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A Review Paper on Jute Crop and their Pests
Full text linkIndia is one of the world‟s largest jute producing country. Among all States West Bengal is alonecontributes 77% of the Indian jute. Jute crop requires humid tropical climates. It well distributed in areas withrainfall of 2,500 mm spread over vegetative growth period of the crop with no cloudiness. It requires alluvial soils ofgood depth, receiving silt from the annual floods are the best for jute cultivation. Insect pests are one of the mainconstrains for underscoring jute production. The jute crop was damaged by various pest like jute semilooper(Anomis sabulifera Guen) accounts for 90% of losses of leaves, whereas beetarmy worm accounting yearly 20%yield loss of jute fiber, yellow mite (Polyphagotarsonemus latus Banks) and root-knot nematode (Meloidogyneincognita Chitwood) were recorded as the major pests of jute. To ensure and to stabilize production, farmersgenerally apply huge amount of insecticides of different newer brands. insect pest population evolved resistance tochemical pesticides due to producing large number of offspring with highest degree of mutation, variation, coevolution and natural selection. Therefore, emphasize on biological control in modern IPM practice to control insectpest population, by their natural enemy, predator and parasitoids is a time-needed programme. The current review isa gross view on the processes of effective management of major insect pest of jute by biological agents undermodern IPM Practices which broadly covers different scientific publication in different journals and contemporaryworks of the scientists
Sucking Pests of Pineapple and their Management- A Review
Full text linkPineapple herbaceous, perennial plant of the tropical and subtropical area. Pineapples grow as asmall shrub and the plant is normally propagated from the offset produced at the top of the fruit or from sideshoot. The fruit are eaten fresh where available and in canned form worldwide which is the only source ofbromelain, an enzyme used in pharmaceuticals and as meat tenderising agent. Common sucking pestsinfesting vegetative propagules are mealybugs, scale and pineapple red mites. The successful management ofpineapple pests is based on their correct identification and an understanding of how damage occurs.Amongst the sucking pest mealy bugs are the utmost important insect pest of pineapple in many countrieswhile others may reach threshold levels in certain favourable conditions causing serious crop damage
Pineapple Pests and their Management: A Review
Full text linkPineapple Monocotyledonous, self-sterile, perennial plant of the tropical and subtropical area. Itgrows as a small shrub and the plant is normally propagated from the offset produced at the top of the fruit orfrom side shoot. The fruit are eaten fresh where available and in canned form worldwide which is the onlysource of bromelain, an enzyme used in pharmaceuticals and as meat tenderising agent. Pineapples are infestedby a variety of insect pests. Some of the major pests that affect pineapple are mealy bugs, scale insects, thrips,fruit borer, bud moths, midgets, fruit flies, white grubs, beetles, weevils, termites and mites. Here we are goingto discuss only the major and minor pests of pineapple, other than sucking pests viz. mealy bug, thrips, scaleinsect and mites. 
Spatial Market Integration between Two Markets of Sorghum in Karnataka and Maharashtra State of India
Full text linkThe study examined the spatial price behaviour, which is an important indicator ofthe overall market performance. Markets that are not integrated may convey inaccurate pricesignals that might distort producers’ marketing decisions and contribute to inefficientproduct movements. Secondary data was used for the study obtained from Agmarknet.combased on the frequent arrivals, two district were selected from Karnataka and Maharashtrastates (ie Bangalore and Sholapur respectively) using the modal prices from January 2003 toMay 2015.The results revealed that after the first differencing the Augmented- Dickey Fuller(ADF) test the series is non stationary and co-integrated, with Bangalore market influencingSholapur market in the long run.