Dr. Kewal Krishan Sharma

Professor
Indian Institute of Natural Resins and Gums, India

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Zoology from Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, India

My URL
https://livedna.org/91.22562

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Area of Interest:

Plant and Soil Sciences
Insect Control
Plant Genetics
Plant Growth
Plant Biology

Selected Publications

  1. Tribhuvan, K.U., D.V. Pawar, V.D. Lohot, S. Alam, B.K. Singh, S.S. Bhat, K.K. Sharma and K. Thamilarasi, 2017. Isolation and characterization of root nodule bacteria from Flemingia spp for plant growth enhancement. Multilogic Sci., 23: 274-278.

  2. Shamim, G., S.K. Ranjan, T. Kandasamy, K.K. Sharma and R. Ramani, 2017. Bacterial flora associated with Kerria lacca (Kerr). Indian J. Entomol., 79: 41-48.
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  3. Mohanasundaram, A., M. Monobrullah, K.K. Sharma, K. Anees, R.K. Singh, S.C. Meena and V. Sweta, 2017. Climate change: Effect of weather parameters on production of summer season crop of rangeeni strain of Indian lac insect, Kerria lacca (Kerr) at Ranchi, Jharkhand. J. Agrometeorol., 16: 108-113.

  4. Yogi, R.K., A.K. Jaiswal and K.K. Sharma, 2016. Enabling rural households of chotanagpur Plateau region of Jharkhand for doubling farm income. Jharkhand J. Dev. Manage. Stud., 15: 7179-7195.
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  5. Thamilarasi, K., M.K. Ram, V.D. Lohot, A. Mohanasundaram, J. Ghosh and K.K. Sharma, 2016. Genetic diversity analysis of palas [Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taub.] flower variants through random amplified polymorphic DNA. Indian J. Plant Genet. Resour., 29: 187-193.

  6. Sharma, K.K., M. Monobrullah, A. Mohanasundaram and R. Ramani, 2016. Beneficial Insect Farming: Benefits and Livelihood Generation. ICAR-Indian Institute of Natural Resins and Gums, Jharkhand, India, ISBN: 978-93-5254-624-4, Pages: 194.

  7. Monobrullah, M., A. Mohanasundaram, S.C. Meena, V. Sweta and K.K. Sharma, 2016. Host and location mediated variation in life cycle and biological attributes of Indian lac insect, Kerria lacca (Coccoidea: Tachardidae). Indian J. Ecol., 43: 169-172.

  8. Mohanasundaram, A., M. Monobrullah, K.K. Sharma, S.C. Meena, V. Sweta and R. Ramani, 2016. Aprostocetus purpureus, a major parasitoid of Indian lac insect, Kerria lacca (Kerr). Indian J. Ecol., 43: 517-521.

  9. Lohot, V.D., K. Thamilarasi, J. Ghosh, A. Mohansundaram and K.K. Sharma, 2016. Monograph on Palaas, Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taubert. ICAR-Indian Institute of Natural Resins and Gums, Jharkhand, India, Pages: 111.

  10. Ghosh, J., V.D. Lohot, V. Singhal, S. Ghosal and K.K. Sharma, 2016. Morphological-biochemical-physiological traits assisted selection for kusmi lac production on ber (Ziziphus mauritiana Lam.) varieties. Hortic. Soc. India, 73: 19-24.
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  11. Monobrullah, M., A. Mohanasundaram, S.C. Meena, V. Sweta and K.K. Sharma, 2015. Population dynamics and emergence profile of the key parasitoids and the common predators associated with rangeeni lac insect. Biospectra, 10: 139-144.

  12. Ghosh, J., V.D. Lohot, V. Singhal, S. Ghosal and K.K. Sharma, 2015. Genetic diversity in ber (Ziziphus mauritiana LAM.) varieties for lac production. Bioscan, 10: 1905-1908.

  13. Vashishtha, A., K.K. Sharma and S. Lakhanpaul, 2014. DNA profiling of Ziziphus mauritiana (Lam.) and Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taub. for Lac cultivation in India. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. India Section B: Biol. Sci., 84: 593-601.
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  14. Shamim, G., D.M. Pandey, R. Ramani and K.K. Sharma, 2014. Identification of genes related to resin biosynthesis in the Indian Lac insect, Kerria lacca (Hemiptera: Tachardiidae). Int. J. Trop. Insect Sci., 34: 149-155.
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  15. Meena, S.C., K.K. Sharma, A. Mohanasundaram, V. Sweta and M. Monobrullah, 2014. Insect-pest complex of Flemingia semialata roxb-a bushy host for lac cultivation. Bioscan, 9: 1375-1381.

  16. Gulsaz, S., R.S. Kumar, T. Kandasamy, M. Arumugam, S.K. Krishan and R. Ranganathan, 2014. Phylogenetic study of Lac insects of Kerria spp. using intron length polymorphism (EPIC-P CR). J. Entomol. Zool. Stud., 2: 258-264.

  17. Ghosh, J., V.D. Lohot, V. Singhal, S. Ghosal, K.K. Sharma and R. Ramani, 2014. Plant-insect-environment interaction for kusmi lac resin production on ber (Ziziphus mauritiana) varieties. Ecoscan, 6: 407-411.

  18. Ghosh, J., V.D. Lohot, V. Singhal, S. Ghosal and K.K. Sharma, 2014. Pigeonpea-Lac insect interaction: Effect of lac culture on grain yield and biochemical parameters in pigeonpea. Indian J. Genet., 74: 644-650.

  19. Ahmad, A., R. Ramani, K.K. Sharma, A.S. Vidyarthi and V.V. Ramamurthy, 2014. Distinction of indian commercial Lac insect lines of Kerria spp.(Homoptera: Coccoidea) based on their morphometrics. J. Insect Sci., Vol. 14. 10.1093/jisesa/ieu125.
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  20. Vashishtha, A., T. Jehan, K.K. Sharma and S. Lakhanpaul, 2013. Molecular characterization and genetic diversity of Schleichera oleosa (Lour.) Oken: Major host tree for Lac cultivation. Nat. Acad. Sci. Lett., 36: 429-435.
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  21. Vashishtha, A., B. Rathi, S. Kaushik, K.K. Sharma and S. Lakhanpaul, 2013. Phloem sap analysis of Schleichera oleosa (Lour) Oken, Butea monosperma (Lam) Taub. and Ziziphus mauritiana (Lam) and hemolymph of Kerria lacca (Kerr) using HPLC and tandem mass spectrometry. Physiol. Mol. Biol. Plants, 19: 537-545.
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  22. Divakara, B.N. and K.K. Sharma, 2013. Canopy management in lac cultivation for biodiversity conservation and sustainable livelihood Support. J. Biodiversity Ecol. Sci., 3: 104-111.

  23. Ahmad, A., V.V. Ramamurthy, K.K. Sharma, A. Mohanasundaram, A.S. Vidyarthi and R. Ramani, 2013. Three new species of Kerria (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Tachardiidae) from India. Zootaxa, 3734: 442-452.

  24. Ahmad, A., K.K. Sharma, V.V. Ramamurthy, A.S. Vidyarthi and R. Ramani, 2013. Three new species of Kerria (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccoidea: Tachardiidae), a redesciption of K. yunnanensis Ou & Hong and a revised key to species of Kerria. Zootaxa, 3620: 518-532.
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  25. Ahmad, A., K.K. Sharma and V.V. Ramamurthy, 2013. First-instar nymphal morphology and antennal sensilla in the Kerria lacca (Kerr, 1782) and Paratachardina mahdihassani (Kondo and Gullan, 2007)(Hemiptera: Tachardiidae). Zool. Anzeiger-J. Comparative Zool., 253: 11-20.
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  26. Mohanasundaram, A., K.K. Sharma and S.C. Meena, 2012. New record of Lawana conspersa(Walker) (Homoptera: Flatidae) as a pest of Lac host plants. Indian J. Entomol., 74: 399-401.

  27. Meena, S.C., K.K. Sharma, A. Mohanasundaram and M. Monobrullah, 2012. Icerya aegyptiaca Douglas: A new pest of Flemingia semialata and as an alternate host of Aprostocetus purpureus (Cameron) in Lac ecosystem. Indian J. Entomol., 74: 404-405.

  28. Kaushik, S., A.K. Pushker, S. Lakhanpaul, K.K. Sharma and R. Ramani, 2012. Investigations on some of the important host plants of Kerria lacca with reference to phloem distance. Eurasian J. Biosci., 6: 32-38.

  29. Ahmad, A., S. Kaushik, V.V. Ramamurthy, S. Lakhanpaul, R. Ramani, K.K. Sharma and A.S. Vidyarthi, 2012. Mouthparts and stylet penetration of the lac insect Kerria lacca (Kerr) (Hemiptera: Tachardiidae). Arthropod Structure Dev., 41: 435-441.
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  30. Sharma, K.K. and R. Ramani, 2011. Recent Advances in Lac Culture (Revised and Enlarged). ICAR-Indian Institute of Natural Resins and Gums, Jharkhand, India, Pages: 319.

  31. Sharma, K.K., R. Ramani and S.C. Srivastava, 2008. Descriptors for Lac Insect with Special Reference to Kerria spp. ICAR-Indian Institute of Natural Resins and Gums, Jharkhand, India, Pages: 40.
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