Mulberry thrips Pseudodendrothrips mori (Niwa, 1908) is a major pest of mulberry trees recorded from different sericultural regions of the world. The thrips infestation affects the qualitative and quantitative charact...Mulberry thrips Pseudodendrothrips mori (Niwa, 1908) is a major pest of mulberry trees recorded from different sericultural regions of the world. The thrips infestation affects the qualitative and quantitative characters of mulberry leaf, by direct feeding damage to leaves and the ingestion of sap, which in turn affects the silkworm cocoon crop. This is most harmful in dry climates and seasons when heavily attacked plants lose moisture heavily. Under these conditions infestation can seriously deplete yields. The seasonal population fluctuation and the degree of damage caused to the host plant are influenced by various environmental factors including climate, host-plant variety, topography, soil type, and management regimes.This article attempts to review all available documents on mulberry thrips and to discuss the practical approaches for best control of this pest.展开更多
Energy demand is growing significantly worldwide to create thermal comfort in buildings.Air-conditioning is contributing to energy consumption at a massive scale in the residential and commercial sectors.The roof is o...Energy demand is growing significantly worldwide to create thermal comfort in buildings.Air-conditioning is contributing to energy consumption at a massive scale in the residential and commercial sectors.The roof is one of the most critical components of the building envelopes,and it achieved maximum heat gain in summer,and it covered nearly 20-25%of overall urban surface areas.In this respect,cool roofs are considered one of the sustainable solutions to maintain thermal comfort in buildings.The results achieved from the literature review indicate that cool roof application reduced energy use in the buildings and a useful tool to mitigate Urban Heat Island(UHI)effect.This paper summarizes cool roof thermal performance with different types of surface coatings in different climatic zones for buildings with additional benefits,limitations,and recommendations for future research work.The results of this review can be helpful for engineers,researchers,dwellers,and architectures to have a good understanding of the benefits of cool roofs to mitigate energy consumption demand in dwelling in a sustainable,cost-effective,and energy-efficient way.The average energy-saving effect of the roof is expressed from 15%to 35.7%in different climatic zones(Temperate,Tropical,Composite,Hot and Warm-Humid)as per the literature survey results.Also,the average roof surface temperature reduction is possible from 1.4℃ to up to 4.7℃ using cool roof technology.展开更多
文摘Mulberry thrips Pseudodendrothrips mori (Niwa, 1908) is a major pest of mulberry trees recorded from different sericultural regions of the world. The thrips infestation affects the qualitative and quantitative characters of mulberry leaf, by direct feeding damage to leaves and the ingestion of sap, which in turn affects the silkworm cocoon crop. This is most harmful in dry climates and seasons when heavily attacked plants lose moisture heavily. Under these conditions infestation can seriously deplete yields. The seasonal population fluctuation and the degree of damage caused to the host plant are influenced by various environmental factors including climate, host-plant variety, topography, soil type, and management regimes.This article attempts to review all available documents on mulberry thrips and to discuss the practical approaches for best control of this pest.
基金Acknowledgement I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Late Dr.S.P.Singh for the continuous support of my research work for his patience,in-spiration,interest,and immense knowledge.I could not have imagined having a better advisor and mentor for this research article.
文摘Energy demand is growing significantly worldwide to create thermal comfort in buildings.Air-conditioning is contributing to energy consumption at a massive scale in the residential and commercial sectors.The roof is one of the most critical components of the building envelopes,and it achieved maximum heat gain in summer,and it covered nearly 20-25%of overall urban surface areas.In this respect,cool roofs are considered one of the sustainable solutions to maintain thermal comfort in buildings.The results achieved from the literature review indicate that cool roof application reduced energy use in the buildings and a useful tool to mitigate Urban Heat Island(UHI)effect.This paper summarizes cool roof thermal performance with different types of surface coatings in different climatic zones for buildings with additional benefits,limitations,and recommendations for future research work.The results of this review can be helpful for engineers,researchers,dwellers,and architectures to have a good understanding of the benefits of cool roofs to mitigate energy consumption demand in dwelling in a sustainable,cost-effective,and energy-efficient way.The average energy-saving effect of the roof is expressed from 15%to 35.7%in different climatic zones(Temperate,Tropical,Composite,Hot and Warm-Humid)as per the literature survey results.Also,the average roof surface temperature reduction is possible from 1.4℃ to up to 4.7℃ using cool roof technology.
