I am trying to place on record my sincere and humble thanks to my mentor and supervisor
Prof.(Rtd.) KK Koul, School of Studies in Botany, Jiwaji University, Gwalior. I have been …

Plant phenolic compounds are known to play an important role in innate plant defense and
are reported to show temporal and spatial changes in response to abiotic and biotic stress …

Downy mildew or green ear disease of pearl millet caused by Sclerospora graminicola is the
most destructive disease. Affected plants produce green ear with various types of …

Thirteen groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) cultivars were screened for resistance to
Phaeoisariopsis personata under natural conditions. They were classified into resistant …

A study has been made for five different sesame varieties, namely CO-1, VRI-1, VRI-2, TMV-
3 and TMV-4 which were grown in trial fields with three different manure treatments viz …

Biochemical basis of disease resistance was studied by analysis of total phenols,
peroxidase and ß-1, 3-glucanase activities in calli of Fusarium wilt resistant and susceptible …

The maize rhm1 mutant resists Bipolaris maydis, the causal agent of Southern corn leaf
blight, by producing small necrotic lesions surrounded by chlorotic haloes. The rhm1 and …

Chilli (Capsicum annuum L.) powdery mildew incited by Leveillula taurica (Lev.) Arn.(=
Oidiopsis taurica (Lev.) Salmon.) is one of the most serious diseases in Tamil Nadu. The leaf …

Plants produce a diverse range of compounds that have no direct role in their normal growth
and development known as secondary metabolites. These metabolites essentially play an …

Biochemical, histological and fluorescent microscopy studies were conducted on
susceptible and resistant maize leaves infected with Helminthosporium maydis …