Scientist Profile

Dr.R. Gopi

Dr.R. Gopi

Senior Scientist (Plant Pathology),Division-Crop Protection
mail :ramaraj.muthu.gopi2gmail.com, R.Gopi@icar.org.in Phone no: 0422 – 2472621(281)
  • Organic plant disease management
  • biological control of sugarcane diseases

  • Disease management in sugarcane germplasm

Life member in,

  • Indian Phytopathological Society
  • Indian Association of Hill farming
  • Plant Protection Association of India
  • Society of Mycology and Plant pathology
  • International Journal of Bio-resource and Stress Management (IJBSM)

  • Society for Sugarcane Research and Development

  • Society for Sugar Research & Promotion
  • Agriculture Scientist Award 2022, by Dr. B. VASANTHARAJ DAVID foundation for working in diseases in spices and sugarcane crops on October 01, 2022, Hotel La Palace, Chennai
  • Certificate of Appreciation from Director, ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, in recognition of extraordinary services and dedication to profession at ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Instiute Research Centre, Kannur during the Corona lockdown period, 2020.
  • SSRD, Most cited paper award: Society for Sugarcane Research and Development, Coimbatore for the research article “Screening of sugarcane germplasm for red rot resistance.
  • Gopi, H. Kalita, R. K. Avasthe, Ashish Yadav, M. Singh and D. Thapa. 2018. Does Pestalotiopsis royenae cause leaf streak of large cardamom? Current Science 114(10): 2155-2160.
  • Kalita, H R. K. Avasthe Gopi, Ashish Yadav and M. Singh.2016. Tea mosquito bug (Helopeltis theivora) and mealy bug  (Paraputo theaecola) – new threats to large cardamom. Current Science, 110(8) :1390 
  • Gopi, R.K. Avasthe, H. Kalita, A. Yadav, S.K Das and Dinisha Rai. 2020. Eco-friendly management of tomato late blight using botanicals, bio-control agents, compost tea and copper fungicides. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 90 (1): 35–39.
  • Gopi,R., Mahendran, K. Chandran, M. Nisha and R. Viswanathan. 2020. Plant and Weather Factors on Resistance of Saccharum officinarum Germplasm Against Ring Spot Disease. Sugar Tech https://doi.org/10.1007/s12355-020-00943-7.
  • Gopi, R. Mahendran, M. Nisha, and P. Mahesh. 2021. Beneficial microbes and nematodes for sustainable sugarcane cultivation. International Sugar Journal. 123 (1476): 826-838.
  • Gopi , Chandran, K., Ramesh Sundar, A. Nisha M, Mahendran B, Keerthana, Sony Jayaraman and R. Viswanathan. 2023. .Occurrence of False Floral Smut in Sugarcane Inflorescence and Associated Weather Variables. Sugar Tech (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12355-023-01304-w.
  • Gopi, Chandran, K., Viswanathan, Mahendran B, Nisha M, Gireesan PP, Sony Jayaraman and Mayalekshmi.2023. Diseases and reaction of clones of Saccharum spontaneum and Erianthus spp. of the world collection of sugarcane germplasm. Australasian Plant Pathol. 52, 407–417. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13313-023-00928-6.
  • Gopi, K. Chandran, M. Nisha, B. Mahendran, R. Viswanathan, K. Nithya, K. Keerthana. 2023. New record of occurrence of Athelia rolfsii (Syn. Sclerotium rolfsii) in seedlings of sugarcane. Indian Phytopathology 76(1): DOI:10.1007/s42360-022-00587-5
  • R Gopi, K Chandran, A Ramesh Sundar, R Viswanathan, V Jayakumar, B Mahendran, Sony Jayaraman, Gireesan PP. 2024. Thirty-two years of smut disease status in the world’s largest sugarcane germplasm. Indian Phytopathology: 1-9
  • R Gopi, R Viswanathan, K Chandran, Sony Jayaraman, B Mahendran, Sony M. Nisha. 2024.. Molecular identification of sugarcane stalk rot pathogen (Phaeocytostroma sacchari). Journal of Sugarcane Research 12(2): 140-145. https://doi.org/10.37580/JSR.2022.2.12.140-145r

 

Books and book chapters

  • Gopi and Chandan Kapoor. 2013. Organic Plant Disease Management. Kalyani Publishers. Pp 140. (ISBN:978-93-272-3560-9).
  • Gopi, H. Kalita, R. K. Avasthe, Ashish Yadav, R. Singh, Subhash Babu, S. K. Das and M. Singh. 2016. Organic large cardamom production technology. ICAR Sikkim Centre, Tadong, Gangtok.
  • Gopi and Tasvina R Borah. 2011. Disease Management in Cereals. Biotechnological and Bio-rational approaches for pest and Disease management. Biotech Publishers, New Delhi. 148-168. (ISBN: 978-81-7622-252-5).
  • Gopi, A. Kumar and Subhash Babu. 2012. Organic disease management in agricultural and horticultural crops. In: Book of Extended Summaries, State level Stakeholders workshop on bridging research to Extension: Strategies and policies, October 11-12, 2012, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region Sikkim Centre, Tadong, Gangtok (Sikkim). Pp 17-23.
  • Gopireddy Bindu Madhavi, R. Gopi and Shikha Thakur. 2018. Scope and effectiveness of biofumigation for the management of soil borne diseases in the book” Bio-intensive approaches: Application and effectiveness in plant diseases management” edited by Mujeebur R. Khan, A.N. Mukhopadhyay, R.N. Pandey, M.P. Thakur, Dinesh Singh, M.A. Siddiqui, Mohd. Akram and Ziaul Haque pp 95-122.
  • Gopi, G. Bindu Madhavi, Chandan Kapoor, Chandramani Raj, Shweta Singh and T. Ramprakash. 2021. Role of Mineral Nutrients in the Management of Plant Diseases In: Sampat Nehra, (eds) Plant Disease: Management Strategies. Agrobios Research: An Imprint of Agrobios (India), Jodhpur. PP 87-117.
  • Gopi and Bindu Madhavi Gopi Reddy. 2021. Plant Immunization: An Innovative Approach for Plant Disease Management. In the book – Innovative approaches in diagnosis and management of crop diseases, Vol III: Nanomolecules and biocontrol agents, edited by R. K. Singh and Gopala. PP 243-268.
  • Gopi, R. K. Avasthe, H. Kalita, Ashish Yadav, Chandan Kapoor and S. K. Das. 2022. Antagonists in plant disease control. In the book, Plant Protection, Present developments and future strategies Edited by Susanta Banik and Jaydeep HalderToday & Tomorrow’s Printers and Publishers, New Delhi: 199-226.