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 …

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 …

Insect pests are major biotic constraints in cowpea production throughout the country and
Karnataka is not an exception. The average yield in Karnataka is low, due to several …

Host plant resistance is an important component for minimizing the losses due to the pod
borer, Helicoverpa armigera and other pod borer complex. Among pod borer, which is the …

Five plant parameters viz., pod length, pod width, trichome density, thickness and toughness
of the pod were studied in nineteen selected genotypes of field bean which influenced the …

An experiment was conducted to study the morphological and biochemical factors of
pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.] associated with resistance to Helicoverpa armigera …

Studies on cultivars of okra [Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench] revealed that the
genotype HRB-107-4-1 has a maximum leaf area (443.23 cm2) while in BB1 it was minimum …

Pod fly, Melanagromyza obtusa is an important emerging pest and a major constraint to
increase the production and productivity of pigeonpea. The concealed mode of life of pod fly …