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Screening of turmeric (Curcuma tonga L.) germplasm for resistance to shoot borer (Conogethes punctiferalis Guen.) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), in Kerala, South India

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Creator DEVASAHAYAM, S
JACOB, T K
ABDULLA KOYA, K M
SASIKUMAR, B
PRASATH, D
 
Date 2014-03-22T09:35:34Z
2014-03-22T09:35:34Z
2011
 
Identifier Entomon 36(1-4): 59-62 (2011)
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1085
 
Description Nine hundred and fifteen accessions of turmeric (Curcuma tonga L.)available at Indian Institute of Spices Research, Kozhikode (Kerala, India) were
screened in the field against the shoot borer (Conogethes punctiferalis Guen.) for four consecutive years. All the accessions were susceptible to the pest infestation. Rating of accessions in relation to the level of pest infestation indicated that none of the accessions was rated as resistant, whereas, 34, 412, 456 and 13 accessions were rated as moderately resistant, moderately susceptible, susceptible and highly susceptible,
respectively, to the pest.
 
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Language en
 
Publisher Association for Advancement of Entomology
 
Subject turmeric
Curcuma longa
shoot borer
Conogethes punctiferalis
resistance
 
Title Screening of turmeric (Curcuma tonga L.) germplasm for resistance to shoot borer (Conogethes punctiferalis Guen.) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), in Kerala, South India
 
Type Article