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PAPAYA CULTURAL PRACTICES
Scientific name: carica papaya Common Telugu name: Boppayi Introduction: Papaya, papaw or papita (Carica papaya L.) originated from tropical America, has...
PADDY PACKAGE OF PRACTICES
Scientific name: Oryza sativa Common name: Paddy Telugu name: Vari Introduction: Paddy is one of the most important staple crop...
ORANGE PACKAGE OF PRACTICES
Scientific name: Citrus sinensis Common name: Narinja Introduction: Orange farming, also known as citrus cultivation, involves the cultivation of orange...
MAJOR PESTS IN COTTON
Introduction: Cotton is one of the most important cash crop,worldwide. It plays a major role in supplying rawmaterial to textile...
MAJOR DISEASES IN PADDY
Introduction: Paddy is cultivated globally.It is considered to be food of half of the worlds population.Paddy is cultivated on large...
MAJOR DISEASES AFFECTING COTTON CROP
Introduction: Cotton is one of the most important fiber and cash crop of India and plays a dominant role in...
LEAF FOLDER IN PADDY
Telugu name: Aaku mudatha Scientific name: Cnaphalocrocis medinalis Identification of the pest: Egg: Flat, oval in shape and yellowish white in...
JASSIDS IN COTTON
Telugu name: Pacha doma Scientific name: Amrasca devastans Identification of the pest: Nymph: Light green, translucent, wingless found between the...
GALL MIDGE IN PADDY
Gall midge: Orseolia oryzae Symptoms of damage: Maggot feeds at the base of the growing shoot. Feeding causes formation of a...
GREEN LEAF HOPPER IN PADDY
Telugu name: Pacha doma Scientific name: Nephotettix virescens Identification of the pest: Eggs: Greenish transparent eggs are deposited in the...
DISEASE AND PESTS MANAGEMENT IN WATERMELON
Diseases: 1. Fusarium wilt: Watermelons are attacked by Fusarium wilt at all stages of development. Seeds may decay in the soil. Seedlings...
DISEASE AND PEST MANAGEMENT IN REDGRAM
Diseases: The important diseases of Redgram are Wilt, Sterility mosaic disease, Phytophthora blight, Alternaria blight, Powdery mildew. Symptoms of these...
DISEASES AND PEST MANAGEMENT IN ORANGE
1.Citrus psyllid : Diaphorina citri Symptoms of Damage: Both nymphs and adults suck sap from the plants and injection of...