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Part V Insect Molecular Biology
Molecular Approaches for the Improvement of Bacillus
thuringiensis Against Pests .................................................................... 179
Ankit Patel, Leena Pathak, Noushad Parvez, Deepak Panpatte,
Kuldeep Khatri and Janardan Jani
Diapause-Related Gene Expression in Eggs of Multivoltine
Bombyx mori L. Silkworm Races .......................................................... 187
Kangayam M. Ponnuvel, Sirigineedi Sasibhushan,
N. Murthy Geetha and CGP Rao
Role of RNA Interference in Pest Management .................................. 199
R. Asokan, Prakash M. Navale, N. K. Krishna Kumar and M. Manamohan
Molecular Characterization and Management of Shoot
and Fruit Borer Conogethes punctiferalis Guenee (Crambidae:
Lepidoptera) Populations Infesting Cardamom,
Castor and Other Hosts ........................................................................... 207
P. R. Shashank, B. Doddabasappa, Vasudev Kammar,
A. K. Chakravarthy and Hiroshi Honda
Part VI Insect Semiochemicals
Use of Insect Pheromones in Vegetable Pest Management:
Successes and Struggles ......................................................................... 231
R. Srinivasan, M-Y Lin, F-C Su, Sopana Yule, Chuanpit Khumsuwan,
Thanh Hien, Vu Manh Hai, Le Duc Khanh and K.R.M Bhanu
Glimpses of Semiochemical Research Applications
in Indian Horticulture: Present Status and Future Perspectives ...... 239
Kamala Jayanthi PD, Ravindra Mahadappa Aurade,
Vivek Kempraj, A. K. Chakravarthy and Abraham Verghese
Part VII Insect Pest Management: Using Host Plant
Resistance, Biological Control
Impact of Gall Midge, Orseolia Oryzae (Wood-Mason) Infestation
on Total Phenols, Proline and Indole Acetic Acid in Paddy
( Oryza Sativa Linn.) Genotypes ............................................................ 261
Vijay Kumar Lingaraj, A. K. Chakravarthy
and Siddanagowda Ujjanagowda Patil
Antixenosis and Antibiosis Component of Rice Resistance
to Asian Rice Gall Midge, Orseolia oryzae (Wood-Mason) ................. 269
Vijay Kumar Lingaraj, A. K. Chakravarthy
and Siddanagowda Ujjanagowda Patil