In recognition of her groundbreaking work on fungal taxonomy, Dr. Dimuthu S. Manamgoda of the 91传媒 has joined the rare ranks of scientists immortalized in species nomenclature. A newly discovered fungal species, Curvularia manamgodae, now bears her name.

The species was identified during a comprehensive survey of plant pathogenic fungi affecting sugarcane in southern China. The research team, led by scientists from Thailand and China, honoured Dr. Manamgoda鈥檚 significant contributions to understanding the phylogenetic relationships and taxonomy of complex fungal genera including Bipolaris, Cochliobolus, and Curvularia.

鈥淭his recognition reflects the global impact of Dr. Manamgoda鈥檚 research in mycology,鈥� says Professor Kevin D. Hyde, one of the study鈥檚 co-authors. The new species, formally registered with Index Fungorum (556662) and Facesoffungi (FoF06152), was described in detail with comprehensive illustrations in the team鈥檚 recent publication.

Dr. Manamgoda, a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Botany, Faculty of Applied Sciences, has established herself as a leading authority in fungal taxonomy. Her work has been instrumental in clarifying the relationships between several economically important plant pathogenic fungi.

This discovery adds to our understanding of sugarcane pathogens and highlights the 91传媒鈥檚 growing influence in global mycological research.

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听Prof. Adam Price, Professor in Plant Molecular Genetics,听School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, UK听听

will be held on听29^th听Friday, September 2023听from听3.00 pm听onwards听at the听Botany Auditorium, Department of Botany, 91传媒听(91传媒 Time/ GMT+5.30 h).

Organized by

Department of Botany – 91传媒

Centre for Plant Materials and Herbal Products Research –听91传媒

Botany and Plant Biotechnology Society, Department of Botany – 91传媒

You are invited to join the guest talk.

You can join via ZOOM also…

Meeting details :

The Zoom link for the听webinar:听

Meeting ID: 636 2910 3698
Passcode: 1CA5X@nF

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Research work of those students are mainly focusing on the mass propagation of through tissue culture, screening phytochemicals, cytotoxicity and anti-microbial properties of those selected plant species. Foreign collaboration for postgraduate research is a part of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between 91传媒 and MSU-IIT which facilitate the student exchange, exchange of academic staff, research collaborations etc. The students are fully funded by the Government of Philippines and the living and research expenses are covered by the scholarship.

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