{"id":7657,"date":"2025-09-02T15:06:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T09:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.55.70:8080\/?page_id=7657"},"modified":"2025-09-22T15:47:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T10:17:28","slug":"dr-m-l-chabbra","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sugarcane.res.in\/?page_id=7657","title":{"rendered":"Dr M L Chabbra"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7657\" class=\"elementor elementor-7657\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a575df9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-eae-slider=\"23202\" data-id=\"a575df9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44d3aed\" data-eae-slider=\"94743\" data-id=\"44d3aed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db55887 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db55887\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Scientist Profile<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-d5b3de6 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"22879\" data-id=\"d5b3de6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-ae6040a e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"74183\" data-id=\"ae6040a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-a868967 e-con-full desktopContent wpr-sticky-section-yes e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"9193\" data-wpr-sticky-section=\"yes\" data-wpr-position-type=\"sticky\" data-wpr-position-offset=\"0\" data-wpr-position-location=\"top\" data-wpr-sticky-devices=\"mobile_sticky desktop_sticky\" data-wpr-custom-breakpoints=\"default\" data-wpr-active-breakpoints=\"mobile_sticky tablet_sticky desktop_sticky\" data-wpr-z-index=\"10\" data-wpr-sticky-hide=\"\" data-wpr-replace-header=\"\" data-wpr-animation-duration=\"\" data-wpr-sticky-type=\"sticky\" data-id=\"a868967\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;position_offset&quot;:0,&quot;position_offset_tablet&quot;:0,&quot;position_offset_mobile&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70cd12f elementor-widget__width-initial wpr-team-member-divider-center wpr-team-member-social-media-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-team-member\" data-id=\"70cd12f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpr-team-member\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-media\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sugarcane.res.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cropped-Dr-M.L.Chabbra.webp\" alt=\"Dr. M.L. Chhabra\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-content\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wpr-member-name\">Dr. M.L. Chhabra<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-job\">Principal Scientist &amp; Head (I\/c),Crop Protection (Plant Pathology<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-description\">\nEmail:mchhabrasbik@gmail.com\nICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Regional Centre, P.B. 52    \n  Agarsain Marg, Kunjpura road, Karnal-132001, Haryana, India\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-social-media\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\" class=\"wpr-member-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fab-researchgate\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 32v448h448V32H0zm262.2 334.4c-6.6 3-33.2 6-50-14.2-9.2-10.6-25.3-33.3-42.2-63.6-8.9 0-14.7 0-21.4-.6v46.4c0 23.5 6 21.2 25.8 23.9v8.1c-6.9-.3-23.1-.8-35.6-.8-13.1 0-26.1.6-33.6.8v-8.1c15.5-2.9 22-1.3 22-23.9V225c0-22.6-6.4-21-22-23.9V193c25.8 1 53.1-.6 70.9-.6 31.7 0 55.9 14.4 55.9 45.6 0 21.1-16.7 42.2-39.2 47.5 13.6 24.2 30 45.6 42.2 58.9 7.2 7.8 17.2 14.7 27.2 14.7v7.3zm22.9-135c-23.3 0-32.2-15.7-32.2-32.2V167c0-12.2 8.8-30.4 34-30.4s30.4 17.9 30.4 17.9l-10.7 7.2s-5.5-12.5-19.7-12.5c-7.9 0-19.7 7.3-19.7 19.7v26.8c0 13.4 6.6 23.3 17.9 23.3 14.1 0 21.5-10.9 21.5-26.8h-17.9v-10.7h30.4c0 20.5 4.7 49.9-34 49.9zm-116.5 44.7c-9.4 0-13.6-.3-20-.8v-69.7c6.4-.6 15-.6 22.5-.6 23.3 0 37.2 12.2 37.2 34.5 0 21.9-15 36.6-39.7 36.6z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\" class=\"wpr-member-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path fill=\"#4285f4\" d=\"M256 411.12L0 202.667 256 0z\"><\/path><path fill=\"#356ac3\" d=\"M256 411.12l256-208.453L256 0z\"><\/path><circle fill=\"#a0c3ff\" cx=\"256\" cy=\"362.667\" r=\"149.333\"><\/circle><path fill=\"#76a7fa\" d=\"M121.037 298.667c23.968-50.453 75.392-85.334 134.963-85.334s110.995 34.881 134.963 85.334H121.037z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\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<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-c28b469 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"46320\" data-id=\"c28b469\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-48c50ae e-con-full desktopContent e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"89012\" data-id=\"48c50ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_direction&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:47,&quot;end&quot;:61}},&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:4,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e43770 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"8e43770\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;multiple&quot;,&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1490\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1490\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Research interests and current focus <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-32284bf e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"2500\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1490\" data-id=\"32284bf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38b3ecd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38b3ecd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Evaluation of Sugarcane clones for red rot resistance under subtropical conditions.<\/li><li>Identification of new pathotypes \/races of red rot pathogen and evaluation of Zonal varieties for resistance to red rot.<\/li><li>Survey of Sugarcane diseases naturally occurring in the area under subtropical on important sugarcane varieties<\/li><li>Studies on factors (Biotic &amp; Abiotic) responsible for the development of wilt and Pokkah boeng diseases of sugarcane<\/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<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1491\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1491\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Membership in professional societies  <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-727c52a e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"85603\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1491\" data-id=\"727c52a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3589810 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3589810\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Life member of the Society for sugarcane research and development (SSRD)<\/li><li>Life member of the Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding (ISGPB)<\/li><li>Life member of Indian society of Plant pathologists<\/li><li>Life member Bhartiya Krishi Anusandhan Patrika (Hindi Journal)<\/li><li>Asian PGPR Society for Sustainable Agriculture, Alabama, USA<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Member Editorial Board <\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Agricultural Science Digest<\/li><li>Annals of Biology<\/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<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1492\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1492\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Awards and honours <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-7e994b3 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"39464\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1492\" data-id=\"7e994b3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75246ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75246ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li><em>Mahima Agricultural Excellence Award- 2015<\/em>\u201d, BHU, Varanasi.<\/li><li><em>Reviewer Excellence Award<\/em> by Indian Journal of Agriculture Research &amp; Legume Research, Karnal.<\/li><li><strong>Best Oral award<\/strong>: R. Meena, Ravinder Kumar, S. K. Pandey, M. L. Chhabra and D. Pooja has been awarded best short oral for the paper entitled Evaluation of ISH and IGH clones of Saccharum for drought tolerance in Sub-tropical climate by in the National Seminar on &#8220;<em>Research Imperatives for Sustaining Sugarcane, Sugar and Ethanol Production<\/em>&#8221; held on 25th August, 2023 at ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.<\/li><li><strong>Best paper award<\/strong>: Research article \u201cGenetic variability for fodder quality traits among high biomass energy cane feedstock under rainfed conditions\u201d by R. Meena, P Govindaraj, Rajesh Kumar, R. Arun Kumar, Ravinder Kumar, M.L. Chhabra, S.K. Pandey and G. Hemaprabha published in the Journal of Sugarcane Research (JSR) Volume 12(1) adjudged as <strong>\u201c<em>Best Research Paper<\/em>\u201d<\/strong> in the year 2022.<\/li><\/ol>\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<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1493\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1493\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Research Publications  <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-e3e3291 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"82500\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1493\" data-id=\"e3e3291\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d57daa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d57daa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>Research Papers<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>1. Jalali, B.L., M.L. Chhabra and R.P. Singh (1990).Interaction between vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal endophyte and <em>Macrophomina phaseolina in<\/em> mungbean. <em>Indian Phytopath.<\/em> 43(4): 527-30.<\/li><li>2. M.L. Chhabra, P.P. Gupta; K.S. Hooda; M.C. Mundra and M.L. Khichar (1996). Mycorrhiza: Impact on maize under field conditions. <em>Forage Res.<\/em> 21(4): 198-202.<\/li><li>3. M. L. Chhabra and B.L. Jalali (1997).Impact of VA-mycorrhizal endophyte <em>Glomus mosseae<\/em> inoculation on utilization of Rock-phosphate in wheat. <em>Pl. Dis. Res. <\/em>12(2): 163-166.<\/li><li>4. M. L. Chhabra, A.P. Garg, M.K. Banerjee, S.K. Gandhi and M.P. Srivastava (1999).Efficacy of fungitoxicants and neem pesticides in the control of early blight of tomato. <em>Pestology <\/em>23 (11): 7-12.<\/li><li>5. M. L. Chhabra, M.K. Banerjee, A.P. Garg, S.K.Gandhi and D. Ram (2000). Growth parameters of <em>Lycopersicon <\/em>genotypes varying in susceptibility to early blight.\u00a0 <em>Annals of Biology <\/em>16(2): 223-226.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li>6. Beniwal, M.S., S.S. Karwasra, M.P. Srivastava, A. Gupta, M.L. Chhabra and Rajender Singh (1999).Identification of stable sources of resistance in wheat to Karnal bunt. <em>Crop Res<\/em>. 17 (2): 270-272.<\/li><li>7. Beniwal, M.S., M.L. Chhabra and S.S. Karwasra (2000). Clipping effect on the expression of flag smut of wheat. <em>Annals of Agri. Bio Research<\/em> 5(2): 211-213.<\/li><li>8. Beniwal, M.S., S.S. Karwasra, M.L. Chhabra, M. Yunus, A. Gupta and R. Singh (2001).Identification of stable sources of resistance to flag smut of wheat. <em>Annals of Agri. Bio Research<\/em> 6(2):155-157.<\/li><li>9. Mehta, S.K., N.N, Tripathi, R, Kumar and M.L. Chhabra (2006). Influence of Light and Temperature on induction of Pycnidia and germination of Pycnidiospores. <em>Annals of Biology<\/em> 22(1):31-34<\/li><li>10. Raju, M.R.B., Vijay Pal, Indu Jalali and M.L. Chhabra (2007).Management of bacterial root-rot of radish seed crops with organic amendments and agricultural chemicals. <em>Research on Crops<\/em> 8(2):435-39.<\/li><li>11. Beniwal, M.S, S.S. Karwasra and M.L. Chhabra (2008). Physiological changes in wheat plants infected with flag smut. <em>Crop Res<\/em>. 35(1-2):\u00a0\u00a0 116-119.<\/li><li>12. Beniwal, M.S, S. S. Karwasra and M.L.Chhabra (2008).Biochemical changes in wheat plants infected with flag smut<em>. Indian Phytopath.<\/em> 61(2):\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 243-246.<\/li><li>13. Karwasra, S.S., M.S Beniwal and M.L. Chhabra (2008).Pathogenic variability in flag smut pathogen of wheat. <em>Bangladesh J. Agril. Res. <\/em>33(1):83-89<em>.<\/em><\/li><li>14. Karwasra, S.S., M.S Beniwal and M.L. Chhabra (2008).Cultural variability\u00a0\u00a0 among nine isolates of <em>Urocystis agropyri<\/em> on wheat. <em>Bangladesh J. Agril. Res. <\/em>33(3):347-351<em>.<\/em><\/li><li>15. Viswanathan, R., P. Malathi., A. Ramesh Sundar., K. Kaverinathan., M. L. Chhabra and B. Parameswari and R. Jothi (2017). Diversity of <em>Colletotrichum falcatum<\/em> population in India: Comparative virulence at two different agro-climatic regions. <em>International Sugar Journal. <\/em>119 (1428), 966-977.<\/li><li>16. Viswanathan, R., C. G. Balaji., R. Selvakumar., P. Malathi., A. Ramesh Sundar., C. Naveen Prasanth., M. L. Chhabra and\u00a0 B. Parameswari (2017). Epidemiology of Fusarium diseases in Sugarcane: A new discovery of same <em>Fusarium sacchari<\/em> causing two distinct diseases, wilt and pokkah boeng. Sugar Tech. 19:638-646.<\/li><li>17. M. L. Chhabra and B. Parameswari (2018). Overview of Sugarcane Pathology Research at ICAR- SBI, Regional Centre, Karnal. <em>In:<\/em> Research Accomplishments in Sugarcane Pathology at ICAR- SBI. (Eds: R. Viswanathan, A. Ramesh Sundar, P. Malthi, R. Selvakumar, v. Jayakumar and K. Nithya), SBI, Coimbatore. pp 146-150.<\/li><li>18. M. L. Chhabra, B. Parameswari, S. K. Pandey and Praveen Kumar (2018). Status of Pokkah boeng disease of sugarcane in Sub- tropical India. Proc:\u00a0 ISSCT XII Pathology Workshop. ICAR- SBI, Coimbatore &amp; SSRD, Coimbatore. pp 38.<\/li><li>19. R. Viswanathan, P. Malthi, A. Ramesh Sundar, R. Selvakumar. K. Kaverinathan, M. L. Chhabra, and B. Parameswari (2018). Dynamics of Pathogenic variation <em>in Colletotrichum falcatum<\/em>, Red rot pathogen of sugarcane. Proc:\u00a0 ISSCT XII Pathology Workshop. ICAR- SBI, Coimbatore &amp; SSRD, Coimbatore. pp 29-30.<\/li><li>20. B. Parameswari, Subham Kumar, K. Nithya, M. L. Chhabra, Praveen Kumar and R. Viswanathan (2018). Genome wide association studies in sugarcane for yellow leaf disease resistance. Proc:\u00a0 ISSCT XII Pathology Workshop. ICAR- SBI, Coimbatore &amp; SSRD, Coimbatore. pp 13-14.<\/li><li>21. M. L. Chhabra, B. Parameswari, S. K. Pandey and Praveen Kumar (2018). Prevalence of sugarcane smut in sub- tropical India. Proc:\u00a0 Asian Convention (2018) and Asian Conclave of Sugar Millers Vision \u2013 2022. (Eds. Rajesh Kumar, Sangeeta Srivastava, G S Sanghera, Sucheta Singh and Neha Vishnoi). pp 162.<\/li><li>22. S. K. Pandey, M. L. Chhabra, Praveen Kumar (2018). Evaluation of new molecules of insecticides on sugarcane early shoot borer. Proc:\u00a0 Asian Convention (2018) and Asian Conclave of Sugar Millers Vision \u2013 2022. (Eds. Rajesh Kumar, Sangeeta Srivastava, G S Sanghera, Sucheta Singh and Neha Vishnoi). pp 173.<\/li><li>23. Bakshi Ram, R. Karuppaiyan, M.R. Meena, Ravinder Kumar, Neeraj Kulshreshtha, G. Hemaprabha, M.L. Chhabra, B. Parameswari, S.K. Pandey (2019). Co 12029 (KARAN 13): A new Midlate sugarcane variety released for commercial cultivation in North West Zone of India. <em>Journal of Sugarcane Research 9(2):196-198.<\/em><\/li><li>24. Chhabra, M. L., B. Parameswari and S. K. Pandey (2020). <strong>Current status and management of sugarcane smut disease in North India.<\/strong> Bhartiya Krishi Anushandhan Patrika. 35(3): 159-164. (NAAS Rating 3.07).<\/li><li>25. Meena M.R., Ravinder Kumar, Karuppaiyan Ramaiyan, M L Chhabra, Arun Kumar Raja, Mohanraj Krishnasamy, Neeraj Kulshreshtha, S K Pandey and Bakshi Ram<em> (<\/em>2020)<em>. <\/em>Biomass potential of novel interspecific and intergeneric hybrids of\u00a0<em>Saccharum<\/em>\u00a0grown in sub-tropical climates.\u00a0<em>Scientific Report<\/em>\u00a010,\u00a021560 (2020). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41598-020-78329-8. (NAAS Rating 10.01).<\/li><li>26. Somnath Kadappa Holkar, Parameswari B., Atul Kumar, Nithya Kathirvel, Prashant Raghunath Shingote, M. L. Chhabra, Shubham Kumar, Praveen Kumar, R. Viswanathan, Rakesh Kumar Jain and A. D. Pathak (2020). Present Status and Future Management Strategies for Sugarcane Yellow Leaf Virus: A Major Constraint to the Global Sugarcane Production: An Overview. <em>Plant Pathol. J<\/em>. 36(6): 1-22. (<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5423\/PPJ.RW.09.2020.0183,%20PISSN1598-2254\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5423\/PPJ.RW.09.2020.0183, PISSN1598-2254<\/a> eISSN 2093-9280) (NAAS Rating 7.29).<\/li><li>27. B.\u00a0Parameswari, K.\u00a0Nithya, Shubham\u00a0Kumar, Somnath\u00a0K.\u00a0Holkar, M.\u00a0L.\u00a0Chabbra, Praveen\u00a0Kumar and R.\u00a0Viswanathan (2021). Genome wide association studies in\u00a0sugarcane host pathogen system for\u00a0disease resistance: an\u00a0update on\u00a0the\u00a0current status of\u00a0research. <em>Indian Phytopath<\/em>. 74: 865\u2013874.<\/li><li>28. R. Viswanathan, R. Selvakumar, P. Govindaraj, M. L. Chhabra, B. Parameswari , Dinesh Singh, Sujeet Pratap Singh, Rakesh Mehra, Y. P. Bharti, Md Minnatullah, P. Kishore Varma, V. Ravichandran and Anuradha Sharma (2021). Identification of resistance to red rot in interspecific and intergeneric hybrid clones of sugarcane. <em>International Sugar Journal. <\/em>123(1476): 840-848.<\/li><li>29. R. Viswanathan, Sujeet Pratap Singh, R. Selvakumar, Dinesh Singh, Y. P. Bharti, M. L. Chhabra, B. Parameswari, Anuradha Sharma and Md. Minnatullah (2022). Varietal Break Down to Red Rot in the Sugarcane Variety Co 0238 Mimics Vertifolia Effect: Characterizing New <em>Colletotrichum falcatum<\/em> Pathotype CF13. <em>Sugar Tech<\/em> https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s12355-021-01070-7<\/li><li>30. R.\u00a0Viswanathan, Sujeet\u00a0Pratap\u00a0Singh, R.\u00a0Selvakumar, Chandramani\u00a0Raj, Dinesh\u00a0Singh, Y.\u00a0P.\u00a0Bharti, M.\u00a0L.\u00a0Chhabra, Anuradha\u00a0Sharma, Md.\u00a0Minnatullah, Rakesh\u00a0Mehra, Harvinder\u00a0Singh\u00a0Yadav, Sanjay\u00a0Kumar\u00a0Goswami, Shweta\u00a0Singh and Rahul\u00a0Kumar\u00a0Tiwari (2025). Widespread Occurrence of\u00a0Colletotrichum falcatum Pathotype CF13 in\u00a0the\u00a0Subtropical India Dictates Continuous Pathogenic Virulence and\u00a0Severe Sugarcane Crop Destructions. <em>Sugar Tech<\/em> (Sept\u2013Oct 2025) 27(5):1397\u20131408.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Book Chapters<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Pal, V; M.L. Chhabra and I. Jalali (2004).Exploitation of Higher Plants for the control of Plant Mycoses. <em>In<\/em>: <em>Research Methods in Plant Sciences<\/em>: <em>Allelopathy<\/em> Vol. 3 Plant Pathogens. Scientific Publisher (India), Jodhpur pp 17-19.<\/li><li>R. Viswanathan, M. L. Chhabra, B. Parameswari, P. Malathi, A. Ramesh Sundar, V. Jayakumar and N. Prakasam. 2012. Historical Perspective of Sugarcane Pathology Research in India. In: (Eds) Govindaraj, P., Mohanraj, K., Appunu, C., Jayakumar, V., Ravinder Kumar, Manjunatha, T and Sivaraman, K. Hundred years of research in Sugarcane, pp. 201-278, Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, India.<\/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":"<p>Scientist Profile Dr. M.L. Chhabra Principal Scientist &amp; Head (I\/c),Crop Protection (Plant Pathology Email:mchhabrasbik@gmail.com ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Regional Centre, P.B. 52 Agarsain Marg, Kunjpura road, Karnal-132001, Haryana, India Research interests and current focus Evaluation of Sugarcane clones for red rot resistance under subtropical conditions. Identification of new pathotypes \/races of red rot pathogen and evaluation of Zonal varieties for resistance to red rot. Survey of Sugarcane diseases naturally occurring in the area under subtropical on important sugarcane varieties Studies on factors (Biotic &amp; Abiotic) responsible for the development of wilt and Pokkah boeng diseases of sugarcane Membership in professional societies Life member of the Society for sugarcane research and development (SSRD) Life member of the Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding (ISGPB) Life member of Indian society of Plant pathologists Life member Bhartiya Krishi Anusandhan Patrika (Hindi Journal) Asian PGPR Society for Sustainable Agriculture, Alabama, USA Member Editorial Board Agricultural Science Digest Annals of Biology Awards and honours Mahima Agricultural Excellence Award- 2015\u201d, BHU, Varanasi. Reviewer Excellence Award by Indian Journal of Agriculture Research &amp; Legume Research, Karnal. Best Oral award: R. Meena, Ravinder Kumar, S. K. Pandey, M. L. Chhabra and D. Pooja has been awarded best short oral for the paper entitled Evaluation of ISH and IGH clones of Saccharum for drought tolerance in Sub-tropical climate by in the National Seminar on &#8220;Research Imperatives for Sustaining Sugarcane, Sugar and Ethanol Production&#8221; held on 25th August, 2023 at ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Best paper award: Research article \u201cGenetic variability for fodder quality traits among high biomass energy cane feedstock under rainfed conditions\u201d by R. Meena, P Govindaraj, Rajesh Kumar, R. Arun Kumar, Ravinder Kumar, M.L. Chhabra, S.K. Pandey and G. Hemaprabha published in the Journal of Sugarcane Research (JSR) Volume 12(1) adjudged as \u201cBest Research Paper\u201d in the year 2022. Research Publications A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Research Papers 1. Jalali, B.L., M.L. Chhabra and R.P. Singh (1990).Interaction between vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal endophyte and Macrophomina phaseolina in mungbean. Indian Phytopath. 43(4): 527-30. 2. M.L. Chhabra, P.P. Gupta; K.S. Hooda; M.C. Mundra and M.L. Khichar (1996). Mycorrhiza: Impact on maize under field conditions. Forage Res. 21(4): 198-202. 3. M. L. Chhabra and B.L. Jalali (1997).Impact of VA-mycorrhizal endophyte Glomus mosseae inoculation on utilization of Rock-phosphate in wheat. Pl. Dis. Res. 12(2): 163-166. 4. M. L. Chhabra, A.P. Garg, M.K. Banerjee, S.K. Gandhi and M.P. Srivastava (1999).Efficacy of fungitoxicants and neem pesticides in the control of early blight of tomato. Pestology 23 (11): 7-12. 5. M. L. Chhabra, M.K. Banerjee, A.P. Garg, S.K.Gandhi and D. Ram (2000). Growth parameters of Lycopersicon genotypes varying in susceptibility to early blight.\u00a0 Annals of Biology 16(2): 223-226.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6. Beniwal, M.S., S.S. Karwasra, M.P. Srivastava, A. Gupta, M.L. Chhabra and Rajender Singh (1999).Identification of stable sources of resistance in wheat to Karnal bunt. Crop Res. 17 (2): 270-272. 7. Beniwal, M.S., M.L. Chhabra and S.S. Karwasra (2000). Clipping effect on the expression of flag smut of wheat. Annals of Agri. Bio Research 5(2): 211-213. 8. Beniwal, M.S., S.S. Karwasra, M.L. Chhabra, M. Yunus, A. Gupta and R. Singh (2001).Identification of stable sources of resistance to flag smut of wheat. Annals of Agri. Bio Research 6(2):155-157. 9. Mehta, S.K., N.N, Tripathi, R, Kumar and M.L. Chhabra (2006). Influence of Light and Temperature on induction of Pycnidia and germination of Pycnidiospores. Annals of Biology 22(1):31-34 10. Raju, M.R.B., Vijay Pal, Indu Jalali and M.L. Chhabra (2007).Management of bacterial root-rot of radish seed crops with organic amendments and agricultural chemicals. Research on Crops 8(2):435-39. 11. Beniwal, M.S, S.S. Karwasra and M.L. Chhabra (2008). Physiological changes in wheat plants infected with flag smut. Crop Res. 35(1-2):\u00a0\u00a0 116-119. 12. Beniwal, M.S, S. S. Karwasra and M.L.Chhabra (2008).Biochemical changes in wheat plants infected with flag smut. Indian Phytopath. 61(2):\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 243-246. 13. Karwasra, S.S., M.S Beniwal and M.L. Chhabra (2008).Pathogenic variability in flag smut pathogen of wheat. Bangladesh J. Agril. Res. 33(1):83-89. 14. Karwasra, S.S., M.S Beniwal and M.L. Chhabra (2008).Cultural variability\u00a0\u00a0 among nine isolates of Urocystis agropyri on wheat. Bangladesh J. Agril. Res. 33(3):347-351. 15. Viswanathan, R., P. Malathi., A. Ramesh Sundar., K. Kaverinathan., M. L. Chhabra and B. Parameswari and R. Jothi (2017). Diversity of Colletotrichum falcatum population in India: Comparative virulence at two different agro-climatic regions. International Sugar Journal. 119 (1428), 966-977. 16. Viswanathan, R., C. G. Balaji., R. Selvakumar., P. Malathi., A. Ramesh Sundar., C. Naveen Prasanth., M. L. Chhabra and\u00a0 B. Parameswari (2017). Epidemiology of Fusarium diseases in Sugarcane: A new discovery of same Fusarium sacchari causing two distinct diseases, wilt and pokkah boeng. Sugar Tech. 19:638-646. 17. M. L. Chhabra and B. Parameswari (2018). Overview of Sugarcane Pathology Research at ICAR- SBI, Regional Centre, Karnal. In: Research Accomplishments in Sugarcane Pathology at ICAR- SBI. (Eds: R. Viswanathan, A. Ramesh Sundar, P. Malthi, R. Selvakumar, v. Jayakumar and K. Nithya), SBI, Coimbatore. pp 146-150. 18. M. L. Chhabra, B. Parameswari, S. K. Pandey and Praveen Kumar (2018). Status of Pokkah boeng disease of sugarcane in Sub- tropical India. Proc:\u00a0 ISSCT XII Pathology Workshop. ICAR- SBI, Coimbatore &amp; SSRD, Coimbatore. pp 38. 19. R. Viswanathan, P. Malthi, A. Ramesh Sundar, R. Selvakumar. K. Kaverinathan, M. L. Chhabra, and B. Parameswari (2018). Dynamics of Pathogenic variation in Colletotrichum falcatum, Red rot pathogen of sugarcane. Proc:\u00a0 ISSCT XII Pathology Workshop. ICAR- SBI, Coimbatore &amp; SSRD, Coimbatore. pp 29-30. 20. B. Parameswari, Subham Kumar, K. Nithya, M. L. Chhabra, Praveen Kumar and R. Viswanathan (2018). Genome wide association studies in sugarcane for yellow leaf disease resistance. Proc:\u00a0 ISSCT XII Pathology Workshop. ICAR- SBI, Coimbatore &amp; SSRD, Coimbatore. pp 13-14. 21. M. L. Chhabra, B. Parameswari, S. K. Pandey and Praveen Kumar (2018). Prevalence of sugarcane smut in sub- tropical India. Proc:\u00a0 Asian Convention (2018) and Asian Conclave of Sugar Millers Vision \u2013 2022. (Eds. Rajesh Kumar, Sangeeta Srivastava, G S Sanghera, Sucheta Singh and Neha Vishnoi). pp 162. 22. S. K. Pandey, M. L. Chhabra, Praveen Kumar (2018). Evaluation of new molecules of insecticides on sugarcane early shoot borer. 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