Dr. C.Mohanan

Scientist F, Division of Forest Pathology, has more than 32 years of experience in the Institute. Dr Mohanan had his MSc from Calicult University and PhD from Cochin University of Science and Technology. He has worked extensively on fungi of Western Ghats, Kerala. More recently, he has carried out biodiversity studies on macrofungi and microfungi including vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi of the Western Ghats. Dr Mohanan has published more than 150 research papers in national and international journals, edited and authored several books, handbooks and information bulletins. The recently published books include : (a) Rust Fungi of Kerala, (b) Mushrooms of Kerala (c) Biodiversity of Plant Pathogenic Fungi of the Western Ghats and (d) Diseases of Bamboos in Asia : An Illustrated Manual.