Plant Disease Research

Table of Contents

• RESEARCH ARTICLE

  Efficacy of fungicides in controlling post-harvest blue mould rot of kinnow mandarin

  • Author: R.N. Sharma, R.P. Maharshi, R.B. Gaur

• Occurrence of two new pathotypes 93R45 and 49R45 of Puccinia triticina causing brown rust of wheat in India

  • Author: S. C. Bhardwaj, M. Prashar, S. K. Jain, Subodh Kumar, Y. P. Sharma, I.K. Kalappanavar

• Use of deletion stocks to identify chromosome regions and evaluation of winter wheats for Karnal bunt resistance

  • Author: Indu Sharma, N.S. Bains, A. Sirari, Ritu Bala, R.C. Sharma

• Effect of organic products on the health of capsicum nursery in north-western Himalayas

  • Author: Puja Kabdal, K.S. Hooda, J.C. Bhatt, N.K. Hedau, K.N. Panday

• Evaluation of bio-control agents against Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn and sheath blight disease of rice under temperate ecology

  • Author: K.A. Bhat, Ali Anwar, A.H. Wani

• Evaluation of fungicides against citrus foot rot (Phytophthora nicotianae var. parasitica)

  • Author: Amrinder Kaur, K.S. Verma, S.K. Thind

• Morphological and pathological variation among Drechslera graminea isolates, the incitant of barley stripe disease

  • Author: Vineet K. Sharma, Neeru Gupta, Satvinder Kaur, C. Mohan

• Effect of nitrogen doses and irrigation intervals on Stemphylium blight and thrips in onion

  • Author: R.K. Mishra, R.P. Gupta

• Cow dung preparations in the management of Rhizoctonia solani

  • Author: Ashlesha , Savita Jandaik, S.K. Sugha

• Effect of thermophilic fungi on mushroom composting

  • Author: Aman Sharma, M.P. Srivastava, R.S. Rana

• Effect of weather parameters on Colletotrichum gloeosporioides causing anthracnose of guava

  • Author: Amarjit Singh, K.S. Verma, Chander Mohan

• Role of Panchgavya in the management of major soil borne fungal diseases of vegetable crops

  • Author: S.K. Sugha

• PCR based detection of greening bacterium (Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus) in citrus

  • Author: S.K. Thiara, P.P. Singh, S.S. Kang

• SHORT COMMUNICATION

  Cucurbits: a new host for begomovirus in Punjab

  • Author: Abhishek Sharma, S.S. Kang

• Occurrence of wheat stripe rust in Kashmir

  • Author: M.A. Khan, Shafiq A. Wani, Kamaludin , M. Prashar, S.C. Bhardwaj

• Progress of web blight (Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn) on different cultivars/lines of French bean

  • Author: S.K. Gupta, N.K. Bharat, Sachin Upmanyu, R. Gupta

• Management of grey mould rot of strawberry

  • Author: Ved Ram

• Mature plant resistance of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) germplasm lines to yellow rust (Puccinia striiformis f. sp. hordei)

  • Author: Satvinder Kaur, Vineet K. Sharma, Sarvjeet Singh, R.P.S. Verma

• Effect of different growth stages on the development of sheath blight in rice

  • Author: J.S. Lore, Tejdeep Kaur, M.S. Hunjan

• Effect of plant age, leaf wetness and date of transplanting on early blight of tomato

  • Author: Chander Mohan, Neeraj Singh, Vineet K. Sharma

• Identification of Fusarial wilt resistant genotypes in Gossypium arboreum L.

  • Author: P.S. Sekhon, Dharminder Pathak, M.S. Gill

• FROM THE DESK

  Status and non-chemical management of ginger rhizome diseases in Himachal Pradesh

  • Author: N.P. Dohroo, Meenu Gupta, V. Shanmugam, Anil Kumar

• Saffron ‘a legendary crop’ – an overview

  • Author: C.S. Kalha, Vishal Gupta

• Sclerotinia stem rot – an emerging threat in mustard

  • Author: Naresh Mehta

• Current status of viruses infecting apples in India

  • Author: P.D. Thakur, Anil Handa, Manica Tomar, Kumud Jarial

• Status of development of virus resistant transgenic papaya in India

  • Author: R.K. Jain

• Plant Disease Scenario in Punjab

  • Author: J.S. Brar, Amarjit Singh, Daljit Singh

• ABSTRACTS OF DISSERTATIONS OR ARTICLES

  Artificial screening of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) germplasm against leaf curl virus disease

  • Author: A.K. Gaikwad, D.S. Cheema, M.S. Dhaliwal, Abhishek Sharma

• Reaction of some Rabi cereals and Phalaris minor to Bipolaris sorokiniana

  • Author: Anju Bala, Satvinder Kaur

• Disease components influencing Ascochyta blight of chickpea

  • Author: Livinder Kaur, Varinder Pal Singh

• Identifying chromosome regions conferring Karnal Bunt resistance in wheat using deletion stocks and source of resistance in winter wheat

  • Author: Indu Sharma, N.S. Bains, A. Sirari, Ritu Bala, R.C. Sharma

• Identification of multiple disease resistance genotypes of Indian mustard

  • Author: M.S. Yadav, Saroj Singh, K.S. Brar

• Sources of resistance against sugarcane wilt caused by Fusarium moniliforme

  • Author: Daljeet Singh, R.S. Singh, J.S. Brar, Bipen Sharma

• Screening of muskmelon lines for resistance against downy mildew caused by Psuedoperonospora cubensis

  • Author: T.S. Thind, S. Goswami, V.K. Vashisht, S. Raheja

• Severity and frequency of Fusarium moniliforme and Sarocladium oryzae associated with the sheath blight of rice and evaluation of sources of resistance in Haryana

  • Author: R.S. Chouhan, S.K. Sharma, Naresh Mehta

• Effect of applied silica on the process of infection and blast development of finger millet caused by Pyricularia grisea Sacc.

  • Author: G.R. Ramaswamy, P. Krishnappa

• Effect of green manuring with non – conventional crops on root knot nematode in brinjal and tomato

  • Author: Narpinderjeet Kaur Dhillon, S.K. Sharma

• Screening of linseed germplasm and breeding material for reaction to alternaria blight infestation

  • Author: Sarbjeet Kaur, Chhaya Atri, P.S. Sandhu

• Evaluation of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genetic stock for resistance to Puccinia striiformis pathotypes 46 S119 and 78 S84

  • Author: Vijay S. Sharma, Vineet K. Sharma, Satvinder Kaur

• Pathogenic variability in Bipolaris sorokiniana population obtained from cereal hosts

  • Author: Anju Bala, Satvinder Kaur

• Monitoring physiologic variability in wheat rust pathogens and its role in rust management in India

  • Author: S.K. Jain, M. Prashar, S.C. Bhardwaj, Y.P. Sharma

• Studies on the root knot nematode, Meloidogyne graminicola on wheat in the rice wheat system

  • Author: Damanjeet Kaur

• Biophysical and molecular characterization of BCMV infecting common bean in Himachal Pradesh

  • Author: Prachi Sharma, O.P. Sharma, P.N. Sharma

• Molecular characterisation of gibberellin producing strains of Fusarium

  • Author: Kirti Bhalla, Rashmi Agarwal, Aradhika Tripathi

• Meteorological factors influencing mungbean yellow mosaic virus epidemic in mungbean

  • Author: Livinder Kaur, Gurdip Singh, Y.R. Sharma, L.K. Dhaliwal, Sarbjot Kaur

• Magnitude of rhizome rot pathogens of ginger in Himachal Pradesh

  • Author: Meenu Gupta, N.P. Dohroo

• Fungicidal management of multiple diseases in wheat

  • Author: Ashwani K. Basandrai, B.K. Sharma, Daisy Basandrai

• Relative effectiveness of new fungicide molecules against late blight of potato

  • Author: T.S. Thind, S. Goswami, S. Raheja, R. Kaur, A. Bala

• Management of metalaxyl resistance in Psuedoperonospora cubensis causing downy mildew of cucumber

  • Author: T.S. Thind, S. Goswami, S. Raheja, R. Kaur, A. Bala

• Evaluation of Trichoderma species and their formulations for eco-friendly management of dry root rot of chickpea

  • Author: S.C. Dubey, S.E. Nathan, Utpal Kumar Deka, Aradhika Tripathi, Birendra Singh

• Integrated management of foot rot of basmati rice

  • Author: P.P.S. Pannu, Narinder Singh, H.S. Rewal, H.S. Sabhiki, Sandeep Raheja

• Disease free seed production of wheat in Punjab: Achievements

  • Author: R.C. Sharma, I. Sharma, Damanjit Kaur

• Effect of fungicidal formulation in management of blast,Magnaporthe grisea and sheath blight, Rhizoctonia solani diseases of rice under temperate conditions of Kashmir

  • Author: Ali Anwar, G.N. Bhat, S.D. Masoodi

• Leaf spot of Aloe barbadensis (Miller) and its management

  • Author: J.R. Sharma, P. K. Amrate

• Comparative efficacy of resistance inducing potassium and phosphoric salts against downy mildew of cauliflower

  • Author: Prem Lal Kashyap, Jagtar S. Dhiman

• Biochemical basis of cauliflower protection from Alternaria blight through potassium and phosphoric salts

  • Author: Prem Lal Kashyap, Jagtar S. Dhiman

• Standardization of inoculation method and management of sheath blight of rice through host resistance, chemicals and botanicals

  • Author: Ram Singh, S. Sunder, D.S. Dodan

• Plant disease scenario in citrus nurseries of Punjab

  • Author: P.P. Singh, S.K. Sharma, S.K. Thiara, Chander Mohan, V.K. Mehan, S.S. Kang, H.S. Rewal

• Identification of nematode problems in medicinal, aromatic and spice plants grown in Punjab

  • Author: M.S. Sultan, S.K. Sharma, N.K. Dhillon

• Ecofriendly management of sheath rot of rice with the use of conventional and nonconventional chemicals

  • Author: R.S. Chouhan, S.K. Sharma, Naresh Mehta

• Identification of viruses prevalent on potato in the Punjab state

  • Author: S.S. Kang, Ashok Kumar, V.K. Bhambota, S.K. Thiara

• Effect of viruses on vigour and productivity of the potato plants

  • Author: Ashok Kumar, S.S. Kang, S.K. Thiara, V.K. Bhambota

• Management of seed-borne viruses in cucurbits

  • Author: Sumit Inder Kaur, S.S. Kang, Abhishek Sharma, S.K. Thiara

• Antifungal potential of cinnamal derivatives against Alternaria alternata

  • Author: Ramandeep Kaur Mehton, Mangat Rai, J.R. Sharma

• Evaluation of different fungicides against the leaf spots of eucalyptus, mulberry, mango and jamun in the nursery

  • Author: G.S. Rattan, Parminder Singh

• Black fruit spot of ber (Aternaria alternata) and its management

  • Author: S.K. Thind, P.S. Aulakh, Anil Kumar

• In vitro screening of fungicides against citrus foot rot (Phytophthora parasitica)

  • Author: Amrinder Kaur, K.S. Verma

• Determination of harvest residues of Matco 8–64 (metalaxyl 8%+mancozeb 64%) in kinnow mandarin fruits and soil

  • Author: S.K. Thind, T.S. Thind

• PCR based detection of greening bacterium (Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus) in citrus

  • Author: S.K. Thiara, P.P. Singh

• Integrated management of fungal diseases of kinnow mandarin

  • Author: Anita , V.K. Mehan, H.S. Rattanpal, A.K. Sangwan

• Development of white rust and Alternaria blight of mustard (Brassica juncea L.) under different environments in central Punjab

  • Author: Ratinderbir Kaur, Harpreet Singh, Prabhjyot K. Sidhu

• Effect of leaf wetness durations and plant age on dynamics of early blight of tomato

  • Author: Chander Mohan, Neeraj Singh

• Effect of plant spacing on intensity of leaf spot of marigold caused by Alternaria tagetica Shome & Mustaffe

  • Author: P.J. Singh, G.S. Dhindsa, P. Singh, R. Kumar

• Status of Alternaria leaf blight of cabbage, Brassica oleracea var. capitata L. under temperate ecology of Kashmir

  • Author: M. Azam Wani, Nawaz Ahmad Mir, A.G. Najar

• Impact of weather parameters on cotton leaf curl disease (CLCuD) in upland cotton

  • Author: Daljeet Singh, Pritpal Singh, J.S. Gill, J.S. Brar, P.S. Sekhon

• Effect of weather parameters on Colletotrichum gloeosporioides causing anthracnose of guava

  • Author: Amarjit Singh, K.S. Verma, Chander Mohan

• Resistance to powdery mildew in Indian wheat

  • Author: D.P. Singh, A.K. Sharma, Dhanbir Singh, S.K. Rana, K.P. Singh, Kanak Srivastava, M. Prashar, S.C. Bhardwaj, S.K. Pant, R.N. Brahma, K.P. Singh, Ambika Prasad, D.S. Dodan

• Multiple disease and cereal cyst nematode resistance in barley

  • Author: D.P. Singh, Jag Shoran, R.P.S. Verma, Dhanbir Singh, S.S. Karwasra, Madhu Meeta, A.K. Mathur, R. Devlash, Shyam Verma, K.P. Singh, Kanak Srivastava, V.K. Singh, A.K. Singh, S.P. Singh, S.S. Vaish, I.K. Kalappanawar, Indra Rajvanshi, R.S. Kanwar, Damanjeet Kaur, Y.P. Sharma, S.C. Bhardwaj, M. Prashar, S.K. Jain, S.K. Pant, L.C. Prasad, R. Chand, S.K. Mann, S.M. Yadav, S.P. Bisno

• Infection response is an effective tool in selecting spot blotch resistance in wheat- a case study

  • Author: D.P. Singh, Gyanendra Singh, Jag Shoran

• Resistance to spot blotch caused by Bipolaris sorokiniana in pre-coordinated yield trial material of wheat and triticales in India

  • Author: D.P. Singh, A.K. Sharma, M.S. Saharan, Jag Shoran

• Morphological, molecular and biochemical characterization of Trichoderma isolates

  • Author: Jaspal Kaur, E. Koch

• Variability in the Fusarium isolates from the basmati rice infected with foot rot disease

  • Author: Jaspal Kaur, P.P.S. Pannu, H.S. Rewal

• Evaluation of germplasm of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) for rusts resistance and genetic diversity under Punjab conditions

  • Author: Madhu Meeta, S.K. Mann, N.S. Bains, Achla Sharma

• Iris yellow spot virus (IYSV): a new record from onion bulb and seed crops in northern India

  • Author: R.K. Mishra, K.J. Srivastava, R.P. Gupta

• Detection of viruses infecting bell pepper under protected cultivation in Hamachal Pradesh and its management by use of bio-virus inhibitors

  • Author: Promil Kapoor, P.D. Thakur

• Control of potato late blight (Phytophthora infestans Mont. De Bary) through disease focus management

  • Author: A.A. Wani, H.S. Rewal, C. Mohan

• Detection and management of risk of introducing seed-transmitted viruses associated with legume germplasm imported into India

  • Author: V.C. Chalam, R.K. Khetarpal, D.B. Parakh, Deepti Sharma, Promil Kapoor, A.K. Maurya

• Detection and seed transmission of viruses in faba bean germplasm

  • Author: Deepti Sharma, V.C. Chalam

• Detection and seed transmission of bean common mosaic virus in french bean germplasm

  • Author: Promil Kapoor, Deepti Sharma, Digvender Pal, V.C. Chalam, D.B. Parakh, R.K. Khetarpal

• Impact of thermophilic fungi on white button mushroom

  • Author: Aman Sharma, M.P. Srivastava, R.S. Rana

• Management of weed fungi associated with the cultivation of Pleurotus sajor-caju (fr.) sing.

  • Author: Aman Sharma, J.K. Dang, R.S. Rana

• Effect of method of sowing, transplanting and interval of irrigation on rice root- knot nematode (M.graminicola) on rice

  • Author: S. K. Sharma, Narpinderjeet Kaur Dhillon, Yadvinder Singh

• Effect of nursery bed treatment and rice seed soaking in chemicals on root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne graminicola) in nursery beds and paddy yield

  • Author: S. K. Sharma, Narpinderjeet Kaur Dhillon