In this study, a method based on using image processing and artificial neural network is introduced to determine pelt color and curl size of newborn lambs in Zandi sheep. The data was collected from 300 newborn lambs reared in the Zandi sheep breeding centre of Khojir, Tehran. Primarily, curl size and pelt color of new born lambs was recorded by experienced appraisers, and at the same time, sev...

The important cash crop of Chilli’s (Capsicum annum L) production and yield is hampered by Chilli Leaf Curl Virus Disease (CLCVD) in Sri Lanka. To manage CLCVD several insecticides were promised against the vectors CLCV. Indiscriminate use created unwanted human health hazards. current trends plant pathology intend to boost immunity host increase resistance pathogens. Therefore, this study was ...

A New Begomovirus Species Causing Tomato Leaf Curl Disease in Varanasi, India. S. Chakraborty, P. K. Pandey, M. K. Banerjee, and G. Kalloo, Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, 1 Gandhinagar (Naria), P.O. Box 5002, POBHU, Varanasi, 221 005, Uttar Pradesh, India; and C. M. Fauquet, International Laboratory for Tropical and Agricultural Biotechnology, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, 975 ...

Geminiviruses are a group of plant viruses that contain circular single stranded (ss) DNA genomes encapsidated in small twinned icosahedral capsids .The virus DNA A plus strand encodes the coat protein (CP/AV1) essential for viral transmission by whiteflies (Bemisia tabaci)[4]. Jatropha has been found to have strong molluscicidal activity and the latex to be strongly inhibitory to watermelon mo...