A. Kandan
Senior Scientist
Division of Insect Systematics
ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources
India
Biography
Molecular based detection and genetic diversity based characterization of fungal and bacterial diseases viz. Bipolaris oryzae, Bipolaris sorghicola, Alternaria padwickii, Collectotrichum capsici, Ganoderma spp. using different molecular tools like PCR and loop mediated isothermal amplification assay Functional genomics (Microarray and microRNA array), proteomics (2-Dimensional gel electrophoresis) and systems biology studies of anti-inflammatory medicinal phytocompounds on human and mouse immune cells viz. bone marrow derived dendritic cells Generation and purification of monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies against various pathogenicity gene(s) using specialized CellLine bioreactors Cloning and sequencing of immune related gene(s) and evaluated their efficacy both under in vitro (lab) and in vivo (animal model) conditions Studied the efficacy of various fungal and bacterial biocontrol agents and their mechanism of actions against plant pathogenic fungal, bacterial and viral pathogens both under greenhouse and field conditions
Research Interest
Biocontrol, Molecular based detection and characterization, Insect vectors
Publications
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Anju, J., Kandan, A. and Pal D. (2016). Molecular identification and antibiotic control of bacterial contamination in cultures of ginger (Zingiber officinale). Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology 91(2): 122-128
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Kandan, A., Akhtar, J., Singh B., Pal D., Chand D., Rajkumar S. and Agarwal P. C. (2016). Genetic diversity analysis of fungal pathogen Bipolaris sorghicola infecting Sorghum bicolor in India. Journal of Environmental Biology 37 (6): 1323-1330
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Kandan, A., Akhtar, J., Singh B., Pal D., Chand D., Agarwal P. C. and Dubey S. C. (2016). Application of loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for rapid and sensitive detection of fungal pathogen, Colletotrichum capsici in Capsicum annuum. Journal of Environmental Biology 37 (6): 1355-1360
