Issue · 2009
Vol.1, Iss. 1
23 articles · pp. 1-101 · All issues →
ArticlesOccurrence of aphids on various potato germplasms in eastern gangetic plains of West Bengal
Amitava Konar, N. Johnson Singh
A field investigation was conducted for two consecutive years of 2003-04 and 2004-05 at Adisaptagram Block Seed Farm, Hoogly, West Bengal to find out the incidence pattern and population dynamics of aphids on various potato germplasms. The common potato germpl…
2 Jul 2017- Articles
Infestation of coconut eriophyid mite, Aceria guerreronis Keifer in Konkan region of Maharashtra
V. S. Desai, S. D. Desai, A. J. Mayekar, V.G. More
The coconut eriophyid mite was reported to cause damage in coconut plantations in Konkan region of Maharashtra from January 2002. Three orchards from this area were surveyed to record infestation level of this pest in April and October of 2004 and March 2005.…
2 Jul 2017 - Articles
Incidence of saw fly, Athalia lugens proxima Klug. as influenced by level of irrigation and fertilizers on mustard
Manidipa Chowdhury
The experiments were conducted in the Instructional farm of Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari, Cooch Behar, West Bengal in two successive Rabi seasons of 2005-06 and 2006-07with an objective to study the incidence of saw fly (Athalia lugens proxima…
2 Jul 2017 - Articles
Pests infesting ornamental plants in hilly region of West Bengal
S. Pal, I. Sarkar
The survey was conducted during 2005-07 at the farms of R.R.S., UBKV, Kalimpong; R.R.S.S., UBKV, Pedong and other adjoining areas. The Crops surveyed included gladiolus, carnation, anthurium, gerbera, china rose, chrysanthemum, Bird of Paradise, Straw flower.…
2 Jul 2017 - Articles
Decades of researches in biochemical and molecular nematology at IARI
A. K. Ganguly, Uma Rao
Like any other branch of Agricultural Sciences, the Division of Nematology at IARI, initiated researches in the exciting field of biochemistry and molecular biology of plant parasitic nematodes during the early seventies of last century. The main research area…
2 Jul 2017 - Articles
Bioefficacy of some indigenous products in the management of okra fruit borers
K. K. Hegde, B. S. Nandihalli
A field experiment was conducted in kharif, 2003 at Main Agricultural Research Station, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad to evaluate the bioefficacy of some indigenous products against okra fruit borers, Earias vittella Fabricius and Helicoverpa ar…
2 Jul 2017 - Articles
Utilization of botanicals in the management of the coconut perianth mite, Aceria guerreronis Keifer
B. S. Nandihalli
The experiment on utilization of botanicals in the management of the coconut perianth mite, Aceria guerreronis Keifer was conducted at Main Agricultural Research Station, Dharwad, Karnataka during 2003-04 with nine treatments. The results of the present study…
2 Jul 2017 - Articles
New pesticide molecules, formulation technology and uses: Present status and future challenges
Anjan Bhattacharyya, Suhrid Ranjan Barik, Pritam Ganguly
Mankind has a history of using crop protection products from non-selective, naturally occurring compounds to highly specific synthetic and biological materials for assured food production and protection of environment since long time. There is a sequential ris…
2 Jul 2017 - Articles
Biology, seasonal incidence and management of Apsylla cistellata Bucton. on mango in West Bengal
Goutam Samui, S. Jha
Mango is attacked by various insect pests among which mango shoot gall psylla Apsylla cistellata Bucton.(Psyllidae: Hemiptera) is the most important one in the district of Malda and Murshidabad, West Bengal. Adult females of the pest had been found to lay eggs…
2 Jul 2017 - Articles
Comparative ecological behaviour of some pre- and post-tsunami isolates of Trichoderma harzianum and T. viride from Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Someshwar Bhagat, Sitansu Pan
A comparative ecological study of some pre- and post Tsunami isolates of Trichoderma harzianum and T. viride from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India, was undertaken to assess the effect on some ecological behavoiur of these biocontrol agents. All the isola…
2 Jul 2017 - Articles
Eco-friendly management of mealybug and wilt in pineapple
Dhananjoy Mandal
In an on-farm RBD trial (3 treatments, 8 replicates) in 2006-07 at Chopra, Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal, for eco-friendly pest management of mealy bug, Dysmicoccus brevipes Cockerell in pineapple, the treatments were: T1 [Farmers’ practice: phor…
2 Jul 2017 - Articles
Some disease management practices for bacterial wilt of potato
Partha Pratim Ghosh, N. C. Mandal
Bacterial wilt [c.o. - Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al.] is one of the threatening potato diseases. To study the effect of some disease management practices in potato, an investigation was conducted in slightly acidic (pH 5.62) loamy sand soil wi…
2 Jul 2017 - Articles
Dynamics and severity model in managing fungal diseases
T. P. Ghosh, D. Mandal, S. Laha, M. K. Dasgupta
A survey was undertaken during 1996-1997 in different commercial perennial ornamentals in gardens and nurseries at Bolpur, Santiniketan and Sriniketan of Birbhum District, West Bengal, India, to study the fungal diseases of some commercial ornamentals. The lea…
2 Jul 2017 - Articles
Biological control of earhead caterpillar, Helicoverpea armigera Hubner in sorghum
Shekharappa
A field experiment was conducted with biopesticides viz., Nomurae rileyi (Farlow) Samson and NPV of Helicoverpa armigera (HNPV) and compared with chemical control with Melathian 5% @ 30 kg.ha-1 for the management of ear head caterpillar (H. armigera) in sorghu…
2 Jul 2017 - Articles
Bioefficacy of some indigenous plant extracts against epilachna beetle (Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata Fabr.) infesting cucumber
Sujoy Mondal, S. S. Ghatak
A field trial was conducted on ‘Barapata’ variety of cucumber in a replicated Randomized Block Design at Viswavidyalaya Instructional Farm during 2004–05 to find out the impact of plant derived pesticides viz; Neem Azal, Rhizome extracts of A…
2 Jul 2017 - Articles
Population dynamics of mustard aphid on different Brassica cultivars under terai agro-ecological conditions of West Bengal
S. Choudhury, S. Pal
Experiments were conducted at the Instructional Farm of Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari, Cooch Behar during rabi season of 2002-03 and 2003-04 to study the population dynamics of mustard aphid on seven popular rapeseed-mustard cultivars. The incid…
2 Jul 2017 - Articles
Plant products for the management of yellow mosaic disease of mungbean and urdbean
Shyam Singh, L.P. Awasthi
An experiment was designed to test the efficacy of a few botanical extracts on the yellow mosaic of mug bean. Maximum reduction in disease incidence recorded were 66.70 and 63.65 percent in mungbean and Urdbean, respectively by eight sprays of Clerodendrum acu…
2 Jul 2017 - Articles
Integration of chemical botanical and microbial insecticides for control of thrips, Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood infesting chilli
N. Mandi, A. K. Senapati
A field experiment was conducted during winter season of 2004-05 and 2005-06 to evaluate the effectiveness of different conventional & eco-friendly insecticide (synthetic and biological origin) against thrips (Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood) infesting chilli (…
2 Jul 2017 - Articles
Efficacy of some insecticides against cashew tea mosquito bug Helopeltis antonii Sign
V. N. Jalgaonkar, M. S. Gawankar, V. W. Bendale, P. D. Patil
Cashew is one of the major significant sources of foreign currency for our country and it is also one of the important crops of Konkan region of Maharashtra State. Nearly 60 different pests have been reported on cashew. Among them the Tea Mosquito Bug, Helopel…
2 Jul 2017 - Articles
Evaluation of plant extracts against Rhizoctonia solani causing sheath blight of rice
Anil Sehajpal, Saroj Arora, Parminder Kaur
The antifungal effect of 44 plant extracts and 8 plant oils against the pathogen Rhizoctonia solani was evaluated by disc diffusion method. Out of 44 plants tested, 36 plant extracts showed varied degree of antimicrobial effect at different concentrations agai…
2 Jul 2017 - Articles
Developing site-specific appropriate precision agriculture
Dhananjoy Mandal 2K. Baral 3M. K. Dasgupta
As conceived in the “West”, Precision Agriculture (PA) may be suitable for capital-intensive, high turnover economy, high technology monoculture and controlled management of a single major soil borne pathogen or pest across vast cultivated area but…
2 Jul 2017 - Articles
Evaluation of plant products aganist sorghum shoot fly, Atherigona soccata Rondani
Shrinivas Mudigoudra, Shekharappa
A field experiment was conducted to evalute the efficacy of different plant products against sorghum shoot fly during Kharif 2005 at University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad. The different plant products used in the study were, Vitex negundo, NSKE, Adathod…
2 Jul 2017 - Articles
Efficacy of low dose of herbicides against weeds in transplanted kharif rice (Oryza sativa L.)
S. Pal, H. Banerjee, N. N. Mandal
Comparative efficacy of penoxsulum 24 SC against weeds in transplanted kharif rice was studied at Regional Research Sub-Station (New Alluvial Zone), Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Chakdaha, Nadia, West Bengal. The experiment was laid out in a randomized…
2 Jul 2017