Department of Entomology
Department of Entomology
The resident instruction programme in Entomology comprises undergraduate instruction for the students of College of Agriculture, College of Home Science and postgraduate instruction leading to M. Sc. and Ph. D degrees in Entomology.
The postgraduate students are trained in economic entomology, biocontrol , host plant resistance, ecology, toxicology, physiology, taxonomy and acarology. Traditional strengths of research in the department had been in economic entomology, toxicology and apiculture. At present emphasis is on synthesizing IPM modules for different crops involving bio- agents, cultural practices, host plant resistance and eco friendly chemicals.
The faculty of the department is actively involved in the running of three professional societies, viz. Indian Society for the Advancement of Insect Science ,the Indian Ecological Society and Society for Sustainable Cotton Production. Three scientific periodicals viz. Journal of Insect Science and Indian Journal of Ecology and Cotton Bulletin are being brought out regularly by Indian Society for the Advancement of Insect Science ,Ecological Society of India and Society for Sustainable Cotton Production and located in the department since 1988;1974 and 2006, respectively.
Department of Entomology
Punjab Agricultural University
Ludhiana, Punjab
India
Other Departments at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
- Department Of Forestry & Natural Resources
- Department Soil & Water Engineering
- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology
- Department of Agricultural Meteorology
- Department of Agriculture Journalism, Language & Culture
- Department of Agronomy
- Department of Biochemistry
- Department of Botany
- Department of Business Management
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Civil Engineering
- Department of Clothing & Textiles
- Department of Economics & Sociology
- Department of Electrical Engineering & IT
- Department of Energy Studies for Agriculture
- Department of Entomology
- Department of Extension Education
- Department of Family Resource Management
- Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering
- Department of Floriculture and Landscaping
- Department of Food Science & Technology
- Department of Foods & Nutrition
- Department of Home Science Extension and Communication Management
- Department of Horticulture
- Department of Human Development
- Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Department of Microbiology
- Department of Plant Breeding & Genetics
- Department of Plant Pathology
- Department of Processing & Agricultural Structures
- Department of Processing & Food Engineering
- Department of Soil Science
- Department of Vegetable Crops
- Department of Zoology
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