Mr. Dharm Singh Meena

Mr. Dharm Singh Meena
Chief Technical Officer

Division/RS/Unit

Division of Plant Quarantine

Contact

Off.-011-25802727
Email- dharm.meena(AT)icar.gov.in, dsmeenapqd(AT)gmail.com 

Qualification

Degree Discipline Year
M.Sc. Agronomy 2004
Ph.D. – –
Post Doctoral – –

SPECIALIZATION

Salient Achievements

  • A Total of 6,43,885 samples under import and 10,488 samples of exports were examined for quarantine processing.
  • 19,497 exotic samples were exposed to X-ray radiography, 654 samples revealed infestation Vicia faba, Lathyrus sativus, Pisum sativum, Vigna unguiculata and Lens culinaris were found to carry hidden infestation were separated and processed for insect retrieval. The insect interceptions recorded are presented in the.
  • 1,09,749 (curative to 6407 and prophylactic to 103342) samples of various crops were given by fumigation treatment and 7744 samples of were given insecticidal dip treatment.
  • 45,615 indigenous seed samples of different plant genera were examined for pest free conservation and 10,065 samples were exposed to X-ray. 4723 samples found infested with different insect/pest A total of 45,171 samples sent to LTS and 444 samples sent to MTS.
  • Technical assistance extended in retrieval, mounting and taxonomical identification of various indigenous and exotic insect in general and bruchids pest intercepted through X-ray in particular as.
  • Assisted to guide more than >700 visitors in X-ray lab and explained the importance of X-ray radiography in detection of hidden infestation of bruchids and chalcids in germplasm under exchange for quarantine clearance.

Awards/Honours

Recent Publications Research Papers

  1. Chalam VC, Kavita Gupta, MC Singh, Z Khan, J Akhtar, BH Gawade, Pooja Kumari, Pardeep Kumar BR Meena, AK Maurya and DS Meena (2022) Role of Plant Quarantine in Preventing Entry of Exotic Pests. Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources 35(3): 141-146 DOI 10.5958/0976-1926.2022.00057.2 (NAAS Score: 5.54)
  2. Gupta Kavita, SP Singh, Shashi Bhalla and DS Meena (2021) Interception of Insect Pests using X-Ray Radiography during Quarantine of Plant Genetic Resources. Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources. 34(1): 43–53 DOI 10.5958/0976-1926.2021.00006.1 (NAAS Score: 5.54)
  3. Singh S P, Shashi Bhalla, Kavita Gupta, D S Meena and S C Dubey (2019) Efficacy of thermal treatments against rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 89 (8): 1359–61.
  4. Boopathi T, Kavita Gupta, SP Singh and DS Meena (2023) Insects Pests of Quarantine Significance in Cucurbitaceous and Solenaceous Vegetables. In: Pests of Quarantine Significance in Cucurbitaceous and Solenaceous Vegetables (eds. Akhtar J, VC Chalam, K Gupta and Z Khan), National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, India. pp 1-25. ISBN: 978-81-958250-4-2
  5. Singh SP, Kavita Gupta, T Boopathi and DS Meena (2023) Mite Pests of Quarantine Significance in Cucurbitaceous and Solenaceous Vegetables. In: Pests of Quarantine Significance in Cucurbitaceous and Solenaceous Vegetables (eds. Akhtar J, VC Chalam, K Gupta and Z Khan), National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, India. pp 26-38. ISBN: 978-81-958250-4-2

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