Studies on seasonal incidence of sucking insect pests carried out with three dates of sowing viz., early (July 15th), normal (July 30th) and late (August 15th) revealed that the incidence of leafhoppers, aphids and thrips started from 5 to 14 DAS (days after sowing) and continued...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i1831440
Host plant resistance is one among the important components essential to combat yield losses caused by insect pests and diseases. Interactions between the host plant and insect are very dynamic and involves development of many defense mechanisms by the plants and counter adaptati...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i43798
The experiment was conducted to artificially transmit phytoplasma, the causal organism of sesame phyllody by mechanical sap inoculation and with insect vectors (Orosius albicinctus and Hishimonus phycitis). The experimental findings revealed that the phytoplasma could not be tran...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i1831065
A study was carried out at S. V. Agricultural College, Tirupati to evaluate the efficacy of selected insecticide molecules against pod borer complex in field bean during rabi, 2020-21. The results revealed that among nine insecticide molecules tested for their efficacy against ma...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i3031541