Plant Protection Science, 2011 (vol. 47), issue 4
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Plant Protect. Sci., 2011, 47(4):I-VII | DOI: 10.17221/3338-PPS 
On the need for revision of some names of plant health malfunctions and their categorisation
Václav Kůdela
Plant Protect. Sci., 2011, 47(4):133-148 | DOI: 10.17221/13/2011-PPS
The development of branches dealing with plant health science and plant health care proceeded more or less in three separate disciplines dealing with microbial plant pathogens (plant pathology), animal pests (applied entomology, etc.) and weeds (weed science). It resulted in disunity in concepts of basic terms such as disease, disorder and injury, in different approaches to categorisation and naming of the main types of plant health problems, and in ambivalence in the use of names for plant malfunctions of abiotic origin. Different terms are used with varying frequency for denoting the same phenomenon. The tenor of this article is to submit some suggestions...
Anthracnose field evaluation of sorghum germplasm from Botswana
John E. Erpelding
Plant Protect. Sci., 2011, 47(4):149-156 | DOI: 10.17221/34/2010-PPS
Sorghum anthracnose is a disease of worldwide importance and host-plant resistance is the most practical method of disease management. In this study, 154 sorghum accessions from the Botswana collection maintained by the United States National Plant Germplasm System were inoculated with Colletotrichum sublineolum and evaluated for disease resistance at the Tropical Agriculture Research Station in Isabela, Puerto Rico during 2007 and 2008. A resistant response was observed for 69 accessions in 2007 and for 48 accessions in 2008 with no acervuli development observed on inoculated leaves. The low frequency of resistant germplasm is expected from...
Effect of storage on redgram (Cajanus cajan /L./ Millsp) and greengram (Vigna radiata /L./ Wilczek) with particular reference to lipid composition
Mysore Ranganayaka Gopinath, Kari Sambiah, Siddapura Ramachandra Niranjana
Plant Protect. Sci., 2011, 47(4):157-165 | DOI: 10.17221/72/2010-PPS
The effects of storage on the lipid composition of three redgram (TTB-7, BRG-1, and ICP-8863) and three greengram (PUSA BISAKI, KDM-1, and CHINA MOONG) varieties were studied. Environment variables such as temperature and relative humidity were recorded during storage period. Moisture content was found to increase along with the percent incidence of storage insects. The incidence of storage moulds and insects was recorded in all the samples; results showed that storage moulds belonged to Aspergillus species and the insect Callosobruchus chinensis infested the stored samples. The total fat, triglycerides, phospholipids,...
Toxicity and biochemical impacts of some new insecticide mixtures on cotton leafworm Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.)
Ahmed E. M. ABD EL-MAGEED, Shehata E. M. SHALABY
Plant Protect. Sci., 2011, 47(4):166-175 | DOI: 10.17221/3/2011-PPS
The susceptibility to five new insecticide mixtures: chlorosan, feroban, cygron, engeo, and kingbo was studied in the 2nd and 4th instar larvae of the cotton leafworm Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.). The efficiency and residual effects of these compounds against S. littoralis under field conditions were also investigated. Obtained results revealed that feroban was the most effective compared with the other toxicants, while engeo was the least toxic insecticide in both instars after 2 and 5 days from treatment. Data also indicated that feroban had the longest half-life (Lt50) while engeo recorded the...