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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
No abstract is associated with this type of article.
2 Jul 2017 - Articles
Relationship between the population of mustard aphid,Lipaphis erysimi (Kaltenbach) and weather parameters on different cultivars of Indian mustard ( Brassica juncea L.)
Wajid Hasan, C. P. Singh
The experiments were conducted during rabi season (2007-08 & 2008-09) at Crop Research Centre of G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology,Pantnagar, U.S. Nagar, Uttarakhand to investigate the population dynamics of the mustard aphid,Lipaphis er…
1 Jul 2017 - Articles
Forecasting models of bacterial leaf spot disease of mulberry for Birbhum district of West Bengal
M. D. Maji, N.K.Das, S. Chatterjee, A. Ghosh, A.K. Bajpai
Bacterial leaf spot (BLS) caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv.mor was found to be one of the major foliar diseases in mulberry at farmers field in Birbhum district.BLS incidence appeared in May and continued up to November. The correlation coefficient be…
1 Jul 2017 - Articles
Bioefficacy of some commercially available chemicals against grain discoloration disease of rice in West Bengal
Manas Kumar Bag Bijan Adhikari, Malay Kumar Bhowmick
No Abstract Applies to this Article
1 Jul 2017 - Articles
Mass production, formulation, quality control and delivery of Trichoderma for plant disease management
B. Ramanujam, R. D. Prasad, S. Sriram, R. Rangeswaran
Trichoderma has gained maximum attention as biocontrol agent due to the fact that it is effective against a large number of soil-borne plant pathogenic fungi, suppressive effects on some root nematodes without adversely affecting beneficial microbes like Rhizo…
1 Jul 2017 - Articles
Effect of dates of sowing, moisture regimes, varieties and weather factors on incidences of aphid, Lipaphis erysimi (Kalt.) in rape and mustard
S. A. Khan, S. Jha
Mustard aphid which is influenced by predisposing abiotic factors, has been widely reported as the most noxious insect pest limiting production of rape and mustard. Field experiment was carried out with 3 varieties of rape and mustard, 6 dates of sowing and 2…
1 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
No Abstract Applies to this Article
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