Pythium species include some devastating plant pathogens that, under suitable conditions,
may cause significant losses to crop plants. The strategies used to manage the diseases …

Conventional farming is the most commonly followed practice, but it makes use of synthetic
fertilizers for growing crops and pesticides for killing weeds. These synthetic additives are …

Small cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum (L.) Maton; Zingiberaceae) is one of India's most
export oriented spices. Insect pests and diseases are major threats to the sustainable …

Black pepper and cardamom are the two important high value spice crops that flavor most
foods all over the world. Pest and diseases are the major production constraints for the …

Healthy plants are the key for sustaining life on earth. Soil, being the largest microbial
repository, has a major role to play in plant health. The microbes in the soil interact directly …

Experiments on the management of Fusarium rot in small cardamom caused by Fusarium
oxysporum Schlecht were conducted to find out efficacies of fungicides and biocontrol …

the plants were given the treatment of bacterial antagonists gave high yield than the control.
First report of peduncle blight of tuberose caused by Lasiodiplodia theobromae in India. First …

At the outset, I feel privileged to present Prof. AK Sarbhoy Memorial Award Lecture to this
august gathering of plant pathologists. I also thank the Indian Phytopathological Society for …

I express my deep sense of gratitude and indebtedness to my major advisor and chairman of
the advisory committee, Dr. C. Gokulapalan for his fatherly affection, valuable guidance …