Banana (Musa spp.) is a major fruit crop extensively cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions. This study investigated pest occurrence, pesticide usage patterns, and control strategies in banana cultivation systems, focusing particularly on Odoiporus longicollis (Olivier),...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i62396
Gerbera is an important ornamental flower crop grown worldwide, significantly contributing to the national economy. In India, it serves as a major source of livelihood for both rural and urban flower industries. However, the yield of Gerbera is severely affected by sucking pests,...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2025/v31i42948
Surveys were conducted across three districts of Kerala, namely Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur and Wayanad, to document the insect pests and natural enemies associated with gerbera (Gerbera jamesonii H. Bolus) cultivars. The major pests identified were aphids (Macrosiphum euphorbia...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i21980
Neonicotinoids are systemic, nicotine-derived insecticides that act primarily as agonists of insect nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Their selective activity against insect pests, broad-spectrum efficacy and versatility in seed, soil, foliar and trunk-injection applications hav...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i96320
Weed infestation is a major problem in upland rice of Kerala. Pendimethalin is a selective pre-emergent herbicide used to control broad-leaved and grassy weeds in rice fields. However, herbicides like pendimethalin often face losses in the agroecosystem through various pathways,...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i111623
Aim: To study the effect of Piriformospora indica-root colonisation and spraying of azoxystrobin, pyraclostrobin (strobilurins), propiconazole and tebuconazole (triazoles) fungicides for the management of black leaf mold of tomato. Study Design: Completely randomized design for l...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i125222
Aims: To study the cultural, morphological and pathogenic variability existing among the pathogen isolates of Colletotrichum capsici, inciting anthracnose and fruit rot of chilli in Kerala. Study Design: Completely randomized design (CRD). Place and Duration of Study: Department...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i64633