Severe incidence of an exotic whitefly species Paraleyrodes minei Iaccarino (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) was noticed in the Pune region of Maharashtra state, India, on the fruit trees guava (Psidium guajava L.), jamoon (Syzygium cumini L.), mango (Mangifera indica L.), chiku (Manilkara zapota L.),...

In his introduction the author states that the main purpose of the tour was to obtain information on varieties of mango and banana, their methods of cultivation, and research work being done on them. In addition observations were made on many other fruit trees and plantation crops, including citrus ...

The severity of cotton mealybug (CM; Phenacoccus solenopsis) on mango, Annona squamosa, pawpaw, guava, pomegranate, Ziziphus mauritiana, Achras zapota [Manilkara zapota] and grape in three production zones in India, i.e. north zone (Haryana), central zone (Maharashtra) and south zone (Tamil Nadu),...

The amount of water to be applied for horticultural crops under drip irrigation was predicted on climatological approach. After analyzing the climatic data, the maximum month wise water requirement for full grown orange, lemon, guava, sapota, mango and pomegranate were 196, 211, 136, 229, 467 and...

Rugose spiralling whitefly (RSW), Aleurodicus rugioperculatus Martin (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), an invasive pest to the Oriental region was found infesting several plantation crops like coconut, banana, guava, Indian almond, sapota, oil palm, mango, cashew, custard apple and several ornamental...

Anthracnose (Colleotrichum gloeosporioides Penz) is the most important disease contributes significantly to pre-harvest and post-harvest losses in different fruit crops. Eight isolates of Colleotrichum gloeosporioides were collected from different fruit crops and characterised for cultural,...

The aim of this study was to document the various types of pickles prepared by respondents of different states in India. 10 women from each state (Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab and Rajasthan) residing in Dharwad (Karnataka) were randomly selected for interview on...

Symptoms of decline, leaf yellowing and reddening, little leaf and malformation were observed in apricot, guava, lychee, mango, pomegranate and grapevine in fruit orchards belonging to three states of India namely Delhi, Maharashtra and Jammu & Kashmir during 2016-2017. Phytoplasmas belonging to...

The optimum storage temperatures and commercial storage life of a number of Ceylon fruits were ascertained in a series of experiments beginning in 1937 as under. Mango. Mature but hard, 40°-45° F., 3 weeks. Mangosteen, 45°-50° F., 3 weeks. Grapefruit. Walters 40° F., Marsh Seedless 45° F., 8 weeks. ...

From sapodilla, papaw, litchi, mango, banana, guava and pomegranate trees surveyed in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra.-Allahabad Univ.