Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry
Vol. 9, Special Issue 4 (2020)
Beneficial and harmful fauna associated with Sarpagandha (Rauvolfia serpentina) in Odisha
Author(s):
Ojhayat Ahamad Khan, Jayaraj Padhi and Deepayan Padhy
Abstract:
A field experiment was laid out in All India Coordinated Research Project on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants & Betelvine (AICRP on MAP and Betelvine), Central Horticultural Research Station, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), Bhubaneswar during January, 2018 to March, 2019 to study the occurrence of insect pests and natural enemies associated with Sarpagandha (
Rauvolfia serpentina). Apart from major pests and like Sphingid, scales, mealy bugs, green stink bug, Gundhi bug and Red spider mite two more naturally occurring natural enemies i.e. spiders and coccinellid beetles. This present study can be helpful for prediction of pest predator occurrence and predator utilization in the future.
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Ojhayat Ahamad Khan, Jayaraj Padhi and Deepayan Padhy. Beneficial and harmful fauna associated with Sarpagandha (Rauvolfia serpentina) in Odisha. J Pharmacogn Phytochem 2020;9(4S):20-21.