This document discusses the woolly apple aphid (Eriosoma lanigerum), its biological control agent Aphelinus mali, and their distribution in India. It provides details on the identification, life cycle, and damage caused by E. lanigerum. It describes the introduction of A. mali from the UK and USA to control E. lanigerum populations. Spatial distribution studies in Himachal Pradesh found peak populations of both the aphid and parasitoid coincided in August-October. While A. mali has largely controlled E. lanigerum in India, other management practices like removing water sprouts and using resistant rootstocks also help limit the woolly apple aphid
The document describes different types of traps used for pest surveillance, including light traps, bait traps, pheromone traps, and sticky traps. Light traps use a light source to attract moths, hoppers, and beetles but can also trap non-target species. Bait traps rely on attractants like food but the bait needs frequent changing. Pheromone traps use synthetic sex pheromones to attract specific pest species without needing power. Sticky traps are used to monitor pests like whiteflies, thrips, and aphids but can also trap beneficial insects.
This document discusses the major pests that affect litchi trees and their sustainable management. It identifies four main pests: the erinose mite, litchi bug, litchi fruit borer, and litchi leaf roller. For each pest, it describes the causal organism, damaging stage, symptoms, biology, and sustainable management practices like removing infested plant parts, applying approved pesticides when necessary, and encouraging natural enemies. The sustainable practices aim to control pests while limiting environmental impacts.
This document identifies and describes several minor insect pests that damage paddy crops, including their life cycles and damage symptoms. It discusses paddy grasshoppers, paddy blue beetle, butterflies like paddy horned caterpillar and paddy skipper, paddy cut worms including paddy swarming caterpillar, climbing cut worm, yellow hairy caterpillar, and other minor pests like whorl maggot and mealybugs. For each pest, it provides details on identification, eggs, larvae, pupae, nature of damage caused, and factors that influence population buildup.
The document discusses several pests that affect maize crops, including stem borer (Chilo partellus), shoot fly (Atherigona orientalis), pink stem borer (Sesamia inferens), corn earworm (Helicoverpa armigera), and corn aphid (Rhapalosiphum maidis). It provides details on the identification, life cycle, nature of damage, and management recommendations for each pest. In particular, it emphasizes that stem borer is a serious pest that bores into maize stems, causing dead hearts and yield losses. Management involves crop rotation, resistant varieties, and insecticide applications.
This document summarizes two fungal pathogens that cause early and late leaf spot disease in groundnuts: Mycosphaerella arachidis and Mycosphaerella berkeleyii. It describes their systematic position, symptoms, epidemiology, and management. Mycosphaerella arachidis causes early leaf spot, forming larger irregular lesions with yellow halos. Mycosphaerella berkeleyii causes late leaf spot, forming smaller circular lesions without halos. Both diseases require prolonged humidity for infection and development. Management includes cultural, chemical, and biological controls like crop rotation, fungicide application, and biocontrol agents.
This document discusses the woolly apple aphid (Eriosoma lanigerum), its biological control agent Aphelinus mali, and their distribution in India. It provides details on the identification, life cycle, and damage caused by E. lanigerum. It describes the introduction of A. mali from the UK and USA to control E. lanigerum populations. Spatial distribution studies in Himachal Pradesh found peak populations of both the aphid and parasitoid coincided in August-October. While A. mali has largely controlled E. lanigerum in India, other management practices like removing water sprouts and using resistant rootstocks also help limit the woolly apple aphid
The document describes different types of traps used for pest surveillance, including light traps, bait traps, pheromone traps, and sticky traps. Light traps use a light source to attract moths, hoppers, and beetles but can also trap non-target species. Bait traps rely on attractants like food but the bait needs frequent changing. Pheromone traps use synthetic sex pheromones to attract specific pest species without needing power. Sticky traps are used to monitor pests like whiteflies, thrips, and aphids but can also trap beneficial insects.
This document discusses the major pests that affect litchi trees and their sustainable management. It identifies four main pests: the erinose mite, litchi bug, litchi fruit borer, and litchi leaf roller. For each pest, it describes the causal organism, damaging stage, symptoms, biology, and sustainable management practices like removing infested plant parts, applying approved pesticides when necessary, and encouraging natural enemies. The sustainable practices aim to control pests while limiting environmental impacts.
This document identifies and describes several minor insect pests that damage paddy crops, including their life cycles and damage symptoms. It discusses paddy grasshoppers, paddy blue beetle, butterflies like paddy horned caterpillar and paddy skipper, paddy cut worms including paddy swarming caterpillar, climbing cut worm, yellow hairy caterpillar, and other minor pests like whorl maggot and mealybugs. For each pest, it provides details on identification, eggs, larvae, pupae, nature of damage caused, and factors that influence population buildup.
The document discusses several pests that affect maize crops, including stem borer (Chilo partellus), shoot fly (Atherigona orientalis), pink stem borer (Sesamia inferens), corn earworm (Helicoverpa armigera), and corn aphid (Rhapalosiphum maidis). It provides details on the identification, life cycle, nature of damage, and management recommendations for each pest. In particular, it emphasizes that stem borer is a serious pest that bores into maize stems, causing dead hearts and yield losses. Management involves crop rotation, resistant varieties, and insecticide applications.
This document summarizes two fungal pathogens that cause early and late leaf spot disease in groundnuts: Mycosphaerella arachidis and Mycosphaerella berkeleyii. It describes their systematic position, symptoms, epidemiology, and management. Mycosphaerella arachidis causes early leaf spot, forming larger irregular lesions with yellow halos. Mycosphaerella berkeleyii causes late leaf spot, forming smaller circular lesions without halos. Both diseases require prolonged humidity for infection and development. Management includes cultural, chemical, and biological controls like crop rotation, fungicide application, and biocontrol agents.
1. The document discusses various rodent, mite, and bird pests and their management. It describes several common rodent species like house mouse, house rat, field mouse and brown rat.
2. It also discusses different mite species like spider mites, broad mites, rust mites and their damage symptoms. Predatory and parasitic mite species are also mentioned.
3. Common bird pests like crows, parrots and house sparrows that damage crops are described. The document provides details on the morphology, life stages, economic importance and classification of these vertebrate and invertebrate pests.
1. The potato tuber moth is a major pest of potatoes that causes damage by tunneling into foliage, stems, and tubers. It has 5-6 generations per year.
2. Cutworms can damage potato and other crops by cutting young plant stems. They are most active at night and in cool climates.
3. The sweet potato weevil bores into and damages sweet potato stems and tubers both in fields and storage. It is carried between seasons in damaged tubers.
The document provides information on pests that affect pulses. It discusses various insect pests and other organisms that damage pulses as root feeders, stem feeders, foliage feeders, and pod feeders. Some major pests of red gram discussed in detail include the gram pod borer, blue butterfly, grass blue butterfly, plume moth, spotted pod borer, spiny pod borer, field bean pod borer, red gram pod fly, and stem fly. It describes the symptoms caused by each pest and identifies their life stages. The document aims to educate farmers about the different types of pests that impact pulses.
This document provides instructions for mass producing two types of biological control agents: the Helicoverpa armigera Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus (HaNPV) and the entomopathogenic nematode Neoplectana spp. (DD-136).
For HaNPV production, the document outlines rearing the host insect H. armigera on an artificial diet, infecting larvae with the virus, collecting dead larvae, and purifying and concentrating the virus through filtration and centrifugation until a concentration of at least 1x10^9 POBs/ml is reached.
For nematode production, the document describes using Galleria mellonella or other insect larvae as hosts. Infected
Phomopsis blight is caused by the fungus Phomopsis vexans, which was first discovered infecting brinjal in 1914 in Southern Asia. It is a major pathogen of brinjal crops in India, causing up to 50% yield loss. The fungus produces small circular leaf spots and pale brown sunken spots on fruits. It survives in infected plant debris in soil and spreads via rain splashes, implements, insects and seeds. Hot and humid conditions favor its growth. Management strategies include crop rotation, burning debris, seed treatment, resistant varieties, and fungicide application.
Powdery mildew is a fungal disease that affects pea plants, especially in dry seasons. The disease first appears as a white powdery growth on old leaves that later spreads to other plant parts like tendrils and pods. Symptoms include white powdery spots that increase transpiration and decrease photosynthesis, resulting in smaller, shrunken grains and yield loss. The causal organism is the fungus Erysiphe polygoni, which can survive in seeds and soil. Disease management strategies include selecting mildew-resistant varieties, removing plant debris, early sowing, seed treatment, and fungicide sprays.
This document provides information on various pests that affect rice crops, including their names, descriptions of damage symptoms, and recommendations for management. It discusses pests such as rice thrips, rice grasshopper, rice gundhi bug, armyworm, rice caseworm, rice hispa, rice leaf folder, brown plant hopper, green plant hopper, white backed plant hopper, rice stem borer, and Asian gall midge. For each pest, it provides details on cultural, biological and chemical control methods that can be used for management.
Insect pest of urd, moong and gram and their managementNavneet Mahant
This document provides information on various pests that affect crops and stored grains, including their description, life cycle, damage caused, and management strategies. It discusses the red headed hairy caterpillar, Bihar hairy caterpillar, tobacco caterpillar, gram pod borer, pea pod borer, and gram cutworm. For each pest, it outlines their physical characteristics, hosts, and details on the egg, larva, pupa, and adult stages. It also explains the nature of damage caused by the larvae/caterpillars feeding on leaves, pods, or cutting down seedlings. Management approaches mentioned include cultural, mechanical, biological and chemical control methods.
INTRODUCTION
OCCURENCE AND IMPORTANCE
DIFFERENT TYPES OF WHEAT RUST
BLACK RUST
BROWN RUST
YELLOW RUST
COMPARISION OF ALL THREE RUST
SYMPTOMS
SIGNIFICANCE
HISTORY
RUST CYCLE
STAGES OF PATHOGEN
EPIDEMIOLOGY
RUST CYCLE IN INDIA
UG99
This document discusses several major insect pests that damage sorghum crops in India. It describes the sorghum shoot fly (Atherigona soccata) and sorghum stem borer (Chilo partellus) in detail. For the shoot fly, it outlines the life stages, symptoms of damage as dead hearts, and management through early sowing, seed treatment, and insecticide sprays. For the stem borer, it provides information on the adult moth and larvae, symptoms such as dead hearts and tunneling, and integrated pest management practices including intercropping, light traps, and insecticide applications.
This document summarizes diseases that affect tomatoes and their management. The major diseases discussed are bacterial wilt, fusarium wilt, anthracnose, bacterial spot, early blight, late blight, and tomato leaf curl. Symptoms, prevention methods, and resistant varieties are described for each disease. Bacterial wilt is particularly devastating and soil-borne, while rotation, resistant varieties, and hygiene are recommended for management of the diseases.
This document discusses several diseases that affect maize crops:
- Banded leaf and sheath blight, caused by Rhizoctonia solani f. sp. sasakii, causes white lesions and purple bands on leaves and sheaths. It is soil-borne and most common in northern India.
- Pythium stalk rot, caused by Pythium graminicola, causes decay of the stalk internode above soil, twisting stalks that remain green. It overwinters in soil or plant debris as oospores.
- Fusarium stalk rot, caused by Fusarium moniliforme, causes premature death, lodging, and pink discoloration of shredded pith
The document summarizes the major diseases that affect lentil crops. It discusses 8 diseases in detail - Fusarium wilt, Botrytis grey mold, Collar rot, Rust, Ascochyta Blight, Stemphylium blight, Anthracnose, and Lentil yellows disease. For each disease, it describes the symptoms, epidemiology, and management strategies. Fusarium wilt is identified as the most important disease worldwide, causing wilting and death of lentil plants. Proper crop rotation, resistant varieties, and other integrated management approaches are recommended to control the different diseases.
This document summarizes pests that affect potatoes and their management. It describes 5 major pests: 1) Potato Tuber Moth, a pest of field and storage potatoes, 2) Cutworms, which damage potato seedlings, 3) Epilachna beetle, also known as spotted leaf beetle or hadda beetle, which eats chlorophyll from potato leaves, 4) Green Leaf Hopper, which sucks sap from leaves causing yellowing, and 5) Mites, which also suck sap from leaves. For each pest, key details are provided on identification, lifecycle, damage caused, and management strategies.
biological control of mealy bugs by australian lady bird beetle Cryptolaemus montrouzieri.
The adult as well as the larval cryptolaemus feed on all stages of mealy bugs.
The document summarizes a study evaluating 20 cauliflower genotypes for resistance to stalk rot, black rot, and riceyness. The study found that genotypes DC-76 and Pant Shubhra showed the highest resistance to stalk rot, while PSBK-1 and Hermia showed the highest resistance to black rot. Hermia and Pant Shubhra exhibited overall high resistance to both diseases and produced non-ricey curds, making them promising for breeding programs.
1. The document discusses various rodent, mite, and bird pests and their management. It describes several common rodent species like house mouse, house rat, field mouse and brown rat.
2. It also discusses different mite species like spider mites, broad mites, rust mites and their damage symptoms. Predatory and parasitic mite species are also mentioned.
3. Common bird pests like crows, parrots and house sparrows that damage crops are described. The document provides details on the morphology, life stages, economic importance and classification of these vertebrate and invertebrate pests.
1. The potato tuber moth is a major pest of potatoes that causes damage by tunneling into foliage, stems, and tubers. It has 5-6 generations per year.
2. Cutworms can damage potato and other crops by cutting young plant stems. They are most active at night and in cool climates.
3. The sweet potato weevil bores into and damages sweet potato stems and tubers both in fields and storage. It is carried between seasons in damaged tubers.
The document provides information on pests that affect pulses. It discusses various insect pests and other organisms that damage pulses as root feeders, stem feeders, foliage feeders, and pod feeders. Some major pests of red gram discussed in detail include the gram pod borer, blue butterfly, grass blue butterfly, plume moth, spotted pod borer, spiny pod borer, field bean pod borer, red gram pod fly, and stem fly. It describes the symptoms caused by each pest and identifies their life stages. The document aims to educate farmers about the different types of pests that impact pulses.
This document provides instructions for mass producing two types of biological control agents: the Helicoverpa armigera Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus (HaNPV) and the entomopathogenic nematode Neoplectana spp. (DD-136).
For HaNPV production, the document outlines rearing the host insect H. armigera on an artificial diet, infecting larvae with the virus, collecting dead larvae, and purifying and concentrating the virus through filtration and centrifugation until a concentration of at least 1x10^9 POBs/ml is reached.
For nematode production, the document describes using Galleria mellonella or other insect larvae as hosts. Infected
Phomopsis blight is caused by the fungus Phomopsis vexans, which was first discovered infecting brinjal in 1914 in Southern Asia. It is a major pathogen of brinjal crops in India, causing up to 50% yield loss. The fungus produces small circular leaf spots and pale brown sunken spots on fruits. It survives in infected plant debris in soil and spreads via rain splashes, implements, insects and seeds. Hot and humid conditions favor its growth. Management strategies include crop rotation, burning debris, seed treatment, resistant varieties, and fungicide application.
Powdery mildew is a fungal disease that affects pea plants, especially in dry seasons. The disease first appears as a white powdery growth on old leaves that later spreads to other plant parts like tendrils and pods. Symptoms include white powdery spots that increase transpiration and decrease photosynthesis, resulting in smaller, shrunken grains and yield loss. The causal organism is the fungus Erysiphe polygoni, which can survive in seeds and soil. Disease management strategies include selecting mildew-resistant varieties, removing plant debris, early sowing, seed treatment, and fungicide sprays.
This document provides information on various pests that affect rice crops, including their names, descriptions of damage symptoms, and recommendations for management. It discusses pests such as rice thrips, rice grasshopper, rice gundhi bug, armyworm, rice caseworm, rice hispa, rice leaf folder, brown plant hopper, green plant hopper, white backed plant hopper, rice stem borer, and Asian gall midge. For each pest, it provides details on cultural, biological and chemical control methods that can be used for management.
Insect pest of urd, moong and gram and their managementNavneet Mahant
This document provides information on various pests that affect crops and stored grains, including their description, life cycle, damage caused, and management strategies. It discusses the red headed hairy caterpillar, Bihar hairy caterpillar, tobacco caterpillar, gram pod borer, pea pod borer, and gram cutworm. For each pest, it outlines their physical characteristics, hosts, and details on the egg, larva, pupa, and adult stages. It also explains the nature of damage caused by the larvae/caterpillars feeding on leaves, pods, or cutting down seedlings. Management approaches mentioned include cultural, mechanical, biological and chemical control methods.
INTRODUCTION
OCCURENCE AND IMPORTANCE
DIFFERENT TYPES OF WHEAT RUST
BLACK RUST
BROWN RUST
YELLOW RUST
COMPARISION OF ALL THREE RUST
SYMPTOMS
SIGNIFICANCE
HISTORY
RUST CYCLE
STAGES OF PATHOGEN
EPIDEMIOLOGY
RUST CYCLE IN INDIA
UG99
This document discusses several major insect pests that damage sorghum crops in India. It describes the sorghum shoot fly (Atherigona soccata) and sorghum stem borer (Chilo partellus) in detail. For the shoot fly, it outlines the life stages, symptoms of damage as dead hearts, and management through early sowing, seed treatment, and insecticide sprays. For the stem borer, it provides information on the adult moth and larvae, symptoms such as dead hearts and tunneling, and integrated pest management practices including intercropping, light traps, and insecticide applications.
This document summarizes diseases that affect tomatoes and their management. The major diseases discussed are bacterial wilt, fusarium wilt, anthracnose, bacterial spot, early blight, late blight, and tomato leaf curl. Symptoms, prevention methods, and resistant varieties are described for each disease. Bacterial wilt is particularly devastating and soil-borne, while rotation, resistant varieties, and hygiene are recommended for management of the diseases.
This document discusses several diseases that affect maize crops:
- Banded leaf and sheath blight, caused by Rhizoctonia solani f. sp. sasakii, causes white lesions and purple bands on leaves and sheaths. It is soil-borne and most common in northern India.
- Pythium stalk rot, caused by Pythium graminicola, causes decay of the stalk internode above soil, twisting stalks that remain green. It overwinters in soil or plant debris as oospores.
- Fusarium stalk rot, caused by Fusarium moniliforme, causes premature death, lodging, and pink discoloration of shredded pith
The document summarizes the major diseases that affect lentil crops. It discusses 8 diseases in detail - Fusarium wilt, Botrytis grey mold, Collar rot, Rust, Ascochyta Blight, Stemphylium blight, Anthracnose, and Lentil yellows disease. For each disease, it describes the symptoms, epidemiology, and management strategies. Fusarium wilt is identified as the most important disease worldwide, causing wilting and death of lentil plants. Proper crop rotation, resistant varieties, and other integrated management approaches are recommended to control the different diseases.
This document summarizes pests that affect potatoes and their management. It describes 5 major pests: 1) Potato Tuber Moth, a pest of field and storage potatoes, 2) Cutworms, which damage potato seedlings, 3) Epilachna beetle, also known as spotted leaf beetle or hadda beetle, which eats chlorophyll from potato leaves, 4) Green Leaf Hopper, which sucks sap from leaves causing yellowing, and 5) Mites, which also suck sap from leaves. For each pest, key details are provided on identification, lifecycle, damage caused, and management strategies.
biological control of mealy bugs by australian lady bird beetle Cryptolaemus montrouzieri.
The adult as well as the larval cryptolaemus feed on all stages of mealy bugs.
The document summarizes a study evaluating 20 cauliflower genotypes for resistance to stalk rot, black rot, and riceyness. The study found that genotypes DC-76 and Pant Shubhra showed the highest resistance to stalk rot, while PSBK-1 and Hermia showed the highest resistance to black rot. Hermia and Pant Shubhra exhibited overall high resistance to both diseases and produced non-ricey curds, making them promising for breeding programs.
Helping Farmers to Grow Healthier Crops: Use of qPCR to Monitor Plant Resista...Jonathan Clarke
1. Importance of crop diseases
2. Disease control measures
3. Use of qPCR in selected pathosystems:
• Downy mildew of opium poppy
• Verticillium wilt of olives
MANAGEMENT OF WHITE GRUB ON SUGARCANE THROUGH EPN AND EPF WEBINAR 2ND JANUARY...DRSEEMACHOUDHARY1
This document summarizes the work of the Foundation for Agricultural Resources Management and Environmental Remediation (FARMER) organization in managing the white grub pest through the use of biological control agents like entomopathogenic nematodes (EPN) and fungi (EPF). It discusses FARMER's efforts since 2008 to develop and validate techniques for mass production and field application of EPN like Heterorhabditis indica. It also reports on ongoing field trials in 2020-2021 testing integrated applications of EPN and EPF to control white grub populations in sugarcane crops, with results so far showing over 70% reduction in pest populations.
The document summarizes a study comparing sources of sweet potato planting material for yield and quality in Ghana. Researchers tested four varieties multiplied either in insect-proof net tunnels or open field plots, across three northern Ghana locations. Results showed that planting material from net tunnels produced higher vigor plants with less sweet potato virus disease symptoms and damage from weevils, resulting in higher root yields compared to open field sources. Specifically, varieties known to be susceptible to virus diseases like Bohye, Dadanyuie and Ligri showed reduced virus symptoms when the planting material came from net tunnels. The study concludes that while negatively selected, apparently healthy planting material can be effective, net tunnel sources provide distinct advantages for maintaining healthy sweet potato crops.
This document provides a summary report on the RHWEP program from 2016-2017. It discusses various aspects of crop protection including insect pests, diseases, and integrated pest management. It provides tables summarizing major crop pests in the region, available pesticides in the market, and demonstrations conducted including seed treatment, nursery bed treatment, preparation of a Trichoderma formulation, and use of yellow sticky traps. The document aims to guide farmers on effective crop protection measures.
1. The document summarizes a seminar presentation on recent advances in biological management of rice diseases.
2. It describes several major fungal, bacterial, viral and nematode diseases that affect rice, including blast, brown spot, bacterial blight, false smut, sheath rot, sheath blight, tungro disease, and nematode diseases.
3. It then discusses biological control as an alternative to chemical pesticides for managing rice diseases, highlighting various fungi like Trichoderma species and bacteria like Pseudomonas and Bacillus as potential biological control agents.
Field experiment was carried out under rain-fed conditions during the 2013 and 2014 cropping seasons at the Teaching and Research Farm of the Department of Agricultural Technology, Adamawa State College of Agriculture, Ganye, solely to develop an integrated pest management for the control of groundnut Aphid (Aphis craccivora Koch) [Homoptera: Aphididae]. The experimental Design used was the Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD). Parameters measured were, average number of leaves per plot at 6 weeks after sowing, number of branches at 3 weeks after sowing, number of branches at 6 weeks after sowing, number of pods per plot, weight of harvested seeds per plot. The result obtained shows that, there was significant difference among the treatments in all the parameters measured at 0.05 level of probability using the Least Significant Difference (LSD). According to the results recorded, the highest mean yield of groundnut was obtained on plots treated with the combination of chemical and physical control methods (1444g) followed by plots treated with physical, chemical and cultural control methods combined (1296g). The highest mean number of pods per plant was recorded in the combination of physical, chemical and cultural control methods (18.00) followed by chemical and physical control methods as combined (15.00). The work shows that, the cultivation of groundnut with the control of groundnut Aphid (Aphis craccivora Koch) using integrated pest control applied as recommended facilitates better growth and guarantees good crop yield. The use of physical, chemical and cultural control method is profitable in Ganye Area of Adamawa State and is therefore suggested for use to local farmers.
- Sorghum is an important food, feed and biofuel crop grown in semi-arid tropical regions. It provides economic benefits through grain, fodder and biofuel production.
- Hybrid seed production in sorghum utilizes cytoplasmic genetic male sterility and involves maintaining parental lines and producing commercial hybrid seeds by crossing the male sterile A-line with the fertility restorer R-line.
- Key steps include maintaining isolation distances, following planting ratios and synchronization techniques to ensure proper hybridization. Harvested seeds are processed, treated and stored following standards to produce certified hybrid seeds.
This document discusses pest management strategies to achieve no significant yield loss from pests. It provides assessment guidelines for different growth stages to determine if yield loss from various pests like insects, diseases, weeds, rats and snails is significant. It recommends using resistant varieties, synchronous planting, conserving beneficial organisms, regular monitoring and integrated pest management. Specific management options are outlined for different pests involving cultural, physical and chemical control practices. The goal is to produce good quality grains with high yields and profits while minimizing environmental damage.
The document describes experiments to test whether various legume species can serve as alternative hosts for Grapevine red blotch-associated virus (GRBaV). Fourteen legume varieties were inoculated with GRBaV using Agrobacterium-mediated delivery. Two and four weeks later, RNA was extracted from plant tissues and tested for GRBaV presence using RT-PCR. Results found that Vermont cranberry dry bean and Hi-Style snap bean yielded the spliced GRBaV gene amplicon, indicating the virus replicated in these plants. Most other legumes tested negative, though high temperatures may have inhibited virus replication. Further studies are needed to confirm alternative hosts and their role in GRBaV epidemi
Abstract
Pathogen-tested sweetpotato planting material is shown to provide a significant boost in yield and quality in the sweetpotato seed systems and value chains. In the absence of pathogen-tested planting material, negative selection has been shown to be effective in some cultivars and locations as well. Protective net tunnels allow decentralised vine multipliers to maintain and multiply limited quantities of clean planting material. Commercial demand for sweetpotato planting material is likely to be sustained if seed producers are able to provide evidence of the superiority of their product to their customers. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of net tunnel source and of pathogen-tested planting material on yield and health status (sweetpotato virus disease [SPVD] and weevil incidence) of crop. Studies were conducted in 2015, at locations in Ghana that varied with regard to SPVD and weevil pressure. Four varieties were used with pathogen-tested planting materials—‘Apomuden’, ‘Dadanyuie’, ‘Bohye’, and ‘Ligri’—and multiplied in net tunnels. ‘Apparently’ healthy (field-derived, negatively selected) material of the same varieties were also multiplied in adjacent field plots at one location in northern Ghana. For ‘Apomuden’, the apparently healthy planting material was multiplied in both net tunnel and open field at the same location. The trials were conducted at three sites in northern Ghana: Nyankpala, Navrongo, and Wa. At each site, 8 treatment combinations (4 varieties and 2 sources of planting material) were arranged in a trial design with three replicates. The 4 x 5.1 m plots were planted to 17 vine cuttings per row, spacing 0.30 m within rows and 1 m between rows, and no additional irrigation. Weeding, reshaping, and vine lifting were done at all locations. NPK (15:15:15) was applied at Navrongo and Wa, 4 weeks after planting, as recommended, due to natural poor soil fertility. Data were analysed using Genstat (12th edition). There were highly significant differences among varieties and trial sites for plant establishment, foliage yield, root yield, weevil damage, and SPVD rating; but source of planting material was not found to be significant. For SPVD, net tunnel source is better than open field (p<0.01).><0.04). The results indicate that apparently healthy planting material was as effective as pathogen-tested planting material. Net tunnels may have a distinct advantage for maintaining and multiplying planting material to produce healthy sweetpotato crops.
Putri E. Abidin
This document summarizes several common rice diseases caused by fungi, bacteria, and viruses. It describes the symptoms, favorable conditions, and management strategies for major diseases affecting rice nurseries and main fields, including blast, bacterial leaf blight, rice tungro virus, brown spot, false smut, sheath blight, and more. For each disease, the causal agent, affected plant stages, typical symptoms, and chemical and non-chemical control methods are outlined. The document provides an overview of the key rice diseases afflicting crops and approaches for integrated pest management.
Management of Insect Pests of Food Legumes in West and Central Asia and North...ICARDA
This document summarizes research on major insect pests affecting food legumes in West and Central Asia and North Africa. It identifies key pests like Aphis fabae, Acyrthosiphon pisum, and Helicoverpa armigera that damage crops like faba bean, chickpea, and lentils. It describes yield losses caused by the chickpea leafminer in Morocco. It also summarizes research conducted by ICARDA on developing resistant varieties through screening of gene bank accessions and breeding, identifying molecular markers for resistance, and evaluating biological and chemical control methods.
11.effect of plant extracts on post flowering insect pests and grain yield of...Alexander Decker
1) A field study was conducted in Nigeria to evaluate the effects of plant extracts from Balanites aegyptiaca, Momordica balsamina, and Vernonia amygdalina on cowpea insect pests and yield.
2) The results showed that Balanites and Momordica extracts significantly reduced several major cowpea insect pests and increased cowpea pod and seed weights compared to the untreated control.
3) Cypermethrin insecticide provided the best pest control and highest cowpea yields, but Balanites and Momordica extracts showed potential as alternative organic pest management options for farmers.
11.[46 51]effect of plant extracts on post flowering insect pests and grain y...Alexander Decker
1) A field study was conducted in Nigeria to evaluate the effects of plant extracts from Balanites aegyptiaca, Momordica balsamina, and Vernonia amygdalina on cowpea insect pests and yield.
2) The results showed that Balanites and Momordica extracts significantly reduced several major cowpea insect pests and increased cowpea pod and seed weights compared to the untreated control.
3) Cypermethrin insecticide provided the best pest control and highest cowpea yields, but Balanites and Momordica extracts showed potential as alternative organic pest management options for farmers.
This document provides information on integrated pest management for vegetable crops. It describes the major types of insect pests that damage vegetables, including borers that damage fruits, leaves, flowers, shoots, and roots. It also discusses sucking pests like aphids and whiteflies. The document then focuses on management strategies for key pests in important vegetable crops like tomato, brinjal, cucurbits and beans. It emphasizes the use of cultural, biological and mechanical controls as well as selective use of pesticides within an IPM framework.
This document provides information on integrated pest management for vegetable crops. It describes the major types of insect pests that damage vegetables, including borers that damage fruits, leaves, flowers, shoots, and roots. It also discusses sucking pests like aphids and whiteflies. The document then focuses on management strategies for key pests in important vegetable crops like tomato, brinjal, cucurbits and beans. It emphasizes the use of cultural, biological and mechanical controls, along with selective use of pesticides. For key pests like tomato fruit borer and brinjal shoot borer, it provides specific IPM packages involving cultural practices, pheromone trap use, biopesticide sprays and other
This presentation was delivered at the Georgia Organics Annual Conference in Atlanta on February 23, 2013. Provides basic information on IPM approaches in sustainable vegetable production systems.
How to Make a Field Mandatory in Odoo 17Celine George
In Odoo, making a field required can be done through both Python code and XML views. When you set the required attribute to True in Python code, it makes the field required across all views where it's used. Conversely, when you set the required attribute in XML views, it makes the field required only in the context of that particular view.
A workshop hosted by the South African Journal of Science aimed at postgraduate students and early career researchers with little or no experience in writing and publishing journal articles.
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2. Steps Of Survey On Rice field
Collection of Observatory lance , Arial net , Field book
, Rice pests manual.
Selection of rice plants (excluding the border line)
Pests are counted per hill.
Along with natural enemies are also counted.
All Observed data are recorded in Field book.
Samples collected for further observation.
3. Date of survey-
18th Sept,2015
Stage of the crop
-vegetative stage,
Place:- Jaguli
Instructional FarmArial net Lance
6. Bar Diagram Of Collected Insect Pests data
WBPH BPH Gundhi Bug Grass
Hopper
Spider Cocci. Beetle
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
Natural Enemies
7. CONCLUSION
From the above data we can decide that
i. ETL level of White backed plant hopper is much
more than its normal threshold level (10 insects per
hill).
ii. Along with that the population of brown plant
hopper is also more than its ETL level (5-10 insects
per hill).
iii. The pest population of gundhi bug is also above
ETL (Normally it is 1-2 bugs/hill).
Otherwise ,Grasshopper population is so low,the
management is not required.
8. Symptom of damage:
Suck the sap and cause
stunted growth
“Hopper burn” is caused
in irregular patches
Ovipositional marks
exposing the plant to
fungal and bacterial
infections
Ragged stunt or grassy
stunt virus disease plant
may be observed
White backed plant hopper: Sogatella furcifera
9. Management Measures of WBPH
IPM Stratiges:
Cultivation of resistent varities,
Recommended dose of N,
Avoid closer planting,
Apply any one of the following insecticides to control
WBPH:
Dichlorvos 76%SC(Nuvan) @ 470 ml/ha
Azadirachtin 0.03%EC @ 1000 ml/ha
Quinalphos 25 EC(Ekalux) @ 1500 ml/ha
10. Damage symptom of
BPH:
Insert eggs into midrib of
leaf sheath.
They suck sap from the
Phloem of stem.
“HOPPER BURN”(Drying
of leaves) caused by this
pest.
Spread “Rice Grassy
Stunt Virus”.
Brown Plant Hopper(Nilaparvata lugens)
11. Management of BPH
IPM Strategies :
Avoid closer planting,
Cultivation of resistant varieties (IR 36,IR 60),
Recommended dose of N,
Some natural enemies:-
Cyrtorhinous lividipennis ( Mirid bug)
Lycosa psudoannulata (Wolf Spider)
Chemical management:
Confidor ( Imidacloprid 17.8%SL) @ 50ml/acre
Actara ( Thiamethoxam 25%WG) 40g/acre
12. Symptoms of Damage Leptocorisa acuta
Adults & nymphs suck
the sap at the milky
stage.
Lays the eggs on the
leaf blade in rows.
Infested earheads
become chaffy.
Pungent smell emits
from the field.
Rice Gundhi Bug
13. Management Collection of L. acuta
Use of light traps.
Collection of and
destruction of pest.
Resistant
Variety:Badshabhog
Destruction the weed
host.
Apply Carbaryl
50WP(Sevin) or,
Malathion 50EC @675
ml/ha.
Management Of Gundhi Bug