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ArticlesDevelopment of flower galls in Prosopis cineraria trees of Rajasthan
R. Raj Bhansali
No abstract is associated with this type of article.
2 Jul 2017- Articles
Formulation technology: key parameters for food safety with respect to agrochemicals use in crop protection
D.K. Hazra, Megha Pant, S.K. Raza, P. K. Patanjali
A very small fraction of all applied pesticides is directly involved in the pesticidal mechanism. This implies that most of the applied pesticides find their way as 'residue' in food chains where they undergo concentration and pro-duce potential, long term, ad…
2 Jul 2017 - Articles
Proteomic study of soybean and nematode interaction
Savithiry S. Natarajan
No abstract is associated with this type of article.
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 - Articles
Aulacophora sp. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) - a new pest on Som (Persea bombycina) and Soalu (Litsaea monopetala) in Kalimpong Hills
M.D. Maji, C. Maji, B.B. Bindroo
No abstract is associated with this type of article.
2 Jul 2017 - Articles
Evaluation of the effects of climate change on increased in-cidence of cowpea pests in Nigeria
A.A. Oyerinde, G.T. Oyerinde
Insect response to rise in atmospheric temperature and carbon dioxide differ from one region to the other. The latest assessment report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicts an increment in mean atmospheric temperature from 1.1 to…
2 Jul 2017 - Articles
Efficacy of sedomil 72WP and recozeb 80WP to control die-back (Colletotrichum gloeosporioides) of tea in Bangladesh
M.S. Islam, M.Ali, I. Ahmad
A study was conducted to find out the efficacy of sedomil 72WP (mancozeb) and recozeb 80WP (mancozeb + metalaxyl) to control of dieback disease (Colletotrichum gloeosporioides) of tea in Bangladesh. The pathogen, C. gloeosporioides was isolated from the diebac…
2 Jul 2017 - Articles
Integrated pest management in tea: prospects and future strategies in Bangladesh
M. S. A. Mamun, M. Ahmed
Tea, Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze, is a perennial crop and grown as a monoculture on large contiguous areas. Tea plant is subjected to the attack of several notorious pests such as insects, mites, nematodes, diseases and weeds. Globally 1034 species of art…
2 Jul 2017 - Articles
Reaction of gerbera cultivars to spider mite, Tetranychus urti-cae Koch (Tetranychidae: Acari) under polyhouse conditions
Dharmishthabahen R. Shah, Abhishek Shukla
Five gerbera cultivars were screened for their reaction against spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch under the polyhouse conditions. Results showed that the gerbera cultivar Cherany was highly tolerant with lowest mite popu-lation (1.62mites/plant) whereas Ve…
2 Jul 2017 - Articles
Occurrence 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
Determination of relative toxicity and base line data of dif-ferent insecticides against cotton mealybug (Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley)
Dipak Mandal, Paramita Bhowmik, Pronobesh Halder, M. L. Chatterjee
Laboratory bioassay was conducted to determine the toxicity of some insecticides and their LC50 values against 3rd instar nymphs of cotton mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis in the Department of Agricultural Entomology, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya (BCKV…
2 Jul 2017 - Articles
Factors influencing incidence of red spider mite of tea, Oligonychus coffeae (Nietner) in Assam
Dinesh Kachhawa, Sahidur Rahman
During the experimental period all data on meteorological factors viz., temperature (maximum and minimum), relative humidity, total rainfall and bright sunshine hours were collected for the entire period of study from the Department of Agrometeorology, AAU, Jo…
2 Jul 2017 - Articles
Effect of plant spacings and cultivars on spread of Yellow Vein Mosaic Virus (YVMV) disease
Sunita J. Magar, D.D. Nirmal
Spread of yellow vein mosaic virus (YVMV) disease in different plant spacing 30 x 30 cm, 50 x 30 cm, 60 x 30 cm, 60 x 60 cm and 60 x 40 cm and using two cultivars, i.e., cv. Parbhani Kranti and Local indicated that the first appearance of symptom was earlier i…
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
Branch gall of mango (Oligotrophus mangiferae Keiffer) its bioecology and management
Goutam Samui, Shantanu Jha
The branch gall, Oligotrophus mangiferae Keiffer has recently appeared in serious proportion in the major mango growing districts of West Bengal, India. The present study had been taken up regarding the biology, population dynamics and management of this pest.…
2 Jul 2017 - Articles
Biology of Dichromia sagitta (Fabricius) (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera), a serious pest of Indian ipecac, Tylophora indica
Nilesh Suresh Gole, Bijan Kumar Das
Indian ipecac, Tylophora indica (Burm. f.) Merr. commonly known as dumvel or antomul, is an important medicinal plant in the family Asclepiadaceae, indigenous to India. In West Bengal, we observed the herb to be heavily infested by a defoliator pest, Dichromia…
2 Jul 2017 - Articles
Bioassay of some agricultural chemicals, human drugs and disinfectants on Phytophthora melonis Katsura causing fruit and vine rot of pointed gourd
D. C. Khatua, B. Mondal, G. Saha
Some antibiotics, insecticides, disinfectants and antiprotozoal drugs were tested on Phtophthora melonis Katsura causing fruit and vine rot of pointed gourd in aqueous environment. Antifungal antibiotics viz. validamycin, kasugamycin, griseofulvin, fluconazole…
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
An integration of weed management practices in potato un-der New Alluvial soil
Biswajit Pramanick, Sruti Karmakar, Koushik Brahmachari, Rupayan Deb
To study the effect of different weed control measures on the yield of potato, a field experiment was carried out with this crop (var. Kufri-Jyoti) for two consecutive years (2009-10; 2010-11) at ‘C’ Block farm of Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyala…
2 Jul 2017