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ArticlesEffect of interaction of Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. betli-cola and Pseudomonas betle on the extent of lesion develop-ment on betelvine leaf
B. Mondal, Rana Bhattacharya, D.C. Khatua
No abstract is associated with this type of article.
2 Jul 2017- Articles
Sylepta sp. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) - a new pest of Soalu (Litsaea monopetala) in Kalimpong Hills
M. D. Maji, C. Maji, S. Nirmal Kumar
No abstract is associated with this type of article.
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
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
Characterization of entomopathogenic nematode, Stein-ernema carpocapsae from ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.) rhizosphere in India
Rashid Pervez, Santhosh J. Eapen, S. Devasahayam, M. Dinsha
During a random survey, one isolate of entomopathogenic nematode from ginger rhizosphere was collected from Faizabad district of Uttar Pradesh (India). Morphological and morphometric studies identified the isolate as Stein-ernema carpocapsae. This was further…
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
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 - Articles
Past, present and future of nematophagous fungi as bio-agent to control plant parasitic nematodes
M.A. Pendse, M.N. Limaye
Nematophagous fungi (NF) are the major antagonists of nematodes. They include nematode trapping fungi as well as endoparasitic fungi. For more than a century scientists are studying different facets of biology of NF including their potential as a bioagents to…
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
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
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
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
Isolate variations in Colletotrichum gloeosporioides infecting pomegranate
M. S. Joshi, D.M. Sawant, A.P. Gaikwad
Eleven pomegranate varieties were tested against six isolates of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides under controlled conditions. Inoculated fruits were assessed on the basis of virulence of the isolates and reaction of a particular variety was expressed in Disease…
2 Jul 2017 - Articles
Biology of Sturmia convergens (Dipteara:Tachinidae) para-sitizing monarch butterfly, Danaus chrysippus damaging Akanda (Calotropis gigantean ) in Bangladesh
K.N. Ahmed, L.C. Mohanta, M.A. Al-Helal, S.C. Ghose
No abstract is associated with this type of article.
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
Plant growth promoting activity of some indigenous Tricho-derma isolates and their field performance against sheath blight of rice in old alluvial zone of North Bengal
Goutam Mondal
Five Trichoderma spp. were isolated from the old alluvial zone of North Bengal and their biocontrol activity were tested in dual culture and found effective against soil-borne plant pathogens, namely, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceri (Padw.) Matuo. and Rhizoct…
2 Jul 2017 - Articles
Evaluation of new and conventional insecticides for the management of mustard aphid, Lipaphis erysimi Kalt. (Homoptera: Aphididae) on rapeseed (Brassica juncea L.)
Dipak Mandal, Paramita Bhowmik, M.L. Chatterjee
Field experiment was conducted during rabi season at Raipur, Bankura, West Bengal to study the effect of few insecticides against mustard aphid, Lipaphis erysimi K. on rapeseed (Brassica juncea L.). Experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design with eight…
2 Jul 2017 - Articles
Botanicals for control of anthracnose of bell peppers
K.K. Lakshmesha, S. Mahadev Murthy, N. Lakshmidevi
Botanicals or plant extracts from Cathranthus roseus, Coleus aromaticus , Manilkara zapota and Azadirachta indica was studied by poisoned food technique, seed germination and under green house experiments for control of Colletotrichum capsici, fungal pathogen…
2 Jul 2017