Assistant Professor
Agriculture (Plant Pathology)
University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur, Karnataka, India
3.5 years
Research, Teaching and Extension
Rice pathology, Mycology, Phytobacteriology, Microbiome, pathobiome, Molecular pathologist
Ph.D in Plant Pathology from University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur, Karnataka, India
M.Sc in Plant Pathology from University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur, Karnataka, India
B.Sc in Agriculture from University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur, Karnataka, India
Teaching Associate at Agricultural College, Warangal, Professor Jayashankar Telangana Agricultural University, Telangana, from 2025-09-19 to 2026-07-19.
Junior Research Fellow (JRF) at ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research, Hyderabad , from 2024-01-31 to 2025-09-23.
Senior Research Fellow (SRF) at Rice Pathology Laboratory, AICRP- RICE, ARS, Gangavathi, from 2020-11-02 to 2021-01-19.
Junior Research Fellow (JRF) at Rice Pathology Laboratory, AICRP- RICE, ARS, Gangavathi, from 2020-04-03 to 2020-11-02.
Senior Research Fellow (SRF) at Rice Pathology Laboratory, AICRP- RICE, ARS, Gangavathi, from 2019-10-04 to 2020-03-31.
Morpho-Molecular characterization and matingtype locus analysis of Ustilaginoidea virens isolates from Southern India. Journal of applied microbiology. 2021.
Spatial Distribution Patterns for Identifying Risk Areas Associated with False Smut Disease of Rice in Southern India. Agronomy-Basel. 2022
Assessment of Yield-Related Traits in Rice Cultivars Affected by Grain Discolouration Disease. Plant Pathology. 2026.
Morpho Molecular diversity and avirulance genes distribution among the diverse isolates of Magnaporthe oryzae from southern India. Journal of applied microbiology. 2021.
Field evaluation of fungicides against false smut disease of rice. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry. 2020
Status of Grain Discoloration Disease in Paddy Growing Ecosystems of Karnataka, India. International Journal of Environment and Climate Change. 2024.
Cultural, morpho-molecular characterization of Aspergillus niger associated with collar rot of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) and in-vitro evaluation of fungicides and bioagents. Vegetos-International Journal of Plant Research. 2026.
Comparative analysis of prevalence and morpho-molecular diversity of major seed-borne fungal contamination in groundnut seeds from field and market sources in northern Karnataka, India. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology. 2025
Weather Disease Interactions and Epidemiological Drivers of Early Blight in Tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum L.) Caused by Alternaria solani. International Journal of Environment and Climate Change. 2026. ECO-FRIENDLY STRATEGIES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF CERCOSPORA LEAF SPOT IN GROUNDNUT (ARACHIS HYPOGAEA L.) PLANT ARCHIVES. Management of Alternaria Leaf Blight in Sponge Gourd (Luffa cylindrica) Using Selected Chemicals and Neem Oil. Microbiology Research Journal International. 2025.
