♣ Molecular basis of red rot resistance in Sugarcane.

♣ Systemic acquired resistance and signal transduction for host defense.

♣ Sugarcane Smut: Host resistance, pathogen variability, Diagnosis and epidemiology.

♣ Integrating tools of Omics in deciphering disease resistance in Sugarcane

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♦ Ramesh Sundar, A. N.D. Das and D. Krishnaveni. In-vitro antagonism of Trichoderma spp. against two fungal pathogens of castor. Indian Journal of plant protection. 23: 152-155 (1995)

♦ Ramesh Sundar, A, R. Viswanathan, D. Mohanraj and P.Padmanaban.   Role of oxidative enzymes in sugarcane and Colletotrichum falcatum interaction.   Acta Phytopathologica et Entomologica Hungarica.  33 (3-4): 297-304 (1998).

♦ Ramesh Sundar, A., R.Viswanathan, D. Mohanraj and P.Padmanaban.  Studies on the possible use of pathogen toxin as a marker molecular marker for red rot resistance in sugarcane   Acta Phytopathologica et Entomologia Hungarica.  34(3), pp 211-217 (1999).

♦ Ramesh Sundar,A., R. Velazhahan, R. Viswanathan, P.Padmanaban and P. Vidhyasekaran.  Induction of systemic resistance against red rot in sugarcane by a synthetic signal inducer S-methyl acibenzolar. Phytoparasitica, Vol.29 (3): 231-242. (2001).

♦ Ramesh Sundar, A. and P. Vidhyasekaran.  Induction of active oxygen species (AOS), lipoxygenase and lipid peroxidation in suspension-cultured sugarcane cells by a glycoprotein elicitor isolated from Colletotrichum falcatum.  Journal of Plant diseases and Protection, 109(5), 441-451. (2002).  

♦ Ramesh Sundar, A., R. Velazhahan and P.Vidhyasekaran.  A glycoprotein elicitor isolated from Colletotrichum falcatum induces defense mechanisms in sugarcane leaves and suspension-cultured cells.  Journal of Plant diseases and Protection , 109(6), 601-611, (2002).

♦ Ramesh Sundar, A. and P.Vidhyasekaran.  Differential induction of phenyl-propanoid metabolites in suspension-cultured cells of sugarcane by fungal elicitors. Acta Phytopathologica et Entomologia Hungarica.38 (1-2)29-42, (2003).

♦ Ramesh Sundar, A. and P.Vidhyasekaran.  Induction of defense-related biochemical changes by elicitors of red rot pathogen and a non-pathogen in sugarcane cell culture.  Indian Phytopathology, 56 (3): 255-261, (2003).

♦ Ramesh Sundar, A., R. Viswanathan, P. Malathi, P. Padmanaban. Mechanism of resistance induced by plant activators against Colletotrichum falcatum in sugarcane. Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection, 39 (4): 259-272. (2006).

♦ Ramesh Sundar, A; R. Velazhahan, S. Nagarathinam and P. Vidhyasekaran. Induction of pathogenesis-related proteins in sugarcane leaves and cell-cultures by a glycoprotein elicitor isolated from Colletotrichum falcatum. Biologia Plantarum 52 (2): 321-328, (2008). (NAAS rating-2010: 7.6).

♦ Ramesh Sundar A, Viswanathan R, and Nagarathinam S. Induction of systemic acquired resistance (SAR) using synthetic signal molecules against Colletotrichum falcatum in Saccharum officinarum. Sugar Tech Vol.11 (3): 274-281, (2009).

♦ Ramesh Sundar, A. S. Nagarathinam, V. GaneshKumar, R. Rahul, M. Raveendran, P. Malathi, A. Ganesh, R. Rakwal and R. Viswanthan. Sugarcane proteomics: Establishment of a protein extraction method for 2-DE in stalk tissues and initiation of sugarcane proteome reference map, Electrophoresis 31: 1-16, (2010). (NAAS rating-2014: 9.26).

♦ E. Leonard Barnabas, M. Muthumeena, A. Ramesh Sundar, P. Malathi and R. Viswanathan. Standardization of a staining methodology for sugarcane proteins towards better mass spectrometry compliance. Journal of Sugarcane Research (2012) 2(1): 37-45.

♦ Renu Deswal, Ravi Gupta, Vivek Dogra, Raksha Singh, Jasmeet Kaur Abat, Abhijit Sarkar, Yogesh Mishra, Vandana Rai, Yelam Sreenivasulu, Ramesh Sundar Amalraj, Manish Raorane, Ram Prasad Chaudhary, Ajay Kohli, Ashok Prabhakar Giri, Niranjan Chakraborty, Sajad Majeed Zargar, Vishwanath Prasad Agrawal,  Ganesh Kumar Agrawal,  Dominique Job,  Jenny Renaut and  Randeep Rakwal. Plant proteomics in India and Nepal: current status and challenges ahead.  Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants, October 2013, Volume 19, Issue 4, pp 461-477. (NAAS rating-2014: 4.63).

♦ Ganesh Kumar Agrawal, Dominique Job, Thomas Kieselbach, Bronwyn J. Barkla, Sixue Chen, Renu Deswal7, Sabine Lu¨ thje, Ramesh Sundar Amalraj, Georgia Tanou,Bongani Kaiser Ndimba, Rainer Cramer, Wolfram Weckwerth, Stefanie Wienkoop,Michael J. Dunn, Sun Tae Kim, Yochiro Fukao, Masami Yonekura, Lello Zolla, Jai Singh Rohila, Rungaroon Waditee-Sirisattha, Antonio Masi, Tai Wang, Abhijit Sarkar, Raj Agrawal, Jenny Renaut and Randeep Rakwal, INPPO Actions and Recognition as a Driving Force for Progress in Plant Proteomics: Change of Guard, INPPO Update, and Upcoming Activities. Proteomics 2013, 13, 3093–3100. DOI 10.1002/pmic.201370167. (NAAS rating-2014: 10.13).

♦ Muthumeena Muthiah, Ashwin Ramadass, Ramesh Sundar Amalraj, Malathi Palaniyandi & Viswanathan Rasappa. Expression profiling of transcription factors (TFs) in sugarcane X Colletotrichum falcatum interaction. J. Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology (2013), J. Plant Biochem. Biotechnol. (July–September 2013) 22(3):286–294. (NAAS rating-2014: 7.0).

♦ S. Nagarathinam, NMR. Ashwin, A. Ramesh Sundar, P.  Malathi and  R. Viswanathan. “Molecular profiling of Systemic Acquired Resistance (SAR)-responsive Transcripts in sugarcane challenged with Colletotrichum falcatum” Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology (2014); 174: (2839-2850).(DOI: 10.1007/s12010-014-1230-6). (NAAS rating 2014: 7.89).

♦ Kavitha, M, A. Ramesh Sundar, Padmanaban,P., R. Viswanathan and P. Malathi. Comparative study on early detection of sugarcane smut (Sporisorium scitamineum) by Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and microscopy. African Journal of Biotechnology (2014), Vol. 13 (51):4635-4638.

♦ Leonard Barnabas, Ashwin Ramadass, Ramesh Sundar Amalraj, Malathi Palaniyandi and Viswanathan Rasappa, Sugarcane proteomics: An update on current status, challenges and future prospects. Proteomics (2015), 15, 1658–1670 (NAAS rating 2014: 10.13)

♦ Ramesh Sundar, N.M.R. Ashwin, E. Leonard Barnabas, P. Malathi, R. Viswanathan (2015). Disease resistance in sugarcane – an overview.   Scientia Agraria Paranaensis – SAP; ISSN: 1983-1471,  DOI: 10.18188/1983-1471/sap.v14n4p200-212.

♦ E. Leonard Barnabas, N.M.R Ashwin, K. Kaverinathan, A. Ramesh Sundar, P. Malathi and R. Viswanathan. 2015. A report of Ustilago cynodontis infecting the bermuda grass – cynodon dactylon in Coimbatore, TamilNadu. Journal of Sugarcane Research (2015) 5 (1) : 77 – 80.

♦ Leonard Barnabas, N. M. R. Ashwin, K. Kaverinathan, Anna Rita Trentin, Micaela Pivato, A. Ramesh Sundar, P. Malathi, R. Viswanathan, O. B. Rosana, K. Neethukrishna, Paolo Carletti, Giorgio Arrigoni, Antonio Masi, Ganesh Kumar Agrawal and Randeep Rakwal. (2016). Proteomic analysis of a compatible interaction between sugarcane and Sporisorium scitamineum. Proteomics 2016, 16, 1111–1122.

♦ Leonard Barnabas, N. M. R. Ashwin, Kalimuthu Kaverinathan, Anna Rita Trentin, Micaela Pivato, Amalraj Ramesh Sundar, Palaniyandi Malathi, Rasappa Viswanathan, Paolo Carletti, Giorgio Arrigoni, Antonio MASI, Ganesh Kumar Agrawal, Randeep Rakwal. In vitro secretomic analysis identifies putative pathogenicity-related proteins of Sporisorium Scitamineum– The sugarcane smut fungus.   Fungal biology 1 2 1 (2 0 1 7), 1 9 9-2 1 1.

♦ Barnabas, L., Ashwin, N.M.R., Ramesh Sundar, A. Malathi and R. Viswanathan. Putative orthologs ofUstilago maydis effectors screened from the genome of sugarcane smut fungus – Sporisorium scitamineum. Australasian Plant Pathol. (2017). (2017) 46:147–156, doi:10.1007/s13313-017-0471-6.

♦ Ashwin, N. M. R., E. Leonard Barnabas, A. Ramesh Sundar, M. Muthumeena, P. Malathi, and R. Viswanathan. “Disease suppressive effects of resistance-inducing agents against red rot of sugarcane.” European Journal of Plant Pathology 149, no. 2 (2017): 285-297.

♦ Ashwin, N. M. R., Leonard Barnabas, A. Ramesh Sundar, P. Malathi, R. Viswanathan, Antonio Masi, Ganesh Kumar Agrawal, and Randeep Rakwal. “Advances in proteomic technologies and their scope of application in understanding plant–pathogen interactions.” Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology 26, no. 4 (2017): 371-386.

♦ N.M.R. Ashwin, Leonard Barnabas, Amalraj Ramesh Sundar, Palaniyandi Malathi, Rasappa Viswanathan, Antonio Masi, Ganesh Kumar Agrawal, Randeep Rakwal. Comparative secretome analysis of Colletotrichum falcatum identifies a cerato-platanin protein (EPL1) as a potential pathogen-associated molecular pattern (PAMP) inducing systemic resistance in sugarcane, Journal of Proteomics 169 (2017) 2–20. (Impact factor: 3.914).

♦  Ashwin, N. M. R., Leonard Barnabas, Amalraj Ramesh Sundar, Palaniyandi Malathi, Rasappa Viswanathan, Antonio Masi, Ganesh Kumar Agrawal, and Randeep Rakwal. “CfPDIP1, a novel secreted protein of Colletotrichum falcatum, elicits defense responses in sugarcane and triggers hypersensitive response in tobacco.” Applied microbiology and biotechnology102, no. 14 (2018): 6001-6021.

♦  Leonard Barnabas, N. M. R. Ashwin, K. Nalayeni, A. Ramesh Sundar, P. Malathiand R. Viswanathan. Genetic and pathogenic variability among the indian isolates of Sporisorium scitamineum causing sugarcane smut. Journal of Sugarcane Research (2018) 8 (2): 138 – 154.

♦  Ashwin, N. M. R., Kana Valiyaveettil Lakshana, Dharmaraj Amalamol, Amalraj Ramesh Sundar, Palaniyandi Malathi, Velusamy Jayakumar, and Rasappa Viswanathan. “Tête-à-Tête during plant-pathogen interactions: Intricacies involved and beyond.” Plant Disease Research 35, no. 2 (2020): 89-96.

♦ Ashwin, N.M.R., Barnabas, L., Amalamol, D. Kana Valiyaveettil Lakshana, Amalraj Ramesh Sundar, Palaniyandi Malathi and Rasappa Viswanathan.  Transcriptional reprogramming of major defense-signaling pathways during defense priming and sugarcane-Colletotrichum falcatum interaction. Mol Biol Reports,2020; 47:8911–8923. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-020-05944-z.

♦  Nalayeni K, Ashwin NMR, Barnabas L, Vinodhini T, Agisha VN, A. Ramesh Sundar, Malathi P, Viswanathan R. Comparative expression analysis of potential pathogenicity-associated genes of high- and low-virulent Sporisorium scitamineum isolates during interaction with sugarcane. 3 Biotech. 2021 Jul;11(7):353. doi: 10.1007/s13205-021-02893-7. Epub 2021 Jun 23. PMID: 34249594; PMCID: PMC8222464.

♦  Agisha, V. N., Kumaravel Nalayeni, N. M. R. Ashwin, R. T. Vinodhini, K. Jeyalekshmi, Mouriya Suraj Kumar, Amalraj Ramesh Sundar, Palaniyandi Malathi, and Rasappa Viswanathan. “Molecular Discrimination of Opposite Mating Type Haploids of Sporisorium scitamineum and Establishing Their Dimorphic Transitions During Interaction with Sugarcane.” Sugar Tech(2022): 1-11. 1007/s12355-021-01085-0

♦  Amalamol, Dharmaraj, N. M. R. Ashwin, Kana Valiyaveettil Lakshana, M. Nirmal Bharathi, Amalraj Ramesh Sundar, Rajeev K. Sukumaran, Palaniyandi Malathi, and Rasappa Viswanathan. “A highly efficient stratagem for protoplast isolation and genetic transformation in filamentous fungus Colletotrichum falcatum.” Folia Microbiologica (2022): 1-12.

♦V.N. Agisha, N.M.R. Ashwin, R.T. Vinodhini, Kumaravel Nalayeni, Amalraj Ramesh Sundar*, Palaniyandi Malathi and Rasappa Viswanathan. (2022). Transcriptome analysis of sugarcane reveals differential switching of major defense signaling pathways in response to Sporisorium scitamineum isolates with varying virulent attributes. Front. Plant Sci. 13:969826. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2022.969826.

♦ Viswanathan, R. and Ramesh Sundar, A. (2002). Biotechnological approaches in management of sugarcane diseases. In: Sugarcane Crop Management, (Eds. S. B. Singh, G. P. Rao, S. Eswaramoorthy), SCI TECH Publishing LLC, Houston, Texas, USA, pp 324-350. ISBN-139781930813168.    

♦ Viswanathan, R., Ramesh Sundar, A., Padmanaban, P. and Mohanraj, D. (2002). Red rot disease of sugarcane and its management. In: IPM Systems in Agriculture vol. 8 Key Pathogens and Diseases. (Eds. R.K. Upadhyay, K.G. Mukherji and O.P. Dubey), Aditya Books, New Delhi, pp 277-301.

♦  Viswanathan, R., Ramesh Sundar, A. (2011). Genomics and proteomics applications in plant-pathogen interaction. In: Plant Pathology in India: Vision 2030. Indian Phytopathological Society, New Delhi. Pp. 162-166.

♦  Ramesh Sundar, A*., Malathi, P. and Viswanathan, R. (2012) An insight into screening for smut resistance in sugarcane. In. Sugarcane Breeders and Pathologists Meet. Nair, NV, Viswanathan, R, Govindaraj P, Mohanraj, K (eds.) Published by ICAR-SBI, Coimbatore, pp102-103. ISBN – 978-81-904359-6-3.

♦  Malathi, P., Padmanaban, A., Ramesh Sundar, A., and Viswanathan, R. (2012) Efficacy of fungicides and biocontrol agents against sugarcane red rot. In. Sugarcane Breeders and Pathologists Meet. Nair, NV, Viswanathan, R, Govindaraj P, Mohanraj, K (eds.) Published by ICAR-SBI, Coimbatore, pp102-103. ISBN – 978-81-904359-6-3.

♦  Ramesh Sundar, A*., Viswanathan, R. and Muthumeena, M. (2012) Systemic Acquired Resistance for Plant Disease Management”. Molecular Approaches for Plant Fungal Disease Management, (Eds. H.P. Singh, P. Chowdappa, B.N. Chakraborty, Appa Rao Podile), ISBN 978-81-85873-84-8. Westville Publishing House, New Delhi. pp. 188-197.

♦  Viswanathan, R., Ramesh Sundar, A., Malathi, P., Ganesh Kumar, V., Rahul, P.R., Prathima, P.T. (2012). Molecular Basis of Red Rot Resistance in Sugarcane. In: Molecular Approaches for Plant Fungal Diseases Management (Eds. H. P. Singh, P. Chowdappa, B. N. Chakraborty and A. R. Podile), Westville Publishing House, Delhi. pp. 202-218.

♦ Ramesh Sundar, A*., Nagarathinam, S., Muthumeena, M., Ashwin, R., Malathi, P., Viswanathan, R. (2012). “Induced Resistance – A Potential Supplementary Strategy for the Management of Red rot in Sugarcane”, Functional Plant Science and Biotechnology, Special Issue on Sugarcane Pathology, Global Science Book Publishers, ISSN 1749-0472. Vol. 6 (2), pp. 63-72.

♦   Viswanathan, R., Poongothai, M., Malathi, P., Ramesh Sundar, A. (2012). Sugarcane Wilt: New Insights into Pathogen Identity, Variability and Pathogenicity, Functional Plant Science and Biotechnology ©2012 Global Science Books.          

♦  Ramesh Sundar, A*., Viswanathan, R., Malathi, P., Padmanaban, P. (2012) “Sugarcane Smut” in the book entitled “Seed borne Designated Diseases in Seed Production of Field Crops and their Management, Festschrift volume, (Eds. Mohan Bhale & Ashok Gaur), ISBN No. (13): 978-81-7754-476-3. Publ. Agrobios (International), Jodhpur. pp. 299-322.

♦  Viswanathan, R., Ramesh Sundar, A*., Malathi, P. and Padmanaban, P. (2012). “Red rot of Sugarcane”. “Seed borne Designated Diseases in Seed Production of Field Crops and their Management, Festschrift volume, (Eds. Mohan Bhale & Ashok Gaur), ISBN No. (13): 978-81-7754-476-3. Publ. Agrobios (International), Jodhpur. pp. 265-298.

♦  Malathi, P., Viswanathan, R., Poongothai, M., and Ramesh Sundar, A. (2012). ” Sugarcane Wilt”. “Seed borne Designated Diseases in Seed Production of Field Crops and their Management, Festschrift volume, (Eds. Mohan Bhale & Ashok Gaur), ISBN No. (13): 978-81-7754-476-3. Publ. Agrobios (International), Jodhpur. pp. 249-264.

♦  Ramesh Sundar, A*., Leonard Barnabas, E., Malathi, P., Viswanathan, R. (2012) A Mini-Review on Smut Disease of Sugarcane caused by Sporisorium scitamineum, In. Chapter-5. Botany, Edited by John Kiogora Mworia. ISBN: 978-953-51-0355-4. Published by InTech Janeza Trdine 9, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia. pp. 107-128.

♦  Ramesh Sundar, A*. (2012) Sugarcane Disease management (in Tamil), In Prathap, D Puthira., & Sivaraman,K. (Eds.) Handbook of Sugarcane-Tamil (Karumbu oru kaiyedu), (pp31-37). Coimbatore: Sugarcane Breeding, ISBN 978-81-904359-8-7.

♦  Viswanathan, R., Ramesh Sundar, A., Malathi, P., Ganesh Kumar, V., Sathyabhama, M., Muthumeena, M. and P. R. Rahul (2014) Molecular understanding of red rot resistance in sugarcane through genomics and proteomics. -in Recent trends of Plant Pathology (Eds B. Chakraborty, U. Chakraborty) Volume 6, 189-214. Scientific Publishers (India), Jodhpur.

♦  Ramesh Sundar, A*., Ashwin, N.M.R., Leonard Barnabas, E., Malathi, P. and Viswanathan, R. (2014) Induced resistance in sugarcane against Colletotrichum falcatum -the red rot pathogen – current status of research and future prospects.  Proc. 7th Brazilian Meeting on Induction of Plant Resistance to Pathogens, November 2014, at the State University of Maringá – Maringá, Paraná, Brazil; pp. 163-185. (Eds. Kátia Schwan-Estrada et al., 2014). ISBN 9-788581-790787.     

♦ Ramesh Sundar, A*., Ashwin, N. M. R. (2016) Host-pathogen interaction: Exchange of molecular signatures. In. Course manual on ICAR sponsored winter school on “Biotechnological and Conventional Tools for Biotic and Abiotic Stresses Management in Sugarcane” eds. BakshiRam, Govindaraj, P, RameshSundar, A and Bhaskaran,A. pp. 119-130. December 7-27, 2016. ISBN 978-93-85267-07-9. Publisher – ICAR-SBI.

♦  Viswanathan, R., Ramesh Sundar, A., Selvakumar, R and Malathi, P. (2018). Progress in understanding fungal diseases affecting sugarcane: red rot. In. Achieving sustainable cultivation of sugarcane Volume 2: Breeding, pests and diseases, Edited by Professor Philippe Rott, University of Florida, USA. BURLEIGH DODDS Science Publishing.

♦  Viswanathan, R., Ramesh Sundar, R., Malathi, P., Selvakumar, R., Jayakumar, V. and Nithya, K. (2018) Disease screening methods developed at ICAR-SBI, Coimbatore. In: Research Accomplishments in Sugarcane Pathology at ICAR- SBI, Eds: R. Viswanathan, A. Ramesh Sundar, P. Malathi, R. Selvakumar, V. Jayakumar and K. Nithya. Society for sugarcane research and development, Coimbatore, India, pp: 1-12 (ISBN 978-93-85267-21-5).

♦  Jayakumar, V., Ramesh Sundar, A. and Viswanathan, R. (2018) Historical Perspective of Research on Sugarcane Smut at ICAR- SBI, Coimbatore. In: Research Accomplishments in Sugarcane Pathology at ICAR- SBI, Eds: R. Viswanathan, A. Ramesh Sundar, P. Malathi, R. Selvakumar, V. Jayakumar and K. Nithya. Society for sugarcane research and development, Coimbatore, India, pp: 13-15 (ISBN 978-93-85267-21-5).

♦  Viswanathan, R., Selvakumar, R., Malathi, P., Ramesh Sundar, A., Balaji, C. G. (2018) Wilt and Pokka Boeng. In: Research Accomplishments in Sugarcane Pathology at ICAR- SBI, Eds: R. Viswanathan, A. Ramesh Sundar, P. Malathi, R. Selvakumar, V. Jayakumar and K. Nithya. Society for sugarcane research and development, Coimbatore, India, pp: 16-36 (ISBN 978-93-85267-21-5).

♦  Malathi, P., Kaverinathan, K., Scindiya, M., Viswanathan, R., Ramesh Sundar, A. (2018) Colletotrichum falcatum – Diversity, Diagnostics, Genes governing Pathogenicity and Functional Genomics. In: Research Accomplishments in Sugarcane Pathology at ICAR- SBI, Eds: R. Viswanathan, A. Ramesh Sundar, P. Malathi, R. Selvakumar, V. Jayakumar and K. Nithya. Society for sugarcane research and development, Coimbatore, India, pp: 37-58 (ISBN 978-93-85267-21-5).

♦  Ramesh Sundar, A*., Ashwin, N. M. R., Barnabas, L., Nalayeni, K., Malathi, P., and Viswanathan, R. (2018). A molecular insight into the understanding of major fungal diseases of sugarcane. In Viswanathan R, Ramesh Sundar A, Malathi P, Selvakumar R, Jayakumar V, Nithya K (eds.) Research Accomplishments in Sugarcane Pathology at ICAR-SBI. Society for Sugarcane Research and Development, 59-75, ISBN 978-93-85267-21-5.

♦  Malathi, P., Elamathi, E., Viswanathan, R., Ramesh Sundar, A. (2018) Management of fungal diseases in sugarcane. In: Research Accomplishments in Sugarcane Pathology at ICAR- SBI, Eds: R. Viswanathan, A. Ramesh Sundar, P. Malathi, R. Selvakumar, V. Jayakumar and K. Nithya. Society for sugarcane research and development, Coimbatore, India, pp: 126-138 (ISBN 978-93-85267-21-5).

♦  Jayakumar, V., Ramesh Sundar, A. and R. Viswanathan. (2018) Nanotechnology Research for Management of Sugarcane Diseases. In: Research Accomplishments in Sugarcane Pathology at ICAR- SBI, Eds: R. Viswanathan, A. Ramesh Sundar, P. Malathi, R. Selvakumar, V. Jayakumar and K. Nithya. Society for sugarcane research and development, Coimbatore, India, pp: 158-161 (ISBN 978-93-85267-21-5).

♦  Naveen Prasanth, C., Viswanathan, R., Malathi, P., Ramesh Sundar, A. (2018) Current genomics of sugarcane infecting red rot pathogen Colletotrichum falcatum. In: Research Accomplishments in Sugarcane Pathology at ICAR- SBI, Eds: R. Viswanathan, A. Ramesh Sundar, P. Malathi, R. Selvakumar, V. Jayakumar and K. Nithya. Society for sugarcane research and development, Coimbatore, India, pp: 182-186 (ISBN 978-93-85267-21-5).

♦  Ashwin NMR, Ramesh Sundar A, Barnabas L, Agisha VN, Vinodhini T, Nalayeni K, Malathi P & Viswanathan R (2022). Synergistic integration of sugarcane proteomics with genomics – Proteogenomics to decipher the mechanism of disease resistance in sugarcane (Chapter 17). edited by: Verma KK, Song XP, Rajput VD, Solomon S, Li YR & Rao GP in Agro-industrial Perspectives on Sugarcane Production under Environmental Stress. Springer Nature.         

♥ Viswanathan, R. and Ramesh Sundar, A (eds.) (2008). Application of molecular tools in identifying disease resistance genes/mechanisms in Crop Plants. Proc. of ICAR-sponsored Short course Dec.10-19, 2008.    

♥ Viswanathan, R. and Ramesh Sundar, A (eds.) (2012). Functional Plant Science and Biotechnology, Volume 6, Special Issue 2, Global Science Books, Japan, ISBN-978-4-659-903313-99-9, p163.

♥ Bakshi Ram, Govindaraj, P., RameshSundar, A. and Bhaskaran, A. (Eds) (2016). Biotechnological and conventional tools for biotic and abiotic stress management in Sugarcane. ISBN 978-93-85267-07-9. Pages: 358.

♥ Viswanathan, R., Ramesh Sundar, A., Malathi, P., Selvakumar, R., Jayakumar, V., Nithya, K. (eds.) (2018). Research Accomplishments in Sugarcane Pathology at ICAR-SBI. Society for Sugarcane Research and Development, ISBN 978-93-85267-21-5.

♥ Viswanathan, R., Ramesh Sundar, A., Malathi, P., Jayakumar, V., Bhaskaran, A. and Ashwin, N.M.R. (2012). National symposium on “Heading towards molecular horizons in Plant Pathology: Host resistance, Pathogen dynamics, Diagnostics and Management” 16-17, Nov., 2012, Indian Phytopathological Society (Southern Zone) & SBI, Coimbatote, p135.

• ♠ Awarded Senior Research Fellowship under The Council of Science and Industrial research, India, for pursuing Ph.D programme in sugarcane pathology (1996-1999)
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• ♠ Selected for the Agricultural Research service under the Indian Council of Agricultural research (III Rank holder – 1991 ARS exams).
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• ♠ Passed National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by Agricultural Scientist Recruitment Board, New Delhi during 2000.
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• ♠ First class in B.Sc (Ag), M.Sc (Ag) and Ph.D programmes
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• ♠ Best Theme presentation award for the oral paper entitled “Induced systemic resistance in sugarcane by a synthetic signal inducer CGA 245704 against Colletotrichum falcatum” presented at the International Symposium on Biotechnology of plant protection by the Banaras Hindu University, 2000, Varanasi, India.
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• ♠ Noel Deer gold medal for the best paper presentation entitled “Acibenzolar S-methyl induced systemic resistance in sugarcane against the red rot pathogen Colletotrichum falcatum” presented in the 63^rd of the Annual Convention of the Sugar Technologists association of India (STAI), 2001, Jaipur, India.
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• ♠ Best Poster Awarded to the group’s presentation on “Transcript profiling of plant – pathogen interaction pathway signaling molecules from KEGG database during sugarcane x Colletotrichum falcatum interaction” during the “International symposium on new paradigms in sugarcane research (ISNPSR-2012)”; 15-18, October, 2012, Coimbatore, India.
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• ♠ Awarded DBT overseas fellowship for undergoing post-doctoral training at CSIRO, Brisbane, Australia (2007-2008). Trained in Functional genomics of plant defense in Arabidopsis and rice.
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• ♠ Awarded with SIR T.S. VENKATRAMAN AWARD for the Outstanding Research in sugarcane agriculture for the biennium 2018-2019.
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• ♠ Best Public Choice Award for Telecentric Initiative for “ Cane Info”, 2011 – Team Award.
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• ♠ Soil Moisture Indicator was awarded National Water Award -2020- First prize in the category of Best research/Innovation/ Adaptation of new technology for water conservation by the Ministry of Jal Shakthi – Team Award.
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• ♠ TERI- IWA-UNDP- Water Sustainability Award 2021– Team Award.
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• ♠ Awarded ICAR-SBI Foundation Day Award-2021
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• ♠ Fellow of Indian Phytopathological Society, New Delhi
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• • ♠ Fellow of National Academy of Biological Sciences, Chennai
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  • ♠ Fellow of Indian Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology, Udaipur
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  • ♠ Fellow of Society for Sugar Research and Promotion, New Delhi
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  • ♠ Fellow of Sugarcane Research and Development, Coimbatore.
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  • ♠ Awarded with Jeer Sannidhi Award (2022) by the Indian Phytopathological Society, New Delhi.
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  ♠ Noel Deer gold medal for the best paper presentation entitled “Sett treatment Device- an effective way of delivering Agro-inputs for effective crop protection in Sugarcane” presented in the 79^th of the Annual Convention of the Sugar Technologists association of India (STAI), 2021, Kanpur, India.