Publications

2023

Journal articles refereed

1.  Singh G, Singh N, Ellur RK, Balamurugan AGP, Rathour R, Mondal KK, Bhowmick PK, Gopalakrishnan S, Nagarajan M, Seth R, Vinod KK, Singh Varsha, Bollinedi Haritha and Singh AK. 2023. Genetic Enhancement for Biotic Stress Resistance in Basmati Rice through Marker-Assisted Backcross Breeding. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023, 24(22), 16081; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms242216081  [Impact Factor 6.208(2023)].

2. Kumar S, Mondal KK*, Ghoshal Thungri, Kulshreshtha A, Sreenayana B, Lakshmi Amutha, Mrutynjaya S, Rashmi ER, Kalaivanan NS, Kundu Aditi and Mani C. 2023. Phylogenetic analysis, molecular characterization and virulence profiling based on toxoflavin gene of an Indian BG1 strain of Burkholderia glumae causing panicle blight of rice. 3 Biotech [DOI:10.1007/s13205-023-03660-6) [Impact Factor 2.893(2023)].

3. Amrutha Lakshmi M, Mondal KK and Kalaivanan NS 2023. T3SS mediated transcriptional reprogramming of rice by the virulent Indian race 4 of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae. Oryza 60: 270-277 DOI https://doi.org/10.35709/ory.2023.60.2.4 (NAAS rating 5.03)

4. Kalaivanan NS, Ghoshal Thungri, Lakshmi Amutha M, Mondal KK, Kulshreshtha A, Singh Kajol BM, Thakur JK, P Supriya, Bhatnagar Seema and Mani C 2023. Complete genome resource unravels the close relation of an Indian Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae strain IXOBB0003 with Philippines strain causing bacterial blight of rice. 3 Biotech 13: 187-192. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13205-023-03596-x [Impact Factor 2.893(2023)].

5. Jaiswal S, Paul K, Raman KV, Tyagi S, Saakre M, Tilgam J, Bhattacharjee S, Vijayan J, Mondal KK, Sreevathsa R and Pattanayak D (2023) Amelioration of coldinduced sweetening in potato by RNAi mediated silencing of StUGPase encoding UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase. Front. Plant Sci. 14:1133029. (doi: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1133029) [Impact Factor 6.627(2021)].

6. Kumar S, Mondal KK, Ghoshal Thungri, Kulshreshtha A, Sreenayana B, Lakshmi Amutha, Mrutynjaya S, Rashmi ER, Kalaivanan, NS and Mani C. Genetic and pathogenic diversity analysis of Burkholderia glumae strains from Indian hot spot regions causing bacterial panicle blight of rice (Oryza sativa L.). 2023. Tropical Plant Pathology (doi.org/10.1007/s40858-023-00554-z) [Impact Factor 2.404(2021)].

Review article refereed

1.   Mondal KK and Kalaivanan NS 2023. T3SS-effectors of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae: The arsenal to bout rice immunity for bacterial blight development. Oryza 60: 53-62 (special Issue) DOI https://doi.org/10.35709/ory.2023.60.0.4

Lead/invited/ Keynote Talks/ in Conference/Symposium/Training

1.   Mondal KK 2023. T3SS-effector of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae subverts rice immune system through interacting rice key proteins during bacterial blight development. In National Conference on “Plant & Soil Health Management: Issues and Innovations” at University of Mysore, Mysuru, India, Feb 2-4, 2023 (Keynote speaker).

2.   Mondal KK 2023. Bacterial T3SS-effectors vs Plant Immunity: Insight & Scope for disease resistance. In 10 days ICAR funded short training course on “Application of Molecular and Conventional Approaches in Plant Disease Management” held at College of Agriculture, CSK HPKV, Palampur w.e.f. 13th – 22nd February, 2023. (CAFT Training talk).

2022

Journal articles refereed

1.   Mondal KK, Kulshreshtha A, Handique PJ, Borbora D, Rajrana Yuvika, Verma Geeta, Bhattacharya Ankita, Qamar Aarzoo, Lakshmi Amutha, Reddy KK, Soni Madhavi, Ghoshal Thungri, Rashmi ER, Mrutynjaya S, Kalaivanan, NS and Mani C. 2022. Rice transcriptome upon infection with Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae relative to its avirulent T3SS-defective strain exposed modulation of many stress responsive genes. 3 Biotech 12: 130-146 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13205-022-03193-4

2.  Kirti K, Rajpal N, Yadav J, Mondal KK. 2022 Multi-resolution analysis and deep neural network architecture based hybrid feature extraction technique for plant disease identification and severity estimation. Evolutionary Intelligence. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12065-022-00800-4 [Impact Factor 2.97(2021)].

Books Edited

1.   Dubey SC, Chalam Celia V, Hooda KS, Saharan MS, KK Mondal, Kumar Atul, Gurjar MS, Prakash G, Gogoi R, Ghasolia RP, Bagri RK, Meena AK, Chandrawat BS, Sharma Pinki, Raja M, Javeria Shaily (eds.) 2022. Plant Pathology: Retrospect and Prospects, Indian Phytopathological Society, New Delhi (ISBN: 978-81-953723-8-6), pp. 413

2.   Misra AK, Sharma Pratibha, Singh D, Sharma RK, Gogoi R, Mondal KK, Gurjar MS 2022. Indian Phytopathological Society-A Journey of Seventy-Five Years. Indian Phytopathological Society, New Delhi (ISBN: 978-81-953723-7-9), pp 207.

3.  Mondal KK, Laha GS, Mukherjee AK, Prasad MS, Ramanathan A, Rao GP, Krishnaveni D, Matiur Rahaman, Bag MK, Bashyal Bishnu Maya, Prakasam V. 2022. Rice Disease Compendium. Indian Phytopathological Society, New Delhi (ISBN:978-81-953723-5-5) pp 108.

Keynote/Lead/Invited Talks in Conference/Symposium

1.  Mondal KK 2022. Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae-effectors vs rice: an unending tug of war. In Proceedings of IPS 8th International Conference on Plant Pathology: Retrospect and Prospects, March 23-26, 2022, SKN Agricultural University, Jobner-Jaipur, Rajasthan, India 53-54 pp.

2021

Journal articles refereed

1.  Chavhan RL,Mondal KK, Karuppayil, SM, Chakrabarty PK 2021. Evolution of biotypes within Race 18 population of Xanthomonas citri subsp. malvacearum and their predominance in Indian cotton belts. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology 116:101721 (DOI: 10.1016/j.pmpp.2021.101721). [Impact Factor 2.747(2020)].

Review article refereed

1.    Mondal KK, Rashmi ER & Ghoshal T 2021. Rice SWEET proteins: the key targets by the bacterial blight pathogen, Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae to ensure nutrition in the rice apoplast during infection. Indian Phytopathology 74:323–331. (DOI: 10.1007/s42360-021-00369-5)

Technical Bulletin

1.   Chakrabarty PK, Karmakar R, Sellappan S, Saharan MS, Mondal KK, Gurjar MS, and Gogoi, R 2021. Technical Bulletin on Stewardship for Safe Use and Handling of Pesticides. Indian Phytopathological Society, New Delhi, India, 114+vi p.

2020

Journal articles refereed

1.   Mondal KK, Soni M, Verma G, Kulshreshtha A, S Mrutyunjaya and Rishikesh Kumar 2020. Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. punicae depends on multiple non-TAL (Xop) T3SS effectors for its coveted growth inside the pomegranate plant through repressing the immune responses during bacterial blight development. Microbiological Research 240:126560 (DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2020.126560) [Impact Factor 5.415 (2020)].

2.   Mondal KK, Verma G, Kulshreshtha A, Rajrana Y, Mani C, Soni M, Reddy KK, Ghoshal T, Lakshmi A, and Kalaivanan NS 2020. Complete Genome Sequence of Indian Race 4 of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae, the Causal Agent of Bacterial Blight of Rice. Mol Plant Microbe Interact. 33(4):573-575 (DOI:10.1094/MPMI-12-19-0335-A) [Impact Factor 3.696 (2020)].

3.   Sagar V, Dhawan G, Gopala Krishnan S, Vinod KK, Ellur RK, Mondal KK, Rathour R, Prakash G, Nagarajan M, Bhowmick PK, Bollinedi H, and Singh AK 2020. Marker assisted introgression of genes governing resistance to bacterial blight and blast diseases into an elite Basmati rice variety, ‘Pusa Basmati 1509’. Euphytica 216:16 (DOI: 10.1007/s10681-019-2549-4) [Impact Factor 1.895 (2020)].

2019

Journal articles refereed

1.    Kumar A*, Sharma J, Munjal V, Sakthivel K, Thalor SK, Mondal KK, Chinchure S and Gharate R 2019. Polyphasic phenotypic and genetic analysis reveals clonal nature of Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. punicae causing pomegranate bacterial blight. Plant Pathology 69:347-359 (DOI: 10.1111/ppa.13128) [Impact Factor 2.590 (2020)].

2.    Verma Geeta, Mondal KK*, Kulshreshtha A and Sharma Manju 2019. XopR T3SS‑effector of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae suppresses cell death‑mediated plant defense response during bacterial blight development in rice. 3 Biotech 9:272-281(DOI:10.1007/s13205-019-1802-9) [Impact Factor 2.45(2020)].

Talks CAFT Training programme

1.   Mondal KK 2019. Monitoring and management of bacterial diseases of rice. In Training Manual on Plant Disease Monitoring for Timely Management Options, Dec 4-24, 2019, CAFT, Div. of Plant Pathology, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi, pp 61-64.

2018

Journal articles refereed

1.   Verma Geeta, Sharma Manju and Mondal KK 2018. XopR TTSS-effector regulates in planta growth, virulence of Indian strain of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae via suppressing reactive oxygen species production and cell wall-associated rice immune responses during blight induction. Functional Plant Biology 45:561-574 (DOI: 10.1071/FP17147) [Impact Factor 2.617(2020)].

2.   Soni Madhvi and Mondal KK 2018. Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. punicae employs XopL effector to suppress pomegranate immunity. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 60:341-357 (DOI: 10.1111/jipb.12615) [Impact Factor 7.061(2020)].

3.   Sagar Vidya, Krishnan SG, Dwivedi Priyanka, Mondal KK, Prakash G, Nagarajan M, and Singh AK 2018. Development of Basmati rice genotypes with resistance to both bacterial blight and blast diseases using marker assisted restricted backcross breeding. Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding 78(1): 36-47. DOI: 10.5958/0975-6906.2018.00005.6 (Impact factor 0.32).

Book Edited

1.   R Gogoi, KK Mondal, RK Khetarpal, VK Singh and D Singh 2018. International Conference on Role of Soil and Plant Health Towards Achieving Sustainable Development Goals, November 21-25, 2018, Bangkok, Thailand, pp. 104.

Book chapters (Refereed)

1.   Mondal KK 2018. Diagnosis of phytopathogenic bacteria in Integrated Pest Management. In: Chattopadhyay, C; Tanwar, RK; Sehgal, M; Birah, A; Bhagat, S; Ahmad, N; Mehta, N(eds), Handbook of Integrated Pest Management. ICAR, Govt. of India (Indian Council of Agricultural Research), ISBN: 978-8171641796, Chapter 11, pp. 115-119 (768 pp).

2.   Mondal KK 2018. Diagnosis of bacterial antagonists with special reference to fluorescent Pseudomonads. In: Chattopadhyay, C; Tanwar, RK; Sehgal, M; Birah, A; Bhagat, S; Ahmad, N; Mehta, N (eds), Handbook of Integrated Pest Management.  ICAR, Govt. of India (Indian Council of Agricultural Research), ISBN: 978-8171641796, Chapter 54, pp.440-444 (768 pp).

 2017

Journal articles refereed

1.   Sharma J, Sharma KK, Kumar AQ, Mondal KK, Thalor S, Maity A, Gharate R, Chinchure S, Jadhav VT 2017. Pomegranate bacterial blight: Symptomatology and rapid inoculation technique for Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. punicae. Journal of Plant Pathology 99 (1):

109-119 (DOI: 10.4454/jpp.v99i1.3825) [Impact Factor 1.729 (2020)].

2.  Mondal KK 2017. Dialogue between Xop-T3SS effectors of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae and rice during bacterial blight pathogenesis. Indian Phytopath.70 (3): 269-274. (DOI: 10.24838/ip.2017.v70.i3.72486) NAAS rating 5.90(2021)].  

Bulletin (Hindi)

1.   Bashyal BM, Prakash G, Mondal KK, Singh D, Aggarwal R 2017. Dhan ke rog ebon unka prabondh. ICN: H-159/2017.

2016

Journal articles refereed

1.   Shanmugam V*, Thakur H, Paul S, Bhadwal P, Mahajan S and Mondal KK 2016. First report of collar rot caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa on Callalily (Zantedeschia elliottiana (H. Knight) Engl.). Phytopathologia Mediterranean 55 (3):427-431 (DOI: 10.14601/Phytopathol_Mediterr-18129) [Impact Factor 2.037(2020)]. (Contribution: Conducted pathogenicity assay, characterized the associated bacterium)

2.   Ellur RK, Khanna A, Gopala Krishnan S, Bhowmick PK, Vinod KK, Nagarajan M, Mondal KK, Singh NK, Prabhu KV and Singh AK* 2016. Marker-aided incorporation of Xa38, a novel bacterial blight resistance gene, in PB1121 and comparison of its resistance spectrum with xa13 + Xa21. Scientific Reports 6:29188 (DOI: 10.1038/srep29188) [Impact Factor 4.379 (2020)]. (Contribution: Phenotyped bacterial blight reaction on rice plants inoculated with virulent Xoo races, recorded and analysed the data).

3.    Kumar R, Soni Madhvi and Mondal KK* 2016. XopN-T3SS effector of Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. punicae localizes to the plasma membrane and modulates ROS accumulation events during blight pathogenesis in pomegranate. Microbiological Research, 193:111–120 (DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2016.10.001) [Impact Factor 5.415 (2020)].

4.   Mondal KK*, Verma G, Manju, Junaid and Mani C 2016. Rice pathogen Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae employs inducible hrp-dependent XopF type III effector protein for its growth, pathogenicity and for suppression of PTI response to induce blight disease. European Journal of Plant Pathology 144:311–323(DOI: 10.1007/s10658-015-0768-7) [Impact Factor 1.907(2020)].

5.   Ellur RK, Khanna A,  Yadav A,  Pathania S, Rajashekara H, Singh VK, Gopalakrishnan S, Bhowmick PK, Nagarajan M,  Vinod KK, Prakash G, Mondal KK, Singh NK and Singh AK* 2016. Improvement of Basmati rice varieties for resistance to blast and bacterial blight diseases using marker assisted backcross breeding. Plant Science 242:330-341 (DOI:10.1016/j.plantsci.2015.08.020) [Impact Factor 4.729 (2020)]. (Contribution: Phenotyped bacterial blight reaction on rice plants inoculated with virulent Xoo races, recorded and analysed the data).

Practical Manual (unrefereed)

1.    Praveen Shelly, Mondal KK and Shanmugam V 2016. Functional Analysis of Pathogenicity Genes of Plant Pathogens. CAFT, Division of Plant Pathology, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi pp. 59.

Book

1.   Devi Prameela T, Mondal KK, Bahukhandi D, Prasad L, Kamil Deeba, Toppo RS, Singh OP, Mani C 2016. Catalogue of Fungal & Bacterial Cultures (1936-2016) VIII Edition, Division of Plant Pathology, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi pp 124.

Book edited

1.   Khetarpal RK, Mondal KK, Dubey SC, Rao GP, Celia Chalam V, Singh Namrata Kamil Deeba, Bashyal Bishnu Maya, Jambhulkar PP, Prakash G, Singh D and Sharma Pratibha (Eds.) 2016. IPS 6th International Conference on “Plant, Pathogens and People”, Feb, 23-27, 2016, New Delhi, India. pp 676.

Book chapter (refereed)

1.    Mondal KK  2016. Emerging Phytobacterial Diseases in India: Research Status and Challenges. In Perspectives of Plant Pathology in genomic era (Eds. Chowdappa, P., Sharma Pratibha, Singh Dinesh and Misra, A.K.) pp 167-178 India Phytopathological Society, New Delhi (ISBN, 81-7019-526-4, India; 1-55528-382-9, USA) 528pp.  

2015

Journal articles refereed

1.   Mondal KK*, Verma G, Mani C 2015. Emergence of bacterial panicle blight caused by Burkholderia glumae in North India. Plant Disease 99:1268 (DOI:10.1094/PDIS-01-15-0094-PDN) [Impact Factor 4.438 (2020)].

2.  Kumar Shailesh and Mondal KK* 2015. Visual detection of Escherichia coli contamination in milk and fruit juice using loop-mediated isothermal amplification. J. Food Sci. Technol. 52(11):7417–7424 (DOI: 10.1007/s13197-015-1779-2) [Impact Factor 2.701(2020)].

Practical Manual (unrefereed)

1.   Sharma P, Singh D, Mondal KK and Sinha P 2015. Genetic and pathogenic characterization towards managing nationally important plant pathogens causing wilt and blight. CAFT, Division of Plant Pathology pp. 88.

2014

Journal articles refereed

1.     Mondal KK*, Meena BR, Junaid A, Verma G, Mani C, Majumder D, Manju, Kumar S, Banik S 2014. Pathotyping and genetic screening of type III effectors in Indian strains of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae causing bacterial leaf blight of rice. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology 86:98-106 (DOI: 10.1016/j.pmpp.2014.03.005) [Impact Factor 2.747(2020)].

Review articles (unrefereed)

1.   Chakrabarty PK and Mondal KK 2014. Molecular Advances on Disease Management Strategies in Crop Plants. In: Felicitation volume of Association of Plant Pathologist (Central India), PDKV, Akola and National Symposium on Plant Disease Management for Food Security, 9th November 2014, Nagpur pp. 118-219

2013

Journal articles refereed

1.  Kumar Rishikesh and Mondal KK* 2013. XopN T3SS effector is required for growth and pathogenicity by Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. punicae, the causal agent of bacterial blight of pomegranate. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology 84:36-43 (DOI: 10.1016/j.pmpp.2013.06.002). [Impact Factor 2.747(2020)].

2.   Mondal KK*, Verma Geeta and Mani C 2013. Phylogenetic relatedness of Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. punicae, the causal agent of bacterial blight of pomegranate based on two loci, 16S rRNA and gyrB. Ann. Microbiol. 63:801-804 (DOI:  10.1007/s13213-012-0498-4) [Impact Factor 2.27 (2020)].

Review articles refereed

1. Mondal KK and Sanmugam V 2013. Advancements in the Diagnosis of Bacterial Plant Pathogens: An Overview. Biotechnol.  Mol. Biol. Rev. Vol. 8 (1), pp. 1-11 (DOI: 10.5897/BMBR12.007).

2012

Journal articles refereed

1.   Mondal KK*, Mani C, Singh J, Dave SR, Tipre DR, Kumar A, Trivedi BM  2012. Fruit rot of tinda Caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa-A New Report from India. Plant Dis. 96:141.2 -141.2 (DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-05-11-0404) [Impact Factor 4.438 (2020)].

2.   Mondal KK* and Mani C 2012. Investigation of the antibacterial properties of nanocopper against Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. punicae, the incitant of pomegranate bacterial blight. Ann Microbiol 62:889-893 (DOI: 10.1007/s13213-011-0382-7) [Impact Factor 2.27 (2020)].

2011

Journal articles refereed

1.   Mondal KK*, Mani C, Singh J, Kim JG and Mudgett MB 2011 A new leaf blight of rice caused by Pantoea ananatis in India. Plant Dis. 95:1582-1583 (DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-06-11-0533) [Impact Factor 4.438 (2020)].

Book

1.   Mondal KK 2011. Plant Bacteriology, Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi, (ISBN:978-93-272-1631-8) 190pp.

Book chapters (unrefereed)

1.  Singh Dinesh, Mondal KK, Kishun Ram 2011. Current status and future research strategies in plant bacteriology in India. In Plant Pathology in India: Vision 2030 (Eds. Thind TS, Jain RK, Sharma Pratibha, Paul Khurana SM, Aggarwal Rashmi, Sharma RK, Singh Dinesh, Dubey SC, Kumar A), Indian Phytopathological Society, New Delhi, India, ISBN: 978-81-8465-959-7, pp115-120 (294 pp).

2.   Singh UD, Gogoi R and Mondal KK 2011. Molecular approach for augmenting disease resistance in cereals: rice and maize. In Plant Pathology in India: Vision 2030 (Eds. Thind TS, Jain RK, Sharma Pratibha, Paul Khurana SM, Aggarwal Rashmi, Sharma RK, Singh Dinesh, Dubey SC, Kumar A), Indian Phytopathological Society, New Delhi, India, ISBN: 978-81-8465-959-7, pp21-30(294 pp).

Practical manuals (unrefereed)

1.      Singh Dinesh, Mondal, KK and Sharma Pratibha 2011 A Practical Manual on Plant Bacteriology. Division of Plant Pathology, IARI, New Delhi. 91 pp.

2.      Sinha P, Gogoi R, Mondal KK and Jain RK 2011. Monitoring and forecasting of plant disease epidemics under climate change scenario. Division of Plant Pathology, IARI, New Delhi. 130 pp.

3.    Mondal KK and Kumar A 2011. Advances in Phenomics, Genomics and Diagnostics of Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. punicae Causing Bacterial Blight of Pomegranate, Division of Plant Pathology, IARI, New Delhi. 38 pp.

2010

Journal articles refereed

1.    Mondal KK, Bhar LM and Mani C 2010. Combined efficacy of Pseudomonas fluorescens strain MBPF-01 and nanocopper against bacterial leaf blight in rice. Indian Phytopath. 63: 266-268.

2.   Singh D, Sinha Shweta, Yadav DK, Sharma JP, Srivastava DK, Lal HC, Mondal KK, and Jaiswal RK 2010. Characterization of biovar/races of Ralstonia solanacearum,the incitant of bacterial wilt in solanaceous crops. Indian Phytopath.63: 261-265.

2009

Journal articles refereed

1.    Mondal KK* and Mani C 2009. ERIC-PCR generated genomic fingerprints and their correlation with pathogenic variability of Xanthomonas campestris pv. punicae, the incitant of bacterial blight of pomegranate. Curr. Micribiol. 59(6):616-620 (DOI: 10.1007/s00284-009-9482-z) [Impact Factor 2.188 (2020)].

2.    Mondal KK 2009. Suppression of common bacterial blight in mungbean by phylloplane resident Pseudomonas fluorescens strain MBPF-01 alone and in combination with nanocopper. Indian Phytopath. 62:445-448.

3.     Mondal KK 2009. RAPD-based polymorphism specific to fuscous blight bacterium in grain legume. Indian Phytopath. 62 (1):72-74.

Book edited

1.    Agarwal DK and Mondal KK 2009. Souvenir and Abstracts of International Symposium on Plant Pathology in the Globalized Era, Indian Phytopathlogical Society (IPS), 10-13rd Nov ’09, IARI, New Delhi, 431pp.

Review articles refereed

1.     Mondal KK and Sharma J 2009. Bacterial blight: An emerging threat to pomegranate export. Indian Farming Vol. 59 (No.8), pp 22-23.

2.     Chatterjee SC, Malathi VG and Mondal KK 2009. Indian Phytopathological Society: A forum to address plant health concern. Indian Farming Vol. 59 (No.8), pp 3-6.

Research bulletins (unrefereed)

1.    Kandhari J, Mondal KK, Singh UD and Ramachandran P 2009. Major Diseases of Rice-A technical bulletin. Division of Plant Pathology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 6 pp.

2.     Kandhari J, Mondal KK, Singh UD and Ramachandran P 2009. Dhan ke mukhya rog-ek takniki bulletin Division of Plant Pathology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 6 pp.

3.    Mondal KK 2009. Dhan ka jibanu julsa rog (In Hindi). Division of Plant Pathology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 4 pp.

2008

Journal articles refereed

1.   Mondal KK, Sugha SK and Bhar LM 2008. Antibacterial potential of panchagavya-based microbes against bacterial wilt of tomato. Indian Phytopath. 61:353-354.

Research manuals (unrefereed)

1.   Singh D, Mondal KK, Gopalakrishnan J 2008. A Practical Manual on Detection of Bacterial Plant Pathogens: Symptomatology to Advanced Techniques. Division of Plant Pathology, IARI, New Delhi. 80pp.

Research bulletins (unrefereed)

1.   Mondal KK and Singh D 2008. Bacterial Blight of Pomegranate-A technical bulletin. Division of Plant Pathology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 8 pp.

2007

Journal articles refereed

1.    Mondal KK*, Bhattacharya RC, Koundal KR and Chatterjee SC 2007. Transgenic Indian mustard (Brassica juncea) expressing tomato glucanase leads to arrested growth of Alternaria brassicae. Plant Cell Reports 26(2):247–252 (DOI: 10.1007/s00299-006-0241-3) [Impact Factor 4.570 (2020)].

Chapters in edited book (unrefereed)

1.   Mondal KK 2007. Bacterial antagonists for bacterial diseases in plant. In Ecofriendly Management of Plant Diseases (Eds., Ahamed S. and Narain, U.) pp 156-177, Daya Publishing House, New Delhi, 491pp.

2005

Journal articles refereed

1.   Mondal KK, Sood P, Rana SS and Sharma OP 2005. Role of rajmash phylloplane native Pseudomonas fluorescence strain RPB-14 in the suppression of major diseases of rajmash. Indian J. Pulses Research 18 (1):50-53.

2.    Mondal KK, Bhar LM and Rana SS 2005. Disease response of Tartary buckwheat genotype as influenced by different fertility levels. Fagopyrum 22:89-93 (Japan)

Review article refereed

1.    Mondal KK 2005. Buckwheat: A crop with nutritional and medicinal potential. Indian Farming 55 (1):5-8.

2004

Journal articles refereed

1.       Mondal KK 2004. Integrated management strategies for fuscous blight and floury leaf spot of rajmash. Indian Phytopath. 57 (2):135-139.

2.       Mondal KK 2004. Pea endophytic fluorescent Pseudomonas in the management of disease complex on pea Indian J. Pulses Research 17(1): 56-60.

3.      Mondal KK, Sood P and Rana SS 2004. A cost-friendly integration of fungicides and antibiotics in the management of major diseases on rajmash in north-western Himalayas Indian J. Pulses Research 17(1): 53-55.

4.      Mondal KK 2004. Evaluation of seed-dressing fungicides against sclerotinia root rot of buckwheat Fagopyrum 21:105-107. (Japan)

5.      Mondal KK, Bhattacharya RC and Kaundal KR 2004. Biotechnological strategies in the detection, characterization and management of fungal diseases in plant. The Botanica 54: 1-20.

2003

Journal articles refereed

1.        Mondal KK*, Chatterjee SC, Viswakarma N, Bhattacharaya RC and Grover Anita 2003. Chitinase mediated inhibitory acivity of Brassica transgenic against Alternaria brassicae. Curr. Microbiol. 47(3):171-173 (DOI: 10.1007/s00284-002-3980-6) [Impact Factor 2.188 (2020)].

2.      Mondal KK, Rana SS and Sood P  2003. Powdery mildew of buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) in Himachal Pradesh. Plant Disease Research 18 (2): 200.

3.     Mondal KK, Sood P and Rana SS 2003. Occurrence of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum on buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) seedlings in Himachal Pradesh. Plant Disease Research 18 (2):199.

Research bulletins (unrefereed)

1.       Rana SS, Mondal KK and Sood P 2003. Technology for Kalazira Production, MAREC, CSK HPKV, Sangla, Kinnaur, HP 32pp.

2.       Rana SS, Sood P, Mondal KK and Thakur KS 2003. Technology for Saffron Cultivation, MAREC, CSK HPKV, Sangla, Kinnaur, HP 20pp.

2002

Journal articles refereed

1.     Mondal KK*, Rana SS and Sood P 2002. Sclerotinia root rot: a new threat to buckwheat seedlings in India. Plant Disease 86(12):1404 (DOI: 10.1094/PDIS.2002.86.12.1404B) [Impact Factor 4.438 (2020)].

2.     Mondal KK, Rana SS, Sood P and Singh Y 2002. Cercospora fagopyri on buckwheat: a note from India. Fagopyrum 19: 109-110. (Japan)

3.     Mondal KK, Rana SS, Sood P and Singh Y 2002. Kalazira: a new host for Alternaria burnsii. Indian Phytopath. 55(4): 532.

4.     Mondal KK, Dhiman KC and Agarwal DK 2002. Alternaria leaf spot of grain amaranth. Indian Phytopath 55(2): 248.

5.     Mondal KK, Rana SS, Sood P, Dhiman KC and Singh Y 2002. Evaluation of grainamaranth germplasm for resistance to Alternaria leaf blight in Himachal Pradesh. Life Science Reporter.

6.     Mondal KK, Rana SS, Sood P, Dhiman KC and Singh Y 2002. Efficacy of different fungicidal schedules against powdery mildew of pea in Himachal Pradesh. Life Science Reporter.

Review articles refereed

1.   Mondal KK and Verma JP 2002. Biological Control of Cotton Diseases. In Biological Control of Crop Diseases (Ed., Ganamanickam, S.S.) pp 87-109, Marcel Dekker Inc., New York, 480 pp.

2.    Mondal KK, Chahota RK, Sood P and Rana SS 2002. Kailash (SRC 74) rajmash: a promising anthracnose resistant variety. Indian Farming Vol. 52, No. 5, pp 9-10.

Popular science journal articles (refereed)

1.     Mondal KK, Rana SS, Sood P and Singh Y 2002. Himachal Pradesh mein kesar (in hindi). Phal phool (ICAR) No.4 Jan March’ 2002 pp. 28-29.

2.    Mondal KK,  Rana SS, Sood P, Chahota RK, Dhiman KC, Bhatacharya RC and Vishvakarma N 2002. Himachal Pradesh ke janjatio elake mein kalaziraki nakdi fasal (in hindi).  Phal Phool (ICAR) No.4 Jan-March’ 2002 pp. 30-32.

3.    Sood P, Rana SS and Mondal KK 2002. Himachal Pradesh ke shushak shitoshan kshetron mein rajmash ke pramukh keet, rog va kharpatwar evam unka niyantran (in hindi). Parvatiya Khetibari. April-June 2002 pp. 8-10.

4.    Sood P, Singh Y, Rana SS and Mondal KK 2002. Shushak shitoshan kshetron mein bemousomi govi borgio sobji ke kheti (in hindi) Phahari Kheti Bari No.1 pp. 27-32.

2001

Journal articles refereed

1.   Mondal KK*, Dureja P and Verma JP 2001. Management of Xanthomonas camprestris pv. malvacearum-induced blight of cotton through phenolics of cotton rhizobacterium. Curr. Microbiol. 43(5):336-339 (DOI: 10.1007/s002840010312) [Impact Factor 2.188 (2020)].

Conference abstracts (unrefereed)

1.   Grover Anita, Arora Nidhi, Mondal KK, Sen Arnab, Chatterjee SC, Kirti PB, Bhat SR and Sharma RP 2001. Development of transgenic Brassica juncea plants resistant to fungal pathogens using chitinase and glucanase genes. In Proceeding of 88th Indian Science Congress, part III, New Delhi, pp 13-14.

2000

Journal articles refereed

1.    Mondal KK, Singh RP, Dureja P and Verma JP 2000. Secondary metabolites of cotton rhizobacteria in the suppression of bacterial blight of cotton. Indian Phytopath. 53 (1): 22-27.

Popular science journal articles (refereed)

1.    Chatterjee SC, Singh S and Mondal KK 2000. Jaibo-praduyagiki dyara sarso ki jati mein kavakradhi guno ka samabesh(in hindi).  Vigyan Garima Sindhu No.33 (April-June) pp. 45-48.

1999-1997

Journal articles refereed

1.   Mondal KK, Singh RP and Verma JP. 1999. Beneficial effect of indigenous cotton rhizobacteria on seed germinability, growth promotion and suppression of blight disease. Indian Phytopath. 52 (3): 228-235.

Review articles (unrefereed)

1.  Mondal KK and Verma JP 1998. Role of secondary metabolites of Pseudomonas fluorescens in the biocontrol of plant pathogens. In Biological Suppression of Plant Diseases, Phytoparasitic Nematods and Weeds- Present Scenario and Future Thrusts (Eds., Singh, S.P. and Hussaini, S.S.) Project Directorate of Biological Control, Bangalore, India pp70-90.