Gopu Sushma

Genotyping and Identification of Candidate Genes for Resistance to Brown Planthopper Nilaparvata lugens (Stal) in Traditional Rice Varieties

Gopu Sushma, Madhu Subramanian, Mani Chellappan, Rose Mary Francies, Karthikeyan K & V Jhansi Lakshmi · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2026

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) feeds more than half of the global population, but its production is severely threatened by the rice specific pest brown planthopper (Nilaparvata lugens Stål). Developing resistant rice varieties is the most cost effective control strategy, making the ident...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i23648

Predatory Efficiency and Functional Response of the Wolf Spider Pardosa pseudoannulata (Boesenberg and Strand) against the Brown Planthopper Nilaparvata lugens (Stål) under Laboratory Conditions

Kota Sahithi Chowdary, Gopu Sushma & Repaka Harika · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2026

The present study evaluated the predatory efficiency and functional response of the wolf spider Pardosa pseudoannulata against nymphs of the brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens, under laboratory conditions. The experiment was conducted using a completely randomised design with...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i84161