Dr. Nazia Manzar

Name: Dr. Nazia Manzar Designation: Scientist (Senior Scale), Plant Pathology Professional Experience: 8 years as Scientist in ICAR Address: Plant Pathology lab, ICAR-NBAIM Email. naziamanzar786@gmail.com; nazia.manzar@icar.gov.in Mobile No.-6395985927; 8477889729

Research Interest:

1. Multi gene phylogenetic approach for correct identification of microorganisms
2. Host-Pathogen Interaction
3. Biological Control
4. Microbe mediated nanoparticle synthesis
5. Pathogen Profiling
6. Consortium of microorganisms and bioformulation

Contact Details:  E-mail:naziamanzar786@gmail.com, nazia.manzar@icar.gov.in

Significant recognition (Awards/Fellowships/ Technologies transferred/ Patents etc.):

Awards/medals:

Serial Number		Award		The awarding body			Year of the award.
1.		Best Poster Presentation award for Comparative Transcriptome Analysis of Healthy and maydis leaf blight disease maize plants		Himalayan Phytopathological Society, Nauni, Solan (Himachal Pradesh).			2023
2.		Best Paper Presentation Certificate for Evaluation of Trichoderma spp. effect on disease suppression, lignification, callose deposition and stimulation of ROS-scavenging enzymes, and improving maize growth against Bipolaris maydis on a three days international conference on “Advances in Agriculture, Veterinary and Allied Sciences for Improving Livelihood and Environmental Security (AAVASILAS-2022)”. Presented in 3 Days International Conference on “Advances in Agricultural, Veterinary and Allied Sciences for Improving Livelihood and Environmental Security held at Gandhi Bhawan, University of Kashmir (India) from September 28 to 30, 2022		ICAR-NAHEP, ICAR-IGFRI and University of Kashmir.			2022
3.		Best Oral Presentation Award for Plant growth promoting fungi (PGPF) instigate plant growth and induce disease resistance in maize upon infection with Bipolaris maydis. Presented on 2 days Regional Conference on Prioritizing Crop-Specific Technologies for Sustainable Profitability: The Uttar Pradesh Chapter. 29-30 April 2022 (Including Visual Sessions) from ICAR-Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. pp. 117.		National Education Empowerment and Development Foundation in collaboration with Society for Advancement of Wheat          and Barley Research (SAWBAR)			2022
4.		Best Poster Presentation award for A taxonomical study for correct identification of Bipolaris spp.(Research) presented on National Symposium on Plant Diseases: Impact on Food Security, Indian Phytopathological Society, Delhi Zone, 17-18th December, 2021.		Indian Phytopathological Society, IARI-Pusa Campus, New Delhi			2021
5.		Young scientist award in the International Web Conference on Global            Research        Initiatives                      for Sustainable                      Agriculture     & Allied Sciences (GRISAAS-2021) during 13-15 December 2021.		Astha Foundation, Meerut (U.P.) INDIA                in collaboration with Birsa       Agriculture University, Ranchi			2021
	6.		Best PhD thesis award in the National webinar on Farm food and farmer on 24th-25th September 2020		Samagra Vikas Welfare Society(SVKS)	2020
	7.		International Young Scientist best oral presentation Award for Morphological and Molecular characterization of Trichoderma spp. isolated from sorghum rhizosphere presented in 8th International Science Congress (ISC- 2018) on 8th-9th December-2018 held at Maharishi Markandeshwar, Haryana.		International Science Community Association	2018
	8.		Young   Scientist    award, awarded from                         SVWS, BBAU, Lucknow, 5 June 2018		Samagra          Vikas Welfare Society (SVKS)	2018
	9.		Best oral presentation award for Screening Bacterial Endophytes for the Growth Promotion and Protection of Tomato Plant against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici. Presented in the Third International Conference on Bioresource and Stress Management, Jaipur, India from 8-11 November-2017		India Society for Bioresource and Stress Management	2017
	10.		Invited as lead speaker on “Unravelling the Secrets of Maize: Exploring Diversity and Host-Pathogen Dynamics in Southern Corn Leaf Blight Disease”  on a Session II Host-pathogen interaction, omics, AI based approaches for pest and disease diagnosis and management at a “Women Scientists in Plant Health Management for Sustainable Development Goal- A National Conference of the Women, by the Women, for the Women Scientists” AAU, Jorhat, Assam  December 22-23, 2023		Indian Phytopathological society	2023
	11.		As a Rapporteur (Oral) during the National Conference on “Women scientist in plant health management for sustainable development goals” organized by Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat and Indian Phytopathological Society, New Delhi		Indian Phytopathological society	2023
	12		As a Rapporteur (Poster) during the National Conference on “Women scientist in plant health management for sustainable development goals” organized by Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat and Indian Phytopathological Society, New Delhi		Indian phytopathological society	2023

Fellowship’s-

• ICAR-National talent scholarship (2007-11)
• ICAR -Senior Research Fellowships (2015-16)
• UAS Dharwad Merit scholarship (2012-14)
• UGC-JRF (2014-16)
• ICAR-NET (2014)

 Membership of Societies-

• Life member- Indian Phytopathological Society

Discovery-Given 3 first report of plant disease discovery from India.

1. 1. First Report of Root Rot Disease in Green Gram (Vigna radiata) Caused by Ectophoma multirostrata in India, published in Plant Dsease, Impact Factor4.50.
2. First Report of Leaf Spot of Maize Caused by Curvularia geniculata in India, published in Plant Dsease, Impact Factor-4.50.
3. First report of leaf spot of maize caused by Curvularia verruculosa in India. Plant Disease. Impact Factor- 4.50.

• Genetic Stock
• 260 Agriculturally important microorganisms deposited in NAIMCC (National

Agriculturally Important Microbial Culture Collection).

• 750 gene sequences submitted in GenBank (NCBI, DDBJ).

 

On-going projects:

As PI:

Genetic diversity Analysis and Host-Pathogen Interactions of Northern and Southern corn leaf blight of maize (Ongoing).

As Co-PI:

1.Genetic diversity analysis and host-pathogen interaction in leaf blight complex of wheat (Ongoing).

2. Development of a bioformulation for management of wilt and collar rot of chickpea (Completed).
3. Genetic diversity of Ustilaginoidea virens causing false smut of rice and its biocontrol (Completed).
4. Isolation and Characterization of endophytic bacteria from cucurbitaceous crops from Doab belt of eastern Uttar Pradesh (Completed).
5. Development of research modules and pipelines for commercialization and regulatory concerning biopesticides (AMAAS) (Ongoing).
6. Indian Soil Microbiome Project (Ongoing).

 Publications (nos.):

• Research publications in peer reviewed journals: 25
• Book Chapters: 10
• Training Manual: 3
• Popular articles: 3

List of publications (Best 10 publications):

1. Kashyap, A. S., Manzar, N*., Maurya, A., Mishra, D. D., Singh, R. P., & Sharma, P. K. (2023). Development of Diagnostic Markers and Applied for Genetic Diversity Study and Population Structure of Bipolaris sorokiniana Associated with Leaf Blight Complex of Wheat. Journal of Fungi, 9(2), 153. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof9020153. NAAS Rating –20(Corresponding Author).
   
   
2. Manzar, N*., Kashyap, A. S., Maurya, A., Rajawat, M. V. S., Sharma, P. K., Srivastava, A. K., Roy, M., Saxena, A. K., & Singh, H. V. (2022, July 29). Multi-Gene Phylogenetic Approach for Identification and Diversity Analysis of Bipolaris maydis and Curvularia lunata Isolates Causing Foliar Blight of Zea mays. Journal of Fungi, 8(8), 802. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof8080802. NAAS Rating -10.20. (First and Corresponding Author).
   
   
3. Manzar, N*., Singh, Y., Kashyap, A. S., Sahu, P. K., Rajawat, M. V. S., Bhowmik, A., Sharma, P. K., & Saxena, A. K. (2021). Biocontrol potential of native Trichoderma against anthracnose of great millet (Sorghum bicolour L.) from Tarai and hill regions of India. Biological Control, 152, 104474. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2020.104474. NAAS Rating-9.70. (First and Corresponding author).
   
   
4. Kashyap, A. S., Manzar, N*., Nebapure, S. M., Rajawat, M. V. S., Deo, M. M., Singh, J. P., Kesharwani, A. K., Singh, R. P., Dubey, S. C., & Singh, D. (2022). Unravelling Microbial Volatile Elicitors Using a Transparent Methodology for Induction of Systemic Resistance and Regulation of Antioxidant Genes at Expression Levels in Chili against Bacterial Wilt Disease. Antioxidants, 11(2), 404. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox11020404. NAAS Rating-12.00.
   
   
5. Kashyap, A.S., Manzar, N., Vishwakarma, S.K. et al.Tiny but mighty: metal nanoparticles as effective antimicrobial agents for plant pathogen control. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 40, 104 (2024).https://doi.org/10.1007/s11274-024-03911-5.NAAS Rating-10.00.(Corresponding Author).
   
   
6. Kashyap, A. S., Manzar, N*.,Meshram, S., & Sharma, P. K. (2023).Screening microbial inoculants and their interventions for cross-kingdom management of wilt disease of solanaceous crops- a step toward sustainable agriculture. Frontiers in Microbiology, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1174532.NAAS Rating-10.00.(Corresponding Author).
   
   
7. Manzar, N*., Kashyap, A. S., Goutam, R. S., Rajawat, M. V. S., Sharma, P. K., Sharma, S. K., & Singh, H. V. (2022). Trichoderma: Advent of Versatile Biocontrol Agent, Its Secrets and Insights into Mechanism of Biocontrol Potential. Sustainability, 14(19), 12786. https://doi.org/10.3390/su141912786. NAAS Rating- 9.30(First author).
   
   
8. Kashyap, A. S., Manzar, N*., Ahamad, F., Tilgam, J., Sharma, P. K., & Saxena, A. K. (2022). First Report of Root Rot Disease in Green Gram (Vigna radiata) Caused by Ectophoma multirostrata in India. Plant Disease, 106(8), 2256. https://doi.org/10.1094/pdis-11-21-2400-pdn.NAAS Rating- 10.50. (Corresponding author).
   
   
9. Manzar, N*., Kashyap, A. S., Sharma, P. K., & Saxena, A. K. (2021). First Report of Leaf Spot of Maize Caused by Curvularia geniculata in India. Plant Disease, 105(12), 4155. https://doi.org/10.1094/pdis-03-21-0637-pdn. NAAS Rating- 10.50. (First author).
   
   
10. Manzar, N*., Kashyap, A. S., Sharma, P. K., & Srivastava, A. K. (2024). First report of leaf spot of maize caused by Curvularia verruculosa in India. Plant Disease. https://doi.org/10.1094/pdis-07-23-1410-pdn.NAAS Rating- 10.50. (Corresponding author).