R. Babu

Promising Combination Systemic Fungicides in Combating Basal Stem Rot Disease of Coconut

M. Surulirajan, R. Arunkumar, V. G. Mathirajan, R. Babu, Vinayak Hegde & Ravi Bhat · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2023

Basal stem rot disease is the most challenging disease in coconut crop, caused by Ganoderma lucidum. Combating the disease with new generation fungicides is a viable strategy for the promising disease control. Single and combination of new systemic fungicides in different commerc...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i143052

Study on Physiological Parameters and Economics of Rice Cultivation under Different Establishment Methods and Water Management Practices

S. Selvakumar, S. Sakthivel, Akihiko Kamoshita, R. Babu, S. Thiyageshwari & A. Raviraj · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2020

A field experiment was conducted at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, during summer 2019 to study about the changes in physiological parameters of rice under various establishment and water management stra...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i2030816

Ganoderma wilt – A Lethal Disease of Coconut in Tamil Nadu Research Accomplishments and Future Thrust

M. Surulirajan, M. Karthikeyan, R. Arunkumar, V. G. Mathirajan, R. Babu, B. A. Jerard & Vinayaka Hegde · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2023

Ganoderma wilt or Thanjavur wilt disease is the most lethal one, is caused by the fungus Ganoderma lucidum (leys) Karst and it is of major limiting factor in coconut production in nine coastal districts of Tamil Nadu. The high alarming of the disease alerted the government to lau...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i153106