The Asiatic citrus psyllid (Diaphorina citri Kuwayama [Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Psyllidae] is a vector of huanglongbing (citrus greening), a devastating disease of citrus caused by phloem-limited bacteria. Growing guava (Psidium guajava) as an intercrop appears to be a successful means of reducing psyllid numbers within citrus orchards; however, the mechanism by which such a reduction is achi...

Guava (Psidium guajava) is a highly perishable fruit with short shelf life as physico-chemical changes occur continuously and rapidly after harvest leading to heavy postharvest losses. This experiment was laid down unravel the effects of ascorbic acid (AA) on ripened guava fruits improve its quality. Four different concentrations AA namely 0, 50, 100, 200 ppm were used treat for five minutes fo...

Psidium guajava L. is widely used like food and in folk medicine all around the world. Many studies have demonstrated that guava leaves have anti-hyperglycemic and anti-hyperlipidemic activities, among others, and that these activities belong mainly to phenolic compounds, although it is known that phenolic composition in guava tree varies throughout seasonal changes. Andalusia is one of the reg...

In our previous study, we have found that persimmon, guava, and sweetsop owned considerably high antioxidant activity and contained high total phenolic contents as well. In order to further supply information on the antibacterial and antioxidant activity of these three tropic fruits, they were extracted by 80% methanol. We then examined the extractions about their phenolic compounds and also st...

A study on symptoms of damage and ovipositional preference tea mosquito bug (TMB), Helopeltis antonii Signoret was done guava, moringa neem. survey conducted in villages Dindigul Theni districts Tamil Nadu, India for observing damage. In the feeds both new flush fruits, causing irregular necrotic spots young leaves corcky out growths fruits. moringa, flowers dry-up give wilted appearance. neem,...

opiine braconid parasitoids of tephritid pests have augmentative biological control potential, but there are no synthetic attractants to monitor their survival and dispersal following release. adults feed on fruit juices and these could be sources of attractive compounds. While orange juice (Citrus sinensis l.) is nutritious, guava juice (Psidium guajava l.) is toxic. the behavioral responses t...