The cluster frontline demonstrations (CFLDs) on groundnut were conducted by ICAR- Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Virinjipuram, Vellore District (Tamil Nadu) during Rabi season from 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 farmer’s field of different villages of Vellore district. The results revealed that...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i113547
The blackgram aphid, Aphis craccivora Koch, is an important pest of Robinia pseudoacacia Frisia. The life table parameters of A. craccivora were determined under laboratory conduction. The results revealed that in blackgram, the net reproductive rate (17.23 individuals per female...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2022/v41i531666
The results revealed that inland ecosystem (Srivilliputtur) during summer and winter 2017, cowpea + sorghum intercrop system recorded low numbers aphid, thrips, pod bug and spotted pod borer viz., (7.52 and 10.57/10 cm twigs, 0.96 and 2.06/10 flowers, 0.96 and 2.05/plant and 0.72...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2022/v40i430872
After the Green Revolution, the increase in the choice of modern varieties at the expense of landraces has become a major cause of varietal loss. The preference, choice, and the economy of rice (Oryza sativa L.) largely depend on its physicochemical and cooking properties, which...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i22032
The present study on the bio efficacy of insect growth regulators and insecticides on pod fly was carried out during kharif 2021 in pigeonpea using Co 7 variety. An experiment was laid out using a randomized block design (RBD) with seven treatments and three replications. Insecti...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2024/v46i113079
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is an economically important vegetable crop in the globe and affected by various biotic and abiotic stresses to which the plants were exposed during growth. In this study, three tomato hybrids viz., Arka Abeth, CoTH4 4 and Sivam were evaluated the...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i7993
Ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS) is a genotoxic agent, it has been widely used as a model compound in experimental work to establish the receptiveness of the test system under examination. EMS induces damage to DNA by a direct mechanism, acting as a monofunctional ethylating agent. I...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2024/v46i92799
Isolates of Collectotrichum gloeosporioides causing anthracnose disease of anthurium were collected from five different locations of anthurium growing areas of Tamil Nadu and Kerala and their pathogenicity was established. Effect of different pH level, light intensity, media and...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2024/v46i92886
M. Senthilkumar, P. Ayyadurai, P. Senthilkumar, M. Deivamani, S. Malathi, M. Paramasivam, K. Govindan, K. Sasikumar & V.K. Satya·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2025
An on-farm trial was conducted in Periyapudur village, Salem district, Tamil Nadu, to evaluate integrated management modules against rugose spiralling whitefly (RSW) (Aleurodicus rugioperculatus) infesting coconut palms. Three modules combining cultural, biological, and botanical...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2025/v40i82286
M. Senthilkumar, P. Ayyadurai, P. Senthilkumar, M. Deivamani, S. Thangeswari, M. Paramasivam, B. Sivakumar & K. Sasikumar·Journal of Scientific Research and Reports·2024
Chilli is a crop cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions of India, and the crop is attacked by a multitude of pests at different crop stages. The present study revealed that field experiments were laid out with three treatments, viz., IPM module, farmer practice, and untre...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i112551
A study was conducted to investigate the degradation of the phytotoxin produced by the anthurium leaf blight pathogen Alternaria alternata (Fr.) Keissler by antagonistic bacterial and fungal strains. Toxin extracted from leaf blight pathogen caused by A. Alternata showed the typi...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2024/v24i9880