Gaurav Vinod Rao Sadafale

Plant Defense Mechanisms against Insect Herbivores: Integrating Biochemical, Molecular, and Ecological Perspectives

Shashikala B, Divya D M, Benakashree C, Gaurav Vinod Rao Sadafale, Anshika Shukla, Sachin R Kondaguri, Nitish Kumar L S, Rajesh K M & Bhoyar Amruta Purushottam · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2025

Plants and insects have coexisted for more than 350 million years, engaging in a dynamic evolutionary arms race that has shaped both herbivore strategies and plant defense mechanisms. Insect herbivory continues to be a major constraint to global agriculture, with losses often exc...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i92921

Impact of High-density Planting on Seasonal Incidence of Sucking Pests and Pink Bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella in Cotton

Tejaswini N, SHIVARAY NAVI, Vijay Kumar L, Shashi Kumar C, Sadanand R Inamdar & Gaurav Vinod Rao Sadafale · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2025

The present investigation on the dynamics of insect pests of cotton under the High-Density Planting System (HDPS) was conducted during Kharif 2024 at the All India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) on Cotton, Haradanahalli Farm, Chamarajanagar. The study aimed to elucidate the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i113289

Role of Nanotechnology in Insect Pest Management: Innovations, Challenges and Future Prospects

Divya D M, M. S. Varun, K. Pramod, M. N. Chethan, A. R. Karthiga, D. Sujan, L. S. Nitish Kumar & Gaurav Vinod Rao Sadafale · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2026

The escalating demand for global food security is increasingly threatened by insect pests, which are responsible for an estimated 20-40% of annual crop losses worldwide. Excessive dependence on conventional chemical pesticides has generated severe collateral consequences, includi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i33711