Integrated Pest (Disease & Weed) Management (IPM) Principles, Practices and Advantages

Integrated Pest (Disease & Weed) Management (IPM): Principles, Practices and Advantages

The problem of pest (and pathogens) resistance to pesticides The release of pesticides has significantly helped the farmers protect their production and increase crop yields, keeping the crop pest population […]

How Landscape Engineering can Help in Pest Management Case Studies

How Landscape Engineering can Help in Pest Management: Case Studies

“Landscape engineering” is the interdisciplinary application of engineering and other applied sciences to the design and creation of anthropogenic landscapes. The technique of modifying the crop landscape through various means […]

Ecological Engineering and Habitat Manipulation for Boosting Natural Enemies of Crop Pests

Ecological Engineering and Habitat Manipulation for Boosting Natural Enemies of Crop Pests

The Integrated Pest Management (IPM) concept as a philosophy arose in the 1960s, aiming to offer solutions to the problems of pesticide overuse and their effect on the environment. By […]

Plant Parasitic Nematodes Species, Diagnosis and Control

Plant Parasitic Nematodes: Species, Diagnosis and Control

Underground Marvels: Delving into the Enigmatic Realm of Plant Parasitic Nematodes! What are Plant Parasitic Nematodes (PPNs)? Plant-parasitic nematodes are microscopic worms (usually less than 1 mm long) armed with […]

The problem of pesticides overuse and the need for change

The problem of pesticides overuse and the need for change

The Mahatma once said that the farmers are the backbone of our country; however, nowadays, farmers are left in their fate, with many challenges to confront. It is not easy […]

Plant Parasitic Nematodes and Strategies for Crop Protection

Plant Parasitic Nematodes and Strategies for Crop Protection

In the intricate dance of agriculture, a silent menace exists that often goes unnoticed, yet its impact on global crop production is profound. Plant pathogenic nematodes, microscopic worms in the […]

A Traditional Treatment for Crop Health and Pest Management

A Traditional Treatment for Crop Health and Pest Management

How to produce a natural liquid pesticide Today, eradicating plant pests and protecting crop health and yields is a significant problem for farmers. Synthetic pesticides can deteriorate soil’s natural fertility […]

Challenge of Virus Disease Threats to Sweet Potatoes

Sweet Potatoes – A Nutritional powerhouse facing production challenges Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is not just a delicious root vegetable. It is the third most important root and tuber crop […]

Echinochloa How to control one of the most economically important weeds globally

Echinochloa: How to control one of the most economically important weeds globally

The Echinochloa genus (barnyard grasses) is native to tropical and warm temperate regions. Plants of that genus are spread worldwide, able to establish and grow in various environments, and survive a great […]

How to fight the current alarming invasion of the Parthenium weed

How to fight the current alarming invasion of the Parthenium weed?

Parthenium genus includes a minimum of 15 described species. Today, one of the Parthenium species, the P. hysterophorus, has become a very noxious weed for many farmers in Africa and Asia. Coming from North America, this species invaded the Asian […]