This paper presents information on the current achievements on the research by the All India Coordinated Research Project on the production, pest and disease management and crop improvement of various palm species, such as coconuts, oil palms, arecanuts, palmyrah (Borassus sp.) and cocoa.

Botryodiplodia theobromae Path. has caused a damage to stems and death of citrus plants in 22 production centers in Indonesia. The purpose of this research is to determine the potential use of rootstock and interstock in inhibiting the diplodia disease. The research was conducted at the screen...

Scales have attacked 9 hectares of apple land spread in 8 villages of Bumiaji sub-district such as Giripurno village, Tulungrejo village, Pandanrejo village, Sumbergondo village, Bulukerto village, Punten village, Gunungsari village, and Bumiaji village. This pest is a perennial pest on apple crops ...

Amylases (EC 3.2.1.1) are cell-wall degrading enzymes associated with the pathogenicity of microorganisms in the spoilage of tomato fruits. The use of amylase in many industries has made it very important to optimize production process to achieve maximum yields. Screening and partial purification...

Introduction: Food preservation is required to maintain for a long period of time. Traditional organic food preservative, "Datta" is spice mainly made up of Chili Peppers which frequently used in southern and western part of Ethiopia. Datta can be consumed almost with every kind of foods and it is...

Cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica (L.) Beauv. var. major (Nees) Hubb.) is one of the top-ten weeds worldwide. It is also a C4 medicinal plant. In particular, an ecotype from Chuwei (CW) mangrove forest was found to be salt tolerant. Comparative proteomic analysis using two-dimensional...

This study presents two new fig wasp species, Philotrypesis taida Wong and Shiao sp. nov. and Sycorycteridea taipeiensis Wong and Shiao sp. nov., which were reared from Ficus benguetensis Merrill in Taiwan. They are the seventh and first species belonging to the genera Philotrypesis and ...

Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) occupies increasing areas in Europe and in Hungary, due to the results of breeding and advanced production technology, yield levels and oil contents are also increasing. Its outstanding importance is showed by the third place in terms of arable land in Hungary. As...

Different host-pathogenic relationships and the background of defense responses have been examined for a long time. More and more studies have shown that the compounds of the methylation cycle play an important role in the defense ability of plants against stress and in expressing resistance. The...

The spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) is a polyphagous fruit pest of high economic significance. This pest became widespread throughout Hungary within three years after its first record in 2012. Extensive national monitoring of D. suzukii has been carried out...