Dr. Ruchi Agarrwal

About

I am a researcher with strong (>10) experience in plant biology. I have worked on plant metabolomics, transcriptomics and am currently working on bioformulation for sustainable management of bacterial pathogen through my DBT-funded (50 lakhs) project under the DBT-BioCARe women scientist scheme.
I am enthusiastic about scientific writing, literature review and academic writing. I have authored papers in journals of international repute on plant-insect and plant-microbe interaction. I have also reviewed papers for journals such as BMC Plant Biology, Journal of Experimental Botany, Heliyon and serve as review editor and Topic Editor for Frontiers in Plant Science.

Employment

• National Research Centre on Pomegranate PI DBT BioCARe
  2024 - 2027

Education

• International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology PhD
  2011 - 2016
• Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology M.Sc.
  2009 - 2011

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (22)

• Potential of Endophytes as Biocontrol Agents in Disease Management of Fruit Crops
  Endophytes Nurturing Crop Health and Sustainable Agriculture 2026 DOI: 10.1201/9781779640970-15
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• Efficient and Rapid Bioassay for Xanthomonas citri pv. punicae Blight on Pomegranate
  CURRENT PROTOCOLS 2025 DOI: 10.1002/CPZ1.70269
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• Fungal Biocontrol Agents for Nematode Management in Organic Agriculture
  Sustainable Management of Nematodes in Agriculture 2024
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• Imperative Role of R-Genes and Associated Molecular Mechanisms in Plant Disease Resistance
  Biotechnological Advances for Disease Tolerance in Plants 2024 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-8874-7_4
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• Possible biocontrol of bacterial blight in pomegranate using native endophytic Bacillus spp. under field conditions
  FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY 2024 DOI: 10.3389/FMICB.2024.1491124
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• Root Endophytic Bacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens Strain REB-4 from Berseem (Trifolium alexandrinum L.) with Plant Growth Promotion and Antifungal Activities
  Legume Research 2024 DOI: 10.18805/LR-4959
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• Collar rot caused by Calonectria hawksworthii, a new record for pomegranate (Punica granatum)
  JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY 2023 DOI: 10.1007/S42161-023-01391-4
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• Development of simple and quick DNA release protocol for conventional PCR based detection of Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. punicae causing bacterial blight in pomegranate
  ARCHIVES OF PHYTOPATHOLOGY AND PLANT PROTECTION 2023 DOI: 10.1080/03235408.2023.2228004
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• First Report of Lasiodiplodia theobromae Causing Stem Canker of Pomegranate (Punica granatum) in India
  PLANT DISEASE 2023 DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-09-22-2025-PDN
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• Fungal endophytes from salt- adapted plants confer salt tolerance and promote growth in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) at early seedling stage
  MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2022 DOI: 10.1099/MIC.0.001225
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