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All the microbes mentioned can be used as pesticides. Single cell organisms, such as bacteria, fungi and protozoa, and viruses, have been mass produced and formulated for use in a manner similar to insecticides. Eg - Bacillus Thuringiensis.
Several fungi have been studied as potential microbial insecticides. Beauveria bassiana can affect a wide variety of arthropods. Virus can also be used as insecticide. Baculoviruses are a family of naturally-occurring viruses known to infect only insects and some related arthropods. Most are so specific in their action that they infect and kill only one or a few species of Lepidoptera larvae (caterpillars), making them good candidates for management of crop pests with minimal off-target effects.
Assuming bulk density and particle density of a soil as 1.5 and 2.5 g/cc, respectively, value of porosity will be:
The photorespiration process takes place in which of the following organelles?
Which of the following is not matched correctly?
Which of the following common names of wheat is incorrectly matched with its scientific name?
Perennial legume fodder is
Which of the following crop is a source methane and nitrous oxide emission into the atmosphere?
_____ are the compounds used to improve the nutritional value of the basal feeds so as to take care of any deficiency.
The yearly sequence and spatial arrangement of crops or of crops and fallow on a given area is known as
Global warming potential of methane is
DFRL located at
