Purposive sampling surveys were conducted in homestead gardens and ornamental nurseries at different localities of Thrissur Ernakulam districts during 2017-19 to study the diversity spider mites associated with plants. Mite samples collected from rose, adenium, gerbera, marigold, chrysanthemum, balsam, cock’s comb, orchid, cassia, cairo morning glory, zinnia, bauhinia, crape jasmine pinto peanu...

Volatile energy costs and lower profit margins have motivated many greenhouse growers in temperate climates to improve the energy efficiency of crop production. We performed experiments with dahlia (Dahlia ·hybrida Cav. ‘Figaro Mix’), French marigold (Tagetes patula L. ‘Janie Flame’), and zinnia (Zinnia elegans Jacq. ‘Magellan Pink’) to quantify the effects of constant and fluctuating temperatu...

many powdery mildew fungi occur as anamorphic state on different host plants in guilan province, iran. the species have usually been identified as oidium spp. in order to identify teleomorphic species using anamorphic characteristics and host range, several infected plant specimens were collected from around guilan province during 2004-2011. based upon  the  results of the study 25 species were...

Sustainable nutrient management in high tunnel production is critical for optimizing crop yield and quality improving soil health. In this study, we investigated the influence of different pre-plant composts (composted broiler litter, vemicompost, cotton gin compost) combination with rates organic or conventional fertilizer on zinnia plant growth, marketable cut flower stems (>30 cm), nutrie...