0000-0002-0599-4572 About
Dr. Vinod Kumar is working as Principal Scientist (Plant Pathology) at ICAR National Research Centre on Litchi, Muzaffarpur, Bihar since 2018. He had joined the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) in 2003. During the initial 7 years, he worked on groundnut diseases and mycotoxins at the National Groundnut Research Centre, Junagadh, Gujarat. Since 2009, he started working on Litchi. His area of expertise has been on management of groundnut diseases, mycotoxins, litchi diseases and biocontrol of plant diseases. He has been awarded ‘Fellow of Indian Phytopathological Society (FPSI)’, New Delhi, Young Scientist Award and Outstanding Scientist Award from various professional societies for his achievement and furtherance of science. Currently, he is working on research projects focusing on management of pre- and post-harvest diseases in litchi, use of microbes for litchi plant health management, alternative disease management strategies through use of 'ethnomedicinal plant infusions', and enhancement of shelf-life of litchi through fructoplane microbes
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Publications (15)
- Incidence and identification of mango mealy bug, Drosicha mangiferae (Stebbing) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Monophlebidae) infesting Litchi in Bihar, India Save
- Efficacy, cost-effectiveness, and residue levels of fungicides for managing panicle blight, fruit blight and anthracnose diseases of litchi Save
- Ecophysiology of Alternaria alternata Causing Diseases in Litchi (Litchi chinensis) Save
- Mortality of air-layered plants of litchi (Litchi chinensis) and histopathology of affected roots in Bihar, India Save
- Occurrence of algal leaf spot on longan (Dimocarpus longan ) caused by Cephaleuros virescens in India Save
- Growth response of litchi to arbuscular mycorrhizal co-inoculation with Trichoderma viride, Azotobacter chroococcum and Bacillus megatarium Save
- Incidence and severity of leaf, panicle and fruit blights of litchi caused by Alternaria alternata Save
- Leaf, panicle and fruit blight of litchi (Litchi chinensis) caused by Alternaria alternata in Bihar state, India Save
- Integrated Management of Major Foliar and Soil-Borne Diseases of Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) with Fungicides, Trichoderma and Castor Cake Save
- Important Diseases of Litchi and Their Management Save