EDUCATION

B.Sc. (Agri. Hons).,P.A.U.Ludhiana, M.Sc. (Pl. Path.) P.A.U.Ludhiana, PhD (Pl. Path.), P.A.U.Ludhiana

FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION

Fungal Plant Pathology

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Detection and population characterization of pathogens of fruits
• Management of important fruit diseases

SELECTED RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

• Kaur Y., Lore J. S. and Pannu P. P. S. (2015) Evaluation of rice genotypes for resistance against false smut. Pl Dis Res 30(1): 46-49. (NAAS rating: 3.30)
• Jain S., Singh A., Kaur Y. and Sekhon P. S. (2015) Comparative performance of tomato seed treatments against major soil borne fungi inciting damping-off disease and their effect on seedling vigour. Pl Dis Res 30(2): 117-122. (NAAS rating: 3.30)
• Rani R., Sharma V. K., Lore J. S., Pannu P. P. S. and Kaur Y. (2016) Screening of rice germplasm against Ustilaginoidea virens, the incitant of false smut. Agric Res J PAU 53(1): 134-137. (NAAS rating: 3.01)
• Jain S., Singh A. and Kaur Y. (2016) Relative efficacy of triazole, dithiocarbamate and chloronitrile fungicides against fruit rot of chilli. Pl Dis Res 31(2): 142-145. (NAAS rating: 3.30)
• Kaur Y., Lore J. S. and Pannu P. P. S. (2018) Development of screening technique for artificial creation of false smut in rice. J Appl Nat Sci 10(1): 253-257. (NAAS rating: 4.84)

• Sandhu J. S., Nayyar S., Kaur A., Kaur R., Kalia A., Arora A., Kaur Y., Thind S. K. and Chhabra G. (2019) Foot rot tolerant transgenic rough lemon rootstock developed through expression of β-1,3-glucanase from Trichoderma spp. Pl Biotechnol J DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13152. (NAAS rating: 12.31)