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FACULTY PROFILE OF PROF.G.R.JANARDHANA

1. NAME: DR.G.R.JANARDHANA

2. DESIGNATION: Professor
DOS in Botany, University of Mysore
Manasagangotri, Mysore-570 006

3. DATE OF BIRTH: 20.07.1969

4. QUALIFICATION: M.Sc., Botany (FIRST RANK)
M.Phil. Seed Technology (FIRST RANK)
Ph.D. in Applied Botany
CSIR-UGC (NET) (Life Sciences)

5. AREA OF SPECIALIZATION:
Microbial Diversity and Prospecting
Mycology and Mycotoxicology
Plant Pathology/Plant Molecular Biology
Seed Technology and Seed Pathology
Medicinal Botany/Traditional Knowledge

6. PERSONAL CONTACT DETAILS:

E mail: [email protected]
[email protected]
Cell No: 09845636998
Tel. Phone: [phone]: Tel. Phone: [phone] (O)

7. ACADEMIC CAREER:

Exami Subject Grade/Class Year University/
nation Percentage Institute

Ph.D. Applied By Research - 2001 Mysore
Botany
M.Phil. Seed First Rank 84 1994 Mysore
Tech. Gold
Medalist
CSIR-NET Life First 1993 MHRD-CSIR
Science Attempt Govt. of
India
M.Sc. Botany First Rank 74 1992 Mysore
Gold
Medalist
B.Sc. CBZ. First Class 61 1990 Mysore
8. PROFESSIONAL CAREER: 18 long Years of teaching experience in
Botany.

Designation Date of Joining Date of Leaving University

Professor 01.07.2007 To Date Mysore

Reader 30.06.1999 13.11.2010 Mysore

Lecturer 31.10.1994 30. 06.1999 Mysore

9. AWARD/RECOGNITIONS:

 Awarded Dr. Paul Neergaard Gold Medal for obtaining
FIRST RANK in M. Phil., Seed Technology, 1994.

 Awarded Prof. K. N. Narayan Gold Medal for obtaining FIRST
RANK in M.Sc., Botany, 1992.

 Awarded Junior Research Fellowship from Council of
Scientific and Industrial Research, (CSIR) New Delhi, 1993.

 Awarded the Keragodu Chaitanyaradhya Swamy Memorial Cash
Prize for securing First Rank in M.Sc., Botany, 1992.

 Awarded the Prof. L. Narayana Rao and Jayalakshmamma
Central College Botanical Society Silver Jubilee
Commemoration Cash Prize for securing First Rank in M.Sc.,
Botany, 1992.

 Awarded Dr. K. N. Narayan, M. Sc., Ph. D. Endowment Cash
Prize for securing First Rank in M.Sc., Botany, 1992.

 Awarded Indian National Science Academy (INSA) Visiting
Fellowship in January 2002 and visited Center for Plant
Molecular Biology (CPMB) and National Center for Plant
Genome Research, Jawaharlal Nehru University, School of
Life Sciences, New Delhi 110 067.

 Awarded Dr Abdul Kalam Life Time Achievement Award by the
Bharatiya Abivruddi Nigam (BAN), Bangalore on 17th June 2011
for his outstanding contributions in the field of teaching
and research.

 Awarded the Matsumae International Fellowship (MIF) for the
year 2012 by the Matsumae International Foundation, Tokyo,
Japan.
10. ADMINSTRATIVE EXPERIENCE:

Sl Designation Date of Date of University
. Joining Leaving
No
.
1 Professor and Chairman
DOS in Botany 19.03.2012 To date Mysore

2 Professor and Chairman 18.03.2008 18.03.2010 Mysore
DOS in Botany
3 Co-ordinator and Secretary 1999 2002 Mysore
UGC-CSIR (NET) coaching
Center, DOS n Botany,
Manasagangotri, Mysore-06
4 Co-ordinator 2005 2007 Mysore
UGC coaching Center, AVRC
Complex, Training
programme for Sc/ST and
Minority students

11. NUMBER OF PROJECTS (COMPLETED):

Sl. Title of the project Funding Amount Years
No. Agency
1. Co-Investigator Department of 14.70 2002 to
Science and Lakhs 2005
Investigations on the
Technology
biology, epidemiology and
Govt. of
management of Phomopsis
India
azadirachtae on Neem
2. Principal Investigator Department of 10.00 2003 to
Science and Lakhs 2006
Molecular Diagnosis and
Technology
Development of Diagnostic
Govt. of
Kit for Screening Yellow
India
Leaf Disease (YLD) of
Areca catechu L.
3. Principal investigator University 08.00 2004 to
Grant Lakhs 2007
Biodiversity of Fusarium
Commission
and Extent of Fumonisins
New Delhi
Contamination in Cereals
Grown in India”
12. ON-GOING RESEARCH PROJECTS:

Sl. Title of the project Funding Amount Year
No. Agency
1 Principal investigator ( MHRD, Govt. Rs ~30 2010-
IOE project) of India Lakhs 2012
University of
Biodiversity and
Mysore
Bioprospecting of
Institution
Basidiomycetes of Western
of Excellence
Ghats of Karnataka
(IOE)
2 Principal investigator University Rs. 7.8 2011-14
Diversity , Food Value and Grant Lakhs
Bioactive Peptdes from Commission,
Termitomyces species- A New Delhi
Basidiomyctes Fungus from
Western Ghats (Karnataka)

a) Number of Ph.D candidates completed: 05
b) Number of Ph.D. candidates currently working: 08
c) Number of M.Phil. Candidates completed: 03
d) Number of Ph.D. Thesis evaluated (Outside University: 02
e) Number of M.Phil. Dissertation evaluated (OU): 02
f) Number of M.Phil. Dissertation evaluated (MU): 02
f) Number of M.Phil. Dissertation evaluated (OU): 02
g) Number of M.Phil. Students working (MU): 01
h) Number of conferences/Workshop attended: 30

13. PUBLICATIONS: TECHNICAL BULLETIN: 01

1. Niranjna S.R, Janardhana, G. R; Shetty, H. S; Subbaiah,
K.S. Mathur, S.B.(1997). Biological control of coffee berry
borer by Beauveria bassiana. Danish Institute of Seed
Pathology, DGISP, DENMARK. and University of
Mysore,Mysore,Karnataka, India.

14. PUBLICATIONS: CHAPTER IN EDITED BOOK: 01

1. Janardhana, G. R., Regina Shramila Das and Sreenivasa, M.
Y. (2009) Fumonisins: A new class of Fusarial Toxins In:
Frontiers in Fungal Ecology, Diversity and Metabolites
Edited By K.R. Sridhar, IK International Publishing House
Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi-16, pp.198-209.

15. PUBLICATIONS: RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS IN NATIONAL AND
INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS: 24

1. Janardhana, G. R., Raveesha, K. A. and Shetty, H. S.
(1998). Modified atmosphere storage system to prevent mould
induced nutritional loss in maize. The Journal of the
Science of Food and Agriculture, 73: 571-573.
2. Janardhana, G. R., Raveesha, K. A. and Shetty, H. S.
(1999). Mycotoxins contamination of maize grains grown in
India Karnataka). Food and Chemical Toxicology, 37:863-868.
3. Satish, S, Raveesha, K. A. and Janardhana G R. (1999).
Antibacterial activity of plant extracts on phytopathogenic
Xanthomonas campestris pathovars. Letters in Applied
Microbiology, 28: 145-147.
4. Raju, N, Niranjana, S. R., Janardhana, G.R and Shetty H. S.
(1999). Management of head mould disease in sorghum using
biological agents. The Journal of the Science of Food and
Agriculture, 79, 206-212.
5. Nagendra Prasad M N;Bhat, S.S; Charith Raj AP and G R
Janardhana (2006) “Molecular detection of Phomopsis
azadirachtae: The causative agent of dieback disease of
Neem by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)” Current Science:
91(2), 158-159.

6. Sreenivasa, M. Y. ; Regina Sharmila Dass; P. Charith Raj
and G.R. Janardhana Molecular detection of fumonisin
producing Fusarium species of freshly harvested maize
kernels using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) Tawania:
51(4) 1-10.

7. Ahmed Moharram S; A. P. Charith Raj and G. R. Janardhana
(2007). Prevalence of Listeria monocytogenes in Ice Creams
Sold in Mysore City and Detection by Polymerase Chain
Reaction (PCR) Asian Jouranl of Microbiology, Biotechnology
and Environmental Biology 9 (1), 151-154.

8. Das, R.S., Sreenivasa, M. Y. and Janadhana, G.R. (2007)
High incidence of Fusarium verticilloides in animal and
poultry feed mixtures produced in Karnataka, India. Plant
Pathology Journal 6(2): 174-178.

9. Ahmed Saif Moharem, Charith raj, A. P. and. Janardhana,
G.R. (2007). Incidence of Listeria species in seafood
products of Mysore city in India. Journal of Food Safety
27:362-372.

10. Sreenivasa M. Y , Dass, R.S. Charith Raj A P, and
Janardhana G R (2008). PCR-based detection of genus
Fusarium and fumonisin producing isolates from freshly
harvested sorghum grains grown in Karanataka, India.
Journal of Food Safety 28: 236-247.

11. Nagendra Prasad M. N; Bhat, S.S. Charith Raj AP and
Janardhana, G.R. (2007) Detection of Phomopsis azadirachtae
from die-back affected neem twigs, seeds, embryo by
Polymerase Chain Reaction, Archives of Phytopathology and
Plant Protection Pp 1-5.
12. Das, R.S., Sreenivasa, M. Y. Charith Raj, A.P. and
Janadhana, G.R. (2007) PCR based assay for the rapid
detection of fumonisin producing Fusarium species in maize
based animal and poultry feeds in Karanataka. Archives of
Phytopathology and Plant Protection Pp-1-9.

13. Sreenivasa M. Y , Regina Sharmila Dass3, Charith Raj A
P, María Teresa González Jaen2, and Janardhana G R (2008). A
PCR-based assay for the detection and differentiation of
potential fumonisin-producing Fusarium verticillioides
isolated from Indian maize kernels. Journal of Food
Biotechnology 33: (2) 159-169.

14. Nagendra Prasad M N; Bhat, S.S. Hariprasad, N, and G
R Janardhana (2008) Study of die-back disease incidence of
Neem in Karnataka, India and PCR bases identification of
the isolates. Archives of Phytopathology and Plant
Protection (In Press).

15. Maheshwar, P.K; S. Ahmed moharram and G.R. Janardhana
(2009) Detection of fumonisin producing Fusarium
verticillioides in paddy (oryza sativa l.) using polymerase
chain reaction (PCR). Brazilian Journal of Microbiology 40,
1-5.

16. Charith Raj A.P., Fabio Q. Paola, C. Janardhana, G.R.
Piero Attilio, B. (2009). Genetic diversity among
Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus isolates based on single
nucleotide polymorphisms in 16 r RNA and ribosomal
protingenes. Annals of Microbiology, 59 (4) 681-688.

17. Sreenivasa, M. Y; Maheshwar, P.K.; Sanjay, K.R;
diwakar, B.T; Naidu, K.A. and Janardhana, G.R. (2009)
Effect of gamma irradiation on the incidence and fumonisins
production by Fusarium Species occurring on Maize and
Sorghum grains. Journal of Agricultural Technology 5(2)
325-335.

18. Maheshwar, P.K. and Janardhana, G. R. (2010) Natural
occurrence of Fusarium proliferatum on Paddy (Oryza sativa
L.) in Indian state of Karanataka. Tropical Life Sciences
Research, 21(1), 1-11.

19. Sreenivasa M. Y , Regina Sharmila Dass3 and Janardhana
G R (2010). Survey of post-harvest fungi associated with
sorghum grains produced in Karnataka (India). Journal of
Plant Protection Research 50: (3) 335-339.

20. Dilip Kumar, E.K. and G R Janardhana (2011)
Antidiabetic activity of alcoholic stem extract of Nervilia
plicata in Streptozotocin-nicotinamide induced type 2
diabetic rats. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 133: 480–483.

21. Adkar-Purushothama, C. R. Maheshwar P K, T Sano, G R
Janardhana. (2011). A Sensitive and Reliable RT-Nested PCR
Assay for Detection of Citrus tristeza Virus from Naturally
Infected Citrus Plants. Current Microbiology, 62 (5) Pp.
1455.

22. Adkar-Purushothama, C.R., Sreenivasa, M.Y. Nagendra
Prasad, M.N. Maheshwara, P.K. and Janardhana, G.R. (2011)
FIRST REPORT OF CITRUS TRISTEZA VIRUS ASSOCIATED WITH STEM-
PITTINGOF CITRUS DECUMANA IN INDIA. Journal of Plant
Pathology (4 Supplement) 93.

23. Charith Raj A.P, P. K. Maheshwar and G. R. Janardhana
(2011). First report of „Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus‟
associated with Citrus decumana (Beejapuraka) in South
India. Australasian Plant Disease Notes (On line).

24. Jayaramaiah K. M. and Janardhana, G. R. (2011).
Mycobiota And Their Relative Per Cent Incidence On Freshly
Harvested Brinjal Seeds (Solanum Melongena L.) Produced In
Karnataka. Asian Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and
Environmental Science 13(2):281-283.

25. Midhila Padman and Janardhana, G.R. (2012). PCR based
detection of Colletotrichum gleosporioides (Penz.) Penz. &
Sacc. The causative agent of leaf spot disease of Murraya
koenigii L. Asian Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology
and Environmental Science 14 (1): 79-82.
26. Dilip Kumar, E.K. and G R Janardhana (2011). Ethno
botanical medicines and ethno pharmacological practices of
tribal of Waynad district (Kerala) in the treatment of
diabetes mellitus Journal of Ethnobotany and Traditional
Knowledge (Accepted for Publication).

27. Mahadevakumar, S. and Janardhana, G. R. (2012). First
report of Dactuliophora species causing leaf spot of cowpea
in India.New Disease Report.
16. CONFERENCES/WORKSHOP/REFRESHER COURSE/SYMPOSIUM ORGANIZED:

Sl. Status as Title of conference/seminar Date
No. Organizer
1 Course Refresher course on Genes and 07-23 Jan
Coordinator Genomics organized by the Academic 2004
Staff College and DOS in Botany,

University of Mysore
2 Local National Seminar on Molecular Plant 28-29
Organizing Pathology and Biotechnology Nov 2007
Committee
member
3 Organizing Two day colloquium on current 02-03 Feb
Secretary Trends in Plant Sciences 2007
4 Course Techniques in molecular Biology 27-28th
Coordinator organized by DOS in Botany, March
University of Mysore and Rajeev 2008
Gandhi Chair, Cochin University of
Science and Technology, Cochin,
Kerala.
5 National Conference: Plant Biodiversity and 16-17th
Organizing Bioprospecting DOS in Botany, March
Secretary University of Mysore 2009
6 Organizing Darwins 200th Bicentenary 25-27 May
Committee Celberations-2009 Organized by 2009
Member Department of Zoology, University
of Mysore, Mysore
7 Organizing Dr. Norman E Borlaug Commemoration 11-12
Chairman National Conference on Plant March
Diversity and Plant Health DOS in 2010
Botany, University of Mysore
8 Organizing Fungal Diversity and Emerging 13-14th
Convenor Diseases of Crop Plants: South Zone June 2011
National Conference of the Society
of Mycolology and Plant Pathology
Held at DOS in Botany, University
of Mysore, Mysore

17. INDIAN ACADEMY REFRESHER COURSES ATTENDED:

Sl. Organizers Refresher Course/Workshop Date
No.
1 Indian Academy of Refresher course on GENETICS 10th-22 Sep‟
Science, AND EVOLUTION sponsored by the 2001.
Bangalore. Department of Studies in

zoology, University of Mysore,
Mysore.
2 Indian Academy of Refresher course on PLANT 7-21 Dec‟
Science, GENETIC ENGINEERING at Madurai 2004
Bangalore. Kamraj University, Department
of Plant Biotechnology,
Madurai.
3 Indian Academy of Refresher course on 10th – 22nd
Science, Phylogenetic Biology at DOS in July 2006.
Bangalore. Zoology, University of Mysore

18. NATIONAL CONFERENCE/ SYMPOSIUM /SEMINAR SESSIONS CHAIRED:

Sl. Title of the seminar Organized by Date
No.
1 National Symposium on Department of 06 and 07
Bioactive Molecules: From Biochemistry, University April
Discovery to Industry of Mysore, Mysore 2009
2 National conference on “ Govt. Maharani‟s Science 8th and
Emerging trends in College for Women, 9th
medicinal plant Research” Bangalore. October
2009
3 National symposium Indian Phytopathological 22 and
(Southrern Zone) on Society Symposium IPS 23rd
Changing plant disease (South Zone) at Indian October
scenario in Relation to Institute of Spices 2010.
climate change Research (IISR) Calicut
during Indian Spice
Research Institute
(IISR), Calicut, Kerala
4 National symposium of IPS Department of Plant 14 to 16
on Perspectives in the Pathology, Anand Dec 2010.
Plant Health Management Agricultural University,
at Anand, Gujarat

5 National Symposium on Indian Institute of 27 to
Molecular Approaches for Horticultural Research, 30th
Management of Fungal IIHR,Bangalore December
Diseases of Crop Plants 2010.

19. INVITED / LEAD TALKS/ LECTURES DELIVERED OUTSIDE KARNATAKA
STATE:

Sl. Title of the seminar Organized by Date
No.
1 Engineering of Plants for Gregor Mendel Foundation, 22nd July
Disease and pest Calicut University, 2009
Resistance calicut, Kerala
2 Climate Change and post- National Symposium of 22 and
harvest diseases and Indian Phytopathological 23rd
their influence on food Society Symposium (South October
security Zone) at Indian Institute 2010
of Spices Research (IISR)
Calicut, Kerala.
3 Plant Biotechnology: International Institute 7th Dec
Prospects and Challenges” of Information Technology 2010
Under DST, Govt. of India (Isquare IT, Pune)
Sponsored INSPIRE
programme for students
4 “Biology to International Institute 4th
Biotechnology” Under DST, of Information Technology Jan 2011
Govt. of India Sponsored (Isquare IT, Pune)
INSPIRE programme for
students.
5 “Biology to JNTUA College of 6th May
Biotechnology” Under DST, Engineering, Pulivendula 2011
Govt. of India Sponsored Andra Pradesh
INSPIRE programme for
students.
“Plant Biotechnology” International Institute 19th
Under DST, Govt. of India of Information Technology June 2011
6 Sponsored INSPIRE (Isquare IT, Pune)
programme for students.
“Plant Genetic International Institute 7th
7 Engineering” Under DST, of Information Technology Feb 2012
Govt. of India Sponsored (Isquare IT, Pune)
INSPIRE programme for
students.

20. MEMBERSHIP TO PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS/ASSOCIATIONS:

Sl. Name of the Association/Organizations Life Member/
No. Ordinary member
1 Association of Microbiologists of India Annual member
(AMI)
2 Indian Phytopathological Society (IPS) Life Member
3 National Academy of Biological Sciences, Life Member
(NABS) Chennai.
4 Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology Life Member
(ISMPP)

21. ANY OTHER INFORMATION:

 Consultant for Plant Disease Diagnosis and Integrated
Disease Management at PLANT CLINIC, DOS in Botany,
University of Mysore, Mysore. Offering free consultancy for
poor farmers and growers. Nominal consultancy charges for
others through the University-Industry Interaction Center,
Manasagangotri, Mysore since 1994 to till date.
 Facilitator on Human Resource Development (HRD) and Total
Quality management (TQM) in Higher Education. Trained at