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Dr. M. PUNITHAVALLI
Senior Scientist (Entomology)
Research Area
External Funded Projects
Publications
Books or Chapter Published
Technical/ Popular Articles
Awards
Research Area
♣ Host Plant resistance studies in the Saccharum and their allied genus Erianthus against sugarcane pests.
♣ Sugarcane IPM
External Funded Projects
♦ Identification and characterization of proteinase inhibitors influencing resistance against shoot borer, Chilo infuscatellus (Snellen) and internode borer, Chilo sacchariphagus indicus (Kapur) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in sugarcane. (DST-SERB).
♦ Bio-efficacy of Thiacloprid 240 SC (Alanto 240 SC) against girdle beetle and sucking pests on soybean (Bayer of Crop Science).
♦ Bioefficacy of Beta-Cyfluthrin 9% + Imidacloprid 21% – 300 OD (Solomon 300 OD) against girdle beetle on soybean (Bayer of Crop Science).
Publications
♣ Punithavalli, M.,P. Salin., Jebamalaimary, A. and. Saravanan, L. 2022. Field reaction of red fleshed Saccharum robustum against sugarcane borers and termites. Indian Journal of Plant Protection. 50(1): 1-5.
♣ Punithavalli, M., Jebamalaimary, A. and K.P. Salin. 2021. Defensive responses of Erianthus arundinaceus against sugarcane shoot borer Chilo infuscatellus (Snellen) (Crambidae: Lepidoptera). International Journal of Pest Management. DoI No:. 10.1080/09670874.2021.1980243.
♣ Punithavalli, M. Spatial distribution of proteinase inhibitors among diverse groups of sugarcane and their interaction with sugarcane borers. Indian Journal of Entomology, (83). Online published Ref. No. e20392. DoI No:. 10.5958/0974-8172.2021.00101.2.
♣ Srikanth, J., Salin, K.P., Punithavalli, M., Mahesh, P., Jayanthi, R. and Subadra Bai. 2020. A field – release device and protocol for dispensing cocoons of Cotesia flavipes against sugarcane borers. Phytoparasitica, 47(1): 785-800.
♣ Punithavalli, Mand A. Jebamalaimary. 2019. Inhibitory activities of proteinase inhibitors on developmental characteristics of sugarcane Chilo infuscatellus (Snellen). Phytoparasitica, 47(1): 43-53. DOI: 10.1007/s12600-018-00710-1.
♣ Punithavalli, M. and Salin, K.P. 2019. Biological effects of Trypsin inhibitor (TI) on the sugarcane shoot borer, Chilo infuscatellus (Snellen). Journal of Entomological Research, 43(1): 1-7. DOI: 10.5958/0974-4576.2019.00002.1.
♣ Punithavalli, M. and Salin, K.P. 2018. Field reaction of selected sugarcane hybrids and Erianthus genotypes against shoot borer Chilo infuscatellus (Snellen). Annals of Plant Protection Sciences, 26(2): 296-300. DOI: 10.5958/0974-0163.2018.00067.8.
♣ Punithavalli, M. 2018. Light trap as a monitoring tool for common cutworm Spodoptera litura (F.) in soybean. Indian Journal of Entomology, 80(2): 356-360. DOI: 10.5958/0974-8172.218.00071.8.
♣ Punithavalli, M and Sharma A.N. 2017. Β-cyfluthrin and Imidacloprid ready mix formulation against major insects pests of soybean. Indian Journal of Plant Protection, 45(2): 139-143.
♣ Punithavalli, M, Sharma A.N and M. Balaji Rajkumar. 2014. Seasonal occurrence pattern of common cutworm Spodoptera litura (Fab.) on soybean ecosystem. Phytoparasitica, 42: 213 – 222. DOI 10.1007/s12600-013-0354-5.
♣ Punithavalli, M, Muthukrishnan, N. M and M. Balaji Rajkumar. 2014. Impact of Rice Genotypes on the Developmental Characteristics of Rice Leaf Folder, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis. Indian Journal of Plant Protection, 42: 38-43.
♣ Punithavalli, M, Muthukrishnan, N. M and M. Balaji Rajkumar. 2013. Defensive responses of rice genotypes for resistance against rice leaffolder Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guenee). Rice science, 20(5): 363-370.
♣ Punithavalli, M, Muthukrishnan, N. M and M. Balaji Rajkumar. 2013. Influence of rice genotypes on the folding and spinning behaviour of leaffolder Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guenee) (Lepidoptera: Pyraustidae) and its interaction with leaf damage. Rice science, 20(6): 442-450.
♣ Punithavalli, M, Muthukrishnan, N. M and M. Balaji Rajkumar. 2011. Influence of Rice leaf morphology on the Folding Characteristics of Rice Leaf Folder, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guen.). Indian Journal of Plant Protection, 39: 93-99.
♣ Punithavalli, M, Raguraman, S. and M. Balaji Rajkumar. 2011. Evaluation of talc based bio formulation of Pseudomonas fluorescens for the management rice leaffolder Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guen.) on rice. Annals Plant Protection Sciences, 20: 96-101.
Books or Chapter Published
♠ Deepak Rai., Balaji Rajkumar, M and Punithavalli, M. (2016). Insect pest of Mango and their management. In: Insect pests management of fruit crops. (Eds.) Ajay Kumar Pandey and Promod Mall.G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pant nagar, Uttarakhand. P 19-33.
♠ Deepak Rai., Balaji Rajkumar, M and Punithavalli, M. (2016). Insect pest of Guava (Psidium guajava) and their management. In: Insect pests management of fruit crops. (Eds.) Ajay Kumar Pandey and Promod Mall.G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pant nagar, Uttarakhand. P 71-82.
♠ Saravanan, L., Punithavalli, Mand M. Balaji Rajkumar 2018. Integrated pest management in chilli and curry leaf. In: Spices of Islands: Potentials and way forward for profitability, ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair.p 237-242.
♠ Punithavalli and N. Muthukrishnan, 2010. Biological characteristics and resistance mechanisms of rice leaf folder on rice genotypes. In: Agriculture in Scientific Tamil, (eds.) P. Murugesa Boopathy, K. Vairavan, M. Manimegalai, C. Swaminathan and P. Vellaichamy, 2010. pp: 351-355.
Technical/ Popular Articles
♠ Punithavalli, Mand A. Jebamalaimary. 2020. Inhibitory activities of proteinase inhibitors on developmental characteristics of sugarcane Chilo infuscatellus (Snellen). International Conference on Transboundary Pest Management, held from 4 to 5 March, 2020. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India.
♠ Balaji Rajkumar, M., Debjani Dey and Punithavalli, M. 2020. Identification of some Indian species under Genus Nomia Latreille (Nomiinae: Halictidae) with new distribution records. International Conference on Transboundary Pest Management, held from 4 to 5 March, 2020. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India.
♠ Punithavalli, M. 2021. Spatial distribution of proteinase inhibitors among diverse groups of sugarcane and their interaction with sugarcane borers. 4th Current approaches in Agricultural, Animal husbandry and allied sciences for successful entrepreneurship (CAAAHASSE-2021) held from 13 to 15 March, 2021.
♠ Punithavalli, M. Effect of weather parameters on the population dynamics of tobacco caterpillar Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in soybean in the International Plant Physiology Virtual Symposium on “Physiological Interventions for Climate Smart Agriculture (IPPVS 2021)” held during 11-12th March 2021 at ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
♠ Punithavalli, M. 2021. “Profiling of silicon in the feeding sites of tissue borers in sugarcane and their allied genus Erianthus arundinaceus in the 5th International Conference on “Advances in Agriculture, Environmental and Biosciences for Sustainable Development (AAEBSD-2021) held from Aug 05-07, 2021.
♠ Punithavalli, M. and Jebamalaimary, A. 2021. “Reaction of Erianthus arundinaceus against sugarcane shoot borer Chilo infuscatellus (Snellen) (Crambidae: Lepidoptera) in the International Conference on Sugarcane Research: Sugarcane for Sugar and Beyond (Canecon, 2021) held through virtual mode during June 19-22, 2021 at ICAR-SBI, Coimbatore.
♠ எம்.புனிதவள்ளி, எம்.பாலாஜி ராஜ்குமார் மற்றும் இல. சரவணன் (2019). கரும்பு நுனிகுருத்துப் புழுவிற்கு (Chilo infuscatellus, Crambidae, Lepidoptera) எதிர்ப்புத் திறன் கொண்ட முஞ்சி வகை கரும்பு (எரியந்தஸ் அருண்டினேசியஸ்).
♠ இல. சரவணன், மு. புனிதவள்ளி மற்றும் ரா. அருண்குமார் (2019). எண்ணைப்பனையின் இளங்கன்றுகளைத் தாக்கும் டஸாக் கம்பளிப்புழுவைப் (Dasychira mendosa Hubner) பற்றிய ஒரு ஆய்வு.
♠ இல. சரவணன், மு. புனிதவள்ளி மற்றும் ரா. அருண்குமார் (2019). எண்ணெய்ப்பனையில் பறவைகளினால் உண்டாகும் சேதத்தைத் தவிர்க்க பறவைகளை அச்சுறுத்தும் எளிமையான சாதனங்கள்: ஒரு ஆய்வு.
♠ மு. புனிதவள்ளி மற்றும் மு. பாலாஜி ராஜ்குமார் (2019). சோயா மொச்சை பயிரைத் தாக்கும் வெட்டுப்புழுவின் (Spodoptera litura, Noctuidae, Lepidoptera) இனக்கவர்ச்சிப் பொறியும் அதன் கண்காணிப்பும்.
♠ Punithavalli, Mand A. Jebamalaimary. 2018. Relationship between proteinase inhibitors (PIs) of Erianthus arundinaceus and developmental characteristics of sugarcane shoot borer Chilo infuscatellus (Snellen). International Conference on Emerging Synergies In: Agriculture, Food Processing Engineering and Biotechnology, Coimbatore, India. p 46.
♠ Jebamalaimary, A. and Punithavalli, M. 2018. Profiling of proteinase inhibitors (PIs) on exotic sugarcane genotypes and their evaluation against gut proteinases of sugarcane early shoot borer Chilo infuscatellus (Snellen). International Conference on Emerging Synergies In: Agriculture, Food Processing Engineering and Biotechnology, Coimbatore, India. p 22.
♠ Punithavalli, M, A. Jebamalaimary and K. P. Salin. 2017. Profiling of proteinase inhibitors (PIs) on Erianthus arundinaceus Student’s conference on Transforming Agriculture for the future, TNAU Coimbatore, India. p 7.
♠ Punithavalli, Mand A. Jebamalaimary. 2017. Identification of resistant Erianthus arundinaceus genotypes based on bionomics of sugarcane early shoot borer Chilo infuscatellus (Snellen). International Symposium on Sugarcane Research since Co 205: 100 Years and Beyond (SucroSym 2017), Coimbatore, India. pp. 359-360.
♠ Srikanth, J. Salin, K.P.Punithavalli, M. Mahesh, P and R. Jayanthi. 2017. Development of a field – release station and standardization of release protocol for dispensing cocoons of Cotesia flavipes against sugarcane internode borer. International Symposium on Sugarcane Research since Co 205: 100 Years and Beyond (SucroSym 2017), Coimbatore, India. pp. 299-300.
♠ Punithavalli, Mand A. Jebamalaimary. 2017. Profiling of proteinase inhibitors (PIs) from Erianthus arundinaceus and their evaluation against gut proteinases of Chilo infuscatellus (Snellen) and Chilo sacchariphagus indicus (Kapur) in sugarcane. International Conference and Expo on Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences: Research and Technology, Hyderabad, India.
♠ Punithavalli, Mand A. Jebamalaimary. 2017. Defensive responses of Erianthus arundinaceus for resistance against sugarcane early shoot borer Chilo infuscatellus (Snellen). International Conference on Biocontrol and Sustainable Insect Pest Management (ICBS, 2018), Killikulam, Tamil Nadu, India. pp. 98-101.
♠ Punithavalli, M. Jayanthi, R. and Salin, K.P. 2016. Biological effects of Trypsin inhibitor (TI) on the sugarcane shoot borer, Chilo infuscatellus (Snellen). Fifth National Conference on Biological Control: “Integrating Recent Advances in Pest and Disease Management. NBAIR, Bangaluru, 181p.
♠ Punithavalli, M, Role of women in Sugarcane Pests and Diseases Management. Proceedings of National Conference on Women in Sugarcane Agriculture and Industry National Symposium on “Sustainable Rice Production System under Changed Climate”. (Eds.) Radha Jain, M. Swapna, Deeksha Joshi, K. Nithya, V. Visha kumari, S.N. Singh and R.K. Singh. IISR, Lucknow, 175p.
♠ Punithavalli, M,Raguraman, S. and M. Balaji Rajkumar. 2013. Induction of defense related enzymes and chemicals in rice treated with Pseudomonas fluorescens against rice leaffolder Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guen). ARRW Golden Jubilee International Symposium on Sustainable Rice Production and Livelihood Security: Challenges and Opportunities, Cuttack, India. 271p.
♠ Balaji Rajkumar, M, Punithavalliand N. M. Muthukrishnan. 2013. Folding characteristics of rice leaf folder Cnaphalocrocis medinalis on selected rice genotypes. ARRW Golden Jubilee International Symposium on Sustainable Rice Production and Livelihood Security: Challenges and Opportunities, Cuttack, India. Pp 272-273.
♠ Punithavalli, M, N. Sharma and M. Balaji Rajkumar. 2012. Seasonal occurrence pattern of Spodoptera litura (Fab.) on soybean ecosystem. International Conference on “Plant Health Management for Food Security”, organized by the Plant Protection Association of India, Hyderabad. 172p.
♠ Punithavalli, M, Raguraman, S. and M. Balaji Rajkumar. 2010. Field Evaluation of botanical insecticides and in combination with microbial insecticides against leaffolder, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guen.) and their effects on natural enemies in rice. National Symposium on “Sustainable Rice Production System under Changed Climate”. (Eds.) T.K. Adhya, S.K. Mohanty and K.S. Rao. Cuttack. 77p.
♠ Punithavalli, M, Muthukrishnan, N. M and M. Balaji Rajkumar. 2010. Screening of rice genotypes for resistance to rice leaffolder, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guenee). National conference on “Plant Protection in Agriculture through Ecofriendly Techniques and Traditional Farming Practices”. (Eds.) S.C. Bhardwaj, S. Singh, A. Sharma, M.C. Pharcava, K.C. Kumawat and D.P. Choutary, Jaipur. 101-102 pp.
♠ Punithavalli, M, Muthukrishnan, N. M and M. Balaji Rajkumar. 2010. Leaf folding and Spinning behaviour of Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guenee) on selected rice genotypes. National conference on “Plant Protection in Agriculture through Ecofriendly Techniques and Traditional Farming Practices”. (Eds.) S.C. Bhardwaj, S. Singh, A. Sharma, M.C. Pharcava, K.C. Kumawat and D.P. Choutary, Jaipur. 99-100 pp.
Awards
♦ Received Young Scientist Award by Agro Environmental Developmental Society (AEDS) on the occasion of 5th International Conference AAEBSD-2021, Aug 05-07, 2021.
♦ Best paper award for the work titled “கரும்பு நுனிகுருத்துப் புழுவிற்கு (Chilo infuscatellus, Crambidae, Lepidoptera) எதிர்ப்புத் திறன் கொண்ட முஞ்சி வகை கரும்பு (எரியந்தஸ் அருண்டினேசியஸ்). 5th National Conference on Agricultural Scientific Tamil at TNAU Coimbatore, October 9-10, 2020.
♦ Best oral presentation to Punithavalli, M and A. Jebamalaimary. 2017. “Profiling of proteinase inhibitors (PIs) from Erianthus arundinaceus and their evaluation against gut proteinases of Chilo infuscatellus (Snellen) and Chilo sacchariphagus indicus (Kapur) in sugarcane”. International Conference and Expo on Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences: Research and Technology, Hyderabad, India.
♦ Received Cash Prize Award at SBI for obtaining highest marks in Hindi Prabodh course.
♦ Awarded best poster presentation award in the National conference on Plant Protection in Agriculture through Ecofriendly Techniques and Traditional Farming Practices organized by Entomological Research Association, Department of Entomology at Agricultural Research Station, Durgapura, held during February 18-20, 2010 at Jaipur.
♦ Received Rajiv Gandhi National fellowship by United Grant Commission for Ph.D research work during 2005-2007.
♦ Life member of Professional Society of Sugarcane Research and Development, Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore.
♦ Life member of Agro Environmental Development Society (AEDES) Majhra Ghat, Rampur, Uttar Pradesh.
♦ Life member of Plant Protection Association of India (IJPP), ICAR-NBPGR, Regional Station, Hyderabad.
Contact Info
Dr. M.Punithavalli,
Senior Scientist (Entomology)
ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute,
Coimbatore 641007,
India.
Phone: Office: 0422-2472621- Ext.271;
E-mail: M.Punithavalli@icar.gov.in;
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Coimbatore 641007
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