Agricultural Study Materials Insects

Pest – Definition of Pest – Categories of Pests – Causes of Pest outbreak – Study Guide

PEST – Derived from French word ‘Peste’ and Latin term ‘Pestis’ meaning plague or contagious disease Pest is any animal which is noxious, destructive or troublesome to man or his interests A pest is any organism which occurs in large numbers and conflict with man’s welfare, convenience and profit A pest is an organism which […]

Agricultural Study Materials

Sericulture – Mulberry cultivation- Mulberry Yield – Agricultural Study material

Mulberry cultivation Mulberry is a fast growing deciduous tree occurring in sub tropical and temperate climate.  Mulberry has characteristic long idioblast cells in the upper epidermis of leaves. Inflorescence is a catkin / spike with unisexual flowers. Hence it is a cross pollinated crop.  The important species of mulberry cultivated in India are , a) […]