AjayDesouza V
Ph.D. Scholar | Plant Pathology | TNAU
Welcome to My Plant Pathology Portal
I’m a Ph.D. scholar at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), focusing on microbial toxins, mycoviruses, and sustainable plant disease management through bioinformatics and molecular approaches.
🧬 Current Research
- Molecular characterization of Streptomyces spp. as biocontrol agents
- GC-MS profiling of secondary metabolites against fungal pathogens
- Use of mycoviruses in RNAi-based fungal disease suppression
- Plant host-pathogen interaction analysis using bioinformatics tools
📝 Latest Blog Posts
- Role of Bioinformatics in Plant Pathology – Exploring how sequence data, proteomics, and genomics guide plant disease control
- Natural Organic Fungicides from Microbes – From lab assays to molecular docking and field application
- Mycoviruses as Biocontrol Tools – The future of RNAi, HIGS, and SIGS in sustainable agriculture