Agri Diseases

DISEASES OF GROUND NUT – Agricultural study materials

DISEASES CAUSAL ORGANISM Tikka early leaf spot Cercospora arachidicola Tikka late leaf spot Phaeoisariopsis personata Rust Puccinia arachidis Crown rot / Collar rot Aspergillus niger and A. flavus Dry root rot Macrophomina phaseolina Stem and pod rot Sclerotoum rolfsii Anthracnose Colletotrichum dematium Bacterial wilt Pseudomonas solanacearum Bud necrosis or ring mosaic Tomato spotted wilt virus […]

Insects

PESTS ON GROUNDNUT – free online study material

Aphid, Aphis craccivora     Hemiptera, Aphididae They are small-sized insects (2 mm long), pear shaped, green, greenish brown or greenish black in colour. Adults are mostly wingless but few winged forms also seen. It has 12-14 generations per year  Nymphs and adults suck sap from tender growing shoots, flowers, causing stunting and distortion of the […]