Deputy Director of the Center for Parasitology of the IEE RAS Mikhail Viktorovich Pridannikov took part in the Annual Meeting Indian Society of Plant Pathologysts & National Symposium program "Plant Pathology: Sustainable Approaches for Food Security and Human Health", held on December 8-9, 2023.
The inviting party was the Institute of Agricultural Science Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Utar Pradesh, India - one of the oldest universities in India.
During the visit M.V. Pridannikov gave a plenary report “Economically dangerous species of plant parasitic nematodes on agricultural crops in the Russian Federation today” on the topic of studying the diversity of parasitic nematodes on agricultural crops in Russia.
The report aroused keen interest from Indian colleagues, including discussions of joint scientific research and student exchange within the framework of possible bilateral projects.
During a discussion with the President of the Indian Society of Plant Pathology Dr. Chakrabarty of various problems with parasitic organisms on plants in both Russia and India questions were raised about the impact of climate change and increased mutual exchange of food products between the two countries on the spread of certain types of plant pathogenic organisms. An increase in the harmfulness of certain types of plant pathogens was noted, such as rust fungi on cereal crops, root-knot nematodes on vegetable crops, etc. The development of a biological method for controlling the number and harmfulness of parasitic nematodes on agricultural crops was discussed.
During a trip to New Delhi, M.V. Pridannikov visited ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India. M.V. Pridannikov got acquainted with the work of the Department of Nematology and held a meeting with the Director of the Department of Nematology, Dr. Pankaj. Issues of mutual cooperation were discussed.