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EDUCATION:
• B.Sc. (Agriculture): Agricultural College & Research Institute, Killikulam, Tuticorin, Tamil
Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu (1995-1999).
• M.Sc. (Plant Pathology): Indian Type Culture Collection (ITCC), Division of Mycology and
Plant Pathology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), PUSA Campus, New Delhi (2000-
2002).
THESIS – Taxonomic studies of the Genus Pythium. Chairman: Dr. P. N. Chowdhry
• Ph.D. (Plant Pathology): Biological control laboratory, Division of Mycology and Plant
Pathology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), PUSA Campus, New Delhi (2002-2007).
THESIS – Studies on morphological and molecular characterization of biocontrol isolates
of Trichoderma Spp., and its teleomorph. Chairman: Dr. Pratibha Sharma
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Microbial diversity, beneficial fungi, integrated disease management, tree and climate change,
decline/dieback of trees, tree health assessment and management.
PUBLICATIONS:
BOOK:
Muthu Kumar A and S. C. Joshi (2013). A field guide to Macrofungi of Makutta, Western Ghats.
Publisher: Extension Cell, Institute of Wood Science & Technology, Bangalore.
RESEARCH PAPERS:
Muthu Kumar A and Pratibha Sharma (2011). Molecular and morphological characters: An
appurtenance for antagonism in Trichoderma spp. African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 10(22),
pp. 4532-4543.
Muthu Kumar A and Pratibha Sharma (2011). A study on corroboration between DNA markers
(RAPD, ISSR, ITS) and bio-control efficacy of Trichoderma species. Fungal Genomics &
Biology, Volume 1, Issue 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2165-8056.1000103, pp. 2-6.
Muthu Kumar A and Pratibha Sharma (2012). Confrontation assay for Trichoderma as a potential
biocontrol agent against Pythium aphanidermatum and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, Pest
Management in Horticultural Ecosystems, Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 74-77.
Muthu Kumar A, Raja Muthukrishnan and Ashish Kumar Pandey (2014). Decline of Melia dubia
(Hebbevu) plantations at South Bangalore, Karnataka, Current Biotica 8(1):82-85.
Muthu Kumar A (2014). Recurrence of sandal spike disease in Karnataka – an alert, Current
Biotica 7(4): 253-255.
Gayatri Mishra, Ashish Kumar Pandey, Muthu Kumar A, Srinivasa Rao (2015). Global Scenario
of Acrocarpus fraxinifolius Wight & Arn. - A future tree of Agro forestry, International Letters of
Natural Sciences; Volume 3: pp. 25-29.
Muthu Kumar A, A. K. Pandey, Gayatri Mishra, Srinivasa Rao (2015). A report on occurrence
of Neofusicoccum sp. in Carallia brachiata (Lour.) Merr. trees from Karnataka, India,
International Letters of Natural Sciences; Volume 4: pp. 22-26.
Ashish Kumar Pandey, Neelava Das, Muthu Kumar A, Srinivasa Rao (2015). Methanogens in
the environment: an insight of methane yield and impact on global climate change, International
Letters of Natural Sciences Volume 37: pp 51-60.
Soundararajan V, G. Ravi Kumar, Muthu Kumar A, and S. Prabakaran 92015). Biostatics and
computational database Information technology in zoological Sector – a perspective, Achieving
Sustainable Development: Our Vision and Mission, School of Entomology, Loyola College,
Chennai, Conference Proceedings Publication, pp. 302-317.