M. Surendran

Weather-Driven Dynamics of Rice Blast Disease in Kerala’s Lowland Rice Ecosystem

Aryasree Vidyadharan, M. Surendran, Susha S. Thara, Sindura K. P., P. K. Amrith & N. V. Radhakrishnan · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2025

Rice blast, caused by Pyricularia oryzae, continues to be one of the most devastating diseases of rice and poses a significant threat to crop productivity in the Kuttanad lowland ecosystem of Kerala. To understand the spatial pattern of disease occurrence and its association with...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i123392

Survey of Rice Sheath Blight Disease in Kuttanad and Effect of Biocontrol Agents and Fungicides against Rhizoctonia solani

Archana Gilbert, M. Surendran, Smilu Mohan M. S. & Susha S. Thara · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2024

Aims: Rice is an important crop cultivated worldwide, whose production is influenced by numerous factors like pest, disease, weather parameters. In India, diseases accounts for 35 per cent in yield reduction, with sheath blight being significant. This disease is notably prevalent...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i105089