Effectiveness of chemical insecticides namely Imidacloprid (0.4 g/L), Carbaryl (4 g/L), Thiamethoxam (0.4 g/L), Cypermethrin (1 ml/L), Carbosulfan (3 ml/L), Spinosad (0.4 ml/L), Dimethoate (2 ml/L) and Spirotetramate (2 ml/L) was evaluated to control 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd instar nymphs and adult females of mango mealybugs (D. mangiferae) at Entomology laboratory, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University. Imidacloprid, Carbaryl, Thiamethoxam, Cypermethrin, Carbosulf...

Plant Science 

The larvae of fruit and vegetable fruit fly pests feed on the inner pulp of the fruit, causing the fruit to turn yellow before it is ripe and fall off prematurely. In severe cases, the fruit will fall off completely, which has a serious impact on the fruit yield and quality. Fruit and vegetable fruit fly pests have become an important type of pest in China’s fruit and vegetable producing areas, which will have a serious impact on the healthy development of the fruit and vegetable industry. This ...

Plant Science 

Although there has been remarkable research on domestication of baobab (Adansonia digitata), its early growth using fertilizer at different application levels is still not well known. This study aimed at investigating an ideal NPK fertilizer application level on early growth of A. digitata. The study was conducted in the forest nursery from 23 November to 24 May 2020. A. digitata seeds collected from Namalaka in Mangochiwere directly sown polythene tubes of a 15 ×...

Plant Science 

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are Zn2 dependent endopeptidase belonging to metzincin family. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) has been classified in detail in mammals and has been shown to play key roles in many physiological and pathological processes.

Plant Science 

Yellow achu-soup, an emulsion of red palm oil and water is a traditional delicacy in the grass field of Cameroon, which faces a problem of its stability due to the quality of the emulsifier used to emulsify and stabilize it. This study was designed for the optimization of the production of an emulsifier (Nikki) from Musa paradisiaca (Plantain) Peels enriched with Ficus Peels as a traditional food salt for the emulsification and stabilisation of yellow achu-soup. A fact...

Plant Science  Biochemistry  Bioengineering 

Lianas plant species are abundant, diverse and essential component in tropical forests with impacts in the forest dynamics, through competitions for resources with attacked trees. Although lianas species are essential to chimpanzees, presence in chimpanzee habitats can negatively distress the availability and accessibility of tree food resources by inhibiting tree growth and fruiting capacity. However, the impacts of lianas to chimpanzee food trees abundance in Gombe National Park, western Tanza...

Plant Science 

Leaf blight of gladiolus caused by Botrytis gladiolorum is widely distributed as a major disease in gladiolus growing districts of Bangladesh where farmers usually used fungicides to manage diseases. Nowadays, it is very important to find out the more effective fungicides against Botrytis gladiolorum (Bg). An experiment was conducted at the Mycology laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh to find out the efficacy of select...

Plant Science 

Dandelion (Taraxacum mongolicum Hand.-Mazz.) is rich in phenolic acids and has become popular in vegetable and medicine in China. Growing dandelion in saline-alkali land is considered to be an efficient strategy for the development of saline-alkali land. In order to screen candidate genes related to phenolic acids synthesis under saline stress, we evaluated phenolic acids accumulation from dandelion resource of A (T. mongolicum cv. dandelion cultivar “Binpu 2”) and B (T. mongoli...

Plant Science 

Pollen is a resistance structure whose shape, size, and ornaments together make up a diagnostic method for species identification, comparable to a fingerprint. Traditional methods for cleaning this grain, such as acetolysis, not only seriously damage the pollen material of various botanical groups, but its use requires access to expensive reagents and equipment. Therefore, a low-cost proposal is presented for the fixation of fresh pollen in the field, whose preparations are suitable for depositi...

Plant Science 

An experiment was carried out at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh during the period from March to July 2014. Plants were grown in the rain protected polyethylene shelter or shed to avoid rain under natural conditions in the earthen pots. The experiment was conducted on the leaf traits of aus rice varieties in various soil moisture levels in three rice genotypes as BRRI dhan55 (V1), BR6976-2B-15 (V2) and tolerant check Hashikalmi (V3) and seven water stress was imposed as ...

Plant Science