Asokan R
Biotechnology
Indian Council of Agricultural Research
India
Biography
Currently he is a Professor in Department of Biotechnology at ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research
Research Interest
Potential of RNAi in the management of the boll worm, Helicoverpa armigera has been validated
Publications
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R. Asokan, K. B. Rebijith, N. K. Krishna Kumar, K. K. Srikumar, P. Sivarama Bhat. 2011. Development of DNA barcode and species-specific markers for Helopeltis antonii Signoret & Pachypeltis maesarum (Kirkaldy) (Heteroptera: Miridae), pests of Cashew (Anacardium occidentale L). Entomological News, 122: 173-181.
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H. M. Mahadevaswmy, R. Asokan, S. N. Nagesha, D. K. Arora, Ajantha Birah and Riaz Mahmood. 2011. Cloning, characterization and diversity of insecticidal crystal protein genes of Bacillus thuringiensis native isolates from the soils of Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Current Microbiology, 63: 420-425.
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R. Asokan, K. B. Rebijith, Sakthi K. Singh, A. S. Sidhu, S. Siddharthan, Praveen K. Karanth, R. Ellango and V. V. Ramamurthy. 2011. Molecular identification and phylogeny of Bacterocera species (Diptera: Tephritidae). Florida Entomologist, 94:1026-1035.
