Education: B.Sc. (Agriculture), CSKHPKV, Palampur, M.Sc. CSKHPKV, Palampur, Ph.D CSKHPKV, Palampur.

Positions held: Assistant Plant Pathologist, AICRP Forage (2015 till date)

Field of Specialization: Organic Agriculture and Biological Control

Research Interests: Development of ecofriendly disease management practices in various forage crops

Research Projects: All India Coordinated Research Project on Forage Crops and Utilization

Selected Research Publications (maximum up to 5):

1. Ashlesha Atri, DK Banyal, NR Bhardwaj and AK Roy (2022). Exploring the integrated use of fungicides, bio-control agent and biopesticide for management of foliar diseases (anthracnose, grey leaf spot and zonate leaf spot) of Sorghum. International Journal of Pest Management. DOI: 10.1080/09670874.2022.2039799 (NAAS rating: 7.91)
2. NR Bhardwaj, Ashlesha Atri, DK Banyal, A Dhal and AK Roy (2022). Multi-location evaluation of fungicides for managing blast (Magnaporthe grisea) disease of forage pearl millet in India. Crop Protection. 159: 106019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2022.106019 (NAAS rating: 9.04).
3. Ashlesha Atri and Maninder Kaur (2021). Influence of nitrogen levels and non?chemical management strategies on sheath rot (Sclerotium rolfsii) of napier hybrid. Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection. 128: 725–734 https://doi.org/10.1007/s41348-021-00426-1 (NAAS rating: 7.85)
4. Ashlesha Atri, HK Cheema and N Singh (2021). Ecofriendly management of stem rot of berseem caused by Sclerotinia trifoliorum. European Journal of Plant Pathology.160: 649-662. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-021-02273-0 (NAAS rating: 8.22)
5. NR Bhardwaj, Ashlesha Atri, U Rani, DK Banyal and AK Roy (2021). Weather-based models for predicting risk of zonate leaf spot disease in Sorghum. Tropical Plant Pathology 46: 702–713. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40858-021-00461-1 (NAAS rating: 8.40)

Awards/Honours/Distinctions:

• Awarded CSKHPKV University Gold Medal for obtaining highest OCPA in B.Sc. (Agriculture) Pathology in 2006
• Awarded CSKHPKV University Gold Medal for obtaining highest OCPA in PhD Plant Pathology in 2014
• Awarded first position for Prof. M.J. Narasimahan Academic Award contest (NZ) in National Symposium held at CSKHPKV, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh on November 24-25, 2011
• Awarded Commendation Certificate for Prof. MJ Narasimahan Academic Merit Award during 64^th Annual meeting of the Society and National Symposium on “Biology of Infection, Immunity and Disease Control in Pathogen-Plant Interactions” at University of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh during December 2-4, 2011