INDIAN PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL SOCIETY IPS 7th International Conference "Phytopathology in Achieving UN Sustainable Development Goals" January 16-20, 2020 IARI Pusa Campus, New Delhi, India PROGARMME Presentation Time: Keynote: 15 Min. Invited: 10 Min. Oral: 7 Min Day 01 (Thursday, January 16, 2020) 10.00-14.00 Registration 15.00-17.30 Welcome and Inauguration Hall 1: B.P. Pal Felicitation of Awardees - Auditorium - Release of publications 17.30-18.00 Group photography & High Tea 18.00-18.30 Presidential Address: Advances in Mushroom Production: Key Hall 1: B.P. to Food, Nutritional and Employment Security Pal Auditorium Dr. M.P. Thakur, President-IPS, IGKV, Raipur, Chhattisgarh Chairman: Dr. A.N. Mukhopadhyay; Co-Chairman: Dr. Gerd Stammler 18.30-19.00 Plenary Lecture 1 : Role of Plant Protection and Innovation in Hall 1: B.P. Achieving Sustainable Development Goals in Asia-Pacific Pal Auditorium Dr. Ravi Khetarpal, Executive Secretary, APAARI, Bangkok, Thailand Chairman: Dr. R.K. Jain; Co-Chairman: Dr. Neena Mitter 19.00-19.30 S.P. Raychaudhuri Memorial Lecture: Hall 1: B.P. Pal Dr. S.N. Puri, Former Vice chancellor, CAU, Imphal Auditorium Chairman: Dr. R.B. Somani; Co-Chairman: Dr. Rashmi Aggarwal 20.00-21.30 Dinner (1) IPS 7th International Conference: "Phytopathology in Achieving UN Sustainable Development Goals" (January 16-20, 2020, New Delhi, India) Day 02 (Friday, January 17, 2020) 09.00-09.30 Plenary Lecture 2: Chitooligosaccharides as pathogen- Hall 1: B.P. associated molecular patters to induce immunity in plants Pal Auditorium Prof Appa Rao Podile, Vice Chancellor, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India Chairman: Dr. K.V. Prabhu; Co-Chairman: Dr. Matthew Rouse 09.30-10.00 Plenary Lecture 3 : Science and Technology for a Sustainable Hall 1: B.P. Future: adventures in plant disease resistance genetics Pal Auditorium Prof. Robert F. Park, Judith & David Coffey Chair in Sustainable Agriculture, Plant Breeding Institute, The University of Sydney, Australia Chairman: Dr. K.V. Prabhu; Co-Chairman: Dr. Matthew Rouse 10.00-10-30 Mundkur Memorial Award Lecture: Exploring Potentials of Hall 1: B.P. PGPMs in Crop Disease Management Pal Auditorium Dr. M.K. Naik, Vice Chancellor, UAHS, Shivamogga, Karnataka Chairman: Dr. Mohammad Babadoost; Co-Chairman: Dr. S.C. Bhardwaj 10.30-11.00 J F Dastur Memorial Award Lecture: The continuous challenges Hallof 1: B.P. citrus greening disease and its impact on global citrus industry Pal Auditorium Dr. Dilip K. Ghosh, ICAR- Central Citrus Research Institute, Nagpur Chairman: Dr. Mohammad Babadoost; Co-Chairman: Dr. S.C. Bhardwaj 11.00-11.30 Tea 11.30-13.30 Session 1 : Taxonomy of plant pathogens Hall 1: B.P. Pal Chairman: Dr. U.N. Saikia; Co-Chairman: Dr. N. Mathivanan Auditorium Rapporteurs: Dr. Rakesh Mehra, Dr. P. Kishore Varma Convener: Dr. P. Chowdappa; Co-Conveners: Dr. S.K. Singh, Dr. R.N. Kharwar KEYNOTE SPEAKERS KN (S 01) 01: Biodiversity, taxonomy of plant pathogens and disease diagnosis C. Manoharachary, Osmania University, Hyderabad-500007 KN (S 01) 02: The biology and evolution of rust fungi M. Catherine Aime, Plant Pathology, Purdue University INVITED SPEAKERS (2) IPS 7th International Conference: "Phytopathology in Achieving UN Sustainable Development Goals" (January 16-20, 2020, New Delhi, India) I (S 01) 03: Cryptic speciation in fungal species complexes: Current insights T. Prameela Devi, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India I (S 01) 04: Relevance of a new fungal family to accommodate important plant pathogenic genera Diporthella and Kamalia under Diaporthales S.K. Singh, MACS’ Agharkar Research Institute, GG Agarkar Road, Pune, MS Oral speakers O (S 01) 05: Genus Cercospora in India Deeba Kamil, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India O (S 01) 06: Occurrence of Mycosphaerellaceae (Ascomycota) in medicinal plants of Madhya Pradesh Pramod Kumar Gupta, JNKVV, Jabalpur (M.P.) O (S 01) 07: Study of storage fungal association and their effect on seed quality of groundnut Arachis hypogea in Gorakhpur, UP and adjacent areas Kumari Sunita, DDU Gorakhpur University Gorakhpur, UP O (S 01) 08: Investigations on etiology of streak and stunting disease of wheat in Central India M. Kumar, Agriculture University, Jodhpur 342304, O (S 01) 09: A new report of disease-complex caused by Meloidogyne enterolobii and Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. psidii on guava in district Ratlam of Madhya Pradesh, India Neetu Singh,Amity University, Sector–125, Noida, Uttar Pradesh O (S 01) 10: Phylogenetic analysis and species identification of Bipolaris-Curvularia-Exserohilum complex Pardeep Kumar, ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, India O (S 01) 11: Characterization of aflatoxigenic Aspergillus flavus associated with aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) production of maize kernel in India Pooja Kumari, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, India; O (S 01) 12: Morpho-molecular characterization of Diplodia spp. associated with apple canker disease in India (3) IPS 7th International Conference: "Phytopathology in Achieving UN Sustainable Development Goals" (January 16-20, 2020, New Delhi, India) Sajad Un Nabi, ICAR-Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture, Old Airfield Rangreth Srinagar J&K O (S 01) 13: Subgroup level identification of phytoplasma strain associated with sugarcane white leaf disease in Sri Lanka Y.A.P.K. Dayasena, Sugarcane Research Institute, UdaWalawa- Sri Lanka. POSTER PRESENTATIONS P (P 01) 01: Morpho-molecular characterization of Colletotrichum species isolated from different hosts in Himachal Pradesh A.B. Malannavar, CSK HPKV, Palampur P (P 01) 02: Studies on variability and yield evaluation of paddy straw mushroom collected from different areas of Chhattisgarh A. Singh, College of Agriculture, I.G.K.V., Raipur (C.G.) P (P 01) 03: New record of Diplodia sp. on Aglaonema commutatum and its in vitro efficacy with fungicides and bioagents Alby John, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, Kerala, India; P (P 01) 04: Standardization of media of Trichoderma asperellum for commercialization of biocapsules with and without adjuvants Alby John, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, Kerala, India P (P 01) 05: Pitting disease caused by Pyricularia angulata- an emerging threat to banana cultivation in Kerala K. Anita Cherian, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, P (P 01) 06: A new host record of Passalora on bottle gourd from India Anu Singh, Bipin Bihari P.G. College, Jhansi (U.P) P (P 01) 07: First report of Fusarium equiseti causing crown and root rot of cucumber in India Arti Shukla, HRTS & KVK, Kandaghat, Solan 173215, Himachal Pradesh, India P (P 01) 08: Isolation and identification of thermophilic fungi in Agaricus bisporus mushroom compost Chetana Jangde, College of Agriculture, I.G.K.V., Raipur (C.G.) P (P 01) 09: First report of Curvularia lunata causing flower and fruit rot of dragon fruit in India Daliyamol,ICAR-Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kasaragod Kerala, India; (4) IPS 7th International Conference: "Phytopathology in Achieving UN Sustainable Development Goals" (January 16-20, 2020, New Delhi, India) P (P 01) 10: Pathological and molecular approaches for the identification and nomenclature of Albugo candida pathotypes of Indian origin D. Dev, G B Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India; P (P 01) 11: Pestalotiopsis twig blight of Thuja: Alarm bell for ornamental landscape gardens Gleena Mary C.F, Kerala Agricultural University,Kerala, India P (P 01) 12: New report on detection of Phytoplasma in crown chocking disease of arecanut in India B. Gangadhara Naik, University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga Karnataka, India P (P 01) 13: Emerging diseases of arecanut in Karnataka B. Gangadhara Naik , University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga Karnataka, India P (P 01) 14: Morpho-molecular identification of guava wilt pathogens and their management through biocontrol agent Aspergillus niger R Gangaraj, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa campus, New Delhi P (P 01) 15: Addition to new records of Cladosporium from India H.D. Bhartiya,Bipin Bihari PG College, Jhansi (U.P.) India P (P 01) 16: A new sett rot disease of sugarcane caused by Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc K. B. Rakholiya, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari (Gujarat), India P (P 01) 17: A new stem rot disease of beggarweed (Desmodium triquetrum L.) caused by Sclerotium rolfsii K. B. Rakholiya, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari (Gujarat).India; P (P 01) 18: Occurrence of leaf spot of ridge gourd caused by Didymella sp. in Himachal Pradesh Meenu Gupta, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan HP P (P 01) 19: Detection of seed mycoflora of pigeonpea by seed health testing methods Pradnya Khillare, College of Agriculture, Latur (5) IPS 7th International Conference: "Phytopathology in Achieving UN Sustainable Development Goals" (January 16-20, 2020, New Delhi, India) P (P 01) 20: Multilocus gene specific characterization of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris’ (16SrI-B) associated with phyllody and flat stem diseases of marigold in India Priyam,Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, India P (P 01) 21: Taxonomy and morphology of Zygo mycetous fungi R. Sudeep Toppo, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi,India P (P 01) 22: A new fruit rot disease of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) C.R. Rashmi,Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur P (P 01) 23: Morphology and phylogeny based diversity analysis