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Dr. Kalpna Bisht

Dr. Kalpna Bisht

Specialization

Entomology

Email

kalpanabisht@sgrru.ac.in

Dr. Kalpana Bisht is presently serving as Assistant Professor in the Department of Entomology, School of Agricultural Sciences, Shri Guru Ram Rai University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand. She possesses more than seven years of experience in teaching and research.  She has obtained her Ph.D. in Entomology from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, and completed her M.Sc. (Ag.) Entomology and B.Sc. Agriculture from G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, also qualified ICAR-NET. She has been awarded several fellowships, including the UGC Fellowship for Ph.D. and a Research Grant under RKVY-RAFTAAR (RABI Program) from the Indian Institute of Management, Kashipur (2024-25).

Her research contributions include 23 research papers in NAAS-rated journals, one authored book, seven book chapters, and seven popular articles. Her primary research interests lies in host plant resistance, integrated pest management, and sustainable pest management innovations, including work on insect protein harvesting.

Dr. Bisht holds two design patents granted by the Government of India for innovative insect-handling and rearing devices. 

Awards and Achievements

  • Young Scientist Award - ICAR-IISR Lucknow & UP Council of Agricultural Research (2024)
  • Best Oral Presentation Award - ICAR-IISR Lucknow (2024)
  • Research Excellence Award - Institute of Scholars, Bengaluru (Ministry of MSME, GoI, 2021)
  • Best Research Scholar Award - Agricultural Technology Development Society, Ghaziabad (2018)
  • Design Patents
    • A Portable Insect Observation Chamber with Integrated Lighting (Design No. 429002-001, 2024)
    • A Modular Stackable Cricket Rearing Device (Design No. 436562-001, 2025)

 

  Name of the Author Title of Paper/Book Published Name of the journal/Publication house Year of Publication Manuscript no./DOI
1 Dr. Kalpna Bisht Optimizing Nutritional Regimes for Sustainable Weight Gain in House Crickets (Acheta domesticus) for Food Security Uttar Pradesh Journal of Zoology,2025 2025 10.56557/upjoz/2025/v46i104973
2 Dr. Kalpna Bisht Sustainable agricultural protection: Nanotechnology-based approaches to pest and disease management International Journal of Entomology Research 2025 10(9):21-27
3 Dr. Kalpna Bisht Sustainable agricultural protection: Nanotechnology-based approaches to pest and disease management Uttar Pradesh Journal of Zoology 2024 10.56557/upjoz/2024/v45i204574
4 Dr. Kalpna Bisht Field screening of some long duration pigeonpea genotypes against pod fly Melanagromyza obtusa under natural conditions Journal of Experimental Zoology 2022 25(1): 1041-1044 0972-0030
5 Dr. Kalpna Bisht Morphological and biochemical resistance to Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in tomato Crop Protection 2022 10.1016/j.cropro.2022.106080
6 Dr. Kalpna Bisht Assessment of various IPM modules against major insect pests of pea (Pisum sativum L.) Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry 2021 10(2): 1100-1103 2349-8234
7 Dr. Kalpna Bisht Morphological Parameters of Tomato Genotypes And Resistance To Fruit Borer Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) Indian Journal of Entomology 2020 10.5958/0974-8172.2020.00106.6
8 Dr. Kalpna Bisht Honey bee as weapon of war: a review Indian Journal of Agriculture and Allied Sciences 2020 6(3):2020 2395-1109
9 Dr. Kalpna Bisht Utilizing Propolis Components In The Development Of Novel Therapeutics For Covid-19: A Review Indian Journal of Agriculture and Allied Sciences 2020 6(3):103-106 2395-1109
10 Dr. Kalpna Bisht Morphological Parameters of Tomato Genotypes And Resistance To Fruit Borer Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) Indian Journal of Entomology 2020 10.5958/0974-8172.2020.00106.6
11 Dr. Kalpna Bisht Honey bee as weapon of war: a review Indian Journal of Agriculture and Allied Sciences 2020 6(3):2020 2395-1109
12 Dr. Kalpna Bisht Utilizing Propolis Components In The Development Of Novel Therapeutics For Covid-19: A Review Indian Journal of Agriculture and Allied Sciences 2020 6(3):103-106 2395-1109
13 Dr. Kalpna Bisht Evaluation of comparative resistance in tomato varieties/germplasms against fruit borer, Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2019 7(5): 581-588
14 Dr. Kalpna Bisht Seasonal occurrence of gram pod borer [Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner)] on chickpea in Varanasi Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2018 5(6):786-790 2349-6800

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