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D. John Christopher

Publications (3)

Exploring Streptomyces albofaciens for the Sustainable Management of Mango Anthracnose

K. Balamurugan, D. John Christopher & V. Jaiganesh · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2025

Background: Mango (Mangifera indica L.), a commercially significant climacteric fruit, is highly susceptible to anthracnose incited by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. In pursuit of sustainable alternatives to chemical fungicides, the present study involved the isolation and chara...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i82737

Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Rice Brown Spot Disease in Major Cauvery Delta Regions

P. Sabari Grish, D. John Christopher & V. Jaiganesh · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2024

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is the second most important staple food among agricultural cereal crops, with over half of the world's population dependent on rice. 165.59 million hectares of land is used for rice production worldwide, yielding 518.1 million tonnes and a productivity of...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i64689

Bio-efficacy of Indigenous Technical Knowledges (ITKs) Formulations against Rice Blast Incited by Pyricularia oryzae

K. Balamurugan, K. Vigneshwaran, V. Jaiganesh, D. John Christopher, R. Sujith Sankar, P. Venkatesan & J. Thiruvasuki · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2026

Rice blast incited by Pyricularia oryzae Cavara [Teleomorph: Magnaporthe oryzae (Hebert) Barr] is a major constraint to rice production, with conventional chemical control often limited by environmental hazards, rising input costs and pathogen resistance. This study evaluated the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i94341