Eggplant (Solanum melongena) is a major vegetable crop with great potential for genetic
improvement owing to its large and mostly untapped genetic diversity. It is closely related to …

Background Brinjal shoot and fruit borer (BSFB), Leucinodes orbonalis Guenee is the key
pest of brinjal that causes a significant yield loss. Farmers spray wide range of insecticides …

Many agricultural pests can be harboured by alternative host plants but these can also
harbour the pests' natural enemies. We evaluated the capacity of non-cotton plant species …

The present field experiments were conducted to evaluate some biorational pesticides
against brinjal shoot and fruit borer (BSFB) under field condition during kharif season of …

Highlights•Usage of Convolutional Neural Network in smartphone for plant disease
detection.•Local symptomatic region for the classification of five diseases in …

Resistance breeding program relies on identification of stable resistant sources. It starts with
first identifying lines free from disease when screened under field followed by their …

The deltamethrin incorporated polypropylene (PP) bag, ZeroFly® Storage Bag, is a new
technology to reduce postharvest losses caused by stored-product insect pests. Maize was …

Agriculture plays a pivotal role in the economy of tropical Asia, but arthropod pests are major
constraints to production. This book consolidates the research on pests of South and …

Sucking pests of brinjal cause significant losses to its yield. Considering the negative
impacts of synthetic pesticides, field studies were conducted to evaluate the impact of neem …

Brinjal shoot and fruit borer (BSFB), Leucinodes orbonalis Guenee is a serious insect pest of
brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) in all brinjal growing countries. It is the most important pest …