S.J. Eapen

About

A crop protection scientist working on pest and diseases of spice crops and their management at Indian Institute of Spices Research, a research organization affiliated to Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). Major focus is on biological management of pests and diseases and molecular characterization of soil-borne pathogens of spices. Also interested in knowledge management and bioinformatics.

Employment

• Indian Institute of Spices Research Head
  2016 - 2022
• Indian Institute of Spices Research Principal Scientist
  1993 - 2015
• Indian Institute of Spices Research Scientist
  1987 - 1993
• Central Plantation Crops Research Institute Scientist
  1986 - 1987
• Central Plantation Crops Research Institute Research Associate
  1984 - 1986

Education

• University of Calicut Ph.D.
  1999 - 2004
• St. Berchmans' College M.Sc.
  1980 - 1982
• St. Berchmans' College B.Sc.
  1977 - 1980

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (74)

• Pathogenomics Insights into Phytophthora capsici and Phytophthora tropicalis -Sibling Species Causing Black Pepper Foot Rot: Genomic Architecture, Metabolic Pathways, and Effector Diversity
  Gene 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2025.149328
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• The fungal endophyte Pochonia chlamydosporia boosts growth and defence in black pepper (Piper nigrum L.): Insights from transcriptomics and functional studies
  Rhizosphere 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.rhisph.2025.101139
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• Microbial Inoculants for Sustainable Plant Health
  Handbook of Spices in India: 75 Years of Research and Development 2024 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-3728-6_64
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• Plant Parasitic Nematodes: An Invisible Threat to Sustainability in Spices
  Handbook of Spices in India: 75 Years of Research and Development 2024 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-3728-6_58
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• Plant-parasitic nematodes, a looming threat to turmeric cultivation in India: results of recent surveys
  Nematology 2023 DOI: 10.1163/15685411-bja10287
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• Pesticide regulation policy and global food safety for Indian spices
  Journal of Consumer Protection and Food Safety 2022 DOI: 10.1007/s00003-022-01387-9
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• Sympatric occurrence of sibling Phytophthora species associated with foot rot disease of black pepper in India
  Brazilian Journal of Microbiology 2022 DOI: 10.1007/s42770-022-00716-2
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• Multigene phylogeny of an indian isolate of Radopholus similis infecting black pepper (Piper nigrum L.)
  Indian Journal of Nematology 2022 DOI: 10.5958/0974-4444.2022.00014.2
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• Spices for taming the COVID-19 pandemic: Prospects and perspectives
  Journal of Spices and Aromatic Crops 2021 DOI: 10.25081/josac.2021.v30.i1.7153
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• Management of Burrowing Nematode, Radopholus similis (Cobb, 1893), Thorne, 1949 in Black Pepper Nurseries
  Indian Journal of Nematology 2021 DOI: 10.5958/0974-4444.2021.00025.1
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