Dr. Yogita Bohra joined Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana as Assistant Professor (Plant Pathology) on 24.11.2020 after serving as Post-Doctoral Fellow under the World Bank-funded Institutional Development Plan–National Agricultural Higher Education Project (IDP–NAHEP) at GBPUAT, Pantnagar from 2019 to 2020. She completed her B.Sc. (Agriculture) in 2013 from GBPUAT, Pantnagar with distinction, M.Sc. (Plant Pathology) in 2015 from Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, securing overall first rank in the Agriculture degree program, and Ph.D. in Plant Pathology with minor subject as Molecular Biology and Biotechnology from GBPUAT, Pantnagar in 2019, supported by the DST-INSPIRE Fellowship.

At PAU, she is primarily involved in teaching activities and have taught more than 10 undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral courses. She is guiding 5 M.Sc. and 3 Ph.D. students as major or minor advisor, coordinating academic processes through the SAMS portal, and actively contributing to e-learning, content development, and student training initiatives. She had organized more than 30 expert lectures, hands-on practical trainings for the graduate and post-graduate students of the University. She had published more than 10 research papers in peer reviewed NAAS-rated journals, 8 book chapters and popular articles. She has received 6 prestigious awards, including the P.R. Verma Award for Best M.Sc. Thesis, Young Scientist Award by Uttarakhand Council of Science and Technology, best oral and poster paper presentation awards. She is serving as Assistant Editor of Plant Disease Research and as Zonal Councillor (North Zone) of the Indian Phytopathological Society. Dr. Bohra has also delivered invited talks and presentations at more than 15 national and international events, and her expertise lies in plant disease management through integrated and sustainable approaches. 

Professional Accomplishments

Research Publications:

1. Bohra Y, Singh A, Kaur A, Rautela A, Verma R K, Sharma VK and Bagaria PK (2023). Emerging pathogens: a consequence of climate change or ecological imbalance? Plant Disease Research 38(1): 47-58. (NAAS: 4.76)
2. Gautam AK, Verma RK, Avasthi S, Sushma Bohra Y, Devadatha B, Niranjan M, Suwannarach N (2022). Current insight into traditional and modern methods in fungal diversity estimates. Journal of Fungi 8, 226. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof8030226 (NAAS: 11.8) (Impact factor- 5.816)
3. Subash Thapa, Ritu Bala, Vineet Kumar Sharma, Puja Srivastava, Jaspal Kaur, Ferdaws Bromand, Pooja Kumari, Kuldip Gupta and Yogita Bohra (2022). Basis of Karnal bunt resistance in diploid and tetraploid Triticeae species. Indian Phytopathology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42360-021-00448-7 (NAAS: 5.95)
4. Arya A, Singh S, Kushwaha KPS, Bohra Y, Kushwaha A and Sharma R (2021). Genetic and Morphological Variability among the Isolates of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lentis causing Wilt of Lentil. Legume Research. DOI: 10.18805/LR-4681 (NAAS: 6.15)
5. Kaur A, Bohra Y and Sharma V K (2021) Effect of seed treatment and foliar spray on spot blotch of barley. Plant Disease Research 36(1): 73-77. (NAAS: 4.83)
6. Ladi E, Shukla N, Bohra Y et al. (2020) Copper tolerant Trichoderma asperellum increases bio-efficacy of copper against Phytophthora infestans in dual combination. Phytoparasitica. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12600-020-00804-9. (NAAS rating-7.02) (Impact factor- 1.022)

Awards and Recognitions:

• Recipient of Bayer Fellowship and Priyank Pathak Merit Scholarship for academic excellence in B.Sc. Agriculture at G.B.P.U.A & T, Pantnagar.
• Recipient of Merit Scholarship, Overall-First Rank Holder and Outstanding Student of the College Award in M.Sc. Agriculture at Dr. Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, H.P.
• Conferred with PR Verma Award by the Indian Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology for best M.Sc. thesis, at 38th Annual conference and National Symposium at BCKV, Nadia, West Bengal during 24-26 Nov. 2016.
• Recipient of DST-INSPIRE fellowship for doctoral research and UCOST-Young Scientist Award for Ph.D. paper presentation.
• Received 03 best poster, 02 best oral presentation awards at various National Conferences/Symposia and 01 best oral presentation award in the International Conference organised by International Potato Institute, Peru and ICAR-CPRI, Shimla in 2021.
• Received Governors’ appreciation for academic and overall excellence during Uttarakhand Foundation Day celebration at Raj Bhavan, Dehradun in 2021.