CURRICULUM VITAE OF DR.SRINIVASAN RAMASAMY

Dr. R. SRINIVASAN
Entomologist
AVRDC-The WorldVegetableCenter
Shanhua, Tainan74151, Taiwan
Republic of China
Ph. No:+886- 6 – 583-7801 Extn.426(O)
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Professional Experience

Entomologist
01 January 2007 – Present / AVRDC – The WorldVegetableCenter, Taiwan
Officer In-Charge – Entomology
17 July 2007 – 31 December 2006 / AVRDC – The WorldVegetableCenter, Taiwan
Post Doctoral Fellow – Entomology
08 May 2004 – 16 July 2005 / AVRDC – The WorldVegetableCenter, Taiwan
Project management
  • Responsible for total portfolio of ~4.0 million USD, including planning, monitoring, implementation, and management of human resources and budgets
  • Responsible for the management of total portfolio of vegetable IPM-related activities at AVRDC (2005 – 2013): reportwriting, day-to-day supervision and coordination of large projects from UK Department for International Development (DFID), US Agency for International Development (USAID), Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the Eiselen Foundation, and Taiwan’s Ministry of Agriculture(COA) in 9 Asian countries (Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam, Taiwan) and 4 African countries (Benin, Cameroon, Kenya, Tanzania)

Scientific excellence
  • Research published in ~100 publications, of which 38 are peer-reviewed articles (with a mean impact factor of 1.475).
  • Also published two field guides on safer vegetable production, and about 1000 copies have been distributed in Asia and Africa. These field guides already have been translated into four Southeast Asian languages (Chinese, Bahasa, Tagalog and Khmer)
  • Nominated forthe Borlaug Field Award in 2013 by AVRDC – The WorldVegetableCenter

Policy / strategy / consultancies
  • Member, USAID IPM CRSP Technical Committee (May 2012 - present)
  • Member, Steering Committee, CGIAR System-wide Program on Integrated Pest Management (SP-IPM) (2008 - 2013)
  • Member, Technical Team, Collaboration on Insect Management for Brassicas in Asia and Africa (CIMBAA) (2005 – 2009)

Resource mobilization
  • Raised ~5.26 million USD for projects

Logistical management
  • Supervise AVRDC’s Entomology Group at the HQ (2005 – 2013)
  • Established and supervise Entomology lab and Research staff in AVRDC’s East and Southeast Asia Regional Office, in Thailand(2010– 2013); in Central and West Africa office in Cameroon(2011 – 2013)

Capacity building
  • Supervised and trained 5 PhD, 3 MSc, and 16 BSc university students, 2 Postdoctoral Fellows and 20 researchtechnicians and associates in 15 countries
  • Formal and informal training of NGOs, private sector, farmers and farmers’ groups (organized and/or involved in 20training events in 5 countries)

Partnerships
  • Coordination of research and formation of linkages between actors in more than 20 countries in four continents (Asia, Africa, Europe and North America)
  • Partners include universities, private sector, farmer groups, NGOs, governmental organizationsand international organizations

Education
Degree / Institute / Year
PhD (Agricultural Entomology) / Tamil Nadu Agricultural University and
Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center, Taiwan / 2000-2003
M.Sc. (Agricultural Entomology) / Tamil Nadu Agricultural University / 1998-2000
B.Sc. (Agriculture) / Tamil Nadu Agricultural University / 1994-1998

Areas of Expertise

Tropical Agriculture

Integrated Pest Management

Agricultural biotechnology (insect resistant transgenic crops)

Public Private Partnership (regulation and commercialization of IPM component technologies, especially pheromones, bio-pesticides and transgenic crops)

Trainings attended

AVRDC – The WorldVegetableCenter / Chemical Ecology of tomato fruitworm, Helicoverpa armigera / October, 2002 – March, 2003
PurdueUniversity / Screening of Bt toxins against Maruca vitrata / October, 2004
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) / General Course on Intellectual Property (through distance education mode) / October – November, 2006
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) / Advanced course on Biotechnology and Intellectual Property (through distance education mode) / May – July, 2007

Honors and Awards

  1. AVRDC Plant Protection and Breeding Team member, who received theInternational Plant Protection Award of Distinction from the International Association for the Plant Protection Sciences during the XVII International Plant protection Congress, August 6-10, 2011, Hawaii, USA
  2. Funded Delegate Program Award in the XXII International Congress of Entomology, Brisbane, Australia, 15-21 August, 2004
  3. Young Scientists Awardto attend the International Congress of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and 2nd Annual Congress of Human Proteomics Organization, October 8-11, 2003, Montreal, Canada
  4. Best Poster Presentation award in National Seminar on Emerging trends in Pests and Diseases and their management, October 11-13, 2001, Centre for Plant Protection Studies, TamilNaduAgriculturalUniversity, Coimbatore
  5. Best Prize for Method Demonstration by Students during the Farmers Day 2001 held at TamilNaduAgriculturalUniversity, Coimbatore
  6. Hexamer Agricultural Research Foundation Award for the best student in Agricultural Entomology for the year 2000
  7. Th. P. M. Srinivasan Endowment Award for the best student in Agricultural Entomology for the year 2000
  8. The Students of Agricultural Entomology (Madurai) Award for the year 2000
  9. Gujarat Agro Industries Medalfor the best student in Agricultural Entomology for the year 2000
  10. Smt. Ganga Bai Venkateswaran Prizefor the best student in Agricultural Entomology for the year 2000
  11. Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) sponsored by M/s Gharda Chemicals, Mumbai for pursuing M. Sc (Ag)
  12. Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Scholarship for Doctoral Studiesfor taking a part of Ph. D research work at Asian Vegetable Research and DevelopmentCenter (AVRDC), Taiwan
  13. Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) – Senior Research Fellowship for pursuing PhD
  14. Qualified for Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India - National Eligibility Test (NET) for Lectureship
  15. Qualified for Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Government of India - National Eligibility Test (NET) for Lectureship

Membership in Professional Societies / Networks

Type / Society / Since
Member / Royal Entomological Society (RES), London, UK / 2004
Member / Society for Invertebrate Pathology (SIP), Knoxville, USA / 2004
Member / Entomological Society of America, Lanham MD, USA / 2005
Member / International Association for the Plant Protection Sciences (IAPPS) / 2005
Member / New YorkAcademy of Sciences (NYAS), USA / 2005
Member / International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS), Belgium / 2007
Member / Taiwan Entomological Society, Taichung, Taiwan / 2009
Member / International Society of Chemical Ecology (ISCE), USA / 2013

Publications

A)Research Papers in Journals

Refereed

1.Chang, J.C., D.W. Ponnath and R. Srinivasan. 2013. Phylogeographic structure in mitochondrial DNA of eggplant fruit and shoot borer, Leucinodes orbonalis Guenée (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in South and Southeast Asia. Mitochondrial DNA (submitted).

2.Sopana Yule and R. Srinivasan. 2013. Integrating bio-pesticides with chemical pesticides to manage legume pod borer (Maruca vitrata) on yard-long bean in Thailand. Biological Agriculture & Horticulture(submitted).

3.Abang, A.F., R. Srinivasan, S. Kekeunou, R. Hanna, T. Chagomoka, J.C. Chang and C.F. Bilong Bilong. 2013. Identification of okra (Abelmoschus spp.) genotypes resistant to aphid (Aphis gossypiiGlover) in Cameroon. African Entomology (Revised version submitted).

4.R. Srinivasan, S.K. Ghosh, Nguyen ThiThanh Hien, M.Y. Lin, Vu Thi Thuy Trang, Le DucKhanh and Manh Hai Vu. 2013. Susceptibility of legume pod borer (LPB), Maruca vitrata to bio-pesticides in India, Taiwan and Vietnam. The Philippine Agricultural Scientist (submitted).

5.Sokame, B.M., A.K. Tounou, B. Datinon, E.A. Dannon Elie, C. Agboton, R. Srinivasan, B.R. Pittendrigh and M. Tamò. 2013. Combined activity of the Maruca multi-nucleopolyhedrovirus, MaviMNPV and oil from neem, Azadirachta indica Juss and Jatropha curcas L., for the control of cowpea pests. Crop Protection (Accepted) (Impact Factor: 1.303)

6.Wetro, E., A.K. Tounou, C. Agboton, B. Datinon, R. Srinivasan, B.R. Pittendrigh and M. Tamo. 2013. Bionomics of the parasitoid Apanteles taragamae as influenced by different diets fed to its host, Maruca vitrata. BioControl. DOI: 10.1007/s10526-013-9547-6(Impact Factor: 1.93)

7.Chang, J.C. and R. Srinivasan. 2013. Identification and expression analysis of diapause hormone and pheromone biosynthesis activating neuropeptide (DH-PBAN) in the legume
pod borer, Maruca vitrata Fabricius.PlosONE (Accepted)(Impact Factor: 3.73)

8.Srinivasan, R., Yun-che Hsu, P. Kadirveland Mei-ying Lin.2013. Analysis of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) Species Complex in Java Island, Indonesia based on Mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase I sequences. The Philippine Agricultural Scientist, 96(3): 290-295 (Impact Factor: 0.315)

9.Sopana Yule and R. Srinivasan. 2013. Evaluation of bio-pesticides against legume pod borer, Maruca vitrata Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), in laboratory and field conditions in Thailand. Journal of Asia – Pacific Entomology, 16(4): 357-360 (Impact Factor: 0.797)

10.Srinivasan, R., Fu-cheng Su and Chun-chu Huang. 2013. Oviposition dynamics and larval development of Helicoverpa armigera on a highly preferred unsuitable host plant, Solanum viarum.Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 147: 217-224(Impact Factor: 1.669)

11.Chang, J.C. and R. Srinivasan. 2013. Molecular-phylogenetic characterization of arrestin-2 from the legume pod borer, Maruca vitrata Fabricius.Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 106(3):359-370(Impact Factor: 1.196)

12.Sukhjeet Kaur and R. Srinivasan. 2013. Evaluation of organic soil amendments against root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita, in eggplant under nethouse conditions. Green Farming,4(2): 190-193.

13.Kadirvel, P., R. Srinivasan, Yun-che Hsu, Fu-cheng Su and R. de la Peña. 2013. Application of Cytochrome Oxidase I sequences for phylogenetic analysis and identification of thrips species occurring on vegetable crops. Journal of Economic Entomology,106(1): 408-418 (Impact Factor: 1.60)

14.Dharma Putra, G.N.G., I Putu Sudiarta, I Putu Dharma, Ketut Sumiartha and R. Srinivasan. 2013. Monitoring of imago of Spodoptera litura and Helicoverpa armigera using sex pheromone trap. E-Jurnal Agroekoteknologi Tropika, 2(1): 56-61 (

15.Chung, W.Q. and R. Srinivasan. 2013. Effects of pest management practices on honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) pollinators and yield of bitter gourd. Serangga, 17(2): 45-56

16.Kriesemer, S.K., Srinivasan, R., Bhushan, B. and Ravishankar, M. 2012. Assessing the Impact of an Integrated Pest Management Training Course in Jharkhand. Journal of Extension Education,24(3): 4886-4891.

17.Nair, R.M., R. Schafleitner, L. Kenyon, R. Srinivasan, W. Easdown, A. W. Ebertand P. Hanson. 2012. Genetic improvement of mungbean. The SABRAO Journal of Breeding and Genetics. 44(2): 177-190(Impact Factor: 0.227)

18.Abang, M.M., A.W. Kihurani and R. Srinivasan. 2012. Managing Diseases and Pests of Indigenous Vegetables for GAP Compliance in Sub-Saharan Africa. Scripta Horticulturae, 15: 191-232

19.Schläger, S., Ulrichs, C.,Srinivasan, R., Beran, F., Bhanu, K.R.M., Mewis, I., Schreiner, M.2012. Developing pheromone traps and lures for Maruca vitrata in Taiwan. Gesunde Pflanzen. 64(4): 183-186 (Impact Factor: 0.348)

20.Yun-che Hsu and R. Srinivasan. 2012. Desert horse purslane weed as an alternative host for amaranth leaf webber, Hymenia recurvalis in Taiwan.Formosan Entomologist. 32: 297-302.

21.Srinivasan, R. 2012. Integrating biopesticides in pest management strategies for tropical vegetable production. Journal of Biopesticides. 5: 36 – 45

22.Franziska Beran, Inga Mewis, R. Srinivasan, Jiří Svoboda, Christian Vial, Hervé Mosimann, Wilhelm Boland, Carmen Büttner, Christian Ulrichs, Bill S. Hansson and Andreas Reinecke. 2011. Male Phyllotreta striolata(F.) produce an aggregation pheromone: Identification of male-specific compounds and interaction with host plant volatiles. J Chem Ecol., 37: 85–97.(Impact Factor: 2.411)

23.Kadirvel, P., R. Srinivasan, Lin Mei-ying, Ebraheem Al-Jouri, M. Walid Idraw and R.C. de la Peña. 2011. Occurrence of Diadegma semiclausum, a parasitoid of diamondback moth in lowlands of Syria. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology, 14: 52–57.

24.Venu M. Margam, Brad S. Coates, Richard L. Hellmich, Tolulope Agunbiade, Manfredo J. Seufferheld, Weilin Sun, Malick N. Ba, Antoine Sanon, Clementine L. Binso-Dabire, Ibrahim Baoua, Mohammad F. Ishiyaku, Fernando G. Covas, R. Srinivasan, Joel Armstrong, Larry L. Murdock and Barry R. Pittendrigh. 2011. Mitochondrial Genome Sequence and Expression Profiling for the Legume Pod Borer, Maruca vitrata(Lepidoptera: Crambidae). PLoS ONE6(2): e16444. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0016444(Impact Factor: 4.351)

25.Margam, V. M., B. S. Coates, M. N. Ba, W. Sun, C. L. Binso-Dabire, I. Baoua, M. F. Ishiyaku, J.T. Shukle, R. L. Hellmich, F. G. Covas, R. Srinivasan, J. Armstrong, B. R. Pittendrigh and L. L. Murdock. 2011. Geographic distribution of phylogenetically-distinct legume pod borer, Maruca vitrata(Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae). Mol Biol Rep., 38(2): 893-903. (Impact Factor: 2.038)

26.Sandeep Kaur, Sukhjeet Kaur, Srinivasan R, Cheema DS, Tarsem Lal, Ghai TR, Chadha ML. 2010.Monitoring of major pests on cucumber, sweet pepper and tomato under net-house conditions in Punjab, India. Pest Management in Horticultural Ecosystems, 16(2): 148-155

27.Grzywacz, D., A. Rossbach, A. Rauf, D. A. Russell, R. Srinivasan and A. M. Shelton. 2010. Current control methods for diamondback moth and the prospects for improved management with lepidopteran-resistant Bt vegetable brassicas in Asia and Africa. Crop Protection, 29: 68-79.(Impact Factor: 1.331)

28.Shelton, A. M., G. T. Gujar, M. Chen, A. Rauf, R. Srinivasan, V. Kalia, A. Mittal, A. Kumari, K. Ramesh, R. Borkakatti, J. Z. Zhao, N. Endersby, D. Russell, Y. D. Wu and B. Uijtewaal. 2009. Assessing the susceptibility of cruciferous Lepidoptera to Cry1Ba2 and Cry1Ca4 for future transgenic cruciferous vegetables. Journal of Economic Entomology,102(6): 2217-2223.(Impact Factor: 1.296)

29.Katinka Weinberger and R. Srinivasan. 2009. Farmers' management of cabbage and cauliflower pests in India and their approaches to crop protection. Journal of Asia Pacific Entomology. 12: 253 – 259 (Ranked 2 among the top 25 hottest articles in this journal during October 2009 to September 2010)

30.Srinivasan, R.and Chun-chu Huang. 2009. The effect of simulated borer infested shoot pruning on yield parameters of eggplant. Journal of Asia Pacific Entomology. 12: 41 – 43

31.Srinivasan, R. 2008. Integrated pest management for eggplant fruit and shoot borer (Leucinodes orbonalis) in South and Southeast Asia: Past, Present and Future. Journal of Biopesticides. 1(2): 105 – 112

32.Srinivasan, R.and Y.C. Hsu. 2008. Susceptibility of major lepidopterans to δ-endotoxins and a formulation of Bacillus thuringiensis (B.t.) on vegetable brassicas in Taiwan. Biocontrol Science and Technology. 18(9): 935 – 939 (Impact Factor: 1.087)

33.Srinivasan, R. 2008. Susceptibility of legume pod borer (LPB), Maruca vitrata to δ-endotoxins of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) in Taiwan. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 97: 79-81 (Impact Factor: 1.463)

34.Song-Tay Lee, R. Srinivasan, Yan-Jheng Wu and N. S. Talekar. 2007. Occurrence and characterization of a nucleopolyhedrovirus from Maruca vitrata (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae) isolated in Taiwan. BioControl, 52: 801-819 (Impact Factor: 1.103)

35.Srinivasan, R. and S. Uthamasamy. 2006. Temporal variation in expression of toxicity in transgenic cottons against bollworm, Helicoverpaarmigera (Lepidoptera:Noctuidae). Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 76(2): 114-116(Impact Factor: 0.106)

36.Srinivasan, R., S. Uthamasamy and N. S. Talekar. 2006. Characterization of oviposition attractants of Helicoverpaarmigera in two Solanaceous plants, Solanum viarum and Lycopersicon esculentum. Current Science, 90(6): 846-850(Impact Factor: 0.737)

37.Srinivasan, R., N. S. Talekar and S. Uthamasamy. 2005. Feeding stimulants in Solanum viarum Dunal, for tomato fruit borer (TFB), Helicoverpa armigera Hubner. Formosan Entomologist, 25: 95-102

38.Srinivasan, R. and S. Uthamasamy. 2005. Trichome density and antibiosis affect resistance of tomato to fruit borer and whitefly under laboratory conditions. Journal of Vegetable Science, 11(2): 3-17

39.Srinivasan, R. and S. Uthamasamy. 2005. Does host plant chemistry influence feeding and ovipositional behavior of fruit borer, Helicoverpa armigera Hübner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in tomato? Journal of Vegetable Science, 11(1): 97-116

40.Srinivasan, R. and S. Uthamasamy. 2004. Feeding induced changes in phenolics and pathogenesis – related (PR) proteins: Implications in host resistance to Bemisia tabaci and Helicoverpa armigera in tomato accessions. Pest Management in Horticultural Ecosystems, 10(2): 95-106

41.Srinivasan, R., N. S. Talekar and S. Uthamasamy. 2003. Host plant influences on the reproductive behaviour of tomato fruitworm, Helicoverpaarmigera Hubner (Lepidoptera : Noctuidae). Tropical Agricultural Research, 15 : 169-179

42.Srinivasan, R., S. Uthamasamy, S. Mohan and B. Usharani. 2003. The effect of three plant products on Sitophilus oryzae (L.) in Maize. Plant Protection Bulletin(India), 55(1+2): 23-26

43.Srinivasan, R., S. Uthamasamy and G. Ravi. 2001. Biochemical changes induced by diflubenzuron in the integument of larvae of cotton bollworms. Entomon, 26 : 239-241

Non-Refereed

44.Srinivasan, R. 2013. Strategies for promoting the adoption of sustainable pest management in tropical vegetable production. Green Farming, 4(2): -----.

45.Srinivasan, R. and M. Ravishankar. 2011. Occurrence of Homalotylus eytelweinii (Ratzeburg)(Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) on Coccinellid insects. Insect Environment, 16(4): 157-158

46.Srinivasan, R. and S. Uthamasamy. 2005. Effect of tomato leaf cuticular wax extracts on egg hatchability and neonate mortality of Helicoverpa armigera Hub.(Lepidoptera:Noctuidae). Insect Environment, 10(4): 186-187

47.Srinivasan, R. and S. Uthamasamy. 2005. Studies to Elucidate Antibiosis Resistance in Selected Tomato Accessions against Fruitworm, Helicoverpa armigera Hubner (Lepidoptera:Noctuidae). Resistant Pest Management Newsletter, 14(2):24-26

48.Srinivasan, R. and S. Uthamasamy. 2004. Rapid Plant Screening Technique – a novel tool for the evaluation of antixenosis resistance mechanism of tomato accessions to Whitefly in laboratory condition. Resistant Pest Management Newsletter, 14(1):4-5

49.Srinivasan, R.and S. Uthamasamy. 2003. Pathogenesis related proteins mediated host resistance to phytophagous insects in tomato accessions. Molecular and Cellular Proteomics, 2(9) : 717

50.Srinivasan, R. and S. Uthamasamy. 2001. Interactions of diflubenzuron, insecticides and diflubenzuron + insecticide mixtures on spotted bollworm, Earias vitella F. and tobacco caterpillar, Spodoptera litura F. in cotton. Pestology, 25(9) : 7-9

51.Srinivasan, R. and S. Uthamasamy. 2001. Bioefficacy of diflubenzuron, insecticides and diflubenzuron + insecticide mixtures on the incidence of American bollworm, Helicoverpaarmigera Hub. in cotton. Pestology, 25(11) : 13-15

B) Research Papers in Proceedings of Conference(s)

52.Srinivasan, R., Yule, S., Chang, J.C., Malini, P., Lin, M.Y., Hsu, Y.C. and Schafleitner, R. 2013. Towards developing a sustainable management strategy for legume pod borer, Maruca vitrata on yard–long bean in Southeast Asia. In: Holmer R, Linwattana G, Nath P, Keatinge JDH, eds. 2013. Proceedings of the Regional Symposium on High Value Vegetables in Southeast Asia: Production, Supply and Demand (SEAVEG2012), 24-26 January 2012, Chiang Mai, Thailand. AVRDC – The WorldVegetableCenter, Publication No. 12-758. AVRDC – The WorldVegetableCenter, Taiwan. pp. 76-82.

53.Tamò, M., R. Srinivasan, E. Dannon, C. Agboton, B. Datinon, C. Dabiré, I. Baoua, M. Ba, B. Haruna and B. Pittendrigh. 2012. Biological Control: a Major Component for the Long-Term Cowpea Pest Management Strategy. Pp. 249-259. In: Boukar, O., Coulibaly, O., Fatokun, C., Lopez, K. Tamò, M. (eds.). Innovative research along the cowpea value chain.Proceedings of the Fifth World Cowpea Conference on Improving livelihoods in the cowpea value chain through advancement in science, 27 September – 1 October 2010, Saly, Senegal. 432 pp.

54.Srinivasan, R., M.Y. Lin and Y. C.Hsu. 2011. Effects of sub‐lethal doses of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) δ‐endotoxins against natural enemies of diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae). pp. 188-196.In:Srinivasan R, Shelton AM, Collins HL, eds. 2011. Proceedings of the Sixth International Workshop on Management of the Diamondback Moth and Other Crucifer Insect Pests, 21‐25 March 2011, Kasetsart University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand. AVRDC – The WorldVegetableCenter, Publication No. 11‐755. AVRDC – The WorldVegetableCenter, Taiwan. 321 p.

55.Rekha, B.S., R. Srinivasan, A.R.V. Kumar, T.M. Bharpoda and H. Chatterjee. 2011. Susceptibility of diamondback moth and cabbage head caterpillar to Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) δ‐endotoxins on vegetable brassicas in India. pp. 159-163.In:Srinivasan R, Shelton AM, Collins HL, eds. 2011. Proceedings of the Sixth International Workshop on Management of the Diamondback Moth and Other Crucifer Insect Pests, 21‐25 March 2011, Kasetsart University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand. AVRDC – The WorldVegetableCenter, Publication No. 11‐755. AVRDC – The WorldVegetableCenter, Taiwan. 321 p.

56.Srinivasan, R., F. C. Su, C. C. Huang, M. Y. Lin and Y. C. Hsu. 2009. Integrated pest management in organic vegetable soybean production. In. Proc. of Tropentag 2009, Conference on International Research on Food Security, Natural Resource Management and Rural Development.

57.Beran F., R.Srinivasan, C. Büttner, I. Mewis and C. Ulrichs. 2008. Developing New Techniques for Managing Phyllotreta striolata: Analysis of Host Plant Preference and Impact of Glucosinolates. Journal of Plant Disease Protection. 116(1): 39-40.

58.Russell, D., B. Uijtewaal, A.M. Shelton, M. Chen, R. Srinivasan, G.T. Gujar, A. Rauf, D. Grzywacz and P. Gregory. 2008. Bt brassicas for DBM control: The CIMBAA public / private partnership. In: Shelton, A.M., H.L. Collins, Y. Zhang and Q. Wu. 2008. The management of diamondback moth and other crucifer pests: Proceedings of the Fifth International Workshop, China Agricultural Science and Technology Press, Beijing, P.R. China. pp. 272-279.

59.Tamo, M., G. Goergen, C. Agboton and R. Srinivasan. 2007. Putting agro-biodiversity to work: the cowpea story. In: Proc. of XVI International Plant Protection Congress. pp. 354-355.

60.Palada, M. C., J. F. Wang, R. Srinivasan and C. H. Ma. 2007. AVRDC – The WorldVegetableCenter’s present and future approaches to good agricultural practices. In: Proc. of International Conference on Technology Development for Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) in Asia and Oceania. pp. 128-145.