Biocontrol Agents and Secondary Metabolites

Dr. Sudisha Jogaiah (M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., Post-doc (JSPS, Japan) FNABS) is Assistant Professor and Programme Coordinator at the Laboratory of Plant Healthcare and Diagnostics, PG Department of Biotechnology and Microbiology, Karnatak University, Dharwad, India. The technological quality and expertise of Dr. Jogaiah's lab is reflected in an extensive track record of publications with over 87 peer-reviewed papers, one national patent and 6 review articles with h-index of 24. He also contributed 18 chapters in various book editions published by Springer, Wiley-Blackwell, and Elsevier. He has expertise in plant defense enzymes and signalling pathways for induction of systemic resistance. He has also edited three books on bioactive molecules involved in plant-microbe interactions and defense. He is the recipient of Fellow of National Academy of Biological Sciences (FNABS) and has received a range of international awards. Dr. Jogaiah has served as editor of Scientific Reports, Plos One, BMC Plant Biology, Frontiers in Plant Science, Annals of Crop Sciences and Agriculture, Journal of Mycology and Plant Pathology, and BioMed Research International.

1. Fungi for Biofactory of secondary metabolites: Genomics and metabolism 2. Signatures of signaling pathways underlying plant growth promotion by fungi 3. Beneficial plant-associated bacteria modulate host hormonal system enhancing plant resistance towards abiotic stress 4. Over-production of ROS: underlying molecular mechanism of scavenging and redox signaling 5. Molecular mechanisms /cell signaling pathways for plant protection from diseases by fungi 6. Antioxidant-Mediated Defense against Biotic Stress in Plants 7. Explorations of Fungal Diversity in Extreme Environmental Conditions for sustainable agriculture applications 8. Impact of potassium solubilzing fungi as biopesticides and its role in crop improvement 9. Terpenes a plant defense activator to diverse biotic stresses 10. Bio-control Potential of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria Against Ralstonia Solanacearum: Current and Future Prospects 11. Fungal diversity and its role in sustainable agriculture 12. Exploring the Biogeographical Diversity of Trichoderma for Plant Health 13. Ecological Studies of Fungal Biodiversity in Fresh Water and their broad spectrum applications 14. Antimicrobial secondary metabolites from Trichoderma spp. as next generation fungicides 15. Biostimulants: Promising probiotics for plant health 16. Control of corn rot and wilt of saffron using agriculturally important microorganisms 17. Seed biopriming: a novel method to control seed borne diseases of crops 18. Current trends and future prospects of secondary metabolite based products from agriculturally important microorganisms 19. Management of major diseases of spice crops using encapsulated microbial formulation 20. Exploring plant Volatile compounds in sustainable crop improvement 21. Controlling diseases of MAPs using novel PGPR 22. Trichoderma from gene to field 23. Polyphenols: How they protect crops against stresses 24. Regulatory requirements for commercialisation of biocontrol agents