Priti Sonavane

Priti Sonavane

Senior Scientist (Plant Pathology)

Division of Crop Protection

Qualification Ph.D
Specialization Collaborator in development of Varieties: Teasel gourd (Arka Bharath), China aster (Arka Shubhi, Arka Nirali, Arka Advika), Tuberose (Arka Keerthi), Chrysanthemum (Arka Anirudh, Arka Dhaval, Arka Manohar).

(During the Period of 2019-2023) 

  1. Developed integrated disease management strategies for Fusarium wilt in Gladiolus and Phytophthora root rot in Crossandra.
  2. Identification and characterization of important fungal and viral pathogens: Papaya leaf curl virus and betasatellite in Calendula officinalis, French bean leaf curl virus and beta satellite in French bean, Bipolaris setariae in Brown top Millet, Phytophthora nicotianae in Chrysanthemum and Plasmopara sphagneticolae in Bhringraj.
  3. Studies on gentetic diversity of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. dianthi in carnation using Multi-locus phylogeny.
  4. Standardardization of PCR based method to identify pathogenic and non-pathogenic isolates of Fusarium oxysporum using SIX genes in carnation.
  5. Screening and identification of resistant germplasm in Tuberose for Alternaria blight, Gladiolus against Fusarium wilt, Marigold for Alternaria blight.
  1. Priti Sonavane and Sriram S., 2020, Efficacy of bioagents and fungicides against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. dianthi, Pest Management in Horticultural Ecosystems Vol. 26(2), 240-245.
  2. Priti Sonavane and Sriram S., 2021, Efficacy of bioagents and fungicides against Phytophthora nicotianae infecting Crossandra, Journal of Eco-friendly Agriculture 16(2): 197-200. doi: 10.5958/2582-2683.2021.00028.9
  3. Sonavane, P., Venkataravanappa, V., & Reddy, M. K. 2022. Diversity and Phylogenetic Analysis of Phytophthora Species Infecting Coorg Mandarin. Biology Insights, 2022.
  4. Sonavane, P., Venkataravanappa, V., Reddy, M. K and Pavithra, R. S., 2023, Occurrence of Phytophthora nicotianae causing collar and root rot disease of Chrysanthemum in India, Environment Conservation Journal, 24(1), 217-224.
  5. Jayalakshmi K., Raju J., Raghu S., and Priti Sonavane, 2022,  Important Diseases of coffee  (Coffee arabica L.) and their management, In eds. Srivastava J. N. and Singh, A. K., Diseases of Horticultural crops: Diagnosis and Management, 2022, 97-118. ISBN 9781003160472

 

  1. Best poster presentation award for “Phylogenetic analysis and selection of candidate DNA barcode for Bipolaris sp.”, International conference on Plant, Pathogens and People held at NAAS complex New Delhi from 23-28, Feb, 2016.    
  2. Young Scientist award for contribution in the field of Plant Pathology during Interntional Conference on “Recent Advances in Agricultural, Environmental and Applied Sciences for Global Development” during September 27-29, 2019 held at Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, H. P., India.
  3. Recognition as PG Teacher in the Discipline of Plant Pathology in University of agriculture and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga         
  4. Recognition as PG faculty in the Discipline of Plant Pathology in University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot.     
  5. Recognition as PG faculty in the Discipline of Plant Pathology for the IARI PG education, Pusa campus, New Delhi.

Collaborator in development of Varieties: Teasel gourd (Arka Bharath), China aster (Arka Shubhi, Arka Nirali, Arka Advika), Tuberose (Arka Keerthi), Chrysanthemum (Arka Anirudh, Arka Dhaval, Arka Manohar).

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