Dr. A.G. Girish

Detection and diagnosis of plant pathogens, Phytosanitary treatments, Seed pathology, Plant Biosecurity, Pest risk Analysis, plant health management.

27 Years  in areas of research/training/teaching/technology developments

Phytosanitary treatments, plant quarantine, Seed pathology, Plant biosecurity. Biopesticides, plant disease control.

In International Journals:

1. Rajan Sharma; P.Humayun; A.G.Girish; K.Anitha; S.K.Chakrabarty; B. SarathBabu; PrasannaHolajjer. 2021. Plant quarantine measures for the safe global distribution of germplasm of ICRISAT mandate crops. Crop Protection International Association for the Plant Protection Sciences. Journal. Vol.148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2021.105718
2. Sankarganesh Egambaram,Girish A.G., Alice Sujeetha R.P.,Mariadoss Arulanandam.2020.
3. Influence of relative humidity on phosphine concentration during aluminium phosphide (ALP) fumigation in pigeon pea. International Journal of Chemical studies. Vol.8.No.1, pp 2082-2084
4. Sreenu B., A. G.Girish and J. AliceR.P. Sujeetha. 2019. Identification and Detection of Maize Seed Borne Pathogens using Different Seed Testing Methods. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences.Vol.8, No. 10, pp. 1460-1466.
5. Rajan Sharma, A. G. Girish, H. D. Upadhyaya, P. Humayun, T. K. Babu, V. P. Rao, and R. P. Thakur (2014).Identification of Blast Resistance in a Core Collection of Foxtail Millet Germplasm International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. American Phtopathological Society Plant Disease Journal - (98)519-524.
6. T. Kiran Babu& R. P. Thakur & H. D. Upadhyaya&P. N. Reddy & R. Sharma &A. G. Girish&N. D. R. K. Sarma. 2013. Resistance to blast (Magnaporthegrisea) in a mini-core collection of finger millet Germplasm. European J Plant Pathol (2013) 135:299–311.
7. Girish AG, Deepti S, Rao VPand Thakur RP.  2004. Minimizing risk of seedborne grain mold fungi in sorghum and their control with seed treatment. International Sorghum and Millets Newsletter 45: 31-33.
8. Manjula K, Krishna Kishore G, Girish AG and Singh SD. 2004. Combined application of Pseudomonas fluorescens and Trichoderma viride has an improved biocontrol activity against stem rot in groundnut. Korean Journal of Plant Pathology 20: 75-80.
9. Singh SD, Girish AG,Kameswar Rao N, Bramel P.J and Subhash Chandra. 2003. Survival of Rhizoctoniabataticola in groundnut seed under different storage conditions. Seed Science and Technology 31: 169-175.
10. Kameswara Rao N, Bramel Cox P, Reddy KN, Singh SD, Girish AG, Appa Rao S and Mahalakshmi V. 2002. Optimizing seed quality during germplasm regeneration in pearl millet. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 49: 153-157. Netherlands.
11. Girish AG, Singh SD, Chakrabarty SK, Prasada Rao RDVJ, Surender A, Varaprasad KS and Bramel-Cox P J.2001.  Seed microflora of fiveICRISAT mandate crops. Seed Science and Technology 29: 429-443.

In Indian Journals:  

1. J.Alice R. P. Sujeetha , A. G. Girish , E. Sankarganesh, M. Sridhar , Sunil K. Ghosh , Ashok P. Hadapad , Ramesh S. Hire  and V. P. Venugopalan. 2020.  Effect Of Gamma Radiation On Pulse Beetle, CallosobruchusChinensis (L.) (Coleoptera :Bruchidae) With Different Storage Conditions .Journal of Experimental Zoology. India. Vol. 23, No. 1, pp. 569-574.
2. Dr. Girish AG and Dr K. Satyagopal, IAS, 2014. Novel media for growing fungi and bacteria with its production technology. Journal Publication number 1753/CHE/2014. Published by Indian patent office .
3. Dr. Girish AG and Dr K. Satyagopal, IAS, 2015.New media for culturing microorganisms that requires less agar. Journal publication number  4371/CHE/2015. Indian Patent office Journal.
4. Dr K. Satyagopal, IAS, Dr. Girish AG and Dr SK Sain.2014. A novel technique using GS-I and GS-II media for amass multiplication of fungal and bacterial biocontrol agents. 2014. Journal publication number  1752/CHE/2014. Indian patent office Journal.
5. Dr K. Satyagopal, IAS, and Dr. Girish AG. 2015.Simplified in vitro culture of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in a new medium and low cost mass production technology. Journal publication number  970/CHE/2015. Indian patent office Journal.
6. Dr. Girish AG and Dr K. Satyagopal, IAS, New media for culturing microorganisms that requires less agar.2015. Journal publication number  4371/CHE/2015. Indian patent office Journal.
7. T Kiran Babu, RP Thakur, HD Upadhyaya, P Narayan Reddy, Rajan Sharma, Girish AG and NDRK Sarma 2012. Development of  a field screening techniques and identification of blast resistance in finger millet core collection. Indian Journal of Plant Protection Vol. 40. No. 1, 2012 (45-51).
8. RP rao, K Anitha, SK chakrabarty, AG Girish, BS babu, K rameash, B abraham, KS varaprasad. 2012. Quarantine pathogen interceptions on crop germplasm in India during 1986–2010 and their possible economic impact, The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 82 (5): 436-441
9. Chakrabarty SK, GA Girish, K Anitha and RP Thakur. 2011. Eliminating smut (Moesziomyces penicillariae) from pearl millet seeds under transboundary movement. Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources 24 (3): 340-342.
10. GA Girish and M M V Baig. 2011. Prevalence of  seed borne fungi in sorghum from different locations of Marathwada region of Maharashtra. Indian Journal of Plant Protection Vol. 39 No 3 (219-223). 
11. GA Girish ,M M V Baig,  K Anitha, S K Chakrabarty.2011.Curvularia Species detected in sorghum seeds collected from Marathwada region of Maharashtra. Indian Journal of Plant Protection Vol. 39 No 4 (299-303).
12. Chakrabarty SK, Girish AG, Anitha K, Prasada Rao RDVJ, Varaprasad, KS, Khetarpal RK and Thakur RP. 2005. Detection, seedborne nature, disease transmission and eradication of seedborne infection of Rhizoctonia bataticola (Taub.) Buttler in groundnut. Indian Journal of Plant Protection 33: 85-89. 
13. Chakrabarty SK, Girish AG, Anitha K, Prasada Rao RDVJ, Varaprasad, KS, Khetarpal RK and Thakur RP. 2006.  Comparison of Chemical, Biological and Physical Methods to eradicate seed borne infection by mold fungi in Sorghum. Indian Journal for Plant Protection Vol.34(1), 94-96.  
14. Girish AG, Rao VP and Thakur RP. 2004. Diversity of grain mold fungi on selected sorghum genotypes. Indian Phytopathlogy 57: 84-87.
15. Anitha K, Chakrabarty  SK, Girish GA, Prasada Rao RDVJ and  Varaprasad KS. 2004. Detection of bacterial wilt infection in imported groundnut germplasm. Indian Journal of Plant Protection 32: 147-148. 
16. Anitha K, Chakrabarty SK, Prasada Rao RDVJ, Girish AG, Thakur RP, Varaprasad, KS and Khetarpal RK. 2004. Interceptions of bacterial wilt of groundnut from introduced germplasm-a case study.  Indian Journal of Plant Protection 32: 93-97. 
17. Chakrabarty SK, Anitha K, Prasada Rao RDVJ, Sarath babu B, Girish GA, Varaprasad KS, Khetarpal RK and Thakur RP. 2004. Post-entry quarantine detection of high-risk plant pathogens in exotic seed material.  Journal of Mycology and Plant Pathology 34: 634-637.
18. Singh SD, Girish AG, Rupela OP, Gopalkrishna S, Anitha K and Rao P.J.M. 2003. Synergism between Pseudomonas fluorescens and thiram for control of collar rot in chickpea. Indian Journal of Plant Protection 31: 40-42.
19. Anitha K, Gunjotikar GA, Chakrabarty SK, Singh SD, Sarath Babu B, Prasada Rao RDVJ and Varaprasad KS. 2003. Interception of bacterial wilt, Burkholderia solanacearum in groundnut germplasm imported from Australia. Journal of Oilseeds Research 20(1): 101-104.
20. Prasada Rao RDVJ, Gunjotikar GA, Chakrabarty SK, Varaprasad KS, Singh SD and Bramel-Cox PJ. 2000. Detection of Ralstonia solanacearum in seeds of wild Arachis spp. imported from Brazil. Indian Journal of Plant Protection 28: 51-56.
21. Sarath Babu B, Sharma HC, Surender A, Prasada Rao RDVJ, Chakrabarty SK, Singh SD and Girish AG 2000. Detection of resistance source to sugarcane aphid, Melanaphis sacchari. Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources 13: 186-187.
22. Gopalakrishnan S and Girish AG.1999. Physiological and biochemical characteristics of fast growing rhizobia of Sesbania bispinosa in the in vitro condition. Indian Journal of Crop Improvement 22: 227-232.
23. Chakrabarty SK, Prasada Rao RDVJ, Varaprasad KS, Singh SD and Girish GA. 1998. The Quarantine procedures for sorghum downy mildew - A Note on the past experience. Indian Journal of Plant Protection 26: 167-169.
24. Gopalakrishnan Sand Girish AG. 1997. Effect of climatic factors on the growth of rhizobia of Sesbaniabispinosa in the In vitro condition. Indian Journal of Crop improvement 24: 115-117.
25. Prasada Rao RDVJ, Chakrabarty SK, Reddy AS, Girish AG and Mehan VK. 1996. Interception of peanut stripe virus in groundnut germplasm imported from China. Indian Journal of Plant Protection 24: 30-32.

News letter

1. Girish A.G.,  J.Alice R. P. Sujeetha. 2019. Seed Health Testing and its Importance in Agriculture and Trade. Plant Health News Letter, Issue.3, July –September, 2019. page 3-10. Published by: National Institute of Plant Health Management, Dept. of Agriculture, Cooperation& Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture& Farmers Welfare, Government of India, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad.
2. Girish AG, Deepti S, Rao VP and Thakur RP.  2004. Minimizing risk of seedborne grain mold fungi in sorghum and their control with seed treatment. International Sorghum and Millets Newsletter 45: 31-33.
3. Varaprasad KS, Bhat BN, Girish AG and Lenne J M. 1998. Parasitism of Meloidogyne javanica juveniles by Phoma glomerata and Curvularia spp. International Chickpea and Pigeonpea Newsletter 5: 42-43.

Abstracts publications of research:

1. G.A. Gunjotikar, B. Sreenu, J Alice R.P. Sujeetha.2019. Detection and Diagnosis of Seed Fungal Microflora Associated With Four Varieties of Maize. Abstract. Page No. 34. XIX.International Plant Protection Congress. IPPC- 2019.10-14 NOV, 2019, Hyderabad Telangana, India
2. Girish AG and Singh SD. 2001. Occurrence of perfect stages of Drechsleraavenae(EDIAM) Scharif, Acremonium species and Oidiummonilioides(Nees) Link. on seed’. Seminar on Recent Advances in Mycology, Plant Pathology and Biotechnology, 6^th - 7^th April, 2001. Shiridi College, Maharashtra
3. Girish AG, Shazia F, Rao VP and Thakur RP. 2003. Influence of sorghum genotypes on diversity of grain mold fungi. In 55^th Annual meeting of Indian Phytopathological Society and National Symposium on "Plant pathogens diversity in relation to plant health”. January 16-18, 2003 organized by Department of Botany, Osmania University, Hyderabad. Osmania University, Hyderabad
4. Anitha K, Girish GA, Chakrabarty SK and Prasada Rao RDVJ. 2002. Detection of latent infection of groundnut bacterial wilt in quarantine laboratory. Asian Congress of Mycology and Plant Pathology at University of Mysore in Applied Botany Department from 1-4 October 2002.
5. Chakrabarty SK, Anitha K, Girish GA and Sunil N. 2002. Field screening of groundnut germplasm for sources of resistance to fungal diseases. National Seminar on Resources Management in Plant Protection during twenty- first century organized by Plant Protection Association of India from November 14-15 2002 at NBPGR, Hyderabad.
6. Deepti  S, Girish AG, Rao VP  and Thakur RP. 2004. Minimizing the risk of seedborne grain mold fungi in sorghum germplasm exchange. Annual Meeting, Indian Phytopathological Society, New Delhi, Feb 2004.
7. Girish AG, Singh SD, Chakrabarty SK, Prasada Rao RDVJ and Surender A.  1999. Seed associated microflora of ICRISAT mandate crops. In 51^st Annual meeting of Indian Phytopathological Society and National Symposium on Seed health/ care and Phytosanitation for Sustainable Agriculture, held at Division of Plant Pathology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi.  
8. Girish AG and Singh SD. 2001. Occurrence of perfect stages of Drechslera avenae (EDIAM) Scharif, Acremonium species and Oidium monilioides (Nees) Link. on seed’. Seminar on Recent Advances in Mycology, Plant Pathology and Biotechnology, 6^th - 7^th April, 2001.
9. Girish AG, Shazia F, Rao VP and Thakur RP. 2003. Influence of sorghum genotypes on diversity of grain mold fungi. In 55^th Annual meeting of Indian Phytopathological Society and National Symposium on "Plant pathogens diversity in relation to plant health”. January 16-18, 2003 organized by Department of Botany, Osmania University, Hyderabad.
10. Girish AG, Shaik BS, Sastry DVSSR, Upadhyaya HD and Thakur RP. 2004. Seed health test of Minor millet germplasm from medium term storage in gene bank at ICRISAT. National Seminar on Biotechnology Approaches towards the Integrated Management of Crop Diseases. 30^th and 31^st July 2004 at Department of Botany, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad. 
11. Singh SD and Girish AG. 1999. ICRISAT's role in supplying healthy seed for increasing productivity of its mandate crops in developing countries - success and problems. The Future Strategies of Seed Pathology for 2000-2010 meetings. In Danish Government Institute of Seed Pathology for Developing countries, Copenhagen, 23-24 March 1999.
12. Singh SD, Girish AG, Gopalakrishnan S and Rupella OP. 2000. Biocontrol of soil-borne fungal pathogen of chickpea and pigeonpea. Seminar on Biological Control and Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) for Sustainable Agriculture. April 3-4, 2000. 

Poster/ paper presentation

1. Navi SS, Girish AG, Thakur RP and Yang XB. Banana leaves as a substitute for carnation leaves in characterzing Fusarium spp. American Phytopathological Socity , annual meeting 2006, Abstracts AP- 264.
2. Thakur RP, Girish AG and Sowjanya YV. Detection of seedborne nature of  Alternaria in pigeonpea and its chemical control, Presented at ISTA Congress/Symposium, Iguassu Falls, Brazil from 7-9 May 2007.

Booklet:

1. Dr. PylaJyothi, Dr. A. Girish and Dr. J.Alice R.P. 2021.  Sujeetha,DanduAdarsh, V.Punnamchander, K.Venugopal, Dr. N. Sunanda Rani, R. SrinivasaRao and  B. Sridhar. Hand Book on package of practices, pests and nutrient management of major vegetable crops cultivated in Rangareddy, Suryapet, Warangal Urban and Rural districts.
2. Dr. PylaJyothi, Dr. A. Girish and Dr. J.Alice R.P. Sujeetha, DanduAdarsh, V.Punnamchander, K.Venugopal, Dr. N. Sunanda Rani, R. SrinivasaRaoand  B. Sridhar. 2021. Hand Book on package of practices, pests and nutrient management of major fruit crops cultivated in Rangareddy, Suryapet, Warangal Urban and Rural districts.
3. Dr. PylaJyothi, Dr. A. Girish and Dr. J.Alice R.P. Sujeetha,DanduAdarsh, V.Punnamchander, K.Venugopal, Dr. N. Sunanda Rani, R. SrinivasaRao and  B. Sridhar. 2021. Hand Book on package of practices, pests and nutrient management of major flower and spice crops cultivated in Rangareddy, Suryapet, Warangal Urban and Rural districts.
4. Girish A G,Sankarganesh. E, Mariadoss. A, J. Alice R.P. Sujeetha. 2019. Procedure for Methyl Bromide and Aluminium Phosphide Fumigation in coffee berries and beans. Published by: National Institute of Plant Health Management, Dept. of Agriculture, Cooperation& Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture&Farmers Welfare, Government of India, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad. ISBN: 978-93-5361-107-1. pp. 1-44.
5. Thakur, R.P.; Gunjotikar, G.A.; Rao, V.P. 2010. Safe movement of ICRISAT's seed crops germplasm. Information Bulletin No. 81. Information Bulletin. Patancheru 502 324, Andhra Pradesh, India: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics. ISBN 978-92-9066-524-3

Book/Report/Book chapter :

1. G Jayalakshmi.,J. Alice R.P. Sujeetha,Girish A. G., Mariadoss. A., Sankarganesh. E,  Y National  Institute of Plant Health Management, Dept. of Agriculture, Cooperation& Farmers Welfare, Raghuramulu, Dhanam M., Seetharama, Kurian R., Uma, M. S., Roobak Kumar., Krishna Reddy. 2019. JFumigation of Coffee beans with aluminium phosphide. 2019.Published by:National  Institute of Plant Health Management, Dept. of Agriculture, Cooperation& Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture& Farmers Welfare , Government of India, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad and Central coffee research Institute Balehonnnur,  Chikmagalur district of Karnataka.pp.1-42.
2. AG. Girish, D.D.K. Sharma, Kiran BabuTalluri, and S.V. Manjunatha. 2011.  Plant Quarantine: A Legislative Measure in Plant Disease Management. Book chapter in Ecofriendly Innovative Appproaches in Plant Disease Management book "Editedby Vaibhav K. Singh, Yogendra Singh and Akhilesh Singh , Published by International Book Distributor
3. Girish AG, Singh SD, Chakrabarty SK, Prasada Rao RDVJ and Surender A.  1999. Seed associated microflora of ICRISAT mandate crops. In 51^st Annual meeting of Indian Phytopathological Society and National Symposium on Seed health/ care and Phytosanitation for Sustainable Agriculture, held at Division of Plant Pathology, published by IARI, New Delhi
4. Singh SD, Girish AG, Chakrabarty SK, Varaprasad KS and Bramel-Cox PJ. 2002. "Role of ICRISAT in supplying healthy seed for increasing   productivity of its mandate crops in developing countries - success and problems. Resources Management in Plant Protection, Volume II, Plant Protection Association of India, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad. pp184-190.

Plant Protection Association of Indian International of Plant Protection, International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, International Journal of Chemical studies and Journal of Experimental Zoology

1. Indian Patent Nos.  354951 and 349873
2. Germplasm exchanged with more than 110 countries during ICRISAT service  
3. Trained International Participants on Phtosanitary Treatments at NIPHM
4. Trained International Participants on /detection and diagnosis of plant pathogens at NIPHM
5. Trained national participants on quarantine pest detection and diagnosis, import regulations, phytosanitary certification, Post entry quarantine at NIPHM
6. Imparted Induction training for DPPQ&S officers at NIPHM
7. Trained farmers and officers on On farm production of biopesticide 
8. Dissemination NIPHM technologies to Farmers/Institutes/officers
9. Transfer of NIPHM Technologies to Private sectors /Institutes

1.Involvement  in research projects 

2.Visit to CABI and USDA enhanced the knowledge in day to day work activities.

Dr . Girish AG

Deputy Director (Plant Pathology), Plant Biosecurity Division, NIPHM, Hyderabad. girish.ag@gov.com