Committees
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Chief Patron: Dr. Himanshu Pathak, Secretary, DARE and Director-General, ICAR, New Delhi
Patron: Prof. Sanjay Kumar Singh, DDG (Hort. Sci.), ICAR, New Delhi
Co-Patrons :
Dr. V.B. Patel, ADG (Fruits and Plantation Crops), ICAR, New Delhi
Dr. Sudhakar Pandey, ADG ((Flower/Veg./ Spices/Med. Plants),ICAR, New Delhi
Dr. Poonam Jasrotia, ADG (PP and B), ICAR, New Delhi
Members:
Dr. Tusar Kanti Behera, Director, ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru
Dr. S. N. Sushil, Director, ICAR-NBAIR, Bengaluru
Dr. R. Selvarajan, Director, ICAR- NRC Banana, Tiruchirapalli
Dr. D. K. Ghosh, Director, ICAR – CCRI, Nagpur
Dr. Kaushik Banerjee, Director, ICAR- NRC Grapes, Pune
Dr. Subhash Chander, Director, NCIPM, New Delhi
Dr. R. Sharada Jayalakshmi, Vice Chancellor, ANGRAU
Dr. Prakash Patil, Project Coordinator (Fruits), ICAR-AICRP on Fruits
Dr. M. Senthilkumar, Director of Research, Coffee Board
Dr. Hanuman Singh, Director General, NIPHM, Hyderabad
Dr. P.D. Kamala Jayanthi, National Professor, ICAR
Dr. J.P. Singh, PPA, GOI
Dr. Sachin S Suroshe, Project Coordinator, AICRP on Honey bees and Pollinators, New Delhi
Dr Gautam Chawla , Project Coordinator (Nematodes) , New Delhi
Dr. N.K. Krishna Kumar, Former DDG (HS), ICAR
Dr. P Parvatha Reddy, Former Director, ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru
Dr. Abraham Verghese, Former Director, ICAR- NBAIR, Bengaluru
Dr. P. Chowdappa, Former Director, ICAR-CPCRI, Kasargod
Dr. H.S. Gaur, Former Vice Chancellor, SVPUAT, Meerut
Dr. S.D. Sawant, Former Vice Chancellor, BSKKV, Dapoli
Dr. M. Krishna Reddy, Former Head, ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru
Dr. B. Vasantharaj David, Chairman, Dr. B.V. David Foundation, Chennai
Dr. S. Sithanantham, Director, Sun Agro Biosystem Pvt. Ltd., Chennai
Dr. M. Mani, Former Head, ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru
Dr. A. Krishnamoorthy, Former Head, ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru
Dr. P.C. Tripathi, Principal Scientist, Horticulture Division, ICAR-HQ
Dr. V. Pandey, Principal Scientist, Horticulture Division, ICAR-HQ
Dr. N. Nagaraju, Head (Plant Pathology), UAS, Bengaluru
Dr. Jemla Naik. D, Head (Entomology), UAS, Bengaluru
Dr. Harischandra Naik R, Head (Entomology), UHS, Bengaluru campus
Dr. K. S. Shankrappa, Head (Plant Pathology), UHS, Bengaluru campus
ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Chairman : Dr. Tusar Kanti Behera, Director, ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru
Co-Chairman : Dr. S. Sriram, Head, Division of Crop Protection, ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru
Organising Secretary: Dr. V. Sridhar, President, AAPMHE, Principal Scientist, ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru
CONVENERS
Dr. P. Venkata Rami Reddy | Dr Saliou Niassy |
Dr. R. Umamaheswari | Dr. Jaydeep Halder |
Dr. Sangeetha G | Dr. Gundappa |
Dr. N.R. Prasannakumar | Dr. Uttam Bapurso Hole |
Dr. Priti Sonavane | Dr. Popy Bora |
Dr. Keerthi MC | Dr. K. D. Bisane |
CO-CONVENERS
Dr. R. Asokan | Dr. B. Balakrishna |
Dr. D.K. Samuel | Dr. Ashok Hadapad |
Dr. V. Venkataravanappa | Dr. L. Manjunatha |
Dr. B.R. Jayanthi Mala | Dr. Devindrappa |
Dr. G.M. Sandeep Kumar | Dr. S.N. Bhagyasree |
Dr. C. Chandrasekhara | Dr. A.T. Rani |
Dr. B. Mahesha | Dr. Satyapriya Singh |
Dr. Sridhar Gutam | Dr. P. Srinivas |
Dr. T.H. Singh | Mr. G.S. Madhu |
Dr. P. Partha Choudhury | Dr. K. Suresh |
INTERNATIONAL ADVISORS
- R Muniappan, Director, IPM Innovation Lab, Virginia Tech., USA.
- K.R. Kranti, International Cotton Advisory Committee, Washington
- M. S. Reddy, Professor, Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology, Auburn University, Alabama, USA
- Darren Kritikos, CSIRO, Australia
- Palli Subba Reddy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA
- K. Dhileepan, Principal Entomologist, IPAS, Biosecurity, Queensland, Australia.
- Mithila Jugulam, Associate Professor, Kansas State University, USA
- Maruthi M.N. Gowda, University of Greenwich, UK
- R Muniappan, Director, IPM Innovation Lab, Virginia Tech., USA.
- K.R. Kranti, International Cotton Advisory Committee, Washington
- M. S. Reddy, Professor, Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology, Auburn University, Alabama, USA
- Darren Kritikos, CSIRO, Australia
- Palli Subba Reddy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA
- K. Dhileepan, Principal Entomologist, IPAS, Biosecurity, Queensland, Australia.
- Mithila Jugulam, Associate Professor, Kansas State University, USA
- Maruthi M.N. Gowda, University of Greenwich, UK