Mandayam Jeersannidhi Narasimhan, Indian mycologist and plant pathologist (Madras 1891 - 24 September 1970)
First introduced fungicidal control measures for Koleroga disease of areca palm (1910s)
Established that debris of diseased nuts on the ground had oospores (1970)
First to show the mycotoxin due to Heterosporium in cereals
Postulated the concept of epicentre for the heteroecious rusts (1969)
Showed fungi Entomophthora lecani could be used for the biological control of insects on a massive scale
With M.J. Thirumalachar & M.C. Srinivasan established the morphological basis for differentiating Entomophthora from Conidiobolus
DESCRIBED VALID FUNGI GENERA
Derexia 1970
Georgefischeria 1963 with Thirumalachar
Sclerophthora 1953 with Thirumalachar & Shaw
HONORS (Fungi)
Narasimhania Thirumalachar & Pavgi 1952
Narasimhella Thirumalachar & Mathur 1966
LINKS
http://www.landesmuseum.at/pdf_frei_remote/Sydowia_24_0017-0020.pdf