Abstract The khapra beetle, Trogoderma granarium is an important pest of stored wheat worldwide. The current study was carried out to evaluate the lethal and the sublethal three concentrations of neem oil on T. granarium. We also assessed the effect of neem oil on the growth of fungal species associated with T. granarium infected wheat grains. The Read more
Abstract Soybean sudden death syndrome (SDS) caused by Fusarium virguliforme is a common and widespread disease across soybean-growing regions worldwide. Experiments were conducted in temperature-controlled water baths in the greenhouse to test the effects of some genes from syntaxin group (SYP22-3 and SYP22-4) on F.virguliforme and the combination of SDS and soybean cyst nematode Read more
Abstract Field dodder (Cuscuta pentagona) is a predominant plan parasite on Solanaceous vegetables in Iraq. Series of field experiments were carried out in Najaf province during 2018 season to evaluate the efficiency of Bonanza to control C. pentagona parasitizing on eggplant. Results highlighted that there were significant differences in all studied indicators Read more
Abstract This study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of some neonicotinoid insecticides including, Actara 25 WDG (foliar and soil treatment), Confidor 200 SL, Calypso 480 SC, Polo, Confidor 5 G against cotton whitefly Bemisia tabaci on Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) during the growing season of 2018. The results revealed that the highest Read more
Abstract This study aimed to identify the main causal agent of cowpea seed rot and preemergence damping-off in Kerbala province and evaluate some indigenous biocontrol factors in comparison with biological and chemical commercial products in control of the pathogen. The results showed that the main cause of this disease was Rhizoctonia Read more
Abstract This study aimed to survey, molecular diagnosis and assessment effect of Aspergillus versicolor on the imported spruce wood Picea Canadensis Miller. in Karbala province, Iraq, and control it using Chromate Copper boron Chloride (CCB).. Result of survey showed that all imported woods were showing different level of brown rot symptoms in Kerbala province, Read more
Abstract The study was aimed to evaluate different controlling methods and agents including the nematicide Rugby, the bio-agents Trichoderma.harzianum and Trichoderma.atroviride, compost of poultry manure, cows and sheep dung. These agents were compared for their effect on nematode populations and plant growth parameters of olive infected plant. The results revealed that Rugby was Read more
Abstract The aim of the experiment was to study the causes of the deterioration of the prunus armeniaca L. apricot trees caused by the fungal infection in some orchards of the Al-Qantara, Al-Baydaa / Hosseinieh district/Karbala province in April 2017 and some methods of control. Results of the field survey showed that Prunus Read more
Abstract This study was carried out to identify the causal agent of root rot on date palm in major growing areas in Iraq. As well as, the efficiency of ZnO and MgO NPs were assessed against the pathogen. Microscopic examination and morphological characterization revealed that Fusarium sp. was present in all examined Read more
Abstract Field study was performed during the agricultural season of 2013/2014 at Al Hamdaniyya district in Nineveh governorate. The study included two approved varieties of barely cultivation; Iba’a 99 and Al Khair. These two varieties were artifically inoculated with Barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV), the infection was inflicted by resident Read more