Delphine Ouattara, Fabien Kis-Wend-Sida Tiendrébéogo, Simdé Rabièta, Latevi Kossi, Innocent Sibiri Yaméogo, Eutich U. W. Yaméogo, Hervé Sadia & Souleymane Nacro·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2024
Aims: This study aimed at comparing the biological efficacy of Diflubenzuron WP, a chemical insecticide, and two biopesticides, one based on neem oil (Azadirachta indica) and an entomopathogen (Bacillus thuringiensis) against the fall armyworm on maize. Place and Duration of Stud...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i101500
In present Investigation 45 single cross hybrids were evaluated along with their parental lines and checks heterosis and inbreeding depression. The standard heterosis, the hybrid combinations DI- 123 x DI- 111(91.11), DI- 121 x DI- 117 (80.82), DI- 121 x DI- 111(80.33), DI- 121 x...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i105057
This study assesses the effectiveness of intercrops, insecticides and botanicals against the okra shoot and fruit borer Earias vittella. The okra + marigold (1:1) and okra + coriander (1:1) intercropping had the least shoot damage (4.35 percent, respectively), according to the da...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i104494
Aim: Evaluate, in a greenhouse, the effect of the AMF, Funneliformis mosseae, on the agronomic performance of maize grown on soil degraded by gold mining. Study Design: Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with six replications. Place and Duration of Study: University of Lomé, bet...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i104495
Genus Carpophilus belongs to the family Nitidulidae under the order Coleoptera. Majority of the members under this genus are either sap feeder or fungus feeder. A small number of these, however, is economically categorised as stored grain pests. The commonly known species under t...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i102462
Shikhar Verma, D. D. Yadav, V. K. Verma, M. Z. Siddiqui, Ravindra Kumar, Sarvesh Kumar, Shravan Kumar Maurya, Mandeep Kumar & Sunil Kumar Prajapati·Archives of Current Research International·2024
The investigation was carried out during the Kharif seasons of 2022 and 2023 at the Students' Instructional Farm, Department of Agronomy, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur. To assess the impact of various nutrient management strategies, inclu...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2024/v24i9899
This study investigated the effects of different tillage practices and hydrogel applications on maize yield in sandy loam soils at the Agricultural Research Station, Karimnagar, PJTSAU, Telangana state over a period of four years (2015-2018) during the Kharif season. The experime...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2024/v46i92897
Pokkah boeng disease caused by Fusarium verticillioides is an emerging fungal disease affecting maize recently leading to substantial yield losses. The increasing resistance of pathogens to older fungicides, along with environmental concerns, underscores the need for new manageme...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2024/v24i10853
Maize, Zea mays L (Family: Poaceae), is a main cereal crop cultivated across diverse agro-climatic regions worldwide. The Fall Armyworm (FAW), Spodopterafrugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), migratory insect is notorious for its economic impact, inflicting severe dam...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i104464
Value chains have always been in existence in agriculture in the sense that farms carried out production and the final consumer accessed the produce, with the product being passed through several intermediaries. With the diversified end uses, maize industry in India is being domi...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i92418
The present study was carried out to identify and characterize the Exserohilum turcicum causing northern corn leaf blight of maize based on the cultural, morphological and molecular characteristics. Diseased leaf samples from maize fields exhibiting typical cigar shaped symptoms...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i91405
Eurekha Savadatti, Sreenivas Adoni Ginnu, Arunkumar Hosamani, Ashoka Jalamagana, Aswathanarayana Dibburahalli Subbanna, Bheemsain Rao Krishna Rao Desai & Lakshmikanth Mariyanna·Journal of Scientific Research and Reports·2024
The selective ovipositional behaviour of Fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda was studied at Centre for Agro Climatic Studies under field and laboratory conditions through cage experiments to provide the basis for its oviposition preference on different crops to find an eco...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i92414
Maydis leaf blight is the destructive foliar fungal disease causes considerable losses in maize crop. Disease appears as young small and diamond shaped lesions, as they mature, they elongate. The present investigation was carried out in kharif season in the year 2023-2024 under f...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i92400
Maize (Zea mays L.) is an important cereal crop grown in the world. The living factors (insects, pests, weeds) and non-living factors (drought, salinity, heat stress) affects the yield of maize; among which weeds are considered as most destructive in decreasing the maize crop yie...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i94990
Introduction: Maize is a staple crop critical to the food security and livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa. Despite the availability of improved maize varieties, adoption rates among farmers remain suboptimal. Understanding the traits that drive a...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2024/v42i92536