Anju Manuja

Dr. Anju Manuja

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Academic Career Length

26Years (2001-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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1 March 2017 in International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
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RRR. Raguvaran
R. Raguvaran
BMBalvinder K. Manuja
Balvinder K. Manuja
MCMeenu Chopra
Meenu Chopra
RTRajesh Thakur
Rajesh Thakur
TATaruna Anand
Taruna Anand
AMAnju Manuja
Anju Manuja


1 July 2020 in International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
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AMAnju Manuja
Anju Manuja
RRR. Raguvaran
R. Raguvaran
BKBalvinder Kumar
Balvinder Kumar
AKAnu Kalia
Anu Kalia
BTB.N. Tripathi
B.N. Tripathi

14 April 2022 in Journal of Xenobiotics
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RKRavinder Kumar
Ravinder Kumar
Joginder Singh DuhanJoginder Singh Duhan
Joginder Singh Duhan
AMAnju Manuja
Anju Manuja
PKPawan Kaur
Pawan Kaur
BMBalvinder Kumar Manuja
Balvinder Kumar Manuja
PSPardeep Kumar Sadh
Pardeep Kumar Sadh
Biopolymers such as chitosan and gum acacia are used for nanotechnological applications due to their biosafety and ecofriendly nature. The commercial fungicide mancozeb (M) was loaded into chitosan–gum acacia (CSGA) polymers to form nanocomposite (NC) CSGA-M (mancozeb-loaded) measuring 363.6 nm via the ionic gelation and polyelectrolyte complexation method. The physico-chemical study of nano CSGA-M was accomplished using dynamic light scattering (DLS), scanning electron microscope (SEM), transmission electron microscope (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Nano CSGA-M-1.0 (containing 1.0 mg/mL mancozeb) at 1.5 ppm demonstrated a maximum inhibition (83.8 ± 0.7%) against Alternaria solani, while Sclerotinia sclerotiorum exhibited a 100% inhibition at 1.0 and 1.5 ppm through the mycelium inhibition method. Commercial mancozeb showed an inhibition of 84.6 ± 0% and 100%, respectively, for both fungi. In pot house conditions, NCs were found to exhibit good antimicrobial activity. Disease control efficiency (DCE, in %) in pathogen-treated plants for CSGA-M-1.0 was 64.6 ± 5.0 and 60.2 ± 1.4% against early blight and stem rot diseases, respectively. NCs showed lower cytotoxicity than commercial mancozeb at the given concentration. In conclusion, both in vitro and in vivo antifungal efficacy for nano CSGA-M was found to be quite comparable but less toxic than mancozeb to Vero cell lines; thus, in the future, this formulation may be used for sustainable agriculture.

1 August 2017 in International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
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RRR. Raguvaran
R. Raguvaran
AMAnju Manuja
Anju Manuja
BMBalvinder K. Manuja
Balvinder K. Manuja
TRT. Riyesh
T. Riyesh
SSSandeep Singh
Sandeep Singh
UDU. Dimri
U. Dimri

1 April 2006 in Veterinary Parasitology
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AMAnju Manuja
Anju Manuja
DMD.V. Malhotra
D.V. Malhotra
VSV.K. Sikka
V.K. Sikka
ASA.K. Sangwan
A.K. Sangwan
RSR. Sharma
R. Sharma
ANA.K. Nichani
A.K. Nichani