Ram Dutta

Unravelling in vitro Biological Control Mechanisms of Trichoderma capillare against Alternaria porri Causing Purple Blotch of Onion

Ram Dutta, K. Jayalakshmi, Satish Kumar, A. Radhakrishna, Komal Khandekar, Srushti S. Pisal & Vishal S. Gurav · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2026

Purple blotch is an important fungal disease affecting onion production and is caused by Alternaria porri. The increasing dependence on chemical fungicides, together with the risks of pathogen resistance and environmental contamination, highlights the need for effective and susta...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i111807

Arthrospores Production in Colletotrichum gloeosporioides from Onion under Nutrient-depleted Conditions

Ram Dutta, Jayalakshmi K, Satish Kumar, Radhakrishna A, Vishal S Gurav & Vijay Mahajan · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2025

Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, a well-known anthracnose-causing pathogen, primarily reproduces asexually through conidia. However, the formation of Arthrospores, a less-characterized survival structures, was observed under nutrient-depleted conditions in C. gloeosporioides isola...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2025/v35i111651

Phenotyping of Groundnut Genotypes in Different Environments to Identify Resistant Sources of Alternaria Leaf Blight

Narendra Kumar, Ram Dutta, AL Rathnakumar, BC Ajay, Gangadhara K, Praveen Kona, Kirti Rani & SK Bera · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2025

Alternaria leaf blight is new emerging foliar fungal disease of rabi-summer groundnut, no groundnut genotypes reported to resistant to this disease. With this objective a total 36 shortlisted groundnut genotypes including interspecific derivatives; advanced breeding lines and rec...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i92970