Ashok K

About

Scientist (Entomology)
ICAR-IARI, New Delhi
Currently working on CRISPR/Cas gene editing in insects and dsRNA nanoformulations.
Worked on climate change and its impact on insects.

Employment

• Indian Agricultural Research Institute Scientist
  2025 - Present

Education

• Indian Institute of Horticultural Research
  2022 - 2023
• Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Doctor of Philosophy
  2020 - 2023
• Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Master of Science
  2018 - 2020

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (40)

• RNAi via hydrogel nanoformulation for the management of Bemisia tabaci Asia-I (Gennedius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)
  Journal of Natural Pesticide Research 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.napere.2026.100197
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• Transcriptome profiling to decipher molecular mechanisms of diapause in Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)
  Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part D: Genomics and Proteomics 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbd.2026.101857
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• Hi-C guided genome assembly and karyotype analysis of the Indian population of Maruca vitrata (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) set the stage for structural and functional genomic insights
  BMC Genomic Data 2026 DOI: 10.1186/s12863-026-01446-2
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• First report of CRISPR prime editing in a globally significant non-model organism, the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
  Methods 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2026.03.001
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• Fast-track detection of Chilli Leaf Curl Virus using CRISPR/Cas12a without amplification
  Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.pmpp.2025.102973
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• Insecticide resistance beyond genetics: integrating microbiomes, machine learning, and emerging molecular technologies
  Current Opinion in Insect Science 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2026.101576
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• Differential expression of genes in pre-blastoderm embryos of oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae) microinjected with white locus CRISPR/Cas9 ribo nucleo protein (RNP) complex
  International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2025.148735
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• Optimising reference gene selection in unravelling Begomovirus-induced autophagy expression in Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)
  Bulletin of Entomological Research 2025 DOI: 10.1017/S0007485325100394
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• Crop plants under siege: Molecular insights into plant-fall armyworm interactions and genetic tools for management
  Plant Science Today 2025 DOI: 10.14719/pst.10476
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• Observations on iNaturalist reveal the establishment of non-native Eucalyptus weevil Gonipterus platensis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Tamil Nadu, India
  Journal of Insect Science 2025 DOI: 10.1093/jisesa/ieaf029
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