Journal of Plant Pathology

Dr. Seema Ramniwas is an Associate Professor at Marwadi University, Rajkot, with extensive experience in genetics and evolutionary physiology. She has worked on the ecophysiology of water loss regulation, fitness-related traits in insects, sustainable management of fruit fly pests, and host-pathogen interactions. She has received several prestigious fellowships, including INSA-DST INSPIRE Faculty Fellowship, DST Women Scientist Fellowship, and Postdoctoral Fellowship from UGC. Dr. Ramniwas has also been recognized with international travel grants to attend conferences in the USA and Japan.

• Host-pathogen interactions
• Sustainable management of fruit fly pests
• Nanoparticle applications in insect pest control
• Thermal, desiccation, and starvation tolerance in insects

• Supervised Ph.D., SRF, and RA students in genetics and insect physiology

• Published over 70 research articles in international journals

• Authored book chapters on biomimetic 3D-printed smart implants and insect-based functional food

• Patents: Granted and published patents on bio-insecticides and attractant formulations

• Editorial Board Member: Frontiers in Genetics, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, Frontiers in Plant Science

• Peer Reviewer for journals: Physiological Entomology, Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science, International Journal of Marine Biology Research, Frontiers in Plant Science

• Presented research at international conferences in USA, Japan, and India

1. Ramniwas, S., Sharma, A., & Watts, S. S. (2025). Impact of Cassia-derived Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles on the Reproduction, Development, and Viability of Bactrocera dorsalis. J. Environ. Nanotechnol, 14(1), 247–252.
2. Sharma, A., & Ramniwas, S.* Thermal growth range and Interaction between Drosophila species and Pichia kudriazevii. Indian Journal of Entomology, Online published Ref. No. e25955
3. Khan, S., Patil, S., Thakkar, A., Kaur, G., Vora, A., Chauhan, R., Ramniwas, S., et al. (2025). Three-Dimensional Printing and Its Impact on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Neurodegenerative Disease. Biophysica, 5(2), 13; https://doi.org/10.3390/biophysica5020013
4. Chauhan, F., Ramniwas, S., et al. (2025). Natural Compounds and their Nano-formulations in Combating Autophagy-mediated Drug Resistance in Human Cancers. Curr Top Med Chem. doi: 10.2174/0115680266345188250304064600
5. Malik, S., Mishra, R., Rustagi, S., Slama, P., Lata, S., Talukdar, N., Alghamdi, S., Aldairi, A., Habiballah, F. N., Almehmadi, M., Abdulaziz, O., Alsiwiehri, N., & Ramniwas, S. GC–MS analysis, the in vitro and in vivo protective effect of Phlogacanthus thyrsiflorus Nees. on hyperglycaemia-induced diabetic mice model. Archives of Physiology and Biochemistry, 1–12.
6. Sharma, A., & Ramniwas, S.* (2024). Effects of Pichia kudriavzevii on development, larval mortality and fecundity of Zaprionus indianus (Diptera: Drosophilidae) at different temperatures. Int J Trop Insect Sci.
7. Sangeeta, Dhriti Sharma, Ramniwas, S.*, Robert Mugabi, Jalal Uddin, Gulzar Ahmad Nayik. (2024). Revolutionizing Mushroom processing: Innovative techniques and technologies. Food Chemistry, 23, 101774
8. Ramniwas, S.*, Tanveer Bilal & Aanchal Sharma (2024). Repellent activity of Salix alba bark extract and guava oil-based formulation against the oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae). Int J Trop Insect Sci, 44, 831–842
9. Ramniwas, S.*, Girish Kumar, Manish Pandey, Divya Singh (2024). Impact of urbanization and temperature on local abundance of Drosophila repleta Wollaston (1858) in the Western Himalayas. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology, 27(1)
10. Aanchal Sharma, Ramniwas, S.*, Girish Kumar, Khem Raj (2024). Host–pathogen interaction between the African fig fly, Zaprionus indianus, and its external mycobiome under laboratory conditions. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 172(9)
11. Babita Sharma, Rajeshwari Negi, Ramniwas S.*, Sanjeev Kumar, Divjot Kour, Ajar Nath Yadav & Amrik Singh Ahluwalia (2024). First Report on Secondary Metabolite and Pigment-Producing Endophytic Fungi of Medicinal Plants of Hilly Regions of Himachal Pradesh. National Academy Science Letters, 47, 183–186
12. Deepika Gabba, Babita Sharma, Ramniwas, S.*, Sanjeev Kumar, Kundan Kumar Chaubey, et al. (2024). Phosphorus solubilizing stress tolerant rhizobacteria for growth promotion of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Vegetos, 37(2), 626–636
13. Rajeshwari Negi, Babita Sharma, Simranjeet Kaur, Tanvir Kaur, et al., & Ramniwas, S. (2023). Microbial antagonists: diversity, formulation and applications for management of pest–pathogens. Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control, 33(1), 105
14. Sharma, A., & Ramniwas, S.* (2023). Fungal-Tephritidae interaction: a review on potential application in pest management. International Journal of Pest Management, 1–10
15. Ramniwas, S., Tyagi, P. K., Sharma, A., & Kumar, G.* (2023). Abiotic stress and physiological adaptive strategies of insects. Frontiers in Physiology, 14, 1210052
16. Sharma, A., & Ramniwas, S.* (2023). Efficacy of essential oils using Drosophila model organism: a bibliometric analysis. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 1–17
17. Ramniwas, S., Singh, D., & Sharma, A.* (2023). Efficacy of Artificial diets on biological characteristics of oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae) in India. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 1–10
18. Sharma, A., Harjai, K., Ramniwas, S., & Singh, D.* (2023). Bioactivity of Citral and Its Nanoparticle in Attenuating Pathogenicity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Controlling Drosophila melanogaster. Journal of Nanomaterials, 2023
19. Tyagi, P. K., Arya, A., Ramniwas, S., & Tyagi, S.* (2023). Recent trends in nanotechnology in precision and sustainable agriculture. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14
20. Singh, D., Kumar, G., & Ramniwas, S.* (2023). Pupation site preference (PSP) variation in cold adapted, warm adapted, and generalist Drosophila species. Acta Ecologica Sinica, 43(2), 407–412
21. Divya Singh, Ramniwas, S.* (2022). Species-specific dehydration tolerance and its measurement comparison in Drosophilids of Western Himalayas. Frontiers in Physiology, DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.880684
22. Divya Singh, S. Ramniwas et al.* (2022). Melanization plasticity of Drosophila kikkawai, Drosophila leontia and reciprocal hybrids under different temperatures. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology, 101865
23. Ramniwas, S., Singh, D. (2021). Impact of Four Plant Extracts on Bactrocera dorsalis, a Pest on Fruits. Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International, 33(53A), 181–186
24. Divya Singh, S. Ramniwas.* (2021). Beneficial Acclimation Hypothesis: A Commentary. Journal of Proteomics & Bioinformatics, 14(10), 312
25. Divya Singh, S. Ramniwas, & Girish Kumar.* (2020). Response to laboratory selection for darker and lighter body color phenotypes in Drosophila melanogaster. doi.org/10.1080/03949370.2020.1845808
26. Ramniwas, S., & Girish Kumar, Divya Singh.* (2020). Rejection of the Beneficial Acclimation Hypothesis (BAH) for short-term heat acclimation in Drosophila nepalensis. Genetica, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10709-020-00100-8
27. Ramniwas, S., & Girish Kumar.* (2019). Pupation site preference selection in Drosophila jambulina. Ethology Ecology & Evolution, 32(1), 301–312
28. Ramniwas, S., Kajla, B., Parkash, R.* (2016). Changes in phenotypic frequencies and analysis of stress-related traits of Drosophila takahashii: seasonal acclimation. Acta Entomologica Sinica, 59(3), 247–259
29. Ramniwas, S., Kajla, B.* (2015). Dehydration tolerance: adaptation in two related Drosophila species of repleta subgroup. Ethology Ecology & Evolution, 27(1), 17–28
30. Parkash, R., Ramniwas, S, Kajla, B.* (2013). Climate warming mediates range shift of two differentially adapted stenothermal Drosophila species in the Western Himalayas. Journal of Asia Pacific Entomology, 16(2), 147–153
31. Ramniwas, S., Kajla, B., Parkash, R.* (2013). Extreme physiological tolerance leads to wide distribution of Zaprionus indianus. Acta Entomologica Sinica, 55(11), 1295–1305
32. Ramniwas, S., Kajla, B.* (2012). Divergent strategy for adaptation to drought stress in Drosophila kikkawai and Drosophila leontia. J Insect Physiol, 58, 1525–1533
33. Parkash, R., Rajpurohit, S., Ramniwas, S. (2008–2009). Multiple studies on body melanisation and desiccation tolerance in Drosophila species. Journals: J Insect Physiology, Entomological Research, Drosophila Information Service