Field study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of biorationals and chemical insecticides against black thrips, Thrips parvispinus (Karny) on chrysanthemum. Thrips population ranged from 15.33 to 13.89/flower before spraying. The efficacy of seven biorationals and seven chemic...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i193540
Aims: The main aim of this study is to examine the growth rate of consumption of pesticides in India and Tamil Nadu. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out using the time series data on pesticide consumption collected from secondary sources from 1990 to 2020 for I...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2022/v40i1031064
Two spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch is the major polyphagous pest on crops and cause considerable yield loss. Cucumber cultivation become possible throughout the year in closed condition with improved agronomic practices. The cultivation of cucumber under controlled...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2031182
Aim: Forage preference of Indian honey bee on neonicotinoid insecticides treated sunflower Study Design: Randomized Block Design (RBD) Place and Duration of Study: Insectary, Department of Agricultural Entomology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore between August 2021...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i1030924
An investigation was made to study the efficacy of dimethoate against sucking and defoliator pest-infesting foxtail amaranths and spinach. The efficacy of dimethoate was evaluated at two doses, one at the recommented does of 200 g active ingredient (a.i.) ha-1 and other at double...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i5851
A research study was carried out for mapping flood affected areas from Sentinel 1A satellite data in the major blocks of Mayiladuthurai district, Tamil Nadu. A very high-resolution Sentinel 1A satellite data was acquired and processed with GIS tools. Ground truth gathered during...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i193589
A research study was conducted for estimating the water spread area of tanks in Cheyyar sub basin for the year 2022. Tanks are low-cost irrigation water source and play a key role in recharge of ground water. Mapping and regular monitoring of tanks plays an important role in wate...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i92524
Several species of endophytic bacteria has been reported from various plants. In the present study, samples of roots, rhizome, pseudostem, petiole and leaves of healthy Banana plant were collected from variety Yangambi km5 (AAA). In total, 38 endophytic bacteria were isolated. Am...
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