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Ramesh Raju Vetukuri

Associate Professor /Docent, Deputy Head of the Department, Biotron Development leader,

Presentation

We are interested in plant-microbe and microbiome interactions focusing on developing new and sustainable ways to improve plant yield and control diseases. I currently work at the Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp. My group focuses on microbes and their effectors, including small RNAs that modulate plant traits.

Our work is currently focused on the following projects:

Spray-induced gene silencing technology to control plant traits and diseases.

Understanding the cross-kingdom movement of small RNAs in plant-pathogen interactions and its implications for control of potato late blight disease

Exploiting the biological activity of beneficial microbes in plant breeding (Microbe assisted breeding).

Comparative omics of plant and diverse microbes.

Environmental and ecological analysis of microbiome diversity, pathogenicity, and community interactions.

Research

Interviews about our work on Spray induced gene silencing and biocontro to control lateblight disease on TV4, lantbruksnytt, Swedish radio P1 and on plantlink network website

https://www.tv4.se/artikel/2unRMiKVtemzJvs9GQUgNi/ny-forskning-bakteriecocktail-kan-raedda-framtidens-potatis?fbclid=IwAR02NlKLA0F9E7Q1_hNZxEf5PKJktJQ2gOsb9gkDwSW33Yje6ma7DG_0C6Y

https://lantbruksnytt.se/tv/video/2362/

https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/ny-metod-kan-gora-potatisen-mer-miljovanlig

https://www.plantlink.se/plantlink-researcher-in-the-spotlight-ramesh-vetukuri/

Results from our project on sustainable control of coffee wilt disease with Trichoderma

https://www.slu.se/en/ew-news/2023/4/beneficial-fungi-can-protect-coffee-plantations-against-serious-plant-disease/

https://www.slu.se/ew-nyheter/2023/4/nyttiga-svampar-kan-skydda-kaffeodlingar-mot-allvarlig-vaxtsjukdom/

https://www.slu.se/en/ew-news/2024/2/small-rnas--the-future-of-plant-protection/