Threats on native flora and fauna by invasive plant species represent one of the main conservation and management challenges in rangelands. Methods that are both effective and ecologically safe to suppress invasives are urgently needed but have rarely been used, thus, highlighting the need to...

Four different thrips species; marigold thrips, Neohydatothrips samayunkur; western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis; tomato thrips, Frankliniella schultzei and onion thrips, Thrips tabaci were recorded on marigold plants in the field. Tagetes erecta L. was grown in the experimental farm,...

A field study was conducted to investigate the floristic composition and phytosociology of the Hazar Nao hills, District Malakand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. For study purpose the whole area was divided into 5 Zones. In each Zone 25 sites were selected randomly. Data were recorded from May-September,...

A leaf spot disease of marigold (T. erecta) was observed during 2012 and 2013 in Beijing, China. The disease was widespread, with 60 to 75% of the fields affected. Leaves of the affected plants had small, brown, necrotic spots on most of the foliage. Yield losses of flowers of up to 20 to 30% were...

The present information is about the host-plants and distribution of butterfly painted lady, Cynthia cardui from different parts of Kashmir valley. The work is based on the field investigations conducted in 10 districts of Kashmir valley (India) from 2007 to 2010 and previous records. During these...

Anthriscus caucalis M. Bieb. and Tagetes minuta L. are reported as the newly naturalized plants of Chinese Mainland. Their morphological characters, photographs and specimens are also provided for identification.

Enhancing biological control of pests through habitat management in agricultural systems has gained increasing attention. Three different aromatic plants, ageratum (Agerarum houstonianum Mill.), French marigold (Tagetes patula L.) and basil (Ocimum basilicum L.), were chosen as intercrops for apple ...

Studies were carried out to evaluate the efficacy of ethanolic plant extracts against pulse beetle, Callosobruchus chinensis in terms of seed quality in pea (Pisum sativum) cv. P-89 during storage. The seeds were treated with ethanolic extracts of leaves of worm's wood (Artemisia roxburghti and A....

In early summer 2012, sort rot smptoms on French marigold (T. patula) were found at three flower nurseries in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, and approximately 25% of the plants had the symptoms. The symptoms included tissue collapse of the stems at the soil line followed by wilting of the...

The present paper gives information about the host-plants and distribution of Painted Lady butterfly, Cynthia cardui (Linnaeus), from different parts of Kashmir Valley. The work is based on the field investigations conducted in 10 administrative districts of Kashmir Valley (India) from 2007 to 2010 ...