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Boovaraghan Balaji

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1994Rising activity
Insect-Plant Interactions and ControlInsect Resistance and GeneticsAgricultural Research and PracticesMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsInsect Pest Control Strategies

Publications

36

Citations

398

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

32

Publishing since 1994

Research summary
AI-generated

Boovaraghan Balaji works in agricultural entomology, focusing on rice pests, especially the yellow stem borer (Scirpophaga incertulas), including how rice plants resist this pest, how insecticides and weather affect pest populations, and how rice landraces (traditional varieties) can be screened for natural resistance. Related work covers other crop pests (tomato leafminers, cucumber caterpillars), pollinator visitation on flowering crops, biological control agents like parasitoid wasps and predatory bugs, and broader topics such as insecticide resistance management and climate change effects on insect pests. This research is intended to support pest management and crop protection strategies in agriculture.

Rice pest management (yellow stem borer)Plant resistance to insect herbivoresInsecticide efficacy and resistance managementBiological control agents (parasitoids, predators, Bacillus thuringiensis)Climate and weather effects on insect pest populations

Publication output shows no recorded activity from 2017-2022 followed by a marked increase starting in 2023, rising further in 2024 before a slight dip in 2025, suggesting a recent surge in publishing activity.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.4/year recently
1718192021222023: 5 publications232024: 9 publications9242025: 8 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Madras Agricultural Journal×3
  • Insect Environment×3
  • Indian Journal of Entomology×2
  • The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences×2
  • Journal of Entomological Research×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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