Dr. S. D. Sawant
Hon. Vice Chancellor

Sr.

No.

Title of the Research

Details of

Technology/

Product developed 

Year of development

of Technology

/Product

Details of

Commercialization/ release/cultivation

/use (Returns, area covered, etc.)

 01

Location specific disease

management advisory based on real time weather information

and crop growth stage. 

S D Sawant and Indu S Sawant

More than ten thousand grape growers in Maharashtra used the advisory during recent years. 

Advisory system was well ahead of time when developed, unique as it generates advice using disease risk estimating models and inbuilt

logic on action plan (artificial intelligence).

An interactive system takes, location specific weather, plot information on growth stage and sprays given as inputs and auto generate advisory which is plot and disease specific

(downy mildew and powdery mildew). 

Auto generated advice whether disease risk is already covered or not. If not, when and what is to be done.

             2006

 The technology is licensed to private service provider     for providing this online advisory to grape growers in Maharashtra. The technology was given to Department of Horticulture, Govt.

of Karnataka for providing this advisory to grape growers in Northern Karnataka through specially developed App.

An impact analysis of the advisory system by third party has indicated average 31%

increase in productivity in vineyards of app users and there was about 13% reduction in use of various vineyard inputs.

02

Bacillus subtilis strain

DR-39 isolated and selected from vineyard ecosystem for its efficacy to enhance degradation of pesticide residues present on the grapes.

Indu S Sawant, S D Sawant, K. Banerjee,

Ahammed

Shabeer TP.

The formulation of ‘DR-39’ is to be sprayed on grape bunches, two to three times at the dose of 2.0 g/L, about 30 to 20 days before the harvest. These sprays result in increase in rate of dissipation of most of the pesticides (insecticides and fungicides)

commonly used

during last 30-40 days of fruit maturity, and help to bring their

terminal residues below Maximum

Residue Limit

(MRL) rapidly

           2016

MoU with M/s Zytex

Biotech Pvt. Ltd., in November 2016 for taking up commercialization of Bacillus Strain DR-39 in partnership mode

03

Developed the guidelines for production of zero residue’ grapes.

S D Sawant, Indu S Sawant, S.

Saha, 

D. S Yadav, 

K. Banerjee,

Ahammed

Shabeer T.P.

The guidelines are developed using vast information generated in projects on evaluation of different

agrochemicals for its bio-efficacy in disease / insect management, rate of dissipation of residue. The guidelines specify the growth stages till which agrochemical can be used without risk of residue and provide measures including use of biocontrol agents, safe agrochemicals etc. when pesticides cannot be used.

The guidelines were demonstrated successfully during 2016-17 and 2017-18 on four locations spread over major grape growing areas

in farmers’ vineyards.

       2015-2018

Guideline document was released first in 2015 by Hon. Secretary

DARE and DG, ICAR,

Dr Trilocan Mohapatra.

Revised document for current season is being updated.

Copyright title

Author\Inventor

Name &

Designation *

Date  of application 

Application No/Diary No:

Status of application

A web based online grapevine disease and pest diagnosis system for India 

Dr. SD Sawant

(Dirctor)

Dr. I.S. Sawant (PS) Mrs. K.Y.

Mundankar (S)

Dr. N.S. Kulkarni

(S)

Dr. D.S. Yadav (S)

09/08/2016

9478/2016-

CO/SW

Granted

Grapevine diseases in India a ready reckoner for diagnosis and management of grapevine diseases in India

Mrs. K.Y.

Mundankar (S)

Dr. S.D. Sawant

(Director)

Dr. I.S. Sawant (PS)

09/08/2016

9480/2016-

CO/SW

Granted

Sr.

No.

Training Programme

Month & Year

Total Period

Place

01

Worked as visiting scientist, in the laboratory of grape virologist,      Dr. Rayapathi Naidu and learned about virus diseases of grapes,        at Procer, Washington State Univercity, USA. And gained hands-on experience in the diagnosis of grapevine leafroll-associated virus-3   by RT-PCR method. Also got exposure to different research activities related to viticulture & enology at the Centre & private vineyard & wineries

13/10/2008 for 4 weeks.

Four weeks

Prosser Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center, Washington

State University, USA

02

Agriculture Research

Oorganization, Israel 

Exposure to the grape breeding program &

30^th July to

3^rd August,

2017

Tel Aviv

visited the postharvest management

laboratories

03

Fruit Logistica Exhibition

Exposure to Internationally cultivated / demanded

grape varieties

February, 59, 2014

Berlin,

Germany

Sr.

No.

Title of the Publication

Name of the

International Journal

Year & Volume of

Publication with page

Journal

Impact

Factor &

Number of

Citations

1.  

Suryawanshi KT, Sawant IS, 

Sawant SD, Ahammed Shabeer

TP, Saha S, Pudale A, Dantre RK. 2018. Field evaluation of the bioefficacy of Bacillus subtilis DR-39 formulation for enhancing pesticide degradation in grapes and optimization of application dose.

Indian

Phytopathology

2018

doi.org/10.1007/s42360-018-0074-3

NAAS 5.9

\ No. of citations: 0

2.  

Ghule SB, Sawant IS, Sawant SD, Saha S, Devarumath RM. 2018.

Detection of G143A mutation in Erysiphe necator and its implications for powdery mildew management in grapes. 

Indian Journal of Horticulture

2018

75:434-439

NAAS

6.15

No. of citations: 0

3.  

Ghule SB, Sawant IS, Sawant SD, Saha S, Devarumath RM. 2018. Detection of resistance to demethylation inhibitor fungicides in Erysiphe necator from tropical India by biological and molecular assays.

Indian

Phytopathology

2018

https://doi.org/10.1007/s42360-018-0075-2

NAAS 5.9

No. of citations: 0

4.  

Sawant IS, Wadkar PN, Ghule SB,

Rajguru YR, Salunkhe VP, and Sawant SD. 2017. Enhanced biological control of powdery mildew in vineyards by

Biological Control

2017

114: 133-143.

IF 2.307

NAAS

8.01,  No. of citations: 4

integrating a strain of Trichoderma afroharzianum with sulphur. 

5.  

Sawant IS, Wadkar PN, Rajguru YR, Mhaske NH, Salunkhe VP, Sawant SD, Upadhyay A. 2016. Biocontrol potential of two novel grapevine associated Bacillus strains for management of anthracnose disease caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides.

Biocontrol Science and Technology

2016

26: 964-979.

IF 0.82

NAAS:

6.97  No. of citations: 6

6.  

Sawant SD, Ghule MR, Sawant IS. 2016. Occurrence of CAA fungicide resistance and detection of G1105S mutation in Plasmopara viticola isolates from vineyards in Sangli, Maharashtra, India. 

Plant Disease

2016 101: 259.

IF 3.02

NAAS

8.74

No. of citations: 4

7.  

Sawant SD, Sawardekar RM,

Ghule MR, Sawant IS and Sujoy S. 2016. Evaluation of amisulbrom 20% SC against Plasmopara viticola of grapes under in vitro and in vivo conditions. 

Indian

Phytopathology

2016

69(4s):621-624.

NAAS:

5.9

No. of citations: 0

8.  

Sawant SD, Ghule MR,

Sawardekar RM, Sawant IS and Sujoy S. 2016. Effective use of activated potassium salt of long chain phosphorous (96%) for the control of fungicide resistant Plasmopara viticola causing downy mildew in grapes.

Indian

Phytopathology

2016

69(4s):338-344.

NAAS:

5.9

No. of citations: 2

9.  

Sawant SD, Ghule MR, Sawant

IS. 2015. First Report of QoI resistance in Plasmopara viticola from Vineyards of Maharashtra, India. 

Plant Disease 

2015 http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1094/ PDIS-0515-0573-PDN.

IF 3.02

NAAS

8.74

No. of citations: 6

10.  

Salunkhe VP, Sawant IS, Banerjee K, Wadkar PN, Sawant SD. 2015. Enhanced dissipation of triazole and multi-class pesticide residues on grapes after foliar application

Journal of Agricultural and

Food Chemistry

2015

63: 10736-10746.

IF: 2.912

NAAS:

9.11

of grapevine associated Bacillus species. 

No. of citations: 10

11.  

Sawant IS, Ghule SB, Sawant SD. 2015. Molecular analysis reveals that lack of chasmothecia formation in Erysiphe necator in Maharashtra, India is due to presence of only MAT1-2 mating type idiomorph. 

Vitis

2015

54: 87–90

IF: 0.738

NAAS 

6.79  No. of citations: 2

12.  

Salunkhe VP, Sawant IS, Banerjee

K, Wadkar PN, Sawant SD, Hingmire S. 2014. Kinetics of degradation of carbendazim by B. subtilis strains: possibility of in situ detoxification. 

Environmental

Monitoring and

Assessment

2014

186 : 8599-8610.

NAAS:

7.68

No. of citations: 15

13.  

Salunkhe VP, Sawant IS, Banerjee

K, Rajguru YR, Wadkar PN,

Oulkar DP, Naik DG, and Sawant SD. 2013. Biodegradation of profenophos by Bacillus subtilis isolated from grapevines.

Journal of

Agricultural Food

Chemistry

2013

61: 7195-7202.

NAAS:

8.91

IF: 2.906 No. of citations: 20

14.  

Sawant IS, Narkar SP, Shetty DS, Upadhyay A, Sawant SD. 2012. Emergence of Colletotrichum

gloeosporioides sensu lato as the dominant pathogen of anthracnose disease of grapes in India as evidenced by cultural, morphological and molecular data. 

Australasian Plant Pathology

2012

41: 493-504

NAAS:

7.3

IF: 0.837 No. of citations: 18

15.  

Kumar S, Baranwal VK, Singh P, Jain RK, Sawant SD, Singh SK.

2012. Letter to the editor : Characterisation of grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3 from India showing incongruence in its phylogeny. 

Virus Genes

2012

45 :195-200.

NAAS:

7.6

IF: 1.845 No. of citations: 14

16.  

Narkar SP, Shetty DS, Sawant IS and Sawant SD. 2012. Paradigm shift in the resistance of grape isolates of Colletotrichum

Indian

Phytopathology   

2012

65: 373-377.

NAAS:

3.80

gloeosporioides to carbendazim and their bio-control by Trichoderma harzianum. 

No. of citations: 7

17.  

Sawant IS, Sawant SD,

Upadhyay A, Sharma J,

Upadhyay AK, Shetty DS,

Bhirangi R. 2010. Crop loss in grapes due to downy mildew infection on clusters at pre- and post bloom stages under nonepiphytotic conditions. 

Indian Journal of Horticulture

2010

67: 425-432.

NAAS:

6.6

No. of citations:

2

Best Paper award 

18.  

Ghule MR, Sawant IS, and Sawant SD. 2018. Eco-friendly methods for management of downy mildew of grapevines.

Journal of Ecofriendly Agriculture

2018 13: 80- 84.

NAAS:

3.80

No. of citations: 0

19.  

Sharma AK, Sawant IS, Sawant

SD, Saha S, Kadam P and

Somkuwar RG. 2017 Aqueous Chlorine dioxide for the management of powdery mildew vis-a-vis maintaining quality of grapes and raisins. 

Journal of Ecofriendly Agriculture

2017 12: 59-64.

NAAS:

3.80

No. of citations: 1

20.  

Kamble AK, Sawant SD, Saha S, Sawant IS. 2017. Screening of grapevine germplasm to identify sources of resistance to bacterial leaf spot causing Xanthomonas campestris pv. Viticola. 

International

Journal of

Agriculture

Innovations and

Research

2017

5: 834-837

NAAS:

3.99

No. of citations: 0

21.  

Kamble AK, Sawant SD, Saha S, Sawant IS. 2017 In vitro efficacy of different chemicals and biological agents against Xanthomonas campestris pv. viticola causing Bacterial Leaf spot of grapes. 

International

Journal of

Agriculture Sciences.

2017

ISSN:

0975-3710&EISSN:

0975-9107,

9(30): 4427-4430.

NAAS:

4.20

No. of citations: 0

22.  

Naik S, Somkuwar RG, Sharma AK and Sawant SD. 2016. Grape cultivation in Himachal Pradesh is promising. 

Indian

Horticulture

2016

61:30-33.

No. of citations: 0

23.  

Ghule SB, Sawant IS, Shetty DS, Sawant SD. 2015. Epidemiology

Journal of

Agrometeorology,

2015

 17: 265-267.

NAAS:

6.16

and weather-based forecasting model for anthracnose of grape under the semiarid tropical region of Maharashtra. 

IF 0.145 No. of citations: 0

24.  

Somkuwar RG, Satisha J, Sawant

SD, Taware PB, Bondage DD and Itroutwar P. 2014. Rootstocks influence the growth,

Biochemical contents and Disease Incidence in Thompson Seedless Grapevines. 

British Journal of Applied Science and Technology

2014

4: 1030- 1041.

NAAS:

5.32

No. of citations: 3

25.  

Shetty DS, Narkar SP, Sawant IS and Sawant SD. 2014. Efficacy of quinone outside inhibitors (QoI) and demethylation inhibitors (DMI) fungicides against grape anthracnose. 

Indian

Phytopathology, 

2014

67: 174-178

NAAS :

4.59

No. of citations: 2

26.  

Sawant IS, Shetty DS, Narkar SP, Ghule S, and Sawant SD. 2013. Climate change and shifts in etiology of anthracnose disease of grapevines in India. 

Journal of

Agrometeorology 

2013 15: 75-78.

NAAS :

6.15

IF: 0.146 No. of citations: 1

27.  

Kumar S., Sawant SD, Sawant IS., 

Prabha K, Jain RK and Baranwal

VK. 2012.  First Report of Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 1 Infecting Grapevines in India. 

Plant Disease

2012 96: 828.

NAAS:

7.7

IF: 2.449 No. of citations: 6

28.  

Sharma J, Upadhyay AK, Sawant IS and Sawant SD. 2012.

Relationship of nutritional status of field grown Thompson Seedless grapevines with powdery mildew incidence. 

Journal of

Applied

Horticulture 

2012

14:114-117

NAAS:4.5

No. of citations: 0

29.  

Sawant IS, Narkar SP, Shetty DS, Upadhyay A and Sawant SD.

2012. First report of Colletotrichum capsici causing anthracnose on grapes in Maharashtra, India. 

BSPP-New Disease Reports

25, 2.  

2012

[doi:10.5197/j.2044-

0588.2012.025.002]

No. of citations: 13

30.  

Sawant SD, Sawant IS. 2010.

Improving shelf life of grapes by

Journal of Ecofriendly

2010 5 : 179-182.

NAAS:--

pre-harvest treatment with Trichoderma harzianum 5R. J, 

Agriculture

 No. of citations: 0

31.  

Sharma J, Upadhyay A K, Sawant, IS, Sawant SD. 2009. Association of mineral nutrients with vein reddening and necrosis in Thompson Seedless grape.  

Indian Journal of Horticulture

2009

66: 154-162.

NAAS:

6.6  No. of citations: 1

32.  

Sharma J, Upadhyay A K, Sawant SD, Sawant, IS. 2009. Studies on shiny spot symptom development on grapevine leaves and its effect on fruitfulness, disease incidence and vine yield.  

Indian Journal of Horticulture

2009

66: 154-162.

NAAS:

6.6  No. of citations: 1

33.  

Sawant SD, Sawant IS. 2008. Use of potassium bicarbonate for the control of powdery mildew in table grapes.

Acta

Horticulturae 

2008

785: 285-291.

No. of citations: 8

34.  

Mundankar KY, Sawant SD, Sawant IS, Sharma J. 2008. An expert system for powdery mildew management of grapes in India.

Acta

Horticulturae

2008

785:297-300.

No. of citations: 7

35.  

Sawant IS, Sawant SD, Adsule PG. 2008. Studies on fungi associated with post- harvest decay in table grapes from Maharashtra.

Acta

Horticulturae

2008

785:425-430.

No. of citations: 2

36.  

Sawant SD, Sawant IS, Banerjee K. 2003. Minimizing sulphur dioxide injury in table grapes (Vitis vinifera) for export by preharvest benomyl sprays.

Indian Journal of 

Agricultural 

Sciences 

2003

72: 635-638

No. of citations: 1

37.  

Sawant IS, Sawant SD. 1996. A simple method for achieving high cfu of Trichoderma harzianum on organic wastes for field applications.

Indian

Phytopathology. 

1996

49: 185-187.

No. of citations: 15

38.  

Sawant IS, Sawant SD, Nanaya

KA. 1996. Biological control of

Phytophthora root rot of Coorg

Indian Journal of 

Agricultural 

Sciences

1995

65: 842-846

No. of citations: 36

mandarin (Citrus reticulata) by Trichoderma harzianum grown on coffee waste.

39.  

Sawant SD, Sawant IS, Manjunath KL. 1990. Chemical control of stump rot and gummosis of Coorg mandarin in Kodagu.

Plant Disease Research. 

1990 5: 191-193.

No. of citations: 36

40.  

Sawant SD, Sawant IS,

Manjunath KL. 1990. Occurrence of dry root rot of Coorg mandarin in Coorg.

Plant Disease Research. 

1990 5: 183-185.

No. of citations: 36

Sr.

No.

Title of the book

(Book Chapters)

Name of the publisher

Institutions where

referred for study

01

Sawant IS, Sawant, SD, Saha S.

2017. Biological Control of Grape

Diseases. In. Biological Control of

Crop Diseases: Recent Advances &

Perspectives

Today & Tomorrow’s

Printers and

Publishers, New Delhi. pp 117-128.

NA

02

Sawant IS, Sawant SD, Saha S. 2016. Major Diseases of Grapes and their Control. In. Challenges of plant diseases and their solutions.

Today & Tomorrow’s

Printers and

Publishers, New Delhi.

pp 34-42. (in Hindi)

NA

03

Sawant SD, Sawant IS. 2013.

Disease Management. In. Good

Agricultural Practices for Production of Quality Table Grapes. 

ICAR-NRC for Grapes, pp 28-37.

NA

04

Sawant IS, Sawant SD. 2013.

Grapes (Vitis vinifera L.). In.

Advances in Horticulture

Westville Publishing

House, New Delhi; pp

81-107

NA

Biotechnology- Diagnostics for Horticulture Crops (Volume VII)

05

Sawant IS, Sawant SD. 2012. Diseases of Grapes. In. Diseases of Fruit Crops.

Indian

Phytopathological Society, New Delhi, pp 113-147.

NA

06

Sawant IS, Sawant SD. 2010.

Anthracnose Disease of Grapes. In. Leaf spot diseases of Annual and Perennial crops. 

Westville Publishing House, New Delhi, pp 175-195.

NA

07

Sawant SD, Sawant IS. 2003.

Enhancement in Shelf Life and

Quality of Grapes by Effective Management of Plant Diseases and other Cultural Practices - Success Story of Maharashtra. In.

Implications of Plant Diseases on Produce Quality.

Kalyani Publishers, Ludhiana. pp 33-41

NA

08

Sawant SD, Sawant IS. 1996. Fungal diseases in nursery and their management In. Singh.S.J. ( Ed.) Advances in diseases of fruit crops in India.

Kalyani Publishers, Ludhiana, pp 93-112

NA

Sr.

No.

Title of the Award/

Honour

Name of the Government/ Organization/ Institution/

Year of Felicitation

Details of

Award

(Cash,

Citation,

Medal,

Projects, etc.)

01

Lifetime

Achievement

Award 

Doctor’s Krishi Evam Bagwani

Vikas Sanstha 

(Doctor’s Agricultural and

Horticultural Development

Society), Lucknow

2018

Citation and

Memento

02

Lifetime

Achievement

Award

Ideal Foundation, Mumbai

2018

Citation and Memento

03

Agrocare

Krushimanch, 9th

State Level

Agrocare Idol

Award 2017

Jointly by Department of

Horticulture, Maharashtra

State, and Agrocare

Krushimanch, Nasik

2017

Citation and

Memento

04

Shri S.A. Dabholkar

Prayog Parivar

Purskar 2016

“Shri S. A. Dabholkar Prayog Pariwar” is grape growers body which voluntarily test and promote new farmers friendly technologies in grapes and has strong following in all grape growing areas in

Maharashtra

2016

Citation and

Memento

05

Crystal National Agri Award 2014

Krishi Anusandhan and Kisan Vikas Foundation, New Delhi.

2014

Citation and Memento

06

APEDA Export Award 2005  

Award, was given to ICAR-National Research Centre for

Grapes, Pune, for ‘The Efficient

Implementation of Residue Monitoring Plan and Research on Grape, thereby facilitating Export”. I was active member of the program

2005

Citation 

07

"Abhinav Gaurav"

Puraskar 2002 

Abhinav Draksha Utpadak

Sangha, Junnar. A co-operative

body of grape growers engaged in export of grapes

2002

Citation and Memento

08

‘Gaurav Chinh’

Maharashtra Rajya Draksha Bagayatdar Sangha (A trust managed by grape growers )

2001

Citation and

Memento

09

Best Research

Paper Award 2010

Sawant IS, Sawant

SD, Upadhyay A,

Sharma J,

Upadhyay AK,

Shetty DS, Bhirangi R. 2010. Crop loss in grapes due to

downy mildew

infection on clusters at pre- and postbloom stages under nonepiphytotic conditions. Indian J. Hort. 67 : 425-432

Horticulture Society of India, New Delhi. 

2010

Certificate

10

Best Poster Award:

Sawant SD, Ghule

MR, Savardekar RM, Sawant IS, Saha S. 2016. Effective use of potassium salts of phosphorus (96%) in the control of fungicide resistant Plasmopara viticola causing downy mildew in grapes.

In 6th International Conference on “Plant, Pathogens and People” organized by the

Indian Phytopathological

Society, New Delhi from 23.02.2016 26.02.2016 at NAAS Complex, New Delhi, India.

2016

Certificate

11

Best Poster Award:

Sawant SD, Sawant IS, Sharma J, Shinde M, Ghule S, Ghosh P. (2011). Expression of grapevine leaf roll associated virus

(GLRVa) symptoms

in different grape varieties in Maharashtra

In. IPS (west zone)

Symposium: Recent trends in disease management of horticultural crops. October 1920: p106-107.

 2011

Certificate

12

Best Poster Award:

Sawant IS, Sawant SD. 2006. Potential of Trichoderma spp. for management of anthracnose disease of grapevines 

In Session IV of the

‘International Symposium on

Grape Production and Processing’, Baramati, Feb. 611th 2006.

2006

Certificate

13

Best Scientific Article:

Sawant SD,

Sawant IS. 2009. 

Fungi on grape bunches and their control” (in Marati) published in Baliraja, October, 1999- special issue on grapes (pp 142-147).

2009

Certificate

14

Chairman, 

Plant Protection Session, Joint

AGRESCO, Maharashtra

2013-18

15

Technical Coordinator for Grapes, 

ICAR-AICRP on Tropical &

Sub-tropical fruit Crops

2013-19

NA

16

Ph. D. Guide

Recognized by Dept. of Agrochemicals & Pest management, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, MS

Since 2011

Indira Gandhi Krishi

Vishwavidyalaya

Raipur, Chhattisgarh

2016

Dr. B.S.Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli

2019 onwards