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Dr. Soumya Kallekkattil

Jyoti Nivas College, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bangalore University, University of Calicut

ORCID iD 0000-0001-9952-3132
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In addition to her academic experience, Dr. Soumya Kallekkattil has extensive research experience in Agricultural Entomology. She completed her Doctorate in Zoology (Agricultural Entomology) at Bangalore University after completing her Master's degree in Applied Zoology with a focus on Entomology from the University of Calicut.
Presently, she works as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Zoology and Genetics at Jyoti Nivas College Autonomous, Bangalore, India. Soumya's research interests include Integrated Pest Management, Ecology, and Insect Behavior. Currently, her research focuses on Bio-Intensive Integrated Pest Management of Brinjal Shoot and Fruit Borer (KSTA Funded) and Application of Nanotechnology in insect pest management.
In addition, she was a Senior Research Fellow for three national-scale projects at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research's Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (ICAR-IIHR). Furthermore, Soumya's articles have been published in SCOPUS/Web of Science indexed research journals.

Employment

  • Jyoti Nivas College Assistant Professor
    2017 - Present
  • Indian Institute of Horticultural Research Senior Research Fellow
    2014 - 2016
  • Indian Institute of Horticultural Research Research Fellow
    2013 - 2014
  • Indian Institute of Horticultural Research Research Assistant
    2012 - 2013

Education

  • Bangalore University
  • University of Calicut Entomology

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (21)