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Plant Pathology      (23 scientists)

Dr Kalyan Kumar Mondal

   

Field of Specialisation : Plant Bacteriology, molecular host-pathogen interactions, Genomics and Functional analysis of T3SS effectors, Disease resistance

Dr Kalyan Kumar Mondal
Principal Scientist

M.Sc. : Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya (BCKV), Nadia, W.B.

Ph.D : ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi

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PG School, Faculty Disciplines : Plant Pathology

No. of Students Guided : -    M.Sc :   4

   Ph.D :   5

Top 10 Publications having NAAS rating 6 and above with first or corresponding author only

  1. Mondal KK, Verma G, Kulshreshtha A, Rajrana Y, Mani C, Soni M, Reddy KK, Ghoshal T, Lakshmi A, and Kalaivanan NS 2020. Complete Genome Sequence of Indian Race 4 of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae, the Causal Agent of Bacterial Blight of Rice. Mol Plant Microbe Interact. (NAAS rating 9.65)
  2. Soni, M and Mondal, K.K.* 2018. Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. punicae employs XopL effector to suppress pomegranate immunity. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. doi: 10.1111/jipb.1261 (NAAS rating 9.82)
  3. Verma, G., Sharma, M. and Mondal, K.K.* 2018 XopR TTSS-effector regulates in planta growth, virulence of Indian strain of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae via suppressing reactive oxygen species production and cell wall-associated rice immune responses during blight induction. Functional Plant Biology. DOI: 10.1071/FP17147(NAAS rating 8.33)
  4. Kumar, R., Soni, M. and Mondal, K.K.* 2016. XopN-T3SS effector of Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. punicae localizes to the plasma membrane and modulates ROS accumulation events during blight pathogenesis in pomegranate. Microbiological Research. 193: 111120 (NAAS rating 9.70)
  5. Ellur, R.K., Khanna A., Gopala Krishnan S, Bhowmick, P.K., Vinod, K.K., Nagarajan, M., Mondal, K.K., Singh, N.K., Prabhu, K.V., and Singh, A.K*. 2016. Marker-aided incorporation of Xa38, a novel bacterial blight resistance gene, in PB1121 and comparison of its resistance spectrum with xa13 + Xa21. Scientific Reports 6:29188 (doi: 10.1038/srep29188) (NAAS rating 10.01)
  6. Ellur, RK, Khanna, A., Yadav, A., Pathania, S., Rajashekara, H., Singh, V.K., Gopalakrishnan, S., Bhowmick, P.K., Nagarajan, M., Vinod, K.K., Prakash, G., Mondal, K.K., Singh, N.K., and Singh, A.K.* 2015. Improvement of Basmati rice varieties for resistance to blast and bacterial blight diseases using marker assisted backcross breeding. Plant Science (doi:10.1016/j.plantsci.2015.08.020) (NAAS rating 9.79)
  7. Mondal K.K.*, Verma, G. and Mani, C. 2015. Emergence of bacterial panicle blight caused by Burkholderia glumae in North India. Plant Disease. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-01-15-0094-PDN) (NAAS rating 9.58)
  8. Mondal, K.K.*, Mani, C., Singh, J., Dave, S.R., Tipre, D.R., Kumar, A. and Trivedi, B.M. 2012. Fruit rot of tinda Caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa-A New Report from India. Plant Disease. 96: 141.2 -141.2. (NAAS rating 9.58)
  9. Mondal, K.K.*, Mani, C., Singh, J., Dave, S.R., Tipre, D.R., Kumar, A. and Trivedi, B.M. 2012. Fruit rot of tinda Caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa-A New Report from India. Plant Disease. 96: 141.2 -141.2. (NAAS rating 9.58)
  10. Mondal, K.K.*, Mani, C., Singh, J., Kim, J.G. and Mudgett, M.B. 2011. A new leaf blight of rice caused by Pantoea ananatis in India. Plant Disease. 95:1582-1583. (NAAS rating 9.58)

Patent / Technologies / Methodologies / System etc. (Upto Five) :

  1. i. Contributed in the development of rice variety Pusa 1592 having bacterial blight resistance genes, xa13 and Xa21 in the genetic background of Pusa Sugandh 5. Commercialization: The new improved bacterial blight resistant variety was identified for rel
  1. ii. Contributed in the development of rice variety Pusa 1728 having bacterial blight resistance genes, xa13 and Xa21. Commercialization: The new improved bacterial blight resistant variety was identified for release vide Gazette notification of Govt. of
  1. iii. Contributed to the development of rice variety Pusa 1718-14-2-150 (IET 24565) having bacterial blight resistant genes xa13 and Xa21. Commercialization: Notified for release in the Punjab, Haryana and Delhi NCR vide GOI Gazette notification published
  1. Patent: (Patent No. 294416-dt 2018/03/16, India) Process for preparation of formulation of nanocopper to combat bacterial blight of pomegranate, rice and bean. Commercialization: The invention has been commercialized through Microchemicals India Ltd.,
  1. Diagnostic Kit: Developed and commercialized a rapid and robust PCR based detection kit for Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. punicae, the incitant of pomegranate bacterial blight. The kit amplifies a 491 bp region from gyrB gene of the bacterial blight patho

Awards / Recognitions / Fellowship (Upto Five) :

  1. Member, The National Academy of Sciences, India, Allahabad w.e.f 2013
  1. Fellow, Indian Phytopathological Society (IPS) 2013
  1. Prof. J.P. Verma Memorial Award, Indian Phytopathological Society (IPS), 2016
  1. Prof M. K. Patel Memorial Young Scientist Award, Indian Phytopathological Society (IPS), 2008
  1. Visiting fellowship under NAIP in the year 2010 for Stanford University, California USA,