Rajan Sharma

Functional Characterization and In vitro Efficacy of Chickpea Rhizobacteria against Collar Rot and Dry Root Rot

Syed Vahida Rehman, Rajan Sharma, Avula Vijaya Gopal, Subramanian Gopalakrishnan, Vadlamudi Srinivas, Sarvani B, Mamta Sharma & Ramesh D · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2025

Background: Chickpea productivity is severely constrained by soil-borne fungal pathogens Sclerotium rolfsii and Rhizoctonia bataticola, which cause collar rot and dry root rot. This study explores the chickpea rhizosphere for beneficial bacteria, that suppress these pathogens and...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2025/v35i121666

Identification of Good General and Specific Combiners for Yield, Yield-contributing Traits and Blast Resistance in Pearl Millet

K. Alekya, M. Shanthi Priya, P. Sanjana Reddy, S. Chandra Nayak, S. K. Nafeez Umar, Rajan Sharma & N. Naresh · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2026

Combining ability analysis was carried out in pearl millet using a Line × Tester mating design involving four female lines, four males, and their sixteen hybrids to understand the genetic control of grain yield, yield-attributing traits and blast resistance and to identify superi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i84274