Designation
Senior Scientist
Educational qualification
M.Sc. & Ph.D. (Agricultural Entomology)
Division
Crop Protection
Contact Address
Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research
Rajendranagar, Hyderabad 500 030
Tel No
040-24598471
Mobile No
7780258411
E-mail
p.duraimurugan@icar.org.in
duraimuruganpon@gmail.com
Projects completed
Institute Projects (as PI)
- Development of semiochemical based monitoring and management methods against major insect pests of castor (PI) (2012-2017)
On-going Projects
- Screening and identification of dependable sources of resistance to insect pests of castor and deciphering the associated mechanisms (2017-2022)
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 )
- 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 Alivelu K. 2017. Field efficacy of newer insecticides against sucking insect pests in castor. Indian Journal of Plant Protection, 45(3): 246-250
- 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
- Gayatri B and Duraimurugan P. 2019. Bio-efficacy of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora (Rhabditida: Heterorhabditidae) against serpentine leafminer, Liriomyza trifolii Burgess (Diptera: Agromyzidae) in oilseed crops. Journal of Biological Control, 33(2): 169-172
- Prabakaran A J, Lavanya C, Manjunatha T, Balakishan G, Duraimurugan P, Prasad M S, Senthilvel S, Suresh G, Lakshmamma P, Prasad R D, Ramya K T, Yadav P, Jawaharlal J, Sarada C, Patel D K, Patel C J, Patel M, Sunil Kumar P, Varaprasad K S and Vishnuvardhan Reddy A. 2018. ICH-66, a new high yielding and biotic stress-resistant castor hybrid suitable for rainfed conditions of Peninsular India. Journal of Oilseeds Research, 35(4): 252-259
- Madhuri P, Lavanya C, Suresh G, Duraimurugan P, Santhalakshmi Prasad M and Vishnuvardhan Reddy A. 2018. Development of mobile app for effective dissemination of information on castor. Journal of Oilseeds Research, 35(3): 112-116
- Duraimurugan, P. and Lakshminarayana, M. 2016. Studies on relative fitness and off-season activity of castor capsule borer, Conogethes punctiferalis Guenee (Lepidoptera : Crambidae). Journal of Oilseed Research, 33(4): 221-225
Area of expertise
Biorational approaches in Pest Management