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- Parkia Roxburghii:An Underutilized but Multipurpose Tree Species for Reclamation of Jhum Land
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1 Division of Crop Improvement, and ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umroi Road, Umiam 793 103, IN
2 Division of Natural Resource Management, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umroi Road, Umiam 793 103, IN
1 Division of Crop Improvement, and ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umroi Road, Umiam 793 103, IN
2 Division of Natural Resource Management, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umroi Road, Umiam 793 103, IN
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Current Science, Vol 104, No 12 (2013), Pagination: 1598-1599Abstract
North East (NE) India, commonly known as the 'land of seven sisters', is a territory of diverse ethnic groups, tribes and culture. Shifting cultivation, locally known as 'jhum' or 'jhumming', is a way of life for many of these tribes since time immemorial. The percentage utilization of cultivable area in this region (62.04) is less than the national average (73.05).- Biological Attributes and Feeding Potential of Three Dominant Predators of Lipaphis Erysimi (Kaltenbach)
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1 School of Crop Protection, College of Post-Graduate Studies (Central Agricultural University), Umiam - 793103, Meghalaya, IN
2 Division of Crop Protection, ICAR Research Complex for NEH region, Umiam - 793103, Meghalaya, IN
1 School of Crop Protection, College of Post-Graduate Studies (Central Agricultural University), Umiam - 793103, Meghalaya, IN
2 Division of Crop Protection, ICAR Research Complex for NEH region, Umiam - 793103, Meghalaya, IN
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Journal of Biological Control, Vol 30, No 3 (2016), Pagination: 190-194Abstract
Basic biological attributes and feeding potential of three major predators viz., the seven spotted lady bird beetle Coccinella septempunctata Linnaeus and two syrphids Episyrphus viridaureus (Wiedemann) and Betasyrphus isaaci (Bhatia), of mustard aphid, Lipaphis erysimi were studied under laboratory conditions. The predators were multiplied on mustard aphids reared on mustard plants. C. septempunctata, E. viridaureus and B. isaaci completed their life cycle in 68.5± 6.5 days, 47±2 and 41±2, respectively. Coccinella septumpunctata completed the larval growth with four larval instars, while both the syrphids terminated the larval growth with three instars. Final instars of all the three predators were found to have highest predatory potential than the younger instars. C. septumpunctata was found to be the most dominant predator of mustard aphid with average lifetime consumption of 4312±537.74 aphids, followed by E. viridaureus (416.67±6.76 aphids) and B. isaaci (338±7.89 aphids). All the three predators have the potential to reduce the mustard aphids; however, C. septumpunctata has a maximum predatory potential with a longer life, which makes this species as an excellent bioagent of L. erysimi and further research on their utilization on a large scale should be undertaken.Keywords
Betasyrphus isaaci, Coccinella septempunctata, Episyrphus viridaureus, Lipaphis erysimi, Meghalaya.References
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- Firake DM, Behere GT, Firake PD, Rajkhoa DJ, Azad Thakur NS, Saini MS, Rahman Z, Ngachan SV. 2013a. Arge xanthogaster (Hymenoptera: Argidae): A new threat to rose plants in Meghalaya, India. Florida Entomol. 96(4): 1298–1304.
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- Firake DM, Lytan D, Behere GT, Thakur NSA. 2012a. Host plants alter the reproductive behavior of cabbage butterfly, Pieris brassicae (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) and its endo-larval parasitoid, Hyposoter ebeninus (Hymenoptera: Ichenuomonidae) in cruciferous ecosystems. Florida Entomol. 95(4): 905–913.
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- Molecular Characterization of Ladybird Predators (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) of Aphid Pests (Homoptera:Aphididae) in North East India
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1 Ecology and Biodiversity Laboratories, Department of Zoology, Tripura University, Suryamaninagar 799 022, IN
2 Division of Crop Protection, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umroi Road, Umiam (Barapani) 793 103, IN
1 Ecology and Biodiversity Laboratories, Department of Zoology, Tripura University, Suryamaninagar 799 022, IN
2 Division of Crop Protection, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umroi Road, Umiam (Barapani) 793 103, IN
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Current Science, Vol 113, No 09 (2017), Pagination: 1755-1759Abstract
Ladybird beetles are potential and promising biological control agents for the management of insect pests. These insects show variations in biological fitness in diverse habitats and subsequently in term of genotypes. We used cytochrome oxidase I (COI) gene sequences to study within-species genetic variation in four species of ladybird predators, viz. Coccinella transversalis (Fab.), Cheilomenes sexmaculata (Fab.), Micraspis discolor (Fab.) and Anisolemnia dilatata (Fab.) collected from different cultivated habitats of Tripura, North East India. Results of multiple sequence alignments of partial COI gene (553 bp) of mitochondrial origin showed 100% homology among different populations (within species) of three ladybird species. The molecular identity of M. discolor could not be established due to the absence of matching nucleotide sequence for this region of COI gene in the NCBI database. Three of the four populations of Micraspis species showed 100% homology in partial COI gene sequencing, but one representative population showed 52 nucleotide mutations, of which 1 mutation was found to result in the alteration of the codon from valine to isoleucine, and seemed to represent a different Micraspis species previously not known from NE India. This study shows that the three most common species of ladybird predators of aphid pests in NE India are fairly homogenous with respect to the COI gene, but species of Micraspis are genetically diverse and need further studies to address this issue.Keywords
Aphid Pests, Genetic Variation, Ladybird Beetles, Molecular Characterization.References
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- Occurrence of Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus of Invasive Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera Frugiperda (J. E. Smith) in Meghalaya, North East India
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1 ICAR Research Complex for North Eastern Hill Region, Umroi Road, Umiam 793 103, IN
2 ICAR Research Complex for North Eastern Hill Region, Manipur Centre, Imphal 795 004, IN
1 ICAR Research Complex for North Eastern Hill Region, Umroi Road, Umiam 793 103, IN
2 ICAR Research Complex for North Eastern Hill Region, Manipur Centre, Imphal 795 004, IN
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Current Science, Vol 118, No 12 (2020), Pagination: 1876-1877Abstract
The American fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) invaded Asia in 2018, causing huge damage to maize and other host crops in different countries1. The invasive FAW is a highly polyphagous pest known to feed on 353 host plants across the globe2. FAW was found in a severe form in maize fields of North East (NE) India after March 2019 (ref. 3).References
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- Prevalence of Invasive Fall Army Worm Spodoptera frugiperda (J E Smith) on Organic Maize in Sikkim
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Chandramani Raj
1,
Shweta Singh
1,
Ravi Kant Avasthe
1,
Yona Pradhan
2,
D. M. Firake
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G. T. Behere
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B. K . Kandpal
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1 ICAR Research Complex for North Eastern Hill Region, Sikkim Centre, Tadong, Gangtok 737102, Sikkim, IN
2 Agriculture Department, Namchi 737126, South Sikkim, Sikkim, IN
3 ICAR Research Complex for North Eastern Hill Region, Umiam 793103, Meghalaya, IN
1 ICAR Research Complex for North Eastern Hill Region, Sikkim Centre, Tadong, Gangtok 737102, Sikkim, IN
2 Agriculture Department, Namchi 737126, South Sikkim, Sikkim, IN
3 ICAR Research Complex for North Eastern Hill Region, Umiam 793103, Meghalaya, IN
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Indian Journal of Entomology, Vol 84, No 3 (2022), Pagination: 709-712Abstract
Fall army worm (FAW) Spodoptera frugiperda (J E Smith) has been observed invading the north eastern region of India during April 2019 in Mizoram and on maize crop of Namphing GPU, South Sikkim, during May 2019. The detailed survey in the maize growing areas of state revealed the presence of early to fourth instar larvae feeding on the leaves and whorls. The identification was confirmed by morphological characters and DNA barcoding with mtCO1. The study indicated range (8.8 to 71.4%) of FAW infestations on maize. During survey, microbial infection in few larvae, and predatory wasps and spiders as predators were found. This is the first record of FAW on organic maize of Sikkim.Keywords
Spodoptera frugiperda, Sikkim, organic maize, first record, field survey, diagnosis, mtCO1, DNA barcoding, wasps, spiders, microbial infection, MizoramReferences
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