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Journal of Mycopathological Research is a peer reviewed, refereed, International Journal open to contributions of merit dealing with all aspects of basic and experimental mycology, plant pathology, virology, bacteriology, biotechnology, agriculture and allied disciplines. It is one of the few journals dealing with the specific subject being published from India. It has a good coverage and publishes papers regularly from all over India and abroad. The Eastern and North- Eastern scientists and researchers are really benfitted by this publication. This journal is NAAS rated (Impact Point : 5.11), UGC-CARE enlisted, ICI indexed.
| Title : | Journal of Mycopathological Research |
| Frequency : | Quarterly ( March, June, September and December) |
| ISSN : | 0971-3719(Print); 2583-6315( Online) |
| Publisher : | Indian Mycological Society |
| Chief Editor : | Prof. Usha Chakraborty |
| Copyright : | Indian Mycological Society |
| Starting Year : | 1955 ( print); 2016 (online) |
| Subject : | Mycology, Plant Pathology, Microbiology, Agriculture |
| Language : | English |
| Publication Format : | Print& Online |
| Phone No. : | 09002002096 |
| Email Id : | ims.kolkata@yahoo.com |
| Website : | www.imskolkata.org |
| Address : | Department of Botany,University of Calcutta,35 Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata- 700019 |

(UGC-CARE enlisted journal; NAAS score 5.11)
VOLUME 63 NUMBER 4 DECEMBER 2025
CONTENTS
| Editorial | |
| Dr. Appa Rao Podile: Chitin, Chitosans and Chitooligosaccharides in Plant Protection (doi: 10.57023/JMycR.63.4.2025.i ) | i-iii |
| Review | |
| Alok K. Srivastava: Genome informatics: A perspective towards pathogenicity and diagnostics in fungi (doi: 10.57023/JMycR.63.4.2025.715 ) | 715-727 |
| Jagreet Kaur: Advances in understanding and managing Alternaria leaf blight of Brassica juncea (Indian Mustard) (doi: 10.57023/JMycR.63.4.2025.729 ) | 729-738 |
| V. R. Prabavathy: Plant–Microbiome driven sustainable crop protection demonstrated through native root bacterial consortia (doi: 10.57023/JMycR.63.4.2025.739 ) | 739-752 |
| Research papers | |
| Anindya Biswas, Aloke Mandal and Ankita Chowdhury: Bacterial Hsp90 proteins: a potential drug target against plant pathogenic bacteria (doi: 10.57023/JMycR.63.4.2025.753 ) | 753-762 |
| Arka Pratim Chakraborty, Papan Chowhan, Usha Chakraborty, Narayan Chandra Mandal and Bishwanath Chakraborty: Evaluation of Trichoderma harzianum as a potent biocontrol agent in suppression of leaf blight disease of Petrea volubilis, caused by Meyerozyma guilliermondii (doi: 10.57023/JMycR.63.4.2025.763 ) | 763-775 |
| Akarsh Subhakar, Nandish Gurubasajar and Thippeswamy Basaiah: Polyphasic characterization and pigment metabolite profiling of Penicillium citreosulfuratum (KUMBASBT-53) from Shivamogga district, Karnataka (doi: 10.57023/JMycR.63.4.2025.777 ) | 777-785 |
| Pramita Chakraborty, Akshita Tiru, Anamika Paul and Rajyasri Ghosh: Can music invoke defence response in plants ? (doi: 10.57023/JMycR.63.4.2025.787 ) | 787-799 |
| Binu Gogoi, Hemant Sharma, Saurav Anand Gurung, Arun Chettri and Arun Kumar Rai: Endophytic Aspergillus foetidus from the Sikkim Himalayan Region: GC–MS Based Metabolite Profiling and Antimicrobial Assessment (doi: 10.57023/JMycR.63.4.2025.801 ) | 801-807 |
| Vivek V. Kadam and Jalindarnath G. Bagal: GC–MS based characterization of bioactive metabolites in endophytic fungi from Euphorbia prostrata Aiton (doi: 10.57023/JMycR.63.4.2025.809 ) | 809-814 |
| Kh. Dhiren and GKN Chhetry: Antagonistic potential of certain phylloplane fungi against Rhizoctonia solani Kühn. - the causal organism of banded blight of Finger millet (doi: 10.57023/JMycR.63.4.2025.815 ) | 815-820 |
| Gayatri Biswal and Ashok Mishra: Effective management of bacterial wilt disease in potato (doi: 10.57023/JMycR.63.4.2025.821 ) | 821-826 |
| Sweata Khati and Bishwanath Chakraborty: Activation of defense response in rice cultivars against Drechslera oryzae following root colonization with AMF and combined application of PGPR and PGPF (doi: 10.57023/JMycR.63.4.2025.827 ) | 827-835 |
| Pallaki Shrikhandia, Zahara Sultan, Waseema Jan, Abdul Hamid Wani, Mohd Yaqub Bhat: Antimycotic and antibacterial activities of stroma extracts of Cordyceps militaris (doi: 10.57023/JMycR.63.4.2025.837 ) | 837-846 |
| R. R. Waghunde, K. D. Bisne, Lalit Mahatma, G. B. Patil and D. M. Pathak: Biological Management of Banana Wilt (doi: 10.57023/JMycR.63.4.2025.847 ) | 847-852 |
| Lhanjey P. Wangdi and Bishwanath Chakraborty: Phosphate-solubilizing microbes from tea rhizosphere of Sikkim as potential biofertilizers and biocontrol agents (doi: 10.57023/JMycR.63.4.2025.853 ) | 853-865 |
| Arjunsinh Rathava, Ranganathswamy Math and Manish R Dabhi: Field Evaluation of Fungicides for the Management of Purple blotch in Onion (doi: 10.57023/JMycR.63.4.2025.867 ) | 867-872 |
| Rachika Patnaik, Gayatri Biswal and Mihira Kumara Mishra: Management of fungal wilt of tomato by using different formulations of bio-control agent (doi: 10.57023/JMycR.63.4.2025.873 ) | 873-883 |
| MD. Fakur Ahamad and GKN Chhetry: Effect of sowing dates and weather variables on Fusarium wilt disease of pea (Pisum sativum L.) in Manipur hills (doi: 10.57023/JMycR.63.4.2025.885 ) | 885-888 |
| Ayan Pramanik, Shinee De, Jasmeen Khandakar and Birendra Nath Panja: Morphological, cultural and molecular characterization of Lasiodiplodia parva causing leaf blight disease, firstly reported from India, on Vanda sp. (doi: 10.57023/JMycR.63.4.2025.889 ) | 889-894 |
| Abhra Abir Chowdhury, Sujana Chhetri, Prosenjit Chakraborty, Satyam Tamang and Bikram Saha: Identification of a fungus contaminating orchid tissue culture media from Darjeeling (doi: 10.57023/JMycR.63.4.2025.895 ) | 895-902 |
| Faizan Ahmad, Pradeep Kumar Badhai, Harvinder Kumar Singh and Narendra Lakpale: Report of Phyllactinia spp. on Dalbergia sissoo and Morus alba from Chhattisgarh (doi: 10.57023/JMycR.63.4.2025.903 ) | 903-908 |
| Soumya Prasad and G.R. Archana: A new species of Echidnodella from Pulikkunnu Sreedharma Sastha temple Kavu, Pandalam, Pathanamthitta District, Kerala (doi: 10.57023/JMycR.63.4.2025.909 ) | 909-914 |
| Vijay Kumar and Ashok Chhetri: New Record of White Blister Rust (Wilsoniana sp.) on Amaranthus cruentus in Tripura, North East India and its management (doi: 10.57023/JMycR.63.4.2025.915 ) | 915-920 |
| Dinesh Rai and Rajesh Kumar Ranjan: Pathrachur (Coleus barbatus) a new host record for Diaporthe tulliensis causing leaf spotin Bihar, India (doi: 10.57023/JMycR.63.4.2025.921 ) | 921-924 |
| Short Communication | |
| J. S. Remya, Jalaja S. Menon, M. Nafeesa, M. Murugan, Berin Pathrose, Nimisha Mathews and E. P. Deepna: First report of Cladosporium cladosporioides causing leaf blight on garlic (Allium sativum L.) in India (doi: 10.57023/JMycR.63.4.2025.925 ) | 925-927 |
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