♥ Utilisation of Bacillus thuringiensis for biocontrol of sugarcane pests

♥  Discovery of novel Bt toxin genes for sugarcane pest Management

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Invention: “Novel process for formulating a low-cost scarabid-specific Bacillus thuringiensis biopesticide for management of white grub Holotrichia serrata”

Inventors: P. Mahesh, B. Singaravelu, J. Srikanth, K. Hari, K.P Salin, C. Sankaranarayanan, G.S. Suresha, C. Appunu, R. Nirmala, and M. Rajeshkumar

IPO No. 202241011397

Publication date: 03-03-2022

Patent culture submitted to International Depositary Authority

• Original culture deposit for Bacillus thuringiensis Bt 62, was allotted accession Number: NAIMCC-IDA-3 dated 19-02-2022, by National Agriculturally Important Microbial Culture Collection (NAIMCC), NBAIM, Mao in compliance with the BUDAPEST treaty on the international recognition of the deposit of microorganisms for the purposes of patent. Submitted by Singaravelu, P. Mahesh, J. Srikanth, K. Hari, K.P Salin, C. Sankaranarayanan, G.S. Suresha, C. Appunu, R. Nirmala and M. Rajeshkumar
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• ♠  Original culture deposit for Bacillus thuringiensis SBIKK 27, Allotted accession Number: NAIMCC-IDA-4 dated 15-09-2022 by National Agriculturally Important Microbial Culture Collection (NAIMCC), NBAIM, Mao in compliance with the BUDAPEST treaty on the international recognition of the deposit of microorganisms for the purposes of patent. Submitted by by B. Singaravelu, G.S. Suresha, C. Appunu, J. Srikanth, K. Hari, C. Sankaranarayanan, P. Mahesh, R. Nirmala and  M. Rajeshkumar

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♦  Srikanth, J.; Mahesh, P.; Manimekalai, R.; Suresha, G. S.; Singaravelu, B.; Salin, K. P. 2022. Web mite Schizotetranychus krungthepensis on sugarcane in India: molecular evidence for occurrence and the way forward. Current Science 123(8):1038-1049. DOI: 10.18520/cs/v123/i8/1038-1049

♦  Manimekalai, R ., Gayathri, S and  Singaravelu, B.  Sugarcane Transcriptomics in Response to Abiotic and Biotic Stresses: A Review . Sugar Tech  https://doi.org/ 10.1007/ s1 2355-021-01098-9

♦  Naveenarani, M., Suresha, G.S., Srikanth, J., Hari, K., Sankaranarayanan, C., Mahesh, P., Nirmala, R. Swathik, C.P., Crickmore, N., Bakshi Ram, Appunu, C., Singaravelu, B. 2022 Whole genome analysis and functional characterization of a novel Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt 62) isolate against sugarcane white grub Holotrichia serrata (F). Genomics 114:185–195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygeno.2021.12.012

♦  Mahesh, P., Srikanth, J., Mahendran B., Chandran, K., Singaravelu, B. and Salin K.P. 2021. Occurrence of the exotic mite Schizotetranychus krungthepensis (Acarina: Tetranychidae) in sugarcane germplasm in India. Crop Protection 144:105556. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2021.105556.

♦  Srikanth, J., Mahendran B., Singaravelu, B., Mahesh, P., Salin K.P. and Chandran, K. 2021. Status of woolly aphid Ceratovacuna lanigera and establishment of the parasitoid Encarsia flavoscutellum in sugarcane germplasm. Journal of Sugarcane Research 11(1):74-82

♦  Mahesh, P., Srikanth, J., Mahendran, B., Chandran, K., Singaravelu, B. and Salin, K.P. 2020. Scale insect Melanaspis glomerata (Green) (Homoptera: Diaspididae) in world collection of Saccharum spontaneum International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 40, 933–941. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-020-00151-6.

♦  Balasubramaniyan, M., Mahesh, P., Srikanth, J., Singaravelu, B. Puthira Prathap, D. and Pothiraja, N. 2020. Infestation levels of sugarcane shoot borer in Cauvery delta zone of Tamil Nadu, India. Journal of Sugarcane Research 10(1):94-99.

♦  Singaravelu, B., Suresha, G.S.,Srikanth, J., Appunu, C., Sankaranarayanan, C., Mahesh, P., Nirmala, R. and Rajeshkumar, M. 2020. Prospecting in Western ghats of Karnataka for indigenous Bacillus thuringiensis isolates harbouring novel crystal toxin genes for sugarcane pest management. Journal of Sugarcane Research 10:113-120.

♦  Mahesh, P., Srikanth, J., K.P. Salin, Singaravelu,B., Chandran, K., Mahendran, B. 2019. Phenology of sugarcane leaf hopper Pyrilla perpusilla (Walker) (Homoptera: Lophopidae) and its natural enemies in a crop island scenario. Crop Protection, 120:151-162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2019.02.020

♦  Mahesh, P., Srikanth, J., Chandran, K., Singaravelu, B., Salin, K.P., Jayabose, C. and Balan, S. 2019. Occurrence, damage pattern and status of the rice leaf folder Cnaphalocrocis ruralis (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in Erianthus s In India. Experimental Agriculture, 55(3):471-483. doi:10.1017/S0014479716000697

♦   Mahesh, P., Srikanth, J., Chandran, K. and Singaravelu, B. Resistance of Saccharum spp. against Chilo sacchariphagus indicus (Kapur) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in India. Experimental Agriculture 54(1):83-95.

♦   Srikanth, J., Geetha, N., Mahesh, P., Saravanan, L., Singaravelu, B. and Salin, K.P. 2019. Status of fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) in sugarcane in Tamil Nadu State, India, a year after its first occurrence. Journal of Sugarcane Research 9(2):176-183. https://doi.org/10.37580/JSR.2019.2.9.176-183.

♦   Srikanth, J., Geetha, N., Singaravelu, B., Ramasubramanian, T., Mahesh, P., Saravanan, L., Salin, K.P., Chitra, N. and Muthukumar, M. 2018. First report of occurrence of fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda in sugarcane from Tamil Nadu, India. Journal of Sugarcane Research 8(2): 195-202.

♦   Singaravelu, B., Appunu, C., Suresha, G.S., Srikanth, J., Sankaranarayanan, C., Nirmala, R., Rajeshkumar, M. and Naveenarani, M. 2017. Screening of indigenous Bacillus thuringiensis isolates for novel cry1 crystal toxin gene for use against lepidopteran sugarcane borers. Journal of Sugarcane Research 7(2):121-125.

♦ Singaravelu, B, Mahesh, P, Srikanth, J and Nirmala, R. 2016. First report of occurrence of Brahmina mysoreensis frey (Coleoptera:Scarabaeidae) in Sugarcane. Journal of Sugarcane Research 5 (2): 87 – 90.

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