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ArticlesBiology of the mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Pseudococcidae: Hemiptera) on sprouted potato and brinjal plant
SK Fashi Alam, Atanu Seni, Ajoy K Sahoo
The biology of the mealy bug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley was studied on brinjal plant and sprouted potato tubers in the laboratory. The female nymphs moulted three times for becoming adults while the male took four moultings. The female and male nymphs com…
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
Integration of weed management practices in rice-potato-groundnut cropping sequence
Md Riton Choudhury, Koushik Brahmachari, Sudeshna Kar, Rupayan Deb
A field experiment was carried out at ‘C’ Block Farm, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Kalyani, Nadia West Bengal in two consecutive years (2009-10 and 2010-11) to study the effect of different weed management measures (e.g. hand weeding, herb…
2 Jul 2017 - Articles
Development of flower galls in Prosopis cineraria trees of Rajasthan
R. Raj Bhansali
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2 Jul 2017 - Articles
Sudden outbreak of mealy bug and armoured scale causing severe damage to economic crops in Bangladesh
K.N. Ahmed, M.R. Hasan
Recently attack of different vegetable crops viz., eggplant, lady's finger, papaya, basil etc. by citrus mealybug, Planococcus citri (Risso) (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) has been noticed in Bangladesh. It is mainly a pest of citrus and coffee crops but now it h…
1 Jul 2017 - Articles
Proteomic analysis of soybean cyst nematode
Savithiry S. Natarajan, Benjamin F. Matthews
No abstract is associated with this type of article
1 Jul 2017 - Articles
Weather based forewarning of root mealy bug, Paraputo sp.(Pseudococcidae : Hemiptera) in mulberry of Kalimpong hills
S.K. Mukhopadhyay, D. Das, M.V. Santha Kumar, N.K. Das, K. Mondal, A.K. Bajpai
No abstract is associated with this type of article
1 Jul 2017 - Articles
Integrated weed management in Lentil (Lens culinaris Medikus)
Malay K. Bhowmick, Manas K. Bag, Samimul Islam
No abstract is associated with this type of article.
1 Jul 2017 - Articles
Comparative efficacy of insecticides and neem formulations against Litchi fruit borer, Conopomorpha cramerella Snellen (Gracillariidae: Lepidoptera)
Ajoy Kumar Sahoo, Anusmriti Roy, Sujit Kumar Ray
No abstract is associated with this type of article
1 Jul 2017 - Articles
Field efficacy of some insecticides against whitefly infesting mulberry, Morus alba L.
M. Patnaik, P. Mitra, N.K. Das, K. Mondal, A.K. Bajpai
No abstract is associated with this type of article.
1 Jul 2017 - Articles
Efficacy of plant extracts in the suppression of insect pests and their effect on the yield of sunflower crop under different climatic conditions
K.N. Ahmed, S.H.A. Pramanik, M. Khatun A. Nargis M. R. Hasan
Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) is an annual herb scarcely cultivated in Bangladesh. During cultivation, the coccinellid beetle,Epilachna varivestis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) severely attacked the foliages and florets in the capitulum (inflorescence). Other…
1 Jul 2017 - Articles
Evaluation of insecticidal schedules for the management of insect pests of potato
Palash Mondal, Amitava Konar, N. Johnson Singh
Two year's field study was undertaken to evaluate the efficacy of five treatments against insect pests of potato. The minimum population of aphids, whitefly and epilachna beetle was observed in the treatment T which received soil application of phorate followe…
1 Jul 2017 - Articles
Studies on the biosafety of botanical insecticides to native natural enemies of mulberry ecosystem
S. K. Mukhopadhyay, M. V. Santha Kumar
Laboratory studies were made to compare the toxicity of botanical insecticides viz. Neem oil, Pongamia oil and Nicotine extract in different conc./combinations along with dimethoate and dichlorvos on four coccinellid bio-control agents (Micraspis crocea, Micra…
1 Jul 2017 - Articles
Understanding the biology and pathology of a soilborne fungus Rhizctonia solani through proteomic investigations
Dilip K. Lakshman, Savithiry S. Natarajan
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1 Jul 2017 - Articles
Management of root holoparasite Aeginetia pedunculata of (Orobanchaceae), causing wilt of sugarcane by trap and catch crops
Bikash Ranjan Ray, Mrinal Kanti Dasgupta
Sugarcane wilt caused by Aeginetia pedunculata (Roxb.) Wall. (Orobanchaceae) is endemic in the command area of Plassey Sugar Mill in the districts of Nadia and Murshidabad in West Bengal. It spreads through water-and soil-borne seeds. With the objective of dev…
1 Jul 2017 - Articles
Virus- vector relationship of yellow vein disease of calendula and the whitefly
Bushra Afreen, Geetesh Baghel, Akil A. Khan, Q.A. Naqvi
Virus causing yellow vein disease on Calendula officinalis L. was transmitted from naturally infected C. officinalis to healthy seedlings of C. officinalis through whiteflies not through sap inoculation. A single whitefly could transmit the virus and showed 20…
1 Jul 2017 - Articles
Occurrence of insect pests on frenchbean, Phaseolus vulgaris L. in Darjeeling Hills
S. Pal, T.S. Ghimiray
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1 Jul 2017 - Articles
Occurrence of potato pests in different dates of planting in Gangetic plains of West Bengal, India
Amitava Konar, Palash Mondal, N. Johnson Singh
An experiment on the incidence pattern of various insect pests of potato under five different planting dates (P1 to P5) was carried out for two consecutive years, 2006-07 and 2007-08 at Adisaptagram Block Seed Farm, Hooghly, West Bengal, India. Kufri Chandramu…
1 Jul 2017 - Articles
Population proliferation and spread of Trichoderma spp. in soil under two different delivery systems
Sitansu Pan, Amrita Das
Post application population proliferation (build-up) and spread of Trichoderma spp., Trichoderma harzianum and Trichoderma viride in three different types (sterilized, solarised and natural) clay loam soil at 50% water holding capacity (pH 6.5) was studied bot…
1 Jul 2017 - Articles
Seasonal incidence of major insect pests on okra in Mizoram, India
T. Boopathi, K.A. Pathak, S.V. Ngachan, B.K. Singh, Nabajyoti Das, A.K. Verma
No abstract is associated with this type of article.
1 Jul 2017