The impact of climate change has already been observed across various tea growing
regions in the form of vulnerability and unpredictability of precipitation, increasing trends in …

After soybean and palm oil, the world's third largest oil seed crop is rapeseed mustard. Out
of the seven consumable oil seed crops grown in India, rapeseed mustard is responsible for …

Brassica crops are grown worldwide for oil, food and feed purposes, and constitute a
significant economic value due to their nutritional, medicinal, bioindustrial, biocontrol and …

The genus Brassica includes economically important oilseed and vegetable plants. A
number of insect pests are known to infest these crops and cause significant losses in yield …

Cabbage aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae L., and turnip aphid, Lipahis eyrsimi Kalt., are the
regular insect pests of Brassica crops in Southern Punjab, Pakistan. Population …

Pest risk maps for agricultural use are usually constructed from data obtained from in-situ
meteorological weather stations, which are relatively sparsely distributed and are often quite …

This paper presents a simple method for detecting both biotic and abiotic stress in plants.
Stress levels are measured based on the increase in nutrient uptake by plants as a …

The objective of the study was to develop insect pest management strategy by exploring
host plant resistance in canola, Brassica napus L., and seasonal abundance of aphids at …

Demographic parameters of the turnip aphid, Lipaphis erysimi (Kaltenbach)(Hemiptera:
Aphididae), which is a serious pest of Brassica crops worldwide, were evaluated on five …

The negative impact of climate change on crop production is alarming as the demand for
food is expected to increase in coming years, at a rate of about 2 percent a year. Wet season …