CURRICULAM VITAE - Australasian Plant Pathology Society

against SNVD. In addition, Induced Systemic Resistance (ISR) following the application of BCAs
with seed and soil treatments in sunflower were investigated. The components of ISR such as plant
defense related enzymes viz., salicylic acid, peroxidase, polyphenol oxidase, phenylalanine
ammonia lyase, tyrosine ammonia lyase, total proteins, total phenol, protease and catalase and
also other parameters like reducing sugars and chlorophylls were estimated in different days
intervals in three and four culture consortia of BCAs treated and control sunflower plants. This is
the first report on ISR due to application of BCAs in sunflower against SNVD.
The effective BCAs formulated (powder & liquid) individually with talc powder were mixed
prior to application in the field experiments. These bio-formulations were evaluated as three and
four culture consortia with Bl + Pa + Bsp and Bl + Sf + Pa + Bsp, respectively against SNVD in two
different field experiments. The highest reduction of SNVD up to 40.9% and 51.4%, respectively
were recorded due to treatment of the powder and liquid formulation of consortia (Bl + Sf + Pa +
Bsp) as compared to control. In addition, The seed yield and income were increased due to
treatment of four culture consortium, which registered an additional seed yield of 840 kg/ha
(powder formulations) and 936 kg/ha (liquid formulations) with the profit of Rs. 10920/ha and Rs.
12168/ha and an additional income of Rs.7865 and Rs.8164/ha compared to control.
Education
In 2007: Ph.D., Applied Microbiology - Botany (Specialization in Plant Pathology), Centre for
Advanced Studies in Botany, University of Madras, Chennai, India
In 2002: M. Sc., Applied Microbiology, K. K. College, Periyar University, Velur (Namakkal), India
In 2000: B. Sc., Biochemistry, K. K. College, University of Madras, Velur (Namakkal), India
In 2000: Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Application, Manipal University, India
Publications
1. Srinivasan, K. Gilardi,G. Davide, S. Gullino, M.L. and Garibaldi, A. 2012. Genetic diversity
and pathogenicity of Fusarium oxysporum isolated from wilted rocket plants in Italy –
Phytoparasitica, 40(2): 157-170 (IF: 0.621).
2. Srinivasan, K. and Mathivanan, N. 2011. Establishment and maintenance of Sunflower
Necrosis Virus (SNV) in tissue culture calli and its isolation, purification and serological
diagnosis. Phytoparasitica, 39(5): 509-515 (IF: 0.621).
3. Srinivasan, K. and Mathivanan, N. 2011. Liquid formulation of plant growth promoting
microbial consortia evaluated against sunflower necrosis virus disease under field
conditions. Journal of Biopesticides 4(1): 65-72 (IC value 9.0 in 2010 - India rating is 3.2 in
2011 – ISSn (print) 0974-391X; Online 2230-8385).
4. Srinivasan K., Gilardi G., Spadaro D., Garibaldi A., Gullino M.L. 2010. Molecular
characterization through IGS sequencing of formae speciales of Fusarium
oxysporum pathogenic on lamb’s lettuce. Phytopathologia Mediterranea 49: 309-320 (IF:
1.117).
5. Srinivasan, K. and S. Visalakchi. 2010. First report of Rhizoctonia solani SV001 attacking
sunflower in India. Plant Disease 94(4): 488 (IF: 2.387).
6. Jayaprakashvel, M., Selvakumar, M., Srinivasan, K., Ramesh, S. and Mathivanan, N. 2010.
Control of sheath blight disease in rice by thermo-stable secondary metabolites of
Trichothecium roseum MML003. European Journal of Plant Pathology 126(2): 229-239 (IF:
2.054).