Vinod Kumar (Sr. Scientist, Plant Pathology)


  1. Singh U.P., Prithiviraj B., Khiste S., Kumar V., Srivastava J.S.,Manickam M. and Singh A. 1999. Effect of Cyperus rotundus rhizome extract on Fusarium udum. Indian Phytopathology 52(1): 18-23. [Full paper]
  2. Kumar V. and Chowdhry P.N. 2004. Virulence of entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae against tomato fruit borer, Helicoverpa armigera. Indian Phytopathology 57(2): 208-212.[Full paper]
  3. Kumar V., Basu M.S. and Rajendran T.P. 2008. Mycotoxin research and mycoflora in some commercially important agricultural commodities. Crop Protection 27: 891-905. [Full paper]
  4. Kumar V., Bagwan N.B., Vyas U.M. and Singh D. 2008. Dynamics of soil population of Aspergillus flavus Link and aflatoxin contamination in groundnut based production system in Gujarat. Indian Phytopathology 61(3): 343-347. [Full paper]
  5. Bera S.K., Hariprasanna K. and Kumar V. 2008. NRCG CS–148: A new large seeded genotype of groundnut. Journal of Plant genetic Resources 21(1): 71-74. [Full paper]
  6. Kumar V., Bagwan N.B. and Singh D. 2009. On-farm evaluation of cultural practices for management of aflatoxins in groundnut. Journal of Mycology and Plant Pathology 39(2): 271-274. [Full paper]
  7. Bera S.K., Kumar V., Radhakrishnan T., Sojitra V.K. and Gedia M.V. 2010. Interspecific derivatives for widening the genetic base of groundnut. Journal of Plant Genetic Resources 23(2): 160-163. [Full paper]
  8. Kumar V., Bagwan N.B., Koradia V.G. and Padavi R.D. 2010. Colour sorting – an effective tool to remove aflatoxin contaminated kernels in groundnut. Indian Phytopathology 63(4): 449-451.[Full paper]
  9. Kumar V., Ghewande M.P., Girdhar I.K., Padavi R.D. and Bhalodia P.K. 2010. Effect of salinity stress on foliar fungal diseases of groundnut. Indian Phytopathology 63(3): 273-277. [Full paper]
  10. Kumar V., Kumar A. and Vishal Nath 2011. Emerging pests and diseases of litchi (Litchi chinensis). Pest Management in Horticultural Ecosystems 17(1): 11-13. [Full paper]
  11. Kumar A., Pandey S.D., Kumar V. and Vishal Nath 2011. Evaluating potting media for production of quality planting materials of Litchi (Litchi chinensis). Bihar Journal of Horticulture 1(1): 48-50.[Full paper]
  12. Kumar V., Lukose C., Bagwan N.B., Koradia V.G. and Padavi R.D. 2012. Occurrence of Alternaria leaf bight of groundnut in Gujarat and reaction of some genotypes against the disease. Indian Phytopathology 65(1): 25-30[Full paper]
  13. Kumar V., Rathnakumar A.L. and Bagwan N.B. 2012. Effect of crop residues and root exudates on mycelial growth, sclerotial formation, and Sclerotium rolfsii-induced stem rot disease of groundnut. Indian Phytopathology 65(3): 238-243.[Full paper]
  14. Kumar V., Reddy P.V.R. and Anal A.K.D. 2013. Report on the occurrence and biology of Thalassodes pilaria Guenée (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) on litchi (Litchi chinensis) in Bihar, India. Pest Management in Horticultural Ecosystem 19: 239-241.[Full paper]
  15. Kumar V., Reddy P.V.R., Anal A.K.D. and Vishal Nath 2014. Outbreak of looper, Perixera illepidaria (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) on litchi, Litchi chinensis (Sapindales: Sapindaceae)– A new pest record from India. Florida Entomolologist 97(1): 22-29. [Full paper]
  16. Kumar V., Anal A.K.D. and Vishal Nath 2014. Prevalence of some threatening pests and disease of litchi (Litchi chinensis) in Bihar state of India. Journal of Applied Horticulture 16(3): 235-240. [Full paper]
  17. Kumar R. and Kumar V. 2014. Impact of pollination by European honey bee, Apis mellifera on the yield and quality of litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) fruits in India. Pest Management in Horticultural Ecosystems 20 (2): 127-132. [Full paper]
  18. Singh D., Radhakrishnan T., Kumar V., Bagwan N.B., Basu M.S., Dobaria J.R., Mishra G.P. and Chanda S. 2015. Morphological and toxigenic variability in the Aspergillus flavus isolates from peanut (Arachis hypogaea) production system in Gujarat, India. Journal of Environmental Biology 6(2): 441-449.[Full paper]
  19. Singh D., Radhakrishnan T., Kumar V., Bagwan N.B., Basu M.S., Dobaria J.R., Mishra G.P. and Chanda S.V. 2015. Molecular characterization of Aspergillus section Flavi isolates collected from a major peanut cropping system of India using AFLP. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology 46(3): 673-682. doi: 10.1590/S1517-838246320131115. [Full paper]
  20. Jadon K.S., Thirumalaisamy P.P., Kumar V., Koradia V.G. and Padavi R.D. 2015. Management of soil borne diseases of groundnut through seed dressing fungicides. Crop Protection 78: 198-203. doi: 10.1016/j.cropro.2015.08.021[Abstract]
  21. Kumar V., Kumar R. and Anal A.K.D. 2016. Arbuscular mycorrhizal association, species diversity and factors influencing association with litchi trees in India. Journal of Environmental Biology 37(1): 91-100. [Full paper]
  22. Kumar V., Purbey S.K. and Anal A.K.D. 2016. Losses in litchi at various stages of supply chain and changes in fruit quality parameters after harvest. Crop Protection 79: 97-104. doi:10.1016/j.cropro.2015.10.014.[Abstract]
  23. Kumar R. and Kumar V. 2016. Physiological disorders in perennial woody tropical and subtropical fruit crops-A review. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 86(6):703-717[Abstract]
  24. Kumar V, Purbey SK, Pongener A, Anal AKD and Nath V 2016. Effect of some fructoplane antagonists and postharvest dip treatments on litchi fruit rots and shelf life. International Journal of Tropical Agriculture 64(2): 333-343 [Full Paper]