Dr. Amit Kumar Kesharwani

About

My research centers on sweet potato diseases, particularly the discovery, genomic characterization, and rapid diagnosis of viral pathogens using high-throughput sequencing (HTS), molecular biology, and CRISPR-based diagnostic platforms. I am interested in translating advanced genomic technologies into rapid, accurate, and field-deployable diagnostic tools that support disease surveillance, certification programs, and sustainable crop protection.

Employment

• Louisiana State University Postdoctoral Researcher
  2026 - Present
• Washington State University Tri-Cities Postdoctoral Research Associate
  2023 - 2026
• Absolute (ECSO Global Pvt. Ltd.) Scientist
  2022 - 2023
• Indian Agricultural Research Institute Senior Research Fellow (PhD)
  2018 - 2022
• Gautam Buddha University Junior Research Fellow
  2017 - 2018
• Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata Senior Research Fellow
  2017 - 2017
• Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants CSIR Project Assistant II
  2016 - 2017
• University of Delhi - South Campus Junior Research Fellow
  2015 - 2016
• Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology CSIR Project Fellow
  2013 - 2015

Education

• Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University PhD
  2018 - 2024
• Gurukula Kangri vishwavidyalaya M.Sc.
  2010 - 2012

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (19)

• Deciphering the Genetic Response: Differential Gene Expression Profiling in Citrus aurantifolia (Chrism.) and Citrus limon (L.) Burm Infected with Xanthomonas citri pv. citri
  Tropical Plant Biology 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s12042-024-09388-8
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• Hydrothermally prepared phytofabricated magnetite nanoparticles for its potential antimicrobial application in disease management of agricultural crops
  Inorganic Chemistry Communications 2023 DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2023.111599
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• First report of milkweed (Euphorbia geniculata) as an alternative host for Colletotrichum truncatum in soybean fields in India
  Plant Disease 2023 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-05-23-0998-pdn
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• The type-III effectors-based multiplex PCR for detection of Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris causing black rot disease in crucifer crops
  3 Biotech 2023 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-023-03691-z
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• Elucidation of Physio-Biochemical Changes in Citrus spp. Incited by Xanthomonas citri pv. citri
  Horticulturae 2023 DOI: 10.3390/horticulturae9030324
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• Whole-Genome Sequence Resource of Indian Race 4 of Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris, the Causal Agent of Black Rot Disease of Brassica oleracea var. capitata
  Plant Disease 2022 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-10-21-2217-a
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• Distribution of bacterial stalk rot disease of maize in India and identification of causal agent using biochemical and fliC gene based marker and its sensitivity against chemicals and bacterial antagonist
  Indian Phytopathology 2022 DOI: 10.1007/s42360-021-00455-8
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• Endophytic ability of indigenous Bacillus thuringiensis strain VKK-BB2: new horizons for the development of novel insect pest-resistant crops
  Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 DOI: 10.1186/s41938-022-00512-y
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• Unraveling Microbial Volatile Elicitors Using a Transparent Methodology for Induction of Systemic Resistance and Regulation of Antioxidant Genes at Expression Levels in Chili against Bacterial Wilt Disease
  Antioxidants 2022 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11020404
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• Black rot disease incited by Indian race 1 of Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris in Brassica juncea L. cv. Pusa Bold in India
  Plant Disease 2022 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-04-22-0738-pdn
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