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Sugarcane, Molecular Plant-pathogen interaction, red rot, smut genome editing
India, Australia, Brazil, United States, Kenya

Biography

Sugarcane Pathologist, since 1993 and currently heading the division of Crop Protection in ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, India. My specialization is Molecular Plant-pathogen interaction. Fellow of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS), New Delhi.

Activities

Employment (1)

Indian Council of Agricultural Research: New Delhi, DL, IN

Principal Scientist and Head, Crop Protection Division, ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore (Sugarcane Breeding Institute)
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Education and qualifications (2)

CSIRO Queensland Bioscience Precinct: Saint Lucia, QLD, AU

2007-02-01 to 2008-01-31 | Post-Doctoral Fellow (Plant Molecular Biology)
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Tamil Nadu Agricultural University: Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, IN

1996-02-01 to 1999-01-31 | PhD (Plant Pathology)
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Professional activities (1)

Universidade Estadual de Maringá: Maringa, PR, BR

2014-11-19 to 2014-11-20 | Invited Lead Speaker in the 7th Brazilian Meeting on Induction of Plant Resistance to Pathogens (Departamento de Agronomia)
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Funding (3)

Deciphering in planta secretome of Sporisorium scitamineum x sugarcane interaction

2018-05 to 2021-04 | Grant
Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology (New Delhi, INIDA, New Delhi, INIDA, IN)
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Deciphering interacting partners of PAMPs/Effectors of Colletotrichum falcatum that trigger innate immunity in sugarcane

2018-05 to 2021-04 | Grant
Department of Biotechnology , Ministry of Science and Technology (New Delhi, India, New Delhi, India, IN)
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Dissecting the molecular interface between the biotrophic pathogen Sporisorium scitamineum and its host - Sugarcane

2017-12 to 2020-12 | Grant
Department of Biotechnology , Ministry of Science and Technology (New Delhi, India, New Delhi, India, IN)
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Works (50 of 70)

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Role of Cerato-Platanins in Inducing PAMP-Triggered Immunity in Plants

2023 | Book chapter
Contributors: N. M. R. Ashwin; Dharmaraj Amalamol; Kana Valiyaveettil Lakshana; M Remya; Amalraj Ramesh Sundar; Palaniyandi Malathi; Rasappa Viswanathan
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Discovering The Molecular Variations Among Distinct Sporisorium scitamineum Isolates Using Sequence-Related Amplified Polymorphism (SRAP) Markers

Sugar Tech
2023-10 | Journal article
Contributors: R. T. Vinodhini; N. M. R. Ashwin; V. N. Agisha; Kumaravel Nalayeni; Amalraj Ramesh Sundar; Palaniyandi Malathi; Rasappa Viswanathan
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Molecular Discrimination of Opposite Mating Type Haploids of Sporisorium scitamineum and Establishing Their Dimorphic Transitions During Interaction with Sugarcane

Sugar Tech
2022-10 | Journal article
Contributors: V. N. Agisha; Kumaravel Nalayeni; N. M. R. Ashwin; R. T. Vinodhini; K. Jeyalekshmi; Mouriya Suraj Kumar; Amalraj Ramesh Sundar; Palaniyandi Malathi; Rasappa Viswanathan
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A highly efficient stratagem for protoplast isolation and genetic transformation in filamentous fungus Colletotrichum falcatum

Folia Microbiologica
2022-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Dharmaraj Amalamol; N. M. R. Ashwin; Kana Valiyaveettil Lakshana; M Nirmal Bharathi; Amalraj Ramesh Sundar; Rajeev K. Sukumaran; Palaniyandi Malathi; Rasappa Viswanathan
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Protoplast-mediated transformation in Sporisorium scitamineum facilitates visualization of in planta developmental stages in sugarcane

Molecular Biology Reports
2021-12-16 | Journal article
Contributors: V. N. Agisha; N. M. R. Ashwin; R. T. Vinodhini; Kumaravel Nalayeni; Amalraj Ramesh Sundar; Palaniyandi Malathi; Rasappa Viswanathan
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Comparative expression analysis of potential pathogenicity-associated genes of high- and low-virulent Sporisorium scitamineum isolates during interaction with sugarcane

3 Biotech
2021-07 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2190-572X
Part of ISSN: 2190-5738
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Tête-à-Tête during plant-pathogen interactions: Intricacies involved and beyond

PLANT DISEASE RESEARCH
2020 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0970-4914
Part of ISSN: 2249-8788
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A. Ramesh Sundar or Amalraj R.S or Sundar,A.R.

Transcriptional reprogramming of major defense-signaling pathways during defense priming and sugarcane-Colletotrichum falcatum interaction

Molecular Biology Reports
2020-11-08 | Journal article
Contributors: N. M. R. Ashwin; Leonard Barnabas; Dharmaraj Amalamol; Kana Valiyaveettil Lakshana; Amalraj Ramesh Sundar; Palaniyandi Malathi; Rasappa Viswanathan
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CfPDIP1, a novel secreted protein of Colletotrichum falcatum, elicits defense responses in sugarcane and triggers hypersensitive response in tobacco

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
2018-07-04 | Journal article
Contributors: N. M. R. Ashwin; Leonard Barnabas; Amalraj Ramesh Sundar; Palaniyandi Malathi; Rasappa Viswanathan; Antonio Masi; Ganesh Kumar Agrawal; Randeep Rakwal
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Characterization of Pathogenicity Gene Homologs in Colletotrichum falcatum Causing Red Rot in Sugarcane.

Sugar Tech
2017 | Journal article
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Disease suppressive effects of resistance-inducing agents against red rot of sugarcane

European Journal of Plant Pathology
2017 | Journal article
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A. Ramesh Sundar or Amalraj R.S or Sundar,A.R.

In vitro secretomic analysis identifies putative pathogenicity-related proteins of Sporisorium Scitamineum- The sugarcane smut fungus

Fungal Biology
2017 | Journal article
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A. Ramesh Sundar or Amalraj R.S or Sundar,A.R.

Molecular Analysis Of The Suppression Of Colletotrichum falcatum By Trichoderma harzianum In Sugarcane.

Journal of Plant Pathology
2017 | Journal article
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A. Ramesh Sundar or Amalraj R.S or Sundar,A.R.

Putative orthologs of Ustilago maydis effectors screened from the genome of sugarcane smut fungus - Sporisorium scitamineum

Australasian Plant Pathology
2017 | Journal article
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A. Ramesh Sundar or Amalraj R.S or Sundar,A.R.

Role of Melanin in Colletotrichum falcatum Pathogenesis Causing Sugarcane Red Rot.

Sugar Tech
2017 | Journal article
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A. Ramesh Sundar or Amalraj R.S or Sundar,A.R.

Unraveling the Genetic Complexities in Gene Set of Sugarcane Red Rot Pathogen Colletotrichum falcatum Through Transcriptomic Approach

Sugar Tech
2017 | Journal article
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Comparative secretome analysis of Colletotrichum falcatum identifies a cerato-platanin protein (EPL1) as a potential pathogen-associated molecular pattern (PAMP) inducing systemic resistance in sugarcane

Journal of Proteomics
2017-10 | Journal article
Contributors: N.M.R. Ashwin; Leonard Barnabas; Amalraj Ramesh Sundar; Palaniyandi Malathi; Rasappa Viswanathan; Antonio Masi; Ganesh Kumar Agrawal; Randeep Rakwal
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Advances in proteomic technologies and their scope of application in understanding plant–pathogen interactions

Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology
2017-10-10 | Journal article
Contributors: N. M. R. Ashwin; Leonard Barnabas; A. Ramesh Sundar; P. Malathi; R. Viswanathan; Antonio Masi; Ganesh Kumar Agrawal; Randeep Rakwal
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Defense Transcriptome Analysis of Sugarcane and Colletotrichum falcatum Interaction Using Host Suspension Cells and Pathogen Elicitor

Sugar Tech
2016 | Journal article
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Draft genome sequence of Colletotrichum Falcatum - A prelude on screening of red rot pathogen in sugarcane

Journal of Genomics
2016 | Journal article
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A. Ramesh Sundar or Amalraj R.S or Sundar,A.R.

Mechanized Means of Sett Treatment: An Effective Way of Delivering Fungicides for the Management of Red Rot in Sugarcane

Sugar Tech
2016 | Journal article
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Proteomic analysis of a compatible interaction between sugarcane and Sporisorium scitamineum

Proteomics
2016 | Journal article
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A report of Ustilago Cynodontis infecting the bermuda grass - Cynodon Dactylon in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

Journal of Sugarcane research
2015 | Journal article
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Characterization and 3D structure prediction of chitinase induced in sugarcane during pathogenesis of Colletotrichum falcatum

Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology
2015 | Journal article
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A. Ramesh Sundar or Amalraj R.S or Sundar,A.R.

Disease resistance in sugarcane – an overview

Scientia Agraria Paranaensis
2015 | Journal article
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A. Ramesh Sundar or Amalraj R.S or Sundar,A.R.

Genetic relatedness among Fusarium populations associated with sugarcane wilt in India: bridging molecular variability and phylogenetic diversity

Journal of Sugarcane Research
2015 | Journal article
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Identification of differentially expressed genes in sugarcane during pathogenesis of Colletotrichum falcatum by suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH)

Sugar Tech
2015 | Journal article
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Sugarcane proteomics: An update on current status, challenges and future prospects

Proteomics
2015 | Journal article
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A. Ramesh Sundar or Amalraj R.S or Sundar,A.R.

Understanding sugarcane defence responses during the initial phase of Colletotrichum falcatum pathogenesis by suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH)

Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology
2015 | Journal article
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A. Ramesh Sundar or Amalraj R.S or Sundar,A.R.

Comparative study on early detection of sugarcane smut (Sporisorium scitamineum) by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and microscopy

African Journal of Biotechnology
2014 | Journal article
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Defense transcriptome analysis of sugarcane and Colletotrichum falcatum interaction using host suspension cells and pathogen elicitor

Sugar Tech
2014 | Journal article
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Differential induction of 3-deoxyanthocyanidin phytoalexins in relation to Colletotrichum falcatum resistance in sugarcane

Sugar Tech
2014 | Journal article
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Fusarium sacchari causing sugarcane wilt: Variation in morphological characteristics of the pathogen

International Sugar Journal
2014 | Journal article
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Molecular profiling of Systemic Acquired Resistance (SAR)-responsive Transcripts in sugarcane challenged with Colletotrichum falcatum

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology
2014 | Journal article
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Sugarcane wilt: Pathogen recovery from different tissues and variation in cultural characters

Sugar Tech
2014 | Journal article
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Pest scenario in longterm organic and conventional sugarcane production systems

Journal of Sugarcane research
2013 | Journal article
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A. Ramesh Sundar or Amalraj R.S or Sundar,A.R.

Differential Regulation of Defense-Related Gene Expression in Response to Red Rot Pathogen Colletotrichum falcatum Infection in Sugarcane

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology
2013 | Journal article
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Expression profiling of transcription factors (TFs) in sugarcane X Colletotrichum falcatum interaction

Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology
2013 | Journal article
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INPPO Actions and Recognition as a Driving Force for Progress in Plant Proteomics: Change of Guard, INPPO Update, and Upcoming Activities

Proteomics
2013 | Journal article
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Keys to Identify Pathogen variability in Colletotrichum falcatum Went causing red rot in sugarcane

European Journal of Biological Sciences,
2013 | Journal article
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Sustainability of sugarcane productivity in a long-term organic production system vis-à-vis conventional system

Journal of Sugarcane research
2013 | Journal article
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A. Ramesh Sundar or Amalraj R.S or Sundar,A.R.

Chitinases as markers for red rot resistance in sugarcane

DHR Int J Biomed Life Sciences
2012 | Journal article
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A. Ramesh Sundar or Amalraj R.S or Sundar,A.R.

Occurrence of yellow leaf, syndrome of sugarcane in India

Indian Phytopathology
2012 | Journal article
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Standardization of a staining methodology for sugarcane proteins towards better mass spectrometry compliance

Journal of Sugarcane Research
2012 | Journal article
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Variations in random amplified polymorphic DNA profile and toxin production among isolates of Colletotrichum falcatum Went from sugarcane in Tamil Nadu, India,

Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection
2012 | Journal article
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Phylogenetic analysis of Colletotrichum falcatum isolates causing red rot in sugarcane

Journal of Sugarcane Research
2011 | Journal article
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Transcript profiling of Colletotrichum falcatum elicitor induced response in sugarcane suspension cells

Indian Phytopathology
2011 | Journal article
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A. Ramesh Sundar or Amalraj R.S or Sundar,A.R.

Sugarcane proteomics: Establishment of a protein extraction method for 2-DE in stalk tissues and initiation of sugarcane proteome reference map

Electrophoresis
2010 | Journal article
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Variability among Colletotrichum falcatum pathotypes used for screening red rot resistance in sugarcane

Sugarcane International
2010 | Journal article
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A. Ramesh Sundar or Amalraj R.S or Sundar,A.R.

Induction of systemic acquired resistance (SAR) using synthetic signal molecules against Colletotrichum falcatum in Saccharum officinarum.

Sugar Tech
2009 | Journal article
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Peer review (22 reviews for 7 publications/grants)

Review activity for Indian Phytopathology. (2)
Review activity for Journal of biosciences. (1)
Review activity for Journal of plant growth regulation. (1)
Review activity for Journal of plant pathology. (4)
Review activity for Plant cell reports. (5)
Review activity for PloS one. (1)
Review activity for Sugar Tech. (8)