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Gururaj Sunkad

Publications (11)

Field Screening Traditional Rice Varieties Against Brown Spot Disease of Rice

Vijayalaxmi, Gururaj Sunkad, Aswathanarayana D. S, Suma T. C. & Pramesh D · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2025

Brown spot of rice (BSR), caused by Bipolaris oryzae (Breda de Haan) Shoem., is one of the most destructive foliar diseases affecting rice production worldwide, particularly in India. The disease significantly reduces grain yield and quality, posing a major constraint to sustaina...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103155

Genetical Variability among Ceratocystis fimbriata Isolates Causing Wilt Disease of Pomegranate

Raja, Gururaj Sunkad & Amaresh Y. S. · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2023

Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) is an important fruit crop farmed all over the world, notably in the tropical and subtropical zones. It is afflicted by a number of diseases, the most serious of which is Ceratocystis fimbriata.  Very little work is done on the genetical variabili...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i203836

Cultural Variability among Ceratocystis fimbriata Ell. and Halst. Isolates Causing Wilt Disease of Punica granatum L.

Raja, Gururaj Sunkad & Amaresh Y. S. · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2023

Punica granatum L (Pomegranate) is one of the important fruit crops cultivated all over the world, particularly in the tropical and sub-tropics. It is affected by several diseases of which one of the most important disease is wilt caused by Ceratocystis fimbriata. In recent years...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i193752

Bio-Intensive Disease Management Strategy as a Way to Control Pomegranate Wilt Caused by Ceratocystis fimbriata Ell. and Halst

Raja, Gururaj Sunkad & Amaresh Y. S. · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2023

Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) is one of the important fruit crops cultivated all over the world, particularly in the tropical and sub-tropics. It is affected by several diseases of which one of the most important diseases is Ceratocystis fimbriata. In the present study, we aim...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i102926

Bioagents Induced Resistance to Ceratocystis fimbriata in Pomegranate

Raja, Gururaj Sunkad & Amaresh, Y. S. · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2023

Pomegranate is the most important fruit crop consumed in the world. In India the plant is cultivated in almost all agroecological areas, however, yields remain low due to attacks by various pathogens and insects. Among the pathogens, wilt caused by Ceratocystis fimbriata is an im...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i102892

Diversity in Morphological Characteristics of C. fimbriata Isolates on Oat Meal Agar: Unveiling Variability and Patterns

Raja, Gururaj Sunkad & Amaresh Y. S. · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2023

Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) is one of the important fruit crops cultivated all over the world, particularly in tropical and sub-tropics. It is affected by several diseases of which wilt one of the most important diseases caused by Ceratocystis fimbriata. Very little work is...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i193702

Screening of Turmeric Cultivars against the Alternaria Leaf Blight in Turmeric

Zaheer Ahamed, B., Yenjerappa, S. T., Amaresh, Y. S., Gururaj Sunkad, Shekhargouda Patil & Raju, G. Teggelli · Journal of Advances in Microbiology · 2025

Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) is an important commercial spice crop grown in India. The area is increasing year by year due to its culinary, medicinal and traditional usage. Although turmeric is considered to be a medicinal plant, it is susceptible to various diseases. Among the va...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jamb/2025/v25i121051

Studies on Effect of Epidemiological Factors on Alternaria Leaf Blight of Turmeric

Zaheer Ahamed, B., Yenjerappa, S. T., Amaresh, Y. S., Gururaj Sunkad, Shekhargouda Patil & Raju, G. Teggelli · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2025

Although turmeric is considered to be a medicinal plant, it is susceptible to various diseases. Among the various diseases, leaf blight caused by Alternaria alternata (Fr.) Keissler, is one of the most serious foliar disease. The investigation on effect of epidemiological factors...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jsrr/2025/v31i123832

Standardization of Screen Aperture Size for Grading of Dhaincha Seeds

Shivakumar, B. Bagli, Basave Gowda, S. R. Doddagoudar, N. M. Shakuntala, Gururaj Sunkad & M. K. Meena · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2023

To standardize the sieve size for seed grading in dhaincha during Kharif, 2019–20 and 2020–21, an experiment was carried out. The native dhaincha species was processed using slotted perforated metal sieves with CRD design ranging S1 - 1.4 mm (S), S2- 1.6 mm (S), S3- 1.8 mm (S), S...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i102896

Standardization of Nipping Technique for Enhancement of Seed Yield and Quality in Sunn Hemp

Shivakumar B. Bagli, Basave Gowda, N. M. Shakuntala, S. R. Doddagoudar, Gururaj Sunkad & M. K. Meena · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2023

A field experiment entitled “standardization of nipping technique for enhancement of seed yield and quality in sunn hemp” was conducted during Kharif  2019-20 and 2020-21 at Seed Production Block, NSP, Seed Unit, UAS, Raichur. The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i183360

Specialised Pheromone and Lure Application Technology (SPLAT-Tuta): Novel Approach for the Management of Tomato Leaf Miner, Tuta absoluta (Meyr.)

Sreenivas A. G., Markandeya G., Abinaya S., Shashidhar B., Hanchinal S. G., Sushila N., Badariprasad P. R. & Gururaj Sunkad · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2023

The second most popular and widely cultivated vegetable in the world after potatoes is the tomato (Solanum lycopersicum M.).  Tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is one of the major invasive pests of tomato which is a destructive pest of tomato i...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i103073