Ritu MawarDr Ritu Mawar is working as Senior Scientist, plant pathology at Central Arid Zone Research Institute Jodhpur. In a period of 15 years of research, her main area of research specialization includes management of soil borne plant pathogens particularl Macrophomina phaseolina, Fusarium and Ganoderma. She studied aspects like Soil solarization, use of cruciferous residues, Biological control and use of composts etc. Beside of these, she has good experience of Forage crop Protection, worked as senior scientist at Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi. In her research carrier she has published more than 60 research papers chapters in books popular articles in national and international journals like Annals of Applied Biology, Crop Protection, Phytopathologia Mediterranea, Phytoparasitica, Australasian Plant Pathology and chapters for The American Phytopathological society, Springer etc. She also published an Inventory of 10 years research of Forage Protection Technologies. Dr Mawar has been visited Thailand, Italy and Nepal. She has been recipient of 8 best paper presentation award in National Symposia. She was editor of two books and act as reviewer of National and International Journals. She acts as a Zonal Councilor of Indian Phytopathological Society of Central Zone in 2007. Read More Read Less