Profile of Dr. A. K. Mishra

• B.Sc. in Agriculture: Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam.
• M.Sc.(Agriculture) in Plant Pathology: Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam.
• Ph.D. in Biotechnology: Gauhati University, Assam

Professional Area

• Research Area: Disease management in Spices crop
• Research Interests: Biocontrol of fungal plant pathogen

KEY PUBLICATIONS:

• Mishra, A. K. and Bhattacharyya, A. (2001). Epidemology and management of  Sigatoka  disease of Banana.  Ind. J. Mycol. and Plant Pathol. 31: 156-164.
• Bora, U.; Saikia, C. J.; Chetia, A.; Mishra, A. K.; Kumar, B.S.D. and Boruah, R.C. (2003) Resolution of racemic 1-arylethyl acetaes by Pseudomonas fluorescens in the presence of a surfactant. Tetrahedron Letters 44: 9099-9102.
• K. Mishra, S. Dutta and B. S. Dileep Kumar (2005) Biological control of brown rot disease and enhanced crop production in tea by a fluorescent Pseudomonas strain. International Journal of Tea Science, 4: (1&2) 27-31.
• A.K. Mishra, P. Morang, M. Deka, S. Nishanth Kumar & B.S. Dileep Kumar (2014) Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacterial Strain-Mediated Induced Systemic Resistance in Tea (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze) through Defense-Related Enzymes Against Brown Root Rot and Charcoal Stump Rot. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 174:506-521.
• Mishra, A K, Kumar Amlendu and Singh, S P (2018) Assessment of Fungicide and Biological Control agent against foliar disease of turmeric. Int. J. Curr. Microbiol. App. Sci.: 7(3) 3780-3788.
• Mishra, A K, Kumar Amlendu and Singh, S P (2018) Chemical and Biological Management of Corriander Stem Gall Disease. Int. J. Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci.: 7(11) 3687-3794.
• Dutta; G. Muthukrishnan; S. Kutalingam; G. Subramaiam; R. Dharmaraj; A. Karuppaiah; K. Loganathan; K. Periyasamy; M.. A. Pillai; G. K. Upamanya; S. Boruah; L. Deb; A. Kumari; M.  Mahanta; P. Heisnam & A. K.  Mishra (2022). Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and its mechanisms against plant diseases for sustainable agriculture and better productivity. Biocell. 46(8): 1843-1853.
• Dutta P.; Mahanta M.; Singh S.; Basanta T. D.; Deb Lipa KA.; Upamanya G.K.; Boruah S.;  Dey U.; Mishra A.K.; Vanlaltanil Vijay.; Reddy D.; Heisnam P. and Pandey A. K. (2023). Molecular interaction between Plants and Trichoderma species against soil borne plant pathogens.  Frontiers in Plant Science. 14:1145715. doi:  10.3389/fpls.2023.1145715. 
• Dinesh Rai; Rimlee Das; Sanjay Kumar Sahoo; R K Ranjan & A. K. Mishra (2025). Field efficacy and residue dynamics of azoxystrobin + tebuconazoleon kalmegh against leaf spot. AATCC Review 13(02): 93-99.
• Majaw, T.; Mukhim, C. & Mishra, A. K. (2025) Early harvest of leaves affects curcumin content and essential oils yield in Curcuma longa L.  Plant Science Today.
• Majaw, T.; Mukhim, C. & Mishra, A. K. (2025) Early harvest of leaves affects curcumin content and essential oils yield in Curcuma longa L.  Plant Science Today.

A. Department of Plant Pathology

M. ashim@rpcau.ac.in

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