Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a major staple food crop globally, but its productivity is severely constrained by insect pests, particularly the yellow stem borer (Scirpophaga incertulas Walker). Yellow stem borer (Scirpophaga incertulas), causing 20-70% yield losses, threatens rice p...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103120
An experiment was conducted at the Crop Research Centre, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut (U.P.) during Rabi season 2021-22. During the course of research, observations were made to study the incidence and fluctuations in population build-...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2025/v15i24716
The field experiment was conducted to determine the population fluctuation of Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) larval population in relation to abiotic factors on chickpea for two seasons during (Rabi, 2021-22) at Crop Research Centre (CRC), Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Ag...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i102873
Aim: To investigate the seasonal incidence of gram pod borer, Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner), and to determine the influence of prevailing weather parameters on its population dynamics in chickpea under the agro-climatic conditions of Western Uttar Pradesh. Study Design: A field e...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i84181
A study on diverse insect pest complex of field pea was made in both the years of experimentation i.e. during Rabi, 2021-22 and 2022-23 at Crop Research Centre, College of Agriculture, SVPUA&T, Meerut. As many as 15 insect species were recorded during the study period which b...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i1683
Background: Brown spot, caused by Bipolaris oryzae, is one of the major fungal diseases limiting rice production. Aim: The present study aimed to evaluate the in vitro antifungal efficacy of different nanoparticles and fungicides against the pathogen and to assess their potential...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i104451
The fruit rot caused by Phomopsis vexans (Sacc. & Syd.) Harter is a destructive disease of brinjal and is considered to be a major constraint for its production. The present study was carried out at the Centre of Excellence for Sanitary and Phytosanitary, Department of Plant...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i1680