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REDGRAM CULTIVATION PRACTICES
Scientific name: Cajanus cajan Telugu Name: Kandi Introduction: India is the world's top producer as well as consumer of red...
RED COTTON BUG IN COTTON
Telugu name: Erra gummadi purugu Scientific name: Dysdercus cingulatusi Identification of the pest: Nymphs and Adults - Reddish bugs with...
Rapeseed and Mustard Cultivation practices
Scientific name: Brassica juncea, B.campestris Introduction: Rapeseed/Toria and mustard are the third most important edible oilseed crops of the world...
PINK BOLLWORM IN COTTON
Telugu name: Gulabi rangu purugu Scientific Name: Pectinophora gossypiella Identification of the pest: Larva Shows colour variation young larva white...
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...