Plant Disease Research

Table of Contents

• RESEARCH NOTE

  My journey with prokaryotes in the last decade

  • Author: Pushpinder Paul Singh

• RESEARCH ARTICLE

  Virulence and molecular variations of Puccinia triticina, the incitant of wheat leaf rust, in Egypt

  • Author: Mohammed Saad Abou-Elseoud, Abd-Elmageed Mohammed Kamara, Omaima Abd-Ellatif Alaa-Eldein, Ahmed Farag El-Bebany, Nader Abd-Elwahab Ashmawy, Ibrahim Sobhy Draz

• Conidial size of Erysiphe cichoracearum as influenced by the host in sunflower

  • Author: K. Karuna, Y.G. Shadakshari, K.S. Jagadish, K.N. Geetha

• Effect of date of sowing and plant density on the progress of powdery mildew of pea

  • Author: S.K. Gupta, Amit Kumar, Meenu Gupta

• Integrated management of Sigatoka Leaf spot disease of banana (Musa spp.) using newer fungicides

  • Author: Dattatray L. Shinde, Susha S. Thara, Kamala Nayar

• In vitro antagonistic potentials of native Trichoderma spp. against stem rot of French bean caused by Sclerotium rolfsii in Manipur

  • Author: Y. Rajlakshmi Devi, Bireswar Sinha

• Effect of different mulches and biofertilizers on disease incidence/severity and yield of tomato

  • Author: S.K. Singh, Arti Shukla, H.R. Sharma, Upender Singh, Ashok Thakur

• Fungicidal management of sugarcane rust

  • Author: Sumangala E. Nalwar, A. R. Hundekar, Pushpa S. Hansi

• Evaluation of wheat cultivars for resistance against Alternaria alternata and associated fungi with black point

  • Author: Mahendra Partap, V. A. Solanki, Jagdish Prasad, B. D. S. Nathawat

• Lasiodiplodia theobromae: The causal agent of root rot and collar rot of biofuel plant (Jatropha curcas) and its variability

  • Author: H. N. Prajapati, J. K. Patel, R. K. Patil

• Evaluation of antibacterial potential of extracts from seven strains of Lentinus edodes

  • Author: Shivani Sharma, P.K. Khanna, S. Kapoor

• Efficacy of agro-chemicals for management of bacterial blight of pomegranate

  • Author: Ashish , Anita Arora

• Prevalence, isolation and standardization of growth media for Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri causing citrus canker

  • Author: Dildeep Singh, S.K. Thind

• First record of Capsicum chlorosis virus infecting capsicum in Himachal Pradesh

  • Author: Ajay Brakta, Yogita Bohra, Anil Handa, P.D. Thakur

• Source of resistance against Cucumber mosaic virus and Zucchini yellow mosaic virus in melons

  • Author: Shikha Sharma, Santokh S. Kang, Abhishek Sharma

• Effect of different doses of jasmonic acid against cotton leaf curl disease: Induced protein and latent carry over

  • Author: Ritu Raj, P.S. Sekhon, M.K. Sangha, D. Pathak

• SHORT COMMUNICATION

  Bio-efficacy of different agro-chemicals for the management of foliar diseases in Bt cotton

  • Author: Daljeet Singh, Narinder Singh

• Influence of abiotic environmental factors on Graphiola leaf spot of date palm

  • Author: Sushil Sharma, Rakesh Mehra

• Field evaluation of different fungicides against Alternaria leaf blight of tomato in eastern Bihar

  • Author: Gireesh Chand, Randhir Kumar, Amarendra Kumar, Santosh Kumar, J. N. Srivastava

• Efficacy of different fungicides against anthracnose of guava in eastern Uttar Pradesh

  • Author: Gireesh Chand, Santosh Kumar, Sanjeev Kumar, Amarendra Kumar

• Effect of systemic and non-systemic fungicides on wilt of fenugreek incited by Fusarium oxysporum

  • Author: Sanju Choudhary, K.S. Shekhawat, G.L. Kakraliya, M.K. Jat

• ABSTRACTS OF DISSERTATIONS OR ARTICLES

  Bean anthracnose-a disease of concern in North-western Himalayan region of India

• Plant Pathology Teaching: Present status and future strategies

• Extension Plant Pathology: strengthening the farmers in their efforts to manage crop diseases

• Chickpea disease problems and prospects

• Epidemiology and management of sclerotinia rot of indian mustard (Brassica juncea L.)

• Management of plant diseases for sustainable agriculture

• Endophytes: a boon for green agriculture

• Screening for wilt disease reaction: Errors in practice!

• Bio-protectants: eco-friendly best alternative for sustainable agro - eco-system

• Plant clinics and plant disease management in organic farming

• Crown rot of rice: a newly emerging disease in Musi belt area of Telanagana state

• Diagnosis and management of virus and Phytoplasma diseases of papaya

• Advances in diagnosis and management of apple diseases

• CASE STUDY

  Detection and Diagnosis of Plant Viruses- A case study

• ABSTRACTS OF DISSERTATIONS OR ARTICLES

  Agri-nanotechnology: A boon to Indian agriculture?

• Source of resistance to root knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) in chilli (Capsicum annuum L.)

• Early detection of basal stem rot disease of coconut

• Screening of capsicum germplasm for resistance against Pepper mild mottle virus

• Disease reaction of “Bagua” pomegranate variety in western parts of Kurnool district

• Occurrence of bacterial speck of tomato (Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato) in Himachal Pradesh

• Symbiotic association and radioisotope labelling (32P) to study the structural, functional linkage between the Dendrobium cv. Earsakul and Piriformospora indica – a study

• Identification and characterization of Phytophthora species associated with root rot of capsicum

• Survey for occurrence of diseases in sweet orange and acid lime orchards in Telangana state

• SCAR markers for identification of effective Trichoderma isolates identified for the management of citrus dry root rot

• Molecular detection of Citrus Yellow Mosaic Virus (CYMV) and Citrus greening Bacterium (CGB) in sweet orange cv. sathgudi by duplex PCr (dPCR)

• Scenario of diseases in sweet Orange and acid lime Orchards in Andhra Pradesh

• Duplex PCR-based assay for simultaneous detection of bud wood transmissible diseases (Citrus greening and yellow mosaic) in sweet orange budlings

• Development of strain specific SCAR markers for identification of Trichoderma isolates Tr10 and Tr14

• Screening of brinjal genotypes for differential responses against bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum

• Screening of rice genotypes for resistance against false smut

• Detection of sugarcane yellow leaf virus in commercially grown sugarcane varieties by RT-PCR and production of virus free plants by apical meristem culture

• Seed pathology of pigeon pea lines resistant to wilt pathogen Fusarium udum Butler

• Morphological and pathological variability in Ustilaginoidea virens causing false smut of rice

• Screening of advanced breeding material of castor (Ricinus communis L.) against Fusarium wilt

• Molecular mapping of QTLs for Karnal bunt resistance in six near isogenic (NILs) populations of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

• Variability studies of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. ciceri (Padwick) causing wilt of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

• Antifungal activity of Tagetes patula aqueous extracts against F. oxysporum f. sp. melonis

• Variability in pectinases production by different isolates of Fusarium monoliforme causing foot rot disease of basmati rice

• Identification of resistant sources for banded blight in Proso millet (Panicum miliaceum L.)

• Identification of resistant sources for sheath blight in little millet (Panicum sumatrense roth ex Roemer and Schultes)

• Increasing trend of paddy discolouration in Punjab and its effect on associated mycoflora and seed germination

• Reaction of cotton varieties and hybrids to alternaria leaf spot

• PCR based diagnostic methods for detection of MYMV infecting pulses

• Status of foot rot of basmati in district Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar during Kharif 2014

• Evaluation of wheat varieties for resistance to cereal cyst nematode, Heterodera avenae

• Incidence of cotton leaf curl viral disease, bacterial blight and fungal foliar leaf spots in south western Punjab

• Variability in Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceris, the incitant of chickpea (Cicer arietinum) wilt

• Performance of advanced sugarcane genotypes against red rot (Colletotrichum falcatum Went) in north-west zone under Punjab conditions

• Isolation and Molecular characterizaion of cellulose degrading bacteria from midgut of bombyx mori larvae

• In vitro evaluation of plant growth promotion and antagonistic activity of Pseudomonas fluorescens isolated from rice field soils

• Morphological and Molecular characterization of Colletotrichum capsici, the incitant of Chickpea blight

• Integrated management of leaf curl virus in Chilli (Capsicum annuum L.)

• Development of integrated management approach for Phytophthora root rot and gummosis in kinnow mandarin in Rajasthan.

• Effect of biocontrol agents on seed borne infection of Colletotrichum capsici causing anthracnose of chilli and its impact on seed health

• Post harvest losses in acidlime and its management

• Epidemiology and control of greasy spot (Mycosphaerella citri) of acid lime

• Evaluation of IDM technology in farmers fields for the management of dry root rot in acid lime

• Physiological studies of betelvine foot and leaf rot pathogen- Phytophthora capsici

• Management of stemphylium blight of garlic through fungitoxicants

• Persistence of different fungicides on cucumber plants used for the control of downy mildew disease

• Residues of ridomil MZ fungicide on the cucumber fruits

• Effect of intercropping of garlic on root knot nematode in tomato and capsicum

• Potentiality of isolated phosphate solubilizing fungi and bacteria from rhizosphere of medicinal plants

• Status and distribution of powdery mildew of capsicum under protected cultivation in Himachal Pradesh and its management through fungicides

• Management of soil borne nursery diseases with bioagents in tomato

• Evaluation of fungicide efficacy for the management of alternaria leaf spot of tomato under protected cultivation in Himachal Pradesh

• Gray mould of capsicum - an emerging threat under protected cultivation in Himachal Pradesh

• Antifungal activity of some plant extracts on Fusarium wilt disease in tomato

• Epidemiology of ber powdery mildew

• Web based decision support system for late blight of potato–need based spray adoption and benefits in Punjab

• Black scurf of potato - role of soil and tuber borne inoculum under Punjab conditions

• Bioefficacy of new fungicides Penflufen 240 Fs and sprint (mancozeb 50% + carbendazim 25% Ws) in controlling black scurf of potato

• Exploitation of indigenous strains of Trichoderma and Pseudomonas fluorescens for the control of damping-off in chilli

• Bio intensive management of taro leaf blight caused by phytophthora colocasiae raciborski

• Epidemiology studies of Chilli fruit rot disease in the hot spot regions of Andhra Pradesh and characterization of pathogen.

• Management of leafhoppers and sooty mould by using pesticides in mango (Mangifera indica)

• Influence of graded Nitrogen fertilizer doses on plant health of different varieties of Finger millet [Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn]

• In vitro evaluation of plant growth promotion and antagonistic activity of Pseudomonas fluorescens isolated from rice field soils

• Management of peanut stem necrosis of groundnut in farmer's fields

• Effect of microclimate on development and progress of late leaf spot disease in groundnut

• Management of damping-off disease of VFC tobacco caused by Pythium aphanidermatum with new molecules of fungicides in nursery

• Efficacy of Kocide 46 DF for management of false smut disease of rice

• Effect of non chemical eco-friendly pesticides on root knot nematode, Meloidogyne graminicola infesting wheat in Punjab

• Correlation studies on stem and collar rot incidence and yield parameters in groundnut

• Potential of the mycogenic silver nanoparticles against Aspergillus niger inciting collar rot disease in groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.)

• Efficacy of fungicide, bioagents and organic amendments against dry root rot of chickpea

• Potential of native strains of Pseudomonas fluorescens against Rhizoctonia solani and Rhizoctonia oryzae causing sheath blight of rice

• Management of seed and soil borne diseases of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) with chemicals and bio-agents

• Effect of weather parameters on the appearance of cotton leaf curl disease (CLCuD) in American cotton

• Management of tikka disease of groundnut using botanicals, bioagents and chemicals

• In vitro evaluation of fungicides and bio-control agents against Colletotrichum blight of chickpea

• Evaluation of Mentha species against root knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita)

• The potential of microbial wealth for phytopathogen management and plant growth enhancement

• Effect of soil solarization on damping-off incidence in Tobacco nurseries

• Influence of weather variables on incidence of bud necrosis virus in tomato

• Management of sunflower powdery mildew disease by using bioagents and fungicides

• Effect of microclimate on development and progress of late leaf spot disease in groundnut

• INDEXES

  Author Index