13-08-2022
Nurturing Diversity, Resilience, Livelihood & Industrial Inputs
Designation: Principal Scientist (Ag. Entomology)
Qualification: M.Sc. (Ag.) in Agricultural Entomology from S.V.Agrl. College, Tirupati, Andhra P{radish Agricultural University, Ph.D. in Entomology from Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
Address: Principal Scientist & Incharge Winter Nursery centre ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research Rajendranagar Hyderabad 500 030 (INDIA)
Email: jc.sekhar@icar.gov.in, jcswnc@rediffmail.com, javajics@gmail.com
Mobile: +91 9908600340
Phone: +91 040 29701340 (O)
Fax: +91 040 24018457
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6. Ganapati Mukri, Ramesh Kumar, Ambika Rajendran, Bhupender Kumar, Hooda, KS, Chikkappa GK, Vishal Singh, Jat, SL, Abhijit Kumar Das, Sekhar JC and Singh SB 2018. Strategic selection of white maize inbred lines for tropical adaptation and their utilization in developing stable, medium to long duration maize hybrids. Maydica, 63.2:8.
7. Soujanya PL, Sekhar JC, Suby SB, Rakshit S, Susmitha GS and Mallavadhani, UV. 2018. Biopesticide treated double layered bags: Novel method of application of botanicals for Sitophilus oryzae L. management in stored maize registered lines. Maydica, 63.1:M3.
8. Suby SB, Pradyumn Kumar, Sharma RK, Aditi Kundu, Sekhar JC, Lakshmi Soujanya P.2018. Sampling and Analysis of Spotted Stem Borer Induced Plant Volatiles in Zea mays L. Pesticide Research Journal, 30(1):59-65.
9. Kumar P, Singh R, Suby SB, Kaur J, Sekhar JC, Lakshmi Soujanya P (2018) An overview of crop loss assessment in maize. Maize Journal, 7(2): 56-63.
10. Hossain, Vignesh Muthusamy, Rajkumar U. Zunjare, Javaji C Sekhar and Hari S Gupta. 2017. Analyzing the role of sowing and harvest time as factors for selecting super sweet (-sh2sh2) corn hybrids. Indian J. Genet, 77(3): 348-356.
11. Gopala, Robin Gogoi, Firoz Hossain, Hooda KS, and Sekhar, JC. (2017) Molecular Characterization of Maize Inbred Lines against Stalk Rot Complex of Maize (Zea maysL..)Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci,6(7):230-237.
12. Brijesh K. Mehta, Firoz Hossain, Vignesh Muthusamy, Rajkumar U Zunjare, Sekhar JC and Gupta HS. 2017. Analyzing the role of sowing and harvest time as factors for selecting super sweet (-sh2sh2) corn hybrids. Indian J. Genet., 77(3): 348-356 (2017) DOI: 10.5958/0975-6906.2017.00047.5.
13. Brijesh K. Mehta, Firoz Hossain, Vignesh Muthusamy, Rajkumar U. Zunjare, i Sekhar JC and Gupta,HS .2017.Analysis of responses of novel double mutant (sh2sh2/su1su1) sweet corn hybrids for kernel sweetness under different sowing- and harvest-time.Indian J.agric.Sci.87(11):1543-48.
14. Soujanya PL, Sekhar JC, Chikkappa GK, Vidyadhari V, Suby SB,Sunil N , Sreelatha D and Chaudhary DP. 2017. Impact of harvesting time on field carry over infestation of Sitophilus oryzae (L.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in different maize genotypes. Phytoparasitica, 45(4):1-15.
15. Sekhar JC, Lakshmi Soujanya P, Chikkappa GK, Pradyumn Kumar. 2016. Differential response of maize genotypes to stem borers under artificial infestation. Maize Journal, 5(1&2):49-54.
16. Bhupender Kumar , Satish Kumar Guleria , Subhash M. Khanorkar , Rajender Babu Dubey , Jashvantlal Patel , Vinod Kumar, Chiter Mal Parihar, Shankar Lal Jat, Vishal Singh, K. R. YatishF , Abhijit Das , Javaji Chandra Sekhar, Pradeep Bhati, Harpreet Kaur , Madhvi Kumar, Aditya Kumar Singh, Eldho Varghese and Om Prakash Yadav. 2016. Selection indices to identify maize (Zea mays L.) hybrids adapted under drought stress and normal ecologies in tropical climate. Crop and Pasture Science, 67(10):1087-1095.
17. Kumar Bhupender, Karambir Singh Hooda, Om Prakash Yadav, Robin Gogoi, Vinod Kumar, Shrvan Kumar, Alok Abhishek, Javaji Chander Sekhar, Yathish Kr,Vishal Singh, Abhijit Das, Ganapati Mukri, Eldho Varghese, Harleen Kaur, and Vinod Malik. 2016. Inheritance study and stable sources of maydis leaf blight (Cochliobolus heterostrophus) resistance in tropical maize germplasm. Cereal Research Communications, 44(3):424-434.
18. Bhupender Kumar, Karambir S Hooda, Vishal Singh, Javaji C Sekhar, Vinod Kumar, Chiter M Parihar, Shankar L Ja,t Aditya K Singh, Jyoti Kaul, Harleen Kaur, Harpreet Kaur, Om P Yadav. 2016. Multi-environment field testing to identify stable sources of resistance to charcoal rot (Macrophomina phaseolina) disease in tropical maize germplasm. Maydica, 62.1 : M 3.
19. Lakshmi Soujanya, P, Sekhar JC, Chikkappa G Karjagi, Dharam Paul, P Kumar. 2016. Evaluation of biophysical, anatomical, and biochemical traits of resistance to Sitophilus oryzae L. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in stored maize. Maydica, 61.1 – M 8.
20. Sekhar JC, Soujanya P L, Chikkappa GK, Kumar P, Sunil N and , Singh K.P. 2016. Resistance to the spotted stem borer Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) and pink stem borer Sesamia inferens walker in maize. Indian J. Ent, 78(4):346-352.
21. Sekhar, JC, Lakshmi Soujanya P., Chikkappa GK, Sunil N, Kaul J, Singh, KP and Kumar, P. 2016. Response of different maize accessions to pink stem borer Sesamia inferens Walker (Lepidoptera:Noctuidae). Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding,7 (1):132-136.
22. Lakshmi Soujanya, P, Sekhar J C, Kumar P, Sunil N, Vara Prasad Ch and Mallavadhani, UV. .2016. Potentiality of botanical agents for the management of post harvest insects of maize: a review. J Food Sci Technol,
23. Rajkumar Zunjare, Firoz Hossain, Vignesh Muthusamy, Sunil K. Jha, Pradyumn Kumar, Sekhar, J Lakshmi Soujanya, P., Sekhar, J.C., Chikkapppa, G.K., Kumar, P. 2015. Management of post harvest pests of maize in India through enhanced hermetic storage. International Journal of Processing and Post Harvest Technology. 6 (1): 48-53.
24. Lakshmi Soujanya P, Sekhar JC, Chikkapppa GK. and Kumar P. 2015. Differential resistance of maize germplasm to riceweevil, Sitophilus oryzae and angouis grain moth, Sitotroga crealella in stored maize. Indian J. Plant .Protec, 43 (2):143-149.
25. Lakshmi Soujanya P, Sekhar JC, Kumar P, Dhanalaxmi V, Sravanthi P and Malladhavani UV. .2015. Potentiality of various extracts of Ixora coccinea and its major component tenacetene from rubiaceae family against stored maize. Journal of Insect Science, 28(2)252-258.
26. Sekhar JC, Karjagi CG*, Kumar B, Rakshit S, Soujanya L, Kumar P, Singh KP, Dhandapani A, Dass A and Sai Kumar R. 2015. Genetics of resistance to Sesamia inferens infestation and its correlation to yield in maize. Plant Breeding, 134: 394-399.
27. Zunjare R., Hossain F, Muthusamy V., Vishwakarma AK, Pandey N, Kumar P, Sekhar JC, Jha SK, Thirunavukkarasu N. and Gupta HS.(2015) Analyses of genetic diversity among exotic- and indigenous- maize inbreds differing for responses to stored grain weevil Sitophilus oryzae (L.) infestation. Maydica,60.3:M28.
28. Zunjare R, Hossain F, Muthusamy V, Vishwakarma AK, Pandey N, Kumar P, Sekhar JC, Jha SK, Thirunavukkarasu N. and Gupta HS. 2015. Analyses of genetic diversity among exotic- and indigenous- maize inbreds differing for responses to stored grain weevil (Sitophilus oryzae L.) infestation. Maydica, 60.3:M28.
29. Chikkappa GKi, Sekhar JC, Lakshmi Soujanya P and Pradyumn Kumar. 2015. Generation mean analysis of preferential oviposition behaviour of pink stem borer (Sesamia inferens) in maize germplasm. Maize Journal, 4(1&2): 1-3
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