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Sangeetha G.

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Designation: 
Principal Scientist (Plant Pathology)
Division/Section: 
Division of Crop Protection
Qualification: 
Ph.D
Research Accomplishments: 

(During the Period of 2019-2023) 

  1. Identified and documented net blight disease of pointed gourd (Trichosanthes dioica) caused by Sclerotium rolfsii first time in India and developed suitable IDM strategies to tackle the disease.
  2. Etiology of collar rot caused by Phytophthora melonis of pointed gourd has been proved and developed suitable IDM management strategies
  3. Documented the occurrence of banana blast and pitting disease caused by Pyricularia angulata in Eastern India and developed suitable integrated management strategies.
  4. Alternate cause of blackening in mango has been proved, causes identified to be sooty blotch fungal complex which is different from blackening caused by sooty mould and developed pre as well as post-harvest management strategies to tackle this emerging problem 
  5. Developed management strategies for the management of powdery mildew and anthracnose diseases of mango under Eastern India condition.
Varieties / Technologies Developed: 

 

  1. Developed 'Arka Mango Wash' technology to remove mango fruit blackening caused by sooty blotch fungal complex.
  2. Associated in developing three white rust resistant varieties in Amaranthus viz., Arka Neelachal Ruchitha, Arka Neelachal Vrichitha and Arka Neelachal Bainishi and one bacterial wilt resistant variety in brinjal Arka Neelachal Yodha
Publications: 

 

(Best 10/High Impact) 

  1. Sangeetha Ganesan, Udayendu Barik, Supriya Sahu and Naresh Ponnam.  2022. Report on Choanephora cucurbitarum inciting twig blight of chilli under Coastal Odisha condition in India. Indian Phytopathology. 75: 2 45–249. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42360-021-00432-1.
  2. Sangeetha Ganesan, Minaki Panda, Kundan Kishore. 2022. Occurrence of algal stem blotch in ber (Ziziphus mauritiana) under coastal Odisha conditions in India Eastern India. Journal of Horticulture science, 17(1): 249-254. https://doi.org/10.24154/jhs.v17i1.763.
  3. Sangeetha Ganesan, Hari Shankar Singh, Debasish Biswal, Kundun Kishore, Deepa Samant, Supriya Sahu, Madhuri Pattanaik, Petikam Srinivas and Duleep Kumar Samuel. 2022. Etiology of Sooty Blotch Disease of Aegle marmelos prevailing in Eastern India and its Management. Pest Management in Horticultural Ecosystems. 28(2):174-183.
  4. Sangeetha Ganesan, Supriya Sahu, Kundan Kishore, Gobind Ch Acharya 2022. First Report of Pineapple Leaf blight Caused by Lasiodiplodia theobromae in India. Journal of Plant Pathology.  104: 885.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s42161-022-01087-1.
  1. Sangeetha, G, Srinivas, P. Singh, H.S. Debasish, B, and Bharathi, L.K. 2016. Fruit and Vine Rot of Pointed Gourd (Trichosanthes dioica) as Influenced by Planting System and Weather Parameters in East Coast Region.  Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 10(4):2895-2900. https://doi.org/ 10. 2895-2900. 10.22207/JPAM.10.4.53.
  1. Sangeetha Ganesan, Dolly Pradhan Arutselvan, Ramesh kumar, Nagendran Krishnan, Naresh Ponnam   Gobind Ch Acharya M. Krishna Reddy 2022. First report of cucumber mosaic virus infecting Centella asiatica L. in India. Journal of Plant Pathology, 104:1191. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42161-022-01160-9.
  2. Sangeetha, G. Thangavelu, R. Usha Rani, S. Muthukumar A. 2013. Antimicrobial activity of medicinal plants and induction of defense related compounds in banana fruits cv. Robusta against crown rot pathogens. Biological Control, 64: 16-25 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2011.12.013
  3. Sangeetha Ganesan, Hari Shankar Singh, Petikam Srinivas, and Biswal Debasish. 2017. Pathological Status of Pyricularia angulate Causing Blast and Pitting Disease of Banana in Eastern India.  Plant Pathology Journal, 33(1): 18-29. https://doi.org/10.5423/PPJ.OA.08.2016.0162.                                               
  4. Sangeetha Ganesan, Debasish Biswal, Srinivas Petikam and Hari Shankar Singh. 2017. Improved and efficient method of isolation of Pyricularia angulate Hashioka causing Blast and Pitting diseases of banana. Journal of Micropathological Research, 54(4): 563-564.
  5. Barik, Satyaprakash, Ponnam, Naresh, Acharya, G.C., Kumari, Meenu, Anil, Adamala, Kumar, Petikam, Srinivas, Sangeetha, G, Th, Singh, Sahu, Shankar. (2023). Assessment of Bacterial wilt-resistant Solanum genetic resources as rootstocks for yield and fruit quality traits in eggplant. Australasian Plant Pathology. https://doi.org/3. 10.1007/s13313-023-00916-w

 

Book Chapter

  1. Sangeetha Ganesan. 2023. Diseases of dragon fruits. In: Guide Book of Fruit Diseases. pp. 247-262 (ed. A.K. Misra), Pub. Today & Tomorrow’s Printers and Publishers, New Delhi, P. 485.ISBN No. 9789391734398
  2. Lathalakshmi, R. Madhubala, S.Sundaravadana G.S. Laha, D. Krishnaveni, Sangeetha G. and  G. Ragothuman. Biofumigation in crop disease management. 2015. In:  Sangeetha, G, Kurucheve, V and Jeyaraj, J. (eds.). Natural products for sustainable crop disease management. CAB International. Wallingford. UK.  2015 pp.389-402pp.   ISBN: 978-1-78064-323-6
  3. Sangeetha G., Anandan, A.and Kurucheve V. 2015 Potential use of plant essential oils for the management of post-harvest diseases of fruits. In:  Sangeetha, G, Kurucheve, V and Jeyaraj, J. (eds.).  Natural products for sustainable crop disease management. CAB International. Wallingford. UK.  pp. 49-73.  ISBN: 978-1-78064-323-6
  4. Sangeetha Ganesan, Anita Arora and Mareswari Petchimutu 2023. Diseases of ber. In: Guide Book of Fruit Diseases. pp. 173-195 (ed. A.K. Misra), Pub. Today & Tomorrow’s Printers and Publishers, New Delhi, P. 485. ISBN No. 9789391734398
    Awards & Recognitions: 

     

    1. Received ‘Smt Guman Devi Verma memorial best woman scientist award’ during ISMPP 38th Annual Conference and National Symposium on ‘Challenges towards Plants Health under Changing Climate Scenario for Sustainable Agriculture’ November 24-26, 2016 held at BCKV, Nadia, West Bengal', India.
    2. Invited and delivered a lead talk on “Blast/pitting disease of banana: Current state of Knowledge and management strategies” in “International Conference on Banana - 2020 on Innovations in Sustainable Production and Value Chain Management in Banana’ jointly organized by NRC for Banana, Tamil Nadu; Bioversity International, New Delhi and Society for Promotion of Horticulture, IIHR, Bengaluru during 22-25 Feb 2020.
    3. Invited and delivered a lead talk on “Potential plant disease management strategies under a changing climate with an emphasis on fruit Crops, 2020, during the National Seminar on ‘Climate Smart Agriculture for Enhancing Farm Profitability’ -28-29 January 2020 at OUAT, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
    4. Invited and delivered a lead talk on “Mango blackening: an emerging problem its causes and remedies” in National Symposium on “Cutting edge approaches for sustainable plant disease management and ensuring farmers profit” organized by Indian Phytopathology Society at ICAR-NRC on Banana, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu during 21-23rd December, 2018.
    5. Invited and delivered a lead talk on Choanephora Twig Blight: An emerging disease of chilli, in the “International Conference on “Global Perspectives in Crop Protection for Food Security” (GPCP 2021), organized by Tamil Nadu Agriculture University, Coimbatore during December, 8-10, 2021.
    6. Received “Certificate of Reviewing” from Indian Phytopathology in recognition of valued contribution as Reviewer- 2021.
    7. Invited and delivered a lead talk on “New and emerging diseases of fruit crops in eastern tropical region of India and their management strategies'” in the “National seminar on Fruit production in Eastern tropical region of India' organized by IIHR-Central Horticultural Experiment Station, Bhubaneswar, Odisha during March 24-26, 2022.
    Email Address: 
    G.Sangeetha@icar.gov.in