Designation
Principal Scientist
Educational qualification
M.Sc & Ph.D (Plant Pathology)
Division
Crop Protection
Contact Address
Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research
Rajendranagar, Hyderabad 500 030
Tel No
040-24598475
E-mail
santha.lakshmi@icar.org.in
santhalakshmib@gmail.com
Projects completed
Institute Funded
- Integrated management of important diseases of Oil seeds- Soybean and Ground nut (2000-2002) -Principal Investigator (PI)
- Investigation on Physiological races, epidemiology and management of rice blast disease (1997 to 2002)-Co- Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
- Investigation on Citrus diseases (1997 to 2002) - Co- PI
- Investigations on major viral diseases of important crops (1997 to 2002) - Co-PI
- Studies on variability in isolates of causal agents of Castor wilt,Safflower wilt,
- Alternaria leaf blight &Sclerotium collar rot of Sunflower (2002 to 2008; 2009-2012) - PI.
- Management of major diseases of castor (2012-2015) - PI
- Management of major diseases of sunflower (2003 to 2009) - Co-PI
Externally Funded Projects
- ICAR Outreach programme on “Diagnosis and Management of Leaf Spot Diseases of Field and Horticultural Crops” ALCOCERA-Alternaria leaf blight of sunflower (2009 to 2014)- PI
- ICAR outreach project on AMAAS “Development of formulations of bioagents suitable for management of foliar and soil borne diseases of Sunflower, Castor and Safflower” - Co- PI
- Testing of lipopeptide formulations against castor wilt disease-Department of Microbiology, Osmania University, Hyderabad (2017 to 2019)- Contract project
On-going Projects
- Screening and identification of durable sources of resistance to diseases of castor and deciphering the associated mechanisms - PI
- Screening and identification of durable sources of resistance to biotic stresses of sesame and deciphering the associated mechanisms - PI
- Exploitation of plant genetic resources for development of superior inbred lines in castor - Co- PI
- Development of genomic resources and tools for applications in castor breeding- Co- PI
- Production and characterization of protein hydrolysates from safflower seed and validation of their utility in animal nutrition -Co- PI
- AICRP (Castor) - Co-PI
Trainings undertaken (National & International)
- Training programme on “Data Analysis Using SAS” under the NAIP project-‘Strengthening Statistical Computing for NARS’ from 17th -23rd August, 2011 at National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad.
- International training programme on “Pest risk analysis” from 2-6th September, 2013 at National Institute of Plant Health Management, Hyderabad in collaboration with USDA,USA and USAID
Recent Publications (best papers in past 5 years )
- Santha Lakshmi Prasad, M., M.A. Raoof, B. Gayatri, K. Anjani, C.Lavanya, R.D. Prasad, S. Senthilvel. 2019. Wilt disease of castor: an overview. Indian Phytopathology 72:575–585.
- Santha Lakshmi Prasad, M., M. Sujatha, K. Alivelu, K. Sujatha. 2017. Sources of resistance to Alternariaster leaf blight in sunflower pre-breeding lines derived from interspecific crosses and wild Helianthus species. Crop Protection 92: 70-78
- Usha, D., Santha Lakshmi Prasad, M. and C.Sarada.2019. Sensitivity of different fungicides against isolates of Alternariaster helianthi (Hansf) Tubaki and Nishihara, leaf blight in sunflower. Indian Phytopathology 72: 351–360
- Bharathi, E., Santha Lakshmi Prasad, M., Praduman Yadav, Hameeda Bee. 2019. Defense responses to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ricini infection in castor (Ricinus communis L.) cultivars. Indian Phytopathology 72: 647–656.
- Santha Lakshmi Prasad, M., E. Bharathi, C. Lavanya and A.J. Prabakharan.2016. Parental lines and advanced breeding material of castor resistant to wilt disease. Indian Phytopathology 69:721-723.
- Santha Lakshmi Prasad, M., K. Sujatha, N. Naresh, S.V. Ramana Rao, S. Chander Rao and P. Madhuri. 2015. Seed treatment and foliar application of fungicides for the management of Sunflower leaf blight. Indian Journal of Plant Protection.43: 208-213.
- Santha Lakshmi Prasad, M., N. Naresh and K. Sujatha.2013. Efficacy of plant extracts against Alternaria leaf blight (Alternaria helianthi) of sunflower. The Andhra Agricultural Journal.60:360-365.
- Santha Lakshmi Prasad, M., K. Sujatha, N. Naresh and S.Chander Rao. 2012. Variability in Sclerotium rolfsii associated with collar rot of sunflower. Indian Phytopathology 65: 161- 165.
- Santha Lakshmi Prasad, M., K. Sujatha and S. Chander Rao.2010.Seed transmission of Alternaria helianthi, incitant of Alternaria Leaf Blight of Sunflower. Journal of Mycology and Plant Pathology 40 (1):63-66.
- Santha Lakshmi Prasad, M., M. Sujatha and S. Chander Rao. 2009. Analysis of cultural and genetic diversity in Alternaria helianthi and determination of pathogenic variability using wild Helianthus species. Journal of Phytopathology 157: 609-617.
- Sujatha, K., Santha Lakshmi Prasad, M., D. Usha, N. Naresh and R.D. Prasad. 2017. Assessment of fungicides, botanicals and biocontrol agents for integrated management of Alternariaster leaf blight of sunflower. Environment and Ecology 35:113-121.
Area of expertise
Fungal pathology, integrated disease management, host plant resistance
Any other relevant information
- Associated in identification and release of crop varieties / hybrids - DRSF-113, Sunflower variety in 2007 from DOR; GNCH-1, Castor hybrid in 2017 from Pulses and castor research station, Navsari agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat and ICH-66, Castor hybrid in 2018 from IIOR, Hyderabad.
- Accredited as Fellow of Indian Society of Oilseeds Research for year 2017-18 by ISOR, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad.
- Accredited as Fellow of Indian Phytopathological Society for year 2018-19 by IPS, IARI, New Delhi.
- Received RULA award as “Excellent researcher in plant pathology” during 2018 by International Journal for Research Under Literal Access (IJRULA), UMC and World Research Council.
- Accredited to guide Ph.D. students in departments of Genetic, Microbiology, Osmania University, Hyderabad and in department of Biotechnology, JNTU, Kukatpally, Hyderabad.
- Accredited to guide M.Sc. (Ag) and Ph.D. students in Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, PJTSAU, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad.
- Nominated as one of the Editor in the Editorial Board of Journal of Oilseeds Research published by Indian Society of Oilseeds Research, ICAR-IIOR, Rajendranagar (2016 to 2018).
- Reviewer of research articles in Indian Phytopathology, Indian Journal of Plant Protection. Received “Certificate of excellence in reviewing” for reviewing in “Indian Journal of Plant Protection’ from Plant Protection Association of India (2014-16)