Indian Institute of Millets Research (IIMR)

Discipline: Agrl. Entomology | Designation: Principal Scientist | At IIMR Since: 1998

Email: padmaja@millets.res.in | Mobile: 09963101952

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Degree	Institute/ University	Year of completion	Subject(s) with major field
Ph. D (Agril Ento)	Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi	1998	Agricultural Entomology (Insect Physiology)
M. Sc. (Ag.)	Agricultural College, Tirupati Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University	1992	Agricultural Entomology
B. Sc. (Ag)	Agricultural College, Tirupati Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University	1990	Agricultural Sciences

Employment Record & Experience (Starting from the present position)

Designation	Organization	Institution & place of posting	Period (From-to)	Duration (years, months)
Principal Scientist	ICAR	ICAR-Indian Insititute of Millests Research	5-1-2013 to till date
Senior Scientist	ICAR	Directorate of Sorghum Research, Hyderabad	5-1-2007 to 4-1-2013	6 years
Scientist (Sr.scale)	ICAR	Directorate of Sorghum Research, Hyderabad	5-1-2003 to 4-1-2007	4years
Scientist	ICAR	Directorate of Sorghum Research, Hyderabad	5-1-1998 to 4-1-2003	5years

Chemical ecology of host location in insects
Host preference of Atherigona spp across millets
Identification of Kharif grain, sweet and high biomass sorghums resistant to shoot pests
Stored grain pest management
Guidance for doctoral students

Identified herbivore induced defense volatiles in sorghum
Developed a new technique based on plant volatiles for studying host selection behaviour by shoot fly and stemborer in sorghum
Identified a Bt transgenic event with Cry1B gene resistant to stemborer
Registered one germplasm and two shoot fly resistant lines with NBPGR

Woman Scientist Award, 2019 by Dr B Vasantharaj David Foundation, for commendable contributions to Insect - Plant interactions
Dr.(Mrs) Jagadiswari Rao Women Scientist Award, 2019 by Applied Zoological Research Association (AZRA).
Fellow of Royal Entomological Society of London (FRES), 2018
Dr EK Janaki Ammal Memorial NABS- Best Woman Scientist Award, 2018 by National Academy of Biological Sciences
Fellow of National Academy of Biological Sciences, 2018
Life Fellow of Entomological Society of India (FESI), 2017
Rothamsted International Fellow (RIF) from Rothamsted International, UK, 2010.
Fellow of Plant Protection of Association of India, 2012.

Padmaja, P.G., Shwetha, B.L., Kalaisekar, A. and Vilas A Tonapi 2019. Effect of host plant on growth, tissue proteins and gut enzymes of pink borer Sesamia inferens in millets. Indian Journal of Entomology 81(2):280-285.
Padmaja, P.G., Shwetha, B.L., Kalaisekar, A., Elangovan, M. and Vilas A Tonapi 2019. Effect of sorghum grain quality on progeny emergence of Sitophiuls oryzae L. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Indian Journal of Entomology 81(2):261-265.
Padmaja, P.G., Shwetha, B.L., Swetha, G. and Patil, J.V. 2014. Oxidative enzyme changes in sorghum infested by the sorghum shoot fly, Atherigona soccata. Journal of Insect Science 14 (1) : 193
Shyam Prasad, G., Srinivasa Babu, K., Sridhar, M., Padmaja, P.G. Subbarayudu, B., Kalaisekar, A. and Patil, J.V. 2015. Resistance in sorghum to Sitophilus oryzae (L.) and its association with grain parameters, Phytoparasitica 43 (3) : 391-399.
Visarada , K.B.R.S., Padmaja, P.G., Saikishore, N., Pashupatinath , Royer , M., N. Seetharama, N. and J. V. Patil 2014. Production and evaluation of transgenic sorghum for resistance to stem borer. In Vitro Cell. Dev. Biol.- Plant 50:176–189