सीएसबी - केंद्रीय रेशम उत्पादन अनुसंधान एवं प्रशिक्षण संस्थान , मैसूरु

मनंदावाड़ी रोड, श्रीरामपुरा, केंद्रीय रेशम बोर्ड - वस्त्र मंत्रालय - भारत सरकार

CSB – Central Sericultural Research & Training Institute (CSRTI), Mysuru

Manandavadi Road, Srirampura, Central Silk Board, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India

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Dr. S. Pavithran

Scientist-B
Designation :

Scientist-B


Present Posting :

Regional Sericultural Research Station, Central Silk Board, Salem - 636017


Specialization :

Agricultural Entomology


Qualification :
  • B.Sc. Agriculture – Annamalai University (2014-2018)
  • M.Sc. (Ag.) Entomology - Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore (2018-2020)
  • Ph.D. Entomology - Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore (2021-2024)
Research Work Experience :

Research work experience on salivary proteins of cotton and cowpea aphid, taxonomy of odonatan in rice ecosystem and Baseline susceptibility studies of diamides and other products on sugarcane top borer Scirpophaga expertalis


Details of research Projects :

Salivary proteins of cotton and cowpea aphid, taxonomy of odonatan in rice ecosystem and Baseline susceptibility studies of diamides and other products on sugarcane top borer Scirpophaga expertalis


Research publications :
Publications Numbers
Full length Research Papers 12
Research Shortnotes -
Books 3
Book Chapters 5
Research Abstracts 6
Popular articles 12
TV/Radio Programmes -

Ten best publications :
  1. Pavithran, S., M. Murugan, M. Jayakanthan, Y. Kalenahalli, V. Balasubramani, S. Hemalatha, S. Harish, and N. Senthil. "Identification of salivary proteins of the cowpea aphid Aphis craccivora by transcriptome and LC-MS/MS analyses." Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 165 (2024): 104060.
  2. Pavithran, S., M. Murugan, M. Jayakanthan, C. Sathyaseelan, V. Balasubramani, S. Harish, and N. Senthil. "Salivary gland transcriptomics of the cotton aphid Aphis gossypii and comparative analysis with other sap-sucking insects." Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology 116, no. 2 (2024): e22123.
  3. Pavithran, S., M. Murugan, M. Jayakanthan, Kalenahalli, V. Balasubramani, S. Hemalatha, S. Harish, N. Senthil, and O. Dhanyakumar. "Proteomic insights into the saliva and salivary glands of the cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii (Hemiptera: Aphididae)." Phytoparasitica 52, no. 4 (2024): 1-33.
  4. Sivagnanapazham, K., Karthikeyan, G., Pavithran, S., Harish, S., Murugan, M., Latha, T. K. S., & Devi, H. U. N. "Transmission dynamics and localization of tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus in cucurbits via sweet potato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius)." Molecular Biology Reports 52.1 (2025): 1-14.
  5. Muthu Lakshmi Bavithra, Chandramohan, Pavithran, S. "Enthralling genetic regulatory mechanisms meddling insecticide resistance development in insects: Role of transcriptional and post-transcriptional events." Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences 10 (2023): 1257859.
  6. Ashok, K., Ramasamy, E., Venkatesh, R., Bhargava, C. N., Pavithran, S., Dhawane, Y., ... & Asokan, R. "Differential expression of genes in pre-blastoderm embryos of the oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae) microinjected with white locus CRISPR/Cas9 ribo nucleo protein complex." International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (2025): 148735.
  7. Pavithran, S., Murugan, M., Jayakanthan, M., Balasubramani, V., Harish, S., & Senthil, N. (2024). Proteomic Analysis of Cowpea Aphid Aphis craccivora Koch Salivary Gland Using LC-MS/MS Analysis. Indian Journal of Entomology, 1-6.
  8. Pavithran, S., Chitra, N., & Arulprakash, R. (2020). Checklist of Odonata in the rice fields of India. Indian Journal of Entomology, 82(1), 99-109.
  9. Daniel, J. A., Ashok, K., Pavithran, S., & Ranjith, M. (2020). A review on invasive insect pests in India and their predators and parasitoids. Journal of Experimental Zoology, India, 23(2), 987- 1006.
  10. Ashok, K., & Pavithran, S. (2021). Biology and morphometrics of Spodoptera litura (f.) on castor. Indian Journal of Entomology, 83(1).