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The Crop Protection Division focuses on undertaking research on plant pathogens, insects and plant parasitic nematodes and provides specialized services to the spice growers to protect their plants from pests and diseases.The Division is very strongly focused on developing eco-friendly, integrated management schedules to minimize the use of pesticides and reduce their risk, to obtain safe and clean spices.
At present ten scientists belonging to disciplines like Plant Pathology, Entomology, Nematology and Microbiology are working in this Division.
| Name | Designation | Specialization |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. A Ishwara Bhat | Principal Scientist & Head | Plant Pathology |
| Dr. C M Senthil Kumar | Principal Scientist | Entomology |
| Dr. C N Biju | Senior Scientist | Plant Pathology |
| Dr. R Praveena | Senior Scientist | Plant Pathology |
| Dr. C Sarathambal | Senior Scientist | Agri. Microbiology |
| Dr. C Sellaperumal | Senior Scientist | Nematology |
| Dr. Mohammed Faisal Peeran | Scientist | Plant Pathology |
| Dr. M Balaji Rajkumar | Scientist | Entomology |
| Dr. Manimaran B | Scientist | Nematology |
| Dr Priya George | Technical Officer | Plant Pathology |
| Research Fellows | ||
| Ms. Mery Rincy K | KSCSTE Fellow | Biotechnology |
| Ms. Karthika C S | UGC Fellow | Botany |
| Ms. Megha Das | UGC Fellow | Botany |
| Ms. Fathimath Zumaila | UGC Fellow | Botany |
| Ms. Vijayasanthi K V | CSIR Fellow | Botany |
| Ms. Rugma S B | IGKV Fellow | Plant Pathology |
| Ms. Aiswarya Babu | CSIR Fellow | Zoology |
| Ms. Greeshma M | UGC Fellow | Botany |
| Ms. Fathima Dilkush | CSIR Fellow | Microbiology |
| Ms. Malavika Pradeep | Project Associate | Molecular Biology |
The major problems handled by the scientists of the Division are Phytophthora foot rot, slow decline, anthracnose, viral diseases of black pepper, rhizome rot and viral diseases of cardamom, soft rot and bacterial wilt of ginger, foliar diseases of turmeric and diseases of vanilla. Besides, insect and nematode problems of these spices are also addressed. Some of the ongoing research projects are:
Over the last three decades the Division has established the etiology and epidemiology of major diseases of spices, surveyed the spice growing areas of the country and catalogued the major pests and pathogens and developed integrated pest/disease management measures to control them. In pursuit of clean spices without any pesticide residues, the Division is actively engaged in developing pest/disease resistant lines and biocontrol agents that suppress the pathogens. Notable among the resistant lines developed are IISR Shakti (Phytophthora resistant black pepper line), Pournami (root knot nematode resistant black pepper line), IISR Vijetha (‘Katte’ resistant cardamom selection), IISR Avinash (rhizome rot resistant cardamom line), IISR Mahima (root knot nematode resistant ginger selection) and IISR Pragati (root knot nematode tolerant turmeric selection). The efficient strains of biocontrol agents developed by the Division like Trichoderma harzianum, Pseudomonas spp.,Pochonia chlamydosporia, Lecanicillium psalliote etc. are quite popular among the farming community and are successfully commercialized. Highly reliable and sensitive diagnostic tools have been standardized for rapid detection of viruses, bacteria, fungi and nematodes infecting spices.
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