| Qualification |
Ph.D. |
| Specialization / Discipline |
Plant Pathology |
| Department |
Crop Protection |
| Official email |
saranya.ranganathan@icar.gov.in |
Salient Research Achievements
(in bullets) |
- Developed IDM for pomegranate wilt management
- Isolated endophytes from pomegranate and evaluated against wilt causing pathogens
- Four different green nanoparticles were synthesized using biological material and evaluated against pomegranate wilt causing pathogens
- First time used biofumigation strategy using mustard was evaluated against red rot of sugarcane
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Current Research
Projects(Institute) |
- Application of vacuum infiltration technique to combat wilt and nematode infestation in banana
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Current Research
Projects(External) |
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| Area of Interest |
Molecular detection and diagnosis of pathogens and their characterization, development of innovative management strategies for important disease(s) of banana |
| Total Research Publications |
17 |
| Selected peer-reviewed research publications |
- Saranya R., Malathi P., Nithiyanantham R., Ritu Mawar, Viswanathan R. (2024) Evaluation of biofumigation strategy with mustard for the management of Colletotrichum falcatum Went- red rot of sugarcane Sugar Tech
- Saranya R., Yashoda R. H., Dinesh K and Basavaraj Teli (2024) Isolation and evaluation of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) endophytes against Ceratocystis fimbriata and Fusarium oxysporum, the causal agents of pomegranate wilt. Indian Phytopathology 77(2): 545–551
- Saranya R., Yashoda R. H., Nargund V. B., Basavaraj Teli, Dinesh K, Varsha S L, Vinay J. U., Chidanandappa E.and Srikanth H. N. (2024) In vitro evaluation of green nanoparticles against Ceratocystis fimbriata and Fusarium oxysporum causing wilt disease of pomegranate Indian Phytopathology 77(2): 467–474
- Dev R., Patidar A., Sureshkumar M., Sushil Kumar., Venkatesan Kannan., Saranya R., Traloki Singh and Devi Dayal (2024) Genetic Diversity Assessment of Cordia gharaf (Forsk.) Germplasm for Morpho-Physiological and Fodder Traits in Hot-arid Kachchh Region of India. Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources 37, 02: 283–293
- Saranya R. and Hegde Y.R. (2023) Evaluation of Endophytes and Green Nanoparticles for the Management of Pomegranate Wilt Complex Biological Forum – An International Journal 15(12): 313-319
- Saranya R., Malathi P., Bhuvaneshwari V. and Mawar R. (2023) Biogenesis of Zinc oxide nanoparticles from mustard seed extract and its antifungal activity against Colletotrichum falcatum causing red rot in sugarcane. The Pharma Innovation Journal 12(8): 53-56
- Saranya R. and Hegde Y.R.(2023) Evaluation of different fungicides against pomegranate wilt complex caused by Ceratocystis fimbriata and Fusarium oxysporum The Pharma Innovation Journal 12(9): 2365-2369
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| Awards |
- PR Verma Runner up award for Ph.D thesis paper presentation in 40th ISMPP Annual Conference
- “Late Mrs. Indira S Puranik Memorial Cash Prize” for having secured the highest overall grade point from among the Doctor of Philosophy in Plant Pathology graduates
- University of Agricultural Sciences Gold Medal award for having secured the highest overall grade point average and obtained First Rank from among the Doctor of Philosophy in Plant Pathology graduates
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