Dr. Ashish warghane

@gtu.ac.in

Assistant Professor School of Applied Sciences and Technology
Gujarat Technological University

Dr. Ashish Warghane, completed his Bachelor of Science, Master of Science in Biotechnology from Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur and Ph.D in Biotechnology from SHUATS Prayagraj. He has ten years teaching and research experience in the field of Plant Virology & Molecular Diagnostics. He is principally working on the development of novel molecular diagnostic tools and control of plant viruses and virus like pathogens. He published more than 20 research articles in Scopus indexed, peer reviewed international and national journals, like Phytopathology (American Phytopathological Society), PlosOne, Journal of Virological Methods (Elsevier), Phytopathology, Plant Disease (American Phytopathological Society), Phytoparasitica (Springer), Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (Elsevier), Australasian plant pathology journal, Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology (Springer). He also published Book chapter in Springer, Elsevier & Bentham. He is an editor of Agrifood Magazi

EDUCATION

PhD Biotechnology
M.Sc. Biotechnology

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Plant Virology, Plant Pathology, Molecular Diagnostics, Biotechnology, Microbiology
34

Scopus Publications

722

Scholar Citations

16

Scholar h-index

22

Scholar i10-index

Scopus Publications

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Citrus Huanglongbing: innovative strategies for sustainable management
    D Ghosh, R Bharsakale, A Warghane, AK Sharma
    Indian Phytopathology, 1-6 , 2026
    2026
  • Draft genome sequence CR-NGP1 strain of ‘ Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ ( C Las) from the host Citrus reticulata (Nagpur mandarin) from Central India
    RD Bharsakale, MG Gubyad, PTK Jagannadham, SB Kokane, ...
    World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 42 (6), 261 , 2026
    2026
  • Jivaamrit: Harnessing Wisdom of Vrukshaayurveda in Present Era
    3 Ashish Warghane1*, Gayatary Bhardwaj1 , Sneha Patel1 , Jigisha Thakkar1 ...
    Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci 14 (10), 239-245 , 2025
    2025
  • Evaluating the impact of natural fertilizers on growth dynamics and yield performance of Solanum melongena L.
    A Warghane, J Thakkar, K Chauhan, D Zala, H Patel, V Bhatt, ...
    Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 9, 1668080 , 2025
    2025
  • Plant-Based Approach for Nutrient Enhancement and Quality Assurance in Food
    MN Kher, A Warghane, SP Dholakia, VV Shah, VD Bhatt
    Sustainable Food Fortification: Biobased Approaches and Strategies, 197-216 , 2025
    2025
  • Impact of salt-induced chemo-signal on rhizomicrobiome-plant interaction
    M Thakar, B Rajguru, J Thakkar, V Bhatt, M Shri, A Warghane
    Journal of Crop Health 77 (4), 131 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 4
  • Emerging nanotechnological applications in preserving and improving the shelf life of food
    R Saini, N Paserkar, A Varma, DK Acharya, V Upadhye, D Pathak, ...
    Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology 13 (3), 396-410 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 13
  • Sculpting the Harvest: Genomics and Genome Editing Applications for Enhanced Oil Crop Development
    S Ansari, N Dave, A Warghane, A Sharma, A Gaur, SK Singh, LS Saini
    Omics and Genome Editing: Revolution in Crop Improvement for Sustainable … , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 2
  • Isolation and Characterization of Major Cultivable Bacteria from Novel Natural Fertilizer with Comprehensive Nutrient Analysis.
    A Warghane, J Thakkar, G Bhardwaj, V Bhatt, BA Chopade
    Journal of Pure & Applied Microbiology 19 (1) , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 5
  • Dialogue in the Dirt: Plant-Microbe
    A Warghane, MB Vaishnav, LS Saini, R Bawankar, S Gautam, J Thakkar, ...
    Climate Change and Soil Microorganisms for Environmental Sustainability, 67 , 2025
    2025
  • Jivamrit as a sustainable approach: a review of natural farming and future agriculture
    A Warghane, V Bhatt, BA Chopade, J Thakkar, R Sharma, A Mondal, ...
    Recent Advances in Food, Nutrition & Agriculture , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 2
  • Genome editing against bacterial plant pathogens
    A Warghane, NG Paserkar, S Bhose
    Genome Editing in Bacteria (Part 2), 43-67 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 1
  • Current status of potential antiviral drugs derived from plant, marine, and microbial sources
    R Saini, MI Ali, M Pant, A Warghane
    Anti-Infective Agents 22 (2), 61-73 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 11
  • Application of nanoparticles for management of plant viral pathogen: current status and future prospects
    A Warghane, R Saini, M Shri, I Andankar, DK Ghosh, BA Chopade
    Virology 592, 109998 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 50
  • Case Report: Burn injury on left hand ulceration and gangrene and debridement “Case report.”
    U Warghane, R Sharma, A Warghane, P Meshram
    F1000Research 13, 173 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 1
  • Endophytic fungi: symbiotic bioresource for production of plant secondary metabolites
    LS Saini, S Patel, A Gaur, P Warghane, R Saini, A Warghane
    Endophytic fungi: The hidden sustainable jewels for the pharmaceutical and … , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 4
  • COVID 19-The Deadliest Pandemic of the Era
    A Warghane, T Rajguru, S Babar, G Bhardwaj, U Warghane, R Saini, ...
    EURASIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ADVANCES 4 (3), 131-143 , 2024
    2024
  • Metagenomics for microbial degradation and detoxification of heavy metals
    BN Rekadwad, AJ Warghane
    Microbiome-Assisted Bioremediation, 129-137 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 1
  • Integration of phenotypic, qPCR and genome sequencing methodologies for the detection of antimicrobial resistance and virulence in clinical isolates of a tertiary hospital, India
    M Vohra, M Babariya, JS Parmar, N Kamath, A Warghane, D Zala
    3 Biotech 13 (11), 368 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 2
  • Case Report on Acute Cerebrovascular Episode with Pseudobulbar Palsy
    AJW Utkarsh Manoj Warghane, Ranjana Sharma, Savita Pohekar
    International Journal of Clinical Case Reports and Reviews 319, 1-5 , 2023
    2023

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Development of a recombinase polymerase based isothermal amplification combined with lateral flow assay (HLB-RPA-LFA) for rapid detection of "Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus"
    MKR Dilip Kumar GhoshID, Sunil B. Kokane, Amol D. Kokane, Ashish J. Warghane ...
    Plos One 13, 1-24 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 105
  • Antimicrobial nano-zinc oxide-2S albumin protein formulation significantly inhibits growth of “ Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus” in planta
    DK Ghosh, S Kokane, P Kumar, A Ozcan, A Warghane, M Motghare, ...
    PLoS One 13 (10), e0204702 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 65
  • A rapid and sensitive reverse transcription–loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP) assay for the detection of Indian citrus ringspot virus
    AD Kokane, SB Kokane, AJ Warghane, MG Gubyad, AK Sharma, ...
    Plant Disease 105 (05), 1346-1355 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 63
  • Application of nanoparticles for management of plant viral pathogen: current status and future prospects
    A Warghane, R Saini, M Shri, I Andankar, DK Ghosh, BA Chopade
    Virology 592, 109998 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 50
  • The role of nanocomposites against biofilm infections in humans
    A Varma, A Warghane, NK Dhiman, N Paserkar, V Upadhye, A Modi, ...
    Frontiers in Cellular and infection Microbiology 13, 1104615 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 50
  • Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) based method for rapid and sensitive detection of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ in citrus and the psyllid vector, Diaphorina …
    DK Ghosh, S Bhose, A Warghane, M Motghare, AK Sharma, AK Dhar, ...
    Journal of plant biochemistry and biotechnology 25 (2), 219-223 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 43
  • Genetic Diversity of the Indian Populations of ‘ Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ Based on the Tandem Repeat Variability in a Genomic Locus
    DK Ghosh, S Bhose, M Motghare, A Warghane, K Mukherjee, ...
    Phytopathology 105 (8), 1043-1049 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 43
  • Development of a simple and rapid reverse transcription-loop mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP) assay for sensitive detection of Citrus tristeza virus
    A Warghane, P Misra, S Bhose, KK Biswas, AK Sharma, MK Reddy, ...
    Journal of Virological Methods 250, 6-10 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 40
  • Quantitative distribution of Citrus yellow mosaic badnavirus in sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) and its implication in developing disease diagnostics
    M Motghare, AK Dhar, A Kokane, A Warghane, S Kokane, AK Sharma, ...
    Journal of virological methods 259, 25-31 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 21
  • Crystal structure analysis in Zn2+-bound state and biophysical characterization of CLas-ZnuA2
    N Sharma, P Selvakumar, G Saini, A Warghane, DK Ghosh, AK Sharma
    Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Proteins and Proteomics 1864 (12), 1649-1657 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 20
  • Molecular detection and coat protein gene based characterization of Citrus tristeza virus prevalent in Sikkim state of India
    A Warghane, A Kokane, S Kokane, M Motghare, D Surwase, ...
    Indian Phytopathology 73 (1), 135-143 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 19
  • First report of a ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma cynodontis’-related strain (group 16SrXIV) associated with Huanglongbing disease on Citrus grandis
    DKGMMAKSKAWSBDSMS Ladaniya
    Australasian Plant Disease Notes 14 (9), 1-4 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 19
  • In-silico characterization and RNA-binding protein based polyclonal antibodies production for detection of citrus tristeza virus
    SB Kokane, AD Kokane, P Misra, AJ Warghane, P Kumar, MG Gubyad, ...
    Molecular and cellular probes 54, 101654 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 17
  • Development of a real-time RT-PCR method for the detection of Citrus tristeza virus (CTV) and its implication in studying virus distribution in planta
    SB Kokane, P Misra, AD Kokane, MG Gubyad, AJ Warghane, D Surwase, ...
    3 Biotech 11 (10), 431 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 16
  • First report of a 16SrXIV group phytoplasma associated with witches’-broom disease of acid lime (Citrus aurantifolia) in India
    DK Ghosh, S Bhose, P Sharma, A Warghane, M Motghare, MS Ladaniya, ...
    Plant Dis 101 (5), 831 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 16
  • Molecular characterization of Citrus yellow mosaic badnavirus (CMBV) isolates revealed the presence of two distinct strains infecting citrus in India
    DK Ghosh, S Bhose, K Mukherjee, B Aglave, AJ Warghane, M Motghare, ...
    Phytoparasitica 42 (5), 681-689 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 16
  • Isolation and characterization of Pseudomonas species from Godavari river sample
    AJ Warghane, GN Wagh, B Nag, ML Jisnani, RR Thaware, HS Kitey
    Asiat J Biotechnol Resour 2 (07), 862-866 , 2011
    2011
    Citations: 16
  • Rapid and Sensitive Detection of Citrus tristeza virus Using Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (RT-LAMP) Assay
    DK Ghosh, A Warghane, KK Biswas
    Citrus Tristeza Virus: Methods and Protocols, 143-150 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 14
  • Emerging nanotechnological applications in preserving and improving the shelf life of food
    R Saini, N Paserkar, A Varma, DK Acharya, V Upadhye, D Pathak, ...
    Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology 13 (3), 396-410 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 13
  • Diversity and characterization of Citrus tristeza virus and Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus associated with citrus decline in major citrus growing areas of India
    PKSDKG Ashish Warghane, P. Misra, D. K. Ghosh (LKN)
    Indian Phytopathology 70 (3), 359-367 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 12

GRANT DETAILS

Name of Project: Molecular detection and characterization of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter from major citrus growing region of Madhya Pradesh
Funding agency: Mandsaur University Research Council, (MURC) Mandsaur
Cost: Rs. 50000.00
Status: Completed
Name of Project: Production of organic manure using Soyabean industrial waste
Funding agency: Innovation, Incubation & Intellectual Property Rights Cell (III Cell), Mandsaur University
Cost: Rs. 28000.00
status: Completed