Publications

Theses

  1. Studies on two Cercospora leaf spots occurring on bhendi (Abelmoschus esculentus). 1965. M.Sc. thesis, Annamalai Univ., p.72. R. Sridhar(an).

  2. Physiology of the rice plant as influenced by Pyricularia oryzae and nitrogen fertilization. 1969. Ph.D. thesis, Annamalai Univ., p 443. R. Sridhar.

Research Papers

Fungal diseases

  1. Occurrence of Cercospora malayensis on Hibiscus ficulneus. 1967. Labdev. J. Sci. Tech. 5, 335-336. R. Sridhar.

  2. Production of indole acetic acid by Pyricularia oryzae. 1967. Indian Phytopathol. 20, 379-380. R. Sridhar.

  3. Studies on two Cercospora species occurring on Abelmoschus esculentus. 1968. Indian Phytopathol. 21, 37-42. R. Sridhar(an), G. Rangaswami.

  4. Role of tryptamine in indole acetic acid synthesis by Fusarium oxysporum f. vasinfectum and Pyricularia oryzae. 1968. Indian J. Expt. Biol. 6, 59-60. R. Sridhar, D. Chandramohan, A. Mahadevan.

  5. IAA synthesis from tryptamine by Fusarium oxysporum f. vasinfectum. 1968. Indian J. Expt. Biol. 6, 261-262. D. Chandramohan, R. Sridhar, A. Mahadevan.

  6. Triggering mechanism in rice blast disease. 1968. Acta Phytopathol. Hung. 3, 415-421. R. Sridhar, A. Mahadevan.

  7. The role of parasite and its metabolites in triggering host physiology. 1969. Phytopathol. Z. 64, 21-27. R. Sridhar, D. Chandramohan, A. Mahadevan.

  8. A new collateral host of Cercospora oryzae. 1970. Plant Dis. Reptr. 54, 272. R. Sridhar.

  9. Nitrogen fertilization and rice blast disease. 1970. Plant Dis. Reptr. 54, 632. R. Sridhar.

  10. Nitrogen metabolism and toxin synthesis by the rice blast fungus. 1970. Annamalai Univ. Agric. Res. Annu. 2, 13-20. R. Sridhar.

  11. Detoxification mechanism in rice blast disease. 1970. Annamalai Univ. Agric. Res. Annu. 2, 89-91. R. Sridhar.

  12. Phenolic compounds in relation to rice blast disease. 1971. Philippine Phytopathol. 7, 12-13. R. Sridhar, S.H. Ou.

  13. Influence of nitrogen fertilization and Pyricularia oryzae development on some oxidases, their substrates and respiration of rice plants. 1972. Acta Phytopathol. Hung. 7, 57-70. R. Sridhar.

  14. Phenolic compounds and the rice blast disease as influenced by nitrogen fertilization. 1972. Riso 21, 25-31. R. Sridhar.

  15. Carbohydrate metabolism of rice plants as influenced by nitrogen fertilization and the blast disease development. 1972. Riso 21, 269-273. R. Sridhar.

  16. Extra cellular enzyme production by Pyricularia oryzae Cav. 1972. Philippine Phytopathol. 8, 52-56. R. Sridhar, S.H. Ou.

  17. Role of phenolic compounds and polyphenol oxidase in rice blast disease. 1972. Philippine Phytopathol. 8, 57-65. R. Sridhar, S.H. Ou.

  18. Lesion development on a rice cultivar by different races of the blast pathogen. 1972. Plant Dis. Reptr. 56, 960-963. R. Sridhar, S.H. Ou, Sonia P. Ebron.

  19. Lipase production by the rice blast pathogen. 1973. Curr. Sci. 42, 433-434. R. Sridhar, S.H. Ou.

  20. Presence of lipid bodies in rice leaves and their discolouration during pathogenesis. 1973. Experientia (Cell. Mol. Life Sci.) 29, 959-960. R. Sridhar, I.W. Buddenhagen, S.H. Ou.

  21. Phenol localization in rice leaf tissues. 1973. Acta Phytopathol. Hung. 8, 13-18. R. Sridhar, I.W. Buddenhagen, S.H. Ou.

  22. Phenolic compounds detected in rice blast lesions. 1974. Biol. Plant. 16, 67-70. R. Sridhar, S.H. Ou.

  23. Biochemical changes associated with the development of resistant and susceptible types of rice blast lesions. 1974. Phytopathol. Z. 79, 222-230. R. Sridhar, S.H. Ou.

  24. Phenol tryptophan interaction and IAA formation by Pyricularia oryzae and Helminthosporium oryzae. 1974. Phytopathol. Z. 80, 76-78. K. Jayachandran-Nair, R. Sridhar.

  25. Phenolic compounds present in rice husk. 1975. Biol. Plant. 17, 318-319. K. Jayachandran-Nair, R. Sridhar.

  26. The influence of nitrogen fertilization and the blast disease development on the nitrogen metabolism of rice plants. 1975. Riso 25, 37-43. R. Sridhar.

  27. Changes in peroxidase isoenzymes in blast diseased rice leaves. 1978. Acta Phytopathol. Hung. 13, 161-164. R. Sridhar.

  28. Host range of Rhizoctonia solani, the causal organism of sheath blight disease of rice. 1979. Indian Phytopathol. 32, 604-605. P. Nayak, K.V.S.R.K. Row, R. Sridhar.

  29. Fungicidal activity and synthesis of 5-thiopyrazolones and compounds having a-pyrone attached to pyrazolin nucleus. 1977. Indian J. Chem. (B) 15, 1146-1148. S.K. Mohanty, R. Sridhar, S. Y. Padmanabhan, S. Rao, A.S. Mittra.

  30. Do germinating paddy seeds produce phytoalexins? 1984. Acta Phytopathol. Hung. 19, 245-249. S. Kumar, R. Sridhar.

  31. Phytoalexin production in rice-Pyricularia oryzae interaction: Induction by wounding. 1984. Acta Phytopathol. Hung. 19, 237-243. S. Kumar, R. Sridhar.

  32. Significance of cell wall phenols in the resistance of rice against blast. 1985. Curr. Sci. 54, 874-876. S. Kumar, R. Sridhar.

  33. Significance of epicuticular wax in the specificity of blast fungus to rice varieties. 1987. Intern. J. Trop. Plant Dis. 5, 131-139. S. Kumar, R. Sridhar.

  34. Innovative approaches to management of major diseases of rice. 1989. J. Sci. Ind. Res. 48, 181-185. R. Sridhar, K. Manibhushan Rao, A.K. Sinha.

  35. Fate of carbendazim in rice tissues after seed or foliage treatments. 1990. Pestic. Sci. 30, 303-308. T. Parida, M. Nayak, R. Sridhar.

  36. Phytoalexins in rice-Pyricularia oryzae interaction: Factors affecting phytoalexin production. 1993. Acta Phytopathol. Entomol. 28, 59-69. S. Kumar, R. Sridhar.

  37. Cell-wall-bound phenolics in resistance of rice plants to blast. 1997. Indian J. Mycol. Plant Pathol. 27, 1-5. S. Kumar, R. Sridhar.

  38. Usefulness of blast resistance genes and their combinations in different blast-endemic locations in India. 1999. Intern. Rice Res. Notes 24.2, 22-24. R. Sridhar, U.D. Singh, P.K. Agrawal, J.N. Reddy, S.S. Chandrawanshi, R.B.S. Sanger, J.C. Bhatt, Y. Rathaiah, K.V.S.R.K. Row.

  39. Evaluation of blast resistance genes in India. 2003. Rice Genetics Newslet., 20, 94-95. K. Muralidharan, D. Krishnaveni, G.S. Laha, C.S. Reddy, M.Srinivasprasad, R. Sridhar.

  40. Analysis of Pyricularia grisea populations from three different blast epidemics. 2006. Intern. Rice Res. Notes. 31 (1), 22-24. D. Mishra, U.D. Singh, A.B. Dash, J.N. Reddy, R. Sridhar, C.M. Vera Cruz, M. Bernardo, H. Leung.

Bacterial diseases

  1. Influence of potassium nutrition and bacterial blight disease on phenol, soluble carbohydrates and amino acid contents in rice leaves. 1975. Acta Phytopathol. Hung. 10, 55-62. P.R. Reddy,R. Sridhar.

  2. Influence of bacterial streak disease development on changes in phenolics, soluble amino acids and carbohydrates of rice leaves. 1975. Biol. Plant. 17, 363-367. P.R. Reddy,R. Sridhar.

  3. Physiology of bacterial leaf blight of rice: Influence of light intensity on some biochemical changes associated with the disease development. 1977. Indian Phytopathol. 30, 51-54. P.R. Reddy, P. Nayak, R. Sridhar.

  4. Physiology of bacterial streak disease of rice: The relationship between leaf senescence and post-infectional changes in detached rice leaves. 1979. Acta Phytopathol. Hung. 14, 95-101. R. Sridhar, S.K. Mohanty, P.R. Reddy.

  5. Effect of calcium and magnesium on the susceptibility of rice plats to bacterial leaf blight. 1982. Curr. Sci. 51, 298-299. S.K. Mohanty, P.R. Reddy, R. Sridhar.

  6. Modification of susceptibility in rice to bacterial leaf blight by phenols and related substances. 1982. Curr. Sci. 51, 980-982. S.K. Mohanty, P.R. Reddy, R. Sridhar.

  7. Phenylalanine and tyrosine ammonia-lyases in bacterial leaf blight syndrome of rice. 1982. Z. Pflanzenkr. Pflanzenschutz. 89, 422-426. S.K. Mohanty, P.R. Reddy, R. Sridhar.

  8. Effect of major nutrients on the susceptibility of rice plants to bacterial leaf blight. 1983. Z. Pflanzenkr. Pflanzenschutz. 90, 50-54. S.K. Mohanty, P.R. Reddy, R. Sridhar.

  9. Multiplication of Xanthomonas campestris pv. oryzicola in sensitive and resistant rice cultivars. 1983. Acta Phytopathol. Hung. 18, 57-62. M. Rai, P.R. Reddy, R. Sridhar.

  10. Application of marker-assisted selection in rice for bacterial blight resistance gene, Xa21. 1997. Curr. Sci. 73: 873-875. J.N. Reddy, M.R. Baraoidan, M.A. Bernardo, M.L.C. George, R. Sridhar.

  11. Usefulness of combinations of bacterial blight resistance genes at Cuttack, Orissa, India. 1999. Intern. Rice Res. Notes 24.2, 24-25. R. Sridhar, J.N. Reddy, U.D. Singh, P.K. Agrawal.

  12. Some tryptophan pathways in the phytopathogen Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae. 2000. Folia Microbiol. 45, 531-537. M.M. Ansari, R. Sridhar.

  13. Iron nutrition and virulence in Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae. 2001. Indian Phytopathol. 54, 279-283. M.M. Ansari, R. Sridhar.

  14. Pathogenic variability in X. o. pv. oryzae in India. 2001. Indian J. Plant Pathol. 19: 82-86. M.M. Ansari, R. Sridhar.

  15. Identification of resistance genes effective against rice bacterial blight pathogen in Eastern India. 2001. Plant Disease 85, 506-512. M.L Shanti, M.L.C. George, C.M. Vera Cruz, M.A. Bernardo, R.J. Nelson, H. Leung, J.N. Reddy, R. Sridhar.

  16. Appraisal of bacterial leaf blight resistance genes in India. 2003. Rice Genetics Newslet. 20, 96-97. K. Muralidharan, D. Krishnaveni, G.S. Laha, C.S. Reddy, M. Srinivasprasad, R. Sridhar.

  17. Field performance of genotypes generated by molecular assisted breeding to bacterial leaf blight in India. 2004. Rice Genetics Newslet. 21, 29-31. K. Muralidharan, G.S. Laha, D. Krishnaveni, C.S. Reddy, J.N. Reddy, R. Sridhar.

Viral disease

  1. The physiology of rice tungro virus disease. Changes in chlorophyll, carbohydrates, amino acids and phenol contents. 1976. Phytopathol. Z. 86, 136-143. R. Sridhar, P.R. Reddy,A. Anjaneyulu.

  2. Physiology of rice tungro virus disease: Increased cytokinin activity in tungro-infected rice cultivars. 1978. Physiol. Plant. 43, 363-366. R. Sridhar, S.K. Mohanty, A. Anjaneyulu.

  3. Physiology of rice tungro virus disease: Involvement of abscisic acid-like substance in susceptible host-virus interactions. 1979. Physiol. Plant. 45, 132-136. S.K. Mohanty, S.K. Mohanty, A. Anjaneyulu, R. Sridhar.

  4. In vivo inactivation of rice tungro virus by ferulic acid. 1979. Phytopathol. Z. 94, 279-281. R. Sridhar, S.K. Mohanty, A. Anjaneyulu.

  5. Physiology of rice tungro virus disease: Proline accumulation due to infection. 1982. Physiol. Plant. 56, 89-93. S.K. Mohanty, R. Sridhar.

  6. Significance of virus-induced proline accumulation in rice tungro epidemics. 1983. Curr. Sci. 52, 311-314. S.K. Mohanty, M.K. Satapathy, R. Sridhar.

  7. Physiology of rice tungro virus disease: Possible cause of carbohydrate and amino acid accumulation due to infection. 1987. Acta Phytopathol. Entomol. Hung. 21, 73-85. S.K. Mohanty, R. Sridhar.

  8. Physiology of rice tungro virus disease: Gibberellins in the disease syndrome. 1987. Intern. J. Trop. Plant Dis. 5, 85-92. R . Sridhar, S.K. Mohanty, S.K. Mohanty.

  9. Proline accumulation in rice leaves as a consequence of senescence. 1988. Curr. Sci. 57, 46-47. S.K. Mohanty, T. Parida, R. Sridhar.

  10. Physiology of rice tungro virus disease: Changes in leaf pigments due to infection. 1989. Acta Phytopathol. Entomol. Hung. 24, 375-385. S.K. Mohanty, R. Sridhar.

  11. Physiology of rice tungro virus disease: Water relations of diseased plants. 1994. Acta Phytpathol. Entomol. Hung. 29, 137-145. R. Sridhar, S.K. Mohanty, G. Ramakrishnayya.

Others

  1. Efficient phosphate solubilization by fungal strains isolated from rice-rhizosphere soils for the phosphorus release. 2010. Res. J. Agric. Biol. Sci., 6, 487- 492. V. Deepa, A. Prasanna, P. B. Murthy, M. Deecaraman, R. Sridhar.

  2. Optimization of callus induction and regeneration in Swarna Masoori rice cultivar. 2010. Res. J. Agric. Biol. Sci., 2010, 6: 917-922. A. Prasanna, P. B. Murthy, M. Deecaraman, R. Sridhar.

  3. Insoluble phosphate solubilization by bacterial strains isolated from rice rhizosphere soils from Southern India. Intern. 2011. J. Soil Sci. 6, 134-141. A. Prasanna, V. Deepa. P.B. Murthy, M. Deecaraman, R. Sridhar, P. Dhandapani.

  4. Nanoemulsified ethanolic extract of Pyllanthus amarus Schum & Thonn ameliorates CCl4 induced hepatotoxicity in Wister rats. 2012. Indian J Expt Biol. 50, 785-794. V. Deepa, R. Sridhar, A. Goparaju, P. N. Reddy, P. B. Murthy.

Review articles / Book chapters

  1. Physiology and biochemistry of rice plants infected by Pyricularia oryzae, Helminthosporium oryzae, Xanthomonas oryzae and X. translucens f. oryzicola. 1979. Acta Phytopathol. Hung. 14, 49-82. R. Sridhar and A. Mahadevan.

  2. Mechanism of disease resistance of rice plants. 1987. Pages 52-71, in: Advances in Rice Pathology. S. Kannaiyan (ed.), Tamil Nadu Agric. Univ., Coimbatore, India. R. Sridhar, A. Mahadevan.

  3. Nature of resistance in rice to Pyricularia oryzae. 1988. Pages 159-183, in: Current Trends in Physiological Plant Pathology (Dr. Akhtar Husain Festschrift) K.K. Janardhanan and B.P. Singh (eds.), Association of Plant Pathologists of India, Lucknow. R. Sridhar, S. Kumar, Mandakini Nayak.

  4. Genetic and pathogenic diversity of the rice blast pathogen. 2001. Pages 1-7, in: Major Fungal Diseases of Rice: Recent Advances (Prof. K. Manibhushan Rao Festschrift) S. Sreenivasaprasad and R. Johnson (eds.) Kluwer Academic Publishers, The Netherlands. R. Sridhar, U.D. Singh.

  5. Use of molecular tools for understanding bacterial blight pathogen populations of rice and usefulness of disease resistance genes. 2002. Indian Phytopathol. 55: 417-429. R. Sridhar.

  6. Innate immunity engaged or disengaged in plant-microbe interactions. 2018. Pages107-144, in: Crop Improvement in Through Microbial Biotechnology, R. Prasad, S. S. Gill and N. Tuteja (eds) New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. R. Sridhar.

Conference papers

  1. Synthesis of indole acetic acid from tryptamine by Fusarium oxysporum f. vasinfectum. 1967. Pages 1-2, in: Proc. 8th Congr. Assoc. Microbiologists, India (Abstr.). D.Chandramohan, R. Sridhar, A. Mahadevan.

  2. Influence of nitrogen fertilization on blast resistance in rice. 1968. Pages 585-586 in: Proc. 55th. Indian Sci. Congr., Part III. R. Sridhar, A. Mahadevan.

  3. Some factors influencing blast disease resistance in rice plants. 1972. Proc. 3rd Annu. Conf. Pest Control Council, Philippines. R. Sridhar, S.H. Ou.

  4. Biochemical basis of disease resistance of rice plants. 1978. Pages 491-513, in: Increasing Rice Yield in Kharif. Cent. Rice Res. Inst. Cuttack, ICAR, New Delhi. R. Sridhar, A. Mahadevan.

  5. The role of abscisic acid- and cytokinin-like substances in rice tungro virus disease. 1979. Pages 301-308, in: Physiology of Host-Pathogen Interaction, Current Trends in Life Sciences, A. Mahadevan (ed.) Vol. 6, today & Tomorrow’s Printers and Publishers, New Delhi. R. Sridhar, S.K. Mohanty, A. Anjaneyulu.

  6. Role of phenolic compounds in bacterial leaf blight development in rice. 1980. Pages 7-8, in: Proc. I Natl. Symp. Plant Bacterial Diseases, Botany Dept., Sri Venkateswara Univ., Tirupathi, India, July 14-16, 1980. R. Sridhar, S.K. Mohanty, P.R. Reddy.

  7. Significance of proline accumulation in tungro-infected rice leaves and its similarity with drought stress. 1981. Pages 121-122, in: Proc. III Intern. Symp. on Plant Pathology, Indian Phytopathol. Soc., Indian Agric. Res. Inst., New Delhi, Dec. 14-18, 1981. S.K. Mohanty, R. Sridhar.

  8. The role of potassium in resistance of rice to bacterial leaf blight. 1982. Proc. Natl. Seminar on the Role of Potash in Crop Protection to Pests and Diseases, Sponsored by Potash Res. Inst. of India, New Delhi held at Annamalai Univ., Annamalainagar, Tamil Nadu, India, Oct 7-8, 1982. R. Sridhar, S.K. Mohanty, P.R. Reddy.

  9. Significance of phytoalexin production in blast resistance of rice. 1983. Page 50, in: Proc. 70th Sess. Indian Sci. Congr., Part III. S. Kumar, R. Sridhar.

  10. Present understanding on the biochemical nature of resistance in rice to Pyricularia oryzae. 1988. Rice Pathologists Group Meeting, Directorate of Rice Research, Hyderabad, Jan 16, 17, 1988. R. Sridhar, S. Kumar, Mandakini Nayak.

  11. The role of pre- and post-infectionally formed inhibitors in rice blast resistance. 1988. Proc. V Intern. Cong. of Plant Pathology, Section Physiological Plant Pathology, Kyoto, Japan, Aug 20-27, 1988. R. Sridhar, A. Mahadevan.

  12. Present understanding on the resistance of rice to blast fungus. 1989. Proc. All India Seminar on Molecular Plant Pathology, Centre for Advanced Studies in Botany, Univ. of Madras, Madras, Feb 17-18, 1989. Mandakini Nayak, R. Sridhar.

  13. Resistance conditioned by probenazole in rice against blast fungus. 1990. Pages 1-10, in: Proc. Seminar on Rice Diseases in India, Fredrick Inst. of Plant Protection and Toxicology, Madras, June 22, 1990. Mandakini Nayak, R. Sridhar.

  14. Physiology of disease resistance in rice to blast fungus. 1990. Pages 221-222 in: Proc. Intern. Symp. Rice Research: New Frontiers. Directorate of Rice Research, Hyderabad, India, Nov. 15-18, 1990. R. Sridhar, Mandakini Nayak, S. Kumar.

  15. Physiology of disease resistance in rice. 1990. Pages 110-120. in: Basic Research for Crop Disease Management. P. Vidyasekaran (ed.), Daya Publishing House, Delhi. R. Sridhar, Mandakini Nayak.

  16. Genetic variation in Indian isolates of Xanthomonas campestris pv. oryzae. 1994. Pages 93-98, in: Proc. VII Intern. Conf. on Plant Pathogenic Bacteria, Versailles, France, Jun 9-12, 1992, Ed. INRA, Paris. K. Ulaganathan, R. Sridhar, A. Mahadevan.

  17. Molecular characterization of bacterial blight and blast pathogens. 1995. Pages 8-10, in: Proc. IV Annu. Meeting, National Rice Biotechnology Network, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune / Directorate of Rice Research Hyderabad, Jul 4-6, 1995. R. Sridhar, S. Devadath, A.P. Dath, U.D. Singh, M. Variar, D. Maiti, R.N. De, J.N. Reddy, P.K. Sinha.

  18. Molecular tools for pathogen characterization and monitoring. 1996. Pages 69-71, in: Proc. Intern. Symp. on Rainfed Rice for Sustainable Food Security, Indian Council of Agric. Res. (Cent. Rice Res. Inst.), Cuttack, Sep 23-25, 1996. R. Sridhar, M.L. Shanty, U.D. Singh, J.N. Reddy, M.L.C. George, M.A. Bernardo, R.J. Nelson, A. Varma.

  19. Molecular characterization of bacterial blight pathogen of rice and its utility for developing durably resistant varieties – from concept to application. 1996. Pages 3-4, in: Proc. IX Intern. Conf. on Plant Pathogenic Bacteria. Centre for Advanced Studies in Botany, Univ. Madras, Chennai, Aug 26-29, 1996. R. Sridhar, M.L. Shanti, J.N. Reddy, M.L.C. George, M.A. Bernardo, R.J. Nelson.

  20. Molecular characterization of bacterial blight and blast pathogen populations of India and breeding for cultivars with bacterial blight and blast resistance genes. 1996, Pages 95-97, in: Proc. V Annu. Meeting of National Rice Biotechnology Network, Indian Agric. Res. Inst., New Delhi, Nov 13-16, 1996. R. Sridhar, M.L. Shanti, U.D. Singh, M. Variar, D. Maiti, J.N. Reddy, P.K. Sinha, M.L.C. George, M.A. Bernardo, M.R. Baraoidan, R.J. Nelson.

  21. Molecular approaches for improving resistance in rice to bacterial blight. 1997. Page 101, in: Proc. Intern. Conf. on Integrated Plant Disease Management for Sustainable Agriculture, Indian Phytopathol. Soc. Golden Jubilee Symp. Indian Agric. Res. Inst., New Delhi, Nov. 10-15, 1997. R. Sridhar, J.N. Reddy, M.L. Shanti.

  22. Collaborative research on understanding insect and pathogen diversity. 1997. In: Proc.IRRI India Research Dialog, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, 1997. J. Kumar, R. Sridhar, J.S. Bentur, M.L. Shanti, J.N. Reddy, S. Katiyar, M.L.C. George, M. Bernardo, R.S. Zeigler, R.J. Nelson, J. Bennett.

  23. Progress towards enhancement of resistance to bacterial blight and blast. 1998. VII Annu. Meeting of National Rice Biotechnology Network, Univ. Agric. Sci., Bangalore, Oct. 25-29, 1998. R. Sridhar, J.N. Reddy, U.D. Singh, P.K. Agrawal, H. Leung, M.L.C. George, M.A. Bernardo.

  24. Molecular approaches for developing rice varieties with durable resistance to blast and bacterial blight.1999. IV Agric. Sci. Sci. Cong. Jaipur, Feb 21-24, 1999. J.N. Reddy, P.K. Agrawal, U.D. Singh, R. Sridhar.

  25. Enhancement of resistance to bacterial blight and blast in popular rices employing molecular approaches. 1999. Page 293 in: Proc. Gen. Meeting International Programme on Rice Biotechnology, Phuket, Thailand. R. Sridhar, J.N. Reddy, U.D. Singh, P.K. Agrawal.

  26. Characterization of rice bacterial blight pathogen isolates from eastern India and breeding for bacterial blight resistance aided by molecular tools. 2001, Pages 183-194, in: Role of Resistance in Intensive Agriculture, S. Nagarajan and D.P. Singh (eds.) Proc. Natl. Symp. Directorate of Wheat Research, Karnal India and Indian Phytopathol. Soc., (52nd Annu Meet.) Feb. 15-17, 2000. Kalyani Publishers, Ludhiana. R. Sridhar, J.N. Reddy, U.D. Singh.

  27. Pathogen diversity and opportunities for improving resistance to bacterial blight and blast in rice. 2001. Proc. Natl. Symp. Eco-friendly Approaches for Plant Disease Management, Indian Phytopathological Soc. and Centre for Advanced Study in Botany, Univ. of Madras, Chennai. Jan 21-26, 2001. R. Sridhar, J.N. Reddy, Ch. Sirisha, U.D. Singh, D. Mishra.

  28. Marker-assisted breeding for bacterial blight resistance in rice. 2001. Page 247, in: Proc. Diamond Jubilee Symposium – Hundred Years of Post-Mendelian Genetics and Plant Breeding – Retrospect and Prospects, M.C. Kharkwal, and R.B. Mehra (eds.) Indian Soc. Genet. Plant Breed., New Delhi, Nov 6-9, 2001. J.N. Reddy, J.N., Ch. Sirisha, D. Mishra, R. Sridhar.

  29. Molecular characterization of bacterial blight and blast pathogen populations of India and marker-assisted breeding for bacterial blight and blast resistant genotypes. 2001. 8th Natl. Rice Biotech. Network. Aurangabad, India, Oct 21-24, 2001, R. Sridhar, J.N. Reddy, U.D. Singh. P.K. Agrawal, C. Sirisha, D. Mishra, H. Leung, C.M. Vera Cruz, M.A. Bernardo.

  30. Improving bacterial blight resistance in rice based on pathogen diversity information and marker-assisted breeding. 2002. Pages 77-78, in: Proc. Intern. Symp. Molecular Approaches for Improved Crop Productivity and quality. Cent. For Plant Molecular Biology, Tamil Nadu Agric. Univ. Coimbatore, India, May 22-24, 2002, R. Sridhar, J.N. Reddy, M.L. Shanti, C. Sirisha, H. Leung, C.M. Vera Cruz, M.A. Bernardo.

  31. Molecular polymorphism reveals potential for marker aided pyramiding of blast resistance genes in hill rices. 2002. Pages 107-108, in: Proc. Intern. Symp. Molecular Approaches for Improved Crop Productivity and quality. Cent. For Plant Molecular Biology, Tamil Nadu Agric. Univ. Coimbatore, India, May 22-24, 2002, R. Babu, J.C. Bhatt, H.S. Gupta, P.K. Agrawal. J.N. Reddy, U.D. Singh, R. Sridhar.

  32. Knowledge on blast pathogen diversity – a pre-requisite for successful breeding for blast disease resistance. 2002. Pages 62-63, in: Proc. Natl. Symp. Upland Rice Production Systems. Cent. Rainfed Upland Rice Res. Station, Hazaribag, Sep 26-28, 2002. R. Sridhar, D. Mishra, U.D. Singh, A.B. Dash, M. Variar, P.K. Agrawal, J.N. Reddy, H. Leung, C.M. Vera Cruz, M.A. Bernardo.

  33. Linking QTL detection with varietal development. 2002. Pages 65-66 in: Proc. Natl. Symp. Upland Rice Production Systems. Cent. Rainfed Upland Rice Res. Station, Hazaribag, Sep 26-28, 2002. M. Variar, P.K. Sinha, N.P. Mandal, D. Maiti, V.D. Shukla, R. Sridhar, A.B. Dash, J.C. Bhatt, R.B.S. Sengar, C.M. Vera Cruz, G. Atlin, B. Courtis.

  34. Development of advanced breeding lines resistant to blast in upland rice using marker-assisted selection. 2002. Pages 66-67 in: Proc. Natl. Symp. Upland Rice Production Systems. Cent. Rainfed Upland Rice Res. Station, Hazaribag, Sep 26-28, 2002. P.K. Agrawal, J.N. Reddy, U.D. Singh, D. Mishra, R. Sridhar.

  35. Marker-assisted breeding strategies for disease resistance in rice. 2003. Pages 228-229 in: Proc. 6th Agric. Sci. Cong. Multi-enterprise systems for viable agriculture. National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi, Feb.13-15, 2003, Bhopal. J.N. Reddy, P.K. Agrawal. Ch. Sirisha, D. Mishra, K.M. Das, A.B. Dash, R. Sridhar.

  36. Disease management through meaningful deployment of resistance genes. 2004. Pages 21-22 in Proc. Intern Symp. Rice: From Green Revolution to Gene Revolution. Directorate of Rice Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, India & Indian Council of Agric.Res. New Delhi, India, Oct 4-6, 2004. R. Sridhar, J.N. Reddy, C. Sirisha, K.M. Dash, K. Muralidharan, C.M. Vera Cruz, M.A. Bernardo, H. Leung.

  37. Sustainable disease resistance in rice: current and future strategies. 2004. In Proc. 4th International Crop Science Congress, T Fischer et al. (eds.). New directions for a diverse planet, Brisbane, Australia. Sep 26- Oct 1, 2004, published on CDROM, www.cropscience.org.au/icsc2004, L. Hei, J. Wu, B. Liu, M. Bustaman, R. Sridhar, K. Singh, Ed Redona, V. D. Quang, K. Zheng, M. Bernardo, G. Wang, J. Leach, I. R. Choi, C. Vera Cruz.

  38. Pathogen population structure and knowledge-based deployment of disease resistance genes in rice. 2013. Pages 266-267 in: Proc. ARRW Golden Jubilee Symp. Production and livelihood security – Challenges and opportunities, Mar 2-3, 2013, Assocn. Rice Res. Workers, Cent. Rice Res. Inst. Cuttack, Odisha, India. R. Sridhar.

  39. Management and use of pathogen information on variability in rice improvement for disease resistance. 2013. Pages 9-11 In Proc. Natl. Symp. Crop pathosystem interactions under aberrant weather and perspectives for crop health management, N.P. Mandal et al. (eds.), 26th Annual General Meeting of Indian Phytopathol. Soc. (Eastern Zone) 2013, Oct 24-25, 2013, Cent. Rainfed Rice Res. Station, (CRRI), Hazaribag, Jharkand, India. R. Sridhar.

  40. Holistic understanding and use of disease resistance genes – a functional view. Lead Lecture, Virtual Symp. Advances in Crop Health Management, Indian Phytopathological Society (Southern Zone), Dec 1-2, 2020, ICAR – Indian Agricultural Research Institute Regional Station, Wellington, the Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India. R. Sridhar.

  41. Recognition and specificity: Gene-for-gene specificity and beyond, Keynote Lecture, Natl. e-Conf. Plant Health and Food Security: Challenges and Opportunities, Indian Phytopathological Society, Mar 25-27, 2021, ICAR – Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India. R. Sridhar.

Book

  1. Methods in Physiological Plant Pathology 1996. Sivakami Publications, Madras, Pages 316, 4th edn. (2nd edn. 1982, 3rd edn. 1985). A. Mahadevan, R Sridhar.

Technical bulletins

  1. Upland Rice Research: Achievement and Perspective. 1995. Cent. Rainfed Upland Rice Res. Stn. (a unit of Cent. Rice Res. Inst.), Hazaribag, India, Pages 28. R. Sridhar (ed.).

  2. Fifty Years of Research at CRRI (1946-1995). 1996. Cent. Rice Res. Inst., Cuttack, India, Pages 93. R. Sridhar (ed.).

Book reviews

  1. Annual Review of Phytopathology vol 53, 2015, Curr. Sci. 110, 1853-1856, 2016. R. Sridhar

  2. Annual Review of Phytopathology vol 54, 2016, Curr. Sci. 114, 1557-1559, 2018. R. Sridhar

  3. Annual Review of Phytopathology vol 55, 2017, Curr. Sci. 115, 1400-1402, 2018. R. Sridhar

  4. Annual Review of Phytopathology vol 56, 2018, Curr. Sci. 117, 1217-1220, 2019. R. Sridhar

  5. Annual Review of Phytopathology vol 57, 2019, Curr. Sci. 119, 1571-1574, 2020. R. Sridhar

  6. Annual Review of Phytopathology vol 58, 2020, Curr. Sci. 120, 1393-1395, 2021. R. Sridhar

Doctoral thesis submitted under the guidance of Dr. R. Sridhar

  1. Physiology of rice tungro virus disease. 1984. Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, India, Pages 371. S.K. Mohanty.
  2. Studies on above ground plant surface saprophytes of rice and their interactions with fungal pathogens. 1985. Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, India, Pages 271. Bijaya Laxmi Tarenia.
  3. Physiology of blast resistance in rice. 1986. Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, India, Pages . P. Shivendra Kumar.
  4. Physiology of rice as influenced by a systemic fungicide. 1989. Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, India, Pages Tarulata Parida.
  5. Role of phytoalexin in disease resistance of rice.1990. Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, India, Pages 218. Mandakini Nayak.
  6. Physiology of sheath blight disease of rice. 1999. Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, India, Pages 116. Susma Barik.
  7. Population structure of bacterial blight pathogen of rice as influenced by location and characterization of resistance genes. 1999. Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, India, Pages 158. M.L. Shanti.
  8. Physiological studies on bacterial blight pathogen of rice. 2000. Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, India, Pages 172. M.M. Ansari.
  9. Population structure of Pyricularia grisea at two screening sites and characterization of Resistance genes. 2003. Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, India, Pages 184. Debasis Mishra.
  10. A molecular approach for improving resistance to bacterial blight in rice. 2003. Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, India, Pages 209. Chittala Sirisha.
Scroll to Top