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ICAR-Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur

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Profile of Dr. Oinam Washington Singh
Personal Information
NameDr. Oinam Washington Singh
DesignationScientist
SpecializationMolecular Plant Virology
Date of Joining ICAR07-07-2025
Date of Joining CICR07-07-2025
Address:ICAR-Central Institute for Cotton Research, Regional Station, Sirsa-125055, Haryana
e-mail: oinamw@gmail.comoinam.ws@icar.org.in

Degree DisciplineInstitute/ UniversityYear of completion
M. Sc.Plant PathologyICAR-IARI2017
Ph. D.Plant PathologyICAR-IARI2023

Designation InstitutePeriod From -To
ScientistICAR-CICR, RS, Sirsa07th July 2025 – present
Scientist (AICRP on Maize)CAU, Imphal23rd February 2024 -16th June 2025

  • Molecular Plant Virology
  • RNAi mediated plant virus management 

Project titleFunding AgencyPeriodRole

National Symposium on ‘Integrating pathogenomics and eco-friendly approaches for sustainable plant health’, held on 23rd January 2026 at ICAR-National Institute for Plant Biotechnology, LBS Building, Pusa Campus, New Delhi organized by Indian Phytopathological Society, New Delhi.

TRAINING ATTENDED 

  1. Three months “115th Foundation Course for Agricultural Research Service (FoCARS)” organized at ICAR-NAARM, Hyderabad, from August 11 to November 25, 2025

TRAINING CONDUCTED

  1. List of trainings conducted (5 days or more) 

INVITED LECTURES 

  • List of Invited lectures delivered (outside institute) in the last 3 years

  1. Prime Minister’s Fellowship for Doctoral Research (2019) provided by SERB, DST, Government of India and Confederation of Indian Industry.
  2. IARI Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), 2015 
  3. IARI Senior Scholarship (SRF), 2017 
  4. Best Poster Presentation Award (2020). Cross infectivity of Albugo candida isolates causing white rust in Brassica juncea on different cruciferous hosts. 7th International Conference “Phytopathology in Achieving UN Sustainable Development Goals”, 16-20 January held at ICAR-IARI, New Delhi, India.
  5. IVS Travel Grant Award (2022). 30th Annual Convention cum International Conference on “Emerging and Re-emerging Viral Infections Impacting Humans, Animals, Plants, Fish and Environment”, 5-6 November held at Sher-e-Kashmir, University of Agricultural Science and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar Kashmir, (J&K), India.

RESEARCH ARTICLES (not more than 10)

  1. Manik, S., Gupta, D., Singh, O. W., Garai, S., Roy, A., & Mandal, B. (2025). Doubling down on groundnut bud necrosis virus: combined dsRNAs targeting non-structural (NSs) and nucleocapsid (NP) genes confer superior resistance. Planta, 262(5), 105.
  2. Sarkar, M., Gupta, D., Singh, O. W., Paul, S., Kumar, R., Mandal, B., & Roy, A. (2024). Identification of pathogenicity determinants in ToLCNDV and their RNAi-based knockdown for disease management in Nicotiana benthamiana and tomato plants. Frontiers in Microbiology, 15, 1481523.
  3. Sangwan, A., Gupta, D., Singh, O. W., Roy, A., Mukherjee, S. K., Mandal, B., & Singh, N. (2023). Size variations of Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticle control uptake efficiency and delivery of AC2 derived dsRNA for protection against ToLCNDV. Plant Cell Reports
  4. Jailani, A. A. K., Chattopadhyay, A., Kumar, P., Singh, O. W., Mukherjee, S. K., Roy, A., Mishra, N., Mandal, B. (2023). Accelerated long-fragment circular PCR for genetic manipulation of plant viruses in unveiling functional genomics. Viruses, 15(12), 2332 
  5. Nayaka, S. N., Kumar, P., Singh, O. W., Roy, A., Mandal, B. (2023). Diversified PCR detection and geographical distribution of tomato-infecting begomoviruses in cucurbits in India. VirusDisease 
  6. Singh, O. W., Gupta, D., Joshi, B., Roy, A., Mukherjee, S. K., & Mandal, B. (2022). Spray application of a cocktail of dsRNAs reduces infection of chilli leaf curl virus in Nicotiana benthamiana. Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection 
  7. Singh, O. W., & Prasad, L. (2022). Responsiveness of Albugo candida isolates causing white rust in different crucifers. Indian Phytopathology
  8. Singh, O. W., Singh, N., Kamil, D., Singh, V. K., Devi, T. P., & Prasad, L. (2021). Morpho-molecular variability and host reactivity of Albugo candida isolates infecting Brassica juncea genotypes in India. Journal of Plant Pathology 
  9. Gupta, D., Singh, O. W., Basavaraj, Y. B., Roy, A., Mukherjee, S. K., & Mandal, B. (2021). Direct Foliar Application of dsRNA derived from the full-length gene of NSs of groundnut bud necrosis virus limits virus accumulation and symptom expression. Frontiers in Plant Science

BOOK CHAPTERS AND CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

  1. Hijam, B., Singh, O. W. (2024). Role of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria in disease management. In: Current Trends in the Diagnosis and Management of Plant Diseases. Biotica Publications. pp. 139-148
  2. Hijam, B., Singh, O. W. (2024). Use of RNA Interference in Plant Disease Management. In: Current trends in the diagnosis and management of plant diseases. Biotica Publications. pp. 15-27

PAPER PRESENTED IN CONFERENCE/ SEMINAR / SYMPOSIA (in the last 3 years)   

International

National (See the format below)

  1. MJ Narsimhan Award Oral presentation on ‘Induction of virus resistance in chilli through direct application of chitosan nanoparticle conjugated dsRNA’ at Indian Phytopathological Society, Platinum Jubilee Conference, “Plant and Soil Health Management: Issues and Innovations”, 2-4 February 2023 held at the University of Mysore, Mysuru, Karnataka, India.

POPULAR ARTICLES/ SHORT NOTES/ SHORT COMMUNICATIONS 

  • Singh, O. W., Hijam, B., Anand., V. (2023). Role of epigenetics in plant disease development and disease defense. Agri Articles, Vol. 3, Issue 03
  • Singh, O. W., & Prasad, L. (2023). Morphological, pathological and molecular variability of Albugo candida infecting Brassica juncea in India. Population Diversity, Pathogenomics and Development of Diagnostics of Emerging Fungal Plant Pathogens-A Training Manual, TB-ICN: 310/2023, 109.

RESEARCH BULLETIN/ EXTENSION BULLETINS 

  • Life Member, Indian Phytopathological Society, New Delhi
  • Life Member, Indian Virological Society, New Delhi 
  • Current Member, World Society for Virology 

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I certify that the above information is correct to the best of my knowledge… 

(O. Washington Singh)

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