National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Dr. Dilip Kumar Ghosh
FELLOW, ELECTED 2025

Born in Hooghly district of West Bengal, Indiaon 23 rd August, 1964. Educated at Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya,WB (1983-87), Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi (1988-1994); Citrus Research and Education Centre, University of Florida, USA (2000 and 2010); B.Sc. (Ag.) Hons 1987; M.Sc. 1990; Ph.D. 1994.

Director, ICAR-Central Citrus Research Institute, Nagpur, 2021 to date.

Scientist, 1995-2004; Senior Scientist, 2004-10 and Principal Scientist, ICAR-Central Citrus Research Institute, Nagpur, 2010-21.

Awards/Honours: International FAO Consultant (2011 and 2012), Executive Council Member of the International Society of Citriculture, California, USA (2024-28); Member, Advisory Committee, MISA, University of Central Florida, USA (2018-20); Recipient of J F Dastur Memorial Award (2019) of Indian Phytopathological Society;Dr R S Paroda Award of CHAI (2022); Lifetime Achievement Award of Asian PGPR Society for Sustainable Agriculture (2023);Prof. R. P. Purkayastha Memorial Award of the Indian Mycological Society(2024);Outstanding Plant Virologist' Award of SAB held at Asian Plant Science Congress, Nepal (2014); Editor, Plant Pathology, UK (2018-2022); Associate Editor, Indian Virological Society (2005-07); Editor, Indian Phytopathological Society (2014-15); Editorial Board Member, Indian Journal of Mycology and Plant Pathology; Guest Editor of the journal Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524) for special issue belonging to the section "Plant Pathology and Disease Management (PPDM)"; Course Director, International training to the Horticulture Officers of Nepal (2012); International training to the Scientists of Oman (2013) and International training to the Horticulture Officers of Bhutan(2019).President, Indian Phytopathological Society(2024); President, Indian Society ofCitriculture, (2022-26); Convener, Asian Citrus Congress (2023); Convener, IPS National Conference of Plant Pathology (2025); Executive Council member of MGIRI(GoI),Wardha,Maharashtra; Member of the Research Council of University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot, Karnataka (2021-23); Adjunct Faculty, UttarbangaKrishiViswaVidyalaya (UBKV); Member of Academic Council of Dr. PDKV, Akola (2023-24); Member, Prof. R. Mashalkar (Ex-DG,CSIR) Committee of Biotechnology, Maharashtra; Councilor, Indian Phytopathological Society (2006). Organizing Secretary, National Symposium of Plant Pathology (WZ), 2006; Organizing Secretary, Brain Storming Dialogue on Citrus Virology(2015). Recipient of DBT (GoI) travel grant to visit China (2008), Brazil (2016) and USA (2018). Resource Person for Royal Government of Bhutan to provide training to their staff in Thimpu, Bhutan (2018).As a member of Asian Development Bank nominated Delegation, visited Clean Plant Centers of USA (2023).Lead / Invited speaker at 11th International Citrus Congress,China (2008), Asian Plant Science Congress, Nepal (2014), 13th International Citrus Congress(2016); 3rd MISA conference held in University of Central Florida, USA (2018); International Plant Pathology Conference held in Bangkok, Thailand (2018);International Research Conference on Huanglongbing (IRCHLB) in Riverside, USA (2024)and International Citrus Congress, South Korea (2024).

Fellow: Korean Society of Citrus and Subtropical Clinate Fruits, South Korea; Indian Phytopathological Society, New Delhi; Indian Virological Society, New Delhi; Confederation of Horticulture Society of India (CHAI), New Delhi; Society of Applied Biotechnology (SAB), Karnataka; Microbiologists Society of India, Maharashtra (Honorary Fellow)

Research Areas: Plant Virology, Citrus Pathology, Molecular Plant Pathology

Address: Director, ICAR-Central Citrus Research Institute, Amravati Road, Nagpur 440033, Maharashtra; Indrayani Apartment, Plot No 86, Nelco Society, Subhash Nagar, Nagpur 440022, Maharashtra; [Tel: Off. (0712) 2500813, 2500249; Cell: 9623785121; Email: ghoshdk@hotmail.com]