This differs from the other three pests, which are polyphagous and survive on numerous host crops: The American bollworm larvae also infest maize, jowar (sorghum), tomato, bhindi (okra), chana ...

Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) is an indigenous and staple crop in sub-Saharan Africa, but it has an enemy: an insect called the legume pod borer (Maruca vitrata). This pest can cause yield losses of ...

Tamil Nadu Class 12th Result 2025 Live: The Directorate of Government Examinations (DGE), Tamil Nadu will announce the HSE +2 results on May 8, 2025. As per the official information shared by the ...

Nboyine received funding from USAID. TJ Higgins received funding from the USAID. Conventional cowpea varieties lack resistance to the insect. Insecticide is the primary control measure ...

Tamil Nadu Class 12th Result 2025 Highlights: The Directorate of Government Examinations (DGE), Tamil Nadu has declared the Class 12 results for 2025. Students can check their results on the ...

The Tamil Nadu government has issued an advisory to senior officials and heads of departments, reiterating existing provisions and orders mandating the use of Tamil as the official language in all ...

The Tamil Nadu government has issued an advisory to all the heads of departments and senior officials requesting them to use Tamil as the language in all official communications except for the ...

Drik Panchang states, “In Tamil Nadu when Sankranthi takes place after sunrise and before sunset the year begins on the same day. If Sankranthi takes place after sunset then the year begins on ...

There was no place for a coalition government in Tamil Nadu and AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami will form a government "alone" in the state after the 2026 Assembly polls should the NDA win ...

A BJP functionary, B Saranya, was murdered and beheaded near Thanjavur, with her stepson and two others surrendering to police. Authorities deny political motives, attributing the crime to a ...

The BJP has elected Nainar Nagenthiran as the President of its Tamil Nadu unit. Mr Nagendran, a three-time MLA from Tirunelveli, replaces K Annamalai in the top job and his first job will be to ...