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The Department of Plant Pathology was established in September 1964 combined with the Department of Entomology. Later it was separated as an individual department of Plant Pathology in March 1967. The department is offering undergraduate and postgraduate courses for the students enrolled in this university to enrich the students of Agriculture about plant diseases of various crops, their symptoms and integrated plant disease management aspects. The postgraduate programme in Plant Pathology to M.sc(Ag) degree was started in the year 1970-71. At present the department is offering 6 undergraduate courses along with Agricultural Experiential Learning Programme (AELP) specializing in Mushroom Cultivation in which the students learn about spawn production, mushroom production and mushroom marketing and 8 Postgraduate courses.

  • Developed most effective and economical method for the control of late elaf spot of groundnut.
  • Tested bioactivity of newly designed organophosphorus compounds against whip smut of sugarcane.
  • Identified potential biocontrol agents viz., Trichoderma sp., Brevundimonas bullata, Bacillus thuringiensis, Bacillus subtills and Pseudomonas aeruginosa against mango anthracnose.

Talc-based formulations of potential Bio Control Agents have been developed against mango anthracnose, stem rot of groundnut, late leaf of groundnut and  dry root in chickpea.

  • Standardized the isozyme and molecular marker techniques viz.
    1. Lysine-rich cultivars of sorghum
    2. Late leaf spot resistant cultivar of groundnut
    3. Fusarium wilt resistant cultivars of pigeon pea
    4. RAPD, ISSR and SSR markers for drought-tolerant groundnut  genotypes
    5. RFLP markers for grey leaf spot and anthracnose resistant cultivars of sorghum and
    6. ITS-PCR and ITS-RFLP for the identification of fungicidal tolerant Colletotrichum gloeosporioides causing mango anthracnose
  • Isolated endosperm-specific A- Kafirin promoter from sorghum.
  • In Plant transformation, Agrobacterium-mediated technique in Arabidopsis has been standardized.

List of UG courses offered by the Department

  1. PATH – 171: Fundamentals of Plant Pathology-I
  2. AMBE – 101: Agricultural Microbiology
  3. PATH – 271: Fundamentals of Plant Pathology-II
  4. ELCT-272: Food Safety Issues
  5. PATH – 371: Diseases of field and horticultural crops and their management-I
  6. PATH – 372: Diseases of field and horticultural crops and their management-II
  7. PATH – 373: Integrated Pest and Disease Management
  8. ELCT-333: Biopesticides and Biofertilizers
  9. ELCT-334: Agrochemicals
  1. AELP: Agricultural Experiential Learning Programme – Mushroom Cultivation

List of PG courses offered by the Department

  1. PATH. 501: Mycology
  2. PATH. 502: Plantvirology
  3. PATH.503: Plant Bacteriology
  4. PATH.504: Principles of Plant pathology
  5. PATH.505: Detection and diagnosis of plant diseases
  6. PATH.510: Seed Health Technology
  7. PATH.511: Chemicals in plant disease management
  8. PATH.515: Biological control plant diseases
  9. – 501: Principles of Nematology
  10. PATH.518: Epidemiology and forecasting of Plant Diseases
  11. PATH.591: Masters’ Seminar
  12. PL, PATH.599: Masters’ Research

List of PG courses offered by the Department

  1. PL.PATH. 601: Advanced Mycology
  2. PL.PATH. 602:  Advanced Virology
  3. PL.PATH.603:   Advanced  Bacteriology
  4. PL.PATH.604:  Molecular Basis of host Pathogen interaction
  5. PL.PATH.691: Doctoral  Seminar
  6. PL, PATH.699: Doctoral  Research

 

HEADS OF DEPARTMENT SINCE INCEPTION
1. Sri V.Ramakrishna 1964 to 1967
2. Dr.V.Seetalakshmi 1967
3. Dr.D.Gopala Raju 1968
4. Dr.J.Subbaiah 1968 to 1980 and 1980 to 1982
Dr.V.Dakshinamurthy 1985
6. Dr.K.Ramachandra Reddy 1982 to 1985
Dr.G.J.Moses 1988to 1997
Dr.K.Seetaramaiah 1998 to 2000
Dr. S.V.Ramakrishna Rao 2000 to 2002
Dr.K.Chandrasekhara Rao 2002
Dr.K.Seetarami Reddy 2002 to 2004
Dr.K.V.Chalam 2004 to 2006
Dr. S.V.Ramakrishna Rao 2006 to 2009
Dr.N.P.Eswara Reddy 2009 to 2011
15. Dr.R.Sarada Jayalakshmi 2011 to 2012
16. C.P.D.Rajan 2012-2013
17. Dr.R.Sarada Jayalakshmi 2013 to 2016
18. Dr. B. Padmodaya 2016 to  2018
19. Dr.R.Sarada Jayalakshmi 2018 to 2019
20. Dr.J.Krishna Prasadji 2019 to till date

Our Staff

Dr. M. Reddi Kumar

Professor

Specialization:

Molecular Plant Pathology, Biological Control and Mycotoxins

 

Mobile: 7093852057

Email: m.reddikumar@angrau.ac.in

Ms.P. ARUNASREE

Assistant Professor

Specialization:

Obtained M.Sc. (Ag) from Plant Pathology, S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati in 2004 and persuing Ph.D from S.V. Agricultural College, ANGRAU, Tirupati as in-service student. She has seven and half years experience in teaching almost all UG and P.G core courses. She has been working in fungal pathology with more emphasis on biocontrol

Mobile: +91 9441762385

Email: p.arunasri@angrau.ac.in

Sri. M. GURIVI REDDY

Assistant Professor

Specialization:

Completed M.Sc., from Department of Plant Pathology, TNAU, Coimbatore during 2012 and Ph. D from IARI, New Delhi. He received five silver medals and five gold medals for his academic excellence during U.G and P.G programme. He was involved in the development of transgenic groundnut against peanut stem necrosis disease. Recently, he was involved in the identification and characterisation of phytoplasma associated with elephant foot yam, napier grass, plumbago and crossandra which were new reports from the world. He published more than 15 research paper in reputed national and international journals. He had keen interest in the development of rapid diagnostic kits for virus detection and to study host-pathogen interaction of viruses and/or phytoplasma with plant hosts

Mobile: +91 8121311346

Email: m.gurivireddy@angrau.ac.in

Dr. PRADEEP MANYAM

Assistant Professor

Specialization:

Received M. Sc. (Ag.) (2011, ICAR-JRF& Gold Medal) and Ph. D (2015, DST- INSPIRE Fellowship) Degrees from Department of Plant Pathology, Univ. of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, Karnataka. Predominantly worked in Plant Virology discipline in characterization of viruses associated with chilli and their management and also bacteriophages characterization and utilization in biocontrol of bacterial diseases. He has one-year work experience each in Pesticide residue analysis of food grains and disease management of spice crops mainly pepper, turmeric and ginger. He has three years of extension research experience in pests and diseases of paddy, groundnut and pulse crops majorly. His line of interest is Detection and Characterization of new viral diseases and innovative management strategies for plant disease control.

Mobile: 9381171707

Email: m.pradeep@angrau.ac.in