Pramod Kumar Sahu

Name: Pramod Kumar Sahu, Ph.D., ARS Designation: Senior Scientist (Agri. Microbiology) Professional experience: 12 years as scientist at ICAR Research interest: Endophytes Consortium of bioinoculants Plant-Microbe Interaction Climate resilience  Google Scholar Link: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=Y0vx7-oAAAAJ&hl=en Contact details: Office Address: ICAR-National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms Kushmaur, Maunath Bhanjan 275103  Uttar Pradesh (India)   E-mail: pramod15589@gmail.com | Pramod.Sahu@icar.org.in

Significant recognition (Awards/Fellowships/Technologies transferred/Patents etc.):

1. Technologies (2)

1. 1. EndoBio1
   2. EndoPro1 for salinity stress alleviation

2. Fellowships (2):

1. 1. DST – INSPIRE
   2. ICAR-SRF by ICAR in 2013

3. Patents/Copyrights (2):

1. 1. Filedand Published
   2. Copyright Granted

4. Membership of Societies:
   1. The Association of Microbiologist of India (AMI)Membership number: 5150-2021
   2. Association for Conservation of Microbes and Application (ACMA), Life membership number: ACMA-2024-4
   3. INSCR (Indian Network for Soil Contamination Research) Life membership number: 2024-244
   4. Society for Plant Research, SPR-LM-339
   5. Indian Phytopathological Society, New Delhi

5. Awards: (20)
   1. NAAS Young Scientist 2021 in Plant Protection by National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi in 2022
   2. AMI- Young Scientist Award by Association of Microbiologist of India in 2023
   3. Distinguished Scientist Award by 12th International Conference on Agriculture & Veterinary: Transformative approach, Research & Innovations Forum organized by UAS Dharwad from 16-18 Nov 2025 in 2025
   4. Young Scientist Award (Agriculture)-2024 by Society for Plant Research, Vegetos in 2024
   5. Best oral presentation award by National Conference on “Nurturing Agricultural Advancement and Sustainability 2024” (NAAAS 2024, 10th & 11th February) organized by SARSD and Sampoorna International Institute of Agri. Science & Horticultural Technology, with the University of Mysore in 2024
   6. Kanwar Virendra Singh memorial all India best publication award-2022 by SADHANA, Dr. Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, Himanchal Pradesh in 2022
   7. Kanwar Virendra Singh memorial all India best publication award-2021 by SADHANA, Dr. Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, Himanchal Pradesh in 2021
   8. Best oral presentation award by In 7th International Conference: Phytopathology in Achieving UN Sustainable Goals in 2020
   9. K.P.V. Menon Best Poster Award by Indian Phytopathological Society in 2019
   10. Best poster Award by 71st Annual meeting, Indian Phytopathological Society (IPS) & National Symposium in 2019
   11. Best poster Award by 1st International Conference on Biological Control held at ICAR-NBAIR in 2018
   12. “Young Scientist in Agricultural Microbiology-2018” Award by Centre for Advance Research and Design, Venus International Foundation, Chennai, India in 2018
   13. Best poster Award by 1st International Agrobiodiversity Congress in 2016
   14. Best poster Award by National symposium-cum-mid eastern zone meet of Indian PhytopathologicalSociety in 2015
   15. ICAR-NET by ICAR in 2014
   16. GATE-2012 by National Coordination Board – GATE, The Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education (MoE), in 2012
   17. Willium Rigo Award in M.Sc. by University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru in 2012
   18. Dr. G. Rangaswamy Gold Medal in M.Sc (Agriculture) by University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru in 2012
   19. Dr. B. P. Pal"S Prize- Gold Medal in M.Sc (Agriculture) by University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru in 2012
   20. University of Agricultural Sciences Gold Medal in M.Sc. (Agriculture) by University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru in 2012

Projects: 18

On-going Projects: 05

Completed Projects: 13

Publications:

List of publications (Best 10 publications) with NAAS Rating and Impact Factor:

1.      Sahu, P.K., Dhal, K.N., Kale, N., Kumar, V., Rai, N., Gupta, A., Jaiswal, D.K. and Srivastava, A.K., (2025) Unveiling the Role of Metabolites from a Bacterial Endophyte in Mitigating Soil Salinity and Reducing Oxidative Stress. Molecules, 30(8), p.1787. Corresponding Author (NAAS: 10.2)

2.      Sahu, P.K., Singh, S., Singh, U.B., Chakdar, H., SHARMA, P.K., Sarma, B.K., Teli, B., Bajpai, R., Singh, H.V. and Saxena, A.K., Inter-genera colonization of Ocimum tenuiflorum endophytes in tomato and their complementary effects on Na+/K+ balance, oxidative stress regulation and root architecture under elevated soil salinity. Frontiers in Microbiology, p.2847. Corresponding Author (NAAS: 10.0)

3.      Srivastava, A.K., Srivastava, R., Yadav, J., Singh, A.K., Tiwari, P.K., Srivastava, A.K., Sahu, P.K., Singh, S.M. and Kashyap, P.L., (2023) Virulence and pathogenicity determinants in whole genome sequence of Fusarium udum causing wilt of pigeon pea. Frontiers in Microbiology, 14, p.271. Corresponding Author, (NAAS: 10.0)

4.      Gupta, A., Singh, A.N., Tiwari, R.K., Sahu, P.K., Yadav, J., Srivastava, A.K. and Kumar S., (2023) Salinity alleviation and reduction in oxidative stress by endo-phytic and rhizospheric microbes in two rice cultivars. Plants 12:976, 1-18. Corresponding Author (NAAS: 10.0)

5.      Sahu, P.K., Singh, S., Gupta, A., Singh, U.B., Brahmaprakash, G.P. and Saxena, A.K., (2019) Antagonistic potential of bacterial endophytes and induction of systemic resistance against collar rot pathogen Sclerotium rolfsii in tomato. Biological Control, 137, p.104014. Corresponding Author (NAAS: 9.7)

6.      Sahu, P.K., Singh, S., Gupta, A.R., Gupta, A., Singh, U.B., Manzar, N., Bhowmik, A., Singh, H.V. and Saxena, A.K., (2020) Endophytic bacilli from medicinal-aromatic perennial Holy basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum L.) modulate plant growth promotion and induced systemic resistance against Rhizoctonia solani in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Biological Control, 150, p.104353. Corresponding Author (NAAS: 9.7)

7.      Gupta, A., Tiwari, R.K., Renu, Singh, A.N., Sahu, P.K., (2022) Salinity alleviator bacteria in rice (Oryza sativa L.), their colonization efficacy, and synergism with melatonin. Frontiers in Plant Sciences, 10.3389/fpls.2022.1060287, (NAAS: 10.1)

8.      Singh, U.B., Malviya, D., Singh, S., Kumar, M., Sahu, P.K., Singh, H.V., Kumar, S., Roy, M., Imran, M., Rai, J.P. and Sharma, A.K., (2019) Trichoderma harzianum-and methyl jasmonate-induced resistance to Bipolarissorokiniana through enhanced phenylpropanoid activities in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Frontiers in microbiology, 10, p.1697. (NAAS: 10.0)

9.      Thomas, P. and Sahu, P.K., (2021) Vertical transmission of diverse cultivation-recalcitrant endophytic bacteria elucidated using watermelon seed embryos. Frontiers in Microbiology, p.3138. (NAAS: 10.0)

10.  Mageshwaran, V., Gupta, R., Singh, S., Sahu, P.K., Singh, U.B., Chakdar, H., Bagul, S.Y., PAUL, S. and Singh, H.V., Endophytic Bacillus subtilis antagonize soil borne fungal pathogens and suppress wilt complex in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). Frontiers in Microbiology, p.3884. (NAAS: 10.0)