♣ Phylogenetics, Diagnostics and Functional genomics of red rot pathogen; Application of Omics tools to characterize pathogenicity related and antifungal genes/ proteins for red rot management; Management of sugarcane diseases by mechanized means of sett treatment with physical, chemical and biological agents and other delivery methods.

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Total no. of publications: Research papers:  87 ;

Books & Book chapters: 25;

 Technical papers: 38  ;

Extension publications: 36;

Conferences/ Symposia: 76 (first/ corresponding ; 65 – Co-author)

1. Malathi, P., Viswanathan, R., Padmanaban, P., Mohanraj, D. and Ramesh Sundar, A. 2002. Microbial detoxification of Colletotrichum falcatum Current Science, 83 (6): 745-749.
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3. Malathi, P., Viswanathan, R., Padmanaban, P., Mohanraj, D. and Ramesh Sundar, A. 2002. Compatibility of biocontrol agents with fungicides against red rot disease of sugarcane. Sugar Tech, 4 (3&4): 131-136.
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5. Malathi, P., Padmanaban, P., Viswanathan, R., Mohanraj, D and Ramesh Sunder, A. 2004. Efficacy of thiophanate methyl against red rot of sugarcane. Acta Phytopathologica et Entamologica Humgarica, 39: 39-47.
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7. Viswanathan, R., Malathi, P., Ramesh Sunder, A., Aarthi, S., Prem Kumari, S. M. and Padmanaban, P. 2005. Differential induction of chitinases and thaumatin like proteins in sugarcane in response to infection by Colletotrichum falcatum causing red rot disease. Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection, 112(5): 417-425.
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9. Malathi, P., Viswanathan, R and Jothi, R. 2006. Specific adaptation of Colletotrichum falcatum pathotypes to sugarcane cultivars. Sugar Tech, 8(1): 52-56.
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11. Malathi, P., Viswanathan, R., Padmanaban, P., Mohanraj, D., Ganesh Kumar, V and Salin, K. P. 2008. Differential accumulation of 3-deoxy anthocyanidin phytoalexins in sugarcane varieties varying in red rot resistance in response to Colletotrichum falcatum Sugar Tech, 10(2): 154-157.
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13. Malathi, P., Viswanathan, R., Ramesh Sundar, A., Prakasam, N., Padmanaban, P., Jothi, R., Renuka Devi, S. R. and Poongothai, M. 2010. Variability among Colletotrichum falcatum pathotypes used for screening red rot resistance in sugarcane. Sugarcane International, 28(2): 47-52.
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15. Malathi, P., Viswanathan, R., Ramesh Sundar, A., Padmanaban, P., Prakasam, N., Mohanraj, D and Jothi. R. 2011. Phylogenetic analysis of Colletotrichum falcatum isolates causing red rot in sugarcane. Journal of Sugarcane Research, 1: 69-74.
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17. Malathi, P., and R. Viswanathan. 2012. Variation in Colletotrichum falcatum-Red Rot pathogen of sugarcane in relation to host resistance. Sugar Tech 14(2):181–187.
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19. Malathi, P. and Viswanathan, R. 2012. Identification of pathogenicity determinants in Colletotrichum falcatum using wild and mutant cultures. Sugar Tech, 14(3): 14(4):383–390.
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21. Elamathi, E., Malathi, P., Viswanathan, R. and Ramesh Sundar, A. 2016. Potential of Paenibacillus and Trichoderma isolates against Colletotrichum falcatum causing red rot disease in sugarcane. Journal of Sugarcane Research, 6(2): 100-111.
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23. Malathi, P., Viswanathan and A. Ramesh Sunder. 2017. Mechanized means of sett treatment: An effective way of delivering fungicides for the management of red rot in sugarcane. Sugar Tech, 19(2): 176-182.
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25. Elamathi, E., Malathi, R. Viswanathan and A. Ramesh Sundar. 2017. Molecular analysis of   the   suppression   of Colletrotrichum falcatum by Trichoderma harzianum   in sugarcane. Journal of Plant Pathology, 99(1): 211-218.
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27. Elamathi, E., Malathi, P., Viswanathan, R. and Ramesh Sundar, A. 2018. Expression analysis on mycoparasitism related genes during antagonism of Trichoderma with Colletotrichum falcatum causing red rot in sugarcane. Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 27(3): 351-361.
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29. Kaverinathan, K., M. Scindiya, Malathi, R. Viswanathan and A. Ramesh Sundar. 2017. Role of melanin in Colletotrichum falcatum pathogenesis causing sugarcane red rot. Sugar Tech, 19(6): 584-591.
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31. Scindiya, M., Malathi, K. Kaverinathan, R. Viswanathan and A. Ramesh Sundar. 2017. Molecular characterization of pathogenicity gene homologs in Colletotrichum falcatum causing red rot in sugarcane. Sugar Tech, 19(6):563-572.

17. Scindiya, M., Malathi, K. Kaverinathan, R. Viswanathan and A. Ramesh Sundar. 2018. RNA-mediated silencing of PKS1 gene in Colletotrichum falcatum causing red rot in sugarcane. European Journal of Plant Pathology, 153: 371-384.

18. Elamathi, E., Malathi, P., Viswanathan, R. and Ramesh Sundar, A. 2019. Identification and Characterization of Differentially Expressed Proteins from Trichoderma harzianum During Interaction with Colletotrichum falcatum Causing Red Rot in Sugarcane. Sugar Tech,21(5): 765-772
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20. Malathi, P., Kaverinathan, K., Elamathi, E., Ramesh Sundar, A. and Viswanathan, R. 2019. Colletotrichum falcatum causing red rot in sugarcane: Genomic and proteomic approaches to characterize the pathogenic variation. Journal of Sugarcane Research, 9: 164-175.

20. Scindiya, M., P. Malathi, Kaverinathan, A. Ramesh Sundar and R. Viswanathan. 2021. Knock-down of glucose transporter and sucrose non-fermenting gene in the hemibiotrophic fungus Colletotrichum falcatum causing sugarcane red rot. Molecular Biology Reports, 48: 2053-2061.

21. Viswanathan, R. and Malathi. 2021. Biocontrol strategies to manage fungal diseases in sugarcane. Sugar Tech, 21: 202-212.

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