The various types of gourds commonly cultivated in India include ash gourd, Benincasa hispida (Thunberg); bitter gourd, Momordica charantia Linnaeus; bottle gourd, Lagenaria siceraria Standley; Ivy gourd, Coccina grandis (Linnaeus); pointed gourd, Trichosanthes dioida Roxberg; snake gourd, T. anguina Linnaeus; ridge gourd, Luffa acutangula Roxberg; sponge gourd, L. aegyptiaca Milliere; squash gourd, Citrullus lanatus fistulosus […]
Pests of Cucurbits and Its Control | Agriculture
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Learn about the pests that damage brinjal and its control. 1. Brinjal Lacewing Bug, Urentius Sentis Distant (Hemiptera: Tingidae): The lace-wing bug is distributed in the northwestern parts of the Indian Sub-continent and is common in the plains. Except for brinjal, it has not been recorded feeding on any other plant. Both the nymphs and […]
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Learn about the pests that damage vegetables and its control. 1. Potato Tuber Moth, Phthorimaea Operculella (Zeller) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae): This pest occurs especially in hot and dry climates. It is destructive to potato and also attacks tobacco, tomato, brinjal and solanaceous weeds. It is particularly serious on potato in Himachal Pradesh. The larvae cause the […]