Dr. Ashish Srivastava

Faculty

Amity Institute Of Virology & Immunology

Plant Virology
Amity Institute of Virology and Immunology (AIVI)

Amity University, Sector-125, Noida

PhD: CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) & R.T.M. Nagpur University, Nagpur
08 Years
Plant Sciences, Plant Physiology, Genetic Engineering and Molecular Biology
Gene Editing with CRISPR/ Cas 9, Plant Pathology, Plant Molecular Virology, Synthetic Biology

Email: asrivastava10@amity.edu; ash12biotech@gmail.com
Molecular biology, Biochemistry, Plant Science, and Biotechnology
2 SERB and DST Funded Projects on CRISPR/ Cas 9 and plant virus based and 1 ICMR on CRISPR/Cas based diagnostics developmentring
1. Royal Society of Biology, London
2. American Phytopathological Society (APS)
3. Indian Virological Society (IVS)
1. Kumar S, Raj R, Agrawal L, Gupta T, Srivastava A (2020) Association of a recombinant isolate of Papaya leaf curl virus and a papaya leaf curl betasatellite with leaf curl disease of radish in India. Journal of Plant Pathology. JPPY-D-20-00281R1 (Accepted) IF: 0.8
2. Raj R, Kaur C, Srivastava A., Kumar S, Raj SK (2020) Sequence identity and phylogenetic analysis of seven potyvirus isolates revealed association of diverse potyvirus species with mosaic and yellow leaf stripe disease in Indian narcissus (Narcissus tazetta) cv. Paper white. 3 Biotech (BITC-D-20-00886; In press). IF: 1.7
3. Kumar P,… Srivastava A, Malik Y, (2020) CRISPR-Cas system: A novel option for COVID-19 diagnostics and therapeutics. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2020.576875 IF: 4.12.
4. Kumar R, Srivastava A, Srivastava A, Srivastava S, Prasad V, Raj SK (2019) Studies on molecular variability of coat protein gene of Papaya ringspot virus-P isolates from India. European Journal of Plant Pathology, 155(1): 369-376 IF: 1.46
5. Kaur C., Raj R., Srivastava A., Kumar S., Raj SK. (2018) Sequence analysis of six full-length bean yellow mosaic virus genomes reveals phylogenetic diversity in India strains, suggesting subdivision of phylogenetic group-IV. Archives of Virology 163(1):235-242. IF: 2.05.
6. Kumar S., Raj R., Raj S.K., Agrawal L., Chauhan PS., *Srivastava A. (2018) Study of biochemical and histopathological changes induced in the sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) in response to Chilli leaf curl virus infection. Physiology and Molecular Plant Pathology, 104: 95-102. IF: 1.15.
7. Agnihotri AK, Mishra SP, Tripathi RC, Srivastava A, et al. (2018) First natural co-occurrence of tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus DNA-A and chili leaf curl betasatellite on tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum L.) in India. Journal of General Plant Pathology, 84(6): 1-4 IF: 0.97
8. A. Srivastava, et al., (2017). Ageratum enation virus infection in Papaver sominiferum disorders plant's architecture, affects alkaloid and metabolite biosynthesis, and accelerates programmed cell death. Frontiers in Plant Science. 8:1172. IF: 4.4.
9. Jangid A., Chandel V., Jesse MI., Srivastava A., Rishi N. (2017). In - silico interaction of RNA silencing suppressors of velvet bean severe mosaic virus with DICER domains. Arch Phytopathol Plant Protect 50(17-18): 900-908. IF: 0.5.
10. S. Kumar, Ashish Srivastava (equal contr.), S. K. Raj (2016). Molecular characterization of a begomovirus, alphasatellite and recombinant betasatellite associated with leaf curl disease of Parthenium hysterophorus. Plant disease. 100 (11): 2299-2305 IF: 3.02
11. S. Kumar, P. S. Chauhan, R. Raj, A. Srivastava, et al., (2016). Paenibacillus lentimorbus inoculation enhances tobacco growth and the virulence of CMV. Plos One. e0149980. IF: 3.23
12. Ashish Srivastava, S. Kumar, M. Jaidi, S. K. Raj (2015). Characterization of an unidentified begomovirus associated with yellow mosaic disease of three ornamental Jatropha species grown in India. Virus Research. 201 (2015): 41-49 IF: 2.812
13. Ashish Srivastava, S. Kumar, M. Jaidi, S. K. Raj (2015). Molecular characterization of new begomovirus associated with leaf yellow mosaic disease of Jatropha curcas in India. Archives of Virology. 160(5):1359-62. IF: 2.28
14. K. K. Gautam, Ashish Srivastava, Susheel Kumar, S. K. Snehi, S. K. Raj (2015). First report of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris’ (16SrI group) associated with yellows disease of gerbera (Gerbera jamesonii) from India. New Disease Reports 31: 24
15. Ashish Srivastava, M. Jaidi, S. Kumar, S. K. Raj (2015). Molecular identification of a new begomovirus leaf crumple disease of Jatropha curcas L. in India. Archives of Virology. 160(2): 617-9. IF: 2.28
16. Ashish Srivastava, S. Kumar, SK Shukla (2015) First report of Tomato leaf curl new Delhi virus on opium poppy (Papaver sominiferum L.) in India. Plant Disease, 100(1): 232-232. IF 3.02
17. A. Srivastava, S. Kumar, S. K. Raj (2015). Molecular characterization of a begomovirus causing yellow vein net disease of Ageratum houstonianum. Plant disease. 99(5): 627-631. IF: 3.02
18. S. K. Raj, S. Kumar, Ashish Srivastava (2015) Association of tomato leaf curl Palampur virus with yellow mosaic disease of Armenian cucumber (Cucumis melo var. flexuoses) and wild melon (C. callosus var. agrestis) in India. Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection 48: 751-759. IF: 0.5
19. M. Jaidi, S. Kumar, Ashish Srivastava, S.K. Raj (2015) First report of Ageratum enation virus and betasatellite infecting Calendula officinalis in India. New Disease Reports (2015) 32, 6.
20. M. Jaidi, Ashish Srivastava, S. Kumar, S.K. Raj, R. Singh (2015). First report of natural occurence of Papaya leaf crumple virus on soyabean in India. New Disease Reports 32, 15.
21. Ashish Srivastava, S. Kumar, S. K. Raj, S. S. Pande (2014). Association of a distinct strain of Hollyhock yellow vein mosaic virus and Ludwigia leaf distortion betasatellite with yellow vein mosaic disease of hollyhock in India. Archives of Virology. 159(10): 2711-5. IF: 2.28
22. Ashish Srivastava, S. Kumar, S. K. Raj (2014). First report of Ageratum enation virus, betasatellite and alphasatellite causing leaf curl and enation disease of Amaranthus hypochondriacus in India. Plant Disease. Plant disease. 98(9): 1,285.1-1, 285.1. IF: 3.02
23. Ashish Srivastava, M. Jaidi, S. Kumar, S. K. Raj, S. Shukla (2014). Association of Papaya leaf curl virus with the leaf curl disease of grain amaranth (Amaranthus cruentus L.) in India. Phytoparasitica. 43(1): 97-101. IF: 1.2
24. M.S. Khan, A.K. Tiwari, S.K. Raj, Ashish Srivastava, S.H. Ji and S.C. Chun (2014). Molecular epidemiology of begomoviruses occurring on some vegetables, grain legume and weed species in the Terai belt of north India. Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection. 121 (2), 53-57. IF: 0.605
25. Ashish Srivastava, S. Kumar, S. K. Raj (2014). Association of Pedilanthus leaf curl virus with yellow mottling and leaf curl symptoms in two jasmine species grown in India. Journal of General Plant Pathology. 80 (4): 370-373. IF: 0.9
26. Ashish Srivastava, S. K. Raj, S. Kumar, S. K. Snehi, A. Kulshreshtha, V. Hallan, S. S. Pande (2013). Molecular identification of Ageratum enation virus, betasatellite and alphasatellite molecules isolated from yellow vein diseased Amaranthus cruentus in India. Virus genes. 47:584-590. IF: 1.85
27. Ashish Srivastava, S.K. Raj, S. Kumar, S.K. Snehi (2013). New record of Papaya leaf curl virus and Ageratum leaf curl beta satellite associated with yellow vein disease of aster in India. New Disease Reports (2013) 28, 6.
28. Ashish Srivastava, S. K. Snehi, S. K. Raj (2013). First report of a variant of Pepper leaf curl Lahore virus on winter cherry in India. New disease Report.27:7.
29. S. Srivastava, H. Bisht, O.P. Sidhu, Ashish Srivastava, P. C. Singh, R.M. Pandey, S. K. Raj, R. Roy, C.S. Nautiyal (2012). Changes in the metabolome and histopathology of Amaranthus hypochondriacus L. in response to Ageratum enation virus infection. 80:8-16. IF: 3.04
30. S. K. Snehi, Ashish Srivastava, S. K. Raj, (2012). Biological characterization and complete genome sequence of a new begomovirus species associated with mosaic disease of Jatropha curcas in northern India. Journal of Phytopathology. 160:547-553. IF: 1.17

Invited Book Chapter:
1. Srivastava A, Gupta T, Rishi N. (2020) CRISPR/Cas system and its Utility in Inducing Resistance to Virus Diseases in Plants: Ed. L.P. Awasthi. Applied Plant Virology: Advances, Detection, and Antiviral Strategies. Elsevier Publishers (https://www.elsevier.com/books/applied-plant-virology/awasthi/978-0-12-818654-1).
2. Srivastava A, Gupta T. Saxena SK (2020) Next-Generation Molecular Diagnostics by CRISPR/Cas tool: rapid detection and surveillance of outbreak of COVID-19. Ed. Saxena SK., Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Therapeutics. SpringerNature (Under evaluation).
3. Dhir S., Srivastava A., Yoshikawa N., Khurana S.M.P. (2019) Plant Viruses as Virus Induced Gene Silencing (VIGS) Vectors. In: Khurana S., Gaur R. (eds) Plant Biotechnology: Progress in Genomic Era. Springer, Singapore. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8499-8_22
4. Kumar S, Srivastava A, et al., (2017) Begomovirus Disease Management Measures, Now and Then. Ed. S. Saxena, A. Tiwari. Begomoviruses: Occurrence and Management in Asia and Africa, SpringerNature, 71-92.

Papers in Conference Proceedings
1. Sengar N., Srivastava A., Dutta MK. (2017). Machine vision-based detection of ageratum enation virus infection using light microscopic images of poppy plants cells. 10.1109/ICETCCT.2017.8280306.

Editorial
1. Ashish Srivastava (2018) Interaction of a Begomovirus with the Opioid Biosynthetic Pathway of Opium Poppy. Genetics and Molecular Biology Research 2:8.
Awards/ Fellowships:
1. INSA-DST-INSPIRE Faculty July-2017 awarded. Faculty Registration No.: IFA17-LSPA100
2. Best oral presentation, International Conference, VIROCON-2020 at Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi.
3. SERB Overseas fellowship for 2017-18 at Plant Pathology Department, The Edinburgh University, Scotland, UK.
4. Visiting Research Fellowship for 2016-17 under Dr. Shin-Yi Marzano, Department of Biology and Microbiology, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, USA.
5. ARO Postdoctoral Fellowship for 2015-16 (MARD, ARO, Israel) under Prof. Amit Gal-On, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Centre, Bet-Dagan, 50250, Israel
6. Dr. D. S. Kothari Postdoctoral fellowship-2015-2018 (UGC-New Delhi) under Prof. Indranil Dasgupta, Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi South Campus.
Amity Institute of Virology and Immunology (AIVI)
Amity University, Sector-125, Noida