Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), ranks second in its importance among solanaceous crops. However, it requires an integrated/balanced cultural management to endure environmental stresses like blossom end rot (BER). Blossom end rot is an emerging …
A key question in plant pathology forensics is to determine whether or not the introduction of a new plant pathogen was the result of a deliberate, accidental, or natural event. Another important aspect of plant pathology forensics is to locate the …
The focus of current wheat research is to achieve durable rust resistance in Pakistan. We explored slow leaf and stripe rusting potential in 37 wheat genotypes by studying different slow rusting parameters, e.g., average coefficient of infection …
Cotton production in Pakistan seems adequate, but inclined to several biotic and abiotic constraints, especially Cotton Leaf Curl Virus posing a hazardous impact on cotton yield by affecting yield traits, fiber quality and health status of plants. In …
Lentil is a valuable human food and one of the oldest known protein rich food legumes which is also known as poor men's meat. Owing to biotic and abiotic stresses,the crop yield is below attainable levels which are mainly …
Climate change is the most debated issue of time-posing hazardous impacts on life on earth. Like other living entities, insects are also influenced by rising temperatures, elevated carbon dioxide (CO2) and fluctuating precipitating patterns as range …
Cotton is an important fibre crop chiefly attacked by a number of diseases. Pre-emergence damping off seedling is an important disease of cotton. Efficacy of three fungicides (Dynesty, Topsin-M and Antracol) was assessed on early mid and late …
Citrus canker epidemics were generated with 108???cfu/ml of Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri (ex Hasse) on Citrus limonia cv. China lemon, Citrus reticulate cv. kinnow, Citrus jambhiri, Citrus reticulate cv. Feutral's early and Citrus limettioides …