Plant Disease Research

Table of Contents

• FROM THE DESK

  Development of prediction models for the management of rapeseed-mustard diseases-Current scenario

  • Author: Naresh Mehta
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-8788.2019.00018.0

• RESEARCH ARTICLE

  Evaluation of bio-pesticides for effective and ecofriendly management of French bean rust

  • Author: Banita Devi, Gurvinder Singh, S.K. Gupta
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-8788.2019.00019.2

• Management of leaf spot (Cercospora canescens) and powdery mildew (Erysiphe polygoni) of cowpea through fungicides

  • Author: D. K. Banyal, Ashima Thakur, Amar Singh
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-8788.2019.00020.9

• Resistance in soybean varieties against charcoal rot disease caused by Macrophomina phaseolina

  • Author: Pawan K. Amrate, M. K. Shrivastava, M. S. Bhale
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-8788.2019.00021.0

• Effect of plant age on vulnerability of maize to charcoal rot

  • Author: Khalilullah Ahmadi, Harleen Kaur
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-8788.2019.00022.2

• Relationship between extracellular polysaccharides production and aggressiveness of Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. punicae causing bacterial blight of pomegranate

  • Author: Mandeep Singh Hunjan, Ahmad Walid Nadeem
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-8788.2019.00023.4

• Screening of capsicum exotic and indigenous lines for resistance against Pepper mild mottle virus

  • Author: Nidhi Kumari, Priyanka Ben Patel, P.N. Sharma
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-8788.2019.00025.8

• Effect of combined application of Paecilomyces lilacinus and organic amendments on the management of Tylenchulus semipenetrans

  • Author: Jaspreet Kaur Basati, V.K. Kaul, Sharndeep Kaur
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-8788.2019.00026.X

• SHORT COMMUNICATION

  Chemical control of neckblast of rice

  • Author: Ram Singh
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-8788.2019.00027.1

• REPORT (R&D)

  Perspectives in food security and Plant Pathology under changing climate

• Integrated pest management in changing climate: Need for paradigm shift

• Management of Phytophthora leaf blight and fruit rot of bell pepper in North Western Himalaya

• Race profiling and molecular diversity analysis of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lentis causing wilt in lentil

• Design, development and validation of decision support system for diseases management of scab

• Citrus tristeza virus a major biological stress causing citrus decline in Northeast India: its management approaches

• Strategies of disease management in maize

• A look at post flowering stalk rot of maize and its management

• Molecular tools for the detection and management of viral diseases in sugarcane

• Deciphering sugarcane disease resistance through ‘omics ’approach

• Virulence pattern of wheat powdery mildew pathogen

• Bioconsortia of culturable autochthonous rhizosphere microbes for management of soil-borne diseases of horticultural crops

• Diseases of tropical importance and their management

• Abstracts for Oral/Poster Presentation Protists: A journey from dustbin to coloured microbes

• Survey on the prevalence of blue mould rot of Indian gooseberry fruits in terminal markets in Hisar and Rewari districts of Haryana

• Physiological variability in Verticillium fungicola isolates collected from different mushroom farm of Haryana state

• A review on Maydis leaf blight of maize caused by Bipolaris maydis (Nisikado and Miyake) Shoemaker

• Prevalence of mango anthracnose in nursery under Punjab conditions

• Identification and characterization of viruses causing complex mosaic symptoms in Vigna unguiculata L. (Walp.)

• Loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for the detection of Plasmopara viticola infecting grapes

• Studies on mulberry root rot (Lasiodiplodia theobromae (Pat.) Griffon & Moubl.) in Southern Karnataka

• Variability in symptoms and colony characters of pomegranate wilt pathogen (Ceratocystis fimbriata (Ellis & Halst) in India

• Host range studies on Exserohilum turcicum (Pass.) Leonard & Suggs causing turcicum leaf blight in sorghum

• Recombinase Polymerase Amplification-the versatile replacement to PCR

• Studies on variability in Phytophthora capsici Leon. causing root rot of Capsicum

• Preliminary studies on target spot of tomato caused by Corynespora cassiicola: An emerging disease under protected cultivation in Himachal Pradesh

• Molecular evidence for the occurrence of Cucumber mosaic virus and Peanut bud necrosis virus in brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) in Tamil Nadu

• Viability of wheat powdery mildew conidia stored under different conditions and their utility in DNA extraction

• Molecular, morphological variability and management of Colletotrichum spp. causing anthracnose of chilli in Southern districts in Tamil Nadu

• Molecular detection of Pigeonpea sterility mosaic virus infecting redgram in TamilNadu

• Modified blotter test for the detection of seed borne Macrophomina phaseolina and Fusarium spp. in blackgram (Vigna mungo L. Hepper)

• Virulence and genetic diversity among Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici isolates from sub-mountainous districts of Punjab, India

• Isolation and morphological analysis of Fusarium spp. isolates associated with wilt of bitter gourd (Momordica charantia)

• Evaulation of seed quality and health of various Oryza sativa cultivars by challenge inoculation with seed borne fungi

• Dynamics of spore population of Fusarium oxysproum f. sp. ciceris in soil under climatic changes

• Molecular and biological characterization of PRSV isolates infecting papaya in different districts of Tamil Nadu

• Does MAMP triggered immune response by bacterial endophytes pave the way for the management of plant pathogens?

• Sequential procedures for variability analysis in wheat powdery mildew pathogen under controlled conditions

• Effect of different media, pH, temperature, carbon and nitrogen sources on the growth of Alternaria rot of tomato

• Application of next generation sequencing tool for the diagnosis of urdbean leaf crinkle disease in urdbean

• Aggressiveness and pathogenicity determinants of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum isolates infecting Brassica juncea

• Molecular characterization and phylogenetic analyses of Puccinia graminis f.sp. avenae infecting oats in Nilgiri hills

• Involvement of GBNV and CaCV in chlorosis and necrosis diseases of chilli in Tamil Nadu

• Development of RNAi construct against Cucumber mosaic virus infecting chilli (Capsicum annuum l.) in Tamilnadu

• Tobacco streak virus-An emerging problem in pulses and oilseed crops

• Optimization of sap transmissibility of Groundnut bud necrosis virus from tomato to tomato

• Isolation and characterization of sheath blight pathogen in rice incited by Rhizoctonia solani

• Unexpected occurrence of powdery mildewin crops due to climate change

• The modified malt extract media enhance the growth of Ampelomyces quisqualis

• Morphological characterization of Bipolaris oryzae isolates inciting brown spot disease of rice

• Survival of Phytophthora nicotianae in rhizosphere of rough lemon plants

• Muskmelon wilt under Punjab condition-A glance

• In-vitro evaluation of Catenaria anguillulae for its growth

• Emergence of blast and pitting disease as amajor disease of banana in Kerala

• Characterization of Rhizoctonia oryzae associated with rice sheath spot from Haryana

• Foldscope-a novel research tool for the onsite diagnosis of plant pathogens

• Prevalence of red rot disease of sugarcane and variation in pathogenicity of Colletotrichum falcatum Went

• Variability in plant pathogenic fungi-Rhizoctonia spp.

• Assessment of population of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens in liquid culture

• Enhancement of defense gene expression in tomato plants during tripartite interaction with Ralstonia solanacearum and Pseudomonas fluorescens

• Optimization of isolation technique of Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary causing late blight of potato

• Effect of different media, pH, temperature, carbon and nitrogen sources on the growth of Fusarium, the incitant of tomato fruit rot

• Characterization of fungal feeding nematodes and soil actinomycetes from Nilgiri forests for their role in phosphorous mobilization

• Fusarium-Meloidogyne incidence on tomato in Tamil Nadu

• Detection of Begomovirus within weed hosts in and around yellow mosaic disease infected blackgram field in Vamban during kharif season

• Capsicum chlorosis virus (CaCV): A newly emerging Tospovirus infecting chilli (Capsicum annuum L.) in Tamil Nadu

• Impact of spent mushroom substrate and farm yard manure amended with Trichoderma harzianum for management of damping off of chilli and tomato nurseries

• Management of common scab disease of potato using natural mycofungicide formulation: Trichoderma sp.

• Evaluation of azoxystrobin 7.5% + propiconazole 12.5% SE for the management of yellow rust of wheat

• Endophytic Streptomyces rochei from Morus indica L.: Characterization and testing of antifungal efficacy against charcoal rot pathogen, Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goid.

• Prevalence and incidence of citrus viruses, virus like organism and nematode in Kinnow mandarin nurseries in Indian Punjab

• Bioefficacy of nematophagus fungus, Pochonia chlamydosporia against root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita in brinjal

• Management of collar rot disease in elephant foot yam (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius)

• Efficacy of different botanicals and bio-control agents against Bipolaris sorokininana

• Studies on scab of pomegranate (Punica grantum L.) caused by Sphaceloma punicae Bitanc

• Effect of pre-harvest spraying of fungicides for the management of fruit rot in ber

• Fungicidal management of early blight of potato caused by Alternaria solani

• Antimicrobial activity of biomolecules from mushroom fungi against Fusarium solani (Mart.) causing Fusarium wilt in capsicum (Capsicum annuum. L)

• Study on antifungal activity of plant extracts, organic inputs and elicitors on berseem stem rot

• Isolation and screening of phyllosphere bacteria against turcicum blight of maize

• Exploitation of mycoparasitic pycnidial fungi against powdery mildew in vegetable ecosystem

• Antagonistic activity of Bacillus spp. against Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi.) Goid causing root rot of Coleus forskohlii Briq.

• Survey of Stemphylium blight of garlic: A potential threat to garlic crop in Punjab

• An organic approach for management of chickpea wilt, incited by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceris

• Culture dependent analysis of seed endophytic bacteria against stem rot disease (Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc.,) in groundnut

• Prevalence of cotton leaf curl disease (CLCuD) in southern Punjab

• In vitro evaluation of plant extracts, biocontrol agents and fungicides against pigeonpea leaf blight pathogen

• Prevalence of coconut nut rot disease caused by Lasiodiplodia theobromae in Tamil Nadu

• Standardization of seed biopriming with Pseudomonas fluorescens and its colonization on the seed and roots of maize hybrid COH (M)6

• Coniothyrium minitans as a potential biocontrol agent for the effective management of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in cabbage (Brassica oleracea)

• Occurrence of important diseases in major chickpea growing areas of Tamil Nadu

• Management of stem and root rot disease of sesame using bioagents and organic amendments

• Characterization of soil microbes in kolli hills of Westernghats

• Integrated management of Papaya ring spot virus (PRSV) in papaya

• Management of Fuarium wilt disease in banana caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Race 1)

• Management of lawn by biological methods

• Management of Fuarium wilt disease in banana caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Race 1)

• Efficacy of chemical seed dressers against covered smut (Ustilago segetum var. hordei) of Barley

• Management of Alternaria blight of sunflower using fungicides under field conditions

• Organic amendment, biocontrol agents against root rot pathogen of groundnut and study the rooting pattern under dryland condition

• Occurrence of aflatoxin B1 contamination in Indian senna (Cassia angustifolia. Vahl) in Tamilnadu, India

• Impact and assessment of Aspergillus contamination in medicinal plants and spice products

• Occurrence of leaf crinkle disease in urdbean in Tamil Nadu

• Studies on the post-harvest disease management of Fusarium rot caused by Fusarium sp.

• Efficacy of antifungal activity of botanicals against brown spot of rice (Exserohilum halodes)

• Studies on persistence and movement of gliotoxin in water, soil and plants and its role on the management of damping off of tomato

• Survey and seasonal dynamics of Mungbean yellow mosaic virus (MYMV) and its vector (Bemisia tabaci) in Mungbean (Vigna radiata L Wilczek)

• Prevalence and pesticide compatibility evaluation of an entomopathogenic fungi Aschersonia aleyroides infecting citrus white fly and black fly in South-Western Punjab.

• Effect of antimicrobial potential of Chaetomium globosum against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici

• Antiviral activity of plant extracts against Groundnut bud necrosis in tomato

• Eco-friendly management of mango pest and diseases enhance the mango pulp qualtiy

• In vitro efficacy of different underutilized plant extracts on mycelial growth of Sclerotium rolfsii causing stem rot of cluster bean

• Effect of temperature on the growth of pathogens causing post harvest crown rot of banana (Musa spp.)

• Association of begomoviruses in cucurbitaceous crops of Tamil Nadu

• Pathogens in red bead seeds (Adenanthera pavonina) embedded seed balls

• Management of cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) head rot disease by using microbial consortium

• Emphasizing the farmers in adopting integrated management practices for managing pests and diseases in gourds

• Morphological and molecular identification of the major pathogen causing post-harvest crown rot of banana in Kerala

• Management of Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn. by the bioformulation of the bacterial antagonist Bacillus spp.

• An investigation of soil mycoflora in different crop fields under conservation agriculture ecology at Bhagalpur

• Development of interspecific hybrid of Pleurotus djamor and Pleurotus ostreatus for better yield and reduced crop period

• Eco-friendly management of Alternaria blight and Sclerotinia rot in mustard

• Management of rice root-knot nematode using silicon sources in puddled paddy

• Variation studies on rice root-knot nematode population in Karnataka

• Studies on endophytic microbial diversity and antagonistic effect on rhizome rot pathogens in turmeric (Curcuma longa L.)

• Efficacy of native Trichoderma on Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. udum in Manipur

• In vitro activity of volatile organic compounds from Trichoderma asperellum against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycospercisi

• Effect of botanicals on growth and Fusarium wilt suppression of Gladiolus grandiflorus L. cv. White Prosperity

• Efficacy of different isolates of Bacillus against early blight of tomato in vitro

• In vitro evaluation of fungal antagonists against purple leaf blotch of onion (Alternaria porri)

• In-vitro evaluation of Paecilomyces lilacinus and Trichoderma bio formulations against Meloidogyne incognita

• Bio-efficacy of potential methylotrophic bacterial isolates through seed treatment against Sclerotium rolfsii in groundnut

• Effect of biopriming on pea seeds with native Trichoderma species

• In vitro antagonistic potential of native Trichoderma spp. against Alternaria solani (Ellis & Martin) causing early blight of potato

• Elucidation of defence responses in wheat against Bipolaris sorokiniana Shoemaker by using non conventional chemicals

• Ecofriendly way of controlling sheath blight of rice

• Management of fusarial wilt of watermelon vis-à-vis Bacillus spp.

• Testing of rhizospheric bioagents against fusarial wilt of cucumber

• Mitigation of streptocycline resistance in Xanthomonas euvesicatoria using botanicals

• Evaluation of organic amendments and bio inoculants against sesame root rot caused by Macrophomina phaseolina

• Biological management of carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus l.) wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. dianthi

• Status of yellow mosaic virus of soybean in Madhya Pradesh

• Morphological characterization of Ampelomyces quisqualis and its natural mycoparasitic prevalence in different powdery mildew infected host plants

• Exploitation of yeast antagonist Hanseniaspora guilliermondii against postharvest rot of grapes incited by Aspergillus spp.

• In vitro evaluation of botanicals and fungicides against Colletotrichum lagenarium causing anthracnose disease in snake gourd

• Assessing in vitro efficacy of actinobacteria against Pythium (Pythium aphanidermatum) damping-off of tomato and chilli

• Brevibacillus spp.-A new endophytic bacterium identified for the management of Diplocarpon rosae causing blackspot of rose

• Fungi and mycotoxin contamination in rice and its management

• Induction of resistance in sesame plants against charcoal rot fungus Macrophomina phaseolina by application of silicon

• Screening of sweet potato accessions for resistance to Alternaria blight and sweet potato weevil

• Screening of aggregatum onion germplasm against purple blotch under field conditions

• Impact of Thrips tabaci diversity on epidemiology of Iris Yellow spot virus in seed onion crop

• Biodiversity of bacterial endophytes decides resistant and susceptible nature of banana genotypes to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense

• Influence of date of sowing for the occurrence of Chlorotic stunt virus disease of chickpea in Tamil Nadu

• Breeding for resistance to powdery mildew of Indian mustard-a new emerging disease

• Seasonal dynamics of Ground nut bud necrosis virus (GBNV) and its vector Frankliniella schultzei in mungbean (Vigna radiata)

• Screening of cucumber genotypes for powdery mildew resistance

• Screening of chilli hybrids for yield quality and leaf curl virus incidence

• Screening for fusarium wilt resistance in wild cucurbitaceous species to exploit as rootstocks in cucumber grafting

• Screening of faba bean germplasm lines against Alternaria blight and root rot diseases under field conditions

• Exploiting resistance against Tomato Leaf Curl Palampur virus in melon (Cucumis melo)

• Development of high-throughput markers linked to the loci involved in disease resistance against major fungal pathogens causing leaf diseases in rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis)

• Screening of garlic genotypes for purple blotch resistance and their yield potential

• Development of cotton leaf curl disease resistance in cotton genotypes through Salicylic acid

• Assessment of advanced sugarcane genotypes against red rot disease (Colletotrichum falcatum) under Punjab conditions

• Correlation of weather parameters to the incidence of ALB in cotton: An analysis using decadal weather data in Coimbatore district

• Identification of resistant rice genotypes against major diseases of rice

• Groundnut bud necrosis virus (GBNV) and its vector incidences in tomato varieties pertaining to changing climatic conditions

• Quantification of resistance in elite pea genotypes against Ascochyta blight complex

• Prediction of epidemiological thumb rules to precise grapes mildew management

• Elevated temperature break the resistance of coconut against grey leaf blight disease caused by Pestalotia palmarum sporadically

• MYMV disease resistance of black gram VBN6 in farmers field

• Evaluation of coconut ecotypes for grey leaf blight incidence and yield potential

• Identification of resistant genotypes in ground nut for foliar diseases

• R genes and pathogen population structure of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae causing bacterial blight of rice in South and South-East Asia

• Conventional and molecular markerassisted selection for root-knot nematode disease resistance in tomato under protected cultivation

• Role of meteorological factors on development of root rot disease of mulberry

• Transferring Karnal bunt resistance to cultivated backgrounds

• Evaluation of pigeonpea genotypes against wilt disease under field condition

• Field resistance of okra germplasm to whitefly, Bemisia tabaci and okra enation leaf curl virus (OELCV)

• Screening of sugarcane AICRP clones for resistance to red rot and smut diseases of sugarcane

• Importance of Beauveria sp. and Pseudomonas fluorescens for an eco-friendly management of stem borer (Scirpophaga incertulas) and sheath blight (Rhizoctonia solani) in rice

• Diversity and habitat specificity of macrobasidiomycetes in the forest ecosystems of Nilgiris and Kodaikanal hills

• Chemical and biological management of tomato early blight caused by Alternaria solani

• Talc-based formulation of Bacillus spp. and organic amendments effectively suppresses Macrophomina phaseolina, incitant of dry root rot of sunflower

• Management of root rot disease in chickpea through fungicides and biocontrol agents

• Screening of essential oils against carrot soft rot pathogen Pectobacterium carotovora sub sp. carotovorum under in vitro conditions.

• In vitro evaluation of soil bacteria for its antifungal activity against root rot pathogen of pulses

• Characterization of novel bacteriophages for the management of bacterial blight of pomegranate

• Effect of dosage of liquid formulation of bacterial antagonists on the growth of sesame seedlings

• Effect of different combination of bacterial antagonists on the management of leaf blight and root rot diseases of sesame

• Stage of rice crop influence the infection of Ustilaginoidea virens causing false smut and identification of effective fungicides and organic amendments for its management

• Integrated disease management of fusarial wilt of banana

• Efficacy of biocontrol agents combined with monopotassium phosphate for managing powdery mildew on greenhouse-grown mango

• Optimization of artificial growth conditions for Sphaerellopsis paraphysata and its pathogenicity on pearl millet rust pathogen

• Bioconsortia of culturable autochthonous rhizosphere microbes for management of soil-borne diseases of horticultural crops

• Biological control of Fusarium wilt (Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. ricini) under field conditions

• Integrated management of finger millet blast caused by Pyricularia grisea

• Management of gummosis and die-back of mango through fungicides and cultural practices

• Characterization and management of Lasiodiplodia theobromae causing coconut leaf blight disease

• Isolation of pathogens responsible for post harvest spoilage in tomato

• Molecular characterization of phyllosphere bacteria and their effect on the Fusarium ear rot of maize incited by Fusarium verticillioides

• Characterization of groundnut bud necrosis virus and its interaction with PGPR treated tomato plants

• Management of leaf blight diseases of maize caused by Helminthosporium turcicum (Pass) and Helminthosporium maydis (Nisik. and Miyake)

• Evaluation of micronutrients towards the development of an IPM strategy for the virus disease management in snake gourd

• Mitigation of groundnut stem rot (Sclerotium rolfsii) disease using fungicides and biocontrol agents

• Management of Panama wilt disease in banana caused by Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense

• Biological control of plant diseases The effect of milk product curd containing Lactobacillus sp. on the rice pathogens under in vitro

• RESEARCH NOTE

  Proceedings of the National Symposium

• BOOK REVIEW

  Phytopathogenic Bacteria and Plant Diseases

• Powdery Mildew Disease of Crucifers: Biology, Ecology and Disease Management

• INDEXES

  Author Index

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