Dr. Prateek Ranjan Behera
Assistant Professor | Dept. of Plant Pathology | School of Agriculture
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- Email : prateek@driems.ac.in
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- Scopus Id : 57907265100
- Orcid Id : 0000-0002-3270-0146
- Researcher Id : rid117802
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Awarded ICAR-NET (2018) in the subject Plant Pathology.
Qualified ICAR Junior Research Fellowship (JRF, 2015) at the All-India level in Plant Science.
Received the ICAR National Talent Scholarship during M.Sc. studies.
Secured 15th rank (All India) in Plant Pathology in the ICAR Senior Research Fellowship (SRF, 2017) examination.
Received the Best Article Award for the publication “Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR): A Boon to Sustainable Agriculture”.
Achieved admission into B.Sc. (Agriculture) through the ICAR All India Entrance Examination (2011).
Other Professional Recognitions
Presented posters and oral presentations in several national seminars and symposia on plant sciences and plant protection.
Participated in international and national webinars on molecular tools, bioinformatics, microbial biopesticides, nanotechnology, and statistical methods in plant pathology.
Completed hands-on training programmes, including:
- Genome-assisted plant virus, viroid, and phytoplasma diagnostics (IARI, New Delhi)
- Transmission Electron Microscopy (NRRI, Cuttack)
- Applications of bioinformatics tools (ICAR-IASRI & UBKV)
Actively engaged in NSS programmes, demonstrating leadership and social involvement.
Life Member – Indian Phytopathological Society (IPS)
Membership ID: IPS/LM/2019/2151.
A. Journal Articles (APA 7 Style)
Behera, P. R., Mishra, P. R., Kumar, S., & Senapati, A. K. (2022). Transmission relationship of whitefly vector Bemisia tabaci with yellow mosaic virus disease of greengram. The Pharma Innovation Journal, 11(9), 2179–2185.
Behera, P. R., Mishra, P. R., Kumar, S., & Senapati, A. K. (2022). Mechanical and seed transmission studies of yellow mosaic virus disease in greengram. The Pharma Innovation Journal, 11(9), 2153–2160.
Behera, M., Behera, P. R., Bhuyan, P. P., Singh, L., & Pradhan, B. (2023). Algal nanoparticles and their antibacterial activity: Current research status and future prospectives. Drug and Drug Candidates, 2, 554–570. https://doi.org/10.3390/ddc2030029
Das, S., Pattanayak, S., & Behera, P. R. (2022). Application of machine learning: A recent advancement in plant disease detection. Journal of Plant Protection Research, 62(2), 122–135. https://doi.org/10.24425/jppr.2022.141360
Behera, P. R., Behera, K. K., Sethi, G., Prabina, B. J., Bai, A. T., Sipra, B. S., Adarsh, V., Das, S., Behera, K. C., Singh, L., Mishra, M. K., & Behera, M. (2024). Enhancing agricultural sustainability through rhizomicrobiome: A review. Journal of Basic Microbiology, 64(11), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1002/jobm.202400100
Behera, M., Behera, P. R., Sethi, G., Pradhan, B., Adarsh, V., Alkilayh, O. A., Samantaray, D. P., & Singh, L. (2024). Cyanobacterial silver nanoparticles and their potential utility—Recent progress and prospects: A review. Journal of Basic Microbiology, 64(10), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1002/jobm.202400256
Dwivedi, S., Behera, P. R., Das, K., Barwant, M. M., & Singh, A. K. (2024). Endophytic fungi as a novel source of medicinally important secondary metabolites. African Journal of Biomedical Research, 27(4S), 9718–9722. https://doi.org/10.53555/AJBR.v27i4S.5527
📘 B. Book Chapters (APA 7 Style)
Pattanayak, S., Das, S., & Behera, P. R. (2022). Major diseases of citrus. In M. R. Khan & Z. Haque (Eds.), Diseases of fruit and plantation crops and their sustainable management (pp. 135–169). Nova Science Publishers.
Behera, P. R., Panigrahi, U. R. D., Behera, M., Dash, D., & Mishra, S. (2024). Understanding SARS-CoV: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus as a re-emerging infection. In A. P. Das & S. Mishra (Eds.), Impact of COVID-19 waste on environmental pollution and its sustainable management (pp. 227–241). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-50840-0_13
Majhi, P. K., Guru, A., Mogali, S. C., Pattnaik, P., Bisane, R. D., Singha, L., Behera, P. P., & Behera, P. R. (2024). Genetic mapping of valued genes with significant traits in crop plants. In J.-T. Chen (Ed.), Bioinformatics for plant research and crop breeding (pp. 99–134). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781394209965.ch4
Behera, M., Mishra, S., Behera, P. R., Pradhan, B., Dash, D., & Singh, L. (2024). Bioremediation by using green nanotechnologies: A novel biological approach for environmental cleanup. In M. P. Shah & A. P. Das (Eds.), Advanced green technology for environmental sustainability and circular economy (pp. 133–148). Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003517108
📘 C. Popular Articles (APA 7 Style)
Behera, P. R., Pattanayak, S., & Das, S. (2021). Biosensors: An emerging technology in plant protection. Just Agriculture, 1(6), 1–6.
Behera, P. R., Pattanayak, S., & Mishra, M. K. (2021). Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR): A boon to sustainable agriculture. Agriculture & Food E-Newsletter, 3(2), 177–179.
Adarsh, V., Parida, B., & Behera, P. R. (2024). Nature’s pharmacy: Unveiling nutritional and medicinal treasures of food. Food and Scientific Reports, 5(5), 24–26.
Adarsh, V., Parida, B., Behera, K. K., Behera, M., Singh, L., & Behera, P. R. (2024). Uncovering agriculture’s carbon footprint: Understanding the environmental impact of farming. Vigyan Varta, 5(4), 125–130.
