Aims: This paper examines the interactions between climate parameters and cardamom capsule yield and its sustainability in Indian Cardamom Hills. Methodology: Temporal trends were evaluated at annual, seasonal and monthly time scale using Mann-Kendall method. Significant trends w...
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Research Article10.9734/BJECC/2012/1495
Population dynamics of sucking pests in cotton ecosystem were studied at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore during winter (2021) and summer (2022) seasons. Weekly observations were recorded on 20 randomly selected plants representing top, middle and bottom canopy of t...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i1131010
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
The toxins derived from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) exhibit significant promise in managing specific orders of harmful insects without the drawbacks in using of chemical insecticides. This study examines 20 indigenous Bt isolates, with a focus on their colony and crystal morpholo...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i24384
The tomato fruit borer, Helicoverpa armigera Hubner (Lepidoptera; Noctuidae), is responsible for significant yield losses in tomatoes and employing chemical pesticides leads to unwarranted environmental issues. The use of entomopathogens in tomato Integrated Pest Management reduc...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i92507
The field experiment was conducted at Post Graduate Research Institute in Animal sciences Kattupakkam Tamil Nadu, India during Rabi (Oct-Mar) seasons of 2016-17 to study the effect of different weed management techniques in direct seeded puddled rice variety ADT 43. The experimen...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2231480
Aims: To investigate the variations in total protein content and anti-oxidative enzymes in blackgram genotypes showing various levels of resistance against aphid-mediated Urdbean leaf crinkle disease (ULCD). Study Design: Completely Randomized Design. Place and Duration of Study:...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2231378
In vitro studies were conducted to assess the baseline toxicity of pyridalyl 10 EC against Diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella collected from four major cabbage and cauliflower growing tracks in Tamil Nadu. The LC50 and LC95 values of Pyridalyl 10 EC from F1 to F15 generations...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2131333
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) Berliner is a ubiquitous soil bacterium with commercial bio pesticidal value and widely used for effective control of various important agricultural insect pests. Invasion of Fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) into India caused pot...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2131325
Aim: The study evaluated the haemato-biochemical profile of indigenous Nattukuttai calves fed varying energy and protein levels. Study Design: Completely Randomized Design. Place and Duration of Study: The trial was conducted over six months at the Conservation Centre for Nattuku...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i82731
Pulses are one of the cheapest sources for the extraction of protein concentrates which can be gainfully utilized for meeting protein needs of specific groups. Techniques for maximum extraction of Pulse protein concentrates were developed for red gram and Bengal gram by standardi...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2019/v9i430079
Beauveria bassiana is an entomopathogenic fungus that is used as a biopesticide for the control of many insect pests in agriculturally important crops. B. bassiana produces many extracellular hydrolytic enzymes that degrade the insect cuticle. Among them, the fungal exochitinase...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2231470