Dr. Nandlal Choudhary

Assistant Professor-II

Amity Institute Of Virology & Immunology

Plant Virology
Amity Institute of Virology and Immunology (AIVI)

Amity University, Sector-125, Noida

PhD. in Biochemistry (Plant Sciences) from Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi.
Postdoc from Citrus Research and Education Center, Univ. of Florida, USA
15 Years
Recombinant DNA Technology & Proteomics, Comprehensive Molecular Biology, Applied Virology, Essentials of Biochemistry, Viral Diseases of crop plants, Basics of Virology, Viral Disease Management, Translational Proteomics
Plant Molecular Virology, Virus-host interaction, Plant Virus Diagnostics
Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Basic and Applied Virology, Plant Physiology
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1. Life Member of Indian Society of Agricultural Biochemistry, Kanpur from 2018
2. Life Member of Asian PGPR Society of Sustainable Agriculture, USA from 2016
3. Life Member of Life Science Society, Hyderabad from 2018
4. Life Member of Indian Virological Society, New Delhi from 2016
5. Life Member of World Society for Virology from 2018
6. Life Member of International Society for Infectious Disease, USA from 2016
Some Research Papers
1. Aniket Angira, V.K. Baranwal, Aashish Ranjan, Nandlal Choudhary (2024) Optimization of DAC-ELISA and IC-RT-PCR using the developed polyclonal antibody and one-step RT-PCR assays for detection of Indian citrus ringspot virus in kinnow orange of Punjab, India. Journal of Virological Methods. 114972
2. Damini Diksha, Susheel Kumar Sharma, Baby Wangkhem, Sumitra Phurailatpam, Yanglem Herojit Singh, Nandlal Choudhary, Virendra Kumar Baranwal (2024) Simplified extraction protocol of citrus tissues for rapid detection of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ using isothermal recombinase polymerase amplification assay and its application for prevalence studies. South African Journal of Botany, 165, 517-525.
3. Damini Diksha, V. Kavi Sidharthan, Pankhuri Singhal, Nandlal Choudhary, Susheel Kumar Sharma, Sajad Un Nabi & Virendra Kumar Baranwal (2023). Multigene sequence analysis reveals occurrence of genetic variability in Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus associated with Huanglongbing of Western and North-Eastern India". Indian Phytopathology 76, 261–272.
4. Jaiswal, D., Sidharthan, V.K., Sharma, S.K., Richa Rai, Nandlal Choudhary, Ghosh, A & V.K. Baranwal (2021). Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus manipulates the expression of vitellogenin, cytoskeleton, and endocytotic pathway-related genes to become circulative in its vector, Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Psyllidae). 3Biotech, 11, 88.
5. Chandrasen Pandey, Neeraj Baghel, Malay Kishore Dutta, Ashish Srivastava & Nandlal Choudhary (2021) Machine learning approaches for automatic diagnosis of chlorosis in vigna mungo. Multimedia tools and applications. 80, 13407–13427.
6. Rakesh Chandra Joshi, Manoj Kaushik, Malay Kishore Dutta, Ashish Srivastava & Nandlal Choudhary (2021). Automatic analysis and viral disease diagnosis using deep learning in Vigna Mungo plant. Ecological Informatics, 61: 101197.
7. Nandlal Choudhary, Madan Lal Lodha and Virendra K Baranwal (2020) The role of enzymatic activities of antiviral proteins from plants for action against plant pathogens. 3Biotech, 10: 505.
8. Choudhary Nandlal, Avijit Roy, Leon M. G, G. Wei, M. K. Nakhla, L. Levy, R. H. Brlansky (2017) Production of mono- and polyclonal antibodies of Citrus leprosis virus C2 and its application in diagnostic assays using triple antibody sandwich ELISA and immunocapture RT-PCR. J. Virological Methods, 243: 177-181.
9. Choudhary Nandlal, G. Wei, A. Govindarajulu, Avijit Roy, M. K. Nakhla, L.Levy, R. H. Brlansky (2015) Detection of Citrus leprosis virus C using specific primers and TaqMan probe in one-step real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction assays. J. Virological Methods, 224:105-109.

Book Chapters
1. Megha Khanna, Pooja Kumari, Tejaswini Sharma, Nandlal Choudhary, Lovelin Kaushal, and L.P. Awasthi (2023) Viral disease of Maize (Corn). Book: Viral diseases of field and horticultural crops. Pages 87-92 Publisher Elsevier. ISSN 9780323908993
2. Tara-Kay L. Jones, Julio S. Bernal, Raul F. Medina, Megha Khanna, Pooja Kumari, Tejaswini Sharma, and Nandlal Choudhary (2023) Viral Diseases of Oats. Book: Viral diseases of field and horticultural crops. Pages 63-70 Publisher Elsevier. ISSN 9780323908993
3. Houda Kawas, Filiz Ertunç, Ali Karanfil, Filiz Randa Zelyüt, Nandlal Choudhary (2023) Characterization of viruses infecting rose. Page no.749-754. Book: Viral diseases of field and horticultural crops. Publisher Elsevier. ISSN 9780323908993
4. Aniket Angira, Tejaswini Sharma, Nandlal Choudhary, Narayan Rishi, H.N.Verma and L.P.Awasthi (2023) Viral diseases of field and horticultural crops. Page no. 15-21. Book: Viral diseases of field and horticultural crops. Publisher Elsevier. ISSN 9780323908993.
5. Nandlal Choudhary (2021) Management of plant viruses through host RNAi defense mechanism. Pp-206-221. Books “Innovative approaches in diagnosis and management of crop diseases” published by CRC Press, Taylor and Francis group, Florida, USA.. ISBN: 9781774630266.
6. Nandlal Choudhary and Shobith Suresh (2020) Plant translation factors and virus resistance. Pp 657-669. Books Applied Plant Virology: Advances, Detection, and Antiviral Strategies. Publisher Elsevier. ISBN: 978-0-12-818654-1.
7. Nandlal Choudhary, Pooja Kumari and Soumya Panda (2020) RNA plant viruses: Biochemistry, replication and molecular genetics. Pp 183-195. Books Applied Plant Virology: Advances, Detection, and Antiviral Strategies. Publisher Elsevier. ISBN: 978-0-12-818654-1.
8. Nandlal Choudhary and Narayan Rishi (2016) Transboundary diseases and pests and their impact on agriculture and agroforestry. Pp. 1-18. Book: Plant pathogens and their management. Aavishkar Publishers, Distributors, Jaipur Rajasthan, India. (ISBN 9788179105382)
9. Nandlal Choudhary, Aruna Jangid and Shikha Dhatwalia (2017) Direct and indirect methods of gene transfer in plant. Plant Biotechnology: Principles, Techniques, and Applications, By Apple Academic Press, New Jersey, USA. E-Book ISBN: 9781315213095. Pp 1-26.

Organizing Workshops/Conference
• Hands-on-training on Molecular and Serological Diagnostic Assays of Plant viruses organized by Organizing secretary: Dr. Nandlal Choudhary, Amity Institute of Virology and Immunology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh. From 11/3/2019 to 12/3/2019.

Conference attended

1. Choudhary Nandlal (2020) International E- Conference on “Multidisciplinary approaches for plant disease management in achieving sustainability in agriculture” from 6-9th October, 2020 organized by University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot, Karnataka.
2. Damini J, Sushhel K. Sharma, Reetika Kapoor, Richa Rai, Nandlal Choudhary, V.K. Baranwal (2020) 7th International conference on Phytopathology in achieving UN Sustainable development goals. Jan 16-20 New Delhi.
3. Aniket Angira, Virender Kumar Baranwal and Nandlal Choudhary (2020) Amplification of coat protein gene by RT-PCR for detection of Indian citrus ringspot virus. VIROCON 2020: International Conference on “Evolution of Viruses and Viral Diseases” at Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi. 18-20 February 2020.
4. Aniket Angira, Sunny Dhir, Virender Kumar Baranwal and Nandlal Choudhary (2018) Development of binary vector constructs with genes of Indian Citrus Ringspot Virus toward identification of viral suppressor for host RNAi mechanism. National conference on Global Viral Epidemics: A Challenging Threat” by INTERVIROCON 2018, PGI, Chandigarh from Nov. 12-14, 2018.

Training attended:

• Secondary agriculture for doubling farmers income, organized by IDP-NAHEP, SKUAST, Kashmir from 05/10/2020 to 11/10/2020. (7 days)
• Biochemistry of Food Crops: From Omics studies to Nutrient analysis, organized by Centre of Advanced Faculty Training, Division of Biochemistry, IARI, New Delhi-110012 from 25/9/2018 to 15/10/2018. (21 days)
• Use of biotechnological and conventional tools in understanding virus-host interactions, organized by Centre of Advanced Faculty Training, Division of Plant Pathology, IARI, New Delhi-110012 from 07/11/2017 to 27/11/2017. (21 days)
• Biosafety preparedness for handling potentially bio-hazardous materials in laboratory organized by National Institute of Virology & Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida from 07/11/2016 to 08/11/2016.
• International Seminar on Biosafety and regulatory affairs on GMOs and GE plants, organized by Biotech Consortium India Ltd, N. Delhi. 09/09/2016.
• Workshop cum panel discussion on Food and Nutritional Security, organized by Centre for Advanced Training, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi. 12/10/2018.

Editor
1. Journal of Nutrition and Food Science Forecast
2. Acta Scientific Agriculture
3. Central Asian journal of environmental science and technology innovation
4. Applied Microbiology-Theory & Technology
Awards & Honors:
• JRF in Life Sciences, UGC, New Delhi
• JRF in Biochemistry, IARI, New Delhi
• NET in Life Sciences, CSIR, New Delhi
• NET in Biochemistry-Plant Sciences, ICAR, New Delhi
• Certificate for active participation, Krishi Vigyan Mela and Horticulture Shows, IARI, New Delhi
Amity Institute of Virology and Immunology (AIVI)
Amity University, Sector-125, Noida