Designation
Principal Scientist
Educational qualification
Ph.D. (Agricultural Entomology)
Other Roles
Member of PME Cell, Publication Committee, Farm Management Committee, Institute Germplasm Identification Committee, ICAR-IIOR.
Division
Crop Protection
Contact Address
Dr. Duraimurugan P, Principal Scientist (Agricultural Entomology
Crop Protection Division, ICAR-Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research
Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500 030, Telangana State, India
Tel No
040-24598471
Mobile No
7780258411; 9010845942
E-mail
p.duraimurugan@icar.gov.in
duraimuruganpon@gmail.com
Contribution to the scientific advancement
During last 17 years involved in developing eco-friendly pest management methods and IPM modules in cotton, pulses, oilseeds and rose. Identified and registered six leafhopper resistant castor genotypes with Plant Germplasm Registration Committee, NBPGR, New Delhi. Associated with the release of four castor cultivars resistant or moderately resistant to leafhopper. Developed in vitro and in vivo methods for screening of leafhopper and whitefly resistance in castor and bruchid resistance in mungbean and urdbean. Identified synthetic kairomones for attracting moths of major lepidopteran pests of castor and developed pheromone trap catches based action threshold for Spodoptera litura in castor. Developed and demonstrated IPM modules in cotton, chickpea, pigeonpea, mungbean, urdbean and castor and the technologies have been recommended to the farmers. Developed “Push-Pull Strategy” for the management of Helicoverpa armigera in cotton. Developed newer insecticides based pest management technologies for management of insect pests in cotton, mungbean, urdbean and castor. Developed management methods against storage insect pests in stored seeds of pulses and sesame. Implemented Farmers participatory area wide IPM in cotton (covering an area of 81 ha in Avinashi Taluk of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu) and chickpea (covering an area of 60 ha in Jalaun district of Bundelkhand region, Uttar Pradesh).
Projects completed
Institute Projects (as PI)
- Development of semiochemical based monitoring and management methods against major insect pests of castor.
- Development of water dispersible granular (WDG) formulation of Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki for management of Spodoptera litura.
On-going Projects
- Screening and identification of dependable sources of resistance to insect pests of castor and deciphering the associated mechanisms
- Mass production of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) and Beauveria bassiana formulation as oil based suspension concentrates singly and in combination and field evaluation
Trainings undertaken (National & International)
- Training Programme on Analysis of Experimental Data at ICAR-NAARM, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad from 22-27 August 2019
- Training Programme on Application of Electrospun Nanofibres in Crop Health & Post-Harvest Technology at ICAR - Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology, Mumbai from 15-24 September 2014
- Attended the training programme on Molecular Diagnosis at KSA, USA from 1 January, 2010 to 31 March, 2010
Recent Publications (best papers in past 5 years )
- Vimala Devi PS, Duraimurugan P, Chandrika KSVP and Vineela V 2021. Development of a water dispersible granule (WDG) formulation of Bacillus thuringiensis for the management of Spodoptera litura (Fab.). Biocontrol Science and Technology, 31: 8, 850-864, DOI: 10.1080/09583157.2021.1895073.
- Vimala Devi P S, Duraimurugan P, Poorna Chandrika K S V, Vineela V and Hari P P. 2020. Novel formulations of Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki: An eco-friendly approach for management of lepidopteran pests. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. DOI: 10.1007/s11274-020-02849-8.
- Duraimurugan P. 2018. Effect of weather parameters on the seasonal dynamics of tobacco caterpillar, Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in castor in Telangana State. Journal of Agrometeorology, 20(2): 139-143.
- Duraimurugan P and Lakshminarayana M. 2018. Effect of novel insecticides to Trichogramma chilonis and Snellenius maculipennis, the potential parasitoids of castor semilooper. Journal of Environmental Biology, 39: 592-596.
- Duraimurugan P and Alivelu K. 2018. Determination of an action threshold for tobacco caterpillar, Spodoptera litura (F.) based on pheromone trap catches in castor (Ricinus communis L.). Journal of Entomological Research, 42(2): 189-194.
- Anjani K, Raoof M A, Santha Lakshmi Prasad M, Duraimurugan P, Lucose C, Praduman Yadav, Prasad R D, Jawahar Lal J and Sarada C. 2018. Trait-specific accessions in global castor (Ricinus communis L.) germplasm core set for utilization in castor improvement. Industrial Crops and Products, 112: 766-774.
- Duraimurugan P, Sampathkumar M and Srinivas P S. 2017. Field evaluation of synthetic kairomonal attractants against major lepidopteran pests of castor. Journal of Environmental Biology, 38(6): 1421-1427.
Book chapters
- Vimala Devi PS, Duraimurugan P and Sujatha M. 2021. Harnessing the potential benefits of Bacillus thuringiensis for management of insect pests of castor (Ricinus communis L.). In: Bacillus thuringiensis - Cultivation, Applications in Agriculture and Environmental Safety. David P Sanders (Ed.), Nova Science Publishers, New York. pp. 45-70. (ISBN: 978-1-53619-640-5).
- Sundar B, Navya M, Duraimurugan P* and Surya Prakash Reddy M. 2020. Sucking pests of oilseed crops. In: Sucking pests of crops, Omkar (Ed.), Springer Nature Singapore Pvt. Ltd., Singapore, pp. 122-161. (ISBN: 978-981-15-6148-1).
- Vimala Devi PS, Duraimurugan P, Chandrika KSVP, Gayatri B and Prasad RD. 2019. Nanobiopesticides for Crop Protection. In: Nanobiotechnology Applications in Plant Protection. Abd-Elsalam K A and Prasad R (Eds.), Volume 2, Springer Nature Switzerland, pp. 145-168. (ISBN: 978-3-030-13296-5).
- Vimala Devi P S, Duraimurugan P and Chandrika K S V P. 2019. Bacillus thuringiensis-based nanopesticides for crop protection. In: Nano-Biopesticides Today and Future Perspectives, Opender Koul (Ed.), Academic Press, Elsevier Inc., London, United Kingdom, pp. 249-260. (ISBN 978-0-12-815829-6).
- Varaprasad K S and Duraimurugan P. 2018. Integrated Pest Management - Minor Oilseeds Crops. In: Handbook of Integrated Pest Management, Chattopadhyay C, Tanwar RK, Sehgal M, Birah A, Kanwar V, Ahmad N and Mehta N (Eds.), Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, pp. 557-577. (ISBN978-81-7164-179-6).
- Basappa H and Duraimurugan P. 2018. Management of Pests of Oilseed Crops. In: Pests and Their Management, Omkar (Ed.), Springer Nature, Singapore, pp. 223-240. (ISBN 978-981-10-8686-1).
Area of Research
Host Plant Resistance, Chemical Ecology, Biological Control
Area of expertise
Insect Chemical Ecology, Biocontrol and Molecular Diagnosis.
Awards and recognition
- Received “All India Paramount Achievement Award 2019” for outstanding contribution made in the field of farming/agriculture by the Society for Advancement of Human and Nature, DR. YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India.
- Received “Scientist Award 2020” for contribution to Agricultural Entomology with focus on IPM and Screening of Crops for Pest Resistance by the Dr. B. Vasantharaj David Foundation, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- Awarded “Best Oral Presentation Award” for the research paper entitled “Evaluation of parental lines of castor hybrids for resistance to leafhopper, Empoasca flavescens” during “National Seminar on Breeding of Field Crops for Biotic and Abiotic Stresses in Relation to Climate Change (28-29 March 2016)” organized by Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding, IARI, New Delhi at VNMKV, Parbhani, Maharashtra.
- Awarded “Best Poster Presentation Award” for the paper entitled “Evaluation of mating disruption technique with synthetic sex pheromone for the management of Spodoptera litura in castor” during National Conference on Technological Challenges in Social, Environmental and Agricultural Reforms (9-10 September 2017) organized by Green Reap Welfare Society at ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research, Hyderabad.
- Awarded “Best Poster Presentation Award” for the paper entitled “Exploiting pheromone and kairomone blends for trapping Spodoptera litura moths in castor” during 3rd National Conference on Frontiers in Ecobiological Sciences and its Applications (7-9 February 2018) organized by Periyar University, Salem, Tamil Nadu.
- Dr. S.K. Ballal and Prof. A.V. Rangarajan Award for the best Ph.D. Student in Agricultural Entomology (2004), Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore.
- University of Agricultural Sciences Gold Medal, V.P. Rao Memorial Prize Gold Medal, Dr. M. Puttarudraiah Endowment Gold Medal, Agro Industries Corporation Ltd. Gold Medal for the Best Student in Agricultural Entomology (2000), University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore
Any other relevant information
- Chief Editor, Journal of Oilseeds Research, Indian Society of Oilseeds Research, ICAR-Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research, Hyderabad (2016-2017).
- Editor, Journal of Food Legumes, Indian Society of Pulses Research and Development, ICAR- Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur (2010-2012).
- ISPRD Fellow, Indian Society of Pulses Research and Development”, ICAR- Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur