About
Professional SummaryDr. Abhay K. Pandey is a senior mycologist at the Tocklai Tea Research Institute, India, exploring microbial biocontrol agents in the tea ecosystem and understanding their mode of action against fungal pathogens of tea crops. He is also working on plant-pathogen interaction in tea crops. He has worked for World Vegetable Center, South Asia, ICRISAT, and Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India
Education
Academic Background-
Ph.D. Kumaun University Nainital, Uttarakhand, India Botany and Plant Pathology | Completed: 2012
Publications (75)
Selected Scholarly Contributions
Unlocking New Potential in Tea Pest Management Using Novel Paraffinic Hydrocarbon-Based Tank-Mix Adjuvant by Boosting Insecticide and Acaricide Efficacy
2026
Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry analysis of the secondary metabolites produced by Bacillus paramycoides BOK01 and Microbacterium barkeri BPATH02 and investigation of their antifungal activity against tea pathogens
2026
Pathological and molecular characterization identified Muyocopron laterale as a new pathogen causing brown leaf spot disease of tea in India
2026
Unraveling native
Trichoderma reesei
for field management of tea gray blight: mycoparasitism, chemical profile, and its influence on the
chitinase
and
β‐1, 3‐glucanase
genes
2026
Morpho-molecular characterization and pathogenicity of Geotrichum candidum causing potato rubbery rot: a new record from India
2026
First report of Curvularia alcornii causing leaf blight disease on tea (Camellia sinensis) in North Bengal, India
2025
Lavender
essential oils as natural food protectants: myth or a viable substitute?
2025
Root Disease Complexes of Arable Crops: Where Do We Stand and Where Should We Go?
2025
Harnessing Fungal Bioagents Rich in Volatile Metabolites for Sustainable Crop Protection: A Critical Review
2025
2025
2025
Morpho-molecular study of Ascochyta blight pathogen infecting chickpea plants in India and its integrated field management
2025
2024
First report of bacterial leaf blight on tea: an emerging threat to the Indian tea industry
2024
Molecular delineation and genetic diversity of Fusarium species complex causing tea dieback in India and their sensitivity to fungicides
2024
2024
A new canker on Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze associated with Diaporthe longicolla and Lasiodiplodia theobromae in India
2024
An alginate-based encapsulation enhances shelf life and bioactivity of the entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae
2023
Mycotoxins along the tea supply chain: A dark side of an ancient and high valued aromatic beverage
2023
Recent advances in delivering free or nanoencapsulatedCurcumaby-products as antimicrobial food additives
2023
2023
Grey Blight Disease Detection on Tea Leaves Using Improved Deep Convolutional Neural Network
2023
Functional traits and phylogenetic analysis of top-soil inhabiting rhizobacteria associated with tea rhizospheres in North Bengal, India
2023
Citrus Aurantifolia Essential Oil Composition, Bioactivity, and Antibacterial Mode of Action on Salmonella Enterica, a Foodborne Pathogen
2023
2023
2023
Insect Microbial Symbionts: Ecology, Interactions, and Biological Significance
2023
Deciphering phytomicrobiomes for sustainable crop production: Recent findings and future perspectives
2023
Dysphania ambrosioides essential oils: from pharmacological agents to uses in modern crop protection—a review
2022
Potential of the entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae s.l. for control of red spider mite, Oligonychus coffeae Nietner on tea crop
2022
Blackgram–Macrophomina phaseolina Interactions and Identification of Novel Sources of Resistance
2022
The hunt for beneficial fungi for tomato crop improvement – Advantages and perspectives
2022
How the Global Tea Industry Copes With Fungal Diseases – Challenges and Opportunities
2021
Identification of new sources of resistance to dry root rot caused by Macrophomina phaseolina isolates from India and Myanmar in a mungbean mini-core collection
2021
Will Macrophomina phaseolina spread in legumes due to climate change? A critical review of current knowledge
2021
Do the beneficial fungi manage phytosanitary problems in the tea agro-ecosystem?
2021
Macrophomina phaseolina
–host interface: Insights into an emerging dry root rot pathogen of mungbean and urdbean, and its mitigation strategies
2021
Essential oils from the genus Thymus as antimicrobial food preservatives: Progress in their use as nanoemulsions-a new paradigm
2021
One Crop Disease, How Many Pathogens?Podosphaera xanthiiandErysiphe vignaesp. nov. Identified as the Two Species that Cause Powdery Mildew of Mungbean (Vigna radiata) and Black Gram (V. mungo) in Australia
2021
Field-Relevant New Sources of Resistance to Anthracnose Caused by Colletotrichum truncatum in a Mungbean Mini-Core Collection
2021
Bioactivity of Trichoderma harzianum isolates against the fungal root rot pathogens with special reference to Macrophomina phaseolina causing dry root rot of mungbean
2020
Morphological and molecular characterization of Macrophomina phaseolina isolated from three legume crops and evaluation of mungbean genotypes for resistance to dry root rot
2020
Use of Tanacetum tomentosum and Ta. dolichophyllum essential oils as botanical repellents and insecticidal agents against storage pest Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)
2017
The Genus Artemisia: a 2012–2017 Literature Review on Chemical Composition, Antimicrobial, Insecticidal and Antioxidant Activities of Essential Oils
2017
Impact of exotic pests on agro-biodiversity and their management: A review.
Abhay Kumar Pandey
2016
Strategies to control post-harvest diseases of table grape: A review.
Abhay Kumar Pandey
2016
Evaluation of Artemisia maritima L. essential oil for its chemical and biological properties against some foodborne pathogens.
Abhay Kumar Pandey
2016
Antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of three Artemisia vulgaris (L.) essential oils from Uttarakhand, India.
Abhay Kumar Pandey
2016
Efficacy of some essential oils against Aspergillus flavus with special reference to Lippia alba oil an inhibitor of fungal proliferation and aflatoxin B1 production in green gram seeds during storage.
Abhay Kumar Pandey
2016
Biological spectrum of Trichoderma harzianum Rifai isolates to control fungal diseases of tomato (Solanum lycopersicon L.).
Abhay Kumar Pandey
2016
Repellent and fumigant activities of Tanacetum nubigenum Wallich. ex DC essential oils against Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae).
Abhay Kumar Pandey
2015
Chemical composition and antioxidant activity of essential oil of Artemisia nilagirica Linn. from Eastern Uttar Pradesh, India.
Abhay Kumar Pandey
2015
Efficiency of Artemisia nilagirica (Clarke) Pamp. essential oil as a mycotoxicant against postharvest mycobiota of table grapes.
Abhay Kumar Pandey
2015
Chemical composition, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of the essential oil of Nepeta hindostana (Roth) Haines from India.
Abhay Kumar Pandey
2015
Chemistry and bioactivities of essential oils of some Ocimum species: An overview.
Abhay Kumar Pandey
2014
Effect of variable physical factors on the toxicity of plant volatiles against some Aspergillus spp.
Abhay Kumar Pandey
2014
Chemical composition, antibacterial and antioxidant activity of essential oil of Eupatorium adenophorum Spreng. from Eastern Uttar Pradesh, India.
Abhay Kumar Pandey
2014
In vivo evaluation of two Essential Oil Based Botanical Formulations (EOBBFs) for the use against stored product pathogens and pests, Aspergillus species and Callosobruchus species (Coleoptera: Bruchidae).
Abhay Kumar Pandey
2014
Enhancement of shelf life of button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus (higher basidiomycetes) by fumigant application of Lippia alba essential oil.
Abhay Kumar Pandey
2014
Assessment of Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf essential oil as herbal preservatives based on antifungal, antiaflatoxin and antiochratoxin activities and in vivo efficacy during storage.
Abhay Kumar Pandey
2014
Repellent activity of some essential oils against two stored product beetles Callosobruchus chinensis L. and C. maculatus F. (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) with reference to Chenopodium ambrosioides L. oil for the safety of pigeon pea seeds.
Abhay Kumar Pandey
2014
Bioefficacy of plant essential oils against pulse beetles Callosobruchus spp. (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) in pigeon pea seeds with particular reference to Clausena pentaphylla (Roxb.) DC.
Abhay Kumar Pandey
2013
Application of Chenopodium ambrosioides Linn. essential oil as botanical fungicide for the management of fungal deterioration in pulses.
Abhay Kumar Pandey
2013
Mycoparasites of Ganoderma lucidum (Leyss: Fr) Karst and their botanical management.
Abhay Kumar Pandey
2013
Evaluation of Clausena pentaphylla (Roxb.) DC oil as a fungitoxicant against storage mycoflora of pigeon pea seeds.
Abhay Kumar Pandey
2013
Essential oils: A renewable source for the management of stored product insects-a review.
Abhay Kumar Pandey
2012
New report on the chemical composition of the essential oil from leaves of Clausena pentaphylla from India.
Abhay Kumar Pandey
2012
In-vitro antibacterial activities of the essential oils of aromatic plants against Erwinia herbicola (Lohnis) and Pseudomonas putida (Kris Hamilton).
Abhay Kumar Pandey
2012
Impact of essential oils on eggs hatchability and feeding activity of pulse beetles.
Abhay Kumar Pandey
2011
Use of essential oils of aromatic plants for the management of pigeon pea infestation by pulse bruchids during storage.
Abhay Kumar Pandey
2011
Preservation of Buchnania lanzan Spreng. seeds by Ocimum canum Sims. essential oil.
Abhay Kumar Pandey
2011
Aromatic plants of Gorakhpur division: Their antimycotic properties and medicinal value.
Abhay Kumar Pandey
2011
Post-harvest fungal and insect deterioration of pigeon pea seeds and their management by plant volatiles.
Abhay Kumar Pandey
2011
Effect of some essential oils on the oviposition and emergence of Callosobruchus sp. (Coleoptera: Bruchidae).
Abhay Kumar Pandey
2011
Diversity and distribution of aromatic plants in forests of Gorakhpur Division, U.P., India.
Abhay Kumar Pandey
2010