Despite plant resistance constituting one of the major defences of South African sugarcane against the stalk borer, Eldana saccharina Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) (Leslie and Keeping, 1996; Keeping, 1999; Keeping and Govender, 2002), little has been published regarding the mechanisms upon which this resistance is based. This paper reviews published and unpublished information on this subject...

The present investigation was carried out at Central Research Farm, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj, U.P. during Rabi, 2021- 2022. experiment conducted in Randomized Block Design (RBD) with eight treatments 3. replications. insecticides like Emamectin benzoate 5 SG(Treta) dose @ 0.4gm/Litre, Spinosad 45% SC (Tracer) @0.5ml/Litre, Neem oil 0.2% (Nee...

Madhya Pradesh ranks first both in terms of area (25%) and production (32%) pulses India. However, it sixth after Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, West Bengal Gujarat productivity. To realize better yield; recommended protection technologies have to be followed. Most the pigeonpea varieties been developed by traditional breeding either pedigree method or selection from landraces bi-parental matin...

The most damaging insect pests are those that attack the pods and result in either damage or contamination of the processed product. The European corn borer (ECB) and to a lesser extent the corn earworm (CEW) are the major pod feeding pests with damage primarily from 2 generation ECB and late flights of CEW in August/September. Damage from both species occurs from flowering to harvest, creating...