A field experiment was conducted to assess avoidable yield losses caused by the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, on maize during the kharif seasons of 2023–24 and 2024–25. Pooled data across both years indicated a significant decline in grain yield with increasing larval den...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2025/v31i93516
The present study evaluated the resistance of sixteen field pea (Pisum sativum L.) genotypes, including the reference genotype FPD 21-148, against Helicoverpa armigera, a destructive pod borer pest causing significant yield losses, in Sehore district, Malwa region, Madhya Pradesh...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2025/v31i103607
In maize crops, the fall armyworm (FAW) (Spodoptera frugiperda) is a major invasive pest that causes significant economic losses. Traditional visual detection of pest infestations is labor-intensive, but spectral data related to plant damage can aid in automated detection. The ma...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i93762
Temperature strongly influences the growth and reproductive potential of entomopathogenic fungi used in biological pest control. This study examined the effects of four temperatures (22, 26, 30, and 34 °C) on radial growth and spore production of two Beauveria bassiana isolates a...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i123955
The present investigation entitled, “Comparative efficacy of different power sources in light trap against major phototactic insect pest of rabi season” was carried out at the BSP (Breeder Seed Production) Farm, Adhartal, JNKVV, Jabalpur (MP) during rabi (mid-November 2022 to mid...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i51938