Global Council for Innovation in Rapeseed and Canola
Members' Directory
Last name :
SHARMA
First name :
Pankaj
Entrance year :
2016
Occupation :
Joint Director
Birthdate :
1972/05/17
Address :
ICAR-National Institute of Biotic Stress Management
(Indian Council of Agricultural Research) 493225 Raipur / India
Main fields of interest :
- Crop protection
Professional experience : •Epidemiology of Sclerotinia rot of Indian mustard investigated, forecasting models were developed and validated. Standardized and developed the screening technique for Sclerotinia rot and >5000 Brassica germplasm, breeding lines were screened and reported resistant/ tolerant sources in B. juncea.
•81 geographical isolates of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum were collected, maintained and their morphological variability, MCG, genetic diversity and pathogenicity established.
•Three Brassica germplasm first time developed and registered with ICAR-NBPGR for Sclerotinia rot tolerance/resistance. Four germplasm for white rust donor and two germplasm developed and registered for high temperature tolerance.
•First report of 21 new diseases from India and worldwide
•Participated in I4th, 15th and 16th IRC and organized Sclerotinia workshop in 15th IRC
•Participated in 110 seminar, conferences, meetings, workshops and published 125 abstracts.
•Published 118 research papers in National and International journals, 14 research notes, >600 popular articles and delivered >300 TV and radio talks.
Education : Ph.D. (Plant Pathology), MPUAT, Udaipur
M.Sc. Ag (Hons)(Plant Pathology), SKNCA (SKRAU, Bikaner), Jobner
B.Sc. Ag (Hons), SKNCA (SKRAU, Bikaner), Jobner
Selected publications : Gupta N.C., S. Yadav, S. Arora, D.C. Mishra, N. Budhlakoti, K. Gaikwas, M. Rao, L. Prasad, P.K. Rai and Pankaj Sharma. 2022. Draft genome sequencing and secretome profiling of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum revelaed effector repertoire diversity and allied broad-host range necrotrophy. Scientific Reports . 12:21855. https://doi.org/10.1038/s 41598-022-22028-z.
•Gupta N.C., Pankaj Sharmahesh Rao, P.K. Rai and A.K. Gupta. 2020. Evaluation of non-injury inoculation technique for assessing Sclerotinia stem rot (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum) in oilseed Brassica. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 175:105983. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2020.105983
•Sharma, Pankaj, A. Samkumar, M. Rao, V.V. Singh, L. Prasad, D.C. Mishra, R. Bhattarchatya and N.C. Gupta. 2018. Genetic diversity studies based on morphological variability and molecular phylogeny of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum population from Indian mustard (Brassica juncea). Frontiers in Microbiology. 05 June 2018. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.01169
•Sharma Pankaj, S. Singh, V.V. Singh, N.C. Gupta, L. Prasad., P.D. Meena, S. Ambawat and P.K. Rai.2018. Identification and characterization of new resistance sources against Sclerotinia stem rot (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum) in oilseed Brassica. Journal of Mycology and Plant Pathology. 48 (1):35-44.a, M
•Sharma, Pankaj, P.D. Meena, A. Kumar, V. Kumar and D. Singh. 2015. Forewarning models for Sclerotinia rot (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum) in Indian mustard (Brassica juncea). Phytoparasitica 43:509-516 (DOI: 10.1007/s12600-015-0463-4).
•Sharma Pankaj, PD Meena, PR Verma, GS Saharan, Naresh Mehta, Dhiraj Singh and Arvind Kumar. 2015. Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary causing Sclerotinia rot in oilseed Brassicas: A review. Journal of Oilseed Brassica 6 (S): 1-44.
•Sharma, Pankaj, P.D. Meena and P.K. Rai. 2017. Epidemiology and recent advances in Sclerotinia rot management in Brassica juncea. GCIRC Technical Meeting 2017, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden. 8-11 May 2017. pp.16.
Brassica (22); New Disease Reports (21);Others (42);Research notes (14)
•Jat, R.S., V.V. Singh, Pankaj Sharma and P.K. Rai.2019. Oilseed Brassica in India: Demand, supply, policy perspective and future potential. Oilseeds & Fats crops and Lipids. 26:8 doi: https://doi.org/10.105/ocl/2019005
