Prof (Dr) Subhash Chander is currently serving as a Distinguished Professor in the School of Agriculture at Galgotias University, Greater Noida, and specializes in Agricultural Entomology, crop-pest simulation and climate change. Prior to it, he has served ICAR in various capacities and superannuated as Director, ICAR- National Institute of Integrated Pest Management (NRIIPM), New Delhi in December 2024 and was Professor of Entomology at ICAR-IARI, New Delhi during 2014-2020. He had obtained both M. Sc. & Ph.D. from ICAR-IARI, New Delhi during 1985-1991 and B.Sc. (Ag) from CSKHPKV, Palampur (H.P.) in 1985. He was awarded IARI Gold medal during M.Sc. and University Gold medal during B.Sc. for his outstanding academic performance.He has guided 18 Ph.D. and 7 M.Sc. students as their major Advisor at IARI, New DElhi. He has published more than 200 research papers in peer-reviewed international and national journals and has 5 books, 45 book chapters and 93 popular/technical articles to his credit. He has delivered more than 100 invited lectures and chaired 160 meetings/sessions as an expert. During his vast research career, he has successfully executed 30 externally funded/institute projects.

Experience 

• 35 years of teaching, research, extension and research manager experience

Qualification

• Ph.D. in Entomology
• M.Sc. in Entomology
• B. Sc. Agriculture

Award & Recognition

• National Award for Application of Agricultural Technologies- Nanaji Deshmukh ICAR Award for Outstanding Interdisciplinary Team Research in Agricultural & Allied Sciences 2021,ICAR, New Delhi, 2021
• Dr. C. Subramaniam Award for Outstanding Teachers for Crop & Horticultural Sciences, ICAR, New Delhi,2014
• Sukumar Basu Memorial Award IARI, New Delhi, 2009-2010
• IARI Best Teacher Award,IARI, New Delhi, 2007
• 4th Dr. Krishna Mohan Singh Memorial Award by the for outstanding Research contributions, IARI, New Delhi for the biennium 2013-15
• SPPS Meritorious Scientist Award,Society Plant Protection Sciences, New Delhi, 1997
• 1st Dr. Niranjan Panda Memorial Lecture award, OUAT, Bhubaneswar, 2017
• Fellow Entomological Society of India, New Delhi, 2008
• SPPS Fellow,Society of Plant Protection Sciences, New Delhi, 2005
• Chairman Research Advisory Committee (RAC)Central Tasar Research & Training Instt. (CTR&TI), Textiles Ministry, GoI, Ranchi,2024-2026
• Chief Editor‘Entomological Society of India’ New Delhi, 2022-2025
• Joint Secretary ‘Entomological Society of India’ New Delhi, 2004-2008 & 2014-2018
• Joint Secretary ‘Entomological Society of India’, New Delhi2004-2008 & 2014-2018
• Member, Quinquenial Review Team(QRT)ICAR-All India Network Project (AINP)- Soil Arthropod Pests & AINP Agricultural AcarologyJune 2024
• Member, Peer Review Team (PRT) Baba Bhim Rao Ambedkar Central University, Lucknow 2022
• Member, Research Advisory Committee (RAC) member ICAR-IIPR, Kanpur2016-19
• Member, Research Advisory Committee (RAC) member ICAR- Directorate on Cashew Research, Puttur2017-20
• Member, Research Advisory Committee (RAC) ICAR-Indian Institute of Natural Resins & Gums (IINRG), Ranchi, 2019-22
• Member, Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) National Horticultural Research and Development Foundation (NHRDF), New Delhi, 2017-20; 2021-24
• Member, Institute Management Committee (IMC) ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru2017-2020
• Member, Institute Management Committee (IMC) ICAR-Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture (CITH), Srinagar (J&K)2019-2022
• Member, Institute Management Committee (IMC) ICAR-Central Institute of Cotton Research (CICR), Nagpur, 2019-2022
• Member, Doctoral Committee of Life Sciences IGNOU, New Delhi, 2010- 2013
• External faculty, Faculty of Agriculture, BHU, Varanasi2016-2019
• Member, Academic Committee National Institute of Plant Health Management (NIPHM), Hyderabad2016-19
• Member of Global Technology Watch Group (GTWG)-Sustainable Agriculture TIFAC, DST, New Delhi2017-18
• Member, Editorial Board, SAARC Journal of AgricultureSAARC Agriculture Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2017-18, 2018-19
• Expert, Institute Research Committee (IRC), Entomology Discipline ICAR-IARI, New Delhi, 2023
• Member, Committee for drafting of standard operational guidelines for the use/operation of Agricultural Drones in pesticide, insecticide & herbicide application, DA & FW, New Delhi, 2021
• Member, Committee for judging best research scientist for the NHRDF Award, NHRDF New Delhi2020, 2021
• Member, Steering committee to prepare adaptation communication to climate change Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Climate Change, GoI, 2022
• Expert, Project advisory & monitoring commtttee (PAMC), All India Coordinated Rice Improvement Project (AICRIP)ICAR-IIRR, Hyderabad, 2022
• Member, ICAR Committee for identificationy/finalization of the technologies related to Plant Protection developed by the ICAR institutes, ICAR, New Delhi, 2023
• Member, Project Monitoring Committee (PMC) in “Agri-Grand Challenge Program BIRAC-IKP, IKP Knowledge Park, Genome Valley, Hyderabad, 2023-2025.
• Expert Member, Project Review Committee (PRC), National Innovation Foundation (NIF) of India, DST, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, 2020

Salient Research Achievements

• Developed InfoCrop simulation model that facilitated simulation of location-specific EILs for rice insect pests. Thermal constant based insect models, were linked to InfoCrop, which proved useful in assessing climate change impact both on pest dynamics and crop-pest interactions under diverse agro-environments.
• Developed regression and mechanistic models for forewarning of rice pests. Long-term weather and pest data analysis (15 years) revealed that more frequent rains (> 30 rainy days) during June-September play significant role in BPH outbreak in rice and the finding proved useful in forewarning of the obnoxious pest.
• The development of spectral signatures of rice brown planthopper (BPH) and leaf folder through hyper-spectral remote sensing could facilitate their quick monitoring in wide areas.
• Predictive pest zoning through pest population models and geographic information system (GIS) facilitated delineation of hot spots of rice BPH and stem borer, that could help in timely action for their effective management.
• Effect of elevated CO2 on rice BPH and wheat aphids was studied through Open Top Chambers (OTCs) and it was found that these pests may become more important under changing climate. 
• Integrated pest management modules were developed, validated and refined for rice, maize, pulses, oilseeds, fruits and vegetables in collaboration with KVKs and SAUs in different regions of the country.

Technologies developed

• Involved in development and release of very important rice variety, Pusa Basmati 1509 and two wheat varieties, HD3086 and HD3118 that have been widely adopted.

• Developed InfoCrop, modelling based decision Support System (DSS), which is being widely used by Scientists in India for simulating crop yields under varied environments.
• ICAR Certified Technologies (2024)

• Associate developer of the technology (ICAR-CS-NCIPM-Technology 2024-030) “E-Pest Surveillance & Advisory System”
• Associate developer of the technology (ICAR-CS-NCIPM-Technology-2024-031) “Integrated Pest management module for striped flea beetle, Phyllotreta striolatainfesting radish (Raphanus sativus L.)”

• Associate developer of the technology (ICAR-CS-NCIPM-Technology 2024-032) “Integrated Pest Management Package for Indian Mustard (Brassica juncea) for better economic benefit”

• Associate developer of the technology (ICAR-CS-NCIPM-Technology 2024-034) “TriaBP-A Microbialconsortium of Trichoderma harzianum, Bacillus subtilis and Pseudomonas fluorescens for management of soil borne pathogens under protected cultivation”

Important Research Papers

• Chander, S., Ahuja, L.R., Peairs, F.B., Aggarwal, P.K. and Kalra, N. 2006. Modeling the effect of Russian wheat aphid, Diuraphis noxia (Mordvilko) and weeds in winter wheat as guide to management. Agricultural Systems 88(2-3):494-513. (NAAS= 12.10)
• Aggarwal, P.K., Kalra, N., Chander, S. and Pathak, H. 2006. Infocrop: A dynamic simulation model for the assessment of crop yields, losses due to pests, and environmental impact of agro-ecosystems in tropical environments. 1. Model description. Agricultural Systems 89(1):1-25. (NAAS= 12.10)
• Aggarwal, P.K., Banerjee, B., Daryaei, M.G., Bhatia, A., Bala, A., Rani, S., Chander, S, Pathak, H. and Kalra, N. 2006. Infocrop: A dynamic simulation model for the assessment of crop yields, losses due to pests, and environment impact of agro-ecosystem in tropical environments. II. Model performance. Agricultural Systems 89(1):47-67. (NAAS= 12.10)
• Boomiraj K., Chakrabarti B., Aggarwal PK, Choudhary R., Chander S. 2010. Assessing the vulnerability of Indian mustard to climate change. Agric., Ecosys. Environ. 138: 265-273. (NAAS= 12.0) 
• Selvaraj K., Chander S. 2015.Simulation of climatic change impact on crop-pest interactions: A case study of rice pink borer Climatic Change 129 (1-2), DOI 10.1007/s10584-015-1385-3. (NAAS = 10.80)
• Sujithra M.; Chander S. 2013. Simulation of rice brown planthopper population and crop-pest interactions to assess climate change impact. Climatic Change 121: 331-347. (NAAS = 10.80)
• Shukla KK, Nigam R, Birah A, Kanojia AK, Kumar A, Bhattacharya BK, Chander S. 2024. Detection of aphid-infested mstard crop using ground spectroscopy. Remore Sensing 16, 47. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16010047. (NR=10.20)
• Mahanta DK, Jangra S, Priti, Ghosh A, Sharma PK, Iquebal MS, Jaiswal S, Baranwal VK, Kalia VK, Chander S. 2022. Groundnut bud necrosis virus modulates the expression of innate immune, endocytosis, and cuticle development-associated genes to circulate and propagate in its vector, Thrips palmi. frontiers in Microbiology doi 10.338/frmicb.2022.773238 (NAAS = 10.0)
• Chander, S., Kalra, N. and Aggarwal, P.K. 2007. Development and application of crop growth simulation modelling in pest management. Outlook on Agriculture 36(1):63-70. (NAAS = 9.50).
• Aggarwal PK, Bandyopadhyay SK, Pathak H, Kalra N, Chander S and Kumar S. 2000. Analysis of the yield trends of rice-wheat system in North-western India. Outlook on Agriculture 29(4): 211-220. (NAAS: 9.50)
• Kalra, N., Chander, S., Pathak, H., Aggarwal, P.K., Gupta, N.C., Sehgal, M. and Chakraborty, D. 2007. Impacts of climate change on agriculture. Outlook on Agriculture 36(2):109-118 (NAAS: 9.50)
• Sehgal, M., Das, S., Chander, S, Gupta, N.C. and Kalra, N. 2006. Climate studies and insect pests: implications for the Indian context. Outlook on Agriculture 35(1):33-40. (NAAS: 9.50)
• Tenguri P, Chander S, Ellur RK, Yele Y, Arya PS, Madhu TN, Subramanian S, Suroshe SS. 2023. Effect of silicon application to the rice plants on feeding behavior of the brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens under elevated CO2. Silicon https://doi.org/10.1007/s12633-023-02480-w. (NAAS=8.80)
• Gopal, M., Mukherjee, I. and Chander, S. 2002. Behaviour of ß-Cyfluthrin and Imidacloprid in mustard crop: Alternative insecticide for aphid control. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 68: 406-411. (NAAS= 8.70). 
• Ram Prasad, B., Singh, V.S., Chander, S. and Kumar, J. 2007. Residue evaluation of controlled-release formulations of imidacloprid against rice leaf folder. Bulletin Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 78 (3-4): 235-238. (NAAS= 8.70)
• Reji G., Chander S., Aggarwal P.K. 2008. Simulating rice stem borer, Scirpophaga incertulas Wlk., Damage for developing decision support tools. Crop Protection 27: 1194-1199. (NAAS= 8.50)
• Yadav, D.S. and Chander, S. 2010. Simulation of rice planthopper damage for developing decision support tools. Crop Protection 29: 267-276. (NAAS= 8.50)
• Selvaraj, K., Chander, S. and Sujithra, M. 2012. Determination of multi-species economic injury levels for rice insect pests. Crop Protection 32: 150-160. (NAAS= 8.50)
• Yele Y, Chander S, Suroshe SS, Nebapure S, Tenguri P, Pattathanam Sundaran A. 2023. Ecological engineering in low land rice for brown plant hopper, Nilaparvata lugens (Stål) management. PeerJ 11:e15531 http://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15531. (NAAS=8.30)
• Gundappa B, Chander S, Kamala Jayanthi PD, Singh HS & D. Reddy Srinivasa D. 2021. Assessing the risk of mango quarantine pest Deanolis sublimbalis Snellen under different climate change scenarios. Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection (online). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41348-021-00441-2 (NAAS =8.10)
• Reji, G. and Chander, S. 2008. A degree-day simulation model for the population dynamics of the rice bug, Leptocorisa acuta. Journal of Applied Entomology 132 (8): 646-653. (NAAS= 7.70)
• Tenguri P, Chander, S., Ellur, R.K., Arya PS, Yele Y. 2023. Deciphering host plant resistance mechanisms of rice genotypes resistant against Brown Planthopper. Euphytica 219, 8 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-022-03136-3. (NAAS=7.60)
• Parshant Kaushik, Dhruba J. Sarkar, Chander S., Virendra S. Rana & Najam A. Shakil 2019. Insecticidal activity of phenolic acid amides against brown planthopper (BPH), Nilaparvata lugens (Stål) and their QSAR analysis. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part B, Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes 1532-4109 (Online) Journal homepage: https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/lesb20 (NAAS = 7.40).
• Chander S. and Phadke KG. 1994. Economic injury levels of rapeseed aphids determined on natural infestation and after different insecticide treatments. International Journal of Pest Management 40(1): 107-110. (NAAS = 7.10).
• Chander S. and Arya K. 2015. Simulation of leaf folder, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guenee), damage on rice for developing decision support tools. International Journal of Pest Management 62(1):20-29. (NAAS = 7.10).
• Prasannakumar, N.R., Chander, S., Sahoo, R.N. and Gupta, V.K. 2013. Assessment of brown planthopper (Nilaparvata lugens) damage in rice using hyper-spectral remote sensing. International Journal of Pest Management 59 (3): 180-188. (NAAS = 7.10).
• Kumar N., Kumar R., Shakil NA., Sarkar DJ., Chander S. 2018. Evaluation of fipronil nanoformulations for effective management of brown plant hopper (Nilaparvata lugens) in rice. International Journal of Pest Management; DOI 10.1080/09670874.2018.1468046. (NAAS = 7.10).
• Sujithra M. and Chander S. 2016. Distribution pattern and sequential sampling plan for spotted pod borer, Maruca vitrata (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) on pigeon pea, Cajanus cajan L, International Journal of Pest Management, 62(1): 64-68, DOI: 0.1080/09670874.2015.1102360 (NAAS = 7.10)