• Plant Biochemistry
• Stress physiology and biochemistry
• Metabolomics, Volatilomics
• Molecular Biology

• Bacterial-based volatiles composition as whitefly attractant (Patent No 541777), Patent granted on 13.06.2024 (Co- Developer)
• Bacterial-based volatiles composition as Thrips attractant (Patent No 554409), Patent granted on 14.11.2024 (Co- Developer)
• ICAR certified technology (ICAR-CS-CICR-Technology-2025-043): Antagonist and growth promoting potential of endophytic Diaporthe melonis isolate CFS-5 in Cotton and non-host crops (Associate Developer)
• ICAR certified technology ( ICAR-CS-CICR-Product-2025-023):Attractant Formulation for Whiteflies, Aphids and Thrips (Associate Developer)

• International Conference on Emerging Technologies in Agriculture & Allied Sciences 10-11 August, 2024
• AGM on AICRP on Cotton, Nagpur, MH, 2024
• National Conference on Emerging Issues and Sustainable Strategies in Plant Health Management: A Global Perspective. 19-21 January, 2025, organised by Indian Phytopathological Society and ICAR-CCRI, Nagpur
• National Conference and IPS Mid-Eastern Zone Meet on Pathogens, Microbes and Plant Defense: Bridging Research and Applications (PMPD-2026) organised by Indian Phytopathological Society, ICAR-NBAIM, Kushmaur, Maunath Bhanjan, Uttar Pradesh, January 28-29, 2026

TRAINING CONDUCTED

• ICAR sponsored Short Course on “Insecticide Resistance Management Strategies with Major Emphasis on Cotton Insect Pests during February 10 to 19, 2025 at ICAR-CICR, Nagpur (Course-Co-ordinator)

INVITED LECTURES 

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

• Invited guest lecture on “Agriculture waste management with special reference to Plasticizers and Pesticide residue contamination in soil”, 3^rd April, 2025 at Kamla Nehru Mahavidyalaya, Nagpur, Maharashtra

RESEARCH ARTICLES

• Verma, P., Hiremani, N. S., Gawande, S. P., Sain, S. K., Nagrale, D. T., Narkhedkar, N. G., & Prasad, Y. G. (2022). Modulation of plant growth and antioxidative defense system through endophyte biopriming in cotton (Gossypium spp.) and non-host crops. Heliyon, 8(5). (H006 NAAS score 10.0)
• Verma, P., Blaise, D., Sheeba, J. A., & Manikandan, A. (2021). Allelopathic potential and allelochemicals in different intercrops for weed management in rainfed cotton. Current Science, 120(6), 1035. (C221 NAAS score 7.1)
• Verma P, Venugopalan MV, Blaise D and Waghmare VN. (2020). Ethylene mediated regulation of fiber development in Asiatic cotton (Gossypium arboreum L.). South African Jounal of Botany, 135:349-354 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2020.09.0 14. (S067 NAAS score 9.1)
• Kumar, H., Verma, P*. (Corresponding author), John, S. A., & Blaise, D. (2022). Physiological, biochemical and molecular manifestations in response to seed priming with elicitors under drought in cotton. Current Science, 658-666. (C221 NAAS score 7.1)
• K. Velmourougane, Sanika B. N., Pooja Verma, Manikandan A., Lalita R H., ..Vinita P Gotmare., Y. G. Prasad (2025). Volatile Organic Compound Diversity Among Cultivated and Wild Cotton Species Indicates Plasticizer Contamination of Soil. Natl. Acad. Sci. Lett. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40009-025-01629-y                                   
• Hiremani, N. S., Verma, P., Gawande, S. P. et al. (2020) Antagonistic potential and phylogeny of culturable endophytic fungi isolated from desi cotton (Gossypium arboreum L.), South African Journal of Botany doi: 10.1016/j.sajb.2020.03.008 (S067 NAAS score 9.1)
• Blaise D, Manikandan A, Verma P, Nalayini P, Chakraborty M, Kranthi KR. (2020). Allelopathic intercrops and its mulch as an integrated weed management strategy for rainfed Bt transgenic cotton hybrids. Crop Protection, 135: 105214. (C181 NAAS rating:8.8)
• Kumar, M., Tomar, M., Punia, S., Grasso, S., Arrutia, F….Verma, P., Mahapatra, A., Patil, S. and Dhumal, S., 2021. Cottonseed: A sustainable contributor to global protein requirements. Trends in Food Science & Technology. DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2021.02.058 (T104 NAAS score: 20.0)
• Gupta, A., Kumar, M., Zhang, B., Tomar, M., Walia, A. K…. Verma P, … & Tran, L. S. P. (2023). Improvement of qualitative and quantitative traits in cotton under normal and stressed environments using genomics and biotechnological tools: A review. Plant Science, 111937. (P126 NAAS score: 11.2)
• Shah V, Pande R, Verma, P, Prabhulinga, T., Thube, S. Fand BB, Madhu TN, Gokte-Narkhedkar N and Prasad Y. G. Evaluation of vegetable oil as oviposition deterrents for the management of pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders) in cotton Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41348-023-00837-2 (J466 NAAS score: 8.00) 
• Kumar R, Das J, Rode S, Shah V, Verma P, & Sharma A K. (2023). Farnesol dehydrogenase from Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) as a promising target for pest management: molecular docking, in vitro and insect bioassay studies using geranylgeraniol as potential inhibitor. 3 Biotech, 13(6), 175. (B124 NAAS score: 8.8)

BOOK CHAPTERS AND CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

• Pooja Verma, Savitha Santosh, Rahul Phuke and D. Blaise. (2023). Drought Challenges in Cotton Cultivation: Understanding Responses, Monitoring Stress and Advancing Tolerance Strategies. In Innovative Extension Strategies for Sustainable Natural Resource Management in Rainfed Agriculture. Pg.80-103 
• N. L. Meena, Pooja Verma, Rachna Pande, Manoj Kumar, Anshul Watts, and O. P. Gupta. (2020). Bioavailability and Nutritional Analysis of Flavonoids. In Plant Phenolics in Sustainable Agriculture. Edited by Lone, Rafiq, Shuab, Razia, Kamili, Azra N.Pp.135- 156 
• Kar G, Blaise D., Srivastava TK, Kar C S, Verma P, Reddy, A R, & Singh P. (2023). Commercial Crops (Jute, Cotton and Sugarcane). In Trajectory of 75 years of Indian Agriculture after Independence (pp. 331-362). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore 

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

International

• Oral Presentation on “Seed bio-priming with endophytes enhances antioxidative defense system in host and non-host crops at 8^th International Conference (hybrid mode) on “Plant Pathology: Retrospect and Prospects” at Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jobner-Jaipur, Rajasthan, India during March 23-26, 2022 
• Oral presentation on “Potential of metabolomics for drought stress management in cotton. In International Conference on Emerging Technologies in Agriculture & Allied Sciences, 10-11 August, 2024   

National (See the format below)

1. Oral presentation on “Biochemical and metabolomic characterization of endophytic Daldinia eschscholtzii as potential growth promoting biocontrol agent in cotton and non-host crops”. In National Conference on Emerging Issues and Sustainable Strategies in Plant Health Management: A Global Perspective, organised by Indian Phytopathological Society and ICAR-CCRI, Nagpur, during January 19-21, 2025
2. Oral presentation on “Microbial Regulation of Plasticizer and Pesticide contamination in Cotton Agroecosystem” in National Conference and IPS Mid-Eastern Zone Meet on Pathogens, Microbes and Plant Defense: Bridging Research and Applications (PMPD-2026) organised by Indian Phytopathological Society, ICAR-NBAIM, Kushmaur, Maunath Bhanjan, Uttar Pradesh, January 28-29, 2026

POPULAR ARTICLES/ SHORT NOTES/ SHORT COMMUNICATIONS 

• Pooja Verma and D. Blaise (2021) An insight into metabolomics for cotton improvement. Cotton Innovate, 8(1), 1-2 (Available online at www.cicr.org.in)
• Pooja Verma, Mahesh Kumar and Muzaffar hasan (2024). Bhartiya Cinema aur Krishi: do kshitij. Kapasika, pg 80-83
• Rachna Deshmukh, Rohit Katiyar, tanteke and Pooja Verma (2024).Prakritik Kheti: Kam kharch mein ek nayi pahal. Kapasika, pg 26-31
• Deshmukh R, Verma P and Tayade, A (2023). Vastrodyog ke apshisht par ek naya drishtikon. Kapasika 2023, pg. 58-59
• Pande R, Verma, P and Prabhulinga T (2023). Identification of Host Cues from Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) to elicit the behaviour of female Pink bollworm (Pectinophora gossypiella). Cotton Innovate | Volume 10 (3), 2023
• K. Velmourougane, Blaise. D, Pooja Verma (2021). Bioprospecting microbial volatiles for plant growth promotion and pest management in cotton. Cotton Innovate, 7(1), 3-4
• Pande, R. Ramkrushna G. I., Verma, P. and Shah V. 2020. Role of Honey Bees for Income Generation in Farming System. Biotica Research Today 2(2): 1122-1125
• Shah Vivek, Rachna Pande and Pooja Verma. 2021. Identification of oviposition deterrents for ethological pest management: collection, extraction and identification method for American boll worm and Pink boll worm in cotton. Cotton Innovate ,2 (1).
• Bandeppa S, Savitha S, and Verma P. 2020. Development in Designing Escherichia coli for Better Utilization of Lignin. Biomolecule report. BR/08/20/01.
• Bandeppa S, Priyanka C, Santosh HB, Savitha S, and Pooja V. 2020. Riboswitches and Regulation of Gene Expression. Food and Scientific Reports,1(1),13.

RESEARCH BULLETIN/ EXTENSION BULLETINS/TRAINING MANUALS

• Theory Manual: Behere G.T., Shivaji Thube, Vivek Shah, Pooja Verma, Vishlesh Nagrare, B.B.Fand and Rachna Pande. Insecticide Resistance Management Strategies with Major Emphasis on Cotton Insect Pests. ICAR-CICR, Nagpur. 183p. [ISBN 978-93-93826-97-8]

• Practical Manual: Behere G.T., Shivaji Thube, Vivek Shah, Pooja Verma, Vishlesh Nagrare, B.B.Fand and Rachna Pande.    Practical Manual on Insecticide Resistance Management Strategies with Major Emphasis on Cotton Insect Pests. ICAR-CICR, Nagpur. 68p.  [ISBN 978-93-93826-62-6].

• Life Member, Society for Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology 
• Life Member, Indian Society for Cotton Improvement, Mumbai 

• Member Secretary, Institute Corpus Fund Committee
• Member, PME Cell

• Mera Gaon Mera Gaurav
• VKSA

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

Dr. Pooja Verma