{"id":8280,"date":"2025-09-17T18:32:56","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T13:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sugarcane.res.in\/?page_id=8280"},"modified":"2025-09-17T18:36:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T13:06:27","slug":"dr-k-nithya","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sugarcane.res.in\/?page_id=8280","title":{"rendered":"Dr K. Nithya"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8280\" class=\"elementor elementor-8280\" 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=\"84194\" 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=\"52843\" 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=\"72\" 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=\"56705\" 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=\"78686\" 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\/05\/cropped-ID-Card-Nithya.jpg\" alt=\"Dr.K. Nithya\">\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.K. Nithya<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-job\">Senior Scientist ,Division of Crop Protection<\/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\">ICAR-SBI, Coimbatore- 641 007<\/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=\"47532\" 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=\"8542\" 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. 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disease diagnosis, host plant -virus-vector- phytoplasma interactions, epidemiology and management<\/p><\/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 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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<ul><li><strong>Nithya K<\/strong>, Vishnu Vardhan J,\u00a0 Balasaravanan S, Kaverinathan K, Visalatchi D, and Viswanathan R (2023).\u00a0 First report of maize yellow mosaic virus (MaYMV) infecting maize in India. <strong>Indian Phytopathology<\/strong>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s42360-023-00603-2\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s42360-023-00603-2<\/a> \u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Nithya K<\/strong>, Raja Muthuramalingam T, Parameswari B, and\u00a0 Viswanathan R (2022). \u00a0Micro structuring and host tissue patterning of sugarcane grassy shoot phytoplasma through scanning electron microscopy,\u00a0 \u00a0<strong>Indian Phytopathology<\/strong>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s42360-022-00591-9\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s42360-022-00591-9<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Nithya K<\/strong>, Vishnu Vardhan J, \u00a0Balasaravanan S, Kaverinathan K, and Viswanathan R (2022).\u00a0 \u00a0Natural infection of <em>Ca<\/em>. Phytoplasma sacchari causing sugarcane grassy shoot disease in <em>Sorghum bicolor. <\/em><strong>Vegetos <\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s42535-022-00560-7\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s42535-022-00560-7<\/a><\/li><li>Raja Muthuramalingam T, <strong>Nithya K<\/strong>, Parameswari B, and Viswanathan R (2022). Ultrasensitive nano\u2011gold labelled, duplex lateral flow immunochromatographic assay for early detection of sugarcane mosaic viruses, <strong>Scientific Reports<\/strong> 12:4144 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41598-022-07950-6\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41598-022-07950-6<\/a><\/li><li>Janiga PK, <strong>Nithya K<\/strong>,\u00a0 and Viswanathan R (2022).\u00a0 Dynamics of Genetic Diversity Among Indian Sugarcane Bacilliform Virus Species and Implications of Associated Recombination Events in the Virus, <strong>Sugar Tech<\/strong> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s12355-022-01224-1\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s12355-022-01224-1<\/a><\/li><li>Sanju Balan, <strong>Nithya K<\/strong>, Anita Cherian K, and Viswanathan R (2022). True Seed Transmission of Sugarcane bacilliform virus (SCBV) in Sugarcane, <strong>Sugar Tech<\/strong> 24(2):513-521, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s12355-021-01031-0\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s12355-021-01031-0<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Nithya K<\/strong>,\u00a0\u00a0VishnuVardhan\u00a0J, Balasaravanan\u00a0S, Vishalakshi D, \u00a0Kaverinathan \u00a0K, and \u00a0Viswanathan R (2021). First report of\u00a0Maize yellow mosaic virus (MaYMV) infecting sugarcane in\u00a0India and\u00a0its molecular characterization, <strong>Australasian Plant Pathology<\/strong> 50: 633- 638 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s13313-021-00809-w\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s13313-021-00809-w<\/a><\/li><li>Parameswari B, <strong>Nithya K<\/strong>, Shubham Kumar,\u00a0 Somnath K. Holkar,\u00a0 Chabbra M. L., Praveen Kumar,\u00a0 and Viswanathan R (2021). Genome wide association studies in sugarcane host pathogen system for disease resistance: an update on the current status of research, <strong>Indian Phytopathology<\/strong>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s42360-021-00323-5\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s42360-021-00323-5<\/a><\/li><li>Holkar SK, Parameswari B, Kumar A, <strong>Nithya K<\/strong>, Shingote PR, Chhabra ML, Kumar S, Kumar P, Viswanathan R, Jain RK, and Pathak AD (2020). Present status and future management strategies for sugarcane yellow leaf virus: A major constraint to the global sugarcane production: An overview,\u00a0 <strong>Plant Pathology Journal<\/strong> 36(6):1-22<\/li><\/ul><p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi\">https:\/\/doi<\/a><u>.org\/10.5423\/PPJ.RW.09.2020.0183<\/u> PMID: 33312090; PMCID: PMC7721539<\/p><ul><li><strong>Nithya K<\/strong>, Parameswari B, Bertaccini A, Rao GP, and Viswanathan R. (2020). Grassy shoot: the destructive disease of sugarcane, <strong>Phytopathogenic Mollicutes<\/strong> 10 (1): 10-24, doi.<a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.5958\/2249-4677.2020.00002.X\">5958\/2249-4677.2020.00002.X<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Nithya K,<\/strong> Parameswari B, and Viswanathan R. (2020). Mixed infection of <em>Sugarcane Yellow Leaf Virus <\/em>and Grassy Shoot Phytoplasma in yellow leaf affected Indian sugarcane cultivars <strong>Plant Pathology Journal<\/strong> 36(4) : 364-377, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi:10.5423\/PPJ.OA.06.2020.0092\">https:\/\/doi:10.5423\/PPJ.OA.06.2020.0092<\/a> PMID: 32788895; PMCID: PMC7403522<\/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.K. Nithya Senior Scientist ,Division of Crop Protection ICAR-SBI, Coimbatore- 641 007 Research interests and current focus Sugarcane viral and phytoplasma disease diagnosis, host plant -virus-vector- phytoplasma interactions, epidemiology and management Membership in professional societies Indian Phytopathological Society (IPS) Society for Sugarcane Research and Development (SSRD) Society for Sugar Research and Promotion (SSRP) Research Publications Nithya K, Vishnu Vardhan J,\u00a0 Balasaravanan S, Kaverinathan K, Visalatchi D, and Viswanathan R (2023).\u00a0 First report of maize yellow mosaic virus (MaYMV) infecting maize in India. Indian Phytopathology\u00a0 https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s42360-023-00603-2 \u00a0 Nithya K, Raja Muthuramalingam T, Parameswari B, and\u00a0 Viswanathan R (2022). \u00a0Micro structuring and host tissue patterning of sugarcane grassy shoot phytoplasma through scanning electron microscopy,\u00a0 \u00a0Indian Phytopathology\u00a0 https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s42360-022-00591-9 Nithya K, Vishnu Vardhan J, \u00a0Balasaravanan S, Kaverinathan K, and Viswanathan R (2022).\u00a0 \u00a0Natural infection of Ca. Phytoplasma sacchari causing sugarcane grassy shoot disease in Sorghum bicolor. Vegetos \u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s42535-022-00560-7 Raja Muthuramalingam T, Nithya K, Parameswari B, and Viswanathan R (2022). Ultrasensitive nano\u2011gold labelled, duplex lateral flow immunochromatographic assay for early detection of sugarcane mosaic viruses, Scientific Reports 12:4144 https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41598-022-07950-6 Janiga PK, Nithya K,\u00a0 and Viswanathan R (2022).\u00a0 Dynamics of Genetic Diversity Among Indian Sugarcane Bacilliform Virus Species and Implications of Associated Recombination Events in the Virus, Sugar Tech \u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s12355-022-01224-1 Sanju Balan, Nithya K, Anita Cherian K, and Viswanathan R (2022). True Seed Transmission of Sugarcane bacilliform virus (SCBV) in Sugarcane, Sugar Tech 24(2):513-521, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s12355-021-01031-0 Nithya K,\u00a0\u00a0VishnuVardhan\u00a0J, Balasaravanan\u00a0S, Vishalakshi D, \u00a0Kaverinathan \u00a0K, and \u00a0Viswanathan R (2021). First report of\u00a0Maize yellow mosaic virus (MaYMV) infecting sugarcane in\u00a0India and\u00a0its molecular characterization, Australasian Plant Pathology 50: 633- 638 https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s13313-021-00809-w Parameswari B, Nithya K, Shubham Kumar,\u00a0 Somnath K. Holkar,\u00a0 Chabbra M. L., Praveen Kumar,\u00a0 and Viswanathan R (2021). Genome wide association studies in sugarcane host pathogen system for disease resistance: an update on the current status of research, Indian Phytopathology\u00a0 https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s42360-021-00323-5 Holkar SK, Parameswari B, Kumar A, Nithya K, Shingote PR, Chhabra ML, Kumar S, Kumar P, Viswanathan R, Jain RK, and Pathak AD (2020). Present status and future management strategies for sugarcane yellow leaf virus: A major constraint to the global sugarcane production: An overview,\u00a0 Plant Pathology Journal 36(6):1-22 https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5423\/PPJ.RW.09.2020.0183 PMID: 33312090; PMCID: PMC7721539 Nithya K, Parameswari B, Bertaccini A, Rao GP, and Viswanathan R. (2020). Grassy shoot: the destructive disease of sugarcane, Phytopathogenic Mollicutes 10 (1): 10-24, doi.5958\/2249-4677.2020.00002.X Nithya K, Parameswari B, and Viswanathan R. (2020). Mixed infection of Sugarcane Yellow Leaf Virus and Grassy Shoot Phytoplasma in yellow leaf affected Indian sugarcane cultivars Plant Pathology Journal 36(4) : 364-377, https:\/\/doi:10.5423\/PPJ.OA.06.2020.0092 PMID: 32788895; PMCID: PMC7403522 Sugarcane viral and phytoplasma disease diagnosis, host plant -virus-vector- phytoplasma interactions, epidemiology and management Indian Phytopathological Society (IPS) Society for Sugarcane Research and Development (SSRD) Society for Sugar Research and Promotion (SSRP) Nithya K, Vishnu Vardhan J,\u00a0 Balasaravanan S, Kaverinathan K, Visalatchi D, and Viswanathan R (2023).\u00a0 First report of maize yellow mosaic virus (MaYMV) infecting maize in India. Indian Phytopathology\u00a0 https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s42360-023-00603-2 \u00a0 Nithya K, Raja Muthuramalingam T, Parameswari B, and\u00a0 Viswanathan R (2022). \u00a0Micro structuring and host tissue patterning of sugarcane grassy shoot phytoplasma through scanning electron microscopy,\u00a0 \u00a0Indian Phytopathology\u00a0 https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s42360-022-00591-9 Nithya K, Vishnu Vardhan J, \u00a0Balasaravanan S, Kaverinathan K, and Viswanathan R (2022).\u00a0 \u00a0Natural infection of Ca. Phytoplasma sacchari causing sugarcane grassy shoot disease in Sorghum bicolor. Vegetos \u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s42535-022-00560-7 Raja Muthuramalingam T, Nithya K, Parameswari B, and Viswanathan R (2022). Ultrasensitive nano\u2011gold labelled, duplex lateral flow immunochromatographic assay for early detection of sugarcane mosaic viruses, Scientific Reports 12:4144 https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41598-022-07950-6 Janiga PK, Nithya K,\u00a0 and Viswanathan R (2022).\u00a0 Dynamics of Genetic Diversity Among Indian Sugarcane Bacilliform Virus Species and Implications of Associated Recombination Events in the Virus, Sugar Tech \u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s12355-022-01224-1 Sanju Balan, Nithya K, Anita Cherian K, and Viswanathan R (2022). True Seed Transmission of Sugarcane bacilliform virus (SCBV) in Sugarcane, Sugar Tech 24(2):513-521, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s12355-021-01031-0 Nithya K,\u00a0\u00a0VishnuVardhan\u00a0J, Balasaravanan\u00a0S, Vishalakshi D, \u00a0Kaverinathan \u00a0K, and \u00a0Viswanathan R (2021). First report of\u00a0Maize yellow mosaic virus (MaYMV) infecting sugarcane in\u00a0India and\u00a0its molecular characterization, Australasian Plant Pathology 50: 633- 638 https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s13313-021-00809-w Parameswari B, Nithya K, Shubham Kumar,\u00a0 Somnath K. Holkar,\u00a0 Chabbra M. L., Praveen Kumar,\u00a0 and Viswanathan R (2021). Genome wide association studies in sugarcane host pathogen system for disease resistance: an update on the current status of research, Indian Phytopathology\u00a0 https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s42360-021-00323-5 Holkar SK, Parameswari B, Kumar A, Nithya K, Shingote PR, Chhabra ML, Kumar S, Kumar P, Viswanathan R, Jain RK, and Pathak AD (2020). Present status and future management strategies for sugarcane yellow leaf virus: A major constraint to the global sugarcane production: An overview,\u00a0 Plant Pathology Journal 36(6):1-22 https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5423\/PPJ.RW.09.2020.0183 PMID: 33312090; PMCID: PMC7721539 Nithya K, Parameswari B, Bertaccini A, Rao GP, and Viswanathan R. (2020). Grassy shoot: the destructive disease of sugarcane, Phytopathogenic Mollicutes 10 (1): 10-24, doi.5958\/2249-4677.2020.00002.X Nithya K, Parameswari B, and Viswanathan R. (2020). Mixed infection of Sugarcane Yellow Leaf Virus and Grassy Shoot Phytoplasma in yellow leaf affected Indian sugarcane cultivars Plant Pathology Journal 36(4) : 364-377, https:\/\/doi:10.5423\/PPJ.OA.06.2020.0092 PMID: 32788895; PMCID: PMC7403522<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8280","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sugarcane.res.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sugarcane.res.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sugarcane.res.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sugarcane.res.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sugarcane.res.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8280"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/sugarcane.res.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8280\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8285,"href":"https:\/\/sugarcane.res.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8280\/revisions\/8285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sugarcane.res.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}