Plant Protection Science - Online first
Bionomics of wheat seed gall nematode Anguina triticiOriginal Paper
Manish Kumar, Matiyar Rahaman Khan, Ajay Singh Sindhu, Arti Kumari, Swathi Karthika, Bharat Gawade, Swathi Karthika Koottiyattil Sasisankar, Ashish Kumar Singh, Vishal Singh Somvanshi, Anil Sirohi
Plant Protect. Sci., X:X | DOI: 10.17221/28/2025-PPS 
The wheat seed gall nematode Anguina tritici is a scientifically interesting nematode due to its aerial parasitic behaviour and ability to survive for years under desiccated conditions in seed galls. However, Anguina's life cycle and its correlation with host-plant growth and environment are poorly understood. Here, we conducted a microplot study at IARI, New Delhi, India, to examine the effects of early and late sowing dates on the life cycle of the wheat seed gall nematode using growing degree days (GDD). The study confirmed the presence of juvenile stages in the soft, undifferentiated floral mass and the upper one-third part of the...
Flavonoids as bio-insecticides: Harnessing plant metabolites as a biochemical shield against insectsReview
Thamaraikannan Sivakumar, Sunilkumar Devanathan, Parthasarathi Ganesan, Kavithamani Duraisamy, Murugan Marimuthu, Vellaikumar Sampathrajan, Karthikeyan Adhimoolam, Senthil Natesan
Plant Protect. Sci., X:X | DOI: 10.17221/56/2025-PPS
The global decline in crop production poses a significant threat to food security, particularly in the context of a growing human population. Among various environmental constraints on agriculture, biotic stress, particularly that caused by insect pests, remains a major reason for yield losses. Traditionally, synthetic pesticides have been used to manage insect infestations; however, their excessive and non-targeted application has raised serious concerns regarding environmental pollution, adverse health effects, and the accelerated development of pesticide-resistant pest populations. In this context, plant-derived biocactive compounds, particularly...
Interaction of seaweed metabolites with plants to enhance protection against biotic and abiotic stressesReview
Bibi Aida, Deepak Kasote, Jisun Hyunsook Lee
Plant Protect. Sci., X:X | DOI: 10.17221/5/2025-PPS
Biotic and abiotic stresses severely compromise economically important food crops' nutritional quality, growth, and yield. Conversely, the conventional reliance on chemical fertilisers and pesticides has generated substantial environmental and health risks, necessitating the development of sustainable alternatives. Seaweeds are rich sources of bioactive primary and secondary metabolites, and also promising natural biostimulants for enhancing plant resilience and productivity. Specific seaweed-derived metabolites function as molecular elicitors, mimicking pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) and activating multi-layered plant defence mechanisms....