Plant Disease Research

Table of Contents

• RESEARCH ARTICLE

  Trichoderma based biological management of major fungal diseases in pulse crops

  • Author: S. C. Dubey
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-8788.2021.00016.0

• Look into circadian rhythm in maize during Bipolaris maydis infection

  • Author: Shweta Meshram, Robin Gogoi
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-8788.2021.00017.2

• Management of Pythium rhizome rot of ginger by surfactant producing rhizobacteria

  • Author: P.T. Sharavanan
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-8788.2021.00018.4

• Antagonistic efficacy of fungal endophytes of cherry tomato against its soil-borne pathogens

  • Author: Imtitula Longchar, Susanta Banik
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-8788.2021.00019.6

• Biochemical changes in groundnut cultivars against early leaf spot disease (Cercospora arachidicola)

  • Author: Vikash Kumar, Narendra Singh, Rakesh Kumar, A. L. Yadav
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-8788.2021.00020.2

• Evaluation of fungicides against Botryodiplodia theobromae - The incitant of mango dieback and gummosis

  • Author: Shalini Verma, Ankita Thakur, H.R. Gautam
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-8788.2021.00021.4

• Growth and sporulation studies on some Trichoderma isolates of Nagaland

  • Author: Nunni Tayeng, Susanta Banik
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-8788.2021.00022.6

• Evaluation of finger millet germplasm for resistance to blast disease on the basis of morpho-biochemical parameters

  • Author: V. P. Prajapati, R. F. Chaudhary, A. J. Deshmukh, R. P. Bambharolia
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-8788.2021.00023.8

• Effect of salicylic acid and calcium chloride in induction of resistance against spot blotch of barley

  • Author: Amrinder Kaur, Yogita Bohra, Vineet K. Sharma
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-8788.2021.00024.X

• Management of gray leaf spot of tomato caused by Stemphylium lycopersici under protected cultivation

  • Author: Mamta Devi, D.K. Banyal, BM Anudeep, Diksha Sinha
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-8788.2021.00025.1

• Efficacy of different contact, combi and systemic fungicides against Alternaria alternata causing leaf blight in little millet

  • Author: Boda Praveen, K.B. Palanna, Gutha Venkata Ramesh, A. Nagaraja
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-8788.2021.00026.3

• Evaluation of various substrates for the mass multiplication of Trichoderma spp.

  • Author: J. V. Patel, Amar Singh
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-8788.2021.00027.5

• Status of post harvest diseases affecting wheat production in Punjab

  • Author: Ritu Bala, Subash Thapa, Jaspal Kaur, Puja Srivastava, Parminder S. Tak, Ramanna Koulagi, Yogita Bohra, Vineet K. Sharma, P.P.S. Pannu
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-8788.2021.00028.7

• Effect of physical parameters on the sporulation and mycelial growth of Alternaria brassicae causing Alternaria leaf spot of mustard

  • Author: Jasveer Singh, D.R. Kumhar, Santosh Kumari, A.L. Yadav
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-8788.2021.00029.9

• Management of potato scab (Streptomyces scabies) by seed treatment with chemical and biocontrol agents

  • Author: Hardeep Singh Sabhikhi, Mandeep Singh Hunjan
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-8788.2021.00030.5

• Screening of American cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) genotypes against cotton leaf curl associated begomoviruses

  • Author: Tapish Pawar, Rupesh Kumar Arora, Shikha Sharma, Paramjit Singh, Manpreet Singh
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-8788.2021.00031.7

• SHORT COMMUNICATION

  Management of powdery mildew of grape with fungicides

  • Author: Anita Arora, Amrinder Kaur, Harpreet Singh, N.K. Arora
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-8788.2021.00032.9

• Evaluation of different fungicides for the management of sooty mould of cotton incited by Capnodium spp.

  • Author: N.K. Yadav, Anupam Maharshi, Dalip Kumar, Narender Kumar
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-8788.2021.00033.0

• Occurrence and status of sheath blight of rice in Kumaun region of Uttarakhand

  • Author: Bhupesh Chandra Kabdwal, Roopali Sharma, Satya Kumar, K.P. Singh, R. M. Srivastava
  • DOI: 10.5958/2249-8788.2021.00034.2

• PROCEEDINGS PAPER

  Proceedings of the National Symposium

  • Author: Jaspal Kaur

• ICAR-CPRI, Shimla Symposium (December 6th-7th, 2021)

• National Symposium on Strategic Plant Disease Management for Food Security held at ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla-171001 from December 6th - 7th, 2021

• RESEARCH ARTICLE

  Can plant resistance to diseases be durable- An analysis exemplified with wheat rusts?

• Viral diseases of temperate fruits and production of virus-indexed planting material

• High throughput sequencing and its implications in perennial fruit crops

• Changing disease complex scenario and crop protection market in India

• Characterization of races of Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris causing black rot disease of crucifer crops, and its management

• Current scenario and management through host-plant resistance to major rice diseases in South Asia

• Nematodes as emerging pathogens: Challenges and successes in their management

• Novel approaches and challenges in potato disease management

• Identification of Uromyces appendiculatus races causing French bean rust using standard international differential set

• Discovery and developmental conduits for mapping loci conferring resistance

• Status of diseases and their management in different crops under natural farming system

• Oat powdery mildew caused by Blumeria graminis and its management

• Genetics of field resistance to yellow rust (Puccinia striiformis) in some exotic wheats

• Distribution of Cotton leaf curl virus species/strain and characterization of associated satellite molecules in Gossypium hirsutum

• Biological control of plant diseases – Problems & prospects

• Identification of leaf rust resistance genes in wheat germplasm

• Biological indicators for simultaneous detection of four major viruses of apple

• Consolidating rust resistance and productivity through doubled haploids in wheat

• Correlation between pathogenicity and melanin production in Helminthosporium species occurring on graminaceous host

• First report of identification and characterization of pathogen causing pod rot in mungbean

• Graft transmission for the detection of “Candidatus phytoplasma ziziphi”, the causal agent of Peach yellow leaf roll phytoplasma

• In vitro evaluation of fungitoxicants against Alternaria helianthi using fungicides

• Inheritance of field resistance to stripe rust (Puccinia striiformis) in some exotic wheat genotypes

• Microbial consortium mediated plant defense for the management of damping-off of Cedrus deodara (Roxb.) G. Don seedlings

• Progenitor and related species of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) conferring resistance towards Karnal bunt (Tilletia indica)

• Serological and molecular detection of ApMV

• Serological detection of Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) and Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) infecting peppers (Capsicum annuum L.)

• Serological detection of Prunus necrotic ringspot virus infecting almond (Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D.A.Webb) causing bud failure disease

• Genetic studies in early maturing maize (Zea mays L.) inbred lines

• Variability studies among the isolates of Sclerotinia species causing stem rot of berseem

• Vegetative compatibility and teleomorphic studies of Bipolaris setariae infecting brown top millet

• Bio-efficacy of a new combination of Sdhi and Qoi fungicide formulation against sheath blight and blast diseases of rice

• Comparison of extraction and detection methods for assessing mycoflora associated with chilli seeds

• Effect of gold nanoparticles on root knot nematodes

• Efficacy of new fungicides against Fusarium head blight of wheat in Himachal Pradesh

• Evaluation of near isogenic lines and commercial wheat cultivars against leaf rust caused by Puccinia triticina in hot spot regions of Punjab

• Evaluation of silicate solubilizing bacteria for biocontrol attributes

• Induced elevated expression of antioxidative enzymes in wheat against yellow rust with foliar application of fungicides and natural products

• Multiple disease resistance in advance breeding lines of maize (Zea mays L.)

• Multiple disease resistance of Oryza rufipogon - Wild group of rice against rice root knot nematode (Meloidogyne graminicola) and brown leaf spot of rice (Drechslera oryzae)

• Studies on morpho cultural variability in Stemphylium vesicarium causing Stemphylium blight of onion

• Phenotypic evaluation of muskmelon genotypes for multiple disease resistance against Meloidogyne incognita, Tomato leaf curl Palampur virus and Fusarium oxysporum

• Effect of host matrix on the morphology of Pseudoperonospora cubensis in Punjab

• Status and molecular characterization of PVY in Kashmir

• Apple scab resurgence: A challenge to apple industry in Himachal Pradesh

• Assessment of losses in Bt cotton due to cotton leaf curl disease in Haryana

• Biology of Ustilaginoidea virens: Unfolding the primary source of inoculum causing false smut of rice

• Characterization of Phytophthora nicotianae inciting citrus foot rot in Punjab

• Effect of sowing dates on the bacterial leaf spot of bottle gourd and pumpkin caused by Xanthomonas cucurbitae

• Identification of diverse sources of wheat with resistance to yellow rust (Puccinia striiformis) and powdery mildew (Blumeria graminis tritici)

• Management of pearl millet blast using bioagents and fungicides

• Mating type distribution of Ascochyta rabiei in Northern India

• Occurrence of Stemphylium blight in Himachal Pradesh

• Occurrence of wheat diseases in different blocks of Gurdaspur district

• Prevalence and virulence of pathogens causing sheath rot of rice on popular cultivars of Punjab

• Prevalence of diseases in high density plantations of apple in Himachal Pradesh

• Role of injury in parasitism by Alternaria porri, the incitant of purple blotch of onion

• Survey and occurrence of black scurf of potato caused by Rhizoctonia solani

• Survey of fenugreek powdery mildew disease caused by Erysiphe hyperici

• Survey on occurrence of various diseases of potato crop in Gurdaspur district of Punjab

• Detection of Begomovirus and identifying stable resistant sources in mungbean against yellow mosaic disease (YMD)

• Disease oriented survey and surveillance of rice crop in Punjab during kharif season of 2021

• Incidence, symptom variability and molecular detection of Citrus yellow mosaic virus (CiYMV) associated with yellow mosaic disease of citrus in Punjab

• Occurrence and molecular diagnosis of citrus greening disease in Punjab

• Screening of chilli genotypes for resistance against root knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita and validation of molecular markers for resistance

• Screening of citrus cultivars against bacterial canker

• Occurrence and fungitoxic management of white rust in mustard

• Climatic factors affecting isabgol downy mildew disease development and its management

• Effect of weather parameters on Ascochyta blight disease of chickpea in northern area of Punjab

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

• Apparent rate of infection and area under disease progress curve (AUDPC): A measure of late blight epidemic in potato at high Himalayan region of Gurez valley

• Effect of weather parameters on leaf spot and flower blight (Alternaria tagetica) development in marigold

• Role of weather parameters on the progress of bacterial canker of tomato caused by Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis

• Occurrence of oospores of Pseudoperonospora cubensis, their infectivity and viability

• Pathogens associated with the bulb rot of tulip (Tulipa sp)

• A multi-omics approach to uncover the plant-microbe interaction

• Characterization of virus (es) associated with mosaic disease of soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merrill.]

• Consensus genomic regions confer multiple disease resistance in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

• Profiling of diverse array of maize inbred lines for Maydis leaf blight under tropical ecologies of Punjab

• Fungal effectors and their role in disease resistance breeding

• Genetic variability evaluation among 86 potato genotypes against late blight resistance by using SSR markers

• Identification of elite pigeonpea genotypes against Fusarium wilt and sterility mosaic disease through AMMI and GGE biplot analyses

• Omic approaches and challenges in the improvement of blast disease resistance in finger millet (Eleusine coracana L.)

• Proteomic approach: Detecting host pathogen interaction in golden age of technology

• Real time PCR assay to decipher the nature of host defense response against pathogens causing rhizome rot of ginger

• Phytohormones abscisic acid and jasmonic acid are associated with Ascochyta blight resistance in chickpea

• Rejigging the challenges for disease management: Leveraging the bio-rational approaches to overcome the havoc of disease emergence

• Sustainable disease management of Southern blight (Sclerotium rolfsii) of China aster by incorporation of various soil amendment tactics

• Studies on biochar induced resistance against Fusarium wilt in tomato

• Status of Cercospora (Cercospora tageticola Fresen.) leaf spot of marigold in Himachal Pradesh and its novel management strategies

• Shelf life of Trichoderma asperellum and Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolate in talc based formulation

• Screening of elite maize genotypes against Maydis leaf blight under artificial inoculation conditions at CCSHAU Regional Research Station, Karnal

• Screening of efficacy of bio-agent and fungicide in comparison to farmers practice against root rot disease of field pea

• Physiological effect of defense inducing substances against downy mildew of pearl millet

• Nanoparticles in Entomology: Challenges and opportunities

• Management of black scurf of potato Solanum tuberosum Linn. through biorational approaches

• Evaluation of genetic variability and differential response of pearl millet inbred lines (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.) against downy mildew incidence

• Field efficacy of Trichoderma asperellum isolates against Fusarial wilt of bottle gourd caused by Fusarium oxysporum

• Identification of loose smut (Ustilago tritici) resistant donors in Indian wheat germplasm

• In vitro study on efficacy of plant defense inducers against Sclerotinia sclerotiorum causing stem rot of Indian mustard

• Influence of different temperature storage conditions on the shelf life of talc based bioformulation of Trichoderma asperellum

• In-vitro evaluation of different botanicals against leaf blotch disease of turmeric caused by Taphrina maculans

• Isolation and characterization of native Pseudomonas fluorescens isolates

• Effect of systemic acquired resistance inducing chemicals on black scurf of potato under screen house conditions

• Effect of plant growth substance priming on morpho-physiological characteristics of bakanae infested aromatic rice seedlings

• Effect of plant defence activators on growth, yield and disease incidence in bell pepper

• Eco-friendly management of wheat powdery mildew caused by Blumeria graminis f.sp. tritici

• Eco-friendly management of charcoal rot of sesame caused by Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi.) Goid

• Comparison of indigenous isolate, Trichoderma viride – TVMs with different BCAs against phytopathogens

• Antagonistic activity of rhizospheric bacteria against Alternaria porri, the incitant of purple blotch of onion

• Antifungal activity of panchgavya formulations against Rhizoctonia solani in in vitro

• Biochemical assay of Trichoderma asperellum and Pseudomonas aeruginosa and their in vitro antagonistic activity against Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. ciceri

• Biocontrol of postharvest diseases of banana with antagonist

• Bioefficacy of new fungicides against yellow rust disease in Himachal Pradesh

• Bio-rational management of Alternaria leaf spot of cauliflower under pot conditions

• Characterization and standardization of new edible mushroom – Tricholoma giganteum (TGSLM)

• Effect of botanicals as seed treatment on flag smut of wheat in Himachal Pradesh

• Effect of crop duration and seed tuber disease severity on development of common scab caused by Streptomyces scabies in potato

• Efficacy of botanical extracts against pea root rot

• Efficacy of ecofriendly botanicals and bioformulations for management of Septoria leaf spot of tomato

• Employing mutation to develop fungicide tolerant strains of Trichoderma spp.

• Evaluation of new chemical molecules for the management of powdery mildew of wheat

• Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Aspergillus niger Van Tieghem and its efficacy against pathogenic fungi

• Status of diseases and their management in different crops under natural farming system

• Studying interaction between Trichoderma asperellum and copper hydroxide ions at molecular level to detect presence of copper chelating gene

• Biocontrol potential of Stevia rebaudiana endophytes against maize sheath blight pathogen Rhizoctonia solani

• Efficacy of different inoculation methods for creating artificial disease epiphytotics of bakane of rice

• Utilization of dropped kinnow fruit in treating seed-borne fungal pathogens of rice and study of its bioactive components

• Efficacy of picoxystrobin 7.05% + propiconazole 11.71% SC against sheath blight and false smut of rice

• Morpho-cultural and molecular characterization of Trichoderma species isolated from apple rhizosphere of temperate region of Jammu and Kashmir, India

• Status of mycoflora in physically refined samples of barley and malt used for brewing

• Cross resistance in Venturia inaequalis populations to mycobutanil and flusilazole of Kashmir valley

• CRISPR technology for plant disease management: An overview

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