Profile of Dr. S. Ajit Kumar

• B.Sc. : ANGRAU, Agricultural College, Bapatla
• M.Sc. (Plant Pathology) : Kerala Agricultural University, Vellainikkara
• Ph.D. (Plant Pathology) : Assam Agricultural University

KEY PUBLICATIONS:

• Savani, A.K., Bhattacharyya, A., Boro, R.C., Dinesh, K. and Jc, N.S., 2021. Exemplifying endophytes of banana (Musa paradisiaca) for their potential role in growth stimulation and management of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp cubense causing panama wilt. Folia Microbiologica, 66, pp.317-330
• Saikia, B., Bhattacharyya, A., Boro, R.C. and Savani, A.K., 2025. Bioprospecting of bacterialendophytes from Solanum pimpinellifolium with antifungal activity against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici causing vascular wilt. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, 136, p.102566.
• Savani, A.K., Bhattacharyya, A. and Baruah, A., 2020. Endophyte mediated activation ofdefense enzymes in banana plants pre-immunized with covert endophytes. Indian Phytopathology, 73(3), pp.433 441
• Ajay, G., Bhattacharyya, A., Savani, A.K. and Dinesh, K., 2020. Morphogenetic diversity ofColletotrichum musae (Berk. and Curt) Arx causing anthracnose disease of banana in Assam.
• Ashok Bhattacharyya, Ajit Kumar Savani and Gangaraju subramanyam. (2020). Influence of weatherVariables on incidence of sigatoka leaf spot of banana in Jorhat District of Assam. Indian Journal of Plant Protection. 48(4)
• Dinesh, K., Sinha, B., Ravikumar, M.R. and Savani, A.K., 2022. Genetic diversity analysis of Sclerotium rolfsii employing ITS, ISSR and RAPD markers. Indian Phytopathology, 75(1), pp.259-265.
• Rajeswari, E., Vidya Sagar, B., Savani, A.K., Kannan, C., Maheshwari, T.U., Devi, G.U. and Ramanjineyulu, P., 2023. Unveiling the potential of rice rhizospheric microbes and indigenous organic sources for the management of rice blast. Journal of Phytopathology, 171(4-5), pp.165-179.
• Das, P., Savani, A.K., Sharma, R., Bhattcharyya, A., Malarvizhi, M., Ayesha, Ravishankar, K.V. and Sen, P., 2024. Fusarium wilt in banana: unraveling molecular aspects of host pathogen interaction and resistance mechanism. Vegetos, 37(4), pp.1232-1243.
• Meddya, S., Meshram, S., Sarkar, D., S, R., Datta, R., Singh, S., Avinash, G., Kumar Kondeti, A., Savani, A.K. and Thulasinathan, T., 2023. Plant stomata: An unrealized possibility in plant defense against invading pathogens and stress tolerance. Plants, 12(19), p.3380.
• Emani, R., Prasad, M.S., VidyaSagar, B., Savani, A.K., Aravind, K. and Madhav, M.S., 2024. Disentangling the genetic diversity and population structure of Magnaporthe oryzae from Telangana State of Southren Peninsular India. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, 129, p.10218

A. (Assistant Professor ) Plant Pathology

M. savani24@rpcau.ac.in

T. + 91-9441872003

ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0867-4782

Scopus I’D: 57216921688

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