Diseases and Management of Crops under Protected Cultivation

(Diseases and Management of Crops under Protected Cultivation)
• Jawahar Lal Nehru Award (ICAR) 2
• Pesticide India Award (ISMPP) 7
• P. R. Verma Award for best Ph. D. Thesis (ISMPP) 2
• Other (Hexamar, MS Pavgi, Rajendra Prasad etc.) >20
• Uttaranchal Ratana 2
• Education Award 2004-05” for his book “Qyksa ds jksx” 01
by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, GOI
Professional Societies and our Share:
Indian Phytopathological Societies
Presidents – 3
Zonal Presidents – 3
Indian Society of Mycology & Plant Pathology –
Presidents – 3
Vice Presidents – 1
Indian Soc. Seed Technology
Vice Presidents - 3
Science Congress
President (Agriculture Chapter) - 1
National Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Fellows - 3
Future Strategies:
Teaching: Introduction of new courses
Methods in Biological Control
Plant disease and national importance
Integrated plant disease management
Molecular plant pathology
Advances in mushroom production
Research thrust:
• Biological control & ICM (IPM + INM) in different crops/cropping systems
• Disease management under organic farming
• Microbial ecology
• Green chemicals
• Population biology of pathogens (including use of molecular tools)
• Induced resistance
• Exploitation of indigenous edible and medicinal mushrooms
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