Biography

Ashok Kumar Sarbhoy, Indian mycologist and plant pathologist (15 June 1939 – 16 August 2006)

DESCRIBED PLANT DISEASES

With D.K. Agarwal. Two new diseases of ornamental plants: Fusarium rot of gladiolus and Mammalaria species. Curr. Sci (1983)

With J.S. Grewal. A new steam rot of arhar caused by Phytophthora. Indian Phytopathol. (1970)

DESCRIBED FUNGI TAXA

Valid Genera

Hemicarpenteles 1968 with Elphick

Morrisiella 1985 with Saikia

Sclerotiella 1974 with A. Sarbhoy 

Species

At least 75

HONORS

Sarbhoyomyces Saikia 1981 (Fungi)