Aim: This study was aimed to find resistance sources against FAW.
 Study Design: Randomised Block Design.
 Place and Duration of Study: The Present conducted at Maize Research Centre, Hyderabad with promising germplasm during Kharif-2021, Rabi-2021-22 Kharif-2022. Methodology: Field-collected FAW egg masses were reared using maize leaf- stalk-based diet 27 ± 1 °C, 60 5% relative humid...

Early maturity is a highly important factor in the interrelations between yield, grain moisture, and plant density, contributing to cost-efficient maize production. Landraces conserved gene banks present promising basis for enriching diversity of early breeding material. To start speed up mobilization genetic resources maintained ex situ Maize Research Institute Zemun Polje bank collection, whi...

The escalating populations in Africa contribute to the already existing challenge of food insecurity, which is further exacerbated by emergence and resurgence pests diseases, resulting substantial annual yield losses. Maize, a vital staple crop sub-Saharan Africa, serves as crucial source, animal fodder, raw material for industries. Nonetheless, its vulnerability diseases puts significant press...

Larger diameter and velocity smaller landing angle of sprinkler irrigation droplets are more likely to cause soil splash erosion. However, the mechanism crop canopy influence on physical parameters is unknown. In this study, with as independent variable maize plants (Zea mays L.) research object, an indoor experiment was carried out. The effects variation in value spatial distribution pattern s...

Corn is one of the most widely grown crops throughout the world. However, many corn fields develop pest problems such as corn borers every year that seriously affect its yield and quality. Corn's response to initial insect damage involves a variety of changes to the levels of defensive enzymes, toxins, and communicative volatiles. Such a dramatic change secondary metabolism necessitates the reg...

Corn rootworm larvae consume maize root tissues, thus negatively impacting plant physiology and function (Riedell 1990; Hou et al. 1997; Riedell and Reese 1999), and impeding harvesting due to stalk lodging (Sutter et al. 1990). Ultimately, larval rootworm feeding reduces yield (Sutter et al. 1990; Spike and Tollefson 1991), and can cause significant economic losses (Metcalf 1986). Pesticides, ...

Fusarium graminearum Schwabe (Gibberella zeae Schwein. Petch.) and F. culmorum W.G. Smith are major mycotoxin producers in small-grain cereals afflicted with Fusarium head blight (FHB). Real-time PCR (qPCR) is the method of choice for species-specific, quantitative estimation of fungal biomass in plant tissue. We demonstrated that increasing the amount of plant material used for DNA extraction ...