Debashis Roy

About

Dr. Debashis Roy is working as Scientist 'B' (Entomology) at Tocklai Tea Research Institute, Tea Research Association, Jorhat, Assam. His research focuses on insect toxicology, ecotoxicology, and invasive insect pest management in crops with a keen interest in interrupting the development of insecticide resistance by lepidopteran and hemipteran insect pests. He holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural Entomology from the Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Nadia, West Bengal, with the INSPIRE Fellowship from the Department of Science and Technology (DST), New Delhi, and has published over 30 peer-reviewed articles in leading scientific journals. His research has been recognized with several awards, including the Outstanding Researcher Award by DSTBT, Govt. of West Bengal, Young Entomologist Award, and the Society Young Scientist Award. The extension output of Dr. Roy has been featured in several news outlets and has received widespread recognition.

Employment

• Tea Research Association Scientist 'B'
  2025 - Present
• Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute Subject Matter Specialist (Scientist)
  2019 - 2025

Education

• Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswa Vidyalaya Faculty of Agriculture Ph.D.
  2016 - 2019
• Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswa Vidyalaya Faculty of Agriculture M.Sc.
  2014 - 2016

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (34)

• Unlocking New Potential in Tea Pest Management Using Novel Paraffinic Hydrocarbon-Based Tank-Mix Adjuvant by Boosting Insecticide and Acaricide Efficacy
  Insects 2026 DOI: 10.3390/insects17090882
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• Blending moringa root extract with biorational insecticides: A potential approach for the management of Bemisia tabaci through synergistic interactions and induced plant defense
  Plant Stress 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.stress.2025.100852
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• Physiological and Molecular Mechanism of Insect Herbivory Tolerance in Plants
  Plant Stress Tolerance: Molecular Mechanisms and Breeding Strategies 2025
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• Exploring the effect of novel non-fumigant nematicides on the biological interaction between Meloidogyne incognita and pointed gourd (Trichosanthes dioica Roxb.) for sustainable management of plant-parasitic nematode
  Journal of Agriculture and Food Research 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.jafr.2025.101800
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• Baseline susceptibility and biochemical mechanism of field-evolved resistance in brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens (Stål) to flupyrimin in India
  Crop Protection 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2025.107161
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• Biochemical and molecular characterization of pyrifluquinazon resistance in Bemisia tabaci Asia I
  Crop Protection 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2024.106901
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• Risk Assessment of Fluxametamide Resistance and Fitness Costs in Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda)
  Toxics 2023 DOI: 10.3390/toxics11040307
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• Resistance risk assessment in diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.) to fluxametamide
  Crop Protection 2023 DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2022.106101
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• Field-evolved resistance and mechanisms in Bemisia tabaci Asia I to a novel pyropene insecticide, afidopyropen, in India
  Crop Protection 2022 DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2022.106078
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• Evaluation and characterization of indigenous rice (Oryza sativa L.) landraces resistant to brown planthopper Nilaparvata lugens biotype 4
  PeerJ 2022 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.14360
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