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ArticlesBiopesticides for crop growth and crop protection
M. B. Meah
Tablets made of garlic bulbs and allamanda leaves tremendously increased germination and reduced damping-off, seed rot, seedling blight and tip over of vegetables (egg-plant, tomato, chilli) in the nursery and leaf blight, anthracnose, fruit rot, root knot and…
1 Jul 2017- Articles
Biology, seasonal activity of fruit fly (Bactrocera cucurbitae Coq.) on pointed gourd (Trichosanthes dioica Roxb.) and weather relations
P. Barma, S. Jha
Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coq.) is considered as a serious pest of pointed gourd. Peak incidence of it was obtained in third week of May to first week of June during all the three years of study (i.e. 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10). Studies on biology showed that the…
1 Jul 2017 - Articles
Bio-management of root knot nematode and root rot disease by antagonistic fungi and rhizobacteria
A. K. Chaubey, Satyandra Kumar
Effects of four fungi and six rhizobacteria isolates from the rhizosphere of vegetable crops was studied for suppression of root knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita and wilt fungus, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici on tomato in laboratory and pot culture…
1 Jul 2017 - Articles
A database on parasitoid of insect pests of crops in Manipur, India
S. Subharani, S. S. Thorat, N. Abem, L. Amit Kumar, T. K. Singh
A Parasitoid database consisting of 62 (sixty two) species records gathered by conducting a systematic survey of parasitoids on insect pests of crops in different localities of Manipur was developed by using MS-Access. The database is for academic purpo…
1 Jul 2017 - Articles
Field evaluation of efficacy of some botanical dust against rice bug (Leptocorisa oratorius Fabr.)
D. Sharmah, K.C. Deka, A.K. Phukan
Efficacy of neem (Azadirachta indica A.Jass), soap nut (Sapindus trifoliatus L.) and their formulations and Malathion as standard insecticide were evaluated against the rice bug (Leptocorisa oratorius Fabr.) during 2000-2001 on the basis of per cent reduction…
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