Soybean (Glycine max) is a versatile legume crop crucial for global food security, edible oil production, livestock feed and soil health through crop rotation. The present study investigated the effect of three sowing dates on insect pest incidence as well as on yield of soybean...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i55448
Saffron corms are attacked by a wide variety of arthropod pest species and mites are one of them. Among Arachnida class bulb mite causes considerable damage to saffron crop and presence of this pest is a regular feature in its cultivation. To record the occurrence of saffron bulb...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i193704
Pear psylla (Cacopsylla pyricola Foerster) is a significant pest of pear trees (Pyrus communis), causing extensive damage to pear orchards through feeding and the secretion of honeydew. A laboratory study was conducted at SKUAST - Kashmir to examine the biology and life cycle of...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i111721
A large number of mites infest mushroom fruiting body and compost. These mites cause enormous damage to the fruiting body. An effort was made to identify different acarid mites and was undertaken at Department of Entomology and Mushroom Research and Training Centre, Faculty of Ho...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2024/v24i9900
Pear (Pyrus communis) is an important fruit crop cultivated worldwide, including the temperate regions of India, particularly Jammu and Kashmir. Pear Psylla (Cacopsylla pyricola (Foerster) has emerged as a significant pest, causing substantial losses by stunting tree growth, redu...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i45407
In recent years, mushroom farming has gained popularity across the globe as the enterprise assists in transforming agricultural wastes into highly healthy nutritional foods. However, mushrooms are affected adversely by a large number of biotic and abiotic agents. Among the biotic...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i14331