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New report of Hirsutella sp. infecting mango hopper Idioscopus clypealis from Chotanagpur Plateau, India
An entomopathogenic fungus belonging to the genus Hirsutella was found infecting the mango hopper, Idioscopus clypealis (Lethierry) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), for the first time in India in September 2011. The re...
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Litchi stink bug (Tessaratoma javanica) outbreak in Jharkhand, India, on litchi
The litchi stink bug Tessaratoma javanica (Thunberg) (Hemiptera: Tessaratomidae) is a minor insect pest of litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) in India. Recently, an outbreak of litchi stink bug was observed in the C...
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Genotypic diversity for fruit characteristics in bael [Aegle marmelos (L.) Corr.] based on principal component analysis
Bael is a medicinal cum fruit tree with multipurpose utility and propagated mostly through seeds. It is mostly found in India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Thailand and China. Focus on collection of bael va...
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Open AccessSpatio-temporal temperature variations in MarkSim multimodel data and their impact on voltinism of fruit fly, Bactrocera species on mango
Fruit flies are the most serious economic insect pests of mango in India and other parts of the world. Under future climate change, shifts in temperature will be a key driver of ecosystem function especially i...
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Predicting the population growth potential of Bactrocera zonata (Saunders) (Diptera: Tephritidae) using temperature development growth models and their validation in fluctuating temperature condition
Bactrocera zonata (Saunders), a serious polyphagous pest of horticultural crops, was studied for temperature based growth potential at ecologically relevant constant temperatures (15, 20, 25, 30 and 35 °C; relati...
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Developmental stage-associated microbiota profile of the peach fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata (Diptera: Tephritidae) and their functional prediction using 16S rRNA gene metabarcoding sequencing
The different developmental stage-associated microbiota of the peach fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata (Diptera: Tephritidae), was characterized using 16S rRNA gene (V3–V4 region) metabarcoding on the Illumina HiSeq p...
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High Taxonomic and Functional Diversity of Bacterial Communities Associated with Melon Fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Diptera: Tephritidae)
The next generation sequencing (NGS) approach has facilitated the investigations of gut microbiota with high throughput and resolution. The present study was focused on the taxonomic and functional characteriz...
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Fruit Yield, Quality, and Stability in Sapota (Manilkaraachras [Mill.] Fosb.) Varieties: Under Short‑, Medium- and Long-Term Evaluation
A sapota varietal experiment was conducted under rainfed conditions for 15 fruiting seasons (2003–2018) with three phases of 5 years each with varieties: ‘Murabba’, ‘Cricket Ball’, ‘Bhuripatti’, ‘Kalipatti’, ‘...
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Open AccessEnhancing soil health and fruit yield through Tephrosia biomass mulching in rainfed guava (Psidium guajava L.) orchards
Leguminous crop Tephrosia candida has high biomass production and contains a substantial quantity of nutrients within its biomass. Starting in 2019, a long-term study was done to find the best Tephrosia candida d...