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Dr. R.P. Maurya
Department of Entomology

Dr. R.P. Maurya

Associate Professor
  • DesignationAssociate Professor
  • QualificationPh.D.
  • SpecialisationBiological Control, Integrated Pest Management and Sugarcane / Sorghum / Maize Entomology
  • Emailrpmauryaapegbpuatacin
  • Contact No.+91-9412120689, +91-9639750151

Research Areas/Areas of interest

  • Exploration and utilisation of indigenous biocontrol agents for management of insect pests of crops
  • Development of mass production technology of suitable strains of indigenous biocontrol agents
  • Development of Biological Control based Integrated Pest Management modules for crops.
  • Development of management strategies against major insect pests of sorghum, maize and sugarcane.
  • Organic waste management through insects

    • Research Projects

    a) As Principle Investigator

    S.N. Title of the project Funding agency Period
    From To
    Planned honeybee pollination for the improvement in horticulture crop production HMNEHS – M M-1 2010 2012
    Investigation on the native hemipteran predators of major Lepidopterous pests of pulse crop ecosystems GBPUAT, Pantnagar 2013 2014
    Study on the genetic variability of pentatomid predators thriving different crop ecosystems of Kumaon region of Uttarakhand Science and Engineering Research Board, New Delhi 2015 2018
    Development and Standardization of mass production technology of generalist predator, Eocanthecona furcellata for management of major lepidopteran pests of different crops Uttarakhand Council of Biotechnology, Haldi, Uttarakhand 2018 2022
    AICRP on Sorghum (Entomology Section) ICAR 2022 Till date
    Promotion of biological control-based pest management technology for organic farming in the Kotabagh block of Nainital district NABARD 2025 Till date
    Society centric participatory approach for efficient resources management through science and technology hub ‘SPARSH’ SEED Division, DST 2025 Till date

    b) As Co-PI/Associated Scientist

    S.N. Title of the project Funding agency Period
    From To
    AICRP on Pigeonpea, MULLaRP, Chickpea ICAR 2014 2019
    Organic Agriculture Technology G.B.P.U.A.T., Pantnagar 2016 2018
    Unnat Bharat Abhiyan IIT, New Delhi 2017 2018
    AICRP on Biological Control ICAR 2021 Till date
    Strengthening of YL Nene Center for Vrikshayureda Research and Training (RKVY) Directorate of Ag., Govt. of Uttarakhand 2024 Till date
    Screening, efficacy evaluation and market potential assessment of biological product formulations for sustainable insect pest management Parijat Industries India Limited, New Delhi 2026 Till date

    Selected Research Publications

    1. Saba Tanveer, Ravi Prakash Maurya, A. S. Jeena and Rajat Mohan Bhatt 2024. Comprehensive Analysis of Sugarcane Resistance to Borers: Biophysical and Biochemical Screening in Pantnagar Region of Uttarakhand. Sugar Tech. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12355-024-01524-8 (Published Online).
    2. Saba Tanveer and Ravi Prakash Maurya 2024. Population trends of the sugarcane leaf hopper Pyrilla perpusilla (Walker) (Homoptera: Lophopidae) and its parasitoids in relation to weather factors in the Tarai region of Uttarakhand, India. Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 34:68. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41938-024-00835-y.
    3. Nath, A., Gowda G, B., Maurya, R. P., Ullah, F., Patil, N. B., Adak, T., & Rath, P. C. 2023. Sublethal phosphine fumigation induces transgenerational hormesis in a factitious host, Corcyra cephalonica. Pest Management Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.7542.
    4. Chaudhary D., Maurya, R.P., Dobhal P., Suyal P., Sreedhar, M. and Koranga R. 2022. Preference of generalist predator, Eocanthecona furcellata (Wolff.) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) against live and larval extracts of three different insect pests. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. http://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-022-00841-3
    5. Maurya, R.P., Koranga R., Samal I., Chaudhary D., Paschapur A. U., Sreedhar M. and Manimala R. N. 2022. Biological control: a global perspective. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-022-00881-9
    6. Bhojendra, Maurya R.P., Brijwal L., Patwal H., Suyal P. 2020. Genetic variability in predatory stink bug Andrallus spinidens (F.) from north-west Himalaya. Indian Journal of Entomology. 82 (3): 523-527.
    7. Bhatnagar V.R., Maurya R.P., Brijwal L., Dobhal P., Suyal P. and Singh N.K. 2019. Study on variability among predatory stink bug, Eocanthecona furcellata (Wolff) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) population thriving in different agro-ecosystems of north-western Himalayas, India. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 7(3): 726-736.
    8. Bhojendra, Maurya R.P., Brijwal L., Patwal H. and Suyal P. 2019. Effect of diverse locations on the biological attributes of predatory bug, Andrallus spinidens (Fabricius) (Hemipetra: Pentatomidae) thriving in North Western Himalayan region. Journal of Biological Control 33 (1): 18-26.
    9. Maurya, R.P. and Tiwari, S. 2018. Evaluation of various management module against insect pests complex of blackgram and greengram. Journal of Hill Agriculture 9 (2):183-188.
    10. Tiwari S., Maurya R.P. and Pandey, A.K. 2017. Effect of different insect hosts on biology and predation efficiency of Eocanthecona furcellata Wolff (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). The Biosacn 12 (1): 193-197.
    11. Maurya R.P., Agnihotri M., Tiwari S. and Yadav L.B. 2017. Validation of Integrated Pest Management Module against insect pests of pigeonpea, Cajanas cajan in Tarai region of Uttarakhand. Journal of Applied and Natural Sciences. 9(2):1077-1080.
    12. Maurya R.P., Kushwaha M.L. and Yadav L.B. 2013. Insecticidal activity of ethanolic extracts from seed and leaf of bakain (Melia azedarach) and its effect on oviposition and egg hatching of Pieris brassicae in mid hills of Uttarakhand. The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 83. (8), 866-871
    13. Maurya R.P., Khan M.A. 2007. Development of chlorpyriphos tolerant strain of Trichogramma chilonis Ishii and its efficacy against Helicoverpa armigera. Annals of Plant Protection Sciences. 15(2):345-353.
    14. Maurya R.P., Ujagir R. and Ahmad T. 2007. Evaluation of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) germplasm for the resistance to gram pod borer, Helicoverpa armigera Hubner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Journal of Entomological Research. 31 (3), 181-186.
    15. Kumar S., Maurya, R.P. and Khan MA 2005. Efficiency of BIPM strategies and natural enemies on yellow stem borer and its effect on the production of paddy. Pantnagar Jouranl of Research. 3 (1), 33-36.

    Books/ Book Chapters/ Manuals

    Books:

  • अजय कुमार तिवरी एवं रवि प्रकाश मौर्य 2012। औद्यानिकी के मूलभूत सिद्धांत तथा नाशीजीव प्रबंधन। न्यू इंडिया पब्लिशिंग एजेंसी, नई दिल्ली। पेजः 268 | ISBN no.: 978-93-80235-99-8.
  • प्रमोद मल्ल, सुरेश राम और रवि प्रकाश मौर्य 2013। व्यावहारिक मधुमक्खी पालन। कृषि प्रौद्योगिकी सूचना केन्द्र, प्रसार निदेशालय, गो0 ब0 पं0 कृषि एवं प्रौद्योगिक विश्वविद्यालय, पंतनगर। पेज-92 | A ISBN no.: 978-93-82342-01-4.
  • Mall P., Pandey A.K. and Maurya R.P. 2022. An Introduction to Fundamentals of Entomology. AGRO India Publications, Prayagraj. 217 p. ISBN no.: 978-93-84188-21-4.

    • Manuals:

  • Gaur, N., Maurya, R.P. and Karnatak, A.K. 2016. Field Diagnosis of Insect pests in crops. Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, G. B. Pant University of Ag. & Tech., Pantnagar, U.S. Nagar. p 91.
  • Maurya, R.P. 2020. Laboratory Manual on Biological Control of Crop Pests and Weeds. Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, G. B. Pant University of Ag. & Tech., Pantnagar, U.S. Nagar. p 75.
  • Srivastava, R.M., Purwar J.P., Maurya R.P. and Pandey Renu 2024. Laboratory Manual on Fundamentals of Entomology. Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, G. B. Pant University of Ag. & Tech., Pantnagar, U.S. Nagar. p 78.
  • Maurya R.P., Pandey A.K., Singh R.P., Tiwari R., Pareek N., Gautam P., Raverkar K.P. and Chandra R. 2025. Laboratory Manual on Biopesticides and Biofertilizers. Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, G. B. Pant University of Ag. & Tech., Pantnagar, U.S. Nagar. p 65.

    • Trainings

    1. Participated in training programme for e-content designing w.e.f. 28-29 March, 2019 by Education Technology Cell, College of Agriculture, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar-263145 (Uttarakhand).
    2. Participated in ICAR sponsored 10 days short course on “Nanotechnological approaches in pest and disease management” organized by ICAR- National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Bengaluru w.e.f. 15th to 24th November, 2017.
    3. Participated in “National Capacity Building Programme for University Teachers on Facilitative Skills for Effective Teaching” organized from 18-24 July, 2016
    4. Training Programme on “Research Methodology and Design of Experiment s” from 12-18 January, 2015 organized by College of Technology, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar-263145 (Uttarakhand).
    5. Participated in “National Capacity Building Programme for University Teachers on Essential Teaching Skills” organized on 14-20 July, 2014 by Education Technology Cell, College of Agriculture, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar-263145 (Uttarakhand).
    6. 21 days training programme sponsored by ICAR entitled “Post Harvest Diseases and Pest Management for Ensuring Food Security” from March 05-25, 2014 at Centre of Advanced Faculty Training in Plant Pathology, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar-263145 (Uttarakhand).
    7. Participated in 21 days winter school on “Molecular Techniques in Gene Identification and Characterization” sponsored by the ICAR, New Delhi and organized by National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, Pusa Campus, New Delhi w.e.f. 8th - 28rd November, 2010.

    Awards

  • Certificate of Appreciation in recognition of significant contributions in varietal development and production technologies under AICRP-MULLaRP in 2016-17 at GBPUAT, Pantnagar.
  • Received Faculty Excellence Award-2022 by Dean, College of Agriculture, GBPUAT, Pantnagar.
  • Received Best Centre Award 2024 under AICRP on Biological Control.
  • Received Faculty Excellence Award-2024 by Dean, College of Agriculture, GBPUAT, Pantnagar.

    • Students Guided

  • M.Sc. Students Guided: 15
  • Ph.D. Students Guided: 03

    • Additional Responsibilities

  • Looking after the extra responsibility of Public Information Officer of College of Agriculture, GBPUA&T Pantnagar.

    • Other Information

    Under the NABARD-funded project, a Bioagents Production Unit was developed at a farmer’s field in Kotabagh to ensure the local mass production and timely availability of quality bioagents, thereby strengthening the adoption of biological control-based pest management practices among farmers.

    Bioagents Production Unit at Ginti village, Kotabagh Block, Nainital
    Bioagents Production Unit (Jaiv Niyantrak Utpadan Ikai), Ginti village, Kotabagh Block, district Nainital — established under the NABARD-funded project.
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