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Dr. V. Jayakumar<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\nICAR- Sugarcane Breeding Institute\nCoimbatore- 641007\nEmail: jkpath@rediffmail.com; jkpath@gmail.com\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t
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  • Red rot disease of sugarcane<\/li>
  • Endophytic microbiome and metagenomics for management of sugarcane diseases<\/li>
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    • Life member in Society in Sugarcane Research and Development, Coimbatore<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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      • Indian Council of Agricultural Research- Junior Research Fellowship for M.Sc program in 1997<\/li>
      • \u00a0Merit Certificate for Ranking First in M.Sc (Plant Pathology) at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana in 1999<\/li>
      • Awarded Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund Scholarship for part of Ph.D study in Japan by Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund, Teen Murthi Bhavan, New Delhi in 2003<\/li>
      • \u00a0Best oral presentation award for the presentation in the DBT sponsored National symposium on \u201cMicrobial diversity, bioremediation & biotechnology\u201d conducted by Bharathidasan University in collaboration with Cauery College for Women, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu in 2008<\/li>
      • \u00a0Dr.R.K. Arora best paper award for the year 2010 for publication in Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources Vol 23(2), pp 199-205 by Indian Society of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, India in 2010<\/li>
      • Best poster award for the paper in the National symposium on \u201cBioenergy for sustainable development- the potential role of sugar crops\u201d conducted by ICAR- Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore in collaboration with Society for Sugarcane Research and Development, Coimbatore in 2014<\/li>
      • Best Citation Award for holding the highest number of Citations in 2021 in Sugar Tech for article \u201cBiocontrol of Colletotrichum folcatum with volatile metabolites produced by endophytic bacteria and profiling VOCs by headspace SPME coupled with GC-MS\u201d Sugar Tech 23, 94-107 (2021). https:\/\/ doi.org\/ l0 .1007 \/ s12355-020-0O891-2 by Springer Nature India Pvt. Ltd in 2024<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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        • Microbial Systematics Laboratory, National Institute for Agro Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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          • Jayakumar, V., A. Ramesh Sundar and R. Viswanathan. 2021. Biocontrol of Colletotrichum falcatum with volatile metabolites produced by endophytic bacteria and profiling VOCs by headspace SPME coupled with GC\u2013MS. SugarTech, 23(1): 94-107. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s12355-020-00891<\/li>
          • Jayakumar, V., A. Ramesh Sundar and R. Viswanathan. 2018. Biological suppression of sugarcane smut with endophytic bacteria. SugarTech, 21(4): 653-660 https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s12355-018-0684-1.<\/li>
          • Jayakumar, V., R. Bhaskaran and S. Tsushima. 2007. Potential of Plant extracts in combination with bacterial antagonists treatment as biocontrol agent of red rot of sugarcane. Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 53: 196-206.<\/li>
          • \u00a0Jayakumar, V., S. Tsushima, P. Malathi and R. Viswanathan. 2012. Elution, biological activity and characterization of phytotoxin produced by sugarcane red rot pathogen Colletotrichum falcatum. Functional Plant Science and Biotechnology 6 (Special Issue 2- Sugarcane Pathology): 149-163.<\/li>
          • Jayakumar, V. and K. Senthil. 2021. Guttation droplets of sugarcane red rot pathogen Colletotrichum falcatum: Formation, toxigenic properties, and composition. Mycologia, 113 (4): 748-758. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/00275514.2021.1899544.<\/li>
          • Ghoshal Chaudhuri, S., R. Dinesh, T. E. Sheeja, R. Raja, V. Jayakumar and R. C. Srivastava. 2009. Physico-chemical, biochemical and microbial characteristics of soils of mangroves of the Andamans: a post-tsunami analysis. Current Science, 97: 98-102.<\/li>
          • Sharma, T.V.R.S. V. Jayakumar, T.C.Shyju, S. Rajalakshmi, K.N. Ganeshiah, Joseph John K and R.C. Srivastava. 2010. Floristic Diversity of Potential Horticultural Plants in Bay Islands. Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources, 23 (2): 199-205.<\/li>
          • Amaresan, N., V. Jayakumar, Krishna kumar, N. Thajuddin. 2012. Isolation and characterization of plant growth promoting endophytic bacteria and their effect on tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) and chilli (Capsicum annuum) seedling growth. Annals of Microbiology, 62 (2): 805-810. DOI 10.1007\/s13213-011-0321-7.<\/li>
          • M. Manju and V. Jayakumar. 2015. Isolation and functional characterization of endophytic bacteria isolated from micropropagated sugarcane plantlets. Journal of Sugarcane Research, 5 (1): 49 \u2013 57.<\/li>
          • Amaresan, N., V. Jayakumar, Krishna kumar, N. Thajuddin. 2019. Biocontrol and plant growth-promoting ability of plant-associated bacteria from tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum) under field condition. Microbial Pathogenesis 136 (2019) 103713. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.micpath.2019.103713.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            Scientist Profile Dr. V. Jayakumar Principal Scientist (Plant Pathology) ,Division of Crop Protection ICAR- Sugarcane Breeding Institute Coimbatore- 641007 Email: jkpath@rediffmail.com; jkpath@gmail.com Research interests and current focus Red rot disease of sugarcane Endophytic microbiome and metagenomics for management of sugarcane diseases Application of nanotechnology for sugarcane disease management Membership in professional societies Life member in Society in Sugarcane Research and Development, Coimbatore Awards and honours Indian Council of Agricultural Research- Junior Research Fellowship for M.Sc program in 1997 \u00a0Merit Certificate for Ranking First in M.Sc (Plant Pathology) at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana in 1999 Awarded Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund Scholarship for part of Ph.D study in Japan by Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund, Teen Murthi Bhavan, New Delhi in 2003 \u00a0Best oral presentation award for the presentation in the DBT sponsored National symposium on \u201cMicrobial diversity, bioremediation & biotechnology\u201d conducted by Bharathidasan University in collaboration with Cauery College for Women, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu in 2008 \u00a0Dr.R.K. Arora best paper award for the year 2010 for publication in Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources Vol 23(2), pp 199-205 by Indian Society of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, India in 2010 Best poster award for the paper in the National symposium on \u201cBioenergy for sustainable development- the potential role of sugar crops\u201d conducted by ICAR- Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore in collaboration with Society for Sugarcane Research and Development, Coimbatore in 2014 Best Citation Award for holding the highest number of Citations in 2021 in Sugar Tech for article \u201cBiocontrol of Colletotrichum folcatum with volatile metabolites produced by endophytic bacteria and profiling VOCs by headspace SPME coupled with GC-MS\u201d Sugar Tech 23, 94-107 (2021). https:\/\/ doi.org\/ l0 .1007 \/ s12355-020-0O891-2 by Springer Nature India Pvt. Ltd in 2024 International Exposure Microbial Systematics Laboratory, National Institute for Agro Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan Research Publications Jayakumar, V., A. Ramesh Sundar and R. Viswanathan. 2021. Biocontrol of Colletotrichum falcatum with volatile metabolites produced by endophytic bacteria and profiling VOCs by headspace SPME coupled with GC\u2013MS. SugarTech, 23(1): 94-107. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s12355-020-00891 Jayakumar, V., A. Ramesh Sundar and R. Viswanathan. 2018. Biological suppression of sugarcane smut with endophytic bacteria. SugarTech, 21(4): 653-660 https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s12355-018-0684-1. Jayakumar, V., R. Bhaskaran and S. Tsushima. 2007. Potential of Plant extracts in combination with bacterial antagonists treatment as biocontrol agent of red rot of sugarcane. Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 53: 196-206. \u00a0Jayakumar, V., S. Tsushima, P. Malathi and R. Viswanathan. 2012. Elution, biological activity and characterization of phytotoxin produced by sugarcane red rot pathogen Colletotrichum falcatum. Functional Plant Science and Biotechnology 6 (Special Issue 2- Sugarcane Pathology): 149-163. Jayakumar, V. and K. Senthil. 2021. Guttation droplets of sugarcane red rot pathogen Colletotrichum falcatum: Formation, toxigenic properties, and composition. Mycologia, 113 (4): 748-758. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/00275514.2021.1899544. Ghoshal Chaudhuri, S., R. Dinesh, T. E. Sheeja, R. Raja, V. Jayakumar and R. C. Srivastava. 2009. Physico-chemical, biochemical and microbial characteristics of soils of mangroves of the Andamans: a post-tsunami analysis. Current Science, 97: 98-102. Sharma, T.V.R.S. V. Jayakumar, T.C.Shyju, S. Rajalakshmi, K.N. Ganeshiah, Joseph John K and R.C. Srivastava. 2010. Floristic Diversity of Potential Horticultural Plants in Bay Islands. Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources, 23 (2): 199-205. Amaresan, N., V. Jayakumar, Krishna kumar, N. Thajuddin. 2012. Isolation and characterization of plant growth promoting endophytic bacteria and their effect on tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) and chilli (Capsicum annuum) seedling growth. Annals of Microbiology, 62 (2): 805-810. DOI 10.1007\/s13213-011-0321-7. M. Manju and V. Jayakumar. 2015. Isolation and functional characterization of endophytic bacteria isolated from micropropagated sugarcane plantlets. Journal of Sugarcane Research, 5 (1): 49 \u2013 57. Amaresan, N., V. Jayakumar, Krishna kumar, N. Thajuddin. 2019. Biocontrol and plant growth-promoting ability of plant-associated bacteria from tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum) under field condition. Microbial Pathogenesis 136 (2019) 103713. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.micpath.2019.103713. Red rot disease of sugarcane Endophytic microbiome and metagenomics for management of sugarcane diseases Application of nanotechnology for sugarcane disease management Life member in Society in Sugarcane Research and Development, Coimbatore Indian Council of Agricultural Research- Junior Research Fellowship for M.Sc program in 1997 \u00a0Merit Certificate for Ranking First in M.Sc (Plant Pathology) at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana in 1999 Awarded Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund Scholarship for part of Ph.D study in Japan by Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund, Teen Murthi Bhavan, New Delhi in 2003 \u00a0Best oral presentation award for the presentation in the DBT sponsored National symposium on \u201cMicrobial diversity, bioremediation & biotechnology\u201d conducted by Bharathidasan University in collaboration with Cauery College for Women, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu in 2008 \u00a0Dr.R.K. Arora best paper award for the year 2010 for publication in Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources Vol 23(2), pp 199-205 by Indian Society of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, India in 2010 Best poster award for the paper in the National symposium on \u201cBioenergy for sustainable development- the potential role of sugar crops\u201d conducted by ICAR- Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore in collaboration with Society for Sugarcane Research and Development, Coimbatore in 2014 Best Citation Award for holding the highest number of Citations in 2021 in Sugar Tech for article \u201cBiocontrol of Colletotrichum folcatum with volatile metabolites produced by endophytic bacteria and profiling VOCs by headspace SPME coupled with GC-MS\u201d Sugar Tech 23, 94-107 (2021). https:\/\/ doi.org\/ l0 .1007 \/ s12355-020-0O891-2 by Springer Nature India Pvt. Ltd in 2024 Microbial Systematics Laboratory, National Institute for Agro Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan Jayakumar, V., A. Ramesh Sundar and R. Viswanathan. 2021. Biocontrol of Colletotrichum falcatum with volatile metabolites produced by endophytic bacteria and profiling VOCs by headspace SPME coupled with GC\u2013MS. SugarTech, 23(1): 94-107. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s12355-020-00891 Jayakumar, V., A. Ramesh Sundar and R. Viswanathan. 2018. Biological suppression of sugarcane smut with endophytic bacteria. SugarTech, 21(4): 653-660 https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s12355-018-0684-1. Jayakumar, V., R. Bhaskaran and S. Tsushima. 2007. Potential of Plant extracts in combination with bacterial antagonists treatment as biocontrol agent of red rot of sugarcane. Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 53: 196-206. \u00a0Jayakumar, V., S. Tsushima, P. Malathi and R. Viswanathan. 2012. Elution, biological activity and characterization of phytotoxin produced by sugarcane red rot pathogen Colletotrichum falcatum. 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