An extensive survey was carried to study the diversity of predators associated with the mealybug complex in the cassava growing districts viz., Salem, Namakkal, Erode, Tiruppur and Coimbatore of Tamil Nadu, India from January to September, 2021. The survey revealed the dominance...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i2230684
The papaya mealybug being polyphagous in nature, adapted to a large number of host plants. The secondary endosymbiotic profile of mealybugs are specific to their host plants. The culturable endosymbiotic bacteria of papaya mealybug from five different host plants (papaya, brinjal...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i71068
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
The polyphagous tomato fruit borer Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) causes yield loss of 40 – 60 per cent under favourable conditions in Tomato. The farmers rely upon chemical insecticides for its management and its injudicious use leads to unwarranted problems. The use of bio pesti...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2231425
The present investigation was undertaken during the Kharif and Rabi seasons of 2019 to study the influence of different sowing windows and intercropping of legumes on the level of infestation of fall armyworm on maize crop. Three dates of sowing were adopted in each season and in...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i230839
Fall armyworm as a polyphagous voracious feeder reported causing yield losses in most agriculturally important crops. As this insect had developed resistance against most of the insecticides, there is a need for an alternate approach to management. Gut endosymbiotic bacteria play...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2231389
Knowledge about the association between grain yield and yield contributing traits is important for sorghum development programs. Thus, the aim of this study was to determine correlations and path-coefficients between grain yield per plant and yield contributing traits. The experi...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i2430779