Climate change poses daunting challenges to agricultural production and food security.
Rising temperatures, shifting weather patterns, and more frequent extreme events have …

One of the major challenges to humankind is threat to food security due to emerging and
invasive pests. Increased global trade in agriculture has increased the chances of the …

In recent past, with changes in the cropping pattern, ecosystems and habitat, climate, and
introduction of input intensive high yielding varieties/hybrids, a shift in pest status has been …

Different biophysical parameters, viz. trichomes, leaf length, angle between the mid-ribs,
angle between the midribs and vein, mid-rib thickness, leaf angle, number of leaves/plant …

Simple Summary Bean production by smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa is
frequently constrained by insect pests, two of the most serious being Maruca vitrata and …

Breeding has significantly improved drought tolerance in green gram but marked yield
losses continue due to damage by insect pests. Important pests of green gram are pod …

Ten promising genotypes of okra were field screened under natural infestation of shoot and
fruit borer, Earias vittella Fabricius to assess its reaction. Ten biophysical parameters, viz …

Vegetable production is a preferred agricultural practice in India and many south east Asian
countries. It is a highly profitable venture but comes with a major drawback of pest …

Background Pod borer, Maruca testulalis is one of the harmful mung bean pests and cause
substantial damage to the crop or failure to harvest. This study was carried out to identify the …

Cowpea, in addition to being a food and feed crop, plays a key role in sustainable farming.
The present study's goal is to develop new high-yielding cowpea varieties. A Field …