Biography

Bon Voyage – The Story Of Kalpana Chawla

BON VOYAGE ‘The heights by great men reached and kept Were not attained by sudden flight, But they, while their companions slept, Were toiling upward in the night.’ – H W Longfellow “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind”, said Neil Armstrong, stepping on to the moon’s surface on 21st […]

Agri Diseases

DISEASES OF SUGARCANE – Agricultural study materials

DISEASES CAUSAL ORGANISM Red rot  Colletotrichum falcatum Whip smut Ustilago scitaminea Sett rot or pine apple disease Ceratocystis paradoxa Rust Puccinia erianthi Gummosis Xanthomonas campestris pv. vasculorum Mosaic Sugarcane mosaic virus Grassy shoot Mycoplasma like organism [MLO] Iron chlorosis Iron deficiency Ratoon stunting Clavibacter xyli Witch weed Striga angustifolia [Partial root parasite] 1. RED ROT […]

Insects

SugarCane Pests – Study About Pest – Sugarcane production – Free Study guide

PESTS ON SUGARCANEEarly shoot borer – Chilo infuscatellus (Crambidae: Lepidoptera) P refer 1-3 months old crop. Caterpillar enters the stem by making holes above the ground level.  Formation of “dead heart” is the symptom. Affected plants can be easily pulled out. Rotten portion of the dead heart emits an offensive odour. High temperature, low humidity, […]