Education

Awards/Recognition/Honors

•  Researcher of the Year felicitation at the 30 th International Cotton Conference in Bremen April 2010

•  Krishi Gaurav Puraskar, 2010, Bharat Krishak Samaj Maharashtra:

•  Cotton Researcher of the Year Award 2009 , ICAC, Washington , USA .

•  Fellow of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences: 2009

•  Team leader: ICAR Award for outstanding team research 2006. (Cash Prize Rs 100,000 and a citation) by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi , India .

•  Vasantrao Naik Smruti Pratisthan Award 2004 . By Vasantrao Naik Smruti Pratisthan, Maharashtra , India , for outstanding contribution to cotton pest management.

•  Project Award: Renewal Natural Resources Knowledge Strategy- international £200,000 award 2000. to the ICAR/ICRISAT/NRI -IRM project for the best CPP programme.

•  Hexamar/ISCI award 1999 (Cash prize Rs. 5000 and a citation) by the Indian Society for Cotton Improvement, for outstanding contribution to plant protection.

•  Gold medal in Ph.D at IARI, 1991 for “Outstanding academic performance”.

Patents

•  Patent: Indian patent granted: Rapid detection of Cry1A toxins on lateral flow strip using two anti-Bt-toxin polyclonal antibodies. IPR No. 600/DEL/2002 dated 31-5-02.

•  Patent: Granted in South Africa : Rapid Detection of Bt-Cry Toxin : No. IAP 2004-0451; PCT/IN03/00199 granted in 2007.

•  Patent: Granted in China : Rapid Detection of Bt-Cry Toxin : No. FP02228-GB/vcd granted in 2008.

•  Patent: Rapid kits to detect H. armigera resistance to insecticides : No. 7/Mum/2006; 3-1-2006.

Products developed and Commercialized

Books

• Insecticide Resistance : K. R. Kranthi, 2005, (160 pp). Published by CICR, Nagpur & ICAC , Washington .
• Sustainable bollworm control in small scale production systems: (Eds.) D. A. Russell & K. R. Kranthi, 2007, (180 pp) Published by CICR, Nagpur and ICAC, Washington .

Externally Funded : Ongoing Projects

Principal Investigator : “Novel approaches for production of hybrid seeds with characteristics of improved insect resistance and higher yield” Funded by the CSIR, under the New Millennium Initiative project. 2007-2012. (Rs 98.0 Lakhs)

Principal Investigator: “Sustainability of pyramided Bt genes in crop plants for insect control” Funded by Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology. Government of India . No. BT/PR11333/ICD /55/08/2008. (No. DBT/Indo-Aus/02/44/07) 2008-2011 (Rs 38.61 lakhs)

Principal Investigator : “Dissemination of IRM strategies in 260 villages in India ” (Rs 9.5 crores) Funded by Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India. Technology Mission on cotton MM-II (2002-08).

Principal Investigator : “Emerging and key pests: their characterization, taxonomy, genetic diversity and control” Funded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India. 2006-2008 under Technology Mission on Cotton. 2006-2012. (Rs 110.0 lakhs).

Principal Investigator : “ H. armigera response to Rynaxypyr” (Rs 10 lakhs).DuPont, India . (2006-09).

Co-Principal Investigator : “Development of farmer friendly diagnostic kits for transgenic event seed purity”. Funded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India . 2006-2008 under Technology Mission on Cotton. 2006-2012. (Rs 55.0 lakhs).

Co-Principal Investigator: Studies on development of resistance in cotton bollworms to Cry1Ac. 2002-2010. Rs 20,00,000. Funded by Mahyco India Ltd.

Co-Principal Investigator: Studies on development of resistance in cotton bollworms to Cry2Ab and Bollgard-II. 2002-2010. Rs 15,00,000. Funded by Mahyco India Ltd.

Co-Principal Investigator: Studies on development of resistance in cotton bollworms to Cry1Ac. 2006-2010. Rs 10,00,000. Funded by JK Seeds India Ltd.

Externally Funded: Completed Projects

Co-Principal Investigator : “ Development of Technology for Detecting Presence of GMOs in unknown Sample and utilization in dealing with Bulk Samples” (Rs 73.0 lakhs) Sponsored by the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India. 2006-2009.

Principal Investigator : “ Resistance to Bt-cotton in the cotton bollworm Helicoverpa armigera detection, monitoring and development of new diagnostic tools and management strategies” (Rs 98,00,000) Funded by ICAR, New Delhi . (2004-08).

Principal investigator ( India ) : “Sustainable control of the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera, in small scale production systems” (US $ 3,000,000) Funded by the CFC, Netherlands . (2000-2005).

Principal investigator ( India ) : “Insecticide resistance monitoring of Helicoverpa armigera ” -an international collaborated project (US $ 52,000) funded by The Natural Resources Institute, UK , at CICR, Nagpur . Project duration 1993-1996 (Phase-1).

Principal investigator : “Insecticide resistance management of Helicoverpa armigera” -an international collaborated project (US $ 68,000) funded by The DFID, United Kingdom , at CICR, Nagpur . Project duration 1996-1999 (Phase-II).

Principal Investigator: Biochemical, Molecular and Ecological studies on resistance in cotton bollworms to Cry1Ac. (2002-2005. Rs 16,70,000). Funded by Department of Biotechnology, Govt of India . Ministry of Science & Technology.

Principal investigator : “Studies on biochemical rationale of synergism between deltamethrin and triazophos” (Rs 4,00,000) (2202-2003) funded by Aventis Biosciences, India .

Principal investigator: “Biochemical and ecological factors influencing the susceptibility of Helicoverpa resistance to Novaluron. (Rs 500,000) (2003-2004) Funded by Indofil ltd.

Principal investigator: “Laboratory studies on ovicidal effect and Helicoverpa resistance development with Spinosad, Chlorpyriphos, Spinosad + Chlorpyriphos combination (Rs 500,000) (1998-2000) Funded by De-Nocil crop protection ltd.

Co-Principal investigator: “ Area wide farmer participatory IRM strategies for the management of Helicoverpa armigera ” (Rs 15,00,000) (1999-2001) Funded by the ICAR cess-fund Programme.

Investigator: “Development of pest and disease resistant cotton varieties through genetic engineering and tissue culture”. (Rs 4,000,000)(1993-1996), funded by the world bank under National Agricultural Research Programme.

Investigator: ”Basic studies on Cotton Integrated pest management” (Rs 4,400,000)(1993-1996), funded by the World Bank under National Agricultural Research Programme.

Investigator: ”Development of transgenic cotton varieties resistant to cotton bollworms” (Rs 2,800,000, phase-1,1995-1998, Rs 1,400,000 phase-II 1999-2001), funded by the Department of Biotechnology. Government of India .

Investigator: “Development of Bt transgenic cotton varieties and resistance management strategies” (Rs 20,000,000)(1999-2004), funded by the World Bank under National Agricultural Technology Programme.

Publications

Peshin, R., Dhawan, A. K., Kranthi, K. R. and Singh, K. 2009. Evaluation of the benefits of an insecticide resistance management programme in Punjab in India . International Journal of Pest Management , 55, 3,207- 220

Kranthi, K. R., Davis , M., Mayee, C. D., Russell, D. A., Shukla, R. M., Usha, S., Mansi, K., Divya, and S. Kranthi. 2009. Development of a colloidal-gold based lateral-flow immunoassay kit for ‘quality-control' assessment of pyrethroid and endosulfan formulations in a novel single strip format. Crop Protection, 28, 428-434.

Kranthi, S., C.S. Dhawad, S. Naidu, A. Bharose, A. Chaudhary, V. Sangode, S.K. Nehare, S.R. Bajaj, K.R. Kranthi. 2009. Susceptibility of the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to the Bacillus thuringiensis toxin Cry2Ab before and after the introduction of Bollgard-II. Crop Protection, 28, 5: 371-375

Nagrare, V. S., Kranthi, S., Biradar, V. K., Zade, N. N., Sangode, V., Kakde, G., Shukla, R. M., Shivare, D., Khadi, B. M. and Kranthi, K. R. 2009. Widespread infestation of the exotic mealy bug species, Phenacoccus solenopsis (Tinsley) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) on cotton in India . Bulletin of Entomological Research (accepted in December 2008, in press)

Behere, G. Tay, T. W., Russell, D., Heckel, D. G., Appleton, B. R. Kranthi, K. R. and Batterham, P. 2007. Mitochondrial DNA analysis of field populations of Helicoverpa armigera and its relationship to H. zea. BMC Evolutionary Biology , 7: 117-127.

Kranthi, K. R., Dhawad, C. S., Naidu, S. R., Mate, K., Behere, G. T., Wadaskar, RM. and Kranthi, S. 2006. Inheritance of resistance in Indian Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera) to Cry1Ac toxin of Bacillus thuringiensis . Crop Protection, 26:42-49

Kranthi, K. R . 2005. Bollworm resistance to Bt cotton in India . Nature Biotechnology. 23: 1476-1477

Mallikarjuna, N, Kranthi, K. R . , Jadhav, D. Kranthi, S & Chandra. 2004. Influence of foliar chemical compounds on the development of Spodoptera litura in interspecific derivatives of groundnut. Journal of Applied Entomology , 128: 321-328.

Kranthi, S., Kranthi, KR . , Wanjari, R. R. 2003. Influence of semilooper damage on cotton host-plant resistance to Helicoverpa armigera (Hub). Plant Science , 164: 157-163.

Kranthi. K. R., Russell, D., Wanjari, R. R. Kherde, M., Munje, S. S., Lavhe, N. V & Armes, N. J. 2002. In-season changes in resistance to insecticides in Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in India . Journal of Economic Entomology , 95: 134-142.

Kranthi, K. R , Jadhav, D., Kranthi, S., Wanjari, R. R., Ali, S. & Russell, D. 2002. Insecticide resistance in five major insect pests of cotton in India . Crop Protection, 21: 449-460.

Kranthi. K.R., Jadhav, D. R., Wanjari, R. R., Ali, S. and Russell, D. 2001. Carbamate and organophosphate resistance in cotton pests in India , 1995 to 1999. Bulletin of Entomological Research . 91: 37-46.

Kranthi, K. R ., Jadhav, D, Wanjari, R. R., Kranthi, S & Russell, D. 2001. Pyrethroid Resistance and Mechanisms of Resistance in Field Strains of Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Journal of Economic Entomology , 94: 253-263.

Kranthi, K. R , Kranthi, S and Wanjari, R. R. 2001. Baseline toxicity of Cry1A toxins to Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). International journal of pest management , 47: 141-145.

Kranthi, K. R & Kranthi, S. 2000 A sensitive bioassay for the detection of Cry1A toxin expression in transgenic cotton. Biocontrol Science and Technology , 10: 669-675.

Kranthi, S., Kranthi, K. R . and Lavhe, N. V. 1999 Baseline toxicity of Cry 1 A toxins to the spotted bollworm, Earias vittella F. Crop protection . 18, 551-555.

Kranthi,K. R ., Armes, N. J., Rao, N. G. V., Sheo Raj., Sunderamurthy,V. T. 1997 Seasonal dynamics of metabolic mechanisms mediating pyrethroid resistance in Helicoverpa armigera in central India. Pesticide Science , 50: 91-98

Kranthi, S., Kranthi, K. R. Bharose, A. A. Syed, S. N., Dhawad, C. S Wadaskar, R. M Behere G. T and Patil E. K. 2006. Cytochrome oxidase I sequence of Helicoverpa sps in India- its utility as a molecular tool. Indian Journal of Biotechnology , 5

Russell, D. A and Kranthi, K. R. 2006. Global status of Insecticide Resistance Mechanisms in the Cotton Bollworm Helicoverpa armigera. J. Indian Soc. Cotton Improv . 119-128.

Kranthi, K.R. , Kranthi,S and K.S.Mohan . 2001. Potential of Mango leaf extract containing flavonoids as UV protectants against inactivation of Helicoverpa armigera NPV. Journal of Entomological research , 25(2)155-160.

Kranthi,K. R., Kranthi, S., Dongre, A. B and Kairon, M. S . 2000. A brief review on transgenic cotton. Journal of the Indian society for cotton Improvement , 4 , 1-16.

Kranthi, K. R., Naidu, S., Dhawad, C. S., Mate, K., Tatwawadi, A., Patil, E., Bharose, A., Behere, GT., Wadaskar, RM. and Kranthi, S. 2005. Temporal and intra-plant variability of Cry1Ac expression in Bt-cotton and its influence on the survival of the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera). Current Science , 89: 291-298.

Kranthi, S. Kranthi, K. R., Bharose, A & S. N. Syed. 2005. A PCR-RFLP tool for differentiating Helicoverpa armigera and Helicoverpa assulta. Current Science , 89:1322-1333

Kranthi, K. R., Dhawad, C. S., Naidu, S., Mate, K., Patil, E & Kranthi, S. 2005. Bt-cotton seed as a source of Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal Cry1Ac toxin for bioassays to detect and monitor bollworm resistance to Bt cotton. Current Science . 88: 796-800

Kranthi, S., Kranthi, K. R., Siddhabhatti, P. M. and Dhepe, V. R. 2004. Baseline toxicity of Cry1Ac toxin against spotted bollworm, Earias vittella (Fab) using a diet based bioassay. Current Science . 87: 1593-1597.

Kranthi, K. R & Kranthi, N. R. 2004. Modelling adaptability of cotton bollworm Helicoverpa armigera to Bt-cotton in India . Current Science , 87: 1096-1107.

Kranthi, K. R. Kranthi, S., Ali, S & S. K.Banerjee. 2000 Resistance to Cry1Ac d -endotoxin of Bacillus thruringiensis in a laboratory selected strain of Helicoverpa armigera ( Hubner). Current Science , 78 (8): 1001-1004.

Kranthi. K. R. 2004. Review of concise encyclopedia of plant pathology. Current Science, 87: 1462-1463

Book Chapters

Kranthi, K. R. and Russell, D. 2009. Changing trends in Cotton Pest Management. Chapter 17, pp 499-541. in R. Peshin, A.K. Dhawan (eds.), Integrated Pest Management: Innovation-Development Process , C _ Springer Science+Business. 2009

Kranthi, K. R., Jadhav, D. R., Kranthi, S. and D. A. Russell. 2005. Insecticide resistance management strategies for Helicoverpa. Pp 405-430. Helicoverpa management. (Eds. Sharma H. C.). Published by Oxford IBH Publishing Company Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi . India .

Kranthi, K. R. 2005. Managing Helicoverpa armigera resistance to insecticides. Pp. 355-376 Frontier Areas of Entomological Research. (Eds. B. Subrahmanyam, V. V. Ramamurthy & V. S. Singh). Published by IARI at Golden Printers & Publishers, New Delhi .

Mayee, C. D and Kranthi K. R. 2008. Four years of a commercial transgenic crop in India : future prospects of biotech agriculture. Chapter 21. Pp 460-496 In. Agriculture for food security and rural growth . (Ed. Vibha Dhawan) Published by TERI Press, New Delhi

Kranthi,S., Kranthi, K. R & Sheoraj. 2005. Host plant resistance in cotton. Pp. 113-128. Gleanings in Entomology. (Eds. V. V. Ramamurthy; V. S. Singh; G. P. Gupta & A. V. N. Paul). Published by IARI at Golden Printers & Publishers, New Delhi .