Plant Disease Research

Table of Contents

• FROM THE DESK

  Induced systemic acquired resistance and its implication in plant disease management

  • Author: P. S. Sekhon

• ABSTRACTS OF DISSERTATIONS OR ARTICLES

  New Insights in the Biological Control of Crown Gall Through Native Agrobacterium radiobacter strain UHFBA-218

  • Author: Aditi Sharma, A. K. Gupta

• REVIEW ARTICLE

  Photodegradation of fungicides: An appraisal

  • Author: T.S. Thind, Anju Bala

• RESEARCH ARTICLE

  Fungistatic activity of herbicides against Rhizoctonia solani, the incitant of sheath blight of rice

  • Author: P. Kumar, A. Kumar, A.K. Saini

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

  • Author: Ahmed Ibrahim A. I. Heflish, Narinder Singh, Shiveta Raina, Priti Sharma, Daljeet Singh Buttar

• Efficacy of bio-agents and chemicals against Penicillium islandicum inflicting blue mould rot in Indian gooseberry

  • Author: A. K. Saini, S. K. Sharma, A. Kumar, P. Kumar

• Shelf life study of the talc based bioformulation of the Trichoderma asperellum and Pseudomonas fluorescens, bioagents of plant pathogens

  • Author: Sukhman K. Aulakh, Narinder Singh, Shiveta Raina, Ajay K. Choudhary, Daljeet Singh Buttar

• Status of sheath blight of rice in Haryana and its chemical control

  • Author: Ram Singh, Pankaj Kumar, Mangat Ram

• Identification and biochemical characterization of resistance against downy mildew in pumpkin

  • Author: Sita Khanal, P.S. Sekhon, Astha , Satpal Sharma

• Molecular marker assisted screening for resistance against late blight and root knot nematode in tomato

  • Author: Vipesh Kumar, S.K. Jindal, Abhishek Sharma, Sukhjeet Kaur, M.S. Dhaliwal

• Comparing disease progress models of guava anthracnose in relation to weather

  • Author: Rajender Singh, Mamta , Ramniwas

• Molecular characterization of Okra yellow vein mosaic virus infecting okra in south Gujarat

  • Author: Tushar V. Ghevariya, Lalit Mahatma

• Serological detection of Potato leaf roll virus from subtropical zone of Jammu and Kashmir

  • Author: Ranbir Singh, Deepika Sharma, Dechan Choskit, Sachin Gupta

• Evaluatation of Bt cotton hybrids against cotton leaf curl virus disease and its vector Bemisia tabaci

  • Author: Rupesh Kumar Arora, Sanjeev Kumar Kataria, Paramjit Singh, Bhawana

• SHORT COMMUNICATION

  Management of Sclerotinia rot of mustard following biorationals approaches

  • Author: M. S. Yadav, Nasim Ahmad

• Effect of spacing and planting dates on the development of powdery mildew of tomato

  • Author: Arushi , A.B. Malannavar, D.K. Banyal

• Synthesis of metal complexes of Schiff bases of halogenated anilines and their antifungal activity

  • Author: Gursimran Kaur, Divya Utreja, Ekta , Jaspal Kaur

• Status and distribution of sudden wilt of bottle gourd-A new threat in himachal Pradesh

  • Author: Suman Kumar

• Effect of different substrates on germination of urediniospore of Uromyces appendiculatus, the causal agent of French bean rust

  • Author: Gurvinder Singh, S.K. Gupta, Neeraj Sharma

• Evaluation of tomato germplasm against damping-off

  • Author: Rajesh Kumar, S.K. Gupta

• Ascochyta blight resistance in chickpea

  • Author: Wazir Ahmad Dost Mohammdy, Upasana Rani, Asmita Sirari

• ABSTRACTS OF DISSERTATIONS OR ARTICLES

  Emerging diseases of horticultural crops and biorational approaches for management

• Pesticides: Our daily dose of poison, and an alarming threat to biodiversity

• Role of conventional fungicides in preserving disease control potential of modern compounds-a retrospection

• Biological control of grapevine pathogens in French vineyards

• Cutting-edge technologies for emerging challenges in apple crop production

• Diseases of subtropical fruits and their management

• Eco-friendly techniques for management of diseases in vegetable crops

• Innovative facet of plant protection research in India

• Australian plant biosecurity and its relevance to India

• Tackling yellow rust (Puccinia striiformis) of wheat in northwestern plains zone of India

• Arbuscular mycorrhizal biofertilizers in sustainable agriculture

• Phytophthora diseases and their management in citrus

• Phaseolus vulgaris-Colletotrichum lindemuthianum interaction: an update

• Trichoderma asperllum an effective bioagent for the control of black scurf of potato

• Biological control of Streptomyces setonii cause of common scab of potato

• Effect of seed invigorations on seed quality and storability of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) seeds

• Gray leaf blight disease management by using bio-agents under green house

• Bio efficacy of different antagonists against early blight of tomato caused by Alternaria solani

• Biochemical management of root rot of soybean caused by Rhizoctonia bataticola

• Effect of bio-products on post harvest rotting of apple (Malus × domestica Borkh)

• Impact of one year old spent compost of white button mushroom on rhizome rot of ginger

• Effect of wheat based cropping system on nematode population dynamics

• Evaluation of plant extracts for control of mango anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides

• Prevalence and management of fruit rot disease of pears

• Effect of different inoculum levels of Heterodera avenae on leaf pigment concentrations of wheat

• In vitro studies on uptake of heavy metal by fungi

• Yield potential of Pleurotus sajor-caju and P. florida on locally available substrates under natural bamboo hut conditions of Sub-tropical zone of Himachal Pradesh

• Characterization of Pseudomonas sp. associated with apple orchards of Shimla district in himachal Pradesh

• Evaluation of new fungicides for the management of buckeye rot of tomato

• Interaction of Arbuscular Mycorrhizae (Glomus macrocarpon) and Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goid causing mungbean root rot in spring mungbean

• Indigenous Technical knowledge (ITk) in chillies

• Evaluation of different substrates for cultivation of Lentinus edodes (Shittake mushroom) under sub tropical conditions

• Evaluation of some new Fungicide formulations against rice blast in Himachal Pradesh

• Studies on banded leaf and sheath blight of maize incited by Rhizoctonia solani f. sp. sasakii

• Field evaluation of chemicals against guava anthracnose

• Integrated management of maydis leaf blight of fodder maize

• Efficacy of fungicides in managing anthracnose of strawberry

• Effects of native strains of Pseudomonas sp. on root colonization, establishment and growth of apple rootstocks in replant site

• Management of Sclerotinia rot of mustard following biorationals approaches

• Integrated disease management of Alternaria leaf spot of cabbage caused by Alternaria brassicicola (Schw.) Wiltsh.

• Evaluation of plant extracts and fungicides on anthracnose disease of bottle gourd under screen house conditions

• Effect of seed biopriming on seed quality in French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)

• Effect of seed treatment and soil application of PGPRs and BCAs on seed and seedling quality in bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.)

• Effect of different agricultural residues on growth and yield of Indian oyster mushroom (Pleurotus pulmonarius)

• Management of green mould disease (Trichoderma harzianum) of Calocybe indica

• Effect of seed dressing fungicides on anthracnose and pod rot of moongbean

• Postharvest application of fungicides, antagonists and plant products for controlling storage scab and rots of apple fruits

• Assessment of different species of Oyster mushroom for round the year production in Chamba district

• Effect of hot water seed treatment on seed and seedling health in bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.)

• Effect of phyto extracts on the root rot of Acacia catechu Willd.

• Efficacy of aqueous and cow-urine based botanical extracts against Phytophthora nicotianae var. parasitica, the causal organism of buckeye rot of tomato

• Effect of different rootstocks and soil management treatments on growth and physiological parameters in new plantations of apple of replant conditions

• Field evaluation of cobalt chloride against parawilt of Cotton

• Comparative performance of Agrobacterium radiobacter strain UHFBA-218 and strain K-84 for biological control of crown gall in stone fruits

• Influence of native arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on health of tomato seed crop

• Effect of isolation trenches, method and volume of chemical drenching on white root rot affected apple trees and soil microbial population

• Evaluation of bio-control agents against Phytophthora cactorum causing collar rot in apple

• Studies on purple blotch of onion caused by Alternaria porii (Ellis) Cifferi

• Persistence of different fungicides against Colletotrichum capsici causing anthracnose disease of chilli

• Rhizosphere colonization efficiency of native Agrobacterium radiobacter strain UHFBA-218 and its use in management of crown gall of peach

• Persistence studies of carbedazim on tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) and brinjal (Solanum melongena)

• Dissipation pattern of carbendazim on cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis)

• Residue dynamics of combi product SAAF in citrus

• Efficacy of fungicide formulation of tricyclazole against sheath blight disease of rice

• Efficacy of SAAF against maydis leaf blight of maize

• Population dynamics of Streptomyces scabies in scab sick field of potato under long-term crop rotation scenario

• Persistence studies of carbendazim on okra and bittergourd

• Residue dynamics of carbendazim on green chilli and capsicum

• Managing pomegranate diseases through chemicals

• Etiology and integrated management of damping-off of tomato in Himachal Pradesh

• Role of abiotic environmental factors on development of French bean rust and its management through modern fungicides

• Efficacy of strobilurins vs. triazole and conventional fungicides against leaf spot of marigold caused by Alternaria tagetica

• Extraction of antifungal metabolite from Pseudomonas fluorescens isolated from apple tree rhizosphere

• Effect of time of application of Paecilomyces lilacinus strain on the management of Tylenchulus semipenetrans

• Effect of rotation with fodder crops on root knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) in successive crop brinjal

• Integrated disease management in white root rot (Dematophora necatrix) of apple in Shimla hills

• Bio-efficacy evaluation of different fungicide formulations for the management of Marssonina blotch and Alternaria leaf spot in apple

• Myclobutanil resistance and shift in sensitivity to difenconazole in populations of Venturia inaequalis in Kashmir Valley

• Epiphytic microflora as antagonists of post harvest pathogens of apple

• In vitro evaluation of commercial fungicides against wire stem disease of cabbage caused by Rhizoctonia solani

• Use of soilless substrates for producing virus free planting material of strawberry

• Efficacy of botanical formulation in postharvest management of fresh ginger rhizomes (Zingiber officinale Roscoe.) under low cost storage structures

• Evaluation of botanicals for their efficacy against foot rot disease of basmati rice

• Incidence of bacterial blight of wild pomegranate in Sirmour district of himachal Pradesh

• Effect of varying compost depth on spawn run and yield of white button mushroom

• Isolation, cloning, molecular characterization and development of hp-RnAi construct with essential genes of Marssonina coronaria

• RT-LAMP an innovative technique for the detection of apple chlorotic leaf spot virus

• Selection of in vitro shoots of apple rootstock MM106 tolerant to fungal culture filtrate of collar rot pathogen

• ELISA-a reliable tool for detecting PnRSV in stone fruits

• ELISA based serological detection of nepoviruses in strawberry

• Marker assisted selection for enhanced root knot nematode resistant plants in tomato cultivar under protected cultivation

• Molecular detection of a novel Tospovirus (Capsicum chlorosis virus) causing ringspot disease of bell peppers in Himachal Pradesh

• PCR based diagnostic assay for flag smut of wheat

• Detection of phytoplasma in infected samples of tomato and periwinkle

• Use of woody indicators and RT-PCR for biological and molecular detection of major apple viruses

• Identification and functional annotation of expressed sequence tags based SSR markers of Rubus ellipticus

• Differential expression of candidate genes at CO-1 locus reveals Phvul.001G243800 encoding serine threonine as a potential resistance gene in Phaseolus vulgaris-Colletotrichum lindemuthainum race 73 interaction

• Phylogenetic analysis of 28S rRnA gene of indigenous Xiphinema pachydermum

• Detection of Stagonospora nodorum causing glume blotch of wheat using specific markers

• A novel PCR based method for quick detection of seed borne infection of Colletotrichum from chilli

• Morpho-molecular characterization and cross infection potential of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides isolated from banana

• Morpho-cultural variation in Phytophthora capsici Leon. causing root rot of capsicum

• Status of Karnal bunt in major wheat growing region of haryana

• Present status and frequency of occurrence of different microorganisms associated with mango dieback and gummosis in Himachal Pradesh

• Variations in pod and seed traits of Albizia procera from different provenances of himachal Pradesh

• Status of seed disclouration of rice in Punjab, mycoflora associated and its impact on seed quality parameters of rice

• Germination responses of Acacia catechu willd. with respect to seeds collected from different sites of Uttrakhand

• Responses of seed germination with respect to various seed sources of Dalbergia sissoo roxb. collected from different districts of himachal Pradesh

• Microflora association with healthy and diseased rhizospheric soils of white root rot (Dematophora necatrix hartig) in apple

• Studies on carpogenic germination and viability of sclerotia of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum causing lettuce drop

• Impact of temperature and relative humidity on lesion development of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz and Sacc.) on leaves and fruits of mango

• Influence of weather parameters on web blight development and its effect on yield of mungbean

• Status of wheat and paddy diseases in Punjab-a plant clinical approach

• Build up of root-knot nematode in tomato under polyhouse and open cultivation

• Occurence of basal rot of garlic in Himachal

• Prevalence of guava decline in Uttarakhand

• Epidemiological factors in relation to development and prediction of anthracnose blight of mango

• Influence of weather factors on development of wilt (Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. psidii) of guava in Tarai regions of Uttarakhand

• Prevalence and severity of Rhizoctonia aerial blight of soybean in Uttarakhand

• Effect of different temperature and pH levels on the growth of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. capsici causing wilt of bell pepper

• Prevalence and distribution of root knot nematode in cucumber cultivation under polyhouse and open conditions

• Effect of geographical variation on biological parameters of diamondback moth Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae)

• Effect of fruit infection with anthracnose (Colletotrichum capsici) on its seed transmission in bell pepper

• Prevalence and detection of Tomato leaf curl virus (ToLCV) from mid to high altitude, temperate zone and high altitude, zone of Jammu and Kashmir

• Current scenario of mushroom production in haryana state

• Effect of mycelial, mycelia embedded sclerotial and pyncidial stages of Rhizoctonia bataticola on dry root rot of clusterbean

• Cultivation of Hericium erinaceus (Monkey head Mushroom) in India

• Status of actinomycetes population in white root rot affected apple tree rhizosphere in different zones of Himachal Pradesh

• Status of Alternaria blotch of apple in himachal Pradesh and its management

• Incidence of foliar diseases of apple in agro climatic Zone III of Himachal Pradesh

• Comparing growth models for progress of guava anthracnose in relation to weather

• Occurrence of Fusarium wilt of cucumber in himachal Pradesh

• Studies on biological parameters of an aphid vector (Brevicoryne brassicae L.) on some cauliflower cultivars at 25°C

• Scenario of false smut of paddy in Sangrur district of Punjab

• Correlation with enviromental factor with grey mould of gladiolus, Botrytis cinerea in himachal Pradesh

• A preliminary study on Venturia species infecting various host plants in kashmir

• Screening of potato cultivars for resistance against potato apical leaf curl disease in North Gujarat condition

• Pre breeding strategies for Botrytis grey mould resistance in chickpea

• In vitro selection of ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.) for resistance against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. zingiberi

• Unraveling the hidden potential of defense inducers in eliciting defense response in tomato plants infected with Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis

• Virulence and genetic diversity of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici isolates in Punjab

• Pathogenic reaction in different clones of sugarcane (Saccharum officianarum L.) against whip smut under field condition

• Screening of chilli genotypes for Phytophthora crown rot and viral complex

• Induction of defense related enzymes and phenols by SAR chemicals and biocontrol agents in wheat against Karnal bunt

• Sources of loose smut (Ustilago tritici) resistance in Indian germplasm

• Screening of field pea germplasm for resistance against Uromyces viciae fabae causing pea rust

• Evaluation of pigeonpea entries for resistance to sterility mosaic disease in Bihar

• Exploiting systemic acquired resistance against late blight of potato caused by Phytophthora infestans

• Field evaluation of tomato genotypes against major diseases under mid hill conditions of Himachal Pradesh

• Evaluation of advanced breeding lines against prevalent pathotypes of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae causing bacterial blight in rice

• Evaluation of tomato genotypes for resistance against buckeye rot

• Phenolic acids in the fruit pulp of some citrus varieties and their therapeutic importance in human health

• Role of induced resistance in management root knot nematode of bitter gourd

• Screening of different rose varieties for resistance against powdery mildew under natural epiphytotic conditions

• Genetic variability studies and resistance to early blight and bacterial spot of tomato

• Detached tiller technique for quick screening of rice genotypes against Dickeya zeae, an emerging bacterial pathogen causing bacterial foot rot of rice in Punjab

• Over-expression of defense-related enzymes in incompatible interactions involving rice Xa38 gene and five pathotypes of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae

• Novel high throughput screening technique for resistance evaluation against neck blast in rice

• Ascochyta blight resistance in chickpea

• Studies on protease inhibitor in germinated horsegram (Dolichos biflorus l.) seeds

• Disease reaction of different genotypes of tomato against Alternaria blight

• Powdery mildew resistance introgrossed from Aegilops triuncialis into wheat through induced homoeologous pairing

• Reaction of tomato genotypes against bacterial wilt under mid hill conditions of Western

• Disease incidence studies in lilium hybrids

• Seedling and adult plant resistance to powdery mildew in some Indian wheats

• Strain improvement in paddy straw mushroom and their evaluation

• Potential of bionanoparticles in plant protection

• Controlled release polymeric nanoformulations for plant disease management

• RESEARCH NOTE

  Author Index

• Proceedings of the General Body Meeting

  • Author: Narinder Singh