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Chandra S. Prabhakar
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Brown Spot of Potato Caused by Alternaria alternata: an Emerging Problem of Potato in Eastern India
Several black to brown colored spots especially on leaf lamina were noticed on the potato crop at an experimental field of Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (India) during 2015. Such symptoms were reported as...
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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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Genetic analysis of oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae) populations based on mitochondrial cox1 and nad1 gene sequences from India and other Asian countries
The study examined the genetic diversity and demographic history of Bactrocera dorsalis, a destructive and polyphagous insect pest of fruit crops in diverse geographic regions of India. 19 widely dispersed popula...
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Identification and evaluation of cultivable gut bacteria associated with peach fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata (Diptera: Tephritidae)
The aim of the present study was to identify the cultivable gut bacteria associated with peach fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata, and evaluate their potential to attract adults of B. zonata. Based on culture-dependent...
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Metageographic population analysis of Colletotrichum truncatum associated with chili fruit rot and other hosts using ITS region nucleotide sequences
Colletotrichum truncatum is one of the most economically important fungal pathogen causing anthracnose disease in pre and post-harvest stages of many crops worldwide. Little information i...
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Effect of feeding stimulants on the insecticidal properties of Pieris brassicae granulovirus (PbGV) against Pieris brassicae
Feeding stimulants (phagostimulants) increase the food uptake by the host insect larvae and thereby play a vital role in enhancing overall activity of insect viruses formulated as biopesticides. A local strain...
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Isolation and characterization of gut bacteria of fruit fly, Bactrocera tau (Walker)
Gut bacteria of fruit fly, Bactrocera tau (Walker) (Diptera: Tephritidae), were isolated and the isolates attractive to B. tau adults were characterized using morphological, biochemical and 16S rRNA analyses to d...
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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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Population genetic structure of the melon fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coquillett) (Diptera: Tephritidae) based on mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase (COI) gene sequences
Population genetic structure of melon fly analysed with mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I gene suggested that melon fly populations across the globe is homogeneous with non-significant variation of 0.000–0.003 b...
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Effect of botanical extracts on the biological activity of granulosis virus against Pieris brassicae
A granulosis virus strain infecting Pieris brassicae (PbGV) was isolated from the dry temperate region of northwestern Himalayas as a potential microbial agent for its management. The effect of different botanica...
