Crop and Stored Grain Pests and their Management (Paper Code: 17010505)

Distribution, biology, nature and symptoms of damage and management strategies of insect and non-insect pests of rice, sorghum, maize, wheat, sugarcane, cotton, bajra and pulse crops

Distribution, biology, nature and symptoms of damage and management strategies of insect and non-insect pests of groundnut, sunflower, mustard, brinjal, bhindi, tomato, cruciferous and cucurbitaceous vegetables, potato, chillies, onion, garlic

Distribution, biology, nature and symptoms of damage and management strategies of insect and non-insect pests of mango, citrus, pomegranate, guava,  , ber, coconut,  and ornamental plants;Stored grain pests: coleopteran and lepidopteran pests, their biology and damage, preventive and curative methods

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Identification of pests and their damage symptoms of rice, sorghum, maize, wheat, sugarcane, cotton, pulse crops

solanaceous and malvaceous vegetables, cruciferous and cucurbitaceous vegetables, chillies

mango, ber, citrus, guava and pomegranate

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