Category Crop Diseases

Insect pest of date palm and their control

Dr. Faisal Hafeez, Aisha Iftikhar, Muhammad Sohaib, Ayesha Arshad Ayub Agricultural Research Institute, (AARI), Faisalabad               Scientific classification: Scientific name: Phoenix dactylifera L. Family: Arecaceae Order: Arecales DATES: Dates are usually found in desert…

Management of Common Scab of Potato

Click Here!Management of Common Scab of Potato through Endophytes Author: Aroma Murtaza , Plant Pathology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad.   Nutritional Importance of Potato Potato is a tuberous starchy crop called as Solanum tuberosum it belongs to order solanales, family Solanaceae, and…

Innovative strategies for the control of apple scab

Innovative strategies for the control of apple scab caused by Venturia Inaequalis Authors: Aroma Murtaza، Safa Khalid۔ University of Agriculture, Faisalabad۔ Apple tree is commonly called Malus domestica. Apple fruit is a delicious pomaceous fruit which belongs to Family Rosaceae, Genus Males…

SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TOWARDS MANAGEMENT OF PARTHENIUM

SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TOWARDS MANAGEMENT OF PARTHENIUM (Parthenium hysterphorus L.) Amir Sohail 1*,Shehbaz Sharif 1*,Muhammad Afzal2 ,Burhan Ahmad1,Muhammad Usman1,Muhammad Iqbal1 ,Faizan amjad1 ,Muhammad Mohsan 1 Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad. 2 Department of Plant Production , King Saud University…

Early Blight of Tomato

Early Blight of Tomato Tomato a vegetable crop belonging to the family (solanaceae) grown throughout the world. Tomato is the most consumed vegetable after the potato due to its high nutritional value. Tomato considered as a good source of vitamin…

What do you know about Zika Virus:

(Written by Haseeb Jan) History of Zika virus: Zika virus is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that was first identified in Uganda in 1947 in monkeys through a network that monitored yellow fever. It was later identified in humans in 1952 in…

Citrus and Citrus Scab

                                                        Citrus is one of the world’s major fruit crop. Citrus fruit belongs…

Control of Mango Mealy Bug

INTRODUCTION Mealy bugs are sucking insects, soft bodied, oval shape and cottony in appearance. Mealy bugs are found on leaves, stems, roots and fruits which are covered like whitish powder. This condition is very difficult to eradicate the mealy bugs.…

What Are the Different Types of Crop Diseases?

Every year, agricultural producers lose vast quantities of crops to various crop diseases. To understand how and why certain diseases strike certain crops, plant pathologists have categorized all diseases into two general groups, infectious and non-infectious. Once segmented into one…

COTTON LEAF CURL VIRUS DISEASE

COTTON LEAF CURL VIRUS DISEASE   (Muhammad Hamza & Muhammad Wajid Javed) Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) is an important fiber and cash crop as it contributes a lot to the national economy as it is a source of income for many…