Balakrishnan Prithiviraj, Dalhousie University

Research

aquaculture Caenorhabditis elegans health benefits nutrition Seaweed seaweed processing

Latest papers

Exploiting Paraphaeosphaeria minitans and Its Antifungal Metabolites as Bio-Fungicides for Eco-Friendly Management of Head Rot Disease in Cabbage.
Microbial biotechnology · 2026
Ascophyllum nodosum based plant biostimulant shapes the bacterial community in the rhizosphere of corn.
BMC plant biology · 2025 · senior author
Microbial Community Composition Associated with Potato Plants Displaying Early Dying Syndrome.
Microorganisms · 2025 · senior author

All 43 publications

Latest funding

Innovative quality enhancement of seaweeds for Nova Scotia's integrated multi-trophic aquaculture sector
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$188,025
Molecular analysis of plant root-microbe interaction
NSERC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$156,000
Molecular Analyses of Plant Root-Microbe Interaction
NSERC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$26,000

All 6 grants and awards

43 publications.

01

Exploiting Paraphaeosphaeria minitans and Its Antifungal Metabolites as Bio-Fungicides for Eco-Friendly Management of Head Rot Disease in Cabbage.

Ruppavalli MV, Karthikeyan M, Johnson I, Jeevanantham S, Kumaresan PV, Prithiviraj B, Periyannan S

Microbial biotechnology2026

DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.70309 PMID: 41618614

02

Ascophyllum nodosum based plant biostimulant shapes the bacterial community in the rhizosphere of corn.

Selvaraj VK, Patel JS, Hui JPM, Zhang J, Berrué F, Prithiviraj B

BMC plant biology2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12870-025-07270-7 PMID: 41034730

03

Microbial Community Composition Associated with Potato Plants Displaying Early Dying Syndrome.

Borza T, Lumactud RA, Shim SY, Al-Mughrabi K, Prithiviraj B

Microorganisms2025Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms13071482 PMID: 40731992

04

Synergistic activation of grapevine defense mechanisms against downy mildew by Ascophyllum nodosum extract and Pseudomonas fluorescens CHA0.

Bahmani R, Rathor P, More P, Prithiviraj B

Frontiers in plant science2025Senior author

DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2025.1568426 PMID: 40538871

05

Acid hydrolysis and microwave digestion enhanced protein extraction from red seaweed Palmaria palmata.

Wijethunga AM, He QS, Prithiviraj B, Sun X

Food chemistry: X2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.fochx.2025.102222 PMID: 39944284

06

A Plant biostimulant prepared from Ascophyllum nodosum Induces Flowering by Regulating the MIR156-mediated Age Pathway in Arabidopsis.

Bahmani R, Prithiviraj B

Physiologia plantarum2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/ppl.14531 PMID: 39284740

07

Editorial: Development of next generation bio stimulants for sustainable agriculture.

Bajpai S, Shukla PS, Prithiviraj B, Critchley AT, Nivetha N

Frontiers in plant science2024

DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1383749 PMID: 38650704

08

Genetic structure and population diversity of Phytophthora infestans strains in Pacific western Canada.

Babarinde S, Burlakoti RR, Peters RD, Al-Mughrabi K, Novinscak A, Sapkota S, Prithiviraj B

Applied microbiology and biotechnology2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s00253-024-13040-6 PMID: 38407622

09

Physiological Effects of Oxidative Stress Caused by Saxitoxin in the Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.

Wu H, Prithiviraj B, Tan Z

Marine drugs2023

DOI: 10.3390/md21100544 PMID: 37888479

10

Impacts of abiotic factors on the fungal communities of 'Honeycrisp' apples in Canada.

McLaughlin MS, Yurgel SN, Abbasi PA, Prithiviraj B, Ali S

Microbial biotechnology2023

DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.14207 PMID: 36648235

Innovative quality enhancement of seaweeds for Nova Scotia's integrated multi-trophic aquaculture sector

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Prithiviraj, Balakrishnan B

Keywords: aquaculture; caenorhabditis elegans; health benefits; nutrition; seaweed; seaweed processing

$188,025