Management ICPHM-2023-Innovations and SustainabilityInternational Conference on Plant Health Management-ICPHM(Plant Protection Association of India) held at HyderabadNovember 15-18, 2023
Best Oral Presentation Award; upon “Field level estimates of yield losses due to Pink Bollworm and Boll rot in cotton and linking Pink Bollworm phenology model with field damage to predict future trends” by Baba Saheb B fand , Vivek Shah, D. T. Nagrale, D. J. Mahule, S. P. Gawande, S. H. Thube, G. Pandiyan, Indal Ramteke, Rishi Kumar, et al at the International Conference on Plant Health Management ICPHM-2023- Innovations and Sustainability International Conference on Plant Health Management-ICPHM(Plant Protection Association of India) held at HyderabadNovember 15-18, 2023
Best Oral Presentation Award; upon “Chemical and Biological based interventions for the better root development of hybrid Bt cotton under various tillage conditions in North India” by Amarpreet Singh, Rishi Kumar, S.K. Sain, Debashis Paul and Subhash Chandra in Sustainable Natural Resource Management under Global Climate Change, held in New DelhiInternational Conference on “Sustainable Natural Resource Management under Global Climate Change {Soil Conservation Society of India–(SCSI)}November 7-10, 2023
Best Stall (1st) of Expo at “Krishi Kumbh millets & Seeds Processing Expo” at Huda Ground Sector-12, Karnal, HaryanaGlobal Media Group & NFPC Ltd.20-23rd Oct. 2023.
Nagariya Rajbhasha Karyanvyan Samiti Shield Award for extraordinary contribution by NRKS, Sirsa, HaryanaNRKS, Punjab National Bank, Sirsa, Haryana23.08.2023 
Bagged Second Prize on World Cotton Day for promotion of Cotton in WCRC-7 at EgyptWCRC-7(International Cotton Advisory Committee)October 7th, 2022
Life Fellow: Dr. Rishi Kumar awarded with life fellow of ESI for the year of 2021The Entomology Society of India.2021
Scientist Award-2020Dr. Vasanthraj David Foundation2020
Award of fellowship of 2017 of the Cotton Research and Development Association (CRDA).Cotton Research and Development Association (CRDA).2017
Best Poster Presentation Award; upon “With in plant distribution of whitefly in cotton and its implications on management strategies by Rishi Kumar et al in  “INDO-US symposium on Curbing Whitefly-Plant Virus Pandemics: The Departure from Pesticides to Genomics”. PAU Ludhiana”.INDO-US Symposium at PAU, Ludhiana.(Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum)4-5th Dec, 2017
Alumni Award of Rs. 1.00 lakhs for dissemination of whitefly management strategies among stakeholdersUSIEF (United States-India Educational Foundation), USA2016-17
Best/Lead Paper Award; upon “Refuge in bag: a concept of resistance management” by S. Kranthi, Rishi Kumar, M. Bheemanna, H. Desai, G. M. V. Prasad Rao, B. Dharajothi & K. R. Kranthi in National seminar on “Technology for Development and Production of Rainfed cotton” held at Regional Cotton Research Station, Bharuch, Gujarat Regional Cotton Research Station, Bharuch, Gujarat.October 24th – 25th, 2013
Awarded CSIR Senior Research Fellowship for Ph.D.CSIR1996

PUBLICATIONS (for the last 5 years only or best 10)

RESEARCH ARTICLES (not more than 10)

S. N.TitleNAAS
1Fand, B. B.*, Shah, V., Nagrale, D. T., Nagrare, V. S., Mahule, S. P., Gawande, S. H., Thube, S. H., Pandiyan, S., Ramteke, I., Kumar, R., K., Rameash, T., Prabhulinga, T., Behere, G. T., & Prasad, Y. G. 2025. Field estimates of current and predicted cotton yield loss due to pink bollworm and boll rot in India. Agricultural Systems. 224: 104246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2024.10424612.10
2Kumar, R.*, Bhede, B. V., Paul, D., Bhute, N. K., Patil, P., Patel, R. D., Variya, M. V., Halchinal, S. G., Poornima, V. M., Navi, S., Kaur, J., Meena, R. S., Malick, J. R., Singh, S., Chitra, N., Kalyan, R. K., Sivaramakrishna, M., Bahere, G. T., Prakash, A. H., Prasad, Y. G. 2025. Resistance development in pink bollworm Pectinophora Gossypiella (Saunders) against Bt cotton and its’ establishment as mid-season pest in India. Scientific Reports. 15(1): 7012. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-89575-z9.90
3Kumar, R., Nagrare, V. S., Shah, V., Singh, S., Pandher, S., Singh, S., Verma, S. K., Paul, D., Rathore, P., Shukla, A. K., Singh, M. K., Saurabh, S., Kumar, H., Kaur, R., Singh, P. K., Waghmare, V. N., & Prasad, Y. G.. 2025. Evaluation of transgenic cotton lines expressing an insecticidal fern protein against white fly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius). Journal of Cotton Research. 8(11): 15 https://doi.org/10.1186/s42397-025-00210-88.40
4Kumar, R., Paul, D., Singh, S., Meena, R. S., Jakhar, A., Kaur, J., Singh, S., & Kumar, V.2025. Integrated Insect-Pest Management in BG-II Cotton after threatening appearances of Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders). International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. 45: 975-988. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-025-01486-87.20
5Kumar, R., Singh, A., & Paul, D*.2025. Planting dates and rate of nitrogen fertilization influences whitefly population dynamics and incidence in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). Discover Ecology 1: 11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44396-025-00011-y0.5 IF(2024)
6Kumar, R., Paul, D., Singh, S., & Cheema, R. S.2025. Identifying key meteorological factors influencing density-dependent dynamics of major sucking pests and natural enemies in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) fields in India. Discover Agriculture. 3:162. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44279-025-00310-80.5 IF(2024)
7Kumar, R., Paul, D., Sain, S. K., Singh, A., Chandra, S., Singh, S., Cheema, R. S., & Prasad, Y. G.2024. Pink Bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders) Infestation Escalates from Incipient to Serious Proportions in North Cotton Zone of India. Journal of Crop Health. 77: 1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10343-024-01086-54.87 IF (2024)
8Rishi Kumar*, Sain S.K., Singh S., Pandher S., Meena R.S., Jakhar A., Kaur J., Pathania M., Paul D., Prakash A.H., and Prasad Y.G. 2024. Investigating the second whitefly population outbreak within a decade in the cotton growing zone of North India. Peer J. 12:e17476. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.174768.40
9Kumar, R., Paul, D., & Prasad, Y. G. 2024. Realigning the blending procedure is crucial for seed companies marketing commercial BG-II cotton hybrids to adhere to the prescribed “Refugia in Bag” standards for sustainability of Cry toxins against bollworm complex. Current Science. 127(1): 101-104.7.00
10Kumar, R., Kranthi, S., Prasad Rao, G. M. V., Desai, H., Bheemanna, B., Jothi, B. D., Choudhary, A., & Kranthi, K. R. 2020. Assessment of bollworm damage and yield loss in seed blends of Bollgard-II with corresponding Non-Bt hybrid as ‘built in refuge’ in cotton. Phytoparasitica. 49: 253-263. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12600-020-00846-z7.50

BOOK CHAPTERS AND CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

  1. Books
SNParticulars
Rishi Kumar, Sain SK, Amarpreet Singh, Subhash Chandra, Satpal Singh, Verma SK, Waghmare VN.2026. An Illustrative Guide to Cotton Cultivation in the North Zone of India. ICAR-Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur. Pp. 01-143. ISBN: 978-93-93826-25-1 2026.
K. Rameash, V N Wagmare, A H Prakash, R Raja, Rishi Kumar, Amarpreet Singh, G T Behere .2026.AI Smart Trap for Area-wide Real-time Monitoring of Pink bollworm in Cotton – Success Story. ICAR-Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur. Pp. 28. ISBN:978-93-93826-38-1 2026
V. S. Nagrare, Babasaheb B. Fand, S. P. Gawande, Dipak T. Nagrale,  Rachna Pande, Neelkanth Hiremani, Shivaji Thube, Rishi Kumar, S. K. Sain, K. Rameash, K. Shankarganesh, G. T. Behere, V.N. Waghmare.2026. Success story of the implementation of Project on Insecticide Resistance Management: Dissemination of Pink Bollworm Management Strategies. ICAR-Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur. Pp. 58. ISBN: 978-93-93826-08-4 2026
Nagrare V.S., Kranthi S., Kranthi K.R., C. B. Naik V., Rishi Kumar, Dharajothi B. ,Udikeri S.S., Mukherjee A.K., Mukherjee P.K. ,Monga D., Sampath Kumar A., Narkhedkar N. G. ,Gulsar BanuJ., Raju A.R., Tayade, A.S., Prakash,  and A.H., Khader. 2013. Handbook of Cotton Plant Health. Director, ICAR-Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur, Page: 100.
R.A. Meena, D. Monga, V.N. Waghmare, Sunil S. Mahajan, Hamid Hassan, S. K. Sain, O.P. Tuteja, S.K. Verma, Rishi Kumar and Amarpreet Singh. (2019). Cotton Germplasm Catalogue-II. Director, ICAR-CICR Nagpur Maharashtra. Page:369
  1. Book Chapters
Rishi Kumar, Babasaheb B. Fand, Satpal Singh, VN Waghmare.2026. Decadal trends in cotton jassid infestation in North India: shifts in intensity, duration, and ETL crossing. In: Cotton Inovations by ICRA, Vol.06:01 pp.4-11,ISSN2788-6611Editor(s)-Dr. Mohamed Negm, Dr. Keshav Kranthi Executive  Dr. Eric Hequet, ICRA treasurer, Dr. Jodi Scheffler,  Dr. MV Venugopalan, and  Dr. Hafiz M. Imran, 
Rishi Kumar, V S Nagrare, Debashis Paul, Satpal Singh, Vishnu Kumar.2025. Management Strategies for Sucking Insect in Cotton Crops under Changing Climate Scenario. Page: 90-102. In Advance Faculty Training Book of “Pest Management Interventions in Changing Climate Scenario for Sustainable Agriculture” published by ICAR & CCSHAU, Hisar. (CCS HAU/PUB#25-131, ISBN: 978-93-49184-18-3).Edited by: Sunita Yadav, Krishana Rolania, S.S. Yadav & Dalip Kumar.
Rishi Kumar, Amarpreet Singh, Satpal Singh, Gurpreet Singh, Sajjan Kumar Pooniya and Shubham Chandak.2025. Status of Bollworm complex in Bt-cotton and their management. Page: 103-111.In advance faculty training Book of “Pest Management Interventions in Changing Climate Scenario for Sustainable Agriculture” published by ICAR & CCSHAU, Hisar. (CCS HAU/PUB#25-131, ISBN: 978-93-49184-18-3).Edited by: Sunita Yadav, Krishana Rolania, S.S. Yadav & Dalip Kumar.
Rishi Kumar, V.S. Nagrare, Vivek Shah, Vishnu Kumar, Amarpreet Singh, Subhash Chandra, Debashis Paul, and Satpal Singh. 2024. Emerging issues and challenges in the management of cotton insect pests in India. In Compendium of Lead and Invited lectures of International Conference on “Innovative Technologies for Research and Development for Sustainable Production of Cotton, Oilseeds and Fibre Crops.” Held at Krishi Vigyan Kendra, ICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute (CCARI), ELA OLD Goa- 403402. November 13-15, 2024 organized and published by CRDA, pp-131-147. ISSN: 978-81-946148-7-6.Edited by: Dr. (Mrs.) Minakshi Jattan, Dr. Sandeep Kumar, Dr. Somveer Nimbal, & Dr. Karmal Singh Malik 
Rishi Kumar, Debashis Paul, Satpal Singh, and Rupinder Singh Cheema. 2024. Removing Potential Sources of Off-season Survival of Pink Bollworm is the Key to Reducing its Carryover in Succeeding Cotton Crops in North India. In: Cotton Innovations (ICRA). Vol.4(6):1-11. ISSN: 6611-2788Editor(s)- Dr. Mohamed Negm, Dr. Keshav Raj Kranthi, Dr. Eric Hequet, Dr. Jodi Scheffler, Dr. Baba B. Fand, Dr. M. Venugopalan, Mr. Hafiz M.  
Rishi Kumar, Vivek Shah, Debashis Paul, Satpal Singh, Gurpreet Singh and Shubham Chandak. 2024. Eco-friendly Management Strategies for Insect-Pests of Cotton Page: 144-160. In advance faculty training Book of “Recent Advances in Ecofriendly Management of Crop Pests “published by ICAR and CCSHAU Hisar (CCS HAU/PUB#24-122, ISBN: 978-93-90670-67-3).Editor (s) – Sunita Yadav, Deepika Kalkal, Harish Kumar and Varun Saini.
Rishi Kumar.2022. Whitefly outbreaks in North Cotton Growing Zone and its impact. In Kumar, M., N. Premalatha, K. Thirukumaran, K. Senguttuvan, E. Rajeswari, S. Rajeswari and R. Ravikesavan. (Editors) 2022. Book of abstracts of the National symposium on “100 Glorious Years of Cotton Research and Way Forward. Organized by- Centre for Plant Breeding and Genetics, TNAU Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) from 18-19 October 2022. Page:17-18( ISBN 978-81-954445-1-9Editor(s)- M. Kumar, N. Premalatha, K. Thirukumaran, K. Senguttuvan, E. Rajestwari, S. Rajeshwari, R. Ravikesvan.
Rishi Kumar, V.S. Nagrare, Naveen Rao, Anil Kumar, Deepak and Vipul Beniwal.2022. Within plant distribution, dynamics and ecocompatible management of thrips (Thripidae: Thysanoptera), an emerging pest of cotton in India. In World Cotton Research Conference-7 Book of Papers 4-7 October 2022, Cairo, Egypt Theme: Sustainable Cotton. Page:570-579 ( ISBN: 978-1-7923-8630-5 :eBook)Editor(s): Dr. Michel Fok, Dr. Khalid Abdullah, Dr. MV Venugopalan,Dr. Mohamed Negm, Dr. Mehboob-ur-Rehman, Dr. John Yu, Dr. KP Raghavendra, Dr. AH Prakash, Dr. EleniTsaliki, Dr. SandhyaKranthi, Dr. MV Venugopalan, Dr. BlaiseDeSouza, Dr. Michael Bange, Dr. Michel Fok, Ms. Lorena Ruiz, Dr. M. Sabesh, Dr. Greg Holt, Dr. PG Patil, and Dr. Suzan Sanad.
Rishi Kumar, Satish Kumar Sain, Sonu Kumari, Davinder Singh and Sajjan Kumar Poonia. 2022. Resurgence in Insects, Mechanism and Management with Special Emphasis on Cotton. In Advanced Training Course on “Current Scenario of Pesticide Toxicology and its Impact on Future Agriculture” from 3 to 23 November, 2022 published by ICAR & CCSHAU, Hisar, Page: 251-262.Editor(s)- Dr. S.K. Pahuja, Dr. Krishna Rolania, Dr. S.S. Yadav and Dr. Lomansh Kumar.
Rishi Kumar, Paras Kumar, Satpal Singh, Indira, Debashis Paul and Y.G. Prasad. 2022. Insecticide induced resurgence in insects, mechanism and management with special emphasis on cotton pests: a review” In compendium of lead and invited lecture of National Symposium on “Paradigm shift in cotton cultivation” organized by Cotton Research and Development Association, CCS HAU Hisar at MPUAT, Udaipur during 08-10 August 2022. Page:66-80.Editor(s)- Dr Somveer Nimbal, Dr. Minakshi Jattan, Dr. Sandeep Kumar.
M. Sabesh, A. H. Prakash, Rishi Kumar.2022.Changing Pattern of Cotton Whitefly Infestation Vis-à-Vis Climate Change in India. In World Cotton Research Conference-7 Book of Papers 4-7 October 2022, Cairo, Egypt Theme: Sustainable Cotton. Page:484-488. ISBN: 978-1-7923-8630-5 (eBook)Editor(s): Dr. Michel Fok, Dr. Khalid Abdullah, Dr. MV Venugopalan,Dr. Mohamed Negm, Dr. Mehboob-ur-Rehman, Dr. John Yu, Dr. KP Raghavendra, Dr. AH Prakash, Dr. EleniTsaliki, Dr. Sandhya Kranthi, Dr. MV Venugopalan, Dr. Blaise DeSouza, Dr. Michael Bange, Dr. Michel Fok, Ms. Lorena Ruiz, Dr. M. Sabesh, Dr. Greg Holt, Dr. PG Patil, and Dr. Suzan Sanad.
Rishi Kumar, Babasaheb B. Fand, Satpal Singh, VN Waghmare.2026. Decadal trends in cotton jassid infestation in North India: shifts in intensity, duration, and ETL crossing. In: Cotton Inovations by ICRA, Vol.06:01 pp.4-11,ISSN2788-6611Editor(s)-Dr. Mohamed Negm, Dr. Keshav Kranthi Executive  Dr. Eric Hequet, ICRA treasurer, Dr. Jodi Scheffler,  Dr. MV Venugopalan, and  Dr. Hafiz M. Imran, 
Rishi Kumar, V S Nagrare, Debashis Paul, Satpal Singh, Vishnu Kumar.2025. Management Strategies for Sucking Insect in Cotton Crops under Changing Climate Scenario. Page: 90-102. In Advance Faculty Training Book of “Pest Management Interventions in Changing Climate Scenario for Sustainable Agriculture” published by ICAR & CCSHAU, Hisar. (CCS HAU/PUB#25-131, ISBN: 978-93-49184-18-3).Edited by: Sunita Yadav, Krishana Rolania, S.S. Yadav & Dalip Kumar.
Rishi Kumar, Amarpreet Singh, Satpal Singh, Gurpreet Singh, Sajjan Kumar Pooniya and Shubham Chandak.2025. Status of Bollworm complex in Bt-cotton and their management. Page: 103-111.In advance faculty training Book of “Pest Management Interventions in Changing Climate Scenario for Sustainable Agriculture” published by ICAR & CCSHAU, Hisar. (CCS HAU/PUB#25-131, ISBN: 978-93-49184-18-3).Edited by: Sunita Yadav, Krishana Rolania, S.S. Yadav & Dalip Kumar.
Rishi Kumar, V.S. Nagrare, Vivek Shah, Vishnu Kumar, Amarpreet Singh, Subhash Chandra, Debashis Paul, and Satpal Singh. 2024. Emerging issues and challenges in the management of cotton insect pests in India. In Compendium of Lead and Invited lectures of International Conference on “Innovative Technologies for Research and Development for Sustainable Production of Cotton, Oilseeds and Fibre Crops.” Held at Krishi Vigyan Kendra, ICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute (CCARI), ELA OLD Goa- 403402. November 13-15, 2024 organized and published by CRDA, pp-131-147. ISSN: 978-81-946148-7-6.Edited by: Dr. (Mrs.) Minakshi Jattan, Dr. Sandeep Kumar, Dr. Somveer Nimbal, & Dr. Karmal Singh Malik 
Rishi Kumar, Debashis Paul, Satpal Singh, and Rupinder Singh Cheema. 2024. Removing Potential Sources of Off-season Survival of Pink Bollworm is the Key to Reducing its Carryover in Succeeding Cotton Crops in North India. In: Cotton Innovations (ICRA). Vol.4(6):1-11. ISSN: 6611-2788Editor(s)- Dr. Mohamed Negm, Dr. Keshav Raj Kranthi, Dr. Eric Hequet, Dr. Jodi Scheffler, Dr. Baba B. Fand, Dr. M. Venugopalan, Mr. Hafiz M.  
Rishi Kumar, Vivek Shah, Debashis Paul, Satpal Singh, Gurpreet Singh and Shubham Chandak. 2024. Eco-friendly Management Strategies for Insect-Pests of Cotton Page: 144-160. In advance faculty training Book of “Recent Advances in Ecofriendly Management of Crop Pests “published by ICAR and CCSHAU Hisar (CCS HAU/PUB#24-122, ISBN: 978-93-90670-67-3).Editor (s) – Sunita Yadav, Deepika Kalkal, Harish Kumar and Varun Saini.
Rishi Kumar.2022. Whitefly outbreaks in North Cotton Growing Zone and its impact. In Kumar, M., N. Premalatha, K. Thirukumaran, K. Senguttuvan, E. Rajeswari, S. Rajeswari and R. Ravikesavan. (Editors) 2022. Book of abstracts of the National symposium on “100 Glorious Years of Cotton Research and Way Forward. Organized by- Centre for Plant Breeding and Genetics, TNAU Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) from 18-19 October 2022. Page:17-18( ISBN 978-81-954445-1-9Editor(s)- M. Kumar, N. Premalatha, K. Thirukumaran, K. Senguttuvan, E. Rajestwari, S. Rajeshwari, R. Ravikesvan.
Rishi Kumar, V.S. Nagrare, Naveen Rao, Anil Kumar, Deepak and Vipul Beniwal.2022. Within plant distribution, dynamics and ecocompatible management of thrips (Thripidae: Thysanoptera), an emerging pest of cotton in India. In World Cotton Research Conference-7 Book of Papers 4-7 October 2022, Cairo, Egypt Theme: Sustainable Cotton. Page:570-579 ( ISBN: 978-1-7923-8630-5 :eBook)Editor(s): Dr. Michel Fok, Dr. Khalid Abdullah, Dr. MV Venugopalan,Dr. Mohamed Negm, Dr. Mehboob-ur-Rehman, Dr. John Yu, Dr. KP Raghavendra, Dr. AH Prakash, Dr. EleniTsaliki, Dr. SandhyaKranthi, Dr. MV Venugopalan, Dr. BlaiseDeSouza, Dr. Michael Bange, Dr. Michel Fok, Ms. Lorena Ruiz, Dr. M. Sabesh, Dr. Greg Holt, Dr. PG Patil, and Dr. Suzan Sanad.
Rishi Kumar, Satish Kumar Sain, Sonu Kumari, Davinder Singh and Sajjan Kumar Poonia. 2022. Resurgence in Insects, Mechanism and Management with Special Emphasis on Cotton. In Advanced Training Course on “Current Scenario of Pesticide Toxicology and its Impact on Future Agriculture” from 3 to 23 November, 2022 published by ICAR & CCSHAU, Hisar, Page: 251-262.Editor(s)- Dr. S.K. Pahuja, Dr. Krishna Rolania, Dr. S.S. Yadav and Dr. Lomansh Kumar.
Rishi Kumar, Paras Kumar, Satpal Singh, Indira, Debashis Paul and Y.G. Prasad. 2022. Insecticide induced resurgence in insects, mechanism and management with special emphasis on cotton pests: a review” In compendium of lead and invited lecture of National Symposium on “Paradigm shift in cotton cultivation” organized by Cotton Research and Development Association, CCS HAU Hisar at MPUAT, Udaipur during 08-10 August 2022. Page:66-80.Editor(s)- Dr Somveer Nimbal, Dr. Minakshi Jattan, Dr. Sandeep Kumar.
M. Sabesh, A. H. Prakash, Rishi Kumar.2022.Changing Pattern of Cotton Whitefly Infestation Vis-à-Vis Climate Change in India. In World Cotton Research Conference-7 Book of Papers 4-7 October 2022, Cairo, Egypt Theme: Sustainable Cotton. Page:484-488. ISBN: 978-1-7923-8630-5 (eBook)Editor(s): Dr. Michel Fok, Dr. Khalid Abdullah, Dr. MV Venugopalan,Dr. Mohamed Negm, Dr. Mehboob-ur-Rehman, Dr. John Yu, Dr. KP Raghavendra, Dr. AH Prakash, Dr. EleniTsaliki, Dr. Sandhya Kranthi, Dr. MV Venugopalan, Dr. Blaise DeSouza, Dr. Michael Bange, Dr. Michel Fok, Ms. Lorena Ruiz, Dr. M. Sabesh, Dr. Greg Holt, Dr. PG Patil, and Dr. Suzan Sanad.

PAPER PRESENTED IN CONFERENCE/ SEMINAR / SYMPOSIA (in the last 3 years)

International:

  1. Oral presentation on “Effects of Basal Exposure to Extreme Temperatures on Survival and Reproduction of White-fly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius)” in World Cotton Research Conference (WCRC-8) organized by ICGI, ICRA & ICAC at International Hotel Tashkent, 107A, Amir Temur Street, Tashkent, Uzbekistan from 3-7 Oct. 2024.
  2. Poster Presentation on Pink Bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders) Infestation Escalates from Incipient to Serious Proportions in North Cotton Zone of India in  World Cotton Research Conference (WCRC-8)— at International Hotel Tashkent, 107A, Amir Temur Street, Tashkent, Uzbekistan from 3-7 Oct.2024, organized by ICGI, ICRA & ICAC.pp-70.ISSN:979-8218-56133-8
  3. Oral presentation on “Within plant distribution, dynamics and ecocompatible management of thrips (Thripidae: Thysanoptera), an emerging pest of cotton in India” in World Cotton Research Conference-7 Book of Papers 4-7 October 2022, Cairo, Egypt Theme: Sustainable Cotton. Page: 570-579. ISBN: 978-1-7923-8630-5 (eBook)

National:

  1. Oral Presentation on “Pink Bollworm: Scenario in India & Mitigation Strategies” in National Conference on Pioneering the future of Cotton Research in Conjunction with the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of Rasi Seeds (P) Ltd. At Hotel Cenneys Gateway, Salem, Tamil Nadu on 24th Dec, 2023 organized by Rasi Seeds (P) Ltd.
  2. Oral Presentation on “Pink Bollworm: Incipient to Serious Proportions in Northern Cotton Growing Zone of India” in 9th Asian Cotton Research and Development Network (ACRDN) meeting and international conference from 6-10th December 2023 at Mumbai (Maharashtra).
  3. Oral Presentation on “Associated Impacts of Feeding on Cotton Leaf Curl Virus Infested Hosts Plants in Whitefly, Bemisia tabaci” in International Conference on Plant Health Management ICPHM-2023- Innovations and Sustainability Held during November 15- 18, 2023 at Hyderabad (Telangana).
  4. Oral Presentation on “Insecticide induced resurgence in insects, mechanism and management with special emphasis on cotton pests: a review” in the National Symposium on “Paradigm shift in cotton cultivation” organized by CRDA at MPUAT, Udaipur during 08-10th  August 2022. Page: 66-80.

POPULAR ARTICLES/ SHORT NOTES/ SHORT COMMUNICATIONS 

  1. Satpal Singh, Rishi Kumar, Amarpreet Singh, Subhash Chandra, Sajjan Kumar Pooniya, Rahul, Avinendra Singh & Mahender Singh.2025. Uttari Bharat Mein Narma-Kapas ki Fasal mein Gulabi Sundi ke Prakop ko Kam Karne ke Liye Lakdiyon Ka Prabandhan. Kapasika. Vol. 25(4):64-67.
  2. Subhash Chandra, S.K. Verma, V.N.  Waghmare, Rishi Kumar, Joginder Beniwal, Amarpreet Singh & S.K. Sain.2025. Uttar Bharat ke Pripekshy Mein Desi Kapas ka Sankar Oaj (Heterosis) Prajanan. Kapasika. Vol. 25(4):8-11.
  3. Amarpreet Singh, Rishi Kumar, S. K. Sain, Sanjeev Kumar, D. Kanjana, S. Chandra and S.K. Verma. 2025. Integrated Nutrient Management in Cotton for better crop productivity under North Indian Scenario. Just Agriculture Multi-disciplinary e-newsletter. 06 (04). e-ISSN-2582-8223. pp49-53.
  4. Rishi Kumar& Satpal Singh. 2025. Jalbharav se Kapas meinna ho nuksan, ese kren bachav. Published in Sanjhi, Dainik Jagaran News Paper (24 September) pp 01.
  5. Satpal Singh, Rishi Kumar, Shubham Chandak, & Sajjan Kumar Pooniya. 2024. Kapas ki fasal mein kam aane wale traps Vishesh kar pheromone traps. Kapasika 03: 41-45, published by ICAR-CICR, Nagpur. ISBN No. 978-93-93826-8.
  6. Subhash Chandra, Rishi Kumar, Debashis Paul, Amarpreet Singh, S.K. Verma and S. K. Sain. 2024. Uttar Bharat mein Narma–Kapas ki Unnat Kheti Hetu Kismen evam Sankar. Kapasika. 03: 10-14. published by ICAR-CICR, Nagpur. ISBN No. 978-93-93826-8. 
  7. Satpal Singh, Rishi Kumar, Indira, Rupinder Singh Cheema & Sajjan Kumar Pooniya. 2024. Kapas mein Gulabi Sundi Niyantran. Kheti. 55-56.
  8. Amarpreet Singh, Rishi Kumar, S.K. Sain, Debashis Paul, S.K. Verma, Subhash Chandra, Pavan Singh Kalyanwat and Sanjeev Kumar. (2024). Uttar Bharat mein Bt Sankar Kapas Ugakar Kese Labh Uthaye. Khaad Patrika. 8-13.
  9. Satpal Singh, Rishi Kumar, Sajjan Kumar Pooniya, Shubham Chandak, Rahul, Indira &Debashis Paul. 2024. Kapas ki fasal main tinde ki sundiyon ke liye arthik nuksan star va nuksan lakshanon ki pehchan. Keshav Kheti. 23(3-4):8-13.
  10. Amarpreet Singh, Sanjeev Kumar, Rishi Kumar, S.K. Sain, Shefali, Subhash Chandra, Debashis Paul and S.K. Verma. 2024. Uttari Bharat mein Narma-Kapas Ki Jado Ke Ache Vikas Ke Liye Jaroori Baaten. Keshav Kheti. 23(3-4): 2-4.
  11. Satpal Singh, Rishi Kumar, Debashis Paul & YG Prasad. 2024. Band phool or rosette phool se aur pheromone trap se kren gulabi sundi ki nigranai. Kheti Dunia. 8(29): 8.
  12. Rishi Kumar, Debashis Paul, S.K. Sain and Satpal Singh. 2023. Delinting and Treating Seed of Cotton: A Preventive Measure for Insect and Diseases – Part I. Cotton Statistics and News
  13. Dilip Monga, Rishi Kumar, Satish K. Sain & S. K. Verma.2023.Emerging challenges in cotton cultivation in North zone and remedies for next season. Cotton Statistics and News
  14. Rishi Kumar, Debashis Paul, Satpal Singh and Rupinder Singh Cheema. 2023.Changing dynamics of thrips infestation to cotton in the north zone. Cotton Statistics and News
  15. Rishi Kumar and Y.G. Prasad. 2022.Pink Bollworm in North Cotton Growing Zone of India – It Is Time for Coordinated Corrective Measures. Cotton Statistics and News
  16. Rishi Kumar, Debashis Paul, Amarpreet Singh, S.K. Sain, and S.K. Verma (2022). Cotton Seed: Survival of pink bollworm (PBW) during off season. Cotton innovate vol. 4  page: 2
  17. Rishi Kumar, Satpal Singh, Deepak and S. K. Verma. 2022. Abhi Khatam nhi hui gulabi sundi, april se pehle nasht kar de bachi lakdiyan aur kharab tinde. Agro tech Amar Ujala. 28th February, 2022
  18. Satpal Singh, Rishi Kumar, Paras Kumar, S.K. Verma, Indira. 2022. Kapas ki fasal mein tinde ki sundiyo ka samekit prabandhan. Keshav Kheti Vol.3 April-June. pp-17-19
  19. Rishi Kumar, Satpal Singh and Deepak. 2022. Kapas ki gulabi sundi ka samekit prabandhan. Kheti (August) pp 56-57.
  20. Rishi Kumar  and  Satpal  Singh. 2021. Pheromon trap se kapas ki sundio ka niyantran. Kheti (March): pp 54-55.
  21. Rishi Kumar  and  Satpal  Singh. 2021. Desi kapas mein chittidar sundi ka prakop eavm bachav ke nukte. pp 29-30.
  22. Rishi Kumar and S.K. Verma. 2021. Management of Whiteflies on Cotton in North India. Cotton Innovate. ICAR- CICR, Nagpur. 6(1): 4-6.

RESEARCH BULLETIN/ EXTENSION BULLETINS/ TECHNICAL BULLETINS

  1. Velmourougane K, Pooja Verma, Manikandan A, Prasad YG, Rishi Kumar, Blaise D, Waghmare VN.2026. Bacterial-based volatile attractant for whitefly management in cotton. ICAR-Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur. CICR-Technical Bulletin/2026/6: PP 01-50.
  2. Rishi Kumar, S.K. Sain, Amarpreet Singh, Subhash Chandra, Satpal Singh, Sanjeev Kumar, S. K. Verma, and V.N. Waghmare.2026. Uttar Bharat mein Narma-Kapas ke Behatar Utpadan ke liye Anumodit Prabandhan Kiryan. (CICR Extn. Folder-2026/08, Hindi): PP 1-6.
  3. Rishi Kumar, K. Ramesh, Amarpreet Singh, Umesh Kumar, Anoop Kumar, Satpal Singh, Rahul Kumar, V.N. Waghmare.2026. Narma-Kapas ki Fasal mein Gulabi Sundi ka Prabandhan.(CICR-Leaflet-2026/1) (Hindi): PP  01-06.
  4. Rishi Kumar, Amarpreet Singh, S.K. Sain, Subhash Chandra, Satpal Singh, Sanjeev Kumar, S. K. Verma, and Y.G.Prasad.2025.Sal 2025-26 De layi uttari bharat vich narme-kapah de vadhere jhad layi jaroori nukte. (CICR-Folder/2025/02, Punjabi): PP 1-6.
  5. Rishi Kumar, Amarpreet Singh, S.K. Sain, Subhash Chandra, Satpal Singh, Sanjeev Kumar, S. K. Verma, and Y.G.Prasad.2025.Essential interventions for higher yield of American and desi cotton in North India for the year 2025-26. (CICR-Folder/2025/01, English): PP 1-6.
  6. Rishi Kumar, Amarpreet Singh, S.K. Sain, Subhash Chandra, Satpal Singh, Sanjeev Kumar, S. K. Verma, and Y.G.Prasad.2025. Sal 2025-26 Ke Liye Uttar Bharat Mein Narma Kapas ke Utpadan ke liye Uchit Prabandhan Kriyaen. ICAR-CICR RS, Sirsa (CICR-Folder/2025/02, Hindi): PP 1-6.
  7. Ranvir Singh, Gurdeep Singh, Vijay Kumar and Rishi Kumar.2024. Bt narme de mukhy kide- bimariyan di pahichan ate sarvpankhi roktham (in Punjabi): PP 01-04.
  8. Rishi Kumar, Satpal Singh and Y.G. Prasad.2024. Gulabi Sundi ka Fasal Ke Dauraan V Gair Ritu Mein Prabandhan. ICAR-CICR RS, Sirsa (CICR-Leaflet/2024/06): PP 01-02.
  9. Rishi Kumar, S.K. Sain, Amarpreet Singh, Subhash Chandra, Debashis Paul Satpal Singh, Sanjeev Kumar, S. K. Verma, and Y.G.Prasad.2024. Uttar bharat mein Narma Kapas ke Utpadan ke liye Uchit Prabandhan Kriyaen. ICAR-CICR RS, Sirsa (CICR-Leaflet/2024/02): PP 1-6.
  10. Rishi Kumar, Satpal Singh and Y. G. Prasad.2024. Kapas ki Katai Ke Uprant Agami Fasal main Gulabi Sundi ka Prakop Kam Karne Ke Liye Kya Kre or Kya Na Kren. ICAR-CICR RS, Sirsa (CICR-Leaflet/2024/01): PP 01.
  11. Rishi Kumar, Satpal Singh, S.K. Sain, Amarpreet Singh, Subhash Chandra, Debashis Paul and Y. G. Prasad.2023. Kapas ki fasal mein Gulabi Sundi ka samnvit prabandhan. ICAR-CICR RS, Sirsa (CICR-Leaflet/2023/9): PP 01-06.
  12. Rishi Kumar, Satpal Singh, S.K. Sain, Amarpreet Singh, Subhash Chandra, Debashis Paul and Y. G. Prasad.2023. Kapas ki fasal mein Ras chusak keeton ka samnvit prabandhan. ICAR-CICR RS, Sirsa (CICR-Leaflet/2023/8): PP 01-06.
  13. Rishi Kumar, S. K. Sain, Amarpreet Singh, Subhash Chandra, Debashis Paul, Satpal Singh, Sanjeev Kumar and Y. G. Prasad.2023. Uttar Bharat mai Narma Kapas ki uachh paidawar ke liye Margdarshika. ICAR-CICR RS, Sirsa (CICR-Leaflet/2023/16) : PP 01-06.
  14. S.K. Sain, Rishi Kumar, Amarpreet Singh, Debashis Paul, Subhash Chandra and Y.G. Prasad.2023. Kapas ki Adhik Paidawar ke liye Poudhon ki uchit sankhya kaise bnaye rakhen. ICAR-CICR RS, Sirsa (CICR-Leaflet/2023/11): PP 01-06.
  15. Debashis Paul, Subhash Chandra, Amarpreet Singh, S. K. Sain, Rishi Kumar and Y. G. Prasad.2023. Desi Kapas main Nar Napunsakta Adharit Hybrid CICR-2 Ke Beej Ka Utpadan. ICAR-CICR RS, Sirsa (CICR-Leaflet/2023/4) : PP 01-06.
  16. Subhash Chandra, Debashis Paul, Amarpreet Singh, S. K. Sain, Rishi Kumar and Y. G. Prasad.2023. Kendriya Kapas Anusandhan Sansthan, Kshetriya Station, Sirsa Dwara Viksit Desi Kapas evam American Kapas ki Unnat Kismen. ICAR-CICR RS, Sirsa (CICR-Leaflet/2023/7): PP 01-06.
  17. S.K. Sain, Rishi Kumar, Amarpreet Singh, Debashis Paul, Subhash Chandra and Y. G. Prasad.2023. Kapas mein Poudhon Ka Shighar Murjhana Ya Pairawilting ke Parmukh Karan evam Roktham ke Liye Margdarshika. ICAR-CICR RS, Sirsa(CICR-Folder/2023/9) : PP 01-06.
  18. S.K. Sain, Rishi Kumar, Amarpreet Singh, Debashis Paul, Subhash Chandra and Y. G. Prasad.2023. Uttar Bharat mai Narma Kapas ki Bimariyon ki Pehchan Our Unka Niyantran Kaise Kren. ICAR-CICR RS, Sirsa (CICR-Folder/2023/10): PP 01-06.
  19. Amarpreet Singh, Rishi Kumar, S. K. Sain, Debashis Paul, Subhash Chandra, Pawan Singh Kalyanwat, Sanjeev Kumar and Y. G. Prasad.2023. Narme Kapas Mein Poshak Tatvon ki Kami ke Lakshnon Evam Unka Prabadhan. ICAR-CICR RS, Sirsa (CICR-Leaflet/2023/5): PP 01-06.
  20. Amarpreet Singh, Rishi Kumar, S. K. Sain, Debashis Paul, Subhash Chandra, Pawan Singh Kalyanwat, Sanjeev Kumar and Y. G. Prasad.2023. Narme ki Fasal Mein Drip (Tupka) Sinchai Vidhi. ICAR-CICR RS, Sirsa (CICR-Leaflet/2023/6): PP 01-06.
  21. Vivek Shah, T. Prabhulinga, Rishi Kumar, G.T. Behere and Y. G. Prasad.2023. Management of Sucking Pests of Cotton-Whitefly. ICAR-CICR, Nagpur (CICR-Leaflet/2023/10): PP 01.
  22. Rishi Kumar, S. K. Sain and Dilip Monga. 2019. Management of Whitefly – Bemisia tabaci Gennadius) and Cotton Leaf Curl Disease (CLCuD) in North Cotton Growing Zone of India (Success Story). Published by Director ICAR-Central Institute for Cotton Research Nagpur, Maharashtra : PP 01-42.
  23. D. Monga, RA Meena, SL Ahuja, OP Tuteja, SK Verama, Rishi Kumar, SK Sain. 2017. Cotton Production Techniques developed by ICAR-CICR Regional Station, Sirsa. CICR Bulletin No.1: PP-28.
  24. Rishi Kumar, S. K. Sain, D. Monga, Sandhya Kranthi and V. S. Nagrare. 2016. Whitefly and Cotton Leaf Curl Disease Management Strategies for Cotton in North India. ICAR – CICR Technical Bulletin No. 1/2016: PP 12.
  25. S. Mohan, D. Monga, Rishi Kumar, V.S. Nagrare, Nandini Gotke- Narkhedar,  S. Vennila, R.K. Tanwar, O.P. Sharma, Someshwar Bhagat, Meenu Aggarwal, C. Chattopadhyay, Rakesh Kumar, Ajanta Birah, N. Amaresan, Amar Singh, S.N. Sushil, Ram Asre, K.S. Kapoor, P. Jeyakumar and K. Satyagopal. 2014. Integrated pest management package for cotton. P.84. Published by Director, NCIPM, New Delhi on behalf of Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine and Storage, Faridabad: PP 01-84.
  26. D. Monga, Rishi Kumar and Anuj Kumar. 2014. Manual on “Training on Cotton Production Technology”. ICAR-Central Institute for Cotton Research, Regional Station, Sirsa and Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA): PP 01-17.
  27. Nagrare V.S., Kranthi S., Kranthi K.R., C. B. Naik V., Rishi Kumar, Dharajothi B. , Udikeri S.S., Mukherjee A.K., Mukherjee P.K., Monga D., Sampath Kumar A., Narkhedkar N. G., Gulsar Banu J., Raju A.R., Tayade, A.S., Prakash,  and A.H., Khader. 2013. Handbook of Cotton Plant Health. ICAR-Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur: PP 100.
  28. Rishi Kumar, Dilip Monga, Kishor Chand, Ram Singh and Dinesh Swami. 2012.   Kapas ke mukhya ras chusak keet evem bimariyan va unki roktham: PP –63.
  29. S. Vennila, Y. G. Prasad, M. Prabhakar, Rishi Kumar, V.S. Nagrare, M. Amutha, Dhara Jyothi, Meenu Agarwal, G. Sreedevi, B. Venkateswarlu, K. R. Kranthi and O.M Bambawalei. 2011. Spatio–temporal distribution of host plants of cotton mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley in India, Technical Bulletin No 26, National Centre for integrated Pest Management, New Delhi: PP 50.
  30. Nagrare, V.S., Kranthi, S., Rishi Kumar, Dhara Jothi B, Amutha M., Deshmukh A.J., Bisane K.D. and Kranthi K. R.2011. Compendium of Cotton Mealybugs. Published by ICAR-CICR, Nagpur: PP 01-42.
  31. Rishi Kumar, Monga, D, and Indoria, A.K.2009. Insecticide Resistance Management (IRM) School Manual. ICAR- CICR Bulletin No.1: PP 1-28.

Amrik Singh Sohi, D.S. Brar, A.K. Dhawan, Surender Kuamr, Gajan Singh, Raj Bahadur Singh, Kartar Singh Brar, Rishi Kumar, Jaspal Singh Virk, Gurjinder Singh, Arinder Kumar and Gurpreet Singh. 2004. Punjab Vich Narme-Kapas Di Fasal Kasht Layi Jaroori Nukte. Keet Kigyan Vighag, PAU Ludhiana, Regional Research Centre- Bathinda and  S.A.T.P. Project (NCIPM) New Delhi. 12th June, 2004 : PP 01-02.

S. N.Name of SocietyMember Since
1Life Membership of Indian Society for Cotton Improvement, CIRCOT, Mumbai (Maharashtra).2011
2Life Membership of Plant Protection Association of India. Hyderabad.2016
3Life Membership of Association for Advancement of Entomology, Thiruvanthapuram (Kerela).2005
4Life Membership of Entomological Society of India. New Delhi.2021
5Life Membership of Cotton Research and Development Association. CCS-HAU, Hisar.2011

  1. Principal Investigator (Entomology)– All India Co-ordinated Research Project (AICRP) on Cotton from 26/05/2020 to till date
  2. Chairman, Online/Offline Exam & Evaluation Committee (RA/SRF/YP) from 24/03/2023 to till date
  3. Head of Station (I/c) of ICAR- CICR, Regional Station, Sirsa (Haryana) from 24/03/2023 to 23.03.2026
  4. Member, Institutional Bio Safety Committee from 2022 to till date
  5. Member, District Surveillance Committee from 2008 to till date
  6. Principal Investigator, Survey of Key & Emerging pests Pest to issue advisory
  7. Team Member, Issue Weekly Advisory and Voice messages 2016 onwards
  8. Member of committee, Committee for Registration of insect Germplasm

Member, Interstate Consultative Committee of North Zone from 2016 to till date

  • Success Story:  Whitefly management in North India and its impact Evaluation in North Zone.
  • Success Story:  AI Smart Trap for Area-wide Real-time Monitoring of Pink bollworm in Cotton – Success Story
  • Success Story:  Success story of the implementation of Project on Insecticide Resistance Management: Dissemination of Pink Bollworm Management Strategies.
  • Farmers Field Schools (FFS): Three farmers field schools were established at ICAR-CICR RS, Sirsa, Village Khedi, and Chadiwal under CCI-CICR Pilot Project (2023-24) and conducted six sessions during the cropping season
  • Voice messages: Sent self-recorded more than 100 voice Messages in through E-Kapas to 2209361 farmers 
  • Short Video: Regarding off-season survival and carryover for the state of State of Haryana with more than 127K views on Facebook or social media.
  • Front Line Demonstration (2023-24): Integrated Crop Management for recommended high yielding and CLCuD tolerant/resistance latest BG-II hybrids.
  • Front Line Demonstration (2022-23): Front Line Demonstration on Integrated Crop Management (ICM) on cotton BG-II Hybrids.
  • Front Line Demonstration (2021-22): Front Line Demonstration on Integrated Crop Management on cotton hybrids and varieties. 
  • Front Line Demonstration (2020-21): Front Line Demonstration on Integrated Crop Management (ICM) on cotton hybrids and varieties
  • Front Line Demonstration (2019-20): Front Line Demonstration on Integrated Crop Management on CSH-3129 (67.5 x 30 cm normal spacing) and ICM on CSH 3075 (67.5 x 10 cm HDPS) 
  • Front Line Demonstration (2018-19): Front Line Demonstration: Integrated Crop Management on CSH-3129 (67.5 x 30 cm normal spacing) and ICM on CSH 3075 (67.5 x 10 cm HDPS)
  • Front Line Demonstration (2017-18): Front Line Demonstration on Newly developed G. hirsutum varieties CSH-3129 in normal spacing of 67 x 30 cm and CSH-3075 in dense population of 67.5 x 10 cm spacing.
  • Front Line Demonstration (2016-17): Front Line Demonstration on Integrated Crop Management on CSH-3129 (67.5 x 30 cm normal spacing) and CSH 3075 (67.5 x 10cm HDPS) Seed Production & HDPS on Desi cotton:  CICR-3 (67.5 x 20 cm HDPS)
  • Member: Editorial committee of “ICAR-CICR Annual Report”.
  • Member: Editorial Committee of “ICAR-CICR: Online Cotton Newsletter”.
  • Member: Institute Technology Management Committee (ITMC).
  • Member: Institute Management Committee (IMC).
  • Member: Institutional Bio Safety Committee.
  • Member: Institute Deputation, Transfer and Study Leave Committee.
  • Weekly Survey of Insect-pests:  Farmer Fields Locations survey for Issuing Advisory and Voice Messages.
  • Member of District Surveillance Committee of Sirsa having highest area under cotton in Haryana
  • Interstate Consultative Committee of North Zone: Technical member of Committee constituted under the Chairmanship of Vice-Chancellor, PAU Ludhiana to monitor cotton crop throughout the season for issuance of advisory since 2016.
  • Consultancy & Technical Guidance:  North Indian Millers Association HAFED, IFFCO and KRIBHCO.
  • More than 15 Radio and TV Talks
  • Coordinated Three-days Orientation-cum-Training Programme on “Deployment of AI Pheromone Trap for Real-Time Monitoring of Cotton Pink Bollworm using AI Smart Trap in the North Zone” benefiting 08 Young Professionals and project team (Co-PIs), held at ICAR- CICR, RS, Sirsa, during 22-24 September 2025. 

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