In January 2016, C. pallida grown in Mysuru area, Karnataka (India) was found associated with a characteristic little leaf disease, which was suggestive of phytoplasma infection. Symptoms also included small, yellow leaves with reduced lamina, stunting, and phyllody. The disease was noticed in the...

This paper presents the results of a study conducted in India using organic and plastic mulching materials to determine the best weed management practice for weed control in ginger. The treatments comprised application of green leaves of Glycosmis pentaphylla to a thickness of 5 cm at the time of...

It was aimed to evaluate three treatments for forest restoration in an area with periodic elevation of the groundwater, in the Corredor de Biodiversidade Santa Maria, located between the cities of Santa Teresinha de Itaipu and São Miguel do Iguaçu, in Paraná state. The treatments were: control,...

The components of humic and fulvic acid of organic matter determine the effectiveness of herbicide adsorption in soil. The persistence of atrazine and oxyfluorfen in soils added with invasive weeds organic matter (Tithonia diversifolia and Chromolena odorata) was determined. The soils were treated...

In this study, a systematic investigation on the plants of Udayagiri Fort was made, that the species composing of plants in the fort are analyzed and discussed, intending to provide scientific gist for the ecorestoration of the fort. The results showed that there were 346 plants species, which...

Clusterbean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L.) has been known since ancient times for green fodder, cattle feed, vegetable and green manuring purposes. Stem rot of clusterbean caused by Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc. has become a serious problem in recent years and caused heavy economic loss by reducing yield...

Alternative methods to control invasive fodder grasses are necessary to reduce the use of herbicides in forest restoration, which has been carried out primarily in riparian zones. We sought to investigate if inter-row cultivation of crotalaria (Crotalaria breviflora DC) or pumpkin (Cucurbita...

Avena storigosa Schereb. (bristle oat) is used as a green manure in crop rotations and as an antagonist of nematodes in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. In 2011, necrotic, brown, water-soaked lesions were observed on young bristle oat plants. A pathogenic bacterium was isolated from symptomatic leaves of...

We observed an occurrence of sclerotium rot on white clover (Trifolium repens L.) grown as a green manure in sweet persimmon orchards of Jinju, Korea. The typical symptoms included gradual blighting, wilting, and rotting; and severely infected plants eventually died. Furthermore, mycelial mats...

The ecological aspects pertaining to floral diversity, cropping systems and crop diversification of an organic farm CSKHPKV, Palampur were studied. The data for two years, that is, 2006-07 and 2007-08 was analyzed. The initial recorded data pertaining to various activities in the organic farm...