Dr. Venkatesan Parkunan

Post-doctoral Fellow
University of Florida, USA


Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Plant Pathology from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA

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Area of Interest:

Plant and Soil Sciences
Nematology
Plant Disease Management
Plant Pathogen
Induced Resistance

Selected Publications

  1. Parkunan, V., C.S. Johnson and J.D. Eisenback, 2011. Influence of acibenzolar-s-methyl and mixture of Bacillus spp., on growth and vigor of cultivated tobacco. Tobacco Sci., 48: 7-14.
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  2. Parkunan, V., C.S. Johnson, B.C. Bowman and C. Hong, 2010. Population structure, mating type and mefenoxam sensitivity of Phytophthora nicotianae in Virginia tobacco fields. Plant Dis., 94: 1,361-1,365.
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  3. Parkunan, V., C.S. Johnson and J.D. Eisenback, 2009. Effects of Php gene-associated versus induced resistance to tobacco cyst nematode in flue-cured tobacco. J. Nematol., 41: 261-266.
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  4. Parkunan, V., C.S. Johnson and J.D. Eisenback, 2009. Biological and chemical induction of resistance to the tobacco cyst nematode in oriental and flue-cured tobacco. J. Nematol., 41: 203-210.

  5. Parkunan, V., C.S. Johnson and C. Hong, 2009. Isolation of Phytophthora inundata from a flue-cured tobacco field in Virginia. Phytopathology, 99: S100-S100.

  6. Parkunan, V., C.S. Johnson and J.D. Eisenback, 2008. Variations in induced resistance response among cultivated tobacco types. Phytopathology, 98: S122-S122.
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  7. Parkunan, V., C.S. Johnson and J.D. Eisenback, 2008. Effects of induced resistance on penetration and development of tobacco cyst nematode in susceptible and resistant flue-cured tobacco. Phytopathology, 98: S216-S217.
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  8. Parkunan, V., C.S. Johnson and J.D. Eisenback, 2007. Induced resistance to Globodera tabacum solanacearum in tobacco. Phytopathology, 97: S185-S185.

  9. Meher, H.C., H.S. Gaur, G. Singh and P. Venkatesan, 2005. α-Tomatine in tomato and resistance against root knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita. Int. J. Nematol., 15: 100-106.

  10. Meher, H.C., A. Pradhan, H.S. Gaur, G. Singh and P. Venkatesan, 2005. Persistence and adsorption of cadusafos in three different soils. Int. J. Nematol., 15: 73-78.

  11. Venkatesan, P., H.C. Meher, A.N. Srivastava and G. Singh, 2004. Isozyme, RAPD and microsatellite markers as quick diagnostics of four Heterodera species. Ann. Plant Prot. Sci., 12: 99-105.
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  12. Meher, H.C. and P. Venkatesan, 2004. RAPD markers and microsatellites for detecting genetic polymorphism in six isolates of Heterodera zeae, Koshy from India. Ann. Plant Prot. Sci., 12: 110-114.
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