Dr. Pramesh D
Name: Dr. Pramesh D
Qualification: Ph.D.
Designation : Scientist
Department: Plant Pathology
Institute name : University of Agricultural Sciences Raichur
College address : University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur, Karnataka, India
Publication Type: Journal
Paper title : First Report of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma aurantifolia’ Associated with Phyllody Disease of Snake Weed in India
Journal Name : Plant Disease
Volume : 104
Issue No. : 01
Month of publication : November
Year : 2019
Page no. : 277
ISSN: 1943-7692
About Dr. Pramesh D
Dr. Pramesh, D., presently works as a Scientist at Rice Pathology Laboratory, Agricultural Research Station, Gangavathi, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur, India. He earned his B.Sc. (Agriculture) degree from the University of Agricultural Sciences Bangalore, India, and obtained M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from the ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India. His research interests include characterization of plant pathogens, disease diagnosis, pathogenomics, and disease management, and he has published more than fifty research articles in reputed peer-reviewed journals. Some of the significant contributions include; a) development of genomic resources of a fungal pathogen Ustilaginoidea virens (Uv) that causes false smut disease of rice, b) identified morpho-molecular, virulence, and mating type diversity among geo-distinct strains of Uv, c) pathogenomics of several fungal pathogens of rice such as Bipolaris oryzae, Curvularia lunata, Sclerotium oryzae and Setosphaeria rostrata, d) identified the association of Rhizoctonia species complex in causing sheath disease of rice, e) studied the association of multiple fungal pathogens in causing brown spot diseases of rice, f) developed the infectious clones of Croton yellow vein mosaic virus, f) immunodiagnostics and PCR based diagnostics for Garlic common latent virus, g) standardized a meristem-tip culture-based protocol for producing virus-free garlic plants, h) associated with the development and release of four rice cultivars to farmers cultivation, i) developed seven plant protection technologies and released for farmers adoption, etc,. As a principle investigator, he handled several research projects funded by the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB, Govt of India), Department of Science and Technology (DST, Govt of India), Karnataka state Department of Agriculture, World Vegetable Center (Taiwan), and also by several private pesticides companies. He has also served as a chairman and member of the research advisory committee of more than 25 M.Sc. and Ph.D. students.