Dr. K. Sankari Meena

 
Dr. K. Sankari Meena
Designation
Scientist
Educational qualification
Ph.D. (Nematology)
Division
Crop Protection
Contact Address

Division of Crop Protection, ICAR-IIOR,

Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500030, Telangana

E-mail
sankari.k@icar.gov.in
sankarimeena.agri@gmail.com
On-going Projects
  • Exploitation of chitinolytic bacteria and development of effective formulation against major insect pests, diseases and plant parasitic nematodes of oilseed crops.
Trainings undertaken (National & International)
  1. Attended Capacity Building Programme on “Green technologies for utilization of entomopathogenic nematodes for sustainable soil insect pests in crop situations” held at ICAR - National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources (NBAIR), Bengaluru from 3 - 6 October, 2018.
  2. Attended 21 days Winter School training programme on “Novel techniques in mass culturing of smart microbial biocontrol agents for the development of biopesticides” held at ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Bengaluru from 3-23, December, 2019.
Recent Publications (best papers in past 5 years )
  • K. Sankari Meena, M. Annamalai, S. R. Prabhukarthikeyan, U. Keerthana, M. K. Yadav, P. C. Rath, M. Jena, and P. Prajna. 2019. Agriculture Application of Pseudomonas: A View on the Relative Antagonistic Potential Against Pests and Diseases. In: Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria for Agricultural Sustainability. (eds.). A. Kumar, V. S. Meena. Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. (ISBN 978-981-13-7552-1). pp. 77-93.
  • Ramyabharathi,SA., Sankari Meena, K., Rajendran, L., Raguchander, T. and Jonathan,E.I. 2020. Potential of a rhizobacterium Bacillus subtilis (Bbv 57) on Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. gerberae and Meloidogyne incognita infecting Gerbera grown in protected cultivation. Eur J Plant Pathol. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-020-02087-6.
     
Area of expertise

Biological control, Host plant resistance, Nematode-microbial interaction

Awards and recognition
  • Fellow of Association for the Advancement of Biodiversity Science (AABS) presented on 5th December, 2015.
  • Dr. (Mrs.) Jagadiswari Rao Women Scientist award - 2015 conferred by Applied Zoologist Research Association (AZRA) during XV AZRA International Conference on “Recent advances in life sciences” held on 11-13 February, 2016 at Ethiraj College, Chennai, India.
  • Fellow of Society for Biocontrol Advancement, Bengaluru, India – received on 29.09.2018.
  • Best award for the oral presentation entitled “Evaluation of NRRI rice varieties for resistance against rice root knot nematode, Meloidogyne graminicola” in National Seminar on ‘Emerging technologies and enabling tools in diagnosis and management of plant diseases” held at Annamalai University during 08 – 09, January, 2020. 
  • Young Scientist award-2020 conferred by Dr. B. Vasantharaj David Foundation during second national conference on “Recent scientific advances in agricultural and environmental sciences” held on December 05, 2020 at Hotel Chennai Le Palace, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
  • Best article award for the article entitled "Natural enemies of plant parasitic nematodes" published in Agriculture and Food: e-Newsletter, 3(5): 350-352, during 2021.